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[ { "title": "e4073_p36", "sents": [ "Symposium said that most of its employees, especially on the technical side, will remain with WeFusion.", "Employees in WeFusion's fundraising department will most likely not continue with the company.", "The parties expect the transaction will close by October 31, 2000. WeFusion.com is backed by Steve Walker & Associates, C2, and individual investors.", "Symposium said it will use WeFusion's customer profiling service to personalize the marketing of its existing and newly acquired customers.", "http: www.symposiumcorp.com http: www.wefusion.com Review Site ConsumerSearch.com Acquires Product ReviewNet NEW YORK -- ConsumerSearch.com, which collects, summarizes, and analyzes reviews of consumer products, said it has acquired Product ReviewNet.com, which indexes and summarizes products reviews, from its parent company, the Rain of Worcester, Mass.", "Details of the cash and stock acquisition were not disclosed.", "There will not be any immediate change to the staff of either company.", "ConsumerSearch launched in May of this year.", "The company's backers include Web Utility Partners and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e4375_p29", "sents": [ "zGraffiti is backed by Potomac Ventures, Avatar Capital Partners, Complete Business Solutions, CK Prahalad, and Steve Walker & Associates.", "http: www.zgraffiti.com VC Fund News o Executives From Top Tech Firms Launch New Angel Fund SAN FRANCISCO -- Executives from several technology firms have launched a new investment fund, called Starting Point Partner.", "Founding members are Peng T. Ong, founder of Interwoven, Tim Guleri, founder of Octane Software, Vivek Mehra, founder of Cobalt Networks, and executives from Sie!", "be!", "l Systems and Liberate Technologies.", "The total investment capital of the fund was not disclosed but it will invest between $200,000 and $1 million in early-stage infrastructure and technology companies.", "The new fund said it offers more structure than traditional angel investments.", "http: www.startingpointpartners.com Common Angels Closes Co-Investment Fund with $10 Million BOSTON -- Common Angels, a group of software CEOs and entrepreneurs who invest in early stage companies, announced the closing of its first co-investment fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1368_p0", "sents": [ "'Power Traders See Profits Rise On High Prices The Wall Street Journal, 04 18 01 Business and Finance The Wall Street Journal, 04 18 01 Briefcase: Skilling, analyst verbally butt heads Houston Chronicle, 04 18 01 Energy giants have a season to remember Houston Chronicle, 04 18 01 Edison Posts Losses for Quarter, Year Energy: The utility parent declares a huge write-off for 2000 costs.", "Meanwhile, electricity suppliers are big winners.", "Los Angeles Times, 04 18 01 Edison reports 4th-quarter losses totaled $2.55 billion San Francisco Chronicle, 04 18 01 Chip Giant Cutting 2,500 Jobs The Washington Post, 04 18 01 California Power Utility Loses $2.5 Billion in Fourth Quarter KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Orange County Register - California, 04 18 01 Enron's CEO fires from the lip The Globe and Mail, 04 18 01 Bill restoring direct access advances San Francisco Chronicle, 04 18 01 Action on energy trading floors reverberate in power-hungry California Associated Press Newswires, 04 18 01 Nigeria's electricity firm 'anxious' for US power project Agence France-Presse, 04 18 01 US Government Issues Warning Letter to Italy's DeLonghi S.p.A., NetCompliance, Inc., Reveals Business Wire, 04 18 01 CHIEF MINISTER OF INDIA'S MAHARASHTRA WRITES TO PM ON ENRON Asia Pulse, 04 18 01 India: Enron slaps two more arbitration notices Business Line (The Hindu), 04 18 01 USA: WRAPUP1-Calif. utility has huge loss, Texans strike it rich." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Houston Chronicle", "sents": [ "The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.", "s of 2016 , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States.", "With its 1995 buy-out of long-time rival the \"Houston Post\", the \"Chronicle\" became Houston's primary newspaper." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e74_p0", "sents": [ "'THE FRIDAY BURRITO Ben Zycher from the RAND Corporation used the following line in his talk at the WPTF General Meeting in Phoenix a few weeks ago.", "The story takes place in the good ol' days of the Soviet Union when Brezhnev was Premier.?", "Brezhnev and the rest of the Politburo one fine May Day were watching the tanks and missiles pass by the Kremlin Wall, when Leonid noticed in the middle of the parade a truck carrying a group of civilians.?", "He turned to Dmitri Ustinov, the Defense Minister, and asked, \"Who are they?\"?", "Ustinov replied, \"Those a re our economists.?", "You just wouldn't believe their destructive potential.\"", "This is appropriate for our time and our situation.?", "The economists descend ed upon us when the California market was designed, but we know not from where .?", "Aliens Since weaving conspiracy theories is a popular past time in Sacramento (\"We just know they are gouging us, them bullies\"), I believe th at one must do the same by following the money.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "RAND Corporation", "sents": [ "RAND Corporation (\"Research and development\") is an American nonprofit global policy think tank originally formed by Douglas Aircraft Company to offer research and analysis to the United States Armed Forces.", "It is financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations, universities and private individuals.", "The organization has expanded to work with other governments, private foundations, international organizations, and commercial organizations on a host of non-defense issues, including healthcare.", "RAND aims for interdisciplinary and quantitative problem solving via translating theoretical concepts from formal economics and the physical sciences into novel applications in other areas, that is, via applied science and operations research.", "Michael D. Rich is president and chief executive officer of the RAND Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Richard Burr", "sents": [ "Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is the senior United States Senator from North Carolina, having served since 2005.", "A member of the Republican Party, Burr represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005.", "Prior to his political career, he worked for seventeen years in private business with Carswell Distributing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27165_p22", "sents": [ "Politically well-connected groups not now regulated by FERC -- including the TVA, rural electric co-ops and municipal power systems -- are also wary of new federal powers.", "\"There are big questions about FERC's role, who will determine transmission-line charges, should there be federal [authority] to site power lines, should there be FERC jurisdiction over power generation and reliability,\" said Rep. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), vice chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.", "Idaho utility regulator Marsha Smith, who heads the electricity committee for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, noted that her state's three investor-owned utilities cannot transfer ownership or control of their transmission lines \"without our approval.\"", "Such approval does not seem likely anytime soon.", "Smith noted that 60 percent of the state's power comes from hydroelectric dams.", "\"That's public property,\" she said.", "In Alabama, James Sullivan, a state utility regulator overseeing Southern Co.'s affiliate, said he was not happy about the way FERC was proceeding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1332_p52", "sents": [ "CalEnergy said it does not want to resume selling to Edison until the utility pays for energy already received.", "CalEnergy has instead been selling to its business partner, El Paso Merchant Energy Co. Edison lawyers said El Paso Merchant has manipulated the market to drive up natural gas prices.", "For that reason, they said, Edison should be allowed to argue that CalEnergy has acted improperly and should not be able to collect the $ 33 million.", "Donnelly, who had been on the verge of a tentative ruling for CalEnergy, agreed that Edison should be able to make such an argument, setting a hearing for June.", "It remains to be seen whether the final arbiter will be Donnelly, the Public Utilities Commission or a Los Angeles judge selected to deal with a dozen similar suits against Edison.", "The PUC is set to discuss the issue of small producers this week.", "\"Things keep happening,\" said James Polish, lawyer for Edison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2746_p12", "sents": [ "The FERC hearings pit El Paso and its subsidiaries against the California Public Utilities Commission and the state's two largest investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison.", "The regulators and the utilities also allege El Paso withheld capacity on its pipelines into the state, which in turn pushed prices up.", "If the charges are substantiated, FERC Judge Wagner could order the company to refund any money it earned due to price or supply manipulation.", "Such a ruling could have even broader implications because skyrocketing prices for natural gas, the single biggest source of fuel for power plants in California, obviously contributed to the financial calamity that brought Southern California Edison to its knees and sent Pacific Gas & Electric into bankruptcy.", "The details of the charges are well known at this point.", "Critics alleged that El Paso Merchant Energy Gas LP and El Paso Merchant Energy Co. received inside information on a discount transportation rate that enabled them to end up the big winners in an open season in February of last year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3228_p23", "sents": [ "http: www.megawheels.com Guardent Raises $20M Series C, Acquires DefendNet mail?", "top WALTHAM, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Guardent, a digital security firm, s aid it has raised $20 million in Series C financing led by new investor Citigroup' s e-Citi unit and acquired Providence, R.I.-based provider of managed securit y services DefendNet Solutions.", "New strategic investor Mercury Interactive joined all existing investors -- Charles River Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and Sequoia Capital -- in this round.", "Kate Sullivan, COO for e-Citi, takes the sixth seat on the board of directors.", "Guardent declined to comment on post-money valuation.", "Series C funding will be used for the acquisition of DefendNet's technology and customer assets and for general business operations.", "The company expects to become cash-flow positive by th e end of the year.", "Guardent acquired DefendNet for mostly stock and some cash Details of the deal, which closed on Monday, were not disclosed.", "DefendNet, a security services firm that focused on outsourced operations at mid-tier companies, was backed by M C Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Sequoia Capital", "sents": [ "Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm.", "The firm is located in Menlo Park, California and mainly focuses on the technology industry.", "It has backed companies that now control $1.4 trillion of the combined stock market value.", "Sequoia manages multiple investment funds including funds specific to India, Israel, and China." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jerry Brown", "sents": [ "Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the 39th Governor of California since 2011.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history.", "Prior to and following his first governorship, Brown served in numerous state, local and party positions, and thrice ran as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3212_p3", "sents": [ "LAWSUIT PRESS CONFERENCE Shortly after the lunch, Burton held a press conference to announce a lawsuit against FERC was filed today in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.?", "A copy of the brief and press release was faxed earlier this afternoon to Jim Steffes and should be available in his office.?", "If additional copies are needed, please contact me or Scott Govenar.", "The plaintiffs are Burton, individually and on behalf of the Senate; Bob Hertzberg, individually and on behalf of the Assembly; and the City of Oakland.?", "At the event were Burton, Hertzberg, Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, atty.", "Joe Cotchett of Cotchett, Pitre & Simon (in Burlingame); atty.", "Clark Kelso, a constitutional scholar from McGeorge School of Law; Sen. Liz Figueroa; and Joan Breuner, vice mayor of Oakland.?", "The suit asks for FERC to respond within 7 days and a ruling within 21 days.", "Burton opened by explaining that they were suing FERC for not fulfilling its statutory authority to maintain fair and justifiable rates.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3686_p148", "sents": [ "On March 27, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued an order that attempts to force the company to restate all its regulatory books and accounts retroactively back to January 1, 1998. On April 9, the company had asked the court to stay the CPUC's order, under the automatic stay provisio n of the Bankruptcy Code.", "The court did not grant this request, citing certai n exceptions to the automatic stay: \"Pacific Gas and Electric Company is disappointed that the court did not grant immediate relief from the unlawful and retroactive CPUC order.", "Howeve r, today's decision was not on the overall merits of the CPUC action.", "\"Pacific Gas and Electric Company will continue to pursue all legal challenges to this unlawful CPUC decision.\"", "CONTACT: Pacific Gas and Electric Company News Department, 415 973-5930 The Outlook The Pros and Cons Of Power Price Caps By Jon E. Hilsenrath 06 04 2001 The Wall Street Journal Page A1 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) New York -- Alfred Kahn, a Cornell University economics professor, is seen by many in his field as the father of cheap airfares." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Cornell University", "sents": [ "Cornell University ( ) is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.", "Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge—from the classics to the sciences, and from the theoretical to the applied.", "These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's motto, a popular 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: \"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Episode 5276", "sents": [ "Episode 5276 of the BBC soap opera \"EastEnders\" was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 3 May 2016, between 7:30pm and 8:00pm.", "It was written by Daran Little, directed by Sophie Lifschutz, and executively produced by Dominic Treadwell-Collins.", "The episode features the only appearance of the character Alison Slater, played by Denise Welch.", "The episode focuses on Alison meeting her transgender son Kyle Slater (Riley Carter Millington) for the first time since he transitioned from female to male, though Alison ultimately rejects her son.", "It also includes a \"heartbreaking\" scene between Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) and Dot Branning (June Brown) about the possibility of Sonia having breast cancer, which was praised as \"fantastic\" by \"Inside Soap\".", "The episode received a total viewership of 7,250,000 in the United Kingdom." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Denise Welch", "sents": [ "Jacqueline Denise Welch (born 22 May 1958) is an English actress and television presenter.", "She is known for her roles as Natalie Barnes in \"Coronation Street\" (1997–2000) and Steph Haydock in \"Waterloo Road\" (2006–2010).", "She is also known for her appearances as a regular panellist on the ITV lunchtime chat show \"Loose Women\" from 2005 to 2013." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p34", "sents": [ "http: www.murphreeventures.com VC Personnel o Horizon Ventures Adds New Managing and Associate Directors LOS ALTOS, Calif. -- Horizon Ventures, an early stage venture capital investment firm, said it named former vice president of marketing at Precept Software, Douglas W. Tsui, as managing director.", "As an individual investor, Mr. Tsui has also funded companies including AudioTalk, Vertex Networks, Rapidsteam, Amplify.net, Centrum, and m-Diversity.", "Horizon also said it appointed Takashi Kameda, a former planning executive with experience at Sun Microsystems, CRC Research Institute, and Itochu, as an associate director.", "http: www.horizonvc.com New General Partner Joins St. Paul Venture Capital MINNEAPOLIS -- St. Paul Venture Capital, an early stage venture capital firm, said it has named David Stassen as a general partner in the company.", "Mr. Stassen was previously general partner with Upper Lake Growth Capital, an early-stage venture fund affiliated with St. Paul Venture Capital.", "Upper Lake specializes in medical technology, information technology and business services investments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p11", "sents": [ "Additional members of the board are chairman, president, CEO, and founder John Metzger; Ernest Jacquet, managing partner of Parthenon; and Samantha Trotman, general partner of Parthenon.", "The company is currently looking to add an outside person to its board, a company spokesperson said.", "Parthenon is also an investor in Creditek.", "http: www.creditek.com DVD Conversion Firm LifeClips Gets $12.2M Round Two mail?", "top ACTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- LifeClips, a provider of videotape-to- DVD conversion services, announced that it has secured $12.2 million in second round financing led by previous investor St. Paul Venture Capital, with participation from unnamed individuals.", "The company plans to use the new funds to expand its test market and to roll out the service on a national level.", "Post-money, the company is valued at $25.6 million.", "LifeClips anticipates break-even by the fourth quarter of 2002. With this round, ther e were no additions to the LifeClips's seven-member board, which includes Bri an Jacobs of St. Paul Venture Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Korea", "sents": [ "Korea is a historic country in East Asia, since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea (officially the \"Democratic People's Republic of Korea\") and South Korea (officially the \"Republic of Korea\").", "Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast.", "It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1612_p10", "sents": [ "Shipment of the first 96 servers to Korea will begin later this year, the company said in a statement.", "It's TV, having recently completed the trial stage of the deployment in December 2000, expects to use the 96 servers to reach 88,000 homes by year-end 2001. The company is scheduled to scale-up to a half million subscribers by 2003. It's TV will broadcast TV channels over their IP network as well as provide full video-on-demand and interactive services in DVD-quality picture (4Mbps MPEG-2).", "When coupled with nCUBE's n4 streaming media server, It's TV would provide TV viewers in Korea with the ability to view a wide range of television and movie options with full VCR functionality, including pause, rewind and fast-forward, capability.", "nCUBE (www.nCUBE.com) provides scalable streaming media solutions to all broadband networks.", "Broadband operators worldwide count on nCUBE to provide solutions for broadband video-on-demand, IP streaming media, and advertising insertion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9692_p11", "sents": [ "ccRewards.com, which takes a transaction fee from sales made through its promotions, raised its first round from TransCosmos and individual investors.", "Six anonymous investors will join the company's board of directors as a result of this investment.", "http: www.ccrewards.com Automated Power ExchangeRaises $33.6 Million in Series C Woodside, Calif. -- Automated Power Exchange, which provides support services for power system transactions, said it received $33.6 million in its Series C round of funding.", "Investors participating in the round include Woodside Fund, Tokyo Electric Power, Itochu, Ontario Hydro, Bechtel, Kinetic, Onset Ventures, and Technology Partners.", "The financing will be used for expansion.", "http: www.apx.com BevAccess.com Secures Funding From Kensington Value Fund NEW YORK -- BevAccess.com, a business-to-business online exchange for the global alcoholic beverage industry, said it received an investment for an undisclosed amount from Kensington Value Fund.", "The company will use the funds for expansion and company growth." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3579_p21", "sents": [ "The round raised $85 million, and also included investments from Integral Capital Partners, Oppenheimer Funds, J&W Seligman, Carlyle Internet Partners Europe, Azure Capital Partners, JT Venture Partners, Kinetic, Octane Capital Management, Pilgrim Baxter Hyper Partners, Bank of America Securities, and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.", "As part of the strategic investment, Zaffire has committed to using Wind River as a standard supplier of embedded software for the company's products.", "The companies have also agreed to partner on future developments.", "Prior investors in Zaffire include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Juniper Networks, and MRV Communications.", "http: www.zaffire.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D M&A =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D o E-Healthcare Firm MillenniumHealth Buys Latin Site Salud RESTON, Va. -- MillenniumHealth Communications, a provider of online healthcare communications and electronic commerce, today announced it has acquired Salud.com, a Miami-based global provider of healthcare information, products, services and content for Spanish speakers.", "The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.", "MillenniumHealth said the Salud acquisition enables the firm to extend its services to Central and South America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6247_p40", "sents": [ "Other top selling generators, as of May 31: Sempra Companies, $429 million.", "Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, $331 million.", "Dynegy, $296 million.", "TransAlta Energy, $202 million.", "Bonneville Power, $168 million.", "Duke Energy, $164 million.", "FERC Judge Says State Owed No More Than $1 Billion From Associated Press July 9 2001 WASHINGTON -- California is owed no more than \"a billion dollars\" from powe r wholesalers, a federal regulatory judge said today at the end of 15 days of settlement talks in the state's electricity crisis.", "Curtis Wagner, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's chief administrative law judge, said that at the same time the power suppliers probably are owed more than that.", "The net effect of his preliminary recommendation is that California probabl y will receive no refunds from wholesalers.", "Wagner said power generators had offered $761 million in refunds.", "The state has asked for $8.9 billion since May 2000. Wagner said he will not recommen d refunds for power sales that occurred before Oct. 2. It was not immediately clear what impact the judge's preliminary recommendation would have on efforts to settle the dispute." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Associated Press", "sents": [ "The Associated Press (AP) is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City that operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association.", "The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers and radio and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ken Lyons", "sents": [ "Kenneth Leo Lyons (March 17, 1953 – May 20, 2012) was a bass guitarist and founding member of the southern rock band 38 Special.", "He was born to mother Joyce Lavelle Godwin Lyons and father Clynn Leo Lyons in Jacksonville, Florida.", "He founded 38 Special with Don Barnes, Donnie Van Zant, Jack Grondin, Steve Brookins, and Jeff Carlisi in 1974.", "He was a member of 38 special from 1974 to 1977.", "He only played on their self-titled debut album.", "He left 38 Special in 1977, before their first album was released.", "Lyons was replaced by Larry Junstrom, who continued to play in 38 Special until his retirement in 2014.", "Lyons died on May 20, 2012 at the age of 59 at the Wake Forest Baptist Health Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Don Barnes", "sents": [ "Richard Donald \"Don\" Barnes (born December 3, 1952) is an American rock vocalist and guitarist and one of the founding members of the Southern rock band 38 Special.", "Barnes performed lead vocals on many of the group's biggest hits, including \"Rockin' into the Night,\" \"Hold On Loosely,\" \"Caught Up in You,\" \"If I'd Been the One,\" \"Back Where You Belong,\" \"Like No Other Night,\" and more." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10178_p143", "sents": [ "The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has rejected allegations by Pegasus Broadband Corp. that Northpoint Technology Ltd. and its subsidiarie s violated the Commission 's ex parte rules when they lobbied the agency to use the Ku-band to operate a terrestrial wireless system.", "The Commission approved Northpoint 's request in December 2000 (TR, Dec. 4, 2000).", "In a memorandum opinion and order released Jan. 17, the bureau said that while Northpoint representatives meetings with FCC officials were permitted u nder the ex parte rules, the company should have filed copies of notices of thos e meetings in the files of the relevant proceedings.", "The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has denied Metrocall, Inc. 's petition asking it to reconsider the approval of Arch Communications Group, Inc. 's acquisition of Paging Network, Inc. (TR, May 1 and Sept. 18, 2000 ).", "Metrocall had contended that Arch abdicated an impermissible level of contr ol to its lenders as part of the transaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p161", "sents": [ "7 -Deadline for Telenor AS to exercise its option to sell its 49.5% stake in Esat Digifone to British Telecommunications plc for a 33% stake in Esat Telecom Group plc (TR, 12 11 00 p.35).", "Telenor and BT agreed to extend the deadline from Dec. 7, 2000. 8 -The FCC holds a meeting.", "8 -Section 275 of Telecommunications Act prohibits Bell operating compani es from providing alarm monitoring services until this date (TR, 11 17 97 p.7) The Act grand-fathered alarm monitoring operations existing as of Nov. 30, 1995. 8 -FCC begins phasing in rate increases under a two-step methodology for setting pole attachment rates based on \"usable and \"unusable space (TR, 2 2 98 p.33).", "13 -The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau holds an auction of e ight 700-megahertz band licenses that weren 't bought at the \"guard-band auction (TR, 10 16 00 p.38).", "NTCA Makes Push for MAG Plan, Lifting Caps on Universal Service Policy-makers need to realize that even though rural telcos serve only a small percentage of the telecom market, their operations cover nearly 40% of the nation 's land and, in many cases, they 're entering multiple lines of business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Monroe v Hopkins", "sents": [ "Monroe v Hopkins was a successful 2017 libel case decided in the High Court of England and Wales, brought by the food writer and political activist Jack Monroe against newspaper columnist and television personality Katie Hopkins.", "At issue were comments made by Hopkins on the social media site Twitter alleging falsely that Monroe supported vandalism to a war memorial." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Jack Monroe", "sents": [ "Jack Monroe (born 17 March 1988) is a British food writer, journalist and activist known for campaigning on poverty issues, particularly hunger relief.", "Monroe has published a blog and several books of \"austerity recipes\", and has campaigned alongside various British charity organisations.", "Monroe initially rose to prominence for writing a blog titled \"A Girl Called Jack\" (now renamed \"Cooking on a Bootstrap\"), and has since written for publications such as \"The Echo\", \"The Huffington Post\", \"The Guardian\", and \"The New Yorker\".", "Monroe identifies as non-binary." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bycz, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Bycz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piotrków Kujawski, within Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 10 km south-east of Piotrków Kujawski, 18 km south of Radziejów, and 62 km south of Toruń." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "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, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sandy Feher", "sents": [ "Sandy Feher (born Hungary) is a retired Hungarian-American soccer goalkeeper.", "In 1970, Feher spent one season played five games with the Kansas City Spurs of the North American Soccer League (NASL).", "He also earned three caps with the U.S. national team in 1968.", "His first cap came in a 6-3 win over Haiti on October 20, 1968.", "His second came seven days later in a 1-0 win over Canada in a qualifier for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.", "His last cap came in a 6-2 win over Bermuda in a World Cup qualifier.", "However, Gary DeLong came on for Feher in the fourth minute." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Kansas City Spurs", "sents": [ "The Kansas City Spurs were an American professional soccer team who played in the North American Soccer League, based in Kansas City, Missouri.", "They played their home games at Kansas City Municipal Stadium, former home of the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Athletics, and Kansas City Royals.", "The club was previously known as the Chicago Spurs of the National Professional Soccer League but were relocated to Kansas City following the merger of the NPSL and the United Soccer Association to form the NASL in 1967.", "The Spurs won the NASL Championship in 1969 but were dissolved shortly after the 1970 NASL season.", "The club's colors were red and white." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5850_p22", "sents": [ "Environmentalists love fuel cells because the byproducts of the electrochemical process - mostly heat and water vapor - include few harmful emissions, especially when compared with what?s put out by internal combustion engines.", "Right now, the fuel-cell sector is crowded, with different companies at different stages of the product-development cycle aiming for different end-users.", "While some are building smaller fuel-cell systems to power cars, others are constructing large fuel-cell-powered plants that can meet the electricity needs of huge factories.", "Still others are targeting residential uses.", "Which ones are likely to emerge as leaders?", "One may be FuelCell Energy (FCEL).", "According to Chief Executive Jerry Leitman, the Danbury, Conn.-based fuel-cell developer expects to start booking orders by year?s end for its first product, a 300-kilowatt power plant roughly the size of a semi-trailer that can light up the equivalent of 100 homes.", "Quieter and more mobile than traditional electricity generators, the fuel-cell-powered plants can be located closer to commercial and industrial customers, such as hospitals and office buildings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "FuelCell Energy", "sents": [ "Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. is a global fuel cell power company.", "It designs, manufactures, operates and services Direct Fuel Cell power plants (a type of molten carbonate fuel cell), to electrochemically produce electricity and heat from a range of basic fuels including natural gas and biogas.", "As the biggest publicly traded fuel cell manufacturer in the U.S., the company operates over 50 plants all over the world.", "It operates the world’s largest fuel cell park, Gyeonggi Green Energy Fuel cell park, which is located in South Korea.", "The park consists of 21 power plants providing 59 Megawatt of electricity plus district heating to a number of customers in South Korea.", "It also operates the largest fuel cell park in North America consisting of five 2.8MW power plants and a rankine cycle turbine bottoming cycle in Bridgeport, Connecticut.", "The company has two markets including ultra-clean power, based on clean natural gas, and renewable power operating on renewable biogas.", "Its customer base covers a wide range of commercial and industrial enterprises worldwide including utility companies, municipalities, universities, etc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics", "sents": [ "The 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the eighth edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes.", "The five-day competition will take place between 10–14 July at the RSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Donetsk", "sents": [ "Donetsk (Ukrainian: Донецьк , \"Donec'k \" ] ; Russian: Доне́цк , \"Doneck \" ] ; former names: Aleksandrovka, Hughesovka, Yuzovka, Stalino (see also: )) is an industrial city in Ukraine on the Kalmius River.", "The population was estimated at  (2016 est.)", "in the city, and over 2,000,000 in the metropolitan area (2011).", "According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine.", "Since April 2014, the city has been controlled by pro-Russian separatists from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hotel Charbonneau", "sents": [ "The Hotel Charbonneau is located at 88 Wisconsin Street (formally 207 Wisconsin Street) in Priest River, Idaho and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.", "It was originally constructed in 1912 by Charles and Dora Charbonneau (architects PJ Young and Charles Charbonneau).", "During the first half of the 20th century, Priest River and the Hotel Charbonneau, which is located one block away from where the train station used to be, was a popular stopping-off point for people traveling to nearby Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint, and Priest Lake.", "In 1920, Dora Charbonneau added a brick addition onto the south side of the hotel to accommodate more guests.", "After the brick addition was built, the Hotel Charbonneau boasted 27 guest rooms with more than half of them having their own private bathrooms; an extravagant luxury at that time." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Priest River, Idaho", "sents": [ "Priest River is a city in Bonner County, Idaho.", "The population was 1,751 at the 2010 census.", "Located in the northern part of the state, the city is at the mouth of the Priest River on the Pend Oreille River." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Alstonia", "sents": [ "Alstonia is a widespread genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, of the dogbane plant family Apocynaceae.", "It was named by Robert Brown in 1811, after Charles Alston (1685–1760), Professor of botany at Edinburgh from 1716-1760." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Apocynaceae", "sents": [ "Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly called the dogbane family, after the American plant known as dogbane, \"Apocynum cannabinum\".", "Members of the family are native to European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members.", "The family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Afroarctia mamfei", "sents": [ "Afroarctia mamfei is a moth of the family Erebidae.", "It was described by de Toulgoët in 1978.", "It is found in Cameroon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Erebidae", "sents": [ "The Erebidae are a family of moths in the Noctuoidea superfamily.", "The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups.", "The family includes the underwings (\"Catocala\"); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae); piercing moths (Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae (for example, crambid snout moths).", "Some of the erebid moths are called owlets." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Yegor Bulychov and Others", "sents": [ "Yegor Bulychov and Others (Russian: Егор Булычов и другие , \"Yegor Bulychyov i drugiye \" ) is a 1953 Soviet drama film directed by Yuliya Solntseva and Boris Zakhava.", "It was based on a play by Maxim Gorky which was later remade as a 1972 film." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Maxim Gorky", "sents": [ "Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (Russian: Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в or Пе́шков; 28 March [O.S.", "16 March] 1868  – 18 June 1936), primarily known as Maxim (Maksim) Gorky ( ; Russian: Макси́м Го́рький ), was a Russian and Soviet writer, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.", "He was also a five-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature.", "Around fifteen years before success as a writer, he frequently changed jobs and roamed across the Russian Empire; these experiences would later influence his writing.", "Gorky's most famous works were \"The Lower Depths\" (1902), \"Twenty-six Men and a Girl\", \"The Song of the Stormy Petrel\", \"My Childhood\",\" The Mother\", \"Summerfolk\" and \"Children of the Sun\".", "He had an association with fellow Russian writers Leo Tolstoy and Anton Chekhov; Gorky would later mention them in his memoirs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19840_p0", "sents": [ "'Dear Evening MBA Student, The Fisher Center for Information Technology and Marketplace Transformation (CITM) is offering the next Enabling eBusiness (EEB)conference on September 25, 2001. The theme of this one-day conference is Implementing an eBusiness.", "Speakers include Erwin Martinez, CIO, Silicon Valley Bank; Robert Reeder, SVP & CIO, Alaska Airlines; and Nick Riso, VP, eBusiness, Nestle USA.", "The conference agenda is available at our Web site http: haas.berkeley.edu citm We can accommodate a limited number of Evening MBA students at a special rate of $75 (instead of the the regular fee of $950) subject to space availability.", "If you would like to attend the event please e-mail your request to [email protected] preferably by noon tomorrow.", "Include the following information: Name: Company: Your Job Title: Contact (if different than the e-mail address of your message): eBusiness Technology related background (1 paragraph): -- Arie - - Arie Segev, Professor and Director Fisher Center for Information Technology & Market Place Transformation Haas School of Business The University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-1900 http: haas.berkeley.edu citm Tel: 510-642-4731 Fax: 510-642-2826 (Alternate: 510-642-4700)'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Alaska Airlines", "sents": [ "Alaska Airlines is an American airline based in the Seattle metropolitan area of the state of Washington.", "The company was founded in 1932 as McGee Airways, offering flights from Anchorage, Alaska.", "Alaska Airlines has flights to more than one hundred destinations in the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba and Mexico.", "The airline is a major air carrier and, along with its sister airlines Horizon Air and Virgin America, is part of the Alaska Air Group.", "The airline has been ranked by J. D. Power and Associates as having the highest customer satisfaction of the traditional airlines for ten consecutive years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Speigle Heights, Lexington", "sents": [ "Speigle Heights is a neighborhood just northwest of downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States.", "It is sometimes referred to as Irishtown.", "Its boundaries are Manchester Street to the north, Pine Street to the east, High Street/Versailles Road to the south, and Forbes Road to the west." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lexington, Kentucky", "sents": [ "Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States.", "Known as the \"Horse Capital of the World,\" it is the heart of the state's Bluegrass region.", "With a mayor-alderman form of government, it is one of two cities in Kentucky designated by the state as first-class; the other is the state's largest city of Louisville.", "In the 2016 U.S. Census Estimate, the city's population was 318,449, anchoring a metropolitan area of 506,751 people and a combined statistical area of 723,849 people.", "Due to constant increases in population, Lexington suffers the worst traffic congestion in Kentucky, because two interstates bypass the city to the north and east, resulting in a lack of freeways (besides partial freeway New Circle Road) going through the most populated areas of the city." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1325_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron Corp. Says First-Quarter Profit Rose 20 Percent (Update2) Bloomberg, 04 17 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Dynegy earnings soar in first quarter.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 17 01 Electricity Facilities Sprout Near Tiny Tennessee Town Merchant Plants Are Raising Question of Who Controls Nation's Power Grid The Wall Street Journal, 04 17 01 Energy Concerns Get Creative in Pursuit Of Names That Are Clever, Yet Practical The Wall Street Journal, 04 17 01 California Reliant Sees Profit Double in 1st Quarter Los Angeles Times, 04 17 01 USA: Enron Corp. beats first-quarter targets.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 17 01 Enron Q1 EPS up 18 pct, raises FY recurring EPS forecast to 1.75-1.80 usd AFX News, 04 17 01 It's last call for Harris before the lights go out National Post, 04 17 01 India: BMS hits out at Govt.", "policies The Hindu, 04 17 01 BALCO sale a fraud, Sinha a criminal: RSS veteran The Times of India, 04 17 01 Business on the Web The Hindu, 04 17 01 Centre appoints conciliator for DPC arbitration Business Standard, 04 17 01 Dabhol slaps one more notice on Maharashtra Business Standard, 04 17 01 Enron Corp. Says First-Quarter Profit Rose 20 Percent (Update2) 2001-04-17 08:01 (New York) Enron Corp. Says First-Quarter Profit Rose 20 Percent (Update2) (Adds Enron boosts 2001 forecast in second paragraph.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "The Times of India", "sents": [ "The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Times Group.", "It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (India).", "It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838.It is the second oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation after the Bombay Samachar.Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India called The Times of India \"the leading paper in Asia\".", "In 1991, the BBC ranked \"The Times of India\" among the world's six best newspapers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4273_p29", "sents": [ "Efinity is backed by private investors.", "http: www.efinity.com Two From Internet HealthCare Group Join ActiveCyte Board AVON, Conn. -- Internet HealthCare Group (IHCG), an e-health holding company, said two of the senior members of its Boston-based management team, Sena Biswas and Jason P. Rhodes, joined the board of ActiveCyte, a provider Internet-based decision support services and licensing exchange for the biopharmaceutical industry.", "The board appointment follows IHCG's $10 million investment in ActiveCyte, which was founded by Boston Consulting Group.", "http: www.ihcg.com http: www.activecyte.com Two Investors Take Seats on Sharing Technologies' Board PARIS -- Sharing Technologies, which develops knowledge management applications, said it has appointed Mizuhiko Hashimoto and Pierre Brunet to its board of directors.", "Mr. Hashimoto is head of International Investment Team of NIF Ventures, and Pierre Brunet is the senior vice president of Investissement Desjardins.", "Both NIF Ventures and Investissement Desjardins have invested in Sharing.", "http: www.sharing.com New People o ePromos.com Names Former NetCreations Exec as President, CEO NEW YORK -- ePromos.com, a business-to-business provider of promotional product services, said it named Mitchell York, former president and COO of NetCreations, as president and chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "e4329_p15", "sents": [ "http: www.commerceroute.com Business Services Firm Viquity Gets $18 Million Round Three SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Viquity, a provider of online business infrastructure services, said it has completed its third round of funding, raising more than $18.5 million.", "The funding was led by JK&B Capital and included funds from previous investors Atlas Venture and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners.", "The company said the funds are going to be used to accelerate growth in its field organizations and for marketing.", "Marc Sokol, executive member of JK&B Capital, will join Viquity's board of directors.", "http: www.viquity.com E-Signature Tech Firm Silanis Secures $11 Million Round Two MONTREAL -- Montreal-based Silanis Technology, a developer of electronic signature and approval management software, said it secured $11 million in its second round of financing.", "The round included Quebec-based Sofinov, a subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement (CDP) and Investissement Desjardins, with participation from New York-based Lehman Brothers Venture Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9245_p9", "sents": [ "The company said the financing will fund additional technology development, sales, and marketing for the company's planned expansion.", "Paul McNulty, of Five Points Capital, and Bennie Bray of Monarch Capital Partners, will serve on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.four51.com Ridgewood Names New Investors in Orchid Lightwave's Series A RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood Capital said two new institutions invested in the Series A Funding of Orchid Lightwave Communications.", "Global Catalyst Partners will invest $1 million and Vertex will invest $400,000 in Orchid Lightwave, bringing the company's total Series A funding to $4.4 million.", "Eliezer Manor of Global Catalyst Partners will join the company's board of directors.", "Orchid Lightwave Communications will use the funds for research and development and for personnel expenses.", "Orchid Lightwave Communications is a manufacturer of fiber optic components based in Silicon Valley, with a wholly owned research and development subsidiary in Israel.", "http: www.ridgewoodcapital.com Sagemark Funds Linux Application Developer's First Round HOUSTON -- The Sagemark Companies, a publicly traded financial services company, said it made an equity investment in Bynari, a developer of Linux-based applications for enterprise and consumer marketplaces." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2942_p8", "sents": [ "Mr. Goulding will oversee sales in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacifi c. Mr. Goulding previously served as vice president of worldwide sales at I-Logix.", "The company also announced the promotion of Bob Tenace to vice president of sales for Central and South America, previously serving as the director of North American sales.", "Artisan is backed by 3i Group, Defta Partners, Pi Capital, Pond Venture Partners, Quester, Questor, and Vertex Management.", "http: www.artisansw.com Middle2 Ockham Names Oracle Manager Brent Wells as Sales VP mail?", "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ockham Technologies, a provider of sales performance management, said it named Brent Wells as vice president of sale s. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wells was branch manager for the Southeas t region at Oracle.", "Ockham is backed by Imlay Investments, Mellon Ventures, Monarch Capital Partners, and Noro-Moseley Partners.", "http: www.ockhamtech.com ePartners Adds Former Ernst & Young Exec to Sales Team mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Spine (album)", "sents": [ "The Spine is the ninth full-length studio album by They Might Be Giants.", "The album was released on July 5, 2004 in the UK, and July 13 in the US.", "The album was released alongside a companion EP, \"The Spine Surfs Alone\".", "It was preceded by the \"Indestructible Object\" EP, which featured two tracks that appear on \"The Spine\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Indestructible Object", "sents": [ "Indestructible Object is the title of a They Might Be Giants EP, released April 6, 2004 (see 2004 in music) by Barsuk Records.", "The title comes from a famous work by Man Ray, also known as \"Object to Be Destroyed.\"", "The track \"Memo to Human Resources\" and a different version of \"Au Contraire\" went on to be featured on their full-length album released in the same year, \"The Spine\".", "\"Am I Awake?\"", "was used as the theme song for the TLC series Resident Life.", "The track \"Ant\" is a re-recording of a b-side from two of their 1990 singles, (\"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)\" and \"Birdhouse in Your Soul\").", "\"Caroline, No\" is a cover of a Beach Boys song from their 1966 album \"Pet Sounds\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3517_p19", "sents": [ "Ms. Todd most recently served as vice president of IT-Internet applications and infrastructure for Banc of America Securities.", "CommerceFlow is funded by Anam Cara Venture Partners, Prism Venture Partners, and Sagus Ventures.", "http: www.commerceflow.com OTHER Converge Appoints Linkage Exec as Vice President of HR mail?", "top PEABODY, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Converge, which operates a collaborative marketplace, announced the addition of Sally Conkright as vice president of human resources.", "Ms. Conkright, who formerly served as director of innovati on and e-learning at Linkage, a provider of conferences, workshops, and consulting, will oversee all international human resources operations for Converge, including staffing, compensation and benefits, learning and development, employee communications, and employee relations.", "Converge is funded by Agilent Technologies, AMD, Canon, Compaq Computer, Gateway, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, NEC, Quantum, Samsung Electronics, SCI Systems, Solectron, Synnex, Tatung, and Western Digital.", "http: www.converge.com EXECUTIVE SEARCHES Sr. Director, Quantitative Analytics - New York - Marketing Infrastructure Services Wheelhouse, which designs implements and manages strategic Internet marketi ng systems, seeks a leader with a unique combination of solid quantitative analytics, modeling, and business intelligence skills along with business development skills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Synnex", "sents": [ "SYNNEX Corporation, a Fortune 500 company founded in 1980 by Robert T. Huang based in Fremont, California, is an information technology supply chain services company offering services to original equipment manufacturers, software publishers and reseller customers.", "The president and CEO, as of November 2008, was Kevin M. Murai." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Sword of Skelos", "sents": [ "The Sword of Skelos is a fantasy novel written by Andrew J. Offutt featuring Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery hero Conan the Barbarian, the third and final volume in a trilogy beginning with \"Conan and the Sorcerer\" and continuing with \"Conan the Mercenary\" (which was actually published after \"The Sword of Skelos\", though relating events prior to it).", "It was first published in paperback in May 1979 by Bantam Books, and reprinted in August 1981.", "Later editions were issued by Ace Books (September 1987, reprinted May 1991) and Tor Books (February 2002).", "The first British edition was published by Sphere Books in 1989." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Tor Books", "sents": [ "Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tom Doherty Associates LLC publishing company, based in New York City, US.", "It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles, and publishes the online science fiction magazine \"Tor.com\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1146_p25", "sents": [ "The panel released its findings as the administration's White House Energy Policy Development Group headed by Vice President Dick Cheney prepares for final deliberations.", "Oil and energy firms such as Royal Dutch Shell Chevron BP Amoco ,Enron Dynergy and Italy's ENI contributed to the task force.", "\"Supply side issues are very important, as is debottlenecking our infrastructure.", "But we have to look at demand management practices and fuel choice - we completely ignored that for more than a decade,\" said Amy Myers Jaffe, project director for the task force.", "The United States currently guzzles about a quarter of the 80 million barrels of oil products consumed each day worldwide, and according to the study lags other industrialized nations in exercising demand-based energy policies.", "The Bush administration's energy plan is currently focused on opening up more domestic land for hydrocarbon drilling, including the currently off-limits Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to make the United States less reliant on foreign imports." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Royal Dutch Shell", "sents": [ "Royal Dutch Shell plc (, ), commonly known as Shell, is a British–Dutch multinational oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands and incorporated in the United Kingdom.", "It is one of the six oil and gas \"supermajors\" and the sixth-largest company in the world measured by 2016 revenues (and the largest based in Europe).", "Shell was first in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies; in that year its revenues were equivalent to 84% of the Netherlands' $556 billion GDP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mahliana", "sents": [ "Mahliana (Punjabi: ਮਹਿਲੀਆਣਾ ) is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India.", "It is located 7.8 km away from post office Mahil Gailan, 33 km from Nawanshahr, 31 km from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 123 km from state capital Chandigarh.", "The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Sarpanch", "sents": [ "A sarpanch is an elected head of a village-level statutory institution of local self-government called the panchayat (village government) in India (gram panchayat).", "The sarpanch, together with other elected panchas (members), constitute the gram panchayat.", "The sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government officers and the village community.", "Recently, there have been proposals to give sarpanches small judicial powers under panchayati.", "In some states of India such as Bihar, sarpanch has been empowered to look into various civil and criminal cases, and given judicial power to punish and impose fine on those violating rules." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sharon Wohlmuth", "sents": [ "Sharon J. Wohlmuth (born Sharon J. Josolowitz on September 25, 1946) is a prize-winning photographer and co-author of 11 books.", "Wohlmuth earned her BFA in Photography from Moore College of Art & Design.", "She is the only photojournalist to make \"The New York Times\" bestsellers list three times.", "After being hired as the second woman photographer for \"The Philadelphia Inquirer\" Wohlmuth worked there for 20 years, winning multiple awards including the World Press Photo Competition Feature Award, the Sigma Delta Chi Best Feature Photograph, and was a Nieman Foundation for Journalism finalist at Harvard University.", "Wohlmuth was also on the Inquirer team which won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the Three Mile Island disaster." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "The Philadelphia Inquirer", "sents": [ "The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area of the United States.", "The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the United States.", "Owned by Philadelphia Media Network, \"The Inquirer\" has the eighteenth largest average weekday U.S. newspaper circulation and has won twenty Pulitzer Prizes.", "It is the newspaper of record in the Delaware Valley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8665_p34", "sents": [ "The company confirmed that it has venture backing but additional details were unavailable.", "http: www.pharmasmarket.com vc fund news Giza Venture Capital Closes Third Fund at $211 Million mail this story?", "top TEL AVIV, Israel (VENTUREWIRE) -- Giza Venture Capital said it has completed raising $211 million for its third fund, Giza GE Venture Fund III (Giza III).", "This fund makes typical investments of between $3 million and $10 million in early stage communications, Internet infrastructure, software, and healthcare start-ups.", "Giza III has already invested in about 15 companies including Bandwiz, White.cell, Smartlink, Flash Networks, Redux, hLAN, and CardoNET.", "Major investors in the fund include GE Capital, Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, NIB Capital, and several Israeli pension funds.", "Recently Doron Zinger, former CEO of VocalTec and COO of ECI Telecom, and Eli Opper, former vice president of research and development at Rafael, joined Giza Venture Capital as partners.", "http: www.giza.co.il Santa Barbara Technology Group Closes Second Round mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "GE Capital", "sents": [ "GE Capital, is the financial services unit of the American multinational conglomerate General Electric.", "It provides commercial lending and leasing, as well as a range of financial services for commercial aviation, energy, and support for GE's industrial business units." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Harvey Haddix", "sents": [ "Harvey Haddix, Jr. (September 18, 1925 – January 8, 1994) was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–56), Philadelphia Phillies (1956–57), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–63) and Baltimore Orioles (1964–65).", "Haddix was born in Medway, Ohio, located just outside Springfield.", "He was nicknamed \"The Kitten\" in St. Louis for his resemblance to Harry \"The Cat\" Brecheen, a left-hander on the Cardinals during Haddix's rookie campaign." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "St. Louis Cardinals", "sents": [ "The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri.", "The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division.", "Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006.", "With origins as one of the early professional baseball clubs in St. Louis, entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased a barnstorming club in 1881, then known as the Brown Stockings, and established them as charter members of the American Association (AA) the following season.", "Upon the discontinuation of the AA, St. Louis joined the NL in 1892; at that time, they were called the Browns and the Perfectos before they were officially renamed as the Cardinals in 1900." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Doły, Silesian Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Doły is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boronów, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.", "It lies approximately 2 km west of Boronów, 15 km east of Lubliniec, and 49 km north of the regional capital Katowice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gmina Boronów", "sents": [ "Gmina Boronów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.", "It was formed in 1993, having previously been part of Gmina Herby.", "Its seat is the village of Boronów, which lies approximately 16 km east of Lubliniec and 49 km north of the regional capital Katowice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Redman Hirahara Farmstead", "sents": [ "Redman Hirahara Farmstead is a complex including a historic house designed by William Weeks (1897) and a vernacular barn in the Pajaro Valley, south of Watsonville, California.", "A Japanese American owned farm which was maintained by local citizens during the internment of Japanese Americans in World War II and was returned to the Hirahara family after the war, it is on the National Register of Historic Places.The barn included a living unit prior to the war and was expanded postwar to house other returning Japanese families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Watsonville, California", "sents": [ "Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.", "The population was 51,199 according to the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Fifth Estate (film)", "sents": [ "The Fifth Estate is a 2013 Indian-American biographical thriller film directed by Bill Condon, about the news-leaking website WikiLeaks.", "The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as its editor-in-chief and founder Julian Assange, and Daniel Brühl as its former spokesperson Daniel Domscheit-Berg.", "Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Stanley Tucci, and Laura Linney are featured in supporting roles.", "The film's screenplay was written by Josh Singer based in-part on Domscheit-Berg's book \"Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website\" (2011), as well as \"\" (2011) by British journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding.", "The film's name is a term used to describe the people who operate in the manner of journalists outside the normal constraints imposed on the mainstream media." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Josh Singer", "sents": [ "Josh Singer (born 1972) is an American film and television writer and producer, whose work includes writing and producing episodes of \"The West Wing\", \"\", \"Lie to Me\", and the FOX science-fiction series \"Fringe\".", "In 2006, he was nominated for a WGA award.", "He co-wrote \"Spotlight\" (2015), which won him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5463_p2", "sents": [ "When it happens, there's little doubt that IBM and Intel will have had something to do with it.", "Come hear what these industry powerhouses are doing in this field from Claude Leglise, VP of the Intel Architecture Group & GM of Intel's Home Products Group, and from Michel Mayer, GM of Pervasive Computing at IBM at: Technology Outlook 2000: The future of pervasive computing December 4 and 5, San Francisco http: www.tpsite.com tp conf to2000 vw 001026 A VentureWire investment conference.", "Top Stories o Broadband Provider Altrio Holds First Round for $125 Million GLENDALE, Calif. -- Altrio Communications, a provider of broadband communications, said it raised $125 million in its first round of funding.", "Bessemer Holdings and Frontenac co-led the round, which included Bank of America Capital Investors; Grove Street Advisors; RBC Partners, the private equity unit of Royal Bank Financial Group; Soros Private Equity Partners; and SSB Capital Partners, the private investment unit of Salomon Smith Barney." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e6231_p2", "sents": [ "Our pockets are overflowing with mobile phones, PDAs, and two-way pagers, and more products -- from Web pads to picture frames -- come with Internet connections.", "Consumer Devices, one of five expert panels at Technology Outlook 2000, will sort through the clutter to determine which devices have the best chances of finding mass-market audiences: Safi Qureshy, Chairman, AudioRamp Daniel H. Rimer, Partner, The Barksdale Group Kent Savage, President & CEO, Netpliance Michael Slater, President, PhotoTablet Technology Outlook 2000: The future of pervasive computing December 4 and 5, San Francisco http: www.tpsite.com tp conf to2000 vw 001031 A VentureWire investment conference.", "Top Stories o Trinity Ventures Closes $540 Million Fund Trinity VIII MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Trinity Ventures said it closed Trinity VIII, a $540 million fund investing in early-stage software, communications, and online business companies that provide Internet infrastructure and services.", "New investors in the fund include Goldman Sachs, Grove Street Advisors for CalPERS, Hamilton Lane, a fund managed by Harbourvest Partners, and Portfolio Advisors' fund of funds." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Wicie, Łódź Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Wicie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kocierzew Południowy, within Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.", "It lies approximately 2 km south of Kocierzew Południowy, 13 km north-east of Łowicz, and 60 km north-east of the regional capital Łódź." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kocierzew Południowy", "sents": [ "Kocierzew Południowy is a village in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.", "It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kocierzew Południowy.", "It lies approximately 15 km north-east of Łowicz and 62 km north-east of the regional capital Łódź." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "KBTZ", "sents": [ "KBTZ was a full-service television station serving Butte, Montana as a Fox affiliate, broadcasting in analog on UHF channel 24, with no digital allocation.", "The station was owned by Equity Media Holdings of Little Rock, Arkansas.", "KBTZ simulcast on translator station KBTZ-LP UHF channel 32 in Bozeman, Montana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Little Rock, Arkansas", "sents": [ "Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas.", "It is also the county seat of Pulaski County.", "It was incorporated on November 7, 1831, on the south bank of the Arkansas River close to the state's geographic center.", "The city derives its name from a rock formation along the river, named \"la petit roche\" by the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe in the 1720s.", "The capital of the Arkansas Territory was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821.", "The city's population was 193,524 at the 2010 census.", "The six county Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is ranked 75th in terms of population in the United States with 724,385 residents according to the 2013 estimate by the United States Census Bureau." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3705_p8", "sents": [ "You sound like a cowboy with a white h at when you demonize oil barons.\"", "United States Sen. Barbara Boxer, another Democrat, plopped a black hat on Vice President Dick Cheney, architect of Bush's energy plan: \"You have the vice president sounding like an oil man.\"", "Said Petracca: \"Of all the possible images that one could pick, the oil bar on is the easiest to manufacture.", "It has the deepest cultural resonance, becau se people have been exposed to this imagery on TV stations for years and years .\"", "Helping to bolster that image, of course, is the fact that both Bush and Cheney worked in companies involved with oil.", "While Bush professes no part in the blame game -- \"He's not interested in finger-pointing,\" said White House press secretary Ari Fleischer -- Cheney raised the stereotype of the superficial, mollycoddled, air-headed Californian.", "On a national news program, he called California's electricity deregulation scheme \"harebrained\" and Davis' suggestion that Bush allowed price-gouging \"goofy.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "Ari Fleischer", "sents": [ "Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) served as White House press secretary for President George W. Bush, from January 2001 to July 2003.", "Today, he works as a media consultant for the NFL, College Football Playoff, and other various sports organizations and players through his company, Ari Fleischer Sports Communications.", "He was also an international media consultant to former Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper.", "He helped Mark McGwire in his media strategy for his admission of steroid usage.", "He is also a regular CNN contributor.", "He was also briefly hired by Tiger Woods to help him with a strategy to make his entrance back on the PGA Tour, but was not retained after news stories surfaced promoting his representation of Woods.", "He was hired by the Green Bay Packers as a consultant in August 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kálmán Nagy", "sents": [ "Dr. Kálmán Nagy (born 27 August 1946) is a Hungarian physician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Miskolc (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Constituency III) between 2010 and 2014.", "He was also MP from the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Regional List of the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) between 2006 and 2010." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Miskolc", "sents": [ "Miskolc (] , Slovak/Czech: Miškovec, German: Mischkolz, Romanian: Mișcolț, Yiddish: מישקאָלץ‎ \"Mishkoltz\") is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry.", "With a population of 161,265 (1st Jan 2014) Miskolc is the fourth largest city in Hungary (behind Budapest, Debrecen, and Szeged).", "It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5326_p10", "sents": [ "http: www.venturestrategy.com Motorola Puts $11 Million Round Two in Media Spinoff FID SCHAUMBERG, Ill. -- Motorola spin-off First International Digital (FID) said it raised $11 million in its second round from One Motorola, the venture capital arm of Motorola, and individual investors.", "FID develops and markets audio and video products.", "http: www.fidinc.com Primedia Takes Majority Stake in WeddingNetwork.com NEW YORK -- Primedia Consumer Media and Magazines said that its Modern Bride Group has taken a controlling interest in Denver-based Internet Gift Registries, provider of the WeddingNetwork.com site.", "Financial details of the agreement are undisclosed.", "Primedia had, through its its investment arm Primedia, previously invested in Internet Gift Registries.", "Other investors in the company include Winfield and Commonwealth Associates.", "http: www.weddingnetwork.com Action Sports Web Site Swell.com Gets $8 Million Series B SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- Swell.com, an Internet and multi-channel resource for the action sports industry, said it received $8 million in its Series B round of funding from a group of investors including existing investors Richland Ventures, Edgewater Funds, Matador Capital, and new investor Bluestem." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "e3975_p4", "sents": [ "Pseudo has received additional backing from investors including Sycamore, Big Wave Ventures, and Winfield.", "http: www.pseudo.com Birchmere Closes $75 Million IT Fund with $50 Million PITTSBURGH -- Birchmere Ventures II, a venture capital fund focused on companies based in western Pennsylvania and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic region, said it closed on $50 million to complete its $75 million fundraising.", "The fund will be used for investment in seed and early-stage information technology companies.", "Birchmere Ventures II has invested in Internet business software infrastructure firm Cerelbellum Software; Lightningcast, a streaming media market firm; and ServiceWare Technologies, a provider of an Internet-based service platform that went public in August.", "The fund is managed by Sean D.S.", "Sebastian, Gary G. Glausser, and Ned Renzi.", "http: www.birchmerevc.com eStyle Bucks Anti E-tailer Trend with $25 Million Financing LOS ANGELES -- eStyle, an online retailer of maternity clothing, nursery furnishings, baby gear, and other gifts and products related to maternity and childraising, said it raised $25 million in fourth-round funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10178_p130", "sents": [ "Mr. Brown is the public defender for the city and county of San Francisco, a four-year elective office he ha s won six times.", "Wisconsin Gov.", "Tommy G. Thompson (R.) has appointed Robert Garvin to a seat on the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, effective March 1, subject to state Senate confirmation.", "Mr. Garvin has been PSC Chairperson Ave M. Bie 's executive assistant.", "He previously held staff attorney and legislative liaison posts at the commission.", "He would succeed Commissioner John H. Farrow, who recently asked the governor not to reappoint him when his term expires in March.", "Mr. Farrow plans to return to his faculty position at th e Milwaukee School of Engineering.", "Stanley T. Sigman has been named president and chief executive officer of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. His most recent position at SWBT was senio r executive vice president-services.", "Mr. Sigman succeeds J. Cliff Eason, who has retired after 30 years with parent company SBC Communications, Inc. Kymata Ltd. has announced that Brendan Hyland will step down as chief executive officer of the Scottish optical telecom system manufacturer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Brendan Hyland", "sents": [ "Brendan Hyland (born 23 September 1994) is an Irish swimmer.", "He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Capitol Hill", "sents": [ "Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues.", "It is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., and with roughly 35,000 people in just under 2 mi2 , it is also one of the most densely populated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e646_p7", "sents": [ "It is also because of the $1,000-a-head Cajun cookouts that Rep. W.J.", "\"Billy\" Tauzin (R-La.)", "is holding today and tomorrow for two fellow House members.", "And because of the \"Greatest Show on Earth\" pre-circus fundraiser that Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) is holding Thursday, with an admission price of $1,000 for a political action committee and $250 for an individual.", "And because of the Richmond International Raceway fundraiser that Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) is holding in June, with a \"Hot Laps and Lunch\" package for $1,000 per person, or a \"Speed Racer\" package for $5,000 for each political action committee.", "While the debate over campaign finance reform has captivated Capitol Hill by day, lawmakers and political parties are working their donors ever more aggressively by night.", "Lobbyists and political aides say this spring's fundraising pressure is hitting earlier and more furiously than in any previous election season.", "They say the frenzy is fed both by the likelihood that money will be tougher to raise under new rules, and by an election season in which just a few races could tip party control in the House or Senate or both." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sjukdom", "sents": [ "Sjukdom (English: Sickness) is the fourth and final full-length album by Swedish black metal band Lifelover.", "The album was released on 14 February 2011 by Prophecy Productions on CD, Digipak CD and LP.", "A limited edition CD boxset was also released.", "Lifelover broke up the same year this album was released due to guitarist Jonas \"B\" Bergqvist's death in September 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Prophecy Productions", "sents": [ "Prophecy Productions is a German record label located in Zeltingen-Rachtig, founded by Martin Koller in 1996.", "It proclaims being a \"label for eerie emotional music\", which roughly comprises artists with a dark metal, black metal, or neofolk background, but a unique and unconventional approach to music." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chicago and Southern Flight 4", "sents": [ "Chicago and Southern Air Lines Flight 4 was a regularly scheduled flight from New Orleans, Louisiana to Chicago, Illinois, via Jackson, Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis, Missouri, operated with a Lockheed Model 10 Electra.", "On August 5, 1936, after departing from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, the flight crashed in a farm field near the Missouri River.", "All 6 passengers and 2 crew members were killed in the crash." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Memphis, Tennessee", "sents": [ "Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Shelby County.", "The city is located on the fourth Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Frank Murkowski", "sents": [ "Frank Hughes Murkowski (born March 28, 1933) is an American retired politician and a member of the Republican Party.", "He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and the eighth Governor of Alaska from 2002 until 2006." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2593_p100", "sents": [ "''We need a balanced approach.", "We need renewables and conservation,'' said Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, who also is an advocate for the measures to expand supplies including drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.", "The task force will urge Congress to approve drilling in the refuge.", "The task force's efficiency and renewable proposals will focus heavily on providing tax incentives including tax breaks for the development and purchase of more fuel efficient ''hybrid'' gas-electric automobiles, residential solar panels, wind generation, and development of hydrogen fuel cells, according to sources who spoke on condition on anonymity.", "In other energy-related developments Thursday: _Senate Democrats complained that they have been ''left in the dark'' about the administration's energy plans and should have been consulted by the Cheney task force.", "_Sen.", "Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., said he will soon introduce legislation to create a special House-Senate committee to investigate soaring energy prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5399_p18", "sents": [ "The decision applies to customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co.", "The discount will increase to 20 percent from 15 percent.", "Californians maki ng 175 percent of the federal poverty level will now be eligible; the old figu re was 150 percent.", "The decision will shift about $47 million in costs to other ratepayers, sai da spokeswoman for the commission.", "-- Dale Kasler Matsui energy bill WASHINGTON -- Tax legislation designed to promote energy production and conservation was introduced in the House Thursday by Rep. Robert Matsui, D-Sacramento.", "The Matsui bill is identical to legislation that's been pending in the Sena te since March sponsored by New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman, the new Democratic chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.", "Called the Energy Security and Tax Incentive Policy Act, it includes tax incentives and credits for a wide range of developments in energy conservation and production." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Jeff Bingaman", "sents": [ "Jesse Francis \"Jeff\" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is a former United States Senator from New Mexico, serving from 1983 to 2013.", "He is a member of the Democratic Party, and he served as Chairman of Committee Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus.", "Previously, Bingaman was Attorney General of New Mexico from 1979 to 1983.", "On February 18, 2011, Bingaman announced that he would not seek re-election in 2012.", "He was replaced by fellow Democrat Martin Heinrich.", "After he left the Senate, he returned to his alma mater, Stanford Law School, as a fellow of their Steyer–Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance.", "Bingaman is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sempra Energy", "sents": [ "Sempra Energy is an American natural gas utilities holding company based in San Diego, California.", "It divides its interests into two broad categories: California utilities, including Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E); and businesses not subject to California utilities regulation, chiefly Sempra International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1474_p6", "sents": [ "Ultimately, however, it is the California Legislature and CPUC that will have the authority to approve the agreement between Gov.", "Davis and SCE.", "These two agencies must ultimately decide if the plan is good or bad, and weigh the impact for various stakeholders.", "Presently, the legislature in particular is finding that there are many questionable aspects about the plan.", "For instance, what value would there be in the California government owning only one portion of the state's interconnected transmission system?", "PGOCorp.", "has walked away from the negotiating table and has expressed little interest in selling its transmission lines to the state.", "No agreement with Sempra Energy (parent of San Diego Gas & Electric) has been reached either.", "Thus, if the Gov.", "Davis SCE agreement is approved, the state of California would gain ownership rights to only a portion of the overall transmission system in the state.", "Many legislators challenge the value of this, especially when it is considered that most of the congestion that leads to higher prices within the state is concentrated along PG&E's portion of the grid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kim Yaroshevskaya", "sents": [ "Kim Yaroshevskaya is a Russian-born Canadian film, television and stage actress.", "Best known to audiences in Quebec as a children's entertainer, starring in series such as \"Fanfreluche\" and \"Passe-Partout\" in the 1970s, she also had a starring role in the English Canadian drama series \"Home Fires\" in the early 1980s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fanfreluche", "sents": [ "Fanfreluche was a French-language Canadian children's television show made in Quebec by Radio-Canada.", "The show made its debut in 1968 and ran for forty-six episodes until 1971.", "It starred Fanfreluche, a living doll (played by Kim Yaroshevskaya) who retold fairy tales and legends to the viewers.", "When the story went a way that displeased her, she would physically enter it to \"fix\" the ending which sometimes put her in a perilous situation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20535_p0", "sents": [ "'A Self-Inflicted Wound Aggravates Angst Over Enron The New York Times, 09 09 01 Coburg energy plant opponents organize Associated Press Newswires, 09 09 01 Raising money first test for candidates seeking Gramm's seat Associated Press Newswires, 09 09 01 India: FIs asked to find buyers for Dabhol foreign stake Business Line (The Hindu), 09 09 01 MSEB refuses to buy DPC phase one power, plans load shedding Press Trust of India Limited, 09 09 01 Westerners look to windmills as possible saviors of a way of life Associated Press Newswires, 09 09 01 New Delhi To Intervene In a Dispute With Enron The New York Times, 09 08 01 Finance, power, law secretaries discuss Dabhol The Times of India, 09 08 01 Business briefs Houston & Texas Houston Chronicle, 09 08 01 Enron's Azurix Unit Threatens to Leave Argentina, Paper Says Bloomberg, 09 08 01 Enron Unit Bids to Supply Wind Power to California (Update1) Blomberg, 09 07 01 Money and Business Financial Desk; Section 3 MARKET WATCH A Self-Inflicted Wound Aggravates Angst Over Enron By ALEX BERENSON 09 09 2001 The New York Times Page 1, Column 1 c. 2001 New York Times Company SOMETHING is rotten with the state of Enron." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e619_p0", "sents": [ "'In Energy Shortages, New Demand for Enron The New York Times, 04 01 01 PULL THE PLUG Not enough sunshine on politics of water board Houston Chronicle, 04 01 01 USA: Exxon Mobil tops Fortune 500 list, replacing GM.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 01 01 Exxon Mobil Tops 2001 Ranking of the Fortune 500; Oil giant replaces GM at top of list after 15 years; Mega-Retailer Wal-Mart is No.", "2 Business Wire, 04 01 01 Exxon Mobil Tops Fortune 500 List Amid Record Revenue; GM Drops to Third Dow Jones Business News, 04 01 01 Exxon Mobil Replaces General Motors Atop Fortune 500 (Update1) Bloomberg, 04 01 01 India: Maharashtra panel on SEB to submit report on April 10 Business Line (The Hindu), 04 01 01 The Winter of Our Disconnect ENERGY AND THE MAKING OF MODERN CALIFORNIA; By James C. Williams; University of Akron Press: 465 pp., $49.95, $24.95 paper THE NATURAL GAS MARKET Sixty Years of Regulation and Deregulation; By Paul W. MacAvoy; Yale University Press: 140 pp., $35 Los Angeles Times, 04 01 01 India: CM objects to 'dumping' of IAS officers The Hindu, 03 31 01 BROADBAND SERVICES: MILES TO GO Computers Today, 03 31 01 Money and Business Financial Desk; Section 3 In Energy Shortages, New Demand for Enron By ELIZABETH R. SMITH 04 01 2001 The New York Times Page 13, Column 1 c. 2001 New York Times Company CALIFORNIA'S rolling blackouts and a looming energy crisis in other parts of the country are stoking investor interest in companies positioned to reap benefits from the power shortages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "BN Televizija", "sents": [ "BN Televizija or BN TV is a Bosnian commercial television channel based in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.", "BN TV is part of RTV BN television network company which was founded on 5 May 1998.", "It mainly broadcasts in the Serbian language using the Cyrillic alphabet.", "BN Televizija is a 24-hour channel with news, political and entertainment programs.", "RTV BN is currently the highest rated TV channel in the Republika Srpska entity and it is one of leading commercial TV channels in Bosnia and Herzegovina." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "RTV BN", "sents": [ "RTV BN (Cyrillic: PTB БH ) is a Bosnian radio-television company based in Bijeljina.", "The company was founded on 5 May 1998.", "RTV BN is currently the highest rated TV channel in Republika Srpska entity of BiH.", "RTV BN has over 120 employees with news correspondents in BiH, Belgrade, London, and Vienna, as well as other cities.", "RTV BN is currently available in Europe, North America (USA and Canada), Australia, and New Zealand via satellite." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Prionomyrmecini", "sents": [ "Prionomyrmecini is an ant tribe belonging to the subfamily Myrmeciinae established by William Morton Wheeler in 1915.", "Two members are a part of this tribe, the extant \"Nothomyrmecia\" and the extinct \"Prionomyrmex\".", "The tribe was once considered a subfamily due to the similarities between \"Nothomyrmecia\" and \"Prionomyrmex\", but such reclassification was not widely accepted by the scientific community.", "These ants can be identified by their long slender bodies, powerful stingers and elongated mandibles.", "Fossil Prionomyrmecini ants were once found throughout Europe, possibly nesting in trees and preferring jungle habitats.", "Today, \"Prionomyrmecini\" is only found in Australia, preferring old-growth mallee woodland surrounded by \"Eucalyptus\" trees.", "\"Nothomyrmecia\" workers feed on nectar and arthropods, using their compound eyes for prey and navigational purposes.", "Owing to their primitive nature, they do not recruit others to food sources or create pheromone trails.", "\"Nothomyrmecia\" colonies are small, consisting of 50 to 100 individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Myrmeciinae", "sents": [ "Myrmeciinae is a subfamily of the Formicidae, ants once found worldwide but now restricted to Australia and New Caledonia.", "This subfamily is one of several ant subfamilies which possess gamergates, female worker ants which are able to mate and reproduce, thus sustaining the colony after the loss of the queen.", "The Myrmeciinae subfamily was formerly composed of only one genus, \"Myrmecia\", but the subfamily was redescribed by Ward & Brady in 2003 to include two tribes and four genera: An additional three genera, one form genus, and 9 species were described in 2006 from the Early Eocene of Denmark, Canada, and Washington." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lost Boys: The Thirst", "sents": [ "Lost Boys: The Thirst is a 2010 horror comedy film directed by Dario Piana and stars Corey Feldman, Casey B. Dolan, Tanit Phoenix and Jamison Newlander.", "It is a sequel to \"\" (2008) and the third and final film of \"The Lost Boys\" trilogy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Jamison Newlander", "sents": [ "Jamison Newlander (born April 2, 1970) is an American actor who attended New York University.", "He starred in the 1987 horror film \"The Lost Boys\", playing Alan Frog a vampire hunter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27540_p15", "sents": [ "The results exclude an after-tax write-off of $57 million related to Edelnor, its unprofitable Chilean power generator.", "Mirant's earnings of 52 cents per share exceeded the mean estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial First Call of 46 cents per share and compare with 25 cents for the second quarter of 2000 when more shares were outstanding.", "Mirant, spun off by Southern Co. in April, forecast earnings of at least $1.90 per share for the year.", "Marce Fuller, chief executive of the Atlanta-based company, said diluted earnings per share grew 108 percent during the second quarter \"largely because of our expertise in integrating generating assets with gas and power marketing in North America.\"", "Mirant said electricity sales rose 39 percent to a North American record.", "Gas sales rose 53 percent.", "Despite price controls imposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in California's troubled electricity market, Mirant's Americas Group reported earnings of $157 million, a 406 percent increase from $31 million a year ago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e20039_p9", "sents": [ "Oprah Winfrey, the Queen of Media, is mightier than ever, and holds the No.", "3 spot, up from No.", "15 last year.", "She produces movies, brings comfort and advice to millions of TV viewers, propels books to bestsellerdom, and, last year, teamed up with Hearst Magazines' Cathie Black (No.", "28 on the list) to publish O, The Oprah Magazine-by some measures the most successful magazine startup ever.", "At No.", "4 is Andrea Jung, Chairman and CEO of Avon, who has breathed life into ailing Avon.", "Mirant CEO Marce Fuller-the only newcomer in the top five-holds the No.", "5 position.", "Inside a stodgy utility, Southern, Fuller built a high-growth trading and marketing unit, which was spun off in April.", "In these new, more tempered times, patience may be about to reap its reward.", "In FORTUNE's annual survey of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, there is a clear emergence of women who came to power slowly." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 11 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bedingungslos", "sents": [ "\"Bedingungslos\" (German: \"Unconditionally\" ) is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor.", "It was written and produced by Connor along with Peter Plate, Ulf Leo Sommer, and Daniel Faust for her ninth studio album \"Muttersprache\" (2015).", "An orchestra-driven pop ballad, the song was released as the album's second single on November 4 in German-speaking Europe, where it reached the top forty on both the German and Swiss Singles Chart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Peter Plate", "sents": [ "Peter Plate (born 1 July 1967) is a German musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.", "Between 1991 and 2012, he was the keyboardist and occasional vocalist of Rosenstolz, a German pop duo that had chart hits in Germany, Austria and Switzerland." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "PR Newswire", "sents": [ "PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases based in New York City.", "The service was created in 1954 to allow companies to electronically send press releases to news organizations, at first using teleprinters.", "The founder, Herbert Muschel, operated the service from his house in Manhattan for approximately 15 years.", "The business was eventually sold to Western Union and then United Business Media of London." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2194_p2", "sents": [ "The project has the largest single foreign investment in India.", "The Maharashtra state government has asked the committee to try to negotiate a revised agreement within a month.", "The committee's goals are to lower the power tariff and allow the sale of excess power to the federal government or its utilities.", "A restructure of the DPC's stakeholding may also be on the agenda.", "Texas-based Enron has a 65% stake in the DPC, and is the project's largest shareholder.", "Other shareholders include the MSEB with 15%, and General Electric Co. (GE) and Bechtel Enterprises (X.BTL) with 10% each.", "-By Himendra Kumar, Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9427; [email protected] ATS Announces First Half Results 05 02 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) CALGARY, May 2 PRNewswire - Applied Terravision Systems Inc. (ATS) (CDNX: TER) is pleased to announce its first half results for the six-month period ended March 31, 2001. ATS's revenues for the first half increased to $17.868 million, 28.3 percent higher than the $13.925 million recorded for the first half of fiscal 2000. Gross Margin revenues increased 40.1 percent to $17.191 million from $12.214 million during the first half of fiscal year 2000. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization and Extraordinary Items) for the six month period-ended March 31, 2001 was $2.204 million or $0.07 per share, an increase of 355.6 percent, compared to EBITDA for the period-ended March 31, 2000, which was $0.484 million or $0.02 per share." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Los Angeles", "sents": [ "Los Angeles ( ; Spanish for \"The Angels\"; ] ), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California.", "With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322, it is the second most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in the state of California.", "Located in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10000 ft , Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 sqmi .", "The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country.", "Los Angeles is the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with 13,131,431 residents, and is part of the larger designated Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA), the second most populous in the nation with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5399_p79", "sents": [ "Most of the state's municipal utilities have little or no excess power to sell.", "The three main public utilities that do are Los Angeles, Redding and Glendale Burbank.", "Davis has been trying to get Los Angeles to agree to a long-term contract for its power, with no success so far.", "According to the letters, investigators are seeking access to a wide range of information, including prices charged by Los Angeles for power sold out of state and possibly sold back into the state, operations costs, maintenance records and bidding policies.", "The letter to the state Department of Water Resources asks for the contract s that agency has entered to buy power from generating companies.", "Those contracts have been a closely guarded secret since the state began negotiating them earlier this year.", "The letters asking for the documents were sent to the two agencies Wednesda y.", "The committee threatened to issue subpoenas for them if they declined to provide them freely." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2232_p44", "sents": [ "NBP is a publicly traded master limited partnership.", "Its primary holding is a 70% economic interest in NBPL, a 1,214-mile FERC regulated interstate pipeline transporting natural gas from the Canadian border to the upper Midwest.", "Enron Corp. and The Williams Companies, Inc. hold a 10.0% and 3.3% stake in NBP, respectively, with the remainder publicly held.", "Enron controls an 82.5% stake in the management committee of NBP with Williams holding the remaining management allocation.", "CONTACT: Fitch, New York Ralph Pellecchia, 212 908-0586 or Hugh Welton, 212 908-0746 13:58 EDT MAY 3, 2001 INDIA: UPDATE 1-Enron to meet govt panel over Indian project 05 03 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW DELHI, May 3 (Reuters) - The Indian unit of Enron Corp said on Thursday that its officials would meet members of a government panel formed to re-negotiate a troubled $2.9 billion power project in western India.", "But the willingness to meet the panel next week should not be construed as an offer to renegotiate the contract, Dabhol Power Company (DPC) said in a statement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e19546_p6", "sents": [ "Combined, the pipelines and PGE generate nearly 25% of EBITDA.", "Wholesale and retail energy services segments have also consistently reported predictable and growing returns.", "Specifically, commodity marketing and trading activities, which comprise the most profitable and largest part of wholesale operations, have generated steady volume growth and stable unit margins.", "However, if Enron were unable to maintain the support of its counterparties or exhibited diminished financial flexibility, these businesses would be harmed.", "CONTACT: Fitch, New York Ralph Pellecchia, 212 908-0586 Robert Grossman, 212 908-0535 Hugh Welton, 212 908-0746 11:13 EST NOVEMBER 5, 2001 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Sr.", "Unsecured Debt Cut To Triple-B-Minus By Fitch 11 05 2001 Capital Markets Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Fitch downgraded Enron Corp.'s (ENE) senior unsecured debt ratings Monday to triple-B-minus from triple-B-plus, putting the Houston energy and trading giant's credit rating just one notch above noninvestment-grade or junk status." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Idaho Power", "sents": [ "Idaho Power Company (IPC) is a regulated electrical power utility.", "Its business involves the purchase, sale, generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in eastern Oregon and southern Idaho.", "It is a subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc.", "The company's 24000 sqmi service area generally follows the area around the Snake River and its tributaries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e1473_p53", "sents": [ "The report said Idaho Energy Systems, an unregulated subsidiary of IDACORP, repeatedly purchased electricity on the wholesale market and then sold it to Idaho Power for a profit.", "Idaho Power officials contend the recommended policy change could financially cripple the company.", "It already spent $161 million buying power on the open market and cannot recover the money unless the coming year's rate is increased.", "\"The failure to recoup these funds could lead to liquidity problems,\" Beaman said, \"and that will hurt not only the company but our customers as well.\"", "But IDACORP paid all of its salaried staff - including Idaho Power employees - a 15-percent bonus at the end of the last fiscal year because the company had achieved record profits of $139.9 million, 53 percent over the year before.", "Beaman said incentive payments have no impact on the rate request.", "Charging the higher rate between the two subsidiaries was the result of a commission order tying the price that Idaho Energy charges for wholesale electricity to the Mid-Columbia Index." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2042_p35", "sents": [ "An official order would be issued on Monday and the experts' committee would have to consider the recommendations and terms of reference put forth by the Godbole Review Committee, state government sources said here Saturday.", "Sources said no time-frame had been set, but \"it will all depend on the other side (DPC) also participating in resolving the imbroglio\".", "\"Godbole has been chosen to head the renegotiation team as he knows each and every minute detail of the 2,184 mw project\", they said, adding at least two of the five members of the Godbole panel--Deepak Parekh and E A S Sharma--would be nominated on the renegotiations committee.", "Sources said MSEB chairman Vinay Bansal and the country's National Thermal Power Corporation's representative would also be included in the panel.", "On Friday, state Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh had categorically stated that he was hopeful of renegotiating the PPA even though Enron was contemplating serving of notice terminating power supply to the state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Vilasrao Deshmukh", "sents": [ "Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra.", "He also served in the Union cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Medet Serhat", "sents": [ "Medet Serhat (1943, Iğdır – 12 December 1994, Istanbul) was a Turkish lawyer of Kurdish descent, from an aristocratic family of Igdir branch of widely spread Retkan tribe.", "He was a prominent member of the Istanbul Bar Association, and was known for having support of both Kurds and Turks from different political viewpoints.", "He represented many Kurdish and Turkish political and business figureheads, most notably Behçet Cantürk, who was also assassinated in 1994." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Istanbul", "sents": [ "Istanbul ( , or ; Turkish: \"İstanbul\" ] ), historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center.", "Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosphorus strait (which separates Europe and Asia) between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.", "Its commercial and historical center lies on the European side and about a third of its population lives on the Asian side." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sally Ride", "sents": [ "Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American physicist and astronaut.", "Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983.", "Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982).", "Ride remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32.", "After flying twice on the Orbiter \"Challenger\", she left NASA in 1987.", "She worked for two years at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Arms Control, then at the University of California, San Diego as a professor of physics, primarily researching nonlinear optics and Thomson scattering.", "She served on the committees that investigated the \"Challenger\" and \"Columbia\" space shuttle disasters, the only person to participate in both.", "Ride died of pancreatic cancer on July 23, 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4375_p6", "sents": [ "John A. Thain, president and co-COO of Goldman Sachs, is the chairman of the new company's board of directors.", "http: www.gsventures.com Routing Technology Firm Hyperchip Has $67 Million Series C MONTREAL -- Hyperchip, a provider of petabit routing technology, said it raised $67 million in its third, Series C round of funding.", "New investor Optical Capital Group led the round, which included new investors Altamira, Amerindo, Artemis, Enron Broadband Services, JT Ventures, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Pilgrim Baxter,!", "P!", "utnam, and Van Wagoner.", "Previous investors Advent International, Argo Global Capital, Siemens Mustang Ventures, TechnoCap, and Vertex Technology Fund also invested in the round.", "Optical Capital Group vice chairman John Spirtos will join the company's board of directors.", "Hyperchip also plans to add an independent board member.", "The company will use the funding for launching and marketing new systems.", "Hyperchip has also received backing from the Vantobol Group.", "http: www.hyperchip.com Sally Ride Resigns as President of Space.com NEW YORK -- Space.com, an online provider of space exploration and astronomy content, news, and educational information, said former astronaut Sally Ride has resigned as president of the company to pursue opportunities in science education." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 10 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27288_p1", "sents": [ "Although economic and corporate news was sparse following the holiday weekend, early post-Thanksgiving results in the retailing sector, including record sales at Wal-Mart Stores (WMT,55,f2&f4), hinted that consumer spending may be more resilient than previously expected.", "Lucent Technologies (LU,7.93,f2) is suffering from analyst downgrades.", "Treasuries were higher as bottom-fishers stepped up in the absence of any salient economic data and European markets are mixed late in the day.", "As of 11:55 a.m. EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 0.4%, while the Nasdaq is up 0.7%.", "The S&P 500 index is down 0.1%.", "Energy-related and communication equipment stocks are leading the decliners, while semiconductor, wireless and auto issues are among the best performers.", "Shares of Wal-Mart were lower even as the discount retailing giant reported a single-day record for sales of $1.25 billion on Friday after its Holiday Blitz promotion attracted bargain-hunters to its stores.", "Most of the holiday buying appeared to be narrow in scope, with shoppers favoring the deep-discount retailers over department stores." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6 ] }, { "title": "e617_p15", "sents": [ "3. Other energy companies fared well in 2000, with Enron, at No.", "7, rising from No.", "18. Duke Energy shot up to No.", "17 from 69 and Reliant Energy made it up to No.", "55 from 114. The list of the largest publicly held companies, ranked by fiscal year 2000 revenues, has been compiled annually since 1955 by the editors of Fortune.", "GM, which had held the top spot on the list for 15 years, now trails No.", "2 Wal-Mart Stores in addition to Exxon Mobil.", "Wal-Mart's sales hit $193.3 billion last year.", "Rounding out positions No.", "4 through 10, in order: Ford Motor; General Electric; Citigroup; Enron; IBM; AT&amp;T; and Verizon Communications.", "Energy companies benefited from a surge in revenue brought about by falling supplies, utility deregulation, soaring natural gas prices and maneuvering to keep oil prices high by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.", "The shortage of electricity in the West also helped drive prices higher, boosting sales at companies such as Enron and Duke Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lady Jane (1986 film)", "sents": [ "Lady Jane is a 1986 British costume drama romance film directed by Trevor Nunn, written by David Edgar, and starring Helena Bonham Carter as the title character.", "It tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days' Queen, on her reign and romance with husband Lord Guildford Dudley.", "The film features several members of The Royal Shakespeare Company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Trevor Nunn", "sents": [ "Sir Trevor Robert Nunn, CBE (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre director.", "Nunn has been the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.", "He has directed dramas for the stage, like \"Macbeth\", as well as opera and musicals, such as \"Cats\" (1981) and \"Les Misérables\" (1985)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gary Ackerman", "sents": [ "Gary Leonard Ackerman (born November 19, 1942) is a former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013.", "He is a member of the Democratic Party.", "On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013 after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5815_p39", "sents": [ "But calculating how much more power the state will wind up with, based on how many plants are on the drawing board, is risky, say some state regulators and consumer advocates.", "\"I have no confidence at the moment that a majority of those new plants will ever materialize,\" because power companies are likely to maintain an electricity shortage to keep prices high, said Michael Shames, of the Utility Consumers Action Network.", "\"Why would they want to change what they've got?", "They've got a sweet deal.\"", "Another reason plants might not get built is politics.", "Several firms with projects in the works claimed that threats by state officials to seize their plants or impose a windfall profits tax on their sales had made it harder to obtain financing.", "\"Every time these politicians start spouting off to improve their own political careers, they don't realize the damage they're doing,\" said Gary Ackerman of the Western Power Trading Forum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kit Hunter", "sents": [ "Katherine Matilda \"Kit\" Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera \"Home and Away\", played by Amy Mizzi.", "Kit made her first on-screen appearance on 25 April 2003 and made her final appearance as a regular character in February 2004 but continued to reappear in a recurring capacity, making her final appearance on 3 July 2007.", "Kit's storylines have included battling alcoholism, falling for Noah Lawson, being stranded in the bush with Kim Hyde and subsequently falling pregnant with his baby." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Noah Lawson", "sents": [ "Noah Lawson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera \"Home and Away\", played by Beau Brady.", "The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2000." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Fuji Bank", "sents": [ "The Fuji Bank, Limited (株式会社富士銀行 , Kabushiki-gaisha Fuji Ginkō ) was one of Japan's major banks during the post–World War II era.", "It combined with Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan in 2000 to form Mizuho Financial Group, and changed its name to Mizuho Corporate Bank in 2002 after transferring its retail banking operations to Mizuho Bank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2942_p12", "sents": [ "http: www.crossaccess.com Voyan Names Ex-Broadxent VP Namraj Johal Sales, Bus.", "Dev.", "VP mail?", "top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Voyan Technology, a broadband communications company, said it named Namraj Johal as vice president of sal es and business development.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Johal was vice president of sales and marketing at Broadxent, formerly known as Digicom.", "Voyan is backed by Crosslink Capital, Fuji Bank, Redwood Venture Partners, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Spring Creek Partners, and Venture Law Group.", "http: www.voyan.com FINANCE Unicru Adds Former E*Trade Exec Christopher Marsh as CFO mail?", "top PORTLAND, Ore. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Unicru, a provider of recruiting technolog y and services to companies, said it named Christopher Marsh as senior vice president of business development and chief financial officer.", "Mr. Marsh wa s formerly chief financial officer of E*Trade Access.", "Unicru is backed by Benchmark Capital, Greylock Management, and Venrock Associates.", "http: www.unicru.com Vivocom Names Medimpact Healthcare Systems Exec as CFO mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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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 ] }, { "title": "e20030_p4", "sents": [ "<p &nbsp;\"We're trying to determine who he was working with that led to the <br &nbsp;filing and whether there was generator involvement,\" Dunn said.", "\"It also <br &nbsp;doesn't seem right that Winter, who owes his employment to the board, <br &nbsp;would run around them.\"", "<p &nbsp;The former 26-member ISO board was a mish-mash of generators and <br &nbsp;other industry \"stakeholders\", as well as consumer advocates and <br &nbsp;representatives of municipal utilities.", "Gov.", "Gray Davis replaced that <br &nbsp;board in January with five members pointedly chosen for their lack of <br &nbsp;affiliation with ISO market participants.", "The political nature of those <br &nbsp;appointments, however, has called into question the board's <br &nbsp;independence, an issue now being examined by FERC.", "<p &nbsp;Board Members Say They Weren't Notified <p &nbsp;Mike Florio, a consumer advocate who is the only current board <br &nbsp;member to have served on the old board, said he had no knowledge of <br &nbsp;Winter's FERC filing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6231_p33", "sents": [ "Zagat is backed by Allen & Co., General Atlantic Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and individuals.", "http: www.zagat.com Former Lucent Exec to Head Switching Platform Company Taqua HYANNIS, Mass.", "-- Taqua Systems, which develops Class 5 switching platforms for voice and data network convergence, said it named Robert Steinkrauss as president and CEO.", "Mr. Steinkrauss replaces co-founder David Michaud, who resigned two months ago but remains on the board of directors.", "Mr. Steinkrauss most recently served as vice president and general manager of Lucent Technologies' WAN Systems group.", "Taqua is funded by Amerindo Investment Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bowman Capital Management, Charles River Ventures, Columbia Capital, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Elijah Asset Management, Hambrecht & Quist, Pivotal Asset Management, Soros Private Equity Partners, and Vulcan Ventures.", "http: www.taqua.com Home Improvement Technology Firm OpenShelf Names New CEO SAN FRANCISCO -- OpenShelf.com, a provider of business applications to the home improvement industry, said it appointed Keith Scott as chief executive officer and board member." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "e3385_p6", "sents": [ "http: www.insightpartners.com Willis Stein & Partners Appoints CSFB Director as Partner mail?", "top CHICAGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Willis Stein & Partners, a private equity investment firm that specializes in negotiated investments with early-stage companies, announced that Philip B. Pool Jr. has joined the firm as partner Most recently Mr.", "Pool was a managing director of the private fund group at Credit Suisse First Boston.", "He will manage the Willis Stein & Partners' corporate development and investor relations activities.", "Willis Stein currently manages approximately $2.9 billion of equity capital, targeting investments in U.S.-based public and private companies with transaction values ranging from $100 million to $1 billion.", "http: www.willisstein.com 'Mobile MARKETING & SALES Aventail Adds Ajuba Solutions Co-Founder Sarah Daniels as VP mail?", "top SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Aventail, a managed service provider of secure Internet infrastructure, said it named Sarah Daniels vice president of marketing.", "Most recently Ms. Daniels was co-founder and vice president of marketing and sales at Ajuba Solutions, a developer of integration technolo gy that was acquired by Interwoven in Oct. 2000. Aventail is backed by Fideli ty Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, Internap Network Services, Madrona Venture Group Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, Pivotal Asset Management, PS Capital Ventures, Trinity Ventures, VeriSign, and XMLFund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Oakland (Pittsburgh)", "sents": [ "Oakland is the academic and healthcare center of Pittsburgh and one of the city's major cultural centers.", "The neighborhood is home to three universities, museums, and hospitals, as well as an abundance of shopping, restaurants, and recreational activities.", "Oakland is home to the Schenley Farms National Historic District which encompasses two city designated historic districts: the mostly residential Schenley Farms Historic District and the predominantly institutional Oakland Civic Center Historic District.", "It is also home to the locally designated Oakland Square Historic District.", "The Pittsburgh Fire Bureau has Fire Station No.", "14 on McKee Place and Fire Station No.", "10 on Allequippa Street in Oakland." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Oakland Square Historic District", "sents": [ "Oakland Square Historic District in the Central Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, contains 99 properties.", "The core of the district surrounds Oakland Square, with the remaining properties along Parkview Avenue and Dawson Street.", "The neighborhood was conceived in the 1890s by developer Eugene O'Neill and were inspired by the urban design of Victorian England and Dublin.", "The district was added to the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations on June 14, 2005." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 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, 2 ] }, { "title": "e19553_p4", "sents": [ "The 24th annual Real Estate and Economics Symposium, \"Adjusting to the New Economic and Real Estate Realities,\" takes place November 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco.", "At this full-day program, experts will talk about various aspects of the risks in the real estate business and how real estate will adjust to the new economic environment.", "\"The demise of the new economy and ensuing economic recession in the US and Silicon Valley, the energy crisis, and the post-September 11th uncertainties, have created an unsettled and clearly changing sea-level for real estate and other asset markets,\" said Bob Edlestein, symposium co-chairman and real estate development professor.", "\"It appears in the short run that real estate is in troubled waters with its outcome depending upon how quickly we can stabilize the general economy.", "It is likely that there's 'worse' ahead before things turn better in the real estate market; but, ten years from now, it is likely that our economy will be faring better and real estate will be a hot asset again.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e646_p4", "sents": [ "\"Those of us who are going into energy are confident that our jobs will be there\" after graduation Mr. Hartman says.", "Other students are drawn by the lifestyle made possible at energy companies.", "Eric Van Stone, a 30-year-old M.B.A. candidate at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management in Houston, turned down a travel-heavy consulting job at Arthur Andersen for a post at Houston's Reliant Energy Inc. Another Rice business student, 28-year-old Kenneth Jett, adds that some energy companies -- many of which are based in sunny Houston -- offer shorter working hours than many investment banks and consulting companies.", "\"It's the total lifestyle package that's drawing people to the industry,\" says Mr. Jett, who will join Enron as an associate in August.", "M.B.A.s aren't the only students gearing up for a career at an energy company.", "University of Oklahoma's undergraduate energy-management program has grown from three students in 1997 to more than 65 in 2001. The program -- a mix of finance, geosciences and law classes -- lasts about 4 1 2 years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Terremark", "sents": [ "Terremark Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, is a provider of information technology services.", "Headquartered in Miami, Florida, the company has data centers in the United States, Europe and Latin America; it offers services which include managed hosting, colocation, disaster recovery, data storage, and cloud computing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6562_p15", "sents": [ "Benjamin Finzi, executive vice president of EPIK Communications and head of the consortium of more than 100 telecom firms which supported the building of the NAP in Miami, said he hadn't seen Terremark's actual financial statements.", "However, Finzi said that in the past, Medina has assured consortium members that his investors would continue to back the financing of the NAP and its continued operations.", "Other sources close to Terremark said that Medina has always preferred to raise the capital he needs in the capital markets because it has greater credibility.", "But they believe Medina could tap his investors, some in the Far East and others in the Middle East, to continue funding this project rather than let it fail.", "Yet, the financing market for telecom companies remains difficult.", "Many firms, including possible tenants for the NAP, have pulled back their expansion and cut back operations because they don't have the capital and they don't sufficient revenues at this point to their day-to-day business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gil Santos", "sents": [ "Gil Santos (born April 19, 1940) is the longtime radio play-by-play announcer for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, and morning sports reporter for WBZ radio in Boston.", "He retired from WBZ on January 30, 2009.", "Santos was inducted into the WBZ Radio Hall of Fame on July 9, 2009.", "He commentated games for the Patriots Radio Network, whose flagship is WBZ-FM (which is branded as \"The Sports Hub\") to the end of the club's 2012 season.", "Santos commentated every Patriots touchdown with his trademark \"Touchdown, Patriots!\"", "He lives in Raynham, Massachusetts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Boston", "sents": [ "Boston (pronounced ) is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.", "It is also the seat of Suffolk County, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999.", "The city proper covers 48 mi2 with an estimated population of 673,184 in 2016, making it the largest city in New England and the 22nd most populous city in the United States.", "The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country.", "Alternately, as a combined statistical area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the sixth-largest in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1473_p20", "sents": [ "But Barbara Hale, director of the PUC's Division of Strategic Planning, said Thursday that since Pacific Gas & Electric Co. filed for bankruptcy protection April 6, the utility has stopped releasing conservation funds.", "Hale, testifying before a state Senate committee, said PG&E's decision--coupled with the threat that Southern California Edison could follow a similar route to United States Bankruptcy Court--has complicated her agency's efforts.", "PG&E spokeswoman Staci Homrig said her company plans to petition the Bankruptcy Court to have the conservation funds designated as a trust and separated from assets tied up in the bankruptcy proceedings.", "She said if the court denies the request, PG&E would ask to be permitted to pay the expenses anyway.", "The process, she added, could take about a month--too long in the view of some legislators, given increasingly gloomy energy forecasts for late spring and early summer.", "Deputy Director Bob Therkelsen of the California Energy Commission said his agency had been counting on a number of small power producers to bolster their output during that period." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "California Energy Commission", "sents": [ "The California Energy Commission, formally the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency.", "Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards, and supporting renewable energy technologies.", "The Commission is a division of the California Natural Resources Agency, which is under the direction of Cabinet Secretary John Laird.", "One of its prominent responsibilities is maintenance of the California Energy Code." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Unhyeongung", "sents": [ "Unhyeon Palace (), also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, is a former Korean royal residence located at 114-10 Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea.", "It was formerly the residence of the Heungseon Daewongun a prince regent of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty in the 19th century, and father of Emperor Gojong.", "Gojong himself also lived in this residence until age 12 when he assumed the throne.", "It is currently a museum and is open to the public free of charge." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Korea", "sents": [ "Korea is a historic country in East Asia, since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea (officially the \"Democratic People's Republic of Korea\") and South Korea (officially the \"Republic of Korea\").", "Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast.", "It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cloned (film)", "sents": [ "Cloned is a 1997 American television film, starring Elizabeth Perkins, Bradley Whitford, Scott Paulin, Enrico Colantoni, Tina Lifford and Alan Rosenberg.", "It was directed by Douglas Barr." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Elizabeth Perkins", "sents": [ "Elizabeth Ann Perkins (born November 18, 1960) is an American actress.", "Her film roles have included \"Big\", \"The Flintstones\", \"Miracle on 34th Street\", \"About Last Night...\", and \"Avalon\".", "She is known for her role as Celia Hodes in the Showtime TV series \"Weeds\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Los Angeles", "sents": [ "Los Angeles ( ; Spanish for \"The Angels\"; ] ), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California.", "With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322, it is the second most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in the state of California.", "Located in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10000 ft , Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 sqmi .", "The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country.", "Los Angeles is the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with 13,131,431 residents, and is part of the larger designated Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA), the second most populous in the nation with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6506_p16", "sents": [ "Sometimes, it cost $1,000 or $2,000 per megawatt hour, but they paid it.\"", "S. David Freeman, Davis' top energy adviser, said the state bought a relatively small percentage of its power from municipal utilities, and it was at a time when the state was getting nearly all of its electricity in the volatile spot market.", "20% FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES About 20 percent of the power purchased by California in the first quarter of 2001 came from publicly owned agencies in the United States, Canada or Mexico.", "\"You have to consider the volume,\" said Freeman, whose hiring in April was controversial because he headed the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.", "Los Angeles charged California on average $292 per megawatt hour for power.", "Before he joined the state in April, Freeman said Los Angeles' rates were based on cost plus 15 percent.", "\"I don't say we're angels, but we're being neighborly,\" he said then." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26574_p15", "sents": [ "Mark Frevert, 46, chairman and chief executive officer of Enron Wholesale Services, was named vice chairman of Enron.", "The wholesale business, which includes marketing and trading of energy and other commodities such as metals, is Enron's core operation and main profit driver.", "For the first six months of 2001, wholesale services brought in nearly $97 billion in revenues.", "Enron itself reported $100.2 billion in revenues for the first half of the year.", "Both Whalley and Frevert played key roles in boosting the company's deliveries of energy and other commodities in North America and Europe, Lay said.", "\"They share a number of things in common,\" Lay said.", "\"They are good leaders.\"", "The two will work with Lay in the chairman's office to run the company and set its strategy.", "Both were traveling on business for Enron Tuesday and not available for comment.", "Tuesday's announcement was set in motion when Skilling surprised Wall Street by saying he was stepping down for personal and family reasons after only six months in the chief executive's job." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1368_p11", "sents": [ "Without that gain, the company earned $137.4 million, or 41 cents per share.", "Analysts had expected Dynegy to earn 40 cents per share during the quarter, according to First Call Thomson Financial.", "\"It was a very solid quarter,\" said Jeff Dietert, vice president of research at Simmons & Company International in Houston.", "\"I think Dynegy is in an excellent position to have sustained earnings growth in excess of 20 percent.\"", "Dynegy's shares closed Tuesday at $55.95, up $2.80 per share.", "Results reported at Enron's various businesses included: Wholesale Services: Enron's division that sells natural gas and electricity, among other commodities, had an operating profit of $755 million in the first quarter, up from $429 million in the year-ago quarter.", "Retail Energy Services: Enron's business that offers energy management products to business customers in North America and Europe had operating income of $40 million in the first quarter, up from $6 million in the first quarter of 2000. Transportation and Distribution: Enron's unit that includes its natural gas pipelines and its Portland General Electric utility had operating income of $193 million, down from $233 million in the same period last year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kenneth Lay", "sents": [ "Kenneth Lee \"Ken\" Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman.", "He was the CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation for most of its existence and is a central figure in the Enron scandal.", "Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud.", "Lay died while vacationing, three months before his October 23 sentencing.", "A preliminary autopsy reported Lay had died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease and his conviction was vacated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e6615_p2", "sents": [ "\"I think Fallon is someone who wouldn't be there if it isn't a good opportunity,\" said Raymond Niles, director of power and merchant energy research with Salomon Smith Barney.", "In his new role, Fallon will report to Mark Frevert, chairman and chief executive of Enron Wholesale Services, and Greg Whalley, president and chie f operating officer of Wholesale Services.", "Rice previously reported to Kenneth Lay, corporate chairman and chief executive.", "Before becoming president of Broadband Services, Fallon was managing direct or of global trading and risk management for the unit.", "From 1993 to 1999, he worked in Enron North America's wholesale energy business rising from the position of associate to managing director, leadin g the power trading business.", "Before coming to Enron, Fallon was a nuclear operations engineer for Genera l Electric, a systems engineer at W.R. Grace and a certified public accountan t for Price Waterhouse.", "Fallon earned a bachelor's degree in marine engineering from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a master's degree in accounting from Northeastern University and a master's in business administration from Columbia University." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Medea Benjamin", "sents": [ "Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.", "Benjamin was also the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate.", "She currently contributes to \"OpEdNews\" and \"The Huffington Post\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3523_p31", "sents": [ "PHOTOGRAPHER: AL SEIB Los Angeles Times PHOTO: (Orange County Edition, A1) President Bush addresses California's energy crunch in a Tuesday speech in Century City while Gov.", "Gray Davis listens.", "The visit is Bush's first to the Golden State as president.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: BRIAN WALSKI Los Angeles Times LOAD-DATE: May 30, 2001 42 of 224 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 30, 2001 Wednesday Home Edition SECTION: California; Part 2; Page 13; Opinion Desk LENGTH: 699 words HEADLINE: Commentary; Bush Isn't Budging, but He Needs to Turn FERC Around BYLINE: MEDEA BENJAMIN, Medea Benjamin is the founding director of Global Exchange, a, corporate accountability organization in San Francisco BODY: George W. Bush has been greeted at every stop on his California trip by angry protesters who believe he has refused to take any meaningful steps to stop the energy crisis engulfing our state.", "He has come at a time when consumers have been socked with the heftiest electricity rate increases in state history, rolling blackouts have become routine, our largest utility is bankrupt, and the state's budget is being drained by $70 million a day as California buys wholesale energy at outrageous prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bystrzyca Nowa", "sents": [ "Bystrzyca Nowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzyżewice, within Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.", "It lies approximately 22 km south-west of the regional capital Lublin." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gmina Strzyżewice", "sents": [ "Gmina Strzyżewice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lublin County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.", "Its seat is the village of Strzyżewice, which lies approximately 24 km south-west of the regional capital Lublin." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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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 ] }, { "title": "e5495_p15", "sents": [ "The Bee's Dan Walters can be reached at (916) 321-1195 or [email protected] om Burton accuses Davis of veto talk By Kevin Yamamura Bee Capitol Bureau (Published June 13, 2001) State Senate leader John Burton charged Tuesday that Gov.", "Gray Davis threatened lawmakers earlier this week in an attempt to gain support for a struggling deal with Southern California Edison.", "While answering questions on the Edison deal, Burton alleged that Davis suggested he would veto non-energy legislation if Senate Democrats did not back a deal he struck with Edison in April.", "Davis aides denied the charge, as did some lawmakers, but the episode suggested that support for the governor's plan remains distant.", "Davis met Monday with 13 senators as part of an ongoing lobbying effort for the Edison deal.", "Under Davis' tentative agreement, the state would pay the utility $2.76 billion for its transmission lines and dedicate a portion of electricity rates to help pay off its debts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5806_p22", "sents": [ "Former Assembly Speaker Curt Pringle, presently a lobbyist, now forwards e-mail jokes to fellow Republicans with Davis re-election slogans, including: \"Davis in 2002: Your bridge to the 18th century.\"", "These were the leaders who brought deregulation to California.", "As they engage in deflections and defenses one year after the state plunged into crisis, their comments also highlight a newer debate over unintended consequences, the role of the federal government in making things worse, and the neglectfulness of subsequent politicians.", "For his part, Wilson has become increasingly angry at the Davis administration's \"offensive and unfair\" claims that Wilson and the Legislature got the state into this mess.", "\"I'm afraid they have reached the conclusion that the response has been too little, too late to avoid what will be hundreds of hours of blackouts, and that they better find a way to blame somebody else,\" Wilson said.", "Davis, he said, has blamed \"the new administration in Washington, the old administration in Sacramento, power providers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Curt Pringle", "sents": [ "Curtis L. \"Curt\" Pringle (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician from the U.S. state of California.", "He is the last Republican to serve as the Speaker of the California State Assembly and is also the longest-serving Republican Speaker in the last 46 years.", "He is a former Mayor of Anaheim and a former Chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority.", "Today, he runs his own public relations and government affairs firm, Curt Pringle & Associates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6556_p18", "sents": [ "The acquisition will be made for approximately $10 million in cash and shares.", "Cellgate is backed by individual investors.", "http: www.uswirelessdata.com http: www.cellgate.com New Directors o Lightspeed Interactive Adds Sun Microsystems Exec.", "to Board PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Lightspeed Interactive, a provider of Internet infrastructure software, said it added John Loiacono, Sun Microsystems senior vice president and chief marketing officer, to its board of directors.", "Backers for Lightspeed Interactive include Ticonderoga Capital, Millenium Technology Ventures, Goldman Sachs, InveStar Capital, Lucent Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Synopsys, and United States Venture Partners.", "http: www.lspeed.com Spanish & Portuguese Travel Site Viajo.com Names Chairman MIAMI -- Viajo.com, an Internet travel site for Spanish and Portuguese speaking markets, said it appointed Kenneth J. Orton as chairman of the board.", "Mr. Orton was most recently founder and CEO of Preview Travel, which merged with Sabre's Travelocity.com.", "He also serves as chairman of the board of Wine.com and sits on the boards of autobytel.com, Egghead.com, and VetmedCenter.com." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e8721_p31", "sents": [ "Mr. Thornton was formerly president of agricultural products and chief financial officer at Griffin.", "Mr. Thorton replaces acting CEO and founder Roger Randall, who will remain with company as vice president of marketing services.", "AgWeb is backed by the Farm Journal, Safeguard Securities, and Madison Dearborn Partners.", "http: www.agweb.com Infrastructure Firm Lightspeed Interactive Names CEO mail this story?", "top PLEASANTON, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Lightspeed Interactive, an infrastructure software firm that focuses on applications for technology companies, said it has appointed Patrick Burns as the firm's first president and CEO.", "Mr. Burns was most recently CFO and secretary treasurer of DHL Corp and has held senior management positions with companies including Ford Motor Co., Xerox Bechtel, International Systems, and Maersk Industries.", "The company raised $11 million in its first round of funding from Ticonderoga Capital and Millenium Technology Ventures in October.", "http: www.lspeed.com New President & CEO Takes Helm at Buyproduce mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Babe Adams", "sents": [ "Charles Benjamin \"Babe\" Adams (May 18, 1882 – July 27, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.", "Noted for his outstanding location control, his career average of 1.29 walks per 9 innings pitched was the second lowest of the 20th century; his 1920 mark of 1 walk per 14.6 innings was a modern record until 2005 .", "He shares the Pirates' franchise record for career victories by a right-hander (194), and holds the team mark for career shutouts (47); from 1926 to 1962 he held the team record for career games pitched (481)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Pittsburgh Pirates", "sents": [ "The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.", "The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division.", "The Pirates play their home games at PNC Park; the team previously played at Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium, the latter of which was named after its location near the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers.", "Founded on October 15, 1881 as Allegheny, the franchise has won five World Series championships.", "The Pirates are also often referred to as the \"Bucs\" or the \"Buccos\" (derived from buccaneer, a synonym for pirate)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Chamber of Commerce", "sents": [ "The California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) is the largest broad-based business advocacy group in California.", "Membership represents one-quarter of the private sector jobs in California and includes firms of all sizes and companies from every industry within the state.", "The CalChamber provides products and services to help businesses and human resources (HR) professionals comply with both federal and state employment law.", "As a not-for-profit organization with roots dating to 1890, the CalChamber promotes international trade and investment to stimulate California's economy and create jobs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5895_p0", "sents": [ "\"Monday, last week, I urged our retail coalition, Alliance for Retail Energy Markets (AReM), to hold a press conference this week to draw media attention to the CPUC's vote on Thursday to suspend direct access.", "AReM and its PR Firm agreed.", "After a lot of work to line up customers, the press conference was held Tuesday morning in Scaramento.", "We had excellent turnout from customer groups.", "Public statements of support for continuing direct access were made by the California Chamber of Commerce, CA Manufacturing and Technology Association, CA Large Electric Consumers Association, CA Retailers Association, School Project for RR (SPURR - forget the whole acronym but the org purchases gas and electricity for aggregated elementary and high schools), QUALCOM, City of Palm Springs, NYMEX, and the ESPs of Green Mountain, New Energy Enron (me), and Strategic Energy.", "All the major papers were there, San Jose Mercury News, SF Chronicle, LA Times, SD Union, OC Register, Wall Street Jr. Also there were the energy trade press, Bloomberg, Public Radio and a capitol TV station." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10669_p6", "sents": [ "Under SB 8, the recipient of an e-mail advertisement transmitted in violation of the legislation could bring a civil action against the violator.", "The recipient could recover actual damages or $10 per e-mail advertisement and attorney's fees and court costs.", "Sen. Ron Amstutz (R., District 22) introduced the measure.", "UNIVERSAL SERVICE NEW YORK Senator wants DPS to look into access to advanced services in rural areas Sen. James W. Wright (R., District 46) has introduced SB 1087 to direct the Department of Public Service to evaluate rural customers' access to advanced telecom services at reasonable rates.", "The bill finds that rural communities often don't have access to advanced services, resulting in limited opportunities to attract and maintain businesses and readily access education, health care, and recreational services.", "The measure has been referred to Energy and Telecommunications Committee.", "WIRELESS TENNESSEE Lawmakers seek consumer protections in wireless contracts Rep. Gary Odom (D., District 55) has introduced a bill that would require wireless providers to notify consumers 30 days before any written contract expired." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Gary Odom", "sents": [ "Gary Odom is a former American politician and the former Democratic Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives.", "He was elected to represent the 55th district, which is part of Davidson County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e699_p18", "sents": [ "Power Contracts The suit cited the risk of fixed-price contracts for power sales in 2002 and 2003. Northeast has countersued for $1 billion.", "Fixed retail prices in California and unregulated wholesale prices have burdened PG&E Corp. and Edison International with $13 billion in debt.", "Northeast said Edison wanted to renegotiate the price because of changes in value.", "In addition to market strains, proposed mergers have come apart this year for reasons that can crop up when two different organizations plan to fuse.", "In the largest abandoned transaction this year, FPL yesterday canceled its purchase of Entergy after the two utilities' leaders fought for dominance of the combined company, and FPL said Entergy gave conflicting earnings forecasts.", "Entergy Chief Executive Wayne Leonard said James Broadhead, FPL's chairman and chief executive, planned to renege on an agreement to make Leonard the CEO of the new company, which would have had more utility customers than any United States rival." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Entergy", "sents": [ "Entergy Corp. is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations in the Deep South of the United States.", "It is headquartered in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rebound (TV series)", "sents": [ "Rebound is an anthology television series which aired on both the ABC and on the DuMont networks.", "The series ran from February 8, 1952, to May 30, 1952, on ABC (17 episodes) and from November 21, 1952, to January 16, 1953, on DuMont (5 episodes).", "The ABC series aired Fridays from 9 to 9:30pm ET, while the DuMont series aired Fridays from 8:30 to 9pm ET.", "Among the actors appearing were Onslow Stevens, Lee Marvin, John Doucette, and Rita Johnson." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Lee Marvin", "sents": [ "Lee Marvin (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film and television actor.", "Known for his distinctive voice and prematurely white hair, Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles, mostly villains, soldiers, and other hardboiled characters.", "A prominent television role was that of Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the NBC crime series \"M Squad\" (1957–1960)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sony", "sents": [ "Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社 , Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha ) (often referred to simply as Sony) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.", "Its diversified business includes consumer and professional electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services.", "The company is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets.", "Sony was ranked 113th on the 2016 list of Fortune Global 500." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e19857_p11", "sents": [ "Mr. Sundarajan replaces Manny Correia, who retired.", "Mr. Sundarajan joined the company in October 1997 and most recently served as vice president of Japan and Asia Pacific customer operations.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Sundarajan worked at Cadence Design Systems, where he held roles such as group director of field operations and services.", "CoWare is backed by ARM, Greylock Needham and Co., GIMV, IT Partners, STMicroelectronics, and Sony.", "font <BR <a href=\"http: www.coware.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.coware.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwQPNIQJIPHI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Diveo Broadband Networks Adds Claudio Pecorari as Gen. Mgr.< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwQPNIQJIPHIx\" <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images arrow.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" alt=\"top\" a &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QPNIQJIPHI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp;< td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" WASHINGTON -- Diveo Broadband Networks, a provider of Internet infrastructure and broadband services in Latin America, said it added Claudio Pecorari as general manager for IP business, based out of the company&#39;s Brazilian headquarters in Sao Paulo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mengke Bateer", "sents": [ "Mengke Bateer (, pronounced ; born November 20, 1975), commonly referred to simply as Bateer in China, is a retired Chinese Inner Mongolian professional basketball player.", "A tall and imposing presence at the center position, he played parts of three seasons in the NBA, winning the NBA Finals during one of them, but spent the majority of his career competing in the Chinese Basketball Association for the Beijing Ducks and later with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers before ending his career with the Sichuan Blue Whales in the lesser National Basketball League and winning the CBA Finals with Beijing.", "Mengke scored a total of 8 points with the Toronto Raptors on his last season in the NBA." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Sichuan Blue Whales", "sents": [ "The Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales (四川金强蓝鲸), also known as Sichuan Jinqiang or Sichuan Blue Whales, are a professional basketball team based in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, which plays in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association.", "The Jinqiang Group is the club's corporate sponsor while its mascot is a blue whale." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9403_p34", "sents": [ "Outercurve is backed by Research In Motion, MSD Capital, Time Warner Digital Media, and First Union Bank.", "http: www.outercurve.com Spanlink Names New CEO and Three Additions to Board MINNEAPOLIS -- Spanlink Communications, which provides communications products and services, said it named Mark Francis as president and CEO.", "Mr. Francis was the vice president of business development at Spanlink prior to this appointment.", "Spanlink also appointed three new members to its board: Eugene Lee of Cisco Systems, Teri Dahlbeck of GotMarketing.com, and Tom Kieffer of Agiliti.", "Investors for Spanlink include Cisco Systems.", "http: www.spanlink.com Gate42 Technologies Names Former Juno Exec as CEO NEW YORK -- Gate42 Technologies, a developer of Internet-based business communications technology, announced the appointment of Robert H. Cherins as its new chief executive officer.", "Cherins' most recent position was as the executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Juno Online Services.", "Gate42 investors include Shalom.com and Evergreen Robertson Stephens." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "JPMorgan Chase", "sents": [ "JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a U.S. multinational banking and financial services holding company headquartered in New York City.", "It is the largest bank in the United States, the world's sixth largest bank by total assets, with total assets of US$2.5 trillion, and the world's second most valuable bank by market capitalization, after ICBC.", "It is a major provider of financial services, and according to \"Forbes\" magazine is the world's sixth largest public company based upon a composite ranking.", "The hedge fund unit of JPMorgan Chase is the second largest hedge fund in the United States.", "The company was formed in 2000, when Chase Manhattan Corporation merged with J.P. Morgan & Co." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6615_p23", "sents": [ "\"The American Red Cross has witnessed first-hand the generosity of the peop le of this city and this state,\" said John W. McDivitt, Chief Executive Office r for the Houston chapter.", "\"It is significant that contributions made by individuals represent the single largest source of relief dollars.", "On behal f of the American Red Cross, its volunteers, and the people who rely on our services, we extend our thanks to the community for this support.\"", "McDivitt added that the Local Disaster Fund will remain open at Chase Texas branches, serving as a fund-raising vehicle for future emergency relief efforts.", "Checks should be written to the American Red Cross, GHAC.", "\"We know that our own corporate gift and the money collected in our Texas branches goes toward an extremely efficient relief organization,\" said Alan Buckwalter, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Texas Region.", "\"And, we take comfort in knowing that the funds raised here will provide local benefits." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]