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[ { "title": "Eugene Lockhart", "sents": [ "Eugene Lockhart, Jr. (born March 7, 1961 in Crockett, Texas) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots.", "He played college football at the University of Houston and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1984 NFL Draft." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27476_p32", "sents": [ "Purchase, New York, Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of NewPower Holdings Inc. fell 31 percent after the venture, formed by Enron Corp. to compete with traditional gas and electric utilities, said revenue this year will be lower than projected.", "Shares of NewPower fell $2.27 to $5.08 on trading of 1.22 million shares, more than six times the three-month daily average.", "The decline was the third-biggest among United States stocks.", "The stock has fallen 76 percent since debuting in October.", "Revenue in 2001 will be $420 million to $440 million, down from $530 million to $540 million forecast previously, Chief Executive Eugene Lockhart said.", "Revenue this quarter probably will be $60 million to $65 million.", "The company expects to have 1 million customers by the end of the year, below the 1.2 million projected previously.", "Revenue fell partly because of delays in Texas's plan to open its electricity market to competition.", "Milder-than-expected weather and a higher power-grid fee in the market encompassing Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland also hurt business, Lockhart said on a conference call with analysts and investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "James B. Sanderlin", "sents": [ "James Bernard Sanderlin (January 2, 1929 – April 22, 1990) was a lawyer who, during the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, used litigation to fight for equality and against discrimination in Pinellas County, Florida.", "During this time Sanderlin was one of only five African American attorneys who practiced in racially divided St. Petersburg, Florida.", "Sanderlin devoted his career to unifying blacks and whites in his community in an effort to move toward social and legal equality.", "While living in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 1950s, Sanderlin felt compelled to move to the South to try to make a difference for minorities there.", "All of his life he had lived peacefully alongside whites, so it was not hard for him to envision an American society where the \"Brown v. Board of Education\" Supreme Court decision was implemented and equality was practiced and not just talked about." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Brown v. Board of Education", "sents": [ "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) , was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.", "The decision overturned the \"Plessy v. Ferguson\" decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation, insofar as it applied to public education.", "Handed down on May 17, 1954, the Warren Court's unanimous (9–0) decision stated that \"separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.\"", "As a result, \"de jure\" racial segregation was ruled a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.", "This ruling paved the way for integration and was a major victory of the Civil Rights Movement, and a model for many future impact litigation cases.", "However, the decision's fourteen pages did not spell out any sort of method for ending racial segregation in schools, and the Court's second decision in \"Brown II\", 349 U.S. 294 (1955) only ordered states to desegregate \"with all deliberate speed\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mack F series", "sents": [ "The Mack F series was the third generation of cabover trucks from Mack Trucks.", "Its production began in 1962 and ended in 1981.", "It was produced primarily as a set-forward axle truck but a setback axle version was shipped overseas (from the USA).", "The cab came in a 50 inch (1371.6 mm) day cab (no sleeper).", "Sleeper models included a 72 inch (1828.8 mm), 80 inch (2032 mm) and later a \"bustle back\" was added that lengthened the sleeper to 86 inches (2184.4 mm)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mack Trucks", "sents": [ "Mack Trucks, Inc., is an American truck–manufacturing company and a former manufacturer of buses and trolley buses.", "Founded in 1900 as the Mack Brothers Company, it manufactured its first truck in 1907 and adopted its present name in 1922.", "Mack Trucks is a subsidiary of AB Volvo which purchased Mack along with Renault Trucks in 2000.", "After being founded in Brooklyn, New York, the company's headquarters were in Allentown, Pennsylvania, from 1905 to 2009, when they moved to Greensboro, North Carolina.", "The entire line of Mack products is still produced in Lower Macungie, Pennsylvania, with additional assembly plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Australia, and Venezuela." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Harrafteh, Lorestan", "sents": [ "Harrafteh (Persian: هرفته‎ ‎ ) is a village in Dowreh Rural District, Chegeni District, Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 224, in 52 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Dowreh Rural District", "sents": [ "Dowreh Rural District (Persian: دهستان دوره‎ ‎ ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in Chegeni District, Dowreh County, Lorestan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 9,208, in 2,052 families.", "The rural district has 38 villages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Swapna (journalist)", "sents": [ "Swapna is the managing editor of Telugu language news channel Sakshi TV.", "She was as a Telugu language TV presenter and journalist." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Sakshi TV", "sents": [ "Sakshi TV is a Telugu news television channel.", "It belongs to Sakshi group.", "The channel's Managing editor is Priyadarshini Ram, under the chairmanship of the Y. S. Bharati, the wife of Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1999 Asian Wrestling Championships", "sents": [ "The 1999 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.", "The event took place from May 25 to May 30, 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Tashkent", "sents": [ "Tashkent ( ; Uzbek: \"Toshkent\" , \"Тошкент\", تاشكېنت, ] ; Russian: Ташкент , ] ; literally \"Stone City\") is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan.", "The officially registered population of the city in 2012 was about 2,309,300." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Atticus (band)", "sents": [ "Atticus (formed in 1995 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a rock band noted for progressive compositions, complex harmonies, innovative cover art, and a small but loyally devoted fan base.", "The band is named after the Atticus Finch character of \"To Kill a Mockingbird\", a novel by Harper Lee which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961, and commonly picturized in posters and T-shirts developed by various print companies and Express clothing line.", "Atticus reunited with former Atticus guitarist Nick Swan for a special reunion show at the New City Cafe in Knoxville's Old City on July 16, 2005.", "The band officially went on indefinite hiatus on June 7, 2006 to pursue other artistic endeavors, though several side projects are underway." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Pulitzer Prize", "sents": [ "The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.", "It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.", "Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.", "In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017).", "The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27392_p64", "sents": [ "The Chief Minister said the government has broadly accepted the draft document of terms of references prepared by DF allies, barring Congress and Nationalist Congress Party.", "\"We have discussed certain issues at length, but we have to put the final terms of reference in a legal framework\", Deshmukh said.", "He added that the government was likely to file a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court, and \"We have ensure that our case is not prejudiced there.\"", "On reports about winding up of Godbole renegotiation panel, Deshmukh said he will request the panel to carry on the renegotiation process, because even if Enron pulls out of the project, the panel's recommendations were required by the government.", "(PTI) 16-08 1712 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron's Former CEO Says He Failed in Some Businesses, CNBC Says 2001-08-15 19:55 (New York) Houston, Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp.'s former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, who resigned yesterday, said he decided to leave the energy-trading company after feeling ``he had failed in crucial business areas,'' financial news network CNBC reported, citing the Wall Street Journal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "CNBC", "sents": [ "CNBC is an American basic cable, internet and satellite business news television channel that is owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a division of NBCUniversal, owned by Comcast.", "Headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, the network primarily carries business day coverage of U.S. and international financial markets; following the end of the business day and on non-trading days, CNBC primarily carries financial and business-themed documentaries and reality shows." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "VerticalNet", "sents": [ "Verticalnet Inc. was a host of 43 business-to-business (B2B) procurement portals headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania.", "It was famous for its market capitalization of $10.89 billion on March 10, 2000, during the dot-com bubble, despite sales of $112.5 million in 2000.", "Verticalnet was acquired by Bravo Solutions in 2008 for $15.2 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e8778_p19", "sents": [ "Points.com raised $2.2 million from Kensington Capital Partners in September.", "http: www.points.com Content App Firm FastTide Taps Ex-AOL Exec and VC for Board mail this story?", "top MCLEAN, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- FastTide, which develops content delivery applications for Web hosting and Web content providers, said it has appointed Mark Walsh and Mark Ein to its board.", "Mr. Walsh is the chairman of VerticalNet, a network of online business-to-business trading communities, and the former senior vice president of America Online, where he founded and ran AOL Enterprise, AOL's business-to-business division.", "Mr. Ein is CEO and founder of Venturehouse Group, an early stage equity financing firm.", "FastTide raised $1.8 million in December of 1999 and an additional $6.5 million in March 2000 from angles, founders, and Capital Investors and is working on its next round of financing.", "http: www.fasttide.com new people Ebusiness Networks Firm Commerx Names New CEO from Within mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27268_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Wednesday, November 21, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Brick-and-mortar cuts hurt e-tailers Price discounts by traditional retailers are likely to reduce sales for online retailers, according to the Conference Board, a nonprofit research group.", "\"Bargains are not as prevalent because offline stores are offering discounts,\" said the board's director, Lynn Franco.", "\"The incentive to shop on the Web is not there.\"", "Her group conducted a holiday shopping survey and found 22% of its respondents indicated they plan to make online purchases, compared to 21% a year ago.", "Another study of shopping plans, by Chicago-based consulting firm Accenture, found a sharp disinterest in online shopping.", "Forty-three percent said they planned to shop less online this year than last, while 23% said they would spend more through the Web.", "The big draw for online shoppers was convenience.", "-- China shutters Internet bars Chinese authorities have closed almost 20% of the country's 94,000 Internet bars." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Accenture", "sents": [ "Accenture PLC is a global management consulting and professional services company that provides strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services.", "A Fortune Global 500 company, it has been incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, since 1 September 2009.", "In 2017, the company reported net revenues of $34.9 billion, with more than 425,000 employees serving clients in more than 200 cities in 120 countries.", "In 2015, the company had about 130,000 employees in India, about 48,000 in the US, and about 50,000 in the Philippines.", "On August 29, 2017, Apple Inc. announced a partnership with Accenture to create iOS business solutions.", "Accenture's current clients include 94 of the Fortune Global 100 and more than three-quarters of the Fortune Global 500." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2308_p2", "sents": [ "``We don't currently transport natural gas into California, but we do own and operate the largest independent products pipeline on the West Coast, headquartered in Orange, Calif. We will utilize our expertise as a major natural gas pipeline operator and transporter to build the Sonoran Pipeline, and we look forward to expanding our relationship with Calpine, one of the leading power plant developers in America.''", "According to Pete Cartwright, chairman, president and CEO of Calpine, the project will serve several important purposes for Calpine.", "``The Sonoran Pipeline will help ensure a diverse supply of natural gas in California.", "With our existing plants in California, and our plans to bring on line an additional 9,000 megawatts of capacity, it is essential that we have a dependable, competitively priced source of natural gas.", "This important new pipeline will allow us to better control our costs in the California market to help lower energy prices and build needed generation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2308_p4", "sents": [ "Given sufficient shipper support in the open season, Sonoran Pipeline, LLC (Sonoran) proposes an in-service date in the summer of 2003. The estimated cost of phase one of the project is approximately $624 million.", "The open season will seek at a minimum, 20-year term commitments at a fixed transport rate of $0.39 per Dth for firm transportation.", "Sonoran proposes to charge shippers actual fuel on Phase One via a fuel tracker.", "Fuel is estimated at 1.3 percent.", "Sonoran has already received an acceptable binding bid from Calpine Energy Services, L.P. for 400,000 Dth per day.", "Phase Two: Phase Two will be an extension of Phase One and consist of approximately 590 miles of 36-inch and 42-inch high-pressure interstate natural gas pipeline continuing from Needles on the California border to points within California, terminating near Antioch in Contra Costa County.", "Depending on shipper interest, Phase Two will transport from 1.0 to 1.5 million Dth of natural gas per day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2398_p4", "sents": [ "This is a very wrong step in a very wrong direction, 8 he said.?", "At the Assembly committee hearing, numerous speakers sought to testify for and against the bill.", "However, Democrat Assembly Member Helen Thomson (chosen by Committee Chair Ellen Corbett to preside instead of the Republican vice-chair, which in itself was unusual) limited testimony to tw o witnesses on each side.?", "Speaking for the tax were Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, and Lenny Goldberg, of the California Tax Reform Association, organizations funded largely by public employee unions or liberal-leaning foundations that generally oppose tax relief and support increased government spending.", "Ms. Ross urged immediate action, saying consumers will be paying 1.5 percent of their income on power purchases in the next year.", "Mr. Goldberg called the proposal a viable and realistic solution, which he said he hopes is constitutional.", "Providing opposition testimony were Carrie-Lee Coke, representing the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, and Steven Kelly of t he Independent Energy Producers.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3, 6 ] }, { "title": "Helen Thomson", "sents": [ "Helen MacLeod Thomson is a member of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors and a former Democratic assemblywoman from California's 8th Assembly district.", "Thomson was first elected to the assembly in 1996 and served three two-year terms.", "She was the first of what have become three consecutive women from Davis to be elected to this seat, followed by Lois Wolk and Mariko Yamada." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Friends (Whodini song)", "sents": [ "\"Friends\" is a song by the American hip-hop group Whodini.", "The song reached #4 on the U.S. \"Billboard\" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.", "The song was less successful on the Hot 100, spending 3 weeks on the chart and peaking at #87.", "The Song was sampled on the Nickelodeon sitcom \"Taina\" on the song \"Thought that we were friends\", which was sung by Christina Vidal who played the title character." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Nickelodeon", "sents": [ "Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American basic cable and satellite television network launched on December 1, 1977, and is owned by Viacom through Viacom Media Networks and based in New York City.", "It is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 6–11 while its weekday morning edutainment programs are targeted at younger children ages 2–5." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9430_p2", "sents": [ "The first of three articles reviews the process itself.", "http: www.poweronline.com read nl20000822 207584 2) Exclusive Platts Report Offers Comprehensive Look at IPPs Platts, an energy market information service and a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has completed an exclusive new report detailing the strategies and projects of 210 closely held, non-regulated, electric generating companies worldwide.", "http: www.poweronline.com read nl20000822 207585 3) AlterSys to buy CJ International, Transysoft Hoping to solidify its position as a global supplier of embedded solutions and advanced automation technology, Altersys plans to buy CJ International, the maker of ISaGRAF, the de facto standard in IEC 61131-3 industrial control software, said Julien Chouinard, president and CEO of AlterSys.", "Financial details weren?t released.", "http: www.poweronline.com read nl20000822 207586 4) News and Analysis Visit the Power Online News and Analysis page for the latest industry headlines and feature articles.", "http: www.poweronline.com read nl19991209 40575 EDITOR'S CHOICE PRODUCTS 1) AC Drive 2) Potting and Encapsulation Selector Guide 3) FTA Retrofit System 4) Product Showcase - 1) AC Drive The Altivar 28 AC drive allows retrofitting to existing ALTIVAR 18 AC drives without re-drilling boltholes or new programming." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e20549_p1", "sents": [ "The conference is sponsored by Platts, the energy information, research, consulting and market services division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP).", "Featured speakers include top officers from Duke Energy, Reliant Energy, Aquila, Williams Energy, Coral Energy, Calpine, Allegheny Energy Global Markets, PG&E, Southern California Gas, the New York Mercantile Exchange and others, along with the industry's top strategic analysts.", "The conference also includes a panel that will take an in-depth look at how federal regulators are rewriting the rules for the trading market and what that means for trading companies.", "The keynote address will be delivered by the Honorable Nora Mead Brownell, a commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.", "The conference is sponsored by the Platts family of electricity and natural gas market products including Power Markets Week, Inside FERC's Gas Market Report, Gas Daily, Megawatt Daily, Platts Energy Trader and Global Energy Business.", "For more information or to register, go to www.platts.com and hit the Day of the Trader banner." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ford Excursion", "sents": [ "The Ford Excursion is a heavy duty (Class 2), extended-length sport utility vehicle that was produced by Ford from 1999 to 2005 for the North American market.", "The longest and heaviest SUV ever to enter mass production, the Excursion was based upon the Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup truck.", "A ¾-ton chassis vehicle, the Ford Excursion was designed as a competitor for the 2500-series (also ¾-ton) Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4254_p0", "sents": [ "oh, and now he is trying to tout diesel as a clean fuel.", "- Forwarded by Susan Scott ET&S Enron on 09 25 2000 05:01 PM Susan Scott 09 25 2000 04:54 PM To: Jeff Dasovich cc: Subject: Environmental Alert Fawcett has purchased a Ford Excursion.", "7.3 liter turbo-diesel.", "And he's proud of it!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "And the Crowd Goes Wild", "sents": [ "And the Crowd Goes Wild is the fifth studio album, and sixth album overall, by American country music artist Mark Wills.", "Released in 2003 as his last album for Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced two top 40 hit singles on the \"Billboard\" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: the title track and \"That's a Woman\", which peaked at #29 and #40, respectively.", "The album itself peaked at #5 on the \"Billboard\" Top Country Albums charts, and #68 on The Billboard 200." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mark Wills", "sents": [ "Daryl Mark Williams (born August 8, 1973), known professionally as Mark Wills, is an American country music artist, Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label – \"Mark Wills\", \"Wish You Were Here\", \"Permanently\", \"Loving Every Minute\", and \"And the Crowd Goes Wild\" – as well as a greatest hits package.", "In that same timespan, he charted sixteen singles on the \"Billboard\" country charts, all of which made the top 40.", "After leaving Mercury in 2003, he signed to Equity Music Group and charted three more singles.", "Two of these were later included on his sixth studio album, \"Familiar Stranger\", which was released on the Tenacity label in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10178_p99", "sents": [ "15), which would impose ceilings on CLECs access charges and bar IXCs self-help actions -meaning their refusal to pay CLEC access charges t hat they deem excessive.", "In joint comments, e.spire Communications, Inc., KMC Telecom, Inc., Talk.co m Holding Corp., and XO Communications, Inc., supported ALTS Guaranteed Reduced Exchange Access Tariffs (GREAT) proposal.", "\"The GREAT proposal recognizes that the entire industry can benefit from the establishment of benchmark access rates that are deemed reasonable by the Commission and that the access charge rates of ILECs and CLECs are not readily comparable, primarily because ILECs and CLECs do not necessarily employ the same rate structures or network architectures, they said.", "Other CLEC comments didn 't address the GREAT proposal directly and urged the FCC to proceed with caution -if at all -in imposing a benchmark limit on CLEC access charge rates.", "\"The vast majority of access charges assessed by CLECs are comparable to those of ILECs, which is significant in and of itself given the higher cost s CLECs face in providing such access, said Focal Communications Corp., R CN Telecom Services, Inc., and Winstar Communications, Inc., in joint comments If the FCC sets a benchmark for CLEC access rates, it should be done \"on the basis of ensuring that CLECs are able to collect their rightful charges and that their customers are able to make and receive long distance calls, they said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e10082_p15", "sents": [ "AOL Time Warner, Inc., today named board members for the newly merged company.", "They are Daniel F. Akerson, chairman and chief executive officer, XO Communications, Inc.; James L. Barksdale, partner, the Barksdale Group; Stephen F. Bollenbach, president and CEO, Hilton Hotels Corp.; Stephen M. Case, chairman AOL Time Warner; Frank J. Caufield, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Miles R. Gilburne, partner, CGLS Fund; Carla A. Hills, chairman and CEO, Hills and Co.; Gerald M. Levin, CEO, AOL Time Warner; Reuben Mark, chairman and CEO, Colgate-Palmolive Co.; Michael A. Miles, former chairman and CEO, Philip Morris Companies, Inc.; Kenneth J. Novak, vice chairman, AOL Time Warner; Richard D. Parsons, co-chief operating officer, AOL Time Warner; Franklin D. Raines, chairman and CEO, Fannie Mae; R.E.", "Turner, vice chairman and senior adviser, AOL Time Warner; and Francis T. Vincent Jr., chairman Vincent Enterprises", "Ten members of the Washington law firm of Greenberg Traurig have left to join Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld's telecom and information technology practice in McLean, Va., an Akin Gump spokesman said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Riverside Girls High School", "sents": [ "Riverside Girls High School is a secondary, public, day school for girls, located in Gladesville, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.", "It was founded in 1934, celebrating its 80th Anniversary in 2014." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Huntleys Point, New South Wales", "sents": [ "Huntleys Point is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.", "Huntleys Point is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill.", "Huntleys Point sits on the northern shore of the Parramatta River." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Wrocław–Szczecin railway", "sents": [ "The Wrocław–Szczecin railway is a Polish 356-kilometre long railway line, that connects Wrocław with Zielona Góra, Rzepin, Kostrzyn and Szczecin.", "The railway was assigned part of the European TEN-T route E59 from Scandinavia to Vienna, Budapest and Prague in 1991." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Szczecin", "sents": [ "Szczecin ( ; ] ; German and Swedish: \"Stettin\" , known also by other alternative names) is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland.", "Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport and Poland's seventh-largest city.", "As of June 2011, the population was 407,811." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lasek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Lasek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuchola, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 16 km north of Tuchola and 69 km north of Bydgoszcz." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Bydgoszcz", "sents": [ "Bydgoszcz (] , German: \"Bromberg\" ] , Latin: \"Bydgostia\" ) is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers.", "With a city population of 358,614 (June 2014), and an urban agglomeration with more than 470,000 inhabitants, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland.", "It has been the seat of Bydgoszcz County and the co-capital, with Toruń, of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999.", "Prior to this, between 1947 and 1998, it was the capital of the Bydgoszcz Voivodeship, and before that, of the Pomeranian Voivodeship between 1945 and 1947." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Maharashtra State Electricity Board", "sents": [ "Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India.", "The MSEB was formed on 20 June 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948.", "In 1998 it was the second largest electricity generating utility in India after National Thermal Power Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27407_p23", "sents": [ "Later, while speaking to reporters TPC managing director Adi Engineer said the power utility was \"waiting in the wings\" for a proper opportunity after which the company \"will definitely look into buying the Enron stake in DPC\".", "He said TPC would involve itself in this matter only afte the imbroglio over payment of USD 48 million between DPC and its estranged partner Maharashtra State Electricity Board were sorted out.", "\"DPC's asset is good.", "It is in fact a national asset which cannot be wished away\", Engineer said.", "(PTI) 13-08 1029 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "BUSINESS POWER PRIVATISATION: REFORM UNPLUGGED RUBEN BANERJEE 08 13 2001 India Today 42 Copyright 2001 Living Media India Ltd All's not well and it is going to get worse.", "The much-admired power reforms in Orissa have come unstuck barely six years after they were hailed as a beacon for the rest of the country." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Phantagram", "sents": [ "Phantagram (Korean: 판타그램 ) is a video game development studio based in South Korea.", "It is mainly known for its popular game series \"\".", "Phantagram also co-developed the fantasy/strategy action game \"Ninety-Nine Nights\" with Q Entertainment, for the Xbox 360.", "It also published \"Phantom Crash\" for the Xbox, which was developed by Genki." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Ninety-Nine Nights", "sents": [ "Ninety-Nine Nights, (Korean: 나인티-나인 나이츠 , Japanese: ナインティ ナイン ナイツ ), is a fantasy hack and slash video game developed for the Xbox 360 by an alliance between Q Entertainment and Phantagram; video game designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi served as producer for the game.", "The game features hundreds of enemies onscreen at any given time, and borrows heavily from other video games of the genre, most notably from the \"Dynasty Warriors\" and \"\" series'." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chris Masuak", "sents": [ "Christopher William Masuak is a Canadian-born Australian rock musician, guitarist, songwriter and record producer.", "He joined the punk rock group, Radio Birdman (1976–78, 1995–96, 1997, 2005–07), then the hard rockers, the Hitmen (1978–84, 1989–92), and the Screaming Tribesmen (1984–89).", "Masuak has also been a member of New Christs (1983–84), the Juke Savages (1992–96), the Raouls (1996–97), and Klondike's North 40 (2002–present).", "He has released material as Chris Boy King and as Klondike.", "Radio Birdman were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in July 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Radio Birdman", "sents": [ "Radio Birdman was one of the first Australian independent bands to carry the protopunk label, along with The Saints.", "They were formed by Deniz Tek and Rob Younger in Sydney in 1974.", "The group influenced the work of many successful, mainstream bands, and are now considered instrumental in Australia's musical growth." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6556_p27", "sents": [ "http: www.novient.com VC Fund News o Z Partners and Zurich Financial to Form New Firm NEW YORK -- Z Partners said it will join with publicly traded financial services firm Zurich Financial Services Group, its leading limited partner, to form Z Investment Partners (CZIP), a new alternative asset management company.", "Z expects Zurich to invest $2 billion for significant equity in CZIP.", "The newly formed firm will launch Z Financial Services Fund III and Z Investments II, independent successor funds to existing Z funds.", "CZIP will expand the alternative asset investment scope of Z, which includes venture capital investment.", "Z partner Laurence Cheng will be the chief executive officer of CZIP and sit on its board of directors.", "Z partner Steven Gluckstern will become CEO of Zurich's global asset business and a member of its group management board.", "Mr. Gluckstern will also be one of two Zurich representatives on CZIP's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19925_p12", "sents": [ "Z will not make additional investments in technology startups, Mr. Cooper said.", "Since 1990 Z has focused on investment in the financial services industry, but beginning in 1998 the firm invested in tech startups related to financial services.", "Those investments were made using the Z Financial Services II fund, the remainder of which will be used for financial services investments.", "font <!--[<a href=\"http: professional.venturewire.com story.asp?sid=QNOKNKOLHI\" more..< a ]-- <br <a href=\"http: www.capitalz.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" http: www.capitalz.com< font a td tr table <br td tr <tr <td <TABLE BGCOLOR=\"#eeeeee\" <TR <TD <PRE When Corporate and Venture Worlds Collide VentureWire Breakfast Briefing - San Mateo, CA, Sept. 19 Innovative companies such as Eastman Chemical have led the charge in using venturing to spur corporate transformation and create long-term value.", "Learn how corporate and private VCs can work together to create profitable, sustainable investment strategies.", "What are some examples of corporations and VCs working together to build companies?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "History of Animals", "sents": [ "History of Animals (Greek: Τῶν περὶ τὰ ζῷα ἱστοριῶν , Ton peri ta zoa historion, \"Inquiries on Animals\"; Latin: \"Historia Animālium\" \"History of Animals\") is one of the major texts on biology by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who had studied at Plato's Academy in Athens.", "It was written in the fourth century BC; Aristotle died in 322 BC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Athens", "sents": [ "Athens ( ; Modern Greek: Αθήνα , \"Athína\" ] , Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, \"Athênai\" , \"Athínai\") is the capital and largest city of Greece.", "Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20258_p1", "sents": [ "If it passes, it will go back to the Senate.", "Link: <http: info.sen.ca.gov cgi-bin postquery?bill_number=abx2_2&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen Exemptions include: the tax imposed under this part shall not apply to sales of electricity, sold for consumption in this state, made by qualifying facilities.", "(c) For purposes of this section, the term \"qualifying facilities\" includes qualifying small power production facilities or qualifying cogeneration facilities within the meaning of Sections 201 and 210 of Title II of the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.", "Secs.", "796(17), 796(18), 824a-3), and the regulations adopted pursuant to those sections by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (18 C.F.R.", "Secs.", "292.01 to 292.602, inclusive), and other generation units installed, operated, and maintained at a customer site exclusively to serve that facility's load.", "2 Elec Profits Tax Bills On The Move In Calif Assembly By Jessica Berthold 09 06 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones)--The California Assembly is to consider a bill Friday to place a progressive tax on electricity sales in California the second windfall profits tax measure to be heard by legislators in a week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act", "sents": [ "The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA, Pub.L.", "95–617 , 92 Stat.", "3117 , enacted  9, 1978 ) is a United States Act passed as part of the National Energy Act.", "It was meant to promote energy conservation (reduce demand) and promote greater use of domestic energy and renewable energy (increase supply).", "The law was created in response to the 1973 energy crisis, and one year in advance of a second energy crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Scottish Power", "sents": [ "ScottishPower Ltd. is a vertically integrated energy company with its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland.", "It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but, in 2006, it became a subsidiary of the Spanish utility Iberdrola." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20622_p59", "sents": [ "\"The difficult thing is that when we bought that power to meet regulatory supply obligations, we were buying at a price that is over ten times what it is today.\"", "A combination of lower demand, more capacity, price caps and cooler-than-expected summer weather have led to a collapse in United States prices to around $30 per megawatt-hour currently, from an average of more than $200 per megawatt-hour in the first quarter, the company said.", "Scottish Power will seek recovery of the excess charges from United States regulators in the months to come, Mr. Russell said.", "The company is also reviewing its risk-management policies.", "The new charges \"draw a line under the episode that started last winter with this spike in prices,\" Mr. Russell said.", "ABN Amro analyst Alistair Buchanan said market was \"shocked\" by the announcement and that investors will want to know why they weren't warned earlier.", "On the brighter side, Mr. Russell and Chief Financial Officer David Nish noted that the company last week won a $64.4 million revenue increase from regulators in the state of Oregon, most of which is related to increased power costs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Matthew Shepard Story", "sents": [ "The Matthew Shepard Story is a 2002 award-winning Canadian-American television film by director Roger Spottiswoode based on the true story of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay youth who was murdered in 1998.", "The film scenario written by John Wierick and Jacob Krueger, it starred Shane Meier as Matthew and Stockard Channing as Judy Shepard and Sam Waterston as Dennis Shepard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Shane Meier", "sents": [ "Shane Meier (born June 11, 1977) is a Canadian actor.", "He played the title role in \"The Matthew Shepard Story\", a TV film about the life and murder of Matthew Shepard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3556_p12", "sents": [ "http: www.advantage-capital.com e-business technology Names Diem Le as VP, Int'l Relations mail?", "top COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- e-business technology, a security services and product development firm, said it added Diem Le as vice president of international relations.", "Mr.", "Le will be responsible for creati ng and maintaining strategic partnerships and distribution channels for the company's software and services.", "Initial international expansion will focus on the Asia-Pacific region.", "Mr.", "Le most recently served as vice president a nd general manager, Asia operations at MedChannel, a business-to-business healthcare software and services firm.", "e-business technology is backed by Crimson.", "http: www.ebiz-tech.com Howard Diamond Gets Promoted to GetPlugged.com's VP mail?", "top WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- KnowledgeLinks, parent company to GetPlugged.com, said it promoted Howard Diamond to vice president and gener al manager of GetPlugged.com.", "Mr. Diamond most recently served as director of sales and joined the company in April 1999. KnowledgeLinks is backed by Hewlett-Packard, Mission Ventures, M Group, and Timberline Venture Partners http: www.getplugged.com Metreo Adds Peter Wong as VP of Professional Services mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 10 ] }, { "title": "e4084_p8", "sents": [ "Previous funding came from individual investors http: www.storigen.com CRM Firm PAR3 Communications Has $5.7 Million First Round SEATTLE -- Timberline Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, said it has invested $2 million in PAR3 Communications, a developer of CRM technology, as part of the company's $5.7 million first round of funding.", "Draper Fisher Jurvetson also participated in the round.", "PAR3 was founded in 1999 as AlertOnline.", "PAR3's technology allows businesses to communicate with their customers via telephone, e-mail, pager, Internet, fax, instant messaging, or wireless device.", "http: www.par3.com Employee Health ASP AtBalance Gets $1.5 Million in Round One NEW YORK -- AtBalance, an ASP that provides employee fitness and health information, services, and training, said it secured $1.5 million in its first round of funding from Asian Appraisal and individual investors.", "The company will use the funding for product deployment, recruiting additional staff, and for corporate operations and marketing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2002 Australian Film Institute Awards", "sents": [ "The 44th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held in 2002.", "Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary and short film productions of 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Australian Film Institute", "sents": [ "The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry.", "It is responsible for producing Australia's premier annual film and television awards, as of 2011 known as AACTA Awards (previously the AFI Awards)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6150_p0", "sents": [ "'Urging you to vote \"no\" on Proposition 36. Funded by three out-of-state billionaires, this misguided initiative essentially decriminalizes heroin, PCP, crack cocaine and other hard drugs while seriously undermining California's highly successful drug courts.", "Opposed by every major California newspaper, including LA Times, Sac Bee, SF Chronicle, SJ Mercury and San Diego Union.", "Also opposed by CA AG Bill Lockyer, actor Martin Sheen, United States Senator Dianne Feinstein, California Republican Party, Betty Ford Center, Phoenix House, California District Attorneys Association, California State Sheriffs Association and over 300 other law enforcement, public safety and drug treatment organizations.", "(Please pass this message along to your own e-mail list -- thanks.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Bill Lockyer", "sents": [ "William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is a veteran California politician, who held elective office from 1973 to 2015, as State Treasurer of California, California Attorney General, and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate.", "Described by journalistic observers as one of the state's most \"colorful\" and \"shrewdest\" public officials, he has long been known to speak his mind with an uncommon frankness that occasionally caused him political embarrassment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Clocks of Iraz", "sents": [ "The Clocks of Iraz is a fantasy novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, the second book of both his Novarian series and the \"Reluctant King\" trilogy featuring King Jorian of Xylar.", "It was first published as a paperback by Pyramid Books in 1971.", "It was reprinted by Del Rey Books in December 1983, March 1984, and July 1989.", "It was later gathered together with the other books in the trilogy, \"The Goblin Tower\" (1968) and \"The Unbeheaded King\" (1983), into the omnibus collection \"The Reluctant King\" (Nelson Doubleday/SFBC, February 1985).", "An E-book edition was published by Gollancz's SF Gateway imprint on September 29, 2011 as part of a general release of de Camp's works in electronic form.", "The novel has been translated into Portuguese, Italian, French, German and Dutch." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Novarian series", "sents": [ "The Novarian series is a sequence of fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp, published between 1968 and 1989.", "The series contains some of de Camp's most innovative works of fantasy, featuring explorations of various political systems, an inversion of the \"rags to royalty\" pattern characteristic of much heroic fantasy, a satiric look at the foibles of humanity through the eyes of a demon, and a consistently wry and ironic take on conventions of the genre that plays out by taking them to their logical (or illogical) conclusions.", "Another singular feature of the series is its frequent use of folk tales integrated into the plot to painlessly convey something of the background and history of the invented world.", "This device obviates the need for lengthy appendices, as in \"The Lord of the Rings\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Barletta Cathedral", "sents": [ "Barletta Cathedral (Italian: \"Duomo di Barletta, Concattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore\" ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Barletta, Apulia, southern Italy.", "Formerly the seat of the archbishops of Barletta and Nazareth, it is currently a co-cathedral in the Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie.", "It was built in two different styles, Romanesque and Gothic, from the 12th century to the 14th century." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Barletta", "sents": [ "Barletta    is a city, \"comune\" and capoluogo together with Andria and Trani of Apulia, in south eastern Italy.", "Barletta is also a provincia (Barletta-Andria-Trani) and its population is around 94.700 citizens." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Complete Works (album series)", "sents": [ "The Complete Works is a two-volume compilation album series of the titular complete works of space rock group Spiritualized.", "The first volume was released in 2003 and the second in 2004." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Spiritualized", "sents": [ "Spiritualized are an English space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce (often known as J. Spaceman), formerly of Spacemen 3.", "The membership of Spiritualized has changed from album to album, with Pierce—who writes, composes and sings all of the band's material—being the only constant member." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ameritech", "sents": [ "AT&T Teleholdings, Inc., formerly known as Ameritech Corporation (and before that American Information Technologies Corporation), was a U.S. telecommunications company that arose out of the 1984 AT&T divestiture.", "Ameritech was one of the seven Regional Bell Operating Companies that was created following the breakup of the Bell System.", "Ameritech was acquired by SBC Communications in 1999 which subsequently acquired AT&T Corporation in 2006, becoming the present-day AT&T Inc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e10569_p6", "sents": [ "HB 10 has been referred to the House Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.", "Its text is available at http: www.ncga.state.nc.us html2001 bills AllVersions House H10v1.html.", "FUTURE OF REGULATION ILLINOIS Ameritech files complaint against electric company Ameritech-Illinois has filed a complaint with the state Commerce Commission seeking customer-specific calculations for the \"customer transition charge\" (CTC) from Commonwealth Edison Co. All delivery service customers, regardless of whether they purchase power and energy from ComEd or a competitor, must pay the CTC.", "Ameritech says ComEd provides customer-specific CTCs for only two of the 100 Ameritech facilities covered under the companies' agreement.", "According to Ameritech, ComEd has taken the position that it serves Ameritech's facilities under a \"rider 32 contract\" and that those facilities aren't eligible for customer-specific CTCs.", "The rider 32 contract contains no significant, individually negotiated rates, terms, or conditions.", "Such a contract is included as an addendum to whatever other agreement the customer has with ComEd, Ameritech said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God", "sents": [ "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (), known internationally as simply Goblin, is a South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo, Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae.", "It aired on cable network tvN every Friday and Saturday at 20:00 starting December 2, 2016 until January 21, 2017." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lee Dong-wook", "sents": [ "Lee Dong-wook (born November 6, 1981) is a South Korean actor.", "He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas \"My Girl\" (2005), \"Scent of a Woman\" (2011), \"Hotel King\" (2014), and \"\" (2016-2017)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tamás Kazi", "sents": [ "Tamás Kazi (born 16 May 1985) is a Hungarian track and field athlete specialised in middle distance running events.", "Kazi mainly competes in the 800 metres, in which he participated in the 2009 and 2011 World Championships in Athletics, reaching the semifinal on both occasions.", "He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London failing to qualify for the semifinals.", "He was born in Baja, Hungary." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "2011 World Championships in Athletics", "sents": [ "The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea.", "It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Airi L", "sents": [ "Airi L is a female vocalist who had a hit in the UK with a pre-release cover version of \"When Love Takes Over\" by David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland.", "Airi L's version got to 22 in the UK Singles Chart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kelly Rowland", "sents": [ "Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.", "Rowland rose to fame in the late 1990s as the second lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.", "During their hiatus, Rowland released her debut solo album \"Simply Deep\" (2002), which sold 2.5 million copies worldwide and produced the number-one single \"Dilemma\" with Nelly, as well as the international top-ten hit \"Stole\".", "Rowland also moved into acting, with guest appearances in television sitcoms, and starring roles in successful films \"Freddy vs. Jason\" (2003) and \"The Seat Filler\" (2005)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Aeolanthes lychnidias", "sents": [ "Aeolanthes lychnidias is a moth in the Depressariidae family.", "It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908.", "It is found in southern India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Depressariidae", "sents": [ "Depressariidae is a family of moths.", "It has formerly been treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2300 species worldwide." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20492_p17", "sents": [ "Company shares again tumbled on Monday, shedding $1.57, or 10.13 percent, to $13.93 in midday trade on the New York Stock Exchange.", "Once a Wall Street darling, the stock has tumbled more than half in price since Enron release d earnings two weeks ago, losing about $15.1 billion in market capitalizati on as investors fretted about the transparency of off-balance sheet transac tions.", "Moody's Investors Service on Monday cut Enron's senior unsecured debt ratin g to two notches above junk status, and warned it may cut it again, as well as its rating for Enron's commercial paper.", "Rating agency Standard & Poor' s on Thursday revised its outlook for Enron's ratings to \"negative\" from \"s table.\"", "Enron's credit-worthiness has a direct affect on the price it pays to take out loans, and the perception among its trading partners on the company's a bility to make good on trades.", "Moody's said Enron is suffering from deteriorating financial flexibility si nce it announced big write-downs and equity charges from previously undiscl osed partnership investments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e894_p17", "sents": [ "3 investor-owned utility, San Diego Gas and Electric, had engaged in any financial misconduct by funneling billions to their parent companies to pay dividends and repurchase stock.", "Trading in PG&E stock was halted briefly today.", "When it resumed, the price quickly fell by nearly 40 percent.", "By day's end, the stock of Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison, had also dropped sharply, by 35 percent.", "That Pacific Gas and Electric, which helped design the deregulation that brought on the California power crisis, would now take so drastic a step both concerned and puzzled analysts.", "\"It doesn't make sense, because the governor endorsed the rate increase the utilities had been asking for,\" said Susan Abbott, head of the power group at Moody's Investors Service in New York.", "But Ms. Abbott also noted that the rate increases -- varying from 10 percent to 37 percent, on top of a 9 percent surcharge adopted by the state this winter -- would not entirely eliminate the debt accumulated by the utilities as a result of deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jacob Palaeologus", "sents": [ "Jacob Palaeologus, born Giacomo da Chio (  1520 – March 23, 1585) was a Dominican friar who renounced his religious vows and became an antitrinitarian theologian.", "An indefatigable polemicist against both Calvinism and Papal Power, Palaeologus cultivated a wide range of high-placed contacts and correspondents in the imperial, royal, and aristocratic households in Eastern Europe and the Ottoman Empire; while formulating and propagating a radically heterodox version of Christianity, in which Jesus Christ was not to be invoked in worship, and where purported irreconcilable differences between Christianity, Islam, and Judaism were rejected as spurious fabrications.", "He was continually pursued by his many enemies, repeatedly escaping through his many covert supporters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Ottoman Empire", "sents": [ "The Ottoman Empire (; Ottoman Turkish: دولت عليه عثمانیه‎‎ , \"Devlet-i ʿAlīye-i ʿOsmānīye \", literally The Exalted Ottoman State; Modern Turkish: \"Osmanlı İmparatorluğu \" or \"Osmanlı Devleti \"; also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire, Ottoman Turkey or simply Turkey) was an empire founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bicelik Province) by the Oghuz Turkish tribal leader Osman.", "After 1354, the Ottomans crossed into Europe, and with the conquest of the Balkans, the Ottoman Beylik was transformed into a transcontinental empire.", "The Ottomans ended the Byzantine Empire with the 1453 conquest of Constantinople by Mehmed the Conqueror." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19680_p55", "sents": [ "The merged company will assume the \"rights and obligations\" under Enron's naming-rights deal for Enron Field.", "Enron also made filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning agreements announced Nov. 1 to get $1 billion in credit lines from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup.", "The filing detailed a provision in those agreements that, based on Enron's current credit rating, would have prevented it from tapping those lines.", "An Enron spokesman said Tuesday the banks have waived that provision.", "Also Tuesday, Enron said it named company executive Raymond Bowen Jr. as treasurer to replace Ben Glisan, who was fired last week.", "Dynegy stock continued its upward movement Tuesday, closing $2.63 higher at $46.94. Bottom of Form 1 Report on Business: International Enron chief may hit jackpot CEO's contract calls for a giant payout if control changes KRISTEN HAYS Associated Press, Bloomberg Business News 11 14 2001 The Globe and Mail Metro B9 \"All material Copyright (c) Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. and its licensors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e19612_p30", "sents": [ "``Merging with Enron is fraught with potential problems for Dynegy,'' said Commerzbank analyst Andre Meade.", "``The bulk of Enron's value is in its trading business, and it's trading business is people.''", "Enron shares were little changed after the announcement hich will result in a $96 million reduction in 1997 net income, $113 million in 1998, $250 million in 1999 and $132 million in 2000. In 2001, the changes result in an increase to net income of $17 million and $5 million in the first and second quarters, respectively, and reduction of $17 million for the third quarter.", "Enron also fired Treasurer Ben Glisan and Kristina Mourdant, a lawyer for an Enron division.", "The company ``now believes'' Glisan, Mourdant and two other employees no longer working for Enron bought interests in subsidiaries of a partnership run by former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow.", "Enron said it believes Fastow made more than $30 million from partnerships called LJM1 and LJM2 which he ran." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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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": "e20247_p35", "sents": [ "The measure, AB 4XX by Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, makes permanent an executive order Davis issued on June 5, 2001, when many feared a summer plagued by rolling outages.", "--Enron Corp. must turn over sensitive financial documents to a state Senate committee investigating possible price manipulation of wholesale energy prices, a judge rules.", "But the state must provide the energy company with a protective order that the judge will approve.", "--Sen. Ross Johnson, R-Irvine, tries to amend a bill in the Senate to cut the salary of S. David Freeman, chairman of the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority.", "Freeman draws a salary of $200,008. Johnson tried to limit it to no more than the salary that Gov.", "Gray Davis is authorized to get -$175,000. \"Many of us feel Mr. Freeman ripped off taxpayers of California so the (Los Angeles) Department of Water and Power could pay off its debts early,\" Johnson said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jennifer Clulow", "sents": [ "Jennifer Clulow (born 30 March 1942) is an actress and television presenter, best known for her appearances in a series of television advertisements for Cointreau.", "However, she first came to attention in the 1960s in various drama series, including \"Mr Rose\" (1968), in which her character, Jessica Dalton, succeeded Drusilla Lamb (Gillian Lewis) as secretary to the retired Chief Inspector Rose (William Mervyn)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Gillian Lewis", "sents": [ "Gillian Lewis was an English character actress who, after a varied stage career in the 1950s and early '60s, appeared in a number of television drama series until the late 1970s.", "Her best known roles were probably as the runaway heiress Geraldine Melford in the original London production of Slade and Reynolds' musical \"Free as Air\" and, on television, as Drusilla Lamb, secretary to Mr. Rose in the detective series of that name." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Abu Dhabi", "sents": [ "Abu Dhabi (US , UK ; Arabic: أبو ظبي‎ ‎ \"Abū Ẓabī \" ] ) is the capital and the second most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (the most populous being Dubai), and also capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the largest of the UAE's seven emirates.", "Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast.", "The city proper had a population of 1.5 million in 2014." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2741_p5", "sents": [ "However, one industry specialist said yesterday Enron was talking of \"selling\" at least part of its shareholding.", "The threat raises critical issues for western companies seeking to profit from accessing state-owned oil and gas in the Gulf.", "The project was launched two years ago by Abu Dhabi, the wealthiest of the United Arab Emirates, to promote energy security for the Gulf.", "But Abu Dhabiis seen as a prime example of a state where prestige and opaque domestic political considerations can be as important as profitability in such a large-scale project, especially in the early stages.", "Dolphin's majority owner is UAE's Offsets Group (UOG), an offshoot of Abu Dhabi's defence procurement industry.", "In March, Dolphin, a relative newcomer on Abu Dhabi's energy scene, signed a Dollars 3.5bn agreement with Qatar to exploit and pipe up to 2bn cubic feet a day of gas from Qatar's prolific North Field to Abu Dhabi.", "Qatari gas is the source of Abu Dhabi's long-term energy strategy, and Enron 's role was to develop, at a profit, the downstream section, primarily to construct and lay the 350km pipeline from Qatar to Abu Dhabi." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "WR Hambrecht + Co", "sents": [ "WR Hambrecht + Co. is a full-service investment bank with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Tokyo.", "It specializes in using its unique auction process called OpenIPO to compete with the traditional methods of larger and more established banks.", "Recently, it has underwritten companies such as Google and Interactive Brokers.", "The firm has financial backing from industry leaders including American Century, Crimson Ventures, epartners, Fidelity Ventures, Novell, and Park Avenue Equity Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e9692_p5", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to expand sales, marketing, and product development.", "In addition to the investment, Stan Tims of TL Ventures and Alan Katz of WR Hambrecht + Co will join Isochron's board of directors.", "http: www.isochron.com New Money o Telecom App Firm Synamics Closes $12 Million First Round RICHMOND HILL, Ontario -- Synamics, a provider of telecommunications services software, said it completed its first round of financing, with $12 million from VenGrowth and Arch Venture Partners.", "The funding will be used for new products and opening a new United States office.", "http: www.synamics.com $6.7 Million Round One for B2B Application Provider Ardesic WATERLOO, Ontario -- Ardesic, a provider of suite of applications for business-to-business exchanges, said it secured $6.7 million in a first round of financing led by Celtic House International and TL Ventures.", "Working Ventures Canadian Fund and Waterloo Ventures also contributed to the funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "List of companies of the Dominican Republic", "sents": [ "The Dominican Republic is a sovereign state occupying the eastern five-eighths of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region.", "The western three-eighths of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two countries.", "The Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation by area (after Cuba) at 48445 km2 , and 3rd by population with approximately 10 million people, of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Hispaniola", "sents": [ "Hispaniola (Spanish: \"La Española\"; Latin: \"Hispaniola\"; Taíno: \"Haiti/Quisqueya\") is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean island group, the Greater Antilles.", "It is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba, and the most populous island in the Caribbean; the eleventh most populous island in the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chicken Wagon Family", "sents": [ "Chicken Wagon Family is a 1939 American comedy, directed by Herbert I. Leeds and based on the 1925 novel, \"The Chicken-Wagon Family,\" by Barry Benefield.", "It stars Leo Carrillo in the role originally intended for Will Rogers before his death." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "1939", "sents": [ "will be , the 1939 year of the Common Era (CE) and \"Anno Domini\" (AD) designations, the year of the , the year of the , and the year of the decade .", "This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the deadliest conflict in human history." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "M-10003 to M-10006", "sents": [ "The Union Pacific Railroad's M-10003, M-10004, M-10005, and M-10006 were four identical diesel-electric streamliner train 2-car power sets delivered in May, June, and July 1936 from Pullman-Standard, with prime movers from the Winton Engine division of General Motors Corporation and General Electric generators, control equipment and traction motors.", "One was for the \"City of San Francisco\", two were for the \"City of Denver\", and one was a spare set intended for both routes.", "In 1939, M-10004 was split and converted into additional boosters for the other sets, now renumbered CD-05, CD-06, and CD-07, all running on the \"City of Denver\".", "The M-10001 power car became the other third booster.", "In this form, the three power sets ran until they were replaced by E8 locomotives in 1953, at which point they were scrapped." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "General Electric", "sents": [ "General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.", "As of 2016, the company operates through the following segments: Aviation, Current, Digital, Energy Connections, Global Research, Healthcare, Lighting, Oil and Gas, Power, Renewable Energy, Transportation, and Capital which cater to the needs of Financial services, Medical devices, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Software Development and Engineering industries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p18", "sents": [ "The round also included MMC Capital, Orix USA, and Quest Management.", "Previous investors Jafco America Ventures, InveStar Capital, and Nomura International also participated in the round.", "Equator Technologies said it expects a second closing within the next few weeks to conclude a total of more than $50 million for the round.", "The company said it will use the funds to accelerate new product development and increase its investments in global operations, infrastructure, technology development, sales and marketing, and customer support.", "http: www.equator.com EDS Takes Equity Stake in Business Software Firm MobileQ LAS VEGAS -- Publicly-traded EDS said it made an undisclosed equity investment in MobileQ, a developer of enterprise software that mobilizes business applications.", "As part of the deal, EDS will offer MobileQ's software, XMLEdge, to its customers and MobileQ will use EDS as one of its preferred systems integrators.", "MobileQ has received funding from Pequot Capital Management, Clarity Capital, and Bell Mobility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p44", "sents": [ "The trials will finish in 2004. The company is backed by more than $32 million from Bau Dah Investment, Bio World Venture Capital, Central Investment Holding Co., China Development Industrial Bank, Elan Pharmaceuticals, and PK Venture Capital.", "http: www.ardentpharma.com vc fund news MMC Capital Closes Technology Fund II at $250M mail?", "top GREENWICH, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MMC Capital, a global private equi ty firm, said it closed the MMC Capital Technology Fund II at $250 million on Octobe r 31, 2000. The company, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, manages over $2.5 billion in assets.", "MMC Capital said it waited to announce the fun d until after its marketing period expired on March 31, 2001. MMC Capital Technology Fund II will invest between $5 million and $20 million in the second and third stages of technology companies in financial services and related industries.", "MMC Tech II said it plans to invest in a total of 20 companies and has already invested in four: CashEdge, CyberStarts, InfoGlid e, and Insurance Technologies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ascaris", "sents": [ "Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worms known as the \"small intestinal roundworms\", which is a type of helminth (parasitic worm).", "One species, \"Ascaris lumbricoides\", affects humans and causes the disease ascariasis.", "Another species, \"Ascaris suum\", typically infects pigs.", "\"Parascaris equorum\", the equine roundworm, is also commonly called an \"Ascarid\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Ascaris lumbricoides", "sents": [ "Ascaris lumbricoides is the \"large roundworm\" of humans, growing to a length of up to 35 cm .", "It is one of several species of Ascaris.", "An ascarid nematode of the phylum Nematoda, it is the most common parasitic worm in humans.", "This organism is responsible for the disease ascariasis, a type of helminthiasis and one of the group of neglected tropical diseases.", "An estimated one-sixth of the human population is infected by \"A. lumbricoides\" or another roundworm.", "Ascariasis is prevalent worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2984_p5", "sents": [ "Perkins added that the governor's accusations of opposing court orders are unfounded.", "``We have always worked within the law and are proud of our commitment to keeping the lights on.", "We have followed all court orders and worked closely with the FERC and others to cooperate fully with all investigations.", "When necessary, we have filed court challenges to orders that we believe violate our rights -- hardly an illegal action.''", "To participate in a telephone press conference tomorrow, Friday May 18 at 11 a.m. PDT, contact Maxine Enciso at 310 444-1303 or Richard Wheatley at 713 207-5881. -- Contact: For Reliant Energy Los Angeles: Maxine Enciso, 310 444-1303 Media: Richard Wheatley, 713 207-5881" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e777_p7", "sents": [ "Aroner said the bill, proposed by a coalition of Democratic women, calls for the state to establish a formula to determine \"reasonable\" profits for generators and tax back anything over that amount.", "Major power generators, many of them based in Texas, have reported sharply higher earnings as wholesale power prices skyrocketed in the Western United States spot market.", "Last year at this time, prices were $30 to $40 per megawatt hour of electricity.", "This year, that same electricity costs between $300 and $400. Those high prices, combined with a botched 1996 state deregulation effort that kept caps on consumer rates, have pushed California's two largest utilities close to bankruptcy, forced the state into the energy-buying business and led to several days of rolling blackouts from San Diego to the Oregon border.", "Richard Wheatley, a spokesman for Houston-based Reliant Energy, said any windfall profit tax was a terrible idea.", "\"We would oppose any such form of legislation,\" Wheatley said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2990_p12", "sents": [ "Focus Technologies is backed by Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and Sprout Group.", "http: www.focusanswers.com Playboy Publisher Gail Day Joins Jungle Interactive Media mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Jungle Interactive Media, a content company geare d towards young business and legal professionals, said it named Gail Day as group associate publisher.", "Ms. Day formerly served as publisher at Playboy Magazine and associate publisher of Sports Illustrated for Kids.", "Jeff Greif was named advertising director, most recently serving as advertising direct or at George and fashion director at GQ magazines.", "Jungle Interactive is backe d by Kingdon Capital Management, Korn Ferry International, and Ridgewood Capital.", "http: www.jungleinteractive.com Elogex Appoints Ex-FutureNext CEO David Patterson as COO mail?", "top CHARLOTTE, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Elogex, a provider of collaborative commer ce technology for logistics, said it appointed David Patterson as COO.", "Mr. Patterson formerly served as CEO, co-founder, and director of FutureNext Consulting, a chain integration services firm." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Playboy", "sents": [ "Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine.", "It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.", "Notable for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), \"Playboy\" played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with a presence in nearly every medium.", "In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of \"Playboy\" are published worldwide." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3957_p0", "sents": [ "'Thanks for using Acteva for your recent order!", "This message contains a summary of your online transaction completed on September 14, 2000. Please keep this as your order confirmation.", "What: LOTTERY REGISTRATION: THE 2000 LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE Qty: 1 registration for \"Saturday Ticket\" at $0.00 each For: Jeffrey Dasovich Total Purchase Amount: No Charge Date Of Event: Sep 22, 2000 to Sep 23 2000 Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location: Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720 Directions: http: www.theleadingedge.org 2000 gettingthere.html Reservation Reminder: Transaction Number: 96550 Order Number: 8131QKCM20009141651 Credit Card Confirmation Code: No Charge Leading Edge 2000 - Haas School of Business Purchase Refund Policy: Please contact the Event Organizer for refund policy.", "Acteva's Purchase refund policy: Refunds and cancellations are provided only at the discretion of the organization hosting or sponsoring this event.", "Acteva, Inc. issues credits only when directed to do so by the sponsoring organization." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "University of California, Berkeley", "sents": [ "The University of California, Berkeley (also referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, and Cal ) is a public research university located in Berkeley, California.", "Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the oldest of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system (although UCSF was founded in 1864 and predates the establishment of the UC system) and is ranked as one of the world's leading research universities and the top public university in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jason Leopold", "sents": [ "Jason Leopold is an American senior investigative reporter for \"BuzzFeed\".", "He used to be an investigative reporter for \"Al Jazeera America\" and \"Vice News\".", "He worked at \"Truthout\" as a senior editor and reporter, a position he left after three years on February 19, 2008, to co-found the web-based political magazine \"The Public Record\", Leopold's profile page on \"The Public Record\" now says he is Editor-at-Large.", "Leopold returned to \"Truthout\" as Deputy Managing Editor in October 2009 and was made lead investigative reporter in 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e6535_p0", "sents": [ "'Some Generators Say No As Calif Lawmakers Eye Haircut Updated: Monday, July 16, 2001 04:52 PM?ET By Jason Leopold and Jessica Berthold Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones)--Some power suppliers said Monday they wouldn't accept a move by California state lawmakers to allow them to collect just 70% of what they are owed by Edison International (EIX, news, msgs) unit Southern California Edison.", "At issue are bills scheduled for hearings Monday and Tuesday in the state Assembly and Senate to rescue Southern California Edison from the verge of bankruptcy, where it has teetered for six months.", "Both bills aim to spread out the costs of helping the utility recover $3.5 billion in wholesale power costs that it was forced to absorb as a result of a retail rate freeze.", "Discounts to unpaid power bills may be needed to make the rescue politically palatable.", "But some suppliers, which together are owed about $1 billion by the utility, are balking." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7723_p17", "sents": [ "EFI invested an undisclosed amount of funds in D2P Australia, a network for file-transfer and communications for the graphics arts industry, and DOR Ventures Partners, an international investor in emerging new media publishing, digital printing technologies, and image-related companies.", "The company said neither investment was part of a round.", "http: www.d2p.com.au http: www.dorventures.com Inkra Networks Raises $26.5 Million Round PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Norwest Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on emerging growth IT companies, said it has invested in Inkra Networks, which designs carrier systems to deliver streamlined and enhanced services for Internet data centers, bringing the round to a total of $26.5 million.", "Battery Ventures and StormVentures also provided funding.", "Inkra said it will use the funding for product and marketing development, recruitment, and to strengthen its management team.", "http: www.norwestvp.com Online Customer Relations Firm Norkom Raises $17 Million DUBLIN -- Norkom, a Dublin-based provider of online customer relationship management software and services, said it raised $17 million in its latest round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Norwest Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Norwest Venture Partners (Norwest) is a venture and growth equity (GE) investment firm with approximately $6B in capital under management.", "The firm targets early to late-stage venture and growth equity investments across several sectors, including cloud computing and information technology, Internet and consumer, software as a service, business and financial services, and healthcare.", "Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Norwest has offices in San Francisco and subsidiaries in Mumbai and Bengaluru, India and Herzelia, Israel.", "The firm has funded more than 575 companies since inception.", "As of early 2016, the firm has approximately 130 active companies across its venture and growth equity portfolio." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1325_p34", "sents": [ "In a vitriolic attack on the government's economic policies at a rally here on Monday, Thengadi, who helped raise the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, one of the country's biggest labour organisations, called Finance Minister Yaswhant Sinha a ``criminal'' for usurping the labour ministry's constitutional rights.", "In a speech dripping with sarcasm, Thengadi's attack on Vajpayee's charisma and image was thinly veiled.", "He opened his speech with a reference to media's capacity to do ``image building.''", "Quoting from management guru Peter Drucker's book Beware of Charisma, Thengadi said: ``A country cannot progress merely by building one or two persons' image.", "Stalin, Hitler and Mussolini are examples of image-building destroying personalities and their organisations.''", "The 81-year-old Sangh leader sought a committee to enquire into the profitability of public sector companies.", "``I want to testify before an enquiry that bureaucrats are deliberately turning the public sector companies into loss-making.''", "He accused bureaucrats of making their own deals with the new promoters and ensuring the PSUs' sale to these private promoters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Peter Drucker", "sents": [ "Peter Ferdinand Drucker ( ; ] ; November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was an Austrian-born American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business corporation.", "He was also a leader in the development of management education, he invented the concept known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as \"the founder of modern management\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Neferu III", "sents": [ "Neferu (English: Beauty) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th Dynasty.", "She was a daughter of Amenemhat I (r. 1991–1962 BC), sister-wife of Senusret I (r. 1971–1926 BC) and the mother of Amenemhat II." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Amenemhat II", "sents": [ "Nubkaure Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.", "Although he ruled for at least 35 years, his reign is rather obscure, as well as his family relationships." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19951_p1", "sents": [ "He worked with legendary 'underground' filmmaker, painter, musicologist, anthropologist, Harry Smith, in New York, learning the craft of hand painted film and collage.", "He also spent extended periods of time with mentors, Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.", "He has participated in and contributed to several art movements including the Bay Area Neo Dada movement, Correspondence Art, Xerox Art, Rubber Stamp Art and other conceptual and performance pieces.", "He has had numerous group exhibitions and one man shows.", "His paintings can be found in the collections of the late Joanne Dru (Mrs. Robert Wood), Angela Lansbury, the late Ernest Hemingway and wife Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Randolf Hearst, Henri Lenoir, Mrs. Robert Mondavi and other prominent collections in the United States and Europe.", "Mr. Hemens is currently completing a non-fiction narrative about Jack Kerouac and America, entitled The Other Side of Denial-Memoirs of a Second Generation Desolation Angel ?, and a collection of remembrances of time spent with his friend, the poet Bob Kaufman, entitled Percodan Summer ?." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Bob Kaufman", "sents": [ "Robert Garnell Kaufman (April 18, 1925 – January 12, 1986) was an American Beat poet and surrealist inspired by jazz music.", "In France, where his poetry had a large following, he was known as the \"black American Rimbaud.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5529_p0", "sents": [ "Perry fills one spot on PUC Former Enron exec draws opposition By JANET ELLIOTT Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau AUSTIN -- Mario Max Yzaguirre, a former Enron executive, was appointed Wednesday by Gov.", "Rick Perry to the state agency that is overseeing electricity deregulation in Texas.", "Yzaguirre was named to replace Judy Walsh on the three-member Public Utility Commission of Texas.", "Yzaguirre, of South Padre Island, recently resigned as president of Enron's Mexico operations.", "He formerly worked as a lawyer at Houston's Vinson &amp; Elkins.", "In 1989, Yzaguirre was fined $15,000 after pleading guilty to a federal charge of killing a whooping crane while hunting near the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge north of Corpus Christi.", "Yzaguirre, who thought he was shooting at a snow goose, also paid $6,480 in restitution to the state over the death of the endangered bird.", "He is the son of former University of Texas Regent Mario Yzaguirre of Brownsville." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "South Padre Island", "sents": [ "South Padre Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of Texas.", "It is located in Cameron County and in Willacy County.", "South Padre Island was formed when the creation of the Port Mansfield Channel split Padre Island in two.", "The island is a popular vacation destination because the resort city South Padre Island is located on the island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3705_p37", "sents": [ "The provisions highlight just how far the city has come on Calpine's propos ed 600-megawatt Metcalf Energy Center.", "Just months ago, city leaders stood in solid opposition to the $400 million project, threatening lawsuits and othe r tactics to block it.", "Now, those same officials appear ready to go to extraordinary lengths to make Metcalf happen.", "Part of an agreement reached last week by Mayor Ron Gonzales and the compan y would require the city to pay $50 million upfront to extend a recycled-wate r pipeline needed to cool the power plant.", "Calpine will reimburse San Jose fo r just $10 million of that cost, far less than the city had sought, and will make its payments over 30 years.", "Another clause would allow Calpine, which reported an increase in first-quarter profits of more than 400 percent, to spread over 10 years a $3.9 million sewer connection fee.", "That would be a first for the city." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Ron Gonzales", "sents": [ "Ronald R. Gonzales (born 1951) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, who served as the 63rd Mayor of San Jose, California.", "Gonzales was the first Hispanic Mayor of San Jose since California became a U.S. state in 1850." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Clocks of Iraz", "sents": [ "The Clocks of Iraz is a fantasy novel by American writer L. Sprague de Camp, the second book of both his Novarian series and the \"Reluctant King\" trilogy featuring King Jorian of Xylar.", "It was first published as a paperback by Pyramid Books in 1971.", "It was reprinted by Del Rey Books in December 1983, March 1984, and July 1989.", "It was later gathered together with the other books in the trilogy, \"The Goblin Tower\" (1968) and \"The Unbeheaded King\" (1983), into the omnibus collection \"The Reluctant King\" (Nelson Doubleday/SFBC, February 1985).", "An E-book edition was published by Gollancz's SF Gateway imprint on September 29, 2011 as part of a general release of de Camp's works in electronic form.", "The novel has been translated into Portuguese, Italian, French, German and Dutch." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "L. Sprague de Camp", "sents": [ "Lyon Sprague de Camp ( ; 27 November 1907 – 6 November 2000), better known as L. Sprague de Camp, was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction and biography.", "In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, such as biographies of other fantasy authors.", "He was a major figure in science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27309_p10", "sents": [ "Mr. Litvinoff will join as the eight board member.", "<br <br With 100 employees, RHK has raised $6 million from CenterPoint Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, InterWest Ventures, and Kaufmann Fund.", "font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.rhk.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.rhk.com< font a td tr table <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"3\" <b VC PERSONNEL< b font <br <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwQNKIILJJJI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Worldview Technology Names Steve Eglash as Sr. Associate< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwQNKIILJJJIx\" <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=QNKIILJJJI\" 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\" PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- Worldview Technology Partners, a venture capital firm, said Steve Eglash has joined the firm as senior associate.<br <br Mr. Eglash, 44, will be responsible for identifying new investment opportunities primarily in the communications field and will also support Worldview&#39;s portfolio companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3787_p4", "sents": [ "The new firm is raising a new fund of $100 million.", "According to Veijo Huusko, vice president of RPI's Stockholm wireless division, the merger between the firms took place about three weeks ago.", "Th e new firm, which has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Stockholm, will offer executive search, management consulting, and investme nt and advisory services as well as venture capital financing to startups in such areas as wireless communications.", "The firm is also opening an office in the San Francisco area, Mr. Huusko said.", "Mr. Huusko also said the firm is raising a new venture fund on the order of $100 million.", "The fund is expect ed to close by the end of the year, with the initial closing taking place arou nd September.", "inVentures has traditionally invested in early-stage companies in the business-to-business and wireless applications spaces.", "http: www.redwoodpartners.com Design Chain Firm ChipData Seals $23M in Second Round RICHARDSON, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- ChipData, which develops electron ic design automation software, said it closed its second round at $23 million with funding from Trinity Ventures, EDS Ventures, CenterPoint Ventures, InterWest Partners, and Sevin Rosen Funds." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Don't Waste Your Time", "sents": [ "\"Don't Waste Your Time\" is a song by American pop-rock singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson.", "It was written by Clarkson, Fredrik Rinman, Jimmy Messer, and Malcolm Pardon, sampling riffs from Ira Losco's \"Uh Oh\".", "It is the second and final European single from Clarkson's third studio album, \"My December\", released in several European countries via iTunes on November 16, 2007.", "It was released as a CD single in Germany on December 14, 2007.", "(See 2007 in music).", "In Australia, it was promoted as the album's third single in February 2008, in time for the Australian leg of the My December Tour." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kelly Clarkson", "sents": [ "Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and author.", "She rose to fame in 2002 after winning the inaugural season of the television series \"American Idol\", which earned her a record deal with RCA Records.", "Clarkson's debut single, \"Before Your Love/A Moment Like This\", topped the US \"Billboard\" Hot 100 chart and became the best-selling single of 2002 in the nation.", "It was followed by the release of her debut studio album, \"Thankful\" (2003), which debuted at number one on the \"Billboard\" 200 chart.", "Trying to reinvent her image, Clarkson decided to part ways with \"American Idol\" management and developed a more pop rock sound for her second album, \"Breakaway\" (2004).", "It sold over 12 million copies worldwide and earned Clarkson two Grammy Awards.", "She took further creative control for her third album, \"My December\" (2007), by becoming the executive producer and co-writing the entire album.", "However, it caused a feud with her label, that was dissatisfied with her darker, less commercial rock music and reluctantly promoted the album." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Le Journal du Mali", "sents": [ "Le Journal du Mali is a French-language news-website in Bamako, Mali.", "The newspaper is owned by Dangassa Médias SARL, which also owns the website \"Le Journal du Faso\", and has an office in Paris." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Bamako", "sents": [ "Bamako is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a population of 1.8 million (2009 census, provisional).", "In 2006, it was estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth-fastest in the world.", "It is located on the Niger River, near the rapids that divide the upper and middle Niger valleys in the southwestern part of the country." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Let Them Have Their Fun", "sents": [ "Let Them Have Their Fun is the fourth full-length release by Canadian rock band Alert the Medic.", "The album was produced and mixed by Mike Turner (musician), engineered by Phil Hotz with additional engineering by Turner.", "\"Let Them Have Their Fun\" was recorded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Revolution Recording with additional tracking done at The Pocket Studios in February 2017 and was mastered by Harry Hess at H-Bomb Mastering in Toronto.", "It was released through Fontana North and Cadence Music Group on September 8, 2017." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mike Turner (musician)", "sents": [ "Michael A.", "\"Mike\" Turner (born June 5, 1963) is an English-born Canadian musician and producer.", "He is best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the band Our Lady Peace and current member of alternative rock supergroup Crash Karma." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6027_p40", "sents": [ "\"I think Judge Wagner is the toughest tool in our toolbox,\" said FERC Commissioner Patrick H. Wood III.", "Expectations are low that anybody can bridge the chasm between California a nd electricity generators and marketers, with the state alleging it was gouged by $9 billion and the companies muttering about governmental extortion.", "\"There are some very large numbers being talked about, which makes it unlikely that the companies would want to agree to a settlement,\" said Kit Konolidge, an electricity industry analyst with Morgan Stanley in New York.", "But in an interview, Wagner said he feels \"pretty good\" about the chances.", "\"I never give up until the very end.", "With these things, it looks impossible, a nd then all of a sudden it comes together.\"", "FERC, the equivalent of a national utility commission, is also dangling som e carrots in front of the parties.", "Along with refunds, Wagner is trying to ge ta deal on long-term contracts for power and guarantees that the generators, which are owed hundreds of millions of dollars, will be paid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Morgan Stanley", "sents": [ "Morgan Stanley (NYSE: [ MS] ) is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services.", "It is headquartered at 1585 Broadway in the Morgan Stanley Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.", "With offices in more than 42 countries and more than 55,000 employees, the firm's clients include corporations, governments, institutions and individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Keeper's Price", "sents": [ "The Keeper's Price and Other Stories is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction short stories edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley.", "The stories are set in Bradley's world of Darkover.", "The book was first published by DAW Books in February, 1980.", "Many of the stories first appeared in the magazine \"Starstone\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Marion Zimmer Bradley", "sents": [ "Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel \"The Mists of Avalon\", and the Darkover series.", "While some critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing, her popularity has been posthumously marred by multiple accusations against her of child sexual abuse and rape by two of her children, Mark and Moira Greyland, among many others.", "Zimmer Bradley's first child, David R. Bradley, and her brother, Paul Edwin Zimmer, also became published science fiction and fantasy authors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3639_p3", "sents": [ "Mr. Griffiths will manage, develop, and execute a business plan to promote sales of the company's technologies.", "Previously, M r. Griffiths was vice president of sales at Mvion, a wireless infrastructure software company.", "Also added was John Sabella as vice president of engineering.", "Mr. Sabella formerly served as vice president of engineering at DoubleClick, an online advertising management firm.", "MySkyWeb is funded by Aslan Angel Investor Group.", "http: www.myskyweb.com MARKETING & SALES Centerpoint Broadband Adds Jay Bowker as Worldwide Sales VP mail?", "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, an optical networking company, said it appointed Jay Bowker as vice president of optical worldwide sales.", "Mr. Bowker will be responsible for building and supporting worldwide sales activities for the company's Lightwave Efficient Networks Solutions family.", "Mr. Bowker formerly held positions with companie s such as Alidian Networks, Vina Technologies, 3Com, and OnStream Networks.", "Centerpoint Broadband Technologies is backed by Amerindo Investment Advisor s, BancBoston Capital, BancBoston Ventures, Cisco Systems, ComVentures, Essex Investment Management, Firsthand Capital Management, Menlo Ventures, MKG Group, MKG-SBC Investments, Octane Capital Management, Oppenheimer Funds, Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Putnam Investments, The Kaufmann Fund, United States Venture Partners, USVP, and Viventures Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e6556_p9", "sents": [ "Also participating were Putnam Investments, Essex Investment Mangement, and previous investors Chase H&Q, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Information Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Worldview Technology, Robertson Stephens, First Analysis of Chicago, Stanford University, and Comdisco.", "The company will use the funds for manufacturing expansion and product development.", "http: www.lightwavemicro.com Optical Firm Centerpoint Has $130 Million Mezzanine Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Centerpoint Broadband Technologies, a developer of optical networking transport and aggregation systems, said it raised $130 million in its mezzanine round of funding led by Putnam Investments and Oppenheimer Funds.", "Other investors included Amerindo Investment Advisors, Essex Investment Management Company, Firsthand Capital Management, Kaufmann Fund, Octane Capital Management, and Pilgrim Baxter & Associates.", "The company said it will use the funds to develop its technology.", "http: www.centerpoint.com Optical Networking Firm Kymata Gets $77 Million Round Four LIVINGSTON, Scotland.", "-- Kymata, a designer and manufacturer of optical networking components, said it has raised $77 million in its fourth round of funding led by European Venture Partners, with syndicate members including GATC European Technology Ventures and new investor RBS Mezzanine." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7205_p16", "sents": [ "NanoGram has developed technology that enables the manufacture of nanoscale compositions.", "Dow Corning, NEC of Japan, ABB of Switzerland, Bay Partners, Hydro Quebec CapiTech of Canada, France's Groupe Siparex, Japan's Techno-Venture, SBV Venture Partners, Fountainhead Capital, XR Ventures, Sands Brothers, Institutional Venture Partners, Venrock Associates, and Nth Power Technologies participated in the round.", "http: www.nanogram.com Public Relations Apps Firm Vocus Gets $8.4 Million Round Two LANHAM, Md.", "-- Vocus, which provides Web-based software applications for electronic public relations and external relationship management, said it has secured $8.4 million in its second round of funding led by Lazard Technology Partners.", "Vocus' first round investors, Edison Venture fund and Carmel Associates, also participated in the round.", "Vocus said it will use the funds to expand its sales and marketing efforts, as well as expand its product and service offerings.", "In addition to the investment, Kevin Burns, managing principal of Lazard, has taken a seat on Vocus' board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3415_p11", "sents": [ "According to Mr. Handique, the firm has a valuation of \"less than $10 million.\"", "He said HandyLab is burning through less than $1 million per year.", "It raised $2.4 million in Series A funds las t year from EDF Ventures, Avalon Investments, XR Ventures, and The Wolverine Fund, a venture funding organization sponsored by the University of Michiga n. He said the firm still has a substantial amount of that round left.", "HandyL ab now has nine employees, and should have about 20 by the end of the year.", "Th e company has no direct competitors other than large laboratories, Mr. Adox said.", "The company believes it can revolutionize diagnostics, as doctors are typically forced to wait between 36 and 48 hours for test results.", "By contrast, Mr. Adox said, HandyLab's technology can provide test results immediately, thereby saving critical time in addressing illness and avoidin g unnecessary treatment.", "http: www.handylab.com Dental Group JHA Gets $29.8 Million in Second Round mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Intel", "sents": [ "Intel Corporation (also known as Intel, stylized as intel) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California (colloquially referred to as \"Silicon Valley\") that was founded by Gordon Moore (of Moore's law fame) and Robert Noyce.", "It is the world's second largest and second highest valued semiconductor chip makers based on revenue after being overtaken by Samsung, and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs).", "Intel supplies processors for computer system manufacturers such as Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell.", "Intel also manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphics chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3127_p38", "sents": [ "The company's backers are GE Capital, Texas Instruments,!", "Intel, InFocus, Granite Venture s, Mustang Ventures Fund, Vulcan Ventures, 3i, Telesystems-Argo Global Capital Sequel Venture Partners, and Polaroid.", "The company was founded in July 1996 by Mr. Epstein, Mr. Willner, and Douglas McKnight and closed its fourth rou nd of funding in November 2000 at $34.3 million.", "http: www.zight.com Icarian Hires Ed Koepfler as New President and CEO mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Icarian, which provides innovativ e hosted workforce management applications, said it appointed Ed Koepfler as its new president and CEO.", "He replaces Doug Merritt, who founded the company in 199 7 and has become vice president of sales.", "Its investors include Fidelity Ventures, Granite Ventures, Information Access Technology, J.P. Morgan H&Q, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Partech International, Patricof & Co. Ventures, Presidio Venture Partners, Sands Brothers & Co., TMP Worldwide, V an Wagoner Capital Management, and Wheatley Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4007_p1", "sents": [ "Next time, Gordon Brown told the Labour Party conference this week, the message \"Labour is working should be splashed across the nation 's billboa rds.", "Since Labour returned to office in May 1997, the number of people in work has risen to 27.4m, a record high, and unemployment has tumbled.", "No wonder that the chancellor had the confidence to proclaim that \"Britain can deliver, in our generation, employment opportunity for all full employment for our country. Were the unemployment figures your guide, you might think that Britons were already fully employed.", "The proportion of the workforce claiming the dole, 4.2%, is the lowest since February 1980. The proportion who are ILO unemployed -the definition used by the International Labour Organisat ion in Geneva which, in essence, means those looking for work -is 5.9%, the lowe st since records began in 1984. There is, however, more to the labour market than the unemployment rate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Geneva", "sents": [ "Geneva ( , French: \"Genève\" ] , Arpitan: \"Genèva\" ] , German: \"Genf\" ] , Italian: \"Ginevra\" ] , Romansh: \"Genevra\" ) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.", "Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19622_p43", "sents": [ "\"We believe that the information we have made available addresses a number of the concerns that have been raised by our shareholders and the SEC about these matters,\" said Chairman and Chief Executive Kenneth Lay Over the past couple of days, Enron has been scrambling to line up quick financing from a prominent outside investor and has been in discussions with private-equity firms and power-trading companies.", "Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that Dynegy was trying to buy Enron for $7 billion to $8 billion in stock.", "Both are Houston-based energy-trading and power companies.", "Because any combination of the two would likely be scrutinized for many months, and Enron needs to shore up its finances now, Dynegy reportedly is expected to inject $1.5 billion into Enron immediately, people familiar with the matter said.", "ChevronTexaco Corp. (CVX), which owns a 26% stake in Dynegy, is expected to provide Dynegy with the funds for the cash infusion and is playing a significant role in the negotiations, the Journal said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "The Wall Street Journal", "sents": [ "The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.", "The \"Journal\", along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.", "The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e24913_p1", "sents": [ "GWF Energy LLC has applied to build the 169-MW Tracy Peaker Project, a simple cycle plant in the San Joaquin Valley, Calif., that would be online by July 2002. Peaker plants operate during times of high electricity demand.", "The company also applied to build the 91-MW Henrietta Peaker Project, 20 miles south of Hanford, Calif., which would consist of two turbine generators and come on line by June 2002. Electricity generated from the two peaker projects will be sold to the state's Department of Water Resources under a 10-year contract.", "-By Jessica Berthold, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3872; [email protected]" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e804_p3", "sents": [ "BPA, the federal agency that markets electricity from dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, is scheduled to provide 259 megawatts of cost-based power to Portland General and 135 MW to PacifiCorp, starting Oct. 1, the effective date of the state's restructuring bill.", "The bill required the Oregon Public Utilities Commission to determine by May 1 whether certain bill provisions would require the utilities to restructure in such a way that they could not meet BPA eligibility requirements for cost-based power.", "\"We've taken great care to make sure we didn't violate (BPA) standards.", "Even though BPA's rates are going up, this power will still provide benefits for residential customers,\" OPUC Chairman Ron Eachus said.", "-By Jessica Berthold, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3872; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: US POWER-Success spells trouble for Calif. energy traders.", "By C. Bryson Hull 04 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, April 5 (Reuters) - In downtown Houston's booming energy district sit a few companies whose record earnings have made them fat targets for regulators and politicians under pressure to make someone pay for California's power crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9986_p18", "sents": [ "Other investors participating in this round include Validus Partners, ABS Capital Partners, Landmark Partners, Coleman Swenson Hoffman Booth Group, Conning Connecticut Insurance Fund, HLM Fund, Zesinger Capital, Oxford Bioscience Partners, Pacific Venture Group, and the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.", "Robert NewKirk, a partner at Validus Partners, and UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Jeannine Rivet will be joining the board of directors.", "The newly acquired funding will be used for general company expansion.", "http: www.familymeds.com VSYS Receives Investment From Intel Communications Fund COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- VSYS, a networking software vendor specializing in softswitch technology for the carrier market, said it received an investment from the Intel Communications Fund and RockMountain Ventures.", "Further financial details were not disclosed.", "http: www.vsys.com Optical Solutions Raises Additional $14.3 Million Series D MINNEAPOLIS -- Optical Solutions, a company that enables service providers to deliver voice, video, and data services to the home over an all-fiber optic network, said it has raised an additional $14.3 million in Series D financing, bringing the company's current equity funding round to $79.8 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p34", "sents": [ "MainStream PCS, whose lead investor is J.P. Morgan, has raised more than $900 million in equity and $1.45 billion in debt financing to fund the acquisition and operations.", "In addition to J.P. Morgan, the investment group consists of Arlington Capital Partners, Carlyle Group, First Union Capital Partners, Green Leaf Ridge Company, Odyssey Investment Partners, Berkshire Partners, CIVC Partners, Columbia Capital Partners, and Duff, Ackerman, Goodrich & Associates.", "Deutsche Bank Securities provided the debt financing.", "Telephone 610-722-4484. o Digital Rights Manager ASPSecure Renamed TrustData Solutions SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ASPSecure, a supplier of software and services for digital rights management, said it will change its name to TrustData Solutions.", "Investors for TrustData Solutions include Intertrust MetaTrust Utility, Roger Engemann & Associates, First Albany, Kistler Associates, the Stephens Group, Intertrust Technologies, and Nippon Telematique.", "http: www.trustdatasolutions.com M&A o Optical Solutions Acquires Network Plaform Apps Firm Ziga MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Optical Solutions, a developer of fiber-optic voice, video, and data for service providers in the local access market, said it will acquire Ziga Systems, a developer of an open-architecture, multi-gigabit platform for network applications and services that is also based in Minneapolis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19732_p14", "sents": [ "2]As of most recently reported financial results.", "3]Now expected to merge with Dynegy.", "Quote: Contract manufacturer Solectron is one zero-bond issuer that could w ell get hit hard.", "Stocks have fallen so far that for at least half of all b onds out there, the prospect of conversion is absurd.", "B W ILLUSTRATION: ILLUSTRATION BY DAVID SUTER Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Manager's Journal: What Enron Did Right By Samuel Bodily and Robert Bruner 11 19 2001 The Wall Street Journal A20 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) This is a rough era for American business icons.", "Subject to the vagaries of age (Jack Welch), product failure (Ford Firestone tires), competition (Luc ent, AT&amp;T), technology (Hewlett-Packard and Compaq), and dot-bomb bubbles CMGI), managers and their firms remind us that being an icon is risky busin ess.", "The latest example is Enron, whose fall from grace has resulted in ap roposed fire sale to Dynegy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Robert Bruner", "sents": [ "Robert F. Bruner is University Professor at the University of Virginia, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, and Dean Emeritus of the Darden School of Business.", "He was the eighth dean of Darden and has been a faculty member there since 1982.", "He teaches and conducts research in finance and management at the University of Virginia and has won numerous teaching awards." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Very Best of the Bee Gees", "sents": [ "The Very Best of the Bee Gees is a greatest hits album by British/Australian pop group the Bee Gees.", "It was originally released in November 1990 by Polydor Records, around the time as the \"Tales from the Brothers Gibb\" box set.", "The album was primarily aimed at the European market, as shown by the exclusion of the US hits \"I Started a Joke\", \"Lonely Days\", and \"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Lonely Days", "sents": [ "\"Lonely Days\" is a ballad written and performed by the Bee Gees.", "It appeared on their album \"2 Years On\", and was released as a single, becoming their first Top Five hit in the US, peaking at number three in the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 and reaching number one in the \"Cashbox\" and \"Record World\" charts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Terence Hallinan", "sents": [ "Terence Hallinan (born December 4, 1936) is an American attorney and politician from San Francisco, California.", "He is the second of six sons born to Progressive Party presidential candidate Vincent Hallinan and his wife Vivian.", "Hallinan was educated at the London School of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, Hastings College of the Law.", "He currently works in private practice in San Francisco." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3520_p60", "sents": [ "-- The state is undertaking a major conservation drive.", "-- The president needs to back temporary price controls to limit the skyrocketing electric prices being charged by out-of-state power companies.", "And at the end of the day, that was pretty much the message that went out.", "DOMESTIC MATTERS: Big sit-down the other day at the D.A.", "'s office -- with Terence Hallinan making it clear that he wants the \"charge count\" upped on domestic-violence cases.", "Seems stats show that San Francisco is running below the state average when it comes to taking domestic cases to court.", "In April, for example, of the 192 domestic-violence cases brought in by the cops, fewer than half wound up going to court -- mostly for lack of evidenc e. But Hallinan (who is already eyeing a run for mayor) wants that to change.", "\"We've got to do better even if it means tightening up the charging criteria,\" Hallinan told us." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ronaldo Souza", "sents": [ "Ronaldo Souza dos Santos (born December 7, 1979), nicknamed Jacaré (] ), is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner competing in the UFC's middleweight division.", "Souza is the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, and has also formerly competed for DREAM, and Jungle Fight.", "As of February 11, 2016, he is #3 in official UFC middleweight rankings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Robbie Lawler", "sents": [ "Robert Glenn \"Robbie\" Lawler (born March 20, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion.", "A professional competitor since 2001, Lawler is also a former EliteXC Middleweight Champion, and has formerly competed in Strikeforce, PRIDE, and the IFL.", "He is widely considered one of the most consistently entertaining mixed martial artists currently competing, being the only fighter to have won three consecutive \"Fight of the Year\" awards from Sherdog and MMA Fighting, for his bouts against Johny Hendricks (at UFC 171, in 2014), Rory MacDonald (at UFC 189, in 2015), and Carlos Condit (at UFC 195, in 2016)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Susi Pudjiastuti", "sents": [ "Susi Pudjiastuti (born 15 January 1965) is an Indonesian entrepreneur.", "She is Indonesia's Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries under President Joko Widodo's 2014-2019 Working Cabinet.", "She is also the owner of PT ASI Pudjiastuti Marine Product, a seafood export company, and PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation, which operates Susi Air charter airline." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Susi Air", "sents": [ "PT ASI Pujiastuti Aviation, operating as Susi Air, is a scheduled and charter airline based in Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia.", "Sixty percent of the airline's operation serves commercial regular routes and pioneer routes while the rest is charter flights.", "The company currently operates from several main bases across the Indonesian archipelago.", "Susi Air is listed in category 2 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Anna Bond", "sents": [ "Anna Bond (Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣ ಬಾಂಡ್ ) is a romantic action Kannada film written and directed by Duniya Soori.", "Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, it stars Puneet Rajkumar, Nidhi Subbaiah and Priyamani in the lead roles and Jackie Shroff in a negative role.", "The movie was released on 1 May 2012.", "V. Harikrishna was the music director for the film." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Jackie Shroff", "sents": [ "Jaikishen Kakubhai \"Jackie\" Shroff (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian actor.", "He has been in the Hindi cinema (Bollywood) industry for almost four decades and as of 2017 has appeared in more than 220 films in ten languages.", "(Hindi, Konkani, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Bhojpuri)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2092_p1", "sents": [ "\"She is one of the leading economists of her generation.", "Her work covers so many areas within economics that it is difficult to characterize, except to note that it is all uniformly excellent and always exhibits great clarity of thought.", "Her works are always about matters of interest, usually of importance to policy debates, and they provide tremendous insights into these matters.\"", "Yellen's work includes major contributions in international economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, labor economics, and the economics of social policy.", "Her writing has often focused on federal economic policy issues.", "She has served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.", "Her writings on bundling and advertising (micro) and \"near-rational\" theory of business cycles are much cited, as are her papers on neighborhoods, crime, and teen pregnancy.", "She graduated summa cum laude from Brown University with a degree in economics in 1967 and received her Ph.D. in economics from Yale University in 1971. \"You cannot help but learn from -- and be persuaded by -- reading a Yellen article,\" says Hermalin." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 5, 7 ] }, { "title": "Brown University", "sents": [ "Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.", "Founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Draper Fisher Jurvetson", "sents": [ "Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is an American venture capital firm focused on early- and growth-stage investments in enterprise, consumer and disruptive technologies.", "In 2015, DFJ was identified as one of the top investors of billion-dollar startups." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e9243_p19", "sents": [ "http: www.accesslan.com E-Security Software Company Gets $9 Million Second Round OTTAWA, Ontario -- Kyberpass, a provider of electronic security software, said it secured CDN $13 million ($8.8 million) in its second round of venture capital financing.", "The investment was led by NB Capital Partners, with participation from Covington Capital.", "McLean Watson, the company's original investor, also contributed funds.", "The capital will be used for sales and marketing.", "http: www.kyberpass.com meVC Invests $7 Million in Endymion Systems SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson announced a $7-million investment in Endymion Systems, an information technology consultancy which provides business-to-business e-commerce products and services.", "The funding will be used to establish national and international regional branches.", "http: www.esicom.com Online Job Market Firm Takes $3 Million in its First Round LOS ANGELES -- Wanted Technologies, a provider of employment information services for Internet businesses, said it raised $3 million in its first round of venture backing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20397_p2", "sents": [ "However, Enron Treasurer Ben Glisan said in an interview yesterday that the company believes it can repay about $3.3 billion in notes that were sold by those investment vehicles without having to resort to issuing more stock.", "The notes were sold to investors during recent years by several entities -- known as the Marlin Water Trust II, the Marlin Water Capital Corp. II, the Osprey Trust and Osprey I, Inc.", "The notes are coming due during the next 20 months.", "Mr. Glisan said assets from the entities could be sold to pay off some of the notes.", "Also, Enron is selling other assets.", "Proceeds from those transactions also could go toward repaying the notes, which ultimately are guaranteed by Enron.", "He said it appears that asset sales will raise at least $2.2 billion by the end of next year.", "This amount includes cash proceeds of $1.55 billion from the previously announced sale of Enron's Portland General Electric utility unit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19612_p30", "sents": [ "``Merging with Enron is fraught with potential problems for Dynegy,'' said Commerzbank analyst Andre Meade.", "``The bulk of Enron's value is in its trading business, and it's trading business is people.''", "Enron shares were little changed after the announcement hich will result in a $96 million reduction in 1997 net income, $113 million in 1998, $250 million in 1999 and $132 million in 2000. In 2001, the changes result in an increase to net income of $17 million and $5 million in the first and second quarters, respectively, and reduction of $17 million for the third quarter.", "Enron also fired Treasurer Ben Glisan and Kristina Mourdant, a lawyer for an Enron division.", "The company ``now believes'' Glisan, Mourdant and two other employees no longer working for Enron bought interests in subsidiaries of a partnership run by former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow.", "Enron said it believes Fastow made more than $30 million from partnerships called LJM1 and LJM2 which he ran." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5812_p89", "sents": [ "The bottom line: FERC's price limits will help California.", "But there still is a danger that higher electricity costs could push California and the rest of the West -- and eventually the nation -- into a nasty recession.", "Peter Navarro is an associate professor of economics and public policy at t he University of California, Irvine.", "He wrote this column for the Los Angeles Times.", "Energy talks could get hot FERC settlement conference on California's demand for a $9 billion refund begins today.", "June 25, 2001 By DENA BUNIS The Orange County Register WASHINGTON It's not quite as hot as a Lakers playoff ticket, but for energy geeks, a seat in Hearing Room One at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi on this morning comes pretty close.", "Hundreds of suits with briefcases will file in at 10 a.m. sharp and put billions of dollars -- not to mention the future of California's energy market -- on the table." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "University of California", "sents": [ "The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the U.S. state of California.", "Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-system public higher education plan, which also include the California State University system and the California Community Colleges System." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2750_p68", "sents": [ "'PROCEDURAL ISSUES' DELAY Lynch waited until all comments had been made yesterday before announcing that a vote would be postponed until today.", "She blamed the delay on \"procedural issues\" and said extra time was needed \"so the commissioners ca n fully evaluate revisions.\"", "Outside the meeting hall, consumer activists derided the PUC for what they said was an attempt to take up the question of rate increases behind closed doors.", "\"They don't have the nerve to say all this in front of a room full of people,\" said TURN's Florio.", "But business leaders were hopeful that the delayed vote means their pleas f or rate relief were heard by California officials.", "Opposition to the rate plan has been voiced by nearly a dozen business groups, including the Small Business Association and the Agricultural Energ y Consumers Association.", "Carl Guardino, president of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, said in an interview that commercial and industrial power users believe they were being asked to shoulder about 80 percent of the rate increase, although the y account for 65 percent of statewide power usage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e1087_p0", "sents": [ "'Dear Silicon Valley Leader: Please plan to join the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales, Santa Clara County Supervisor Jim Beall and other key community leaders for a \"Santa Clara County Energy Summit II.\"", "The goal of the Summit is simple - and critical: What IMMEDIATE steps can each of us individually and collectively take to get California through the summer months, to minimize rolling blackouts.", "With that in mind, we will focus on QUANTIFIABLE deliverables relative to conservation, load management during peak periods, generation and state policies.", "Special thanks to SVMG Member Company, Synopsys, for offering to host the Summit, which will take place On Friday, May 4, from 8 a.m. (sharp) until 12 Noon at their Sunnyvale company site, 455 North Mary Avenue, Building 2. Invitations and registration materials to follow.", "If you have any questions, or require additional information, please call the SVMG offices at 408 501-7864, or simply respond to this e-mail." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20460_p10", "sents": [ "Neither Enron nor Microsoft have responded to requests for comment on the lawsuit.", "The Microsoft deal is the second failed broadband agreement.", "In July 2000, Enron and Blockbuster Video, a unit of Viacom Inc. (VIA), announced a deal to deliver movies over the Internet.", "That deal fell apart in March of this year when Blockbuster said Enron's fiber-optic network couldn't deliver the service on a dependable basis.", "Enron countered that Blockbuster couldn't deliver the quality and quantity of movies needed for a successful video-on-demand service.", "-By Michael Rieke, Dow Jones Newswires; 713-547-9207; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Business ENRON UNIT TAKES HEAT POWER GROUP SAYS ENERGY FIRM FAILED BOND REQUIREMENTS Jeffrey Krasner, Globe Staff 10 26 2001 The Boston Globe THIRD C.1 (Copyright 2001) The retail sales subsidiary of Houston energy giant Enron Corp. faced expulsion last week from the New England group representing power generators, marketers and distributors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Microsoft", "sents": [ "Microsoft Corporation ( , abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.", "It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services.", "Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.", "Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup.", "As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies.", "The word \"Microsoft\" is a portmanteau of \"microcomputer\" and \"software\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Friends in Bellwoods", "sents": [ "Friends in Bellwoods is a compilation album, released in 2007.", "It was the first release on Out of This Spark, through a distribution deal with Sonic Unyon Records.", "The album is named for a house on Bellwoods Avenue in Toronto, shared by two members of the band Ohbijou, which \"NOW\" has written \"might just be the new epicentre of T.O.", "'s indie rock community\".", "All of the featured artists are members or friends and collaborators of Ohbijou, and many of the tracks on the album were recorded in the house itself." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Toronto", "sents": [ "Toronto ( , ] ) is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario.", "With a population in 2016 of 2,731,571, it is the fourth most populous city in North America after Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles.", "Toronto is the centre of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the most populous metropolitan area in Canada, and anchors the Golden Horseshoe, an urbanized region that is home to 9.2 million people, or over 26% of the population of Canada.", "A global city, Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, and culture." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e699_p13", "sents": [ "Williams's earnings in the fourth quarter almost quadrupled as trading profit rose amid wide electricity- and gas-price swings in California and elsewhere.", "``If you had to look at just one driver, it's definitely that marketing and trading activity,'' said Neil Dingman, an associate analyst at Dain Rauscher Wessels.", "Though power-trading profit is from around the country, the crisis in California has helped, he said.", "The average power price in California rose ninefold last quarter from a year ago, and prices ranged from $148.33 a megawatt- hour to $516.67 a megawatt-hour, according to Bloomberg Energy Service statistics.", "A megawatt-hour is enough to light 1,000 United States homes for an hour.", "Shares of Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Williams fell $3.40 to $40.15. They've fallen 8 percent in the past year.", "In the quarter, Williams was expected to earn 38 cents a share, the average estimate of analysts polled by First Call Thomson Financial.", "The average analyst forecast for 2001 was $1.44. Spinoff With the spinoff of Williams Communications, the company will report that unit's results as discontinued operations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e407_p12", "sents": [ "March 23, 2001 Briefs: Houston & state Enron comfortable with profit projection Enron Corp. assured investors Thursday it \"remains very comfortable\" with a previously announced 2001 earnings estimate of between $1.70 and $1.75 per share.", "According to First Call Thomson Financial, the average estimate of 2001 earnings among industry analysts is $1.74 per share.", "The Houston-based energy giant also said it would bring investors up to date today with a conference call.", "USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "By C. Bryson Hull 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Improving power transmission capacity is the biggest challenge Texas faces heading into deregulation next year, the manager of the state's power grid said on Thursday.", "California's Achilles' heel, a lack of generating capacity, is not Texas' problem, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) chief executive officer Tom Noel said.", "\"Capacity is not the only issue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "George Nicholson (rugby player)", "sents": [ "George Nicholson (3 August 187813 September 1968) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer who played for New Zealandthe \"All Blacks\"between 1903 and 1907.", "He played club rugby in Auckland for the City club, before making his provincial debut for Auckland in 1901.", "After playing for the North Island in 1902, he was selected for New Zealand's tour of Australia in 1903 where he played in the All Blacks' first ever Test matchagainst Australia in Sydney.", "The following year he was selected for New Zealand when they played a one-off Test against the British Isles who were touring New Zealand; New Zealand's first home international.", "In 1905 and 1906 he was selected for the All Blacks tour of Europe and North America.", "This was the first New Zealand national team to tour the Northern Hemisphere, and played 20 matches during the trip, but did not appear in any internationals.", "After returning to New Zealand he switched clubs to Ponsonby in 1907, and that year played two Tests for New Zealand against Australiahis last matches representing his country.", "After retiring from rugby he was involved in the sport as a referee, selector and administrator.", "He was one of the last surviving members of the \"Original All Blacks\", as the 1905 team was called, and was present at the 75th jubilee celebrating for the formation of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1967." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Sydney", "sents": [ "Sydney ( ) is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.", "Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world's largest natural harbour and sprawls about 70 km on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north and Macarthur to the south.", "Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions.", "Residents of the city are known as \"Sydneysiders\".", "As at June 2016 Sydney's estimated population was 5,029,768." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11804_p0", "sents": [ "-- Forwarded by Jeff Dasovich NA Enron on 03 13 2001 10:55 AM -- Jennifer Rudolph@EES 03 13 2001 10:52 AM To: CA Team cc: Subject: LA Times Press on uc csu lawsuit LA Times Today Tuesday, March 13, 2001 UC, Cal State Systems Sue Power Seller to Retain Pact's Low Prices Electricity: Officials want to prevent Enron from switching their accounts to Edison and PG&E.", "They fear losing discounted rates.", "By MASSIE RITSCH, Times Staff Writer Faced with losing their protection from sky-high electricity bills, the University of California and California State University have sued to stop their power supplier from halting service.", "The UC and Cal State systems signed a four-year contract with Enron Energy Services in 1998, locking into discounted fixed rates for electricity from the Houston-based energy giant.", "Last month, Enron notified its commercial and industrial customers in California, including the universities, that their power would be supplied by Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "California State University", "sents": [ "The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California.", "With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 478,638 students with 24,405 faculty and 23,012 staff, CSU describes itself the largest four-year public university system in the United States.", "It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, with the other two being the University of California system and the California Community Colleges System.", "The CSU System is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University.", "The California State University system headquarters are at 401 Golden Shore in Long Beach, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Citizenville", "sents": [ "Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government is a 2013 book by California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom.", "It describes how ordinary citizens can use new digital tools to dissolve political gridlock and transform American democracy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gavin Newsom", "sents": [ "Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the Lieutenant Governor of California since 2011, and former mayor of San Francisco.", "He was a prominent early advocate for same-sex marriage and was influential in legalizing cannabis in California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Islandstorget metro station", "sents": [ "Islandstorget is a station in the Stockholm metro on the green line.", "The station is located in Södra Ängby and it is an overground station.", "The entrance is from Blackebergsvägen.", "On a workday there's some 2800 passengers who travel to or from Islandstorget.", "The station was opened in 1952." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Hötorget", "sents": [ "Hötorget (\"Haymarket\") is a city square in the center of Stockholm.", "During the daytime it is the site of a fruit and vegetable market, except on Sundays, when flea markets are arranged." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5725_p64", "sents": [ "ADDING INSULT TO INJURY Lewis Uhler, with the Tax-Limitation Committee, said, \"We are kind of addin g insult to injury to then have the governor who feels the pressure of this crisis to spend this kind of dough for damage control.\"", "Secretary of State Bill Jones last week asked the Fair Political Practices Commission to investigate Lehane and Fabiani and their relationship with Edison.", "Jones said \"the unseemly conflicts of interest by (Davis') advisers during the energy crisis are increasing the people's cynicism.\"", "A spokeswoman for the FPPC said the agency was reviewing Jones' complaint.", "Both Lehane and Fabiani have promised to file their required financial disclosure reports this week.", "Now private citizens and communications consultants, Lehane and Fabiani worked inside the Clinton White House and for Vice President Al Gore during his failed 2000 campaign.", "They earned the nickname \"Masters of Disaster\" fo r consistently handling public relations matters during Clinton's various scandals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5725_p98", "sents": [ "Lewis Uhler filed the suit Monday in Sacramento Superior Court, saying that Controller Kathleen Connell shouldn't pay the two consultants $30,000 every month.", "Connell responded Monday by saying she is \"going to freeze the payment\" once she receives an invoice from communication consultants Chris Lehane and Mark Fabiani.", "Both men have been shaping Davis' public awareness campaign about the energy crisis.", "\"I'm certainly in agreement with the intention of the lawsuit,\" Connell sai d. \"It provides a legal incentive to not pay, and a protection mechanism when I don't pay.\"", "Lehane countered, \"If these parties were truly concerned about the taxpayer s and the people of California, they'd be spending their time suing out-of-state power generators for their months of gouging.\"", "In addition to seeking a court order blocking the payment, the suit also as ks that the consultants be barred from participating in decisions related to t he energy crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Korytnica, Greater Poland Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Korytnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raszków, within Ostrów Wielkopolski County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 6 km north of Raszków, 13 km north of Ostrów Wielkopolski, and 90 km south-east of the regional capital Poznań." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Poznań", "sents": [ "Poznań ( ; German: \"Posen\" , known also by other historical names) is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, in the Greater Poland region.", "It is best known for its renaissance Old Town and Ostrów Tumski Cathedral.", "Today, Poznań is an important cultural and business centre and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair (\"Jarmark Świętojański\"), traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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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": "e1034_p2", "sents": [ "\"I'm not going to respond to this political rhetoric,\" Machado said.", "A third listener, Michael Umbrello, representing the Cahto Tribe of Laytonville -- opposed to Machado's bill -- said he heard Machado yelling to Johannessen to go back to where he came from, or something to that effect.", "Umbrello didn't hear the entire conversation and didn't know if anything was said about Nakanishi's English.", "Machado's CALFED proposal moved forward Thursday despite strong opposition by Johannessen and other Republicans.", "Machado gutted a bill by Sen. Patrick Johnston, D-Stockton, and inserted amendments to get around Republican senators who refused to give Democrats the two-thirds majority they needed to get a rule waiver to allow a hearing on a previous version.", "Thursday afternoon, the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee voted to approve a bill backed by Gov.", "Gray Davis that would set up an 11-member panel to oversee the consortium of state and federal agencies that are working together to restore the Delta and boost state water supplies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4594_p10", "sents": [ "Arcturus's Frank Tota will sit on the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding for infrastructure development and for further software development.", "The company plans to soon pursue a Series B round of funding, which it hopes to close by the first quarter of 2001. Starlight Runner Entertainment is led by interactive content creator Jeff Gomez, who serves as chairman, president, and CEO.", "http: www.starlightrunner.com Newtek Capital Takes 50% of Starphire in Round One Funding NEW YORK -- Starphire Technologies, an application service provider that provides software tools for the development and deployment of interactive and data-driven Web sites, said it raised an undisclosed amount of funds from Newtek Capital in its first round of funding.", "Newtek will receive a 50% ownership interest along with three of Starphire's seven board seats for its investment.", "The company said the funds will be used for software development, staffing, and marketing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e3228_p21", "sents": [ "Commonwealth, MV Management, Village Ventures, and Southside Rising also participated in the round.", "The company said it would use the funding to increase its technology, research, and development teams, and to expand marketing efforts in the U.S., Europe and Asia.", "Representatives from MV Management and Tall Oaks will join the company's board of directors.", "ScholarOne's Web-based applications enable publishers to manage the submission, peer review, production, and publication processes of scientific, technical, medical and other academic journals.", "http: www.scholarone.com Newtek Capital Puts $2.7M in Group Management Technologies mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Newtek Capital, a publicly traded firm whi ch invests in early-stage technology and Internet companies through seven capital companies in four states, said it invested $2.7 million in Group Management Technologies (GMT), a consulting firm providing financial, operational, and management services, located in West Palm Beach, Fla. Newtek's CEO Barry Sloane and CFO Brian Wasserman will be taking the third and fourth seats on GMT's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2204_p61", "sents": [ "\"The plant started commissioning this last weekend, has been building up and is now producing electricity,\" Russell said.", "The plant is pumping electricity into its regional grid.", "The plant, which belongs to Scottish Power's Portland, Oregon-based Pacificorp unit, went out of service in November after an electrical short in the laminate ends of the plant machinery started a fire.", "The outage exposed the U.K. utility to wholesale electricity prices inflated by the power crisis in the Western United States market, costing the company an average of $1 million a day.", "The total cost of the outage is around $160 million, Russell said.", "He said the company is planning 1,000 megawatts of new capacity in the United States by the end of this year, a 10% increase in its United States capacity.", "The new capacity will include 100 MW of peaking plant from the Gadsby generator in Salt Lake City, which is already up and running, and 400 MW from its Klamath Falls plant in Oregon, which is scheduled to be on line by the end of the month." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Scottish Power", "sents": [ "ScottishPower Ltd. is a vertically integrated energy company with its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland.", "It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but, in 2006, it became a subsidiary of the Spanish utility Iberdrola." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Electric Reliability Council of Texas", "sents": [ "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power on the Texas Interconnection that supplies power to 24 million Texas customers – representing 85 percent of the state's electric load.", "ERCOT is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States and one of nine ISOs in North America.", "ERCOT works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE), one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19778_p41", "sents": [ "\"Everyone asks me, will we have California's problems?\"", "says Tom Noel, chief executive of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which runs the state's power grid.", "\"No, we won't have their problems, but we will have some of our own.\"", "The Texas electricity market is very different from that of California.", "Texas has a copious supply of electricity, thanks to extensive construction of power plants powered by natural gas, which also is in plentiful supply locally.", "One reason California got into trouble: Its utilities had to import a lot of electricity and high-priced natural gas to meet the state's growing demand for power.", "Texas has attracted about two dozen companies to compete for consumers' business through a 1999 deregulation law that carved existing utilities into separate generating, transmission and retail units.", "It has been running a customer-choice pilot program ahead of its Jan. 1, 2002, debut of full deregulation.", "\"We're in this for the long haul,\" says New Power's Mr. Lockhart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peter Spence (actor)", "sents": [ "Peter Spence is a Canadian film and television actor.", "He is most noted for his roles as the title character in the 1986 television film \"The Truth About Alex\", one of the first television films ever to address the subject of gay youth, and as Jessie in the 1984 film \"Unfinished Business\", for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "6th Genie Awards", "sents": [ "The 6th Genie Awards were held on March 21, 1985, to honour achievements in Canadian cinema in 1984.", "It was the first time the Genies were broadcast live across Canada by CBC Television, and they drew 1.9 million viewers.", "The event, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, was cohosted by Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]