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[ { "title": "e6431_p68", "sents": [ "Marlin Water is a special purposes vehicle that was created by Enron Corp. (ENE) in 1998 to finance its purchase of U.K.-based water utility Wessex Water PLC.", "The current issue was a refinancing of that debt transaction.", "All interest payments are pre-funded from Enron Credit and principal repayment is backed by Enron equity.", "The transaction was done through Marlin Water Trust II in order to keep the debt off Enron Corp.'s balance sheet, said syndicate officials involved with the deal.", "The United States portion of the deal was a $475 million offering of Rule 144a debt that was priced to yield 6.31%, or 2.25 percentage points over Treasurys.", "Gray market levels were quoted at 2.25 percentage points over Treasurys, a level that investors and traders said was a strong showing.", "\"These levels are reasonably positive on a day when the corporate market is so jittery,\" said Stephen Kane, portfolio manager at Metropolitan West Asset Management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e6431_p0", "sents": [ "'Layoffs Possible As Enron Reduces Broadband Burn Rate Dow Jones Energy Service, 07 12 01 USA: Losses widen to $102 million for Enron Broadband.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 12 01 Enron's 2nd-Qtr Profit Rises 40% on Electricity Sales (Update5) Bloomberg, 07 12 01 Enron's Skilling Sees California Energy Crisis Easing (Update2) Bloomberg, 07 12 01 Jeff Skilling Inteview CNBC, 07 12 01 Enron Expects To Cash In On New United States Federal Mandate For Open Wholesale Power Markets CNNfn: Market Coverage - Morning, 07 12 01 Jeff Skilling Interview Bloomberg Information TV, 07 12 01 USA: INTERVIEW-Enron chief sees California problems fading.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 12 01 Enron CEO:Foreseeable Business Prospects Remain Excellent Dow Jones News Service, 07 12 01 Enron 2Q Net Rises 40% As Trading Revenue Soars Dow Jones News Service, 07 12 01 USA: UPDATE 3-Enron quarterly earnings rise, beat estimates.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 12 01 Enron reports earnings increase of almost 40 percent Associated Press Newswires, 07 12 01 Venture capital chasing next big - and little - thing in energy Associated Press Newswires, 07 12 01 A Volt From Blue, United States Grid Rules Get Power Co's Abuzz Dow Jones Energy Service, 07 12 01 Marlin Water Trust II Taps Euro And Dollar Bond Markets Capital Markets Report, 07 12 01 FERC Power Grid Orders Will Open Markets for Traders (Update2) Bloomberg, 07 12 01 Enron CEO Skilling on California Crisis, FERC Talks: Comment Bloomberg, 07 12 01 Enron Chief Executive Sees California's Energy Crisis Easing Bloomberg, 07 12 01 FERC Transmission Decision Will Open Power Markets for Traders Bloomberg, 07 12 01 California Not Due Cash Refunds for Power Purchases (Update1) Bloomberg, 07 12 01 Layoffs Possible As Enron Reduces Broadband Burn Rate By Erwin Seba Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 07 12 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Enron Broadband Services executives said staff redeployments, including possible layoffs and an office closure were part of the plans to reduce losses at the telecommunications unit of Enron Corp. (ENE)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19731_p21", "sents": [ "It does seem clear th at the Enron insiders made millions for themselves.", "Enron acknowledges, without explaining, that stockholder equity dropped $1. 2 billion in the last quarter and that it had for the last five years overs tated profits by some $600 million.", "Whether this was by design or by mistak e is in dispute, but it is the sort of thing which tends to undermine the c onfidence of investors.", "So much for greed.", "Back to hubris.", "It seems not unlikely that Enron's leade rs felt they might not be punished for a modest amount of corner-cutting be cause they had friends in high places.", "The chief executive, Kenneth L. Lay, was and is a personal friend of George W. Bush and has easy access to the White House.", "For many months after the new administration took office, Karl Rove, Bush's top political strategist, owned Enron stock valued at $100,000 to $250,000, and sold it only after he had been able to secure a ruling that he did not have to pay capital gain s tax immediately because he sold to avoid a conflict of interest." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Karl Rove", "sents": [ "Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant and policy advisor.", "He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007.", "He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives.", "Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, \"Newsweek\" and \"The Wall Street Journal\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Arthur Andersen", "sents": [ "Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, is an American holding company and formerly one of the \"Big Five\" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations.", "In 2002, the firm voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants in the United States after being found guilty of criminal charges relating to the firm's handling of the auditing of Enron, an energy corporation based in Texas, which had filed for bankruptcy in 2001." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e19545_p2", "sents": [ "\"This settlement allows the firm and its partners to close a very difficult chap ter and move on,\" said Terry Hatchett, Arthur Andersen's managing partner-N orth America.", "\"The SEC has not questioned the underlying quality or effecti veness of our overall audit methodology, nor has the SEC limited our abilit y to conduct audits for other public companies.\"", "An attorney for Mr. Allgy er declined to comment.", "Attorneys for Mr. Maier, Mr. Cercavschi and Mr. Kut senda didn't return phone calls.", "Waste Management said it \"has co-operated fully with the SEC in the investigation, and does not believe that the SEC will seek any action against Waste Management in connection with the event s detailed in the Arthur Andersen settlement.\"", "The Waste Management accoun ting scandal stands out for it size and breadth.", "After a board-led probe tu rned up years of questionable accounting, the company took a $3.5-billion c harge in 1998, and since then the trash hauler and Arthur Andersen agreed to pay $220-million to settle shareholder litigation in the matter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26279_p9", "sents": [ "\"We still have a viable litigation claim for the remainder,\" Kahn said.", "Brent Bailey, vice president and general counsel of Duke Energy of North Am erica, said he felt the formula laid out by Wagner would generate a refund order in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion.", "\"It's a reasonable amount in the context of these settlement talks,\" Bailey said.", "The Bee's David Whitney can be reached at (202) 383-0004 or dwhitney@mcclat chydc.com Staff writers Emily Bazar and Dale Kasler contributed to this report.", "Third power plant opens: But the Los Medanos facility isn't pouring out ele ctricity yet.", "By Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer (Published July 10, 2001) The flood of new electricity being welcomed by Gov.", "Gray Davis was only at rickle at the latest power plant that the governor opened on Monday, accord ing to sources close to California's energy crisis.", "Heralded by Davis as part of a \"powerful one-two-three punch\" that will bri ng California closer to energy independence, the Los Medanos Energy Center in Pittsburg spit out no more than 20 megawatts on its opening day, they sa id." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e736_p1", "sents": [ "Davis' solutions may be in trouble: New plants built in California don't ha ve to sell electricity here, state lawyers conclude By Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer (Published April 4, 2001) California can't require builders of new power plants to sell electricity here, even as a trade-off for super-fast environmental review, lawyers at t he state Energy Commission have concluded.", "Their position, reached despite Gov.", "Gray Davis' vow that new megawatts \"wi ll stay in California,\" emerged as part of a fast-track approval for expanding a south state power plant.", "It comes as the agency that oversees plant licensing is whittling away at t he presumption that emergency \"peaking\" plants installed this summer will be temporary.", "Some of the peaking plants - to be used only at times of highest energy demand - are now proposed to stay in place 30 to 40 years.", "Both issues have bubbled up quietly during California Energy Commission reviews, sometimes addressed only indirectly in staff reports." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Reigne", "sents": [ "Reigne is the 11th studio album by Filipino singer-actress Regine Velasquez, released on November 29, 2001 by Viva Records in the Philippines in CD and cassette format and later in digital download.", "The album was produced by Velasquez and contained original Filipino compositions by Janno Gibbs, Trina Belamide and Tats Faustino among others.", "The carrier single released is \"To Reach You\" composed by Liza Dy and Chato Zamora.", "The album was certified triple platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Regine Velasquez", "sents": [ "Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez (born 22 April 1970) is a Filipino singer, actress, television presenter and record producer.", "Popular for her wide vocal range, she is widely known as \"Asia's Songbird\".", "Velasquez has been hailed by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) as the Philippines' Best-Selling Artist of All Time, with more than 7 million units sold in the Philippines and another 2 million units sold across Asia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e293_p13", "sents": [ "The poorly written measure would trigger a major court battle.", "Opponents: {} California Chamber of Commerce, California School Employees Association, California Organization of Police and Sheriffs, Environmental Defense Fund, Planning and Conservation League, California Taxpayers Association, Democratic and Republican parties.", "3 PICS 1 CHART; Caption: 1. No charge: Proposition 9 would prohibit utilities from charging ratepayers for much of the cost of uneconomical nuclear plants,including San Onofre.", "(A-19) 2. Proposition 9 (A-19) 3. Steve Peace: \"I think it's fair to say Proposition 9 is categorically the most disingenuous, misleading, anti-consumer proposition ever put on the ballot.\"", "(A-19) 4. Ralph Nader: \"Billions of dollars of ratepayer money has been committed to the outright bailout of uneconomic nuclear and fossil-fuel plants.\"", "(A-19); Credit: 1. FILE PHOTO 2. UNION-TRIBUNE Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "BUSINESS Only a few unplug Despite deregulation, 99% of consumers stay with same power firms Craig D. Rose STAFF WRITER 10 13 1998 The San Diego Union-Tribune 1 2 3 6 7 8 C-1 (Copyright 1998) State Sen. Steve Peace can take credit for co-authoring California's electricity deregulation bill -- legislation that appeared to revolutionize the power market and provide an array of choices to consumers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 6 ] }, { "title": "e213_p2", "sents": [ "\"This hesitancy in a crisis will cost California's economy tens of billions of dollars during the next 20 years.\"", "The state has spent more than $3 billion since January buying power in the spot market.", "Davis has asked lawmakers for another $500 million from the general fund to continue buying power.", "If the $500 million is granted, the state's commitment to power purchases will surpass $4 billion.", "State Sen. Steve Peace, D-El Cajon, however, said last week that the Senate Budget Committee will deny further requests for funding unless the PUC carves out a revenue stream for the state's Department of Water Resources, the agency that is now buying the bulk of the state's power on behalf of the cash-strapped utilities.", "The PUC was expected to release guidelines last week on rates the DWR can receive from utilities to pay back the general fund and to issue revenue bonds to pay for long-term contracts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20355_p0", "sents": [ "'Thank you for your explanation.", "Often I think too literally and narrowly and forget about the importance of spin.", "All the same, I think we should know if Loretta appreciates the open support of evil industry or not I'd say it's worth a call.", "E --Original Message -- From: Dasovich, Jeff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 1:58 PM To: Evelyn Kahl Subject: RE: Angelides Oct. 19th Letter to L. Lynch Urging July 1 DA Suspension Date Great question.", "If you think it would be useful, I can back channel to Loretta and find out.", "I'm of the view that this letter is more to refute Angelides, so that his wild assertions don't go unanswered in the court of public opinion.", "Perhaps the letter should be addressed to Angelides, instead.", "On the other hand, I think it is also useful to make it known to the press and the public that the PUC has the regulatory tools, processes, etc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e5521_p0", "sents": [ "'Attached are my edits to the outline.", "Evelyn Kahl wrote: Good evening: At this point, I have received only two redline edits (from Mike Florio and Ann Cohn) of the issues draft I circulated last evening.", "I have attached them for your reference, but will not merge comments until we have a \"complete\" set.", "Please let me know if you plan to provide redline comments prior to Thursday's meeting or whether we should merge comments without you.", "Evie Name: SCE comments draft issues outline 061101.doc SCE comments draft issues outline 061101.doc Type: Microsoft Word Document (application msword) Encoding: base64 Name: draft issues outline 061101 florio edits.doc draft issues outline 061101 florio edits.doc Type: Microsoft Word Document (application msword) Encoding: base64 - draft issues outline 061101-Joseph edits.doc'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tibor Varga (ice hockey)", "sents": [ "Tibor Varga (born May 31, 1985) is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for the MHC Martin of the Slovak Extraliga.", "Varga has previously played with HC Slovan Bratislava in the Slovak Extraliga, Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL, and the Huntsville Havoc and Mississippi Riverkings of the Southern Professional Hockey League." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "ECHL", "sents": [ "The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and one franchise in Canada.", "It is a tier below the American Hockey League." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10123_p14", "sents": [ "Sens.", "Jerry Klein (R., District 14), Dwight Cook (R., District 34), Steven W. Tomac (D., District 31) and Reps. Rick Berg (R., District 45) and Francis J. Wald (R., District 37) introduced the resolution.", "It has been referred to the Senate Committee on Industry, Business, and Labor.", "COLORADO Legislation would designate provider of last resort Sen. Jim Dyer (R., District 26) and Rep. Brad Young (R., District 63) have introduced SB 106 to designate each local exchange carrier (LEC) within a specific geographic area as the provider of last resort if the Public Utilities Commission has found that competition exists in the area.", "The PUC would have to define each relevant geographic area.", "A LEC would have to provide the PUC information on regulated activities at least quarterly.", "The information would have to include the number of customers currently served, with subtotals for each wire center or similar accounting unit.", "SB 106 has been referred to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Rick Berg", "sents": [ "Richard Alan Berg (born August 16, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for North Dakota 's at-large congressional from 2011 to 2013.", "Berg served on the House Ways and Means Committee.", "He is a member of the Republican Party.", "Before his election to Congress in 2010, he served in the state House of Representatives, with stints as Majority Leader and Speaker.", "On May 16, 2011, Berg announced his run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad but lost narrowly to Heidi Heitkamp on November 6, 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1176_p5", "sents": [ "The utility's creditor list is so long and varied that creditors are expected to form numerous subgroups based on the types of claims they hold against the company.", "The case is expected to take months, if not years, to settle.", "It is the largest utility bankruptcy ever filed and the third largest business bankruptcy in United States history, based on assets, behind Texaco in 1987 and Financial Corporation of America in 1998. Pacific Gas & Electric sells electricity and natural gas to the San Francisco and Northern California areas.", "The company said it filed Chapter 11 because negotiations with California over how to resolve the state's power crisis were going nowhere.", "Enron is scheduled to make its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday.", "Enron is expected to report 45 cents per share for the quarter, up from 40 cents per share in the first quarter of last year, according to earnings estimates compiled by First Call Thomson Financial in Boston." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "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": "Intel Capital", "sents": [ "Intel Capital is a division of Intel Corporation, set up to manage corporate venture capital, global investment, mergers and acquisitions.", "Intel Capital makes equity investments in a range of technology startups and companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, mobility, consumer Internet, digital media and semiconductor manufacturing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5289_p11", "sents": [ "Michael Bronfein, managing partner of Sterling Venture Partners, will join Visicu's board of directors.", "Visicu's system provides direct video and audio links, and enhances the capture, analysis, and presentation of patient data.", "The company will use the financing for sales and marketing, research and development, and operations.", "The company has raised $18 million to date.", "http: www.visicu.com Groove Networks Closes Round Three With $41 million BEVERLY, Mass.", "-- Groove Networks, which provides an interactive peer-to-peer platform for networking small groups of personal computers, said it closed $41 million in its third round of financing.", "The company officially launched earlier this week.", "Financing for this round included investments from Accel Partners, Intel Capital, and private investors, bringing the total raised to date to over $60 million.", "The company was founded in October 1997 by Ray Ozzie, the creator of Lotus Notes.", "http: www.groovenetworks.com Web App.", "Management Firm Aptegrity Has $30 Million Round Two FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- Aptegrity, which provides Web application management services, said it has secured $30 million in its second round of funding led by ABS Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Liljegren Records", "sents": [ "Liljegren Records / CMSweden is a Swedish heavy metal music record label founded by Christian Liljegren (formerly of Narnia) in 1997.", "The label was originally titled C.L.", "Music and Distribution but was changed later.", "Notable current and former groups on the labels roster include Divinefire, Majestic Vanguard, Veni Domine, Crimson Moonlight, ReinXeed, Sanctifica and Pantokrator." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Crimson Moonlight", "sents": [ "Crimson Moonlight is a Swedish unblack metal band.", "The band was formed in the summer of 1997 with the mere intention of recording a primitive old school black metal demo and playing one show before breaking up.", "However, the breakup never happened, and they have since recorded two EPs and three full-length albums.", "They were previously signed to Rivel Records, currently to Endtime Productions.", "They have toured US twice, and have been featured in two metal documentary films." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5725_p36", "sents": [ "Schott referred calls to GE's lobbyist, Kahl Pownall Advocates one of California's biggest political lobbying firms.", "Fred Pownall, Kahl Pownall's head, referred all questions on the bill to GE Capital headquarters.", "In California, many hurdles remain for Trans-Elect.", "First, the Legislature would have to kill the deals with SDG&E and Edison.", "Then the companies woul d have to turn to Trans-Elect to buy their lines.", "So far, utility leaders are skeptical.", "Edison CEO John Bryson rejected the Trans-Elect offer Tuesday, calling it a \"phony\" bid by an unknown company.", "\"We don't know this company.", "I suppose nobody does,\" Bryson said at a town hall meeting in Los Angeles.", "The reason the transmission lines are in the deal \"is that we consider it our responsibility to try to stay serving our customers as a healthy utility.\"", "Other than the governor's offer, the transmission system isn't for sale, Bryson said.", "Trans-Elect remains interested in investing in California, but has postpone d sending a letter offering $1.8 billion for Edison's lines, Mitchell said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 6 ] }, { "title": "John Bryson", "sents": [ "John E. Bryson (born July 24, 1943) is the former United States Secretary of Commerce, the 37th person to hold the post since its establishment in 1913.", "Prior to this, he served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and as director of The Boeing Company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4431_p3", "sents": [ "Cheers, Lari Lari Shea http: www.horse-vacation.com Ricochet Ridge Ranch 707-964-7669 ranch phone 24201 North Highway One 707-964-9669 office ph fax Fort Bragg, CA 95437 707-202-0187 fax Riding Vacations on the Mendocino Coast with lodging at unique B&B Inns International Riding Vacations Akhal Teke and Russian Orlov cross horses for sale At stud: RRR Russia" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Fort Bragg", "sents": [ "Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is a military installation of the United States Army and is the largest military installation in the world (by population) with more than 50,000 active duty personnel.", "The installation is located within Cumberland, Hoke, Harnett and Moore counties.", "The installation borders the towns of Fayetteville, Spring Lake and Southern Pines.", "It was also a census-designated place in the 2010 Census, during which a population of 39,457 was identified.", "It is named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg.", "It covers over 251 sqmi .", "It is the home of the Army's XVIII Airborne Corps and is the headquarters of the United States Army Special Operations Command, which oversees the U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) (Provisional) and 75th Ranger Regiment.", "It is also home to the U.S. Army Forces Command, U.S. Army Reserve Command, and Womack Army Medical Center.", "Fort Bragg maintains two airfields: Pope Field, where the United States Air Force stations global airlift and special operations assets as well as the Air Force Combat Control School, and Simmons Army Airfield, where Army aviation units support the needs of airborne and special operations forces on post." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e489_p63", "sents": [ "Essar, being the possible buyer of LNG for its 515 MW power plant at Hazira, has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shell India for equity participation in the project.", "Besides, the five million tonnes Essar-Shell LNG terminal, LNG import facilities of more than 12.5 million tonnes by various consortias are being put up in Gujarat, Ruia said adding Gujarat and up-North won't be able to absorb such an inflow of natural gas.", "While Petronet LNG, a joint venture of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is setting up a five million tonne import facility at Dahej, British Gas is putting up 2.5 million tonnes LNG terminal at Pipavav.", "Reliance is also setting up a five million tonnes LNG terminal at Jamnagar at an estimated cost of Rs 45 billion.", "Ruia said two projects in Maharashtra - five million tonnes capacity LNG terminal of Enron and 3.5 million tonnes import facility of GAIL-TotalFinaElf at Trombay - would saturate the demand in the region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Pipavav", "sents": [ "Pipavav is located at latitude 20°54'N and longitude 71°30'E on the coast of Gujarat, India.", "By road it is 2 hours (85 km) from Amreli, 30 minutes (20 km) from Rajula city, 2.5 hours (130 km) from Bhavnagar on the east and 1.5 hrs (89 km) from Diu in the west." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25089_p1", "sents": [ "Given the way our business is growing and evolving, we will be moving towards names like Qualcomm, Motorola, Nokia, and Ericsson in the very near future.", "We are looking for all of the clich?", "characteristics: motivated, high level of initiative, self disciplined, high attention to detail, good writing skills, modeling experience, blah, blah, blah.", "Potential assistants should expect to take primary responsibility for coverage on lower capitalization companies ASAP and migrate upwards as market conditions improve and research coverage is broadened (within a few months).", "The position would be based in Portland, OR.", "Pacific Crest is a full service investment bank focused on the Internet and communications technology companies.", "The Bank has approximately 100 professionals with primary offices in Portland, OR.", "Pacific Crest also has offices in Seattle, San Francisco (primarily IB operations), and Boston (Sales and Trading).", "Most of the professionals at the Bank come from a larger institutions.", "Before joining Pacific Crest, I was an analyst at Deutsche Bank in London and ING Barings in Latin America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] }, { "title": "Latin America", "sents": [ "Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant.", "The term originated in 19th century France as \"Amérique latine\" to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed.", "It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America—though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French Louisiana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9864_p7", "sents": [ "California has learned the hard way that electricity is too vital to be left in the hands of unregulated corporations whose sole interest is maximizing profits.", "Facing a ratepayer revolt, state officials have re-imposed regulation.", "To make electricity reliable and affordable once more, they are considering establishing a non-profit, publicly owned power system for the state.", "But, in the meantime, the deregulation disaster could end up costing each Californian $12,500. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the nation, corporate-funded ideologues and a cademics continue to promote electricity deregulation, much as they promoted looseni ng controls on savings and loans in the 1980s.", "Whenever you hear the word \"deregulation,\" hold onto your wallets: So me industry is about to pick your pocket.", "Harvey Rosenfield and Douglas Heller are consumer advocates with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.", "Its Web site: www.consumerwatchdog.org." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Harvey Rosenfield", "sents": [ "Harvey Rosenfield (born 1952) is an American lawyer, author and consumer advocate.", "In 1985, he founded Consumer Watchdog, a nationally recognized, nonpartisan nonprofit public interest group.", "He serves as the group's counsel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3975_p5", "sents": [ "The funding comes at a time when many private equity investors have shied away from online retail businesses because of questions concerning their business models.", "The round was led by Primedia, with participation from eStyles prior investors, which include Zone Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Vulcan Ventures, and Goldman Sachs.", "The company has raised approximately $85 million to date and may raise additional funds from a yet-to-be-named strategic partner in the months ahead.", "http: www.estyle.com Convergent Investors Closes $64 Million High-Tech Fund AUSTIN, Texas -- Convergent Investors, a Texas-based venture capital investment group, said it has closed a $64 million fund, Convergent Investors VI.", "The company said it will invest in early stage high-tech, telecommunications, e-commerce, and transaction oriented businesses.", "Typical investment size will be between $1 million and $5 million.", "The managing partners are: Jimmy Mansour, Brian Smith, Willard Hanzlik, John Chaney, Robert Gauntt, Steve Shaper and Henry James.", "Convergent participated in Isochron Data's $12 million first round in August." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 7 ] }, { "title": "e7366_p15", "sents": [ "The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.", "Dean Schmidt, founder and president of ChannelTECH, will join RealPage as senior vice president of product management.", "http: www.realpage.com Times N Systems Raises $11.5 Million in Series B Funding AUSTIN, Texas -- Times N Systems, a computer systems developer specializing in multi-processor services, said it completed a $11.5 million Series B financing round led by Convergent Investors with additional funding from Sternhill Partners and previous investor Austin Ventures.", "Times N Systems said it will use the funds to further develop and bring to market its technology.", "The company's flagship technology, Teaming, allows multiple computers running Microsoft NT or Linux to share available processing power, memory, and disk input output bandwidth.", "Times N Systems raised $4.1 million in its first round of funding in June 1999. http: www.timesn.com Web Brand Protection Firm GenuOne Has $4.2 Million Round Two BOSTON -- GenuOne, which provides intellectual property and brand protection services, said it closed its second round with $4.2 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8814_p17", "sents": [ "ITU Ventures is a seed-stage firm that invests in and develops technology businesses emerging from the nation's top graduate schools.", "The fund has a network of graduate students and faculty members.", "ITU will now expand its network of campus partners and faculty advisors to twelve graduate business and engineering universities including: Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Georgia Tech, Harvard, MIT, Purdue, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, and UT Austin.", "ITU Ventures has provided seed funding, support services and business development contacts for six companies since March of 2000. http: www.itu.com Qualcomm Parnters with Hansol i Ventures for Korean Fund mail this story?", "top SEOUL, Korea (VENTUREWIRE) -- Qualcomm, a publicly traded developer of code division multiple access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, said it formed aan approximately $60 million Korean partnership fund with Hansol i Ventures, a subsidiary of Hansol.", "The fund will invest in Korean startup companies involved with the development of CDMA products to support the adoption of CDMA and drive usage of the wireless Internet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Korea", "sents": [ "Korea is a historic country in East Asia, since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea (officially the \"Democratic People's Republic of Korea\") and South Korea (officially the \"Republic of Korea\").", "Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast.", "It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3430_p43", "sents": [ "And people in Kern County are getting hit with the same spring-loaded electricity bills, the same rolling blackouts as everybody else.", "\"I think the people of California are either going to be part of the solution or part of the problem,\" said Assemblyman Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield).", "\"And in Kern County, we have a long history of being part of the solution, especially when it comes to energy issues.\"", "Elsewhere in the state, Ashburn sees \"a lot of arrogance--people who enjoy the benefits of a very high quality of life, enjoy the benefits of electric power for jobs and for their personal life, but with an exclusivity that it's someone else's problem to create that for them.", "We don't have that attitude in Kern County.\"", "Power Buildup in Kern County Six new major gas-fired power plants are expected to be built in Kern County over the next several years, making the county the power capital of the state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Roy Ashburn", "sents": [ "Roy Arthur Ashburn (born March 21, 1954) is an American politician from Kern County, California.", "A Republican, he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district.", "He previously served three terms in the California State Assembly, representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the Kern County Board of Supervisors.", "He served on the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board from 2011 until February 2015, after having been appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3246_p18", "sents": [ "In addition, the state faces at least 260 hours of power blackouts this summer, according to the North American Electric Reliability Council.", "Those outages are a health threat to California's most vulnerable residents, Burt on said.", "But Jan Smutny-Jones, who represents wholesale generators as executive director of the Independent Energy Producers Association, said a suit would solve none of California's problems.", "\"We need to tone down the political rhetoric and fix problems rather than t ry to litigate this,\" he said.", "\"This lawsuit will not add one megawatt of generation to the system nor will it decrease demand in California.\"", "Gov.", "Gray Davis, who has attacked the Bush administration for not capping energy prices, said he supports the lawsuit.", "\"I support all efforts to recoup the windfall profits that these generators have recovered by gouging our utilities at the cost of having to be passed off in some form or fashion to the customers over time,\" the Democratic governor said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] }, { "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, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5612_p4", "sents": [ "That means SDG&E will forego collecting another $219 million in the balancing account.", "(The California Department of Water Resources will purchase those contracts as of June 1. ); SDG&E and its sister utility, SoCalGas, will invest at least $3 billion over six years into capital improvements.", "In addition, if the State decides not buy the transmission lines (and SDG&E builds the Valley Rainbow line) the utility, backed by Sempra Energy, will put another $500 million into transmission line improvements, subject to PUC approval).", "Excluding the transmission system improvements, this is an increase of $600 million more than the utilities invested in capital improvements in the previous five years; and SDG&E will drop all legal claims against the State.", "\"We know that many of our customers are extremely concerned about the potential of large balloon payments looming in the future to address our past undercollections,\" said Edwin A. Guiles, group president of Sempra Energy's regulated business units and chairman of SDG&E." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Sempra Energy", "sents": [ "Sempra Energy is an American natural gas utilities holding company based in San Diego, California.", "It divides its interests into two broad categories: California utilities, including Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E); and businesses not subject to California utilities regulation, chiefly Sempra International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3698_p55", "sents": [ "Solvos, a New York-based provider of vendor selection automation software, will help form Solvos Asia with Leader Capital Management.", "Typically, a Leader startup will hold 30% of the equity in its Asian counterpart, with S K Global leading a group of Asian investors to hold 70% equity.", "These Asian investors include V Society, a group of individual investors.", "\"We'll fund an idea in this country and if there is a value proposition for the Asian mark et we bring that company into the Asian market,\" said Ms.", "Moon.", "She added that being a unit of SK Global, one of the largest conglomerates in Korea, gives Leader access to deals.", "\"Our position in this market is the gateway to the Asian market,\" she said.", "\"We are the dealmakers there.\"", "Leader Capital Management helped start Hotlens Asia, the Korean affiliate of Hotlens.com, a New York-based content management software provider, though Hotlens.com was not a Leader portfolio company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Korea", "sents": [ "Korea is a historic country in East Asia, since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea (officially the \"Democratic People's Republic of Korea\") and South Korea (officially the \"Republic of Korea\").", "Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast.", "It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3688_p157", "sents": [ "Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, speaks plaintively about the future.", "He's hoping the state won't have to dig too deep into its treasury to keep lights on, putting extra emphasis on hope.", "\"Look, who in a million years thought the prices would be $1,900 a megawatt-hour?\"", "Hertzberg asked, touching on the unpredictability of the crisis.", "The state paid that then-unprecedented price for power for six hours over May 9 and 10. Sen. Joe Dunn, D-Santa Ana, believes that power generators have been manipulating the market since the beginning of the crisis _ and continue to _ and that could keep prices artificially high this summer.", "\"Some of us were saying back in January that you can't go that route\" and sell bonds because the bonds will be eaten up before they're even sold,\" Dunn said.", "(c) 2001, The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.).", "Visit the Register on the World Wide Web at http: www.ocregister.com JOURNAL-CODE: OC LOAD-DATE: June 3, 2001 39 of 143 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. Sacramento Bee June 3, 2001, Sunday METRO FINAL EDITION SECTION: MAIN NEWS; Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1060_p11", "sents": [ "Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, the delegation leader, urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not to turn its back on the Golden State.", "\"California is poised on the edge of an economic precipice that threatens not only our economy but the economy of the entire country,\" he said.", "But Commission Chairman Curt Hebert chided California for not doing enough to solve its own problems.", "Still, he professed his willingness to help.", "\"It is in everyone's interest to keep the lights on at all costs,\" he said.", "But Hebert, a protege of Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., is a vocal opponent of price caps and didn't offer the California delegation the promise it was looking for.", "That didn't surprise Assemblyman Fred Keely, D-Santa Cruz, a member of the delegation.", "Such a move would be \"a dramatic and unprecedented departure\" from past actions of the commission, Keely said as he left the meeting." ], "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": "e6692_p86", "sents": [ "Mr. Hidalgo insisted that the surplus power could quickly vanish if temperatures soar as expected in August.", "Some consumer groups, which have bitterly criticized the state's energy policies in the crisis, seized on the sales as evidence of what they said w as a poorly thought-out plan that had left the state at the mercy of a mercile ss market.", "''This state agency has no expertise in trading,'' said Harvey Rosenfield, an official at the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.", "''It is amateurish at best and sometimes incompetent, negotiating with a bunch of M.B.A.'s whose goal is to soak California.", "The state was panicked into leaping into this business, and it is being outwitted.''", "But a spokesman for Gov.", "Gray Davis defended the state's purchases, saying its response to an emergency has produced greater reliability and, in the long term, a greater supply of power.", "''Like we said all along, we're doing everything within our power to contro l the situation and stabilize things,'' said Steve Maviglio, the governor's spokesman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5694_p1", "sents": [ "Mr. Zenker was most recently the Manager of Energy Trading at Southern California Edison, where he was responsible for electricity and gas trading, and dispatching Edison ,s nuclear, coal, gas oil, hydro, and power contract resources.", "He was also responsible for natural gas transportation and storage at Southern California Edison.", "Mr. Zenker holds an MBA and a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California.", "Peter F. Moritzburke Associate Oakland, CA Western North American energy Western power markets Western and regional market dynamics Western wholesale electricity markets Generation asset divestiture Generation asset values Western fundamentals analysis Peter Moritzburke specializes in the analysis of western US electricity and gas markets and evolving regional energy market dynamics.", "He has experience in analyzing both US and Latin American energy markets.", "Prior to joining CE RA he worked with the Independent Energy Producers Association in California assisting in negotiations of agreements for the Western Power Exchange (WEPEX)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e826_p0", "sents": [ "'Energy supply setback: Big generator can't be forced to sell emergency power to the state, a United States court rules.", "By Denny Walsh and Carrie Peyton BEE STAFF WRITERS (Published April 6, 2001) In a development that does not bode well for California's energy supply, a federal appellate court Thursday halted enforcement of a lower court order that a big electricity generator must sell emergency power to the state without guarantee of payment.", "State energy officials said the ruling wouldn't have any immediate effect but could precipitate a power emergency if the generator decided to take a plant off-line for maintenance.", "On March 21, citing \"rolling blackouts (that have) darkened the California landscape,\" United States District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. imposed an injunction against Reliant Energy Services Inc., one of the nation's major generators.", "Houston-based Reliant controls approximately 3,800 megawatts, or about 20 percent, of the gas-fired generation capacity in the state, and Damrell found that loss of that production \"poses an imminent threat.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Frank C. Damrell Jr.", "sents": [ "Frank C. Damrell Jr. (born July 6, 1938) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.", "He is also a Trustee of the University of California at Merced." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2977_p2", "sents": [ "\"The question is, can we sustain the level of spending we have and have the state maintain economic stability?", "I believe the answer is no,\" said Keeley, the lower house's main figure on energy policy and author of the bill that put the state in the power-buying business.", "\"To get this problem solved, we have to think in bold terms,\" said Keeley, who introduced a resolution along with fellow Democratic Assemblyman Paul Koretz of West Hollywood that urged Davis to form a cartel.", "THREE STATES ARE BETTER THAN ONE Davis said last week that \"my bias would be to keep the lights on at any price.\"", "But yesterday, the governor said a temporary price limit is \"certainly a matter we've talked about and considered at some length.", "The next step will be to see how the governors of Oregon and Washington respond to it.\"", "A spokesman for Gov.", "Gary Locke of Washington said the matter is being considered." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Gary Locke", "sents": [ "Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 10th United States ambassador to China (2011-14).", "He was previously the 21st Governor of Washington (1997-2005) and served in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce (2009-11)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jim Brulte", "sents": [ "James L. Brulte (born April 13, 1956) is the chairman of the California Republican Party, since March 3, 2013.", "Brulte formerly served as a Republican in the California State Senate, representing the 31st district, from 1996 to 2004.", "He also served as the Senate Republican leader from 2000 to 2004.", "Brulte also served as Vice-Chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee.", "He was previously the Republican Leader of the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1996.", "Brulte is the only freshman to ever serve as a party leader in both houses of the California State Legislature." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3688_p44", "sents": [ "Most of it, about $39 million, was spent beating back Proposition 9, which if you don't remember (and who can?)", "would have thrown deregulation into reverse.", "An additional $18.6 million was shelled out for six years of lobbying the governor, the Legislature and state agencies.", "The point-six part of that was spent by Pacific Gas & Electric .tin the first quarter of this year, even as PG&E was prepping itself to file for bankruptcy protection and make a bid for a bailout.", "The study by the nonprofit Center for Public Integrity found that way over half a million went to the campaigns of three leading politicians, all of whom have said the dough did not influence them: $171,000 to then-Gov.", "Pete Wilson, who signed deregulation into law; $212,186 to state Sen. Jim Brulte, the Rancho Cucamonga Republican whose name topped the author list on the deregulation law; and $268,135 to the campaign causes of state Sen. Steve Peace, the El Cajon Democrat held up as the Frank Lloyd Wright of deregulation (Wright's houses always looked fabulous but didn't always function ideally)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2042_p71", "sents": [ "Barone still says Enron's stock will reach this level, only it will take 18 months instead of 12 months.", "The company's first-quarter profit was $425 million as it swapped electricity and natural gas contracts at a time when low supplies and high demand drove up energy prices nationwide.", "The stocks of Enron's competitors have chugged along since April 2000, but Enron shares have fallen about 14 percent.", "The Williams Companies Inc., which also invested heavily in telecommunications, has also been a weak performer on Wall Street compared to its rivals, remaining basically unchanged since a year ago.", "Donato Eassey, an energy analyst at Merrill Lynch, said Enron's shares are due for a turnaround, predicting that \"the floodgates are going to open.\"", "At a time when the United States is short on supplies of natural gas and electricity and demand is on the rise, \"few companies are better-suited than Enron to help folks deal with those high prices,\" Eassey said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e68_p3", "sents": [ "But he also cut earnings targets for the EBS segment to $8.40 share because of the failed Blockbuster deal.", "Heady cash-flow projections figured heavily in Enron's guidance for 2001, which called for a stock price of $126, of which EBS would account for $40, Meade said.", "Meade, whose company initiated coverage on Enron in late May 2000, had been alone among Enron analysts in keeping a hold rating on the stock.", "Merrill Lynch analyst Donato Eassey on Monday released a note reiterating his buy recommendation with a $99 share price target.", "\"While the separation from such a high-profile name is disappointing, we do not view this as negative,\" Eassey wrote.", "\"This could in fact actually accelerate Enron's content delivery strategy.\"", "Eassey pointed out that Enron and Blockbuster's trial in Seattle, Salt Lake City, New York and Portland, Ore., proved Enron can deliver movies on demand.", "That gives them a track record to show to potential customers like movie studios and other entertainment concerns that want to provide content directly through their Web sites, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11260_p7", "sents": [ "SDG&E's rating is much better, but its debt also was mounting.", "The DWR purchases that portion of electricity beyond what the utilities provide through their own generating plants and through existing long-term contracts.", "But the DWR has refused to buy power beyond a certain price.", "That means more last-minute power purchases on the expensive spot market.", "The utilities and the state had disagreed over how the DWR will be reimbursed -- whether through state bonds or ratepayer dollars -- and the extent of its power-buying role.", "The author of the bill authorizing the long-term contracts, Assemblyman Keeley, said the legislation's intent was to fully cover the one-third of the power that utilities purchased on the spot market, either through extended contracts or through the state ISO.", "Staff writer Karen Kucher and Associated Press contributed to this report." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e2386_p44", "sents": [ "Then it dropped to a penny.", "\"All of us saw those numbers and realized there was nothing to stop someone from bidding infinity,\" said Tranen, now a software executive.", "Under the rules, the identities of power generators are kept secret.", "But Levin, the New York businessman who'd warned of higher prices back in 1994, said the price spikes were clear signs of someone probing for weak spots.", "\"They were experimenting from Year One,\" he said.", "\"Early on, people learned how to work the magic.\"", "The ISO saw the problem, too, and moved to cap prices.", "But it was clear tha t California markets were vulnerable to manipulation.", "The damage was done, an d the gold rush was on.", "The Bee's Sam Stanton can be reached at (916) 321-1091 or [email protected] om Heat wave spawns statewide blackouts Year's first scorcher drains system; plugs pulled on 225,000 By Karen Kucher UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER May 8, 2001 Despite conservation and voluntary shutdowns, the first heat of the season meant blackouts for thousands across the state yesterday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5201_p8", "sents": [ "The round was led by new investor 3i.", "Additional investors in the company's latest round included Merrill Lynch, DRW Venture Partners, and Tamir Fishman.", "Previous investors Jerusalem Venture Partners, Siemens Mustang Ventures, and Ze'evi Computers Technologies also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding to continue development of new products and technologies and expand its sales and marketing in the United States and Europe.", "The TeleKnowledge product automates revenue sharing and commission arrangements between providers and channel partners.", "Nelson Stacks, of 3i, will take a seat on the TeleKnowledge board of directors.", "http: www.teleknowledge.com Web Video Delivery Firm Vividon Gets $15 Million Round Two SUDBURY, Mass.", "-- Vividon, an Internet infrastructure company focused on improving video delivery on the Web, said it completed its second round of financing for $15 million.", "Venrock Associates led the round and was joined by previous investors Atlas Venture; Carlyle Venture Partners, an affiliate of the Carlyle Group; and individual investor James Dow." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 8 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p30", "sents": [ "Prophet and RedEnvelope have been working together since 1999. Investors for RedEnvelope Gifts Online include Atrium, Comdisco Ventures, Crown Technology Partners, Sequoia Capital, Weston Presidio, Sippl MacDonald Ventures, Silicon Valley Angel Fund, and Philips-Smith Specialty Retail Group.", "http: www.redenvelope.com New People o Net Video Firm Vividon Makes Ex-Vignette VP President, CEO SADBURY, Mass.", "-- Vividon, which develops content delivery servers for streaming video, said it has appointed David Ellenberger as president and CEO.", "Mr. Ellenberger recently served as vice president of Vignette.", "When Vignette acquired DataSage in January, Mr. Ellenberger became president and board member of the acquired company.", "Vividon has received funding from Atlas Venture, Carlyle Venture Partners and private investor James Dow.", "http: www.vividon.com Former Motorola Executive is New CEO for Foxcom Wireless VIENNA, Va. -- Foxcom Wireless, a provider of indoor coverage technology for the wireless industry, said it named Tom Hinton as its new chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sahnewal Airport", "sents": [ "Sahnewal Airport, (IATA: LUH, ICAO: VILD) also known as Ludhiana Airport, is the local airport serving the city of Ludhiana and other sub cities of Ludhiana District in Punjab.", "It is located near the town of Sahnewal, 5 km southeast of Ludhiana on the Grand Trunk Road." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Punjab", "sents": [ "The Punjab ( , , , ), also spelled Panjab (\"land of \"five rivers\"\"; Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ), is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India.", "Not being a political unit, the boundaries of the region are ill-defined and focus on historical accounts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19765_p33", "sents": [ "According to a Merrill Lynch report cited in The New York Times Wednesday, Dynegy wasn't aware of the $690 million obligation.", "Critics of the deal wondered whether Enron had told Dynegy about all its ob ligations.", "<http: www.thestreet.com markets detox 10003860.html Liquidity fears have also been rekindled by information contained in a fili ng of quarterly results that show the company consumed as much as $5 billio n of cash in recent weeks.", "By the end of 2002, Enron has to find around $9 billion to pay back various obligations.", "It had $1.2 billion in cash on han d as of Nov. 16, according to the filing.", "Tellingly, Dynegy shares haven't plunged along with Enron, suggesting that investors see a collapse of the merger as catastrophic for Enron but not fo r Dynegy.", "At current levels, Enron shares are trading at more than a 50% di scount to the Dynegy offer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Burlington Resources", "sents": [ "Burlington Resources, was an American oil and gas company.", "Their headquarters were in Houston, Texas.", "The company was acquired by ConocoPhillips in 2006." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e27392_p8", "sents": [ "After falling less than one point Monday, and four points Tuesday, the industrial average fell 66.22 points, shedding 0.6%, to finish at 10345.95. That move came on slightly, though not substantially, improved volume, with one billion shares changing hands on the New York Stock Exchange, compared with 962 million shares Tuesday.", "The Nasdaq Composite Index, stung by the weakness in technology, dropped 45.64, or 2.3%, to 1918.89. Several natural-gas companies rallied after the release of weekly gas-storage data showed inventories, which had increased sharply during recent weeks to the dismay of the group, grew little during the latest period.", "Energy companies such as Apache, which rose 2.79, or 5.4%, to 54.14, Devon Energy (Amex), which gained 1.90, to 52.66, and Burlington Resources, which rose 1.50, to 43.57, made big moves in the aftermath of the inventory data.", "Oilfield-service providers made big moves.", "Halliburton gained 2.30, or 7.5%, to 32.84, while Schlumberger added 2.95, or 5.9%, to 53.20, and Transocean Sedco Forex gained 1.52, or 5%, to 31.99. Power-generation and energy-marketing concern Enron fell to a 52-week low amid brisk trading, after President and Chief Executive Jeffrey K. Skilling resigned from the Houston company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20617_p1", "sents": [ "I may need this when I call the CPUC.", "Jim --Original Message -- From: Dasovich, Jeff Sent: Tue 11 27 2001 6:40 PM To: Pollard, Geoff; Frazier, Lamar; Steffes, James D. Cc: Mara, Susan; Smith, Mike B; Huddleson, Diann; Hughes, Evan; Fite, Rebecca; Riley, Tom Subject: RE: Pac Tel - CPUC Customer Switch Complaint Thanks, Geoff.", "May make sense to loop back with the woman at the PUC who contacted Jim originally about this account.", "Jim's been in contact with her before about some confusion with a UC account.", "Jim was out yesterday and today, but I think that he'll be in tomorrow.", "He may want to make the contact.", "Jim, thoughts?", "Best, Jeff --Original Message -- From: Pollard, Geoff Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 6:36 PM To: Dasovich, Jeff; Frazier, Lamar; Steffes, James D. Cc: Mara, Susan; Smith, Mike B; Huddleson, Diann; Hughes, Evan; Fite, Rebecca; Riley, Tom Subject: RE: Pac Tel - CPUC Customer Switch Complaint All, I spoke with the customer, Mike Benson." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e6983_p0", "sents": [ "--Original Message -- From: Steffes, James D. Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 7:36 AM To: Dernehl, Ginger Cc: Shapiro, Richard Subject: FW: EES-USA Ginger -- Please forward to Rick's Government Affairs team in the USA.", "By the way, this is better if printed on legal paper.", "Thanks.", "Jim --Original Message -- From: Leff, Dan Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 10:34 AM To: Lavorato, John; Belden, Tim; Presto, Kevin M.; Richter, Jeff; Aucoin, Berney C. Perry, Todd; Steffes, James D.; Beck, Sally; Colwell, Wes; Apollo, Beth; Haedicke, Mark E.; Bradford, William S.; Herndon, Rogers; Black, Don Cc: Dietrich, Janet Subject: EES-USA Attached is a diagram, which functionally lays out EES - USA as a follow up to our offsite of July 18. Please review and let Janet, Dave or me know if you would like to discuss Thank you again for your participation in the meeting.", "We are making progress!", "Thanks - Dan" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4892_p15", "sents": [ "Jean Bernard, from Carlyle Internet Partners Europe, will take a seat on the company's board of directors as a result of the financing.", "http: www.riot-e.com Wireless Software Firm mDiversity Has $18 Million Series B SAN JOSE, Calif. -- mDiversity, which develops software designed to increase the spectrum efficiency of wireless networks, said it secured more than $18 million in Series B funding led by Convergence Partners.", "Ignition Corporation Venture Fund and Horizon Venture also participated in the round.", "mDiversity will use the financing to continue its business and product development and for marketing.", "The company said it has raised $30 million to date.", "Russ Irwin, of Convergence Partners, has taken the seventh seat on mDiversity's board of directors.", "http: www.mdiversity.com WorldPreferred.com Raises $3.7 Million in Series B NEW YORK -- WorldPreferred.com, which provides a global network for suppliers of any industry, said it closed $3.7 million in its second round of funding from NB Capital Partners, New Millennium Internet Ventures Fund, and Jefferson Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Russ Irwin", "sents": [ "Russ Irwin is an American singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist from New York City.", "He Studied Music Business and Classical piano at New York University and also attended the New School for jazz performance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3827_p24", "sents": [ "Shares of PG&E rose $1.03 to $12.10 in midafternoon trading.", "Edison shares rose $1.02 to $11. Enron, DuPont Urge Bush to Salvage Environmental Pact (Update1) 2001-06-07 13:15 (New York) Enron, DuPont Urge Bush to Salvage Environmental Pact (Update1) (Adds White House comment on global warming report in seventh, eighth paragraphs.)", "Washington, June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp., DuPont Co., American Electric Power Co. and other United States companies that have taken voluntary steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions are urging the Bush administration to salvage at least parts of the 1997 Kyoto global warming treaty.", "These companies ``very much like the Kyoto framework and hope that there is a way to preserve the best parts and fix the parts that need to be fixed,'' said Eileen Claussen, executive director of the Pew Center for Global Climate Change, whose 33 members also include Alcoa, Holnam Inc. and BP Plc.", "President George W. Bush decided in February to oppose regulation of the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming and to abandon the Kyoto accord." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "George W. Bush", "sents": [ "George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.", "He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.", "After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry.", "Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter.", "He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election.", "Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1420_p48", "sents": [ "* Times staff writer Carl Ingram contributed to this story.", "Powering Up California Power plant projects recently licensed by the California Energy Commission and when they are expected to go online: * * Two of four turbines are expected to go online in December 2001; the other two are expected to go online in March 2002. Source: California Energy Commission GRAPHIC: PHOTO: (2 photos) Gov.", "Gray Davis urges California Energy Commission to approve Metcalf Energy Center, a 600-megawatt power plant planned for San Jose.", "Demonstrators greet Davis on his way to news conference in Sacramento.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: Associated Press PHOTO: (2 photos) Gov.", "Gray Davis urges California Energy Commission to approve Metcalf Energy Center, a 600-megawatt power plant planned for San Jose.", "Demonstrators greet Davis on his way to news conference in Sacramento.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: ROBERT DURELL Los Angeles Times GRAPHIC: Powering Up California, Los Angeles Times LOAD-DATE: April 19, 2001 10 of 63 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Knight Ridder Tribune News Service The Orange County Register April 19, 2001, Thursday SECTION: STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS KR-ACC-NO: K7970 LENGTH: 275 words HEADLINE: Ex-energy chief leery of state buying power lines BYLINE: By Kate Berry BODY: ONTARIO, Calif. _ Former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said Wednesday that he is \"uncomfortable\" with the state's $2.76 billion purchase of the transmission lines of Southern California Edison because it would derail future plans to fully deregulate the state's electricity market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e1708_p4", "sents": [ "The full Andersen report on the Western energy crisis can be downloaded at www.andersen.com.", "ower companies and regulators must take steps to avoid spread of California Power virus: Andersen analysis WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2001 * A &new virus spawned in California 8 poses formidable challenges requiring new strategies on the part of power companies, regulators and policymakers to contain and reverse its damage, according to Energy Crisis in the Western United States: Lessons for Navigating Regulatory and Market Minefields, a new Andersen report released today.", "&The implications for the development of competitive energy markets go f ar beyond the Western United States, 8 Andersen ,s national utility practi ce head Matthew D. Smith told a Washington briefing.", "&Unfortunately, California has taught the nation that regulatory and political barriers can create and sustain an energy crisis. 8 &California has demonstrated that the risks in the electricity industry, if not properly acknowledged and managed, can simultaneously and profoundly impact all market participants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sam Williams (basketball, born 1924)", "sents": [ "Walter \"Sam\" Williams (June 29, 1924 – October 22, 2012) was an American college basketball coach.", "He is considered an early pioneer of racial integration in the college game and is the University of Texas–Pan American's all-time leader in wins (244), including its only men's basketball national championship in 1962–63.", "Williams is referred to as the \"Father of Broncs Basketball\" at Texas Pan–American.", "He oversaw the school's transition from a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program into a NCAA Division I program.", "During his 15 year tenure, he had 11 winning seasons, 4 20-win seasons, and 244 total victories." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "University of Texas–Pan American", "sents": [ "The University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) was a state university located in Edinburg, Texas.", "Founded in 1927, it was a component institution of the University of Texas System.", "The university served the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas with baccalaureate, masters-level, and doctoral degrees.", "The Carnegie Foundation classified UTPA as a \"doctoral research university\".", "From the institution's founding until it was merged into the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), it grew from 200 students to over 20,000, making UTPA the tenth-largest university in the state of Texas.", "The majority of these students were natives of the Rio Grande Valley.", "UTPA also operated an Upper Level Studies Center in Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas.", "On August 15, 2014, Dr. Havidan Rodriguez was appointed interim President of UTPA, the institution's final leader." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1653_p2", "sents": [ "For large businesses, AB 265 would allow for a negotiated payment plan with SDG&E over a longer period of time.", "AB 970 by Assemblywoman Denise Ducheny (D-San Diego) and Assemblyman Jim Battin (R-La Quinta) will help California overcome the inadequate supply of energy, one of the biggest obstacles to lower energy prices, by expediting the siting process for new power plants and streamlining permitting for upgrades of old facilities.", "\"Restrictions and red tape have presented a powerful disincentive to those who would build more power generators in California,\" Governor Davis said.", "\"This bill will benefit consumers by increasing supply to meet growing demand.", "It will also establish new programs to reduce demand.\"", "Over the last three months, Governor Gray Davis' leadership has been demonstrated in his response to the San Diego electricity crisis: On June 14, he called for emergency reduction of electricity use by all sta te facilities in the San Francisco Bay area in response to electricity emergen cy and rolling blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "San Francisco Bay", "sents": [ "San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary in the U.S. state of California.", "It is surrounded by a contiguous region known as the San Francisco Bay Area (often simply \"the Bay Area\"), and is dominated by the large cities San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Feather Woman Lake", "sents": [ "Feather Woman Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana.", "The lake is often ice clogged and is 1 mi WSW of Sperry Glacier." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Sperry Glacier", "sents": [ "Sperry Glacier is located in Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana.", "This glacier is situated on the north slopes of Gunsight Mountain, west of the Continental Divide.", "Although many geologic features of Glacier National Park were formed during the much longer period of glaciation ending over 10,000 years ago, Sperry Glacier — like all the glaciers in the park today — is a product of the recent Little Ice Age, the period of cooler average temperatures starting in about the 13th century and concluding in the mid-19th century." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Smokey and the Bandit II", "sents": [ "Smokey and the Bandit II is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and stars Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason and Dom DeLuise.", "The film is the sequel to the 1977 film \"Smokey and the Bandit\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Jackie Gleason", "sents": [ "John Herbert \"Jackie\" Gleason (February 26, 1916June 24, 1987) was an American comedian, actor, writer, composer and conductor who developed a style and characters in his career from growing up in Brooklyn, New York.", "He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, exemplified by his bus driver character Ralph Kramden in the television series \"The Honeymooners\".", "By filming the episodes with Electronicams, Gleason was later able to release the series in syndication, which increased its popularity over the years with new audiences.", "He also developed \"The Jackie Gleason Show,\" which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s until its cancellation in 1970.", "After originating in Hollywood, filming moved to Miami, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Vestas", "sents": [ "Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines.", "It was founded in 1945, and as of 2013, it is the largest wind turbine company in the world.", "The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Romania, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Australia, China, and the United States, and employs more than 21,000 people globally." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5850_p41", "sents": [ "4 wind turbine company in the world.", "Shares of Vestas and NEG Micron - both part of the Copenhagen Bourse's top-20 index, KFX - soared on May 1 after a Danish government researcher forecast that wind turbines would supply 10 percent of the world's electricity in 20 years.", "Soon after, Merrill Lynch started coverage of Vestas with a \"neutral\" rating in the intermediate term and a \"buy\" rating in the long term, citing a belief that the wind power companies were on course for a sustained period of strong growth.", "Denmark already gets 10 percent of its power from wind, and Vestas and NEG Micron share prices have doubled in a year.", "Vestas also holds a 40 percent stake in world's No.", "2 wind turbine maker, Gamesa Eolica, which is part of Spain's Gamesa Group Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: UPDATE 3-Some $15 billion at stake in US power refund talks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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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, 2 ] }, { "title": "e5091_p4", "sents": [ "Goldman Sachs partnership GS Capital Partners III led the round, which included previous investors Accel Partners, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Greylock, Intel, and Meritech Capital Partners.", "Rob Gheewalla of Goldman Sachs will join the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding for market expansion and for selling broadband and other services in new and existing markets.", "New Edge Networks is also backed by Comdisco Ventures, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and the company's management.", "http: www.newedgenetworks.com New Money o Broadband Tech Firm Alopa Lands $15.1 Million in Round One SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Alopa Networks, a provider of broadband technology services to the cable, DSL, and wireless industries, said it received $15.1 million in its first round of funding, led by Summit Accelerator Fund.", "Other investors were Lucent Venture Partners and Western Technology Investments.", "Summit general partner Kip Sheeline will join the company's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Amy Chance", "sents": [ "Amy Chance (born July 21, 1975) is a former American child actor born in Hollywood, California.", "Amy played Aphrodesia, one of the first characters introduced in the cult television show \"Buffy the Vampire Slayer\", a minor role which she reprised from the original unaired Buffy pilot.", "She had numerous guest starring roles on popular shows such as \"Punky Brewster\", \"ER\" and \"Step By Step\" and appeared in several television commercials." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e25595_p0", "sents": [ "'Riordan edges out Davis in Field Poll: A survey finds lingering damage from the governor's handling of the energy crisis.", "By Amy Chance Bee Political Editor (Published Sept. 26, 2001) Gov.", "Gray Davis survived the summer without the widespread power blackouts his opponents predicted, but voters remained dissatisfied with his job performance and disinclined to re-elect him, a Field Poll released Tuesday found.", "The poll showed Davis narrowly behind in a trial general election matchup against former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, 45 percent to 42 percent.", "Riordan's strength in Los Angeles County -- rare for a Republican candidate -- as well as lingering damage to Davis from California's energy crisis were factors in the findings, said the poll's managing director, Mark DiCamillo.", "\"It's an interesting situation for a sitting governor,\" he said.", "\"It's very unusual for a sitting governor to be denied re-election, but here we have a unique candidate coming out of a Democratic stronghold." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2074_p0", "sents": [ "'UK: UPDATE 1-Scot Power in talks to buy Portland-sources Reuters, 04 30 01 India State Panel Set Up To Rework Dahbol Power Pact Dow Jones, 04 30 01 SURVEY - ENERGY & UTILITY REVIEW: US edges closer to new energy policy Financial Times, 04 30 01 SURVEY - ENERGY & UTILITY REVIEW: Move to build a stronger base on alternative cleaner power Financial Times, 4 30 01 BRAZIL: UPDATE 1-Petrobras to buy Enron stakes in Brazil gas firms Reuters, 04 30 01 Petrobras to Buy Enron's Stake in CEG, CEG-Rio Gas Distributors Bloomberg, 04 30 01 Brazil Petrobras CEG -2: Price Tag Seen About $200 Mln Bloomberg, 04 30 01 Brazil Petrobras Seen Paying $240M For CEG Stake Dow Jones, 04 30 01 Brazil's Petrobras Agrees to Buy Enron's Stake in Natural Gas Distributor CEG Dow Jones, 04 30 01 Brazil Petrobras To Buy Enron's Stake In Gas Co CEG Dow Jones, 04 30 01 Foreign bids for Saudi gas projects passed on to Fahd's petroleum council Agence France-Presse, 04 30 01 UK: FACTBOX-LME membership changes over last 15 years Reuters, 04 30 01 GOLDEN TRIANGLE RESOURCES NL: Progress Report - Other (Part B Section 02 Of 02) Australian Stock Exchange Company Announcements, 04 30 01 eZoka adds up for SMEs M2 Presswire, 04 30 01 Atlantic Quay Watch Bloomberg, 04 30 01 UK: UPDATE 1-Scot Power in talks to buy Portland-sources By Andrew Callus 04 30 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Scottish Power Plc has held talks with Enron Corp about buying its Portland, Oregon-based power utility Portland General, a good geographic fit for the British group's existing United States arm PacifiCorp, industry sources said on Monday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e490_p0", "sents": [ "'Coal Scores With Wager on Bush; Belief That Mineral Is Part of 'Balanced' Energy Policy Lifts Industry Outlook The Washington Post, 03 25 01 Energy trading floors represent ground zero in electricity crisis Associated Press Newswires, 03 25 01 India: Centre's interest liability on dues to Enron starts Business Line (The Hindu), 03 25 01 Victoria Station's pounds 250m facelift The Independent - London, 03 25 01 Standoff may delay renegotiation on Enron project The Times of India, 03 25 01 Deal to sell PGE may fall through Associated Press Newswires, 03 24 01 Govt clears FDI proposals worth Rs 683 crore The Economic Times, 03 24 01 Nigeria blames US firm for delay in power project: report Agence France-Presse, 03 24 01 Enron deal with Sierra likely a bust Buyer of Portland General having trouble raising cash Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 Market rebounds, but not stability Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 Midwest to face high gas prices again Supply of anti-smog component already one-quarter below last year Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 COMPANY NEWS ENRON SALE OF UNIT TO SIERRA PACIFIC IS DOUBTED The New York Times, 03 24 01 Operators of California Power Grid Testify of System Abuses KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Orange County Register - California, 03 24 01 Santa Clara Plans for More Power Generators to be built on existing plant sites San Francisco Chronicle, 03 24 01 Calif. Crisis, M&A, Gas To Dominate Talk At Howard Weil Dow Jones News Service, 03 23 01 A Section Coal Scores With Wager on Bush; Belief That Mineral Is Part of 'Balanced' Energy Policy Lifts Industry Outlook Dan Morgan Washington Post Staff Writer 03 25 2001 The Washington Post FINAL A05 Copyright 2001, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved Few businesses placed as big a bet on Republicans in the last election as the coal industry, which gave 88 cents out of every dollar in campaign contributions to GOP candidates or organizations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19856_p1", "sents": [ "Reuters English News Service, 09 20 01 Sept. 21, 2001 Houston Chronicle Panel finds ex-chairman of FERC violated no laws or ethics policies Reuters News Service WASHINGTON -- The investigative arm of Congress Thursday said there was no evidence the former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission violated ethics regulations by asking Enron Corp.'s chairman for political support.", "The General Accounting Office said its investigation found that former FERC Chairman Curtis Hebert did not accept anything of value from Ken Lay and did not discuss any of the giant electricity and natural gas company's cases pending before the agency.", "In January, President Bush named Hebert, a Mississippi Republican, the acting chairman of FERC.", "However, rumors spread that Bush planned to replace Hebert with Patrick Wood, a Texas utility regulator.", "The GAO said it investigated a telephone conversation Hebert had with Lay in February.", "During that exchange, the acting FERC chairman asked Lay, who is a close friend of Bush's, for his endorsement to continue in the job." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Navan Junction railway station", "sents": [ "Navan Junction was a railway station serving the town of Navan in County Meath.", "As the name suggests, the station was located at the junction of two railway lines.", "The first was a branch line off the main line between Belfast and Dublin, which connected Drogheda and Oldcastle, and opened in 1850.", "The second, which opened in 1862, was also a branch line, this time off the line from Dublin to Sligo, connecting Clonsilla and Navan.", "This line was later extended as far as Kingscourt in 1865." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Drogheda", "sents": [ "Drogheda ( ; ; Irish: \"Droichead Átha\" , meaning \"bridge of the ford\" ) is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, known for its tourism and as a centre of industry and medical care.", "It is located in County Louth on the Dublin-Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, 49 km or 30 miles north of Dublin.", "It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea.The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange is located 8 km to west of the town." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3713_p38", "sents": [ "Ms. HOLSON: It's funny, in the San Francisco Bay area when I was growing up near there, there was this great rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers, which is, as we all know, a football team and the Dallas Cowboys.", "And that seems to be replaced, if you will, with consumers in California who look at Texas gen--at, you know, a lot of the power generators, which are based in Texas, and who they feel now are just, you know, making a lot of money off them.", "It's--there's always been a rivalry between those two states.", "And now I think it's deeply personal because it's hitting consumers, or as they believe it, it's hitting them in their pocket books.", "BURY: Joe Kahn, how long before these new power plants are going to be coming on line?", "And before they do, or in the time before they do, what--what is it that the federal government can do to help California out?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "e3713_p29", "sents": [ "BURY: And how much of this energy crisis did California bring upon itself?", "Those questions when we come back.", "Announcer: This is ABC News: NIGHTLINE, brought to you by (Commercial break) BURY: Joining us from Boston, Lowell Bergman, the correspondent for tomorrow's \"Frontline\" broadcast.", "From our Los Angeles bureau, Laura Holson, a business correspondent for The New York Times, who's been covering the California energy crisis.", "And here in Washington, Joe Kahn, who reports on energy and economics for The New York Times.", "Laura, just before the break, we heard California Governor Davis blaming the energy companies and the federal regulators.", "How much of his argument is sinking in.", "In other words, whom do Californians blame for this?", "Ms. LAURA HOLSON (The New York Times): The interesting thing is Californians blame everybody for this ap--for what has happened with the energy crisis.", "They blame the governor for not responding quickly enough to a crisis that started, you know, a year ago, if you really, you know, look at when prices starting going up." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Suresh Prabhu", "sents": [ "Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, under the Narendra Modi government.", "He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.", "Since 1996, Prabhu has been a repeatedly elected Member of Parliament from Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra as a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party.", "He quit Shiv Sena and joined BJP on 9 November 2014.", "He currently represents Andhra Pradesh in Upper House of Indian Parliament." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6236_p21", "sents": [ "\"We did not come to any conclusion and we did not expect to come to any conclusion.", "More work is required by us and the government to review the project,\" Enron Corporation Chairman Kenneth Lay told newspersons after meeting Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha.", "Enron promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC) and MSEB are locked in a payments dispute which provoked Enron to serve a preliminary termination notice to the utility, which in turn stopped buying power from 740-MW phase-I of Dabhol project.", "The US energy giant, which holds 65 per cent interest in DPC, has stopped construction of the 1,444 MW second phase of the project after completing 85 per cent of the work, Lay said.", "\"It is in the government's and the country's interest to revive the project,\" he said while expressing optimism that an amicable solution to the problem would be found soon.", "Lay, who had a two-hour long meeting with Power Minister Suresh Prabhu yesterday to discuss the fate of the project, said that the solution should take care of the interests of both India and investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e192_p0", "sents": [ "'Everyone, Enron has just launched an effort to educate California businesses on the California energy crisis, engage them in the debate, and coordinate our efforts in working toward \"real solutions\".", "A direct mail piece was sent out on Monday from Ken Lay.", "The materials that were sent are attached below.", "There will be follow up with the businesses that we have targeted.", "We also intend to make contact with non-business organizations in the coming weeks.", "PLEASE NOTE: The letters reference a California website that we have set up for businesses to receive additional information.", "DO NOT GO TO THIS SITE AS WE ARE TRACKING THE NUMBER OF HITS WE RECEIVE AND WE DON'T WANT A SKEWED NUMBER DUE TO ENRON EMPLOYEE HITS.", "If you have questions, please feel free to call me at 3-9104. Thanks!", "We also enclosed Ken Lay's San Francisco Chronicle op-ed (March 1st), and the Wall Street Journal article on the economic impact of the energy crisis (March 8th).'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "San Francisco Chronicle", "sents": [ "The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California.", "It was founded in 1865 as \"The Daily Dramatic Chronicle\" by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.", "The paper is currently owned by the Hearst Corporation, which bought it from the de Young family in 2000.", "It is the only major daily paper covering the city and county of San Francisco." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mel Carnahan", "sents": [ "Melvin Eugene \"Mel\" Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American politician.", "A Democrat, he served as the 51st Governor of Missouri (1993–2000) and was elected posthumously to the U.S. Senate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5389_p4", "sents": [ "See article: The battle for Florida Roger Wilson took over as Missouri ,s new governor replacing Mel Carnahan, who died in a plane crash.", "Mr Wilson said he would nominate Mr Carnahan ,s wi dow as senator, if her late husband won the race for the Senate.", "Mr Carnahan ,s name cannot be replaced on ballot papers before the election.", "After Peru ,s disgraced spy chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, flew back from exile in Panama, President Alberto Fujimori personally led a manhunt to track him down.", "The head of the Organisation of American States, Cesar Gaviria, arriv ed in Lima, the capital, for talks on democracy in Peru.", "Government and opposition agreed to hold new elections by April 8th.", "See article: Montesinos returns to PeruE+ As Colombia approached local and regional elections the campaig ns were marred by violence.", "International donors promised $280m in new aid to promote peac e, but this fell well short of what President Andres Pastrana had been hoping for." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "NK Imotski", "sents": [ "NK Imotski is a Croatian football club based in the town of Imotski, in the region of Dalmatia.", "They play in Druga HNL, Croatia's second level." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Imotski", "sents": [ "Imotski (; Italian: \"Imoschi\" ; ) is a small town situated on the northern side of Biokovo massif, Dalmatian Hinterland, Croatia.", "s of 2011 , the town population is 4,757 and the total municipal population is 10,764.", "Imotski has a very mild and pleasant climate with many sunny days." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1537_p11", "sents": [ "ONGC disputes Enron's claim on Moon Prospect project at Tapti 04 22 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has virtually dismissed the 15 million dollar Moon Prospect gas well project at Tapti fields saying there was no substantial recovery contrary to claims of a big find by the joint venture (JV) parnter, Enron.", "\"Enron, which is the operator of the field, has not shared results of the ambitious Moon Prospect gas well project with JV partners - ONGC and Reliance.", "The project seemed to have turned into a hollow gas well,\" senior ONGC officials said.", "Significantly, the setback on Moon Prospect comes at a time when Enron has put its 30 per cent stake in the JV on the bloc.", "ONGC has 40 per cent stake in the 900 million dollar venture while Reliance has 30 per cent stake." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Oil and Natural Gas Corporation", "sents": [ "Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) is an Indian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.", "It is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.", "It is India's largest oil and gas exploration and production company.", "It produces around 77% of India's crude oil (equivalent to around 30% of the country's total demand) and around 62% of its natural gas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "National Highway 19 (India, old numbering)", "sents": [ "National Highway 19 (NH 19) a National Highway in India that links Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh with Patna in Bihar.", "This 240 km -long route passes through Ballia, Chhapra, Sonpur, Iduvoi, and Hajipur." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Patna", "sents": [ "Patna , is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India.", "It had an estimated population of 1.68 million in 2011, making it the 19th largest city in India.", "With over 2 million people, its urban agglomeration is the 18th largest in India.", "Patna also serves as the seat of Patna High Court." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Khobar", "sents": [ "Al-Khobar (also spelled \"Khobar\" or \"al-Khubar \"; Arabic: الخبر‎ ‎ ) is a large city located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Persian Gulf.", "It is one of the largest cities in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with a population of 941,358 as of 2012.", "Al Khobar, Dammam, and Dhahran are part of the Dammam metropolitan area, the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Saudi Arabia with an estimated population of over 4,100,000 as of 2012.", "All three urban centers are served by the King Fahd International Airport which is the largest airport in the world, and King Abdul Aziz Port.", "Together, they are often known as \"The Triplet Cities\" by many natives and locals.", "Dammam, Dhahran and Al Khobar are less than 15 km apart and form one metropolitan area, the fifth largest in the kingdom and sixth in the Gulf Cooperation Council." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Dhahran", "sents": [ "Dhahran (Arabic الظهران \"al-Dhahrān\") is a city located in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.", "It is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry.", "Together with the nearby cities of Dammam and Khobar, Dhahran forms part of the Dammam Metropolitan Area, which is commonly known as greater Dammam and has an estimated population of 4,140,000 as of 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8071_p7", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds toward its product launch.", "eVentureCentre also provided administrativ e and technical support and will hold a seat on the board of directors.", "http: www.e-biz.bm Broadband Firm Primarion Raises $38 Million Second Round TEMPE, Ariz. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Primarion, a broadband and data si gnal technology company, said it has raised $38 million in its second roun d of financing.", "The round was led by Accel Partners.", "Previous investors AP V Technology Partners, Intel Capital, Koch Ventures, and ON Semiconductor also participated.", "There will be no board changes as a result of the round The company said it will use the funds to accelerate product research an d development.", "http: www.primarion.com?", "Avanza, Swedish Onl ine Broker, Raises $9.9 Million?", "STOCKHOLM (VENTUREWIRE) -- Avanza, which provides online brokering servi ces in Sweden and Germany, said it raised GBP 7 million ($9.9 million) in its second round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "Intel Capital", "sents": [ "Intel Capital is a division of Intel Corporation, set up to manage corporate venture capital, global investment, mergers and acquisitions.", "Intel Capital makes equity investments in a range of technology startups and companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, mobility, consumer Internet, digital media and semiconductor manufacturing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3430_p71", "sents": [ "Davis today.", "Photos by Carlos Avila Gonzalez The Chronicle LOAD-DATE: May 29, 2001 37 of 98 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Gannett Company, Inc. USA TODAY May 29, 2001, Tuesday, FIRST EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg.", "3A LENGTH: 426 words HEADLINE: Davis to urge Bush to back electricity price cap BYLINE: Laurence McQuillan DATELINE: LOS ANGELES BODY: LOS ANGELES -- California Gov.", "Gray Davis will urge President Bush today to back a 2-year cap on electricity costs as the best way to keep his power-starved state -- and possibly the United States economy -- from sinking into recession.", "The Democratic governor and Republican president, who have been sparring from afar over energy policy, will meet here to discuss their differences.", "The White House has said repeatedly that it opposes price caps as a way to deal with energy shortages in California.", "In an interview with USA TODAY, Davis said a limit on wholesale electricity costs is needed while the state attempts to build 15 new power plants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Miyar House", "sents": [ "Miyar House (Kannada: ಮಿಯಾರು ಮನೆ), is a Kannada language feature film in the documentary genre directed and produced by the Mumbai-based director Ramchandra P. N..", "It has been completed in 2011.", "It tells the personal story of the director as his ancestral house gets dismantled in a remote village called Miyar in Karkala Taluk in Udupi district in Karnataka, South India.", "The film has been produced by the director's own firm 'Sonk Films' and it features many of the members of the filmmaker's extended family.", "The film has a particular dialect of Kannada that is spoken by a few in that part of Karnataka." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Ramchandra P. N.", "sents": [ "Ramchandra P. N. is an award-winning filmmaker making feature films, short films, documentaries and TV programs.", "in India.", "He is a Kannadiga and a Tuluva based in Mumbai." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Natural Law Party (United States)", "sents": [ "The Natural Law Party (NLP) is a United States political party affiliated with the international Natural Law Party.", "It was founded in 1992 and was dissolved in many areas beginning in 2004.", "It is still active in Michigan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Natural Law Party", "sents": [ "The Natural Law Party (NLP) is a transnational party founded in 1992 on \"the principles of Transcendental Meditation\",<ref name=\"Cowan/Bromley\"> </ref> the laws of nature, and their application to all levels of government.", "At its peak, it was active in up to 74 countries; it continues in India and some parts of the United States.", "The party defines \"natural law\" as the organizing intelligence which governs the natural universe.", "The Natural Law Party advocates using the Transcendental Meditation technique and the TM-Sidhi program as tools to enliven natural law and reduce or eliminate problems in society." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26576_p46", "sents": [ "Robert Preston is editor in chief of InternetWeek.", "He can be reached at rpr [email protected].", "http: www.internetwk.com August 27, 2001 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "\"I have not asked anyone in US govt to impose sanctions\": Lay 08 26 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Enron chief Kenneth Lay Sunday asserted that he had not asked the US Government to consider imposing sanctions against India a nd said their approach was to settle the issue amicably by selling its stak e. Earlier in an interview to Financial Times, he had been reported as to have threatened India with new US sanctions unless the company and its partners get back the full one billion dollars in costs incurred in building the pr oject in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.", "\"I have not asked anyone in the US government to consider imposing sanction s,\" he said in a letter to Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e880_p10", "sents": [ "Daniel Lukis of Chicago uses the software to digitally store home movies and some of his favorite \"Seinfeld\" episodes.", "Keeping copies of sitcoms is legally permissible for personal home use, but if Lukis decided to share those files online he would run the risk of copyright infringement.", "He fears the pirates may hamper the development of DivX as a legitimate software tool.", "\"Like with all new forms of technology, someone will devise a way to exploit it,\" said Lukis, who moderates an online DivX discussion forum.", "\"These people give a bad name to DivX, as Napster did to MP3, and the honest users of the formats are suffering because of that.\"", "On the Net: http: www.projectmayo.com http: www.divxnetworks.com http: www.fm4.org http: www.mpaa.org With AP Photos FX101,102 of April 4. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "DPC should reduce high tariff rate, NCP chief Sharad Pawar 04 07 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar, during whose tenure as Maharashtra Chief Minister, the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with US-based Enron promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC) was worked out, has demanded \"the energy major should reduce its high power tariff charged to MSEB (Maharashtra State Electricity Board)\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19506_p37", "sents": [ "That day, shares closed at $33.84. Trying to shore up its credibility, Enron replaced Fastow last week with another Enron executive, Jeff McMahon.", "The company said on Wednesday an SEC \"informal inquiry\" begun Oct. 22 had become a formal investigation, possibly indicating regulators did not like what they had seen.", "It elected University of Texas law school dean William Powers to the board of directors and put him in charge of an internal probe into the deals.", "Despite all the bad news of recent weeks, Enron said on Thursday its core business of energy trading was going strong.", "Enron spokesman Eric Thode said transactions on the Houston-based company's widely watched Internet EnronOnline system were averaging some $3 billion to $4 billion a day, up from a 30-day average of $2.5 billion.", "Enron is by far the nation's largest natural gas and electricity trader, with industry analysts estimating it is involved in some 25 percent of daily trade in those markets." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6492_p21", "sents": [ "But when a major market maker with annual revenues of 10 times the market cap of the United States steelmaking industry stakes a claim (for 2000 alone, Enron logged revenues of $101 billion--that's with a \"b\"), a lot more than eyebrows are likely to be raised.", "After a bold presentation from Jeff McMahon, president and CEO of Enron Industrial Markets, at the SSCI annual convention in May (in which he accused steel mills of treating their service center customers as \"annoyances\"), industry leaders rushed to understand this latest market contender.", "Friend or foe?", "Competitor or partner?", "These are just a couple of the questions surrounding Enron's aggressive push into the metals industry.", "Judging from the service center and mill executives Modern Metals queried, there are as many answers as there are opinions in the industry.", "Reactions ranged from fear to acceptance to downright resentment.", "At least one mill was reticent to discuss Enron at all--still others seemed to meet the issue with unaffected shrugs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University of New Hampshire", "sents": [ "The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public research university in the University System of New Hampshire, in the United States.", "The university's Durham campus, comprising six colleges, is located in the Seacoast region of the state.", "A seventh college, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, occupies the university's campus in Manchester, the state's largest city.", "The University of New Hampshire School of Law, known as the Franklin Pierce Law Center until 2010, is located in Concord, the state's capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1960_p26", "sents": [ "He served on the New York State Governor's Advisory Board for Motion Pictures and Television, and is an adjunct professor of media economics at Columbia University's business school.", "Mr. Vogel is a venture capital investor in many early-stage Internet media companies.", "http: www.healthsurfing.com Venture Capital Institution MerchantBanc Adds Three to Board MANCHESTER, N.H. -- MerchantBanc, a financial institution that provides services for private investors through an Internet-based network, said it named Jesse Devitte, William E. Wetzel Jr., and James C. Wood to its board of directors.", "Mr. Devitte is president of Vertical Market Ventures and Ivolution Strategies.", "He served in executive positions with Softdesk and Autodesk.", "William E. Wetzel Jr. is director emeritus of the Center for Venture Research at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire.", "He founded the Venture Capital Network in 1984. James C. Wood is president of Kana Communications.", "He founded and served as CEO of Silknet Software, which merged with Kana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5942_p5", "sents": [ "The Bee's Emily Bazar can be reached at (916) 326-5540 or [email protected] Edison's parent gets new cash By Dale Kasler Bee Staff Writer (Published June 29, 2001) In a move that keeps creditors at bay for now, Southern California Edison's parent company obtained $1.19 billion in fresh financing Thursday.", "But the troubled company had to pay a higher interest rate than it originally expected, reflecting investors' anxieties about the state energy crisis.", "The move doesn't affect the beleaguered Edison utility, which has been on t he verge of bankruptcy for months, but eases immediate financial stress on its parent Edison International.", "The parent, through a newly created subsidiary called Mission Energy Holdin g Co., borrowed the funds at rates of up to 14 percent.", "That's one percentage point higher than Edison expected last week, according to Standard & Poor's Corp.", "The company had to restructure the deal because of investor uncertainty, S&P said, and there was speculation by analysts the deal might get scrapped." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2386_p7", "sents": [ "Robin Lake of Elk Grove was take by ambulance to the hospital with head and shoulder injuries.", "Two people in the other vehicle were not injured.", "The Bee's Carrie Peyton can be reached at (916) 321-1086 or [email protected].", "Bee Staff Writer Ted Bell contributed to this report.", "$13.4 billion bond bill clears split Assembly By Jim Sanders Bee Capitol Bureau (Published May 8, 2001) With billions in electricity bills clouding California's budget, state lawmakers passed legislation Monday to allow the sale of what is believed to be the largest revenue bond in United States history to help solve the current crisi s. The planned sale of up to $13.4 billion in revenue bonds is designed to rep ay the general fund for power purchases made since January and give the state a multibillion-dollar pot to draw from to keep the lights on until more power plants are built.", "\"We have to do it,\" Assemblyman Fred Keeley, D-Boulder Creek, told legislators who were deeply divided along party lines on the bond proposal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Coco (album)", "sents": [ "Coco is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat.", "The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at number six on the US \"Billboard\" 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week.", "It also became Caillat's best-selling album to date, selling 2,100,000 copies in the United States and over 3,000,000 copies around the world.", "Caillat supported the album with the \"Coco World Tour\", as well as four singles.", "The lead single \"Bubbly\" was a huge international hit, while the following two singles \"Realize\" and \"The Little Things\" were minor hits.", "The final single, titled \"Somethin' Special\" was released on 29 July 2008 to support the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.", "It was later mixed and titled \"Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "The Little Things", "sents": [ "\"The Little Things\" is the third single from Colbie Caillat's 2007 debut album, \"Coco\".", "It is a pop, folk-pop, acoustic song written by Caillat and Jason Reeves.", "The single did not chart well in the US, and was her weakest charting single from her album \"Coco\".", "In 2008, she recorded a French translated version of this song." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3023_p14", "sents": [ "President George W. Bush's plan to overhaul United States energy policies includes a recommendation to support initiatives by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Middle East countries to open portions of their energy sectors to foreign investment.", "\"This decision is right on target with the president's energy plan that identifies the opening up of energy producing countries to foreign investment, an important way to broaden our shared commercial and strategic interests,\" Abraham said.", "The spokeswoman said it is too early to determine if Abraham would travel to Saudi Arabia for the formal signing of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for the projects, which will take place in a few weeks.", "\"At this point I don't know what his schedule is going to be in two weeks.", "I don't have anything definite on that,\" the spokeswoman said.", "ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell won big roles in three Saudi projects that are estimated to require combined initial investment of $25 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Middle East", "sents": [ "The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt in North Africa.", "The corresponding adjective is \"Middle-Eastern\" and the derived noun is \"Middle-Easterner\".", "The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6213_p0", "sents": [ "--Original Message -- From: McEvoy, Bridget [mailto:[email protected]] BN 18:06 Talks Between California, Generators End; No Accord (Correct) (Corrects lead to say judge recommended FERC hearings to result disagreements; adds comments from judge in fifth paragraph and comments from Enron in 13th paragraph.)", "Washington, July 9 (Bloomberg) -- A judge who oversaw two weeks of unsuccessful negotiations aimed at persuading power sellers to pay refunds in California and other western states recommended that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hold hearings to resolve disagreements within 60 days.", "Two weeks of FERC-ordered talks ended today with the two sides no closer to an accord.", "``In 15 days, you can't work miracles,'' said Curtis Wagner, FERC's chief administrative law judge.", "``The numbers were too far apart.''", "California says it is due a refund of $8.9 billion because the companies charged excessive prices.", "Other western states are also requesting money.", "A group of power sellers offered $510 million to California during the negotiations, scoffing at the state's method of calculating the refund, Wagner said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e2746_p0", "sents": [ "GAS DAILY ON-LINE EDITION May 15, 2001 FERC launches formal hearing in El Paso case A collection of high-powered attorneys crowded a FERC hearing room yesterday for the launch of a formal hearing into allegations of market power abuse by El Paso and its affiliates.", "While a decision is still a way off, the presiding judge in the case made it clear that FERC must find a precise way to measure market share in California before ruling on the case.", "The hearing also marked the public release of a controversial market power study by The Brattle Group, which was commissioned by Southern California Edison to find evidence of market power abuse by El Paso marketing affiliate El Paso Merchant Energy.", "The Brattle Group said that it found substantial evidence that El Paso manipulated California's gas market -- a claim that remains strongly in dispute (see story, page 4).", "In an opening statement, FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge Curtis Wagner laid down the parameters for the hearing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Diego", "sents": [ "San Diego ( , Spanish for \"Saint Didacus\"; Spanish: ] ) is a major city in California, United States.", "It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 mi south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e337_p0", "sents": [ "'Editorial Opinion Making it hot for deregulation Gregory Palast The New York Times 08 29 2000 The News & Observer Raleigh, NC Final A11 (Copyright 2000) PECONIC, N.Y. -- While reporters ogled celebrities at Barbra Streisand's bungalow during the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, something important was being debated 100 miles to the south in San Diego, where there was a real display of populism.", "There politicians have enrolled 2 million citizens in a scary economic experiment.", "This year, San Diego became the first city in California to experience the end of state regulation of electricity prices.", "When California's lawmakers voted to bring the miracle of market competition to electricity, they wrote into the law that homeowners' bills would fall \"by at least 20 percent.\"", "In fact, bills jumped 124 percent this August over last.", "Rather than repudiate this mad market experiment, the federal government and 24 other states have rushed to imitate California's lead." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Indus Golf Club", "sents": [ "The Indus Golf Club is a golf course in Attock, Pakistan.", "It has 9 holes.", "It is the only golf course in Attock to entertain citizens of Attock." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Attock", "sents": [ "Attock (Punjabi, Urdu: ) formerly Campbellpur, is a city located in northern part of Punjab province of Pakistan (so-called Panjistan region) the headquarters of Attock District.", "In the 1901 census, Attock was reported to have had a population of 2866 people, a figure which has grown dramatically during the 20th century with 69,588 reported in the 1998 census and contemporary estimates approaching 100,000." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19778_p34", "sents": [ "But industry sources agree that a lot more states would be about to do the same if California's electricity troubles hadn't given them second thoughts.", "\"The advance of retail competition has definitely stalled,\" says Ken Rose, a senior economist at the National Regulatory Research Institute, at Ohio State University in Columbus, a research arm of a national trade group for state utility regulators.", "\"The question is whether it reverses,\" Mr. Rose adds.", "\"You would expect bumps in the road, maybe a slow start, but for the past year and a half it's not been going in the right direction.\"", "While no state has repealed an electricity-deregulation law in the wake of California's troubles, seven states have altered their deregulation laws, mostly to delay the start of consumer choice by a few months or a few years -- until state regulators and legislators can see how deregulation plays out elsewhere.", "Oklahoma, one of those states, pushed its shopping start date back to 2004 or later, from July 1, 2002, worried that deregulation might jeopardize its below-average electric rates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e6981_p33", "sents": [ "But in practice, competition in California brought price spikes and supply shortages.", "\"The reason why economists have preached that competition is better than regulation,\" said Ken Rose, executive director of the National Regulatory Research Institute at Ohio State University in Columbus, \"is that the investor putting his own dollars on the line will be more careful with those dollars.", "The downside of that is if there's any ability of the suppliers to control prices, then they'll exploit that advantage, which is what you'd expect them to do.", "\"You can't make risk go away,\" he said.", "Now Californians face a different risk: that a new, largely untested 96-person, $2-million-per-month bureaucracy designed to buy power could run amok.", "There's no easy way to disband the power-buying operation until the utilities get back on their feet financially.", "That could take years.", "In April, PG&E filed for bankruptcy to fend off creditors.", "Edison's finances have started to improve somewhat, but the company is still seeking help from the Legislature, where no rescue plan seems to be gaining momentum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Richard Riordan", "sents": [ "Richard Joseph \"Dick\" Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is an American investment banker, businessman, investor, and politician who served as the 39th Mayor of Los Angeles, California serving from 1993 to 2001.", "He is a member of the Republican Party.", "To date, Riordan remains the most recent Republican to serve as Mayor of Los Angeles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e20091_p33", "sents": [ "The move, Davis said, woul d let the new owner retool and begin producing power by next summer.", "But it also allowed the company to skip review by the Public Utilities Commission and suspended a provision of state law.", "\"It's the imperial governor,\" said Barbara O'Connor, director of Cal State Sacramento's Institute for the Study of Politics and Media.", "The Democratic governor has argued that initially he needed to step back an d study the evolving crisis.", "Then, once schooled in his options, he was abl e to take decisive action to keep the lights on.", "\"Extraordinary times demand extraordinary action,\" said Davis' press secret ary, Steve Maviglio.", "The governor's aides point to polls showing that the public believes Davis is doing a better job than the Legislature of managing the crisis.", "Surveys also show him running ahead of the three potential Republican candidates fo r governor--Secretary of State Bill Jones, former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and businessman William Simon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lake Trichonida", "sents": [ "Lake Trichonida (Greek: Λίμνη Τριχωνίδα - \"Limni Trichonida\", Ancient Greek: Λίμην Τριχωνίς - \"limen Trichonis\") is the largest natural lake in Greece.", "It is situated in the eastern part of Aetolia-Acarnania, southeast of the city of Agrinio and northwest of Nafpaktos.", "It covers an area of 98.6 km2 with a maximum length of 19 km and maximum depth of 58 m ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Ancient Greek", "sents": [ "Ancient Greek includes the forms of Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD.", "It is often roughly divided into the Archaic period (9th to 6th centuries BC), Classical period (5th and 4th centuries BC), and Hellenistic period (3rd century BC to the 6th century AD).", "It is antedated in the second millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28095_p2", "sents": [ "- TREASURY AND ECONOMIC SUMMARY While the United States equity market remains closed until further notice, bonds rallied, particularly on the short-end of the curve, as investors sought the relative safety of United States Treasuries.", "Bonds were helped higher by speculation that the Fed may cut rates before the Oct. 2 Federal Open Market Committee meeting.", "In economic news, a preliminary release of the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey, conducted prior to Tuesday's attack, showed that consumer sentiment dropped sharply through Sept. 10 from the August figure.", "The consumer sentiment index plummeted to 83.6, down from August's 91.5 and well below the Bloomberg forecast of 91.0. The current conditions component fell to 93.5 from August's 101.2, and the future expectations component plunged to 77.2 from August's 85.2. Although the bond market, which appears to be focusing on the bigger picture, had little if any, reaction to the report, it appears that consumers may have been starting to sour on the economy, even before Tuesday's calamity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "University of Michigan", "sents": [ "The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.", "Founded in 1817 in Detroit as the \"Catholepistemiad\", or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the University of Michigan is the state's oldest university.", "In 1821, the university was officially renamed the University of Michigan.", "It moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acre of what is now known as Central Campus.", "Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 e6sqft spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus, two regional campuses in Flint and Dearborn, and a Center in Detroit.", "The University was a founding member of the Association of American Universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7526_p23", "sents": [ "Mr. Kennealy joins Shawn Colo, who opened the London office in December 1999. The company also said it is ready to invest $500 million of its $1.75 billion Fund IV.", "Fund IV will invest in all stages of communications and infrastructure companies, particularly in the U.K. and Western Europe.", "http: www.spectrumequity.com Woodside Fund Forms Strategic Partnership with Acuitive WOODSIDE, Calif. -- Early stage venture capital firm Woodside Fund formed a partnership with Acuitive, a consulting firm that provides strategic management and technical services for early stage telecommunications and networking ventures.", "Acuitive will be making its expertise and contacts available to Woodside and will also be joining Woodside's technical advisory board.", "Woodside Fund IV closed in April 2000 and invests between $5 million and $10 million in early stage IP infrastructure and e-commerce infrastructure companies located in Northern California and the West Coast.", "http: www.woodsidefund.com VC Personnel o BancBoston Capital Names Two to European Investment Group LONDON -- BancBoston Capital, the private equity investment arm of FleetBoston Financial, said it appointed Bernard De Backer and Scott Penwell to its European Technology and Communications Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p14", "sents": [ "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Convergent Resources, which provides accoun ts receivable management company for consumer, commercial, and healthcare collection services, said it raised an undisclosed first round from BancBoston Capital.", "Atlanta-based Cravey, Green and Wahlen, a private equit y firm, hold a majority stake in Convergent Resources.", "Convergent said it wou ld use the capital for future acquisition opportunities.", "As a result of the investment BancBoston Capital will take a seat on the Convergent Resources board of directors.", "Telephone 770-730-0015. DigiPlex Raises $48 Million Equity, $35 Million Debt mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- DigiPlex, a European operator of carrier-neu tral colocation facilities, said it has received EUR 55 million ($48 million) in equity funding from previous investors the Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.", "The company also said it has drawn $35 million of debt fro ma credit facility arranged by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and CIBC.", "The company said it would use the funding for the construction of its facilitie s in Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Milan, Munich, and Oslo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6692_p90", "sents": [ "''They're not doing anything imprudent,'' said Patrick Dorinson, a spokesma n for the Mirant Corporation, a large power generator and trader.", "''They're just finding out how the markets work.", "Everything is built on forecasting, and sometimes the forecasts are wrong.''", "Mr. Maviglio, the governor's spokesman, said the state's planning was built on forecasts of a harsher summer and less conservation.", "''The forecasts hav e turned out to be far more conservative than the reality,'' he said.", "Mr. Rosenfield countered: ''We've been outwitted.", "They goofed, and it looks like taxpayer money is being thrown down the toilet.''", "In May, the amount of power the state needed to buy on the so-called spot market, which means purchases in which the electricity would be supplied immediately, accounted for close to 45 percent of the total purchases.", "Typically, longer-term contracts are at fixed prices, while spot purchases can be enormously volatile.", "But because of the reduced demand in July, spot purchases have made up just 5 percent or so of the Department of Water Resource's total purchases, and at the times of lowest demand, like this week, officials have decided to get what they can by reselling excess power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e303_p2", "sents": [ "\"Never say never - but it appears we are going to be in better shape tomorrow (Wednesday) and for the rest of the week,\" said Patrick Dorinson, a spokesman for the California Independent System Operator, which oversees most of the state's power grid.", "About a half-million customers were hit by Tuesday's blackouts, which snarled traffic and plunged schools and businesses into darkness from San Diego to the Oregon border.", "On Tuesday, Assembly Republican leader Bill Campbell called on PUC President Loretty Lunch to resign.", "Lynch was appointed by Davis.", "Lynch couldn't be reached for comment, but a spokesman for the governor dismissed Campbell's complaints.", "Meanwhile, a leading lawmaker on energy issues said the PUC may soon have to raise rates by about 15 percent to cover the state's costs and its utilities' bills.", "\"My sense is that people will appreciate having some certainty and being able to plan for it,\" said Assemblyman Fred Keeley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Grosvenor UK Poker Tour", "sents": [ "The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour is a major series of regional poker tournaments held across the United Kingdom run by Grosvenor Casinos, a UK based casino chain operated by The Rank Group.", "The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour was established in 2007, returning for subsequent seasons in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The Rank Group", "sents": [ "The Rank Group is a British gambling company based in the United Kingdom.", "Rank was formerly involved in the cinema and motion picture industry until 2006, and continues to use the Gongman logo originally used by the Rank Organisation's film distribution subsidiary General Film Distributors.", "Its brands now include Mecca Bingo, and Grosvenor Casinos, the UK's largest casino operator." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1901 Maryland Aggies football team", "sents": [ "The 1901 Maryland Aggies football team represented Maryland Agricultural College (later part of the University of Maryland) in the 1901 college football season.", "In their first and only season under head coach Emmons Dunbar, the Aggies compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored by their opponents, 129 to 49.", "The team's only victory came in a game against a team from a U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Washington, D. C." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Emmons Dunbar", "sents": [ "Emmons Burdette Dunbar (March 24, 1882 – July 20, 1954) was an American agriculturalist and college football coach.", "He served as head coach of the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1901." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20081_p7", "sents": [ "At the same time, Enron's lawsuit charged that FERC violated federal law because it did not require access to transmission lines when utilities continued to keep transmission and retail sales as one operation - as remains the case in many states that have yet to allow competition.", "In June 2000, an appellate court essentially upheld FERC's regulation, prompting appeals from both Enron and the state regulators.", "\"It's an example of where an agency has overstepped its bounds,\" Lawrence Malone, general counsel for the New York State Public Service Commission, told the justices at Wednesday's hearing.", "The other states party to the suit are Florida, Idaho, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Vermont and Wyoming.", "Malone, appearing on behalf of all nine states, argued that FERC's order pre-empts state authority to regulate retail sales and set rates.", "\"This case isn't about rates,\" countered Louis Cohen, representing Enron Power Marketing Inc. before the court." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e538_p7", "sents": [ "\"The transmission grid for electricity is interstate and inter-regional,\" said John Anderson, executive director of the Electricity Consumers Resource Council, or ELCON, which represents large industrial power users.", "\"We must be sure that, first, RTOs coordinate transmission facilities of different utilities, but, second - and probably more important - we must ensure that transmission facilities coordinated by each RTO are also coordinated\" among one another, Anderson said.", "If the \"seams\" issue isn't addressed, \"RTOs could soon resemble huge speed bumps which could not just slow down, but do permanent harm to the vehicle of competition,\" he said.", "ELCON was joined in the petition by the Electric Power Supply Association, which represents competitive power producers and marketers, and by Enron Power Marketing Inc. (ENE), Reliant Energy Power Generation (REI) and Dynegy Inc. (DYN).", "FERC commissioners noted Wednesday that they soon will issue a notice seeking comment on the issues raised by the petition, and whether the commission should grant the request for a technical conference." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6660_p14", "sents": [ "Waxman is also pressing for a Justice Department investigation of Karl Rove over the Bush political strategist's energy-related meetings.", "The White House has acknowledged that Rove participated in meetings on the administration's energy policy while he owned stock in energy companies such as Texas-based Enron Corp.", "The White House has supplied no details on Rove's meetings.", "On the Net: GAO: http: www.gao.gov Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron's Azurix blocks construction of Argentina-Uruguay gas pipeline - report 07 18 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd LA PLATA, Argentina (AFX) - Enron Corp water and sewage unit Azurix Buenos Aires SA has obtained a restraining order against the construction of the Cruz del Sur pipeline under the River Plate from Argentina to Uruguay, the daily El Dia reported.", "Works were paralyzed BG Group PLC, BP Amoco PLC and Bridas Corp joint venture Pan American Energy LLC, BASF AG's Wintershall and Enron Corp and Perez Companc SA's Transportadora Gas del Sur venture Gasoducto Cruz del Sur SA from Punta Lara in Argentina to Colonia, Uruguay, it said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e19496_p38", "sents": [ "``We don't have any plans to do so at this point,'' she said.", "Credit Rating On Monday, Moody's Investors Service lowered Enron's long- term credit rating to ``Baa2'' from ``Baa1,'' two notches above junk status.", "It also placed the company's ``P-2'' rating for commercial paper on review for possible downgrade.", "Falling below investment grade would trigger early repayment terms for affiliated companies Enron formed to buy its assets such as power plants.", "The affiliates plan to repay borrowed money by selling the assets.", "Enron might have to repay any difference between what the assets sell for and the underlying debt.", "J.P. Morgan is advising Enron on the sale of part of its Azurix North America water business to American Water Works Inc. for $148.8 million in cash and assumed debt.", "Salomon Smith Barney is the investment banking arm of Citigroup Inc. BG India: To Extend Enron Oil, Gas Field Operator Talks 11 01 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- U.K. oil and gas company BG Group PLC (BRG) said Th ursday it will extend the negotiation period on the operatorship of the Ind ian upstream assets of Enron Corp. (ENE) acquired by BG for US$388 million in early October." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26576_p67", "sents": [ "The assembled activists barely had time to introduce themselves in the allo tted 50 minutes.", "\"To characterize it as meaningful consultation is quite a stretch,\" said Elizabeth Thompson, who attended for Environmental Defense.", "Ris, from the Concerned Scientists, asked twice to meet directly with Chene y \"to no avail,\" according to a memo written afterward by one of the partic ipants.", "Environmental leaders finally sat down with Cheney on June 5, weeks after t he report was released.", "The environmentalists' clear anti-Bush sentiments during the election campa ign sealed their fate, said William K. Reilly, who headed the EPA when Bush 's father was president.", "\"They have roles to play,\" he said.", "\"But they're not going to be insider ro les.\"", "* Times staff writers Robert Patrick, Megan Garvey and Richard Simon contribu ted to this story.", "(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX INFOGRAPHIC) Input From Energy Industry Passage from the Bush administration's national energy policy appears to ha ve come almost verbatim from the United States Energy Assn." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 8 ] }, { "title": "Robert Patrick", "sents": [ "Robert Hammond Patrick Jr. (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayals of villainous characters.", "He is a Saturn Award winner with four nominations." ], "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": "e3564_p98", "sents": [ "``It's just not professional.''", "Contact John Woolfolk at [email protected] or (408) 278-3410 California Gov.", "Davis blasts Bush energy policy NEW YORK (Reuters) - California Gov.", "Gray Davis on Thursday blasted Preside nt George Bush's energy policy, saying in a newspaper op-ed piece that the president is setting a ''perilous'' course by opposing caps on wholesale electricity prices.", "Davis, writing in The New York Times, likened California's long-running energy crunch to the United States energy shock in the 1970s and said the Bush administration ``must adopt a more responsible energy policy.''", "The comments follow a meeting earlier this week between Davis and Bush that underscored their differences on federal price caps.", "Bush reiterated his opposition to caps on wholesale electricity prices at the meeting, Davis said.", "Davis called caps necessary to prevent price-gouging by power companies, while Bush asserted that caps will make the situation worse by discouraging investment in new power plants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27540_p7", "sents": [ "The only ideas that have risen to the highest levels there are those of companies staunchly opposing limits on emissions, according to lobbyists, government officials and executives.", "The Bush administration denied last night that it was excluding any options or ideas in trying to develop an approach to global warming.", "A White House spokeswoman, Claire E. Buchan, said: ''We are taking this issue very seriously.", "We're listening to constituencies who represent all perspectives.''", "In contrast to executives of companies seeking limits on the gases, people representing companies opposed to restrictions, including Exxon Mobil and many coal companies, said they thought that their message was resonating.", "Fredrick D. Palmer, executive vice president for legal and external affairs at Peabody Energy of St. Louis, one of the world's largest coal producers, said it was not really necessary to lobby the Bush administration on the issue, because Big Coal's interests and the administration's views were in sync from the start." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Peabody Energy", "sents": [ "Peabody Energy Corporation (), headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is the largest private-sector coal company in the world.", "Its primary business consists of the mining, sale and distribution of coal, which is purchased for use in electricity generation and steelmaking.", "Peabody also markets, brokers and trades coal through offices in China, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, India, Singapore, and the United States.", "Other commercial initiatives include the development of mine-mouth coal-fueled plants, the management of coal reserve holdings, and technologies to transform coal to natural gas and transportation fuels." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4844_p5", "sents": [ "Kathleen Sullivan has recently joined Steve ,s group from Azurix and will be primarily assisting Howard Fromer in New York.", "Sue Nord will head up the group that supports EBS.", "Scott Bolton and Donald Lassere, while reporting to Sue, will continue to provide leadership on telecommunications issues.", "Scott and Donald have done outstanding work and will continue to be integral to our efforts in this area.", "Finally, the Resource Commitment Review (RCR) process, beginning 1 1 01, wi ll be extended to all of Government Affairs in North America, including Federa l Government Affairs and Mexico.", "The RCR Committee, beginning immediately, will be expanded and will consist of Harry Kingerski, Sue Nord, Linda Roberston, Jim Steffes, Lisa Yoho & myself.", "Please feel free to call me if you have any questions.", "Thank you'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Scott Bolton", "sents": [ "Scott Bolton (born 9 May 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).", "A second-rower, who is equally adept at prop or lock, Bolton has played his entire career to date with the Cowboys, playing in their 2015 NRL Premiership and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3564_p85", "sents": [ "In the new proposal, the state would have a five-year option to buy the transmission lines for $1.2 billion -- the book value of the asset.", "In addition, the utility would make $1.5 billion available to the state to either purchase other assets -- such as Edison's hydroelectric facilities, for example -- or use it in partnership to build new power plants.", "PHOTO; Caption: \"If people are to be pigheaded about it, we won't solve any problems,\" said Assemblyman Fred Keeley.", "San Jose mayor changes course, endorses power plant Posted at 10:29 p.m. PDT Wednesday, May 30, 2001 MIKE ZAPLER Mercury News After a year of staunch opposition to a major power plant in South San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales reversed course Wednesday and endorsed the project, removing the largest remaining barrier to construction and angering residen ts of a nearby neighborhood he had pledged to protect.", "Speaking before news cameras and reporters in his City Hall office, Gonzale s said he had negotiated an agreement with Calpine that eased his concerns about the Metcalf Energy Center project." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "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": "Atlanta", "sents": [ "Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia, with an estimated 2016 population of 472,522.", "Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5,710,795 people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.", "Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3720_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.focusventures.com Movaz Signs Up $62M Equity and Debt in Second Round mail?", "top NORCROSS, Ga. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Movaz Networks, which develops optica l switch and routing products, said it closed $62 million in second-round funding, with $52 million in equity and $10 million in debt financing.", "Meritech Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, and Worldview Technology Partners are providing the equity financing.", "Silicon Valley Bank led the debt financing with GATX.", "New investor Oak Investment Partners led the equity round, which also included new investors Meritech and Silicon Valley Bank.", "Movaz said the funding would be used for full-scale production of its integrated software package for telecommunications networks.", "After introducing its product line at the SuperComm conference in Atlanta this week, Movaz plans on commercially launching it in the third quarter.", "Movax previously raised $30 million in September 2000 from Menlo Ventures and World Technology Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2484_p80", "sents": [ "Powe r used within these limits would receive an average 10 percent increase.", "Tier 4 covers power use over 300 percent of baseline.", "This use would receiv e an average 34 percent increase.", "--Exact information on other classes was not provided.", "Source: Public Utilities Commission, Energy Division ,2001 Associated Press Lights stay on despite failure of big plant John Wildermuth, Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writers Thursday, May 10, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 05 10 M N173855.DTL&type=3Dnews With temperatures still high and generating plants running full out, state power officials managed by the smallest of margins to prevent a third straight day of rolling blackouts yesterday.", "\"It's been a roller-coaster of an afternoon,\" said a weary Stephanie McCorkle, spokeswoman for the California Independent System Operator.", "Demand was running slightly ahead of estimates early in the day, but the situation improved when the ISO asked its interruptible power users to cut their loads shortly after noon, McCorkle said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e2665_p49", "sents": [ "But Bush ,s policy report is expected to defer a recommendation until the National Academy of Sciences completes a study this summer on how tougher standards could affect the auto industry.", "Sens.", "Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), who are sponsoring a bill to increase the standards, contend it would save 1 million barrels of oil a day.", "Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times State buffer on blackouts near limit Program that lets big businesses curb energy use almost exhausted John Wildermuth, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday, May 14, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f=3D ca 2001 05 14 MN197365 .DTL While some of California's biggest energy users cut their power last week to keep the lights on in the rest of the state, the program that provides that emergency help is almost out of business.", "Most of the state's 1,600 or so \"interruptible customers,\" who agree to short-notice power cuts in return for lower energy costs, were asked to shu t down four times last week as demand for electricity rose in the hot weather and supply was constricted by planned and unplanned generator shutdowns." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2972_p7", "sents": [ "The company said it expects to reach profitability in the fourth quarter of this year.", "In total myCFO has raised $90 million in funding, including a $45 million third roun d in March, from Amerindo Investment Advisors, Barksdale Group, Kleiner Perki ns Caufield & Byers, Northern Trust Company, Presidio Venture Partners, RSA Security, and individual investors.", "http: www.mycfo.com new money Service Resources Gets $32.5 Million Round One, Appoints COO mail?", "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Service Resources, which provides management maintenance, energy, subcontracting, and material procurement services, sai d it has closed $32.5 million in first-round funding from sole investor, Frontenac Company.", "Frontenec gains two seats on the board as a result of th e round, bringing the total number of directors to eight.", "The company said th at the funds will be used for energy and field infrastructure and are expected to bring the company to profitability in six to 12 months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2990_p11", "sents": [ "http: www.baytsp.com OPERATIONS Ex-Prez of Profit Recovery Joins Service Resources as COO mail?", "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Service Resources, a provider of management, maintenance, energy, subcontracting, and material procurement services, announced Michael Lustig has joined as the company's first chief operating officer.", "He will also be appointed to the board, becoming the ninth member.", "He was introduced to the company through mutual contacts and Frontenac Company, an investor in Service Resources.", "Mr. Lustig was formerly presiden t and COO of Profit Recovery Group, a publicly-traded provider of recovery audit services.", "Service Resources also announced it has raised $32.5 millio n in first round financing from Frontenac.", "http: www.serviceresources.com Focus Technologies Adds Neal Bibeau as COO mail?", "top HERNDON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Focus Technologies, a developer of technology to detect infectious disease, said it appointed Neal G. Bibeau as chief operating officer.", "Mr. Bibeau most recently served as president and COO at Rosenbluth Interactive, a Web-based travel enterprise." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Oh! Susanna (film)", "sents": [ "Oh!", "Susanna is a 1951 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Charles Marquis Warren.", "The film stars Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, Forrest Tucker, Chill Wills, William Ching, Jim Davis, and Wally Cassell.", "The film was released on March 3, 1951, by Republic Pictures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Joseph Kane", "sents": [ "Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (March 19, 1894, San Diego – August 25, 1975, Santa Monica, California) was an American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter.", "He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on Western films." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mangalam Publications", "sents": [ "Mangalam Publications (India) Private Limited, is a publishing company in Kottayam, Kerala in India.", "It publishes daily newspaper and weekly magazines such as \"Mangalam Weekly\", \"Balamangalam\", \"Arogyamangalam\" \"Kanyaka\" and \"Cinema Mangalam\" in Malayalam language.", "They also publish some magazines in Kannada language.", "Printed from Kottayam, Kochi, Calicut, Trivandrum, Idukki, Kannur and Trichur, \"Mangalam\" is the sixth most circulated Malayalam daily.</small>" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kottayam", "sents": [ "Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala covering an area of 55.40 km2 .", "It is the administrative capital of Kottayam district and is located in south-west Kerala with a town population of 129,894, the town was given UA (Urban Area) Status.This place is also known as" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Harry Woollcombe", "sents": [ "Henry St John Stirling Woollcombe (27 December 1869 – 1 December 1941) was the inaugural Bishop of Whitby from 1923 until 1939; and also of Selby.", "Born into a clerical family, he was educated at Clifton College and Keble College, Oxford before being ordained in 1895.", "After a curacy in Stepney he became head of the Oxford House University Settlement in nearby Bethnal Green.", "A brief spell as chaplain to Cosmo Gordon Lang (Archbishop of York) was followed by a decade as the parish priest of Armley.", "Promotion to be the Sub Dean of Diocese of Coventry in 1922 was swiftly followed by elevation to the episcopate.", "After 16 years at Whitby he made a sideways move to become Bishop of Selby- a post he held only for 18 months.", "His \"Times\" obituary noted his capacity for \"getting on with and getting the best out of all conditions of men." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Bethnal Green", "sents": [ "Bethnal Green is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.", "Located 3.3 mi northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically a hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney, Middlesex." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e119_p0", "sents": [ "'Legislative package only delays pain, critics warn By Craig D. Rose UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 1, 2000 Consumer and political leaders -- as well as Sempra Energy's chief executive -- said yesterday that the three electricity bills before Gov.", "Gray Davis do nothing to fix the fundamental cause of soaring bills.", "The cause, they say, is that power generators can continue to charge what most characterize as exorbitant prices for their electricity -- and consumers ultimately face the daunting task of paying them.", "No matter if all of the bills are signed, the leaders say California's power market will remain a seller's game that gouges overmatched consumers.", "And while San Diego Gas and Electric Co.'s hard-pressed customers may pay less now, they will pay back all or nearly all the savings -- plus interest -- beginning in 2003. \"The governor's bill postpones the pain, but the pain is still there,\" said Maureen O'Connor, a former mayor of San Diego who has been active in seeking relief from the soaring bills afflicting SDG&E's 1.2 million electricity customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Maureen O'Connor", "sents": [ "Maureen O'Connor (born August 7, 1951) is an American jurist and the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.", "Prior to this, O'Connor served as an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and as the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, serving under Governor Bob Taft.", "She is a Republican." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2852_p10", "sents": [ "top DENVER (VENTUREWIRE) -- VDSL Systems, which develops broadband techn ologies enabling very high speed digital subscriber line service distribution over copper phone lines, said it raised $12.4 million in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by UBS Capital and included investments from 3i, Kennet Capital, and ACR, the Finnish investment company for the entrepreneu r Tatu Ylonen, founder of SSH Communications Security.", "VDSL systems said it will use the capital for sales and marketing efforts and ongoing product development.", "http: www.vdslsystems.com Creditek Receives $30M Investment from General Atlantic mail?", "top PARSIPPANY, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Creditek, an order-to-cash cycle outsourcing and enterprise receivables management company, said it has received a $30 million investment from General Atlantic Partners, a private equity firm that focuses on IT and telecommunications businesses.", "The compa ny said the money would be used to develop technology and for operating infrastructure.", "As a result of the funding, Mark Dzialga and Cliff Robbins, partners of General Atlantic, will become the fifth and sixth members of th e board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "General Atlantic", "sents": [ "General Atlantic (also known as \"GA\") is an American worldwide growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies.", "GA is based in New York, New York.", "The firm was founded in 1980 as the captive investment team for Atlantic Philanthropies, a philanthropic organization founded by Charles F. Feeney, the billionaire co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Ltd." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3228_p19", "sents": [ "The financing will be divided among three Pennsylvania-based companies: EnviroGrow Solutions, which provides composting technology for animal waste iDayo Investor, a provider of financial content services for the investment community; and NetXentry, an Internet-based inbound and outbound calling platform for data collection.", "Ben Franklin Technology Partners currently maintains a portfolio of 140 companies representing over $14 million invest ed in southeastern Pennsylvania.", "http: www.benfranklin.org Open Solutions Raises $8.8 Million More in Mezzanine Round mail?", "top GLASTONBURY, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Open Solutions (OSI), a provider of data processing, Internet banking, and e-commerce financial services for communi ty banks and credit unions, said it raised another $8.8 million as part of its mezzanine round, led by Key Principle Partners.", "Allianz of America also invested along with previous investors including Aetna Investments, Axiom Venture Partners, Connecticut Innovations, Crystal Internet Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Webster Bank of Connecticut.", "The company raised $20 million in its mezzanine round last March." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e3676_p11", "sents": [ "The company intends to roll out a new version of it s Mailguard product in July.", "According to Mr. Anton, Ivan O.Sullivan will hea d the Boston office.", "There were no outside agents involved in the transaction http: www.clearswift.com SPS Commerce Raises $10 Million in Round Four mail?", "top ST. PAUL, Minn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- SPS Commerce, a supply integration service provider, said it has secured $10 million in fourth round financing.", "Adams Street Partners, Axiom Venture Partners, CID Equity Partners, Damac Al Bure ka Investments, Granite Private Equity, and St. Paul Venture Capital participated in this round.", "The financing came from existing investors and was led by CID Equity Partners; post-money valuation decreased since the la st round.", "New money will be used for building the company's hosted Internet service infrastructure, expanding strategic partnerships, product development, and technology purchases.", "Chief strategy officer, Jim Frome, said the company expects revenues of between $5 million and $10 million and anticipates becoming cash-flow positive by early 2002. Next year the compan y will begin to consider a public offering or being acquired." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25319_p0", "sents": [ "\"where's this leave mcmahon?", "--Original Message -- From: Hiltabrand, Leslie Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 6:14 PM To: Agarwal, Atul; Allen, Margaret; Ambler, John; Andre, Carin; Angelos, Megan; Arefieva, Maria; Armstrong, Julie; Arnold, John; Bachand, Terri; Bag ot, Nancy; Baker, Marilyn N; Bauer, Kate; Beck, Sally; Belden, Tim; Berger, Peter; Binns, Darran; Boots, Kelly H.; Border, Mary; Brockwell, Jennifer; Brown, Michael - COO London; Brown-Steed, Nicole; Buis, Angie; Burns, Steph en; Castillo, Rosie; Caudell, Greg; Clark, Mary; Clements, Tina; Cooney, Ca rolyn; Corman, Shelley; Costello, Lisa; Culwell, Catherine; Dasovich, Jeff; Dauterive, Inez; Davidson, Debra; Davis Chris Daw, Nicki; Denne, Karen Derecskey, Cindy; Dernehl, Ginger; Domingues, Adriana; Dubai PR,; Dulany, Andrea; Dupree, Dianna; Eberts, Max; Ewing, Habiba; Ewing, Habiba; Ferrara Julie; Fleming, Rosalee; Frevert, Mark; Galvan, Carla; Gentle, Jackie; Gl isan, Ben; Grabstald, Kathie; Grant, Fiona; Green, Julie; Grissom, Greg; Gu errero, Janel; Haden, Sarah; Hamilton, Allison; Haux, Katrin; Hejka, Marie; Hiltabrand, Leslie; Hoeffelman, Eva; Howes, Carol; Huson, Margaret; Iannar one, Lauren; Jacobson, Lisa; Johnson, Kelly; Josh Pekarsky (E-mail); Kaufma n, Paul; Kean, Steven J.; Keeler, Jeff; Kimberly, Kelly; Kinneman, Jeff; Ki tchen, Louise; Koenig, Mark; Lancaster, Ruth A.; Landwehr, Susan M.; Leach, Doug; Leboe, David; Leung, Steven; Linnell, Elizabeth; Maclean, Iona; Maho ney, Peggy; Mandelker, Jeannie; Mansfield, Shelly; Mara, Susan; Martin, Tho mas A.; Mayeux, Gay; McKalip-Thompson, Catherine; Mckay, Brad; Means, Henry Mehrer, Anna; Meyer, Vance; Miceli, Keith; Miller, Maryanne; Mogal, Jimmy Moore, Karen; Morrison, Andrew; Nadasky, Marge; Nelson, Kimberly (ETS); N ettelton, Marcus; Newgard, Jim; Nickel, Laurie; Nogid, Jeff; Nord, Sue; Pal mer, Mark A. (PR); Palmer, Sarah; Parsons, Alex; Patrick, Christie; Pena, L aura R.; Perez, Gus; Perrino, Dave; Peters, Elizabeth; Philipp, Meredith; P ickering, Mark; Piper, Greg; Prizont, Karina; Radford, Pat; Ralston, Tracy; Richardson, James; Rieker, Paula; Robert, Carrie; Robertson, Linda; Robins on, Marchris; Rosen, Michael B.; Salvagio, Juli; Sankey, Ross; Schmidt, Ann M.; Schwartz, Laura; Shapiro, Richard; Sherriff, John; Shortridge, Pat; Si urek, Ryan; Smith, Ken; Sooter, Lea; Spiller, Tina; Steffes, James D.; Step hens, Sharonda; Sullivan, Lora; Tagliarino, David; Taylor, Gina; Taylor, Li z; Thode, Eric; Thome, Jennifer; Valencia, Laura; Vegas, Dennis; Vitrella, David J.; Votaw, Courtney; Wadsworth, Sue; Walden, Clint; Walker, Jennifer; Walker, Stacy; Walker, Steve; Watanabe, Mika; Wells, Tori L.; Westbrook, S harron; Whalley, Greg; Williamson, Joannie; Winship, Tiffany; Yoho, Lisa; Z aayman, Johan Subject: Latest Press Release << File: 83-111301B Release Ltr.pdf" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Inez", "sents": [ "Inez is an American spelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name Inés/Inês, the forms of the given name \"Agnes\".", "The name is pronounced as , , or ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7932_p0", "sents": [ "\"fyi gngr 713-853-7751 -- Forwarded by Ginger Dernehl NA Enron on 11 18 2000 07:35 AM -- Elizabeth Linnell 11 17 2000 02:36 PM To: Ginger Dernehl NA Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Project Tracking Ginger - This has been tested and should now work for everyone.", "Please forward this message to Rick's group.", "Project Tracking (with RCRs) has been moved from the EES server to the Corp server.", "We need to re-establish everyone's connection to the application.", "To check to see if you have a link to the correct copy of the application, in Lotus Notes right click on each link to the application, then select Database, Properties, and check the server name, which should be ENE-NS05. If it is this server name, you can skip the rest of this message.", "If that's not the server you're accessing for each link, follow these steps.", "- Delete from your Lotus Notes workspace your existing links to the project tracking system." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1908_p0", "sents": [ "gngr 713-853-7751 -- Forwarded by Ginger Dernehl NA Enron on 04 27 2001 08:43 AM -- Janel Guerrero 04 26 2001 05:31 PM To: Ginger Dernehl NA Enron@Enron cc: Subject: White Paper on Why Price Caps are Bad Ginger:' please email this to everyone in the Govt Affairs Group.", "Thanks!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5974_p60", "sents": [ "(By comparison, Enron's earnings multiple is 25.)", "Chairman Chuck Watson says the company plans to bring on another 3,920 megawatts this year through either acquisitions, new plants or expansion of existing facilities.", "Dynegy's goal: to own or control 10 percent of the United States generation market.", "Dynegy also is one of the nation's biggest marketers of natural gas.", "As states across the United States continue to deregulate, its services will be in increasing demand.", "Mark Easterbrook, a Wall Street Journal top-ranked energy analyst at Dain Rauscher Wessels, calls Dynegy \"the best energy convergence pure play.", "There's some great value there.\"", "And the company is realizing that value through its online trading service, DynegyDirect, introduced late last year.", "\"Since we announced the service,\" Watson says, \"we've done $14 billion worth of business, 40 percent of which is brand new.\"", "Besides Enron, Dynegy edges out its other major competitors, such as El Paso and Calpine." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Dain Rauscher Wessels", "sents": [ "Dain Rauscher Wessels was a brokerage and investment banking firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.", "The firm traced its origins to a number of smaller regional securities firms founded in the 1920s and 1930s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4576_p11", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to improve its technology, and to expand its marketing and sales efforts.", "Undisclosed individual investors also provided funds in this round.", "Leo Corbett, managing director of Zephyr, has taken a seat on Imbot.com's board of directors.", "http: www.imbot.com Network App Firm Solid Information Has $50 Million Round Two MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Solid Information Technology, developer of software for wired and wireless network system management and information synchronization, said it raised $50 million in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by Apax Partners and BancBoston Capital.", "Additional investors in the round include Conventum, Intel 64 Fund, RS Coinvestment Fund, Essex Investment Management, Pogue International Fund, CDC Valeurs de Croissance, Prime Technology Ventures, Nokia Pension Fund, Robertson Stephens, Bayview 2000, and other investors.", "The company said it would use the funding to increase expansion in Europe and for product promotion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Apax Partners", "sents": [ "Apax Partners LLP is a British private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London, England.", "The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich.", "The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised approximately $35 billion (USD) dating back to 1969.", "Apax Partners is one of the oldest and largest private equity firms operating on an international basis, ranked the seventh largest private equity firm globally." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2492_p43", "sents": [ "Shared by creditors, Edison's parent company, the utility itself and ratepayers.", "Under the MOU, only ratepayers suffer pain.", "The liberal Senate leader was an early advocate of acquiring the grid.", "And he still is.", "But he asserts this MOU isn't needed for that.", "Perhaps the grid can be picked up as a separate ticket.", "Across the Capitol, freshman Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles)--the former L.A. council member--has been meeting with a small group that is looking for alternatives to the Davis deal.", "\"It's uncertain whether we can pass the MOU in its current form,\" she says.", "\"But nobody wants to leave this hanging in limbo.\"", "Among the options, she says, is acquiring the grid without paying for it.", "Edison would just shift title.", "That way there'd be no legislative haggling over price.", "But the state would take care of the utility's debts after creditor haircuts.", "Good trims.", "\"There's no definition of gouging that wouldn't be appropriate here,\" Goldberg says." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Los Angeles", "sents": [ "Los Angeles ( ; Spanish for \"The Angels\"; ] ), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California.", "With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322, it is the second most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in the state of California.", "Located in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10000 ft , Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 sqmi .", "The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country.", "Los Angeles is the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with 13,131,431 residents, and is part of the larger designated Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA), the second most populous in the nation with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Arabology (album)", "sents": [ "Arabology is the debut album by electronic duo Y.A.S.", "The album was released in France on 8 June 2009.", "The lead single, \"Get It Right\", was released in June 2009." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Y.A.S.", "sents": [ "Y.A.S.", "is an electronic music duo, formed in 2007 in Paris, France, and consists of Mirwais Ahmadzaï (keyboard/guitar) and Yasmine Hamdan (vocals)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]