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[ { "title": "e27540_p8", "sents": [ "''We don't need to be talking to the White House to know what they want,'' Mr. Palmer said.", "''I understand the importance of fossil fuels to the American people.", "Dick Cheney understands that.", "The president understands that.''", "For the moment, the two corporate camps -- which have dominated the discussion, with environmental groups largely locked out -- have turned to Congress, where an array of influential members from both parties is hoping to seize the initiative in policy making.", "Senator James M. Jeffords of Vermont, the independent and new chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, has said that global warming is his top priority.", "Senator Ted Stevens, Republican of Alaska, has joined with Senator Robert C. Byrd, the veteran Democrat from West Virginia, a leading coal-producing state, in introducing a bill aimed at controlling emissions.", "Mr. Stevens has recently expressed deep concern about the apparently growing damage in his state from climate change." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Ted Stevens", "sents": [ "Theodore Fulton \"Ted\" Stevens Sr. (November 18, 1923 – August 9, 2010) was a United States Senator from Alaska, whose tenure extended from December 24, 1968, until January 3, 2009.", "He was thus the longest serving Republican senator in history at the time he left office; his record was surpassed in January 2017 by Orrin Hatch of Utah.", "He was President pro tempore in the 108th and 109th Congresses from January 3, 2003, to January 3, 2007, and the third senator to hold the title of President pro tempore emeritus." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tod Nielsen", "sents": [ "Tod Nielsen is the President and CEO of FinancialForce, a leading enterprise resource planning company.", "Formerly of Salesforce, Heroku, Microsoft, Crossgain, BEA, Oracle Corporation, Borland and VMware." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3579_p7", "sents": [ "Benchmark Capital led the round, which included The Barksdale Group.", "Benchmark Capital's Bill Gurley will serve on the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding to expand its operations and for further technology development.", "Crossgain was founded by former Microsoft executives Tod Nielsen, who is the new company's chief executive officer, and Adam Bosworth, who serves as chairman and CTO.", "http: www.crossgain.com $30 Million Round Reflects Well On Customized Beauty Service SAN FRANCISCO -- Reflect.com, which provides online customized beauty products and services, said it raised $30 million in its second round.", "The round included investments from previous investors Procter & Gamble, Institutional Venture Partners, and Redpoint Ventures.", "The company said the new round will support the increased production efforts to meet the rising demand for its products.", "Both Procter & Gamble chief executive officer A.G. Lafley and founding Redpoint Ventures partner Tim Haley have seats on the Reflect.com board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Manmohan Singh", "sents": [ "Manmohan Singh (] ; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014.", "The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2381_p21", "sents": [ "Despite repeated adverse criticism, Enron's Dabhol project was hung around MSEB'S neck like an albatross and the consequences have now surfaced for all to see.", "It is now that the authorities appear to have wisened up to the whole issue and escrow cover to Reliance's Patalganga and Ispat's Bhadravati projects are now being denied as the SEB cannot afford them.", "A late realisation, but better late than never.", "The pity is that all these years, the authorities had banked on private and foreign investors to make up for the power shortage and the public sector investment tap was literally turned off as a matter of policy, an act which Dr Manmohan Singh as the then Finance Minister had himself admitted, was faulty.", "It is time that the authorities reverted to the earlier policy of adding coal or gas-based generating capacity in the public sector while simultaneously restoring the SEBs back to health." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gmina Budry", "sents": [ "Gmina Budry is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Węgorzewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, on the border with Russia.", "Its seat is the village of Budry, which lies approximately 10 km north-east of Węgorzewo and 105 km north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Węgorzewo", "sents": [ "Węgorzewo (German: \"Angerburg\" , Lithuanian: \"Ungura\" ) is a tourist town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast.", "It is the seat of Węgorzewo County.", "Lake Mamry (called \"Mauersee\" until 1945) is close to the town." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CIBC World Markets", "sents": [ "CIBC World Markets is the investment banking subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.", "The firm operates as an investment bank both in the domestic and international equity and debt capital markets.", "The bank provides a variety of financial services including credit and capital market products, mergers and acquisitions, merchant banking and other investment banking advisory services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27917_p4", "sents": [ "<http: www.relativity.com MARKETING & SALES * NuVox Taps Richard Frizalone as VP of Direct Sales top mail <http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=HHNKPHHNII ST. LOUIS -- NuVox Communications, a facilities-based integrated communications provider, said it named Richard R. Frizalone as vice president of direct sales for the company.", "Mr. Frizalone joins NuVox from Colo.com, where he served as senior vice president of sales and marketing.", "At NuVox he will be responsible for leading the efforts of more than two dozen direct sales teams.", "Bank of America, Boston Millennia Partners, Brookes Investments, Centennial, CIBC World Markets, Don Investment Group, First Union Capital Partners, Meritage Private Equity Fund, Moore Capital Management, Norwest Equity Partners, OneLiberty Ventures, Richland Ventures, Telecom Partners, Toronto Dominion Capital, and Whitney & Co, have funded the company.", "<http: www.nuvox.com OPERATIONS * Drug Developer BioStratum Names Seymour Mong VP of Research top mail <http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LNLLNJJNII RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- BioStratum, a development of drugs based on basal lamina research, said it named Seymour Mong vice president of research." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "FirstEnergy", "sents": [ "FirstEnergy Corporation is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio.", "Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services.", "Its ten electric utility operating companies comprise the United States' largest investor-owned utility, based on serving 6 million customers within a 65000 sqmi area of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.", "Its generation subsidiaries control more than 23,000 megawatts of capacity, and its distribution lines span over 194,000 miles.", "In 2013, FirstEnergy ranked 181 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest public corporations in America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "e19622_p16", "sents": [ "Initial price guidance had called for spreads as high as 2.20, 2.35 and 2.60 percentage points more than Treasuries for the five-, 10-and 30-year debt.", "FirstEnergy's sale was helped by a 0.50 percentage point interest rate cut by the United States Federal Reserve on Tuesday and signs that the Fed could cut rates again.", "\"There is the perception that the Fed is going to aggressively ease and err on the side of caution,\" said Peter Palfrey, portfolio manager for Loomis Sayles & Co. in Boston.", "Investors are betting that the Fed will engineer an economic recovery, helping corporate profits and spurring price gains in corporate bonds, Palfrey said.", "Analysts said FirstEnergy's acquisition of GPU should benefit its credit quality.", "\"It adds further diversity to their cash flow from regulated distribution companies,\" said Fitch analyst Robert Hornick.", "Falling wholesale power prices also should benefit FirstEnergy, Hornick said.", "\"They're not a big seller of wholesale energy at this point,\" Hornick said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7860_p6", "sents": [ "Online Partners chief executive officer Lowell Selvin will be the CEO of PlanetOut Partners.", "PlanetOut chie f executive officer Megan Smith will be the president of the new company.", "The board of directors of PlanetOut Partners will include Mr. Selvin and Ms. Smith as well as Flatiron Partners managing partner Jerry Colonna, Mayfield Fund partner Alan Morgan, and Ron Peele, vice president of America Online Investments.", "G!", "ay.com acquired Gaywire News Network earlier this year and holds equity in the Gay Financial Network and Italian gay and lesbian porta l Gay.it.", "PlanetOut acquired gay-themed Liberation Publications earlier this year.", "Gay.com is backed by Baroda Ventures, Chase Capital Partners, Chase Capital Partners Europe, Flatiron Partners, IDG Ventures, Jesse.Hansen.coVe ., and Macluan Digital Partners.", "PlanetOut is backed by Allen & Co., America Online Investments, BMG Entertainment, Creative Artists Agency, Eden Capita l, EDventure Holdings, Mayfield Fund, and individual investors.", "http: www.gay.com http: www.planetout.com new money Net Software Firm Tridium Raises $20 Million in First Round RICHMOND, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tridium, a provider of Web-enable d, automation software infrastructure, said it closed a $20 million first round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "IDG Ventures", "sents": [ "IDG Ventures is a global family of venture funds with approximately $3.6 billion under management.", "All of the funds were originally sole-source-funded by International Data Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8276_p10", "sents": [ "The round also included Glenmount International and Dominion.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand into the supply chain network market.", "http: www.camstar.com?", "Passport Health Communications Raises $4.9 Series B?", "FRANKLIN, Tenn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Passport Health Communications, a provi der of Web-based administrative and financial process services for the health care industry, said it raised $4.9 million as part of its Series B round of funding.", "Previous investors Greenfield Investments, CB Health Ventures,Coleman, Swenson, Hoffman & Booth, Anvers L.P., SSM Ventures, Dauphin Capital Partners, and Evergreen Investments participated in the round.", "Passport said it will use the capital to further expand its sales force in targeted markets and to develop additional payer connectivity and content.", "The company has raised approximately $17.5 million to date.", "http: www.passporthealth.com Web Security Firm Counterpane Lands $24 Million Third Round SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Counterpane Internet Security, which provides monitoring as well as penetration prevention and detection for computer networks, said it raised $24 million in its third round of f unding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p30", "sents": [ "http: www.itfactory.com TMP Worldwide Acquires Online Career Resource FlipDog.com mail?", "top PROVO, Utah (VENTUREWIRE) -- Publicly traded TMP Worldwide, the pare nt company of Internet career portal Monster.com, announced it has acquired privately held FlipDog.com, a commercial online career resource, from WhizBang!", "Labs.", "The terms of the deal were not released.", "A spokesperson for FlipDog said the acquisition will not affect employees or the management structure of the company.", "TMP will operate FlipDog.com as an independent entity and Web site, serving as a data resource for TMP's other businesses such as its recruitment advertising and creative services business unit.", "As part of this acquisition, WhizBang!", "Labs, the parent company of FlipDog, wi ll provide TMP with additional information-extraction services.", "WhizBang!", "Labs is backed by Dominion, UBS Capital Americas, Hewlett Packard, Bear Stearns, Spiral and Stars, InterVest, and New Media Venture Partners.", "http: www.flipdog.com http: www.tmp.com UsherPro, Season Ticket Networks Merge to Form New Company mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8, 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20106_p25", "sents": [ "Tata Power had earlier informed the lenders that it would require four weeks from the time discussions were initiated with Enron for buying its equity in Dabhol.", "At a meeting with the finance and power ministry officials here today, Indian financial institutions led by Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) said that payment by the prospective buyer for 85 per cent held by Enron, GE and Bechtel be made in instalments.", "Enron had earlier proposed to sell the foreign equity to domestic lenders in three instalments of 40 per cent, 50 per cent and 10 per cent extending up to January 1, 2003. Indian institutions have an exposure of over Rs 6,000 crore to the 2,184 mega watt project.", "Indian lenders have said that the dispute between all the stakeholders should be resolved before the sale of foreign equity.", "They have also suggested that the new promoter be provided relief like lowering the interest rate on borrowings, according DPC mega power project status and tax concessions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Tata Power", "sents": [ "The Tata Power Company Limited is an Indian electric utility company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and is part of the Tata Group.", "The core business of the company is to generate, transmit and distribute electricity.", "With an installed electricity generation capacity of 10,577MW, it is India's largest integrated power company.", "At the end of August 2013, its market capitalisation was $2.74 billion (INR 182 billion)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Honoria Glossop Turns Up", "sents": [ "\" Honoria Glossop Turns Up\" is the third episode of the fourth series of the 1990s British comedy television series \"Jeeves and Wooster\".", "It is also called \"Bridegroom Wanted!\"", "It first aired on 30   1993 (1993--) on ITV." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Jeeves and Wooster", "sents": [ "Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy-drama series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's \"Jeeves\" stories.", "The series was a collaboration between Brian Eastman of Picture Partnership Productions and Granada Television." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peter Navarro", "sents": [ "Peter Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist who currently serves as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Industrial Policy, and the Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created entity in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.", "A former professor of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, Navarro is the author of over a dozen books, including \"Death by China\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6463_p72", "sents": [ "After two weeks of unsuccessful settlement talks, the judge overseeing them agreed California is due ``very large refunds,'' but repeated his earlier estimates that the amount is closer to $1 billion.", "``The amount claimed by the state of California has not and cannot be substantiated,'' Judge Curtis Wagner wrote in a 12-page recommendation urgi ng a hearing within 60 days on the refund.", "It is now up to the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hol d hearings and order refunds.", "Wagner sharply criticized state officials for refusing to budge on the $8.9 billion.", "Peter Navarro, an economist at the University of California-Irvine, said th e judge ``sided with the generators on every single key issue.''", "``The FERC judge adopted a set of rules that effectively slashed the size of California's possible refunds by up to 80 percent,'' Navarro said.", "The recommendation left neither side cheering.", "State leaders were irked the judge didn't back their number." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7112_p24", "sents": [ "Which is precisely where the Edison bailout remains.", "LOAD-DATE: July 31, 2001 7 of 50 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 The Chronicle Publishing Co. San Francisco Chronicle JULY 31, 2001, TUESDAY, FINAL EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg.", "A11 LENGTH: 849 words HEADLINE: S.F.", "to vote on electric power to the people; Measures would start public utility districts SOURCE: Chronicle Staff Writer BYLINE: Rachel Gordon DATELINE: San Francisco BODY: After decades of trying to persuade San Francisco to take control of its electrical system, advocates of public power now have the issue before city voters.", "\"The timing couldn't be better,\" said consumer advocate Medea Benjamin, co-director of San Francisco's Global Exchange.", "\"It's not just the threat of blackouts or the highest rate hikes in history.", "It's the fact that PG&E is in bankruptcy.", "It's the depletion of the state budget,\" she said.", "\"This is a hell of an opportunity.\"", "The opportunity she is talking about centers on two November ballot measures that would pave the way for creating a public power system and taking Pacific Gas and Electric Co. out of the city's electricity market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Medea Benjamin", "sents": [ "Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.", "Benjamin was also the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate.", "She currently contributes to \"OpEdNews\" and \"The Huffington Post\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University of Colorado", "sents": [ "The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.", "It is governed by the elected, nine-member Board of Regents of the University of Colorado." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "University of Colorado Denver", "sents": [ "The University of Colorado Denver is a public research university in the U.S. state of Colorado.", "It is part of the University of Colorado system." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e19866_p0", "sents": [ "'BANDWIDTH BEAT: Glut Or No Glut, Dynegy's Lighting Fiber Dow Jones Energy Service, 09 21 01 INDIA: Enron Indian unit defaults on interest dues-source.", "Reuters English News Service, 09 21 01 India Crt Disallows MSEB's Appeal On Payment To Dabhol Dow Jones International News, 09 21 01 Kaiser Aluminum May Owe Refunds for Power Sales in Northwest Bloomberg, 09 21 01 Enron Accused of Infringing Electronic Trading Patent (Update2) Bloomberg, 09 21 01 BANDWIDTH BEAT: Glut Or No Glut, Dynegy's Lighting Fiber By Michael Rieke 09 21 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) A Dow Jones Newswires Column HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Never mind all the talk about a bandwidth glut, here comes more longhaul telecommunications capacity.", "Dynegy Corp.'s (DYN) telecom unit is bringing its domestic fiber-optic longhaul network online next month despite the fact that bandwidth prices have been falling for more than a year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e625_p10", "sents": [ "Additional Kiodex risk-management services will be available on a subscriber basis.", "Kiodex provides pricing tools, market data and financial reports to assist companies in managing their exposure to market volatility.", "-By Stephen Parker, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-4426; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Kiodex, Inc. To Market Risk Workbench Via EnronOnline 04 02 2001 Business Wire (Copyright (c) 2001, Business Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001--Kiodex, Inc., a provider of web-based risk management and trading systems, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to market the Kiodex Risk Workbench(SM) in conjunction with EnronOnline.", "Under the terms of the agreement, EnronOnline customers will be able to calculate a basic set of risk management reports for all of their EnronOnline transactions in natural gas, crude oil and refined petroleum products.", "The reports will be generated by Kiodex's flagship software application, the Kiodex Risk Workbench(SM), and provided at no cost to the EnronOnline user." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Business Wire", "sents": [ "Business Wire is a company that disseminates full-text press releases from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases, bloggers, social networks and other audiences.", "It is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "KMN Dobovec", "sents": [ "Klub Malega Nogometa Dobovec or simply KMN Dobovec is a futsal club from Rogatec, Slovenia.", "The club is also known as Dobovec Pivovarna Kozel due to sponsorship reasons." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Rogatec", "sents": [ "Rogatec (] ; German: \"Rohitsch\" ) is a small town in eastern Slovenia, on the border with Croatia.", "It is the seat of the Municipality of Rogatec.", "The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria.", "It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Han Ryner", "sents": [ "Jacques Élie Henri Ambroise Ner (7 December 1861 – February 6, 1938), also known by the pseudonym Han Ryner, was a French individualist anarchist philosopher and activist and a novelist.", "He wrote for publications such as \"L'Art social\", \"L'Humanité nouvelle\", \"L'Ennemi du Peuple\", \"L'Idée Libre de Lorulot\"; and \"L'En dehors\" and \"L'Unique\" of fellow anarchist individualist Émile Armand.", "His thought is mainly influenced by stoicism and epicureanism." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Émile Armand", "sents": [ "Émile Armand (pseudonym of Ernest-Lucien Juin Armand; 26 March 1872 – 19 February 1963) was an influential French individualist anarchist at the beginning of the 20th century and also a dedicated free love/polyamory, intentional community, and pacifist/antimilitarist writer, propagandist and activist.", "He wrote for and edited the anarchist publications \"L’Ère nouvelle\" (1901–1911), \"L’Anarchie\", \"L'EnDehors\" (1922–1939) and \"L’Unique\" (1945–1953)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Harvey Haddix", "sents": [ "Harvey Haddix, Jr. (September 18, 1925 – January 8, 1994) was a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–56), Philadelphia Phillies (1956–57), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–63) and Baltimore Orioles (1964–65).", "Haddix was born in Medway, Ohio, located just outside Springfield.", "He was nicknamed \"The Kitten\" in St. Louis for his resemblance to Harry \"The Cat\" Brecheen, a left-hander on the Cardinals during Haddix's rookie campaign." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Medway, Ohio", "sents": [ "Medway is an unincorporated community in Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States.", "It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.", "Near are the adjoining communities of Crystal Lakes and Park Layne.", "The population of its ZCTA for ZIP Code 45341, which includes Medway, was 4,110 at the 2000 census.", "Medway lies within the Tecumseh Local School District, whose high school mascot is the Arrows.", "Medway Elementary is the primary center of education for grades k-5." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Flyte", "sents": [ "Flyte is a 2006 children's novel by Angie Sage and the second book in the \"Septimus Heap\" series.", "The book's cover was modelled after the in-story book: \"How to Survive Dragon Fostering: A Practykal Guide\" with the Flyte Charm lying on top.", "\"Flyte\" was released in March 2006 through HarperCollins and Bloomsbury Publishing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Angie Sage", "sents": [ "Angie Sage (born 20 June 1952) is the author of the Septimus Heap series which includes \"Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren\", \"Darke\" and \"Fyre\".", "She is also the illustrator and/or writer of many children's books, and is the new writer of the Araminta Spook series." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Olivia Oprea", "sents": [ "Olivia Maria Oprea (born 19 March 1987), commonly known in Spain as Oli, is a Romanian footballer who plays for Spanish Primera División club Levante UD and the Romania national team.", "She has also played in Spain for Sporting Huelva and Sevilla FC, as well as in Greece's A Division for Amazones Dramas, and in the 2005-06 UEFA Women's Cup with Kazakhstan's Alma KTZh.", "In 2011–2012 she went back to Romania to represent Olimpia Cluj of the Liga I." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Sevilla FC", "sents": [ "Sevilla Fútbol Club, S.A.D.", "(] ), or simply Sevilla, is Spain’s oldest sporting club solely devoted to football.", "Sevilla FC is based in Seville, capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia.", "Sevilla FC is one of the teams that play in Spain’s top flight, La Liga.", "The club was formed on 25 January 1890, Scot Mr. Edward Farquharson Johnston being their first president.", "A few years later, on October 14, 1905, the club’s articles of association were registered in the Civil Government of Seville under the presidency of the Jerez-born José Luis Gallegos Arnosa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3517_p13", "sents": [ "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- OptiMight Communications, which develops coherence division multiplexing optical transport systems for sale to carriers, said it added Josephine Yuen and P. 'Ramki' Ramakrishnan to its operations division.", "Ms. Yuen joins the company as chief operations officer Previously, she worked at Lucent Technologies as director of product management.", "Mr. Ramakrishnan joins the company as vice president of operations.", "He recently served as vice president of operations at Campio Communications.", "OptiMight is backed by Brentwood Venture Capital, Hook Partners, Lucent Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Thomas Weisel Partners, Venrock Associates, Vertex Management, and Worldview Technology Partners.", "http: www.optimight.com World Wide Packets Adds David Allen as VP for Europe mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- World Wide Packets, which provides hardware and software for optical broadband connectivity, said it has appointed David Allen vice president for Europe.", "The company is establishing a sales office in London that will oversee operations in the U.K. and Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p38", "sents": [ "http: www.endero.com new directors American Fiber Systems Adds John F. Malon to Board mail?", "top ROCHESTER, N.Y. (VENTUREWIRE) -- American Fiber Systems (AFS), which provides metropolitan dark fiber optic communications networks for carriers and service providers in midsize United States cities, said it appointed John F. Mal on to its board of directors.", "Mr. Malon, who becomes the board's fourth member is the current president and CEO of The Eastern Managment Group, a manageme nt consulting firm.", "Mr. Malon was introduced to the company by chairman Jeffre y M. Drazan, who is a general partner of Sierra Venture Partners.", "Additional board members include Larry Goldfarb, head of Bay Star Capital, and preside nt and CEO Dave Rusin, founder of AFS, which is backed by Sierra and Lucent Venture Partners.", "http: www.americanfibersystems.com Andes Networks Appoints Dataquest Founder to Board mail?", "top MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Andes Networks, a provider of SSL acceleration platforms, announced the appointment of Dataquest founder Davi d A. Norman to the company's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kingman Pass", "sents": [ "Kingman Pass el.", "7119 ft is a mountain pass between Terrance Mountain and Bunsen Peak on the Grand Loop Road (U.S. Route 89), just south of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.", "The pass is named for Lieutenant Dan Christie Kingman of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.", "Kingman rebuilt this difficult portion of the Grand Loop Road in the area known as \"The Golden Gate\" in 1883." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "U.S. Route 89", "sents": [ "U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a north–south United States Highway with two sections, and one former section.", "The southern section runs for 848 miles (1,365 kilometers) from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park.", "The northern section runs for 404 miles (650 kilometers) from the northern entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Montana, ending at the Canada–US border.", "Unnumbered roads through Yellowstone connect the two sections.", "Before 1992, U.S. Highway 89 was a Canada to Mexico, border-to-border, highway that ended at Nogales, Arizona, on its southern end." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Capitol Hill", "sents": [ "Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues.", "It is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., and with roughly 35,000 people in just under 2 mi2 , it is also one of the most densely populated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5942_p18", "sents": [ "Jones also trumpeted his own experience as a longtime lawmaker a nd faithful Republican and noted that Simon hasn't held statewide office.", "Congress Reacts Sluggishly to Bush's Energy Proposals By JANET HOOK and RICHARD SIMON Times Staff Writers WASHINGTON--More than a month after the White House unveiled its national energy plan with great fanfare, President Bush's proposals are languishing on Capitol Hill, casting doubt on whether Congress has the political will to pass the kind of sweeping redirection of policy that Bush is seeking.", "Several powerful trends are contributing to the impasse: Gasoline pric es are moderating across the country.", "So far, there have been no summer power outages in California.", "Members of Bush's own party are obstructing efforts to expand oil and gas drilling.", "And polls suggest the public isn't really sure if the country faces a true energy crisis.", "Fearful that one of its signature policy initiatives has been all but unplugged, the administration fought back Thursday by launching a new publi c relations offensive." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Criophthona trileuca", "sents": [ "Criophthona trileuca is a moth in the Crambidae family.", "It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Crambidae", "sents": [ "The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans (butterflies and moths).", "They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27866_p1", "sents": [ "State Assemblyman Bill Leonard, R-Rancho Cucamonga, was one of two members of the Assembly Energy Costs and Availability Committee who changed his vote in order to advance the rescue bill out of the committee.", "Leonard was the only Republican who voted in favor of the legislation.", "He left from the committee hearing after voting for the bill and was unavailable for comment.", "Jason Leopold, Dow Jones Newswires <http: quicken.excite.com investments news story djbn story news stories dj 20010830 BT20010830001113.htm&symbol=EIX -- 8 30 01 Shaver land out of utility measure -- An Assembly committee agreed to allow Southern California Edison Co. to hang on to thousands of acres of Sierra Nevada land around Shaver Lake in its vote to keep alive a hotly contested $2.9 billion rescue plan for the beleaguered utility.", "Lesli A. Maxwell in the Fresno Bee <http: www.fresnobee.com local story 725724p-786679c.html -- 8 30 01 Surplus power and MWD desalination plans -- It is a dramatic example of how California's electricity forecast has morphed from shortage to surplus: The giant Metropolitan Water District has restarted plans to strip salt from seawater as a new source for Southern California's taps." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Southern California", "sents": [ "Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties.", "The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.", "The more extensive 10-county definition, which includes Kern and San Luis Obispo counties, is also used and is based on historical political divisions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cousins (1989 film)", "sents": [ "Cousins is a 1989 American romantic comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen, Keith Coogan, Lloyd Bridges and Norma Aleandro.", "The film is an American remake of the 1975 French comedy \"Cousin Cousine\", directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella.", "It was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada but set in Seattle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Cousin Cousine", "sents": [ "Cousin Cousine is a 1975 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella and starring Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, and Marie-France Pisier.", "Written by Jean-Charles Tacchella and Danièle Thompson, the film is about two cousins by marriage who meet at a wedding and develop a close friendship.", "After their spouses prove unfaithful, the cousins' friendship leads to a passionate love affair.", "\"Cousin Cousine\" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, a César Award nomination for Best Film, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film, and the National Board of Review Award for Top Foreign Film.", "In 1989, an English language remake was released, \"Cousins\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27953_p5", "sents": [ "New funds will be used for product and service development and commercialization.", "The company employs 115 and does not expect significant staff growth in the next year.", "Encorp, which opened six new sales offices this year, doesn't plan any additional new offices.", "The company will break even within the next five years, said Mr. Orwig, who added that the company will be investing heavily in product development in the next 15 months.", "Encorp expects to generate $10 million to $12 million in revenues this year.", "<http: www.encorp.com * Napster Cuts 15% of Staff, Prepares for New Service By Lizbeth Scordo <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=NIIHKIQMII REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. -- Napster, the embattled online song-swapping service, has cut 16 employees, approximately 15% of its staff, in an effort to strengthen resources in other areas as it prepares for the launch of its new membership-based service, the company said in a written statement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Napster", "sents": [ "Napster was the name given to two music-focused online services.", "It was founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing digital audio files, typically audio songs, encoded in MP3 format.", "The company ran into legal difficulties over copyright infringement.", "It ceased operations and was eventually acquired by Roxio.", "In its second incarnation, Napster became an online music store until it was acquired by Rhapsody from Best Buy on December 1, 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Byron Dorgan", "sents": [ "Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is a former United States Senator and United States Congressman from North Dakota and currently serves as a senior policy advisor for the Washington, DC law firm Arent Fox LLP.", "He served 12 years in the U.S. House and 18 years in the Senate.", "He was a member of the Senate Democratic leadership for 16 years, first as Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and then as Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee and Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs.", "In 2010, Dorgan announced that he would not seek re-election in the 2010 North Dakota senate election." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e2334_p2", "sents": [ "\"Tells us what you will or will not do under a price cap,\" said Murkowski.", "Murkowski indicated that the answer to his question should come directly from top figures in the financial community.", "Murkowski also signaled that Congress may step in and take legislative action on the California crisis.", "\"We have to question the adequacy of the order and introduce legislation to address problems if necessary,\" Murkowski said.", "The sentiment was echoed by other members of the Committee.", "\"We cannot allow our government to sit idly by and allow a tragically flawed and easily manipulated power market wreak havoc on our economy,\" Sen. Maria Cantwell told Hebert.", "\"If you're not going to take action, Congress is going to act.\"", "All three FERC commissioners testified at the hearing but it was Chairman Curt Hebert who was on the receiving end of most of the criticism.", "\"FERC has done a wonderful imitation of a potted plant,\" Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) told Hebert." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27686_p2", "sents": [ "Hertzberg's bill 82XX - Of the more obvious differences from Davis MOU, 82XX proposes to offer SoCal $300 M less for its transmission lines in ad dition to penalizing Edison if it fails to act in good faith in closing the deal.", "It comes as no surprise that during bill deliberations, SoCal raise d objections to the bill and warned of impending difficulties (bankruptcy) for So Cal were the bill left unamended.", "The Wright-Richman bill 83XX - We reported last week that 83XX remains the only measure fueled by bipartisan support.", "AB 83XX was heard in an \"in formational\" hearing yesterday (7-17) and will be heard again today in the Assembly Energy Committee.", "Assemblyman Rod Wright, the Chairman of the Com mittee, presented AB 83xx with Dr. Keith Richman, a Republican Assemblyman from Southern California.", "They offered 83XX as an Edison bail-out, pure and simple.", "Wright was clear to distinguish his bill from 82XX, which he said has conservation easements and land requisitions, a renewable portfolio whi ch will add an additional fee on ratepayers, and reasonable review for long term contracts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Southern California", "sents": [ "Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties.", "The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.", "The more extensive 10-county definition, which includes Kern and San Luis Obispo counties, is also used and is based on historical political divisions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Battle of Sanita-al-Uqab", "sents": [ "The Battle of Sanita-al-Uqab (Arabic: معركة ثنية العقاب‎ ‎ ) was fought in 634 between the Rashidun Caliphate led by Khalid ibn al-Walid against Byzantine empire.", "the Caliphate forces intending to isolate the city of Damascus from the rest of the region.", "Khalid placed detachments in the south on the road to Palestine and in the north on the Damascus-Emesa route, and several other smaller detachments on routes towards Damascus.", "Heraclius's reinforcements were intercepted and routed at the al Uqab Pass." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Khalid ibn al-Walid", "sents": [ "Abū Sulaymān Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah al-Makhzūmī (Arabic: أبو سليمان خالد بن الوليد بن المغيرة المخزومي‎ ‎ ‎; 585–642), also known as Sayf ullah al-Maslūl (Arabic: سيف الله المسلول‎ ‎ ; \"Drawn Sword of God\"), was a companion of Muhammad.", "He is noted for his military tactics and prowess, commanding the forces of Medina under Muhammad and the forces of his immediate successors of the Rashidun Caliphate, Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Khattab.", "It was under his military leadership that Arabia, for the first time in history, was united under a single political entity, the Caliphate.", "Commanding the forces of the nascent Islamic state, Khalid was victorious in over a hundred battles, against the forces of the Byzantine-Roman Empire, Sassanid-Persian Empire, and their allies, in addition to other Arab tribes.", "His strategic achievements include the conquest of Arabia during the Ridda Wars, Persian Mesopotamia and Roman Syria within several years from 632 to 636.", "He is also remembered for his decisive victories at Yamamah, Ullais, and Firaz, and his tactical successes at Walaja and Yarmouk." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dan S. Budd", "sents": [ "Dan S. Budd (born February 26, 1927) was an American politician in the state of Wyoming.", "He served in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party.", "He attended Utah State University and is a rancher." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Utah State University", "sents": [ "Utah State University (also referred to as USU or Utah State) is a public doctorate-granting university in Logan, Utah, United States.", "The coeducational, space-grant, land-grant, research university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.", "With nearly 18,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's largest public residential campus.", "As of Fall 2016, there were 28,118 students enrolled including 24,838 undergraduate students and 3,280 graduate students.", "The university has the highest percentage of out-of-state students of any public university in Utah totaling 23% of the student body." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pisidium amnicum", "sents": [ "Pisidium amnicum is a species of very small freshwater clam.", "It is sometimes known as the greater European peaclam River pea shell.It is an aquatic bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Sphaeriidae", "sents": [ "The Sphaeriidae are a family of small to minute freshwater bivalve molluscs, in the order Veneroida; this family also includes the clams formerly placed in the Pisidiidae.", "In the US, they are commonly known as pea clams or fingernail clams." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini", "sents": [ "How to Stuff a Wild Bikini is a 1965 Pathécolor beach party film from American International Pictures.", "The sixth entry in a seven-film series, the movie features Mickey Rooney, Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, and Beverly Adams.", "The film features brief, uncredited appearances by Frankie Avalon and includes Buster Keaton in one of his last roles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "American International Pictures", "sents": [ "American International Pictures (AIP) was a film production company formed in April 2, 1954 from American Releasing Corporation (ARC) by James H. Nicholson, former Sales Manager of Realart Pictures, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, an entertainment lawyer.", "It was dedicated to releasing independently produced, low-budget films packaged as double features, primarily of interest to the teenagers of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.", "Nicholson and Arkoff formed ARC in 1954; their first release was the 1955 \"The Fast and the Furious\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Marriott International", "sents": [ "Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR ) is an American multinational diversified hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities.", "Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the company is now led by his son, Executive Chairman Bill Marriott, and President and Chief Executive Officer Arne Sorenson." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5558_p21", "sents": [ "Increase temporary Analysts say many businesses are choosing the surcharge over raising prices because consumers understand that energy costs are soaring.", "The surcharge also implies that the fee will be temporary.", "\"Raising prices in this very competitive environment has been tough to do f or the last five years,\" said George Whalin, president of Retail Management Consultants in San Marcos.", "\"By adding a surcharge, retailers can package it and soften the blow.\"", "Meanwhile, consumers in other parts of the country likewise are beginning to feel the pinch of energy surcharges, especially at hotel chains.", "Hotel officials say the surcharges are a temporary response to the higher costs of natural gas and electricity.", "Hilton Hotels Corp., Wyndham International, Bass Hotels & Resorts Inc., Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. and Marriott International have tacked on the surcharges to guests' hotel bills in, among other places, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Miami.", "The highest fees have been in New York City, where Marriott International recently was charging $5 per room per night in all of its Manhattan hotels." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bridwell Peak", "sents": [ "Bridwell Peak ( ) is a peak, 2,220 m high, 6 nmi southeast of Boss Peak in the Victory Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica.", "It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960–63, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Ray E. Bridwell, a United States Antarctic Research Program meteorologist at Hallett Station, 1964–65." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Victory Mountains", "sents": [ "The Victory Mountains ( ) is a major group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, about 160 km long and 80 km wide, which is bounded primarily by Mariner and Tucker glaciers and the Ross Sea.", "The division between these mountains and the Concord Mountains (to the NW) is less precise but apparently lies in the vicinity of Thomson Peak." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2204_p6", "sents": [ "On April 6, for example, its stock fell 5%, to $48.34, after utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a unit of PG&E Corp., filed for bankruptcy.", "(Dynegy provides power to the California market as a wholesaler but not to PG&E directly.)", "Dynegy has also been quibbling recently with another teetering California utility, Sempra Energy's San Diego Gas & Electric, which claimed April 12 that Dynegy ordered it to shutter some of the facilities the utility sold it in 1999 -- but that it still operates -- because it doesn't think it will get paid.", "Dynegy denied the charge.", "\"Dynegy did not instruct SDG&E to shut down generating units, nor did we suggest that we would not make power available to creditworthy buyers,\" Stephen W. Bergstrom, Dynegy's president and COO, wrote in a letter to SDG&E Chairman and CEO Stephen Baum.", "Dynegy has tried to downplay its exposure to the state's power woes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3898_p4", "sents": [ "On August 23, 2000, Governor Davis reached agreement with legislators on legislation to provide relief to San Diego ratepayers.", "The governor signed two bills into law on September 6, 2000. Please see attached letter (below).", "# # # SEPTEMBER 12, 2000 STATEMENT OF GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION CONCERNING ITS INVESTIGATION OF WHOLESALE PRICE ESCALATION IN CALIFORNIA The Summer of 2000 has confronted California with an electricity crisis that seriously threatens the safety, health and well being of citizens and businesses throughout the state.", "At the heart of the crisis is the extraordinary run up in prices for wholesale electric energy and ancillary services, accompanied by deteriorating service and reliability.", "In San Diego, electric customers' bills have more than doubled this summer, threatening permanent harm to businesses and the health and welfare of residential customers in the warm southern climate.", "All remaining California electric consumers are faced with similar prospects as their legislated rate freeze periods come to an end." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "San Diego", "sents": [ "San Diego ( , Spanish for \"Saint Didacus\"; Spanish: ] ) is a major city in California, United States.", "It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 mi south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5031_p3", "sents": [ "For more information, contact Anita Patterson at 510-642-4233. THOMAS SIEBEL INAUGURATES SECOND YEAR OF FISHER CENTER SEMINAR SERIES The founder of one of the fastest growing companies in America, Thomas Siebel, chairman and CEO of Siebel Systems, is coming to Haas to share the secrets of his success with the Haas community on Tuesday, October 31, as the first speaker in this year's Fisher Center E-Commerce Executives Seminar series.", "All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to attend the seminar, which takes place Tuesday, October 31, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Wells Fargo Room.", "Seats will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.", "Siebel Systems provides an integrated set of e-business application software that enables multi-channel sales, marketing, and customer service systems to be deployed over the Web, call centers, the field, resellers, retail, and dealer networks.?", "Siebel Systems has grown from $50,000 in revenues in 1994 to $791 million in 1999. Siebel was recognized as one of the top 25 managers in the world by BusinessWeek in January 2000 and Siebel Systems was named the fastest growing company in 1999 by Fortune magazine." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Siebel Systems", "sents": [ "Siebel CRM Systems, Inc. was a software company principally engaged in the design, development, marketing, and support of customer relationship management (CRM) applications.", "The company was founded by Thomas Siebel and Patricia House in 1993.", "At first known mainly for its sales force automation products, the company expanded into the broader CRM market.", "By the late 1990s, Siebel Systems was the dominant CRM vendor, peaking at 45% market share in 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "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": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e2881_p11", "sents": [ "Also added was Daniel Lowden as vice president of marketing.", "Mr. Lowden previously held a marketing role at IBM's personal computing division.", "The company also announced the promotion of Jim Keeler to vice president of engineering development.", "Mr. Keeler formerly served as the company's director of engineering development.", "Timothy G. Smith was also promoted from director of network engineering to vice president of network engineering.", "Wayport is backed by BA Venture Partners, GC Technology Fund, Invesco Private Capital, Lucent Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partner s, Sevin Rosen Funds, Trellis Management, and Trellis Partners.", "http: www.wayport.net TECHNOLOGY I-Cube Adds Sandcraft Exec as Engineering VP mail?", "top CAMPBELL, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- I-Cube, a developer of advanced integrat ed circuits for digital switching applications, said it has named Peter H. Vos s as vice president of engineering.", "Mr. Voss previously served as director of very large scale integration (VLSI) at Sandcraft." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Civilization of Maxwell Bright", "sents": [ "The Civilization of Maxwell Bright is a 2005 romance film starring Patrick Warburton, Marie Matiko, Eric Roberts, Leland Crooke and Jennifer Tilly that has seen success on the arthouse movie circuit.", "It has won awards at the WorldFest Houston, New York VisionFest, Florida Film Festival, Boulder International Film Festival, and Beverly Hills Film Festival.", "It is about a man who obtains a mail-order bride, with unexpected results.", "The director is David Beaird." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Patrick Warburton", "sents": [ "Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American comedic actor and voice actor.", "In television, he is known for playing David Puddy on \"Seinfeld\", the title role on \"The Tick\", Jeb Denton on \"Less Than Perfect\", Jeff Bingham on \"Rules of Engagement\", and Lemony Snicket on \"A Series of Unfortunate Events\".", "His voice roles include Kronk in \"The Emperor's New Groove\" and its sequels, paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on \"Family Guy\", Brock Samson on \"The Venture Bros\", Lok in the \"Tak and the Power of Juju\" video game series and in the television series and Flynn in \"Skylanders\" video games.", "In advertising he has played a \"control enthusiast\" in a series of commercials for National Car Rental." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11878_p0", "sents": [ "'Dear Economist.com Reader, I'd like to introduce you to some valuable new features at Economist.com.", "As well as insight into the issues and events that shape global news, we now offer you regular updates on issues of major importance as they unfold.", "GLOBAL AGENDA GETS TO YOU FIRST: Concise analysis of international issues and events, updated throughout the working week, available only at Economist.com.", "http: www.economist.com globalagenda GLOBAL AGENDA ALERTS KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE - An e-mail service, delivered to your desktop on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, providing a snapshot of new Global Agenda stories.", "Sign up at: http: www.economist.com members myaccount.cfm CITIES GUIDE: ECONOMIST.COM GOES FURTHER - Choose from these invaluable guides to ten major destinations before making your next trip.", "The Economist's writers give you the inside information on Berlin, Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, DC.", "Essential facts; street maps; news briefings; weather forecasts; our pick of hotels, restaurants and things to do; 'cheat sheet' reference for your wallet; what's on when; and currency converters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Paris", "sents": [ "Paris (] ) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an administrative-limits area of 105 km2 and a 2015 population of 2,229,621.", "The city is a commune and department, and the capital-heart of the 12,012 km2 Île-de-France \"region\" (colloquially known as the 'Paris Region'), whose 12,142,802 2016 population represents roughly 18 percent of the population of France.", "By the 17th century, Paris had become one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position that it retains still today.", "The Paris Region had a GDP of €649.6 billion (US $763.4 billion) in 2014, accounting for 30.4 percent of the GDP of France.", "According to official estimates, in 2013-14 the Paris Region had the third-highest GDP in the world and the largest regional GDP in the EU." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20081_p25", "sents": [ "BG India Hopes To Be Operator Of Enron Fields By Oct 31 10 03 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- British Gas India Pvt.", "Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the U.K.-based oil and natural gas company BG Group PLC (BRG), hopes to become the operator of the Pannna-Mukta oil and gas field and the Tapti gas field located offshore India's western coast by Oct. 31, BG India's Chief Executive Nigel Shaw said Wednesday.", "As reported, BG Group earlier Wednesday announced a conditional acquisition of United States energy company Enron Corp.'s (ENE) 30% stake in the Tapti and Panna-Mukta fields subject to getting the operatorship of the fields.", "The acquistion, worth $388 million, will be for Enron Oil and Gas India Ltd.'s entire offshore interests.", "\"It's clear.", "If we don't get the operatorship, we will walk away.", "We are currently in talks with both ONGC and Reliance, the two other partners in Panna-Mukta and Tapti fields,\" Shaw told reporters at a press conference in New Delhi." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "BG Group", "sents": [ "BG Group plc was a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Reading, United Kingdom.", "On 8 April 2015, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire BG Group for $70 billion, subject to regulatory and shareholder agreement.", "The sale was completed on 15 February 2016.", "Prior to the takeover, BG Group was listed on the London Stock Exchange (BG.L) and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2001–02 Olympiacos F.C. season", "sents": [ "The 2001–02 season is Olympiacos 41st consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 4th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League.", "In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Greek Takis Lemonis coach." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Takis Lemonis", "sents": [ "Takis Lemonis (Greek: Τάκης Λεμονής ; born 13 January 1960) is a former Greek football player and manager of Olympiacos.", "He is nicknamed \"Sir Takis\" due to his memorable performances at European competitions as a manager of Olympiacos and he is an all time favourite of the fans." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cliff Lee (outfielder)", "sents": [ "Clifford Walker Lee (August 4, 1896 – August 25, 1980) was a professional baseball player.", "He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1919 1926, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Cincinnati Reds.", "While he was primarily an outfielder, he also played quite a few games as a first baseman and catcher." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Philadelphia Phillies", "sents": [ "The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.", "They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating back to 1883.", "The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division.", "Since 2004, the team's home has been Citizens Bank Park, located in South Philadelphia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Melitaea parthenoides", "sents": [ "Melitaea parthenoides, the meadow fritillary, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.", "Note that the common name \"meadow fritillary\" is also used for the North American species \"Boloria bellona\".", "It is found in south-western Europe, more specifically on the Iberian Peninsula, south-western France, parts of the Italian Alps and southern and south-western Germany and a few regions of Switzerland.", "Recently one was spotted by an officer for The Parks Trust on private farmland in Tingewick, Buckingham, England, which was later confirmed by Butterfly Conservation, as reported in the local newspaper dated 15 August 2014." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Iberian Peninsula", "sents": [ "The Iberian Peninsula , also known as Iberia  , is located in the southwest corner of Europe.", "The peninsula is principally divided between Portugal and Spain, comprising most of their territory.", "It also includes Andorra and a small part of France along the peninsula's northeastern edge, as well as Gibraltar on its south coast, a small peninsula that forms an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.", "With an area of approximately 582000 km2 , it is the second largest European peninsula, after the Scandinavian." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Guiyeoni", "sents": [ "Guiyeoni (born 1985) is the pen name of internet novelist Lee Yoon-sae.", "She first reached fame with her novels \"He Was Cool\" and \"Romance of Their Own\", which spawned commercially successful films of the same name, as with another book, A Wolf's Attraction.", "Since then, one of her other books, \"Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do\", has become a film starring Jang Keun-suk.", "A movie of \"To My Boyfriend\" is also in planning stages.", "Despite her commercial success, Guiyeoni has been criticized for her lack of literary perfection, overuse of emoticons, and unrealistic setting in her works.", "Besides the aforementioned novels, she has also written \"Africa\", \"Five Stars\", and written and illustrated a manhwa called \"Syndrome\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "Syndrome", "sents": [ "A syndrome is a set of medical signs and symptoms that are correlated with each other.", "The word derives from the Greek σύνδρομον, meaning \"concurrence\".", "In some instances, a syndrome is so closely linked with a pathogenesis or cause that the words \"syndrome\", \"disease\", and \"disorder\" end up being used interchangeably for them.", "This is especially true of inherited syndromes.", "For example, Down syndrome, Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome, and Andersen syndrome are disorders with known pathogeneses, so each is more than just a set of signs and symptoms, despite the \"syndrome\" nomenclature.", "In other instances, a syndrome is not specific to only one disease.", "For example, toxic shock syndrome can be caused by various toxins; premotor syndrome can be caused by various brain lesions; and premenstrual syndrome is not a disease but simply a set of symptoms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Energy Commission", "sents": [ "The California Energy Commission, formally the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency.", "Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards, and supporting renewable energy technologies.", "The Commission is a division of the California Natural Resources Agency, which is under the direction of Cabinet Secretary John Laird.", "One of its prominent responsibilities is maintenance of the California Energy Code." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e5470_p102", "sents": [ "Officials said the order could provide up to 1,200 additional megawatts to the state power grid during the summer, enough to power about 900,000 homes The gas-fired plants must pay a mitigation fee to the local air districts of $7.50 per pound of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and $1.10 per pound of carbon monoxide emitted.", "Natural-gas demand may outstrip ability to deliver SAN DIEGO California's energy crisis could overwhelm supplies of natural ga s, which fires most power plants, leading to shortages this summer, the state' s energy planning and policy-making agency has warned.", "A severe drought in the Pacific Northwest has cut hydroelectric power supplies and forced natural gas-fired plants to make up the shortfall.", "The demand for gas has strained the ability of existing pipelines to supply it.", "In the event of even stronger demand this summer, the California Energy Commission says, utilities could be forced to interrupt supplies to some power generators." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada", "sents": [ "The Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada were an eclectic band originally from Santa Cruz, California, USA formed in 1981.", "They were voted \"Best Alternative Rock Band of the Year\" by L.A. Weekly.", "The collaboration of keyboardist Mary Jean Shaffer and guitarist Blancah Black, the Holy Sisters reveled in eccentric, quasi-religious imagery and feminist politics.", "Other original members included Heidi Puckett (bass) and Jeff Grubic (tenor sax).", "As the band morphed from conceptual entity to frequent club performers, Black left and two new members were added, Jill Fido (bass) and Charles Bingham (drums).", "Kim Sockit later replaced Puckett, and Zero Jessephski, Jr. replaced Bingham, making the Holy Sisters of the Gaga Dada an all-female band.", "The group would later move to Hollywood, California where they were featured in \"Once Upon Her Time,\" a TV program about women in the '80s which aired on the Lifetime Cablevision Network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Santa Cruz, California", "sents": [ "Santa Cruz ( , Spanish: \"Holy Cross\" ) is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California.", "As of 2013 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Santa Cruz's population at 62,864." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Flamen", "sents": [ "In ancient Roman religion, a flamen was a priest assigned to one of fifteen deities with official cults during the Roman Republic.", "The most important three were the \"flamines maiores\" (or \"major priests\"), who served the three chief Roman gods of the Archaic Triad.", "The remaining twelve were the \"flamines minores\" (\"lesser priests\").", "Two of the \"minores\" cultivated deities whose names are now unknown; among the others are deities about whom little is known other than the name.", "During the Imperial era, the cult of a deified emperor (\"divus\") also had a flamen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Roman Republic", "sents": [ "The Roman Republic (Latin: Res publica Romana ; ] ) was the era of ancient Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom, traditionally dated to 509 BC, and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire.", "It was during this period that Rome's control expanded from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "James Hahn", "sents": [ "James Kenneth \"Jim\" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American lawyer, politician and member of the Democratic Party.", "Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001.", "He served until 2005, at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election.", "Prior to his term as mayor, Hahn served in several other capacities for the city of Los Angeles, including deputy city attorney (1975–1979), city controller (1981–1985) and city attorney (1985–2001).", "Hahn is the only individual in the city's history to have been elected to all three citywide offices.", "He is currently a sitting judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e19441_p0", "sents": [ "'There was only one article on California Energy Crisis today.", "L.A. defends energy charges to state Daily News, 9 11 2001 By Rick Orlov Staff Writer Los Angeles officials on Monday defended the amount the city's Department of Water and Power charged the state for electricity during this year's energy crisis, saying the DWP provided a reliable source of power at a reasonable price.", "Although an audit showed that profits on sales to the California Power Exchange were 56 percent, it also showed that sales to other state agencies and utilities sometimes showed a loss and resulted in an overall profit margin of 16 percent during the one-year period that ended in May.", "Mayor James Hahn was on a lobbying trip in Washington, D.C., and his top aide said he believes the DWP acted properly.", "\"We do not believe the DWP engaged in price-gouging,\" Deputy Mayor Tim McOsker said.", "\"The way the mayor sees it, the city of Los Angeles was a good neighbor to the state at a time in need." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Frederic Lewy", "sents": [ "Frederic Henry Lewey (born Friedrich Heinrich Lewy, January 28, 1885 - October 5, 1950) was a prominent Jewish German-born American neurologist.", "He is best known for the discovery of Lewy bodies, which are a characteristic indicator of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Parkinson's disease", "sents": [ "Parkinson's disease (PD) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system.", "The symptoms generally come on slowly over time.", "Early in the disease, the most obvious are shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty with walking.", "Thinking and behavioral problems may also occur.", "Dementia becomes common in the advanced stages of the disease.", "Depression and anxiety are also common occurring in more than a third of people with PD.", "Other symptoms include sensory, sleep, and emotional problems.", "The main motor symptoms are collectively called \"parkinsonism\", or a \"parkinsonian syndrome\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nelvana of the Northern Lights", "sents": [ "Nelvana of the Northern Lights is a Canadian comic book character and the first Canadian national superhero, debuting in Hillborough Studios' \"Triumph-Adventure Comics\" #1 (Aug. 1941).", "She is also one of the first female superheroes, debuting before Wonder Woman but after Fantomah, the Golden Age Black Widow, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil and others introduced in 1940.", "Nelvana of the Northern Lights is Canada’s first distinctly Canadian female superhero." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fantomah", "sents": [ "Fantomah is an American comics character, best known as the first comic-book superheroine.", "Created by Fletcher Hanks, the character first appeared in \"Jungle Comics\" #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), published by Fiction House." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27495_p47", "sents": [ "Slaught er would not disclose whether the business was profitable or how much the c ompany has invested in it, other than to say it is a \"start-up\" business fo r Reliant Resources.", "It is not a substantial contributor to the company's bottom line, a company spokeswoman said.", "The Houston company last month reported second quarter n et income of $143 million, the majority of which came from the company's wh olesale energy business including power sales and trading.", "Slaughter said the company was in the very early stages of talking to poten tial purchasers or partners for the business.", "The company owns a telecommunications network and has constructed fiber opt ic connections to several Houston-area office towers.", "It has more than 130 miles of fiber connecting campuses in two major public school districts.", "Th e company owns Internet data centers in Houston and Austin.", "Reliant Resources was spun off from Reliant Energy earlier this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Houston", "sents": [ "Houston ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States.", "With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.", "Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Denver", "sents": [ "Denver ( ), officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.", "Denver is in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.", "The Denver downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.", "Denver is nicknamed the \"Mile-High City\" because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 ft ) above sea level, making it the highest major city in the United States.", "The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6509_p56", "sents": [ "Yet to date, there is little sign of a mass exodus of companies or people to other states.", "\"There's a hoped-for feeding frenzy,\" suggests one Northern California development official, \"but right now it's just hoped for.\"", "In sharp contrast to the early 1990s, California's unemployment has stayed relatively steady at historically low levels.", "Economic growth, although clearly slowing in the Bay Area, remains fairly solid throughout Southern California, particularly in the Inland Empire, which has emerged as one of the most dynamic economies in the advanced industrial world.", "Housing prices, except at the extreme high end, remain strong throughout much of the state.", "Other factors suggest that California won't underperform the rest of the nation or on the verge of hemorrhaging jobs and population to other states.", "For one thing, many of the prime beneficiaries of the last California recession--places like Denver, Portland and Seattle--no longer offer individuals or companies the cost advantages they could in the early 1990s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20186_p3", "sents": [ "The number of LME ring dealers trading on the exchange's open-outcry floor has dwindled from a peak of 30 in the mid-1980s to the current 12. This could drop to 11 this week if ScotiaMocatta, a subsidiary of Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia exits floor trading from Friday.", "In an interview with Reuters in August, Enron Metals President Joe Gold reiterated the company's commitment to the LME ring.", "\"We send our No 1 trader and No 2 trader down on the (LME) floor every day, which is not a statement everyone can make.", "Wherever the most trading is during that day, that's where we'll be,\" Gold said.", "SCREEN TRADING Enron has also become a major player in metals screen trading since July last year, when the company announced the first physical metals transaction on its internet trading platform EnronOnline (www.enrononline.com).", "The system differs from the screen trading systems operated by the London Metal Exchange (LME) and UK-based metals and energy broker Spectron in that the trading platform is open to a broad range of users but Enron is the sole counter-party in each transaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Joe Gold", "sents": [ "Joe Gold (born Sydney Gold; March 10, 1922 in East Los Angeles, California, – July 11, 2004 in Marina del Rey, California) was an American bodybuilder and businessman.", "He was the founder of Gold's Gym and World Gym.", "He has been credited with being the father of the bodybuilding and the fitness craze." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "J. Clifford Baxter", "sents": [ "John Clifford \"Cliff\" Baxter (September 27, 1958 – January 25, 2002) was a former Enron Corporation executive who resigned in May 2001 before committing suicide the following year.", "Prior to his death he had agreed to testify before Congress in the case of Enron." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2194_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron Vice Chairman J. Clifford Baxter To Resign Dow Jones News Service, 05 02 2001 India State Panel Invites Enron Unit For Talks May 5 Dow Jones, 05 02 01 ATS Announces First Half Results PR Newswire, 05 02 01 Saudi Gas Proj Consortia Seen Selected 2H May -Sources Dow Jones Energy Service, 05 02 2001 Corporate Bond Alert: WorldCom, Household Finance, AIG to Sell Bloomberg, 05 02 01 Enron Vice Chairman Baxter Resigns; No Successor Is Planned Blommberg, 05 02 01 Enron Vice Chairman J. Clifford Baxter To Resign 05 02 2001 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Enron Corp. (EBE) Vice Chairman J. Clifford Baxter is resigning from the company to spend more time with his family.", "In a press release Wednesday, the energy and communications company said Baxter will continue working for Enron as a consultant.", "Baxter joined Enron in 1991 and was chairman and chief executive of Enron North America before being named chief strategy officer for Enron in June 2000 and vice chairman in October." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p5", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to expands its corporate capacity and the roll out of its real-time infrastructure tracking, reporting and asset control system.", "Frank Blount of JI Ventures, a subsidiary of Jordan, and David Dillon of Citadel have taken seats on the company's board of directors.", "Cablesoft, which began in 1986, previously received funding from individuals.", "http: www.itracs.com Wireless Firm Nitronex Lands $9.5 Million First Round RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nitronex, a creator of high-bandwidth wireless communications infrastucture, said it received $9.5 million in its first round of financing led by Alliance Technology Ventures.", "VantagePoint Venture Partners, Southeast Interactive Technology Funds, Boston University's Community Technology Fund, and individual investors David Norbury, president and CEO of RF Micro Devices; John Marren, partner at the Texas Pacific Group; and Joe Velk, a venture capitalist with Contender Capital participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding to develop the first wireless components that incorporate gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors created with Nitronex's manufacturing process." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "RF Micro Devices", "sents": [ "RF Micro Devices (also known as RFMD or RF Micro), was an American company that designed and manufactured high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions for applications that drive wireless and broadband communications.", "Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, RFMD traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol RFMD.", "The Company was founded in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1991.", "RF Micro has 3500 employees, 1500 of them in Guilford County, North Carolina." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Government Arts College, Kumbakonam", "sents": [ "The Government Arts College, previously known as the Government Arts College for Men, is an arts college based in the town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India.", "It is one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in the Madras Presidency of British India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kumbakonam", "sents": [ "Kumbakonam, also spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum in the records of British India, is a town and a special grade municipality in the Thanjavur district in the southeast Indian state of Tamil Nadu.", "It is located 40 km from Thanjavur and 273 km from Chennai and is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district.", "The town is bounded by two rivers, the Kaveri River to the north and Arasalar River to the south.", "According to the 2011 census, Kumbakonam has a population of 140,156 and has a strong Hindu majority; but it also has sizeable Muslim and Christian populations.", "Kumbakonam is known as a \"temple town\" due to the prevalence of a number of temples here and is noted for its Mahamaham festival which attracts people from all over the globe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2593_p1", "sents": [ "Gray Davis on energy, policy Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2001 Friday, Home Edition, Page 26, 1200 words, THE ENERGY CRISIS; NEWS ANALYSIS; Bush, Rivals Don't Dare Ask Public to Make Sacrifices in Energy Crunch, RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER, WASHINGTON Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2001 Friday, Home Edition, Page 26, 927 words, THE ENERGY CRISIS; House Committee Rejects Electricity Price Controls; Strategy: In a blow to California's governor, Congress signals it won't rein in soaring costs., GREG MILLER, RICHARD SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS, WASHINGTON Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2001 Friday, Home Edition, Page 1, 1646 words, THE ENERGY CRISIS; NEWS ANALYSIS; Power Rescue Plan Rests on Many 'Ifs', NANCY VOGEL, RICH CONNELL, ROBERT J. LOPEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2001 Friday, Orange County Edition, Page 1, 924 words, Orange County; Restarting of 2 Generators in O.C.", "OKd; Energy: State panel grants a 10-year run for the AES Corp. units despite concerns of Huntington Beach officials and residents., JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO The New York Times, May 11, 2001, Friday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 30; Column 4; National Desk, 672 words, House Moving to Ease California Power Crisis, By PHILIP SHENON, WASHINGTON, May 10 The New York Times, May 11, 2001, Friday, Late Edition - Final, Section C; Page 1; Column 2; Business Financial Desk, 1819 words, A Conservation Countdown, By BARBARA WHITAKER, LOS ANGELES, May 9 San Jose Mercury News, May 11, 2001, Friday, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS, K0884 ?, 669 words, House panel votes down price cap legislation, By Jim Puzzanghera The San Francisco Chronicle, MAY 11, 2001, FRIDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "The New York Times", "sents": [ "The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company.", "\"The New York Times\" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper.", "The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.", "\"The New York Times\" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation.", "Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26575_p14", "sents": [ "Read the full article here: <http: www.thestandard.com article 0,1902,28813,00.html Severin Borenstein, E.T.", "Grether Professor in Public Policy and Business Administration, in the San Jose Mercury on Aug. 26 that the mild weather contributed more to California avoiding rolling blackouts, than conservation did.", "Read the full article at: <http: www0.mercurycenter.com premium front docs summerend26.htm The Management of Technology program was mentioned in Electronic Buyer's News on Aug. 27 in connection with NEC support of the program.", "The study of market analyst's performance for the year 2000, which was co-authored by Brett Trueman, the Donald and Ruth Seiler Professor of Public Accounting and chair of the Haas Accounting Group, and Reuven Lehavy, assistant professor in the Haas Accounting Group, appeared in The American Enterprise Online on their September issue.", "Read the full article here: <http: www.taemag.com taesep01b.htm The Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) program was mentioned in the San Jose Mercury on Aug. 24 in the article titled \"2 east bay schools send most frosh to UC Berkeley.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2092_p13", "sents": [ "Brett Trueman, the Donald and Ruth Seiler Professor of Public Accounting, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle on April 29, in an article titled, \"Millionaires for a Minute.\"", "Trueman commented that while the economic boom was real, people were deluding themselves into thinking it would continue indefinitely.", "Read the full text at http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 04 29 M N160971.DTL.", "Trueman also appeared on the Channel 2 News on April 29. Andrew Rose, the Bernard T. Rocca Jr.", "Professor of International Trade and the director of the Clausen Center for International Business and Policy, was quoted in the Contra Costa Times on April 29. In \"Gas Prices, Utility Woes Contribute to Economic Downturn in California,\" Rose commented that increases in the price of oil often lead to an economic downturn, James Wilcox, the Kruttschnitt Professor of Financial Institutions, was quoted in the East Bay Business Times on April 27 in an article titled, \"In Depth: Banking & Finance.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3698_p5", "sents": [ "On Monday, Vitesse was trading at approximately $ 24 a share.", "Vitesse said the two parties already had a working relationship wh en discussions began four weeks ago.", "Versatile will be integrated into Vitesse and Versatile's co-founders Amit Jain and Roger Hajjar will continue with t he combined company.", "No changes are expected in Versatile's 72 person staff, which will continue to operate from its San Jose, Calif. office.", "Founded in April 2000, Versatile had received $11 million from Sequoia Capital and Telesoft Partners.", "http: www.versatileoptical.com http: www.vitesse.com Guggenheim to Launch For-Profit Art Site with VC Backing mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, whic h operates an international network of museums, announced the formation of Guggenheim.com, a for-profit Web site dedicated to the visual and performin g arts.", "The site, which is backed by GE Equity, Pequot Private Equity, and Softbank Venture Capital, is set to launch this fall." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Sequoia Capital", "sents": [ "Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm.", "The firm is located in Menlo Park, California and mainly focuses on the technology industry.", "It has backed companies that now control $1.4 trillion of the combined stock market value.", "Sequoia manages multiple investment funds including funds specific to India, Israel, and China." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The 7 O'Clock Show", "sents": [ "The Seven O'Clock Show was an Irish evening-time television show on TV3.", "It is a live show, and provides chat, live music, cooking, entertainment, showbiz and technology updates.", "It replaced \"Late Lunch Live\".", "The show was pushed back to 18:00 and renamed The 6 O'Clock Show due to the return of Emmerdale and Coronation Street to \"TV3\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Coronation Street", "sents": [ "Coronation Street (informally known as Corrie) is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960.", "The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford, its terraced houses, café, corner shop, newsagents, building yard, taxicab office, salon, restaurant, textile factory and the Rovers Return pub.", "In the show's fictional history, the street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20397_p40", "sents": [ "Democrats say the measure is certain to change once it reaches the Senate; the Bush administration also has signaled that $100 billion is too costly.", "\"It's clear the House bill cannot pass the Senate as it is,\" said Sen. John Breaux, D-La.", "For individuals, the House legislation includes a new round of tax rebate checks for workers who didn't get them this summer and a cut in the current 27 percent income tax rate to 25 percent in 2002, four years earlier than under the just-enacted tax cut.", "The measure also reduces capital gains rates from 20 percent to 18 percent for most taxpayers, enhances business equipment write-offs and allows companies to deduct current losses against taxes paid five years earlier.", "The primary sponsor, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Thomas, said in a newspaper opinion piece published Tuesday in USA Today that the legislation \"is a shot of adrenaline\" that will help restart the economy while not triggering inflation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "Bill Thomas", "sents": [ "William Marshall \"Bill\" Thomas (born December 6, 1941) is an American politician.", "He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2007, finishing his tenure representing California's 21st congressional district and as the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2492_p40", "sents": [ "\"We don't have enough power without them,\" said Assembly Energy Committee Chairman Roderick Wright (D-Los Angeles).", "\"There needs to be an adult discussion to see what can be worked out.\"", "GRAPHIC: PHOTO: CHP Officer Stacey Brashares holds a pig taken from protesters outside the Capitol, where Gov.", "Gray Davis was meeting with executives of power generating companies.", "Masks worn by the protesters carry the names of some of the companies.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: ROBERT DURELL Los Angeles Times PHOTO: Gov.", "Gray Davis, after a meeting in his office with representatives of a dozen power generating companies.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: Associated Press LOAD-DATE: May 10, 2001 21 of 110 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 10, 2001 Thursday Home Edition SECTION: California; Part 2; Page 8; Metro Desk LENGTH: 784 words HEADLINE: The State; Time to Give Some of the Power Players a Haircut BYLINE: GEORGE SKELTON DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: Gray and the Grid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "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": "Eli Lilly", "sents": [ "Eli Lilly (July 8, 1838 – June 6, 1898) was an American soldier, pharmacist, chemist, and businessman who founded the Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical corporation.", "Lilly enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War and recruited a company of men to serve with him in the 18th Independent Battery Indiana Light Artillery.", "He was later promoted to major and then colonel, and was given command of the 9th Regiment Indiana Cavalry.", "Lilly was captured in September 1864 and held as a prisoner of war until January 1865.", "After the war, he attempted to run a plantation in Mississippi, but it failed and he returned to his pharmacy profession after the death of his first wife.", "Lilly remarried and worked with business partners in several pharmacies in Indiana and Illinois before opening his own business in 1876 in Indianapolis.", "Lilly's company manufactured drugs and marketed them on a wholesale basis to pharmacies.", "Lilly's pharmaceutical firm proved to be successful and he soon became wealthy after making numerous advances in medicinal drug manufacturing.", "Two of the early advances he pioneered were creating gelatin capsules to contain medicines and developing fruit flavorings.", "Eli Lilly and Company became one of the first pharmaceutical firms of its kind to staff a dedicated research department and put into place numerous quality-assurance measures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19680_p11", "sents": [ "\"It's no negative [reflection] on Compaq,\" he said.", "Mr. Lay, who also sold shares of drug maker Eli Lilly & Co., where he has been a director since 1993, said of both sales, \"I needed to have a little more liquidity.\"", "On Oct. 31, he sold 10,000 shares of Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, representing roughly a 16% reduction of his holdings, at prices of $77.55 and $77.56 a share, or $775,550 total.", "That figure is $34,250 above what he paid for the same number of shares Feb. 20 at $74.13 each.", "After the sale, Mr. Lay owned 54,528 Eli Lilly shares.", "Eli Lilly shares traded at $78.97, up 75 cents, on the NYSE yesterday.", "Eli Lilly had no comment on the sales, and Compaq spokesman Arch Currid said, \"We don't comment on the personal financial transactions of board members.\"", "Mr. Lay also noted that much of his net worth is tied up in Enron, shares of which tumbled by as much as 80% during the past several weeks alone." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e3517_p14", "sents": [ "Mr. Allen ha s served as vice president of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for Nortel Networks; director of marketing EMEA for INS, later acquired by Lucent; director of global services of Unisys; and vice president of global marketing for Alcatel.", "He was introduced to World Wide Packets through an executive search firm in London.", "World Wide Packets also expects to expand into Japan, China, South America, and Canada.", "In January, the company raise d $44 million in its first venture capital round from Azure Capital Partners, Corning Innovation Ventures, Koch Ventures Group, Millennium Technology Ventures, and Rock Creek Capital.", "http: www.worldwidepackets.com Software Maker ChipData Appoints VP of Operations mail?", "top DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- ChipData, which develops electronic design automation software for design engineers, announced John Clarke has joined as the company's first vice president of operations.", "Mr. Clarke previously served as vice president of engineering at Blue Wave Systems, systems engineering manager at Convex Computer, and microcomputer components test manager at Mostek." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Steyer Opera House", "sents": [ "Steyer Opera House is a historic building located in Decorah, Iowa, United States.", "The three-story, brick commercial block was designed by F.G. Brant of Dubuque.", "Its original owner and namesake was Joseph Steyer, who emigrated from Luxembourg in 1852 and settled in Decorah in 1865.", "The building was built in 1870 and an additional three bays were added to the east side in 1875.", "The first floor houses retail space, the second floor historically housed apartments, and the auditorium is on the third floor.", "The walls and ceiling are covered with tin that is pressed in a variety of decorative patterns.", "Doorways flank the proscenium.", "They are framed by paneled pilasters and capped with a broad architrave.", "The balcony that rings the main floor on three sides of the auditorium was part of the 1875 renovation of the building.", "It is now part of the neighboring Hotel Winneshiek.", "The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Decorah, Iowa", "sents": [ "Decorah is a city in and the county seat of Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.", "The population was 8,127 at the 2010 census.", "Decorah is located at the intersection of State Highway 9 and U.S. Route 52, and is the largest community in Winneshiek County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Steno Diabetes Center", "sents": [ "Steno Diabetes Center is a hospital, research and teaching center dedicated to treating and managing diabetes, located in Gentofte, Denmark.", "It is named after Nicolas Steno (Niels Steensen, 1638-1686).", "The Center was established in 1991 as a result of the merge of the Niels Steensen Hospital and Hvidøre Hospital.", "The Niels Steensen hospital was founded in 1932." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gentofte", "sents": [ "Gentofte is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark.", "Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church.", "Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form the most important greenspace." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5812_p99", "sents": [ "They have: Threatened lawsuits over the San Joaquin wooly-thread, an endangered plant that is a small, inconspicuous member of the sunflower family.", "Complained about diesel fumes and cancer.", "(\" In fact, a May 1999 newsletter from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was upfront about the strategy.", "It said CURE feared that a new wave of independent energy generators - i.e., private electricity producers in the wake of deregulation - would build and operate plants without union labor.", "\"CURE dedicated itself to a statewide mission to preve nt this outcome.\"", "Judging by the predicted blackouts and rising California electrical rates, we'd suggest the unions succeeded mightily.", "Of course, every Californian wi ll have to pay for this cynical strategy.", "LADWP Goes Solar, Welcomes Start of Summer With Conservation Kick-Off to He lp L.A.", "Residents Beat the Heat June 25, 2001 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2001 via NewsEdge Corporation - Residents and Businesses to Receive Largest Energy Efficiency Incentives in L.A. History This Summer Los Angeles Department of Water and Power showcased its largest current municipal solar construction project located at the Los Angeles Convention Center and kicked off the summer solstice with conservation and solar incentive programs to help Los Angeles businesses and residents beat the he at during the upcoming months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers", "sents": [ "The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union which represents nearly 750,000 workers and retirees in the electrical industry in the United States, Canada, Panama, Guam and several Caribbean island nations; particularly electricians, or inside wiremen, in the construction industry and linemen and other employees of public utilities.", "The union also represents some workers in the computer, telecommunications, broadcasting, and other fields related to electrical work.", "It was founded in 1891, 2 years before George Westinghouse won the electric current wars by lighting up the Chicago worlds fair with AC current, and before homes and businesses in the United States began receiving electricity.", "It is an international organization, based on the principle of collective bargaining.", "Its international president is Lonnie R. Stephenson, and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Atul Butte", "sents": [ "Atul J. Butte is researcher in biomedical informatics and biotechnology entrepreneur in Silicon Valley.", "Since April 2015, Butte is heading the Institute for Computational Health Sciences at the University of California at San Francisco and serving as the executive director of clinical informatics for University of California's Health Sciences and Services.", "Previously, he was Chief of the Division of Systems Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital where he held the position of an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and (by courtesy) Computer Science and Immunology & Rheumatology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "University of California", "sents": [ "The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the U.S. state of California.", "Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-system public higher education plan, which also include the California State University system and the California Community Colleges System." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Veils", "sents": [ "The Veils are a London-based indie/alternative band fronted by lead singer and songwriter Finn Andrews.", "Head of Rough Trade Records Geoff Travis has referred to Finn as \"a young but maturing real artist in the vein of Nick Cave and David Bowie\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Finn Andrews", "sents": [ "Finn Andrews (born 24 August 1983) is a British musician.", "He is the lead singer and songwriter of London-based band The Veils.", "His father Barry Andrews was a founding member of 1980s bands XTC and Shriekback and later went on to play with Iggy Pop, Robert Fripp and David Bowie." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9389_p30", "sents": [ "Harmony Software is backed by investors including Chevron Technology Ventures, Commonwealth Associates, Dain Rauscher Wessels, HCL Technologies, APV Technology Partners, Greenfield Technology Ventures, KMPG, NIF Ventures, and Red Rock Ventures.", "http: www.harmony.com Telezoo.com Names Newbridge Networks Exec as President, CEO ARLINGTON, Va. -- Telezoo.com, a business-to-business telecommunications marketplace, said it named Giulio Gianturco as president and CEO.", "Mr. Gianturco previously served as the executive vice president and general manager of Newbridge Networks.", "Investors for telezoo.com include Lazard Technology.", "http: www.telezoo.com Former MCI Exec Becomes First SecureWorks President, CEO ATLANTA -- SecureWorks, a provider of Internet security monitoring and response services, named Jardon T. Bouska as its first president and CEO.", "Prior to joining SecureWorks, Mr. Bouska worked with MCI and MCI WorldCom.", "SecureWorks had a $9 million first round and is currently in the process of raising its second round of funding.", "SecureWorks is backed by Noro-Moseley Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures, and ITC Holding Company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p21", "sents": [ "ABC has raised $77 million to date from backers Ironwood, Red Rock Ventures, and Technology Crossover Ventures.", "ABC was founded in October 1997. http: www.allcovered.com Princeton eCom Buys Venture Finance Software from Intuit mail?", "top PRINCETON, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Princeton eCom, which provides ele ctronic billing and payment services to corporations and banks, said it acquired Intuit's online bill and payment service, Quicken Bill Manager, and all the outstanding shares of Venture Finance Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded Intuit.", "Financial details of the deal were undisclosed.", "As part of the deal Intuit has the option to take a 20% equity stake in Princeton or the cash equivalent in February 2002. Princeton also said it made employment offers to the 25 employees from Intuit's Quicken division a nd plans to open an office in the vicinity of Intuit's Quicken offices in Mountain View, Calif. Princeton eCom raised $20 million in convertible debt in April from existing investors Mellon Ventures and New Century Equity Holdings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4611_p1", "sents": [ "In any case, the standoff is yet another sign that the deregulated California electricity market isn't working as expected, with residents, small businesses and utility shareholders the ultimate losers.", "Power merchants, which complain that they have been cast as heavies and as market manipulators during the summer-long electricity crunch, say the contracts they have offered to utilities illustrate how they are putting \"solutions on the table,\" as one executive put it, that so far have not been picked up.", "Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International, and PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & Electric received permission from regulators last month to sign long-term contracts to buy energy directly from generators and bypass the California Power Exchange, where wholesale prices soared this summer on higher-than-expected demand and generation shortages throughout the West.", "San Diego Gas & Electric, a unit of Sempra Energy, got a green light to sign such bilateral \"forward\" contracts last week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "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": "e6231_p12", "sents": [ "RedKnife is also backed by incubator WingSpring.", "The company has raised $20.5 million to date.", "http: www.redknife.com Streaming Tech Firm AppStream Closes $35.5 Million Round Two PALO ALTO, Calif. -- AppStream, which provides ASPs with software streaming technology, said it closed its second round with $35.5 million from Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, Intel Capital, Sun Microsystems, and individual investor Qualcomm co-founder Andrew Viterbi.", "This round includes a $26 million investment announced in August.", "The company plans to use the funds for product development and rollout, marketing, and to expand its company and sales team.", "http: www.appstream.com App Processor Firm Intensys Has $7 Million Second Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Intensys, an application processor company, said it raised $7 million in its second round of financing led by RWI Group.", "The Rahn Group, individual investor Donald L. Lucas, and previous investor Telos Venture Partners also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding to complete its first stage of product development and increase marketing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p18", "sents": [ "DeSilva is also exploring the possibility of additional financing for WorkingWoman.com.", "WorkingWoman.com has raised $32 million in funding from two rounds of funding.", "Its investors include BlackDiamond Ventures, Compaq Computer, Jefferies, New York City Investment Fund, Office Depot, PurchasePro.com, RWI Group, Sand Hill Financial, Sycamore, and Telos Venture Partners.", "Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk; Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle; and Clifford Sobel, chairman o!", "f Net2Phone, have also invested in WorkingWoman.com.", "http: www.workingwoman.com Metiom Files for Chapter 11 after Investors Back Out mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Metiom, a business-to-business e-commerce infrastructure provider for online purchasing, said that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.", "A Metiom spokesperson said that, due to market conditions, the company's investors have decided not to invest the remainin g two tranches of Metiom's $45 million third round announced in January, of which the company had received $15 million.", "Metiom had no comment about layoffs but said it was \"restructuring\" and considering potential buyers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6506_p19", "sents": [ "The state avoided blackouts that day.", "Seattle City Light earned on average the most per megawatt hour of any public utility, getting a price of $634. But an official there also said there were no negotiations with the state.", "The utility had a contract to deliver electricity to 35 Nordstrom stores in California.", "State power grid officials determined that the stores weren't using all the power and then snapped up the excess for what is referred to as the clearing price: the highest price paid for electricity during that hour.", "SEATTLE'S CHARGES DEFENDED But Seattle isn't rolling in money because of its dealings with California.", "The utility has raised rates three times this year, spokesman Dan Williams said.", "Modesto's and Seattle's experiences are probably similar to other public utilities, said Michael Shames of the Utilities Consumer Action Network, based in San Diego.", "\"The munis did make a profit,\" he said.", "\"But there's no evidence that Los Angeles or any other city made the same kind of sky-high profits that the Dukes of the world did." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "San Diego", "sents": [ "San Diego ( , Spanish for \"Saint Didacus\"; Spanish: ] ) is a major city in California, United States.", "It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 mi south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "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 ] }, { "title": "e2708_p4", "sents": [ "The sources said that Enron, one of the world's largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies with approximately $15 billion in assets, was pursuing the same divestment path in Latin America and other emerging markets.", "In the Philippines, Enron was among the companies tapped by state-controlled National Power to help solve the power crisis in the early 1990s by putting up power generation plants in the country.", "Through its local subsidiaries, Enron financed and constructed a number of power generation plants in the country including a 116-megawatt plant in the Subic Freeport and Economic Zone and a 110-megawatt facility in Batangas.", "Enron's subsidiaries in the Philippines are Enron Development Philippines Ltd., Enron Subic Power Corp. and Ilijan Power Corp.", "The Enron group operates one of the biggest natural gas transmission systems in the world and is the largest purchaser and marketer of natural gas in North America.", "It also markets natural gas liquids worldwide and manages the biggest portfolio of fixed-price natural gas risk management contracts in the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p25", "sents": [ "AtoBe's services include strategic consulting, applications development, hosting, and deployment services.", "http: www.atobemobile.com Radix Wireless Changes Name to BeamReach Networks MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Radix Wireless, a wireless technology firm, said it has changed its name to BeamBeach Networks to reflect the company's development of new broadband technologies for network service providers.", "The company received $13 million in its first round of funding from Goldman Sachs, Verizon Communications, the Walden International Investment Group, Sofinnova Ventures, Mitsui Private Equity,and Siemens Mustang Ventures in March of this year.", "http: www.radixwireless.com Internet-Based Electronic Delivery Service NetEx Now Certia HERNDON, Va. -- NetEx, a provider of an Internet-based electronic delivery service, said it has changed its name to Certia.", "Backers for the company include ABS Ventures, Advantage Capital Partners, and Mina Multimedia Telecommunications.", "http: www.certia.com M&A o Acquisition Agreement Between Easi and Coventus Lapses KANATA, Ontario -- Coventus, which provides Web-based applications and remote access services for business travelers, said its agreement to be acquired by U.K.-based hotel technology provider easi Solutions has lapsed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4375_p6", "sents": [ "John A. Thain, president and co-COO of Goldman Sachs, is the chairman of the new company's board of directors.", "http: www.gsventures.com Routing Technology Firm Hyperchip Has $67 Million Series C MONTREAL -- Hyperchip, a provider of petabit routing technology, said it raised $67 million in its third, Series C round of funding.", "New investor Optical Capital Group led the round, which included new investors Altamira, Amerindo, Artemis, Enron Broadband Services, JT Ventures, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Pilgrim Baxter,!", "P!", "utnam, and Van Wagoner.", "Previous investors Advent International, Argo Global Capital, Siemens Mustang Ventures, TechnoCap, and Vertex Technology Fund also invested in the round.", "Optical Capital Group vice chairman John Spirtos will join the company's board of directors.", "Hyperchip also plans to add an independent board member.", "The company will use the funding for launching and marketing new systems.", "Hyperchip has also received backing from the Vantobol Group.", "http: www.hyperchip.com Sally Ride Resigns as President of Space.com NEW YORK -- Space.com, an online provider of space exploration and astronomy content, news, and educational information, said former astronaut Sally Ride has resigned as president of the company to pursue opportunities in science education." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Associated Press", "sents": [ "The Associated Press (AP) is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City that operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association.", "The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers and radio and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e26689_p2", "sents": [ "There are about 23,000 jobs posted, down from 35,000 a year ago.", "Any failure to follow up with applicants is the fault of employers, not employment sites, Dimitri Boylan, president of Hotjobs.com -- soon to be acquired by Yahoo -- told The Journal.", "-- AOL blocks Harvard acceptance emails America Online cannot explain why it blocked delivery of about 100 emails to applicants from Harvard University's admissions office.", "Harvard said it used email to notify almost 6,000 students who applied for early admission, the Associated Press reported.", "While between 75 and 100 messages were bounced back to Harvard, most of the applicants telephoned the admissions office to get their answer.", "-- For late-breaking market news you can't afford to miss, go to http: CBS.MarketWatch.com =================================== LOGIN to access your account: https: investing.schwab.com trading start - To unsubscribe or modify your Email Alert customization options, log in using the link below or copy and paste it into your browser's address window: https: investing.schwab.com trading start?SANC=EAMyAlerts - Notice: All email sent to or from the Charles Schwab corporate email system may be retained, monitored and or reviewed by Schwab personnel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19622_p54", "sents": [ "Enron's stock has been falling all year, but it plunged several weeks ago after it disclosed a $1.2 billion writedown of shareholder equity.", "The SEC subsequently launched an investigation into Enron partnerships associated with the writedown.", "Enron spokesperson Karen Denne said the company wouldn't speculate on the idea of a bailout.", "\"First of all I can't speculate, and second of all we're not even going to entertain worst case scenarios,\" Denne said.", "\"As far as I know no one has approached Washington about a federal bailout.\"", "But one source inside Enron said the company isn't ruling out the possibility of approaching Washington if \"things get really bad.\"", "A bailout would require federal legislation.", "To qualify, Enron would have to argue that a bailout is an economic necessity, according to Christine Uspenski, an analyst at Schwab Capital Markets (SCH).", "Quite Different Cup Of Tea From Chrysler Unlike the situation that led to a $1.2 billion federal bailout of Chrysler in 1980, hundreds of thousands of jobs aren't now at risk." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1301_p28", "sents": [ "Karen Denne, an Enron spokeswoman, said it's unfair to fault the company for selling power at prices dictated by the free market.", "\"Enron is providing electricity to a market that needs it,\" Denne said.", "\"It's unfortunate when regulators are pointing fingers, looking to fix blame, when this is a problem of supply and demand.\"", "The company hails from President George W. Bush's home state of Texas, and is one of the top \"soft money\" donors to political campaigns.", "Enron and its executives gave $435,000 to the Democrats and $1.2 million to Republicans last year, according to Common Cause.", "Its chairman, Kenneth Lay, has consistently been one of the top donors to Bush's presidential and gubernatorial campaigns.", "Enron doesn't own a lot of dams or power plants.", "Instead, the company makes money as a middleman -- buying power from utilities and then reselling it for a profit.", "The company, formed in 1985 from the merger of two pipeline companies, has become the largest trader of wholesale electricity in North America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Phil Zuckerman", "sents": [ "Philip \"Phil\" Zuckerman (born June 26, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California.", "He specializes in the sociology of secularity.", "He is the author of several books, including \"Society Without God\" (2008) for which he won \"ForeWord Magazine's\" silver book of the year award, and \"Faith No More\" (2011)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Claremont, California", "sents": [ "Claremont ( ) is a city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States, 30.3 mi east of downtown Los Angeles.", "It is in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, and has a population, as of the 2015 United States Census estimate, of 36,283 people." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Spencer Abraham", "sents": [ "Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American author and politician who was a United States Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001 and the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush, from 2001 to 2005.", "Abraham, a Republican, is one of the founders of the Federalist Society and a co-founder of the \"Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy\".", "To date, Abraham is the last Republican to serve as a U.S.", "Senator from Michigan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3558_p14", "sents": [ "\"This would let these companies do these deals and get their commission on it,\" Nipper said.", "\"Utilities and their customers can do those deals now without any commissions.\"", "(c) 2001, The Dallas Morning News.", "Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http: www.dallasnews.com JOURNAL-CODE: DA LOAD-DATE: May 31, 2001 8 of 114 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Detroit Free Press May 31, 2001, Thursday SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS KR-ACC-NO: K0477 LENGTH: 1421 words HEADLINE: With energy crisis on nation's collective mind, Abraham faces test of his life BYLINE: By Ruby L. Bailey BODY: WASHINGTON _ There was a moment during dinner with President Bush when Spencer Abraham couldn't believe his luck.", "As Abraham tells it, it was a recent Thursday night.", "He, Bush and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman were on Air Force One on a return trip to Washington from Iowa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Be Human (album)", "sents": [ "Be Human is the third studio album by British rock band Fightstar, released on 20 April 2009 through independent label Search and Destroy Records, itself distributed by PIAS Recordings.", "The album was recorded between August and December 2008 in Chesterfield and London, with the band co-producing alongside Laruso guitarist Carl Bown.", "Additional recording took place Air Studios with string composer Audrey Riley.", "Unlike their first two studio releases, Daniel Conway did not contribute to the album's artwork, instead the band approached Ryohei Hase who digitally painted the cover art." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Laruso", "sents": [ "Laruso were an English rock band formed by Darren Smith in Sheffield in 2003.", "They released their debut album, \"Bring It On\", in May 2005 on Casket Music.", "Their second album, \"A Classic Case of Cause and Effect\", was released in May 2009 on Autonomy Recordings.", "The album was produced by the band's guitarist Carl Bown and featured a guest appearance by his uncle, pop singer Tony Christie.", "in April/May 2009 Laruso toured with Fightstar and In Case of Fire to promote the release of A Classic Case of Cause and Effect.", "They also did a Tour in August 2009 to support the album and release of the single Plain Paper Napkins." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Snorri Goði", "sents": [ "Snorri Þorgrímsson or Snorri Goði (] ; 963–1031) was a prominent chieftain in Western Iceland, who featured in a number of Icelandic sagas.", "The main source of his life is the \"Eyrbyggja saga\", in which he is the main character, although he also figures prominently in \"Njál's saga\" and the \"Laxdæla saga\".", "Snorri was the nephew of Gísli Súrsson, the hero of \"Gísla saga\", and son of Þorgrímr Þorsteinsson whom Gísli killed in revenge to fulfill a blood-oath." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Gísla saga", "sents": [ "Gísla saga Súrssonar (] , \"the saga of Gísli Súrsson\") is one of the sagas of Icelanders.", "It tells the story of Gísli, a tragic hero who must kill one of his brothers-in-law to avenge another brother-in-law.", "Gisli is outlawed and forced to stay on the run for thirteen years before he is finally hunted down and killed.", "The events depicted in the saga take place between 860 and 980.", "The saga existed in oral tradition until it was recorded, most likely in the 13th century.", "In 1981, it was made into a film titled \"\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lafayette McLaws", "sents": [ "Lafayette McLaws ( ; January 15, 1821 – July 24, 1897) was a United States Army officer and a Confederate general in the American Civil War.", "He served at Antietam and Fredericksburg, where Robert E. Lee praised his defense of Marye's Heights, and at Gettysburg, where his division made successful assaults through the Peach Orchard and Wheatfield, but was unable to dislodge Union forces from Cemetery Ridge.", "After the Knoxville Campaign, he was court-martialed for inefficiency, though this was overturned for procedural reasons.", "Finally he was sent to his native Georgia to resist Sherman's March to the Sea, but had to retreat through the Carolinas, losing many men through desertion, and is presumed to have surrendered with Joseph E. Johnston in April 1865." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Sherman's March to the Sea", "sents": [ "Sherman's March to the Sea, more formally known as the Savannah Campaign, was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army.", "The campaign began with Sherman's troops leaving the captured city of Atlanta on November 15 and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21.", "His forces destroyed military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property and disrupted the Confederacy's economy and its transportation networks.", "Sherman's bold move of operating deep within enemy territory and without supply lines is considered to be one of the major achievements of the war." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "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": [ 2, 4, 5 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4073_p15", "sents": [ "The company will use the funds to expand to parts of the Northeast.", "The company also appointed a new board of advisors: NYNEX former vice president and general manager Jerald L. Johnson, MyHelpDesk vice president of business development Howard A. Marson, Time Warner Cable former executive vice president Jack F.Gault, Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurant's retail concept officer William A. Kussell, and CEO of Heilberg Capital Management Phil Heilberg.", "http: www.newireless.com E-commerce Hub Skulogix Receives $31 Million in Second Round NEW YORK -- Skulogix, an Internet commerce fulfillment service provider to premium brands and online retailers, said it has raised $31 million in its second round of funding from Blackboard, Mosaic Venture Partners, Sofinov, OMERS, and other individual investors.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand its distribution capabilities, marketing and sales activities, and for business development and partner planning.", "The company has not announced any change to its board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e7287_p4", "sents": [ "Phil Garfinkle, President of Yazam, will join Soneta's board as its fourth member.", "Soneta will use the funds to launch its products, to expand its management personnel, and to build relationships with potential partners and initial clients.", "http: www.soneta.com Brazilian Entertainment Site Fulano.com Gets $2 Million SAO PAULO -- Fulano.com, a Brazilian entertainment Web site, said it received BRR $4 million ($2 million) from investment fund e-nicial Ventures, a $45-million fund controlled by the Safra Bank.", "Fulano will use the funds to develop its technology and products.", "Fulano is e-nicial's first investment in a wholly Brazilian company.", "The fund has also backed music portal YeYeYe.com, virtual token site TokenZone, and PontoCom.", "http: www.fulano.com ASP Management Firm Oblicore Has $11 Million in Second Round NEW YORK -- Ampal-American Israel said it invested $1.7 million in Oblicore, which provides business management technology to application service providers,in exchange for a 17% equity interest in the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Speak Softly, Love", "sents": [ "\"Speak Softly, Love\" is a popular song published in 1972, with music by Nino Rota and lyrics by Larry Kusik.", "The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1972 film \"The Godfather\" that was simply known as \"Love Theme from \"The Godfather\"\".", "The highest-charting rendition of either version was by vocalist Andy Williams, who took \"Speak Softly Love\" to number 34 on \"Billboard\" magazine's Hot 100 and number seven on its Easy Listening chart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Nino Rota", "sents": [ "Giovanni \"Nino\" Rota (3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti.", "He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's \"Godfather\" trilogy, receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Score for \"The Godfather Part II\" (1974)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kikka Sirén", "sents": [ "Kirsi Hannele Viilonen (26 October 1964 in Tampere – 3 December 2005 in Nokia), better known by her stage name Kikka, was a Finnish pop/schlager singer.", "She was known for her sexpot image and suggestive, equivocal songs.", "Her career was launched in the late 1980s, inspired by the success of such busty international stars as Samantha Fox and Italy's Sabrina Salerno.", "Kikka's best-known songs were \"\"Mä haluun viihdyttää\"\" (\"I Want to Entertain\"), \"\"Sukkula Venukseen\"\" (\"A Shuttle to Venus\"), \"\"Tartu tiukasti hanuriin\"\" (\"Grab the Accordion Firmly\" in slang the word \"hanuri\" often refers to buttocks) and cover of Ami Aspelund's \"Apinamies\" (\"Apeman\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Ami Aspelund", "sents": [ "Ami Aspelund (born Anne-Marie Aspelund on 7 September 1953 in Vaasa) is a Finnish singer.", "She is the younger sister of singer Monica Aspelund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "David Aaker", "sents": [ "David Allen Aaker (born 1938) is an American organizational theorist, consultant and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, a specialist in marketing with a focus on brand strategy.", "He currently serves as Vice Chairman of Prophet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3733_p13", "sents": [ "The video can be found at: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file kron archive 2000 09 07 newman .DTL David Aaker, professor emeritus of Marketing, was interviewed on Market Place on September 6 on the branding and marketing issues that Firestone will face due to their recall of defective tires.", "Pete Sealey, adjunct professor in the Haas Marketing Group and co-director of the Center for Marketing and Technology was quoted in The New York Times on September 4, on Microsoft's new game console that will hit the markets in the fall of 2001. Paul Newman's appearance at the Haas School was announced in the San Jose Mercury News on September 4. Read the full article at http: www.mercurycenter.com premium business docs startup04.htm.", "Carl Shapiro, the Transamerica Professor of Business Strategy at Haas, director, Institute of?", "Business and Economics Research (IBER), and professor in the Department of Economics, wrote a Comment and Analysis piece for the Financial Times on September 6. \"Trusting the Antitrust Police\" was about the importance of antitrust regulation in the high-technology market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Austin Chronicle", "sents": [ "The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly, tabloid-style newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States.", "The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demographic.", "The newspaper reported a readership of 230,500." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Austin, Texas", "sents": [ "Austin ( , ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties.", "It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th most populous city in Texas.", "It is the fastest growing large city in the United States and the second most populous state capital in the U.S after Phoenix, Arizona.", "As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 1, 2016 estimate, Austin has a population of 947,890.", "Located in Central Texas in the foothills of Texas Hill Country, the city is home to numerous lakes, rivers, and waterways including Lady Bird Lake, Barton Springs, McKinney Falls, the Colorado River, Lake Travis, and Lake Walter E. Long.", "It is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 2,056,405 as of July 1, 2016.", "It is the most populous state capital in the U.S that isn't the most populous city in a state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Francis the Praying Mantis", "sents": [ "Francis the Praying Mantis is the name of a sculpture depicting a Praying Mantis.", "The sculpture is located on the East Meadow in front of the Staten Island Children's Museum, on the grounds of Sailors' Snug Harbor, in Staten Island, New York." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Staten Island Children's Museum", "sents": [ "The Staten Island Children's Museum is a children's museum on the grounds of Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten Island, New York, opened in 1976, following community and government support for the project.", "The museum stresses a hands-on interactive approach to its exhibits and currently offers visitors nine separate exhibit areas.", "Current exhibits include House About It (Home building), Bugs and other insects, Great Explorations, Sea of Boats, Ladder 11, Portia's Playhouse, the Garden Terrace and Big Games.", "A large metal sculpture of a Praying Mantis, named Francis the Praying Mantis, is located in front of the museum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "T. Rowe Price", "sents": [ "T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. is an American publicly owned global asset management firm that offers funds, advisory services, account management, and retirement plans and services for individuals, institutions, and financial intermediaries.", "The firm, with assets under management of more than $800 billion dollars at the end of 2016, is headquartered at 100 East Pratt Street in Baltimore, Maryland, and its 16 offices serve clients in 45 countries around the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e19579_p57", "sents": [ "Just four weeks ago two people (one American) died in a bombing in the Al Khobar neighborhood, where 19 United States airmen were bombed in 1996. Francis Perrin, editorial manager of the Paris-based journal Arab Oil & Gas, thinks the Saudi ruling family can hang on for a few more years, at least.", "If not, even hostile regimes pump oil--witness Iran.", "Any oil produced, anywhere, goes into the general global pool, says Michael Toman, a senior fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.C. One angry producer can't stop shipments just to the United States.", "But one angry, big producer willing to pump less oil could hurt all users equally.", "And a new Saudi regime could pump less, if it has fewer princes to support.", "Prices might have to top $35 a barrel before Americans start to conserve, says Charlie Ober, head of T. Rowe Price's New Era Fund.", "So much for my fears." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1465_p13", "sents": [ "Enron is expected to select a bank within a few days.", "Enron holds 65% stake in Dabhol Power, while Maharashtra State Electricity Board holds 15% and United States companies Bechtel Group Inc. and General Electric Co. (GE) each hold 10%.", "Enron officials declined to comment, the newspaper said.", "Newspaper Web Site: http: www.economictimes.com -By New Delhi Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9427; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron plans to sell majority stake in Indian power venture 04 20 2001 Agence France-Presse (Copyright 2001) BOMBAY, April 20 (AFP) - US-based energy company Enron Power Corp is putting in place plans to sell its majority stake in the troubled Dabhol Power Co. in western India, reports said Friday.", "\"Enron is believed to be in the process of appointing a merchant banker to sell its majority stake in the Dabhol Power Co (DPC),\" The Economic Times said, quoting unnamed sources." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "The Economic Times", "sents": [ "The Economic Times is an English-language, Indian daily newspaper published by the Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.. First published in 1961, it is the world's second-most widely read English-language business newspaper, after the \"Wall Street Journal\", with a readership of over 800,000.", "\"The Economic Times\" is published simultaneously from 12 cities—Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chandigarh, and Pune." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10724_p6", "sents": [ "It also gave Enron permission to sell the 1 million cubic meters a day it already pumps through the pipeline in 11 Sao Paulo state locations.", "``We can probably provide gas to end-users for less than Petrobras,'' said Francois Moreau, corporate director for British Gas in Brazil.", "``It's a good sign the ANP is opening access.''", "Petrobras, until recently Brazil's monopoly oil and gas supplier, faces mounting competition, especially in Brazil's most- populated state of Sao Paulo.", "The government has lagged in attracting companies to build gas-fired power plants -- the intended buyers of the pipeline gas -- allowing other companies use of a near-empty pipeline.", "Petrobras unit Gaspetro controls access to the $2 billion pipeline with capacity of 30 million cubic meters a day, and partners like Enron and Royal Dutch Shell Group collect transport fees.", "ANP requires Petrobras to forfeit pipeline space it's not occupying.", "Houston-based Enron is proceeding with the construction of two gas-fired power plants in Rio de Janeiro State, but it also seeks to transport natural gas for vehicles, kitchens and other destinations, planning to boost its distribution to at least 7 million cubic meters a day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "British Gas", "sents": [ "British Gas is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom.", "It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hibiscadelphus giffardianus", "sents": [ "Hibiscadelphus giffardianus (Kilauea hau kuahiwi) is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii.", "It is believed to be extinct in the wild; any remaining plants are threatened by habitat loss.", "Cultivated plants exist in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.", "It inhabits mixed mesic forests on the slopes of Mauna Loa at elevations of 1200 - .", "Associated plants include ʻ ōhiʻ a lehua (\"Metrosideros polymorpha\"), koa (\"Acacia koa\"), mānele (\"Sapindus saponaria\"), hoio (\"Diplazium sandwicianum\"), pilo (\"Coprosma\" spp.", "), māmaki (\"Pipturus albidus\"), kōpiko (\"Psychotria\" spp.", "), olopua (\"Nestegis sandwicensis\"), alani (\"Melicope\" spp.", "), ʻ aʻ aliʻ i (\"Dodonaea viscosa\"), and naio (\"Myoporum sandwicense\").", "\"H. giffardianus\" is a small tree, reaching a height of 7 m and trunk diameter of 30 cm ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Malvaceae", "sents": [ "Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species.", "Well-known members of this family include okra, cotton, cacao and durian.", "The largest genera in terms of number of species include \"Hibiscus\" (300 species), \"Sterculia\" (250 species), \"Dombeya\" (250 species), \"Pavonia\" (200 species) and \"Sida\" (200 species)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Maharashtra State Electricity Board", "sents": [ "Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India.", "The MSEB was formed on 20 June 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948.", "In 1998 it was the second largest electricity generating utility in India after National Thermal Power Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10697_p1", "sents": [ "The proposal, for a facility at the Jose Industrial Complex in eastern Venezuela with PdVSA holding 25% of the venture, still has to be approved by President Hugo Chavez, Marsicobetre said.", "He didn't give a timeframe for the approval.", "The plant should produce 2.1 million tons per year in its first phase, according to local media reports.", "-Dow Jones Newswires, 582 564 1339; [email protected] MARKET TALK IN: India Bonds Up; Pft-Taking May Emerge 02 06 2001 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) 1624 Dow Jones] Enron India's decision to invoke central government financial guarantee to recover millions of rupees for unpaid power bills, accrued by Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), unlikely to harm overall foreign direct investor sentiment, says analyst; \"it's unlikely to harm FDI investors see it as an issue between two parties (Enron's Dabhol Power Co and MSEB) and are taking a more long-term perspective;\" also unlikely to affect foreign portfolio investment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20356_p27", "sents": [ "Dismantling more of the affiliated companies and partnerships would cost Enron or its shareholders as much as $3 billion, Ray Niles, a Salomon Smith Barney analyst, wrote in a report to investors today.", "Enron shares fell $5.40 to $20.65. They touched $19.67 during the day's trading, the lowest level since Jan. 15, 1998. Shares Plunge The stock has fallen 75 percent this year amid concerns about failed investments in trading of space on fiber-optic communications networks and a water company, and the resignation of Jeff Skilling as CEO in August after seven months on the job.", "While Skilling said he resigned for personal reasons, investors say his departure led them to question whether the company was concealing problems, including possible liabilities from affiliated companies.", "On Tuesday, Enron surprised many investors when it reported a $618 million third-quarter loss, the result of writing off $1.01 billion in failed investments.", "Moody's Investors Service placed the company's debt on watch for possible downgrade." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e894_p17", "sents": [ "3 investor-owned utility, San Diego Gas and Electric, had engaged in any financial misconduct by funneling billions to their parent companies to pay dividends and repurchase stock.", "Trading in PG&E stock was halted briefly today.", "When it resumed, the price quickly fell by nearly 40 percent.", "By day's end, the stock of Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison, had also dropped sharply, by 35 percent.", "That Pacific Gas and Electric, which helped design the deregulation that brought on the California power crisis, would now take so drastic a step both concerned and puzzled analysts.", "\"It doesn't make sense, because the governor endorsed the rate increase the utilities had been asking for,\" said Susan Abbott, head of the power group at Moody's Investors Service in New York.", "But Ms. Abbott also noted that the rate increases -- varying from 10 percent to 37 percent, on top of a 9 percent surcharge adopted by the state this winter -- would not entirely eliminate the debt accumulated by the utilities as a result of deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Leonard Sharp", "sents": [ "Leonard Sharp (b.", "24 May 1890, Birkenhead, Cheshire – d. 24 October 1958, Watford, Hertfordshire) was an English actor.", "He was married to the actress Nora Gordon.", "Their daughter is the actress Dorothy Gordon.", "He was sometimes credited as Len Sharp." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Watford", "sents": [ "Watford ( ) is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated 17 mi northwest of central London and inside the circumference of the M25 motorway.", "It is not to be confused with Watford, Northamptonshire which is 55 miles to the north." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kowalewo Małe", "sents": [ "Kowalewo Małe is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Korsze, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.", "It lies approximately 7 km west of Korsze, 24 km west of Kętrzyn, and 55 km north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Korsze", "sents": [ "Korsze (German: \"Korschen\" , Lithuanian: \"Kuršiai\" ) is a town in Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,724 inhabitants (2004).", "It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn - Ełk - Białystok line, with less important connections to Bartoszyce and Skandawa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Eolian Harp", "sents": [ "The Eolian Harp is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1795 and published in his 1796 poetry collection.", "It is one of the early conversation poems and discusses Coleridge's anticipation of a marriage with Sara Fricker along with the pleasure of conjugal love.", "However, \"The Eolian Harp\" is not a love poem and instead focuses on man's relationship with nature.", "The central images of the poem is an Aeolian harp, an item that represents both order and wildness in nature.", "Along with the harp is a series of oppositional ideas that are reconciled with each other.", "\"The Eolian Harp\" also contains a discussion on \"One Life\", Coleridge's idea that humanity and nature are united along with his desire to try to find the divine within nature.", "The poem was well received for both its discussion of nature and its aesthetic qualities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Samuel Taylor Coleridge", "sents": [ "Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( ; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.", "He wrote the poems \"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner\" and \"Kubla Khan\", as well as the major prose work \"Biographia Literaria\".", "His critical work, especially on William Shakespeare, was highly influential, and he helped introduce German idealist philosophy to English-speaking culture.", "Coleridge coined many familiar words and phrases, including suspension of disbelief.", "He was a major influence on Ralph Waldo Emerson and American transcendentalism." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]