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[ { "title": "Terrick", "sents": [ "Terrick (formerly Terwick) is a hamlet in the parish of Ellesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England.", "It is located in the north of the parish, where the lane leading to Chequers meets the main road from Stoke Mandeville to Little Kimble." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Chequers", "sents": [ "Chequers, or Chequers Court, is the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.", "A 16th century manor house in origin, it is located near the village of Ellesborough, halfway between Princes Risborough and Wendover in Buckinghamshire, England, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills.", "It is about 40 miles (65 km) north west of central London.", "Coombe Hill, once part of the estate, is located 2/3 mi northeast.", "Chequers has been the country home of the Prime Minister since 1921.", "The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Fahan", "sents": [ "Fahan (Irish: \"Fathain\" , meaning \"little green/field\" ) (pronounced \"fawn\") is a district of Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km (3 miles) south of Buncrana.", "In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Buncrana", "sents": [ "Buncrana ( ; Irish: \"Bun Cranncha\" , meaning \"foot of the (River) Crana\" ) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland.", "It is beside Lough Swilly on the Inishowen peninsula, 23 km northwest of Derry and 43 km north of Letterkenny.", "In the 2016 census, the population was 6,785 making it the second most populous town in County Donegal, after Letterkenny, and the largest in Inishowen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Córdoba, Argentina", "sents": [ "Córdoba (] ) is a city in the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about 700 km northwest of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.", "It is the capital of Córdoba Province and the second most populous city in Argentina after Buenos Aires, with about 1,330,023 inhabitants according to the 2010 census.", "It was founded on 6 July 1573 by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera, who named it after Córdoba, Spain.", "It was one of the first Spanish colonial capitals of the region that is now Argentina (the oldest city is Santiago del Estero, founded in 1553).", "The National University of Córdoba is the oldest university of the country and the second to be inaugurated in Latin America.", "It was founded in 1613 by the Jesuit Order.", "Because of this, Córdoba earned the nickname \"La Docta\" (roughly translated, \"the learned one\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Santiago del Estero", "sents": [ "Santiago del Estero (] , Spanish for \"Saint-James-Upon-The-Lagoon\") is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina.", "It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, (2001 census ) making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km².", "It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of 1,042 km north-northwest from Buenos Aires.", "Estimated to be 455 years old, Santiago del Estero was the first city founded by Spanish settlers in the territory that is now Argentina.", "As such, it is nicknamed \"Madre de Ciudades\" (Mother of Cities).", "Similarly, it has been officially declared the \"mother of cities and cradle of folklore.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4084_p25", "sents": [ "http: www.webcapitalventures.com New Directors o Online Bank CompuBank Appoints Stark CEO to Board HOUSTON -- CompuBank, an online bank, said it has appointed George Stark to its board of directors.", "Mr. Stark is the president and chief executive officer of Stark Management and senior managing director of Burnham Securities.", "CompuBank recently closed its first round of financing at $36 million.", "Its investors include Softbank Finance, GE Financial Assurance, Goldman Sachs, and Marsh & McLennan Capital.", "http: www.compubank.com Sports Commerce Firm eFANshop Names Board Member DALLAS -- eFANshop, which operates commerce sites for the sale of sports-related merchandise in partnership with established Web sites, said it has appointed Ray Clark, the founder and CEO of the Dallas-based sports marketing agency The Marketing Arm (TMA) to its board of directors.", "Mr. Clark, who sold TMA last year to Omnicom, will be the eighth member on the board.", "eFANshop is backed by i2b Ventures and Icarus Investments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "CompuBank", "sents": [ "CompuBank, N.A.", "was a financial company engaged primarily in retail banking, mortgage banking, business finance and providing ATM and merchant processing services.", "CompuBank was founded in 1998 by banking veteran Frank Goldberg and launched on the internet in early October the same year.", "It was one of the pioneers of the Internet banking industry, and recognized as one of the first internet-only banks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8209_p0", "sents": [ "'VentureWire' Tuesday, November 28, 2000 CONTENTS COMPANIES INVESTORS top stories * ReplayTV Restructures, Cuts Staff; CEO McMasters Leaves * Wireless Firm NetCom Raises $75 Million Series A * Access Point Telecommunications Lays Off 35% of its Workers * Rational Software Acquires Catapulse For $405 Million A HUNDRED THINGS YOU HAVE NOT DREAMED OF Technology Outlook 2000 will bring together the CEOs of 100 of the most exciting start-ups developing pervasive and mobile-computing technologies.", "Tracks include: Consumer Devices, Consumer Software, Electronic Books, Enabling Technology, Home Networking, Internet Appliances, Mobile Commerce, Access Technology, Mobile Services, Communication Solutions, Video Solutions, Distributed Computing, Systems Software, Location-Based Services, Voice Portals, and Telephony Only a handful of tickets remain for this unique event Technology Outlook 2000: The Future of Pervasive Computing December 4 and 5, San Franciscohttp: technologicpartners.com tp conf to 2000 new money * C2C Fiber of Massachusetts Raises $20 Million Series A * Pacific Broadband Communications Launches With $10 Million * 401k Site Firm PlanAnalytics Gets $6.5 Million Round One * Banking Web Tool Developer Secures $5.6 Million First Round * Circuit Firm Plastic Logic Raises $2.5 Million First Round * IP Management Tech Developer 6Wind Raises Series A Funding * Semiconductor Firm Comsilica Raises Series A Funding * Video Conferencing Firm AC&E Raises $2.25 Million Series A * Voice Firm Verascape Raises $4.1 Million First Round * Wireless Software Firm MessageMachines Raises Series A * Currency Exchange Currenex Has $27.6 Million Second Round * Real Estate Site MortgageRamp Gets $50 Million in Round Two * ASP VeriCenter Closes Series B Round at $11.5 Million * E-Catalog Firm Zygon Secures $8 Million in Second Round * Emageon Gets Round Two Funding from Kaiser Permanente, Tenet * Medical Site Hospit-hall.com Has $8.5 Million Second Round * Multimedia Firm Chalk.com Raises $5 Million Second Round * Optical Data Storage Firm Maxoptix Has $18 Million Round Two * Recommendation App Firm Dynaptics Has $5.3 Million B Round * Vector Gets $30 Million Round Two, Acquires Two Firms * B2B E-Commerce Firm MarketMile Raises $16 Million * B2B Marketing Services Firm Magnifi Gets $25 Million * Financial Technologies Raises $52.75 Million in Series D * Medsite.com Secures $28 Million in Third Funding Round * Net Securities Firm Recourse Raises $20 Million Round Three * Network Services Firm MindSHIFT Secures $21 Million * Publicly Traded Streamedia Takes 20% Stake in Nomad Media * Spanish Footwear Portal Moddo.com Raises $5.1 Million * Sutter Hill Announces New Investments, Management Additions * Wireless Provider NetSchools Has $30 Million Series E * Imaging Services Firm Printlife Gets $10 Million in Series C * Infomarkets.com Receives Investment from Winfield * VisualFrenzy Receives $250,000 from TriNorth Capital bad news * European Health and Beauty Retailer VitaGO Restructures new products * Kasna, Eastern European Trade Exchange, Launches * Cuantra Launches Latin American Ground Transportation Site * E-Payment Firms Redpacket, Pocketpass Form Joint Venture * Web Research Firm BuzzBack Launches Product m&a * B2B Software Firm infoShark Acquires WebXi * Online Advertising Firm Aptimus to Acquire XMarksTheSpot * Automotive Site AutoMedia.com Acquires Public Relations Firm * Component Firm iSuppli Buys Display Firm Stanford Resources new directors * Cisco Exec Joins Board of Broadband Delivery Firm HarmonyCom * European Food Industry B2B Efoodmanager Adds to Board * 3D Content Firm Kaon Interactive Names Nortel VP to Board * Apps, Consulting Firm Pretzel Logic Names President & CEO * Cierra Photonics Adds Worldview Technology Partner to Board * IP Firm Celox Networks Names Pilot House Principal to Board * Network Optimization Firm NetQos Adds Three to Board * Asset Managment Software Firm Exor Names Board Member new people * Auto Site Edmunds.com Announces New CEO, Chairman * Belle Systems Promotes President to CEO, Founder Now Chair * iD2 Tech Exec Named CEO of Wireless Platform Provider Room33 * E-Business Services Firm Vicor Names News President and CEO vc fund news * WaldenVC Announces Final Close of $275 Million Fund * Spinnaker's First Fund to Aid United States Firms in Latin America vc personnel * Austin Ventures Names 3 General Partners, 3 Partners vw corrections * Walker Digital * Promptu * SoftWatch TOP STORIES NEW MONEY BAD NEWS NEW PRODUCTS M&A NEW DIRECTORS NEW PEOPLE VC FUND NEWS VC PERSONNEL VW CORRECTIONS AristaSoft: Enabling High-Tech Equipment Companies to Build Bigger Businesses Faster AristaSoft's solutions give high-tech equipment companies access to the same integrated business processes and tech- nology solutions used by business leaders worldwide - reducing the time, labor, risk and investment associated with deploying, maintaining and supporting these solutions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Latin America", "sents": [ "Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant.", "The term originated in 19th century France as \"Amérique latine\" to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed.", "It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America—though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French Louisiana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Thursday, October 5, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Broadcom Buys Chip Maker Element 14 for About $640 Million o Sony Broadband Launches Incubator 550 Digital Media Ventures o Business Incubator GameChange Launches with $100 Million o $200 Million First Close For $300 Million New Polish Fund o Productopia Review and Advice Site Closes Down o Optical Networking Firm CyOptics Secures $57 Million Advertisement Keep your focus on your business, not on your books.", "The Intacct accounting service is the first professional strength, web-based accounting solution for companies up to 1000 employees.", "It delivers the power, security and performance of $100,000 accounting systems, starting at just $49.95 per month.", "Intacct's \"anytime, anywhere\" access helps you keep pace with the business demands of the New Economy, and one step ahead of the competition.", "Click to save $249. http: intacct.mojoemail.com ad ck 682-412-2616-0 Also in This Issue: New Money: o Customer Management Firm Talisma Has $31.5 Million Round One o Ripcord Systems Raises $16.5 Million From Softbank UK o ASP ACTIV-e Solutions Gets $550,000 Funding in First Round o E-Customer Service Firm IslandData Has $7.5 Million Series A o E-Marketplace Advisor Novoforum Launches With $8.2 Million o Expense Management Tech Firm Bizexpense Gets $1 Million Seed o IT Services Provider iCelerate Raises $1 Million Seed Round o Shopping Search Engine PriceNgine Gets $1 Million Round A o Software Marketplace Salmon River Software Raises Seed Funds o E-Commerce Tech Firm Cyclone Raises $31 Million Series B o Actional Raises $17.7 Million in Second Round of Funding o Employee Purchasing Plan E-Duction Gets $8 Million Round Two o Heavy Equipment Market Vendquest Gets $6.3 Million Round Two o Paytrust and PayMyBills Close Merger Deal, Gets $20 Million o E-Business Tech Firm ePartners Gets $35 Million Round Three o New U.K. VC Far Blue Invests $873,000 in Polaris Telemetry o Financial Tech Firm Alterna Gets $19.9 Million Third Round o Wireless Technology Firm ITFinity Has New Individual Backers o E-BizChain Gets $8 Million from Kleiner Perkins and Asera o Infrastructure Firm NetScaler Gets $35 Million Series D o Web-Based Teacher Trainer WebED Gets Funding From VIMAC New Products: o Feld Group Spins Off Software Management Firm Contrado o Charity ASP CoreMatter Launches Service, eGiving Workplace o Job Site Wayfair.com Prepares to Launch on Monday o Network Storage Services Firm Pyxsys Launches New Deals: o Amazon.com Forms Alliance with Photography Service Ofoto M&A: o WatchGuard Buys Security Software Firm Qiave for $66 Million o Peopleclick Acquires Net Sourcing Technology Firm Claybrooke New Directors: o Oblix Chief Joins Workforce Management Firm Icarian's Board o Employee Management Service IQNavigator Names Boardmembers New People: o Former President and CEO of Lotus Named Head of Maptuit o Studionext Names Independent Film Producer First CEO o Worker Communication Firm Verticore Hires President & COO o E-Security Firm Solfsoft Names Its COO To Board, CEO Post o Sales Training Firm The Richardson Company Names Co-CEO VC Fund News: o $20 Million Fund Created By Emerging Imaging Technologies o European Investment Firm Far Blue to Close on $14.6 Million o Sports Restaurant Chain Launches Champions Tech Ventures VW Amplification: o Primus Venture Partners VW Corrections: o 3Plex o Pivotal Asset Management Advertisement Wondering where the opportunity in e-Health is?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4635_p2", "sents": [ "Element 14 is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Atlas Venture, Amadeus Capital Partners, NIF Ventures, TTP Ventures, and Sofinnova Venture Partners.", "http: www.broadcom.com http: www.element-14.com Sony Broadband Launches Incubator 550 Digital Media Ventures NEW YORK -- Sony Broadband Entertainment said it formed a subsidiary, 550 Digital Media Ventures, that will incubate, fund, and acquire digital media companies.", "Sony has contributed several hundred million to the venture.", "Working with Sony Corporation of America (SCA), Sony Music Entertainment (SME), and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), 550 Digital Media Ventures will develop and manage a network of digital media companies.", "Initially, the network will consist of about 35 companies.", "550 Digital Media Ventures will focus on broadband services, wireless, personal broadcasting, e-mail and direct marketing, digital asset management, e-commerce facilitation, and professional Internet services.", "550 Digital Media Ventures will target companies based in the United States Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of SCA and president of SBE, will be chairman of 550 Digital Media Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Northern California", "sents": [ "Northern California, often abbreviated NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California.", "Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, in contrast to the 10 counties of Southern California, its main population centers include the San Francisco Bay Area (anchored by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland), the Greater Sacramento area (anchored by the state capital Sacramento), and the Metropolitan Fresno area (anchored by the city of Fresno).", "Northern California also contains redwood forests, along with the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite Valley and part of Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta (the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range after Mount Rainier in Washington), and most of the Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5533_p69", "sents": [ "Pacific Gas & Electric owns the original wires, which can move about 3,000 megawatts of power, but the financial backers of an expansion would w in the rights to move an additional 800 megawatts on the new lines.", "Any company or utility hoping to move electricity through that choke point would have to pay the owners of the transmission rights a fee and abi de by their rules.", "The federal solicitation for investment sets up a showdown with California, which is urging Pacific Gas & Electric to expand its existing lines at Path 15. Gov.", "Gray Davis also is pursuing outright purchase of the transmission grids owned by PG&E, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric.", "\"What you have is two processes on two different tracks,\" said Jim Pop e, president of a group of municipal utilities eager to expand Path 15. He said the hope of his organization, called the Transmission Agency of Northern California, is that \"we don't go down different tracks and end up in a train wreck at Path 15.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kincaid-Howard House", "sents": [ "The Kincaid-Howard House is a historic mansion in Fincastle, Tennessee, USA.", "It was designed in the Federal architectural style and completed in 1845.", "It was built for John Kincaid II, a planter and slaveholder in the Antebellum South.", "It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 16, 1976." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Fincastle, Tennessee", "sents": [ "Fincastle is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.", "Its population was 1,618 as of the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team", "sents": [ "The 1987 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.", "It was the Mountaineers' 95th overall season and they competed as a Division I-A Independent.", "The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia.", "They finished the season with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6 overall), and with a loss against Oklahoma State in the 1987 Sun Bowl." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Don Nehlen", "sents": [ "Donald Eugene Nehlen (born January 1, 1936) is a former American football player and coach.", "He was head football coach at Bowling Green State University (1968–1976) and at West Virginia University (1980–2000).", "Nehlen retired from coaching college football in 2001 with a career record of 202–128–8 and as the 17th winningest coach in college football history.", "He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and has served as a president of the American Football Coaches Association." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The League of Songs", "sents": [ "The League of Songs (Spanish: \"Liga de las canciones\" ) is a 1941 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Chano Urueta.", "It stars Fernando Cortés and Fanny Schiller." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fernando Cortés", "sents": [ "Fernando Cortés (October 4, 1909 – 1979) was a Puerto Rican-born Mexican film actor, writer and director.", "He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and died in Mexico City.", "He was married to actress Mapy Cortés." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3520_p49", "sents": [ "If Bu sh continues his current course of action, we can only conclude that he is mor e sympathetic to a handful of electricity and gas suppliers than to millions of Californians.", "Unless residents of the country's largest state take the effort to mak e their voices heard, it's likely that Bush will continue to follow the hands that feed him, and that doesn't make for a healthy diet.", "It is up to us Californians to let the president know he can't afford to kowtow to special interests.", "Hopefully, he'll respond to the demands of the angry Californian s he is hearing this week.", "- - - Medea Benjamin Is the Founding Director of Global Exchange, a Corporate Accountability Organization in San Francisco Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times THE ENERGY CRUNCH Bush, Davis fail to settle dispute President travels to state but won't budge on rate caps Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer Wednesday, May 30, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f=3D ca 2001 05 30 MN223796 .DTL Los Angeles -- President Bush and Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Carla Marinucci", "sents": [ "Carla Marinucci is a political reporter for Politico, formerly of the \"San Francisco Chronicle\", specializing in California state gubernatorial politics and national politics.", "Marinucci is a veteran California political reporter and has also covered business and crime in the past for the \"Contra Costa Times\" and \"The San Francisco Examiner\".", "She has won more than two dozen national and state awards.", "Marinucci has broken numerous national political news stories, including about California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.", "She also appears frequently on the PBS Public Television show This Week in Northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area and has appeared several times on Hardball with Chris Matthews." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2589_p0", "sents": [ "\"Daily Agenda Friday, May 11, 2001 Today' events * 9 a.m., SACRAMENTO State Treasurer Phil Angelides holds media briefing on energy bond sale, 915 Capitol Mall, room 110. Contact: Colleen Beamish, 916-653-4052. In the news * LA Times, Vogel, Connell, Lopez: Davis plan rests on many 'ifs.'", "http: www.latimes.com business reports power lat_risky010511.htm * SacBee, Bazar: Davis blasts GOP.", "http: www.capitolalert.com news capalert01_20010511.html * LA Times, Tamaki: Davis blames GOP for budget cuts.", "http: www.latimes.com news politics * SJ Mercury News, Nissenbaum: Edison deal - 'snowball's chance in hell.'", "http: www0.mercurycenter.com premium local docs edison11.htm In committee * IDENTIFICATION OF COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.", "Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments.", "11:00am, City of Fresno, City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno.", "Today on the floor * No Session Scheduled Richard Costigan, III Chief of Staff Office of the Assembly Republican Leader California State Assembly Phone:(916) 319-2005" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Phil Angelides", "sents": [ "Phillip Nicholas \"Phil\" Angelides ( ; born June 12, 1953) is an American politician who was California State Treasurer and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of California in the 2006 elections.", "Angelides served as the Chair of the Apollo Alliance and of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5463_p15", "sents": [ "The purchase price includes $4 million that Credence provided as part of NewMillennia's Series A round in August.", "Before the acquisition, Credence held a 19.8% interest in NMS.", "Jim Ellis, founder, president and chief executive officer of NMS will become vice president and general manager of the NMS Division of Credence Systems.", "http: www.credence.com http: www.moduletest.com Embarcadero Acquires Web Design Firm in $13 Million Deal SAN FRANCISCO -- Embarcadero Technologies, a publicly-traded provider of database lifecycle management software, said it acquired Advanced Software Technologies for $13 million in cash.", "Advanced Software Technologies develops software that designs, maintains, and re-engineers Java, C++, IDL and component-based applications.", "The company's 40 employees and CEO Greg Schottland will remain with the company in Colorado.", "Mr. Schottland's position is yet to be decided.", "Advanced Software Technologies is funded by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Gateway Associates, Wasatch Venture Fund, and Zone Ventures.", "http: www.embarcadero.com http: www.advancedsw.com Q&A Firm Answers.com Acquires Real-time Help Firm Knowitall PASADENA, Calif. -- Answers.com, a provider self-service question and answer technology, said it acquired Austin, Texas-based Knowitall.com, which provides real-time communication and collaboration products, for an undisclosed amount." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "C++", "sents": [ "C++ (pronounced \"cee plus plus\" ) is a general-purpose programming language.", "It has imperative, object-oriented and generic programming features, while also providing facilities for low-level memory manipulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nautilocalyx melittifolius", "sents": [ "Nautilocalyx melittifolius is a species of plant in the Gesneriaceae family.", "It is endemic to Grenada, where it grows to 30 cm in height, with leaves 1–8 cm long and flowers reddish-pink or purple." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gesneriaceae", "sents": [ "Gesneriaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca.", "3,540 species in the Old World and New World tropics and subtropics, with a very small number extending to temperate areas.", "Many species have colorful and showy flowers and are cultivated as ornamental plants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston", "sents": [ "Houston ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States.", "With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.", "Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e28108_p2", "sents": [ "Jim Kollaer, chief executive of the Greater Houston Partnership, the city's business advocacy group, said Compaq played the leading role in its efforts.", "\"We've used it as a major flag for recruiting,\" he said.", "\"Not having that banner to carry will be a loss.\"", "The real impact to Houston of the acquisition is still unknown, although there is widespread expectation of job losses at Compaq, which has 11,000 workers in Houston.", "But immediately, the prospect of losing the headquarters of its largest link to the high-tech New Economy is a psychological blow for the Bayou City.", "When skeptics looked down on Houston as a town that oil built, \"we had a ready response to that,\" says Steve Currall, director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship at Rice University in Houston: \"Compaq was the original major magnet of human capital in the [information technology] sector\" to the city.", "Though Compaq wasn't created until 1982, its ties to Houston are deep." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3679_p72", "sents": [ "At the initial stages, DPC cried foul over the terms of reference but later changed tack and attended two meetings last month.", "The second Godole panel meeting on May 29 was also attended by the Centre's nominee AV Gokak.", "But if there are a few positive signs there are also a score of other negative ones.", "DPC has packed its senior executives off Singapore.", "It is scouting for buyers for its corporate office at Wockhardt House in Bandra-Kurla Complex, a Mumbai suburb.", "DPC is believed to have sacked executives of Metropolitan Gas, an Enron promoted company that was supposed to set up the five-million tonne LNG project.", "Confusion and suspense still envelop the fate of the power project.", "The Enron soap opera began in the early nineties when the Congress (I) led Sharad Pawar government in Maharashtra signed an agreement for setting up a 2000mw project.", "The opposition BJP-Shiv Sena cried foul and alleged kickbacks in the deal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Sharad Pawar", "sents": [ "Sharad Govindrao Pawar (born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician who serves as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress.", "He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three separate occasions and held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India.", "Pawar hails from the town of Baramati in the Pune district of Maharashtra.", "He is a member of the Rajya Sabha where he leads the NCP delegation.", "He holds a position of prominence in national politics as well as the regional politics of Maharashtra." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10142_p6", "sents": [ "(1 3 01 p.m.) Each government agency would be able to determine whether and to what extent it would send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures.", "The committee amended the bill to state that government agencies wouldn't be limited to specific types of technologies.", "HB 234 states that electronic signatures would be valid only if all parties agreed to conduct a transaction electronically.", "If a party agreed to conduct one transaction by electronic means, the party could refuse to conduct other transactions electronically.", "This right to opt out of electronic transactions couldn't be waived.", "Secretary of State Mike Cooney (D.) is the sponsor of HB 234, which awaits consideration on the House floor.", "SECTION 251 252 INDIANA URC gives interim approval to parts of Ameritech UNE tariff The Utility Regulatory Commission yesterday gave interim approval to the terms and conditions portion of Ameritech-Indiana's proposed unbundled network element (UNE) tariff.", "The interim approval is subject to challenge in a formal pleading by any competitive local exchange carrier, other party to the case, or the commission's own motion to investigate a specific term or condition." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "Mike Cooney", "sents": [ "Michael R. \"Mike\" Cooney (born September 3, 1954) is an American administrator and Democratic Party politician who has served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Montana since January 2016.", "He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives (1977–1981), as the Secretary of State of Montana (1989–2001), in the Montana Senate (2003–2011), as the President of the Montana Senate (2007–2009) and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Montana in 2000." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rolf Graf (musician)", "sents": [ "Rolf Graf (born 28 April 1960 in Oslo, Norway – deceased 1 July 2013 in Oslo) was a Norwegian singer, bass guitarist, composer and record producer, and the younger brother of keyboardist Haakon Graf (b.", "21 March 1955) and the jazz singer Randi Elisabeth Graf (b.", "12 September 1966).", "He is best known as the bassist in the band Lava, but was also recognized as music producer, musician and songwriter for other artists like Randy Crawford, Mezzoforte and Sissel Kyrkjebø.", "He also released three solo albums and was editor of the journal \"Musikkpraksis\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Oslo", "sents": [ "Oslo ( , , ] ] ] ) is the capital and the most populous city in Norway.", "It constitutes both a county and a municipality.", "Founded in the year 1040, and established as a \"kaupstad\" or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300.", "Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence.", "After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, the city was moved closer to Akershus Fortress and renamed Christiania in the king's honour.", "It was established as a municipality (\"formannskapsdistrikt\") on 1 January 1838.", "Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 until 1925, in which year its original Norwegian name of Oslo was restored." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Thom Merrick", "sents": [ "Thom Merrick (January 1, 1963, in Sacramento, California) is an American artist.", "He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, and emerged in the mid 1980s, represented by pioneer gallerists Colin de Land (b.", "1955–2003) and Pat Hearn (b.", "1955 - d. 2000) in New York City.", "He exhibited throughout Europe, represented by the prominent minimalist art dealer and collector Rolf Ricke, in Cologne, and by the conceptual, Galerie Susanna Kulli, in St. Gallen, among others." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Sacramento, California", "sents": [ "Sacramento ( ; ] ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.", "It is at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley, known as the Sacramento Valley.", "Its estimated 2016 population of 493,025 makes it the sixth-largest city in California, the fastest-growing big city in the state, and the 35th largest city in the United States.", "Sacramento is the cultural and economic core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, which includes seven counties with a 2010 population of 2,414,783.", "Its metropolitan area is the fourth largest in California after the Greater Los Angeles area, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the San Diego metropolitan area, and is the 27th largest in the United States.", "In 2002, the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University conducted for \"Time\" magazine named Sacramento \"America's Most Diverse City\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10759_p40", "sents": [ "Traders buy power from sources all over the region -- independent generator s, local utilities, public agencies or other traders -- and assume the risk of finding someone willing to pay a little more.", "Or they will contract to sell electricity at a certain rate, betting on their ability to obtain that powe r more cheaply.", "\"They'll take positions based on where they think prices are going to go,\" said Gary Ackerman of the Western Power Trading Forum, which has 30 member firms.", "\"This is a guessing game.", "Enron does it better than most.\"", "Enron's traders may buy from several sources to supply one customer.", "Or the y might purchase a large volume and sell it off in slices, either on the spot market or in long-term contracts.", "\"They understand financial markets and they understand risk management,\" sa id Jim Angel, a finance professor at Georgetown University.", "\"That gives them a big competitive advantage over the old dinosaurs of the industry.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e483_p3", "sents": [ "Publicly, the governor has been insisting for weeks that rates will stay within \"the existing rate structure\" -- a stealthy way of saying that January's 9 percent increase and an expected 10 percent increase next year will remain in place.", "But privately, he and his staff are discussing additional rate increases that could be spread over as long as 10 years, sources said.", "Utility executives and power generators told The Chronicle last week that a minimum 30 percent rate increase lasting up to a decade is in the cards.", "\"For the good of California, it's inevitable,\" said Gary Ackerman, executive director of the Western Power Trading Forum, a Menlo Park energy industry association.", "Sacramento resident John Hax observed that when temperatures soar in the Central Valley this summer, he'd be more than willing to pay a higher price for power if this keeps the air conditioners on.", "\"It's like gasoline,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kim Jun-ho (comedian)", "sents": [ "Kim Jun-ho (born December 25, 1975), also known as Charlie Kim, is a South Korean comedian, singer and television personality.", "He has starred in \"Gag Concert\" since 1999 and has been a member of the variety show \"2 Days & 1 Night\" since 2013.", "He is also the executive chairman of Busan International Comedy Festival since its conception in 2013." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Gag Concert", "sents": [ "Gag Concert (Korean: ) is a Korean sketch-comedy TV show on KBS 2TV network.", "It began airing in September 1999 and is the oldest of South Korea current comedy programs.", "The show is recorded on Wednesdays and airs on KBS 2TV on Sundays at 9:15 PM.", "The show airs with English subtitles after two weeks on KBS World TV on Saturdays at 6:00 PM." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20326_p0", "sents": [ "October 11, 2001 FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF Haas School of Business Dean Tyson has indicated her intention to step down as Dean of the School at the end of June 2002. A committee has been formed to search and make recommendations for a new dean of the School.", "The members of the committee are: Assistant Dean Barbara Horst Broque, Haas School of Business Professor Barry Eichengreen, Economics Mr. Hans Grande, Graduate Student, Haas School of Business Mr. Robert D. Haas, Chairman of the Board, Levi Strauss & CO.", "Professor Herma Hill Kay, Boalt School of Law Professor David J. Vogel, Haas School of Business Professor James A. Wilcox, Haas School of Business Professor Janet L. Yellen, Haas School of Business Professor Mark Lemley, Boalt Hall School of Law, will serve as Chair of the Committee.", "The committee will consult with the School community both for suggestions and views on candidates.", "Your participation and cooperation in the search process will be appreciated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Barry Eichengreen", "sents": [ "Barry Julian Eichengreen (born 1952) is an American economist who holds the title of George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1987.", "Eichengreen's mother is Lucille Eichengreen, a Holocaust survivor and author." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Joseph MacRory", "sents": [ "Joseph MacRory (Irish: \"Seosamh Mac Ruairí\" ; 19 March 1861 – 13 October 1945) was an Irish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Armagh from 1928 until his death.", "He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1929." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Archbishop of Armagh", "sents": [ "The Archbishop of Armagh is an archiepiscopacy in both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, two of the main Christian churches in Ireland.", "It takes its name after the city of Armagh in Northern Ireland.", "The ordinary also holds the title of Primate of All Ireland in each church.", "Since the Reformation, parallel successions to the archiepiscopal see have taken place." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peter DeFazio", "sents": [ "Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Oregon 's 4 congressional district , serving since 1987.", "He is a member of the Democratic Party.", "The district includes Eugene, Springfield, Roseburg, Coos Bay, Florence, and part of Corvallis.", "As Oregon's most senior member of Congress, he is the dean of Oregon's House of Representatives delegation.", "A native of Massachusetts and a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserves, he previously served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2809_p16", "sents": [ "-By Dyala Sabbagh, Dow Jones Newswires; 9714 331 4260; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Should Sell Utility to Oregon, Lawmaker Argues (Update2) 2001-05-15 16:35 (New York) Enron Should Sell Utility to Oregon, Lawmaker Argues (Update2) (Updates with closing share prices.)", "Washington, May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp. should sell Portland General Electric Co. to Oregon so state consumers can be insulated from soaring electricity prices, a congressman said.", "``Purchasing PGE would give Oregon ratepayers more control by keeping its assets in Oregon, accountable solely to Oregonians,'' United States Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Springfield, Oregon, said in a letter to Governor John Kitzhaber.", "The governor is considering DeFazio's proposal, said Kitzhaber spokesman Kevin Smith.", "Last month, Houston-based Enron, the biggest energy trader, agreed to cancel the $3.1 billion sale of Portland General, a utility with more than 700,000 Oregon customers, to Sierra Pacific Resources of Reno, Nevada." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1465_p3", "sents": [ "Enron's force majeure notice as good as accuses the state government of slowing the project for political reasons.", "Enron says that it is willing to discuss the report, but that there is no basis for proper talks until Maharashtra restructures the MSEB's parlous finances and thus gives the project a chance of surviving its planned 20-year life without further crises.", "Government officials are repeating accusations thrown around in the mid-1990s that Enron is behaving arrogantly.", "But India too has much to lose.", "Suresh Prabhu, India's power minister, insists that the dispute does not reflect any \"anti-foreign-investment attitudes\".", "However, if it is not resolved soon, it could do further harm to India's already blighted image as a destination for foreign direct investment (FDI).", "India has long hoped to attract up to $10 billion of FDI a year, but it peaked in 1997-98 at $3.6 billion and last year was down to $2.1 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "Suresh Prabhu", "sents": [ "Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, under the Narendra Modi government.", "He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.", "Since 1996, Prabhu has been a repeatedly elected Member of Parliament from Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra as a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party.", "He quit Shiv Sena and joined BJP on 9 November 2014.", "He currently represents Andhra Pradesh in Upper House of Indian Parliament." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "El Paso Corp.", "sents": [ "El Paso Corporation was a provider of natural gas and related energy products and was one of North America's largest natural gas producers until its acquisition by Kinder Morgan in 2012.", "It was headquartered in Houston, Texas.", "United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1970_p11", "sents": [ "The government has been talking with authorities from the island to reach some understanding for the exploitation of the region, he said.", "Rafael Ramirez, president of Venezuela's gas regulator, said state-oil company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (E.PVZ) has allocated $200 million for exploration in the area.", "He noted that industry giants such as Royal Dutch Shell (RD), BG Group Plc's British Gas (BRG), Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), Phillips Petroleum Co. (P), El Paso Corp. (EPG) and Enron Corp. (ENE) have already expressed interest in the area.", "Pacheco, Ramirez and other industry officials are attending a conference on gas and electricity.", "Fiscal Incentives To Attract Companies Venezuela, the world's third largest oil producer, has proven gas reserves of 147 Tcf, the eighth largest worldwide.", "About 10% these reserves are non-associated.", "It produces about six billion cubic feet a day, of which 70% goes to various segments of the country's petroleum industry and 30% is divided between electricity generation, petrochemicals production, the steel and aluminum industries, the cement and manufacturing sectors and residential consumption." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1120_p107", "sents": [ "The money will reimburse homeowners and business owners for money spent on such items as energy-efficient appliances and efficient lighting.", "Other lawmakers seized the forum to blast power generators.", "\"We are under attack,\" Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, said under a canopy of solar collectors at the headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.", "\"Generators from out of state have no sense of patriotism or compassion for their fellow citizens.\"", "Also Wednesday, a federal judge intervened in another power price battle, ordering Enron Energy Systems Inc. of Houston to abide by its agreement to sell cheap power to the California State University and University of California systems.", "Enron said it would appeal.", "A subsidiary of the nation's largest power broker, the company said honoring the final year of the four-year contract would cost it $12 million a month because of skyrocketing wholesale power prices, and argued that taxpayers should pick up the tab." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Gil Cedillo", "sents": [ "Gilbert Anthony Cedillo (born March 25, 1954 in Barstow, California) is an American politician, currently a member of the Los Angeles City Council for District 1, succeeding Ed Reyes after his election on May 21, 2013.", "Cedillo was a Democratic member of both the California State Assembly and the California State Senate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Alan Greenspan", "sents": [ "Alan Greenspan {'1': \", '2': \", '3': \", '4': \"} ( ; born March 6, 1926) is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006.", "He currently works as a private adviser and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC.", "First appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987, he was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006, after the second-longest tenure in the position (behind William McChesney Martin)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3376_p0", "sents": [ "'Power Trader Tied to Bush Finds Washington All Ears The New York Times, 05 25 01 Enron Unit's Cline on Dispute With Indian Province: Comment Bloomberg, 05 25 01 United States Energy Regulator May Be Replaced, New York Times Reports Bloomberg, 05 25 01 Energy Antics: Oh, Behave!", "Los Angeles Times, 05 25 01 Lockyer comes out swinging at oilman Davis has plenty of company in depths of poll San Francisco Chronicle, 05 25 01 Latest move in dispute threatens Enron project Houston Chronicle, 05 25 01 Indian State Moves To End Power Pact With Enron's Dabhol The Wall Street Journal, 05 25 01 Markets Your Money Dow, Nasdaq Make Modest Gains Wall St.: Politics and economic concerns weigh down some stocks prior to slated talk by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan.", "Los Angeles Times, 05 25 01 Dot-coms may be down and out, but the internet is still transforming corporations The Globe and Mail, 05 25 01 India Enron Panel Lacks Authority to Solve Dispute, Expert Says Bloomberg, 05 25 01 India's Negotiator Gokak on Dispute With Enron Unit: Comment Bloomberg, 05 25 01 India Govt: State Bd To Likely Pay Dabhol Apr Elec Bill Dow Jones Energy Service, 05 25 01 PGE sees gains despite power costs Associated Press Newswires, 05 25 01 India: Pachauri rejects Godbole's remarks Business Line (The Hindu), 05 25 01 India: India, Australia sign pact on energy, mining Business Line (The Hindu), 05 25 01 India: MSEB slaps notice on DPC Business Line (The Hindu), 05 25 01 AUSTRALIAN FIRMS EYE INDIAN POWER AND MINING SECTOR Asia Pulse, 05 25 01 Bechtels out if dues not paid by May 31 The Economic Times, 05 25 01 Govt in a fix over asking NTPC to take over Dabhol Business Standard, 05 25 01 MSEB rescinds Dabhol PPA Business Standard, 05 25 01 USA: Business school grads rediscover energy business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mary A. Patterson Memorial", "sents": [ "The Mary A. Patterson Memorial building was built in 1924 by East Liverpool, Ohio industrialist Monroe Patterson as a memorial to his late wife, Mary Patterson.", "The structure was a home for working women from 1932 until 1984.", "It is now part of Kent State University and functions as a learning center featuring a community room and an art gallery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "East Liverpool, Ohio", "sents": [ "East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.", "The population was 11,195 at the time of the 2010 census.", "It is located along the Ohio River and borders the states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.", "East Liverpool is a major city in the Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, approximately 40 miles from downtown Pittsburgh." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Metallic K.O.", "sents": [ "Metallic K.O.", "is a live recording by American hard rock band The Stooges.", "In its original form, the album was purported to contain the last half of a performance at the Michigan Palace in Detroit, on February 9, 1974—the band's final live performance until their reformation in 2003.", "The performance was notable for the level of audience hostility, with the band being constantly pelted with pieces of ice, eggs, beer bottles and jelly beans, among other things, in response to Iggy Pop's audience-baiting." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "The Stooges", "sents": [ "The Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander.", "Playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll, the band sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for their confrontational performances, which often involved acts of self-mutilation by frontman Iggy Pop.", "After releasing two albums—\"The Stooges\" (1969) and \"Fun House\" (1970)—the group disbanded briefly, and reformed with a different lineup to release \"Raw Power\" (1973) before breaking up again in 1974.", "The band reunited in 2003 and was active until 2016 following the deaths of several original members." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cheshire Phoenix", "sents": [ "The Cheshire Phoenix is a professional basketball team based in Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom.", "Founded in 1984, they are members of the British Basketball League and play their home games at the Ellesmere Port Sports Village.", "Under previous ownership, the team was known as Cheshire Jets, but due to financial difficulties the franchise was withdrawn from the League in November 2012 and was replaced by the Phoenix.", "From 1993 until 2015 the team was based in Chester, where they enjoyed their most success." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Ellesmere Port", "sents": [ "Ellesmere Port is a large town and port in Cheshire, England, south of the Wirral.", "The town had a population of 55,715 in 2011." ], "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": "e10398_p4", "sents": [ "An expert in global telecommunications, Finzi headed Monitor's Internet Strategy Group.", "Prior to his work at Monitor, Finzi worked at the Boston Consulting Group and was vice president of sales at Almog, an Israeli software company.", "A native of Italy, Finzi received his MBA from Insead in France and his Bachelor's degree in economics and information system analysis from Tel Aviv University.", "Jon Thomsen is Vice President, Business Development at Enron Broadband Services.", "As Vice President of Latin America at Enron Broadband Services, a subsidiary of Enron Corp. (NYSE:ENE), Jon Thomsen is responsible for all EBS business activities in Latin America.", "As one of the first employees of Enron Broadband Services, Jon has played a critical role in the development of Enron's broadband business by managing financial, corporate, and international business developments in the United States and abroad.", "Prior to joining Enron, Jon worked in the investment banking and private equity industries within Latin America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3564_p21", "sents": [ "Davis has threatened to sue the FERC for allegedly failing to meet its lega l obligation to ensure that wholesale power costs are \"just and reasonable.\"", "Such a move would be the latest escalation in Davis' running battle with th e agency over its response to California's power crisis.", "\"I think the 9th Circuit (federal appeals court) made very clear that the commission is doing its job appropriately,\" Hebert told reporters.", "A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based court rejected a suit by California Senate President Pro Tempore John Burton and Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg that sought to force the FERC to impose wholesale price controls.", "The court said the lawmakers \"have not demonstrated that this cas e warrants the intervention of this court.\"", "Davis says his administration has laid a firmer legal foundation for a lawsuit by first pursuing administrative remedies at the FERC.", "Several stat e agencies made a flurry of filings with the commission last week, asking it to crack down on wholesale prices that have increased tenfold over the past year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Robert Hertzberg", "sents": [ "Robert Myles \"Bob\" Hertzberg (born November 19, 1954) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate.", "He is a Democrat representing the 18th Senate District, encompassing parts of the San Fernando Valley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Paul Joskow", "sents": [ "Paul Lewis Joskow (born June 30, 1947) is an American economist and professor.", "He became President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on January 1, 2008.", "He is also the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Emeritus at MIT.", "He has served on the MIT faculty since 1972.", "From 1994 through 1998 he was Head of the MIT Department of Economics.", "From 1999 through 2007 he was the Director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5399_p29", "sents": [ "\"If it works, then let's use it.", "They need to take their order and extend it.", "Let's take it to all the Western states.", "Twenty-four seven coverage needs to be in there also.\"", "Paul Joskow, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist who supports temporary price caps, said strengthening the FERC order may prove to be a workable compromise to rein in costs for the rest of the summer.", "\"It's getting late in the game, and expanding the number of hours of mitigating, making sure there aren't loopholes, would be a very productive thing to do, he said.", "FERC Chairman Hebert said the commission plans to review the order, but he would not commit in advance to suggested changes.", "\"My position as chairman is not to follow House or Senate members, or anybody else, but to do what is in the best interest of America,\" he said.", "Meanwhile, power generators complained the FERC order is forcing them to se ll at rates below their costs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e8533_p11", "sents": [ "http: www.sonera.com breedlab m&a Aggregration Firms Yodlee and VerticalOne Merge REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Yodlee, which provides a free, Web-based service that enables users to manage and gain access to personal account information, said it merged with VerticalOne, a wholly ow ned subsidiary of online financing services firm S1, a publicly traded Int ernet banking firm.", "Vertical One provides personal account aggregration an d transaction services.", "The new company will be run as a stand alone under the Yodlee name and S1 will hold a 32% ownership stake.", "No further financ ial details were disclosed.", "Anil Arora, president and CEO of Yodlee, will be the CEO of the new company and Gregg Freishtat, VerticalOne's founder, chairman and CEO, will serve as an advisor to senior management.", "Yodlee is funded by Accel Partners and Sequoia Capital.?", "http: www.verticalone.c om?", "http: www.yodlee.com?", "E-Learning Firm Wide Learning Acquires Finan cial Directions?", "LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Wide Learning, a suppler of financial Internet learning services for employees and customers of financial institutions, sa id it acquired Financial Directions (FDI), a supplier of classroom-based financial training for banks, brokers, and financial institutions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Consumers Union", "sents": [ "Consumers Union (CU) is a United States-based non-profit organization focusing on product testing, investigative journalism, and consumer advocacy in an attempt to help consumers to make informed decisions in the marketplace and to encourage market actors to place the needs of consumers first.", "Consumers Union publishes a magazine and a website, both called \"Consumer Reports\".", "As of January 2016, its CEO is Marta Tellado, who has served in the position since 2014." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2868_p40", "sents": [ "\"A s an alternative to the state's appearance, a committee broadly representativ e of virtually all ratepayer constituences is essential to assure the ratepayers' interests are protected.\"", "PG&E contends that only the state could represent ratepayers.", "The state has bowed out, citing its 11th Amendment right of sovereign immunity.", "Stanley said the creditors' committee, a standard participant in bankruptcy proceedings, also cannot speak for consumers in this case because the creditors may lack a strong interest in pursuing claims against power generators and the utility's parent company, PG&E Corp.", "In asking Montali to disband the committee, PG&E objected particularly to t he inclusion of leaders of Consumers Union and The Utility Reform Network, groups that sometimes have thwarted PG&E in state regulatory hearings.", "Othe rs on the ratepayers' committee represent a diverse mix of organizations, ranging from the California School Boards Association to the California Manufacturers & Technology Association.", "Two organizations -- the Greenlining Institute and Latino Issues Forum -- have criticized Stanley for not making the committee more inclusive." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5470_p26", "sents": [ "Sempra Energy, the San Diego-based parent company of both SDG&E and SoCal Gas, took issue with the conclusions of the report in a letter June 5 to th e commission.", "SoCal Gas is confident in its ability to meet electric generators' demands for natural gas both this summer and have enough gas in storage to satisfy customer needs this winter.", "The utility, which claims it has not interrupte d service over the past 10 years, says it is expanding its system to meet the demand, said Sempra spokeswoman Denise King.", "The company also said it does not agree with the portrayal of SDG&E's natur al gas supply, but did not deny that shortages would be likely this summer.", "Californians have been hit with skyrocketing natural gas bills.", "State residents paid $6.6 billion for natural gas in 1999, $12.3 billion last yea r, and $7.9 billion through March 2001, according to a report by a state Assembly subcommittee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Sempra Energy", "sents": [ "Sempra Energy is an American natural gas utilities holding company based in San Diego, California.", "It divides its interests into two broad categories: California utilities, including Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E); and businesses not subject to California utilities regulation, chiefly Sempra International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chocolate (2008 film)", "sents": [ "Chocolate (Thai: ), also known as Zen, Warrior Within, is a 2008 Thai martial arts film starring Yanin \"Jeeja\" Vismistananda in her debut film performance.", "It is directed by Prachya Pinkaew, with martial arts choreography by Panna Rittikrai.", "It also stars Hiroshi Abe and Pongpat Wachirabunjong." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Prachya Pinkaew", "sents": [ "Prachya Pinkaew (Thai: ปรัชญา ปิ่นแก้ว ; rtgs: Pratya Pinkaeo ; born September 2, 1962) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter.", "His films include \"\" and \"Tom-Yum-Goong\", both martial arts films starring Tony Jaa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Thalpomys", "sents": [ "Thalpomys is a genus of South American rodents in the tribe Akodontini of family Cricetidae.", "Two species are known, both found in the cerrado tropical savanna ecoregion of central Brazil.", "They are as follows:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Akodontini", "sents": [ "Akodontini is the second most speciose rodent tribe of the subfamily Sigmodontinae.", "It includes at least 106 living species in 19 genera and is distributed mainly in the southern half of South America, with only two genera extending into Guyana (\"Podoxymys\") and Venezuela (\"Necromys\").", "It also includes genera previously placed in tribe Scapteromyini.", "The following genera are now generally recognized:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3622_p8", "sents": [ "Bendetto Gartland & Company acted as the placement agent for the fund.", "http: www.forwardventures.com Reuters Greenhouse II To Launch in June With New LPs mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Reuters Greenhouse, the venture capital arm of Reuters, said it would begin raising a new $250 million fund, Reuters Greenhouse II, in June.", "The new fund will, for the first time, include limited partners besides Reuters.", "Reuters Greenhouse said it has received an initial investment of undisclosed value for Greenhouse II from Reuters, whi ch will be a minority investor in the new fund.", "Reuters Greenhouse said it wil l approach both European and United States institutions for investments in the new fun d. Greenhouse II will invest in a broad range of industries and not limit itse lf to investments in companies complementary to Reuters' business interests.", "Greenhouse II is targeted to invest an average of $5 million in 15 to 20 companies in Europe and the United States Greenhouse II will primarily invest in software companies, in addition to investments in the networking and IT industries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e3622_p9", "sents": [ "Reuters Greenhouse said it would not invest in hardware or telecommunications companies.", "A first closing is expected by the end of 200 1. John Taysom, based in London, and David Lockwood, based in San Francisco, a re the senior managing partners for the fund.", "There are also four other partne rs managing the fund.", "Reuters Greenhouse also said it would be adding new partners to manage the fund.", "Reuters Greenhouse I, an evergreen fund, is fully invested with $400 million in 83 European and United States companies.", "In November of last year, Reuters scrapped plans to list the fund on the publi c market as a way to raise additional capital.", "http: www.rvcapital.com new money Healthcare ASP DR2DR.com Raises $2.3 Million Series A mail?", "top RICHMOND, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- DR2DR.com, a healthcare application se rvice provider, announced it has raised $2.3 million in its Series A round of funding led by Monument Capital Partners, a previous investor.The round als o included investments from Southside Rising and Southwest One." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jim Granberry", "sents": [ "James Harlan Granberry, Sr. (born June 23, 1932), known as Jim Granberry, is a former mayor of Lubbock, Texas, who guided the city through a series of tornadoes that shattered the region on May 11, 1970.", "He imposed a curfew to restore order.", "He had just become mayor when the tornadoes occurred.", "He served only one two-year term from 1970-1972.", "He was a member of the Lubbock City Council from 1966-1970.", "He did not seek a second two-year term in 1972 and was succeeded by city councilman Morris W. Turner.", "Mayors and council members in Texas are all officially nonpartisan, but Granberry was known to be a Republican." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lubbock, Texas", "sents": [ "is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States.", "The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains.", "According to a 2015 Census estimate, Lubbock had a population of 249,042, making it the 83rd-most populous city in the United States of America and the 11th-most populous city in the state of Texas.", "The city is the economic center of the Lubbock metropolitan area, which has a projected 2020 population of 327,424." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7650_p4", "sents": [ "Evite is backed by Advent International, August Capital, Greylock Management, Hikari Tsushin, North Hill Ventures, Staenberg Venture Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures.", "http: www.evite.com LowerMyBills.com Names Former Intuit CEO Harris to Board LOS ANGELES -- LowerMyBills.com, which operates a Web site that enables users to research and compare their recurring monthly bills, said it named Bill Harris to its board of directors.", "Mr. Harris was recently president and CEO with X.com, but resigned after six months.", "Prior to X.com, he served as president and CEO of personal finance services developer Intuit.", "LowerMyBills.com is backed by eCompanies Venture Group.", "http: www.lowermybills.com Australian Government Commits $47.8 Million to Startups SYDNEY, Australia -- The Australian Minister for Industry, Science, and Resources said that the government would commit AUS$90.7 million ($47.8 million) to four venture capital fund managers.", "The four funds, Nanyang, Start Up Australia, Newport CDIB Fund Management, and Foundation Management, will also contribute approximately $38.3 million to the Commonwealth Government's Innovation Investment Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5091_p2", "sents": [ "The firm also expects to bring on additional personnel and invest in several more satellite funds over the next two months.", "http: www.stpaulvc.com Incubator Idealab!", "Pulls Initial Public Offering PASADENA, Calif. -- idealab!, which develops and funds online businesses, said it will postpone its initial public offering.", "The company cited market volatility as the deciding factor in pulling the IPO.", "Idealab!", "chairman and CEO Bill Gross said in a statement, \"We have a solid financial foundation.", "We understand the measurements and criteria that the public markets demand.\"", "A number of idealab!", "portfolio companies have had difficulties recently, including fundraising problems and layoffs.", "Shortly before it filed for its IPO, idealab!", "raised a $1 billion Series D round in March.", "Investors in the firm include BancBoston Capital, Dell Computer, Hikari Tsushin, Ignition Corp., Investor AB, Kline Hawkes & Co., Petersen Properties, Sumitomo, T. Rowe Price Associates,24 7 Media, and entities affiliated with Moore Capital Management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 11 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hebei Finance University", "sents": [ "Hebei Finance University (河北金融学院 Héběi Jinróng Xùeyuàn), formerly known as Hebei Finance College, is located in Baoding, Hebei Province, China.", "The university currently has an enrollment of 11,993, including 3,300 graduates and 8,600 undergraduates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Baoding", "sents": [ "Baoding () is a city in Hebei province, China, approximately 150 km southwest of the national capital, Beijing.", "At the 2010 census, Baoding City had 11,194,372 inhabitants out of which 2,176,857 lived in the built-up (\"or metro\") area made of 3 urban districts and Qingyuan and Mancheng counties largely being conurbated, on 1,840 km2 .", "Baoding is among 13 Chinese cities with a population of over 10 million, ranking seventh." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3418_p16", "sents": [ "Those price differentials began to widen while Dynegy held the capacity, state officials said, only to expand dramatically after El Paso Merchant took control.", "El Paso Merchant admits significant portions of its capacity went unused.", "And the company acknowledges it was not successful at finding other players to take the space, despite the interest of several potential bidders.", "California officials insist the company only went through the motions of trying to find other shippers to take the pipeline capacity because it wanted to limit supplies.", "Perhaps the most tantalizing evidence in the case surrounds a Valentine's Day 2000 presentation made by El Paso Merchant officials to El Paso chief executive William Wise.", "The El Paso Merchant documents are still largely held under wraps by the court, although portions have been revealed and others were obtained by the New York Times.", "In those documents, El Paso officials acknowledged the deal for the pipeline capacity would give the company \"more control\" over gas markets, including \"the ability to influence the physical market,\" the Times reported." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e489_p6", "sents": [ "''It is now very clear from the business records of El Paso Energy Corporation,'' the utility said in the filing, ''that the business strategy El Paso Merchant was authorized at the highest corporate levels to pursue involved manipulation of price spreads.''", "The agency has not ruled on California's complaint, which asks that the deal between El Paso Natural Gas and El Paso Merchant be invalidated.", "Based on the agency's history of policing energy providers lightly, many industry observers predicted that the complaint would be dismissed, perhaps as soon as the agency's public meeting on Wednesday.", "Nonetheless, El Paso Merchant is feeling some pressure.", "The subsidiary said recently that it planned to relinquish control of all but about 22 percent of the capacity on the pipeline to California, rather than exercise an option that would have allowed it to retain the entire capacity of 1.2 billion cubic feet of gas a day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9692_p6", "sents": [ "Andrew Waitman, president and chief executive of Celtic House International, and Mark DeNino, managing director of TL Ventures, joined the company's board of directors.", "http: www.ardesic.com Globalization Firm Welocalize Gets $6 Million FirstRound FREDERICK, Mass.", "-- Welocalize.com, an e-commerce and software globalization services firm, said it has secured $6 million in its first round of funding from LLR Equity Partners.", "The investment will go to hire personnel, continue development, and expand its worldwide operational infrastructure.", "As a result of the round, Seth J. Lehr of LLR Equity Partners, will join Welocalize.com's board of directors.", "http: www.welocalize.com Instructional Site ShowMeTV Gets $2.8 Million in Seed Round SAN FRANCISCO -- ShowMeTV, an Internet startup focused on instructional programming, said it has completed a $2.8 million seed financing round from a group of investors led by Itochu of Japan.", "Other investors include Singapore-based Transpac Capital, Opuss88, a Silicon Valley-based fund, and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3975_p10", "sents": [ "Celtic House International, VenGrowth, and Working Ventures Canadian Fund invested in the round.", "The company will use the funding for research and development, recruiting additional staff, and for sales and marketing.", "Cogency's products enable high-speed digital data transmission.", "http: www.cogency.com Content Site InvestorForce.com Raises $52 Million Series D WAYNE, Pa. -- InvestorForce.com, which provides content to the institutional investment industry, said it secured $52 million in a Series D funding co-led by new investors California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Thomas Weisel Capital Partners.", "Previous investors Internet Capital Group, Mellon Ventures, and Merrill Lynch also contributed to the round.", "Derek Lemke, a partner at Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, was added to the company's board of directors, which now stands at 15. The funds will be used for product development.", "http: www.investorforce.com Strategic Management Group Raises $50 Million Second Round PHILADELPHIA -- Strategic Management Group (SMG) and its online division, SMGnet, a provider of consulting, instructional design, business simulations, and content services for technology-based companies, said it raised $50 million in its second round of funding from previous investor Behrman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hinson Leung", "sents": [ "Hinson Leung (; born 25 November 1987) was a Hong Kong professional football player played for Hong Kong First Division League side South China as a midfielder.", "He was promoted from the youth team of South China in the season of 2008-09." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "South China", "sents": [ "South China or Southern China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China.", "Its precise meaning varies with context." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Liam Massaubi", "sents": [ "Liam Massaubi is a Canadian entrepreneur, business person and investor.", "He is an Aboriginal business consultant and designer.", "He is primarily focused in the construction, custom home building and concrete industry.", "He is a status member of the Henvey Inlet First Nation and is of both Mohawk people and Ojibwe decent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Mohawk people", "sents": [ "The Mohawk people (who identify as Kanien'kehá:ka) are the most easterly tribe of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy.", "They are an Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people of North America.", "The Mohawk were historically based in the Mohawk Valley in present-day upstate New York west of the Hudson River; their territory ranged north to the St. Lawrence River, southern Quebec and eastern Ontario; south to greater New Jersey and into Pennsylvania; eastward to the Green Mountains of Vermont; and westward to the border with the Iroquoian Oneida Nation's traditional homeland territory.", "As one of the five original members of the Iroquois League, the Mohawk were known as the Keepers of the Eastern Door.", "For hundreds of years, they guarded the Iroquois Confederation against invasion from that direction by tribes from the New England and lower New York areas.", "Their current major settlements include areas around Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River in Canada and New York." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Yvonne Lombard", "sents": [ "Yvonne Lombard (born 28 May 1929) is a Swedish actress.", "Born in Stockholm, Lombard studied at the Royal Dramatic Theatre (\"Dramaten\") there, where she trained between 1948 and 1951 with the likes of Max von Sydow and Ingrid Thulin.", "She has performed in several films, television series and in the theatre.", "Perhaps she is best known for her collaboration with director Ingmar Bergman in \"A Lesson in Love\".", "She was married to author Lennart Hellsing from 1953 until his death in November 2015." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Stockholm", "sents": [ "Stockholm ( ; ] ] ) is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries; 942,370 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area.", "The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea.", "Just outside the city and along the coast is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago.", "The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl.", "It is also the capital of Stockholm County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dźwierzeński Młyn", "sents": [ "Dźwierzeński Młyn is a former settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Koczała, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.", "It lies approximately 9 km north of Koczała, 43 km north-west of Człuchów, and 114 km south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Koczała", "sents": [ "Koczała (German: \"Flötenstein\" ) is a village in Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.", "It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Koczała.", "It lies approximately 35 km north-west of Człuchów and 115 km south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Falling On", "sents": [ "\"Falling On\" is the second single from Finger Eleven's 2007 album, \"Them vs. You vs. Me\", as well as being the second of the album's eleven tracks.", "It's about someone facing their fears.", "It has reached #1 on the MuchMusic Countdown." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Finger Eleven", "sents": [ "Finger Eleven is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario, formed in 1990.", "They have released seven total studio albums (six as Finger Eleven and one as Rainbow Butt Monkeys), with their album \"The Greyest of Blue Skies\" bringing them into the mainstream.", "The 2003 self-titled album achieved Gold status in the United States and Platinum in Canada, largely from the success of the single \"One Thing\", which marked the band's first placing on the US Hot 100 Chart at number 16.", "Their 2007 album, \"Them vs. You vs. Me\", launched the single \"Paralyzer\", which went on to top numerous charts including the Canadian Hot 100 and both US rock charts, as well as reaching No.", "6 on the US Hot 100 and No.", "12 on the Australian Singles Chart.", "They won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year in 2008.", "It was later certified gold status in the US and multi platinum in Canada.", "They released their sixth studio album, \"Life Turns Electric\", on October 5, 2010; it was nominated for a Juno Award for Best Rock Album of the Year.", "They released their first single, \"Living in a Dream\", adding a little bit of more of funk rock and dance rock, just like their hit song \"Paralyzer\".", "\"Five Crooked Lines\", their 7th studio album, was released July 31, 2015, with \"Wolves and Doors\" as the lead single." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Combretol", "sents": [ "Combretol is an O-methylated flavonol, a type of flavonoid.", "It is the 3,7,3',4',5'-O-methylation of myricetin and can be extracted from \"Combretum quadrangulare\" and from \"Rhodomyrtus tomentosa\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Combretum quadrangulare", "sents": [ "Combretum quadrangulare is a small tree of the family Combretaceae, up to 10 m high.", "The tree grows wildly or is planted in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Richard Tubb", "sents": [ "Richard Tubb was the personal physician to President George W. Bush as well as being personal physician to Vice President Al Gore during the Clinton Administration.", "He is a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.", "His predecessor as White House Physician was Eleanor Mariano; Navy Captain Jeffrey Kuhlman succeeded him as Physician to the President." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "George W. Bush", "sents": [ "George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.", "He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.", "After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry.", "Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter.", "He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election.", "Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4593_p1", "sents": [ "Argus Roundtable, Wednesday, October 25, 7:00 pm ET Watch it via streaming live video!", "- Subject: Outlook for Technology Stocks Technology continues to drive both the market and the economy.", "But even within technology, investors must consider a myriad of opportunities.", "During this live video Roundtable, the Argus panel will focus on some of the highest-growth in technology, including communications equipment, optical networking, and Internet software.", "CEO Speaker Series, Tuesday, October 31, 4:00 pm ET - Speaker: Craig Barrett, President and CEO, Intel Corporation For three decades, Intel Corporation has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world.", "Today, Intel supplies chips, boards, systems, software, networking, communications equipment, and services that compose the ingredients of computer architecture and the Internet.", "Join Craig Barrett as he discusses the strategy in making Intel the preeminent building block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy.", "Ask the experts - Log on using the link below for instructions on how to participate in an event, or how to submit questions in advance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Intel", "sents": [ "Intel Corporation (also known as Intel, stylized as intel) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California (colloquially referred to as \"Silicon Valley\") that was founded by Gordon Moore (of Moore's law fame) and Robert Noyce.", "It is the world's second largest and second highest valued semiconductor chip makers based on revenue after being overtaken by Samsung, and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs).", "Intel supplies processors for computer system manufacturers such as Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell.", "Intel also manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphics chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mean Old World", "sents": [ "\"Mean Old World\" is a blues song recorded by American blues electric guitar musician T-Bone Walker in 1942.", "It has been described (along with the single's B-side) as \"the first important blues recordings on the electric guitar\".", "Over the years it has been interpreted and recorded by numerous blues, jazz and rock and roll artists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "T-Bone Walker", "sents": [ "Aaron Thibeaux \"T-Bone\" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was a critically acclaimed American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who was an influential pioneer and innovator of the jump blues and electric blues sound.", "In 2011, \"Rolling Stone\" magazine ranked him number 67 on its list of \"The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Herzog (video game)", "sents": [ "Herzog (German: \"Duke\") is a strategy video game released by Technosoft in Japan for the MSX and NEC PC-88 computers in 1988.", "It was a real-time tactics and tactical shooter game with real-time strategy elements.", "The game served as the prototype for its sequel \"Herzog Zwei\", which was released in 1989 for the Sega Mega Drive and is often considered the first true real-time strategy game." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "MSX", "sents": [ "MSX is the name of a standardized home computer architecture, first announced by Microsoft on June 16, 1983 and marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation.", "Microsoft conceived the project as an attempt to create unified standards among various hardware makers of the period." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5201_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.riptech.com Digital Archiving Service Lands $18 Million in Series A CULVER CITY -- Archive, a digital archiving and analysis service founded by the founders of shipping and mailing firm Stamps.com, said it raised $18 million in its Series A round of funding from Mayfield Fund, VeriSign, Orable, EMC, Silicon Valley Bancshares, InnoCal Venture Capital, and Rare Ventures.", "The company will use the funds to develop its service and technology, and toward sales and marketing.", "http: www.archive.com Presenter.com Raises $13 Million, Spins Off China Unit SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Presenter.com, which provides companies and individuals with online presentation services, said it received more than $13 million in its Series C round of funding led by new investor WK Technology Fund.", "Previous investor Softbank, along with new investors WI Harper Group, Fortune Venture Investment Group, and Cornerstone also participated this round.", "The company, which raised $6.5 million in its last round, is also backed by Trans Cosmos and The Sculley Brothers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3639_p7", "sents": [ "DivXNetworks is backed by Beijing Technology Fund, Draper Atlantic, Draper International, WI Harper Group, and Zone Ventures.", "http: www.divxnetworks.com Enterprise Outlook 2001 FINANCE Semantix Names Ron Johnston Acting Chief Financial Officer mail?", "top HERNDON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Semantix, a knowledge management company, sai d it named Ron Johnston as acting chief financial officer.", "Mr. Johnston is al so a director of the company's board of directors and formerly served as a founding member of Internet Enterprises, a technology incubator and financi al services firm.", "Semantix is backed by Innovatech Grand Montr,al and Sofinov.", "http: www.semantix.com TECHNOLOGY Discovery Therapeutics Adds William Wheeler, Kenneth Rice mail?", "top RICHMOND, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Discovery Therapeutics, which develops therapeutic products related to adenosine and dopamine, as well as skin barrier modulators that enhance skin permeability, said it appointed Willia m S. Wheeler vice president and chief medical officer.", "Prior to joining the company, Dr. Wheeler was vice president of cardiovascular critical care at Quintiles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5463_p4", "sents": [ "Telephone +44-131-245-5593. o Reports: Modo Service Closes Weeks After Launch NEW YORK -- Scout Electromedia, developer of a wireless handheld device and urban guide service, has closed down, according to multiple reports.", "Scout, which launched its Modo service last month with an extensive ad campaign, ceased operations after failing to secure additional funding, according to the reports.", "The company raised $18 million in May from idealab, Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners, and TechFund Capital.", "Scout's corporate Web site, and the Modo site were both inaccessible today.", "o Commerx Co-founders Resign, Remain on Board; COO Interim CEO CHICAGO -- Commerx, which develops and operates electronic business networks, said its board of directors has accepted the resignations of co-founders Tim Stojka, chairman and CEO, and Nick Stojka, executive vice president.", "Both will retain their seats on the board of directors.", "Tim Stojka will continue to serve as chairman of the board.", "Commerx named COO Jeff Garwood as interim chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p15", "sents": [ "The company has expanded its staff from 10 to 70 employees after more than a year of operations.", "http: www.opteway.com Image Sensor Tech Firm Y Media Gets $7.5 Million Series B LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. -- Y Media, which develops digital image sensor technology for portable electronic devices, said it raised $7.5 million in its Series B funding from previous investors Enterprise Partners, which led the round, Chase Capital Partners, and TechFund Capital.", "The company will use the funding for mass product production and for intellectual property development program.", "The company expects this round of funding to last it through profitability.", "Y Media is relocating its headquarters this month to Irvine, Calif. http: www.y-media.com Net Advertising Tech Firm iWeb Closes $8.6 Million Series B NEW YORK -- iWeb, a provider of technology and services that enable the targeted delivery of advertising and content via the Internet, said it closed its Series B round of funding led by Apax Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9389_p19", "sents": [ "New Investor Grainger Technology Partners and existing investor Sigma Partners were the lead investors in this round.", "The Grainger investment is part of a strategic relationship that includes financial, business, and development alliances.", "TMCT Ventures, another new partner, also participated in this round of funding.", "The company said the funds will be used to continue expansion into new markets including electrical, utilities, property management, and heavy equipment and materials handling.", "The company will also use the funding to move into international markets.", "William Heffernan, vice president of business development at Grainger, and Renee LaBran, a partner at TMCT Ventures, have joined the FieldCentrix board.", "http: www.fieldcentrix.com Content Recognition Firm RuleSpace Has $12 Million Series C PORTLAND, Ore. -- RuleSpace, a provider of Web content recognition services, said it has closed $12 million in its Series C round of funding.", "Madrona Venture Group led the round, which included investments from America Online, FBR CoMotion Venture Capital, and Millennium Technology Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e4676_p9", "sents": [ "The company will use the funds to expand its management team, increase its sales force, and for marketing.", "http: www.askit.com Digital Bridges Gets $22 Million in Second Round of Funding MONTREAL -- Digital Bridges, a provider of interactive wireless entertainment services, said it raised $22 million in its second round of funding from Argo and Apax Partner Funds.", "Argo and Apax contributed $11 million a piece.", "Digital Bridges said it will the funding for international expansion.", "http: www.digitalbridges.com Food Site Agribuys Secures $32 Million in Round Two TORRANCE, Calif. -- Agribuys, an provider of integrated Web-based procurement systems for food buyers and suppliers, said it raised $32 million in its second round from Internet Capital Group, previous investor TMCT Ventures, and individual investors.", "The company will use the funds for international expansion.", "http: www.agribuys.com German Web Logistics Firm TradeNetOne.com Raises Round Two FRANKFURT, Germany -- TradeNetOne.com, which provides online logistics management services, said it raised several million Deutsch Marks in its second round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "VJ Logan", "sents": [ "Van Jameson Lingenfelter Logan, better known under the stage name of VJ Logan (born in 1986), is an American model who is best known for being the winner of the reality competition television program \"America's Most Smartest Model\".", "VJ Logan was born in Modesto, California in 1986." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Modesto, California", "sents": [ "Modesto (Italian for \"modest\"), officially the City of Modesto, is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States.", "With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, it is the 18th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Modesto-Merced combined Statistical Area.", "The Modesto Census County Division, which includes the cities of Ceres and Riverbank, had a population of 312,842 as of 2010 ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1312_p6", "sents": [ "The Lester Center hopes that this kin d of interaction among academics, students, and practitioners will foster entrepreneurial success for individuals and the community as a whole.", "Previous winners of the Lester Center Lifetime Achievement Award include: +Gordon Moore, one of the original founders of Intel, in 2000; +Arthur Rock, the original venture capitalist behind Silicon Valley's very first semiconductor company, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Intel, in 1999; a nd +Dr.", "Alejandro Zaffaroni who founded Alza Corp. and a series of other biote ch companies, in 1998. SIX TEAMS ADVANCE TO FINAL ROUND OF UC BERKELEY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION Haas School of Business today announced the selection of six teams to compete in the final round of the UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition.", "Th e finalist teams have developed ideas ranging from biotech to medical devices to software and wireless technology.", "They will compete for more than?", "$90,0 00 in cash and prizes, including a $50,000 first prize." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Gordon Moore", "sents": [ "Gordon Earle Moore ( ; born January 3, 1929) is an American businessman, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intel Corporation, and the author of Moore's law.", "As of January 2016, his net worth is $7.3 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Albert J. Herberger", "sents": [ "Albert J. Herberger (born c. 1933) is a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, and the first United States Merchant Marine Academy graduate to attain the rank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "United States Merchant Marine Academy", "sents": [ "The United States Merchant Marine Academy (also known as USMMA or Kings Point) is one of the five United States service academies, located in Kings Point, New York.", "It is charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military, and the transportation industry.", "Midshipmen (as students at the Academy are called) are trained in marine engineering, navigation, ship's administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dangyuja", "sents": [ "Dangyuja (당유자 , ] ) is a Korean non-hybrid citrus fruit that is a specialty of Jeju Island.", "In Jeju language, it is called Daengyuji(댕유지 ; ] ).", "Dangyuja has a similar shape and flavour to yuja, but is genealogically a variety of pomelo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Jeju Island", "sents": [ "Jeju Island (] \"Jejudo\"; previously \"Cheju-do\") is the largest island off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, and the main island of Jeju Province of South Korea.", "The island lies in the Korea Strait, south of South Jeolla Province.", "The island contains the natural World Heritage Site Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes.", "Jejudo has a moderate climate; even in winter, the temperature rarely falls below 0 C ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church", "sents": [ "The Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church of Goessel, Kansas, is a congregation affiliated with Mennonite Church USA.", "The congregation has a continuous history dating from 16th-century Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Goessel, Kansas", "sents": [ "Goessel is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.", "It was named after Captain (1852–1895) who went down with his ship, the Elbe, in the English Channel after it was rammed.", "As of the 2010 census, the city population was 539." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Great Eastern (album)", "sents": [ "The Great Eastern is The Delgados' third album, released on their own Chemikal Underground record label in 2000.", "It was their first album not to be named after a cycling theme – the title refers to a textile mill in Glasgow, latterly a hostel for the homeless." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The Delgados", "sents": [ "The Delgados were a Scottish indie rock band from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.", "The band was composed of Alun Woodward (vocals, guitar), Emma Pollock (vocals, guitar), Stewart Henderson (bass), and Paul Savage (drums)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p20", "sents": [ "http: www.ofoto.com M&A o WatchGuard Buys Security Software Firm Qiave for $66 Million SEATTLE -- WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of Internet security and virtual private network technology, said it acquired Qiave Technologies, which provides digital information security for corporate internetworking, for approximately 1.29 million shares of common stock, valued at $66 million.", "Qiave's chief executive officer Jack Danahy will serve as vice president and general manager of WatchGuard's server security product line.", "Qiave is funded by JMI Equity Fund, Commonwealth, and Massachusetts Technical Development.", "http: www.watchguard.com http: www.qiave.com Peopleclick Acquires Net Sourcing Technology Firm Claybrooke RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Peopleclick, which provides online human resources management tools, said it has acquired Claybrooke & Associates, an Internet sourcing technology company, for an undisclosed amount.", "Tracey Claybrooke, the founder of Claybrooke & Associates, will serve as vice president of Peopleclick.", "Peopleclick is backed by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, Lovettt Miller Venture Fund II, North Carolina Enterprise Fund, and Primus Capital Fund IV." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p28", "sents": [ "Mr. Allen is CFO and vice president of finance and operations for Network Appliance.", "Investors for Acta include Colman Partners, Comdisco Ventures, Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, Sycamore Venture Capital, United States Venture Partners, and Van Wagoner Fund.", "http: www.acta.com DMR Consulting Exec Joins Software Firm infoShark's Board CHANTILLY, Va. -- InfoShark, a provider of software products that enable enterprises to build a business-to-business infrastructure for accessing, exchanging and transmitting XML data, said it elected Michael J. Poehner, president and chief executive officer of DMR Consulting, to its board of directors.", "Investors include JMI Equity Fund, Lazard Technology Partners, and 21st Century Ventures.", "http: www.infoshark.com incuVest Names Merck Division Senior VP to Board NEW YORK -- incuVest, a venture capital incubator and accelerator, said it appointed Margaret G. McGlynn of Merck to its board of directors.", "Ms. McGlynn serves as senior vice president of Merck's human health marketing division." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2881_p14", "sents": [ "Ms. Porter most recently was vice president of operations at Scout Electromedia and Cobalt Networks.", "Thomas Muise, who was named CFO, previously served as CFO at Solopoint, where he was responsible for financial planning, investor relations, SEC, and tax reporting.", "Dennis Thompson was named vice president of engineering.", "Mr. Thompson formerly served as director of engineering in the Internet & Connectivity Solutions divisions at Motorola.", "Embrace is backed by August Capital, Crystal Interne t Venture Fund, Intel Capital, J.P. Morgan Capital, TechFund Capital, and Thales Corporate Ventures.", "http: www.embracenetworks.com Proscape Technologies Builds Management Team mail?", "top FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Proscape Technologies, a provider of CRM tools, announced several management additions.", "Keith DeVault was named vice president of marketing and alliances, formerly serving as senior vice president of sales at Lever Brothers.", "Chad Pariseau was named vice presiden t of the consumer goods division.", "Mr. Pariseau previously was director of tra de development and category management at Keebler Foods." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "August Capital", "sents": [ "August Capital is a venture capital firm founded by David Marquardt and John Johnston in 1995.", "It is focused on information technology and is based in Menlo Park, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jaan Mahlapuu", "sents": [ "Jaan Mahlapuu (Russian: Ян Махлапу ) (11 November (or 9 November) 1894 in Valga – in Riga) was an Estonian fighter pilot for the Imperial Russian Air Service in World War I.", "He is known for being the first ace of Estonian origin." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Riga", "sents": [ "Riga ( ; Latvian: \"Rīga\" , ] ) is the capital and the largest city of Latvia.", "With 639,630 inhabitants (2016), Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states, home to one third of Latvia's population and one tenth of the Baltic states' population.", "The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava.", "Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 and lies between 1 and above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Alan Greenspan", "sents": [ "Alan Greenspan {'1': \", '2': \", '3': \", '4': \"} ( ; born March 6, 1926) is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006.", "He currently works as a private adviser and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC.", "First appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987, he was reappointed at successive four-year intervals until retiring on January 31, 2006, after the second-longest tenure in the position (behind William McChesney Martin)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2097_p2", "sents": [ "Last year alone, the AMEX Biotech index was up a whopping 62% and my Technology Investing clients made over 100% returns with select biotech stocks.", "But, mark my words, now that Celera published the entire human genome sequence in Science magazine this past February, the stocks will soar to previously unimagined heights.", "2. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has proven that he will do EVERYTHING in his power to avoid recession in 2001. Since January alone, he has made four separate, significant interest rate cuts and it's painfully obvious Greenspan doesn't want to be blamed for sending the economy into a tailspin.", "3. The big technology companies will bounce back FIRST.", "After a year like 2000 investors are in no mood to make bets on small, unproven stocks.", "They still want to profit from the fastest-growing industries-- but they want to do it more safely by buying the big, profitable companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Idriz Seferi", "sents": [ "Idriz Seferi (Turkish: \"İdris Sefer\" ; 14 March 1847 – 25 March 1927) was an Albanian nationalist figure and guerrilla fighter (rebel).", "A member of the nationalist League of Prizren and League of Peja, he was the right-hand man of Isa Boletini, with whom he organized the 1910 Uprising against the Ottoman Empire in the Kosovo Vilayet.", "After the suppression of the uprising, Seferi continued warfare, in the 1912 Uprising.", "In the First Balkan War, Boletini and Seferi rose up against Serbia, with whom they had previously been allies to during the 1910 and 1912 Uprisings, and continued to attack Serbian posts in the subsequent occupation and initial phase of World War I (1913-1915).", "In the second phase of the war (1916-1918), he led troops against Bulgarian forces." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "League of Peja", "sents": [ "League of Peja (less commonly League of Peć or League of İpek, Albanian: \"Lidhja e Pejës\" ), originally known as Besa-Besë (Pledge for a pledge) between Albanians, was an Albanian political organization established in 1899 in the city of İpek (now Peć, Albanian: \"Pejë\" ), Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire.", "It was led by Haxhi Zeka, a former member of the League of Prizren and shared the same platform in quest for an autonomous Albanian vilayet within the Ottoman Empire.", "This organization was encouraged and supported by Austria-Hungary and directed against Ottoman reforms and against Serbs from Kosovo Vilayet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5223_p32", "sents": [ "2nd Century is funded by Meritech Capital Partners, Accel, North Bridge, Venrock, Dell, Intel, and Microsoft.", "http: www.2ndcentury.com VeriSign Exec Joins Board of Broadcast Manager Reliacast HERNDON, Va -- Reliacast, a developer of management software for data broadcasts over multicast networks, said it has appointed Robert Korzeniewski, the executive vice president of VeriSign, to its board of directors.", "Mr. Korzeniewski was chief financial officer of Network Solutions.", "Reliacast is backed by First Union Capital Partners, affiliates of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, Main Street Advisors, SCP Private Equity Partners, and Thomas Weisel Partners.", "http: www.reliacast.com New People o European Broadband Firm Formus Names CEO DENVER -- Formus Communications, a European broadband communications service provider, said it has appointed Bernard G. Dvorak as its chief executive officer.", "Mr. Dvorak has been the interim chief executive officer of the company since February.", "Prior to that Mr. Dvorak was president and chief executive officer of Cordillera Communications, which provides businesses in Latin America with wireless communications services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Network Solutions", "sents": [ "Network Solutions, LLC is an American-based technology company founded in 1979.", "The domain name registration business has become the most important division of the company.", "By January 2009, Network Solutions managed more than 6.6 million domain names.", "In addition to being a domain name registrar, Network Solutions provides web services such as web hosting, website design and online marketing, including search engine optimization and pay per click management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2250_p34", "sents": [ "The high dollar value of deals undone in April came from four big transactions: Ariba Inc.'s $2.5 billion bid for Agile Software Corporation; FPL Group Inc.'s $5.5 billion offer for Entergy Corp.; Sierra Pacific Resources' failed $2.1 billion move for Enron Corp.'s Portland General Electric division and financier Carl Icahn's doomed $650 million grab at Trans World Airlines On the advisory side, the biggest investment banking firms took the biggest hits.", "In April, it was Morgan Stanley's turn.", "The investment bank led with only two deals canceled, but worth $8 billion; the Agile deal and Entergy's $6.4 billion transaction, the full value of which was $12.4 billion, including assumed debt.", "J.P. Morgan came in second with two canceled deals worth $5.5 billion, with nearly all of that value coming from the FPL Entergy deal as well.", "Hall said most of the failed April deals were simply too much of a stretch in a falling market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Morgan Stanley", "sents": [ "Morgan Stanley (NYSE: [ MS] ) is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services.", "It is headquartered at 1585 Broadway in the Morgan Stanley Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.", "With offices in more than 42 countries and more than 55,000 employees, the firm's clients include corporations, governments, institutions and individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6736_p31", "sents": [ "So reads a proposal between the DWR and the state Public Utilities Commission released earlier this week that could go into effect next month and has both PUC members and public advocacy groups worried.", "\"This gives an unelected unaccountable state agency the unilateral right to order rate increases for the next 15 years,\" Harvey Rosenfield, President of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer rights said earlier this week.", "\"Every mistake they could possibly make will also be passed along to ratepayers.\"", "The numbers that will indicate whether the state will need to try out the proposed process are scheduled to be released by the DWR on Friday.", "Loretta Lynch, PUC president, and Oscar Hidalgo, a DWR spokesman, both said they believe current electric rates cover the state's power buying costs for now.", "But the thought of a state agency potentially hitting residents and businesses in the pocketbook without any oversight so troubles Sen. John Burton, D-San Francisco, that he is pushing legislation that would retain the PUC's authority to say no." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Loretta Lynch", "sents": [ "Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 to succeed Eric Holder.", "Previously, she held the position for United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under both the Clinton (1999–2001) and Obama administrations (2010–15).", "As U.S. Attorney, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4273_p21", "sents": [ "Sitara has raised over $70 million to date.", "http: www.sitaranetworks.com Winfield Invests in Online Books Retailer Espiral WHITE PLAINS, NY.", "-- Winfield, a publicly traded small business investment company, said it made an undisclosed investment in Miami Beach, Fla.-based Espiral.com, an online provider of books and textbooks in Spanish and Portuguese.", "The site serves as a literary community where users can buy books as well as learn and share ideas.", "http: www.espiral.com Online Learning Platform Tuesday Interactive Raises Funds NEW YORK -- Tuesday Interactive, a developer of customized online learning environments, said it closed a round of financing from institutional and individual investors, including the Wolfson Group and Devor Capital Investments, at an undisclosed amount.", "The funding will be used for sales, product development, and the anticipated launch of the company's newest application, Accipio.", "The company said it expects to raise an additional round by the end of the year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e5326_p10", "sents": [ "http: www.venturestrategy.com Motorola Puts $11 Million Round Two in Media Spinoff FID SCHAUMBERG, Ill. -- Motorola spin-off First International Digital (FID) said it raised $11 million in its second round from One Motorola, the venture capital arm of Motorola, and individual investors.", "FID develops and markets audio and video products.", "http: www.fidinc.com Primedia Takes Majority Stake in WeddingNetwork.com NEW YORK -- Primedia Consumer Media and Magazines said that its Modern Bride Group has taken a controlling interest in Denver-based Internet Gift Registries, provider of the WeddingNetwork.com site.", "Financial details of the agreement are undisclosed.", "Primedia had, through its its investment arm Primedia, previously invested in Internet Gift Registries.", "Other investors in the company include Winfield and Commonwealth Associates.", "http: www.weddingnetwork.com Action Sports Web Site Swell.com Gets $8 Million Series B SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- Swell.com, an Internet and multi-channel resource for the action sports industry, said it received $8 million in its Series B round of funding from a group of investors including existing investors Richland Ventures, Edgewater Funds, Matador Capital, and new investor Bluestem." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "WRCG", "sents": [ "WRCG (1420 AM) is an urban adult contemporary-formatted radio station in Columbus, Georgia.", "WRCG previously held the call letters WRBL.", "As WRBL, the station first operated on the frequency of 1200 kHz before being reassigned in the early 1940s to 1230 and later to 1420 with a power of 5 kW.", "In 2010, the station began simulcasting at 106.9 FM with a broadcast translator.", "Its studios are co-located with four other sister stations on Wynnton Road in Columbus east of downtown, and its transmitter is located in Phenix City, Alabama." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Phenix City, Alabama", "sents": [ "Phenix City is a city in Lee and Russell counties in the State of Alabama, and the county seat of Russell County.", "As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 32,822." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Race the Sun", "sents": [ "Race the Sun is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Charles T. Kanganis and starring Halle Berry and James Belushi.", "The plot is loosely based on the true story of the Konawaena High School Solar Car Team, which finished 18th in the 1990 World Solar Challenge and first place among high school entries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Halle Berry", "sents": [ "Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress.", "Berry won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama \"Monster's Ball\" (2001).", "s of 2017 , she is the only black woman to have won a Best Actress Academy Award." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Labyrinth (Fleshgod Apocalypse album)", "sents": [ "Labyrinth is the third full-length album by Italian technical death metal band Fleshgod Apocalypse.", "It was released on August 16, 2013, through Nuclear Blast." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fleshgod Apocalypse", "sents": [ "Fleshgod Apocalypse is an Italian heavy metal band.", "Formed in 2007, the group resides in Perugia and are currently signed to Willowtip Records and Nuclear Blast.", "They have released four full-length albums, most recently \"King\" on February 5, 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3339_p2", "sents": [ "A stronger yen makes Japanese exports more expensive and less desirable to foreign buyers, which will impact the bottom line at Japanese companies.", "The broader Topix dropped 0.7%.", "- CURRENCY SUMMARY The United States dollar has stabilized, at least for the moment, following the wild swings seen Wednesday.", "The greenback is trading around the 120 yen level and at about 0.858 dollars per euro.", "Note that the dollar is at some of the strongest levels against the euro since last November.", "- MAJOR COMPANY INDUSTRY NEWS (All prices as of 11:05 a.m. EDT) Defense contractor Northrop Grumman (NOC: 87.47, - 1.80) has made a matching hostile offer for Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS: 64.27, + 0.50) even though Newport has already planned to merge with General Dynamics (GD: 79.30, - 0.71).", "Northrop stated that it would enter negotiations with Newport News if Newport allowed Northrop to conduct its due diligence review." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "General Dynamics", "sents": [ "General Dynamics Corporation is an American aerospace and defense multinational corporation.", "Formed by mergers and divestitures, it is the world's fifth-largest defense contractor based on 2012 revenues.", "General Dynamics is headquartered in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8071_p16", "sents": [ "Financial details of the partne rship and the equity stake were undisclosed.", "Need2Buy is backed by investo rs including Baker, JUMP Investors, Mitsubishi, Rustic Canyon Grou p, Shelter Ventures, Star Ventures, Trust Company of the West, and World P eace Industrial.", "http: www.need2buy.com?", "new directors?", "e-Checking Firm Xign Taps Commerce One Exec for Board PLEASANTON, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Xign, a business-to-business electro nic payment firm that is developing Internet checking, said it has appointed Robert Kimmitt as the board's third member.", "Mr. Kimmitt is an executive at Commerce One, and serves as chairman of the board of Commerce One Europe.", "H e is also the former ambassador to Germany and general counsel to the U. S. Treasury Department.", "Xign received $14.3 million in its Series A from leads Charles River Ventures and Matrix Partners earlier this month.", "http: www.xign.com ISO9.com Adds New Member to Its Board of Directors OAKLAND, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- ISO9.com, an application servic e provider for the development and maintenance of management services base d on the international ISO9000 standard, appointed Sergio Mazza to the com pany's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3975_p9", "sents": [ "Telia Business Innovation now holds a 20% stake in the company, which operates an online service that pairs companies and high-level project workers.", "The U.S.-based eWork Exchange is backed by eCompanies Venture Group, ETF Group, Storie Partners, and funds associated with DeutscheBanc Alex.", "Brown.", "In November, the company plans to open a U.K. branch.", "http: www.ework.se o Waveguide Developer Teem Photonics Gets $31 Million GRENOBLE, France -- Teem Photonics, a developer and manufacturer of active and passive optical waveguide components, said it received $31 million in funding from Baker and Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.", "The company plans to use the funds for product development and to open a United States subsidiary by the end of the year.", "Previous investors are Banexi, Innovacom, Sudinnova, Schneider Electric, Radiall, and National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble.", "http: www.teemphotonics.com Cogency Semiconductor Takes $20 Million in Round Two OTTAWA -- Cogency Semiconductor, a provider of semiconductors for the home networking market, said it raised $20 million in its second round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Genius (2012 film)", "sents": [ "Genius (Telugu: జీనియస్ ) is a 2012 released Telugu film directed by Anchor Omkar.", "It features Havish of \"Nuvvila\" fame and Sanusha in the lead roles.", "Made on a budget of Rs.110 million , \"Genius\" features Havish, Sanusha, Ashwin Babu, Vinoth and Abhinaya in the lead, while Tamil actor R. Sarath Kumar will be seen in an important role.", "Composer Joshua Sridhar has given the music for the film, produced by Dasari Kiran Kumar.", "Writer Chinni Krishna, who has penned down stories for blockbuster Telugu movies, such as \"Narasimha Naidu\", \"Indra\" and \"Gangotri\", has written the film's narrative." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Joshua Sridhar", "sents": [ "Joshua Sridhar (born 1974 in Chennai, India) is an Indian film composer and music director.", "He made his debut on the runaway hit Tamil film \"Kaadhal\" which was released on 8 December 2004." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston", "sents": [ "Houston ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States.", "With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.", "Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e27066_p4", "sents": [ "William Powers Jr., dean of the University of Texas law school, will chair a committee to handle the SEC's requests for information about the partnership, Enron said.", "--Andy Pratt in the Princeton newsroom at (609) 750-4657 or Key Enron Employees Aren't Jumping Ship, Recruiters Say By Michael Rieke Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 10 31 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Enron Corp.'s (ENE) current problems aren't sending i ts key employees running for the door, according to two executive recruiter s. While employees at Enron's underperforming units are shopping around for ne w jobs, those working for its core wholesale energy trading and retail ener gy units seem content, the recruiters told Dow Jones Newswires.", "\"We've been getting resumes from their international group over the last ye ar,\" said Bruce Peterson, managing director for Korn Ferry in Houston.", "\"But its been a very well-known fact that they're getting out of those business es.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7238_p9", "sents": [ "Additional investors included Bay Hill Partners, Chase H&Q, Intel, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, New Enterprise Associates, North Bridge Venture Partners, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Riggs Capital Partners, Redback Networks, Stephens Inc., Westway Capital, Wheatley Partners and Venrock Associates.", "All participants in the round were previous investors.", "The company will use the financing for product trials and to prepare its products for launch.", "Tantivy creates silicon and software for consumer devices and infrastructure equipment.", "The company has raised $72.2 million to date.", "http: www.tantivy.com FairEx International Financial Systems Raises $10 Million SINGAPORE -- FairEx International Financial Systems, which provides technology for online trading of international currencies, futures, and commodities, said it raised SGD 17.5 million ($10 million) in venture capital funding.", "The round was raised from 3i and eVentures, the venture capital arm of the Bank of Singapore.", "The company said it will use the funding to expand its research and development operations and open operation centers in different time zones." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "Bank of Singapore", "sents": [ "Bank of Singapore () is a Singapore-based private banking arm of OCBC Bank.", "Formerly known as ING Asia Private Bank, it was acquired by OCBC in 2009 from ING Group for US$1.46 billion.", "As at 31 December 2016, Bank of Singapore's assets under management (AUM) was US$79 billion.", "Its core markets include Southeast Asia, Greater China and the Middle East, namely the Gulf Cooperation Countries.", "Bank of Singapore is rated Aa1 by Moody's." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3520_p67", "sents": [ "A three-judge panel of the 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals issued a statement Tuesday saying last week's appeal by state Senate President John Burton and Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg did not warrant the court's intervention.", "The lawmakers, both Democrats, were joined by the city of Oakland in their appeal to the 9th Circuit, which has jurisdiction over the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.", "\"The citizens of California are suffering immediate irreparable harm as a result of FERC's abrogation of its duty to establish just and reasonable rates for electricity ,\" they wrote.", "Wholesale power prices have shot up over the past year.", "In December, prices in California reached $200 per megawatt hour.", "Since then, they have risen to as much as $1,900 per megawatt hour.", "The court's decision was announced hours before Davis was to urge President Bush to cap wholesale power costs.", "Bush, as expected, rejected Davis' plea." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Robert Hertzberg", "sents": [ "Robert Myles \"Bob\" Hertzberg (born November 19, 1954) is an American politician currently serving in the California State Senate.", "He is a Democrat representing the 18th Senate District, encompassing parts of the San Fernando Valley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lady Carla", "sents": [ "Lady Carla (8 March 1993 – 2012) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the Epsom Oaks in 1996.", "In a racing career which lasted from October 1995 to July 1997 the filly ran six times and won three races.", "After winning her only race as a two-year-old, Lady Carla won the Listed Oaks Trial Stakes at Lingfield Park on her three-year-old debut.", "Four weeks later she maintained her unbeaten run in the Classic Oaks over one and a half miles at Epsom, winning by nine lengths.", "She was beaten when favourite for the Irish Oaks and finished unplaced in two races the following season before being retired to stud." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "Irish Oaks", "sents": [ "The Irish Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies.", "It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in July." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "George Pierce (baseball)", "sents": [ "George Thomas Pierce (January 10, 1888 – October 11, 1935) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.", "He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, from 1912 to 1917 , for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Chicago Cubs", "sents": [ "The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.", "The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division.", "The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field, located on the city's North Side.", "The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division.", "The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, was a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Got to Dance", "sents": [ "Got to Dance, originally titled Just Dance, is a British dance competition that was broadcast on Sky 1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland from 20 December 2009 to 28 December 2014.", "Auditions for the show were held in specially built \"Dance Domes\" and are open to all dance acts of any age, style or size but must be of an amateur level." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Ireland", "sents": [ "Ireland ( ; Irish: \"Éire\" ] ; Ulster-Scots: \"Airlann\" ] ) is an island in the North Atlantic.", "It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.", "Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20365_p21", "sents": [ "Enron Corp.'s shares fell 21 percent yesterday after the Houston-based company said the Securities and Exchange Commission requested information on partnerships run by Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow and other executives.", "Enron created partnerships and other affiliated companies to buy and sell assets such as power plants to lower the debt on its books.", "``Both the debt and the equity people are looking for more clarity about how the company goes about its business,'' said Ralph Pellecchia, a credit analyst at Fitch Investors Service, according to the Times.", "(New York Times 10-23 1) Oct. 23, 2001 Houston Chronicle SEC asks Enron for investing data Stock price declines as regulators seek details on partnerships By LAURA GOLDBERG Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle Shares in Enron Corp. fell almost 21 percent Monday after the company discl osed federal securities regulators asked for details on investment partners hips formerly run by its chief financial officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Andrew Fastow", "sents": [ "Andrew Stuart Fastow (born December 22, 1961) is a convicted criminal and businessman who was the chief financial officer of Enron Corporation, an energy trading company based in Houston, Texas, until he was fired shortly before the company declared bankruptcy.", "Fastow was one of the key figures behind the complex web of off-balance-sheet special purpose entities (limited partnerships which Enron controlled) used to conceal Enron's massive losses in their quarterly balance sheets.", "By unlawfully maintaining personal stakes in these ostensibly independent ghost-entities, he was able to defraud Enron out of tens of millions of dollars.", "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission subsequently opened an investigation into his and the company's conduct in 2001.", "Fastow served a six-year prison sentence for charges related to these acts.", "His wife, Lea Weingarten, also worked at Enron, where she was an assistant treasurer; she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy and filing fraudulent income tax returns, and served jail time before early release to a halfway house." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Department of Water Resources", "sents": [ "The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), is part of the California Natural Resources Agency.", "The Department of Water Resources is responsible for the State of California's management and regulation of water usage.", "The department was created in 1956 by Governor Goodwin Knight following across Northern California in 1955, combining the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Public Works with the State Engineer's Office, the Water Project Authority, and the State Water Resources Board.", "It has its headquarters in Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2110_p50", "sents": [ "\"Under the pretense of helping California, (FERC) is proposing to steal additional money from California ratepayers to pad the pockets of the greedy energy companies,\" Gov.", "Gray Davis said in a statement.", "\"FERC does not care one wit about the ratepayer.", "Their plan is a total capitulation to the energy companies.\"", "Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who has been an outspoken critic of FERC's policies in California, said the surcharge would \"ensure that power generators get paid fully for their price gouging.", "That is outrageous and will further alienate Californians.\"", "The surcharge presumably would be levied on the California Department of Water Resources, which, as the state's purchasing agent, has already spent more than $5 billion on power since January.", "The DWR's costs, in turn, are likely to be borne by California's consumers and taxpayers.", "FERC would require the California Independent System Operator, which runs the state's power grid, to collect the surcharge." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3127_p2", "sents": [ "As IBM preps to launch Web-based software allowing for smoother enterprise-application- integration, it will face competition from the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Oracle and Sun.", "Which will attract the greatest number of developers and customers in the Web-services arena?", "Hear what Steven Mills, Senior VP & Group Executive of IBM Software, has to say about IBM's latest at Enterprise Outlook, June 26 & 27. Register today:http: www.enterpriseoutlook.com register.asp top stories Kodiak Venture Partners Closes Fund II with $290M mail?", "top CONCORD, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Kodiak Venture Partners, a seed and early-stage venture capital firm, said it closed its second fund, Kodiak Venture Partners II (KVP II) with $290 million.", "The fund, initially targete d at $250 million, will make seed and early stage investments typically rangi ng between $500,000 and $5 million.", "KVP will continue to focus on communications, semiconductor, and software sectors in eastern North Americ a.", "Partner Mike O'Neill said most of KVP II's investments so far have been in the Ottawa and Boston areas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "IBM", "sents": [ "IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries.", "The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed \"International Business Machines\" in 1924." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19622_p58", "sents": [ "It would definitely make shareholders nervous.\"", "Gerald Keenan, a partner in PWC Consulting in Chicago, was skeptical about the proposed reports of a merger between Dynegy and Enron.", "\"Dynegy is not that big a company,\" Keenan said.", "\"It has a market cap of about $14 billion.", "What Enron needs is someone to carry it.", "How is an entity like Dynegy going to carry Enron?", "Enron has a small market cap but a huge balance sheet.\"", "Keenan also said Enron wouldn't be likely to secure a federal bailout.", "\"The only caveat would be if the bailout would have some kind of significant effect on energy commodity markets,\" Keenan said.", "\"Other than that, it's unlikely the federal government will bail Enron out.\"", "-By Jason Leopold, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3874; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Bonds Give Back Gains as Firm Restates Profit (Update3) 2001-11-08 16:40 (New York) Enron Bonds Give Back Gains as Firm Restates Profit (Update3) (Updates bond and stock prices.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10 ] }, { "title": "Jason Leopold", "sents": [ "Jason Leopold is an American senior investigative reporter for \"BuzzFeed\".", "He used to be an investigative reporter for \"Al Jazeera America\" and \"Vice News\".", "He worked at \"Truthout\" as a senior editor and reporter, a position he left after three years on February 19, 2008, to co-found the web-based political magazine \"The Public Record\", Leopold's profile page on \"The Public Record\" now says he is Editor-at-Large.", "Leopold returned to \"Truthout\" as Deputy Managing Editor in October 2009 and was made lead investigative reporter in 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5806_p29", "sents": [ "The state PUC, he said, ordered utilities in the early 1990s to build more plants, but the utilities got federal regulators to overrule the order.", "Among other things, he said, the federal government uncritically adopted a flawed plan separating the West's transmission system from the generation of electricity.", "That allows generators to extort the grid operator by threatening to withhold power, he added.", "Pringle said he can't even attempt to get as detailed as Peace when it comes to explaining what went wrong.", "\"Everyone has a degree in which they need to stand up, but the people in charge today are in charge of fixing it,\" Pringle said.", "\"If you want to go around the rosy and say did Republicans blow something?", "Yeah.", "Did Wilson?", "Yeah.", "Lockyer, Brulte, Peace?", "Yeah.", "The consumer associations?", "We're all tagged.\"", "PHOTO (5); Caption: (1) Bill Lockyer, state attorney general, raked energy CEOs., (2) James Brulte, assemblyman, helped craft deregulation., (3) Curt Pringle, ex-Assembly speaker, scorned Davis., (4) Steve Peace, state senator, wants Cisco Systems execs., (5) Pete Wilson, ex- governor, rapped Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 13 ] }, { "title": "Curt Pringle", "sents": [ "Curtis L. \"Curt\" Pringle (born June 27, 1959) is an American politician from the U.S. state of California.", "He is the last Republican to serve as the Speaker of the California State Assembly and is also the longest-serving Republican Speaker in the last 46 years.", "He is a former Mayor of Anaheim and a former Chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority.", "Today, he runs his own public relations and government affairs firm, Curt Pringle & Associates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "North Cork (UK Parliament constituency)", "sents": [ "North Cork, a division of County Cork, was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.", "From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", "sents": [ "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established as a sovereign state on 1 January 1801 by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland.", "The growing desire for an Irish Republic led to the Irish War of Independence, which resulted in Ireland seceding from the Union and forming the Irish Free State in 1922.", "Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom, and the state was consequently renamed the \"United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Scottish Power", "sents": [ "ScottishPower Ltd. is a vertically integrated energy company with its headquarters in Glasgow, Scotland.", "It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but, in 2006, it became a subsidiary of the Spanish utility Iberdrola." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2105_p36", "sents": [ "\"They'll start shipping units in May, right around the time we have power outages this summer, and you watch, we will.\"", "Performance data from 12 14 00 to 3 5 01. Source: Dow Jones Interactive COMPANIES & FINANCE UK: Scot Power eyes Enron utility Financial Times; May 1, 2001 By ANDREW TAYLOR Scottish Power is in talks with Enron, the US energy group, about buying its Oregon-based electricity utility Portland General.", "The Enron subsidiary supplies most of Portland's electricity.", "Talks are at an early stage and a deal is not thought to be imminent.", "Scottish Power bought PacifiCorp electricity group, which has its headquarters in Portland, in a deal worth Pounds 3.86bn in 1999. Scottish Power declined to confirm that it was in negotiations with Enron.", "The group's shares slipped 1 3 4p yesterday to 445p.", "A previous attempt by Enron to sell Portland to Sierra Pacific Resources broke down after the Nevada-based utility ran into power shortage problems on the US west coast." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4179_p4", "sents": [ "e Yet in their financial reports, the companies only vaguely describe the methods they use to come up with fair-value estimates on the contracts.", "Increasingly, quoted market prices offering independent guidance are becoming readily available for several years into the future.", "However, with some long-term derivative instruments, particularly electricity contracts, future market prices don't extend far enough to cover the full life of those contracts.", "And in those cases, companies are allowed to base valuations on their own undisclosed estimates, assumptions and pricing models.", "\"Ultimately they're telling you what they think the answer is, but they're not telling you how they got to that answer,\" says Stephen Campbell, an analyst at Business Valuation Services in Dallas.", "\"That is essentially saying `trust me.'\"", "Accounting-rule makers at the Financial Accounting Standards Board have debated the subject of how to value energy-related contracts extensively in recent months.", "\"Two companies in similar circumstances might apply different methods to estimate the fair value of their energy-related contracts and may arrive at widely different values,\" an FASB task force studying the issue wrote in a June report." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Dallas", "sents": [ "Dallas ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.", "It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.", "The city's population ranks ninth in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio.", "The city's prominence arose from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position along numerous railroad lines.", "The bulk of the city is in Dallas County, of which it is the county seat; however, sections of the city are located in Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.", "According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 1,197,816.", "The United States Census Bureau's estimate for the city's population increased to 1,317,929 as of July 1, 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6411_p65", "sents": [ "Under the proposal, the state's three largest utilities would reduce the voltage from 120 volts to about 117 volts.", "While that would have little effect on individual lights and appliances, bundled together the savings would reach hundreds of megawatts -- in a pinch, enough to avert rolling blackouts.", "PG&E officials said they think the plan is a good one and were baffled why the PUC postponed debating it.", "At issue are how much power the plan would actually save, how long it would take to implement, and whether it might make some service less reliable.", "PG&E promised hundreds of megawatts in savings within a month, but in paper s submitted late Tuesday reduced those expectations to 40 megawatts over a three-month span, said Robert Kinosian, energy adviser to PUC President Loretta Lynch.", "\"Every sort of thing in implementing this was more problematic than before, Kinosian told reporters Wednesday.", "\"I thought that everybody was working on the same page, until yesterday.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Loretta Lynch", "sents": [ "Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 to succeed Eric Holder.", "Previously, she held the position for United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under both the Clinton (1999–2001) and Obama administrations (2010–15).", "As U.S. Attorney, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8065_p0", "sents": [ "\"Senator seeks $2 billion to stabilize power rates The state legislator who pushed for deregulation of the state's energy industry now wants to set aside $2 billion in state funds to help prevent the same kind of skyrocketing utility bills that have plagued the San Diego area, the first California region to be deregulated.", "The money could be used for any number of endeavors, including construction of state-run power plants, purchase of existing privately owned power plants or the takeover of the transmission system for energy in California, said Sen. Steve Peace, D-El Cajon, chairman of the powerful Senate Budget Committee.", "http: www.capitolalert.com news capalert06_20001121.html State contradicts power concerns Contradicting months of dire warnings from energy suppliers, state officials Monday said California should have enough electricity to meet next summer's demands.?", "While stressing that new power plants still will be needed in the near future, California Energy Commission officials said the threat of blackouts and severe cutbacks next summer now seem unlikely." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e213_p2", "sents": [ "\"This hesitancy in a crisis will cost California's economy tens of billions of dollars during the next 20 years.\"", "The state has spent more than $3 billion since January buying power in the spot market.", "Davis has asked lawmakers for another $500 million from the general fund to continue buying power.", "If the $500 million is granted, the state's commitment to power purchases will surpass $4 billion.", "State Sen. Steve Peace, D-El Cajon, however, said last week that the Senate Budget Committee will deny further requests for funding unless the PUC carves out a revenue stream for the state's Department of Water Resources, the agency that is now buying the bulk of the state's power on behalf of the cash-strapped utilities.", "The PUC was expected to release guidelines last week on rates the DWR can receive from utilities to pay back the general fund and to issue revenue bonds to pay for long-term contracts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e5680_p1", "sents": [ "Davis will try to sway voter anger toward the GOP as he faces a Senate panel., RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER, WASHINGTON Los Angeles Times, June 20, 2001 Wednesday, Home Edition, Page 1, 2450 words, COLUMN ONE; Blackout Forecasts' Dark Side; * If optimists are wrong and the power runs out, California's energy crisis could quickly cost lives and cripple the economy., JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER The New York Times, June 20, 2001, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 14; Column 3; National Desk, 708 words, Regulators' Order Could Bring Broad California Power Accord, By LAURA M. HOLSON with JEFF GERTH, LOS ANGELES, June 19 The New York Times, June 20, 2001, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 14; Column 3; National Desk, 1022 words, The Lesson of When to Give Aid to Free Markets, By DAVID E. SANGER, WASHINGTON, June 19 The New York Times, June 20, 2001, Wednesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 22; Column 1; Editorial Desk, 503 words, At Last, Action on California The Orange County Register, June 20, 2001, Wednesday, WASHINGTON DATELINE, K0253, 808 words, Senate Democrats drop price caps bill; energy commissioners go to Hill, By Dena Bunis San Jose Mercury News, June 20, 2001, Wednesday, WASHINGTON DATELINE, K0244 ?, 1181 words, Feinstein drops price caps bill; energy commissioners go to Capitol Hill, By Jim Puzzanghera San Francisco Chronicle, JUNE 20, 2001, WEDNESDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8721_p2", "sents": [ "Every month VentureFinance tells you where venture capitalists are investing and why, which has made it a must read for angels, fund managers, investment bankers, general partners, and specialists in buyouts and business development.", "From Technologic Partners, following private investments since 1985.http: technologicpartners.com tp vf top stories Providence Equity Partners Raises $2.8 Billion Fund mail this story?", "top PROVIDENCE, R.I. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Providence Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm with offices in Providence, R.I., and London said it closed a $2.8 billion Fund IV in November.", "The fund was raised from the firm's existing limited partners.", "Focusing on telecommunications and media companies, Providence Equity Partners will commit between $25 million and $200 million to each of its portfolio companies and will invest across all development stages.", "Its past private equity investments include Mpower Communications, Tele1 Europe Holding A.B., Verio, Brooks Fiber Properties, and Western Wireless.", "http: www.provequity.com Insight Capital Partners Raising $750 Million Fund mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "Providence Equity Partners", "sents": [ "Providence Equity Partners LLC is an American global private equity investment firm focused on media, communications, education and information investments.", "The firm specializes in leveraged buyout transactions as well as growth capital investments and has invested in more than 140 companies globally since its inception in 1989." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26279_p9", "sents": [ "\"We still have a viable litigation claim for the remainder,\" Kahn said.", "Brent Bailey, vice president and general counsel of Duke Energy of North Am erica, said he felt the formula laid out by Wagner would generate a refund order in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion.", "\"It's a reasonable amount in the context of these settlement talks,\" Bailey said.", "The Bee's David Whitney can be reached at (202) 383-0004 or dwhitney@mcclat chydc.com Staff writers Emily Bazar and Dale Kasler contributed to this report.", "Third power plant opens: But the Los Medanos facility isn't pouring out ele ctricity yet.", "By Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer (Published July 10, 2001) The flood of new electricity being welcomed by Gov.", "Gray Davis was only at rickle at the latest power plant that the governor opened on Monday, accord ing to sources close to California's energy crisis.", "Heralded by Davis as part of a \"powerful one-two-three punch\" that will bri ng California closer to energy independence, the Los Medanos Energy Center in Pittsburg spit out no more than 20 megawatts on its opening day, they sa id." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Brent Bailey", "sents": [ "Brent Bailey is an American film and television actor, director, producer, and screenwriter born in Tucson, Arizona.", "Bailey has appeared in television series such as Criminal Minds, Rizzoli & Isles and Hart of Dixie.", "Bailey also played Alex Knightley on the series Emma Approved, which won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Interactive Program in 2015.", "It has been announced that he will play John F. Kennedy's speechwriter Ted Sorensen in the feature film LBJ directed by Rob Reiner." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Harvey Rosenfield", "sents": [ "Harvey Rosenfield (born 1952) is an American lawyer, author and consumer advocate.", "In 1985, he founded Consumer Watchdog, a nationally recognized, nonpartisan nonprofit public interest group.", "He serves as the group's counsel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e20534_p1", "sents": [ "\"My concern was in not taking money from people who were actively selling us power during the difficult early months in 2001,\" he said of his decision in January to stop taking contributions from utilities and power companies.", "\"To my knowledge neither of those companies are active players in that process.", "But consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield blasted Davis for accepting the money and said it should be returned.", "\"If it was dirty money before, it is even dirtier now,\" said Rosenfield, who heads the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.", "Davis is mistaken to think that the energy crisis is over, Rosenfield said.", "\"Tell that to the 20 million Californians who have seen their rates increase an average of 50 percent,\" he said.", "The two companies -- FPL Energy LLC and Caithness Energy LLC -- each gave $25,000 to Davis' campaign fund.", "Both contributors have proposed projects pending in California.", "Caithness Energy, a New York-based generator, is expected to file plans to build a power plant with the California Energy Commission later this month." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Alan Guth", "sents": [ "Alan Harvey Guth ( ; born February 27, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist.", "Guth has researched elementary particle theory (and how particle theory is applicable to the early universe).", "He is currently serving as Victor Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.", "Along with Alexei Starobinsky and Andrei Linde, he won the 2014 Kavli Prize “for pioneering the theory of cosmic inflation.”" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology", "sents": [ "The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.", "It is often ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]