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[ { "title": "Kiri Shaw", "sents": [ "Kiri Shaw (born 4 June 1973) is a New Zealand softball player.", "She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the New Zealand team placed sixth in the women's softball tournament." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Sydney", "sents": [ "Sydney ( ) is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.", "Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds the world's largest natural harbour and sprawls about 70 km on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north and Macarthur to the south.", "Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, 40 local government areas and 15 contiguous regions.", "Residents of the city are known as \"Sydneysiders\".", "As at June 2016 Sydney's estimated population was 5,029,768." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1988 Intercontinental Final", "sents": [ "The 1988 Intercontinental Final was the fourteenth running of the Intercontinental Final as part of the qualification for the 1988 Speedway World Championship.", "The 1988 Final was run on 6 August at the Vetlanda Speedway in Vetlanda, Sweden, and was the last qualifying stage for riders from Scandinavia, the USA and from the Commonwealth nations for the World Final to be held at the Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Vojens", "sents": [ "Vojens (German: \"Woyens\" ) is a town in Denmark with a population of 7,655 (1 January 2014), it was the main town of the now abolished Vojens Municipality, now in Region of Southern Denmark.", "The town is served by Vojens Airport" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "David Engelke", "sents": [ "David Engelke is a serial entrepreneur who purchased audio manufacturing company Solid State Logic in cooperation with musician Peter Gabriel in 2005.", "The imaging, editing and analysis technologies he developed have earned him and his companies three EMMY Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and an OSCAR from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences and a technical GRAMMY award from the Recording Academy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Peter Gabriel", "sents": [ "Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis.", "After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career with \"Solsbury Hill\" as his first single.", "His 1986 album, \"So\", is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U.S.", "The album's most successful single, \"Sledgehammer\", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Miracle of Love (film)", "sents": [ "The Miracle of Love is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Adrian Johnson based upon the novel of the same name by Cosmo Hamilton.", "The film stars Lucy Cotton, Blanche Davenport, Leila Blow, Jackie Saunders, Wyndham Standing, and Ivo Dawson.", "The film was released on November 23, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.", "It is not known whether the film currently survives, which suggests that it is a lost film." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Cosmo Hamilton", "sents": [ "Cosmo Hamilton (29 April 1870 – 14 October 1942), born Henry Charles Hamilton Gibbs, was an English playwright and novelist.", "He was the brother of writers A. Hamilton Gibbs and Sir Philip Gibbs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Al Gore", "sents": [ "Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.", "Gore was Bill Clinton's running mate in their successful campaign in 1992, and the pair were re-elected in 1996.", "Near the end of President Clinton's second term, Gore was selected as the Democratic nominee for the 2000 presidential election but did not win the election.", "After his term as vice-president ended in 2001, Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist, whose work in climate change activism earned him (jointly with the IPCC) the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3075_p16", "sents": [ "But the cap that Texas adopted in March prevents energy companies from offering to sell power for more than $1,000 per megawatt-hour -- far above the $346 average that California expects to pay for non-contracted power th is spring.", "The campaign operation for Davis, who is up for re-election next year and h as been mentioned as a potential Bush opponent in 2004, distributed a news release yesterday saying that \"Davis is emerging as a national spokesman fo r the Democrats on energy issues.\"", "The governor yesterday appointed two members of former Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore's campaign, Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane, as interim communication consultants.", "He named Gore's former deputy chief of staff, Nancy McFadden, as senior adviser.", "The governor will give the Democratic response to Bush's weekly radio addre ss today.", "While Davis blames the Lone Star State, none of Pacific Gas and Electric's power plants, which produce 7,400 megawatts, was sold to Texas firms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3384_p28", "sents": [ "The company \"did not have a financial incentive to withhold pipeline capaci ty in order to increase natural gas prices in California,\" said Ralph Eads, president of El Paso Merchant Energy, which markets natural gas on pipeline s from Texas and New Mexico into California.", "Merchant is a division of El Paso Corp., which operates a key pipeline that supplies about one-sixth of California's natural gas.", "Eads is a corporate executive vice president.", "He said that although Merchant earned more than $180 million in pre-tax profits in selling natural gas in the past year, the company lost potential ly hundreds of millions of dollars more by entering into long-term contracts under what is known as a \"hedging\" strategy.", "During afternoon testimony yesterday, Eads repeatedly denied suggestions by an attorney for the California Public Utilities Commission that the company kept gas capacity \"out of the hands of other marketers\" to drive up profits between November and March." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Intel", "sents": [ "Intel Corporation (also known as Intel, stylized as intel) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California (colloquially referred to as \"Silicon Valley\") that was founded by Gordon Moore (of Moore's law fame) and Robert Noyce.", "It is the world's second largest and second highest valued semiconductor chip makers based on revenue after being overtaken by Samsung, and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs).", "Intel supplies processors for computer system manufacturers such as Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell.", "Intel also manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphics chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5806_p4", "sents": [ "But just at the moment when the Europeans have placed competition policy in the hands of a sternly upright professor, the United States has acquired an administration that seems oblivious to normal concerns about conflict of interest.", "It's not yet clear whether the Bush administration really is a government of, by and for big corporations to an extent not seen since Warren G. Harding was president, or whether it just looks that way.", "But the stories keep accumulating.", "Intel's chief lobbyist says that his highly inappropriate meetings with Karl Rove were ''quite useful'' to its merger case -- and Mr. Rove didn't even get a slap on the wrist.", "According to the outgoing chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the head of Enron offered to support him at the White House if he changed his policy positions.", "And it took three months -- and a sharp prod from Jake Tapper at Salon -- before Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill honored his promise to sell his Alcoa stock." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Challapalli", "sents": [ "Challapalli, officially known as Challapalle, is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.", "It is located in Challapalli mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division.", "Challapalli is one of the villages in the mandal to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Andhra Pradesh Capital Region", "sents": [ "Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is the conurbation or metropolitan area surrounding Amaravati, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh.", "The entire region is under the jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, and covers an area of 8603 sqkm under 58 mandals, of which 29 are in Krishna district and 29 in Guntur district.", "The capital region covers 18 mandals fully and 11 mandals partially in Guntur district.", "In Krishna district, it covers 15 mandals fully and 14 mandals partially under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.", "The capital city is an Urban Notified Area, and will cover 217.23 km2 , within the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3753_p9", "sents": [ "Put simply, in the past month the focus of the California energy crisis, an d maybe the onus as well, has moved east: from the state's (and Davis') handling of the mess to the generating companies, energy marketers and gas pipeline companies that have richly profited from it, and thus to FERC, the do-next-to-nothing Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Bush administration.", "That wasn't all Davis' doing -- far from it -- though it's been at the hear t of his message about energy industry \"pirates\" and \"profiteers.\"", "Bush's misbegotten energy plan and the administration's political clumsiness also contributed mightily, not least by inadvertently giving Davis the chance to get media exposure he could only have dreamed about.", "More important, there's the defection of Sen. James Jeffords from the Republican Party and the resulting shift of control in the United States Senate, whe re the next chair of the Energy Committee will be Sen. Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico, a co-sponsor of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bill capping wholesale electric rates for the next two years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Jeff Bingaman", "sents": [ "Jesse Francis \"Jeff\" Bingaman Jr. (born October 3, 1943) is a former United States Senator from New Mexico, serving from 1983 to 2013.", "He is a member of the Democratic Party, and he served as Chairman of Committee Outreach for the Senate Democratic Caucus.", "Previously, Bingaman was Attorney General of New Mexico from 1979 to 1983.", "On February 18, 2011, Bingaman announced that he would not seek re-election in 2012.", "He was replaced by fellow Democrat Martin Heinrich.", "After he left the Senate, he returned to his alma mater, Stanford Law School, as a fellow of their Steyer–Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance.", "Bingaman is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1698_p10", "sents": [ "For that reason, today's announcement was widely viewed as a first step toward new management policies, including privatizing services.", "The nominees ''have been persistent advocates of outsourcing, relying more on the marketplace and re-engineering the core military functions so they perform more efficiently,'' said Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the Lexington Institute, a military analysis group.", "But the announcement drew criticism from watchdog groups because two nominees -- Gordon R. England, Mr. Bush's choice for Navy secretary, and James G. Roche, chosen to run the Air Force -- come from military contractors that sell billions of dollars of equipment to the armed forces.", "Mr. Roche is a corporate vice president with the Northrop Grumman, which builds aircraft and electronics equipment, including the Global Hawk, an unmanned reconnaissance plane that is widely praised by some Bush advisers.", "The company also hopes to sell more B-2 bombers -- at a cost of at least $500 million each -- to the Air Force." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Lexington Institute", "sents": [ "The Lexington Institute is a small public-policy think tank headquartered in Arlington, Virginia that focuses on national security, education reform, energy policy and logistics.", "It is organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which means it is a tax-exempt, non-profit foundation that may not lobby.", "The institute does not receive money from the federal government.", "Its main sources of funding are corporations, foundations, and individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4329_p8", "sents": [ "Philip Canfield and David Donnini, of GTCR Golder Rauner, joined the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding for operations and strategic acquisitions.", "http: www.fiderus.com $12 Million First Round for Laser Optics Firm LightPointe SAN DIEGO -- LightPointe Communications, a provider of hybrid laser-optic microwave systems that enable businesses to connect to fiber optic networks, said it raised $12 million in its first round from investors Sevin Rosen Funds, Ampersand Ventures and Telecom Partners.", "The company will use the funds to expand its manufacturing capabilities and for marketing.", "http: www.lightpointe.com B2B ProductPOP Launches, Raises $5 Million First Round SAN FRANCISCO -- ProductPOP, a business-to-business provider of electronic commerce channel marketing technology and services for manufacturers, said it has raised $5 million in its first round of funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson.", "The round was raised earlier this year to fuel the company's launch.", "ProductPOP, which is developing the use of interactive displays to improve manufacturer's e-commerce channel performance, said it is currently seeking its second round financing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Draper Fisher Jurvetson", "sents": [ "Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is an American venture capital firm focused on early- and growth-stage investments in enterprise, consumer and disruptive technologies.", "In 2015, DFJ was identified as one of the top investors of billion-dollar startups." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "David Magee", "sents": [ "David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter, who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for \"Finding Neverland\".", "Along with Simon Beaufoy he wrote the screenplay for \"Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day\" starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was released in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Amy Adams", "sents": [ "Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress.", "She is known for both her comedic and dramatic performances, and as of 2017, is among the highest-paid actresses in the world.", "She has received several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for five Academy Awards, four for Best Supporting Actress and one for Best Actress." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Birth of a Beauty", "sents": [ "Birth of a Beauty () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Joo Sang-wook, Han Ye-seul, Jung Gyu-woon and Wang Ji-hye.", "It aired on SBS from November 1, 2014 to January 11, 2015 for 21 episodes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Joo Sang-wook", "sents": [ "Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor.", "He is best known for his roles in generational saga \"Giant\", medical drama \"Good Doctor\", romantic comedy \"Cunning Single Lady\", \"Birth of a Beauty\" and crime procedural \"Special Affairs Team TEN\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7455_p4", "sents": [ "Sandlot Capital also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding to support growth in its online business services infrastructure and to open additional offices abroad.", "Coradiant owns and operates a service platform for Internet business applications and remotely manages, maintains and monitors business critical sites.", "http: www.coradiant.com New Money o Software Firm Raging Knowlege Has $1.5 Million First Round SOUTH NORWALK, Conn. -- Raging Knowledge, a developer of collaborative Web-based knowledge management systems, said it secured $1.5 million in first round funding, led by Multi-Venture Partners and Holger.", "Charles Millard, former president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and former managing director of the Internet Group at Prudential Securities; Roger Moore, vice president of business development for Raging Knowledge; and Ronald Stevens, president of Digital5, will join the board of directors.", "http: www.ragingknowledge.com Apparel Industry Tech Firm FreeBorders Raises $25 Million SAN FRANCISCO -- FreeBorders, which develops sourcing technologies and an online trading network for the fashion, apparel, design, and fabric markets, said it raised $25 million in its second round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Prudential Securities", "sents": [ "Prudential Securities, also formerly known as Prudential Securities Incorporated (PSI), was the financial services arm of the insurer, Prudential Financial.", "In 2003, Prudential Securities was merged into Wachovia Securities, a division of Wachovia Bank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love", "sents": [ "Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love is the fourth album from The Free Design.", "It was released in 1970.", "In 2004, it was named \"The Free Design's best album to date\" by Dominique Leone on Pitchfork." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Dominique Leone", "sents": [ "Dominique Leone is an American musician and writer based in New York City.", "He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on December 29, 1973, and grew up in the Dallas, Texas area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "MathStar", "sents": [ "MathStar was an American, fabless semiconductor company based in Oregon.", "Founded in Minnesota in 1999, the company moved to the Portland metropolitan area where it remained until it completed a reverse merger with Sajan, Inc. in 2010.", "MathStar never made a profit after raising $137 million over the lifetime of the company, including via several stock offerings while the company was publicly traded on the NASDAQ market.", "The company’s only product was a field programmable object array (FPOA) chip." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e11765_p7", "sents": [ "The new company will have three divisions: an incubator, KPN's pre-existing venture capital unit KPN, and a division that concentrates on merging markets, services and technologies.", "The new company will incubate and invest in dot-com companies and develop new services.", "http: www.kpn.com New Money o Semiconductor Firm MathStar to Close $18 Million First Round MINNEAPOLIS -- MathStar, a developer of high-speed semiconductors, said it expects to announce the close of its $18 million first institutional round within the next three weeks.", "The round is being funded by both institutional and individual investors.", "The company will use the funding for product development, and expects to launch its first product by the late Summer 2001. MathStar is a fabless semiconductor company that has received United States Defense Department grants of approximately $1 million for technology development.", "http: www.mathstar.com App Integration Firm Foresight Gets $6 Million First Round COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Foresight, a provider of Internet application integration services that enable companies to extend their Web applications and enterprise business systems, said it completed its first round of funding for $6 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e68_p3", "sents": [ "But he also cut earnings targets for the EBS segment to $8.40 share because of the failed Blockbuster deal.", "Heady cash-flow projections figured heavily in Enron's guidance for 2001, which called for a stock price of $126, of which EBS would account for $40, Meade said.", "Meade, whose company initiated coverage on Enron in late May 2000, had been alone among Enron analysts in keeping a hold rating on the stock.", "Merrill Lynch analyst Donato Eassey on Monday released a note reiterating his buy recommendation with a $99 share price target.", "\"While the separation from such a high-profile name is disappointing, we do not view this as negative,\" Eassey wrote.", "\"This could in fact actually accelerate Enron's content delivery strategy.\"", "Eassey pointed out that Enron and Blockbuster's trial in Seattle, Salt Lake City, New York and Portland, Ore., proved Enron can deliver movies on demand.", "That gives them a track record to show to potential customers like movie studios and other entertainment concerns that want to provide content directly through their Web sites, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Seattle", "sents": [ "Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.", "It is the seat of King County, Washington.", "With an estimated 704,352 residents as of 2016 , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.", "In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.", "In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate.", "The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 mi south of the Canada–United States border.", "A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015 ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2143_p3", "sents": [ "Since none of the revenue goes into the state ,s general fund a nd would be returned to taxpayers, proponents contend that the revenue-neutra l bill can increase a tax by mere majority-vote approval of the Senate and Assembly, not the two-thirds majorities required for tax increases in the state Constitution.", "Cal-Tax has long disagreed with this interpretation.?", "Supporters of the bill included Toward Utility Rate Normalization, representing &small 8 ratepayers; the public-employee financed Califo rnia Tax Reform Association; the California Public Interest Research Group; the California Labor Federation and the Service Employees International Union.", "When Senator Jim Battin noted that the bill would impose windfall profits taxes on energy contracts negotiated by the Davis Administration (at $86 p er megawatt hour), Senator Scott agreed to amend the bill to exempt existing contracts.?", "While Governor Gray Davis has indicated support for a windfall profits tax his Department of Finance had no position at Monday ,s hearing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9692_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.aristasoft.com Education Site LearnSomething.com Secures First Round Funds TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- LearnSomething.com, an interactive online education site, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of first round funding led by Noro-Moseley Partners.", "The round also included individual investors.", "The company said the funds will be used to expand its sales and marketing capabilities and to accelerate product development.", "LearningSomething.com is a distance learning service provider specializing in helping associations develop multimedia, Internet-based education for their members.", "http: www.learningsomething.com AppStream Raises $26 Million in Second Round of Funding PALO ALTO, Calif. -- AppStream, which provides ASPs with software streaming technology, said it secured $26 million in second round financing from JK&B Capital, Goldman Sachs, and Evergreen Management.", "The round also included strategic investments from Computer Associates and Mitsubishi.", "Previous investor Draper Fisher Jurvetson also participated in the round.", "Marc Sokol, executive member of JK&B Capital, will join AppStream's Board of Directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p20", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to grow and strengthen its market share.", "Richard Finkelstein of JK&B Capital will assume a seat on Synchrologic's board of directors.", "http: www.synchrologic.com ASP Reasoning Gets $15 Million Series D MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Reasoning, an ASP that specializes in software modernization, said it secured $15 million in a Series D funding led by C.E.", "Unterberg, Towbin.", "Aspen Ventures, Novis Ventures, and NIF Ventures USA also contributed to the round.", "The funds will be used for research and development and infrastructure.", "http: www.reasoning.com New Products o Online College Student Advisor PureAdvice.com Launches NEW YORK -- PureAdvice.com, a one-on-one online college admissions and financial aid advice service for students, announced its launch.", "Doublespace, a Silicon Alley-based incubator provided the company with an undisclosed amount of seed capital.", "PureAdvice.com, founded by CEO Michael Lythcott and company president Steven Ehrlich, has also received funding from Oliver, Wyman & Co. http: www.pureadvice.com Universal Wireless Infrastructure Firm Sentica Launches SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sentica, which provides universal application-enabling infrastructure for mobile devices, announced its launch." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "It's All Right", "sents": [ "\"It's All Right\" is a 1963 song recorded by The Impressions and written by the group's lead singer, Curtis Mayfield.", "The single was the most successful chart entry of the group's career.", "\"It's All Right\" was one of two top-ten singles for the group on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100, and the first of six number ones on the \"Billboard\" R&B chart.", "It also reached number one on the \"Cash Box\" R&B chart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Curtis Mayfield", "sents": [ "Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.", "He first achieved success and recognition with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5457_p9", "sents": [ "\"Natural Gas Prices High in Southern California\" The New York Times, June 3, \"Econ 101: It's Right and It's Wrong\" San Francisco Chronicle, May 17, http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 05 17 M N88959.DTL The New York Times, May 18, \"In the State of Power, Scant Praise for Bush Plan\" The New York Times, May 18, \"Energy Executives Like proposals; outside experts see less need for action\" NPR, May 19, \"Prices for Natural Gas and electricity in California Remain High, and further Rate hikes May be Necessary\" HAPPENING AT HAAS ALUMNI EVENTS Alumni Presentation and Book-Signing\"A New Brand of Expertise: How Independent Consultants, Free Agents, and Interim Managers, are Transforming the World of Work\" by Marion McGovern, MBA 85, president and co-founder of My, Inc. Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8.00 a.m. Lifeprint, 120 Montgomery Street, Suite 600, San Francisco Under McGovern's leadership, My earned a spot on the Inc. 500 listing of the fastest growing private companies in America in 1994 to 1997. From 1994 to 1999, M2 has been on the San Francisco Business Times listings or the \"Fastest Growing Companies in the Bay Area\" and the \"Largest Women Owned Businesses in the SF Bay Area.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The New York Times", "sents": [ "The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company.", "\"The New York Times\" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper.", "The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.", "\"The New York Times\" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation.", "Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2343_p0", "sents": [ "'Western Government Affairs WEEKLY SCHEDULES For the Week of May 7 - 11, 2001 Paul Kaufman Mon 5 07 Portland OR office Tue 5 08 Portland OR office Wed 5 09 Salt Lake City UT Thur 5 10 Houston TX Fri 5 11 Portland OR office Sue Mara Mon 5 07 San Francisco CA office Tue 5 08 Portland OR office Wed 5 09 San Francisco CA office Thur 5 10 San Francisco CA office Fri 5 11 San Francisco CA office Jeff Dasovich Mon 5 07 Sacramento CA Tue 5 08 TBD Wed 5 09 TBD Thur 5 10 TBD Fri 5 11 TBD Sandi McCubbin Mon 5 07 Sacramento CA Tue 5 08 Sacramento CA Wed 5 09 TBD Thur 5 10 TBD Fri 5 11 TBD Mona Petrochko Mon 5 07 Vacation Tue 5 08 Vacation Wed 5 09 Vacation Thur 5 10 Vacation Fri 5 11 Vacation Alan Comnes Mon 5 07 Portland OR office Tue 5 08 Portland OR office Wed 5 09 Portland OR office Thur 5 10 Portland OR office Fri 5 11 Portland OR office" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3082_p0", "sents": [ "'Western Government Affairs WEEKLY SCHEDULES For the Week of May 21 - 25, 2001 Paul Kaufman Mon 5 21 Houston TX Tue 5 22 Houston TX Wed 5 23 Portland OR office, a.m.; Helena, p.m. Thur 5 24 Helana Fri 5 25 Portland OR office Sue Mara Mon 5 21 San Francisco CA office, a.m.; 10 - 4 Real-TIme Pricing Workshop [2 pm Dentist] Tue 5 22 San Francisco CA office Wed 5 23 San Francisco CA office Thur 5 24 ISO Board, Folsom and IEP Board, Sacramento Fri 5 25 San Francisco CA office, a.m.; 9 - 11 AReM Meeting Vacation beginning 11:30 am Jeff Dasovich Mon 5 21 San Francisco CA office Tue 5 22 San Francisco CA office Wed 5 23 San Francisco CA office Thur 5 24 Vacation Fri 5 25 Vacation Sandi McCubbin Mon 5 21 Sacramento CA Tue 5 22 Sacramento CA Wed 5 23 Sacramento CA Thur 5 24 Sacramento CA Fri 5 25 Vacation Mona Petrochko Mon 5 21 Dallas TX Tue 5 22 Washington DC Wed 5 23 Houston TX Thur 5 24 Houston TX Fri 5 25 San Francisco CA Alan Comnes Mon 5 21 Portland OR office Tue 5 22 Portland OR office Wed 5 23 Portland OR office Thur 5 24 Portland OR office Fri 5 25 Portland OR office'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2014–15 Windsor Express season", "sents": [ "The 2014–15 Windsor Express season was the third season of the franchise in the National Basketball League of Canada.", "The Express finished the season with a 21–11 record and won the 2015 Finals in a controversial manner, with the opposing Halifax Rainmen forfeiting Game 7 after a pre-game brawl.", "They won their second consecutive title, becoming the second team to do so after the London Lightning under Micheal Ray Richardson.", "Head coach Bill Jones also won back-to-back titles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Micheal Ray Richardson", "sents": [ "Micheal \"Sugar\" Ray Richardson (born April 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach.", "He most recently was head coach of London Lightning of the National Basketball League of Canada.", "Richardson played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies.", "He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight years, most notably for the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6630_p1", "sents": [ "By Jim Sanders Bee Capitol Bureau (Published July 18, 2001) Divided legislators began wrestling Tuesday with competing proposals to kee p one of California's largest private utilities, Southern California Edison, from going bankrupt.", "Pressure is rising as Edison continues to struggle with more than $3.5 billion in debt and a tentative plan by Gov.", "Gray Davis to buy the utility' s transmission lines for $2.76 billion has attracted little support.", "The question now is whether legislators will accept a modified version of t he governor's deal, will approve an entirely different rescue plan, or will simply let Edison join Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in bankruptcy court.", "\"We're encouraged that at least there's activity and people are grappling with the issues,\" said John Fielder, an Edison senior vice president.", "The Assembly's energy committee heard testimony on two of the competing proposals Tuesday.", "The Senate's energy committee will take up the third pla n today." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Teradyne", "sents": [ "Teradyne (), based in North Reading, Massachusetts in the United States, is a developer and supplier of automatic test equipment (ATE).", "The company's divisions Semiconductor Test and Systems Test Group, are organized by the products they develop and deliver.", "Teradyne's high-profile customers include Samsung, Qualcomm, Intel, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments and IBM." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6556_p20", "sents": [ "Narus is backed by Mayfield Fund, Walden, Chase Capital Partners, MediaOne, and Frontier Internet Ventures.", "http: www.narus.com Portals Provider Conjoin Adds Former Teradyne Exec To Board BEDFORD, Mass.", "-- Conjoin, which provides sales and marketing portals, said it has elected Jim Prestridge to the company's board of directors.", "Mr. Prestridge, the former vice chairman and executive vice president of Teradyne, was one of three members of Teradyne's management team.", "He will join existing board members, Nick d'Arbeloff, president and CEO of Conjoin, Paul Levine, the former chief executive officer of Atria Software, and Mike Shanahan, managing partner and co-founder of Egan-Managed Capital, which is an investor in Conjoin.", "Conjoin is also backed by individual investors.", "http: www.conjoin.com New People o Boats.com Co-Founder Takes Over For Departed CEO SAN FRANCISCO -- Boats.com, which provides an online portal for the recreational boating community, said its board of directors named Tom Hutton as the company's CEO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7938_p17", "sents": [ "The company also said it launched it s integrated product suite, which features Web applications for locally ba sed business activities like service quoting and bargain shopping.", "TownHou nd expects to close a $2 million interim round of funding by the end of 20 00. The company's investors include CB Capital and individual investors.", "http: www.townhound.com?", "Job Site Decision Point Systems Changes Name to Unicru?", "PORTLAND, Ore. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Decision Point Systems, a developer of technology to aid in employee hiring, said it changed its name to Unicru.", "T he company also said it is extending its service to include hourly workers.", "Unicru is funded by Venrock Associates, Benchmark Capital and Greylock.", "http: www.unicru.com m&a Offroad Capital To Acquire Investment Bank SPP Capital SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- OffRoad Capital, an online privat e securities marketplace, said it plans to acquire SPP Capital, an investm ent banking firm specializing in the private placement of debt and equity securities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p6", "sents": [ "Hermes said it will invest up to $5 0 million in the Botts Capital Partners 2 fund, a recently started fund manag ed by the London-based private investment bank Botts", "In addition, Hermes said it has committed $7.1 million for a 10.5% equity stake in Botts and has the option to invest an additional $7.1 million to gain up to 21% equity in Botts.", "Tony Watson is the chief investment officer for Hermes.", "Hermes Pensions Management has $71.5 billion in assets under management.", "http: www.hermes.co.uk OffRoad Capital Splits into Two Divisions, Lays Off 50% mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- OffRoad Capital, an online private se curities and technology firm that helps raise funding for startups and venture funds using its online network, said it is reorganizing into two independent but related businesses: OffRoad Technologies and OffRoad Capital.", "Both business es will be subsidiaries of OffRoad, Inc., the new name for the parent holding company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e804_p5", "sents": [ "Dynegy and The Williams Cos. were hardest-hit, and are fighting refund orders of $45.8 million and $29.6 million, respectively.", "STATE TROUBLES FOR GENERATORS And that is just at the federal level.", "Democratic Gov.", "Gray Davis of California has already branded the power providers as \"out-of-state profiteers,\" and other politicians and regulators are investigating anti-competitive practices and are proposing various sanctions.", "The latest volley came Wednesday, when a group of California state legislators proposed a windfall profits tax against power generators.", "Under the bill, California would set a limit on the amount of profit generators could make and would take any money earned above that level.", "The bill's sponsors took particular aim right at Houston's generators.", "\"They have been gouging us, and it is time we gouged them.", "We're sick of paying these outrageous bills to those Texans,\" California Assemblyman Dion Aroner said.", "The generators are adamant they sold their power properly, at market prices they can justify." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e6078_p0", "sents": [ "'Attached is the prehearing conference statement issued by PG&E in the Transmission OII proceeding.?", "The utility suggests that there are no projects which should be considered.?", "Their direct quote is: it does not appear that PG&E has any transmission projects appropriate for inclusion in this fall ,s hearings.?", "While the Los Banos-Gates 500 kV Transmission Project (the &Path 15 Project 8) raises issues of statew ide importance and has progressed to the point where a preferred route has bee n identified and a detailed cost estimate prepared, that project is the subject of a pending conditional CPCN application (A.01-04-012).?", "There is no need for the Commission to conduct a duplicative analysis of the Path 1 5 project as part of the instant investigation.?", "The only other transmissio n projects PG&E currently plans that may require a CPCN the Vaca-Lakevi lle 230 kV Project in Sonoma and Napa Counties, the Jefferson-Martin 230 kV project in San Francisco, the Fresno Long-Term project, and the Bay Area 5 00 kV substation project are all longer-term, locally- or regionally-foc used projects not planned to be operational until 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, respectively.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1970_p32", "sents": [ "MSEB retaliated on January 28, 2001 by slapping a Rs 401-crore penalty for non-supply of electricity at adequate levels.", "It demanded that DPC adjust the bills against this penalty.", "\"This stand of MSEB was explained to DPC at the board meeting\", a state government official said.", "Gas hub blues 04 27 2001 Energy Compass (c) 2001 Energy Intelligence Group.", "All rights reserved \"This is not a country of marchers,\" Bolivia's information minister bravely insisted last week, in the midst of an economic and political crisis in the country that aspires to be South America's natural gas hub.", "The statement was made the day that small business borrowers marched through tear gas to have their debts forgiven, and a few days before farmers teamed up with the economically dispossessed to brave truncheons and more tear gas to march to La Paz to ask the government to fulfill its pledges on water and land." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e1970_p36", "sents": [ "Brazilian regulators, eager to open up the gas market, decided that BG should have access, at least through 2003. Petrobras has threatened to sue.", "Some gas pipeline projects in the region have already been delayed or killed because Brazilian demand hasn't grown as quickly as planners expected, or because of demand and financing problems in other countries.", "It certainly won't help investor confidence if Bolivia's economic and political woes linger.", "By Peter Gall, New York.", "Might is right 04 27 2001 Energy Compass (c) 2001 Energy Intelligence Group.", "All rights reserved As the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and the Big Oil-backed IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) look set to go head-to-head in the online energy trading business, dozens of smaller internet exchanges are likely to collapse under the pressure.", "Seeing the way the market was headed - where web-based transactions replace old-style ways of making deals - London's International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) started searching earlier this year for a partner that could give it an internet trading capability." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rocky Peak Ridge", "sents": [ "Rocky Peak Ridge is the twentieth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park of New York, United States.", "The name of the mountain is due to its geology, a rocky ridge to the east of the better known Giant Mountain.", "The long, bare ridge is unusual in the Adirondacks; it resulted from the last great forest fire in the region, in 1913." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Giant Mountain", "sents": [ "Giant Mountain is the twelfth-highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, in New York, USA.", "The peak is also known as \"Giant of the Valley,\" due to its stature looking over Keene Valley and St. Huberts to the west.", "The prominent rock slides on the mountain's steep western face and its location away from most other large peaks make it quite an imposing figure, leading to its name." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3722_p1", "sents": [ "Houston, June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay said the world's largest energy trader would accept less than 100 percent of the money it's owed for power sold to California if it could reach a settlement with the state.", "Lay, who spoke on PBS's ``Frontline'' television program, which aired nationwide this evening, refused to say how much of a ``haircut'' the company would accept.", "``I'm not going to negotiate with the governor through you,'' Lay said on the program.", "Enron is currently owed $400 million to $500 million by California power purchasers, he said.", "Most of that money is owed by PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & Electric utility, which declared bankruptcy April 6, so it wouldn't be covered in a settlement with the state, spokesman Mark Palmer said after the broadcast, adding that there are currently no settlement talks going on between Enron and the state.", "Palmer said a settlement to the California power crisis would have to include issues beyond prices, such as long-term power contracts and retail electricity choice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Kenneth Lay", "sents": [ "Kenneth Lee \"Ken\" Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman.", "He was the CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation for most of its existence and is a central figure in the Enron scandal.", "Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud.", "Lay died while vacationing, three months before his October 23 sentencing.", "A preliminary autopsy reported Lay had died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease and his conviction was vacated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10996_p5", "sents": [ "Please find the text of the Governor's press release for this news conference below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 02 14 2001 2:00 pm GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES BILL PACKAGE TO INCREASE RENEWABLE ENERGY, DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND CO-GENERATION SACRAMENTO Governor Gray Davis today announced a legislative package to provide incentives to power up more renewable energy, distributed generation and co-generation to help meet California's energy challenge.", "\"By investing in renewable energy sources, clean distributed generation and co-generation, we can increase our energy supply without taking power away from the grid,\" Governor Davis said.", "\"My generation plan contains the most ambitious renewable energy program in the nation.\"", "Distributed generation and co-generation are powerful tools for meeting California's power needs.", "These types of facilities reduce demand on the state power grid.", "They also provide energy independence from the Independent Systems Operator and the volatile spot market; advanced technology that creates jobs as well as power; and reliable energy sources that respect the environment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pyramid of Khui", "sents": [ "The pyramid of Khui is an ancient Egyptian funerary structure datable to the early First Intermediate Period (2181 BC - 2055 BC) and located in the royal necropolis of Dara, near Manfalut in Middle Egypt and close to the entrance of the Dakhla Oasis.", "It is generally attributed to Khui, an obscur ruler of the 8th Dynasty, perhaps reigning c. 2150 BC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Middle Egypt", "sents": [ "Middle Egypt (Arabic: مصر الوسطى‎ ‎ \"Misr al-Wista\") is the section of land between Lower Egypt (the Nile Delta) and Upper Egypt, stretching upstream from Asyut in the south to Memphis in the north.", "At the time, Ancient Egypt was divided into Lower and Upper Egypt, though Middle Egypt was technically a subdivision of Upper Egypt.", "It was not until the 19th century that archaeologists felt the need to divide Upper Egypt in two.", "As a result, they coined the term \"Middle Egypt\" for the stretch of river between Cairo and the Qena Bend." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lousika", "sents": [ "Lousika (Greek: Λουσικά) is a village in Achaea, Greece.", "It is located 5 km southeast of Kato Achaia, 3 km south of Alissos, and 20 km southwest of Patras.", "In 2001 Lousika had a population of 454 for the village and 632 for the community, which includes the villages Ypsili Rachi and Spaliaraiika.", "Lousika was the seat of the former municipality of Olenia.", "The river Serdini flows through the village." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kato Achaia", "sents": [ "Kato Achaia (Greek: Κάτω Αχαΐα ) is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece.", "Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration.", "The community Kato Achaia consists of the town Kato Achaia and the villages Alykes, Manetaiikia, Paralia Kato Achaias and Piso Sykea." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "United States Environmental Protection Agency", "sents": [ "The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes U.S. EPA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.", "President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA and it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order.", "The order establishing the EPA was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate.", "The agency is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the President and approved by Congress.", "The current Administrator is Scott Pruitt.", "The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the Administrator is normally given cabinet rank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "e553_p26", "sents": [ "The Senate committee hearings come at a time when there are some signs of increased interest in using emissions trading to help reduce greenhouse gases - BP, for example, has instituted an internal carbon- emissions trading regime - but the idea remains controversial.", "United Nations conference on climate change at the Hague last November failed to agree on a legal framework for international emissions trading.", "Separately, the Chicago Board of Trade, which handles an annual auction of sulphur dioxide emissions allowances for the US Environmental Protection Agency, yesterday ann-ounced the second-highest proceeds to date.", "A total of 128,388 spot allowances were sold, with an average winning price of Dollars 174.97 and a clearing price of Dollars 173.57. Enron, the US utility, was the biggest purchaser.", "The auction of seven-year advance allowances produced a clearing price of Dollars 105.72, and an average winning price of Dollars 110.75. Proceeds, at Dollars 36.4m, were second only to the 1999 figure." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Loren Stokes", "sents": [ "Loren Stokes (born November 12, 1983) is an American professional basketball player from Buffalo, New York.", "He was a combo guard at Hofstra University from the 2003–04 season to 2006–07.", "He is 6'3\" and weighs 175 lbs.", "Stokes is one of six players in Hofstra Pride history to score at least 2,000 points, amassing 2,148 points over his four-year career.", "A three time first team CAA player, 2004-05 all defensive CAA player, and 2006-07 CAA player of the year, Stokes was eligible for the 2007 NBA Draft, he went undrafted.", "He was offered an invitation to play for the Orlando Magic in the NBA's summer league.", "Stokes was playing basketball in Cyprus for APOEL, for whom he was averaging 14.4 points per game.", "He has also played in Belgium and Ukraine.", "In early 2011, Stokes signed with the Bay Hawks and in 2012 he was traded to the Canton Charge for Keith McLeod, but was later waived due to personal issues.", "Loren Stokes is also the brother of Leonard Stokes who played basketball for the University of Cincinnati." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p133", "sents": [ "Stephen Cardwell has been named director-national accounts at Touch America the broadband telecom subsidiary of the Montana Power Co.", "He comes to Touc h America from WorldCom, Inc. 's national account team.", "Mark Tippett was n amed director-carrier accounts.", "He most recently led Pathnet, Inc. 's dark-fib er sales team.", "Murray Simser has been named vice president-business development at Wireles s Services Corp., a Bellevue, Wash., wireless platform manufacturer.", "He was senior VP-international operations and co-founder of eAssist Global Solutions, a communications software manufacturer.", "Loren Stokes was named vice president-research and development at Cierra Photonics, Inc., a California fiber optics integration technology manufacturer.", "He was director-R&D at Hewlett Packard Co. spin-off Agilent Technologies, Inc. Wireless infrastructure operator Crown Castle International, Inc., has name d John Binkley vice president and general manager of its new Illinois regiona l unit.", "He was VP GM-Kentucky region.", "Advanced Remote Communication Solutions, Inc., has named David A. Brooks director-government markets for its Innovative Communications Technologies, Inc., subsidiary." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sarah G. Live", "sents": [ "Sarah G Live!", "was an evening musical show in the Philippines hosted by Sarah Geronimo.", "It is co-hosted by Luis Manzano debuting on February 26, 2012.", "It airs Sunday nights on ABS-CBN.", "It features different segments showcasing Geronimo's singing and dancing capabilities.", "The show ended on February 10, 2013." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "ABS-CBN", "sents": [ "ABS-CBN Corporation, commonly known as ABS-CBN, is a Filipino media and entertainment group based in Quezon City.", "It is the Philippines' largest entertainment and media conglomerate in terms of revenue, operating income, assets, equity, market capitalization, and number of employees.", "ABS-CBN was formed by the merger of Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network.", "It was founded in 1946 by Jewish American electronics engineer James Lindenberg and Judge Antonio Quirino (the brother of the sixth Philippine President Elpidio Quirino) as Bolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC).", "In 1952, BEC was renamed Alto Broadcasting System (ABS).", "Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN), on the other hand, was founded in 1952 by newspaper mogul Don Eugenio Lopez, Sr. and his brother Fernando Lopez (the Philippine Vice President for three terms from 1949 to 1953 and 1965 to 1973).", "The two companies were merged and incorporated as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation on February 1, 1967, and renamed as ABS-CBN Corporation in 2010 to reflect the company's diversification.", "The common shares of ABS-CBN was first traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange in July 1992 under the ticker symbol ABS." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Colton Sceviour", "sents": [ "Colton Sceviour (born April 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).", "He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round, 112th overall, at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Florida Panthers", "sents": [ "The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area.", "They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).", "It was founded in 1993 as an expansion team.", "They play home games at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida; the Panthers are the southernmost team in the NHL." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27332_p2", "sents": [ "Most go to the Web before they visit dealers, according to a J.D.", "Power and Associates study.", "Last year, Power reported 54% of vehicle shoppers relied on the Internet.", "On average, an automotive Internet user visits 6.8 automotive sites before making a purchase, the research showed.", "Most also prefer independent Web sites.", "Kelley Blue Book was the most visited site, as it has been for the past three years.", "Edmunds.com was said to be the most useful site.", "-- For late-breaking market news you can't afford to miss, go to http: CBS.MarketWatch.com =================================== LOGIN to access your account: https: investing.schwab.com trading start - To unsubscribe or modify your Email Alert customization options, log in using the link below or copy and paste it into your browser's address window: https: investing.schwab.com trading start?SANC=EAMyAlerts - Notice: All email sent to or from the Charles Schwab corporate email system may be retained, monitored and or reviewed by Schwab personnel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "Kelley Blue Book", "sents": [ "Kelley Blue Book is an Irvine, California-based vehicle valuation and automotive research company that is recognized by both consumers and the automotive industry.", "The company is part of Cox Automotive, a unit of Atlanta, GA-based Cox Enterprises." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Zane State College", "sents": [ "Zane State College is a two-year public college located in Zanesville, Ohio and Cambridge, Ohio.", "The school was established in 1969 as Muskingum Area Technical College.", "With two campuses located in Zanesville and Cambridge, it offers over 40 associate degree programs and certificates, workshops, and occupational skills training.", "Zane State College shares its main campus with Ohio University-Zanesville." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Cambridge, Ohio", "sents": [ "Cambridge is a city in and the county seat of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.", "It lies in southeastern Ohio, in the Appalachian Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains.", "The population was 11,129 at the 2010 census.", "It is the principal city of the Cambridge Micropolitan Statistical Area and is located adjacent to the intersection of Interstates 70 and 77." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3267_p3", "sents": [ "Probablility that utility undercollection is dealt with by the Legislature -- 50% Various bills in the Legislature have been introduced to delete the language in AB1X 1that gave the CPUC the right to terminate DA.", "A diverse group of business interests called the Direct Access Coalition has been pushing for this and for a bill that takes care of DWR's potential stranded cost problem but provides flexibility for direct access.", "Our current assessment is as follows: Bypass allowed for payment of DWR costs Jan.17.01 thru rate freeze end - 80% probability for people who never were on Utility Service, 50% for people who used Utility Service post Jan.17.01 but build self-gen or incorporate energy efficiency load management; also, 50% chance for 60-90 day amnesty period for people to select direct access and 50% chance for free direct access (without surcharge or exit fee) for those who switch while DWR has a \"net short\" position." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e704_p0", "sents": [ "\"I talked to Tracy Fairchild today about Edelman's efforts on behalf of ARM and the Direct Access Coalition and learned the following: The DA Coalition is willing to take media calls -- Tracy has identified coalition members who will talk to the media, and she is forwarding to me the list of these members and their contact information.", "The three lead organizations in the coalition are the California Retailers Association, the California Chamber of Commerce and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association.", "Since February, these key members have changed their position on whether to participate in a press conference, and now they do not want to participate in a media event.", "The reason is that there are other energy issues they're working on with legislators that they feel are more important than direct access (rate increase unfairly targets large businesses, interruptible issues, etc.).", "They fear that if they participate in a direct access press conference, that issue will appear to be more important to them than these other issues." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Endeavour Stakes", "sents": [ "The Endeavour Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in February at Tampa Bay Downs racetrack in Oldsmar, Florida.", "Raced on turf over a distance of 1 ⁄ miles (8.5 furlongs), it is open to fillies and mares, aged four and older." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Oldsmar, Florida", "sents": [ "Oldsmar is a city of 13,591, as of the 2010 census, in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.", "The Oldsmar name dates to April 12, 1916 when automobile pioneer Ransom E. Olds purchased 37541 acre of land by the northern part of Tampa Bay to establish \"R. E. Olds-on-the-Bay\".", "The name was later changed to Oldsmar, then to \"Tampa Shores\" in 1927, and finally back to Oldsmar in 1937.", "Ransom Olds named some of the original streets himself, such as Gim Gong Road for Lue Gim Gong." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9431_p8", "sents": [ "The company did not disclose the exact amount but said it was less than $10 million.", "Lucira, formerly Cybertrack Systems, will launch its first product, SecurePC, this fall.", "SecurePC can track a missing or stolen laptop once it is connected to the Internet.", "Robert E. Lienhard, a founding member of the Boston Consulting Group, and an investor in Lucira, and Gerald I. Isaacson, the data security manager at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will join Lucira's board.", "http: www.lucira.com Microsoft to Provide Funds for eLabor.com's Second Round CAMARILLO, Calif. -- eLabor.com, an ASP that provides a Web-based service that enables companies to manage projects and personnel, said it formed a strategic partnership with Microsoft under which Microsoft will participate in the company's $40 million second round of funding.", "eLabor.com will act as an ASP to the Microsoft Project 2000 products that enable users to manage enterprise level projects as part of the deal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Microsoft", "sents": [ "Microsoft Corporation ( , abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.", "It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services.", "Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.", "Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup.", "As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies.", "The word \"Microsoft\" is a portmanteau of \"microcomputer\" and \"software\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University Heights, Iowa", "sents": [ "University Heights is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States.", "It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area.", "The population was 1,051 at the 2010 census.", "It is an enclave surrounded by Iowa City, located near the campus of the University of Iowa.", "University Heights is very close to Kinnick Stadium." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "University of Iowa", "sents": [ "The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa.", "Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state.", "Iowa is the second largest university in the state of Iowa, behind Iowa State University.", "University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2479_p14", "sents": [ "Verizon Communications sagged 1.78 to 53.82. The telecommunications service concern unveiled one of the largest convertible debt issues ever, a $3 billion offering of zero-coupon notes.", "Johnson & Johnson gained 30 cents to 98.25. The New Brunswick, N.J., medical-products concern said it is in discussions about acquiring Inverness Medical Technology's diabetes-care product operations for about $1.3 billion in stock.", "Sepracor (Nasdaq) gained 3.49 to 30.49. The Marlborough, Mass., specialty drug maker said the Food and Drug Administration accepted for review its capsule-form version of Soltara, an allergy-relief treatment.", "Willamette Industries moved up 19 cents to 48.75. The Portland, Ore., lumber and paper-products concern rejected Weyerhaeuser's sweetened takeover bid of $50 a share, calling the offer inadequate.", "Weyerhaeuser, Federal Way, Wash., eased 15 cents to 56.22. Northrop Grumman fell 3.50 to 88. The Los Angeles defense contractor made an unsolicited bid to buy rival Newport News Shipbuilding for $67.50 a share, or $2.1 billion, in cash and stock." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Newport News Shipbuilding", "sents": [ "Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, and sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines.", "Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships.", "Located in the city of Newport News, their facilities span more than 550 acre , strategically positioned in one of the great harbors of the East Coast." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1960_p23", "sents": [ "BuildNet is backed by BancBoston Ventures, Barnard, Encore Venture Partners, GE Appliances, GE Capital, Global Technology Investors Fund at Bessemer Trust, Halifax BuildNet Investors, John Hancock Global Technology Fund, J. & W. Seligman, Piedmont Venture Partners, SG Capital Partners, South East Interactive Technology Fund, and The CIT Group Equity Investments.", "The company is in a quiet period prior to filing for an IPO.", "http: www.homestyles.com http: www.buildnet.com American Greetings Buys Information-by-e-mail Service Firm CLEVELAND -- Personalized content delivery firm AmericanGreetings.com, a subsidiary of publicly traded American Greetings, said it has acquired eAgents, a firm that delivers consolidated information and entertainment from Web media brands in a single, daily e-mail.", "As part of the agreement, Charles Fink, the company's founder, president and CEO of eAgents.com, will become president of AmericanGreetings.com, reporting to Josef Mandelbaum, the CEO.", "Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.", "eAgents is backed by Draper Atlantic, Lazard Technology Partners, I-Hatch, and Shamrock Holdings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p22", "sents": [ "The company has raised over $104 million from BT Investment Partners; Bottomline Technologies; Mellon Ventures; New Century Equity Holdings, which owns 42.5% of the firm; SG Capital P!", "artners; and Terra Lycos Ventures.", "http: www.princetonecom.com Net Printing Products Firm PrintCafe Buys Assets of Impresse mail?", "top PITTSBURGH (VENTUREWIRE) -- printCafe, which provides Internet-based business-to-business products and services for the printing and publishing industry, announced it has acquired all of the intellectual property assets of Impresse, a provider of Internet commerce services focused on commercial printing procurement that has gone bankrupt, for an undisclosed amount.", "printCafe purchased the assets from Sherwood Partners, a technology busines s advisory firm, that is the assignee of Impresse's assets for the benefit of its creditors.", "Last October, following the resignation of its CEO Nimish Mehta, Impresse laid of an undisclosed number of employees.", "Impresse, which has since shut down, was funded by Adobe, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Atlas, BancBoston Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Comdisco, Gilbert Global Equity Partners, Hambrecht & Quist Ventures, JW Seligman & Co., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Palantir Capital, and Van Wagoner Capital Management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Singapore", "sents": [ "Singapore ( ), officially the Republic of Singapore, sometimes referred to as the \"Lion City\", the \"Garden City\" or the \"Little Red Dot\", is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia.", "It lies one degree (137 km) north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south.", "Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets.", "Since independence, extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23% (130 km) and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora, parks and gardens." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6080_p4", "sents": [ "Worse, India's biggest and once most trumpeted foreign investment, Enron Corp's $3-billion Dabhol power project, remains at a standstill following claims the Maharashtra state government defaulted on payments.", "A U.S.-led $1.6-billion power project near Madras is stalled over financing.", "Recently, during a road show to Hong Kong and Singapore, Sinha spoke with Executive Editor Richard Hornik, Managing Editor Zoher F. Abdoolcarim and Senior Editor Cesar Bacani.", "Extracts from their conversation: Can India really compete for investment?", "We have completely opened up the Indian market.", "I know that China and other countries have been receiving large foreign direct investments, but let's not forget that they started much earlier on the reform path.", "The problem is one of perception.", "We have the challenging task of explaining the new India to the world.", "Don't you also have the task of explaining it to the Indian people?", "Isn't there a resentment of foreign companies left over from the colonial era?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chile at the 2007 Pan American Games", "sents": [ "The 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007.", "Chile participated with 228 athletes (144 men, 84 women)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Rio de Janeiro", "sents": [ "Rio de Janeiro ( ; ] ; \"River of January\"), or simply Rio, is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas.", "The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas.", "Rio de Janeiro the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third-most populous state.", "Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named \"\"Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea\"\", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19601_p26", "sents": [ "The talks were previously reported by the Wall Street Journal and financial news network CNBC.", "Enron also set to meet with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and other lenders on Friday to discuss merger plans and a possible increase on the amount the company pays for existing credit lines, according to bankers familiar with the matter.", "The company has invited more than 300 creditors to its offices in Houston to listen to presentations by Enron's financial team, led by its new Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey McMahon, the people said.", "The SEC is investigating Enron partnerships run by the company's former chief financial Officer.", "The entities bought and sold Enron shares and assets in trades that cost Enron $35 million.", "The company also lost $1.2 billion in shareholder equity.", "Legal Group to Sue Over California Power Contracts (Update1) 2001-11-07 15:39 (New York) Legal Group to Sue Over California Power Contracts (Update1) (Adds background on group in eighth paragraph and DWR response in ninth paragraph.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Houston", "sents": [ "Houston ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States.", "With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.", "Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gabbar Is Back", "sents": [ "Gabbar Is Back is a 2015 Indian vigilante-action drama film directed by Krish and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures.", "Featuring Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles, the film is a remake of the 2002 Tamil film \"Ramanaa\", directed by A. R. Murugadoss, which was later remade in Telugu as Tagore in 2003 and in Kannada as Vishnu Sena in 2005.", "Suman Talwar, Sunil Grover and Jaideep Ahlawat appear in supporting roles with Kareena Kapoor Khan in a cameo.", "Akshay Kumar's acting was critically praised." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Kannada", "sents": [ "Kannada ( ; ಕನ್ನಡ \"kannaḍa \" ] ), also known as Canarese or Kanarese , is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in India, mainly in the state of Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ), and by linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and abroad.", "The language has roughly 40 million native speakers who are called Kannadigas (\"Kannadigaru\" ), and a total of 50.8 million speakers according to a 2001 census.", "It is one of the scheduled languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nammina Bantu", "sents": [ "Nammina Bantu (English: Henchman) is a 1960 Telugu drama film, produced by Yarllagada Venkanna Chowdary on Sambhu Films and directed by Adurthi Subba Rao.", "Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri in the lead roles and music was jointly composed by Saluri Rajeswara Rao & Master Venu.", "The film is remade as Tamil film \"Pattaliyin Vetri\" both the films are made simultaneously under same banner and directed some of the scenes and artists are same in both the versions.", "Upon release the film received critical acclaim.", "The film was screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.", "The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Master Venu", "sents": [ "Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu (1916–1981) was a music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander.", "He was born 1916 in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and died 1981 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Green House Data", "sents": [ "Green House Data is a data center services provider headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.", "Cheyenne is home to a campus with 45,000 square feet of data center space, administrative and technical support offices.", "The company has additional data center locations in Washington, Oregon, Georgia, Texas, New Jersey, and New York, with sales and marketing offices in Laramie and in Denver, Colorado." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Cheyenne", "sents": [ "The Cheyenne ( ) are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains and their language is of the Algonquian language family.", "The Cheyenne comprise two Native American tribes, the Só'taeo'o or Só'taétaneo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio) and the Tsétsêhéstâhese (also spelled Tsitsistas).", "These tribes merged in the early 19th century.", "Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized Nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enrolled in the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma, and the Northern Cheyenne, who are enrolled in the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pacific Northwest", "sents": [ "The Pacific Northwest (in the United States, commonly abbreviated as PNW), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in western North America bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and (loosely) by the Cascade Mountain Range on the east.", "Though no agreed boundary exists, a common conception includes the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia.", "Broader conceptions reach north into Alaska and Yukon, south into northern California and east to the Continental Divide, thus including Idaho, Western Montana, and western Wyoming.", "Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana are more accurately termed the Inland Northwest (INW), as the climate, folia, fauna, and politics are different than in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a different time zone in all but North Idaho.", "Narrower conceptions may be limited to the northwestern US or to the coastal areas west of the Cascade and Coast mountains.", "The variety of definitions can be attributed to partially overlapping commonalities of the region's history, geography, society, and other factors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20284_p16", "sents": [ "The Pacific Northwest depends on hydropower for much of its energy needs, and rainfall has been below normal this year.", "Part of the shortfall in power last year and early this year was the result of a drought that reduced power available from dams.", "``I remain concerned about that part of the country,'' Wood said.", "``It has not been raining a whole lot out there.''", "The average price for a megawatt-hour at the California- Oregon border in September was $24.91, down from $313.70 in April.", "A megawatt-hour is enough electricity to power about 750 average California homes for an hour.", "On the agenda for this month's conference is a proposal to link the formula to the price of natural gas, a fuel used in many generating plants.", "``I'm not predisposed for or against specific changes,'' said FERC Commissioner Nora Brownell.", "The Oct. 29 conference will help the commission determine aspects of the price control that the parties involved agree are working and those that are not, she said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4073_p31", "sents": [ "Mapletree said it would use the funds for sales and marketing efforts and technology development.", "Cisco and Analog Devices provided the company's initial round of funding.", "http: www.mapletree.com Phoenetic Audio Search Firm Fast-Talk Secures $2 Million ATLANTA -- Fast-Talk Communications, the developer of a high speed phoenetic audio search engine, said it has received $2 million in venture funding from Miami-based H.I.G.", "Ventures.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand its business development activities.", "Fast-Talk's technology was developed by the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT), a public-private research consortium at Georgia Tech.", "http: www.higcapital.com Interlink Networks Completes a $5 Million Round of Financing ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Interlink Networks, an independent software vendor specializing in Internet infrastructure products, said it completed a $5 million round of financing.", "Investors for the round include Mustang, Nokia Internet Communications, and Arbor Venture Partners II.", "Interlink said it will use the funding to make the business fully operational and to implement its business plan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e4273_p1", "sents": [ "It used to be that individual investors had no opportunity to invest in start up companies.", "Not any more!", "EarlyBirdCapital.com, which brings together smart money, great deals and a community of savvy investors, offers qualified investors the rare chance to participate in true venture capitalism.", "See what it's like to have VIP access.", "Invest in tomorrow - today.", "Apply for membership online at EarlyBirdCapital.com.", "http: www.earlybirdcapital.com EBC.asp?id=57 Top Stories o Optical Networker Chiaro Gets $100 Million in Round Three RICHARDSON, Texas -- Chiaro Networks, a provider of optical networking equipment, said it secured more than $100 million in third round funding.", "Polaris Venture Capital led the round with Koor Corporate Venture Capital acting as co-lead.", "Other new investors Charter Growth Capital, Mustang, Robertson Stephens' Bayview 2000 Fund, and Vitesse Venture Fund also participated.", "Existing investors CenterPoint Ventures, Crown Advisors, Intel Capital, InterWest Partners, Rho Management, Sevin Rosen, and Star contributed to the round as well." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7, 8, 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Center for Responsive Politics", "sents": [ "The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is a non-profit, nonpartisan research group based in Washington, D.C., that tracks the effects of money and lobbying on elections and public policy.", "It maintains a public online database of its information." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3420_p56", "sents": [ "Even so, personal wealth can provide a comforting cushion in close races.", "According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Ganske used $618,000 of his own money to help him defeat longtime Democratic incumbent Neal Smith in 1994. Ganske will be mounting a similar challenge in 2002 against Harkin, a stalwart of Iowa's Democratic establishment.", "While smaller than Ganske's Harkin's portfolio contained a wide array of stock and bond holdings.", "In addition to various mutual funds, Harkin and his wife, Ruth, owned stock in Southwest Airlines, Lucent Technologies, Lehman Brothers and Kimberly Clark.", "And while he roundly criticizes the oil industry for reaping large profits, The Harkins own between $1,000 and $15,000 worth of common stock in Enron Corp., an energy company.", "Ruth Harkin owns between $25,000 and $100,000 in stock in Conoco Inc. and served on the oil company's board of directors.", "Her husband recently issued a statement that he has always been proud of his wife's career." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19732_p39", "sents": [ "Enron agreed to sell after its stock plunged 67% in three weeks amid an SEC investigation into partnerships run by Enron executives.", "Investors worry t hat new disclosures, such as previously unreported debt, might threaten Enr on's credit rating and scuttle the merger, possibly pushing Enron into bank ruptcy.", "Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay acknowledged last week that failed investments a nd a loss of investor confidence forced the sale to Dynegy, and he and othe r executives pledged to be more open with investors.", "Enron shares fell 48 cents Friday to close at $9 on the New York Stock Exch ange.", "Dynegy fell $1.53 to $42.47. Enron's third-quarter earnings report, which had been expected last week, w as delayed by the Dynegy talks and a restatement of earnings, Chief Financi al Officer Jeffrey McMahon said.", "Enron reduced net income for four years by a combined $586 million to inclu de losses from affiliated partnerships." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Kenneth Lay", "sents": [ "Kenneth Lee \"Ken\" Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman.", "He was the CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation for most of its existence and is a central figure in the Enron scandal.", "Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud.", "Lay died while vacationing, three months before his October 23 sentencing.", "A preliminary autopsy reported Lay had died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease and his conviction was vacated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Danny Barker", "sents": [ "Daniel Moses Barker (January 13, 1909 – March 13, 1994) was an American jazz musician, vocalist, and author from New Orleans.", "He was a rhythm guitarist for various bands of the day, including Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder and Benny Carter throughout the 1930s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Cab Calloway", "sents": [ "Cabell \"Cab\" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader.", "He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, where he was a regular performer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Here I Am (Patty Loveless song)", "sents": [ "\"Here I Am\" is a song written by Tony Arata, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless.", "It was released in November 1994 as the second single from her album \"When Fallen Angels Fly\".", "The song reached a number 4 peak." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Patty Loveless", "sents": [ "Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey; January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer.", "Since her emergence on the country music scene in late 1986 with her first (self-titled) album, Loveless has been one of the most popular female singers of neotraditional country.", "She has also recorded albums in the country pop and bluegrass genres.", "Loveless was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, and raised in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, and Louisville, Kentucky.", "She rose to stardom thanks to her blend of honky tonk and country-rock and a plaintive, emotional ballad style." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Thor Johnson", "sents": [ "Thor Martin Johnson (June 10, 1913 – January 16, 1975) was an American conductor.", "He was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.", "He studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was president of the Alpha Rho chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity.", "He was the first recipient of the fraternity's national Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award in 1952.", "A member of the Moravian Church, he was deeply devoted to promoting the music of his faith and was invited to organize and conduct the Early American Moravian Music Festivals from 1950 to 1974.", "He was an initiate of the Alpha Xi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award", "sents": [ "The Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award is one of the highest honors awarded to members of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity for a lifelong achievement in uplifting the world through art and music.", "Its recipients include musical legends such as Aaron Copland, W. Francis McBeth, James Levine, Frederick Fennell, Maynard Ferguson, and Col. John R. Bourgeois, USMC (Ret.", ")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5942_p14", "sents": [ "Secretary of State accuses governor of failing state in energy crisis By Michelle Dearmond ASSOCIATED PRESS June 28, 2001 LONG BEACH Giving a glimpse at the hostile tone the state's next gubernatorial contest likely will take, Secretary of State Bill Jones attacked Democratic Gov.", "Gray Davis on Thursday for his handling of California's energy crisis.", "Jones, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2002, expec ts to face Davis in next year's general election.", "Davis, who is expected to seek re-election, has not formally announced his candidacy but has already raised more than $26 million.", "Jones has not had to report his campaign contributions yet but it is widely believed he will hav e only a fraction of that sum.", "\"During all my years in public service, I have never seen anyone shirk as many tough decisions or seek to blame as many people for his own shortcomin gs as I've seen from Gray Davis in the last two years,\" the secretary of state said at a Long Beach Chamber of Commerce luncheon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3535_p0", "sents": [ "\"The following are my thoughts on how we should proceed this Fall.", "this is a first cut to stimulate discussion, and I welcome any suggestions, criticisms, or changes.", "We ended this year with a relatively positive image of Enron by the legislature.", "We have good relationships with leaders on both sides of the aisle.", "Steve Peace's power has diminished greatly.", "We have developed a good working relationship with Debra Bowen and her staff, who, as of now, will continue as chair of Senate Energy and we have a vastly improved our relationship with Rod Wright, to the point where he will not have a meeting on contentious legislation, unless we are involved (his public purpose bill, was an example from this year's session, we started out opposing it and ended up supporting it) He was also a coauthor and instramental in passing the Williamson Act Bill.", "Leadership in both houses should stay the same, although there will be 36 new members in the two houses, thanks to term limits." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Debra Bowen", "sents": [ "Debra Lynn Bowen (born October 27, 1955), a member of the Democratic Party, was the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015.", "Previously, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006.", "In March 2008, she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3331_p31", "sents": [ "Mr. Cohen, who has been with the company for the last three years, will leave to pursue other opportunities.", "A Layer Networks spokesperson said the company began searching to fill the COO position in January 2001. When Mr. Brumback was introduced to the company through Steve Garfinkle of the Boston office of executive search firm Battalia Winston, it was decided that he would join the company in a capacity higher than that of a COO.", "Prior to joining Top Layer Mr. Brum!", "back was president of Illinois-based Navigation Technologies.", "Founded in 1997, Top Layer is backe d by 3Com, Banc of America Securities, Brad Peery Capital, Egan-Managed Capital, Fidelity Ventures, Granite Ventures, ITOCHU Finance, LSI Logic, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, MSD Capital, Raza Ventures, Technolo gy Crossover Ventures, TI Ventures, Van Wagoner Capital Management, and privat e investors.", "http: www.toplayer.com Sur La Table Names Tim Hopkins as New CEO mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e3698_p50", "sents": [ "Matt DiMaria, the company's vic e president of marketing, said Everypath will integrate Sitraka's mobile aler t and response platform with its own.", "Mr. DiMaria said Everypath will retain over two dozen employees from Sitraka, who will remain in their Toronto office.", "Everypath has raised about $98 million in funding to date from Accenture's AC Ventures, Amerindo Investments, Asia Tech Management, Comdisco, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Deutsche Bank Alex.", "Brown, E*Trade, Liberate, Raza Ventures, Redwood Ventures, Robertson Stephens, Sevin Rosen Funds, Sun Microsystems, Texas Pacific Group, United States Venture Partners, Wasserstein Adelson Ventures, and WR Hambrecht.", "http: www.everypath.com new directors NETdelivery Appoints CDP Sofinov Exec.", "as New Director mail?", "top BOULDER, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- NETdelivery, a provider of digital technology for online data management, announced that Fabrice Lucherini, an investment manager for CDP Sofinov, a subsidiary of the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, has joined its board of directors.", "Mr. Lucherini joins as the seventh member of the company's board of directors, which includes George Middlemas, managing general partner of Apex Investment Partners; Joh n Regan, general partner of Keystone Venture Capital; and John R. Walter, the former CEO and COO of AT&T." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sandhills chub", "sents": [ "The Sandhills chub (\"Semotilus lumbee\") is a species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family of order Cypriniformes.", "There are 4 species of Semotilus, 2 of which occur in South Carolina (Creek Chub and Sandhills Chub).", "This fish is found only in North Carolina and South Carolina.", "The Sandhills chub is predominately found in the Carolina Sandhills and some areas of Cape Fear, Pee Dee and Santee river drainages.", "It is characterized by its robust body, large head and a dark blotch or smudge on their dorsal fin.", "The Sandhills chub has fine scales, a pinkish body and can be up to 9.4 inches." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Pee Dee", "sents": [ "The Pee Dee region of South Carolina is the northeastern corner of the state.", "The main area code is 843.", "It is the area of the lower watershed of the Pee Dee River, named after the Pee Dee Native American tribe that occupied this area in historic times.", "They were descended from a culture of the same name that occupied the area as part of the South Appalachian Mississippian Culture, from about 1000 to 1400, leaving some centers for unknown reasons.", "Two contemporary tribes recognized by the state are located in Marlboro County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Intel", "sents": [ "Intel Corporation (also known as Intel, stylized as intel) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California (colloquially referred to as \"Silicon Valley\") that was founded by Gordon Moore (of Moore's law fame) and Robert Noyce.", "It is the world's second largest and second highest valued semiconductor chip makers based on revenue after being overtaken by Samsung, and is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs).", "Intel supplies processors for computer system manufacturers such as Apple, Lenovo, HP, and Dell.", "Intel also manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphics chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e7366_p39", "sents": [ "Elderstreet will retain its brand identitiy, team structure, and investment focus under Dresdner.", "As a result of the acquisition Christopher Wright and Andrew Cowley will take a seat on the company's management board.", "http: www.drkbpe.com http: www.elderstreet.com VC Personnel o Former Bessemer Partner Joins Infinity PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Infinity, an early stage fund focused on communications, software and Internet infrastructure companies, said it named Bruce Graham as a venture partner.", "Mr. Graham will focus on investments in the communications sector.", "He most recently served as a venture partner with Bessemer Venture Partners, where he co-invested with the Infinity team.", "Mr. Graham will continue to serve on the boards of OMM, NeoSilicon, Genoa, MorphICs, LightLogic, and Summit Microelectronics.", "Mr. Graham was also previously with Vertex Management and Intel.", "http: www.infinityllc.com Sevin Rosen Promotes Ms. Tareen, Ex-Ascend Exec, to Partner PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Sevin Rosen Funds, which recently closed a $875 million fund, said it has named Amra Tareen as partner." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Doowon Technical University College", "sents": [ "Doowon Technical College is a private college in Anseong, South Korea.", "The current president is Jung, Sang-Whan (정상환).", "The maximum enrollment capacity is 4,800." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Anseong", "sents": [ "Anseong (] ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, 80 km south of Seoul.", "Its geographical location is ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ford Carousel", "sents": [ "The Ford Carousel (also spelled Carrousel) is a prototype vehicle that was developed by Ford in 1973.", "While never produced outright, the vehicle explored a number of the concepts that the first American-market minivans (including the Ford Aerostar and the Chrysler minivans) put into production in the 1980s, becoming an alternative to both full-size station wagons and vans.", "Called a \"garageable van\", the Carousel included two-box design (as opposed to the one-box configuration of the Volkswagen Microbus) and three-row forward-facing seating." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Ford Aerostar", "sents": [ "The Ford Aerostar is a range of passenger and cargo vans manufactured and marketed by Ford in the United States and Canada; a limited number were exported outside of North America.", "The first minivan sold by Ford, the Aerostar was sold in a single generation from the 1986 to 1997 model years.", "Introduced shortly before the Ford Taurus, the vehicle derives its nameplate from its slope-nosed \"one-box\" exterior (although over six feet tall, the body of the Aerostar retained a drag coefficient of \"C\"=0.37 , besting the Lincoln Mark.VII)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11016_p82", "sents": [ "Pure SSPs include ManagedStorage, Storability, and StorageWay.", "Among application service providers that also host data are Conxion, Digex, PSINet (stock: PSIX), and USInternetworking (stock: USIX).", "Storage vendors such as Compaq (stock: CPQ), EMC (stock: EMC), IBM (stock: IBM), and Sun ha ve storage services alliances with ASPs and other providers.", "Even energy company Enron is getting into the business.", "Its Broadband Services unit launched a B-to-B exchange on Jan. 31 that matches excess capacity owned by SSPs with corporate storage buyers.", "Enron has signed a deal with StorageNetworks and is negotiating similar agreements with at least six other providers, said Ravi Thuraisingham, Enro n 's lead storage trader.", "Many analysts see a massive consolidation on the horizon.", "\"A lot of compani es have gone into this business thinking that it's an easy business,\" Taneja said.", "The economics of running an SSP profitably aren't well defined, Tanej a said, and the long-term cost of building and regularly upgrading a best-of-class storage infrastructure may be too onerous for many." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Compaq", "sents": [ "Compaq (a portmanteau of Compatibility And Quality; occasionally referred to as CQ prior to its final logo) was a company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services.", "Compaq produced some of the first IBM PC compatible computers, being the first company to legally reverse engineer the IBM Personal Computer.", "It rose to become the largest supplier of PC systems during the 1990s before being overtaken by HP in 2001.", "Struggling to keep up in the price wars against Dell, as well as with a risky acquisition of DEC, Compaq was acquired for US$25 billion by HP in 2002.", "The Compaq brand remained in use by HP for lower-end systems until 2013 when it was discontinued." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3228_p16", "sents": [ "CNN is also an invest or in the company.", "http: www.buyandhold.com Marketing Claims Software Firm Bridium Gets $3.5M Round Two mail?", "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Bridium, which provides the financial servi ces industry with marketing claims software, announced it has secured $3.5 million in its second round of funding from its previous investor CyberStarts, an Atlanta-based holding company.", "The company said it will use the funding to launch new products, form strategic partnerships, and for operating costs.", "Bridium, formerly CyberASP, secured $5 million from CyberStarts in its first round last June.", "CyberStarts strategic investors include iXL Ventures, Wachovia, Marh & McLennan Capital, and First Data.", "http: www.bridium.com Performix Closes $10M Series B, Adds to Board mail?", "top BURLINGTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Performix Technologies, which pro vides software to increase call center profitability, said it closed its Series B at $10 million from Dublin-based ICC Software Partner and private investors The money will be used for expansion into the United States George G. Moore, founder chairman, and CEO of Targus Information has joined the board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e4854_p28", "sents": [ "The deal also leaves euro909.com with the option to acquire the remaining 48% stake in the company after three years.", "ScoopsSation, which launched its Internet television programming August 1, is backed by Danish institutional investors.", "http: www.euro909.com http: www.scoopstation.dk o Management Service Firm AppGenesys Acquires Mentora SAN JOSE, Calif. -- AppGenesys, which offers a suite of hardware, software, and application management services, said it acquired Mentora, a provider of stress testing and Internet business services.", "Mentora chief executive officer Jim Eberle will serve as chief operations officer with AppGenesys.", "AppGenesys, a spin-off of iXL Ventures, raised a $50 million first round in May and is also backed by Chase Capital Parnters, DynaFund Ventures, Flatiron Partners, Inktomi, Intel Capital, Kelso, NeoCarta Ventures, and Softbank Venture Capital.", "http: www.appgenesys.com New Directors o CarrierPoint Names Harbinger Founder to Board of Directors ATLANTA -- CarrierPoint, an Internet-based company that provides collaborative transportation marketplaces to the domestic trucking industry, said it appointed C. Tycho Howle, the founder of Harbinger Corp., to its board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sar Chal, Markazi", "sents": [ "Sar Chal (Persian: سرچال‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Sar Chāl) is a village in Pol-e Doab Rural District, Zalian District, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 613, in 139 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Pol-e Doab Rural District", "sents": [ "Pol-e Doab Rural District (Persian: دهستان پل دوآب‎ ‎ ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in Zalian District, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 27,846, in 7,365 families.", "The rural district has 35 villages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27309_p8", "sents": [ "<br <br Over the past ten years Mr. Patty has provided executive management and financial counsel services to technology companies including PanAmSat, GE Capital, AJ Gallagher & Co., and Tollbridge Technologies.", "He also held senior management positions with Angel Technologies, a wireless communications venture.<br <br Cernium raised $2 million in its Series A round of funding earlier this year from Open Prairie Ventures.", "font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.cernium.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.cernium.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwIPLKOPHJJI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Former Hummingbird Exec Named CEO, Pres.", "of Lightobjects< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwIPLKOPHJJIx\" <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images arrow.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" alt=\"top\" a &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=IPLKOPHJJI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp;< td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -- Lightobjects, an information sharing and management software company, said it appointed Hossam Abou Zeid as president and CEO.<br <br Mr. Abou Zeid previously served as senior vice president of sales and marketing at Hummingbird, an enterprise software firm." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "PanAmSat", "sents": [ "The former PanAmSat Corporation founded in 1984 by Reynold (Rene) Anselmo, was a satellite service provider headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.", "It operated a fleet of communications satellites used by the entertainment industry, news agencies, internet service providers, government agencies, and telecommunication companies.", "Anselmo got the idea for PanAmSat from Norm Leventhal, a communications lawyer in Washington, D.C., to whom he had turned to for advice regarding difficulties he was encountering in getting reasonably priced satellite transmission for his Spanish International Network (SIN), the current-day Univision.", "Anselmo financed the entire project himself and Leventhal's law firm, hiring Martin Rothblatt for special satellite technical advice, filed for approval from the Federal Communications Commission and lining up an initial satellite from RCA Astro-Electronics and a heavily discounted launch from Arianespace." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5855_p71", "sents": [ "In all, about 50 parties sent representatives, ranging fro m energy suppliers to utilities to municipalities.", "Wagner admonished them all to keep the talks confidential.", "``Everybody has to stick to their guns for a while,'' he said, noting the negotiations may have to go late into the evenings and into weekends to mee t the deadline.", "In Sacramento on Monday, the newest commissioners to join FERC -- Pat Wood and Nora Brownell -- praised California for its handling of the energy crisis.", "Wood, a Texan appointed by President Bush and expected to become the next FERC chairman, said he had come to California to help ``patch up'' the state's strained relationship with federal regulators.", "After meeting with Davis and legislative leaders, Wood said he was ``more hopeful today than I was at any time in the past year.''", "``They are very committed to getting this energy cowboy back on the bucking bronco,'' he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e1047_p3", "sents": [ "``We have done our part.", "We cannot do it alone,'' said Bob Hertzberg, speaker of the California Assembly.", "He cited state actions to boost conservation, increase retail rates and speed up power plant construction and said there is ``no earthly reason'' why energy prices should be 10 times what they were a year ago.", "Still, California officials expressed little optimism after the hearing.", "``It would take a dramatic, unprecedented change of direction'' for the FERC to adopt price controls, said Fred Keeley, speaker pro tem in the California Assembly, who was in the audience during the six-hour meeting.", "Breathitt, the FERC's third commissioner, who has not come out in favor of price caps, nevertheless indicated she might be inching toward some controls.", "She said she wants the commission to ``seriously discuss a price implementation plan.''", "The issue may end up, however, being decided by two new commissioners recently nominated by President Bush -- Pat Wood, now head of the Texas utility commission, and Nora Brownell, a Pennsylvania regulator." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Saint Martin and the Beggar (van Dyck)", "sents": [ "Saint Martin and the Beggar is a c.1618 painting of Saint Martin of Tours by the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.", "The painting portrays the saint sharing his cloak with a beggar." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Anthony van Dyck", "sents": [ "Sir Anthony van Dyck (] , many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England, after enjoying great success in Italy and Flanders.", "He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next 150 years.", "He also painted biblical and mythological subjects, displayed outstanding facility as a draughtsman, and was an important innovator in watercolour and etching.", "The Van Dyke beard is named after him." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Coptotelia pecten", "sents": [ "Coptotelia pecten is a moth in the Depressariidae family.", "It was described by Clarke in 1951.", "It is found in Guatemala." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Depressariidae", "sents": [ "Depressariidae is a family of moths.", "It has formerly been treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2300 species worldwide." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jim Laslavic", "sents": [ "Jim Laslavic (born October 24, 1951) is a former American Football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League.", "He is currently a sportscaster for KNSD in San Diego and a Radio announcer for KIOZ.", "He lives in Coronado, California with his wife, Susan.", "Together, they raised two kids, Hayley (born 1986) and James (born 1988).", "Laslavic is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "KNSD", "sents": [ "KNSD, virtual channel 39 (UHF digital channel 40), is an NBC owned-and-operated (O&O) television station located in San Diego, California, United States.", "The station is owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations subsidiary of NBCUniversal.", "KNSD maintains office and studio facilities located at Granite Ridge Drive in Kearny Mesa, and its transmitter is located southeast of Spring Valley.", "The station's on-air branding, NBC 7 San Diego, is derived from KNSD's cable channel position in the market on Spectrum, Cox Communications and AT&T U-verse." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Propadu Konair Tarahubun", "sents": [ "PT Propadu Konair Tarahubun (PT PKT) is a subsidiary of Plantation Key Technology Group based in Medan, North Sumatra Indonesia.", "which is engaged in the manufacture of fertilizers.", "Since its establishment, PT PKT has been working on Integrated Conservation Program of Water, Soil, Air and Plantation which serves to incorporate models of sustainable development into every practice of plantation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Medan", "sents": [ "Medan (; is the capital of North Sumatra province in Indonesia.", "Located along the northeastern coast of Sumatra island, Medan is the fourth biggest city by population in Indonesia, behind Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung.", "With 2,097,610 inhabitants at the 2010 census, Medan remains the largest settlement outside of Java island together with the richness of its multicultural peoples.", "Bordered by the Strait of Malacca, Medan is a busy trading city around the island as located near the strait which is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.", "Medan is the gateway to the western part of Indonesia, accessible via the Port of Belawan and Kuala Namu International Airport, stated the city as the third largest city in the country by economy after Jakarta and Surabaya, this city economy is linked well with Malaysian cities (especially Penang and Kuala Lumpur) and Singapore by trade, service and natural resource exchanges.", "Both the seaport and the airport are connected to the city center via toll road and railway.", "Medan also became the first city in Indonesia to have an airport supported with train service." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar", "sents": [ "Pammal Vijayaranga Sambandha Mudaliar (1873-1964), who has been described as \"the founding father of modern Tamil theatre\", was a playwright, director, producer and actor of the late nineteenth- and early twentieth centuries.", "He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Padma Bhushan", "sents": [ "The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.", "Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for \"distinguished service of a high order...without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex\" The award criteria include \"service in any field including service rendered by Government servants\" including doctors and scientists, but excludes those working with the public sector undertakings.", "s of 2017 , the award has been bestowed on 1231 individuals, including 19 posthumous and 92 non-citizen recipients." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hoff crab", "sents": [ "The \"Hoff crab\" is a species of deep-sea squat lobster in the family Kiwaidae, which lives on hydrothermal vents near Antarctica.", "The crustacean was given its nickname in 2010 by UK deep-sea scientists aboard the RRS \"James Cook\", owing to resemblance between its dense covering of setae on the ventral surface of the exoskeleton and the hairy chest of the actor David Hasselhoff.", "The 2010 expedition to explore hydrothermal vents on the East Scotia Ridge was the second of three expeditions to the Southern Ocean by the UK led research consortium, ChEsSo (Chemosynthetic Ecosystems of the Southern Ocean)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kiwaidae", "sents": [ "Kiwa is a genus of marine decapods living at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps.", "The animals are commonly referred to as \"yeti lobsters\" or \"yeti crabs\", after the mythical yeti.", "The genus is placed in its own family, Kiwaidae, in the superfamily Chirostyloidea." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e5589_p77", "sents": [ "However, the generators have done extensive public opinion research in California over the past several months.", "Their surveys have found that Californians give Davis poor marks for his handling of the crisis but generally do not blame him for causing the problem.", "The ad shipped this week to TV stations around California appear designed to convince people that Davis, indeed, is at fault.", "\"He's pointing fingers and blaming others,\" the commercial states.", "\".", "But who runs the PUC?", "The people Gray Davis appointed.\"", "Last year the state's major utilities repeatedly asked for permission to enter long-term contracts that could have helped control wholesale prices.", "Regulators turned them away before finally allowing them to negotiate longer-term contracts at rates that ended up higher.", "However, while Loretta Lynch--who is named in the ad--was head of the PUC at the time, Davis had not yet appointed a majority of the commission.", "The ad campaign comes as the two major parties are moving closer in Washington toward a consensus on wholesale price relief for California and other Western states, which face high summer electricity bills and fears of spot shortages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 6, 9 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e3787_p4", "sents": [ "The new firm is raising a new fund of $100 million.", "According to Veijo Huusko, vice president of RPI's Stockholm wireless division, the merger between the firms took place about three weeks ago.", "Th e new firm, which has offices in New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Stockholm, will offer executive search, management consulting, and investme nt and advisory services as well as venture capital financing to startups in such areas as wireless communications.", "The firm is also opening an office in the San Francisco area, Mr. Huusko said.", "Mr. Huusko also said the firm is raising a new venture fund on the order of $100 million.", "The fund is expect ed to close by the end of the year, with the initial closing taking place arou nd September.", "inVentures has traditionally invested in early-stage companies in the business-to-business and wireless applications spaces.", "http: www.redwoodpartners.com Design Chain Firm ChipData Seals $23M in Second Round RICHARDSON, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- ChipData, which develops electron ic design automation software, said it closed its second round at $23 million with funding from Trinity Ventures, EDS Ventures, CenterPoint Ventures, InterWest Partners, and Sevin Rosen Funds." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1325_p7", "sents": [ "Thus, many of their plants are called \"peakers.\"", "On the other side are old-line utilities, represented here by the federally owned Tennessee Valley Authority.", "They operate the power lines and warn that the system could become overloaded, leading to blackouts from the imbalance.", "Near Nutbush here in Tennessee's southwest corner, natural-gas pipelines run from the Gulf Coast and intersect with some of the TVA's 17,000 miles of transmission lines, which are spread over seven Southern states.", "That is what is making Nutbush boom: It is an attractive place to connect to the grid.", "By 2003, at least 13 new merchant plants altogether will be hooked up across the TVA's system.", "There will be dozens more on neighboring systems that will also use TVA lines, says W. Terry Boston, a TVA executive vice president.", "This year, TVA expects 300,000 requests for wholesale power deals on its system, up from 250,000 last year and just 25,000 in 1996. Mr. Boston foresees a congestion problem that will make it more difficult for the utility to maintain its record of 99% reliability." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 6 ] }, { "title": "Tennessee Valley Authority", "sents": [ "The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter on May 18, 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development to the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected by the Great Depression.", "The enterprise was a result of the efforts of Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska.", "TVA was envisioned not only as a provider, but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and electricity to rapidly modernize the region's economy and society." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kinder Morgan", "sents": [ "Kinder Morgan is the largest energy infrastructure company in North America.", "The company specializes in owning and controlling oil and gas pipelines and terminals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2308_p7", "sents": [ "It owns and operates one of the largest product pipeline and terminal systems in the country.", "In addition, it is a major transporter of natural gas, operating more than 10,000 miles of pipeline; is the nation's leading provider of CO2 for use in enhanced oil recovery projects; and is one of the largest operators of bulk terminals, with 29 terminals which transload 40 million tons of coal, petroleum coke and other products annually.", "The general partner of KMP is owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI - news), one of the largest midstream energy companies in America, operating more than 30,000 miles of natural gas and product pipelines.", "KMI also has significant retail distribution, electric generation and terminal assets.", "Combined, the two companies have an enterprise value of approximately $17 billion.", "This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although Kinder Morgan believes that its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that such assumptions will materialize." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dan Burton", "sents": [ "Danny Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician.", "Burton is the former U.S. Representative for Indiana 's 5 congressional district , and previously the , serving from 1983 until 2013.", "He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party Caucus." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1237_p2", "sents": [ "\"What a shock!", "Dan Burton is at it again,\" Maviglio said facetiously of Burton, who derived a reputation as a partisan foe of former United States President Bill Clinton with his many investigations into Clinton and his administration.", "\"The bottom line is they're aiding and abetting the generators,\" Maviglio said of Burton's committee.", "The governor's spokesman also questioned whether the information FERC amasses under seal of confidentiality will remain private once turned over to the committee.", "The committee's offices were closed Friday, so no response was immediately available.", "-By Bryan Lee, Dow Jones Newswires, 202-862-6647, [email protected]", "Congressional Committee Members Question California Utility Officials Michelle Guido 04 12 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: San Jose Mercury News - California Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) Officials from California's two major utilities and two of its smaller power generators were in the hot seat in San Jose on Wednesday, fielding questions from federal lawmakers about their role in the state's power crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3720_p11", "sents": [ "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Epicentric, a provider of portal-plat form software and services for e-business networks, said it received an undisclosed \"significant\" equity investment from Motorola, the strategic capital arm of Motorola and a customer and partner of Epicentric.", "The investment is part of a follow-on to Epicentric's $41 million Series D round of funding it announced in March.", "Vincent Fleming, CFO of Epicentric, said the company will use the funding to support its services and reach profitability by the end of the year.", "Motorola will receive observer rights on Epicentric's board of directors.", "Mr. Fleming said the company will close its Series D round by the end of the year with under $50 million.", "Epicentri c has raised more than $81 million to date from Autodesk, Bowman Capital Management, Capital Research Management, Chase Capital Partners, Da in Rauscher Wessels, Essex Investment Management, Information Access Technolog y, Innovacom, Interactive Minds Ventures, J.P. Morgan Capital, New Vista Capital, Putnam Investments, Reuters, Sandler Capital Management, and United States Bancorp Piper Jaffray Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3228_p6", "sents": [ "Additionally, Mr. Murphy joins as the ninth member of th e company's board, which includes Vinod Khosla and Raymond J. Lane of Kleiner Perkins and Matthew Cowan of Bowman Capital.", "To date, Asera has raised approximately $175 million in funding from investors including AC Ventures, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Bowman Capital Management, BP Amoco, Capital Research Management, Cisco Systems, Crescendo Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Eastman Chemical, GE Capital Equity Group, Integral Capital Partners, Intel Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and others.", "http: www.asera.com Groove Networks Cuts 8%; Will Target Larger Clients mail?", "top BEVERLY, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Groove Networks, which provides peer-to-peer and peer-to-Web software and services, said it cut 19 people, or 8% of its staff, on Monday as the company restructures to focus more on direct sales opportunities.", "Groove also said it was going to be targeting more large enterprise clients and moving away from focusing on small- and medium-sized business clients." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "GE Capital", "sents": [ "GE Capital, is the financial services unit of the American multinational conglomerate General Electric.", "It provides commercial lending and leasing, as well as a range of financial services for commercial aviation, energy, and support for GE's industrial business units." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5133_p20", "sents": [ "The source would not say when the deal would close or who the buyer or buyers of a divided Deja.com might be.", "The company raised $12.5 million in a fifth round of funding this summer.", "Deja.com is backed by Austin Ventures, Chase H&Q, Comcast, GE Capital, Internet Capital Group, Prime New Media Ventures, and ZDNet.", "Deja.com offers product specifications, product reviews, and comparison search tools.", "http: www.deja.com M&A o Dynamis Merges with Wireless and Mobile Tech Firm Empyrean SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Dynamis Solutions, an Internet professional services firm, announced it has merged with Empyrean Design Works, a full service handheld, mobile, and wireless software company.", "The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal.", "The companies said that the merger will allow them to provide clients with new wireless and mobile services and products.", "The combined companies will operate under the Dynamis Solutions name.", "Dynamis is backed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. http: www.edynamis.com http: www.empyreabdw.com Investment Firm Operon Partners Acquires ComVersant GAITHERSBURG, Md." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "NZR O class", "sents": [ "The O class consisted of six steam locomotives that operated on New Zealand's national rail network.", "Ordered from the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Pennsylvania in 1885, three arrived in time to begin work in December 1885, while two more were placed in service in January 1886 and the sixth in February 1886.", "After almost four decades of service, all six were withdrawn in May 1922.", "None survived to be preserved, although two engine frames and 5 tenders from O class locomotives are known to exist near Summit on the former Rimutaka Incline." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Baldwin Locomotive Works", "sents": [ "The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives.", "It was originally located in Philadelphia, and later moved to nearby Eddystone, Pennsylvania.", "Although the company was very successful as the largest producer of steam locomotives, its transition to the production of diesels was far less so.", "Later, when the early demand for diesel locomotives to replace steam tapered off, Baldwin could not compete in the marketplace.", "It stopped producing locomotives in 1956 and went out of business in 1972, having produced over 70,000 locomotives, the vast majority powered by steam." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5589_p4", "sents": [ "Two recently appointed members of the commission -- Patrick Wood III, forme r chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, and Nora Mead Brownell, a former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission -- will participate in their first meeting today.", "At their confirmation hearings, Wood and Brownell won praise from Democrati c Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., after they said they thought FERC should move further than it had so far to rein in high wholesale prices and did no t rule out price controls.", "Among those most heartened to see the new members was William Massey, a Democrat and frequent dissenter on the five-member panel who strongly favor s price controls to head off what he's described as a looming economic catastrophe for the state this summer.", "\"I never thought I would be so thrilled to see two Republicans coming over the horizon,\" Massey said last week.", "While FERC renews its focus on California's power problems, Congress also is feeling heat from constituents over rising energy costs and is seeking ways to help." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Nora Mead Brownell", "sents": [ "Nora Mead Brownell is the co-founder of Espy Energy Solutions, LLC, an energy consulting firm and a former Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2001–2006 under the administration of President George W. Bush.", "She is also the former President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3384_p58", "sents": [ "On June 27, 1924, my mother wrote in her diary: \"Electricity and service cut by 25% due to shortage.\"", "Sarah M. Duncan San Gabriel Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Energy Antics: Oh, Behave!", "Admit it: The only comic relief in this energy crisis has been watchin g our leaders go at suppliers and each other like pro wrestlers or Jerry Springer guests.", "In his State of the State address last January, Gov.", "Gray Davis accuse d the big private electric power generators of legalized highway robbery and threatened to seize their plants if necessary.", "Then he really got angry, calling them \"the biggest snakes in the world.\"", "This past week, Atty.", "Gen. Bill Lockyer boosted the rhetoric a notch by declaring he would like to personally escort the chairman of Enron Corp. \"to an 8-by-10 cell that he could share with a tattooed dude who says, 'Hi, my name is Spike, honey.\"'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6049_p1", "sents": [ "Further, Wagner complained that the California Public Utilities Commission and investor-owned utilities in the state were deferring too much to the politically compromised Kahn in negotiations.", "The lack of independence was such a \"joke\" that the parties might as well wear \"clown suits,\" Wagner said, according to those familiar with his comments.", "However, Wagner didn't spare the power providers from strong criticism.", "He took generators to task for exercising market power and deriving obscene profits, the sources said.", "Sources described the incident as perhaps a ploy by Wagner to jump-start the fast-track settlement talks, scheduled to conclude July 9. California Gov.", "Gray Davis is demanding nearly $9 billion in refunds for power sales in California during the past year.", "As the negotiations got underway Monday, Wagner dismissed that amount as too high, suggesting a more reasonable figure of between $1 billion to $2.5 billion.", "However, California ISO Chairman Kahn has held fast to Davis' demand for $9 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5, 7 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kazembe (Mwansabombwe)", "sents": [ "Kazembe (or Kasembe) is a name used for Mwata Kazembe's town in the Luapula Province of Zambia, especially on maps and in the Zambian postal service (as PO Kazembe).", "However, the correct name for the town is Mwansabombwe (\"where Mwansa works\") and this is the one used by its or Luba or Chibemba-speaking inhabitants.", "They may refer in English to \"Kazembe's Village\" or just \"Kazembe\", as traditionally a settlement is named after the chief or headman, rather than the location.", "The Luba-Lunda shared with many tribes the custom (now discontinued) of moving to another village or a new site on the death of the chief.", "Historical references to a village or town may actually be to a different location.", "For instance when the explorer David Livingstone visited Mwata Kazembe in 1867 and 1868, \"Casembe's town\", as he wrote it, was further north at the town now called Kanyembo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Kanyembo", "sents": [ "Kanyembo is the principal centre of the population on the Mofwe Lagoon, the largest of several lagoons in the Luapula River swamps south of Lake Mweru, in the Luapula Province of Zambia.", "It takes its name from its traditional ruler, Chief Kanyembo, one of the senior chiefs of the Kazembe-Lunda under Mwata Kazembe.", "In the past the incumbent Chief has been promoted to Mwata, and Kanyembo was the site of Mwata Kazembe's capital when it was visited by David Livingstone in 1867." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4810_p7", "sents": [ "Draper Atlantic, Draper International, and Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson also participated in the round.", "An Asian group of investors, led by W.I.", "Harper, with participation from the Beijing Technology Fund and others, also contributed.", "The financing will be used for hiring and other purposes.", "The company said it is now seeking between $7 million and $10 million in second-round funds from strategic investors and expects to close the round in December.", "http: www.projectmayo.com Collaboration Firm Expeditrix Gets $7 Million First Round AUSTIN, Texas.", "-- Expeditrix, which provides online collaboration services to the residential real estate industry, said it secured $7 million in its first round of funding led by TL Ventures.", "The round also included Milestone International Investments.", "The company's initial individual investments were also converted into this round of equity.", "The company said it will use the funding to accelerate its growth.", "The company said Bob Fabbio, managing director of TL Ventures and Gavin Gray, an executive of Milestone, will join the company's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "e7366_p22", "sents": [ "http: www.magma-da.com E-Commerce Firm Frictionless Has $30 Million in Series D CAMBRIDGE, Mass.", "-- Frictionless Commerce, which provides purchasing technology for online companies, said it secured $30 million in its Series D round of funding, led by Olympus Partners.", "Other investors included RRE Ventures, Chevron Technology Ventures, Net Market Partners, Needham Funds, Draper International, and previous investor Polaris Venture Partners.", "The company will use the funds to market and sell its product, Frictionless e-Market Suite, and to complete development and launch its electronic sourcing software application Global 2500. Dave Cardenas, partner with Olympus Partners, will join the board of directors, and Will Porteous of RRE and Don Riley of Chevron Technology Ventures will hold board observer seats.", "http: www.frictionless.com ProSeed Capital Holdings Invests in Three Belgium Startups BRUSSELS, Belgium -- ProSeed Capital Holdings, a seed investment company, said it invested undisclosed amounts in three early stage Belgian companies; Opt@lis, CiTOBi, and UbiCall Communications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Business Standard", "sents": [ "Business Standard is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published by Business Standard Ltd (BSL) in two languages, English and Hindi.", "Founded in 1975, the newspaper primarily covers India and international business, and financial news and issues." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2035_p33", "sents": [ "Starting out at Rs 15 in March 2000, it more than doubled to Rs 34 twelve months later.", "And that's still 29 per cent off the year high of Rs 48 witnessed in February 2001. Analysts continue to remain positive on the stock.", "Significantly, at Rs 34, the stock quotes at just around half its book value of Rs 66.79. Trading at just six times its 2000 earnings, the share still offers good value.", "Godbole to head DPC renegotiation panel Renni Abraham MUMBAI 04 30 2001 Business Standard 2 Copyright (c) Business Standard With the Madhav Godbole committee along with a central government representative to conduct the renegotiation in the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) project for effecting reductions in the latter's power tariffs and restructuring the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) the ball is now in the power major's court.", "The Godbole committee's recommendations with regards to the renegotiation process were arrived at unanimously, an aspect that its chairman confirmed to Business Standard on Sunday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Reebok", "sents": [ "Reebok is a global athletic footwear and apparel company, operating as a subsidiary of Adidas since 2005.", "Reebok produces and distributes fitness, running and CrossFit sportswear including clothing and footwear.", "It is the official footwear and apparel sponsor for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), CrossFit, Spartan Race, and Les Mills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e819_p8", "sents": [ "It plans to keep its existing cargo hub at Taipei's airport in Taiwan for trans-Pacific operations.", "UPS, which began direct flights between the United States and China on Sunday, can't fly between Taiwan and China because of the political stalemate between Beijing and Taipei.", "Indonesian Sports-Shoe Exports Decline Indonesia's sports-shoe exports to the United States have fallen by 10% since December because of the United States economic slowdown, putting thousands of people out of work as companies such as Nike, Reebok and Adidas cut production orders, a local industry-group official said.", "More than 300,000 Indonesians are employed in sports-shoe factories, and exports last year totaled $2 billion.", "Companies have also cut orders because of fears that Indonesia's political instability could disrupt output, he said.", "BRIEFLY: -- Honda Motor plans to begin producing motorcycles in Asia outside Japan within two years for sale in Japan, its president said.", "He said lower labor costs would allow Honda to aim at reducing domestic prices of its 50-cc-engine bike to less than 100,000 yen ($800), from 140,000-150,000 yen now." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6909_p21", "sents": [ "July 26, 2001 Houston Chronicle FERC spurns California's $9 billion claim, but big refunds still possible By DAVID IVANOVICH Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators Wednesday largely rejected California's claims that power companies owe nearly $9 billion in refunds from California's electricity crisis.", "The battle over California's power debacle appears to be on a trajectory toward an appeal in federal court.", "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission endorsed an administrative law judge's recommendation that a group of power companies -- including Houston-based Reliant Energy, Enron Corp., Duke Energy North America, Dyneg y and El Paso Corp. -- pay sizable refunds for overcharging for electricity at a time when California was scrambling to avoid rolling blackouts.", "The five-member commission ordered the power producers to participate in a hearing to determine within two months how much refunds should be.", "The commission's order also applies to city-owned utilities in California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Prince Thun", "sents": [ "Prince Thun is a fictional character who appeared in various forms of the Flash Gordon comic strip and film productions.", "He is a Lion Man of Mongo and one of Flash's most trusted friends.", "His Father is King Jugrid, ruler of the Lion Men, and one of the three mightiest rulers of Mongo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Flash Gordon", "sents": [ "Flash Gordon is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond.", "First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by and created to compete with the already established \"Buck Rogers\" adventure strip." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p5", "sents": [ "Investors who took part in the first closing of Polish Enterprise Fund IV include EBRD, CalPERS, MetLife, Bank Vontobel AG, General Motors Retirement Fund, Partners Group, New York Life, Enterprise Investors, and Frank Russell Capital.", "http: www.ei.com.pl Productopia Review and Advice Site Closes Down SAN FRANCISCO -- Productopia, which provided third-party advice about products for online customers, said it closed.", "The site, which raised $16 million in a second round funding in February, had been backed by investors including Amicus Investments, Angel Investors, Arba Seed Investment Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Osprey, and RRE Ventures.", "Telephone 415-856-4006. http: www.productopia.com Optical Networking Firm CyOptics Secures $57 Million HAIFA, Israel -- CyOptics, which designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance optical networking components, said it has secured $57 million in venture capital funding.", "Participants in the round include Cisco Systems, Corning, Intel Capital, and Vitesse.", "Semi-Conductors Devices (SCD), a partnership owned equally by military technology firms Elbit Systems and Rafael Armaments Development Authority also invested $4.8 million in the current round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Elbit Systems", "sents": [ "Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israel-based international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world.", "The company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (\"C4ISR\"), unmanned aircraft systems (\"UAS\"), advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence (\"SIGINT\") systems, data links and communications systems and radios." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3639_p1", "sents": [ "top GOTHENBURG, Sweden (VENTUREWIRE) -- Arexis, a biotechnology firm discoverin g the genetic compounds of metabolic and inflammatory diseases, announced the appointment of Lennart Hansson as the company's new CEO.", "Dr. Hansson, who w as previously the CEO at AstraZeneca's cardiovascular and gastrointestinal research division, is replacing Arexis's co-founder, Vidar Wendel-Hansen, w ho will now be the chief business officer.", "Bjorn Lowenadler, also formerly of AstraZeneca's cardiovascular and gastrointestinal research division, is joining Arexis as the chief scientific officer.", "Arexis recently announced closing a $4.5 million first round from 3i, SEB Foretagsinvest, InnovationsKapital, and individuals.", "http: www.arexis.com VC PERSONNEL Royal Bank Capital Partners Adds Director to IT Fund mail?", "top TORONTO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Royal Bank Capital Partners, the private equity ar m of Royal Bank of Canada, said Greg Connor has joined the information technology fund as director.", "He had served as partner at MM Venture Partner s, where he focused on early-stage IT and biotechnology companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3514_p11", "sents": [ "Mr. Mullins previously sat on the advisory board of vSimplify.", "http: www.vsimplify.com Core Networks Receives Follow-On Financing in Series B mail?", "top HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (VENTUREWIRE) -- Core Networks, which develops activation and network management software applications for the high-speed Internet-over-cable industry, said it received follow-on financing to its Series B round, in which the company raised $10.5 million in March.", "The amount of this investment was not disclosed.", "Return investor Royal Bank Capital Partners and new investor Intel Capital provided the new financing, which will be used for business development.", "The deal was based on the same valuation as the March funding, which was provided by Royal Bank Capital Partners Telecommunications Fund, ACF Equity Atlantic, and Skypoint http: www.corenetworks.com Speech Recognition Software Firm InfoTalk Nabs $12M mail?", "top HONG KONG (VENTUREWIRE) -- InfoTalk, which develops conversational s peech recognition technology, said it has closed $12 million in a round of financing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "William Wheeler Thornton", "sents": [ "William Wheeler Thornton (June 27, 1851 - January 31, 1932) was an Indiana lawyer, Attorney General, judge, and author.", "He was born in Logansport, Indiana, to John Allen and Elizabeth B. Thomas Thornton, members of respectable farming families.", "After attending Smithson College, a Universalist educational center, William became interested in law, entering the University of Michigan in 1875.", "He graduated in 1876 (LL.B).", "Upon returning to Logansport, Indiana, William Thornton worked in the law office of his uncle, Henry Clay Thornton, a prominent lawyer and father of Sir Henry Worth Thornton." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "University of Michigan", "sents": [ "The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.", "Founded in 1817 in Detroit as the \"Catholepistemiad\", or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the University of Michigan is the state's oldest university.", "In 1821, the university was officially renamed the University of Michigan.", "It moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acre of what is now known as Central Campus.", "Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 e6sqft spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus, two regional campuses in Flint and Dearborn, and a Center in Detroit.", "The University was a founding member of the Association of American Universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hydro One", "sents": [ "Hydro One Limited is an electricity transmission and distribution utility serving the Canadian province of Ontario.", "Hydro One traces its history to the early 20th century and the establishment of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (renamed \"Ontario Hydro\" in 1974).", "In October 1998, the provincial government of Premier Mike Harris passed the \"Energy Competition Act\" which restructured Ontario Hydro into separate entities responsible for electrical generation, transmission/delivery, and price management with a final goal of total privatization." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20534_p11", "sents": [ "According to sources familiar with the not-for-profit proposal, Hydro One would be governed in the best interests of all electricity users by stocking the board of directors with appointees from corporations that are heavy power users, such as auto and steel makers and paper companies.", "Such a structure exists at Nav Canada, with airline executives on the board, and the company has been able to cut the fees it charges customers.", "Restructuring Hydro One with debt, rather than equity, is also presented as the most efficient way to capitalize the company.", "\"The problem with a Canadian National Rail-style IPO is that equity is much more expensive than debt,\" said one financier familiar with the proposal.", "\"With a debt-based structure, every dollar earned is available to pay interest, while an equity-based structure means you pay federal taxes, provide a return to shareholders and make debt payments.\"", "Dofasco, the big Ontario steel producer that consumes about $100-million of electricity a year, supports the not-for-profit proposal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Royal Dutch Shell", "sents": [ "Royal Dutch Shell plc (, ), commonly known as Shell, is a British–Dutch multinational oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands and incorporated in the United Kingdom.", "It is one of the six oil and gas \"supermajors\" and the sixth-largest company in the world measured by 2016 revenues (and the largest based in Europe).", "Shell was first in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies; in that year its revenues were equivalent to 84% of the Netherlands' $556 billion GDP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3055_p0", "sents": [ "'8 Concerns Get Saudi Gas Project Role The New York Times, 05 19 01 8 Western Firms Picked for Huge Saudi Gas Project Los Angeles Times, 05 19 01 2 Houston-based companies win Saudi gas prize Kingdom inviting 8 Western firms back in Houston Chronicle, 05 19 01 Utility withdraws offer of aid Associated Press Newswires, 05 19 01 Racicot lobbying for energy giant Enron Associated Press Newswires, 05 19 01 INDIA: SBI says Enron move not to hit lenders.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 19 01 Enron threatens to stop electricity supply to Indian state Associated Press Newswires, 05 19 01 Gas bonanza in Saudi for BP and Shell: Eight companies are given stakes in pounds 15 billion bid to develop South Ghawar reserves The Daily Telegraph, 05 19 01 Western oil companies invited back by Saudis The Independent - London, 05 19 01 DPC issues PTN to MSEB, Deshmukh terms it as \"improper step\" Press Trust of India Limited, 05 19 01 India's largest US investor Enron issues pull-out warning Agence France-Presse, 05 19 01 Lenders to Dabhol to vote on termination notice The Economic Times, 05 19 01 Business Financial Desk; Section C 8 Concerns Get Saudi Gas Project Role AP 05 19 2001 The New York Times Page 2, Column 5 c. 2001 New York Times Company DALLAS, May 18 -- The Exxon Mobil Corporation and Royal Dutch Shell led a group of eight oil companies that will take part in a $25 billion gas development program in Saudi Arabia, the country's biggest opening of its oil and gas industry to outsiders since the 1970's." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Beethoven's 4th (film)", "sents": [ "Beethoven's 4th is the third sequel to the 1992 film, \"Beethoven\" and is the fourth installment in the Beethoven film series.", "It was released on December 4, 2001.", "It is the last film to feature Judge Reinhold as Richard Newton, Julia Sweeney as Beth Newton, Joe Pichler as Brennan Newton, and Michaela Gallo as Sara Newton." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Judge Reinhold", "sents": [ "Edward Ernest \"Judge\" Reinhold Jr. (born May 21, 1957) is an American actor who has starred in several Hollywood movies, such as \"Beverly Hills Cop\", \"Ruthless People\", \"Fast Times at Ridgemont High\", \"Gremlins\" and \"The Santa Clause\" trilogy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]