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[ { "title": "e28006_p4", "sents": [ "Ardana was created in July 2000 to develop products from the research of the Edinburgh-based Human Reproductive Sciences Unit of the Medical Research Council.", "Soon after its creation it received $1.8 million from MVM and individual investors.", "Telephone: 44-131-226-8553 * Divine Acquires Synchrony Communications By Lizbeth Scordo <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=HHMJHNJMII CHICAGO -- Divine, a publicly traded integrated services provider, said it has acquired Synchrony Communications, a customer interaction management suite provider.", "The terms of the deals were not disclosed.", "Cincinnati-based Synchrony, which has 80 employees, also has offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Atlanta.", "Divine said the acquistion will enhance its customer interaction management technology offerings with Synchrony's interaction management applications.", "Divine also said it expects today to complete its acquisition of eshare communications, a publicly traded customer relationship management services provider, which had received funding from Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners, Penny Lane Advisors, Pequot Private Equity Funds, and Walden Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e401_p4", "sents": [ "WebCT will use the financing to expanding the scope of academic resources available on the company's site.", "WebCT has received revious investments from BancBoston Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, Chase Capital Partners, CMGI @Ventures, Duke Management, Kestrel Venture Management, NetInvest, and SCT.", "http: www.thomson.com http: www.webct.com Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft PLEASANTON, Calif. -- SkillSet Software, which develops employment recruiting applications, announced it has secured a multi-million dollar investment from Microsoft.", "Skillset said it has also received funding from undisclosed institutional and individual investors.", "The company said it will use Microsoft's products and the funding to support expansion.", "Microsoft is expected to take a seat on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.skillset.com Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Sony Computer Entertainment America said it acquired RTime, a provider of products and services that support real-time interactivity on the Internet and broadband networks, for an undisclosed amount." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1698_p1", "sents": [ "Reuters English News Service, 04 24 01 International World Watch Compiled by David I. Oyama 04 25 2001 The Wall Street Journal A15 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) ASIA PACIFIC Chinese Delisting May Signal Cleanup China announced the first delisting of a company, signaling a new effort to clean up its stock exchanges by ridding them of their most troubled companies.", "The decision to delist Shanghai Narcissus Electrical Appliance follows months of heated talks between the company and the Shanghai Stock Exchange.", "Shanghai Narcissus was once the country's second-largest maker of washing machines but this month reported its fourth straight annual loss.", "The delisting could pave the way for the China Securities Regulatory Commission to delist as many as 12 similarly unprofitable companies.", "But pressure from local governments, which control many indebted listed firms, could slow reforms.", "U.S., Singapore Rated Most Competitive The United States and Singapore kept the top spots as the world's most competitive nations, and strong growth in Hong Kong moved it back to sixth place from 12th, according to an annual survey." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "China Securities Regulatory Commission", "sents": [ "The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is an institution of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (PRC), with ministry-level rank.", "It is the main regulator of the securities industry in China." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peoples Energy", "sents": [ "Peoples Energy was the former name of a holding company whose main revenues came from its regulated gas utility subsidiaries, Peoples Gas (formerly Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company) and the North Shore Gas Company.", "In February 2007, the Peoples Energy Corporation merged with Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Wisconsin Public Service Corporation to form the Integrys Energy Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1911_p4", "sents": [ "He also pointed to potential import price advantages from the E.U.", "He said gas imported from the E.U.", "would cost about $135 1000cm, against a price on the current Yamal contract of $120 1000cm and a Norwegian gas price (including the estimated transmission charge to the Polish border of $20 1000cm), of $150 1000cm.", "PGNiG's Lipko said that imported Russian gas prices would not be $30 cheaper than Norwegian supplies once a pipeline linking the two countries had been built.", "By Joe Harper, Dow Jones Newswires; 48-22 622-2766; [email protected] Peoples Energy Reports Second Quarter Results Reaffirms Fiscal 2001 Estimate 04 27 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) CHICAGO, April 27 PRNewswire -- Peoples Energy (NYSE: PGL) reported today that its second quarter earnings for the three month period ended March 31, 2001 were $62.5 million, or $1.77 per share, up from $57.4 million, or $1.62 per share for the same period a year ago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10934_p12", "sents": [ "EOG common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol, \"EOG\".", "CONTACT: Maire A. Baldwin of EOG Resources, Inc., 713-651-6EOG, or 713-651-6364 15:40 EST Azurix says to end dispute with Argentine province BUENOS AIRES, Feb 13 (Reuters) - United States water company Azurix Corp. (NYSE:AZX - news) said Tuesday it would formally agree this week to improve its Argentine water services after it was accused of providing poor service to Buenos Aires province.", "Azurix, an affiliate of energy supplier Enron Corp. (NYSE:ENE - news) which said in January it would take a fourth-quarter charge of $470 million on its Argentine operations, had previously fended off the criticism by blaming Buenos Aires province's poor infrastructure.", "``This week an agreement will be signed,'' an Azurix spokesman told Reuters.", "``The cost of the projects during 2001 will be less than $30 million.''", "The dispute climaxed in January, when Buenos Aires province said it would review Azurix's 30-year, $439 million water and wastewater service contract." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "Buenos Aires", "sents": [ "Buenos Aires ( or ; ] ) is the capital and most populous city of Argentina.", "The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast.", "\"Buenos aires\" can be translated as \"fair winds\" or \"good airs\", but the first one was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name \"Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre\".", "The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 17 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University of Pennsylvania", "sents": [ "The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.", "Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3127_p43", "sents": [ "RedLeaf Group said the new program will seek to commercialize new ideas at the university, as well as fund emerging technologies in the Great er Delaware region.", "Oak Leaf said it is particularly interested in information technologies, Internet-related technologies, and biotechnology applications such as bio-informatics and drug discovery software.", "Redleaf will manage th e program and provide capital through its early-stage venture fund, while the University of Pittsburgh will facilitate the formation of new ventures base d on University technology.", "Oak Leaf Networks will be located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, near the Pitt camp!", "us.", "Mark Coticchia, a senio r director at RedLeaf who handles the technology transfer program, said Oak Leaf expects to complete two new deals by the end of July.", "RedLeaf has also partnered with the University of Pennsylvania to form another accelerator program, known as PennNetworks.", "About two weeks ago, RedLeaf announced it is financing the launch of a network optimization company called 61C Networks, which was founded by a graduate student at Carnigie Mellon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Billy Tauzin", "sents": [ "Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II (] ; born June 14, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician.", "He was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group.", "He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 to 2005, representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2582_p23", "sents": [ "\"It simply is a guarantee for more blackouts,\" said Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La ., the chairman of the full committee.", "The amendment was defeated 20-12. Two Democrats Reps. Ralph Hall of Te xas and Christopher John of Louisiana voted against the measure.", "The underlying bill passed on a party-line vote of 17-13. It would allow the California governor to temporarily waive some air-pollution limits to increase power production in the state when blackou ts are imminent; provide federal funding to fix a major power transmission bottleneck in the Central Valley; require federal facilities in power-starv ed states to cut their energy use by 20 percent; allow California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington to adjust daylight savings time; and allow small, independent power generators to escape exclusive contracts with utilities i f, in the future, they are not paid by the utilities.", "While Democrats complained the bill would do little to provide immediate relief to California and other Western states, subcommittee Chairman Joe Barton, R-Tex., said, \"it's the only game in town that will help.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1060_p15", "sents": [ "Visit the Contra Costa Times on the Web at http: www.cctimes.com JOURNAL-CODE: CC LOAD-DATE: April 11, 2001 8 of 100 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Copley News Service Copley News Service April 11, 2001, Wednesday SECTION: State and regional LENGTH: 471 words HEADLINE: Price gouging could force new energy rate boost, PUC chief says BYLINE: Ed Mendel DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: The state's top electricity regulator told a congressional hearing yesterday that California may have to raise rates again if federal regulators do not stop price gouging by generators.", "The president of the Public Utilities Commission, Loretta Lynch, told the congressional panel that ''California is literally being plundered, with the full knowledge and consent of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.''", "When the PUC adopted the biggest rate increase in California history last month for Pacific Gas and Electric and Southern California Edison, Lynch said she believed that no more rate increases would be needed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Loretta Lynch", "sents": [ "Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 to succeed Eric Holder.", "Previously, she held the position for United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under both the Clinton (1999–2001) and Obama administrations (2010–15).", "As U.S. Attorney, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10178_p89", "sents": [ "In a Jan. 18 letter to Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief Thomas J. Sugrue, Verizon asked that the sale be postponed until September.", "The lett er was signed by John T. Scott, Verizon Wireless vice president and deputy general counsel-regulatory law.", "Mr. Scott said that if the auction was held as scheduled, potential bidders wouldn 't have enough time to assess their spectrum needs because a reauc tion of \"C and \"F block PCS (personal communications service) lice nses is still ongoing (see separate story).", "\"Short form applications for the 700 MHz band auction are due Feb. 2, under the current schedule.", "\"If the 700 MHz [band] auction begins on the current schedule, there wou ld be no time for companies that are bidding in the PCS reauction to reassess the ir business plans and develop bidding strategies for [the] 700 MHz [band auction], Mr. Scott said.", "The FCC immediately sought comments on Verizon 's request." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p138", "sents": [ "The applications of Access Spectrum LLC and PTPMS II Communications LLC are incomplete because of invalid attachments, the agency said.", "Those two applicants must correct the minor deficiencies and submit the require up-front payments by Jan. 26. in order to participate in the auction.", "Companies whose applications have been accepted also must submit up-front payments by that time.", "The licenses involved went unsold at an auction in September 2000. The Commercial Wireless Division of the FCC 's Wireless Telecommunication s Bureau has extended the time to comment on the Real Access Alliance 's mo tion for a stay of certain rules on access to multitenant buildings (TR, Jan. 15).", "The division said comments now will be due Jan. 26 in Wireless Telecommunications docket 99-217 and Common Carrier dockets 96-98 and 88-57 The Wireless Communications Association International had requested the extension.", "The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is seeking comments on two requests for waivers of the Commission 's construction rules governing 90 0 megahertz band licensees." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Immortal Verse", "sents": [ "Immortal Verse (foaled 1 May 2008) is an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare.", "As a two-year-old she showed promise by winning on her debut and finishing second in the Prix d'Aumale.", "Her early form in 2011 was disappointing as she was beaten in her first two races and refused to enter the starting stalls in the 1000 Guineas.", "She then made rapid improvement, winning the Prix de Sandringham and the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot before defeating a strong international field in the Prix Jacques le Marois.", "She went on to finish third to Frankel in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes but failed to reproduce her best form in two races as a four-year-old.", "After her retirement from racing she was sold at auction for 4.7 million guineas setting a European record price for a broodmare." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Prix d'Aumale", "sents": [ "The Prix d'Aumale is a Group 3 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies.", "It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Premier Oil", "sents": [ "Premier Oil plc () is an independent UK oil company with gas and oil interests in the UK, Asia, Africa and Mexico.", "It is devoted entirely to the 'upstream' sector of the industry - the exploitation of oil and gas - as opposed to the 'downstream' refining and retail sector.", "It is listed on the London Stock Exchange." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e19438_p18", "sents": [ "U.K.-based Premier Oil PLC's (PMOIY) Pakistan subsidiary shut its Islamabad office for the day Wednesday due to possible flashpoints in the Pakistani capital after the United States attack, according to company spokesman David Coppin, who added that Premier Oil will reopen its offices Thursday.", "Austrian energy group OMV Aktiengesellschaft's (R.OMV) Pakistan unit OMV (Pakistan) Exploration Gesellschaft MbH has been placed on a \"low-level alert\" in the wake of terrorist attacks against the U.S., an industry source familiar with the company said Wednesday.", "\"Right now the alert is at a low level, but it's not reached an emergency status,\" the source said, adding that he wasn't aware of any plans to evacuate nonessential personnel.", "In an advisory posted on the company's Web site, www.crg.com, the consultancy said earlier Wednesday, \"retaliatory United States military action is expected against targets in Afghanistan and possibly Yemen\" in the wake of terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington Tuesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8613_p17", "sents": [ "In a separate exchange of equity, Creative Planet acquired from United News & Media \"The Knowledge\", a database of film and TV production professionals in the U.K. and Ireland.", "Under the agreement, United gains exclusive sales & marketing rights in the U.K. and Ireland for all Creative Planet products and services.", "Clive Hollick, CEO of United News & Media, will join Creative Planet's board of directors.", "The company is also backed by Times Mirror Chandler Trust Ventures, J. & W. Seligman Funds, Chase Capital Partners, Waterview Advisors, PaineWebber Capital, SunAmerica Investments, East River, Ares Management, Trekk Opportunity Partner!", "s, and others.", "The company has raised $100 million to date.", "http: www.creativeplanet.com Packing Marketplace Packexpo Gets $7.5 Million in Round Two mail this story?", "top FAIRFAX, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Packexpo.com, an Internet marketplace for the packaging industry, said it raised $7.5 million in its second round financing.", "Investors included Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds, Hickory Venture Group, and a group of unnamed packaging companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e401_p4", "sents": [ "WebCT will use the financing to expanding the scope of academic resources available on the company's site.", "WebCT has received revious investments from BancBoston Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, Chase Capital Partners, CMGI @Ventures, Duke Management, Kestrel Venture Management, NetInvest, and SCT.", "http: www.thomson.com http: www.webct.com Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft PLEASANTON, Calif. -- SkillSet Software, which develops employment recruiting applications, announced it has secured a multi-million dollar investment from Microsoft.", "Skillset said it has also received funding from undisclosed institutional and individual investors.", "The company said it will use Microsoft's products and the funding to support expansion.", "Microsoft is expected to take a seat on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.skillset.com Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Sony Computer Entertainment America said it acquired RTime, a provider of products and services that support real-time interactivity on the Internet and broadband networks, for an undisclosed amount." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hugh Dallas", "sents": [ "Hugh Dallas MBE (born 26 October 1957 in Allanton, near Shotts) is a Scottish former football referee.", "He officiated at two FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1998 and 2002; he was appointed fourth official for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final.", "Dallas also officiated at the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1999 UEFA Cup Final and several UEFA Champions League matches." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Shotts", "sents": [ "Shotts is a small rural town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.", "It is located almost halfway between Glasgow (21 miles) and Edinburgh (29 miles).", "At the 2001 census, the population was 8,235.", "A local story has Shotts being named after the legendary giant Bertram de Shotts, though toponymists give the Anglo-Saxon derived 'sceots' (steep slopes) as the real source of the name." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3828_p3", "sents": [ "In return, the Organisation of American States said it would hel p Haiti obtain $500m of suspended aid.", "Democrats officially took control of the United States Senate f or the first time in six years.", "The Democratic leader, Tom Daschle, promised to adopt a co-operative approach towards the Republican agenda.", "War and peace Fighting continued in Bangui, the capital of the Central Africa n Republic, after last week ,s failed coup against President Ange-F,lix Patass.", "See article: Central African Republic erupts In Colombia, the FARC guerrillas and the government began an ex change of sick prisoners, the first practical result of more than two years of peace talks See article: A modest peace deal in Colombia Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski again threatened to declare a formal state of war in Macedonia after ethnic-Albanian rebels, seeking to widen the conflict to an area hitherto unaffected, killed five government soldiers north-west of Skopje, the capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Bangui", "sents": [ "Bangui (] ), or Bangî in Sango, formerly written Bangi in English, is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic.", "s of 2012 it had an estimated population of 734,350.", "It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (French: \"Oubangui\" ); the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the \"rapids\" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville.", "The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, in Bangui and the surrounding area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6231_p6", "sents": [ "Other investors include Texas Growth Fund, Raymond James Capital, BNY Capital Partners, and Weiss, Peck & Greer.", "Previous investor Gilbert Global Equity Partners also participated.", "Ionex said it has raised over $425 million in 11 months.", "The company said it will use the funds to accelerate its growth and expand its services to 36 markets by the end of 2001. http: www.ionexnow.com Colocation Facility Firm DigiPlex Has $205 Million Round Two ZURICH -- DigiPlex, a European provider of carrier neutral colocation facilities, said it raised EUR 237 million ($205 million) in its second round of funding.", "Previous investors Carlyle Group, Providence Equity Partners, Carrier1, and iaxis provided $50 million in equity funding and Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and CIBC provided a debt financing of $155 million.", "The company previously raised $155 million in January.", "The company said it would use the funding to continue to support the internal infrastructure of its facilities in its existing colocation sites and to acquire new sites throughout Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p23", "sents": [ "printCafe, which has raised !", "$113 million in funding to date, is backed by Creo Products; Prography Systems; HarbourVest Partners; Weiss, Peck & Greer; and Mellon Ventures.", "http: www.printCafe.com Lost Boys, Incubation and Design Firm, Makes Acquisitions mail?", "top AMSTERDAM (VENTUREWIRE) -- Lost Boys, a pan-European provider of inc ubation and new media services based in the Netherlands, said it has merged with th e German branding and design firm MetaDesign.", "MetaDesign also has operations in Zurich and San Francisco.", "The merger with MetaDesign comes two days after t he company announced the acquisition of French interactive technology company Lab Production.", "Lost Boys is backed Roel Pieper, which took an undisclosed equity stake in the company in 1998. In May 2000 the Amsterdam-based firm acquired two Dutch companies, Netcast, an Internet business-to-business services firm, and Internet consulting firm MVLG.", "The Lost Boys incubator h as launched one company, NedCargo, an online marketplace for ocean container transportation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19713_p5", "sents": [ "It will also be posted on our web site at www.enron.com corp inve stors under \"SEC Filings.\"", "In connection with the proposed transactions, Dynegy and Enron will file a joint proxy statement prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commissio n. Investors and security holders are urged to carefully read the joint pro xy statement prospectus regarding the proposed transactions when it becomes available, because it will contain important information.", "Investors and se curity holders may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement prospect us (when it is available) and other documents containing information about Dynegy and Enron, without charge, at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.", "Cop ies of the joint proxy statement prospectus and the SEC filings that will be incorporated by reference in the joint proxy statement prospectus may als o be obtained for free by directing a request to either: Investor Relations Dynegy Inc., 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5800, Houston, TX 77002, Phone: (713) 507-6466, Fax: (713) 767-6652; or Investor Relations, Enron Corp., Enron Bu ilding, 1400 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002, Phone: (713) 853-3956, Fax: 713) 646-3302. In addition, the identity of the persons who, under SEC rules, may be consi dered \"participants in the solicitation\" of Dynegy and Enron shareholders in connection with the proposed transactions, and any description of their d irect or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are availab le in an SEC filing under Schedule 14A made by each of Dynegy and Enron.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Stanford University", "sents": [ "Stanford University (Stanford; officially Leland Stanford Junior University, colloquially the Farm) is a private research university in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and between San Jose and San Francisco.", "Stanford's undergraduate program is the most selective in America.", "Due to its academic strength, wealth, and proximity to Silicon Valley it is often cited as one of the world's most prestigious universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20503_p16", "sents": [ "Also being recognized are the Raymond E. Miles Alumni Service Award Recipients and the Haas Alumni Network Chapter of the Year.", "Deadline to register: November 1, 2001. Online Registration: http: www.haas.berkeley.edu alumni registration For more information, contact the Alumni Relations Office at (510) 642-7790 or email [email protected] Big Game Tailgate CAL VS. STANFORD Saturday, November 17, 2001 Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University Join Cal alumni for a pre-game BBQ tailgate at the Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University.", "The event will be held two-and-a-half hours before kick-off (tentative kickoff at 12:30 pm).", "Cost TBD.", "For more information call the Cal Alumni Association Southern Cal office at 1-877-CAL-ALUM.", "- HAAS CELEBRATIONS Birthdays Michael Matthews, Oct. 29 debi fidler, Oct. 31 Ajuah Helton, Nov. 1 Jamie Abernathy, Nov. 2 Meredith LaCorte, Nov. 2 Dan Himelstein, Nov. 3 Jennifer Jensen, Nov. 4 Forrest Smalley, Nov. 5 The Haas NewsWire respects the wishes of staff and faculty who would not like their birthdays announced." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "McKenzie Electric Cooperative", "sents": [ "McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MEC) is a rural electric cooperative based in Watford City, North Dakota.", "It services portions of McKenzie, Dunn, Billings, Golden Valley and Mercer Counties in North Dakota and Richland and Wibaux Counties in Montana.", "MEC is a member of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Watford City, North Dakota", "sents": [ "Watford City (Hidatsa: abaʔaruʔush), founded in 1914, is a city in and the county seat of McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States.", "The population was 1,744 at the 2010 census.", "and the Census Bureau gave the 2015 estimated population as 6,708, making Watford City the twelfth largest city in North Dakota.", "Because Watford City is part of the Bakken field, the North Dakota oil boom has significantly increased population and construction since the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Citigroup", "sents": [ "Citigroup Inc. or Citi (stylized as citi and pronounced like \"city\") is an American multinational investment banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City.", "The company was formed by the merger of banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate Travelers Group in 1998; however, Travelers was spun off from the company in 2002.", "Citigroup now owns Citicorp, holding company for Citibank, and several international subsidiaries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e19496_p7", "sents": [ "Credit Suisse Says Citigroup Is Its Top Pick 11 01 2001 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.'s (Z.CSF) research team covering the brokerage industry said its investment strategy remains defensive\" given the uncertainty that continues to pervade the marketplace.", "CSFB analyst Joan Solotar recommends investing in the \"highest quality stro ngest franchise\" companies only with a 12 to 18 month time frame in mind be cause the stocks could lose some value in the near-term.", "Citigroup Inc. (C) is their top pick, Solotar said in a research note, with a price target in the mid-50s.", "The financial services giant was recently t rading up 4 cents, or 0.1%, at $45.40. For investors seeking a purer-play c ompany in the brokerage arena, she suggests Goldman Sachs (GS), given its longer-term franchise value as well as nearer-term relative market share mo mentum.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Annie Payson Call", "sents": [ "Annie Payson Call (1853-1940) was a Waltham author.", "She wrote several books and published articles in \"Ladies' Home Journal.\"", "Many articles are reprinted in her book \"Nerves and Common Sense\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Ladies' Home Journal", "sents": [ "Ladies' Home Journal is an American magazine published by the Meredith Corporation.", "It first appeared on February 16, 1883, and eventually became one of the leading women's magazines of the 20th century in the United States.", "It was the first American magazine to reach 1 million subscribers in 1903.", "On April 24, 2014, Meredith announced it would stop publishing the magazine as a monthly with the July issue, stating it was \"transitioning \"Ladies' Home Journal\" to a special interest publication\".", "It is now available quarterly on newsstands only, though its website remains in operation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Austin Ventures", "sents": [ "Austin Ventures (AV) is a private equity firm focused on venture capital and growth equity investments in business services and supply chain, financial services, new media, Internet, and information services companies nationally with a focus on Texas.", "The firm, which is based in Austin, Texas, was founded in 1984.", "AV has raised approximately $3.9 billion since inception across ten private equity funds.", "In September 2008, the firm announced the closing of Austin Ventures X with $900 million of investor commitments which will be used to fund start-up capital for emerging companies and growth capital for expansion rounds and recapitalizations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e8397_p2", "sents": [ "724 Solutions shareholders will own about 68% of Tantau.", "724 Solutions founder, chairman, and CEO Greg Wolfond will continue to serve as chairman.", "Tantau co-founder, president, and CEO John Sims will be CEO of 72 4 Solutions.", "Four members will be added to 724 Solutions' board of directors, including Mr. Sims.", "Tantau Softare is backed by Chase Capital Partners, General Motors Investment Management, Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, the Texas Growth Fund, Austin Ventures, Compaq Computer, and Techno Venture Managemen t. http: www.724.com http: www.tantau.com El Dorado Raises $250 Million Fund MENLO PARK, Calif (VENTUREWIRE) -- El Dorado today anno unced the formation of its latest fund, El Dorado VI.", "The $250 mi llion fund will continue the firm's focus on early-stage, information tech nology investments located in the western United States.", "El Dorado Venture s VI expects to fund 10 to 12 early-stage companies during 2001. Recent El Dorado investments include Appshop, Network OSS, Strix Systems, and Glow Networks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Satyrotaygetis", "sents": [ "Satyrotaygetis is a monotypic butterfly genus of subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae.", "Its one species, Satyrotaygetis satyrina, is found in the Neotropical realm." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Satyrinae", "sents": [ "The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies).", "They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae.", "This group contains nearly half of the known diversity of brush-footed butterflies.", "The true number of the Satyrinae species is estimated to exceed 2400." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Roy Hawkins", "sents": [ "Roy Theodore Hawkins (February 7, 1903 – March 19, 1974) was an American blues singer, pianist, and songwriter.", "After working in clubs, he broke through with his 1950 song \"Why Do Everything Happen to Me?,\" inspired by an auto accident which paralyzed his right arm.", "Several of his songs, most notably \"The Thrill Is Gone\", were covered by later artists, including Ray Charles, B.B.", "King, and James Brown." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "The Thrill Is Gone", "sents": [ "\"The Thrill Is Gone\" is a slow minor-key blues song written by West Coast blues musician Roy Hawkins and Rick Darnell in 1951.", "Hawkins' recording of the song reached number six in the Billboard R&B chart in 1951.", "In 1970, \"The Thrill Is Gone\" became a major hit for B.B.", "King.", "Subsequently, many blues and other artists have recorded their interpretations of the song." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19697_p2", "sents": [ "In a conference call earlier Wednesday, Enron said its core energy trading business has been temporarily hurt by the uncertainty created by recent events.", "According to Dynegy spokeswoman Jennifer Rosser, the preferred stock Dynegy has received for its investment in Enron is convertible into the common stock of the Enron pipeline unit.", "Dynegy also has the right to convert the preferred stock into Enron shares if it desires, the spokeswoman said.", "For example, if Enron were to cancel its merger with Dynegy in order to accept a higher bid from another suitor, Dynegy might decide to convert its preferred shares into Enron stock in order to reap the profits created by an increase in Enron's stock price, Rosser said.", "In either case, Dynegy wouldn't be required to pay any additional consideration.", "Dynegy was able to make the cash infusion after ChevronTexaco, of San Francisco, made an investment in Dynegy.", "If the acquisition closes as anticipated, ChevronTexaco, which owns about one-fourth of Dynegy, plans to make an additional $1 billion investment in the combined company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Abdel-Wahed El-Sayed", "sents": [ "Abdelwahed 'Wahid' El-Sayed (Arabic: عبد الواحد السيد; born 3 June 1977) is a retired goalkeeper.", "He played for Zamalek SC and the Egyptian soccer team.", "He was also a part of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations in 2002,2004,2006 and 2010.", "He is credited with helping the Zamalek SC win the 2002 CAF Champions League and his first international appearance was in 2003 against France.", "He was named the best goalkeeper in Egypt in 2002/2003.", "Zamalek Fans call him \"Waheed\" and he is considered one of the club legends." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Zamalek SC", "sents": [ "\"Al Zamalek Sporting Club (Egyptian Arabic: نادى الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية‎ ‎ ), is an Egyptian sports club based in Meet Okba, Giza, Egypt.", "They are best known for their professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system.", "The club was founded on 5 January 1911 as Qasr El-Neel Club and was first headed by Belgian lawyer George Marzbach.", "The name was changed to El-Mokhtalat Club in 1913 and in 1941 it was changed again to King Farouk Club, named after King Farouk.", "The name finally settled as Zamalek SC\"' after the 1952 Egyptian revolution.", "Al Zamalek Sporting Club has many sports.", "Zamalek has won many Olympic and non-Olympic sports alongside football, such as handball, athletics, volleyball and basketball.", "They have won many local, Arab and African tournaments, participated in world championships and achieved advanced positions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7107_p49", "sents": [ "\"The timing couldn't be better,\" said consumer advocate Medea Benjamin, co- director of San Francisco's Global Exchange.", "\"It's not just the threat of blackouts or the highest rate hikes in history It's the fact that PG&E is in bankruptcy.", "It's the depletion of the state budget,\" she said.", "\"This is a hell of an opportunity.\"", "The opportunity she is talking about centers on two November ballot measure s that would pave the way for creating a public power system and taking Pacif ic Gas and Electric Co. out of the city's electricity market.", "Under the proposed measures, an elected board of directors would set the rates and have control over everything from the terms for buying electricit y to whether to use more renewable energy sources, such as wind, hydroelectri c and solar power.", "Public power would base policies \"on a more localized basis, where the valu es of an individual community can be put into practice,\" said Ed Smeloff, a longtime public power advocate who was recently hired as an assistant gener al manager at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Medea Benjamin", "sents": [ "Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.", "Benjamin was also the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate.", "She currently contributes to \"OpEdNews\" and \"The Huffington Post\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston Chronicle", "sents": [ "The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.", "s of 2016 , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States.", "With its 1995 buy-out of long-time rival the \"Houston Post\", the \"Chronicle\" became Houston's primary newspaper." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20106_p0", "sents": [ "'Northwest Natural In Talks With Enron Over Portland Utility The Wall Street Journal, 10 05 01 NW NATURAL CONFIRMS TALKS REGARDING PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC PR Newswire, 10 05 01 Enron in Talks to Sell Oregon Utility to Northwest Natural Gas Bloomberg, 10 05 01 UK: Enron in talks to sell Portland to Northwest-WSJ.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 05 01 Enron in talks to sell Portland General to Northwest Natural - report AFX News, 10 05 01 Enron Considers Selling Utility Unit to Northwest Natural for $1.8 Billion Dow Jones Business News, 10 05 01 Enron May Sell Portland for $2.8 Billion, WSJ Says (Update3) Bloomberg, 10 05 01 USA: Northwest Natural increases quarterly common div.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 05 01 Enron to eliminate 500 jobs in Europe Houston Chronicle, 10 05 01 UK's BG Says Purchase Of Enron India Assets In Jeopardy Dow Jones International News, 10 05 01 INDIA PRESS: Enron Offshore Field Sale To BG May Fail Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 05 01 British Gas unlikely to get operatorship Financial Express, 10 05 01 INDIA: India Tata to finalise Enron bid in 3 wks - papers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Eslam Mahalleh", "sents": [ "Eslam Mahalleh (Persian: اسلام محله‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Eslām Maḩalleh) is a village in Dabuy-ye Shomali Rural District, Sorkhrud District, Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 543, in 144 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Dabuy-ye Shomali Rural District", "sents": [ "Dabuy-ye Shomali Rural District (Persian: دهستان دابوئ شمالي‎ ‎ ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in Sorkhrud District, Mahmudabad County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 7,745, in 2,112 families.", "The rural district has 16 villages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4892_p15", "sents": [ "Jean Bernard, from Carlyle Internet Partners Europe, will take a seat on the company's board of directors as a result of the financing.", "http: www.riot-e.com Wireless Software Firm mDiversity Has $18 Million Series B SAN JOSE, Calif. -- mDiversity, which develops software designed to increase the spectrum efficiency of wireless networks, said it secured more than $18 million in Series B funding led by Convergence Partners.", "Ignition Corporation Venture Fund and Horizon Venture also participated in the round.", "mDiversity will use the financing to continue its business and product development and for marketing.", "The company said it has raised $30 million to date.", "Russ Irwin, of Convergence Partners, has taken the seventh seat on mDiversity's board of directors.", "http: www.mdiversity.com WorldPreferred.com Raises $3.7 Million in Series B NEW YORK -- WorldPreferred.com, which provides a global network for suppliers of any industry, said it closed $3.7 million in its second round of funding from NB Capital Partners, New Millennium Internet Ventures Fund, and Jefferson Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p23", "sents": [ "Scour said potential investors were concerned about the cost and management distraction resulting from the legal action.", "Scour received previous investments from Michael Ovitz and Yucaipa Companies.", "http: www.scour.com Ad Firms OneMediaPlace and iMediaPoint Enter Alliance NEW YORK -- OneMediaPlace, which provides management services for advertising online, and iMediaPoint, which provides a European marketplace for advertising, said they have entered a strategic alliance.", "OneMediaPlace made an undisclosed equity investment in iMediaPoint as part of the agreement.", "In addition to the minority stake, OneMediaPlace will also gain an outlet in Europe for its services.", "Through the terms of the agreement iMediaPoint will be able to market its advertising services to new media companies in the United States as well as the traditional media it caters to in Europe.", "OneMediaPlace is backed by investors including CMGI @Ventures, Primedia, Liberty Media, Artemis, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Convergence Partners, Fayez Sarofim, Geneva Partners, Lehman Brothers, New Millennium Partners, and Viventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "List of 1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks", "sents": [ "The following is a list of 1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks.", "The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft.", "The Mariners made 50 selections in the 1998 draft, the first being pitcher Matt Thornton in the first round.", "In all, the Mariners selected 23 pitchers, 9 outfielders, 7 catchers, 5 shortstops, 3 first basemen, 2 third basemen, and 1 second baseman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Seattle Mariners", "sents": [ "The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington.", "The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division.", "The team joined the AL as an expansion team in 1977.", "Since July 1999 , the Mariners' home ballpark has been Safeco Field, located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7210_p2", "sents": [ "This will help California bring in much-needed power from the Pacific Northwest; Provide millions to improve energy efficiency The department is rel easing a half million dollars in grants to the California Energy Commission to support programs that will make California buildings, which account for approximately 8 percent of all the energy used in buildings in the U.S., more energy efficient.", "In addition to the $3.7 million the Energy Department has provided the state this year to help weatherize 3,081 lower-income California households, the department will provide $4.2 milli on next year to weatherize homes and help lower the electricity bills of thos e that can least afford high prices; Work to add renewable sources The department is working with the st ate and local governments to help develop the tremendous renewable resources in California, such as wind, solar, geothermal and biomass.", "To this end, Richardson said the department's budget for next year contains $3 million for wind projects and $5.6 million for geothermal projects in California; Reduce electricity consumption at key times Participate, along with representatives from other federal agencies with facilities in California, in meetings in Sacramento today to develop a process for reducing electricity consumption during heat waves; and Get federal power to California Continue the work of the department 's Bonneville Power Administration and Western Area Power Administration with California to get federal power to the state when it is needed the most." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "California Energy Commission", "sents": [ "The California Energy Commission, formally the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency.", "Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards, and supporting renewable energy technologies.", "The Commission is a division of the California Natural Resources Agency, which is under the direction of Cabinet Secretary John Laird.", "One of its prominent responsibilities is maintenance of the California Energy Code." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jeffrey Skilling", "sents": [ "Jeffrey Keith \"Jeff\" Skilling (born November 25, 1953) is the former CEO of Enron Corporation.", "In 2006, he was convicted of federal felony charges relating to Enron's collapse and is currently serving 14 years of a 24-year, four-month prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) – Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the appeal of the case March 1, 2010.", "On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated part of Skilling's conviction and transferred the case back to the lower court for resentencing.", "During April 2011, a three-judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the verdict would have been the same despite the legal issues being discussed, and Skilling's conviction was confirmed; however, the court ruled Skilling should be resentenced.", "Skilling appealed this new decision to the Supreme Court, but the appeal was denied.", "In 2013, the United States Department of Justice reached a deal with Skilling, which resulted in ten years being cut from his sentence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e26854_p0", "sents": [ "'Finding out cause of blast The Northern Echo, 08 24 01 UK: Electric work behind lethal Teesside blast-Enron.", "Reuters English News Service, 08 24 01 \"We Built a Heck of a Business\"; Enron's former CEO Jeffrey Skilling is vague about the \"balanced life\" he wants but adamant that the company is in great shape BusinessWeek Online, 08 24 01 Enron's Ken Lay: \"There's No Other Shoe to Fall\"; As the energy giant's stock tumbles after Jeffrey Skilling's sudden resignation, the interim CEO tries to reassure investors BusinessWeek Online, 08 24 01 POWER POINTS: Skilling Moves On To Charities, Family Dow Jones Energy Service, 08 24 01 New Ontario Power Market Date Not Firm Enough - Industry Dow Jones Energy Service, 08 24 01 Jeffrey Skilling's Surprising Split from Enron; The CEO's abrupt resignation has some investors wondering what's behind the trickle of execs leaving the company BusinessWeek Online, 08 15 01 Finding out cause of blast 08 24 2001 The Northern Echo 03 Copyright (C) 2001 The Northern Echo; Source: World Reporter (TM) DETAILS have been officially released on the cause of the fatal electrical explosion at the Enron power station which killed three workers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5289_p10", "sents": [ "The company previously received seed funding of $800,000. http: www.angelengineers.com Wireless Services Firm Incurrent Has $3 Million Round One PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Incurrent Solutions, a provider of Internet and wireless services to card-issuing banks and transaction processors, said it received $3 million in its first round of financing from the Edison Venture Fund and individual investors.", "Bruce Luehrs, a general partner at Edison, will be taking a seat on Incurrent's board.", "Incurrent said the funds will allow it to accelerate its acquisitions and expand product development.", "http: www.incurrent.com Critical Care Tech Firm Visicu Lands $15 Million Round Two BALTIMORE -- Visicu, provider of a network monitoring system that aims to give hospitals constant physician oversight of critical care, completed its second round of financing for a total of $15 million.", "The second round, led by Pacific Venture Group, included Series A investors Abell Foundation and Cardinal Health Partners and also included Partech International, Sterling Venture Partners, Pacific Life, and Envest Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e7723_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.netcarrier.com E-commerce Apps Firm InfoMech Raises $4.2 Million Round One ANNANDALE, Va. -- InfoMech, an Internet commerce software applications firm, said it raised its first round of funding with $4.2 million.", "Edison Venture Fund led the round with a $2 million investment in the company, which was also backed by Steve Walker & Associates with a $1.25 million investment and by the Maryland Angels Council.", "Gina Dubbe, managing partner with Steve Walker & Associates, and Gary Golding, general partner with the Edison Ventue Fund, will sit on the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding for further development of its e-commerce application and for sales and marketing.", "InfoMech's products and services include software, implementation, applications management, and Web site hosting.", "http: www.infomech.com IT Resourcer Business Layers Has $12.5 Million Third Round ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Business Layers, a developer of directory-based applications that align business needs with IT resources, said it received $12.5 million in third-round funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Erin Lang", "sents": [ "Erin Lang (born May 11, 1979) is a Canadian musician.", "Founder of musical group Feral & Stray, Erin Lang & The Foundlings and its earliest inversion The Tail Lights.", "Born in Montreal, her father is Steve Lang, bassist with 1970s Canadian rock band April Wine.", "Her mother, Dale Lang, was a puppeteer and make up artist.", "She grew up in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga and passed up university scholarships in theatre and visual arts to pursue a career in music.", "She played bass in Canadian bands Jimmy Allen's Ant Farm, Sixty Six Kicks and Tuuli before starting her own project.", "Her younger brother, Robin Lang, is a film maker." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "April Wine", "sents": [ "April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969.", "Originally based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the band enjoyed international success in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing more than 20 albums since 1971." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20137_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron to Sell Portland General to Northwest Natural (Update9) Bloomberg, 10 08 01 Northwest Natural Gas to buy Portland General for $1.8 billion Associated Press Newswires, 10 08 01 UK Pwr Mkt: Spot Dn On High Interconnector Flow Dow Jones News Service, 10 08 01 USA: NW Natural sees \"double digit\" earnings growth.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 08 01 NW Natural Gas's Portland General Buy Has No Breakup Fee Dow Jones News Service, 10 08 01 Northwest Natural's CEO on Portland General Purchase: Comment Bloomberg, 10 08 01 Enron to Sell Portland General to Northwest Natural (Update9) 2001-10-08 16:21 (New York) Enron to Sell Portland General to Northwest Natural (Update9) (Adds closing share prices in fifth paragraph.)", "Houston, Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp. agreed to sell Portland General Electric to Northwest Natural Gas Co. for $2.9 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt, ending a more than two-year effort to shed its Oregon utility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Portland General Electric", "sents": [ "Portland General Electric (PGE) is a Fortune 1000 public utility based in Portland, Oregon.", "It distributes electricity to customers in parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - 44% of the inhabitants of Oregon.", "Founded in 1888 as the Willamette Falls Electric Company, the company has been an independent company for most of its existence, though was briefly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation from 1997 until 2006 when Enron divested itself of PGE during its bankruptcy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "IDG Ventures", "sents": [ "IDG Ventures is a global family of venture funds with approximately $3.6 billion under management.", "All of the funds were originally sole-source-funded by International Data Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27953_p20", "sents": [ "Mr. Miller formerly served as president and CEO at digital imaging software company, Xippix.", "He will also sit on the board at Xythos, becoming the fifth director.", "He was introduced to the company through executive search firm Russell Reynolds.", "This spring, Xythos Software raised $6 million in its first round from IDG Ventures, Softbank Venture Capital, and individual investors.", "The company, which employs 22, said it will look to raise its Series B within the next 12 months.", "<http: www.xythos.com vc fund news * Investment Firm Paras Ventures Announces Launch top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LNKOLQQMII TYSONS CORNER, VA. -- Paras Ventures, a management and investment firm, announced its launch.", "The company is being headed by Rahul Bhandari, formerly vice president of business development and alliances and co-founder of Accenture's business launch center.", "The company's investment focus will be in enterprise software, security, biotech, and related emerging technology.", "Aside from providing funding, the company will provide services to other venture capital firms' portfolio companies, and help oversea companies establish United States operations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pete Wilson", "sents": [ "Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American politician.", "A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator and as the 36th Governor of California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e8492_p15", "sents": [ "Recognizing that there may be a need for more extensive reconstitution of these entities, as some have suggested, I do not intend to let the status quo continue while those debates are carried on.", "California will alter the composition and membership of the boards so that the entities are in position to contribute to achieving the paramount objectives of both state and federal law -- protection of the consumers' interests.", "In 1996 Governor Pete Wilson and his CPUC reposed a great deal of trust in the FERC in moving California ,s electricity system into an unbundled, federalized mode.", "Now is the time for you to justify that trust.", "I want to cooperate with you in transitioning to a market-based approach to provide this essential service.", "However, first and foremost, I want you to do your job and to let me do mine.", "Together we can protect the electricity consumer s of California and work to restore their confidence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20186_p0", "sents": [ "'UK: Enron to shed metals staff, part of wider cuts.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 10 01 Enron Plans to Trim as Many as 500 Jobs in Europe (Update2) Bloomberg, 10 10 01 Northeast Officials Seek Delay In Unifying Power Market Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 10 01 INDIA: Reliance plan could sour BG's Indian deal.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 10 01 USA: El Paso shares advance after favorable ruling.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 10 01 UK: UPDATE 1-ScotiaMocatta seen to axe LME ring trade from Friday.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 10 01 UNDERSEA PIPELINE PLAN FACES SCRUTINY HEARING SLATED ON ENRON PLAN TO IMPORT GAS South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 10 10 01 Reliance Bids to Run Indian Oil Fields, Challenging BG Plan Bloomberg, 10 10 01 LME Says Scotiamocatta to End Open-Outcry Floor Trade (Update2) Bloomberg, 10 10 01 Bin Laden 'look alike' arrested in India BBC News, 10 10 01 UK: Enron to shed metals staff, part of wider cuts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e407_p12", "sents": [ "March 23, 2001 Briefs: Houston & state Enron comfortable with profit projection Enron Corp. assured investors Thursday it \"remains very comfortable\" with a previously announced 2001 earnings estimate of between $1.70 and $1.75 per share.", "According to First Call Thomson Financial, the average estimate of 2001 earnings among industry analysts is $1.74 per share.", "The Houston-based energy giant also said it would bring investors up to date today with a conference call.", "USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "By C. Bryson Hull 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Improving power transmission capacity is the biggest challenge Texas faces heading into deregulation next year, the manager of the state's power grid said on Thursday.", "California's Achilles' heel, a lack of generating capacity, is not Texas' problem, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) chief executive officer Tom Noel said.", "\"Capacity is not the only issue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Trunk Muzik", "sents": [ "Trunk Muzik is a mixtape by southern rapper Yelawolf, released on January 1, 2010.", "It features ten all new songs and two remixes.", "It is hosted by DJ Burn One and contains production from WLPWR, Maylay & KP and Kane Beatz and features guest appearances from Bun B, Rittz, Diamond, Raekwon and Juelz Santana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Bun B", "sents": [ "Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1973), known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern rap duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz).", "He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University, located in Houston, Texas.", "He released his third official solo album, \"Trill OG\", on August 3, 2010, which received a 5 Mic \"Classic\" rating in \"The Source\" magazine - the first album in over five years to receive the honor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Howard Finberg", "sents": [ "Howard Finberg is a retired newspaper executive, educator, and consultant influential in the newspaper business’s transition from print to digital distribution.", "He led the creation of some of the earliest news portals on the internet, and is the creator of News University, an online education portal for journalists which currently claims 410,000 registered users.", "News University was created under the auspices of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a journalism think-tank and training center where Finberg has served in several roles since 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4576_p29", "sents": [ "Immedient is backed by Thayer Capital.", "http: www.immedient.com Funeral Industry Resource Legacy.com Names New Boardmember EVANSTON, Ill. -- Legacy.com, which provides Internet resources for the distribution of funeral service information and permanent tributes, said it has appointed Howard Finberg, the former vice president of CNI Ventures, to its board of directors.", "He also served as director of technology and information strategies for Central Newspapers.", "Mr. Finberg will join Carolyn Martin, the director of new media planning for Gannett, and Randy Glein, vice president of Tribune, on the board.", "Ms. Martin joined Legacy.com's board last month, after Gannett purchased CNI Ventures, an early investor in the company.", "So far, Legacy.com has raised $3 million from CNI Ventures and Tribune, and expects to close an additional $3 million in Series C funding within the next 30 days.", "http: www.legacy.com Two Join Board of Signal Tech Firm Antrim Design Systems SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. -- Antrim Design Systems, a developer of mixed signal technology, named Morio Kurosaki, the president of Japanese venture capital firm IT-Farm, vice chairman of its board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Greg Leeb", "sents": [ "Gregory Leeb (born May 31, 1977 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League.", "He played 2 games for the Dallas Stars in the 2000–01 season.", "Greg is the brother of Brad Leeb." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Red Deer, Alberta", "sents": [ "Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada.", "It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County.", "It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton.", "The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills that is home to oil, grain, and cattle production.", "It is a centre for oil and agriculture distribution, and the surrounding region is a major centre for petrochemical production.", "Red Deer had a population of 100,418 as of the Canada 2016 census making Red Deer Alberta's third city to surpass a population count of 100,000 people." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Millard Public Schools", "sents": [ "The Millard Public Schools is a school district in the southwest part of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.", "The first school in Millard was established in the fall of 1870.", "The school district is named for Ezra Millard (1833-1886), who platted Millard, a mostly uninhabited prairie 12 miles southwest of the city.", "The former city of Millard was annexed by the City of Omaha in 1971 after a lengthy legal battle.", "Today the Millard School District has diverse programs such as Nebraska's only K-12 International Baccalaureate program, offered at Millard North High school, Millard North Middle School and Aldrich Elementary.", "The district also offers the Core Academy and Montessori, as well as many other programs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20130_p42", "sents": [ "The charter hire rates are now ruling about $67,000 per day and are expecte d to dip even further to about $50,000 per day.", "\"In such a scenario, SCI's investments would fetch only a paltry 4 per cent to 4.5 per cent rate of re turn as against the Government norm of 12 per cent for projects involving s tate- funding\", the sources said.", "P.Manoj and Balaji C Mouli Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "News Gun found in car at Millard North Patrick Strawbridge Julie Anderson Erin Grace Paul Goodsell Todd von Kampen Deborah Alexander Julia McCord World-Herald Staff Writers 10 06 2001 Omaha World-Herald Sunrise 2 (Copyright 2001 Omaha World-Herald Company) Parents of Millard North High School students received a letter Friday info rming them that a gun had been found in a student's vehicle at the school e arlier in the week.", "Amy Friedman, a spokeswoman for Millard Public Schools, said the school's r esource officer received a tip that the student had the gun and discovered a hunting rifle in the student's vehicle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Trunk Muzik", "sents": [ "Trunk Muzik is a mixtape by southern rapper Yelawolf, released on January 1, 2010.", "It features ten all new songs and two remixes.", "It is hosted by DJ Burn One and contains production from WLPWR, Maylay & KP and Kane Beatz and features guest appearances from Bun B, Rittz, Diamond, Raekwon and Juelz Santana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Rittz", "sents": [ "Jonathan McCollum (born August 16, 1980), better known by his stage name Rittz, is an American rapper from Gwinnett County, Georgia.", "He is currently signed to Tech N9ne's Strange Music label.", "His debut album \"The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant\" was released on April 30, 2013." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bothrocara brunneum", "sents": [ "Bothrocara brunneum, the twoline eelpout, is a benthic species of fish of the Zoarcidae family.", "The species is the only fish of the eelpouts to have two lateral lines and short blunt-ended gill rakers.", "The species is found between the Bering Sea to the shores of San Francisco, and also Baja California Peninsula and Attu Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "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, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University of Southern California", "sents": [ "The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university located in Los Angeles, California.", "Founded in 1880, it is the oldest private research university in California.", "USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals.", "In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim.", "An engine for economic activity, USC contributes $8 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3430_p25", "sents": [ "But Kmentt cautioned, \"This will be a big test to see how concerned he is.\"", "Kmentt said he understands the state's energy troubles are a \"huge problem that can't be fixed overnight,\" and right now he's blaming the power companies for the high price of electricity.", "\"I just think the public is being lied to,\" he said.", "Still, this is not good news for Bush, who has been increasingly portrayed by Democrats as a Texas oilman still beholden to the industry.", "California, which he lost last fall to Al Gore by 12 percentage points, has become increasingly a political headache.", "Where his predecessor, Bill Clinton, seemed politically and personally comfortable, Bush is not, suggests Jeffe, a senior scholar in the School of Policy, Planning and Development at the University of Southern California.", "\"An ego cannot be buoyed by losing the state by 12 points,\" she said.", "\"We are the state that was responsible for giving Al Gore his popular vote victory.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Laura Tyson", "sents": [ "Laura D'Andrea Tyson (born June 28, 1947) is an American economist and former Chair of the US President's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration.", "She also served as Director of the National Economic Council.", "She is currently a professor at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e19847_p2", "sents": [ "\"The National Social Venture Competition reflects the growing commitment of business leaders and entrepreneurs to foster profitable activities that address major social challenges, such as protecting the environment, preventing disease, and improving educational outcomes,\" said Laura Tyson, dean of the Haas School of Business.", "\"Haas MBA students have done an outstanding job in launching a business plan competition to promote socially responsible business ventures.", "Our new partnership with Columbia University's business school and The Goldman Sachs Foundation will increase public awareness of these issues and encourage business students to employ the tools of business to create positive social change.\"", "Throughout the year, the entrepreneurship centers of the two business schools will coordinate with The Goldman Sachs Foundation to organize and promote national events in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York.", "The Eugene M. Lang Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School will host an inaugural symposium on October 5 in New York City." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6629_p10", "sents": [ "Kukes said Tyumen was also interested in Eastern Europe and in talks on projects that a included a stake in Lithuania's Mazeikiu refinery but he declined to elaborate.", "\"Eastern Europe has logistical advantages for Russian firms.", "We can bring in oil easily and get a significant market share.", "I also see a role for us in China, India and the Middle East.\"", "He said Tyumen, controlled by Russia's Alfa conglomerate, saw foreign oil majors' involvement as a key to its growth.", "\"We would welcome a strategic partner to take a stake in the firm and, in fact, we are now in talks with several foreign partners, including Texaco ,\" Kukes said.", "He added earlier talks with Phillips had had no result.", "Tyumen is involved in the $11 billion Kovykta project with BP and several Russian firms to produce and ship gas to China, as well as in Transneft's Adria pipeline project to link outlets for Russian crude in north and south Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Eastern Europe", "sents": [ "Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent.", "There is no consensus on the precise area it covers, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations.", "There are \"almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region\".", "A related United Nations paper adds that \"every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3558_p46", "sents": [ "DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: I hope President Bush understands how perilous a course he is setting for both California and the national economy with his opposition to caps on the outrageously high wholesale price of electricity -- opposition he reiterated to me when we met Tuesday.", "California is experiencing an energy shock like that perpetrated by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in the 1970's.", "That episode plunged the United States into deep recession and gave rise to a long period of stagflation -- rising prices in a no-growth economy.", "The size of the energy shock to California this year is likely to be in the range of $40 billion to $50 billion, according to Alan Blinder, the former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.", "It is enough to threaten the still solid California economy with recession and to knock the nation's gross domestic product down by at least half a percent -- enough to counter the stimulative effects that the Bush tax cut is intended to have on the stumbling national economy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Alan Blinder", "sents": [ "Alan Stuart Blinder (born October 14, 1945) is an American economist.", "He serves at Princeton University as the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs in the Economics Department, and vice chairman of The Observatory Group.", "He founded Princeton’s Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies in 1990.", "Since 1978 he has been a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.", "He is also a co-founder and a vice chairman of the Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC.", "He is among the most influential economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc, and is \"considered one of the great economic minds of his generation.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1217_p19", "sents": [ "Sienna Technologies plans to open an office in Europe in 2001. http: www.sienna.com.au Deutsche Bank Takes Stake in Securities Software Firm Lewtan NEW YORK -- Lewtan Technologies, a software and Internet company focused on the asset-backed securities market, said Deutsche Bank has taken an undisclosed minority equity stake in the company.", "The bank's Corporate Trust & Agency Services business will develop new applications for financial markets services with the company.", "Deutsche Bank will take one seat on Lewtan's board of directors.", "Lewtan Technologies is also backed by Applied Technology Investors and Little Diamond Enterprises.", "http: www.lewtan.com Mobile Platform Firm Synchrologic Gets $22 Million D Round ATLANTA -- Synchrologic, which provides synchronization platform for managing mobile devices and enabling access to business data and applications from anywhere, said it closed a $22 million Series D funding round led by Chicago-based JK&B Capital.", "The round also included Financial Technology Ventures and previous investors Grotech Capital, Noro-Mosley Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures, and Boston University's Community Technology Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p30", "sents": [ "The company will use the funding to enhance its servcies and for international expansion.", "iPass has also received backing from Asia Pacific Ventures, Intel, and Meritech.", "http: www.ipass.com Net Procurement Firm Nitorum Receives $6 Million Investment NORWALK, Conn. -- Nitorum, which develops business-to-business Internet procurement technology, said it received $6 million from several Merrill Lynch affiliated investment funds, which were not named.", "The funding will be used for product development and marketing.", "Nitorum is backed by Pequot Capital Management, Archery, and Seligman New Technologies Venture Fund.", "http: www.nitorum.com Network Access Firm Mapletree Secures $15 Million NORWOOD, Mass.", "-- Mapletree Networks, which designs and manufactures voice, data and fax network access technology, said it has secured $15 million in venture finance from a group of investors led by Pilot House Ventures.", "The round included Technology Venture Partners and Boston University's Community Technology Fund.", "Previous investor Norwest Venture partners also participated in the round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2074_p17", "sents": [ "On top of this, many countries around the world are offering fiscal incentives to build green power plants and improvements in the technology are bringing the costs more into line with conventional power generation.\"", "Windpower is leading the way so far.", "The most up-to-date industry figures show more than 13,000MW of installed capacity around the world at the end of 1999. Of this, 70 per cent was installed in Europe - mainly in Germany, Denmark and Spain, 20 per cent in North America and the remaining 10 per cent largely in the Asia-Pacific region.", "Photovoltaic, or solar, cells are further behind because of relatively higher equipment costs.", "About 520MW of capacity had been installed at the end of 1999 in countries belonging to the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development.", "A recent report by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the German banking group, forecasts that both wind and solar power generating capacity will grow by 25 per cent a year in the next five years to 67,000MW and 4,600MW respectively." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3556_p12", "sents": [ "http: www.advantage-capital.com e-business technology Names Diem Le as VP, Int'l Relations mail?", "top COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- e-business technology, a security services and product development firm, said it added Diem Le as vice president of international relations.", "Mr.", "Le will be responsible for creati ng and maintaining strategic partnerships and distribution channels for the company's software and services.", "Initial international expansion will focus on the Asia-Pacific region.", "Mr.", "Le most recently served as vice president a nd general manager, Asia operations at MedChannel, a business-to-business healthcare software and services firm.", "e-business technology is backed by Crimson.", "http: www.ebiz-tech.com Howard Diamond Gets Promoted to GetPlugged.com's VP mail?", "top WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- KnowledgeLinks, parent company to GetPlugged.com, said it promoted Howard Diamond to vice president and gener al manager of GetPlugged.com.", "Mr. Diamond most recently served as director of sales and joined the company in April 1999. KnowledgeLinks is backed by Hewlett-Packard, Mission Ventures, M Group, and Timberline Venture Partners http: www.getplugged.com Metreo Adds Peter Wong as VP of Professional Services mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3230_p42", "sents": [ "Mr. Garten's group acknowledged that without rules in place, companies might tend to skew soft financial results, reporting only those that show the company in a favorable light, or calculating them in a nonstandard way that makes comparisons impossible.", "But the group said there is an easy fix to such problems, asserting \"market forces will penalize companies that provide inadequate information relative to their peers.\"", "The task force includes venture capitalist John Doerr; Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks (RNWK); Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay; investment banker Peter Peterson; Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) controller Dennis Powell; Professor Baruch Lev of New York University; Professor Joseph Stiglitz of Stanford University; and Hal Varian, dean of the University of California-Berkeley's School of Information Management and Systems.", "Write to Judith Burns at [email protected] Copyright (c) 2001 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Stanford University", "sents": [ "Stanford University (Stanford; officially Leland Stanford Junior University, colloquially the Farm) is a private research university in Stanford, California, adjacent to Palo Alto and between San Jose and San Francisco.", "Stanford's undergraduate program is the most selective in America.", "Due to its academic strength, wealth, and proximity to Silicon Valley it is often cited as one of the world's most prestigious universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27468_p1", "sents": [ "<br San Jose, CA<br November 6, 2001< font center <br td tr <tr <td <br <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"2\" <b TOP MANAGEMENT< b font <br <a name=\"vwINIQHIOLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwINIQHIOLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Scion Taps Ex-Zaffire CEO James Fultzto as First Pres & CEO font a <br <a name=\"vwIHJHQPMLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwIHJHQPMLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Hotel Reservations Firm Passkey Books New Pres & CEO font a <br <a name=\"vwQHNMJHNLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwQHNMJHNLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Verilytics Names Ex-Solectron Exec Gary Weiner Pres & COO< font a <br <a name=\"vwHHNQQLNLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwHHNQQLNLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Web Conference Firm Pixion Names DeKoning as CEO, President< font a <br <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"2\" <b VC PERSONNEL< b font <br <a name=\"vwIJKONMNLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwIJKONMNLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Amerindo Name Matthew Fitzmaurice as First CEO< font a <br <a name=\"vwNMQMHQNLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwNMQMHQNLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Amadeus Names Two Associates, Including Fogdog Co-founder< font a <br <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"2\" <b BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT< b font <br <a name=\"vwIPJKIJMLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwIPJKIJMLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Cytura Names Two New Vice Presidents< font a <br <a name=\"vwLNILNKNLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwLNILNKNLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Webango Adds Lisa White and Ray Poppino as VPs< font a <br <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"2\" <b MARKETING & SALES< b font <br <a name=\"vwIPPIKLNLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwIPPIKLNLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" UIEvolution Names VPs of Strategic and Product Development< font a <br <a name=\"vwLJLILHOLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwLJLILHOLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Xifin Hires Ex-MedcomSoft Exec Darrin Carrico as Sales VP< font a <br <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"2\" <b TECHNOLOGY< b font <br <a name=\"vwNIOIMMMLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwNIOIMMMLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" NewBiotics Names Paul Cossum VP of Drug Development< font a <br <a name=\"vwLHIOPNMLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwLHIOPNMLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Med Firm Zycos Names Kathleen Beach VP Medical Affairs< font a <br <a name=\"vwQPNKOQNLIIx\" a &#8226; <a href=\"#vwQPNKOQNLII\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" TruExchange Promotes Thomas to VP of Engineering< font a <br <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"3\" <b TOP MANAGEMENT< b font <br <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwINIQHIOLII\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Scion Taps Ex-Zaffire CEO James Fultzto as First Pres & CEO font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwINIQHIOLIIx\" <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=INIQHIOLII\" 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\" FREMONT, CALIF. -- Scion Photonics, which provides technology for high-volume production of dense wave division multiplexing optical networking products, said former Zaffire CEO James R. 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[ { "title": "e3975_p24", "sents": [ "The combined company will deliver services to assist family members in planing, evaluating, and selecting home care or a care facility.", "CareGuide recently secured $10.6 million in its third round of funding led by Pequot Capital Management and Nob Hill Capital Management.", "CareGuide has raised $15 million to date.", "http: www.careguide.com New Directors o Redback Vice Chairman Named Chairman of Telenisus CHICAGO -- Telenisus, which provides businesses with managed Internet Infrastructure services such as security, virtual private networks, and Web hosting, said it has appointed Dennis Barsema as chairman of its board of directors.", "Mr. Barsema was chief executive officer of Redback Networks and is presently the vice-chairman of Redback.", "Before joining Redback, Mr. Barsema was vice senior vice president and general manager of Centigram, a telecommunications company.", "Telenisus is backed by Alta Communications, Bay Partners, ABN AMRO Private Equity, BancBoston Ventures, Metropolis Venture Partners, and Maroon Bells Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Pequot Capital Management", "sents": [ "Pequot Capital Management was a multibillion-dollar hedge fund sponsor founded in 1998 by Arthur J. Samberg that announced it was closing in 2009.", "The firm's investment funds invested in a range of markets through a variety of strategies.", "The firm invested in public equities as well as private equity, venture capital, distressed securities, and various other fixed income securities.", "The firm closed in 2010 following allegations of insider trading." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Edmond Bille", "sents": [ "Edmond Bille (1878 in Valangin – 1959 in Sierre) was a Swiss artist.", "Bille engaged in intense and varied activity as painter, engraver, stained glass artist, journalist, writer, and politician.", "He is the creator of the stained glass windows around the altar of the Cathedral of Lausanne, capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud.", "He studied at the École des beaux-arts de Genève from 1894 to 1895, and the Académie Julian in Paris as well as in Neuchâtel and Florence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Lausanne", "sents": [ "Lausanne ( , ] , German: \"Lausanne\" , and also \"Lausannen\" Italian: \"Losanna\" , Romansh: \"Losanna\" ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud.", "The city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: \"Lac Léman\" , or simply \"Le Léman\").", "It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west.", "Lausanne is located 62 km northeast of Geneva." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6431_p15", "sents": [ "Enron has a 25,000-mile gas pipeline system and owns Portland General, an Oregon utility.", "The company reported a loss of $109 million for higher ``corporate-wide expenses.''", "About a quarter of that was from its Azurix water unit, Skilling said.", "The loss compares with profit of $17 million a year earlier.", "Enron's Skilling Sees California Energy Crisis Easing (Update2) 2001-07-12 16:17 (New York) Enron's Skilling Sees California Energy Crisis Easing (Update2) (Updates with closing share price.)", "Houston, July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp. Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling said higher retail prices for electricity in California has curtailed power demand and should lead to fewer blackouts than expected this summer.", "``The expectation of higher retail prices has dampened demand considerably,'' Skilling said in a conference call with analysts and investors.", "``I think we're going to get through the summer just fine in California.", "That will ultimately lead to lower wholesale prices for power.''" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Jeffrey Skilling", "sents": [ "Jeffrey Keith \"Jeff\" Skilling (born November 25, 1953) is the former CEO of Enron Corporation.", "In 2006, he was convicted of federal felony charges relating to Enron's collapse and is currently serving 14 years of a 24-year, four-month prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) – Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the appeal of the case March 1, 2010.", "On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated part of Skilling's conviction and transferred the case back to the lower court for resentencing.", "During April 2011, a three-judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the verdict would have been the same despite the legal issues being discussed, and Skilling's conviction was confirmed; however, the court ruled Skilling should be resentenced.", "Skilling appealed this new decision to the Supreme Court, but the appeal was denied.", "In 2013, the United States Department of Justice reached a deal with Skilling, which resulted in ten years being cut from his sentence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20346_p3", "sents": [ "<br <br The company&#39;s board members are Peter Cross, business and engineering advisor to AccessLan and formerly senior vice president of engineering at Bay Networks; Sean Dalton, general partner at Highland; Bob Hower, partner at BancBoston Ventures; and Andrew Ludwick, business adviser to AccessLan, co-founder of SynOptics, and formerly president and CEO of Bay Networks SynOptics.<br <br AccessLan has raised over $90 million in financing from Accel Partners, Advanced Fibre Communications, AV Labs, BancBoston Ventures, Berkeley International Capital, Highland, The Ignite Group, Intel Capital, NIF Ventures, Peery Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Tudor Private Equity Fund.< font <BR <a href=\"http: www.accesslan.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.accesslan.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwMJHONQJLHI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Aviva Biosciences Names Peter Wilding President and CEO< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwMJHONQJLHIx\" <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=MJHONQJLHI\" 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\" SAN DIEGO -- Aviva Biosciences, a developer of active biochips with an emphasis on on-chip bioanalyte manipulation and screening, said it has appointed board member Peter Wilding as president and CEO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Peter Wilding", "sents": [ "Peter John Wilding (born 28 November 1968 in Shrewsbury) is a former professional footballer for Telford United and Shrewsbury Town.", "Originally a midfielder, Wilding became somewhat of a utility player during his time at Shrewsbury, playing in every position during his six-year stay at Gay Meadow.", "He played as a goalkeeper when he deputised for the injured Paul Edwards in a match against Torquay United on 18 December 1998." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7526_p2", "sents": [ "General managing partners Dixon Doll and David Chao will oversee the fund.", "The company's capital under management now reaches to more than $1 billion.", "http: www.dollcap.com Internet Router Firm Pluris Raises $100 Million Round CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Pluris, which develops scalable routers for the Internet, said it raised $100 million in its latest round of funding.", "The round was led by Sands Brothers & Co. and included new investors ABN AMRO, Alliance, Bank of America Securities, Credit Suisse First Boston, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Carlo de Benedetti, Stephen Garofalo, PB, PCG Ventures, Rana Investment, Samsung, Special OpportunitiesGrou, and Vulcan Ventures.", "Previous investors Lightspeed Venture Parters, ComVentures, Cescendo Ventures, Bay Partners, Chase Capital Partners, Worldview Technology Partners, Deutsche Bank, global Crossing Ventures, RWI Group, and Brad Peery Capital also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding to continue to develop its technology and sales and marketing structures internationally." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e401_p4", "sents": [ "WebCT will use the financing to expanding the scope of academic resources available on the company's site.", "WebCT has received revious investments from BancBoston Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, Chase Capital Partners, CMGI @Ventures, Duke Management, Kestrel Venture Management, NetInvest, and SCT.", "http: www.thomson.com http: www.webct.com Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft PLEASANTON, Calif. -- SkillSet Software, which develops employment recruiting applications, announced it has secured a multi-million dollar investment from Microsoft.", "Skillset said it has also received funding from undisclosed institutional and individual investors.", "The company said it will use Microsoft's products and the funding to support expansion.", "Microsoft is expected to take a seat on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.skillset.com Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Sony Computer Entertainment America said it acquired RTime, a provider of products and services that support real-time interactivity on the Internet and broadband networks, for an undisclosed amount." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6231_p15", "sents": [ "Convergence Partners, Red Rock Ventures, and Viventures contributed to the round.", "The company said it will use the funds for marketing and to develop its Virtual Operations Center, a service center for small and midsize businesses.", "http: www.hifive.net o IT Services Provider Quartet Gets $10 Million Second Round TORONTO -- Quartet Service Corp., which provides small and mid-size enterprises with information technology and communication services, said it has secured $10 million in its second round of funding led by Latitude Partners.", "The round also included undisclosed institutional and corporate investors.", "The company said it will use the funds for expansion.", "Tom Eisenhauer, managing partner at Latitude, will take a seat on Quartet's board of directors.", "http: www.quartetservice.com JEGI Capital Invests in Broad Daylight's Series B Round SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Jordan Edmiston Group venture capital affiliate JEGI Capital said it invested an undisclosed amount in the Series B round of funding of Broad Daylight, which provides businesses with applications that enable the delivery of question-and-answer content for Web sites." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p21", "sents": [ "ABC has raised $77 million to date from backers Ironwood, Red Rock Ventures, and Technology Crossover Ventures.", "ABC was founded in October 1997. http: www.allcovered.com Princeton eCom Buys Venture Finance Software from Intuit mail?", "top PRINCETON, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Princeton eCom, which provides ele ctronic billing and payment services to corporations and banks, said it acquired Intuit's online bill and payment service, Quicken Bill Manager, and all the outstanding shares of Venture Finance Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded Intuit.", "Financial details of the deal were undisclosed.", "As part of the deal Intuit has the option to take a 20% equity stake in Princeton or the cash equivalent in February 2002. Princeton also said it made employment offers to the 25 employees from Intuit's Quicken division a nd plans to open an office in the vicinity of Intuit's Quicken offices in Mountain View, Calif. Princeton eCom raised $20 million in convertible debt in April from existing investors Mellon Ventures and New Century Equity Holdings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Michael Heller (poet)", "sents": [ "Michael Heller (born May 11, 1937), is an American poet, essayist and critic.", "Among his many books are \"Exigent Futures\", \"In The Builded Place\", \"Wordflow\" and \"Living Root: A Memoir\".", "He wrote the libretto for the opera, \"Benjamin\", based on the life of Walter Benjamin.", "He is recipient of awards including the NEH Poet/Scholar grant, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (NYFA), National Endowment for the Humanities award, and The Fund for Poetry." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Walter Benjamin", "sents": [ "Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin (] ; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist.", "An eclectic thinker, combining elements of German idealism, Romanticism, Western Marxism, and Jewish mysticism, Benjamin made enduring and influential contributions to aesthetic theory, literary criticism, and historical materialism.", "He was associated with the Frankfurt School, and also maintained formative friendships with thinkers such as playwright Bertolt Brecht and Kabbalah scholar Gershom Scholem.", "He was also related by law to German political theorist Hannah Arendt through her first marriage to his cousin, Günther Anders." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28115_p6", "sents": [ "\"I don't think anybody has demonstrated any evidence that there was any market power exercised in the Western interconnect,\" said Mark Palmer, a spokesman for Enron.", "\"The rules of the marketplace, of supply and demand, were at work, and we don't think any refunds are due.\"", "Palmer noted that Enron is both a seller and a buyer of power in the Pacific Northwest, and if there are refunds, Enron would most likely be eligible for them.", "This week's hearings on Northwest refunds are separate from a Sept. 14 hearing on a request by California to recover $8.9 billion on electricity purchases it made in its own markets.", "The judge in that case is slated to issue a recommendation to FERC Nov. 5. Commissioners in July ordered hearings after buyers and sellers could not agree on refunds after two weeks of talks.", "FERC Judge Carmen Cintron was in charge of documenting the complex sales that took place outside California's market from Dec. 25 through June 20. Government-owned power buyers are concerned that existing government controls on prices in the region may actually lead to supply shortages this winter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e19866_p12", "sents": [ "``The people who were marketing power were manipulating the market, primarily through California,'' Shutt said.", "``Kaiser took advantage of the situation of what was happening in the West.''", "Refunds Enron Corp., Sempra Energy, El Paso Corp. and about 40 other power sellers have asked FERC Judge Carmen Cintron to throw out refund claims made by Clark and other power buyers.", "They argue they charged more for electricity because of a surge in natural gas prices and a drought that reduced production from the Northwest's hydroelectric plants.", "FERC ordered Cintron to gather evidence about these allegations during a Sept. 4-6 hearing and issue a recommendation on Monday whether refunds should be considered.", "The commission will ultimately decide if, or how much, is due in refunds.", "``This is a case where five Pacific Northwest purchasers whose transactions didn't fare very well want out of their deals,'' said Jeffrey Watkiss, a Washington attorney representing the sellers group, which includes Kaiser." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Economist", "sents": [ "The Economist is an English-language weekly magazine-format newspaper owned by the Economist Group and edited at offices in London.", "Continuous publication began under its founder, James Wilson, in September 1843.", "In 2015 its average weekly circulation was a little over 1.5 million, about half of which were sold in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e6266_p1", "sents": [ "Each country follows the same format so you can compare countries easily.", "Contrast, for instance, a search for \"China\" on your favourite search engi ne with our coverage.", "Authoritative, clear and concise The content has all the independence and authority of The Economist.", "Based on the insight of the in-country global network of EIU analysts and The Economist's journalists, Country Briefings gives you timely information yo u can trust on the trends and developments in emerging and established markets, all written with the clarity you would expect from The Economist.", "Don't just listen to the pronouncements of government officials -get rig orous analysis from Country Briefings.", "Up-to-date The information on Country Briefings is regularly updated so you alw ays have the latest analysis of economic and political trends.", "How is the new government changing Japan?", "Brush up on the political system, read our analysis in last week's edition of The Economist, track the movements of th e Nikkei this week and the current value of the yen, and prepare yourself wi th the latest EIU forecast." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6735_p39", "sents": [ "\"Without that elevation of public consciousness, we wouldn't have gotten th e demand change (conservation) that we expected.\"", "Others resorted to two favorite scapegoats: the weather and the media.", "\"The headlines on blackouts were around last summer,\" said Ellen Vancko, a spokeswoman for the North American Electrical Reliability Council in New Jersey.", "\"You should check out your own paper.\"", "Besides, Vancko said, nobody could have predicted that temperatures would remain at or below average in California's major cities.", "Actually, temperatures were 1.3 degrees above normal at San Francisco International Airport in June and 3 degrees above normal in most Central Valley cities.", "And yet, no blackouts.", "Nearly every forecaster cautions that summer is only half over and the hottest part of the season lies ahead.", "\"Conservation is still important,\" said Stephanie McCorkle, a spokeswoman f or the California Independent System Operator, which runs the state's power grid.", "She offered a prediction on when Californians could relax about the threat of blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "e763_p7", "sents": [ "The grid operator double-dips when it cites the state's smaller qualifying facilities.", "The ISO's chief operator and spokesman have said repeatedly in press conferences, interviews and press releases that the qualifying facilities that have been turned off due to lack of payment from utilities are separate from the ISO outage list.", "And daily newspaper reports give both the outage total and the qualifying facility total separately.", "But the outage list includes QFs every day.", "On Monday, for example, 1,726 MW of QF generation contributed to the outage total.", "In the meantime, it's the list's inflated total that grabs attention.", "\"We don't get that many questions on it from the media.", "People pretty much take what they need from it - the bottom line,\" said ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle.", "-By Mark Golden, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-4604; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2582_p18", "sents": [ "Davis said he hopes the state can stop buying power for Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric by the end of next year.", "Davis accused Assembly Republicans of putting their political opposition above the state's welfare by refusing to support the bond bill.", "That means the bonds can't be issued for three months, which Davis said will drive up the interest ratepayers will be charged for the bond.", "\"This measure is a lifeboat that allows us to stay afloat,\" he said.", "In a statement, Assembly GOP Leader Dave Cox called the bond bill \"a dangerous gamble for California a gamble Republicans couldn't support without a clear endgame The governor obviously believes that history wi ll judge that his was the right decision.", "He had better be right.\"", "Also Thursday, a federal bankruptcy judge considered ordering PG&E to make millions of dollars in back payments to small power plant owners that provi de nearly a third of California's electricity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "Dave Cox", "sents": [ "David E. Cox (February 20, 1938 – July 13, 2010) was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma.", "A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as a California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure, including three years as Assembly Republican Leader." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3248_p12", "sents": [ "Founded in March 2000, Egenera is backed by Credit Suisse Fir st Boston, Kodiak Venture Partners, Spectrum Equity Investors, The Goldman Sac hs Group, and YankeeTek Ventures.", "http: www.egenera.com FINANCE Apogee Networks Names Bluestone Software Exec Craig Huke CFO mail?", "top SADDLE BROOK, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Apogee Networks, a provider of advance d content and IP rating, billing, and settlement platforms, said it appointed S. Craig Huke as chief financial officer, responsible for all financial planning, reporting, analysis, and investor relations at the company.", "Mr. Huke will report to president and chief operating officer Tom Goldman.", "Mr. Huke was formerly CFO at Bluestone Software, a publicly traded Internet infrastructure software company that was acquired by Hewlett Packard in Jan 2001. Apogee Networks' investors include Banc of America Securities, BBVA, Cisco Systems, CTC, Fidelity Ventures Limited, Granite Ventures, Intel 64 Fund, Net One Systems, and Oak Investment Partners.", "http: www.apogeenet.co m Poindexter Systems Names Larry Levine Chief Revenue Officer mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p34", "sents": [ "The new subsidiary will incubate companies in the fields of electronics, information technology, wireless communications, and biotechnology.", "NTV will manage a $15 million development and seed fund and make typical investments between $200,000 and $2 million.", "The new venture will also provide services including business and marketing functions, operating space, and access to laboratory facilities.", "http: www.ntven.com VC Personnel o High Tech Venture Firm YankeeTek Ventures Gets New Partner CAMBRIDGE, Ma.", "-- YankeeTek Ventures, which invests in early stage technology companies, said it has appointed Timothy J. Kraskey to serve as managing director.", "Prior to joining YankeeTek he was a founding partner of Mentor Group, where he coached and made equity investments in high-tech start-up teams.", "Mr. Kraskey also co-founded and was vice-president of sales and marketing for Sahara Networks, which was acquired by Cascade Communications.", "YankeeTek, which has $60 million under management, is backed by Advanced Technology Ventures, Advent International, Bain Capital, Battery Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, HarbourVest Partners, and the TH Lee, Putnam Internet Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Siebel Systems", "sents": [ "Siebel CRM Systems, Inc. was a software company principally engaged in the design, development, marketing, and support of customer relationship management (CRM) applications.", "The company was founded by Thomas Siebel and Patricia House in 1993.", "At first known mainly for its sales force automation products, the company expanded into the broader CRM market.", "By the late 1990s, Siebel Systems was the dominant CRM vendor, peaking at 45% market share in 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e5221_p2", "sents": [ "The 5th annual Women in Leadership conference will take over the Haas School on Saturday, November 11, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.", "This year's theme, \"Options on Your Future,\" is meant to inspire and guide women to excel professionally and personally by making choices that satisfy their individual goals.", "Panelist and keynote speakers will address the challenges and triumphs of women in the workplace from many different perspectives.?", "The conference is open to the public.", "Men are encouraged to attend.", "The annual Women in Leadership conference is the longest-running, student-run conference at Haas, attracting over 400 participants including current MBA students, Haas undergraduates, alumni, and career women from the greater Bay Area.?", "The event aims to promote the wide variety of career options and lifestyle choices available to women today through panel discussions, a networking lunch, and professional skills development workshops.", "Pat House, co-founder & executive vice president, Siebel Systems, will give the first keynote address of the day at 9:10 a.m. As executive vice president, House has responsibility for managing the strategic alliance and marketing communications efforts of Siebel Systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e880_p26", "sents": [ "BCE appears to have all the right convergence components -- a big telecommunications network (Bell Canada), a Web portal (Sympatico-Lycos), a broadcaster (CTV), a newspaper (The Globe and Mail) and popular financial Web sites, including globeinvestor.com.", "On the editorial side, convergence so far means getting Globe reporters to stand in front of television cameras, which might be a logical first step but who knows where it may lead.", "While BCE has been at it for a few months, it's going to have to show some results fast.", "Royal Bank and AOL Canada,which is 20 per cent owned by the bank, seem to have had early success in their convergence experiment, which began in 1999. Then, Royal had 350,000 on-line customers; today the number is 1.5 million and rising.", "The Royal and AOL Canada sites promote each other.", "AOL users can flip over to Royal's on-line banking and brokerage services.", "More on-line customers translate into savings because it means fewer employees are needed in the bank's call centres." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "AOL", "sents": [ "AOL (formerly a company known as AOL Inc., originally known as America Online, and stylized as Aol) is a web portal and online service provider based in New York.", "It is a brand marketed by Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications.", "AOL was one of the early pioneers of the Internet in the mid-1990s, and the most recognized brand on the web in the U.S.", "It originally provided a dial-up service to millions of Americans, as well as providing a web portal, e-mail, instant messaging and later a web browser following its purchase of Netscape.", "At the height of its popularity, it purchased the media conglomerate Time Warner in the largest merger in U.S. history.", "AOL rapidly declined thereafter, partly due to the decline of dial-up to broadband.", "AOL was eventually spun off from Time Warner in 2009, with Tim Armstrong appointed the new CEO.", "Under his leadership, the company invested in media brands and advertising technologies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1952 Australian Championships", "sents": [ "The 1952 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 19 January to 28 January.", "It was the 40th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 10th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.", "The singles titles were won by Australians Ken McGregor and Thelma Coyne Long." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Ken McGregor", "sents": [ "Kenneth Bruce McGregor (2 June 1929 – 1 December 2007) was an Australian tennis player from Australia who won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open) in 1952.", "He and his longtime doubles partner, Frank Sedgman, are generally considered one of the greatest men's doubles teams of all time and won the doubles Grand Slam in 1951.", "McGregor was also a member of three Australian Davis Cup winning teams in 1950–1952.", "In 1953, Jack Kramer induced both Sedgman and McGregor to turn professional.", "He was ranked as high as World No.", "3 in 1952." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston", "sents": [ "Houston ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States.", "With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.", "Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6026_p52", "sents": [ "The administration of Mayor Lee Brown was believed to have favored Montgomery Watson's chief competitor, Azurix Corp., an arm of local energy giant Enron Corp. Three recommendations from City Hall staff recommended Azurix.", "Hawk board members said what mattered were Montgomery Watson's lower prices and that Azurix plans to sell Azurix North America, the body that would oversee the plant.", "But Tuesday, council also unanimously approved a $46 million contract with Azurix North American Operations and Maintenance Inc. to operate the existing Southeast Water Purification Plant for more than five years.", "That contract underwent the normal bidding process, whereas the Hawk board was designed to avoid the bidding process and allow the citizen-run corporation to make its own value choice among competitors.", "\"About six weeks ago, political pressure began to ease as City Council looked at what work the Hawk board had done,\" Hawk chairman David Berg said.", "NEWS Ex-Houston judge to be special counsel Andell to advise education secretary John WILLIAMS, Houston Chronicle Political Writer Staff 07 04 2001 Houston Chronicle 3 STAR 22 (Copyright 2001) Eric Andell, a former Democratic state appellate judge in Houston who lost his re-election bid last year, has accepted a position as special counsel to United States Education Secretary Rod Paige." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Henry Waxman", "sents": [ "Henry Arnold Waxman (born September 12, 1939) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for California 's 33 congressional district from 1975 until 2015.", "Waxman is a member of the Democratic Party.", "His district included much of the western part of the city of Los Angeles, as well as West Hollywood, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills, and was numbered the 24th district from 1975 to 1993, the 29th district from 1993 to 2003, and the 30th district from 2003 to 2013, changing due to redistricting after the 1990, 2000 and 2010 censuses.", "He now serves as Chairman at Waxman Strategies, a DC-based communications and lobbying firm, working on issues like health care, environment, energy, technology and telecommunications.", "In addition, he serves as a Regent Lecturer for University of California, Los Angeles, and as an advisor and lecturer at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.", "Waxman is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e6615_p9", "sents": [ "Energy companies have an advantage during the current depression in the telecom sector, he said.", "They're used to the boom-and-bust cycle of the energy commodity market.", "-By Michael Rieke, Dow Jones Newswires; 713-547-9207; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: UPDATE 1-Waxman urges probe of White House aide Rove.", "By Thomas Ferraro 07 17 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - A key congressional Democrat told the White House on Tuesday it has \"a legal obligation\" to request a Justice Departmen t review of senior aide Karl Rove's dealings with companies that Rove held substantial stock in.", "Rejecting the White House's contention there was no conflicts of interest.", "Rep. Henry Waxman of California argued that the law requires the Justice Department to make the call.", "Earlier this year, Rove had contacts with energy companies as the administration drafted a national energy policy, and with Intel Corp ., as the California-based computer chip maker sought approval of a proposed merg er it later won." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mubarkpur", "sents": [ "Mubarkpur (Punjabi: ਮੁਬਾਰਕਪੁਰ ) is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India.", "It is located 1.1 km away from branch post office Alachaur, 6.4 km from Nawanshahr, 14.7 km from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 95.7 km from state capital Chandigarh.", "The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Nawanshahr", "sents": [ "Nawanshahr is a town that became a district in 1995; now it is a municipal council in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in the Indian state of Punjab.", "It is the headquarters of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar District." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19841_p6", "sents": [ "<b Taiwan b was also granted immediate membership as a further condition of the deal.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_28014_6387263_2_80010922_60368779_1_53\" See article: Looking hopeful< a font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" As expected, the <b IMF and World Bank meetings< b due to take place in Washington next week were cancelled.", "But governments insist that the trade summit in Doha, Qatar, in November will go ahead.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" Horst K&ouml;hler, the <font size=\"-1\" IMF< font 's boss, said that its <i World Economic Outlook< i to be published next week, will forecast that the <b world economy< b narrowly avoids a recession.< font p <br clear=\"all\" <div <font face=\"verdana, geneva, arial, sans serif\" <b Water, water everywhere< b font div <table align=\"right\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"184\" <tr <td height=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" colspan=\"3\" <spacer height=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td tr <tr <td width=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" <spacer width=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td <td <table cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" <tr <td <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images 20010922 3801WW4.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"151\" alt=\"AP\" td tr <tr <td align=\"left\" <font FACE=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" SIZE=\"-1\" <b b font td tr table td <td width=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" <spacer width=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td tr <tr <td height=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" colspan=\"3\" <spacer height=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td tr table <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b RWE< ba German utility, offered nearly $4.6 billion for <b American Water Works< b the country's biggest water company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Doha", "sents": [ "Doha (Arabic: الدوحة‎ ‎ , \"ad-Dawḥa \" or \"ad-Dōḥa\", ] , literally in MSA: \"the big tree\", locally: \"rounded bays\") is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Qatar.", "Doha has a population of 1,351,000 in a city proper with the population close to 1.5 million.", "The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country.", "It is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 50% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and it is also the economic centre of the country." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3720_p45", "sents": [ "http: www.globalmetro.com vc personnel Conning Capital Names Ex-Progressive Exec as Partner mail?", "top HARTFORD, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Conning Capital Partners, a private equity group that invests in financial services companies, said David W. Young has joined as partner.", "Mr. Young was chief investment officer for Progressive Corporation, an auto insurer, before joining Conning.", "He has also worked at Salom on Brothers, where he started the bank asset liability management group and co-founded the financial institutions capital markets group.", "Mr. Young co-invested with Conning in a few transactions while he was at Progressive.", "Conning Capital Partners, a unit of Conning & Company, has close to $600 million under management.", "The company focuses on financial services and technology companies, including software, brokerage, banking, insurance, an d managed-care companies.", "http: www.conning.com Newbury Ventures Adds Two Venture Partners mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Newbury Ventures, which provides fina ncing for emerging communication and information technology companies, said Conra d Lewis and Ken Wigglesworth, co-founders of Eagle One Ventures, will compri se Newbury's recently opened Ottawa office as venture partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Ottawa", "sents": [ "Ottawa ( or ; ] ) is the capital city of Canada.", "It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario.", "Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR).", "As of 2016 Ottawa had a city population of 934,243 and a metropolitan population of 1,323,783 making it the fourth-largest city and the fifth-largest CMA in Canada." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Maharashtra State Electricity Board", "sents": [ "Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India.", "The MSEB was formed on 20 June 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948.", "In 1998 it was the second largest electricity generating utility in India after National Thermal Power Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3052_p42", "sents": [ "State Bank of India, India's biggest commercial bank, fell 2.7 rupees, or 1.1 percent, to 233.5 rupees after earlier falling as much as 2 percent.", "ICICI Ltd., India's second-largest lender, fell as much as 7.1 percent.", "ICICI declined 4.35 rupees, or 4.9 percent, to 85.05 in recent trading on the Mumbai Stock Exchange.", "Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd., India's biggest lender, fell as much as 2.75 rupees, or 10 percent, to 24.4 rupees.", "IDBI shares dropped 2 rupees, or 7.4 percent, to 25.15 in recent trading.", "ANZ Investment's Rangnekar on Loans to Power Companies: Comment 2001-05-21 05:36 (New York) ANZ Investment's Rangnekar on Loans to Power Companies: Comment New Delhi, May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Abhay Rangnekar, director and head of project finance and corporate advisory services at ANZ Investment Bank in India, speaks on the impact on lending to power companies after Enron's Dabhol Power Co. served notice it may cancel its power supply contract with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "South Holmwood", "sents": [ "South Holmwood ( ) is a semi-rural village in Surrey, England.", "It can be considered cognate with its wider civil parish, which stretches to the east to embrace Holmwood Common, but does not include Mid Holmwood, or North Holmwood, the latter being contiguous with Dorking.", "Betchett's Brook is the southern boundary and runs through a small locality known as Holmwood Corner.", "Reflecting Victorian convention, Holmwood railway station is squarely within the parish of Capel but connected to the village by a curved path passing through Holmwood Corner Common." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "North Holmwood", "sents": [ "North Holmwood is a residential area on the outskirts of Dorking, in Surrey, England.", "The village is accessible from the A24, the village's historic heart is the road Spook Hill.", "The 2011 census data for the area \"Holmwoods\" shows a population of 6,417." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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

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[ { "title": "e856_p1", "sents": [ "The stock was down 94 cents at $29.96 in late trading.", "Charlotte-based Duke, which produces 3,000 megawatts, or about 5 percent of the state's power, fell $2.20 to $40.20 after reaching $38.44, down 9.3 percent.", "A megawatt is enough to light 1,000 typical United States homes.", "Houston-based Dynegy, which controls 2,800 megawatts of power in a partnership with NRG Energy Inc. of Minneapolis, fell $3.11 to $47.81 after falling as much as 9.7 percent to $46. NRG Energy shares fell $1.50 to $29.90. Calpine Corp., a San Jose, California-based generator and power-plant developer, fell $5.04, or 9.9 percent, to $45.60. Houston-based Reliant fell $1.85 to $43.50. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Williams Cos. fell $1.17 to $40.70. Enron Corp. of Houston, which sells power and natural gas in California, fell $1.56 to $54.14. Enron's exposure to Pacific Gas & Electric ``will not have any material effect on earnings or our financial condition,'' Enron spokesman Vance Meyer said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "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": "Out of View", "sents": [ "Out of View is the debut album by British rock band The History of Apple Pie, released through Marshall Teller on 28 January 2013 on vinyl, CD and as a digital download.", "The album went at number 8 in the UK Indie Breakers Chart, and number 2 in the UK Record Store Chart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The History of Apple Pie", "sents": [ "The History of Apple Pie were an English rock band from London.", "They released their debut album \"Out of View\" on 28 January 2013, which went in at number 8 in the UK Indie Breakers Chart, and number 2 in the UK Record Store Chart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6247_p4", "sents": [ "Of the $716 million compromise offer, $510 million was put on the table by what Wagner called the \"Big Five\" generators -- Reliant, Duke, Mirant, Williams and Dynegy -- some of whom are under state investigation.", "Another $125 million was offered by BC Hydro, British Colombia's government utility which is not under FERC jurisdiction, and $16.5 million was offered by six California municipal utilities.", "The Sacramento Municipal Utility District, the state's second-largest municipal utility, also declined to comment on the talks or any settlement amount it may have offered, but said it would outline its position in writi ng Thursday, the judge's deadline for comments on his proposal.", "Consumer advocates and some industry officials said the judge's brief publi c remarks make it difficult to predict exactly what the impacts could be on t he state's troubled electric scene.", "\"If the judge is saying that the refund is topped at a billion that's outrageous,\" said Nettie Hoge, head of The Utility Reform Network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e119_p2", "sents": [ "The situation creates the potential for a troublesome compounding effect: The higher electricity prices grow, the more is set aside in the balancing accounts -- and the greater the wallop to customer wallets when the accounts come due.", "Based upon prices now paid for future electric deliveries, Sempra Energy estimates customers will owe $664 million by 2003. IOUs of that magnitude, said SDG&E, will require that customers pay a surcharge of $40 monthly for a year on top of whatever they are already paying for their power bills.", "Keep in mind that typical residential bills at this time last year were about $55; they now stand at about $130. Consumer advocates say it's likely power prices will remain at levels that will lead to huge debts for customers under the Davis proposal.", "\"The generators have shown themselves to be unconscionable in extorting profits,\" said Nettie Hoge, executive director of TURN, a San Francisco-based consumer group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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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, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2074_p18", "sents": [ "Longer term figures produced by Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil group, show solar power overtaking wind in 2040 and becoming the world's overall largest source of electricity by 2050. Fuel cells, which convert hydrogen to electricity, heat and water vapour through an electro-chemical reaction, are still at a relatively embryonic stage but are developing rapidly.", "Manufacturers, such as Ballard Power Systems of Canada and Fuel Cell Energy (FCE) of the US, have, in recent months, begun to make the transition from pilot projects to first commercial sales.", "Ballard, which specialises in fuel cells for the transportation market, has signed an agreement to supply cells for 30 public buses in 10 European cities.", "FCE produces larger fuel cells for the stationary power market.", "It is expected this summer to win a contract to supply 12 fuel cells to Connecticut under an agreement with Enron, the US energy group.", "The pace of deployment of fuel cells into the transport market is currently uncertain and will depend on the motor and oil industries agreeing what fuel to use as a source of hydrogen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ellie Downie", "sents": [ "Elissa \"Ellie\" Downie (born 20 July 1999 in Nottingham) is an artistic gymnast who represented Great Britain at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics.", "At the age of 15, she became the first British woman to win an individual all-around medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, with a bronze in 2015.", "Later that year, she was part of the team that won Britain's first global team medal, a bronze, at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.", "At the 2017 European Championships, she made history again by becoming the first British gymnast to win the all-around at a major international competition.", "She also has an older fellow professional gymnastics sister Becky Downie and a younger brother Josh Downie who is a PE teacher at a local school in their hometown of Nottingham." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Great Britain", "sents": [ "Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.", "With an area of 209,331 km2 , Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world.", "In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan.", "The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, comprise the British Isles archipelago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Institut collegial Vincent Massey Collegiate", "sents": [ "Vincent Massey Collegiate (more commonly referred to as VMC or Massey) is a suburban, English and French Immersion high school.", "Named after Vincent Massey, the eighteenth Governor General of Canada, the school is located in the neighbourhood of Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba.", "It has approximately 1300 students enrolled in over 100 courses.", "The school offers core subjects in English and French, but offers the opportunity to take beginner-level Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese.", "The school has an English as an Additional Language Programme, which helps integrate students whose first language is not English." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Winnipeg", "sents": [ "Winnipeg ( ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.", "It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America and is 110 km from the U.S. border.", "It is also the place of the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e489_p20", "sents": [ "To get that message across, Americans for Balanced Energy Choices has set up a Web site and prepared a media advertising budget of several million dollars to finance what Miller says will be \"a longtime conversation with opinion leaders across the country.\"", "Electric utilities and their executives and employees last year gave $18.4 million to candidates and parties, of which $12.4 million went to Republicans, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a campaign research group.", "Southern Co., one of the nation's largest coal-burning power producers, opposes the Kyoto, Japan, protocol, under which signatory nations, including the United States, agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels.", "The Senate has never ratified the agreement.", "In the House, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over clean air and energy, has vowed that legislation containing such restrictions will \"never\" pass through his panel.", "The chief executive of the Enron Corp. energy company, Kenneth Lay, one of Bush's most generous campaign supporters, has urged the president to create a trading system for carbon as a way of limiting emissions into the atmosphere." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9604_p3", "sents": [ "Pacific Gas and Electric Company is pleased to announce that we are holding our first meeting to initiate \"Gas Accord II\" settlement discussions on Thursday, September 14, in San Francisco.", "We plan to start at 9:30 a.m. and end around 3:30 p.m. We will provide lunch.", "The meeting will be held at Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard Street (between 4th and 5th Streets), in the large Conference Center.", "Our objectives for this first meeting are to agree on process and to develop a full list of issues that parties would like to have addressed.", "We will provide a more detailed agenda for the meeting as we get closer to the date.", "We are also starting a new mailing list of parties for the Gas Accord II settlement negotiations.", "Like the recent Gas OII Settlement, we will maintain two lists: one for general notices of meetings and settlement conferences, and another for those who have expressly agreed to abide by the terms of Rule 51 (attached), regarding the confidentiality of settlement negotiations, and who therefore will be able to receive settlement documents and other related materials." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3001_p0", "sents": [ "'PG&E will announce via press release very early next week an open season on Redwood, Baja and Silverado.", "It comes in direct response to recent announcements of expansions into California by pipelines.", "The bid protocols will be structured similar to original open season from the original Gas Accord.", "The open season will start on June 1 and end on July 31. Capacity will be available starting 1.1.03. Bidders will be able to bid up to 30 years (PG&E states that that's what generators want).", "Accompanying the announcement will be another announcement that PG&E will expand Redwood by 200mmcf day, which they hope to have available by 1.1.03, or some time during Q103. About 2-4 weeks after the open season begins, PG&E will file its proposed \"Gas Accord II,\" (the first one expires end of 02).", "As part of that filing, PG&E will offer its proposed ratemaking treatment for the next five years (beginning 1.1.03)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kate van Orden", "sents": [ "Kate van Orden is an American musicologist and bassoonist, currently Dwight P. Robinson Jr.", "Professor of Music at Harvard University.", "She worked at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1997 until moving to Harvard in 2013.", "She was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Musicological Society from 2008 to 2010, and currently serves on the editorial boards of \"Early Music History\", \"Saggiatore Musicale\", \"Oxford Bibliographies\", and the \"The New Cultural History of Music\".", "Her principal research interest is the French chanson, on which she has written two books." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "University of California, Berkeley", "sents": [ "The University of California, Berkeley (also referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, and Cal ) is a public research university located in Berkeley, California.", "Founded in 1868, Berkeley is the oldest of the ten research universities affiliated with the University of California system (although UCSF was founded in 1864 and predates the establishment of the UC system) and is ranked as one of the world's leading research universities and the top public university in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Choose or Lose", "sents": [ "\"Choose or Lose\" is the eighteenth episode of the seventh season of \"Pretty Little Liars\", and the show's 158th episode overall, which premiered on the Freeform network in the United States on June 13, 2017.", "The episode was directed by Norman Buckley and written by Charlie Craig.", "In this episode, the Liars finally discover that Aria (Lucy Hale) has been working with 'A.D.'", "after Mona (Janel Parrish) investigated on Aria.", "Lieutenant Tanner (Roma Maffia) returns to Rosewood to work on the Dunhill's homicide case, quickly targeting the Liars on her radar.", "Caleb (Tyler Blackburn) and Hanna (Ashley Benson) secretly marry, while Alison (Sasha Pieterse) and Emily (Shay Mitchell) step forward with their relationship." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Norman Buckley", "sents": [ "Norman L. Buckley (born November 25, 1955) is an American television director and editor best known for his work on \"The O.C.", "\", \"Chuck\", \"Gossip Girl\", \"Pretty Little Liars\" and most recently \"The Fosters\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ummachu (film)", "sents": [ "Ummachu is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. Bhaskaran and produced by Tharachand Bharjathya.", "The film stars Madhu, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Master Sathyajith in lead roles.", "The film had musical score by K. Raghavan.", "It is an adaptation of Uroob's highly acclaimed and popular novel of the same name (1954).", "Uroob won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "K. Raghavan", "sents": [ "K. Raghavan (Malayalam: കെ.", "രാഘവന്‍ ) (2 December 1913 – 19 October 2013), popularly known as Raghavan Master, was a Malayalam music composer.", "Along with G. Devarajan, V. Dakshinamoorthy and Baburaj, Raghavan was often credited for the renaissance of Malayalam film music.", "He was the pioneer in contributing Malayalam film songs with its own tunes and styles.", "Till then, Malayalam film songs were in the tunes of popular Hindi and Tamil film songs and old classical kritis.", "Raghavan gave a new direction and identity to Malayalam film music.", "He composed around 400 songs in Malayalam cinema and was active in the Malayalam film industry for nearly four decades." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e19703_p24", "sents": [ "Enron is the country's top buyer and seller of natural gas, and the No.", "1 wholesale power marketer.", "The company operates a 25,000-mile gas pipeline system and also markets and trades metals, paper, coal, chemicals, and fiber-optic bandwidth.", "Dynegy's purchase of Enron triggered a clause in Mr. Lay's contract giving him $20.2 million for each full calendar year remaining in his contract if there is a change in control of Enron.", "But Mr. Lay told Enron employees that he wouldn't accept the money -- a total of up to $60.6 million -- upon completion of the merger.", "He said nothing about that decision during Wednesday's conference call.", "Enron spokesman Vance Meyer said the compensation package, in Mr. Lay's contract since 1989, is the only merger-related payment Mr. Lay is eligible for from Enron.", "A Dynegy spokesman, John Sousa, said the company is unsure whether Mr. Lay can receive a retirement package from them." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pramod Mahajan", "sents": [ "Pramod Vyankatesh Mahajan (30 October 1949 – 3 May 2006) was an Indian politician from Maharashtra.", "A second-generation leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he belonged to a group of relatively young \"technocratic\" leaders who lack a grassroots political base, although he was fairly popular in his home state.", "At the time of his death he was in a power struggle for the leadership of the BJP given the imminent retirement of its aging top brass." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2105_p57", "sents": [ "\"We need to depoliticise tariff fixation and set up a strong and independent regulator without interference from state governments,\" Sanjeev Goenka, President, CII told PTI.", "(C) Asia Pulse Pte Ltd. NCS seeks strategic alliances with Indian firms Satya Prakash Singh 05 01 2001 The Times of India Copyright (C) 2001 The Times of India; Source: World Reporter (TM) BANGALORE: A new era of technology collaboration is dawning between India and Singapore.", "A series of meetings between Union IT minister Pramod Mahajan and his Singaporean counterpart, Yeo Cheow Tong, has ushered in a fresh paradigm in the relationship between the two countries.", "\"Made in India and showcased in Singapore,\" seems to be the new maxim.", "In order to take this new 'thinking' forward, National Computer Systems (NCS), a leading Singapore-headquartered systems and network integrator, is scouting for Indian partners to form strategic alliances to address the booming Asian services market.", "This initiative is expected to kick-start the 'Asian Ecosystem' - to steamroll the new economy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nishnabotna Ferry House", "sents": [ "The Nishnabotna Ferry House is an historic building located in Lewis, Iowa, United States.", "The 1½ story, frame, Greek Revival structure was the home of Samuel Harlow Tefft who operated the cable ferry across the East Nishnabotna River from 1857 to 1859.", "The road that the ferry served was originally an Indian trail that became a primary route used by western bound emigrants, a stage coach and mail route, the Underground Railroad, a later Mormon Trail, and the Mormon handcart companies.", "The first ferry at this location was operated by Wm.", "S. Townsend in 1850.", "A toll bridge was built here 1853 or 1854.", "It became unstable by 1856.", "Tefft bought the property in 1857 in order to operate the ferry, and it is assumed that the house had already been built by that time.", "A new bridge was built by Cass County in 1859.", "Tefft and his wife remained in the community and are buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Lewis.", "Several different families lived in the house until the mid-1970s.", "It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lewis, Iowa", "sents": [ "Lewis is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States, along the East Nishnabotna River.", "The population was 433 at the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Associated Press", "sents": [ "The Associated Press (AP) is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City that operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association.", "The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers and radio and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e894_p29", "sents": [ "That could leave the state buying even more power at higher prices.", "While the state has been buying most of the power delivered to utility customers, the Independent System Operator has continued to make some spot-market purchases directly on behalf of the utilities.", "The ISO makes those last-minute purchases to meet the state's electricity needs when the state has been unable to purchase enough power in advance.", "In a separate development Friday, federal authorities ruled that generators cannot be forced to sell power to the ISO if there is no guarantee of payment.", "And some analysts suggested that PG&E's bankruptcy filing may jeopardize the ISO's ability to make last-minute purchases on the utility's behalf.", "A spokesman for Gov.", "Gray Davis, however, told the Associated Press that the state may simply step in to guarantee payment on those transactions.", "And an ISO spokeswoman said her agency is confident it will be able to continue those transactions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Portland General Electric", "sents": [ "Portland General Electric (PGE) is a Fortune 1000 public utility based in Portland, Oregon.", "It distributes electricity to customers in parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - 44% of the inhabitants of Oregon.", "Founded in 1888 as the Willamette Falls Electric Company, the company has been an independent company for most of its existence, though was briefly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation from 1997 until 2006 when Enron divested itself of PGE during its bankruptcy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20194_p1", "sents": [ "Ken Lay, Enron's chairman, is under pressure to restore the company's share price, which has slid more than 60 per cent in the past 12 months.", "The cuts, flagged last week, will scale back operations Mr Lay had previously said would be critical to the company's future growth.", "John Sherriff, Enron Europe's president, said business continued to grow in Europe in terms of traded volumes and numbers of transactions, but the company was \"seeking ways to do more with less in order to maintain earnings growth\".", "Enron Europe has 5000 employees.", "Mr Sherriff said the headcount would be cut by between 5 and 10 per cent, and the company hoped to achieve this through voluntary severance.", "Gordon Howald, an energy analyst at Credit Lyonnais Securities in New York, said Enron had been criticised over its strategy to increase cash flows.", "\"They are trying to slash their workforce and are selling Portland General Electric." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Taipei", "sents": [ "Taipei ( ), officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China, \"ROC\").", "Sitting at the northern tip of the island, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City.", "It is about 25 km southwest of the northern port city Keelung.", "Most of the city is located on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed bounded by the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border.", "Formerly known as Taipeh-fu during the Qing era and Taihoku under Japanese rule, Taipei became the capital of Taiwan Province as part of the Republic of China in 1945 and has been the capital of the ROC since 1949, when the Kuomintang lost the mainland to the Communists in the Chinese Civil War." ], "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": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "John Doerr", "sents": [ "L. John Doerr (born June 29, 1951) is an American venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in Menlo Park, California, in Silicon Valley.", "In February 2009, Doerr was appointed a member of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide the President and his administration with advice and counsel in trying to fix America's economic downturn.", "s of 2017 , \"Forbes\" ranked Doerr as the 105th richest person in the United States and the 303rd richest person in the world, with a net worth of US $6.0 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4273_p23", "sents": [ "http: www.broadedge.net New Products o SmartPipes, Backed by Kleiner and Clark, Launches Beta ATLANTA -- SmartPipes, an IP services company, announced the beta availability of its Global IP Services at a trade show in Atlanta.", "The launch will enable businesses to activate and manage advanced IP services such as security, virtual private intranet and extranet networks, and voice and interactive collaboration services.", "Smartpipes is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and individual investors Jim Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape Communications, and Healtheon WebMD, Tom Jermoluk, former @Home CEO and a partner at Kleiner Perkins, and Dave Roux, co-founder of Silver Lake Management.", "John Doerr represents Kleiner Perkins on the board.", "http: www.smartpipes.com Online Payment System Provider PocketPass.com Launches SAN JOSE,Calif.", "-- PocketPass.Com, a provider of a pre-paid Internet payment system announced its launch.", "PocketPass offers a plastic card, distributed through retail establishments such as convenience stores, that enables users to make purchases online without a credit card." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Atlanta", "sents": [ "Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia, with an estimated 2016 population of 472,522.", "Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5,710,795 people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.", "Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e25673_p5", "sents": [ "The deal commits the state to pay $207 million through 2010 whether or not it uses any of the 72 megawatts of electricity.", "* An agreement to pay $150 per megawatt-hour for two years--more than twice the average price of $69 per megawatt-hour of all the contracts--for power from several aging plants that Mirant Corp. of Atlanta owns in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "* A contract the state signed in July to buy power from Pacificorp, a private utility based in Portland, Ore. Pacificorp agreed to sell electricity at a fixed price of $70 per megawatt-hour.", "That price could have looked reasonable at the height of last winter's crisis, but it was double what energy sold for when the contract was signed.", "* Contracts with two power marketing companies for electricity generated by the same Southern California plants.", "The difference in price shows what a poor deal the state got under one of the contracts, the study said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3622_p35", "sents": [ "It employed fewer than 30 people.", "http: www.appliedmaterials.com http: www.oramir.com new directors Protection Applications Firm MindMatters Adds to Board mail?", "top PITTSBURGH, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MindMatters Technologies, which dev elops applications that manage and protect corporate innovations and intellectual capital assets, said it appointed Mark Miller to its board of directors.", "Introduced by a private investor in the company, Mr. Miller becomes the fourth member of the board, with one open seat remaining.", "He is the founder and CEO of Solutions Consulting.", "MindMatters is backed by Future Fund and Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds.", "In December 2000 the company raised $1 million in its Series A. Within the next three months, it will begin raising a $3 million to $5 million Series B. The company is currently generating revenue s and anticipates breaking even by mid-year 2003. http: www.us-mindmatters.com vc fund news BCI and Village Ventures to Form Fund for NY Capital Region mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3871_p27", "sents": [ "Dr. Nash is the founding director of the Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes at Jefferson University Hospital and associate professor of medicine at Jefferson Medical College.", "DoctorQuality is funded by Pennsylvania Early Stage Partners and Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds.", "http: www.doctorquality.com Streaming Software Provider TeVeo Elects New Board Member MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- TeVeo, a developer of real-time streaming software and Internet video services, said it has appointed Peter Liu, an investor in the company, to its board of directors.", "Mr. Liu is the founder of WI Harper Group and is the third member of TeVeo's board, which also consists of founder and chief executive officer Michael Kuehn and chief technology officer Klaus Schmidt.", "TeVeo recently secured $3 million in Series A funding from WI Harper and individual investors.", "http: www.teveo.com SupplyLinks Names Ex-Consolidated Freightways CEO to Board SAN FRANCISCO -- SupplyLinks, a global supply chain network and logistics service provider, said it has appointed W. Roger Curry to its board of Directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston Chronicle", "sents": [ "The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.", "s of 2016 , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States.", "With its 1995 buy-out of long-time rival the \"Houston Post\", the \"Chronicle\" became Houston's primary newspaper." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1267_p0", "sents": [ "'The New Power 'THEY GET IT' Enron displays political savvy in access to decision-makers Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Enron Making of the Market-maker Pipeline operator evolved into player that keeps raising bar Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Enron Making of the Market-maker With ups and downs, Enron Broadband is a work in progress Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Enron Making of the Market-maker The project Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 SIGN OF THE TIMES Glowing logo once hovered over the city that oil built Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Returns on investments too slow in developing nations Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Working environment now driven more by new ideas than old doctrine Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Firm in a hurry to get into new downtown tower Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Current lineup Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 THE NEW POWER Enron's chronology Houston Chronicle, 04 15 01 GRASS-ROOTS BUSINESS Oil-Patch Epicenter, Embracing the Web The New York Times, 04 15 01 Sierra Pacific Suspends Quarterly Payout Because of Energy Crisis in Western States Dow Jones Business News, 04 15 01 India: Report cautions Maharashtra on PPAs The Hindu, 04 15 01 Graft vs graft: Political scene in state hits nadir The Times of India, 04 15 01 In an energy crisis, lean toward the green The News & Observer Raleigh, NC, 04 15 01 A The New Power 'THEY GET IT' Enron displays political savvy in access to decision-makers DAVID IVANOVICH, Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau Staff 04 15 2001 Houston Chronicle 4 STAR 1 (Copyright 2001) WASHINGTON - When then-candidate George W. Bush needed a plane to shuttle his staff around on the campaign trail, corporations scrambled to offer up their private jets." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lion's Share (band)", "sents": [ "Lion's Share are a heavy metal band, formed in Sundsvall, Sweden in 1987 and later relocated to Stockholm, by guitarist Lars Chriss, and keyboardist Kay Backlund.", "The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Lars Chriss the only constant presence in the band through the years.", "Some of the past members are now featured in bands such as Therion, The Poodles, 220 Volt, King Diamond, Dark Illusion, Sorcerer and Zan Clan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Sundsvall", "sents": [ "Sundsvall (] ) is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden.", "It has a population of 51,354 as of 2010; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9431_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Thursday, August 24, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Microsoft Spin-off HomeAdvisor Gets $100 Million First Round o Greenlight.com Launches Car Buying Service on Amazon.com Digital Library & Research Firm Questia Gets $90 Million o Former Oracle President Lane Joins Kleiner Perkins o USWeb Co-founder Launches Net Training Firm iGeneration o German Incubator Raises $30.5 Million in Its First Round Advertisement Spend an afternoon with VC Heidi Roizen.", "The Montclare Web Team invites you to join us to hear SOFTBANK VC Heidi Roizen talk about the 'new' New Economy at the Montclare Speaker Series, Sept. 13. http: www.montclare.com speakerseries Want to improve your Web site?", "Ask the experts!", "Meet us tonight at Zibibbo, in Palo Alto: http: www.montclare.com webteam Also in This Issue: New Money: o Web Recruiter Brainhunter.com Has $12 Million First Round o Content and Publishing Firm Closes on $8 Million First Round o Handheld Device Developer Extenex Has $2.1 Million Series A o Stolen Laptop Tracker Lucira Gets First Round Funding o Microsoft to Provide Funds for eLabor.com's Second Round o TH Lee Global Internet Invests $48 Million in BBC Subsidiary o Silicon Wave Closes $51.7 Million Fourth Round o Avantas Networks Raises $12 Million in Second Round o Broadband Multimedia Portal V-SPAN Gets Funding From Enron o Incentive Software Firm Raises $9.3 Million in Second Round o Internet Media Firm Click2Asia Closes Series B Funding Round o Education Market Platform HotU Closes $6 Million Series B o Pacific Venture Provides Thap!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e401_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Tuesday, September 5, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o TeleTech Holdings Acquires Spanish CRM Firm For $100 Million o BroadVision, H&Q Asia Pacific, and Itochu Form Joint Venture o Thomson Learning Becomes Largest Shareholder In WebCT o Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft o Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime o Italian Incubator NetStrategy.it Gets $2.5 Million Round One Advertisement The world won't beat a path to your door just because you've built a dot.com.", "You have to have the right connections.", "Through the HP Garage Program, HP can get your name in front of the people who can speed your time-to-market and really help you succeed.", "(Marketing people.", "Web integration people.", "Hosting people.", "VC's.)", "You name it.", "And networking is only part of what the HP Garage Program has to offer.", "HP can help you finance it, build it, run it, and market it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hamari Yaad Aayegi", "sents": [ "Hamari Yaad Aayegi (You Will Remember Me) is a 1961 Hindi romantic drama film written and directed by Kidar Sharma.", "Produced under the banner of Show People, the director of photography was D. C. Mehta.", "The music was composed by Snehal Bhatkar with lyrics by Kidar Sharma.", "The film had the well-known title song \"Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein Hamari Yaad Aayegi\" sung by Mubarak Begum.", "The film featured the director's son Ashok Sharma in the main role along with Tanuja, Anant Kumar, Madhavi, Sujata and Rajinder Dube." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "1961", "sents": [ "will be , the 1961 year of the Common Era (CE) and \"Anno Domini\" (AD) designations, the year of the , the year of the , and the year of the decade .", "As \"MAD Magazine\" pointed out on its cover for the March 1961 issue, this was the first \"upside-up\" year — i.e., one in which the numerals that form the year look the same as when the numerals are rotated upside down, a strobogrammatic number — since 1881.", "The next such year will be 6009." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6026_p62", "sents": [ "``We continue to watch the fiscal problem very closely as that is the most vulnerable area that could lead to a negative rating action,'' Mukherji said.", "The warning comes as the government plans to increase spending to bolster a slowing economy.", "A lower rating would raise the cost of borrowing for the government and Indian companies, already among the highest in Asia.", "India's benchmark 10-year bond yield is 9.6 percent, higher than 6.5 percent for comparable Chinese bonds and 6.8 percent for South Korean bonds -- which both have an investment grade rating.", "S&P lowered the outlook on India's rating to ``stable'' from ``positive'' in October.", "The agency cited India's failure to meet deadlines for sales of state-owned companies.", "The rating is among the lowest in the region.", "Last week, an analyst for Moody's Investors Service said India must step up sales of state assets and trim its budget deficit to avoid a reduction in the outlook on its debt." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 7 ] }, { "title": "e894_p17", "sents": [ "3 investor-owned utility, San Diego Gas and Electric, had engaged in any financial misconduct by funneling billions to their parent companies to pay dividends and repurchase stock.", "Trading in PG&E stock was halted briefly today.", "When it resumed, the price quickly fell by nearly 40 percent.", "By day's end, the stock of Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison, had also dropped sharply, by 35 percent.", "That Pacific Gas and Electric, which helped design the deregulation that brought on the California power crisis, would now take so drastic a step both concerned and puzzled analysts.", "\"It doesn't make sense, because the governor endorsed the rate increase the utilities had been asking for,\" said Susan Abbott, head of the power group at Moody's Investors Service in New York.", "But Ms. Abbott also noted that the rate increases -- varying from 10 percent to 37 percent, on top of a 9 percent surcharge adopted by the state this winter -- would not entirely eliminate the debt accumulated by the utilities as a result of deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e953_p0", "sents": [ "\"Date: 4 9 01 To: Jan Smutny-Jones, Steven Kelley, Katie Kaplan cc: IEP Board of Directors From: Julee Malinowski-Ball RE: LEGISLATIVE TRACKING REPORTS As promised, attached is the most recent legislative tracking reports for both the regular and special sessions missing from last week's legislative report.", "Please let me know if you need a copy of any of these bills.", "Also, due to the legislative recess, and a little recess of my own, there will be no weekly report this Friday.", "Please call my office if you have any questions and Karen Baker will assist you.", "--end-- Julee Malinowski-Ball Senior Associate Edson + Modisette 916-552-7070 FAX-552-7075 [email protected] - 2001 Tracking Report.doc - 2001 Tracking Report.special session.doc\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]