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[ { "title": "The Call of the Wild (1923 film)", "sents": [ "The Call of the Wild is an American silent film based on the popular book by Jack London.", "The film was written and directed by Fred Jackman and produced by Hal Roach.", "The feature was released on September 23, 1923 and distributed by Pathé Exchange.", "Prints of the movie are archived at the Museum of Modern Art." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Hal Roach", "sents": [ "Harold Eugene Roach Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, and actor from the 1910s to the 1990s, best known today for producing the Laurel and Hardy and \"Our Gang\" film comedy series." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19671_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron Direct and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (\"AUMA\") Seal a Natural Gas Supply Deal Yahoo November 13, 2001 Help Wanted: Enron Trader Resumes Hit The Streets Dow Jones Interactive November 13, 2001 Media to get access to state power pacts R Tumble November 13, 2001 State energy spending plunges Water official trumpets decline as cost control SF Gate News November 13, 2001 Enron Direct and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (\"AUMA\") Seal a Natural Gas Supply Deal CALGARY, Nov. 13 CNW - Enron Direct Canada Corp. (Enron Direct), a subsidiary of Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE <http: finance.yahoo.com q?s=ene&d=t - news <http: biz.yahoo.com ne ene.html is pleased to announce that it has entered into a long-term natural gas supply and services contract with the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (\"AUMA\").", "AUMA regular and associate members have looked to Enron Direct's innovative and flexible energy solutions to answer AUMA's requirements of excellent customer service, competitive pricing and contract flexibility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19671_p1", "sents": [ "\"Enron Direct is providing AUMA's regular and associate members with a natural gas supply and energy services plan to help them better manage their energy costs.", "Enron Direct is pleased to be assisting the AUMA and its members by providing energy solutions that will deliver significant financial security.\"", "said Darren Cross, Chief Operating Officer of Enron Direct Canada Corp. \"In this time of uncertainty, municipalities were very interested in attaining a stable price for their utility needs.", "Predictable gas price will ensure stability, so crucial to municipal budgets.\"", "said Lorne Olsvik, President of Alberta Urban Municipalities Association.", "\"The AUMA was looking for a supplier who understood the need for competitive pricing as well as membership flexibility and independence.", "Alberta municipalities, both small and large, understand how a volatile energy market can affect their bottom line and needed to find a solution to help them manage their gas costs.", "Enron Direct's innovative products and services meet AUMA's goals and provide the value we are looking for,\" said John McGowan, Executive Director of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Covad", "sents": [ "Covad Communications Group was an American provider of broadband voice and data communications.", "By 2006, the company had 530,000 subscribers, and ranked 16th largest ISP in the United States.", "Covad was acquired by U.S. Venture Partners, who in 2010 announced a 3-way merger of MegaPath, Covad, and Speakeasy, creating a single Managed Services Local Exchange Carrier (MSLEC), providing voice and internet services; the new company was named MegaPath Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10136_p0", "sents": [ "'Jan & Mike, Following article highlights some of the troubles DSL providers are having in the US.", "Covad Communications Inc. - A Cautionary Tale Covad Communications Inc. prides itself in being a high-speed Internet services company On 2nd January 2001 nearly 15% of Covad's staff woke up to a holiday season present they didn't expect, as the California-based DSL provider announced a further round of 400 redundancies to cut costs.", "Not only has Covad served notice on 400 employees in the first week of 2001, but it had already fired another 400 employees on 27 November 2000 after restating third-quarter results for last year which revealed a wider net loss than originally reported.", "Covad's shares lost about 95% of their value during 2000, but the firm is now hopeful that the redundancies - primarily in direct sales and marketing - coupled with the closing of 200 DSL central offices and consolidating space will provide improvement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20425_p71", "sents": [ "The big loser among the integrated utilities - those which produce and distribute power - was PPL, which ended the day at $32 - down $1.68, or 4.99 percent.", "Losses of about 1.3 percent were pos ted by AEP, which closed at $42.59, down 55 cents for the day, and PSEG, wh ich slipped 52 cents to $39.48. AEP \"management cautioned that the slowing economy may make the upper end (of its 2002 earnings guidance of $3.80 to $3.90) more difficult to achieve,\" Lehman Brothers analyst Daniel Ford wrot e in a note that maintained his estimate.", "He lowered his estimate of PSEG 2002 earnings per share 5 cents to $4.05 while awaiting the closing of a Pe ruvian purchase and pointed out it receives more for electricity than most PJM power producers because of restraints on the delivery of Midwest electr icity to New Jersey's power hungry markets.", "Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & C ompany, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Lehman Brothers", "sents": [ "Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol LEH) was a global financial services firm.", "Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch), doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading (especially U.S. Treasury securities), research, investment management, private equity, and private banking.", "Lehman was operational for 158 years from its founding in 1850 until 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Echo Pass", "sents": [ "Echo Pass ( ) is a pass, 305 m in elevation, lying 1.5 mi southwest of Grytviken, South Georgia, in the chain of mountains which extends southwest from Mount Hodges.", "The pass provides a ski route from the station at Grytviken to the head of Cumberland West Bay.", "The name is used on the chart of a German expedition 1928–29, under Kohl-Larsen, who states that the name was already in use by whalers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Mount Hodges", "sents": [ "Mount Hodges ( ) is a mountain, 605 m high, standing 1 nmi west of Mount Duse, close northwest of the head of King Edward Cove, Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia.", "It was first roughly surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskjöld, appearing as \"Moldaenke Berg\" on a 1907 map by A. Szielasko, but the name has not survived on later general charts of this area.", "The name \"Mount Hodges\" appears to have been applied some years later and is now well established.", "It was probably named for Captain M.H.", "Hodges, Royal Navy, of the \"Sappho\", who visited and mapped portions of Cumberland Bay in 1906." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4594_p12", "sents": [ "In addition to the cash investment, The Technology and Internet Fund intends to assist Fiera in its regional e-commerce operations.", "Fiera is also backed by the Advent Group, Latin America Enterprise Fund and individual investors.", "http: www.fiera.com Silicon Access Raises $56 Million in Third Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Silicon Access Networks, a provider of network processing products to the terabit router market, said it raised $56 million in its third round.", "New investors Soros Private Equity Partners led the round, which also included Pivotal Asset Management, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and previous investors Comdisco Ventures, Intel Communication Fund, Norwest Venture Partners, Raza Venture Fund, Sprout Group, the venture capital affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Synopsys, and Tallwood Venture Capital.", "Jonathan Bilzin, a partner with Soros Private Equity Partners, joined the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funds to develop its iFlow chipset product.", "http: www.siliconaccess.com Wireless Access Firm BridgeWave Gets $26.5 Million Series C SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- BridgeWave Communications, a provider of wireless access technologies that extend the reach of broadband networks, said it has received $26.5 million in a Series C financing round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p11", "sents": [ "Wasabi said it will use the proceeds to fund growth and expand its staff.", "http: www.wasabisystems.com Science Communications Secures Pre-Series A Funding HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Science Communications, a provider of e-mail marketing services, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from ABS Ventures, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank Alex.", "Brown.", "The company said it would use the funds to expand to international markets.", "Science Communications directs online marketing campaigns and e-commerce through its EmailEngines technology.", "http: www.sciencecommunications.com Airslide Systems Closes $35 Million Second Round of Funding HERZELLA, Israel -- Airslide Systems, which is developing an IP-based technology for cellular network infrastructures, said it has closed a $35 million second round of funding led by investment affiliates of Soros Private Equity Partners.", "The round included Anschutz Investment, KPNQwest, Telecom Italia Mobile, Intel Communications Fund and first round investors Sequoia Capital Seed Fund.", "Airslide said it will use the proceeds for development, marketing, manufacturing and sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6965_p31", "sents": [ "A few even suggested the legal action could trigger \"a constitutional crisis\" that could end up in the California or United States supreme court.", "\"You are treading into the territory of asking a court to make judgment on the rules and the law governing the rights of the Legislature,\" said state Sen. Steve Peace, D-El Cajon.", "\"It is a separation of powers issue of the highest order.\"", "Representatives from Enron, a power marketer based in Houston, said they are merely concerned that the committee has violated their due process rights.", "Enron and another company, Mirant, were initially found in contempt by the committee June 28 for refusing to turn over thousands of pages of documents that had been subpoenaed June 11. But the committee offered the companies a reprieve.", "If they complied with the subpoenas, signed confidentiality agreements and set up a document depository in Sacramento by Tuesday, the contempt findings would be expunged." ], "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1026_p2", "sents": [ "More $184.95 QuickBooks Pro 2001 By Intuit $80 rebate for previous QuickBooks or QuickBooks Pro users.", "Offer ends December 31, 2001. The tools you need to manage your business finances More $206.95 Design Tools for the Graphics Professional Whether you are a desktop publisher or a web designer these design tools and accessories will surely enhance your final product!", "Via Voice for Windows Pro Edition v8.0 By IBM Software ViaVoice for Windows, Standard Edition is ideal for users wishing to dictate text directly into the ViaVoice enabled word processor, SpeakPad, or directly More $158.95 Nylon CD Wallet - 256 Disc Capacity By Case Logic CD organizer for the serious collector holds up to 256 CDs.", "Stores CD collection in a compact format that will stand on bookshelf or can be taken with More $31.95 New Version!", "Toast 5.0 Titanium CD Recording Software for Mac By Roxio, Inc. For music enthusiasts, Toast 5 Titanium lets you turn LPs into CDs with CD Spin Doctor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Intuit", "sents": [ "Intuit Inc. is a business and financial software company that develops and sells financial, accounting and tax preparation software and related services for small businesses, accountants and individuals.", "The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California.", "Greater than 95% of its revenues and earnings come from its activities within the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20106_p1", "sents": [ "Reuters English News Service, 10 05 01 INDIA PRESS: BSES Won't Buy Enron's Stake In Dabhol Dow Jones International News, 10 05 01 Tata Power seeks 3 weeks to firm up Dabhol offer Business Standard, 10 05 01 Tata Power, Enron set for time-bound talks on DPC stake sale Financial Express, 10 05 01 Moody's Modi on Tata Power Plan to Buy Enron Unit: Comment Bloomberg, 10 05 01 UK: Enron to cut up to 10 pct of European workers-WSJ.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 04 01 Northwest Natural In Talks With Enron Over Portland Utility By Wall Street Journal staff reporters Robin Sidel, Rebecca Smith and Nikhil Deogun 10 05 2001 The Wall Street Journal B2 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Enron Corp. is in advanced discussions to sell its Portland General Electric utility unit to Northwest Natural Gas Co. for about $1.8 billion in cash and stock in a highly leveraged transaction that would eventually give Enron a minority stake in Northwest, according to people familiar with the matter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "The Wall Street Journal", "sents": [ "The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.", "The \"Journal\", along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.", "The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sung Won Sohn", "sents": [ "Sung Won Sohn (born 1944) is a Korean American economist, noted for his skill in economic forecasting.", "He is currently the Martin V. Smith Professor of Economics at California State University, Channel Islands." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3075_p24", "sents": [ "Until now, California businesses have only had to pay a fraction of the state's staggering electricity bill, which is on a pace to reach $70 billio n this year about 10 times more than in 1999. By itself, the $5.7 billion rate increase approved by the California Public Utilities Commission probably isn't enough to topple the state's roughly $1 trillion economy the sixth largest in the world.", "\"It will cause some hardships, particularly for some small business owners, but from the macro point of view, these rate increases aren't going to have a major impact on California's output,\" predicted Sung Won Sohn, chief economist for Wells Fargo & Co., which runs the biggest bank headquartered in the state.", "But some business leaders are worried the hike will represent the coup de grace for many companies already reeling from rising expenses for gasoline, natural gas, health care benefits and workers' compensation insurance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "General Electric", "sents": [ "General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.", "As of 2016, the company operates through the following segments: Aviation, Current, Digital, Energy Connections, Global Research, Healthcare, Lighting, Oil and Gas, Power, Renewable Energy, Transportation, and Capital which cater to the needs of Financial services, Medical devices, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Software Development and Engineering industries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1599_p14", "sents": [ "\"The real test is not to recognize past achievements but to be able to look back in five or ten years from now.", "As a matter of fact, some CEO's we've chosen haven't made money for share holders in the past few years, but we believe they are poised to do so now.\"", "WORTH's methodology for selecting the 50 best CEO's strives to balance their possession of a vision with a demonstrated ability to execute under stress and when confronted by urgent challenges.", "The nominations were collected from leading fund managers and securities analysts and vetted by a team of WORTH reporters.", "The final selections were made by WORTH's editors.", "WORTH, the monthly magazine edited for the dynamic wealth market, reaches active investors, business leaders and luxury connoisseurs with a median net worth of $1.25 million.", "The May issue will be available on newsstands April 24. WORTH MAGAZINE'S 50 TOP CEO'S 1. Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft; Redmond, WA 2. Jeffrey Skilling, CEO, Enron; Houston, TX 3. Philip Purcell, CEO, Morgan Stanley; New York, NY 4. James Morgan, CEO, Applied Materials; Santa Clara, CA 5. Margaret Whitman, CEO, eBay; San Jose, CA 6. Lawrence Ellison, CEO, Oracle; Redwood Shores, CA 7. Koichi Nishimura, CEO, Solectron; Milpitas, CA 8. John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems; San Jose, CA 9. Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems; Palo Alto, CA 10. Dennis Kozlowski, CEO, Tyco International; Exeter, NH 11. David Pottruck, CEO, Charles Schwab; San Francisco, CA 12. Steven Jobs, CEO, Apple Computer; Cupertino, CA 13. James McNerney Jr., CEO, 3M; St. Paul, MN 14. Steven Appleton, CEO, Micron Technology; Boise, ID 15. Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, General Electric; Fairfield, CT 16. Henry Paulson Jr., CEO, Goldman Sachs; New York, NY 17. Kenneth Freeman, CEO, Quest Diagnostics; Teterboro, NJ 18. Steven Burd, CEO, Safeway; Pleasanton, CA 19. Frederick Smith, CEO, FedEx; Memphis, TN 20. Craig Barrett, CEO, Intel; Santa Clara, CA 21. Michael Dell, CEO, Dell Computer; Round Rock, TX 22. Richard Fairbank, CEO, Capital One; Falls Church, VA 23. Kenneth Chenault, CEO, American Express; New York, NY 24. James Kelly, CEO, United Parcel Service; Atlanta, GA 25. Robert Ulrich, CEO, Target; Minneapolis, MN 26. William McGuire, CEO, UnitedHealth Group; Edina, MN 27. George David, CEO, United Technologies; Hartford, CT 28. James Truchard, CEO, National Instruments; Austin, TX 29. Richard Kovacevich, CEO, Wells Fargo; San Francisco, CA 30. Henry Nicholas III, CEO, Broadcom; Irvine, CA 31. Robert Nardelli, CEO, Home Depot; Atlanta, GA 32. Arthur Levinson, CEO, Genentecc; San Francisco, CA 33. Gordon Bethune, CEO, Continental Airlines; Houston, TX 34. Ronald DeFeo, CEO, Terex; Westport, CT 35. Leonard Schaeffer, CEO, Wellpoint Health Networks; Thousand Oaks, CA 36. William Wise, CEO, El Paso; Houston, TX 37. Robert Walter, CEO, Cardinal Health; Dublin, OH 38. Alain Belda, CEO, Alcoa; Pittsburgh, PA 39. Kevin Knight, CEO, Knight Transportation; Phoenix, AZ 40. Russell Lewis, CEO, New York Times Company; New York, NY 41. Dan Akerson, CEO, XO Communications; Reston, VA 42. Jacques Nasser, CEO, Ford Motor, Dearborn, MI 43. Roger Jarvis, CEO, Spinnaker Exploration; Houston, TX 44. Jure Sola, CEO, Sanmina; San Jose, CA 45. David D'Alessandro, CEO, John Hancock Financial Services; Boston, MA 46. Douglas Rock, CEO, Smith International; Houston, TX 47. Willem Roelandts, CEO, Xilinx; San Jose, CA 48. John Wren, CEO, Omnicom; New York, NY 49. Clark McLeod, CEO, McLeodUSA; Cedar Rapids, IA 50. William Wrigley Jr., CEO, WM." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "MLR institute of Pharmacy", "sents": [ "MLR Institute of Pharmacy is located at Dundigal, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.", "The institution was started in 2005 by the KMR Education Trust, Headed by Mr Marri Laxma Reddy.", "The Institute is under MLR Institute of technology which has six UG courses along with two PG Courses." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Andhra Pradesh", "sents": [ "Andhra Pradesh ( ) (   ) is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of the country.", "The state is the seventh-largest state in India covering an area of 162970 km2 .", "As per 2011 Census of India, the state is tenth-largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Latin America", "sents": [ "Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant.", "The term originated in 19th century France as \"Amérique latine\" to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed.", "It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America—though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French Louisiana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10398_p1", "sents": [ "\"These individuals are industry leaders who recognized the importance and impact of a Tier-1 NAP in South Florida and the growth opportunities it brings to Latin America and other regions.", "They all provided valuable input to the NAP initiative during the past several months.\"", "Internationally respected telecommunications companies are represented on the Management Committee.", "Companies include Global Crossing, which controls fiber optic cable throughout North America and Latin America; EPIK Communications, the largest telecommunications company headquartered in Florida; FPL FiberNet, a subsidiary of the FPL Group; NetRail, an international telecommunications \"backbone\" company; and Enron Broadband Services, a leading provider of high quality, high bandwidth delivery and application services.", "Members of the Management Committee are: CEO and Chairman Benjamin Finzi; Jon Thomsen, Vice President, Business Development, Enron Broadband Services; John M. Zima, Sales Director, Miami, Central & Caribbean, Global Crossing; David Eckmann, Director of Business Development, FPL FiberNet; Brandon Ross, Executive Vice President of Engineering, NetRail; and Rom Mattesich, CEO of GlobalXchange Communications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3579_p17", "sents": [ "James Macdonald of First Analysis Venture Capital, Bret Maxwell of First Analysis, and Lisa M. Flashner of William Blair New World Ventures, will join the board of directors.", "http: www.jobsonline.com Switch Firm Azanda Network Devices To Raise $8 Million SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Azanda Network Devices, which provides silicon-based optical networking switch services for metropolitan area networks, said it completed the first half of a two-stage round of funding with $8 million.", "Investors for the round include Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, and Satwick Ventures.", "The investment will be used for product development and general company growth.", "http: www.azanda.com Realty Valuation Firm E-ppraisal Raises $3 Million Series C WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- E-ppraisal, a provider of automated valuation services for the residential real estate industry, said it has secured $3 million in its Series C funding round from Provender Capital Group.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand key strategic relationships, further refine its core valuation technology, and enhance its appraisal delivery system." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Highland Capital Partners", "sents": [ "Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston and Shanghai.", "Highland has raised over $3 billion in committed capital and invested in more than 225 companies.", "Investments include 2U, Ask Jeeves, Bromium, Gigamon, Handy, Lululemon Athletica, Lycos, Malwarebytes, MapQuest, Qihoo 360, Quattro Wireless, Rent the Runway, Starent Networks, Sybase, VistaPrint, Turbonomic, and WePay.", "Highland also serves as a mentor for future entrepreneurs through Summer@Highland, a program that provides students and university-affiliated startups with the environment and resources to take their initiative to the next level.", "They also help run a program for early stage security companies to explore their ideas and obtain customers called Cybersecurity Factory." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1332_p71", "sents": [ "The company said it took a fourth-quarter charge of $4.1 billion.", "Excluding the charge, Pacific Gas & Electric's profit would have been $114 million, a 57 percent drop from $265 million in the period a year earlier.", "PG&E's National Energy Group, which generates and trades electricity, had earnings of $32 million, up 10 percent from $29 million in the quarter a year earlier.", "Shares of PG&E closed at $8.84, up 19 cents, before it posted its results.", "PG&E delayed reporting fourth-quarter earnings after an accounting-rule change by the California Public Utilities Commission.", "The commission ordered PG&E and Edison International to offset losses from buying power with profit from power-plant sales and revenue from remaining plants.", "PG&E's earnings had been scheduled for release by April 2. Reliant Energy said profit from operations rose to $273.5 million, or 94 cents a share, compared with $133.7 million, or 47 cents a share, in the quarter a year earlier." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e839_p1", "sents": [ "The company said it is taking this action in light of its unreimbursed energy costs which are now increasing by more than $300 million per month, continuing CPUC decisions that economically disadvantage the company, and the now unmistakable fact that negotiations with Governor Gray Davis and his representatives are going nowhere.", "Neither PG&E Corporation nor any of its other subsidiaries, including its National Energy Group, have filed for Chapter 11 reorganization or are affected by the utility's filing.", "\"We chose to file for Chapter 11 reorganization affirmatively because we expect the court will provide the venue needed to reach a solution, which thus far the State and the State's regulators have been unable to achieve,\" said Robert D. Glynn, Jr., Chairman of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.", "\"The regulatory and political processes have failed us, and now we are turning to the court.\"", "Glynn added, \"Our objective is to move through the Chapter 11 reorganization process as quickly as possible, without disruption to our operations or inconvenience to our customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bill Fishman", "sents": [ "Bill Fishman is an American film director, whose work includes the cult film \"Tapeheads\", starring Tim Robbins and John Cusack, as well as the film version of the TV classic \"Car 54, Where Are You?\".", "He won an award at the 1999 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival and has also directed numerous music videos for such artists as The Ramones, Georgia Satellites, Suicidal Tendencies and Moloko." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Suicidal Tendencies", "sents": [ "Suicidal Tendencies (also known as S.T.", "or simply Suicidal) are an American crossover thrash band founded in 1980 in Venice, California by vocalist Mike Muir, who is the only remaining original member of the band.", "Along with D.R.I.", "and S.O.D., they are often credited as one of \"the fathers of crossover thrash\".", "Their current lineup includes Muir, guitarists Dean Pleasants and Jeff Pogan, bassist Ra Díaz and drummer Dave Lombardo.", "Notable former members of the band are lead guitarist Rocky George (now in Fishbone), rhythm guitarist Mike Clark (formerly of No Mercy, now in Waking the Dead), bassists Louiche Mayorga (now in Luicidal), Robert Trujillo (now in Metallica) and Stephen \"Thundercat\" Bruner, and drummers Amery Smith (later of Uncle Slam and the Beastie Boys), Jimmy DeGrasso (formerly or later of Y&T, White Lion, Alice Cooper and Megadeth, now in Ratt) and Brooks Wackerman (now in Avenged Sevenfold)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10961_p1", "sents": [ "Business Times (Singapore), 02 14 2001 FEDERAL POWER MIN GIVES PRESENTATION TO INDIAN CABINET Asia Pulse, 02 14 2001 ASIA-PACIFIC: No let-up for Indian electricity Financial Times, 02 14 2001 Cabinet okays Navy land transfer to Andamans The Times of India, 02 14 2001 Equity dilution, not divestment in Maruti The Times of India, 02 14 2001 Power reforms and regulations Business Standard, 02 14 2001 DPC not to invoke central guarantee Business Standard, 02 14 2001 Enron saga: Powered by govt generosity The Times of India, 02 14 2001 Centre signs power sector reforms MoU with Haryana Business Standard, 02 14 2001 India: Enron review panel to begin sittings today The Hindu, 02 14 2001 Macerich Announces Year-End Results PR Newswire, 02 14 2001 Racing friend of the Queen to be US ambassador The Daily Telegraph, 02 14 2001 USA: INTERVIEW - Enron business model almost limitless-Skilling.", "Reuters English News Service, 02 13 2001 Contracts save electricity costs, but college natural gas bills soar Associated Press Newswires, 02 13 2001 Edison Says Banks Mulling Request to Delay Remedies (Update1) Bloomberg News, 02 13 2001 Acegas listed on February 28 and aims for telecoms market Il Sole 24 Ore - Italy, 02 13 2001 Metro Desk California and the West Panel OKs Bills on State Purchase of Power Grid Energy: Senate measures would authorize takeover of transmission lines and construction of generating plants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The Times of India", "sents": [ "The Times of India (TOI) is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Times Group.", "It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world according to Audit Bureau of Circulations (India).", "It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838.It is the second oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation after the Bombay Samachar.Lord Curzon the then Viceroy of India called The Times of India \"the leading paper in Asia\".", "In 1991, the BBC ranked \"The Times of India\" among the world's six best newspapers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Electra Lake", "sents": [ "Electra Lake is a privately owned reservoir in La Plata County Colorado.", "Owned by Xcel Energy, Electra Lake provides water storage for the Tacoma Hydro Generating Station.", "The reservoir's maximum capacity is 29,800 acre-feet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Xcel Energy", "sents": [ "Xcel Energy Inc. is a utility holding company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving more than 3.3 million electric customers and 1.8 million natural gas customers in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Texas and New Mexico.", "It consists of four operating subsidiaries: Northern States Power-Minnesota, Northern States Power-Wisconsin, Public Service Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Co." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Coco (album)", "sents": [ "Coco is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat.", "The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at number six on the US \"Billboard\" 200, selling 51,000 copies in its first week.", "It also became Caillat's best-selling album to date, selling 2,100,000 copies in the United States and over 3,000,000 copies around the world.", "Caillat supported the album with the \"Coco World Tour\", as well as four singles.", "The lead single \"Bubbly\" was a huge international hit, while the following two singles \"Realize\" and \"The Little Things\" were minor hits.", "The final single, titled \"Somethin' Special\" was released on 29 July 2008 to support the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.", "It was later mixed and titled \"Somethin' Special (Beijing Olympic Mix)\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Bubbly", "sents": [ "\"Bubbly\" is the debut single by American singer Colbie Caillat from her debut album, \"Coco\" (2007).", "Written by Caillat and Jason Reeves and produced by Mikal Blue, the song was released as the album's lead single on May 15, 2007.", "It remains Caillat's biggest hit in the US to date, and her only single to reach the top ten of the \"Billboard\" Hot 100." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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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": "e10697_p12", "sents": [ "El Paso Energy, based in Houston, said it is considering six projects in all: three in the U.S., two in Mexico and one in the Bahamas.", "Five of the projects, which would cost from $250 million to $350 million apiece, would serve the United States market, where natural-gas prices are nearly three times higher than last year.", "Last week, Enron Corp., another Houston energy concern, said it plans to spend as much as $400 million to feed gas from the Bahamas to the growing Florida market.", "El Paso said it hopes to have its project running six months before Enron's.", "The rival projects underscore surging United States demand for LNG, a process that allows natural gas to be shipped but that generally adds significantly to the cost.", "While LNG has been a vital part of the gas supply in Asia, particularly in Japan, it has never enjoyed sustained success in the U.S., mostly because it has been too costly to compete with low United States natural gas prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "WFSK-FM", "sents": [ "WFSK-FM is the campus radio station of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.", "It broadcasts on a frequency of 88.1 MHz.", "Its primary musical format is Smooth Jazz." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Nashville, Tennessee", "sents": [ "Nashville is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.", "It is located on the Cumberland River in the north central part of the state.", "The city is a center for the music, healthcare, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and home to numerous colleges and universities.", "It is known as a center of the country music industry, earning it the nickname \"Music City, U.S.A.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "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": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p143", "sents": [ "The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has rejected allegations by Pegasus Broadband Corp. that Northpoint Technology Ltd. and its subsidiarie s violated the Commission 's ex parte rules when they lobbied the agency to use the Ku-band to operate a terrestrial wireless system.", "The Commission approved Northpoint 's request in December 2000 (TR, Dec. 4, 2000).", "In a memorandum opinion and order released Jan. 17, the bureau said that while Northpoint representatives meetings with FCC officials were permitted u nder the ex parte rules, the company should have filed copies of notices of thos e meetings in the files of the relevant proceedings.", "The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has denied Metrocall, Inc. 's petition asking it to reconsider the approval of Arch Communications Group, Inc. 's acquisition of Paging Network, Inc. (TR, May 1 and Sept. 18, 2000 ).", "Metrocall had contended that Arch abdicated an impermissible level of contr ol to its lenders as part of the transaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Clarence S. Coe", "sents": [ "Clarence Stanley Coe (C. S. Coe) (b. Riverside, Iowa, December 24, 1865, d. St. Augustine, Florida, March 5, 1939) was an American master bridge builder and railroad civil engineer, who supervised the planning and building of the Florida East Coast Railway’s Seven Mile Bridge, linking the Florida Keys to Marathon, Monroe County, which, when completed in January 1912, was acclaimed as the longest bridge in the world and an engineering marvel.", "Later, Coe was appointed the first city manager of Miami, Florida, and after that was appointed chief engineer of Duval County, Florida." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "St. Augustine, Florida", "sents": [ "St. Augustine (Spanish: \"San Agustín\" ) is a city in the Southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.", "It is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement within the borders of the continental United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Blue Barbarians", "sents": [ "The Blue Barbarians is a science fiction novel by American author Stanton A. Coblentz.", "It was first published in \"Amazing Stories\" magazine in 1931 and first published in book form in 1958 by Avalon Books.", "The novel is a satire on the American economic and political system as they existed in 1931." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Amazing Stories", "sents": [ "Amazing Stories is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing.", "It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction.", "Science fiction stories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by Gernsback, but \"Amazing\" helped define and launch a new genre of pulp fiction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19622_p64", "sents": [ "Enron fired Treasurer Ben Glisan and Kristina Mordaunt, the general counsel of an unspecified Enron division.", "The two invested in an affiliate created by Enron to buy and sell the company's assets, the Houston-based company said in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.", "The transactions also involved two former Enron employees and former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, who was replaced two weeks ago, the filing said.", "The former employees were Kathy Lynn, vice president of an unnamed Enron division, and Anne Yaeger, identified by Enron as a non-officer employee.", "Lea Fastow, Andrew Fastow's wife, referred all questions to her husband's attorney, who couldn't immediately be reached for comment.", "Glisan wouldn't comment.", "Attempts to reach Mordaunt weren't successful.", "$30 Million Profit Fastow made more than $30 million by managing and investing in two private limited partnerships called LJM Cayman LP, known as LJM1, and LJM2 Co-Investment LP.", "Enron said on Oct. 24 that Fastow had been replaced as CFO and put on leave." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e19612_p30", "sents": [ "``Merging with Enron is fraught with potential problems for Dynegy,'' said Commerzbank analyst Andre Meade.", "``The bulk of Enron's value is in its trading business, and it's trading business is people.''", "Enron shares were little changed after the announcement hich will result in a $96 million reduction in 1997 net income, $113 million in 1998, $250 million in 1999 and $132 million in 2000. In 2001, the changes result in an increase to net income of $17 million and $5 million in the first and second quarters, respectively, and reduction of $17 million for the third quarter.", "Enron also fired Treasurer Ben Glisan and Kristina Mourdant, a lawyer for an Enron division.", "The company ``now believes'' Glisan, Mourdant and two other employees no longer working for Enron bought interests in subsidiaries of a partnership run by former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow.", "Enron said it believes Fastow made more than $30 million from partnerships called LJM1 and LJM2 which he ran." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Valsøyfjord", "sents": [ "Valsøyfjord is a village and a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.", "The village is located along the Arasvikfjorden, just west of the Valsøyfjorden.", "The European route E39 highway runs through the village, just west of the Valsøy Bridge.", "There are about 800 people living in Valsøyfjord and the area surrounding the local Valsøyfjorden, and most of the people are working in agriculture and public services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Valsøy Bridge", "sents": [ "The Valsøy Bridge (Norwegian: \"Valsøybrua\" ) is the longest of three spans that crosses parts of the Valsøyfjorden in the municipality of Halsa in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.", "The bridge, which opened in June 1993, connects the mainland of Halsa to the west side of the island of Valsøya.", "The bridge lies about 4 km east of the village of Valsøyfjord and about 15 km east of the municipal center of Liabøen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "List of accolades received by Star Trek (film)", "sents": [ "\"Star Trek\" is a 2009 American science fiction film produced by Spyglass Entertainment and Bad Robot Productions, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures.", "It was written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman; the producers of the film were Damon Lindelof and J. J. Abrams, the latter of which also directed the film.", "It is the eleventh film in the \"Star Trek\" film franchise and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the , portrayed by a new cast.", "The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) aboard the USS \"Enterprise\" as they combat a Romulan from the future who threatens the United Federation of Planets as he seeks his revenge." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Chris Pine", "sents": [ "Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor.", "He is known for playing James T. Kirk in the \"Star Trek\" reboot film series (2009–2016), Will Colson in \"Unstoppable\" (2010), Cinderella's Prince in \"Into the Woods\" (2014), Toby Howard in \"Hell or High Water\" (2016) and Steve Trevor in \"Wonder Woman\" (2017)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship", "sents": [ "The 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held from April 16 to 23 at the Karlstad Curling Arena in Karlstad, Sweden.", "The event was held in conjunction with the 2016 World Senior Curling Championships." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Karlstad", "sents": [ "Karlstad ] is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden.", "The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 with 89,245 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2015, and is the 21st biggest municipality in Sweden.", "Karlstad has a university and a cathedral." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Boston University", "sents": [ "Boston University (commonly referred to as BU) is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts.", "The university is nonsectarian, and is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3344_p17", "sents": [ "Tech holding company Beacon Photonics formed Beacon Telco and has contributed $14 million to the venture capital management company's first fund.", "Beacon Telco is currently raising an additional $30 million to $50 million for the same fund, which maintains a carried interest of 20% an d 5% management fee.", "The fund will invest between $1 million and $2 million in seed financing for $4 million to $5 million in total investment.", "Beacon Tel co expects to invest in three to five companies each year in the optical component, optical system, and storag!", "e sectors of broadband communication s. So far it has two portfolio companies.", "Beacon Photonics, which owns Beacon Telco, is backed by Boston University, GlobalVest Management Company, and consulting company PRTM.", "http: www.beacontelco.com EXECUTIVE SEARCHES CMO EVP Marketing - Amsterdam, NL - Information Technology THE CHALLENGE: Establish Our Client, a $3 Billion global consultancy, as a premier Global Brand that stands for a high quality, premier service and Support global growth objectives from $3 Billion to $10 Billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2855_p0", "sents": [ "'Bush Task Force on Energy Worked in Mysterious Ways The New York Times, 05 16 01 Texaco May Build a Facility to Regassify Liquefied Natural Gas Offshore Louisiana The Wall Street Journal, 05 16 01 Enron to drop suit against NGX Houston Chronicle, 05 16 01 Plots & Ploys The Wall Street Journal, 05 16 01 THE AMERICAS: Energy worries throw the spotlight on Chilean policy Financial Times; May 16, 2001 Enron urges more electric power reform The Yomiuri Shimbun Daily Yomiuri, 05 16 01 Enron lawsuit deal to broaden indexes The Globe and Mail, 05 16 01 Saudi Gas Proj MOUs Expected To Be Signed Jun 6 - Sources Dow Jones Energy Service, 05 16 01 INDIA: Lenders to vote Wed on cancelling Enron India deal-paper.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 16 01 India: 2 units of Sharavathy Project commissioned The Hindu, 05 16 01 India: Dabhol power project Business Line (The Hindu), 05 16 01 Three members of Godbole committee quit The Economic Times, 05 16 01 Panel to brief Gokak on Godbole plans on Wed The Economic Times, 05 16 01 Settle Enron issue amiably: Munde The Times of India, 05 16 01 Sharavathi power units inaugurated The Times of India, 05 16 01 Dunham, Lay, Raymond Among Few to Meet With Cheney on Energy Bloomberg, 05 16 01 National Desk; Section A Bush Task Force on Energy Worked in Mysterious Ways By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE 05 16 2001 The New York Times Page 1, Column 4 c. 2001 New York Times Company WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The tiny staff of the Bush administration's Energy Development Task Force is led by two former aides to Senator Frank H. Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who is the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The New York Times", "sents": [ "The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company.", "\"The New York Times\" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper.", "The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.", "\"The New York Times\" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation.", "Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5472_p5", "sents": [ "California Republicans, meanwhile, are fortifying their own campaign strategy.", "The state party hired veteran consultant Rob Stutzman to counter Davis' hiring of Lehane and Fabiani.", "And Stutzman says Davis has little for which to take credit.", "''The governor is like a little kid that breaks his mother's china and then wants credit for gluing half of it back together,'' Stutzman said.", "Davis' short-term fortunes look promising, however.", "The state Democrats control both houses of the Legislature and all but one statewide office.", "Davis also holds strong leads over the two Republicans who have announced they will challenge him, Secretary of State Bill Jones and Los Angeles businessman William E. Simon Jr. Whoever runs against Davis will find an incumbent with more than $26 million raised for next year's election and a team of campaign advisers already using focus groups and polling to gauge public reaction to the power crisis.", "LOAD-DATE: June 12, 2001 4 of 48 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Copley News Service Copley News Service June 12, 2001, Tuesday SECTION: State and regional LENGTH: 910 words HEADLINE: Public furious at 19 percent rate hike;PUC says its hands are tied BYLINE: Craig D. Rose DATELINE: SAN DIEGO BODY: California tends to unanimity when it comes to electricity deregulation: The legislature passed it unanimously in 1996, and people who testified at rate hike hearings yesterday voiced unanimous opposition." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6152_p0", "sents": [ "'FYI.", "Note discussion of Ed, Enron and the 21st Century Energy Project at end of article.", "Best, Jeff ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Campaign funds will pay for spots Robert Salladay, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau Saturday, July 7, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle Sacramento -- Gov.", "Gray Davis will begin a series of radio ads next week defending his handling of the energy crisis -- further proof that political campaigning has become a permanent sport.", "Davis political adviser Garry South said the ads are designed to fill an \"information void\" among Californians about what the state has accomplished.", "But they are playing statewide just as millions of dollars of TV ads financed by Republicans and power companies are attacking Davis.", "\"The campaign season has started early,\" said Rob Stutzman, a consultant with the state GOP, which has not been involved with the anti-Davis TV spots running since June 19. Davis' 60-second radio spot takes the form of an \"energy update,\" where the governor informs listeners that \"we\" have licensed 16 new power plants, including three Davis opened this month, and that \"conservation is the best way to fight back against high energy prices.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3248_p7", "sents": [ "Mgt mail?", "top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Wireless Online, a wireless equipment developer for mobile data devices and fixed broadband, said it named Julia Gilmour as vice president of marketing and product management.", "Ms. Gilmour recently served as vice president, business development for the United States subsidiary of Martin Dawes Systems, a newly formed business unit.", "Wireless Online is backed by August Capital, Charter Growth Capital, Evergreen Fund, GTG Ventures, Mayfield, Redleaf Group, Safeguard Scientifics, Wilson Sonsin i Goodrich & Rosati, and WS Investments.", "http: www.wireless-online.com Conjoin Names Rampart Co-Founder Adam Hoffman Sales VP mail?", "top BEDFORD, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Conjoin, a provider of sales and marketing portals, said it named Adam Hoffman as vice president of sales.", "Mr. Hoffman joined the company in 1999 as regional sales manager.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hoffman co-founded Rampart Technologies, an application integration consulting group.", "Conjoin is backed by Egan-Managed Capital and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "August Capital", "sents": [ "August Capital is a venture capital firm founded by David Marquardt and John Johnston in 1995.", "It is focused on information technology and is based in Menlo Park, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Boats.com", "sents": [ "boats.com is a Florida, Miami-based online advertising website.", "In addition to Miami, boats.com has operations in Fareham and Padova.", "The company has websites in 9 markets and 8 languages, listing over 350,000 boats in approximately 150 countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e6556_p21", "sents": [ "Mr. Hutton, the co-founder of Boats.com and chairman of its board, previously served as chief executive officer of Risk Management Solutions.", "He replaces Rolando Esteverena, who resigned as the chief executive officer of the company.", "Boats.com raised $21 million in its last round of funding from investors including Mayfield Fund and Trident Capital.", "http: www.boats.com eBenefits Names Wells Fargo Executive as New CEO SAN FRANCISCO -- eBenefits, which provides free Internet-based human resources and benefits management services to small businesses, said it appointed Jim Ketcham, former executive vice president at Wells Fargo, to the position of chief executive officer.", "Backers for eBenefits include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates, and W.R. Hambrecht.", "http: www.ebenefits.com Former Active Software Exec Joins Tradec as President & CEO SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Tradec, which provides Web-based applications and integrated content technology for materials procurement, said it has appointed Edwin C. Winder as its president and CEO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dvor, Ljubljana", "sents": [ "Dvor (] ) is a settlement in central Slovenia, immediately northwest of the capital Ljubljana.", "It belongs to the Ljubljana Urban Municipality.", "It was part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Ljubljana", "sents": [ "Ljubljana (] , ] ; also known by other, historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia.", "It has been the cultural, educational, economic, political, and administrative center of independent Slovenia since 1991.", "Its central geographic location within Slovenia, transport connections, concentration of industry, scientific and research institutions, and cultural tradition are contributing factors to its leading position." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "El Paso Corp.", "sents": [ "El Paso Corporation was a provider of natural gas and related energy products and was one of North America's largest natural gas producers until its acquisition by Kinder Morgan in 2012.", "It was headquartered in Houston, Texas.", "United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3426_p44", "sents": [ "A Field Poll recently showed that 75 percent of state residents view the electricity situation as \"very serious\" and that 59 percent say it was caus ed by energy companies seeking to increase profits.", "Democratic strategists, citing those findings, say some California lawmaker s visiting their districts over the Memorial Day recess may come under pressu re to take strong action to restrain energy prices.", "Natural gas CEO denies deal was improper By Joe Cantlupe COPLEY NEWS SERVICE May 26, 2001 WASHINGTON -- The head of a Texas energy company that is accused of wrongfully driving up California's natural gas prices told a federal administrative law judge yesterday that he approved a deal between two subsidiaries, but denied that it was an improper, sweetheart arrangement.", "William Wise, the chief executive officer of El Paso Corp., said the Houston-based company has \"stringent\" rules that separate the operations of its pipeline subsidiary, El Paso Natural Gas, from its gas marketing division, El Paso Merchant Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "George Wynn Brereton Huntingford", "sents": [ "George Wynn Brereton Huntingford, often written as G.W.B.", "Huntingford, (died 1978) was a linguist, anthropologist and historian.", "He lectured in East African languages and cultures at SOAS, University of London from 1950 until 1966.", "After his retirement he lived in Málaga." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Málaga", "sents": [ "Málaga ( , ] ) is a municipality, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain.", "With a population of 569,130 in 2015, it is the second-most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth-largest in Spain.", "The southernmost large city in Europe, it lies on the Costa del Sol (\"Coast of the Sun\") of the Mediterranean, about 100 km east of the Strait of Gibraltar and about 130 km north of Africa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Advanced Technology Ventures", "sents": [ "Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is an American venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in capital under management.", "The firm was founded in 1979 and invests in IT, healthcare, and cleantech companies.", "ATV has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Palo Alto, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e8613_p36", "sents": [ "Mr. Austin is the former vice president and general manager of JDS Uniphase's commercial lasers division.", "Backers for SpectraSwitch include Advanced Technology Ventures, E-Tek Dynamics, CDIB Venture, and NIF Ventures.", "http: www.spectraswitch.com Wireless Infrastructure Firm W-Phone Names CEO and President mail this story?", "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- W-Phone, an infrastructure technology developer for the wireless industry, said that Carleton A. Brown has joined the company as president, CEO, and a member of the board of directors, replacing co-founder Peter Shieh who will now serve as CTO and executive vice president.", "Prior to joining W-Phone, Mr. Brown served as senior vice president of business development at Western Integrated Networks.", "He has also served as president and CEO of American Lightwave Systems, a subsidiary of ADC; and president and CEO of ATx Telecom Systems.", "W-Phone is backed by Acer and WI Harper.", "http: www.w-phone.com GroupServe Names Former P-Com Executive as President mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8814_p7", "sents": [ "top AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- QuickArrow, which develops professional services automation software for technology companies, said it has raised $15 milliion in its second round of funding led by Koch Ventures.", "New investor Comdisco Ventures and previous investors Austin Ventures, Access Venture Partners, PM Operating Subsidiary, and Hook Investments also participated.", "The company said it will use the funds to develop its product, to expand sales, and to increase staff.", "http: www.quickarrow.com E-Commerce Services Firm Vcommerce Raises $21 Million Mezz mail this story?", "top STAMFORD, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vcommerce, a provider of outsourced e-commerce services, said it secured $21 million in its mezzanine round of financing leed by new investor American Express Financial Corporation.", "Archery, Benchmark Capital, CMGI @Ventures, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Inktomi, PaineWebber, and Pequot Capital also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding, which will take it through to profitability, to expand product development and sales and marketing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4594_p11", "sents": [ "http: www.starphire.com $25 Million for Excess Consumer Goods B2B RetailExchange.com BOSTON -- RetailExchange.com, an online business-to-business exchange for excess consumer goods, said the company secured $25 million in financing.", "New investor 3i led the round with new investors Koch Ventures and Exeter Funds contributing.", "Existing investors Internet Capital Group, Dorset, and Castile Ventures also participated.", "Nelson Stacks, director of 3i, joined the board of directors.", "The company will use the funding to enhance its services and expand internationally.", "http: www.retailexchange.com E-Commerce Firm Aimed at Latin America Fiera Sells 13% Stake MIAMI -- Fiera, an e-commerce firm that has developed a distribution and technology platform aimed at Spanish and Portuguese-speaking users and English-speaking Hispanics in the U.S., said the Technology and Internet Fund has invested an undisclosed amount of Series B funding in exchange for a 13.3% interest in the company.", "Fiera, which has operations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Spain, said it will use the funding to expand its distribution and technology platform throughout Latin America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bellevue Teatret", "sents": [ "The Bellevue Teatret (English: Bellevue Theatre) is a theatre in Klampenborg at the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.", "Opened in 1936 to the design of Arne Jacobsen, the building is considered one of his most important architectural works and exemplar of Danish functionalism.", "The theatre is part of a scheme also including the adjoining Bellevue Beach and residential block and was, at the time, seen as a manifestation of \"the dream of the modern lifestyle\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Copenhagen", "sents": [ "Copenhagen (Danish: \"København\" ] ; Latin: \"Hafnia\" ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark.", "The city has a population of 763,908 (as of 2016 ), of whom 601,448 live in the Municipality of Copenhagen.", "The larger urban area has a population of 1,280,371 (as of 01 2016 ), while the Copenhagen metropolitan area has just over 2 million inhabitants.", "Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund.", "The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Diego", "sents": [ "San Diego ( , Spanish for \"Saint Didacus\"; Spanish: ] ) is a major city in California, United States.", "It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 mi south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e8286_p3", "sents": [ "3. By engaging in said unfair business practices, defendants have directly and severely damaged purchasers of electricity supplied through the California Power Exchange.", "As noted in the August 30, 2000 San Diego Union Tribune: \"The utility bills of all [electric] ratepayers in San Diego are exorbitant.", "Rates that were 3 cents per kilowatt hour have risen to 19 cents per kilowatt hour in just three months -- nothing short of confiscatory rates.\"", "4. In its November 1, 2000 Order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (\"FERC\") expressly found that electricity prices in California have been maintained at \"unjust and unreasonable\" levels during the relevant period, though it determined that it did not have the authority to mandate refunds or other retroactive relief with respect thereto.", "In its November 22, 2000 response to the November 1st FERC order, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) concluded that due to market manipulation by wholesale energy producers and traders, customers of electricity supplied through the California Power Exchange had been overcharged more than $4 billion dollars during the summer of 2000. In its November 22nd response to the November 1st FERC order, even the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) which manages California's transmission system infrastructure, known as the \"power grid\", found that the summer 2000 prices resulted from the exercise of intolerable levels of market power by generators and traders." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5399_p91", "sents": [ "Weighing in Lieberman has not always embraced issues friendly to California.", "His continuing crusade against violence in entertainment has angered many in Hollywood.", "But Lieberman softened his tone on that during his run with Gore last year.", "Lieberman was quick this year to weigh in on the state's electricity crisis He asked the United States General Accounting Office in April to investigate whether FERC was carrying out its duties in California.", "And he traveled to Californ ia that month to speak out about the Bush administration's handling of the electricity crisis.", "On that trip, Lieberman also met with many top Democrats in the state and k ey fundraisers in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles, fueling speculation that he will run.", "``If he's not running for president, he's giving the best imitation I've ev er seen of someone who is,'' Reiter said.", "Lieberman was one of the first senators to sign onto Feinstein's bill." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "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": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e894_p192", "sents": [ "But the problems that PG&E ran into _ from a critical shortage of power plants to an easily manipulated electricity market _ still threaten the state and won't be quickly solved.", "Eager to avoid another utility bankruptcy, Davis officials met Saturday with Southern California Edison officials in San Francisco to firm up state plans to buy the transmission lines of Edison and the San Diego utility owned by Sempra Energy", "The idea is to give those businesses _ especially financially strapped Edison _ a much-needed infusion of cash.", "But since the state's hopes to buy PG&E's lines have hit a major snag, some people worry that the state may wind up owning only half of California's power grid, which they fear would be of limited value.", "\"Does it make any sense to have the transmission lines of Edison and Sempra, and not PG&E?\"", "asked Senate President Pro Tem John Burton, D-San Francisco, on Saturday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27612_p0", "sents": [ "\"[Comnes, Alan] Asks for more data and sets a workshop on 7 24 [Comnes, Alan] Attached is an advance draft of a joint assigned Commissioners' ruling asking parties to comment on DWR's revised revenue requirement by August 3, 2001, asking for additional information from DWR, and setting a workshop for July 27, 2001 at 9:00 am at the Commission to discuss the revenue requirement assumptions with representatives from DWR.", "Due to computer difficulties, this ruling will be filed with the Docket Office tomorrow, July 25. <<joint ACR.doc John S. Wong CPUC - ALJ (415) 703-3130" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e5882_p1", "sents": [ "These applications address the servicing agreements to be entered into between the California Department of Water Resources and these two utilities.", "Interested parties have until June 29, 2001 to file protests or responses to the application, and the utilities have until July 2, 2001 to file a reply.", "John S. Wong -ALJ CPUC (415) 703-3130 <<Ruling Shortening Time in SDG&E.doc <<ruling shortening time in SCE.doc - Ruling Shortening Time in SDG&E.doc - ruling shortening time in SCE.doc'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cisco Systems", "sents": [ "Cisco Systems, Inc. (known as Cisco) is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products.", "Through its numerous acquired subsidiaries, such as OpenDNS, WebEx, Jabber and Jasper, Cisco specializes into specific tech markets, such as Internet of Things (IoT), domain security and energy management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1607_p4", "sents": [ "The team's solution addressed how Cisco Systems can use the Internet to help its channel partners focus on their core competencies and create a competitive advantage using a \"triangular channel solution\" that revolved around the development of a comprehensive and interactive \"myCisco\" web site for use by Cisco, its channel partners resellers, and end users.", "The site would provide a set of integrated electronic marketplace online applications that would deliver better information and better product and service solutions in a more efficient, effective, and profitable manner.", "Each member of the winning team received a $100 gift certificate from Cisco, $1000 for the team to share from the Schlinger Family Foundation, t-shirts donated by Deloitte Consulting, and a crystal commemorative plaque.", "The other finalist teams received $350 for the team to share from the Schlinger Family Foundation, t-shirts donated by Deloitte Consulting, and a crystal plaque to each member of the team." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Advanced Technology Ventures", "sents": [ "Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is an American venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in capital under management.", "The firm was founded in 1979 and invests in IT, healthcare, and cleantech companies.", "ATV has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Palo Alto, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27973_p14", "sents": [ "Mr. Milley had served as senior vice president and chief financial officer with On Command Corporation and 3DO Corporation.", "Mr.", "Files co-founded and served as executive vice president of sales for Sable Technologies; prior to Sable, he served as vice president of sales for USAC.", "MegaPath is backed by $33 million from United States Venture Partners and Trident Capital.", "<http: www.megapath.net * College Publisher Names Two New Executives top mail <http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=MJJHPQLMII BOSTON -- College Publisher, a provider of a technology platform designed to assist editors, advertising managers, and online producers for college newspapers to more easily establish a Web presence, said that it named Mark Businski as its new vice president of national advertising, a position he held previously at Steamtunnels, and Tricia Black, formerly with Student Advantage, as director of business development.", "College Publisher is backed by Venture Capital Fund of New England (VCFNE), Advanced Technology Ventures, Masthead Venture Partners, and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3622_p22", "sents": [ "GTP is also backed by Antares Investment Partners, Azure Capital Partners, the CIT Group, Credit Suisse First Boston I, J.P. Morgan Partners, FG II, STV Partners III, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Wheatley Partners II, and individuals.", "http: www.greenwichtech.com Hearing Device Firm InSonus Medical Has $7 Million Round Two mail?", "top NEWARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- InSonus Medical, which is developing hearing devices by combining electronic implant technologies with high fidelity audio, said it has raised $7 million in its second round of funding provide d by previous investor Essex Woodlands Health Ventures and new investor US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Venture.", "A number of undisclosed individual investors also participated in the round.", "Adnan Shennib, president and CEO of InSonus said the company will use the funding to complete the development of its hearing devices and marketing of the product.", "Mr. Shennib said the company' s post-money valuation was doubled in this round.", "InSonus, which raised $5 million in its first round of funding, is developing small hearing devices that operate continuously for up to six months inside the ear canal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Azure Capital Partners", "sents": [ "Azure Capital Partners, founded 2000, is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in the information technology industry using an investment research approach to venture capital investing.", "Azure Capital Partners was founded by Mike Kwatinetz, Paul Ferris, Paul Weinstein, and Cameron Lester." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5997_p31", "sents": [ "Davis also drew criticism in late May when he hired two former White House strategists--Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane--at $15,000 a month each.", "Both also did consulting work for Edison to help the utility win approval of a financial rescue package that Davis is pushing.", "Critics charged the two had a conflict of interest representing both the governor and the utility.", "The governor announced late Friday that Fabiani no longer works for him and that Lehane would work for less money.", "Davis' statement said that Lehane would be paid $9,900 a month, roughly the same pay as the governor's last communications director, and he would not work for Edison while consulting for Davis.", "Also released was the state's contract with the governor's energy conservation czar, Freeman.", "The former head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is being paid $120,000 for six months' work from April 15 through Oct. 15. * Times staff writers Nancy Rivera Brooks, Virginia Ellis, Davan Maharaj, Doug Smith, Nancy Vogel and Daryl Kelley contributed to this story." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Chris Lehane", "sents": [ "Christopher Stephen \"Chris\" Lehane (born June 2, 1967) is an American political consultant and crisis communications expert who has served as a lawyer, spokesperson and expert in opposition research for the Clinton White House, Democratic candidates for public office and various business, Labor, entertainment and professional sports organizations.", "A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, he was a lawyer and spokesperson in the Clinton White House where he and his current business partner Mark Fabiani were called the \"Masters of Disaster\" by Newsweek magazine for their part in a \"rapid-response\" team employed to respond to the increasing number of investigations of the Clinton Administration.", "In 2012, Lehane co-authored a book on damage control titled \"Masters of Disaster\" published by Palgrave, MacMillan's academic imprint.", "He also wrote and produced the film \"Knife Fight\", a political satire acquired by IFC and released in January 2013.", "As of August 2015, Lehane serves as the Head of Global Policy and Public Affairs for home-sharing startup Airbnb." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3430_p53", "sents": [ "We're not sure what we're dealing with, whether a suit or even a grand jury if the (attorney general) decides to take criminal action, as he said he might.\"", "The state's top prosecutor said that, indeed, criminal charges are a possibility.", "\"There is an investigation under way that involves potential criminal conduct,\" said Sandra Michioku, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Bill Lockyer.", "It could be at least eight weeks before that probe is completed, she said.", "Other investigating agencies include the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission, the city attorneys' offices in Long Beach, Los Angeles and San Francisco; California's grid manager, the Independent System Operator; the obscure Electricity Oversight Board, which oversees the ISO; and the state Senate and Assembly.", "The state has even considered asking two more federal agencies, the Department of Energy and the Federal Trade Commission, to get into the act.", "Some offices are conducting multiple investigations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Bill Lockyer", "sents": [ "William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is a veteran California politician, who held elective office from 1973 to 2015, as State Treasurer of California, California Attorney General, and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate.", "Described by journalistic observers as one of the state's most \"colorful\" and \"shrewdest\" public officials, he has long been known to speak his mind with an uncommon frankness that occasionally caused him political embarrassment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "58 (band)", "sents": [ "58 is an American rock band, a side project involving Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe and producer Dave Darling, Sixx's former father-in-law.", "The band name originates from the fact that both Sixx and Darling were born in 1958.", "The band also included Steve Gibb (son of Bee Gees's Barry Gibb) on guitar and Bucket Baker on drums." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Bee Gees", "sents": [ "were a pop music group formed in 1958.", "Their lineup consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.", "The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s.", "The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s.", "The Bee Gees wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Billy Lange", "sents": [ "William \"Billy\" Lange (born (1972--) 11, 1972 ) is an American professional basketball coach currently serving as an assistant coach and director of player development with the Philadelphia 76ers.", "Prior to joining the 76ers, he was the associate head coach at Villanova University and head coach of the Navy Midshipmen.", "He is the son of William Lange, Sr., a history teacher and retired head boys' basketball coach for Lenape High School in Mount Laurel, New Jersey." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Philadelphia 76ers", "sents": [ "The Philadelphia 76ers (also commonly known as the Sixers) are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.", "The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and play at Wells Fargo Center.", "Founded in 1946 and originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA, and one of only eight (out of 23) to survive the league's first decade." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5725_p39", "sents": [ "Davis told a Senate panel that the order issued Monday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to limit Western electricity prices was \"a ste p in the right direction.\"", "But more aggressive action is needed, he said, to \"give us back the money that was wrongly taken from us.\"", "Gov.", "Gray Davis wipes his brow outside the Capitol after discussing his remarks to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.", "AFP Davis' remarks to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee suggest th at the political warfare between Sacramento and Washington did not end with FERC's decision to police wholesale electricity prices more aggressively.", "By demanding federal intervention to recover money already paid to pow er generators, Davis continued to insist that the Bush administration and federal regulators must share responsibility for solving the state's energy problems.", "\"Yes, they have provided some relief,\" Davis said of FERC's price mitigation mandate.", "\"But that's only half the job." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1698_p62", "sents": [ "Analysts have said the winding up of the project would be a blow to India's efforts to woo foreign investors after it opened its economy a decade ago.", "Dabhol Power Co - 65 percent owned by Enron - is involved in a payments row with Maharashtra and is facing a cash crunch following the default by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) on payments worth 2.26 billion rupees ($48.31 million).", "The project's first phase of 740 MW is in operation while the second phase of 1,444 MW is expected to be commissioned later this year.", "CHEAPER POWER Earlier, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh told a news conference that he had yet to hear the outcome of a meeting between DPC officials and its lenders held in London on Monday.", "Deshmukh and his officials were in New Delhi to meet the finance and power ministers over the power project.", "A DPC spokesman had said Monday's meeting was to update the lenders on the payment situation while the Indian media had speculated the company would seek lenders' permission to wind up the project ahead of its board meeting." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "New Delhi", "sents": [ "New Delhi ( ) is the capital of India and one of Delhi city's 11 districts.", "Although colloquially \"Delhi\" and \"New Delhi\" are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, these are two distinct entities, with New Delhi forming a small part of Delhi.", "The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi along with adjoining districts.", "It is surrounded by Haryana on three sides and Uttar Pradesh on the east." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Carlo J. Caparas", "sents": [ "Magno \"Carlo\" Jose Caparas (born December 15, 1958), widely known as Carlo J. Caparas, is a Filipino comic strip creator/writer-turned director and producer, who is best known for creating such Filipino superheroes and comic book characters as \"Panday\", \"Bakekang\", \"Totoy Bato\", \"Joaquin Bordado\", \"Kamagong\", \"Kamandag\", \"Elias Paniki\", \"Tasya Fantasya\", \"Gagambino\", \"Pieta\" and \"Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang\", among others.", "He is also known as a director of numerous massacre movies such as \"Kuratong Baleleng\" and \"The Cory Quirino Kidnap: NBI Files\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Gagambino", "sents": [ "Carlo J. Caparas' Gagambino is a 2008 Philippine television drama series based on of Carlo J. Caparas' graphic novel that aired on GMA Network, produced by its film-arm GMA Films.", "It premiered on October 20, 2008 starring Dennis Trillo leading a band of superheroes and his six-feet-tall spider.", "It is the third crime/horror show that aired on GMA Network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "St. Paul Subdivision", "sents": [ "The St. Paul Subdivision or St. Paul Sub is an 30.9 mi railway line running from Minneapolis through neighboring Saint Paul, Minnesota and on into Saint Paul's southeastern suburbs along the Mississippi River.", "It is a segment of BNSF Railway's Northern Transcon which runs from Chicago, Illinois to Seattle, Washington.", "Between Minneapolis and Saint Paul themselves, this route runs on former Northern Pacific Railway trackage, and now forms the northern set of BNSF tracks running between the two cities.", "The companion route running slightly to the south is the Midway Subdivision, though the St. Paul Subdivision is the busier set of tracks, hosting about 59 trains per day as of April 2009.", "It is the second-busiest rail line in the state, after the segment of the Staples Subdivision between Fridley and Coon Rapids." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Saint Paul, Minnesota", "sents": [ "Saint Paul ( ; abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota.", "As of 2016, the city's estimated population was 304,442.", "Saint Paul is the county seat of Ramsey County, the smallest and most densely populated county in Minnesota.", "The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city.", "Known as the \"Twin Cities\", the two form the core of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.52 million residents." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "General Electric", "sents": [ "General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.", "As of 2016, the company operates through the following segments: Aviation, Current, Digital, Energy Connections, Global Research, Healthcare, Lighting, Oil and Gas, Power, Renewable Energy, Transportation, and Capital which cater to the needs of Financial services, Medical devices, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Software Development and Engineering industries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27401_p1", "sents": [ "The translation service will be provided by ILanguage of Redmond, Wash. \"It is a logical next step for us to extend our reach to readers around the world,\" said Merrill Brown, editor-in-chief of the Web site, jointly owned by Microsoft and General Electric's NBC.", "The stories will be translated into German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese and Korean.", "Yesterday, MSNBC launched an Arabic language site.", "-- EarthLink acquires email machine maker EarthLink said it will exchange $5 million worth of its stock to buy Cidco Inc., a maker of email access devices.", "\"Cidco has proven that there is a truly viable market for devices that offer quick, easy access to e-mail and personalized content within the home, without using a computer,\" said Lance Weatherby, EarthLink's executive vice president The deal will add 120,000 Cidco service subscribers to EarthLink's customer base.", "Morgan Hill, Calif.-based Cidco's users pay $9.95 a month for email access." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "United Airlines", "sents": [ "United Airlines, Inc., commonly referred to as United, is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.", "It is the world's third-largest airline when measured by revenue, after American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.", "United operates a large domestic and international route network, with an extensive presence in the Asia-Pacific region.", "United is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance.", "Regional service is operated by independent carriers under the brand name United Express.", "Its main competitors are American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3698_p11", "sents": [ "Now the company is in discussions with a major West coast venture capital firm for an additional investment.", "Integres' chairman and CEO James Hartigan declined to name the VC firm (he said it has more than $1 billion under management) saying he wants to keep the company's options open for the righ t match.", "Mr. Hartigan, formerly vice president of United Airlines Cargo, said the company is seeking venture financing to complement its own logistics experience with the industry's experience with startups and to take advanta ge of possible business relationships with companies in a venture firm's portfolio.", "Integres plans to launch in the third quarter of this year by integrating the services of its founding corporations to provide hard freig ht service options to small and medium-sized businesses.", "In addition to Americ an and United Airlines, Integres also expects to announce partnerships with three to five additional international airlines within the next 60 days." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Merry Christmas Strait to You!", "sents": [ "Merry Christmas Strait to You!", "is the first Christmas album by American country music artist George Strait, released on September 8, 1986 by MCA Records.", "It reached #17 on the \"Billboard\" Top Country Albums chart and is certified double platinum by the RIAA." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "George Strait", "sents": [ "George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer.", "He is known as the \"King of Country\" and is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time.", "He is known for his neotraditionalist country style, cowboy look, and being one of the first and main country artists to bring country music back to its roots and away from the pop country era in the 1980s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Yhency Brazobán", "sents": [ "Yhency José Brazobán (born June 11, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher.", "He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.", "He throws and bats right-handed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks", "sents": [ "The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (福岡ソフトバンクホークス , Fukuoka Sofutobanku Hōkusu ) are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.", "The team was bought on January 28, 2005 by the SoftBank Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3418_p2", "sents": [ "After Memorial Day celebrations in Washington and Mesa, Ariz., Mr. Bush began his first visit as president to the most populous state, which he lost by roughly 12 percentage points in November's election.", "The visit seems likely to showcase the clash between two very different energy strategies and political strategies.", "Mr. Bush will meet briefly on Tuesday with Gov.", "Gray Davis, who will insist, as he did again today, that the federal government impose price caps on wholesale electric power.", "The White House says Mr. Bush will refuse, again.", "He will argue that such caps would only discourage increased production of electric power.", "''We think that's a mistake,'' Vice President Dick Cheney said on Friday, talking about why he rejected those options when he prepared the energy policy the administration made public 10 days ago.", "But Mr. Bush knows that how he handles the California energy crisis could prove critical to his political fortunes, especially now that his party's loss of control in the Senate seems bound to slow or derail passage of major elements of his energy plan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2953_p0", "sents": [ "'You are cordially invited to join Assemblyman Keith Richman, M.D.", "and his very special guest Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger for dinner Thursday evening, May 31, 2001 6:00 Reception 6:15 VIP Photo Reception 7:00 Dinner The Odyssey Restaurant 15600 Odyssey Drive?", "Granada Hills, California Dinner $250 per person Photo Reception $1,000 per couple VIP Sponsors $3,000 per table Formal invitation to follow For more information please call Sabina Pellissier (866) 795-6679 (Toll Free) Checks should be made payable and sent to: Friends of Keith Richman?", "ID#1232100 1020 11th Street, Suite 220 Sacrmento, CA 95814'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Keith Richman", "sents": [ "Keith Stuart Richman (November 21, 1953 – July 30, 2010) was a California Republican politician.", "From 2000 to 2006, he served in the California State Assembly representing the 38th Assembly District based in Northwest Los Angeles County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3517_p7", "sents": [ "Each position is the first full-time appointment.", "COO Carl Humes joins the company from Predictive Systems where he served as vice president of global operations.", "Vice president of sales and marketing, Jim DeBald, formerly worked at NorthPoint Communications where he served as vice president of sales for th e Eastern division.", "Ruth Lestina, the vice president of engineering and operations, also arrives from Predictive Systems where she was the vice president of global integrity information security.", "Vice president of finance, Jennifer Cupit, worked at Security First Network Bank as vice president of finance and treasurer before her appointment at DigitalMoJo.", "DigitalMoJo is backed by Formational Ventures, Meyer Duffy Ventures, Predictive Systems, and individuals.", "http: www.digitalmojo.com 'Mobile VC PERSONNEL Ex-Pequot Capital VP Joins Partech as Portfolio Manager mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Partech International, a venture capital firm, announced that Kevin Carrington has joined the firm as a portfolio manager for its $130 million AXA United States Growth Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p24", "sents": [ "http: www.lostboys.com Pitman Acquires Online Printing Equipment Firm PrintNation mail?", "top TOTOWA, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Pitman, which provides digital imaging services, traditional pre-press and pressroom products, announced it has acquired PrintNation, an online printing equipment and supplies store, for an undisclosed amount.", "Pitman said it will retain the PrintNation name for the e-commerce site, which will be relaunched this month with Pitman's full product line.", "Founded in 1906, Pitman has 20 fully-stocked warehouse locations across the United States Pitman said it will continue to support its own w eb site at www.pitman.com for customer information, support services, product sales, technical resources and industry information.", "PrintNation was funded by Lehman Bros. Venture Partners, Partech International, United States Venture Partners, and Venrock Associates.", "http: www.pitman.com http: www.printnation.com Poster Firm Bignose Acquires Photo Finishing Site Eframes mail?", "top BREMERTON, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Bignose.com, a provider of custom large-format printing products, said it acquired San Francisco-based eframes.com, a supplier of custom framed prints and online photo finishing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Filip Dylewicz", "sents": [ "Filip Dylewicz (born 25 January 1980) is a Polish professional basketball player who plays for Trefl Sopot of the Polish League (PLK).", "He also represented the Polish national basketball team in the international competitions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Trefl Sopot", "sents": [ "Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland.", "The team plays in the Polish Tauron Basket Liga.", "The club was founded as the replacement of Prokom Asseco Sopot that left the city of Sopot for Gdynia in 2009." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2326_p20", "sents": [ "Hard times for an old-school liberal like Filner?", "Not to hear him tell it.", "His party may be out of power, but Filner, 58, is carving a niche for himse lf in California's energy crisis, an issue he caught on to last year, long before it popped up on Washington's radar screens.", "Filner is attacking the issue with his well-known brand of aggressive actio n. As a San Diego City Council member (1987-1992) he led the Gang of Five, a dissident bloc that opposed then-Mayor Maureen O'Connor.", "As a congressman, the San Diego Democrat reveled in making life difficult f or visiting GOP big shots, crashing local events featuring former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich.", "He peppers county newsrooms with news releases of his energy pronouncements and frenetic schedule, including a protest Friday with House Minority Leade r Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., outside Duke Energy's South Bay plant." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Maureen O'Connor", "sents": [ "Maureen O'Connor (born August 7, 1951) is an American jurist and the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.", "Prior to this, O'Connor served as an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and as the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, serving under Governor Bob Taft.", "She is a Republican." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1332_p45", "sents": [ "Mandated by law to ensure wholesale prices are ''just and reasonable,'' the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued its March refund order late yesterday after setting $300 per megawatt hour as a cutoff for unlawful prices.", "The threshold translates to a retail price of 30 cents per kilowatt hour, or nearly five times the current rate paid by SDG&E customers.", "Attempts to reach FERC officials for comment were unsuccessful.", "Michael Shames, executive director of the Utility Consumers' Action Network, said the March order continues a ''hard line'' by FERC toward helping California deal with sky-high electricity prices.", "''This is not a legitimate or reasonable effort toward righting a wrong,'' Shames said.", "''Why bother issuing a refund order for $587,000?", "They spent more than that issuing the order.''", "FERC's March order targets Dynegy for a potential refund of $470,000; Mirant for $93,000; and Williams Energy Services Corp. for a potential refund of $26,000. FERC's March order follows similar reviews for January and February that resulted in potential refunds of $124 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 7 ] }, { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4946_p8", "sents": [ "The company will use the funds to develop joint applications with Artificial Life.", "TripleHop is the fund's first investment.", "TripleHop said it will close its Series A round of funding in the fall.", "http: www.triplehop.com Workforce Portal eLabor.com Gets $40 Million Second Round CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Elabor.com, which provides labor, contractor, and project management services, said it has raised $40 million in its second round of funding led by Lehman Brothers.", "The round also included Redpoint Ventures and Microsoft.", "This investment adds to the $7.5 million secured in the first round from Brentwood Venture Capital.", "http: www.elabor.com Data Services Marketplace Bandwidth Place Raises Round One CALGARY, Alberta -- The Bandwidth Place, an online site where buyers can request quotes for Internet data services, said it received an undisclosed amount of first round funding from an individual investor.", "The company will use the funds to expand marketing and develop its Web site tools." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Microsoft", "sents": [ "Microsoft Corporation ( , abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.", "It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services.", "Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.", "Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup.", "As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies.", "The word \"Microsoft\" is a portmanteau of \"microcomputer\" and \"software\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Independent Newspapers", "sents": [ "Independent Newspapers Limited (INL) was a newspaper publisher in New Zealand.", "Started as the Wellington Publishing Company in 1906 to publish \"The Dominion\", it began taking over other newspapers in the 1970s and was renamed Independent Newspapers in 1972.", "It accumulated over 80 publications before selling them all to Fairfax in 2003.", "INL then merged into Sky Network Television in 2005." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2250_p26", "sents": [ "The terms of reference of the Godbole panel include negotiations for delinking the LNG facility from the power plant.", "The panel has also been armed with powers to negotiate on DPC's oft-voiced demand that it should be allowed to sell power not needed by MSEB to third parties.", "A senior MSEB official said that, \"We will hear out what they have to say.", "However, as long as they have armed themselves with powers to issue the termination notice, nothing can be ruled out.\"", "On April 25, the DPC board at a meeting in London authorised Enron India MD Wade Cline to serve a termination notice on MSEB whenever he deemed fit.", "Business Outlook: Power failure 05 04 2001 The Independent - London FOREIGN 17 (Copyright 2001 Independent Newspapers (UK) Limited) SCOTTISHPOWER has belatedly acknowledged that electricity and water do not mix.", "By the time the group's new chief executive Ian Russell reports his next set of results, Southern Water should have safely floated off to a new owner." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5495_p16", "sents": [ "The deal requires legislative approval.", "Burton said he was not invited to the Monday meeting.", "His claims were based on reports from colleagues, he said.", "The Senate leader said the governor told senators that their past support f or his proposals \"didn't mean anything if they voted against this.\"", "\"If that turns out to be the case,\" Burton said, \"I've been around long enough to know how to play that game with the executive branch as well.\"", "\"He's too smart to do that,\" said Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio, referring to alleged threats.", "\"I think he expressed his strong support for the legislation, but he's too smart to do that.\"", "Three senators who attended the meeting with Davis disagreed with Burton's characterization.", "One declined comment; others did not return telephone cal ls on the subject.", "\"I heard no threats in anything (Davis) said,\" said Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica.", "\"He said, 'Look, I want my bill to go up for a vote.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 9 ] }, { "title": "Sheila Kuehl", "sents": [ "Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941) is an American politician and former child actor, currently the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District.", "In 1994, she became the first openly gay California legislator and in 1997, she was the first woman to be named Speaker pro Tempore in California.", "Kuehl most recently served as a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the 23rd district in Los Angeles County and parts of southern Ventura County.", "A former member of the California State Assembly, she was elected to the Senate in 2000 and served until December 2008.", "She was elected to her supervisorial post in 2014.", "In her capacity as Supervisor, she also sits on the Metro Board, First 5 LA, and is the County appointee to the South Coast Air Quality Management District." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1992–93 Indiana Pacers season", "sents": [ "The 1992–93 NBA season was the Pacers' 17th season in the National Basketball Association, and 26th season as a franchise.", "In the offseason, the Pacers acquired Pooh Richardson and Sam Mitchell from the Minnesota Timberwolves.", "The team played mediocre basketball once again losing six straight games after a 13–10 start.", "After playing around .500 in late January, they went on a 7-game losing streak in February.", "However, on the final day of the regular season, they defeated the Miami Heat 94–88, finishing fifth in the Central Division with a 41–41 record, and winning a tie-breaker over the Orlando Magic for the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.", "Reggie Miller tied in first place in the league with 167 three-point field goals, and Detlef Schrempf averaged 19.1 points per game while being selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "Detlef Schrempf", "sents": [ "Detlef Schrempf (born January 21, 1963) is a German-American retired professional basketball player.", "He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft, with the eighth overall pick.", "He was an All-NBA Third Team member in 1995, a three-time NBA All-Star and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year twice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4321_p0", "sents": [ "'The meeting is upon us and I will keep everyone posted on the weather.", "I was told yesterday that it was in the high 70's during the day and in the low 40's during the night.", "But we know how that darn weather is.", "Anyway, our stay at the hotel is located on the \"west\" side of the Broadmoor.", "There are two main buildings to the Broadmoor so be sure to mention the \"west\" side when you arrive.", "The meetings will take place in the Gaylord Board Room beginning at 8:00am and concluding by 3:00pm on Thursday and Friday, November 18 & 19. Transportation: Airport transportation from the Colorado Springs Airport is available through the Broadmoor Transportation Service.", "The number is 719-577-5769. Fares: $10.50 per person one way $20.00 per person round trip The Broadmoor Transportation Desk at the Colorado Springs Airport is staffed daily from 9:00am-11:30pm.", "The desk is located at the base of the escalator in the Baggage Claim area, across from Baggage Terminal #3 (next to theHertz desk)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Colorado Springs Airport", "sents": [ "City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (IATA: COS, ICAO: KCOS, FAA LID: COS) (also known as Colorado Springs Airport) is a city-owned public civil-military airport 6 mi southeast of Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado.", "It is the second busiest commercial service airport in the state.", "Peterson Air Force Base, which is located on the north side of runway 13/31, is a tenant of the airport." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6236_p40", "sents": [ "Already, California is said to be reducing the amount of energy it buys on the spot market in an effort to rein in prices.", "That should benefit companies like Calpine, which sells its production by long-term contracts.", "But those that rely on spot market sales across the country could be hit, especially if other deregulated states request similar price caps, analysts said.", "There is also concern that some generators will be asked to return some portion of $9 billion in power sales that California officials allege were overcharged.", "But settlement talks end today, and shouldn't yield results soon enough to affect second-quarter results, Howald said.", "\"Second quarter should be unscathed,\" he added.", "-By Kaja Whitehouse, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5393 kaja.whitehouse.dowjones.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron's Kenneth Lay on India's Dabhol Power Project: Comment 2001-07-10 06:10 (New York) New Delhi, July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Kenneth Lay, chairman of Enron Corp., the world's biggest energy trader, speaks after talks with India's Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha about its $3 billion Dabhol Power Co. unit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Yashwant Sinha", "sents": [ "Yashwant Sinha, (retired) IAS (born 6 November 1937) is an Indian administrator, politician and a former Minister of Finance (1990–1991 under Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and March 1998 – July 2002 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Minister of External Affairs July 2002 – May 2004).", "He is a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party.", "His son Jayant Sinha, a consultant and investor, won the 2014 elections for the Hazaribagh constituency and his son is currently serving as Minister of State for Railways in Narendra Modi's cabinet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p0", "sents": [ "'Today's IEP news for more, please visit www.rtumble.com.", "Thanks, Jean Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2001, Monday, Home Edition, Page 3, 1081 words ?, THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS; CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST; GENERATORS SCRAMBLED TO END PACTS WITH UTILITIES; ENERGY: EVEN BEFORE PG&E FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY, ALTERNATIVE PLANT OWNERS WHO HADN'T BEEN PAID IN MONTHS PURSUED COURT ACTIONS., JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO (Quotes Smutny on behalf of IEP) The New York Times, April 7, 2001, Saturday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 1; Column 4; National Desk, 1174 words, California's Largest Utility Files for Bankruptcy, By LAURA M. HOLSON, LOS ANGELES, April 6 (Quotes Smutny on behalf of IEP) Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2001, Saturday, Pg.", "A23;, 507 words, Natural gas project OK'd, David Whitney Bee Washington Bureau and Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer, WASHINGTON (Quotes Smutny on behalf of IEP) San Jose Mercury News, April 7, 2001, Saturday, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS, K3364, 1209 words, Filing for Chapter 11 may help PG&E's debt but it won't solve power crisis, By Brandon Bailey" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "The New York Times", "sents": [ "The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company.", "\"The New York Times\" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper.", "The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.", "\"The New York Times\" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation.", "Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ahmed-Idriss Moussa", "sents": [ "Ahmed-Idriss Moussa (born January 1, 1933) is a politician from Djibouti who served in the French National Assembly from 1962-1967.", "An independent, he was the main opposition candidate in the 1999 presidential election against President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Ismaïl Omar Guelleh", "sents": [ "Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (Somali: Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ; Arabic: إسماعيل عمر جليه‎ ‎ ) (born 27 November 1946) is the current President of Djibouti, in office since 1999.", "He is often referred to in the region by his initials, IOG." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Clorox", "sents": [ "The Clorox Company (formerly Clorox Chemical Co.), based in Oakland, California, is an American worldwide manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional products with approximately 8,000 employees worldwide as of June 30, 2016.", "The company’s fiscal year 2016 net sales were $5.8 billion, which ranked the company at #455 on \"Fortune’s\" 2016 Fortune 500 list." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5377_p0", "sents": [ "\"C4C presents Haas House of Horrors Halloween Ball sponsored exclusively by Clorox.", "The Halloween Ball is tomorrow (Friday, October 27th) and will definitely be tons of fun.?", "Wanted to pass on important information regarding the party.?", "Don't forget, you can still pick up your tickets tomorrow in the courtyard or purchase tickets at the door.", "1. BUS INFORMATION The bus will be leaving from Cronk Gate, and is scheduled to leave PROMPTLYat 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm.?", "The bus will leave without you!", "You cannot switch bus times!?", "The 7:30 bus will be leaving the Atrium at 12:15 am and the 8:30 will leave at 1:15 am.", "2. COSTUMES Costumes are highly recommended!", "Dress up and be creative!", "3. RAFFLE TICKETS Raffle tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door.?", "Great prizes include Clorox Prize Pak's, gift certificates (Raleigh's, Triple Rock Brewery, Rick & Ann's Restaurant and Jimmy Bean's), Microsoft Office 2000, REI Trail Kits, Haas Computing Credit Vouchers and Alcatel Liquors gift pack." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "American Manners", "sents": [ "American Manners is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by James W. Horne.", "It was produced by Richard Talmadge, who also stars, and was distributed by FBO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "James W. Horne", "sents": [ "James Wesley Horne (December 14, 1881June 29, 1942) was an early American actor, screenwriter and film director.", "He began his career as an actor under director Sidney Olcott at Kalem Studios in 1913 and directed his first film for the company two years later." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Debra Bowen", "sents": [ "Debra Lynn Bowen (born October 27, 1955), a member of the Democratic Party, was the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015.", "Previously, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006.", "In March 2008, she was given the Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5812_p36", "sents": [ "In May, peak demand dropped 10.4% below its 2000 level and consumption fell 11%, marking the fifth straight month of reductions.", "(BEGIN TEXT OF INFOBOX INFOGRAPHIC) Electricity Demand Electricity use in California has shown no dramatic shifts over the last several years, increasing at an average of about 2% a year.", "In the last yea r, its predictability has stood in stark contrast to the gyrations of supply a nd wholesale prices.", "Total consumption of electricity in the state, in thousan ds of gigawatt-hours: * Source: California Energy Commission California Metro Desk CAPITOL JOURNAL The State In the Dark, Trying to See Light at End of Crisis GEORGE SKELTON 06 25 2001 Los Angeles Times Home Edition Page B-7 Copyright 2001 The Times Mirror Company SACRAMENTO -- It's dusk in the Capitol office of state Sen. Debra Bowen.", "Actually, it's midafternoon.", "But she has the lights off to save electricity and not much sun is coming through a shaded window." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11685_p0", "sents": [ "'State's Outlays for Electricity May Be Hard to Recover Without a Rate Hike By REBECCA SMITH, MITCHEL BENSON and JOHN R. EMSHWILLER Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Earlier this year, Gov.", "Gray Davis made what may be the biggest bet in the history of the nation's biggest state: that he could tame an out-of-control electricity market and avoid devastating blackouts without busting the state's budget, antagonizing its consumers or derailing his own political career.", "His wager is still on the table, but the assumptions that underlie it are looking increasingly shaky these days.", "The governor has already spent around $2 billion of public money buying hugely expensive wholesale power, taking over the role formerly played by the state's near-bankrupt electric utilities.", "And California will probably be obliged to spend billions more before its electricity market stabilizes and those utilities are restored to some semblance of financial health." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3076_p0", "sents": [ "'Hi Everyone, Below are notes on some courses faculty that are new to the Evening MBA Program.", "E264; Hi-Tech Marketing; Gadbois Though I haven't seen Raymond Gadbois' teaching evaluations from other institutions, he is currently VP for Corporate Marketing at PeopleSoft.", "Previous to that he worked at Oracle as Marketing Director Applications Division Product Marketing Manager.", "Mr. Gadbois has an MBA from UCLA, is a triathlete, and a pilot.", "E259-2; Leading Change and Leveraging Culture; Chatman Professor Jenny Chatman has taught both the day and evening core OB courses consistently earning above a 6.0. Jenny has taught this elective course in the Executive Program numerous times and, again, gets consistently high ratings.", "This course will likely be focusing on leadership skills, cases, and a fair amount of self-assessment in the leadership area.", "E296-5; European Financial Markets; Portes Professor Richard Portes is visiting from London Business School.", "He is an expert in the European Monetary Union and will spend considerable time on this topic." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Richard Portes", "sents": [ "Richard Portes CBE (born December 10, 1941) is professor of Economics at London Business School.", "He is President of the Centre for Economic Policy Research which he founded.", "and serves as Directeur d'Etudes at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Fordham University", "sents": [ "Fordham University ( ) is a private, independent research university in New York City, founded by the Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841.", "It is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the northeastern United States, and the third-oldest university in New York." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19900_p11", "sents": [ "Skilling had enduring months of weakness in Enron's stock price and several high-profile stumbles, which left questions if his departure had less to do with personal reasons, as he stated, and more to do with unyielding stress.", "Skilling declined several requests for an interview, though he told The Wall Street Journal in August pressure he felt from a plummeting stock price and the deaths of three workers in an English power plant accident reminded him \"how tenuous life is.\"", "SPOTTING SIGNS OF STRESS: Neff now helps Spencer Stuart and other companies decide who would make a good chief executive and who is just not cut out for the task.", "He calls it \"one of the most important decisions the board makes\" and therefore, the board should lead the process of succession and not the outgoing chief executive.", "The board must also learn to watch for signs of anxiety, such as when Skilling called a fund manager an \"asshole\" during an analyst conference call in April, said Dr. Paul Baard, associate professor of communications and management at Fordham University's Graduate School of Business, He said the incident was a clear indication Skilling was \"cracking\" under the pressure." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Meerbrook", "sents": [ "Meerbrook (grid reference [ SJ989609] ) is a small village in North Staffordshire, on the River Churnet at the edge of the Peak District National Park.", "It is situated four miles north of the town of Leek, in the parish of Leekfrith.", "The Roaches and Hen Cloud, popular walking and climbing locations, are very nearby." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "The Roaches", "sents": [ "The Roaches (from the French \"les roches\" - the rocks) is a prominent rocky ridge above Leek and Tittesworth Reservoir in the Peak District of England.", "The ridge with its rock formations rises steeply to 505 m ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4016_p3", "sents": [ "The decision will be voted out within the next two months.", "2000 NPV estimted by Dennis Benevides: $1 - 5 million % Attributed to Enron's Efforts: 75% ECT FTR Release April 1, 2000 I have spearheaded the release of firm transmission rights in CA since I joined the Company in 11 96. Our long and painful fight with creeping nodalism culminated with the release of some, but not all, FTRs in April of this year.", "ENA actively participated in the auction and became the largest single purchaser of FTRs.", "The new congestion management approach, which Enron also spearheaded, will require 100% release of FTRs, but will not take effect until next year.", "This valuation looks only at the FTR release in 2000. 2000 NPV estimated by Tim Belden: To be determined 9 17 00 % Attributed to Enron's Efforts: 90% ISO Price Caps ENA was long in the market in the West and had millions at risk when lower price caps began to be discussed in CA in mid June." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1728_p0", "sents": [ "\"A team of folks (see attendee list below) will be conducting a California planning session next Tuesday and Wednesday.", "We would like for you to come and spend about 30 to 45 minutes giving them your view of what you think the potential is for your area for the California market for the next 0 - 6 months and opportunities you think would be worth pursuing there.", "Assistants could get back to me with times when your manager is available to address the group.", "I'll build an agenda based on everyone's feedback.", "Mark Bernstein and Jeff Golden Cogeneration and distributed generation Don Black (and yr invitee) Power and gas positions and products going forward David Gilleland California DSM and DG monies made available by SB 5X and AB 29X Eric Melvin Power quality Jim Steffes (w Dasovich and McCubbin) Regulatory update (rules, regulations, risks, plans) Gary Weiss and Mark Dobler IAM book Jim Wood Commodity products Richard Zdunkewicz DSM or labor-related products Here are the meeting details: Date: Tuesday and Wednesday - May 1 and 2, 2001 Place: Conference Room 872 Attendees: Dennis Benevides Lamar Frazier Doug Huth Tom Riley Mike Smith and Andy Wu (pls attend as much as you can) Marty Sunde Dirk vanUlden Jim Wright Thank you.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6660_p17", "sents": [ "Through a series of transactions, Enron contributed its ownership interest in Azurix to Atlantic Water Trust (AWT) in exchange for a 50% ownership interest in AWT.", "At the same time, Marlin acquired a 50% ownership interest in AWT with proceeds from the original Marlin issuance of senior notes ($1.15 billion) and trust certificates ($125 million).", "AWT applied the Marlin notes and certificates proceeds to repay a $900 million acquisition bridge loan and to establish a $249 million overfund account invested in Enron senior unsecured debt to pay note interest and certificate yield.", "In addition, Enron contributed to AWT its rights under a $125 million loan to AEL (rated `BBB+').", "Both the AEL note and the Enron debt securities are held at Bristol Water Trust (Bristol) for the benefit of Marlin investors.", "In June 1999, Azurix completed an initial public offering of 33% of the company, proceeds of which were used to partially redeem the Marlin senior notes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Marlin", "sents": [ "A marlin is a fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes about 10 species.", "It has an elongated body, a spear-like snout or bill, and a long, rigid dorsal fin which extends forward to form a crest.", "Its common name is thought to derive from its resemblance to a sailor's marlinspike.", "Even more so than their close relatives, the scombrids, marlins are fast swimmers, reaching speeds of about 80 km/h ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9389_p3", "sents": [ "http: www.cabletron.com http: www.indusriver.com $200 Million First Closing For BRM Capital Fund JERUSALEM -- BRM Group, a venture capital firm that invests in Internet infrastructure companies, said it closed $200 million of an expected $400 million fund.", "The new fund, BRM Capital, will concentrate its investments on companies in the expansion and mezzanine stage of development.", "The fund has headquarters in Fort Lee, N.J. with offices in Jerusalem.", "Investments will be evenly split between companies in Israel and the United States.", "The BRM Group said it would make minimum investments of $5 million with a maximum investment size of $25 million.", "The BRM Capital fund has already invested in two companies Whale Communications and PeopleLink.", "The new fund is managed by Charlie Federman, who formerly served as chairman of Broadview Associates.", "http: www.brm.com Greenlight.com Raises $39 Million As CarOrder.com Shuts Down LIVERMORE, Calif. -- Greenlight.com, an online car buying company, said it has raised a $39 million second round from both existing and new investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3622_p23", "sents": [ "Mr. Shennib said the company, which now has 18 employees, plans to add 12 to 15 people to its workforce by the end of the year.", "http: www.insonus.com bad news Rich Media Distributor ElasticEdge Closes Down mail?", "top PLANO, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- ElasticEdge, a developer of a distribu tion system for rich media including data, video, audio, and animation, has shut down, according to an investor in the company.", "A spokesperson for BRM, an investor in ElasticEdge, said the board of directors chose to close the company after it realized the market would not develop the way it originall y predicted.", "\"They decided to cut their losses to still meet their obligation s to employees, for example, the spokesperson said.", "The undisclosed number of laid-off employees all received severance packages.", "The company received a $5 million equity financing deal from BRM Group last July.", "http: www.elasticedge.com Travel Tech Firm Unexplored.com Lays Off Employees mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ron Low", "sents": [ "Ronald Albert Low (born June 21, 1950) is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender and coach.", "He grew up in Foxwarren, Manitoba." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20622_p77", "sents": [ "According to Canciamilla, relieving SoCal Edison of hundreds of millions of costs for state-purchased power could help the Southern California utility finance $1 billion in debts to generators, which in turn would help make the bailout plan work.", "\"I don't think the real motivation is retribution (against PG&E for defying Davis by declaring voluntary bankruptcy in April) as much as it is trying to figure out a way to assist in making a bailout (of SoCal Edison) work,\" Canciamilla said.", "Meanwhile, PG&E took out radio spots and ads in three newspapers Wednesday, urging customers to complain to the PUC about the plan.", "\"The commission substantially changed the formula, and as a result our customers would be forced to pay more,\" said PG&E spokesman Ron Low.", "That claim is mostly true, but potentially misleading.", "PG&E's customers would pay more for the electricity purchased by the state, but whether that would lead to a higher overall electricity bill is not clear." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3622_p21", "sents": [ "In March 2000, Rocket Networ k received $15 million in a second round of funding led by Weston Presidio, with participation from Avid Technology and Chase Capital Partners Vulcan Ventures, and an unnamed individual.", "The company is currently targeting strategic investors for the second tranche of this round, which is set to close in the next 90 days.", "http: www.rocketnetwork.com Greenwich Technology Partners Gets $9.75 Million Late Round mail?", "top WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Greenwich Technology Partners (GT P), a provider of network infrastructure consulting and engineering services, sai d it raised $9.75 million in later-stage financing from Cabletron Systems, Extreme Networks, Juniper Networks, and the Japanese trading firm Marubeni.", "New investors included the lead investor, Marubeni, in addition to Cabletro n Systems and Extreme Networks.", "Juniper had invested in an earlier round.", "GTP also said it has begun a strategic business relationship with Marubeni in order to expand GTP's services in Asia and that it reached profitability in March and had $14.1 million in first-quarter revenue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Cabletron Systems", "sents": [ "Cabletron Systems was a manufacturer of networking computer equipment throughout the 1980s and 1990s primarily based in Rochester, New Hampshire, in the United States.", "They also had manufacturing facilities in Ironton, Ohio and in Ireland.", "Cabletron's design and sales methodologies dramatically reduced the cost of Ethernet networking equipment, covering a wide range of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking technologies within a unified product line." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7238_p12", "sents": [ "The Acxiom investment expands upon a strategic alliance between USAData and Acxiom announced earlier this year.", "Acxiom will receive a seat on the board of directors.", "USAData received $11.7 million from SI Venture Fund in June.", "The company also raised $2.6 million in its initial round in February 1999. http: www.usadata.com Analytic Software Firm SafeLogic Raises GBP 400,000 LONDON -- NewMedia Spark, which provides early stage capital investments for new technology companies, said it invested GBP 400,000 ($578,290) in SafeLogic, a developer of software for the analysis and verification of large systems in the electronics, automotive, and aerospace sectors.", "The company said it will use the funding to speed its development processes, and for sales and marketing.", "As a result of its investment, director of the Stockholm office of NewMedia Spark Peter Lindgren will take a seat on the SafeLogic board of directors.", "http: www.safelogic.com Mitiska Announces $6.2 Million in Third Quarter Investment TERNAT, Belgium -- Mitiska Net Fund Europe, a Belgian venture capital fund, said it invested EUR 7.2 million ($6.2 million) in the third quarter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e4854_p12", "sents": [ "A representative from Schroders said the round will be used to fund development of sales and support services in Europe as the company begins its international expansion.", "Suntec Business Solutions will rely on its established sales channels with European clients to create bureaus in the U.K. and on continental Europe.", "The company also intends to expand its operations into the Asian-Pacifc market.", "As a result of the investment Schroder Capital Partners will take two seats on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.schroders.com Microbrowser WatchMyPrice Gets $4.5 Million in Second Round LONDON -- WatchMyPrice, a developer of microbrowser technologies enabling real time tracking and transactional services across Web sites, said it raised $4.5 million in its second round, with previous investor NewMedia Spark contributing $660,000. The company did not disclose other investors, but said it will use the funding for the continued technology and infrastructure development.", "NewMedia Spark previously invested $800,000 as the sole investor in the company's initial round of financing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1332_p1", "sents": [ "Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 17, 423 words, THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS; JUDGE FAVORS SMALL PRODUCER IN BOUT WITH EDISON, TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER, EL CENTRO Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 3, 1099 words, CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST; THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS; DEAL TO BUY EDISON GRID RAISES DOUBTS IN CAPITOL, MIGUEL BUSTILLO and CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITERS, SACRAMENTO Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 1, 1182 words, DWP CHIEF TO WORK FOR DAVIS; POST AS ENERGY CZAR LIKELY, TINA DAUNT and RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITERS Los Angeles Times, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 2, 316 words, CALIFORNIA; RELIANT SEES PROFIT DOUBLE IN 1ST QUARTER, From Bloomberg News The New York Times, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Section C; Page 15; Column 1; Business Financial Desk, 659 words, PG&E Has a Loss; Reliant's Earnings Soar, By Bloomberg News The New York Times, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 18; Column 6; Editorial Desk, 150 words, California, Neglected San Jose Mercury News, April 17, 2001, Tuesday, SJ-POWER-COSTS, 1124 words, California Leaders Gain Support for Power Price Controls, By John Woolfolk San Francisco Chronicle, APRIL 17, 2001, TUESDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS; ?, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The New York Times", "sents": [ "The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company.", "\"The New York Times\" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper.", "The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.", "\"The New York Times\" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation.", "Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27309_p5", "sents": [ "The company also said it has changed its name to Array Networks.", "<br <br Mr. Massaro, 57, most recently served as president and CEO at Mainstreet Networks and formerly served as president and CEO at Shugart Associates, a maker of floppy disk drives.", "Mr. Massaro also joins the board of directors, which includes founder and CTO Lawrence Lu, David Liddle from United States Venture Partners, and Tai-Lin Hsu with H&amp;Q Asia Pacific.", "<br <br Mr. Massaro succeeds Mr. Lu, who remains as CTO and vice president of engineering.", "<br <br With 110 employees, Array Networks has raised $31.1 million from Comdisco Ventures, H&amp;Q Asia Pacific, and United States Venture Partners.< font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.arraynetworks.net\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.arraynetworks.net< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwHHLHHNKJJI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Cohesive Technologies Names Peter Glick as President & CEO< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwHHLHHNKJJIx\" <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=HHLHHNKJJI\" 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\" FRANKLIN, MASS." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p28", "sents": [ "Mr. Allen is CFO and vice president of finance and operations for Network Appliance.", "Investors for Acta include Colman Partners, Comdisco Ventures, Greylock, Norwest Venture Partners, Sycamore Venture Capital, United States Venture Partners, and Van Wagoner Fund.", "http: www.acta.com DMR Consulting Exec Joins Software Firm infoShark's Board CHANTILLY, Va. -- InfoShark, a provider of software products that enable enterprises to build a business-to-business infrastructure for accessing, exchanging and transmitting XML data, said it elected Michael J. Poehner, president and chief executive officer of DMR Consulting, to its board of directors.", "Investors include JMI Equity Fund, Lazard Technology Partners, and 21st Century Ventures.", "http: www.infoshark.com incuVest Names Merck Division Senior VP to Board NEW YORK -- incuVest, a venture capital incubator and accelerator, said it appointed Margaret G. McGlynn of Merck to its board of directors.", "Ms. McGlynn serves as senior vice president of Merck's human health marketing division." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Energy Commission", "sents": [ "The California Energy Commission, formally the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency.", "Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through appliance and building standards, and supporting renewable energy technologies.", "The Commission is a division of the California Natural Resources Agency, which is under the direction of Cabinet Secretary John Laird.", "One of its prominent responsibilities is maintenance of the California Energy Code." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1720_p91", "sents": [ "Though it provides some cushioning, it does not address the high prices California swallows the rest of the time.", "That's the point of Feinstein's bill.", "``The crisis point is this summer to next summer and we need some federal assistance,'' said Howard Gantman, spokesman for Feinstein.", "``This would assure the generators a reasonable profit and continue to spur on further investment into new plants.''", "On the Net: California Energy Commission: www.energy.ca.gov ,2001 Associated Press Credit agency cites power troubles; lowers state's bond rating Wednesday, April 25, 2001 ,2001 Associated Press: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D news archive 2001 04 25 s tate0 552EDT0127.DTL (04-25) 02:52 PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A major credit rating agency h as downgraded California's state bonds, citing the financial drain from the continuing energy crisis.", "``The downgrade reflects the mounting and uncertain cost to the state of th e current electrical power crisis, as well as its likely long-term detrimenta l effect on the state's economy,'' Standard & Poors said Tuesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful", "sents": [ "\"We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful\" is a single by Morrissey released in April 1992.", "It was taken from the then-unreleased \"Your Arsenal\" album and was the first Morrissey single to be co-written with Alain Whyte and produced by glam rock legend Mick Ronson." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mick Ronson", "sents": [ "Michael Ronson (26 May 1946 – 29 April 1993) was an English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer.", "He achieved critical and commercial success working with David Bowie as one of the Spiders from Mars.", "He was a session musician who recorded with Bowie followed by several albums with Ian Hunter, also Morrissey, as well as a sideman in touring bands with Van Morrison and Bob Dylan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3246_p72", "sents": [ "COEJL is the Jewish member of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, the Los Angeles Interfaith Environmental Council and California Interfaith Power and Light.", "CONTACT: Los Angeles Interfaith Environmental Council Mary Koukhab, 213 891-2965 310 650-2509 (cell) Giving FERC expanded eminent domain power a hot button By Rick Stouffer [email protected] President George W. Bush's brand new energy policy seems to have a little something for everyone.", "Within the policy's 105 recommendations, rules are streamlined, projects funded, regulations eased, reviews ordered, tax credits doled out and low-income families get more energy bill-paying assistance.", "Still, few portions of the 163-page report have been shown mercy by detractors spanning the political spectrum.", "But scant suggestions within th e Vice President Dick Cheney-overseen tome have generated the opposition than has the call to extend the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) authority to acquire at a fair price private land for the public good to include transmission lines." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "George W. Bush", "sents": [ "George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.", "He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.", "After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry.", "Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter.", "He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election.", "Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pepperstone", "sents": [ "Pepperstone is an Australian online retail foreign exchange broker specializing in foreign exchange (\"forex\") trading.", "The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and maintains offices in Dallas and Shanghai.", "It provides forex trading on 72 currency pairs, metals and commodities through various online trading platforms, such as MetaTrader 4, cTrader, and a range of mobile apps." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Melbourne", "sents": [ "Melbourne ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.", "The name \"Melbourne\" covers an urban agglomeration spanning 2664 km2 , which comprises the broader metropolitan area, as well as being the common name for its city centre.", "The metropolis is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley.", "Melbourne consists of 31 municipalities.", "It has a population of 4,641,636 as of 2016 , and its inhabitants are called Melburnians." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2006 NASCAR Busch Series", "sents": [ "The 25th season of the NASCAR Busch Series opened February 18, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway, and concluded November 18, 2006, at Homestead-Miami Speedway.", "Kevin Harvick, driving for his own team, Kevin Harvick Incorporated, as well as for Richard Childress Racing, was declared champion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Richard Childress Racing", "sents": [ "RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and the Xfinity Series.", "The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by former driver Richard Childress.", "In the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the team currently fields the No.", "3 Dow Chevrolet SS full-time for Austin Dillon, the No.", "27 Menards Chevrolet SS full-time for Paul Menard, and the No.", "31 Caterpillar Inc. Chevrolet SS full-time for Ryan Newman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "GE Capital", "sents": [ "GE Capital, is the financial services unit of the American multinational conglomerate General Electric.", "It provides commercial lending and leasing, as well as a range of financial services for commercial aviation, energy, and support for GE's industrial business units." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19525_p5", "sents": [ "But Enron is more an energy trading company than an exploration and production company Shell's problems growing both its Coral trading subsidiary and its Tejas Gas unit -- a costly acquisition -- probably would make it shy away from go ing there again, Dietert says.", "Shell and Enron are very different companie s, he adds.", "\"Culturally, it's a tough deal to imagine.\"", "GE Capital: Enligh tened Investor The final name bandied about is GE Capital.", "This one is mor e difficult to figure, but an investment in Enron by the finance unit of Ge neral Electric isn't out of the question.", "However, sources tell me an outri ght bid is unlikely.", "\"They are a potential investor,\" says Dietert.", "\"If pu sh comes to shove, Enron would be willing to issue 30% to 40% more equity r ather than face bankruptcy.", "And, GE Capital could participate in such a dea l.\" However, any move is just speculation at this point." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Wayne Lessard", "sents": [ "Wayne Lessard (born January 12, 1956) is former a politician in Ontario, Canada.", "He was as a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1997 to 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "New Democratic Party", "sents": [ "The New Democratic Party (NDP; French: \"Nouveau Parti démocratique\" , \"NPD\") is a social democratic political party in Canada.", "The leader of the federal wing of the NDP is Thomas Mulcair, who was elected in the 2012 leadership election.", "He led the party through the 2015 federal election, and then lost a party leadership review on April 10, 2016.", "He was suceeded as leader by Jagmeet Singh, who won the 2017 leadership election on October 1st, with 53.8% of the vote." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Walter Gourlay", "sents": [ "Walter Gourlay (  1853 – September 1882) was a Scottish professional golfer.", "Gourlay placed sixth in the 1873 Open Championship and finished tied for eight place in the 1876 Open Championship." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "1873 Open Championship", "sents": [ "The 1873 Open Championship was the 13th Open Championship, held 4 October at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.", "Tom Kidd won the Championship by a stroke from Jamie Anderson.", "This was the first Open Championship not held at Prestwick.", "The Championship was still contested over 36 holes; now two rounds of 18 holes rather than three rounds of 12.", "Since the new \"Champion Trophy\" (commonly known as the Claret Jug) was not ready in 1872, Kidd became the first golfer to receive it at the Championship.", "\"The trophy conferred on the successful golfer is a \"silver cup\" which, however, can never become the absolute property of any winner (as was the case with the \"champion belt\" which fell to Young Tom Morris, who won it three times in succession).", "Along with the honour the winner receives a medal and likewise a money prize.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7650_p24", "sents": [ "http: www.amplified.com http: www.onebigcd.com Vina Technologies Acquires Woodwind Communications NEWARK, Calif. -- Publicly traded Vina Technologies said it acquired Woodwind Communication Systems, a maker voice over broadband technology, for approximately 5 million shares of stock valued at approximately $44 million.", "Richard Berger, Woodwind president, chairman, and CEO, will be a vice president of Vina.", "Woodwind's 40 employees were offered jobs with the combined company.", "Woodwind was backed by Novak Biddle Venture Partners, Boulder, SpaceVest, Alta Partners, and Sterling Capital.", "http: www.vinatechnologies.com http: www.wcsinc.com New Directors o eSpeed Fulfillment Taps Lawyer, Consultant for Board DALLAS -- eSpeed Fulfillment, which provides services and technology to business-to-business and business-to-consumer Internet companies, said it has appointed David Bryant, partner of Hughes & Luce, a Texas technology law firm, and Robert J. Potter, president and CEO of R. J. Potter, a Dallas-based consulting firm, as the second and third members of its board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e3698_p31", "sents": [ "top DENVER, Co. (VENTUREWIRE) -- SafeRent, a provider of online credit a nd risk management services to the apartment industry, said it has closed $13.4 million in third round funding.", "Archstone Communities, AvalonBay Communitie s, Boulder, Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Hexagon Investments, Inter-Atlantic Fund, Internet Realty partners, Mellon Ventures, Potomac Ventures, and Roser Ventures provided the funding.", "Existing investor Mellon Ventures led the round, which included new investors AvalonBay Communities, Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inter-Atlantic Fund, and Internet Realty Partners.", "The remaining participants are existing investors.", "SafeRent's CEO Linda Bush said post-money valuation declined since the last round.", "No boar d appointments resulted from this round.", "SafeRent said the new money will be used for sales and marketing and for launching new products.", "The company expects to launch services for affordable housing, criminal recommendations portfolio analysis, and small owners.", "The company will add approximately twelve new positions to its 75-employee staff, half for sales and marketing and half for software development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Southern Water", "sents": [ "Southern Water is the private utility company responsible for the public wastewater collection and treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for the public water supply and distribution in approximately half of this area.", "Some areas within the Southern Water region are supplied by a number of smaller water supply companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2204_p60", "sents": [ "\"The underlying performance of Southern Water as a business has been very good.\"", "He declined to identify bidders or discuss prices offered.", "Italian energy company Enel SpA (ENI) is the only company to publicly declare its interest in Southern Water.", "The chief executive also insisted that his company is still committed to its telecoms unit Thus, in which it holds a 50.1% stake, despite the company's report Tuesday of a 2000 fiscal year loss before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization of GBP21.4 million.", "\"We're very supportive of Thus's strategy.", "I think the results show they have turned the corner,\" he said, noting that the unit demonstrated growth of more than 30% in its underlying business.", "\"We are very happy with them.\"", "Company Web site: www.scottishpower.com -By Andrea Chipman, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-207-842-9259; [email protected] Scottish Power CEO: Hunter Plant Fully On Line 05 03 2001 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Scottish Power PLC's (SPI) Utah-based Hunter power plant is fully on line following a six-month outage, Chief Executive Ian Russell told a media conference call Thursday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2582_p81", "sents": [ "* Residents of Mesa Verde and Blythe say they will protest the groundbreaki ng ceremony for the Blythe Energy Project, a 520 megawatt natural gas power plant in Southern California.", "* The state remains free of power alerts in the early morning as energy reserves stay above 7 percent.", "THURSDAY: * Grid operators say cooler temperatures are helping them meet California's electricity demands.", "Officials at the Independent System Operator declare a Stage 2 emergency, meaning the state is within 5 percent of running out of power, but say they don't expect blackouts.", "* The state Assembly and Senate give final approval to a bill expediting power plant siting.", "The bill now goes to the governor for his signature.", "* The PUC holds a public hearing on the proposed rate structure.", "Two proposals are on the table for consideration Monday: Each would make businesses and farms pay the most, while shielding most residential customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Southern California", "sents": [ "Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties.", "The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.", "The more extensive 10-county definition, which includes Kern and San Luis Obispo counties, is also used and is based on historical political divisions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pacific Northwest", "sents": [ "The Pacific Northwest (in the United States, commonly abbreviated as PNW), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in western North America bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and (loosely) by the Cascade Mountain Range on the east.", "Though no agreed boundary exists, a common conception includes the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia.", "Broader conceptions reach north into Alaska and Yukon, south into northern California and east to the Continental Divide, thus including Idaho, Western Montana, and western Wyoming.", "Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana are more accurately termed the Inland Northwest (INW), as the climate, folia, fauna, and politics are different than in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a different time zone in all but North Idaho.", "Narrower conceptions may be limited to the northwestern US or to the coastal areas west of the Cascade and Coast mountains.", "The variety of definitions can be attributed to partially overlapping commonalities of the region's history, geography, society, and other factors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5812_p92", "sents": [ "McFadden also said the state won't agree to drop civil or criminal proceedings against the generators as part of a refund settlement.", "The generators and utilities -- which have denied overcharging Californians for power -- were largely mum Friday, saying they didn't want to jinx the talks.", "But one power generator, Spokane-based Avista Corp., did speak out about th e possibility of refunds.", "\"We are opposed to retroactive refunds,\" said Avista spokesman Hugh Imhof.", "\"We believe it's fundamentally unfair to change the rules after the fact.\"", "And Mike Zenker, an analyst at Cambridge Energy Associates, a prominent energy-consulting firm, said the settlement conference will likely include discussions of how state officials meddled in the fledgling market, which could affect California's ability to get refunds.", "\"You can bet that generators are going to argue that the response of electe d officials exacerbated the crisis,\" Zenker said.", "On Friday, the FERC commissioners expanded the scope of the talks, saying t he parties are free to include possible overcharges for power bought in the Pacific Northwest." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "St Philip and St James Church, Leckhampton", "sents": [ "St Philip & St James, Leckhampton is a parish in south Cheltenham, in the English county of Gloucestershire.", "Part of the Anglican Diocese of Gloucester, the church has been centre for worship for more than 150 years and has a present of over 200." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Leckhampton", "sents": [ "Leckhampton is a district in south Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.", "The area constitutes a civil parish and is part of the district of Cheltenham.", "The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 4,409." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]