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[ { "title": "McKinsey Quarterly", "sents": [ "The McKinsey Quarterly is a business magazine for senior executives focused on management and organizational theory.", "It is written primarily by McKinsey consultants and alumni, with some guest authors.", "It also publishes research from the McKinsey Global Institute, which was founded in 1990 and conducts original research on economic issues.", "The magazine is published quarterly and has one special issue each year.", "McKinsey clients are given early access to upcoming issues.", "McKinsey & Company provides two awards each year for articles that had the greatest impact on management based on the assessment of a panel of judges from the business community.", "The magazine was founded in 1964.", "It was initially an internal document at McKinsey & Company shared with consultants and clients, until it was published more broadly in the 1990s.", "It is also indexed in \"Business Periodicals Index.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e9967_p0", "sents": [ "'Executive Team: By now I trust you have had a chance to review the following briefing materials: Olympus Quick Tour CD-ROM Navigation Exercise Section I of the Olympus simulation manual Harvard Business Review articles: 1. \"Introduction to Financial Ratios and Financial Statement Analysis\" 2. \"Assessing a Company's Future Financial Health\" 3. \"What is Strategy\" 4. \"Customer Intimacy and Other Value Disciplines\" During our pre-session meeting next week, we will be exploring in greater detail the Olympus simulation environment.", "As you are aware from the agenda, we will be immersed in the simulation over the weekend.", "The following link is to an additional article from McKinsey Quarterly which I think captures well the strategic and financial issues you'll face in the Olympus simulation.", "http: mckinseyquarterly.com pdf whis00.pdf?tk=:932: (you will need Adobe Acrobat to view this article) I look forward to meeting you next week.", "Francois Thrower Vice President Strategic Management Group, Inc. 900 Kearny Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94109 415.956.7223" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sakhakkale Munnoottu", "sents": [ "Sakhakkale Munnoottu is a 1977 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by TK Balachandran.", "The film stars Prem Nazir, KPAC Lalitha, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Jose Prakash in lead roles.", "The film had musical score by G. Devarajan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Malayalam", "sents": [ "Malayalam ( ; മലയാളം, \"Malayāḷam\"  ] ) is a Dravidian language spoken in India, predominantly in the state of Kerala.", "It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was designated as a Classical Language in India in 2013.", "It was developed to the current form mainly by the influence of the poet Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan in the 16th century.", "Malayalam has official language status in the state of Kerala and in the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry.", "It belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is spoken by some 38 million people.", "Malayalam is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; with significant speakers in the Nilgiris, Kanyakumari and Coimbatore districts of Tamil Nadu, and Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka.", "Malayalam serves as a link language on certain islands, including the Mahl-dominated Minicoy Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5899_p33", "sents": [ "Energy to feed them was cheap and plentiful.", "Conservation fell casualty to Americans' increasingly energy-dependent lifestyles.", "But indulgence came at a price: As consumers have discovered via soaring gasoline prices and winter heating bills, payback time has arrived.", "And deregulation of the electricity industry could lead to similar sticker shock in coming years.", "Now, New Power Co., a competitive electricity supplier based in Purchase, N.Y., is giving consumers a way to prepare for that day.", "In Philadelphia and Houston, it has begun testing an electronic gizmo that lets the utility control home heating and cooling systems, plus some lights and appliances, via the Internet.", "Postal worker Bill Dobbins, who lives near the Franklin Mills Mall, is among the 300 Philadelphia-area volunteers trying out the high-tech devices.", "One, a remote temperature control, lets New Power adjust Dobbins' thermostat via signals sent over the Internet by two to six degrees, so that his heating and cooling system conserve power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e529_p33", "sents": [ "Deregulation is expected to attract close to 20 power companies - including newcomers from outside Texas - who will compete for a slice of the residential, commercial and industrial market.", "On the Net: Enron: http: www.enron.com Texas PUC: http: www.puc.state.tx.us AP Photo DN102 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Power companies gear up for deregulation pilot program 03 27 2001 Associated Press Newswires Copyright 2001. Associated Press.", "All Rights Reserved.", "AUSTIN (AP) - Power companies are jockeying for the next phase in electric deregulation - a pilot program to let some customers pick their own power company beginning June 1. In Dallas, competitors hope to lure customers from TXU Corp. are advertising heavily in newspapers and over the air waves.", "About 20 companies have signed up with state officials to become electricity providers, ranging from existing companies to new entrants to the market such as New Power Co. and Shell Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Scott Oki", "sents": [ "Scott D. Oki (born October 5, 1948 in Seattle, Washington) is a former senior vice-president of sales and marketing for Microsoft who conceived and built Microsoft's international operations.", "Oki also played a crucial role in Microsoft's rapid domestic growth during the 1980s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4892_p9", "sents": [ "Dexter Paine III, president of Fox Paine; Harvi Sachar, founder of itsquare.com and SiliconIndia; and Derrick Chen, director of venture investing at Rare Ventures, also provided funding.", "The company added Mr. Shriram and Mr. Newman to its board of directors.", "Invertica said it will use the funds to expand its sales staff and for marketing.", "http: www.invertica.com Payment Service CheckSpace Raises $11 Million in Series A SEATTLE -- CheckSpace, which provides an online payment service for small businesses, their vendors, and customers, said it secured $11 million in its Series A round led by Voyager Capital.", "Northwest Venture Associates, Kellet Investment, and Staenberg Venture Partners funded the round as well.", "Individual investors Boris Putanec, co-founder and vice president of corporate strategy at Ariba; K.B.", "Chandrasekhar, co-founder, CEO, and chairman of the board at Jamcracker; Scott Oki, former senior vice president of sales and marketing at Microsoft; and managing directors of Internet Capital Group, Sam Jahallah and Robert Pollan, also participated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 6 ] } ]

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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": "e5443_p35", "sents": [ "\"You can't help but think that the market is reacting to the differenc e between having many shippers instead of one,\" said Kevin Lipson, a lawyer representing Southern California Edison in the proceedings against El Paso.", "\"The market knows the difference between competition and monopoly.\"", "Under the deal that just expired, one subsidiary of El Paso had obtain ed the shipping rights for up to 17% of California's daily gas consumption through a pipeline system owned by another subsidiary.", "\"We don't have an 800-pound gorilla any more,\" said Harvey Morris, a lawyer for the California Public Utilities Commission.", "\"We have a chimpanze e.\" But Peggy Heeg, deputy general counsel for El Paso Corp., said other factors--such as mild weather and increased storage levels of gas in California--are behind the dramatic price swing.", "\"We are glad to see prices coming down and to see some relief for Californians,\" Heeg said.", "\"The price movement is consistent with what we ar e saying, which is that supply and demand are driving prices.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CBS", "sents": [ "CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.", "The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City (at the CBS Broadcast Center) and Los Angeles (at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3700_p26", "sents": [ "That's no comfort to the folks who were hoping to experience what turned out to be theatrical history being made.", "Mel Brooks' The Producers -- not only the talk of Broadway but also the entertainment world -- won a record 12 Tonys Sunday night.", "Most were awarded in the show's first hour -- where Tonys for director, choreographer and other categories are handed out.", "To diehards, the PBS portion of the Tonys exceeds CBS' in that it airs without commercials and includes behind-the-scenes interviews with directors, composers, designers and others.", "Hesse explained that Channel 8's pledge-drive dates were set before the station knew whether PBS would even have the Tonys.", "The first hour of Sunday's show had direct links to theater talents whose work has been seen and heralded in Houston.", "David Woolard, nominated for best costume design for The Rocky Horror Show, is costume designer of The Carpetbagger's Children, which opens Wednesday at the Alley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3700_p86", "sents": [ "Biggest Holdings Rove owns between $100,000 and $250,000 of stock in Enron Corp., the biggest energy trader and owner of United States interstate pipelines, according to the disclosure form.", "He has similar amounts of stock in Pfizer Inc., General Electric Co., Boeing Co., Cisco Systems Inc., American Express, Sallie Mae, Intel Corp., Wells Fargo & Co., and Johnson & Johnson.", "He also reported smaller holdings in a dozen other companies and in 10 funds.", "Since taking office, Rove has seen the value of many of his stocks decline.", "Enron has fallen about 23 percent since Bush took office in January; American Express has dropped 8 percent; Cisco has slid about 51 percent; and Intel has dipped 15 percent.", "Boeing shares have climbed about 19 percent since January, while Johnson & Johnson has risen 6 percent.", "Marathon Gets Enron's 20% Stake in Saudi Gas Project (Update1) 2001-06-04 18:13 (New York) Marathon Gets Enron's 20% Stake in Saudi Gas Project (Update1) (Adds Exxon Mobil's, Occidental's shares of the project in second paragraph.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Boeing", "sents": [ "The Boeing Company ( ) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites worldwide.", "The company also provides leasing and product support services.", "Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers; it is the second-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2015 revenue, and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value.", "Boeing stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5495_p36", "sents": [ "\"We have always maintained that there's information in the contracts that's proprietary that allows us to operate competitively,\" said Williams Companies spokeswoman Paula Hall-Collins.", "Most of the contracts have been released under confidentiality agreements to federal regulators, state Controller Kathleen Connell and a congressional committee probing the power crisis.", "One congressman who has studied the contracts, Doug Ose (R-Sacramento) criticized the governor for locking the state into \"high rates for years to come.\"", "\"This sort of short-term fix,\" Ose said, \"has squandered our [state budget] surplus and hampers the state treasury for the foreseeable future.\"", "The records obtained The Times show that the contracts vary widely in cost and complexity.", "For example, in a series of agreements for power in Southern Californi a, the state has agreed to pay Dynegy Inc. some rates fixed at a $119 a megawatt-hour for peak power beginning next year, more than double the pric e of electricity on the spot market Tuesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "e515_p3", "sents": [ "\"If we do it for energy now, what's to say a month later, a legislator or interest group who has a beef against a single company\" might also demand that CalPERS sell its stock.", "At the October meeting, CalPERS committee sessions didn't address Enron's role in the electricity crisis.", "State Controller Kathleen Connell, however, asked Andy Fastow, Enron's chief financial officer, how power shortages affected Enron's profits.", "\"How does Enron benefit from that, and what can you do to maximize this fuel energy shortage, not only now but as we move into the future?\"", "Connell asked.", "She was unavailable for comment Thursday and Friday.", "Consumer advocates said they were surprised to learn of the CalPERS connection to Enron.", "\"I guess it's nice that some folks on retirement income get a soft landing because they were thrown into cahoots with marauders,\" said Nettie Hoge of the Utility Reform Network in San Francisco, an advocacy group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20026_p0", "sents": [ "'USA: Enron opens steel products depot in Chicago.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 01 01 Enron, Switzerland's EWZ Form Trading Joint Venture Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 01 01 UK: United States Enron, Swiss EWZ sign power trading jv.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 01 01 USA: Enron shrs rise on India stake sale talk.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 01 01 USA: Shares of NewPower plummet in midday trade.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 01 01 Greece's Development Ministry Grants New Electricity Licenses Bloomberg, 10 01 01 USA: Enron opens steel products depot in Chicago.", "10 01 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Enron Corp. said on Monday it had opened a depot to store specific types of hot and cold rolled steel coils for \"just-in-time\" delivery to customers in the Chicago area, creating a spot market for steel in that city." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e407_p12", "sents": [ "March 23, 2001 Briefs: Houston & state Enron comfortable with profit projection Enron Corp. assured investors Thursday it \"remains very comfortable\" with a previously announced 2001 earnings estimate of between $1.70 and $1.75 per share.", "According to First Call Thomson Financial, the average estimate of 2001 earnings among industry analysts is $1.74 per share.", "The Houston-based energy giant also said it would bring investors up to date today with a conference call.", "USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "By C. Bryson Hull 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Improving power transmission capacity is the biggest challenge Texas faces heading into deregulation next year, the manager of the state's power grid said on Thursday.", "California's Achilles' heel, a lack of generating capacity, is not Texas' problem, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) chief executive officer Tom Noel said.", "\"Capacity is not the only issue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lowell Bergman", "sents": [ "Lowell Bergman (born July 24, 1945) is the Reva and David Logan Distinguished Chair in Investigative Reporting at the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley and director of the Investigative Reporting Program, where he has taught a seminar dedicated to investigative reporting for over 20 years.", "He is also a producer/correspondent for the PBS documentary series \"Frontline\".", "Bergman’s career spans nearly five decades, most notably as a producer, a reporter and then the director of investigative reporting at ABC News and as CBS News producer for \"60 Minutes\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3713_p32", "sents": [ "BURY: Lowell Bergman, talk a little bit about that free market activity that Joe just mentioned.", "We saw the clip from your documentary with the--the traders from Enron pitted against the--the buyers from California.", "And I must say, it really did look like a mismatch.", "BERGMAN: Well, in fact, some of the people at Enron told us that they welcome the day when PG&E and Southern California Edison, the regular utilities get back in the marketplace because they do feel like they've got them, if you will, outgunned.", "And--but I should point out to the audience, that when Laura was talking about this $3800 a megawatt hour, which was Duke Energy Company, the normal price, if you will, the standard price for a megawatt hour was around 40 or less.", "So the level of profit that we're talking about is what people are upset about.", "And the problem here is--is primarily that in a free market and the way that the marketplace in California is set up in particular, there's no limit to what could be--could be charged when you get close to that area of scarcity with electricity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Golden Gate Capital", "sents": [ "Golden Gate Capital is an American private equity firm based in San Francisco.", "The firm makes investments in a number of select industries, including technology, financial services, retail and industrial, through leveraged buyout transactions as well as significant minority purchases and growth capital investments.", "s of 2017 , it had over $14 billion in assets under management (AUM)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e8209_p21", "sents": [ "The round included investments from BBVA, 3 i, Venturepark, and individual investors Adolfo Ibarra, vice president of marketing for SAP, and Jose Monserrate, president of Movierecord Cine and Grupo Diversus.", "The company said it will use the funding to continue its international expansion in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.", "As a result of the investment BBVA, 3i, Venturepark, and Adolfo Ibarra, will take seats on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.moddo.com Sutter Hill Announces New Investments, Management Additions PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Sutter Hill Ventures announce d its new third quarter investments and also said it added two new members to its management team.", "The firm said it made a new investments in Collab rys, a provider of Internet marketing personalization services, and biotec h firm Vascular Innovations.", "The firm also said it made follow-on investme nts in Adexa, which provides collaborative planning services to Internet b usinesses; technology buyout firm Golden Gate Capital; JP Kids, a media co mpany that develops educational content; Vivace Networks, a broadband serv ice provider of label switching for optical networks; and biotech firms Am ira Medical and Visionary BioMedical." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27114_p2", "sents": [ "-- United Way taps Web for help United Way organizations across the country are hoping the Internet will deliver an infusion of funds at a time when contributions have fallen off.", "The United Way is launching One Day's Pay, an Internet-based solicitation asking people to contribute all or a potion of a day's pay to local charities.", "\"The dramatic downturn in the economy has had a major negative effect upon local giving, at a time when people are looking for more help, not less,\" said Mark Germano, vice president of the United Way in Chicago.", "Another local United Way unit president said the drive is not meant to replace the units' annual fund raising.", "\"Participate in that and give more generously than ever,\" said Maria Chavez of the Orange County, Calif., chapter.", "-- Deal of the day TMP Worldwide's Monster.com said it will be the premier provider of career content for Microsoft's MSN at http: www.careers.msn.com Monster.com said it lists 1 million job opportunities from 100,000 employers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Chicago", "sents": [ "Chicago ( or ), officially the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States.", "With over 2.7 million residents, it is also the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States.", "It is the county seat of Cook County.", "The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago has often been called a global architecture capital.", "Chicago is considered one of the most important business centers in the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25975_p1", "sents": [ "Ginger Dernehl Administrative Coordinator Global Government Affairs Phone# 713-853-7751 Fax# 713-646-8160 --Original Message -- From: Linnell, Elizabeth Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:56 PM To: Dernehl, Ginger Subject: FW: Information needs survey - extended I wanted to be sure that everyone had the opportunity to give their input if interested!", "If you haven't already responded, below is a list of potenti al existing information resources and we invite you to identify your top fi ve priorities (1=3Dhigh).", "Responses should be directed to Rita Hartfield by tomorrow, October 18th.", "Thanks!", "Elizabeth --Original Message -- From: Linnell, Elizabeth Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 12:41 PM To: Dernehl, Ginger Subject: Information needs survey Ginger - Please forward to Gov't Affairs group.", "Thanks!", "We're trying to identify information needs - both specific and general.", "Ma ny of these are already provided, and response to this survey will help in identifying new services and prioritizing improving existing offerings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2025_p1", "sents": [ "April's issue is titled \"Broadband 2001 according to JP Morgan and McKinsey\".", "It contains information on operating and capital expenditures involved in deploying xDSL and cable modems, the changing mix of Internet traffic, and projection of United States CDN revenues to the consumer and business market.", "For those on the EBS LAN, you may view historic issues of IntelliBytes by choosing \"Browse the Spotlight\" from wEBSource.", "The Spotlight symbol will appear, from the circle titled \"Business Development\" choose \"Market Research & Intelligence\", then choose \"IntelliBytes\".", "A listing of the available issues will appear.", "To view February's issue on Interactive TV and or March's issue on Cable vs DBS in their proper format, select \"Fetch\" under the Functions tab.", "Historic issues of IntelliBytes will soon be available via the Market Intelligence community page of wEBSource.", "For those on the Corp LAN, I have attached the February and March issues of IntelliBytes.", "Rita Hartfield Phone: 713-853-5854 Cell: 713-304-5428 Fax: 713-646-8861 [email protected]'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Anastasio y los del Monte", "sents": [ "Anastasio y los del Monte was a short-lived yet influential reggae group in El Salvador.", "Despite only releasing a single album, they made a large cultural impact in the music of El Salvador by introducing reggae to the country.", "Their music is greatly influenced by Bob Marley, Gondwana, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, and Black Uhuru.", "Their most famous song is \"Dias Pasados\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Steel Pulse", "sents": [ "Steel Pulse are a roots reggae musical band, from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England, which has a large number of Afro-Caribbean, Indian and other Asian migrants.", "They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School - composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals), and Ronald McQueen (bass); along with Basil's brother Colin briefly on drums.", "Steel Pulse were the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p27", "sents": [ "In large part, that is because these companies have not been selling directly to PG&E for several months.", "Since the utility began developing financial problems last fall, several major suppliers said they have been negotiating contracts with other buyers.", "Dynegy, for example, has committed its output in contracts with the state of California.", "Duke has agreements with other wholesale energy buyers and traders.", "If the bankruptcy filing allows PG&E to reorganize its debts and eventually re-enter the energy market on a more stable footing, Steve Stengel of Dynegy said, \"today's action could actually be a catalyst to moving forward toward a long-term solution.\"", "But a number of small generators have already shut down their plants because PG&E and Southern California Edison, the state's other major utility, haven't paid for past deliveries.", "That has kept about 3,000 megawatts off-line and contributed to shortages that caused the state's Independent System Operator to declare power alerts on several days last month." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1353_p56", "sents": [ "Power sales to California, hit by a 10-month electricity crisis, ``did not make a material contribution'' to earnings, the statement said.", "``It's not just a California ballgame,'' UBS Warburg analyst James Yanello said.", "``Lots of areas around the country have supply and demand imbalances, and this is one of the big players capable of resolving those supply and demand issues.''", "Company executives remain comfortable with their earlier second-quarter earnings guidance of 35 cents a share, Chairman Chuck Watson told analysts during a conference call.", "Next year's earnings likewise should increase by up to 25 percent as Dynegy continues to build or acquire power plants, he said.", "``What's driving the train for Dynegy for the past few years is the continued adding to our portfolio in generation across the country, and I don't see that slowing down in 2002,'' Watson said.", "California Reserves Dynegy has a reserve to cover money it might not get from power sales to California, canceling out profit from the state, spokesman Steve Stengel said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "G. Terry Madonna", "sents": [ "G. Terry Madonna is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College.", "He is also the Director of the Franklin & Marshall College Poll.", "In the early 1970s, he served as County Commissioner of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e27315_p0", "sents": [ "'ELECTION 2001: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM Reapportionment A new governor The 2002 election What's in the fut ure for Pennsylvania politics?", "Presentations by Senator Jeffrey Piccola, Senate Majority Whip; Representat ive Michael Veon, House Minority Whip; Professor G. Terry Madonna, Millersv ille University Luncheon Program - December 3, 2001 - 11:30 a.m. Harrisburg Hilton and Towers Regular Admission $25.00 PennFuture Members $15.00 Event followed by an Open House with refreshments in our Harrisburg Office from 4:30 - 7 p.m. R.S.V.P.", "by Nov. 28 or call 1-800-321-7775. You can also register online un der \"Events\" at www.pennfuture.org or reply to this email.", "- November 26, 2001 Vol.", "3, No.", "22 Governing a Northeast RTO When the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ruled that the three N ortheastern ISOs the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Independent System Operator (PJM), the New England ISO (NEISO), and the New York ISO (NYISO) should become a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO), some hoped that these birds of a feather would flock together." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2973_p22", "sents": [ "The benefits will go to relatively few consumers at the start.", "* Silverstein and Rivera Brooks reported from Los Angeles and Shogren from Washington.", "Times staff writers James Flanigan, Jerry Hirsch and John O'Dell contributed to this story.", "PHOTO: The most likely vehicle for Senate action on President Bush's plan is a bill controlled by Sen. Frank H. Murkowski (R-Alaska), center, who favors drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: Associated Press Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Chubu's Ota on Bush Energy Policy, Enron Proposal: Comment 2001-05-18 07:13 (New York) Tokyo, May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Hiroji Ota, chairman of Japan's Federation of Electric Power Companies and president of Chubu Electric Power, comments on United States President George W. Bush's national energy policy and Enron Corp.'s proposal to separate transmission network from power generation in Japan.", "Bush's energy policy, proposed yesterday, promoted nuclear energy by easing regulatory barriers to construction of new plants and the expansion of existing ones." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "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": "No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School", "sents": [ "No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School is a 2010 direct-to-video family comedy film.", "It starred Bill Cobbs, Lee Meriwether, Blake Michael, Celeste Kellogg and Ashton Harrell.", "The screenplay was written by Joshua Moody and the film was directed by Dave Moody for Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures, who also provided the musical score for the film." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Blake Michael", "sents": [ "Blake Michael (born July 31, 1996) is an American actor.", "He is perhaps best known for his role as Charlie Delgado in the Disney Channel film \"Lemonade Mouth\", as well as for his role as Tyler James in the Disney Channel series \"Dog with a Blog\", which earned him the 2013 Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Television Series.", "In 2015, he played Chase in Lifetime movie, \"I Killed My BFF\".", "He also hosted the Cartoon Network block \"Fried Dynamite\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2381_p10", "sents": [ "Other companies that may bid for the Edison assets include United States rival Duke Energy Corp., Electricite de France and RWE AG, Germany's biggest power company, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported March 16. European Markets Scottish Power Streamlines Its Focus Uncertainty Over Water Unit, Telecom Venture Clouds U.K. Utility's Future `We Have a Reasonably Low Opinion of the Company' By Andrea Chipman Dow Jones Newswires 05 08 2001 The Wall Street Journal Europe 12 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LONDON -- After more than a year of lagging earnings, investment missteps and unexpected disasters, U.K. utility Scottish Power PLC is hoping a new strategy to streamline its businesses will signal a more focused period for the company.", "But it has got its work cut out for it.", "While investors were cheered by news that its Utah-based Hunter power plant is back online after a six-month outage that cost the company an estimated $160 million (178.9 million euros), uncertainty over its plans for its Southern Water unit and apparent commitment to Thus, an unprofitable telecommunications venture, are seen as muddling the group's focus." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dobieszyn, Masovian Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Dobieszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stromiec, within Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 7 km south-east of Stromiec, 17 km east of Białobrzegi, and 68 km south of Warsaw." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gmina Stromiec", "sents": [ "Gmina Stromiec is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Białobrzegi County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.", "Its seat is the village of Stromiec, which lies approximately 10 km east of Białobrzegi and 65 km south of Warsaw." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10701_p7", "sents": [ "Devout fiddlers went off to their Irish, or Greek, Cape Breton, gypsy, Yugoslav.", "They had their plan and they stuck to it.", "We dilletantes, on the other hand, could be driven crazy by the palette-which color should we dip our musical brush into today?", "To keep my sanity, I committed a schedule to paper and more or less stayed with it through the week.", "First thing after breakfast was non-threatening beginning guitar.", "After guitar I was happy enough to sing and dance my way around the musical map, ending each day with swing singing, led by Piper Heisig of the San Francisco group \"Cats and Jammers.\"", "There in the dining room, punctuated with the arhythmic pot-banging of kitchen workers getting dinner together, we crooned oldies like \"Slow Boat to China\" and tried to put our own spin on \"Satin Doll.\"", "Local friends Olaf Palm and Madge Strong kept up the rhythm section." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Satin Doll", "sents": [ "\"Satin Doll\" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.", "Written in 1953, the song has been recorded countless times, by such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson.", "Its chord progression is well known for its unusual use of chords and opening with a ii-V-I turnaround.", "According to Richard Pryor, the piece was written for a famous black stripper by the same name." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka", "sents": [ "Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka are Tamil people of Indian origin in Sri Lanka.", "They are also known as Hill Country Tamils, Up-Country Tamils or simply Indian Tamils.", "They are partly descended from workers sent from South India to Sri Lanka in the 19th and 20th centuries to work in coffee, tea and rubber plantations.", "Some also migrated on their own as merchants and as other service providers.", "These Tamil-speakers mostly live in the central highlands, also known as the Malayakam or Hill Country yet others are also found in major urban areas and in the Northern Province.", "Although they are all termed as Tamils today, some have Telugu and Malayalee origins as well as diverse South Indian caste origins.", "They are instrumental in the plantation sector economy of Sri Lanka.", "In general, socio-economically their standard of living is below that of the national average and they are described as one of the poorest and most neglected groups in Sri Lanka.", "In 1964 a large percentage were repatriated to India, but left a considerable number as stateless people.", "By the 1990s most of these had been given Sri Lankan citizenship.", "Most are Hindus with a minority of Christians and Muslims amongst them.", "Politically they are supportive of trade union derived political parties that have supported most of the ruling coalitions since the 1980s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "South India", "sents": [ "South India is the area encompassing the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635,780 km2 ).", "Covering the southern part of the peninsular Deccan Plateau, South India is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west and the Indian Ocean in the south.", "The geography of the region is diverse with two mountain ranges - the Western and Eastern Ghats, bordering the plateau heartland.", "Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Tungabhadra and Vaigai rivers are important non-perennial sources of water.", "Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi and Visakhapatnam are the largest urban areas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jeffrey Skilling", "sents": [ "Jeffrey Keith \"Jeff\" Skilling (born November 25, 1953) is the former CEO of Enron Corporation.", "In 2006, he was convicted of federal felony charges relating to Enron's collapse and is currently serving 14 years of a 24-year, four-month prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) – Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the appeal of the case March 1, 2010.", "On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated part of Skilling's conviction and transferred the case back to the lower court for resentencing.", "During April 2011, a three-judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the verdict would have been the same despite the legal issues being discussed, and Skilling's conviction was confirmed; however, the court ruled Skilling should be resentenced.", "Skilling appealed this new decision to the Supreme Court, but the appeal was denied.", "In 2013, the United States Department of Justice reached a deal with Skilling, which resulted in ten years being cut from his sentence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "e27068_p5", "sents": [ "Such a trend, if it picked up enough momentum, could have troubling consequences for Enron.", "\"We are all in suspense It all depends on how the market reacts,\" says Susan Abbott, a managing director at Moody's Investors Service.", "On Monday, Moody's downgraded Enron's long-term debt.", "There were some warning signs of unease among trading partners even before the company's third-quarter earnings release set the stage for the huge drop in the stock price.", "About six to seven weeks ago, Entergy Corp. became worried about its level of exposure in Enron-related deals, says Wayne Leonard, chairman and chief executive officer of the big New Orleans energy company.", "Since then, Entergy has cut its Enron exposure to about $10 million to $20 million from $90 million to $100 million, he says.", "Mr. Leonard didn't specify what prompted the worries, which appear to have arisen after the surprise August announcement by Jeffrey Skilling that he was resigning as Enron president and chief executive." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3426_p125", "sents": [ "And yesterday, signaling no letup, Davis' supporters made an unusual holida y conference call to again press his case for federal action.", "They argued tha t without immediate intervention from the Bush administration, the economy of California -- and potentially the entire nation -- was at risk.", "'THIS ENORMOUS SHOCK' \"We have this enormous shock in prices that needs to be addressed and not ignored,\" said Joseph Fichero, head of Sabre Partners and a consultant to Davis.", "Alan Blinder, a Princeton economist and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned that energy woes in California alone would \"take almost a half a percent of the gross domestic product off of the national economy.\"", "Blinder and others argue that short-term relief -- for about 6 to 12 months -- is necessary while new power plants are being built.", "\"Most times and most places, I agree price caps are not the long-run solution, but they can be part of a short-term solution,\" Blinder said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Alan Blinder", "sents": [ "Alan Stuart Blinder (born October 14, 1945) is an American economist.", "He serves at Princeton University as the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs in the Economics Department, and vice chairman of The Observatory Group.", "He founded Princeton’s Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies in 1990.", "Since 1978 he has been a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.", "He is also a co-founder and a vice chairman of the Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC.", "He is among the most influential economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc, and is \"considered one of the great economic minds of his generation.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10015_p0", "sents": [ "'IEP has scheduled a conference call with the Restructuring Transmission Task Force or 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 12 The purpose of the call will be to discuss generation siting issues.?", "The Call-In Number is 888 271-0949 The Participant Code is 134916 Background As the legislature gears up for its Emergency Session, legislators are requesting input from IEP on legislative language which would help siting issues.?", "Attached is a background paper from Julee Malinowski-Ball, Edson&Modisette related to this issues.?", "It includes another attachment which was a document developed by IEP approximately six months ago related to key issues.?", "On Thursday, IEP will circulate draft legislative language addressing the following issues raised in the Edson&Modisette memo (Note, we are not planning on tackling all the issues raised in the memo in the legislature.?", "Some require a CEC administrative \"fix\"): Give Deference To Other State and Regional Agencies Eliminate Overlapping Jurisdiction Consider Positive Environmental and Reliability Impacts of Projects Ease Communication Between Applicants and Staff Permit Local Agencies to Make Zoning Changes or Other Decisions for Power Plants Contingent on CEC CEQA Compliance In addition to the above, CEC Commissioner Laurie (Head of the Siting Committee) is convening a workshop on January 25 to begin an OII on siting issues.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Quarantine (Laurel Halo album)", "sents": [ "Quarantine is the debut album by American electronic musician Laurel Halo, released in 2012 on the Hyperdub label.", "It received generally positive reviews from critics, and was named album of the year by British magazine \"The Wire\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Laurel Halo", "sents": [ "Laurel Halo is an American electronic musician and recording artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan.", "She is currently based in Berlin, Germany.", "Her debut album \"Quarantine\" was released on Hyperdub in 2012 and subsequently named album of the year by \"The Wire\".", "Her latest album \"Dust\" was released in June 2017 to critical praise." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6348_p37", "sents": [ "Key House GOP lawmakers said Tuesday they expect some increase in fuel economy requirements, especially for SUVs, in energy legislation working it s way through the House.", "Democrats, who have a majority in the Senate, also favor requiring improved motor vehicle fuel efficiency.", "At the same time, the Bush administration signaled its willingness Tuesday to begin a rule-changing process that would allow the first increase in 25 yea rs in the federal corporate automobile fuel economy, or CAFE, standard.", "Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta asked Congress to lift immediately a six-year prohibition that bans the department from consideration of fuel economy increases.", "Lawmakers already agreed this year not to extend the ban beyond September, but Mineta said he wants to start examining possible changes right away.", "CAFE standards, which mandate fuel economy requirements for vehicle fleets, have not been increased since their introduction in 1975. That year's law, spurred by energy shortages in the early 1970s, required passengers cars to meet a fleet average of at least 27.5 miles per gallon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Norman Mineta", "sents": [ "Norman Yoshio Mineta (born November 12, 1931) is an American politician.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Mineta most recently served in President George W. Bush's Cabinet as the United States Secretary of Transportation, the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush administration.", "On June 23, 2006, Mineta announced his resignation after more than five years as Secretary of Transportation, effective July 7, 2006, making him the longest-serving Transportation Secretary in the Department's history.", "On July 10, 2006, Hill & Knowlton, a public relations firm, announced that Mineta would join it as a partner.", "On August 10, 2010, it was announced that Mineta would join L&L Energy, Inc as Vice Chairman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ohio State University", "sents": [ "The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a large, primarily residential, public university in Columbus, Ohio.", "Founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, the university was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (Mech).", "The college began with a focus on training students in various agricultural and mechanical disciplines but was developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then Governor (later, President) Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878 the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to \"The Ohio State University\".", "It has since grown into the third-largest university campus in the United States.", "Along with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio State also operates a regional campus system with regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6981_p33", "sents": [ "But in practice, competition in California brought price spikes and supply shortages.", "\"The reason why economists have preached that competition is better than regulation,\" said Ken Rose, executive director of the National Regulatory Research Institute at Ohio State University in Columbus, \"is that the investor putting his own dollars on the line will be more careful with those dollars.", "The downside of that is if there's any ability of the suppliers to control prices, then they'll exploit that advantage, which is what you'd expect them to do.", "\"You can't make risk go away,\" he said.", "Now Californians face a different risk: that a new, largely untested 96-person, $2-million-per-month bureaucracy designed to buy power could run amok.", "There's no easy way to disband the power-buying operation until the utilities get back on their feet financially.", "That could take years.", "In April, PG&E filed for bankruptcy to fend off creditors.", "Edison's finances have started to improve somewhat, but the company is still seeking help from the Legislature, where no rescue plan seems to be gaining momentum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Public Utilities Commission", "sents": [ "The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or PUC) is a regulatory agency that regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies.", "In addition, the CPUC regulates common carriers, including household goods movers, passenger transportation companies (like limousine services) and rail crossing safety.", "The CPUC's headquarters are located in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, and the agency has field offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e579_p0", "sents": [ "-- Forwarded by Jeff Dasovich NA Enron on 03 30 2001 10:54 AM -- SoCalGas to Make System Enhancements Southern California Gas Co. confirmed plans to expand its intrastate gas transportation system and make enhancements to its storage facilities to help meet record-setting gas demand by electric generators in Southern California.", "SoCalGas Chairman Edwin A. Guiles informed California Public Utilities Commission President Loretta Lynch of the plans in a March 27 letter.", "He said the company had begun modifications to its system that will allow it to deliver an additional 175 MMcf d by year end.", "SoCal's Lad Lorenz told NGI last week the company was planning to increase receipt point capacity at Wheeler Ridge where it interconnects with Kern River and Mojave, at the Needles compressor station where it interconnects with Transwestern Pipeline and at a receipt point for in-state production in the San Joaquin Valley (see Daily GPI, March 23 <http: intelligencepress.com subscribers daily news d20010323g.html )." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Group with No Name", "sents": [ "The Group With No Name was an American 1970s rock group, that was signed to Neil Bogart's Casablanca Records.", "The group included the future actress Katey Sagal.", "They released one album, \"Moon Over Brooklyn\", and a couple of singles including \"Baby Love (How Could You Leave Me)\" (Casablanca 860, 1976), with no commercial success." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Katey Sagal", "sents": [ "Catherine Louise Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer-songwriter.", "She is best known for her role as Peggy Bundy, Al's sarcastic, lazy, bon bon-eating wife, on \"Married... with Children\" and for her role voicing the character Leela on the animated science-fiction series \"Futurama\" from 1999 to 2003 and 2008 to 2013, as well as for starring on the show \"8 Simple Rules\" in the role of Cate Hennessy.", "In the latter role, she worked with John Ritter until his death, leading to Sagal's taking over as the series lead for the remainder of the show's run.", "Sagal has been married to \"Sons of Anarchy\" creator Kurt Sutter since 2004.", "Currently, Sagal is a series regular on CBS's Superior Donuts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Loretta Lynch", "sents": [ "Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 to succeed Eric Holder.", "Previously, she held the position for United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under both the Clinton (1999–2001) and Obama administrations (2010–15).", "As U.S. Attorney, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e25855_p2", "sents": [ "It rejected the Davis plan Oct. 2 on a 4-1 vote, led by its president, Davis appointee Loretta Lynch.", "Davis earlier said the commission's approval was necessary to reassure investors and get the bonds to market.", "The plan now under review, however, would bypass that.", "The DWR would not directly set rates, but under the Davis plan it would be charged with identifying how the money coming in from customers' utility bills over the next 20 years would be allocated - in effect, guaranteeing that paying back the bonds would have equal priority with paying back the suppliers of the energy.", "Proponents of the plan believe that would satisfy Wall Street.", "The administration believes it would require no additional rate hikes.", "Lynch said Wednesday that she had not been involved in the latest negotiations, but questioned whether Davis had the authority to issue an executive order allowing the DWR to get involved in setting rates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Washington Times", "sents": [ "The Washington Times is an American daily newspaper.", "It is published as a broadsheet at 3600 New York Avenue NE, Washington, D.C..", "The paper covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on American politics.", "Its slogan is \"America's Newspaper\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3523_p1", "sents": [ "A1, 1220 words, Bush, Davis fail to settle dispute; President travels to state but won't budge on rate caps, Carla Marinucci, Los Angeles San Francisco Chronicle, MAY 30, 2001, WEDNESDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS; ?, Pg.", "A8, 626 words, Democrats sponsor energy talks; Bush still at odds with call for federal support of conservation, Rick DelVecchio, Oakland USA TODAY, May 30, 2001, Wednesday, FIRST EDITION, NEWS;, Pg.", "3A, 439 words, Bush rejects cap on electricity prices Davis pledges to go to court, Laurence McQuillan and Martin Kasindorf, LOS ANGELES The Washington Post, May 30, 2001, Wednesday, Final Edition, EDITORIAL; Pg.", "A18, 572 words, California's Power Clash The Washington Post, May 30, 2001, Wednesday, Final Edition, A SECTION; Pg.", "A02, 802 words, Bush Says No to Davis Bid For Energy Price Controls; California Governor Vows to Sue United States for Relief, Mike Allen, Washington Post Staff Writer, LOS ANGELES, May 29 The Washington Times, May 30, 2001, Wednesday, Final Edition, PART A; COMMENTARY; EDITORIALS; Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8277_p3", "sents": [ "-By Jason Leopold and Mark Golden, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-4604; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires 28-11-00 2333GMT(AP-DJ-11-28-00 2333GMT) Cal PX Panel: Building Forward Market Key To Power Woes By Mark Golden Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--A panel of market economists assembled by the California Power Exchange debated Tuesday whether the CalPX should move from a single-price auction for pricing electricity in the spot market to an \"as-bid\" market, which the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has proposed.", "The consensus, however, was that moving purchases out of the spot market into a forward market is more important to solving California's electricity crisis, and that if a forward market develops, the pricing mechanism of the CalPX spot market won't be that important.", "\"Dynegy favors an as-bid market, but it's not a matter of religion for us,\" Dynegy (DYN) Marketing and Trade senior vice president, Lynn Lednicky, told the economists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Mark Golden", "sents": [ "Mark Golden (born 1948) is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at the University of Winnipeg.", "Golden received his BA, MA, and PhD all from Toronto University.", "In 1998 he was the recipient of the Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for Research Excellence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Andrew Fastow", "sents": [ "Andrew Stuart Fastow (born December 22, 1961) is a convicted criminal and businessman who was the chief financial officer of Enron Corporation, an energy trading company based in Houston, Texas, until he was fired shortly before the company declared bankruptcy.", "Fastow was one of the key figures behind the complex web of off-balance-sheet special purpose entities (limited partnerships which Enron controlled) used to conceal Enron's massive losses in their quarterly balance sheets.", "By unlawfully maintaining personal stakes in these ostensibly independent ghost-entities, he was able to defraud Enron out of tens of millions of dollars.", "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission subsequently opened an investigation into his and the company's conduct in 2001.", "Fastow served a six-year prison sentence for charges related to these acts.", "His wife, Lea Weingarten, also worked at Enron, where she was an assistant treasurer; she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy and filing fraudulent income tax returns, and served jail time before early release to a halfway house." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e20451_p92", "sents": [ "The stock has dropped 80 percent this year.", "``Virtually every option is under water right now,'' Enron spokeswoman Karen Denne said.", "Enron's board sets the strike price for the options in December or January.", "Employees can't cash the options in and make a profit unless the stock is trading above the strike price.", "At the end of 2000, Enron shares were trading at $83.13. In December, the board set a strike price of about $80. Shares of Houston-based Enron fell 6 cents to $16.35 today.", "They have lost 37 percent of their value so far this week.", "Enron said Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was asking questions about partnerships run by Andrew Fastow, who was ousted as Enron's chief financial officer yesterday.", "One partnership cost the company $35 million, and Enron bought back 62 million shares from a partnership at a cost of $1.2 billion.", "Enron named Jeff McMahon, head of its industrial markets group, as CFO late yesterday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3052_p9", "sents": [ "The state and Enron are business partners.", "CalPERS is also invested in many other energy companies.", "If one studies the energy sector of the financial world, CalPERS is in the midst of everything.", "And CalPERS, because of its large stock holdings, has the power of influence over corporate boards.", "So Davis, who has spent the past two years raising campaign funds, is really just laying down a diversion.", "The state is an energy gouger and profits from it.", "Andy Levinson Thousand Oaks Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron pulls out of multi-billion-dollar Gulf gas network 05 21 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd ABU DHABI (AFX) - Enron Corp pulled out of a project to deliver Qatari gas to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by selling its 24.5 pct stake in the Dolphin Energy Project to its partner, the state-run UAE Offsets Group (UOG)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e2312_p1", "sents": [ "The price includes the basic production price agreed on by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and the UAE Offsets Group, or UOG, plus the costs of compression and transportation of the gas through a 350-kilometer pipeline along with seasonal adjustments for peak demand, MEES said.", "The Dolphin project is a $3.5 billion deal agreed to two years ago by UOG and QP aimed at sending 2 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas from Qatar's offshore North Field, piped by sea to Abu Dhabi and also for onward delivery to Dubai and possibly Oman.", "MEES said the $1.30 per million BTU price will also be subject to 2% annual escalation.", "Qatar had hoped for a higher basic price but instead, an agreement was reached whereby upward adjustments were made to the quantities of liquids stripped from the gas under the prospective production sharing agreement, or PSA, thereby increasing Qatar's revenue, MEES added." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sexy Lady (Yung Berg song)", "sents": [ "\"Sexy Lady\" is the debut single by rapper Yung Berg and appears on his \"Almost Famous EP\" and the full-length \"Look What You Made Me\".", "It features Junior.", "It samples The Musical Stage Company's version of \"Diamonds Are Forever\", and the chorus is an interpolation of Millie Jackson's \"Slow Tongue\".", "The single debuted on the \"Billboard\" Hot 100 at number 99 and peaked at number 18.", "The music video includes cameos from actress Drew Sidora and singer Kat DeLuna.", "At the end of the video, Yung Berg's song \"Where Do We Go\" can also be heard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Look What You Made Me", "sents": [ "Look What You Made Me is the debut studio album by American rapper Yung Berg, which was released on August 12, 2008.", "Despite its release, Yung Berg criticized rapper Flo Rida by quoting \"My Album got pushed back like Flo Rida's hairline\", However, Berg later apologized.", "The album features guest appearances from Eve, Trey Songz, Lloyd, Amerie and Twista, among others.", "Also, it has the single \"Sexy Can I\" by Ray J crediting himself as a guest artist." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6529_p0", "sents": [ "\"PG&E has changed the method of calculating the PX Credit recently.", "Prior to June they appeared to be using a market based price for power, but in June the credit dropped to about $40 MWh which looks like utility-owned gen. We want to make sure we are not missing a utility-levied charge in our forward curves e.g.", "CTC charge that will be applied to DA) so we're trying to verify the utilities' method of calculating PX credits.", "I talked to the PG&E accounting person who said that their Regulatory group has sent Enron's regulatory group information on the way the PX Credit is calculated.", "Can someone locate this information and forward it to me as soon as possible?", "Given that our customers are all switching to DA we don't want to discover there's a charge we don't know about.", "Thanks, Tamara.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5682_p1", "sents": [ "Jim Steffes' office in Houston has a copy.", "Both decisions eliminate the requirement that the utilities provide cash refunds to the direct access customers for the negative PX Credit as of Januray 5, 2000. On other points they differ.", "The decision by Assigned Commissioner Wood is adversarial to direct access and suspends direct access.", "If adopted, direct access would be suspended July 1, 2001, except for written contracts executed prior to July 1, 2001. On the PX Credit, he says that the cash payment is not required and leaves open the notion that the bill credit would continue.", "The alternate decision by Commissioner Bilas does not suspend direct access but asks for ideas on how to provide DA given ABX 1 and the concerns of the state's Dept of Finance when providing comments on the draft decision.", "Bilas has a finding of fact that \"direct access is a necessary component of restoration of functional electricity markets.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7985_p9", "sents": [ "Advanced Technology Ventures, Anila Fund, i-Hatch Ventures, Onset, and St. Paul Ventures also participated.", "Michael Duran of Patricof & Co. and Moses S. Joseph from Anila Fund will join the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funds for product development and to expand its staff.", "http: www.bravidacorp.com E-Business Firm TIS Worldwide Gets $23 Million in Round Two NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- TIS Worldwide, an online business inte grator that specializes in delivering Internet-based sales and customer se rvice applications, said it raised $23 million in its second round led by Silverline Technologies and Westbury Equity Partners.", "Previous investor ?G oldman Sachs also participated, along with Pogue Capital Management and Ran a Investment Company.", "Shankar Iyer, CEO of Silverline Technologies, and Jo seph Fogg, chairman of Westbury Capital Partners, joined the board of dire ctors.", "The company will use the funds to develop new services, expand its technology, and for corporate branding.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "e4329_p21", "sents": [ "The company said the domain name has been appraised for approximately $250,000 but that it expects to receive more than that amount.", "The company, which provided financial services as well as online distance learning, said it will now concentrate on its online learning in the financial services industry.", "MutualFunds.com is backed by Nvest Companies, TIS Worldwide, WR Hambrecht & Co., and individual investors.", "http: www.mutualfunds.com Database ASP ECOLogic Systems Changes Name to DataZen HERNDON, Va. -- ECOLogic Systems, a database management and research engineering ASP, said it is changing its name to DataZen.", "The company's subsidiary will remain as ECOLogic, working as a research and development agent.", "The company said the new name targets the communications industry better.", "DataZen is backed by Signal Equity Partners, Alexander Enterprise Holdings, Garden House, Mostafa Venture Fund, Burden Direct Investment Fund, and Island Holdings.", "http: www.datazen.com Laventis & Promoselect Merge To Form LeGuide.com PARIS -- LeGuide.com, an online shopping site formed from the merger of French companies Promoselect and Laventis and the acquisition of Le Web Marchand, announced its launch." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5916_p16", "sents": [ "The alliance includes development and distribution agreements for Princeton Review's Homeroom.com, a Web-based educational tool.", "SchoolNet will customize its executive school district report provider system, Account, and add the service to Homeroom.com, a new application that will enable school administrators to monitor and analyze their students' performance.", "A representative from Princeton Review will join SchoolNet's board of directors.", "Princeton Review's investors include SG Capital and Olympus Partners.", "SchoolNet is backed by SWWT, Seavest, Quad Capital Partners, and individual investors.", "http: www.princetonreview.com http: www.schoolnet.com M&A o Precise Acquires Management Firm Savant for $20 Million WESTWOOD, Mass.", "-- Publicly-traded Precise Software Solutions, a provider of performance management technology, said it acquired Savant, a developer of performance management products and services, for $20 million in cash and stock.", "Savant employees and management will remain with the company.", "Precise plans to use Savant's technology and product, Savant Diagnostic Center, which provides a real-time illustrated view of database and application activity, to expand the company's services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Olympus Partners", "sents": [ "Olympus Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1988 to make equity investments in middle market leveraged buyouts and minority ownership financings.", "Although the firm invests in a wide array of industries, over time it has developed deep knowledge and experience in the following sectors:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5289_p15", "sents": [ "Apax Partners was the sole investor in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding for its planned European expansion.", "IPG has four product groups high-power amplifiers for telecommunications, high-power fiber lasers for marking, the printing industry, and material processing, high-power fiver lasers for free space communication, and fiber lasers for laboratory and medical applications, test instruments, and other industrial applications.", "Telephone +44-207-872-6495 o College Marketer AroundCampus Lands $3 Million Third Round CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- AroundCampus, which provides local merchants with integrated offline and online marketing resources and distribution channels to reach college communities, said it secured $3 million in its third round of funding from H.F. (Gerry) Lenfest, founder of the former Suburban Cable T.V.", "Company, which was acquired by Comcast earlier this year.", "AroundCampus will use the funds to expand its local merchant services and grow its distribution channels.", "AroundCampus consists of two wholly-owned subsidiaries: College Directory Publishing, a publisher of campus telephone directories, and Aroundcampus.com, which provides Web-publishing tools for faculty and student organizations, information management tools for students, and local yellow page search engine technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Comcast", "sents": [ "Comcast Corporation (formerly registered as Comcast Holdings) is an American global telecommunications conglomerate that is the largest broadcasting and cable television company in the world by revenue.", "It is the second-largest pay-TV company after AT&T, largest cable TV company and largest home Internet service provider in the United States, and the nation's third-largest home telephone service provider.", "Comcast services U.S. residential and commercial customers in 40 states and in the District of Columbia.", "The company's headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.", "As the owner of the international media company NBCUniversal since 2011, Comcast is a producer of feature films and television programs intended for theatrical exhibition and over-the-air and cable television broadcast." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p94", "sents": [ "In this polarized political climate, Mayor Alexander called for a $ 6.5-million bond issue to complete the aqueduct-power distribution network; he left open the question of who would sell the power to consumers.", "Unions and socialists tied their support for the bonds to a city charter reform that would guarantee them a long-sought role in city government through proportional representation.", "When the reform failed at the polls, they withheld support from the power bonds, and these, too, went down to defeat in 1913. Much of the rancor workers felt was aimed at progressives like Lissner, head of the Good Government Organization, who fought labor's charter plank because it would bring socialists onto the City Council.", "The labor movement's dedication to public ownership soon reasserted itself, however.", "With a citywide election coming up that June, five unionists seeking council seats on the Socialist Party ticket revived labor's long-standing demand for city operation of all public utilities at cost." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Socialist Party", "sents": [ "Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world.", "All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what \"\"socialism\"\" means.", "Statistically, most of these parties advocate either democratic socialism, social democracy, or even Third Way as their ideological position.", "Many Socialist Parties have explicit connections to the labour movement and trade unions.", "See also Socialist International, list of democratic socialist parties and organizations and list of social democratic parties.", "A number of affiliates of the Trotskyist Committee for a Workers' International also use the name \"Socialist Party\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11304_p8", "sents": [ "Reliant Energy Inc., Williams Cos. and Dynegy Inc. signed an agreement that effectively extended a United States District Court judge's temporary restraining order that had required the generators to supply power to the power grid operators.", "In the meantime, the three generators, along with Duke Energy Corp. and Mirant Corp., have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an emergency order forcing the Independent System Operator to provide a creditworthy buyer for their power.", "The federal commission on Feb. 14 told the system operator that it could not force generators to take on \"unacceptable financial risks\" by selling without a reasonable expectation of being paid.", "CONSERVATION REWARD State Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, said he will propose legislation to give $1 billion to customers who conserve on their electricity bills during the summer months.", "Perata claims that his bill, which would pay consumers a $10 refund for every megawatt hour saved, would reduce the amount of money that the state would have to spend buying power on the expensive spot market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Don Perata", "sents": [ "Don Richard Perata (born April 30, 1945) is a California Democratic politician, who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008.", "He came in second place in the November 2010 ballot for Mayor of Oakland.", "Perata now runs a political consultancy company" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3230_p20", "sents": [ "The committee was set up by Maharashtra after Dabhol in April authorized its Managing Director Wade Cline to cancel the power supply contract.", "Enron has called on India's federal government to ensure a resolution of the dispute.", "``I am awaiting the return of the power minister who is abroad,'' Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha told reporters in New Delhi.", "Power Minister Suresh Prabhu was in France and is returning later today.", "INDIA: Head of India state panel for Enron talks quits.", "05 23 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. BOMBAY, May 23 (Reuters) - The head of an Indian panel examining ways to restructure United States energy giant Enron Corp's troubled power project resigned on Wednesday, dashing hopes of an early settlement of the dispute.", "Enron's $2.9 billion project in the western state of Maharashtra is widely seen as a test case for India's plans to privatise its power sector." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] }, { "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, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2248_p7", "sents": [ "The generators named in the suit are Duke Energy, Dynegy Inc., Mirant Inc., Reliant Energy Inc. and Williams Cos. 6. SDG&E filed suit against three power generators in San Diego Superior Court, alleging that the generators illegal shut their plants down during the state's power crisis.", "SDG&E is asking the judge to order the generators to deliver electricity during peak periods this summer.", "The companies are Sithe Energies, Applied Energy and Energy Factors.", "7. A judge in Riverside County denied the request of Corona Energy Partners LTD, a QF, to be released from its PPA with SCE.", "8. United States Rep. Doug Ose, R-Calif., is introducing a bill to increase hydroelectric power in the West.", "The bill would allow the United States secretary of the interior or the secretary of the army to waive restrictions on federal dams to address an emergency electric power shortage declared by a governor.", "Ose says the bill would give hydroelectric dams more flexibility and would help provide power when demand rises this summer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e490_p44", "sents": [ "The ISO studied transactions involving 21 generating companies.", "It did not release the names of any of them.", "Leading suppliers in California include Dynegy Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Reliant Energy Inc., Williams Cos. and Enron Corp. \"The prices were above a normally competitive market,\" said Anjali Sherrin, author of the ISO's analysis.", "The $6.8 billion includes $562 million in alleged overcharges during December and January.", "Of those, FERC has proposed refunding $69 million for January.", "The power generators accused of the overcharges have until the end of today to give tell FERC why they believe those charges were justified.", "The ISO wants federal regulators to step in and stabilize the wholesale electricity prices that have pushed Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to the brink of insolvency.", "Power companies that sell to the ISO and the utilities said they were confident an independent examination will find that they did nothing wrong." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2593_p58", "sents": [ "\"States do not have the authority to regulate wholesale interstate energy prices; that power falls within the sole jurisdiction of the federal government.\"", "But the subcommittee rejected the governor's request, defeating an amendment from Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California, that would have capped wholesale prices in Western markets for 18 months.", "Representative Billy Tauzin, the Louisiana Republican who is chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said that price caps would \"do nothing, not one single thing, to get one additional watt of electricity to California when it needs it most.\"", "He said that price limits would worsen the crisis because they would \"justify every utility and municipality in the West holding onto their reserves for their own customers.\"", "At the White House, President Bush's spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said that the president remained \"worried about energy prices\" and that he would \"remain vigilant to make sure there's no price-gouging.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Billy Tauzin", "sents": [ "Wilbert Joseph Tauzin II (] ; born June 14, 1943) is an American lobbyist and politician.", "He was President and CEO of PhRMA, a pharmaceutical company lobby group.", "He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1980 to 2005, representing Louisiana's 3rd congressional district." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Intel Capital", "sents": [ "Intel Capital is a division of Intel Corporation, set up to manage corporate venture capital, global investment, mergers and acquisitions.", "Intel Capital makes equity investments in a range of technology startups and companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting enterprise, mobility, consumer Internet, digital media and semiconductor manufacturing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5289_p12", "sents": [ "GE Equity, the Hearst Corp., and Trident Capital also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the new capital to help fund international expansion, and to support strategic investments in operation, business development, and marketing.", "Ian MacLeod and Tim Weglicki of ABS Capital will join Aptegrity's board of directors.", "http: www.aptegrity.com Wireless Tech Firm LinkAir Secures $20 Million Second Round SAN JOSE -- LinkAir Communications, which develops wireless technology designed to advance the performance and capacity of wireless telecommunications, said it has secured $20 million in its second round of funding from The Carlyle Group's Asia Technology Venture Fund, and previous investors, IDG Technology Venture Investment, Intel Capital, and New World Infrastructure.", "The company said it will use the funding to continue its development and testing of its technology and to fund resources needed to complete user trials around the world.", "http: www.linkair.com Image Monitoring Firm LookThatUp Gets $4.1 Million Round Two PARIS -- LookThatUp, a European Internet infrastructure provider, said it secured $4.1 million in a second round of financing from Galileo Partners and Mars." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Klaratoppen", "sents": [ "Klaratoppen is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.", "It has a height of 524 m.a.s.l.", "and is located on the ridge of Värmlandryggen.", "The mountain is named after the Swedish river Klarälven (in Värmland County)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Värmlandryggen", "sents": [ "Värmlandryggen is a mountain ridge in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard.", "The ridge has a length of about nine kilometers, and is located at the northern side of Isfjorden, east of Trygghamna and Lovénvatnet, and west of Ymerbukta.The ridge includes the mountains Klaratoppen, Hovtinden, Karlstadtoppen and Svenskegga." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3426_p119", "sents": [ "Tuesday, limited caps ordered last month by FERC go into effect in California, but only when electricity reserves fall below 7.5 percent in th e state -- a step Davis called inadequate.", "Protesters planned demonstrations in Los Angeles and at Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County.", "Bush also arranged a speech on energy and trade to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and planned to president over a closed-door energy round-table discussion.", ",2001 Associated Press Bush facing Davis' heat over energy In first visit to state as president, he'll hear governor's plea for help Carla Marinucci, Lynda Gledhill, Chronicle Political Writers Tuesday, May 29, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 05 29 M N205743.DTL President Bush wasn't on California soil for more than five minutes yesterd ay when he was drawn into his first debate on the state's power crunch.", "Rep. Brad Sherman, a Democrat from Thousand Oaks who met Air Force One on t he tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport along with a group of high scho ol students, wasted no time button-holing the president for what appeared to be an animated conversation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e93_p0", "sents": [ "'State's Power Purchases Costlier Than Projected Tab is $6 million a day over Davis' requests Lynda Gledhill, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau Friday, March 16, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle Sacramento -- California has spent about $6 million more a day buying electrical power than originally projected, according to a confidential document obtained yesterday by The Chronicle.", "State power buyers spent $2.7 billion between Jan. 17 and March 11, averaging $49 million a day.", "That amounts to about $6 million a day more than lawmakers figured using Gov.", "Gray Davis' appropriations requests.", "The confidential document was prepared by the Department of Water Resources, which purchases power on behalf of the state.", "It was handed to a group of lawmakers in a subcommittee hearing Wednesday by Water Resources Director Tom Hannigan.", "To the public, the document presents the first day-by-day look at how much California is spending on power purchases.", "Although the document shows more money being spent than originally believed, it didn't startle any of the handful of senators and Assembly members who saw it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e769_p1", "sents": [ "He has requested five minutes during evening newscasts to make his remarks.", "While there is no way to know specifics, we've heard rumor that his remarks will include the following: 1. Discussion of rate increases 2. State's conservation efforts 3. Blame FERC for crisis 4. Point out what a great job he is doing IEP is prepared to react immediately to the Governor's remarks if needed.", "Below are two Dow Jones stories on the press conference, and a memo that was released by Davis' top financial adviser, Joe Fichera.", "We'll keep you posted -- but please alert me or Katie if you hear anything.", "Thanks, Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates, Inc. 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) Calif Gov To Make 'Important' Energy Announcement Thurs Updated: Wednesday, April 4, 2001 08:17 AM?ET (This article was originally published Wednesday) By Jason Leopold OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones)--In a highly unusual move, California Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e420_p1", "sents": [ "Feel free to listen i n!", "Thanks, Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates, Inc. 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) _ Contact: Jean Munoz FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 916-447-8186 March 22, 2001 WEEKLY POWER UPDATE SACRAMENTO Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director of the Independent Ene rgy Producers Association, will brief members of the media on California?s rapidly changing electric market during a teleconference Friday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m. What: Press Availability Teleconference When: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:00 p.m. PST Call In #: 1-800-374-2393 Conference I.D: Independent Energy Producers (IEP) Who: Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director of the Independent Energy Producers Association # # #" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Arthur Vandenberg", "sents": [ "Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg (March 22, 1884April 18, 1951) was a Republican Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan who participated in the creation of the United Nations.", "He is best known for leading the Republican Party from a foreign policy of isolationism to one of internationalism, and supporting the Cold War, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Marshall Plan", "sents": [ "The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over $13 billion (approximately $132 billion in current dollar value as of September 2017) in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II.", "The plan was in operation for four years beginning on April 8, 1948.", "The goals of the United States were to rebuild war-devastated regions, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, make Europe prosperous once more, and prevent the spread of communism.", "The Marshall Plan required a lessening of interstate barriers, a dropping of many regulations, and encouraged an increase in productivity, labour union membership, as well as the adoption of modern business procedures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3828_p3", "sents": [ "In return, the Organisation of American States said it would hel p Haiti obtain $500m of suspended aid.", "Democrats officially took control of the United States Senate f or the first time in six years.", "The Democratic leader, Tom Daschle, promised to adopt a co-operative approach towards the Republican agenda.", "War and peace Fighting continued in Bangui, the capital of the Central Africa n Republic, after last week ,s failed coup against President Ange-F,lix Patass.", "See article: Central African Republic erupts In Colombia, the FARC guerrillas and the government began an ex change of sick prisoners, the first practical result of more than two years of peace talks See article: A modest peace deal in Colombia Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski again threatened to declare a formal state of war in Macedonia after ethnic-Albanian rebels, seeking to widen the conflict to an area hitherto unaffected, killed five government soldiers north-west of Skopje, the capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Skopje", "sents": [ "Skopje (Macedonian: Скопје , ] ) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia.", "It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic center.", "It was known in the Roman period under the name \"Scupi\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5850_p0", "sents": [ "'California and Energy Providers in Talks Over Electric Fees The New York Times, 06 26 01 Taking No Chances; Disaster-Conscious Firms Treat Global Warming as a Reality The Washington Post, 06 26 01 Conflict of Interest Los Angeles Times, 06 26 01 India Flagging Asset Sales Risk Lower Moody's Outlook (Update2) Bloomberg, 06 26 01 SMARTMONEY.COM: California Dreamin' Dow Jones News Service, 06 25 01 Much Calif Power Price Gouging Beyond FERC's Reach -ISO Dow Jones Energy Service, 06 25 01 Oregon House May Vote Monday On Electricity Deregulation Dow Jones Energy Service, 06 25 01 USA: Fresh look at wind energy blows to US from Europe.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 25 01 USA: UPDATE 3-Some $15 billion at stake in US power refund talks.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 25 01 USA: FPL starts wind farm to power 10,500 Wisc.", "homes.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 25 01 USA: Calif says power refund demand will top $9 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e407_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 23 01 India: Dabhol guarantee: Govt awaiting Law Ministry view Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 India: Foreign companies facing tax harassment: Japanese envoy Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 'Panel to clear Tannir Bhavi project deal' The Times of India, 03 23 01 Enron comfortable with profit projection Houston Chronicle, 03 23 01 USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 Despite Talk, Bandwidth-Trading Cos Say They're Hiring Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 22 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Bush accused of protecting oil firms in power crisis.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 USA: Enron stock slides despite earnings reassurance.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 STOCKWATCH Enron lower amid market deterioration after reaffirming guidance AFX News, 03 22 01 Enron `comfortable' with earnings estimates, but shares slide Associated Press Newswires, 03 22 01 Energy Researcher Says California Not Fixing Power Problems Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Reaffirms 2001 Forecast After Stock Price Falls (Update1) Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Corp.'s India Unit Faces $88.2 Mln Penalty, Paper Says Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France By Sarah Wachter Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 03 23 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Although electricity trading volumes are creeping higher in France, activity will probably remain subdued and irregular until a satisfactory regulatory regime is put in place." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5289_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.buildnet.com Early Stage VC Fund Diamondhead Launches with $135 Million MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Diamondhead Ventures, and early-stage venture capital fund that specializes in information technology and Internet infrastructure companies, said it launched with $135 million.", "The firm will make initial investments of between $1 million and $5 million and invest a total of $8 million to $10 million in each portfolio company.", "The firm's portfolio companies will be related to Internet and business-to-business infrastructure technology and primarily come from research laboratories at educational institutions including Stanford University, Cal Tech, and Carnegie Mellon.", "Diamondhead Ventures was founded by managing directors Raman Khanna, who was until recently chief information officer at Stanford University, and David A. Lane, co-founder of Alpine Technology Partners and former investment officer at Harvard Management Co. Diamondhead Ventures' corporate partners includeFoxconn, Fujitsu, HCL Technologies, Oracle Systems, Sonera, and Sun Microsystems.", "The firm's fund was raised from corporate backers, other financial institutions such as American Family Insurance and Moore Capital, and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "American Family Insurance", "sents": [ "American Family Insurance, also abbreviated as AmFam, is a private mutual company that focuses on property, casualty, and auto insurance, and also offers commercial insurance, life, health, and homeowners coverage as well as investment and retirement-planning products.", "A Fortune 500 company, its revenues were over $6.7 billion for 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11833_p0", "sents": [ "March 13, 2001 Can't read this email?", "Click here Issue#: e10903 PROVANTAGE Customer: [email protected] To unsubscribe from the?", "Original Advantage Click here (Do Not Reply to this email) PROVANTAGE - The Original Advantage Products that give you the Professional Advantage!", "Microsoft Company Store Microsoft Prices Going Up March 29, 2001 Stock up NOW!", "Due to an industry-wide increase in wholesale costs, there will be a price increase on all Microsoft products effective March 29, 2001. Save money - buy NOW!", "Time is running out!", "EtherFast 4-Port Cable DSL Router By Linksys $30 Mail-in Rebate from Linksys!", "Offer ends March 19, 2001. Click Here for Details.", "The perfect More $128.95 New Version!", "Crystal Reports v8.5 Developer Edition by Crystal Decisions (formerly Seagate Software) Powerful Information Delivery for the Web With Crystal Reports you can easily deliver rich, interactive content from virtually More UPGRADE $216.90 DC4800EZ Zoom Digital Camera w 64MB Picture Card By Kodak Resolution: 3.1 (2160 x 1440), 2.2 (1800 x 1200), 1.6 (1536 x 1024), .8 (1080 x 720) Creative control and digital ease." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e261_p0", "sents": [ "March 20, 2001 Can't read this email?", "Click here Issue#: e11603 PROVANTAGE Customer: [email protected] To unsubscribe from the?", "Original Advantage Click here (Do Not Reply to this email) Visit the PROVANTAGE Superstore at www.provantage.com?", "Products that give you the Professional Advantage!", "Microsoft Company Store Microsoft Prices Going Up March 29, 2001 Stock up NOW!", "Due to an industry-wide increase in wholesale costs, there will be a price increase on all Microsoft products effective March 29, 2001. Save money - buy NOW!", "Time is running out!", "Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card 11Mbps By D-Link Systems The DWL-650 is a high-speed 11 Megabits per second (Mbps) Ethernet wireless network adapter that plugs into your Notebook PC's PCMCIA slot.", "Once More $97.95 New!", "Rio 800 64MB with USB Cable Rechargeable Battery By SONICblue Experience the ultimate in high-end sound from the leader of the digital audio revolution.", "Rio 800 delivers the most advanced level of power, performance, More $265.95 Adobe Photoshop v6.0 for Windows 98 ME 2000 NT By Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop 6.0 software introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new features that offer something for every user." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cerebral amyloid angiopathy", "sents": [ "Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), also known as congophilic angiopathy, is a form of angiopathy in which amyloid deposits form in the walls of the blood vessels of the central nervous system.", "The term \"congophilic\" is used because the presence of the abnormal aggregations of amyloid can be demonstrated by microscopic examination of brain tissue after application of a special stain called Congo red.", "The amyloid material is only found in the brain and as such the disease is not related to other forms of amyloidosis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Congo red", "sents": [ "Congo red is an organic compound, the sodium salt of 3,3′-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4′-diyl)bis(4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid.", "It is an azo dye.", "Congo red is water-soluble, yielding a red colloidal solution; its solubility is greater in organic solvents.", "However, the use of Congo red has long been abandoned, primarily because of its carcinogenic properties." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Susan Silas", "sents": [ "Susan Silas is a visual artist and writer living in Brooklyn, New York.", "Silas is a dual American and Hungarian national who has built a diverse career as an artist during the past two decades.", "Silas has been exhibiting her work in the US and in Europe since 1985, and has taught at New York University and Cooper Union." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Cooper Union", "sents": [ "The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly known as Cooper Union or The Cooper Union and informally referred to, especially during the 19th century, as \"the Cooper Institute\", is a privately funded college located in Cooper Square in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.", "Inspired in 1830 when Peter Cooper learned about the government-supported École Polytechnique in France, Cooper Union was established in 1859.", "The school was built on a radical new model of American higher education based on founder Peter Cooper's fundamental belief that an education \"equal to the best technology schools [then] established\" should be accessible to those who qualify, independent of their race, religion, sex, wealth or social status, and should be \"open and free to all\".", "The Cooper Union originally granted each admitted student a full-tuition scholarship.", "Following its own financial crisis, the school decided to abandon this policy starting in the Fall of 2014, but each incoming student receives at least a half-tuition merit scholarship.", "A consent decree brokered by the New York Attorney General in New York Supreme Court, and finalized in 2015, required the establishment of a Free Education Committee with the responsibility to present a strategic plan, no later than January 15, 2018, for consideration by the school's Board of Trustees, who would then vote on it at their Board meeting in March 2018, to allow the school to return to a sustainable tuition-free model." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "New York City", "sents": [ "The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.", "With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 sqmi , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.", "Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.", "A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media and entertainment, art, fashion, research, technology, education, politics, and sports, its fast pace defining the term \"New York minute\".", "Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e619_p12", "sents": [ "No.", "2 Wal-Mart, with revenues of $193 billion, is the largest employer in the FORTUNE 500, with 1.2 million employees (about the same as the population of Idaho).", "Geographically, California and New York top the state list with 55 company headquarters each (New York City tops the city list with 40 company headquarters).", "Texas comes in third with 45 companies (including Irving-based Exxon Mobil, the No.", "1 company; Houston is second on the city list with 20 companies), Illinois is fourth with 39 and Ohio is fifth with 20 companies on the list.", "In related stories on FORTUNE 500 companies, Alex Taylor III looks at Exxon Mobil's well-oiled profit-pumping machine.", "Carol Loomis visits Sandy Weill at Citigroup (No.", "6) to see how an acquisition addict manages the world's most complicated company.", "Nelson Schwartz reveals how a toothpaste maker, Colgate-Palmolive (No.", "201), has outperformed Jack Welch's GE (for 17 years).", "Devin Leonard asks who's the boss at Viacom (No." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Justin Pearson", "sents": [ "Justin Pearson (born August 20, 1975) is a vocalist and bassist known for his prolific music career, playing in a number of San Diego-based noise rock, cami donneys punk and grindcore bands, as well as his record label Three One G Records.", "Starting off in the punk outfit Struggle in 1994, ensuing projects included Swing Kids, The Locust, The Crimson Curse, Holy Molar, Head Wound City, Ground Unicorn Horn, All Leather, and Retox.", "He has collaborated with Jimmy LaValle, Gabe Serbian, Mark McCoy, Wesley Eisold, Karen O, Nick Zinner, Jordan Blilie, Cody Votolato, The Bloody Beetroots, Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, and members of Bastard Noise, among others." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "San Diego", "sents": [ "San Diego ( , Spanish for \"Saint Didacus\"; Spanish: ] ) is a major city in California, United States.", "It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 mi south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "War on Everyone", "sents": [ "War on Everyone is a 2016 British black comedy buddy cop film written and directed by John Michael McDonagh.", "The film stars Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Peña, and Theo James.", "Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it was screened in the Panorama section of the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.", "The film was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 7 October 2016 through Icon Film Distribution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Theo James", "sents": [ "Theo James (born Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis; December 16, 1984) is a British actor, known for portraying the role of Tobias \"Four\" Eaton in the film adaptations of \"The Divergent Series\" based on the novels.", "He also played Jed Harper in the supernatural television series \"Bedlam\" (2011), Detective Walter William Clark, Jr. in the crime-drama series \"Golden Boy\" (2013), and David in the films \"\" (2012) and \"\" (2016)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11306_p5", "sents": [ "Columbine JDS Systems, which was founded in 1964, is backed by Thomas H. Lee Partners, Chancery Lane, and Evercore Capital Partners.", "http: www.cjds.com http: www.ensw.com Tech Service Provider Rapt Closes $25 Million Series B SAN FRANCISCO -- Rapt, a provider of technology and services targeting companies that buy and sell high volume of goods in fast-moving markets, said it closed a $25 million Series B round of funding.", "Summit Accelerator Fund led the round, which included funding from existing investors Accel Partners and Chase H&Q.", "Octane, Sun Microsystems, and other individual investors also participated in this round.", "The company said the funds will be used to fuel sales, strategic partnership development, product engineering, and marketing.", "As part of the funding, Kip Sheeline, general partner of Summit Accelerator Fund, will join Rapt's board, raising membership to five.", "http: www.rapt.com New Money o Commercial Loan Exchange Medici Raises $10 Million Round One NEW YORK -- Medici, a commercial loan exchange for community banks, said it raised $10 million in its first round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p38", "sents": [ "Unica is backed by Summit Accelerator Fund and JMI Equity Fund.", "http: www.unicacorp.com Hudson Williams Names Ex-Thomson Global President to Board NEW YORK -- Hudson Williams, a provider of Web performance services, said it has appointed Christine Berthet, the former president of Thomson Global Markets, an electronic financial publishing firm, to its board of directors.", "Ms. Berthet, will join Nell Cote, founder, president and CEO of Hudson Williams, and three investors on the board.", "Ms. Berthet has also served as both the senior vice president of strategic investments and the general manager of the in-house incubator at ADP Brokerage.", "Hudson Williams is backed by Wheatley Partners.", "http: www.hudsonwilliams.com Networking Firm Looking Glass Adds Allegiance CEO to Board OAK BROOK, Ill. -- Looking Glass Networks, a broadband fiber optic networking company, said it added Royce Holland, co-founder of Allegiance Telecom, to its board of directors.", "Mr. Holland is the chairman and chief executive officer of Allegiance Telecom." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bangalore", "sents": [ "Bangalore ( ), officially known as Bengaluru (] ), is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.", "It has a population of about 8.42 million and a metropolitan population of about 8.52 million , making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India.", "It is located in southern India on the Deccan Plateau.", "Its elevation is over 3000 ft above sea level, the highest of India's major cities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2035_p85", "sents": [ "REPORTER ASSOCIATE Paola Hjelt FEEDBACK: [email protected] Quote: Webifying is about getting employees to work more efficiently.", "That comes from good management, not technology.", "COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY THOMAS BROENING As plane demand slows, Boeing CIO Griffin is nosing forward new e-businesses.", "COUNTRY BUZZ BIG BLUE LAUNCHES TESTING CENTRE IN BANGALORE 04 30 2001 Computers Today 14 Copyright 2001 Living Media India Ltd IBM has launched its test centre in Bangalore in partnership with IBM's Global Testing Organisation based in North Carolina, USA, making India the fourth country outside the US, France and Mexico to host a facility of this kind for the technology giant.", "Inaugurating the centre, IBM's Global Testing Organisation director Lyle Hart said the centre aims to provide the best application software testing services to IBM units and customers worldwide.", "The new testing centre plans to recruit and train top-class practitioners in software testing and test methodology.", "The testing team will work as an arm of its global software development teams." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19622_p0", "sents": [ "'A Dynegy-Enron Deal Faces Significant Regulatory Review Dow Jones Energy Service, 11 08 01 US Physical Gas Prices Mostly Down; No Demand Dow Jones Energy Service, 11 08 01 USA: NewPower shares advance on revised guidance.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 08 01 Enron Investors Still Perplexed - And Stock Shows It Dow Jones News Service, 11 08 01 USA: UPDATE 1-FirstEnergy sells $4.0 bln in 3-part debt sale.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 08 01 USA: WRAPUP 1-Enron, Dynegy confirm possible merger talks.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 08 01 IN THE MONEY: Enron Transparency Not Transparent Enough Dow Jones News Service, 11 08 01 S&P Lowers Rating on Yosemite Securities Trust I; On Watch Negative PR Newswire, 11 08 01 RPT Dynergy sharply higher, Enron lower on merger talks AFX News, 11 08 01 US Spot Coal: Prices Weaken As Buying For 2002 Slows Dow Jones Energy Service, 11 08 01 STOCKWATCH Dynergy sharply higher, Enron flat on merger talks AFX News, 11 08 01 UK: Rivals eye Enron's metals trading business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e489_p60", "sents": [ "Sierra Pacific has been unable to sell its interest in certain generating assets, which it needed to do to complete the purchase from the Houston-based energy and trading company, the paper said.", "Sierra Pacific agreed in November 1999 to buy Portland General for $2 billion and the assumption of $1 billion of debt, the paper noted.", "Enron shares finished up $4.31 at $59.40 on the New York Stock Exchange Friday.", "The stock has a 52-week high of $90.56 and a 52-week low of $51.55. Sierra Pacific shares, meanwhile, finished up 4 cents at $12.80, also on the Big Board.", "Sierra Pacific stock has a 52-week high of $19.44 and a 52-week low of $10.57. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron's 2 bln usd sale of PGE unit unlikely to go through - CEO 03 26 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd LONDON (AFX) - Enron Corp's 2 bln usd sale of Portland General Electric unit to Sierra Pacific Resources is unlikely to go through, Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling said according to the Wall Street Journal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Vestas", "sents": [ "Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines.", "It was founded in 1945, and as of 2013, it is the largest wind turbine company in the world.", "The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Romania, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Australia, China, and the United States, and employs more than 21,000 people globally." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27407_p1", "sents": [ "Most of the world has agreed in principle to a version of the Kyoto climate accords, and the European Union has approved its long-awaited directive, albeit in a watered-down form, aiming to double the use of renewable energy.", "Meanwhile, growth rates in the industry continue above 20%, and even laggard countries from England to Brazil to India say they will step up investment in new wind farms.", "So why isn't the outlook for Europe's big wind turbine makers rosier?", "Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein last week downgraded Vestas Wind Systems, the world's leading turbine maker, citing slower growth rates next year, even as Morgan Stanley Dean Witter got bullish, upgrading its recommendation on Denmark-based Vestas.", "Meanwhile, despite good first-half results for Gamesa SA, Credit Suisse First Boston trimmed the target price for the Spanish company to 28 euros from 30 euros.", "(The stock finished last week at 24.66 euros) Who's right?", "\"They all are, in a way,\" says Robin Batchelor, who heads a renewable-energy fund for Merrill Lynch." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1267_p67", "sents": [ "He returned to college and earned his master's of business administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.", "Soon after, he was hired by Enron and joined the associates program.", "The expansion of the associates program in the early 1990s was accompanied by a change in the layout of Enron's offices to reflect a more open corporate culture.", "Skilling wanted to express a sense of equal opportunity by advocating an environment where everyone operated in an open office space.", "Skilling also began to offer an axiom to new employees wanting to propose new ideas: The quality of an idea is usually proportionate to its distance from the 50th floor.", "The 50th floor is where Enron's top executives, including Skilling, have their offices.", "The concept of an open office in the energy industry was revolutionary in the early 1990s, said Bob Bruner, a professor at the University of Virginia who has done a case study on Enron's evolution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "University of Pennsylvania", "sents": [ "The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.", "Incorporated as The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn is one of 14 founding members of the Association of American Universities and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p18", "sents": [ "The round also included MMC Capital, Orix USA, and Quest Management.", "Previous investors Jafco America Ventures, InveStar Capital, and Nomura International also participated in the round.", "Equator Technologies said it expects a second closing within the next few weeks to conclude a total of more than $50 million for the round.", "The company said it will use the funds to accelerate new product development and increase its investments in global operations, infrastructure, technology development, sales and marketing, and customer support.", "http: www.equator.com EDS Takes Equity Stake in Business Software Firm MobileQ LAS VEGAS -- Publicly-traded EDS said it made an undisclosed equity investment in MobileQ, a developer of enterprise software that mobilizes business applications.", "As part of the deal, EDS will offer MobileQ's software, XMLEdge, to its customers and MobileQ will use EDS as one of its preferred systems integrators.", "MobileQ has received funding from Pequot Capital Management, Clarity Capital, and Bell Mobility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Bell Mobility", "sents": [ "Bell Mobility is a Canadian LTE and HSPA+ based wireless provider and the division of BCE Inc. which sells wireless services across Canada.", "Bell Mobility and its affiliates combined have 8.381 million subscribers as of the end of Q3 2016, making it Canada's third largest wireless carrier." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Seattle", "sents": [ "Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.", "It is the seat of King County, Washington.", "With an estimated 704,352 residents as of 2016 , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.", "In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.", "In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate.", "The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 mi south of the Canada–United States border.", "A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015 ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3078_p17", "sents": [ "California, Seattle, and Washington, DC e-mail: [email protected] company: Mayfield [top] EVP Sales and Service - Seattle, WA - Online Learning Growing K-12 teacher shortages, and difficulties in creating economic class sizes in both urban and rural settings, create challenges in providing students across the country with equal access to quality education in important subject areas.", "At the same time, increasing levels of funding ar e available at local, state and federal levels for developing innovative methods of using technology to enhance the delivery of education.", "Virtual Schools--offering highly interactive courses led by online instructors--are growing rapidly across the country as a way for school systems to provide choices to students that they otherwise wouldn't be able to offer in a cost-effective way.", "Virtual Schools are taking off across the country--18 states either operate or are building Virtual Schools.", "Our Company is the leading builder and operator of virtual schools for the K-12 education market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1960_p20", "sents": [ "BNP, Cime, ING, Natexis, Paribas, Pre IPO.net, Siparex, and Trinova invested in the company.", "Giga Information will own less than 20% of the new company.", "GigaGroup will provide IT and Internet business research, analysis and consulting services in Europe.", "The company is headquartered in Paris and plans to expand its offices throughout Europe.", "Bruno Tourme, who led Giga Information's operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, is the chairman and CEO of GigaGroup.", "Giga Information's international vice president Jean-Michel Six is a member of the new company's board of directors.", "http: www.gigaweb.com Software Testing and Monitoring Firm Empirix Launches WALTHAM, Mass.", "-- Empirix, a provider of testing and monitoring for the Internet and communications markets, announced it has launched.", "The company was created from technology network and software testing businesses of Teradyne- Hammer Technologies, RSW Software, and Software and Systems Test (SST).", "The company also said it has received significant funding from Matrix Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Paris", "sents": [ "Paris (] ) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an administrative-limits area of 105 km2 and a 2015 population of 2,229,621.", "The city is a commune and department, and the capital-heart of the 12,012 km2 Île-de-France \"region\" (colloquially known as the 'Paris Region'), whose 12,142,802 2016 population represents roughly 18 percent of the population of France.", "By the 17th century, Paris had become one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position that it retains still today.", "The Paris Region had a GDP of €649.6 billion (US $763.4 billion) in 2014, accounting for 30.4 percent of the GDP of France.", "According to official estimates, in 2013-14 the Paris Region had the third-highest GDP in the world and the largest regional GDP in the EU." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nesjestranda", "sents": [ "Nesjestranda is a small village situated along Romsdal Fjord in Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.", "It is located along Norwegian County Road 64 on the Romsdal Peninsula facing the islands of Sekken and Veøya, just north of the mouth of the Langfjorden.", "The 0.38 km2 village has a population (2013) of 441.", "The population density of the village is 1161 PD/km2 ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Veøya", "sents": [ "Veøya (or Veøy) is an island in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.", "It is located at a junction of the three main branches of Romsdal Fjord between the island of Sekken and the mainland near the village of Nesjestranda.", "The 6 km2 island was the municipal centre of the old Veøy municipality.", "The island was Norway's first legally protected land, and the buildings on the island, including the Old Veøy Church, are now part of the Romsdal Museum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2985_p47", "sents": [ "That has been about evenly divided between scheduled and sudden plant shutdowns.", "By contrast, shutdowns in the same period of 1999 and 2000 took only 3,300 to 5,700 megawatts offline.", "Last month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ordered electrici ty supplier Williams Energy Marketing and Trading to pay $8 million in connection with allegations that plants were improperly shut down to raise prices.", "The company agreed to settle the case without admitting any wrongdoing.", "However, FERC released a study in February of closures at three other California plants that it concluded were not undertaken to create a scarcit y of power.", "After talking to plant operators by telephone, reviewing documents and visiting the three plants, federal inspectors concluded that \"the companies appeared to have taken whatever steps were necessary to bring the generatin g facilities back online as soon as possible by accelerating maintenance and incurring additional expenses.\"", "Times staff writer Nancy Vogel in Sacramento contributed to this story Critics Say Bush Proposal Leaves California in the Dark Effect: President's energy plan may not even offer a silver lining for the power-deprived Golden State." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e234_p5", "sents": [ "Nelson said his company's inability to fully pay the producers it has contracts with is caused by the rate freeze that bars PG&E from passing the true cost of electricity on to customers.", "* * * Times staff writers Miguel Bustillo, Nancy Rivera Brooks, Dan Morain and Nancy Vogel contributed to this story.", "Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times steven k. says the la times is closer to correct (going forward costs but not payables) Bob At 12:46 PM 3 20 01 -0800, you wrote: Bob, If you learn anything more than what's in the papers, send it my way.", "Thanks.", "Alan cc: Subject: Dow Jones says CPUC will \"Order\" utiltities to pay QFs $1 bil Here's the link: http: quicken.excite.com investments news_center article printer.dcg?story news stories dj 20010320 ON20010320000069.htm Sue Mara Enron Corp. Tel: (415) 782-7802 Fax:(415) 782-7854" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2011 Korea Open", "sents": [ "The 2011 Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.", "It was the 8th edition of the Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour.", "It took place at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from September 19 through September 25, 2010." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center", "sents": [ "Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center is a tennis venue in Seoul, South Korea, located in the Olympic Park.", "It hosted the tennis events for the 1988 Summer Olympics and has hosted several South Korea Davis Cup team and South Korea Fed Cup team ties.", "The center currently hosts the Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships.", "The main stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.", "The No.1 court has a capacity of 3,500, and the other 12 courts have a capacity of 900." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tribolet", "sents": [ "Tribolet was an obscure troubadour, known only for one song, the obscene \"Us fotaires que no fo amoros\".", "The song's rubric was read as \"t'bolet\" by , who identified its composer as Tremoleta, but Alfred Jeanroy suggested the reading \"Tribolet\", which is widely accepted.", "He also suggested that the composition attributed to him is a parody of a piece now lost.", "The song is preserved in one chansonnier (\"G\", folio 128) dating from the final third of the thirteenth century, the same period in which the song may have been written." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20383_p1", "sents": [ "Wanda --Original Message -- From: Dasovich, Jeff Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:02 PM To: Shapiro, Richard; Steffes, James D.; Mellencamp, Lisa; Tribolet, Michael; Sanders, Richard B.; Kean, Steven J.; Sharp, Vicki; Smith, Mike; Williams, Robert C.; Curry, Wanda; Swain, Steve; Huddleson, Diann; Calger, Christopher F.; Belden, Tim; Dietrich, Janet Subject: Conversation with Edison re: Getting Negative CTC Paid I talked to John Fielder (SVP Edison) about setting up a meeting for Barry Tycholiz with Edison's CFO about hedging Edison's QF price risk.", "Fielder wanted to talk about the negative CTC issue.", "Here's what he said: They plan to \"settle\" with the ESPs and pay them when they pay everyone else, which he re-iterated would be sometime in Q1'02. Edison is holding firm to the notion that the negative CTC contributed to the utility's undercollection and that the ESP's share of the undercollection has to be netted against the payables attributable to the negative CTC and owed the ESP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cairo", "sents": [ "Cairo ( ; Arabic: القاهرة‎ ‎ \"al-Qāhirah \", , Coptic: \"Kahire \") is the capital and largest city of Egypt.", "The city's metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world, and the 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area.", "Located near the Nile Delta, modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimid dynasty, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo.", "Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled \"the city of a thousand minarets\" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture.", "Cairo is considered a World City with a \"Beta +\" classification according to GaWC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e27785_p5", "sents": [ "He had been expected to implicate several minis ters.", "Demolition tactics The United States joined the European Union in c ondemning Israel for demolishing 17 Palestinian houses in Rafah refugee cam p in the Gaza strip.", "Earlier, Israel had destroyed 14 houses under construc tion in a refugee camp in Jerusalem.", "See article: Post-mortem on Black Oct ober Israel, Hizbullah and the United Nations were involved in a row ove ra videotape taken at the scene of the abduction of three Israeli soldiers last year.", "The UN is prepared to show Israel the footage, but only on the condition that the faces of Hizbullah militants are obscured.", "A leading E gyptian feminist, Nawal el-Saadawi, was accused of apostasy by a lawyer for allegedly saying the haj pilgrimage had pagan roots.", "A Cairo court is bein g asked to enforce her separation from her Muslim husband of 37 years.", "The case has been adjourned." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Karl Rove", "sents": [ "Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant and policy advisor.", "He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007.", "He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives.", "Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, \"Newsweek\" and \"The Wall Street Journal\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3679_p85", "sents": [ "\"I doubt that President Bush is unaware of Karl Rove's position on the issues affecting energy companies,\" spokesman Steven Weiss said.", "Among those filing statements, Lewis Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, said he kept at least $500,000 in checking and savings accounts at the Bank of America.", "The statements require senior officials to list assets and income in a broad range of figures, from $1,001 to $15,000, for example, or from $250,001 to $500,000. Thus, precise amounts cannot be determined.", "While the forms show substantial wealth on the part of some Bush aides, not all exceeded $1 million.", "And significant wealth in the top tier of presidential administrations is far from unusual.", "Similar forms filed by President Clinton's staff, for instance, showed a number of top aides were millionaires.", "Bush and Cheney filed financial disclosure forms several weeks ago.", "Bush's net worth was at least $9.9 million and Cheney's was at least $10 million--including at least $1 million in a joint checking account in the Northern Trust Bank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4482_p2", "sents": [ "As one trading company official says, \"It doesn't take a brain surgeon to know electricity is going to go up in the summer.\"", "This summer it zoomed to 19.3 cents per kilowatt hour, up from 4.2 cents a year earlier.", "Demand for power is not up sharply this summer and supply is about equal, compared to last year.", "\"It is difficult to explain a five-fold increase in prices,\" Kline says.", "San Diego Gas & Electric in the winter time - when electricity futures prices tend to be low - should be able to buy a futures contract for electricity to be delivered the following summer.", "Then, if prices soar, the utility's exposure would be limited.", "In their wisdom, however, California policymakers decided to largely deny utilities access to the futures market.", "Furthermore, the utilities could not buy power outside of the California Power Exchange.", "San Diego tried.", "\"We applied more than six months ago for authority to buy outside the California Power Exchange, and the California Public Utilities Commission denied it,\" Kline says." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] }, { "title": "California Public Utilities Commission", "sents": [ "The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or PUC) is a regulatory agency that regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies.", "In addition, the CPUC regulates common carriers, including household goods movers, passenger transportation companies (like limousine services) and rail crossing safety.", "The CPUC's headquarters are located in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, and the agency has field offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peter Navarro", "sents": [ "Peter Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist who currently serves as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Industrial Policy, and the Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created entity in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.", "A former professor of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, Navarro is the author of over a dozen books, including \"Death by China\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e7007_p24", "sents": [ "PELLEY: Henwood found the lights stayed on for three key reasons.", "The drought in the Northwest, which had depleted reservoirs and sapped hydroelectric power in the West, ended.", "New power plants came online faster than anticipated, and Californians started seriously conserving energy.", "(Excerpt from commercial) PELLEY: Residents went from cutting their electricity use by just over 5 percent in January to 14 percent during peak hours in June, an energy saving of 2.5 million megawatts.", "But keeping the lights on has proved costly.", "Mr. PETER NAVARRO (Economist): This is an economic crisis.", "It's not an electricity crisis.", "It's not a blackout crisis.", "PELLEY: Economist Peter Navarro has tracked the effects of energy deregulation since it became law.", "He says while California escaped a disastrous summer, it was forced to buy power from out-of-state producers at inflated prices.", "It will be saddled with debt for at least a decade.", "Mr. NAVARRO: What we've had is power costs going up by 10 times." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "American Airlines Flight 11", "sents": [ "American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda members on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks.", "Mohamed Atta deliberately crashed the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing all 92 people aboard and an unknown number in the building's impact zone.", "The aircraft involved, a Boeing 767-223ER, registration N334AA, was flying American Airlines' daily scheduled morning transcontinental service from Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Los Angeles International Airport, in Los Angeles, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19851_p19", "sents": [ "NEWS ATTACK ON AMERICA; Family, friends from far and wide feel pain of loss; Death struck victims on travels for work, play JOSE MARTINEZ and MARK MURPHY 09 15 2001 Boston Herald All Editions 020 (Copyright 2001) American Airlines flight attendant Gretchen Sarmanian tortured herself yesterday over what to say.", "She had been asked to speak at a memorial service for a friend she considered one of the best in the business - Cape Codder Barbara Arestegui - and the process was wrenching.", "\"I think God puts the words in your head at a time like this,\" Sarmanian said.", "\"She was so, so special, with a smile for everyone - absolutely everyone.\"", "Arestegui, 38, of Marstons Mills, was part of the ill-fated crew on American Airlines Flight 11 out of Logan International Airport that terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center.", "Hijackers seized and crashed three more jetliners Tuesday, killing 266 people on board and thousands more on the ground in New York and Arlington, Va." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dammur", "sents": [ "Dammur is a town in Northern Karnataka, India.", "It is few hours from North of \"Bangalore\" city in Midwest/Central region of India.", "It is located near \"Hampi\" known for rich history, Heritage, Oldest temples and Ancient architecture in India dating back to 1CE.", "Hampi is the most historic visited place in the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Hampi", "sents": [ "Hampi (\"Hampe\") is a historic temple town recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as the \"Group of Monuments at Hampi\".", "Located in northern Karnataka, India close to the Andhra Pradesh border and near the city of Hosapete, Hampi was established as the capital of the Hindu Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th-century.", "Chronicles left by Persian and European travelers particularly the Portuguese state Hampi as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city near the Tungabhadra river with numerous temples, farms and trading markets.", "The Vijayanagara Empire was defeated by a coalition of Muslim Sultanates, its capital Hampi was conquered, pillaged and badly damaged by Sultanate armies in 1565, after which Hampi remained in ruins." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Balaustium vignae", "sents": [ "Balaustium vignae is a species of mite belonging to the family Erythraeidae.", "This moderately hairy orange mite is around 1 mm in length with one pair of eyes set well back on the body.", "It can be distinguished from similar species by the first pair of legs being longer than the body and the lack of a suture dividing the abdomen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Erythraeidae", "sents": [ "Erythraeidae is a family of mites belonging to the Trombidiformes.", "Larval forms of these mites are parasitic on various other arthropods, for example harvestmen, but the adults are free-living predators.", "These oval mites are rather large, usually reddish coloured and densely hairy.", "The legs, especially the first and fourth pairs, are long and adapted for running.", "They have either one or two pairs of eyes and can be distinguished from related families microscopically by the presence of a single claw on the tibia of the palp." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19489_p0", "sents": [ "'This is a reminder for tonight's talk - open to all students, faculty and staff.", "Interested in customer relationship management?", "Curious about how a CEO gets business value from deploying e-Business software applications?", "Want to learn more about the communications and media industry?", "Want a job in alliance management, business development, product management or marketing?", "Interviewing soon with Siebel Systems?", "You are invited to a talk on \"Relationship Management - the Siebel Way\" by Dan Ford, General Manager, Siebel Systems Siebel Communications and Media Business Unit Date: Thursday, November 1st, 2001 Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with refreshments from 5:30 p.m.", "Location: Cheit 220 Siebel Systems is the worldwide market leader for integrated e-business applications for customer relationship management (CRM), partner relationship management (PRM) and employee relationship management (ERM).", "This talk, organized by the Haas Technology Club, focuses on the business issues associated with the relationship management market.", "There will also be an opportunity to see how the Siebel product is used to deliver value." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Dan Ford", "sents": [ "Darnell Glenn Ford (born May 19, 1952) is a former professional baseball player.", "Nicknamed \"Disco Dan\", he played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1975 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels, and Baltimore Orioles.", "In 1,153 career games, Ford had a batting average of .270, 121 home runs and 566 runs batted in." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Linlang", "sents": [ "Linlang (English title: Deception) is a 2006 Philippine television drama and the sixth installment of \"Now and Forever\" series.", "\"Linlang\" is a tale of betrayal, heartache and vengeance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Diana Zubiri", "sents": [ "Rosemarie Joy Garcia-Smith, better known by her stage name Diana Zubiri (born April 15, 1985 in Bulacan, Philippines), is a Filipino actress.", "She was discovered by Seiko Films when she was 15 years after applying for work in Japan.", "She then had sexy roles in various films by Seiko.", "In October 2002, Zubiri became widely known in the Philippines after posing on the top of the EDSA–Shaw flyover in Mandaluyong City, wearing only a two-piece bikini.", "That photo shoot for \"FHM Philippines\" sparked controversy and prompted the then Mayor of Mandaluyong City, Benhur Abalos, to file charges against Zubiri and \"FHM\" but it was later withdrawn after an apology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6459_p33", "sents": [ "Washington, July 12 (Bloomberg) -- California's debts to power sellers for electricity purchases exceed any refund the state can claim for alleged overcharging, a judge overseeing settlement talks said in a report to federal regulators.", "California and its utilities may be owed more than $1 billion on claims generators overcharged them, Administrative Law Judge Curtis Wagner wrote in a report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.", "California alleges power sellers like Duke Energy Corp., Enron Corp. illegally inflated prices by $8.9 billion.", "``While there are vast sums due for overcharges, there are even larger amounts owed to energy sellers'' by California and its utilities, Wagner wrote.", "He said the state is owed ``hundreds of millions of dollars, probably more than a billion dollars.''", "The decision strengthens the generators' claim that the state's request for billions isn't supported by the facts.", "Energy companies have offered a total of $716 million in refunds to the state, Wagner said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2746_p0", "sents": [ "GAS DAILY ON-LINE EDITION May 15, 2001 FERC launches formal hearing in El Paso case A collection of high-powered attorneys crowded a FERC hearing room yesterday for the launch of a formal hearing into allegations of market power abuse by El Paso and its affiliates.", "While a decision is still a way off, the presiding judge in the case made it clear that FERC must find a precise way to measure market share in California before ruling on the case.", "The hearing also marked the public release of a controversial market power study by The Brattle Group, which was commissioned by Southern California Edison to find evidence of market power abuse by El Paso marketing affiliate El Paso Merchant Energy.", "The Brattle Group said that it found substantial evidence that El Paso manipulated California's gas market -- a claim that remains strongly in dispute (see story, page 4).", "In an opening statement, FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge Curtis Wagner laid down the parameters for the hearing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Alta Partners", "sents": [ "Alta Partners is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA.", "The company was founded in 1996 by Dr. Jean Deleage, Ph.D., who was also a founder of the venture capital firms Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. (BEDCO) and Sofinnova, together with Garrett Gruener, a former general partner at BEDCO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27919_p3", "sents": [ "Generations of investors have been burned and rewarded for taking risks on the potential of early- stage therapies.", "The drug discovery process is a complex combination of tests and hurdles for young companies.", "Where are the signposts for investors?", "James Reddoch of Banc of America Securities will moderate a special roundtable dedicated to drug research and discovery at this year's Healthcare Outlook Conference.", "The experience of the panelists reflects the complex considerations of modern research and development.", "Mr. Reddoch is joined by Michael Grey of Structural Genomix, Daniel Janney of Alta Partners, Gary Zweiger of Agilent Technologies and Lowell Harmison, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services.", "Healthcare Outlook, January 22, 2002 San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, CA http: www.healthcareoutlook.com <http: venturewire.com ads ad.asp?id=1454 * Digital Island Veterans Launch Proficient Networks By Michelle Tsai <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=IHJPOPJNII SAN FRANCISCO -- Proficient Networks, a provider of network management appliances that enable companies to route network traffic based on their access policies, has launched and expects to ship its first product by the end of the year, CEO Allan Leiwand told VentureWire." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3049_p18", "sents": [ "The company is funded by individuals.", "Music Buddha is currently raising a bridge round of between $800,000 and $2 million, which it expects to close this summer.", "Since its launch in June 1999, it has raised approximately $8.05 million.", "http: www.mubu.com Ticketing Service Justarrive Adds Jack Kemp to Board mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Justarrive, a provider of electronic ticketing and marketing services for the sports and entertainment industry, said it named Jack Kemp, co-director of Empower America and former Republic an vice presidential candidate to its board of directors.", "He becomes the fifth board member.", "Mr. Kemp served as secretary of Housing and Urban Development and as a member of the House of Representatives after playing professional football for 13 years.", "He currently serves as vice president of NFL Charities.", "Justarrive raised a $5 million Series A round of funding last Ju ne with Mohr Davidow Ventures as the lead investor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Jack Kemp", "sents": [ "Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a professional gridiron football player.", "A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st congressional district from 1971 to 1989.", "He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole.", "Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2658_p0", "sents": [ "'As Final Exams Begin, Power Is a Big Question The New York Times, 05 13 01 British Telecom The Times of London, 05 12 01 Houston needs to think small about future technology Houston Chronicle, 05 13 01 Panel plots new course for area's future Education, economics, quality of life top group's list of needed improvements Houston Chronicle, 05 13 01 MSEB not to pick up 15 pc in DPC after phase II completion Press Trust of India Limited, 05 13 01 Enron plans to pull out of Gulf gas project: MEED Agence France-Presse, 05 13 01 SMALL BUSINESS Pleasure cruisin' Yacht fleet owner offers customers what amounts to limo service on the lake Houston Chronicle, 05 13 01 More power to reform agenda The Economic Times, 05 13 01 India Power Min: New Power Deal With Enron Unit Possible Dow Jones International News, 05 12 01 India: Talks begin on Dabhol issue Business Line (The Hindu), 05 12 01 India to allow 3rd party sale if DPC, MSEB jointly approach Press Trust of India Limited, 05 12 01 DEFAZIO CALLS FOR STATE TO BUY PGE TO PROTECT RATES Portland Oregonian, 05 12 01 Congressman suggests state buy PGE Associated Press Newswires, 05 11 01 National Desk; Section 1 As Final Exams Begin, Power Is a Big Question By JODI WILGOREN 05 13 2001 The New York Times Page 16, Column 4 c. 2001 New York Times Company For final exams, prepared students pack extra pens, calculators, bottled water, granola bars." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e880_p10", "sents": [ "Daniel Lukis of Chicago uses the software to digitally store home movies and some of his favorite \"Seinfeld\" episodes.", "Keeping copies of sitcoms is legally permissible for personal home use, but if Lukis decided to share those files online he would run the risk of copyright infringement.", "He fears the pirates may hamper the development of DivX as a legitimate software tool.", "\"Like with all new forms of technology, someone will devise a way to exploit it,\" said Lukis, who moderates an online DivX discussion forum.", "\"These people give a bad name to DivX, as Napster did to MP3, and the honest users of the formats are suffering because of that.\"", "On the Net: http: www.projectmayo.com http: www.divxnetworks.com http: www.fm4.org http: www.mpaa.org With AP Photos FX101,102 of April 4. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "DPC should reduce high tariff rate, NCP chief Sharad Pawar 04 07 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar, during whose tenure as Maharashtra Chief Minister, the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with US-based Enron promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC) was worked out, has demanded \"the energy major should reduce its high power tariff charged to MSEB (Maharashtra State Electricity Board)\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "MV European Causeway", "sents": [ "The MV \"European Causeway\" is a ferry operated by P&O Ferries.", "She was built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoeki shipyard in Japan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries", "sents": [ "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (三菱重工業株式会社 , Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-kaisha , informally MHI) is a Japanese multinational engineering, electrical equipment, and electronics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Northfield railway line", "sents": [ "The Northfield railway line was a railway in northern Adelaide.", "The line branched east from the Gawler line just north of Dry Creek station.", "In earlier years, it saw mixed freight including livestock in and meat out of the Gepps Cross abattoirs and sale yards.", "In its later years, it was operated as part of the metropolitan passenger rail network and served three stations: Cavan, Pooraka, and Northfield." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Cavan", "sents": [ "Cavan ( ; Irish: \"an Cabhán\" , meaning \"the hollow\" ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland.", "The town lies in Ulster, near the border with Northern Ireland.", "The town is on the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ballyshannon and Donegal Town (to the north)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rupert Smith (American football)", "sents": [ "Rupert McAdoo \"Rupe\" Smith (January 28, 1897 – August 28, 1959) was an American football and baseball player from Tennessee.", "Smith was the leading scorer on Dan McGugin's 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team which shared a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) title." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team", "sents": [ "The 1921 Vanderbilt Commodores football team was an American football team representing Vanderbilt University during the 1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.", "It was Dan McGugin's 17th season as head coach, and Wallace Wade's first season as assistant coach.", "Vanderbilt outscored its opponents 161–21 for a record of 7–0–1 (4–0–1 in conference games) and a share of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship.", "The team's leading scorer was halfback Rupert Smith and its captain was \"Pink\" Wade, father of future Vanderbilt star Bill Wade.", "The Commodores played their home games at Dudley Field." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27403_p4", "sents": [ "The increased load by full-requirements shippers caused problems in flowing contracted quantities on El Paso, SoCal Ed contended.", "Full-requirements and contract demand shippers pay for service differently, SoCal Ed continued.", "While CD shippers pay demand charges for all their volumes, full-requirements shippers pay charges based on total billing determinants of 766,659 Dt day.", "When FR customers use more than that, El Paso is unable to honor firm commitments and the customers \"enjoy a free ride at the expense of California consumers,\" the.utility complained.", "Oneok Energy Marketing and Trading Co. L.P. registered a similar concern, contending that the pro-rata allocation methodology favors FR customers.", "\"Full-requirements shippers can game the system by nominating volumes far in excess of their actual needs, and thus receive disproportionate volumes in the pro-rata allocation scheme\" that El Paso uses, Oneok said.", "Given that the related complaints deal with the same issue, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Enron Corp. and El Paso asked FERC to consolidate the cases." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e538_p28", "sents": [ "The order directs the utilities to resume payments to QFs within 15 days of end of billing period, Commissioner Carl Wood said.", "If they don't comply, the utilities will suffer from penalties equal to the amount owed to the QFs, he said.", "Wood withdrew, on Monday, his idea for a fixed price payment of $79 per megawatt hour.", "During a conference call to note holders late Tuesday, Edison's CFO Ted Craver, Jr. said SoCal Edison plans to make interest payments on some of its defaulted debts, with the first payment on some commercial paper outstanding made around the end of next week.", "Craver also said that with the utility's planned payments and its commitment to make interest payments, starting this week, as they come due, SoCal Ed will become current on all outstanding interest rate payments.", "Meanwhile, the CPUC's order regarding payments to QFs came just as the state's power grid operator issued a \"Stage Two\" power alert throughout California, calling for increased consumer conservation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e696_p5", "sents": [ "Even with the additional tangible economic incentives, such as tax breaks, few California companies have actually pick ed up and left according to officials.", "&We ,ve always met the challenge.", "We ,re not leading the world in exports for no reason. 8 boasted Lon Hatamiya, California Secretary of Technology, Trade and Commerce.", "Energy-Efficient Home Improvements Study Completed by Owens Corning: EES customer Owens Corning, a world leader in building materials systems and composite systems, has just concluded its second annual &Energy-Efficien t Home Improvements 8 study to determine how homeowners were dealing with t heir rising heating bills.", "Results: 60% say energy bills are higher 26% say increase is over $50 (10% of total say that payment is difficult) 90% say energy-saving improvements would be made if tax credit available (65% for financial reasons, 47% for resale value) 40% say increase in heating bills has caused them to cut back on eating out, entertaining or making other personal expenditures (ages 18-34 note th at 55% are cutting back) therefore impacting retailers, restaurants, other businesses Rich Products Making Room Temperature Smoothies: High-tech and room temp describe the new products coming out of EES customer Rich Products rece ntly completed Niagra Street plant." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Owens Corning", "sents": [ "Owens Corning is a global company that develops and produces insulation, roofing, and fiberglass composites.", "It was formed in 1935 as a partnership between two major American glassworks, Corning Glass Works and Owens-Illinois.", "The company employs approximately 15,000 people around the world.", "Owens Corning has been a Fortune 500 company every year since the list was created in 1955." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peter Small", "sents": [ "Peter E. Small (birth registered January→March 1939 (age 77–78) ) birth registered in Pontefract district, is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, Hull Kingston Rovers, and Bradford Northern, as a wing , i.e.", "number 2 or 5, and later as a second-row , i.e.", "number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Castleford", "sents": [ "Castleford is a town in the metropolitan borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.", "It had a population of 40,210 at the 2011 Census.", "Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centre the River Calder joins the River Aire and the Aire and Calder Navigation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1330_p1", "sents": [ "\"It's premature to say this new crew dislikes California,\" said Tim Ransdell, executive director of the California Institute for Federal Policy Research, a policy arm of the bipartisan, 52-member state congressional delegation.", "\"But the early signals are that California is a lower priority than other states,\" Ransdell said.", "Consider the state's plea for better treatment on budget items.", "In February, when the White House released a broad blueprint of its 2002 budget, California lawmakers were stunned to see that it included $83 million in savings at the Federal Emergency Management Agency resulting from a requirement that public buildings be privately insured.", "On the surface, this seems like a reasonable request.", "But after dozens of insurance carriers declared bankruptcy under the weight of claims from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern California, no one knows whether it's even possible for cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco to buy coverage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Northern California", "sents": [ "Northern California, often abbreviated NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California.", "Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, in contrast to the 10 counties of Southern California, its main population centers include the San Francisco Bay Area (anchored by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland), the Greater Sacramento area (anchored by the state capital Sacramento), and the Metropolitan Fresno area (anchored by the city of Fresno).", "Northern California also contains redwood forests, along with the Sierra Nevada, including Yosemite Valley and part of Lake Tahoe, Mount Shasta (the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range after Mount Rainier in Washington), and most of the Central Valley, one of the world's most productive agricultural regions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19883_p18", "sents": [ "However, parliamentary affairs minister Rohidas Patil and industries minister Dr Patangrao Kadam of the Congreee backed the probe, contending that the co-ordination committee had already approved it.", "A senior NCP minister said his party was not opposed to the inclusion of the first phase in the judicial inquiry since it was endorsed by the NCP president Sharad Pawar, who was then chief minister.", "Rather, he said, it was the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance government which would face the heat of the judicial probe, he suggested.", "What has actually upset the NCP is the fact that the judicial commission can call all those persons concerned with the signing of the first and second PPA for the Enron project.", "Notwithstanding opposition from the NCP, Mr Deshmukh had to give in to pressure from the Congress high command and institute a judicial probe.", "State Congress president Govindrao Adik, who is a staunch opponent of Mr Pawar, had briefed the party high command about the controversial nature of the Enron deal and had favoured an expeditious and comprehensive judicial probe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "Sharad Pawar", "sents": [ "Sharad Govindrao Pawar (born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician who serves as the president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian National Congress.", "He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on three separate occasions and held the posts of Minister of Defence and Minister of Agriculture in the Government of India.", "Pawar hails from the town of Baramati in the Pune district of Maharashtra.", "He is a member of the Rajya Sabha where he leads the NCP delegation.", "He holds a position of prominence in national politics as well as the regional politics of Maharashtra." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "FK Standard Sumgayit", "sents": [ "FK Standard Sumgayit (Azerbaijani: \"Standard Futbol Klubu\" ) was an Azerbaijani football club.", "They played in the AFFA Supreme League, the top division in Azerbaijani football.", "Founded in Baku, the club moved to Sumgayit on 12 June 2009, which changed also club's name to Standard Sumgayit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Baku", "sents": [ "Baku ( , ; Azerbaijani: \"Bakı\" , ] ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region.", "Baku is located 28 m below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level.", "It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku.", "At the beginning of 2009, Baku's urban population was estimated at just over two million people.", "Officially, about 25 percent of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7933_p18", "sents": [ "14. All documents relating to petitions submitted or proposed to be submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the California Power Exchange, the California Independent System Operator, the California Public Utilities Commission, or the Western Systems Coordinating Council, including drafts and correspondence among WPTF members and staff.", "15. All documents analyzing, discussing, or relating to proposals before the California Independent System Operator to impose price caps on electricity.", "16. All documents sent to, received from, or relating to the Independent Energy Producers Association.", "17. All documents relating to the sharing or exchange of electricity price or cost information among WPTF members or with WPTF staff.", "18. All documents, including notes of telephone conversations and e-mails, analyzing, discussing, or relating to electricity bidding strategies, bidding behavior, electricity pricing, auction rules, reserve generation capacity, withholding of generation, or congestion.", "19. All documents relating to the WSCC EHV Data Pool.", "20. Electronic calendars, calendars, day-timers, and expense reports for the WPTF executive director and executive staff." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e57_p3", "sents": [ "This was coupled with a requirement that the utilities dives t themselves of their generating capacity and buy most of their electricity on the spot market, where prices have escalated dramatically.", "In hindsight all of this came together in a catastrophic scenario, so that today, California buys electricity at astronomical prices.", "We believe that FERC needs to act to help restore reasonable costs and stability to this marketplace. 8 &Additionally, this agreement addresses the escalation of natural gas transportation costs.", "Last February, FERC began a two-year experiment to li ft the cap on these costs and since that time we have seen the price of natura l gas climb 400 percent higher in Southern California. 8 Senator Feinstein added.", "Specifically, the compromise legislation would accomplish the following goa ls: Directs FERC to impose a just and reasonable wholesale rate cap, which can be load-differentiated based on supply and demand, or cost-of-service-based rates in the Western energy market (Western Systems Coordinating Council, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Times", "sents": [ "The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.", "It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register , adopting its current name on 1 January 1788.", "\"The Times\" and its sister paper \"The Sunday Times\" (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly owned by News Corp. \"The Times\" and \"The Sunday Times\" do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1967." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1120_p39", "sents": [ "Comments Shailesh Jejurikar, Marketing Director, Procter & Gamble: \"Marketing PR is slowly coming into its own as a valuable marketing tool.", "It is being used to build awareness, increase share of voice with consumers and drive credibility of a product message to a focused target audience.\"", "There are five drivers of marketing PR: * Consumer awareness and trial are increasingly linked to marketplace excitement about a product.", "So when the buzz is big about a product, it enhances awareness and purchase intent amongst consumers.", "The Microsoft example cited above was a result of attention grabbing publicity efforts by Microsoft's PR team.", "Microsoft hung a 600 foot Windows 95 banner from Toronto's CN tower.", "Empire State Building in New York was bathed in the red, yellow and green colors of Windows 95. Microsoft paid the The Times in London to distribute free its entire daily run of 1.5 million copies.", "The lesson to learn: Good advance PR can be much more effective than crores of rupees of advertising." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6411_p82", "sents": [ "\"I don't think the [wholesale] price has gone for $95 a megawatt hour,\" said Paul Joskow, director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.", "\"Last year, you coul d have gotten over $700.\"", "In Northern Illinois, wholesale electricity prices in Commonwealth Edison Co.'s territory were about $36 per megawatt hour in June, according to Plat ts Energy Trader.", "Prices in California have been volatile.", "June 1998 was the cheapest month f or electricity purchases that year, with rates averaging $12 a megawatt hour, compared with $90 a megawatt hour that was the average this June, Bushnell said.", "\"They're not out of the woods yet since it can still get hot in California and the West,\" Joskow said.", "The price \"depends a lot on the weather.\"", "The political situation is already very hot.", "The lights may be on, but Californians are beginning to realize just how much they are paying." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology", "sents": [ "The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.", "It is often ranked as one of the world's most prestigious universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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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 ] }, { "title": "e2582_p80", "sents": [ "The Independent System Operator, which manages the state's power grid, said onl y 1400 megawatts of QF power remain offline statewide.", "That's an improvement over the 3,000 megawatts down last month.", "The state receives about 6,000 megawatts of electricity from QF, according to ISO figures.", "That's enough to power about 4.5 million homes.", "QF operators say the plants may be online, but they're only generating the bare minimum of electricity to get paid.", "On the Net: www.canb.uscourts.gov www.pge.com ,2001 Associated Press Developments in California's energy crisis Associated Press Friday, May 11, 2001 ,2001 Associated Press: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D news archive 2001 05 11 s tate1 013EDT0147.DTL&type=3Dnews (05-11) 07:13 PDT (AP) -- Developments in California's energy crisis: FRIDAY: * Consumer activists, farmers, corporations and others meet at the Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco to argue about how the PUC wants to spread around recent rate hikes.", "* State Treasurer Phil Angelides holds briefing about the plan to issue bon ds to repay the state for power buys." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5941_p37", "sents": [ "Dynegy, which owns natural-gas pipelines and California power plants, made 40 cents a share in the quarter, based on First Call estimates, up from 29 cents a year earlier.", "The Houston-based company is 29 percent owned by Chevron Corp. of San Francisco.", "``Companies with power plants in the West have done very well,'' said Greg Phelps, manager of the $1.1 billion Patriot Group of funds.", "``The Pacific Northwest drought continues to crimp hydroelectric supply, which is keeping prices higher.''", "In addition, companies opened new power plants across the United States Duke, Mirant Corp. and Calpine Corp. opened new United States plants with enough capacity to light almost 5 million homes in the last year, boosting sales.", "Regulators Act Strong earnings in the West are unlikely to last.", "Growing voter disenchantment with President George W. Bush's handling of the California crisis and a return of Democratic control of the United States Senate led the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose price caps for 11 states on June 18. The caps apply to all electricity on the western power grid, the system of transmission lines that moves electricity through the region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6506_p27", "sents": [ "Enron, which holds 65 per cent interest in DPC, is scouting for Indian companies who can take over its equity worth over US$800 million.", "Ruling out the option, Prabhu had pointed out that there was no question of NTPC buying Enron's stake in DPC saying, \"The NTPC was not in the business of taking over sick companies.\"", "Enron's Indian unit, Dabhol Power Co., and state utility Maharashtra State Electricity Board, have been locked in a wrangle for more than six months over payments.", "In May, Enron issued a preliminary termination notice after MSEB defaulted on payments, and the utility, Dabhol's lone buyer, stopped taking power from the embattled US$2.9 billion plant.", "(PTI) 16-07 1851 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "INDIA PRESS: Min Rules Out NTPC Buying Out Dabhol Power 07 16 2001 Dow Jones Asian Equities Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- Indian Power Minister Suresh Prabhu has ruled out the possibility of the state-owned power utility National Thermal Power Corp. (P.NTP) buying out Dabhol Power Co., the controversial Enron-controlled $2.9 billion power project in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, reports The Financial Express." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Suresh Prabhu", "sents": [ "Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu (born 11 July 1953) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, under the Narendra Modi government.", "He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.", "Since 1996, Prabhu has been a repeatedly elected Member of Parliament from Rajapur Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra as a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party.", "He quit Shiv Sena and joined BJP on 9 November 2014.", "He currently represents Andhra Pradesh in Upper House of Indian Parliament." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]