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[ { "title": "e11038_p21", "sents": [ "Macerich executives were not immediately available for comment.", "Macerich is also trimming energy costs.", "On Wednesday, the company signed a 10-year energy management contract with Enron Corp.'s (ENE) energy services business.", "Enron will manage the supply of electricity and natural gas and provide energy management services to the majority of the company's malls.", "Separately, Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, a Netherlands investment firm, raised its stake in Macerich to 8.18% from 5%, according to a Securities an d Exchange Commission filing on Thursday.", "Shares of Macerich recently traded Thursday at $20.99, up 25 cents, on volu me of 52,600 shares, compared with daily average volume of 191,000 shares.", "-By Pat Maio, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3776; [email protected] USA: NY Gold Drops to 17-Mth Low Amid Hedging, 1999 low eyed 02 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Gold futures slid below $260 an ounce in New York Thursday, hitting contract and 17-month spot basis lows as producer an d fund selling sent small speculators who had bought earlier rushing for the exits." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP", "sents": [ "Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP (\"National Civil Pension Fund\"), frequently referred to as ABP, is the pension fund for government and education employees in the Netherlands.", "For the quarter ended 31 December 2014, ABP had 2.8 million participants and assets under management of €344 billion ($388 billion, 1 EUR=1.13 USD), making it the largest pension fund in the Netherlands and among the five largest pension funds in the world as at September 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9431_p14", "sents": [ "Phase Forward, which has raised $64 million to date, said it will use the funds to expand its customer support and technology deployment.", "http: www.phaseforward.com Greenhill Capital Partners Takes 13% Stake in Meritage NEW YORK -- Greenhill Capital Partners, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, said it acquired a 13% preferred securities equity stake in Meritage Technologies, a provider of e-commerce consulting and professional services.", "Scott L. Bok of Greenhill Capital Partners will join Meritage's board of directors.", "The company plans to use Greenhill's investment for geographic expansion, internal growth, recruitment, and strategic acquisitions.", "http: www.meritagetech.com Sequencia Secures $6.5 Million in Series C Funding Round PHOENIX -- Sequencia, a developer of software applications for the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, said it has secured $6.5 million in its Series C funding round led by Eastman Chemical Company and SAP Ventures.", "Existing investors Brinson Partners, Valley, Norwest Ventures, Applied Technology, Solstice, Wolf Ventures, and Coronado Ventures also participated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Brinson Partners", "sents": [ "Brinson Partners (later known as UBS Brinson) was an asset management firm focused on providing access for U.S. institutions to global markets.", "The firm was founded by noted investor Gary P. Brinson in the 1980s and established as an independent firm in 1989.", "Brinson was acquired by Swiss Bank Corporation in 1994 and became the core of the Swiss bank's asset management business in the U.S." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5221_p9", "sents": [ "Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Powell's speech at Haas was mentioned in the Bay Area Datebook on October 19. Varian's research was the topic of an article in USA Today on October 19 titled, \"Information Everywhere, but not the Time to Think.\"", "Borenstein was featured discussing the California gasoline market and the proposed Chevron Texaco merger on October 17 in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, the Sacramento Bee, and Oakland Tribune.", "He was one of three economists interviewed by Spincritic.com on October 23, about California's high gasoline prices.", "Read the full text of this article at http: www.spincritic.com master.asp?page=econ.", "Borenstein was also interviewed by KQED for the California Report.?", "On October 16, he appeared on KTVU at 10pm and KPIX at 11pm, discussing the impending shortage of gasoline in California as the state phases out MTBE from the California gasoline formula.", "The Center for Executive Development was mentioned in Handelsblatt, a German publication, in an article on financial engineering programs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "KTVU", "sents": [ "KTVU, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Fox Broadcasting Company, licensed to Oakland, California, United States and serving the San Francisco Bay Area.", "KTVU is owned by the Fox Television Stations subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, and operates as part of a duopoly with independent station KICU-TV (channel 36).", "The two stations share studio facilities at Jack London Square in downtown Oakland; KTVU maintains transmitter facilities at Sutro Tower in San Francisco." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26708_p6", "sents": [ "font [<a href=\"http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp\" more..< a ]<br <a href=\"http: www.villagenetworks.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" http: www.villagenetworks.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"80%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td <a name=\"vwHHLJKLJIJI\" <b <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Lexington Partners Has First Close of $2.5 Billion Fund V< font ba td <td align=\"right\" &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=HHLJKLJIJI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: alert.venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp; td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" NEW YORK -- Lexington Partners, a private equity firm, said it has made a first close with an undisclosed amount on Lexington Capital Partners V, a planned $2.5 billion fund.", "font [<a href=\"http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp\" more..< a ]<br <a href=\"http: www.lexingtonpartners.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" http: www.lexingtonpartners.com< font a td tr table <br td <td vAlign=top align=left ROWSPAN=\"4\" BGCOLOR=\"#eeeeee\" <font face=\"verdana, verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"1\" color=\"black\" &nbsp;<a href=\"http: alert.venturewire.com adv.asp\" <u advertise< ua <br &nbsp;<a href=\"http: venturewire.gazooba.com cid1201 tellafriend.html\" <u tell a friend< ua <br font <br clear=\"all\" <a href=\"http: venturewire.com index.asp\" <font face=\"verdana, verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" SIZE=2 color=\"black\" <b VENTUREWIRE INDEX< b font a <a href=\"http: venturewire.com index.asp\" <img alt='VentureWire Index' border='0' src=\"http: 208.185.40.7 charts images newsAVWIX.jpg\" a <br <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"1\" color=\"gray\" 461.3 &nbsp; +0.24%< font td tr <tr <td <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"80%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td <a name=\"vwHHINKOIIJI\" <b <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" Blue Falcon Gets $4.7 Million in First Tranche of Series B< font ba td <td align=\"right\" &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=HHINKOIIJI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: alert.venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp; td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" LOS ANGELES -- Blue Falcon, a maker of distributed computing technologies, said it closed on $4.7 million in the first tranche of venture funding in its second round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lexington Partners", "sents": [ "Lexington Partners, is the largest independent manager of secondary acquisition and co-Investment funds in the world, founded in 1994.", "Lexington manages approximately $38 billion of which an unprecedented $10.1 billion was committed to the firm's eighth fund (Lexington Capital Partners VIII, closed in 2015).", "This renders it the largest dedicated secondaries vehicle ever raised at the time." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11016_p55", "sents": [ "IDCs, like other segment of the IT industry, are now looking at how to differentiate themselves.", "In addition to focusing on delivering services, they are also trying to provide carrier neutral facilities and platform network independent solutions to customers.", "This approach offers customers the maximum flexibility in that they can engineer the solution th at best fits their needs without constriction.", "It also provides redundancy and reliability.", "\"IDCs make data a reliable management tool to run a firm with.", "You have the holy trinity of data-manageability, reliability and security.", "This is ultimately what defines a data centre,\" observes Parind Parekh of Exatt Communications.", "With Indrajit Basu in Kolkata and Srinivas R. in Bangalore National Award From The Points of Light Foundation Honors Six Companies Dedicated to Community Service 02 15 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) Ongoing employee volunteer programs benefit companies and their communities WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 PRNewswire -- The Points of Light Foundation is presenting an national community service award to six companies for their contributions and commitment to developing and managing effective employee volunteering programs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "PR Newswire", "sents": [ "PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases based in New York City.", "The service was created in 1954 to allow companies to electronically send press releases to news organizations, at first using teleprinters.", "The founder, Herbert Muschel, operated the service from his house in Manhattan for approximately 15 years.", "The business was eventually sold to Western Union and then United Business Media of London." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20035_p4", "sents": [ "Forbes then \"compared the total of five years' pay with a projection of what the median student would have earned for those five years without a degree.\"", "In addition, all west coast business schools suffered in this year's rankings.", "In addition to Haas and Anderson, Stanford Business School, which was ranked 3rd last year, fell to 10th place this year.", "Forbes explained the dramatic changes in this year's rankings by saying, \"schools with strong finance programs dominated the top of our rankings,\" while the \"meltdown among Internet firms\" caused the top California schools to fall.", "Kurt Badenhausen, the editor of the Forbes rankings, further explained in a conversation that Haas, Anderson, and Stanford hurt in this year's survey due to the very high pre-MBA salaries of their MBA 1996 graduates.", "The Forbes' ranking: 1. Harvard 2. Wharton 3. Columbia 4. Dartmouth 5. Chicago 6. Yale 7. Cornell 8. MIT 9. Northwestern 10. Stanford 11. Duke 12. UCLA 13. Virginia 14. Carnegie Mellon 15. UC Berkeley To view the ranking online, visit http: www.forbes.com forbes 2001 1015 092.html." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Forbes", "sents": [ "Forbes ( ) is an American business magazine.", "Published bi-weekly, it features original articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics.", "\"Forbes\" also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law.", "Its headquarters is located in Jersey City, New Jersey.", "Primary competitors in the national business magazine category include \"Fortune\" and \"Bloomberg Businessweek\".", "The magazine is well known for its lists and rankings, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400) and rankings of world's top companies (the Forbes Global 2000).", "Another well-known list by the magazine is The World's Billionaires list." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2035_p39", "sents": [ "Another difference: From the beginning, Danish windmill makers knew they needed to export.", "``Our small home market gives us no choice,'' says Per Hornung Pedersen, chief financial officer at the second-largest Danish producer, NEG Micon.", "This early export focus gave the Danes a leg up on big competitors in Germany and Spain.", "Wise technology choices helped the Danes build on the generous government support.", "While United States manufacturers working with aerospace technology concentrated on lightweight materials that were efficient but fragile, Danish companies started off as heavy-duty farm machinery makers.", "``The original Danish turbines were more than twice the weight of comparable American turbines and proved much more durable,'' recalls Birger T. Madsen, managing director of Denmark-based BTM Consult, a leading wind power consultancy.", "Gradually, the Danes improved the efficiency of their devices.", "Where early models were outfitted with 225 kilowatt generators, today's models can churn out as much as of 2 megawatts, enough to power 2,000 homes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "NEG Micon", "sents": [ "NEG Micon is a former Danish wind turbine manufacturer.", "It was formed in 1997 as a result of a merger between Nordtank Energy Group (NEG) and Moerup Industrial Windmill Construction Company (Micon)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7366_p20", "sents": [ "The round was led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and co-investor ABS Ventures, a venture capital affiliate of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown.", "Existing investors BancBoston Ventures, Boston Capital Ventures, Kline Hawkes & Co., and Seacoast Capital Partners also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding to increase its engineering capacity and expand its sales and marketing channels to reach additional customers.", "Centric Software connects a range of manufacturers with partners and suppliers.", "The company has raised $46 million to date.", "http: www.centricsoftware.com Colorado MicroDisplay Raises $35 Million in Round Four BOULDER, Colo. -- Colorado MicroDisplay, a developer of high-resolution microdisplay chipsets, said it raised $35 million in its fourth round funding led by GE Equity.", "Other investors included Chatterjee Group, EnerTech Capital Partners, Gruber & McBain Capital Management, Mustang Ventures Fund, Odyssey and Polaroid.", "The round also included funding from previous investors Intel, Texas Instruments, 3I, and Granite Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 7 ] }, { "title": "Granite Ventures", "sents": [ "Granite Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, California.", "Granite's predecessor H&Q Venture Associates, founded in 1992, was the venture capital investment arm of Hambrecht & Quist, a leading technology oriented investment bank.", "Granite completed a spinout from H&Q when the bank was sold to Chase Manhattan Bank in 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5495_p26", "sents": [ "The hourlong session between Cheney and more than 40 of the state's 52 Hous e members and two senators amounted to little more than a reiteration of previously expressed positions.", "Democrats generally support price caps, while Republicans fear that limits could worsen the power shortage.", "Cheney was not immediately available after the meeting.", "\"Price caps add not a single kilowatt to the electrical grid in California,\" said his spokeswoman, Juleanna Glover Weiss, describing the vi ce president's message to the delegation.", "\"In fact, they could do just the opposite.\"", "The partisan nature of the gathering and its aftermath was inescapable.", "\"You'd think the president only thinks he's president of the states that voted for him,\" said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles.", "Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, said at one point Cheney told her that she '\"was being very rude'\" by interrupting him.", "Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Walnut Creek, said Cheney defended the record prices charged by power suppliers as the workings of the free market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Ellen Tauscher", "sents": [ "Ellen O'Kane Tauscher (born November 15, 1951) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who was the U.S. Representative for California's 10th congressional district from 1997 until her resignation in 2009 upon joining the State Department, where she served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs until February 2012.", "She then served as Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the State Department until August 31, 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7455_p23", "sents": [ "Daniel Rom remains the Tel Aviv-based president of Transale.", "Transale also said it has appointed Itzhak Krinsky, managing director in the mergers, acquisitions, and corporate advisory group of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown; and William Aimetti, managing director of operations and technology at Depository Trust Clearing Corp, to its advisory board.", "Overseas Transale raised its first round of financing from Israeli venture firm Technorov, small Israeli companies and undisclosed individuals earlier this year, and is working on closing its second round.", "http: www.transale.com Former Mail.com President Named CEO of BountySystems NEW YORK -- BountySystems, a provider of co-branded referral marketplaces, said it named Lon Otremba as chief executive officer.", "Allen Davis, the company's founder and acting chief executive officer, will remain as chairman.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Otremba was president of Mail.com, a publicly traded messaging service provider.", "BountySystems is backed by Prospect Street, Sentinel Capital Partners, Mass Ventures Equity Fund, and Kestrel Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Mail.com", "sents": [ "Mail.com is a web portal and web-based email service provider owned by the German internet company United Internet.", "It offers news articles and videos and a free webmail application with unlimited storage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5677_p20", "sents": [ "\"He said there would be attempts to raise this as we go through the process and let's stick with him,\" said Rep. Sonny Callahan, R-Ala., chairman of th e energy and water subcommittee.", "Illustrating the pressures Republicans face, David Sirota, spokesman for th e Democrats on the committee, said the bill lacked the new spending needed fo r renewable energy and other programs that could help alleviate power shortages.", "Under the bill approved Tuesday, renewable energy programs would get $377 million, $100 million more than Bush wanted and $1 million more than this year.", "Nuclear energy, basic energy sciences, biological and environmental research and a study of whether spent nuclear fuel should be stored at a Nevada site would all get about what Bush proposed.", "The bill's $7.03 billion for environmental cleanups is $699 million more th an Bush proposed.", "Programs aimed at containing the nuclear arsenals of former Soviet states would get $845 million, $71 million more than Bush's plan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Sonny Callahan", "sents": [ "Herbert Leon \"Sonny\" Callahan (born September 11, 1932) is a businessman and politician from Alabama.", "After being elected as a Democrat from Mobile to the state house and senate, he shifted to the Republican Party in 1984 at the request of Jack Edwards, the retiring Congressman from his district.", "Callahan was repeatedly elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1985 to 2003.", "Afterward he established his own lobbying firm and continued to be active in the Republican Party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5289_p27", "sents": [ "Cresenda, which is raising Series C funding, is backed by Pointwest Capital, Triumph Holdings, and Chase H & Q. http: www.cresenda.com Loan Processing Firm Keystroke Names New President & CEO SEATTLE -- Keystroke.com, a provider of online loan-processing software for the financial services industry, said it named Michael W. Hart to the position of president and chief executive officer.", "Mr. Hart was previously the vice president of product marketing at BGS Systems.", "Keystroke.com has received backing from CSFB Private Equity, Encompass, Cascadia Capital Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Seattle Northwest Securities, and Washington Mutual.", "http: www.keystroke.com Construction Industry Rental Service RentOntheDot Names Head ATLANTA -- RentOnTheDot, a company which provides the construction industry with a real-time rental reservation system, said it named William D. Swisher as its first president and chief customer officer.", "Prior to joining RentOnTheDot, Swisher was division vice president of sales and marketing, North America, for the Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Madrona Venture Group", "sents": [ "Madrona Venture Group is an American venture capital firm, founded in 1995 and is based in Seattle, Washington.", "Madrona specializes in seed, startup, Series A and early stage investments.", "Madrona has made 143 investments in 75 companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19489_p1", "sents": [ "Dan Ford is the General Manager of Siebel Systems' Siebel Communications & Media Business Unit.", "Siebel Communications & Media is an organization focused on the development, delivery and support of comprehensive eBusiness solutions for the communications and media industries.", "Before joining Siebel Systems in 1998, Dan held executive positions in sales, product management and marketing at AT&amp;T and GTE.", "Dan holds an MBA from Wharton Business School, an MA in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BA from Stanford University.", "Topics to be covered include: What are today's challenges in the communications and media industries?", "What is the relationship management market?", "What is Siebel's approach and why is this so successful?", "Where have Siebel delivered quantifiable business benefits?", "Mark your diary today!'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Siebel Systems", "sents": [ "Siebel CRM Systems, Inc. was a software company principally engaged in the design, development, marketing, and support of customer relationship management (CRM) applications.", "The company was founded by Thomas Siebel and Patricia House in 1993.", "At first known mainly for its sales force automation products, the company expanded into the broader CRM market.", "By the late 1990s, Siebel Systems was the dominant CRM vendor, peaking at 45% market share in 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5558_p5", "sents": [ "According to some analysts, others in jeopardy are Reps. Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley, Richard Pombo of Tracy, and Gary Miller of Diamond Bar.", "Quinn also argued that Rep. David Dreier of San Dimas, chairman of the powerful Rules Committee and a rising GOP star in the House, could face energy-related problems and that Rep. Mary Bono of searingly hot Palm Sprin gs could find herself losing some ground in her otherwise safe GOP constituenc y.", "\"(The California energy crisis) has all the earmarks of a classic attack issue,\" said John R. Pitney, a political scientist at Claremont-McKenna College.", "\"You have a Republican administration headed by two people with connections to the oil industry, and you have a very visible problem and a solution that is easy and plausible (Democratic) price controls.\"", "Alarmed by these developments, House Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas this week launched a damage-control effort by assigning a team of Republicans to help counter Democratic attacks on the White House." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "Tom DeLay", "sents": [ "Thomas Dale DeLay ( ; born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006.", "He was Republican Party (GOP) House Majority Leader from 2003–05." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4073_p32", "sents": [ "Interlink specializes in Internet infrastructure products that provide authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions.", "The company was formed by a spin out of AAA technology and software engineers from Merit Network and the University of Michigan.", "http: www.interlinknetworks.com New Products o New Incubator inOvate Launches with Three Portfolio Firms EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- inOvate Communications Group, said it launched and its three portfolio companies.", "The new firm's founder and CEO is Perry LaForge, a partner in consulting firm Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath.", "The company said its portfolio includes Galleon Wireless Broadband, which manufactures radio transceivers and other compact products; inCode, a provider of engineering, program management, and technical services; and inServ, an Internet-based customer service provider.", "http: www.inovate.com Onyx, Softbank, and Prime Create Japanese Onyx Subsidiary TOKYO -- Publicly traded software provider Onyx Software, Softbank Investment, and Prime Systems said they have jointly invested to create Onyx Japan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "University of Michigan", "sents": [ "The University of Michigan (U-M, UM, UMich, or U of M), frequently referred to simply as Michigan, is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.", "Founded in 1817 in Detroit as the \"Catholepistemiad\", or University of Michigania, 20 years before the Michigan Territory became a state, the University of Michigan is the state's oldest university.", "In 1821, the university was officially renamed the University of Michigan.", "It moved to Ann Arbor in 1837 onto 40 acre of what is now known as Central Campus.", "Since its establishment in Ann Arbor, the university campus has expanded to include more than 584 major buildings with a combined area of more than 34 e6sqft spread out over a Central Campus and North Campus, two regional campuses in Flint and Dearborn, and a Center in Detroit.", "The University was a founding member of the Association of American Universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3677_p35", "sents": [ "He added that Enron is committed to the IPP and assured Lagosians that they would soon begin to feel the impact.", "The state government brought forward the June 2001 deadline it set for the commencement of the first phase of the project when it fired the first 30 MW of electricity to the national grid two weeks ago.", "At the Government House on 23 May, Governor Bola Tinubu said his administration and the contracting firm felt that there was no harm in bringing the date forward and assured that another 30 MW would be added soon.", "He noted that, contrary to expectations that the project would cover the entire state at a go, it would be in phases and the focus for now would be industrial consumption.", "\"The concentration for now is not as private homes, we would soon get there,\" Tinubu assured.", "The controversial IPP programme, which the federal government had at one time been accused of frustrating, has suffered several setbacks, including Enron's initial plan to sell its shares to AES, another American company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Bola Tinubu", "sents": [ "Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also known as Asiwaju and Jagaban, (born 29 March 1952) was elected Senator for the Lagos West constituency in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1993, just before a military take-over in December 1993.", "After the return to democracy, he was elected governor of Lagos State, holding office from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.", "He is an influential member of the All Progressives Congress party; he also holds both the chieftaincies of the Asiwaju of Lagos and the Jagaban of the Borgu Kingdom in Niger State, Nigeria.", "He is often tagged the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party with President Muhammadu Buhari.", "He has been described as \"probably the most powerful politician in Nigeria’s south-west\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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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": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "University of Virginia", "sents": [ "The University of Virginia (U.Va.", "or UVA), frequently referred to simply as Virginia, is a public research university and the flagship for the Commonwealth of Virginia.", "Founded in 1819 by Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson, UVA is known for its historic foundations, student-run honor code, and secret societies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6026_p60", "sents": [ "But whoever the buyer, he adds, Alberta consumers will still be offered a regulated price as an alternative to signing a fixed contract.", "With Alberta's penchant for deregulation, however, Engler isn't certain how long that option will continue.", "With the lower prices, he adds, it may take longer before consumers whose bills still show \"credit balance,\" as a result of the provincial government's subsidies, start paying for their gas once again.", "Consumers who'd rather receive a cheque in the mail instead of debiting their credit balance, Engler said, can call Atco and ask for their refund.", "Any comments or questions?", "Contact the writer at [email protected] Fimat USA's Kilduff: Oil Prices, OPEC and Stock Picks 2001-07-04 10:18 (New York) New York, July 4, 2001 (Bloomberg) -- John Kilduff (right), senior vice president of energy risk management at Fimat USA Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Dylan Ratigan about the outlook for oil prices, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and some of his stock picks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Dylan Ratigan", "sents": [ "Dylan Jason Ratigan (born April 19, 1972) is an American businessman, author, film producer, former host of MSNBC's \"The Dylan Ratigan Show\" and political commentator for \"The Young Turks\".", "He is also a contributor to \"The Huffington Post\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5463_p20", "sents": [ "Former SNK president Hizakasu Yamaguchi will serve as president of the Asian distributor.", "Varimetrix is backed by SNK and Samsung.", "http: www.vx.com http: www.encee.com New Directors o Web App Software Firm Notara Adds Two to Board NEW YORK -- Notara, a Web application software company, said it has appointed Neil Austrian, the chairman of iWon.com and former president and chief operating officer of NFL, to its board of directors.", "Mark Dowley, the president of the marketing communications group of McCann-Erikson WorldGroup and chairman and chief operating officer of Momentum Worldwide has also taken a seat on the board, Notara said.", "Notara is backed by Hummer Winbald Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Nassau Capital, Sumitomo Corp, and the UK-based Prot,g, Group.", "http: www.notara.com Advent Partner Joins Board of Imaging Firm LightLab WESTFORD, Mass.", "-- LightLab Imaging, a developer of optical coherence tomography systems for imaging applications, said it appointed William C. Mills III to its board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Bessemer Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is an American global venture capital firm founded in 1911.", "The firm has $4.5 billion under management and operates offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Israel, and India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1312_p4", "sents": [ "In 1981, the firm managed the initial public offerings of Apple, Genentech, and People Express.", "By 1997, Hambrecht & Qui st had worked with over 700 companies, including Adobe Systems, Advanced Fiber Communications, Apollo Computer, Convergent Technologies, Evans & Sutherlan d, Read-Rite, Sybase, VLSI Technologies, and Xilinx.?", "In 1996, Hambrecht & Quist managed the IPO of Boston Beer, maker of Samuel Adams Boston Lager, that inspired Hambrecht to brainstorm the possibility of IPOs that are open to the public.", "Boston Beer CEO Jim Koch insisted on maki ng 25 percent of the IPO shares available to his market, the people who drank his beer.", "The idea meant taking a significant portion of the shares away fr om institutional investors, the industry's mainstay.", "In addition, opening the IPO to individuals required shipping six-packs to the stores with little forms attached that allowed consumers to make a bid to buy a piece of Bosto n Beer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Sybase", "sents": [ "Sybase was an enterprise software and services company that produced software to manage and analyze information in relational databases.", "Sybase was acquired by SAP in 2010; SAP ceased using the Sybase name in 2014." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4207_p19", "sents": [ "Mr. Gigg was formerly the chief operating officer of Critical Path, a provider of Internet messaging infrastructure.", "Xdrive is backed by Wit SoundView Ventures, America Online, David Bohnett of Baroda Ventures, Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, EMC, J. & W. Seligman & Co., Jump Investors, Pacific Capital Group, PCG Ventures, Veritas Software, eCompanies Venture Group, and the Goldman Sachs Group.", "http: www.xdrive.com Eko Systems Names Former Apache Exec as President and CEO FARIFAX, VA. -- Eko Systems, a provider of medical record keeping technology, said it named Dr. Scott Mason as its first president and CEO.", "Dr. Mason will join the company in the next few weeks upon completing a number of client assignments for his current employer Apache Medical Systems, where he has served as executive vice president.", "Eko Systems is backed by Beacon Global Advisors and is raising its first round of funding.", "http: www.ekosystems.com VW Corrections o Atlantis Group NEW YORK -- Due to inaccurate information provided by the company, a story in VentureWire on Sept. 18 announcing a new $6 million fund raised by Atlantis Group, contained an incorrect Web address." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "David Bohnett", "sents": [ "David C. Bohnett (born April 2, 1956) is an American philanthropist and technology entrepreneur.", "He is the founder and chairman of the David Bohnett Foundation, a non-profit, grant-making organization devoted to improving society through social activism." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6207_p0", "sents": [ "\"Forwarded at the request of Sue Landwehr: Gang per Linda's request on our call this afternoon, here is a list of some of the upcoming annual summer meetings where members of Congress or members of the Administration may be speaking or will be attending.", "Please call me directly if you have any questions or thoughts beyond our normal Monday afternoon discussions.", "NARUC -July 14 thru 17 in Seattle.", "Steve Kean is speaking at one session.", "This event will get lots of media.", "RGA--July 15 thru 16 in Macinac Island, Michigan.", "Ten to twelve governors attending.", "Landwehr will be covering.", "ALEC -August 2-5?", "in New York City.", "Janel Guerrero and Barbara Hueter will be primary coverage, with Jean Ryall (Enron state gov affairs for Texas) also attending.", "NGA (National Governors Association) -August 4 thru 7 in Providence Rhode Island.", "Landwehr will be covering.", "No energy sessions currently on the agenda.", "WGA August 12 thru 14 in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 10, 11 ] }, { "title": "National Governors Association", "sents": [ "The National Governors Association (NGA) is an organization consisting of the governors of the states, territories and commonwealths of the United States.", "The NGA's role is to act as a collective voice for governors on matters of national policy, as well as allowing governors to share best practices and coordinate inter-state initiatives.", "The organization was founded in 1908 as the National Governors' Conference." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6236_p44", "sents": [ "``The court orders that unless a stay is granted by the Court of Appeal, the protective order will be lifted as to the Washington and Oregon attorneys general'' on July 12, Wu said in an order after hearing oral arguments today.", "The three states are pursuing separate investigations and each agreed months ago to share any information that could help the others, said Kevin Neeley, spokesman for Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers.", "Oregon's investigation ``has been relatively slow going,'' Neeley said, noting that the state was having difficulty getting documents.", "Looking for Refunds Wu two weeks ago ruled that Lockyer could share documents with other California agencies.", "The attorney general and other agencies are investigating most major generators, such as Duke Energy Corp. and Enron Corp. Mirant, Dynegy and Reliant were the only companies to challenge Lockyer's right to share documents.", "Also today, two weeks of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission talks between power sellers and California on overcharges ended without an accord." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Hardy Myers", "sents": [ "Hardy Myers (October 25, 1939 – November 29, 2016) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served three terms as the 15th attorney general of the state of Oregon, United States.", "Prior to taking office in 1997, he served from 1975 to 1985 in the Oregon House of Representatives, the last four of those years as its speaker, and was also a Metro councilor and chaired the Oregon Criminal Justice Council." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4576_p21", "sents": [ "Tribune also signed an operating agreement with DailyShopper Network to provide sales information on Tribune Interactive's major-market newspaper Web sites.", "The funding will be used to continue building the company's network and to create new partnerships with retail advertisers and media companies.", "http: www.dailyshopper.com Broadband Provider InternetConnect Has $10 Million Series E TORRANCE, Calif. -- InternetConnect, a broadband networking services provider, said it has raised $10 million in its Series E round of private financing.", "The investors in this round have not yet been disclosed.", "The company says this is the first installment to its Series E round that is projected to total $75 million.", "The company said it will use the funds for acquisitions over the next few months.", "Previous investors include Polycom, Efficient Networks, Cabletron, Winstar, Crosspoint Ventures, Spectrum Equity, Idealab Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and Bear Stearns.", "InternetConnect has raised more than $93 million to date." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 6 ] }, { "title": "Polycom", "sents": [ "Polycom is an American multinational corporation that develops video, voice and content collaboration and communication technology.", "The firm employs approximately 3,800 employees and had annual revenues of approximately $1.4 billion in 2013.", "It is the largest pure-play collaboration company in its industry.", "The company also licenses: H.264 video codecs, Siren codecs, session initiation protocol, native 1080p high-definition cameras and displays, native 720p and 1080p high-definition encoding/decoding, low-latency architecture and low bandwidth utilization, wideband advanced audio coding with low delay (AAC-LD), multichannel spatial audio with echo cancellation and interference filters to eliminate feedback from mobile devices, and inter-operation with legacy video conferencing.", "In July 2016, it was announced that the company was being taken private by private equity firm Siris Capital Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3622_p22", "sents": [ "GTP is also backed by Antares Investment Partners, Azure Capital Partners, the CIT Group, Credit Suisse First Boston I, J.P. Morgan Partners, FG II, STV Partners III, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Wheatley Partners II, and individuals.", "http: www.greenwichtech.com Hearing Device Firm InSonus Medical Has $7 Million Round Two mail?", "top NEWARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- InSonus Medical, which is developing hearing devices by combining electronic implant technologies with high fidelity audio, said it has raised $7 million in its second round of funding provide d by previous investor Essex Woodlands Health Ventures and new investor US Bancorp Piper Jaffray Venture.", "A number of undisclosed individual investors also participated in the round.", "Adnan Shennib, president and CEO of InSonus said the company will use the funding to complete the development of its hearing devices and marketing of the product.", "Mr. Shennib said the company' s post-money valuation was doubled in this round.", "InSonus, which raised $5 million in its first round of funding, is developing small hearing devices that operate continuously for up to six months inside the ear canal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "CIT Group", "sents": [ "CIT Group Inc. is a financial holding company founded in 1908 headquartered in New York City.", "The company's name is an abbreviation of an early corporate name, Commercial Investment Trust.", "It provides financing and leasing capital to customers in over 30 industries.", "CIT also operates CIT Bank, an FDIC insured bank, its primary bank subsidiary." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11641_p1", "sents": [ "We are concerned about allegations that energy producers have been manipulating the market by pulling generators offline for no justifiable reason, thus creating an artificial scarcity of energy in order to drive up prices.", "The apparent energy shortages in the Western United States will undoubtedly raise issues as to whether we as a nation change our policies toward developing our energy resources and whether we change the manner in which we currently operate Federal hydroelectric facilities.", "For example, many elected officials have used the energy crisis as an argument to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and to open for oil and gas exploration millions of recently protected National Forest lands.", "To answer these important policy questions which will be considered in the House Committee on Resource, a committee on which we both sit, we believe that we must have an accurate understanding of the causes of the current energy crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Western United States", "sents": [ "The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West, the Far West, or simply the West, traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States.", "Because European settlement in the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time.", "Prior to about 1800, the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8533_p7", "sents": [ "Doug Duncan sits on the board of Hetairia Communications along with Michael Cowpland, CEO of Corel, a graphic arts and word processing applications firm.", "http: www.fastcamel.com?", "Warner Music Group to Take Stake in Echo Networks?", "SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Echo Networks, which provides interactive streaming music, said it has entered into an agreement with Warner Music Group (WMG) that permits Echo to include WMG-controlled recordings in its community-based streaming music service.", "As part of the agreement, WMG will have the right to acquire a small equity stake in Echo, which is backed by eBay co-founder, Jeff Skoll; former president of Disney's Hollywood Records Peter Paterno; and Wish.com CEO Michael Mo.", "The company has also secured funding from Revolution Ventures and Fundamental Capital.", "http: www.echo.com bad news Walker Digital May Have Violated Labor Rules in Layoffs NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Walker Digital, the investment and inc ubation firm run by Jay Walker, the founder of priceline.com, may have vio lated a federal law after it laid off about a hundred employees the week of Thanksgiving." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Warner Music Group", "sents": [ "Warner Music Group (abbreviated as WMG, commonly referred to as Warner Music or WEA International) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.", "It is one of the \"big three\" recording companies and the third largest in the global music industry, next to Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME), being the only American music conglomerate worldwide.", "Formerly owned by Time Warner, the company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until May 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries, which was completed in July 2011.", "With a multibillion-dollar annual turnover, WMG employs in excess of 3,500 people and has operations in more than 50 countries throughout the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20346_p3", "sents": [ "<br <br The company&#39;s board members are Peter Cross, business and engineering advisor to AccessLan and formerly senior vice president of engineering at Bay Networks; Sean Dalton, general partner at Highland; Bob Hower, partner at BancBoston Ventures; and Andrew Ludwick, business adviser to AccessLan, co-founder of SynOptics, and formerly president and CEO of Bay Networks SynOptics.<br <br AccessLan has raised over $90 million in financing from Accel Partners, Advanced Fibre Communications, AV Labs, BancBoston Ventures, Berkeley International Capital, Highland, The Ignite Group, Intel Capital, NIF Ventures, Peery Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Tudor Private Equity Fund.< font <BR <a href=\"http: www.accesslan.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.accesslan.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwMJHONQJLHI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Aviva Biosciences Names Peter Wilding President and CEO< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwMJHONQJLHIx\" <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images arrow.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" alt=\"top\" a &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=MJHONQJLHI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp;< td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" SAN DIEGO -- Aviva Biosciences, a developer of active biochips with an emphasis on on-chip bioanalyte manipulation and screening, said it has appointed board member Peter Wilding as president and CEO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Bay Networks", "sents": [ "Bay Networks was a network hardware vendor formed through the merger of Santa Clara, California based SynOptics Communications and Billerica, Massachusetts based Wellfleet Communications on July 6, 1994.", "SynOptics was an important early innovator of Ethernet products, having developed a pre-standard twisted pair 10Mbit/s Ethernet product and a modular Ethernet hub product that dominated the enterprise networking market.", "Wellfleet was an important competitor to Cisco Systems in the router market, ultimately commanding up to a 20% market share of the network router business worldwide.", "The combined company was renamed Bay Networks as a nod to the legacy that SynOptics was based in the San Francisco area and Wellfleet was based in the Boston area, two cities well known for their bays." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7112_p26", "sents": [ "\"We think the (ballot proposals) are a bad idea,\" said Frank Gallagher, spokesman for the Coalition for Affordable Public Services, the PG&E-financed group fighting the measures.", "\"They're confusing and do nothing to address the problem.\"", "The company has a history of opposing public power proposals, derailing a plan in Davis in the 1990s and using a legal challenge to stall the start of Sacramento's Municipal Utility District for two decades.", "For years, private utilities have enjoyed a powerful hold on state and local politicians.", "But the energy crisis has caused widespread public anger and concern, forcing city and state officials to take another look at public power.", "A poll conducted this month by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank in San Francisco, found that nearly two-thirds of Californians support the replacement of private electric companies with municipal power authorities formed by local governments.", "San Francisco already owns a power system, Hetch Hetchy, which provides power for city departments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Public Policy Institute of California", "sents": [ "The Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution.", "Based in San Francisco, California, the institute was established in 1994 with a $70 million endowment from William Redington Hewlett of Hewlett-Packard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e586_p4", "sents": [ "As for the potential political fallout, South said the governor and Democrats remain in a strong position.", "After all, he said, the deregulation plan was pushed through by a Republican governor and Republicans in Washington are blocking efforts to cap prices.", "Jack Pitney, government professor at Claremont McKenna College, predicted Davis could weather the electricity crisis.", "\"People who are following it know it's roots run deeper than the Davis administration and the Republicans don't have any plausible alternatives,\" he said.", "\"My read of public opinion is people don't think there's a simple and easy solution and they're not expecting one.", "They may be impatient but they won't necessarily take it out on (Davis).\"", "It's too early to predict the political outcome, said Mark Baldassare, pollster at the Public Policy Institute of California.", "\"The impacts won't be clear until people have gone through a few billing cycles and we've gone through the summer blackouts, until we see what the personal impacts are so we know what the political impacts are,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Public Policy Institute of California", "sents": [ "The Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution.", "Based in San Francisco, California, the institute was established in 1994 with a $70 million endowment from William Redington Hewlett of Hewlett-Packard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4018_p8", "sents": [ "If inflation were to remain low, resistance to wage cuts might fade.", "Indeed, in Japan wages have been falling over the past two years.", "And as long as productivity is rising, allowing unit labour costs to fall, there may be no need for nominal pay cuts anyway.", "America 's recent experience certainly suggests that nominal wage rigidities are no cause for concern: unemploymen t has continued to fall even though average inflation over the past three years has been only 2%.", "A second common worry about zero inflation is that interest rates cannot fall below zero, so there is no way of allowing real interest rates to become negative to help the economy out of a recession.", "But the need for negative real interest rates may be exaggerated.", "Mervyn King, a deputy governor of the Bank of England, argues that negative real interest rates have been rare in America during the past half-century ?." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Bank of England", "sents": [ "The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.", "Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in operation today, after the Sveriges Riksbank.", "The Bank of England is the world's 8th oldest bank.", "It was established to act as the English Government's banker and is still one of the bankers for the Government of the United Kingdom.", "The Bank was privately owned by stockholders from its foundation in 1694 until it was nationalised in 1946." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3376_p0", "sents": [ "'Power Trader Tied to Bush Finds Washington All Ears The New York Times, 05 25 01 Enron Unit's Cline on Dispute With Indian Province: Comment Bloomberg, 05 25 01 United States Energy Regulator May Be Replaced, New York Times Reports Bloomberg, 05 25 01 Energy Antics: Oh, Behave!", "Los Angeles Times, 05 25 01 Lockyer comes out swinging at oilman Davis has plenty of company in depths of poll San Francisco Chronicle, 05 25 01 Latest move in dispute threatens Enron project Houston Chronicle, 05 25 01 Indian State Moves To End Power Pact With Enron's Dabhol The Wall Street Journal, 05 25 01 Markets Your Money Dow, Nasdaq Make Modest Gains Wall St.: Politics and economic concerns weigh down some stocks prior to slated talk by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan.", "Los Angeles Times, 05 25 01 Dot-coms may be down and out, but the internet is still transforming corporations The Globe and Mail, 05 25 01 India Enron Panel Lacks Authority to Solve Dispute, Expert Says Bloomberg, 05 25 01 India's Negotiator Gokak on Dispute With Enron Unit: Comment Bloomberg, 05 25 01 India Govt: State Bd To Likely Pay Dabhol Apr Elec Bill Dow Jones Energy Service, 05 25 01 PGE sees gains despite power costs Associated Press Newswires, 05 25 01 India: Pachauri rejects Godbole's remarks Business Line (The Hindu), 05 25 01 India: India, Australia sign pact on energy, mining Business Line (The Hindu), 05 25 01 India: MSEB slaps notice on DPC Business Line (The Hindu), 05 25 01 AUSTRALIAN FIRMS EYE INDIAN POWER AND MINING SECTOR Asia Pulse, 05 25 01 Bechtels out if dues not paid by May 31 The Economic Times, 05 25 01 Govt in a fix over asking NTPC to take over Dabhol Business Standard, 05 25 01 MSEB rescinds Dabhol PPA Business Standard, 05 25 01 USA: Business school grads rediscover energy business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "The Globe and Mail", "sents": [ "The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper printed in six cities across the country.", "With a weekly readership of 2,018,923 in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the \"Toronto Star\" in overall weekly circulation because the \"Star\" publishes a Sunday edition while the \"Globe\" does not.", "\"The Globe and Mail\" is regarded by some as Canada's \"newspaper of record\".", "The newspaper is owned by The Woodbridge Company, based in Toronto." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5589_p4", "sents": [ "Two recently appointed members of the commission -- Patrick Wood III, forme r chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, and Nora Mead Brownell, a former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission -- will participate in their first meeting today.", "At their confirmation hearings, Wood and Brownell won praise from Democrati c Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., after they said they thought FERC should move further than it had so far to rein in high wholesale prices and did no t rule out price controls.", "Among those most heartened to see the new members was William Massey, a Democrat and frequent dissenter on the five-member panel who strongly favor s price controls to head off what he's described as a looming economic catastrophe for the state this summer.", "\"I never thought I would be so thrilled to see two Republicans coming over the horizon,\" Massey said last week.", "While FERC renews its focus on California's power problems, Congress also is feeling heat from constituents over rising energy costs and is seeking ways to help." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission", "sents": [ "Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is the public utility commission in Pennsylvania.", "It is composed of five commissioners, appointed by the Governor with the consent of the state Senate.", "The PUC oversees public utility and services operations in the commonwealth, in sectors including water, energy, and transportation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3075_p76", "sents": [ "Gray Davis for failing to act quickly enough and called the state's purchase of nearly $6 billion worth of energy \"a harebrained scheme.\"", "Cheney, the administration's point man on energy issues, went on a pair of Sunday morning news shows to help sell a national energy plan that Presiden t Bush proposed last week.", "The discussion inevitably turned to California.", "\"They've bankrupted the biggest utility in the state, destroyed the state's credit rating and squandered a significant portion of the state's financial surplus in a harebrained scheme to try to use the state to purchase power,\" the vice president told Tim Russert of NBC's \"Meet the Press.\"", "A spokesman for Davis responded that the vice president's remarks yesterday were \"grossly misinformed\" and meant to divert attention from the administration's neglect of the state and its power woes.", "\"The Bush administration has refused to address California's problem, and n ow they're washing their hands of it,\" Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Tim Russert", "sents": [ "Timothy John \"Tim\" Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's \"Meet the Press\".", "He was a senior vice president at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program.", "He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's \"The Today Show\" and \"Hardball\".", "Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News/\"Wall Street Journal\" survey on the \"NBC Nightly News\" during the 2008 U.S. presidential election.", "\"Time\" magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008.", "Russert was posthumously revealed as a 30-year source for syndicated columnist Robert Novak." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19992_p24", "sents": [ "\"They wan t credibility as guardians of oil price stability and don't want to be seen hurting the global economy.\"", "In other markets, gold and soybean futures fell.", "The Bridge- Commodity Rese arch Bureau index rose 0.61 to 191.18, while the energy-weighted Goldman Sa chs Commodity Index rose 0.95 to 180.03. Crude oil for November delivery rose US36 cents, or 1.6%, to US$22.74 a bar rel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.", "Prices yesterday fell to US$20.30 a barrel, their lowest level since August, 1999. Oil has dropped 18% since terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has an informal accord to cut supply if its price index stays below US$22 for 10 consecutive days, t hough Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister, Ali al-Naimi, has indicated the group ma y not use that method for boosting prices.", "Mr. Al-Naimi said yesterday OPEC members would seek to improve compliance w ith existing output targets as a means of boosting prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "New York Mercantile Exchange", "sents": [ "The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago.", "NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City.", "Additional offices are located in Boston, Washington, Atlanta, San Francisco, Dubai, London, and Tokyo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2074_p15", "sents": [ "US companies clearly fret more at the unilateral sanctions on Iran and Libya than the multilateral United Nations embargo on Iraq, which also restricts their competitors.", "It may also be time for the US to recognise not only how outdated the notion of energy independence at home is, but also the wisdom of cloaking its foreign energy policy in a more multilateral guise.", "The Baker Institute-Council on Foreign Relations report suggests ways this might be done.", "The US could take a less confrontational line towards Opec on prices, set Russia an example by signing the European energy charter treaty that governs energy trade and transit, and adopt a hemispheric approach to energy relations with Canada and Mexico.", "Copyright: The Financial Times Limited SURVEY - ENERGY & UTILITY REVIEW: Move to build a stronger base on alternative cleaner power: ECONOMICS OF ENERGY SUPPLY: RENEWABLE POWER by Matthew Jones: Recent figures indicate that, up to 1999, there was more than 13,000MW of installed windpower capacity around the world, the majority of which was in Europe and mainly in Germany, Denmark and Spain Financial Times, Apr 30, 2001 By MATTHEW JONES Earlier this year, Shea Homes, the tenth largest house builder in the US, struck a deal with solar cell manufacturer AstroPower to make solar power a standard feature in 100 new homes in San Diego, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Shea Homes", "sents": [ "Shea Homes, a member of the J.F.", "Shea Co., Inc. family of companies, is America's largest privately owned new home builder, primarily building mid-priced to high-end homes.", "Headquartered in Walnut, California, the company develops new home communities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington and Texas.", "Its communities offer home designs that include condominiums, townhomes, traditional single-family detached homes and luxury residences.", "In addition, Shea Homes is the developer of Shea Homes Active Lifestyle Communities and Trilogy Resort-Style Communities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3426_p60", "sents": [ "\"The urgency of doing anything on behalf of Edison is gone,\" said Sen. Don Perata (D-Alameda).", "Meanwhile, Democratic efforts to forge a bipartisan solution with Republicans have unraveled, and GOP lawmakers are now advancing their own plan.", "Legislative leaders realized early on that liberals and conservatives were unlikely to ever agree on details of a deal, so some Democrats and Republicans attempted to form a centrist coalition.", "But the parties have become increasingly distrustful of each other as the climate in Sacramento over who is to blame for California's power problems grows ever more partis an.", "Sensing they were being frozen out of negotiations, Assembly Republica ns rolled out a rival proposal last week that was focused on increasing power supplies in exchange for the rescue.", "Assembly Republican leader Dave Cox (R-Fair Oaks) said he had hoped to pursue a bipartisan solution, but, \"Regrettably, it appears that [the Legislature] is not moving in that direction now.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Dave Cox", "sents": [ "David E. Cox (February 20, 1938 – July 13, 2010) was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma.", "A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as a California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure, including three years as Assembly Republican Leader." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20472_p122", "sents": [ "The two companies agreed to shut down MicrosoftSF, a retail outlet in Sony' s San Francisco Metreon entertainment complex.", "It will be replaced with a D igital Solutions electronics store run by Sony on Thursday, Metreon spokesw oman Kirsten Maynard said.", "In April 1998, the companies said they would open the store that displays a nd sells Microsoft products alongside Sony electronics that run the softwar e. In March 2000, Microsoft announced the Xbox, a game console with an adva nced-graphics chip that goes on sale Nov. 15. \"A lot has changed with both companies,\" Maynard said.", "\"It sort of became n ot-a-fit anymore.\"", "Sony Metreon won't carry the Xbox or Game Cube, a new video console from Ni ntendo that goes on sale Nov. 19, she said.", "Officials at Microsoft couldn't be reached for comment on the shutdown.", "-- Bloomberg News Copyright [copyright] Seattle Times Company, All Rights Reserved.", "You must get permission before you reproduce any part of this material." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Xbox", "sents": [ "Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft.", "It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations respectively.", "The brand also represents applications (games), streaming services, and an online service by the name of Xbox Live.", "The brand was first introduced on November 15, 2001 in the United States, with the launch of the original Xbox console." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p144", "sents": [ "\"I really don't think we will see a tremendous supply problem,\" said Jim Monk, president of the Illinois Energy Association, a trade group for electric utilities.", "\"The question it comes down to is what price people would have to charge for electricity because of the gas prices,\" said John Long, a vice president at Midwest Generation.", "For now, deregulation has frozen electricity rates in Illinois until 2004. Commonwealth Edison has made long-term contracts with its electricity suppliers so that electric rates don't reflect the higher price of gas.", "That means companies such as Midwest Generation had to absorb the higher cost of generating electricity with gas.", "Midwest switched to burning oil at its Morris plant in February because of the high cost.", "What will happen after 2004 isn't clear.", "Arlene Juracek, ComEd's vice president of regulatory and strategic services, said diversifying the way electricity is generated is a good thing.", "That way, price hikes in one sector can be compensated for by the others." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Commonwealth Edison", "sents": [ "Commonwealth Edison, commonly known as ComEd, is the largest electric utility in Illinois, serving the Chicago and Northern Illinois area.", "The service territory roughly borders in Iroquois County to the south, the Wisconsin border to the north, the Iowa border to the west, and the Indiana border to the east.", "The company's name is a portmanteau of Commonwealth and Thomas" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1100_p15", "sents": [ "Message boards can get very crowded.", "At Imagine, O'Neill says, \"I wish we could have done something different [to avoid] a period of anxiety where people were searching for anything that's a scrap of news.\"", "But British financial disclosure rules governing parent Future Networks dictated the timing of the announcement, she says.", "As a result, the official news came out nearly a week after rumors first surfaced on the Web.", "In the meantime, so many co-workers were piling onto F _edCompany.com that one participant piped in: \"Hi, since everyone here seems to be from Imagine, I lost my bathroom key and entry card yesterday.", "If anyone finds it, could they please post here?\"", "Write to Stephanie Miles at [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "U.K. Wind Power Gears Up For The Great Leap Offshore By Geoffrey T. Smith Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 04 11 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Ten years ago, Peter Edwards, a dairy farmer in Delabole, Cornwall, sold his herd to raise the money for what was then the U.K.'s first wind farm." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Delabole", "sents": [ "Delabole (Cornish: Delyow Boll ) is a large village in north Cornwall, England, UK.", "It is situated approximately two miles (3 km) west of Camelford.", "According to the Post Office the 2011 census population was included in the civil parish of St Teath" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3564_p126", "sents": [ "Gray Davis, an d other lawmakers.", "They claim that FERC has ignored their responsibility to ensure that electricity rates are \"just and fair.\"", "President Bush has sided with FERC's limited price caps because he believes that market-oriented supply and demand is the only sure way to restore permanent order to the crisis.", "The messy trail of the Golden State's rolling blackouts and power failures passed through Washington in January 1995 when several California utility companies asked FERC to rule against the state's plans to build power facilities around the state.", "As part of that plan, first announced in 1992, the California Public Utilit ies Commission nailed down bids through a competitive auction process to build two new geothermal plants, one wind farm, and the repowering of an existing ste am plant in Southern California.", "A \"badly needed\" gas-powered plant on the San Francisco Peninsula also was called for.", "All would have been up and running by 1999. Had the plants been build, California's electrical utilities would have bee n required to buy power from them under a long-standing policy first enacted by Congress in 1978, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 6 ] }, { "title": "Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act", "sents": [ "The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA, Pub.L.", "95–617 , 92 Stat.", "3117 , enacted  9, 1978 ) is a United States Act passed as part of the National Energy Act.", "It was meant to promote energy conservation (reduce demand) and promote greater use of domestic energy and renewable energy (increase supply).", "The law was created in response to the 1973 energy crisis, and one year in advance of a second energy crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3376_p12", "sents": [ "Mr. Hebert and Mr. Lay both said that line was not crossed, but Mr. Hebert said he had never had such a blunt talk with an energy-industry executive.", "Mr. Lay added that his few recent conversations with Mr. Hebert were nothing special.", "''We had a lot of access during the Clinton administration,'' he said.", "And he said that while making political contributions ''probably helps'' to gain access to an official, he made them ''because I'm supporting candidates I strongly believe in.''", "Last June, Enron executives were asked to make voluntary donations to the company's political action committee.", "The solicitation letter noted that the company faced a range of governmental issues, including electricity deregulation.", "This year, some people who sought but did not get nominations to the commission said that Mr. Lay and Enron had had a role in the process.", "One was Joe Garcia, a former Florida utilities regulator and prominent Cuban-American activist." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Joe Garcia", "sents": [ "José Antonio Garcia Jr. (born October 12, 1963), known as Joe Garcia, is the former U.S Representative for Florida 's 26 congressional district ; he was defeated in his 2014 bid for re-election and left office on January 3, 2015.", "The district includes most of western Miami-Dade County, as well as the Florida Keys.", "He is a member of the Democratic Party.", "He is the former executive director of the Cuban American National Foundation and was nominated by President Barack Obama to be director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact and Diversity of the United States Department of Energy, a position for which he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5812_p53", "sents": [ "Under the deal, the companies will jointly own the plants and split the profits down the middle.", "Because of the strong demand for electricity in California Bechtel spokesman Jeff Leichtman said it will probably wind up spending at least $500 million more than originally announced.", "Bechtel doesn't own any existing plants in the United States, so it isn't among those accused of gouging consumers in the recent energy crisis.", "But that's partly an accident of fate.", "The firm's investment arm teamed with PG&E in the late '80s to start buildi ng plants.", "But in 1996, PG&E offered to buy out Bechtel for most of the United States operations; Bechtel sold the rest of its United States stakes shortly thereafter.", "But Bechtel kept the shares in its overseas plants and bought out PG&E a ye ar later.", "Bechtel now operates the foreign plants through a division called Intergen.", "It also owns more than half of Nexant, an energy consulting firm based in San Francisco." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 8 ] }, { "title": "Bechtel", "sents": [ "Bechtel's business activities began in 1898 when cattle farmer Warren A. Bechtel moved from Peabody, Kansas, to the Oklahoma Territory to construct railroads with his own team of mules.", "Bechtel moved his family frequently between construction sites around the western United States for the next several years, eventually moving to Oakland, California in 1904, where he worked as the superintendent on the Western Pacific Railroad." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7794_p7", "sents": [ "Synovial also said Jo Rabin, CTO of Reuters Mobile, and Jim Normile, professor of computer science at University College in Ireland and founder of Shannon Communications Systems, a compression technology firm, will join Synovial's advisory board.", "Synovial added it will use the funds to develop its products and increase sales.", "http: www.synovial.com Enterprise Tech Firm Performant Gets $2.5 Million Series A BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Performant, a developer of performance optimization technology for back-end enterprise systems, said it has secured $2.5 million in its Series A round of funding led by Madrona Venture Group.", "Cronus, Pinpoint Venture Group, and WRF Capital also participated in the round.", "Madrona's venture partner, Matt McIlwain, and Vijay Vashee of Cronus will take a seat on Performant's board of directors.", "http: www.performant.com Linux Provider RidgeRun Raises $5 Million in First Round BOISE, Idaho -- RidgeRun, a provider of embedded Linux systems for Internet appliances using DSP components, said it secured $5 million in its first round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Ireland", "sents": [ "Ireland ( ; Irish: \"Éire\" ] ; Ulster-Scots: \"Airlann\" ] ) is an island in the North Atlantic.", "It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.", "Ireland is the second-largest island of the British Isles, the third-largest in Europe, and the twentieth-largest on Earth." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6247_p99", "sents": [ "San Jose-based Calpine Corp., which is building several new power plants around California including one in South San Jose, did only $29 million wor th of business with the state in the first five months of the year, according to the figures.", "The state began buying power in mid-January when Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and Southern California Edison Co. were on the ropes financially.", "PG&E late r went into bankruptcy.", "On Monday, state lawmakers took another shot at trying to cobble together a plan to rescue financially ailing Edison.", "While most concede that a rescue plan Davis worked out with Edison will not win the necessary support in the Legislature, lawmakers have created severa l working groups to come up with alternatives.", "Compromise plan On Monday, state Sen. Byron Sher, D-Redwood City, unveiled the latest compromise proposal that seeks to protect average ratepayers and small businesses from further rate increases and forces everyone else to help finance the Edison bailout." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "South San Jose", "sents": [ "South San Jose (or the South Side; less commonly South Central) is the name for a large geographic and cultural portion of San Jose, California, lying south of downtown.", "The name \"South Side\" refers to an area bounded roughly by Hillsdale Avenue to West Capitol Expressway on the north, Highway 101 and Senter Road on the east, the border with the city of Morgan Hill towards the south, and Camden Avenue to the west." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5922_p37", "sents": [ "Sens.", "John McCain (R., Ariz.), and Jean Carnahan (D., Mo.", "), made the request Wednesday in response to a June 19 story by Associated Press about Army Secretary Thomas White's ties to Enron Energy Services, where he served as vice chairman until earlier this year.", "The two senators wrote the Army chief that they believe he should step aside from the utility issue for at least a year to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.", "\"No matter how impartial you would strive to be, the fact that you were vice-chairman of Enron, have owned a substantial amount of Enron stock, and recently lobbied on behalf of Enron on this very issue would raise in the public's mind a question about whether your decisions would be totally unbiased,\" they wrote.", "Army spokeswoman Capt.", "Amy Hannah said Mr. White has \"received the letter and is currently studying the letter.\"", "Mr. White has said he would recuse himself from Enron-related decisions if there was a clear conflict of interest." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Jean Carnahan", "sents": [ "Jean Anne Carpenter Carnahan (born December 20, 1933) is an American politician and writer, who served as First Lady of Missouri from 1993 to 2000, and as her state's junior U.S. senator from 2001 to 2002.", "A Democrat, she was appointed in 2001 to fill the Senate seat of her husband Mel Carnahan, who had been posthumously elected, becoming the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6236_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Cost Data Spread the Blame Power: Many suppliers charged more than the firms that Davis has pilloried, records show.", "Los Angeles Times, 07 10 01 Duke Energy Asked to Allow Release of Data Power: Senator says the generator is refusing to make public some information crucial to the price-gouging probe.", "Firm says it's complying.", "Los Angeles Times, 07 10 01 California to get plan for refunds Houston Chronicle, 07 10 01 INDIA: CEO of Enron's Indian unit Dabhol quits.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 10 01 US Enron Chmn Confirms India Dabhol Pwr CEO's Resignation Dow Jones Energy Service, 07 10 01 Enron's Kenneth Lay on its $3 Bln Indian Power Project: Comment Bloomberg, 07 10 01 MORE WORK NEEDED TO REVIVE INDIA'S DABHOL PROJECT: ENRON CHIEF Asia Pulse, 07 10 01 Tropic Networks reveals investors: $60-million financing National Post, 07 10 01 India: New engg consultant for Enron project likely Business Line (The Hindu), 07 10 01 India: Centre firm on Dabhol Business Line (The Hindu), 07 10 01 Enron has no immediate plan to quit India, says Lay Business Standard, 07 10 01 Enron seeks CII's help on Dabhol Business Standard, 07 10 01 Enron takes some heat, but rates a `buy' Chicago Tribune, 07 10 01 Power Producers' 2Q Bolstered By April, May Prices Dow Jones News Service, 07 09 01 Enron's Kenneth Lay on India's Dabhol Power Project: Comment Bloomberg, 07 09 01 Prosecutors to Get Reliant, Mirant, Dynegy Documents (Update1) Bloomberg, 07 09 01 California; Metro Desk Electricity Cost Data Spread the Blame Power: Many suppliers charged more than the firms that Davis has pilloried, records show." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "National Post", "sents": [ "The National Post is a Canadian English-language newspaper.", "The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network, and is published Tuesdays through Saturdays.", "It was founded in 1998 by Conrad Black.", "Once distributed nationally, it later began publishing a daily edition in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, with only its weekend edition available in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.", "As of 2006, the \"Post\" is no longer distributed in Canada's Atlantic provinces and the territories.", "As of 2017, the \"Post\" is no longer a daily newspaper, publishing on a reduced schedule and transitioning subcribers to electronic delivery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4273_p15", "sents": [ "The company said it expects approximately $7.8 million more from ICG in a subsequent phase of the round.", "FuelSpot.com said it will use the funds to enhance its technology, to expand management team and staff, and for marketing.", "http: www.fuelspot.com Routing Platform Firm Gotham Secures $25 Million Round Two ACTON, Mass.", "-- Gotham Networks, which is developing a switching and routing platform, said it received $25 million in second round financing.", "Crescendo Ventures led the round with ComDisco Ventures contributing.", "First round investors, Charles River Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners also participated in the financing.", "http: www.gothamnetworks.com ChemNavigator.com Secures $6.25 Million in Series C Funding SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- ChemNavigator.com, which provides online services allowing scientists to gain access to information on chemical compounds, said it raised its Series C round of funding for $6.25 million.", "The round was the company's first to involve venture capital firms, and was funded by new investors Castle Rock Ventures, Chitung Venture Capital, Life Science Venture Fund, Taurus Enterprises, Source One Ventures Fund, United Overseas Bank, YFY Global Investment, and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Charles River Ventures", "sents": [ "CRV (a.k.a.", "Charles River Ventures) is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology and new media companies.", "The firm, which is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California, was founded in 1970 to commercialise research that came out of MIT.", "(Its name comes from the Charles River that divides Boston and Cambridge)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e804_p6", "sents": [ "\"We'll continue to justify our operations and we'll take the uproar for what it is.", "Will it get worse?", "It's hard to speculate,\" Reliant spokesman Richard Wheatley said.", "FEDERAL REGULATORY ENVIRONS FAVORABLE The saving grace for the generators may be the Bush Administration's clear hands-off approach to the California crisis, which it has declared a state issue.", "Bush and FERC Chairman Curtis Hebert both opposes price caps.", "And power producers could soon have two familiar and friendly faces on the FERC.", "Bush last week appointed former Texas Public Utility Commission chair Pat Wood III and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell, both of whom oversaw their states' power deregulation efforts.", "\"With the new appointments to FERC, I think it's pretty clear they are not going to interfere with California,\" said John Herrington, a former energy secretary in the Reagan administration who lives in California.", "But if fears of a summer power shortfall come true in California and west as expected, the Bush administration's stance could change, said former FERC chairman and Clinton administration deputy Energy Secretary Charles Curtis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Nora Mead Brownell", "sents": [ "Nora Mead Brownell is the co-founder of Espy Energy Solutions, LLC, an energy consulting firm and a former Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2001–2006 under the administration of President George W. Bush.", "She is also the former President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5916_p11", "sents": [ "Spencer Punter, general partner with Bowman Capital, will take a seat on the company's board of directors as a result of the funding.", "http: www.sylantro.com Content Tech Firm Digital Fountain Has $20 Million Series C SAN FRANCISCO -- Digital Fountain, which develops technology for high-volume content delivery, said it raised its Series C round of funding for $20 million.", "The company's latest funding brings its total capital raised to $27.5 million.", "New investor Matrix Partners led the round, which included previous investors Adobe, Cisco Systems, Granite Ventures, Sony, and Texas Instruments.", "Andrew Verhalen of Matrix Partners will sit on the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding for further technology development, organizational growth, and increasing its manufacturing and sales capabilities.", "The company's technology combines mathematical algorithms with standards-based IP multicasting to provide delivery of content from a single source to an unlimited number of recipients.", "http: www.digitalfountain.com Mortage Marketplace IMX Exchange Gets $18 Million Round Six SAN RAMON, Calif. -- IMX Exchange, an Internet-based marketplace for the wholesale mortgage industry, said it has secured $18 million in its sixth round of financing, led by previous investor Hummer Winblad Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Hummer Winblad Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Hummer Winblad Venture Partners is a software and web focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California.", "Its founders include John Hummer and Ann Winblad." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3579_p17", "sents": [ "James Macdonald of First Analysis Venture Capital, Bret Maxwell of First Analysis, and Lisa M. Flashner of William Blair New World Ventures, will join the board of directors.", "http: www.jobsonline.com Switch Firm Azanda Network Devices To Raise $8 Million SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Azanda Network Devices, which provides silicon-based optical networking switch services for metropolitan area networks, said it completed the first half of a two-stage round of funding with $8 million.", "Investors for the round include Bessemer Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, and Satwick Ventures.", "The investment will be used for product development and general company growth.", "http: www.azanda.com Realty Valuation Firm E-ppraisal Raises $3 Million Series C WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- E-ppraisal, a provider of automated valuation services for the residential real estate industry, said it has secured $3 million in its Series C funding round from Provender Capital Group.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand key strategic relationships, further refine its core valuation technology, and enhance its appraisal delivery system." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Bessemer Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is an American global venture capital firm founded in 1911.", "The firm has $4.5 billion under management and operates offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Israel, and India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6556_p17", "sents": [ "http: www.need2buy.com M&A o Silicon Energy Acquires EPS Solutions ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Silicon Energy, which provides Internet-based energy technology software, said it will acquire EPS Solutions, an energy rate software and information company.", "The terms of the deal were not disclosed at this time.", "Silicon Energy's backers include Andersen Consulting, GPU, Integral Capital Partners, GE Capital, United Technologies, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Energy, and RealEnergy, Peregrine Systems, Nth Power, and Red Rock Ventures.", "http: www.siliconenergy.com United States Wireless Data to Acquire CellGate Technologies NEW YORK -- United States Wireless Data, a publicly traded wireless transaction services company, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire CellGate Technologies, a provider of wireless services for financial transaction processing.", "The assets acquired include an exclusive license to the AT&T Wireless technology that makes the conversion from landline to wireless transaction possible for traditional dial-up point of sale terminals and other dial-up devices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Peregrine Systems", "sents": [ "Peregrine Systems, Inc. was an enterprise software company, founded in 1981, that sold enterprise asset management, change management, and ITIL-based IT service management software.", "Following an accounting scandal and bankruptcy in 2003, Peregrine was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2005.", "HP now markets the Peregrine products as part of its IT Service Management solutions, within the HP Software Division portfolio." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2035_p84", "sents": [ "\"I had this same discussion in the early 1990s, when we went after the middle market,\" says Steve Elterich, president of Fidelity eBusiness.", "\"At that point no one was offering 401(k) services to them.", "That's now our most profitable market segment.\"", "Why?", "A lot of those companies--like Microsoft--have grown into very, very big companies.", "Digesting all this change won't be easy.", "The Internet isn't just some passing management fad but a fundamental shift in the way Americans and the world conduct business.", "Indeed, some consultants like Don Tapscott still believe its impact will be as profound as the impact of the corporation itself more than a century ago.", "It won't happen fast, but it will happen.", "For those whose first inclination is to bury their head in the sand (at least until the economy picks up): Resist.", "Now is the time to look around and learn from those who have already made their mistakes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Don Tapscott", "sents": [ "Don Tapscott is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and speaker, who specializes in business strategy, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society.", "He is the CEO of The Tapscott Group, and is the co-founder, with his son Alex Tapscott, of the Blockchain Research Institute.", "He is an Adjunct Professor at the Rotman School of Management, an Associate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and Chancellor of Trent University." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5050_p26", "sents": [ "APPower!", "'s Research and Development center is located in Tel Aviv.", "The company said it hopes to begin its second round of financing within the next few weeks.", "http: www.appowerinc.com E-Marketing Services Firm Impower Names AT&amp;T Exec President PRINCETON, N.J. -- Impower, an electronic marketing services firm, said it has appointed former vice president of consumer e-business at AT&amp;T, Karen Varhley, to the position of president.", "She will replace Eric Zilling, who has been named chief vision officer.", "Mr. Zilling was part of the founding management team of Impower.", "Both will report to Donn Rappaport, the chairman and chief executive officer.", "Impower is backed by Counsel Corp. of Toronto, which invested $15 million in the company in November 1999. http: www.impower.com Integration Technology Firm Evoke Names New President, COO SAN FRANCISCO -- Evoke Software, which provides integration technology for online businesses, said it named Rick Cortese as president and chief operating officer, both new positions for the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Tel Aviv", "sents": [ "Tel Aviv (Hebrew: תֵּל אָבִיב-יָפוֹ‎ , ] , Arabic: تل أَبيب-يافا‎ ‎ ) is a major city in Israel, located on the country's Mediterranean coastline.", "It is the financial center and the technology hub of Israel, with a population of 438,818 , making it Israel's second-largest city.", "Tel Aviv is the largest city in the Gush Dan region of Israel.", "Tel Aviv is also a focal point in the high-tech concentration known as the Silicon Wadi." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2484_p90", "sents": [ "The state has spent about $6 billion so far -- money, Democrats argue, that has to be replaced in order to fund other state services.", "\"Where do those revenues go?\"", "asked Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, duri ng the floor debate.", "\"They create child care slots, pay in-home support servic es and provide medical benefits for the poor.\"", "But Republicans said the state's budget should take some of the hit, instea d of pushing it all off on ratepayers.", "Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Northridge, said the average ratepayer will see a $2 000 increase on their utilities bills over the next 15 years to pay for the bond.", "The final vote was 23 to 15. Because not enough Republicans supported the measure in either the Assembly or Senate to make the bill an urgency measur e, the law will not take effect until 90 days after the end of the special session." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Sheila Kuehl", "sents": [ "Sheila James Kuehl (born February 9, 1941) is an American politician and former child actor, currently the member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 3rd District.", "In 1994, she became the first openly gay California legislator and in 1997, she was the first woman to be named Speaker pro Tempore in California.", "Kuehl most recently served as a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the 23rd district in Los Angeles County and parts of southern Ventura County.", "A former member of the California State Assembly, she was elected to the Senate in 2000 and served until December 2008.", "She was elected to her supervisorial post in 2014.", "In her capacity as Supervisor, she also sits on the Metro Board, First 5 LA, and is the County appointee to the South Coast Air Quality Management District." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2708_p8", "sents": [ "``Hosting this meaningful event in Korea will help elevate Korea's image in the international market, particularly with the sheer scale and size of LNG 13,'' He noted.", "As for the exhibition, a total of 125 exhibitors and leading energy companies will be displaying their most recent developments is an integral part of this conference.", "Key participants in the LNG industry from senior officials (top management) of the exhibiting companies to engineers, researchers come together to display the latest technology and share their expertise at LNG 13. The exhibition will provide the opportunity to gain a better insight into the current state of the LNG field and make face-to-face contacts with personnel qualified to answer their questions and meet their needs and the Exhibition will showcase the latest technology and services and services available to this increasingly important energy industry.", "The official sponsors of LNG 13 are the International Gas Union, the Gas Technology Institute and the International institute of Refrigeration while the major sponsors are the Shell Gas and Power, KOGAS, LG-Caltex, SK-Enron, the Qatari Group, TotalFinaElf, British Petroleum and Exxon Mobil." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Gas Technology Institute", "sents": [ "The Gas Technology Institute is an American non-profit research and development organization which develops, demonstrates, and licenses new energy technologies for private and public clients, with a particular focus on the natural gas industry.", "GTI is located in Des Plaines, Illinois." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3345_p38", "sents": [ "He said Mexico wants liquified natural gas facilities to be built in Rosarito Beach and Ensenada.", "While several companies have expressed an interest in such an operation, Martens' comments were the first to indicate that two, and not one, might be approved for Baja California.", "Potential governor candidate launches Northern California tour ALEXA HAUSSLER, Associated Press Writer Thursday, May 24, 2001 ,2001 Associated Press: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D news archive 2001 05 24 s tate1 726EDT0229.DTL&type=3Dnews (05-24) 00:01 PDT LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) -- Republican William E. Simon Jr. says he won't decide until the first week of June whether to jump into the race for governor, although he appeared to be campaigning for the job this week.", "Trailed by a group of reporters Wednesday, the wealthy Pacific Palisades investment banker visited Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and took a few jabs at both Democratic Gov.", "Gray Davis and his potential GOP primary opponent, Secretary of State Bill Jones." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Rosarito Beach", "sents": [ "Rosarito is a coastal resort city in the Mexican state of Baja California located approximately 10 miles south of the U.S. border in Rosarito Beach Municipality.", "Often mistakenly called \"Rosarito Beach\" because of the well-known Rosarito Beach Hotel, the town of Rosarito is one part of the municipality named Playas de Rosarito (\"Beaches of Rosarito\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7107_p49", "sents": [ "\"The timing couldn't be better,\" said consumer advocate Medea Benjamin, co- director of San Francisco's Global Exchange.", "\"It's not just the threat of blackouts or the highest rate hikes in history It's the fact that PG&E is in bankruptcy.", "It's the depletion of the state budget,\" she said.", "\"This is a hell of an opportunity.\"", "The opportunity she is talking about centers on two November ballot measure s that would pave the way for creating a public power system and taking Pacif ic Gas and Electric Co. out of the city's electricity market.", "Under the proposed measures, an elected board of directors would set the rates and have control over everything from the terms for buying electricit y to whether to use more renewable energy sources, such as wind, hydroelectri c and solar power.", "Public power would base policies \"on a more localized basis, where the valu es of an individual community can be put into practice,\" said Ed Smeloff, a longtime public power advocate who was recently hired as an assistant gener al manager at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Global Exchange", "sents": [ "Global Exchange is an advocacy group and non-governmental organization (NGO), based in San Francisco, California, United States.", "The group's mission is to promote human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice around the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3713_p13", "sents": [ "Bankers said they expected the bond to be entirely denominated in euros as this is where the operator can achieve the best cost of funding.", "Deutsche Telekom issued a $14.6 billion transaction last year which was the largest corporate bond sale ever at the time.", "Moody's put Deutsche Telekom's A2 long-term rating on review for a possible downgrade in March while S&P placed its A-rating on review for a downgrade in February.", "In the primary market insurance firm Swiss Life launched a 300 million euro, 0.50 percent exchangeable bond which can be switched for shares of HSBC Holdings or Swiss Life itself.", "An official from lead manager Lehman Brothers said that the bond was three times oversubscribed and that a 50 million euro greenshoe - extra bonds held by the underwriter and released if there is sufficient demand - was also sold.", "The bond was entirely sold to European investors and all buyers where from major financial institutions, the official said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Swiss Life", "sents": [ "The Swiss Life Group is the largest life insurance company of Switzerland and one of Europe’s leading comprehensive life and pensions and financial solutions providers, with approximately CHF 185 bn of assets under management.", "Founded in 1867 in Zurich as the \"Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs und Rentenanstalt\" cooperative, the company entered the Swiss stock market in 1997 and adopted its current name in 2002.", "In 2015 the group declared a premium income of CHF 18.9 bn, a 5% increase over the previous year.", "Swiss Life is one of the twenty companies listed under the Swiss Market Index, as SLHN." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5326_p22", "sents": [ "http: www.dwl.net http: www.ipmeeting.com Investment Firms Customer Dialogue, Asset Sciences to Merge LEUVEN, Belgium -- Customer Dialogue Systems, which provides online financial planning software, said it agreed to merge with Boston-based Asset Sciences, a provider of online investment advisory services, in a stock-for-stock deal.", "The new company will operate under the Customer Dialogue Systems name and be headquartered here.", "Customer Dialogue Systems is backed by Advanced Technology Ventures, Arthur Andersen, Brokat, Deutsche Venture Capital Gesellshaft, Gerling, and Gilde IT.", "http: www.customerdialogue.com http: www.assetplanner.com Vicinity Acquires Site Tech Firm NetCreate Systems SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Vicinity, a publicly traded infrastucture marketing services company, said it acquired NetCreate Systems, a provider of Web software and services.", "The terms of the deal were not disclosed.", "Prior to the acquisition, Vicinity licensed Netcreate's site builder technology.", "Netcreate's employees will continue to operate out of their offices in San Diego.", "Founder and CEO Dwayne Domi will continue to manage the San Diego office and serve as a vice president of Vicinity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Advanced Technology Ventures", "sents": [ "Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is an American venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in capital under management.", "The firm was founded in 1979 and invests in IT, healthcare, and cleantech companies.", "ATV has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Palo Alto, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7389_p0", "sents": [ "\"REMINDER", "TOMORROW IS THE 3rd Annual UC BERKELEY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION LAUNCH November 8 - 6pm, Andersen Auditorium (Haas School of Business).?", "Come early, seats will fill quickly!", "This is your opportunity to: Learn about the Competition Meet potential team members at the post-launch MIXER Learn the rules on how to enter to win $50K No other event on campus gives you: Access to leading VCs and Valley business leaders Written feedback your business idea from a VC judge well versed in your industry Hands-on workshops and a mentor that provide you the tools every entrepreneur needs Don't miss your opportunity to turn a business idea into a fundable venture - Past participants have received over $91m in funding.", "Or- if you can't attend the launch, come to our first workshops: Business Models with Christine Comaford, Partner, Artemis Ventures November 13 4-6pm, Andersen Auditorium Opportunity Recognition- Drew Issacs, President, California Technology International November 20, 4-6pm, Andersent Auditorium http: bplan.berkeley.edu" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "Christine Comaford", "sents": [ "Christine Comaford is a businesswoman, author and serial entrepreneur.", "She has founded and sold five businesses including Artemis Ventures and First Professional Bank, which was acquired by Union Bank.", "Comaford has been a board member for more than 36 start-ups and has invested in over 200 companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11217_p7", "sents": [ "As a result, a federal judge in Sacramento delayed ruling on a lawsuit filed by state grid operators against Reliant.", "Instead, United States District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. extended until Friday afternoon an order forcing Reliant and several other energy suppliers to keep selling to the California grid operators.", "In Huntington Beach, city officials delivered a blow to Davis' plan to accelerate power plant projects, filing an appeal with the California Energy Commission to fight the speedy reactivation of two old gas-fired generators.", "If they exhaust that process without stopping the plan, they promised to go to court.", "Regardless of whether the appeals succeed, they are likely to tie up the approval process, and in that sense strike against the heart of the governor's plan to expedite power plant projects to meet the energy shortfall expected this summer.", "The AES units--with a combined output of 450 megawatts, enough to serve 450,000 typical homes--represent about 10% of the 5,000 megawatts that Davis assured power-starved Californians would be available in time for the summer peak." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Frank C. Damrell Jr.", "sents": [ "Frank C. Damrell Jr. (born July 6, 1938) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.", "He is also a Trustee of the University of California at Merced." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7287_p17", "sents": [ "Mr. Fromnick, former president of Eagles' View Associates, will be replacing Robert Grant as CEO, who will be staying on as president and chief technology officer.", "Investors for Primaxx include TechFarm and Chase Capital.", "http: www.primaxxinc.com VC Fund News o Impact Venture Launches Second Fund, Seeks $150 Million NEW YORK -- Impact Venture Partners said it launched its second venture capital fund and will seek to raise $150 million by the close of the first quarter next year.", "The company has not named the fund nor did it release target investors.", "The fund will invest in early stage technology companies focused on business services and infrastructure.", "Impact Venture Partners was founded early this year by Adam Dell, formerly a partner at Crosspoint Venture Partners.", "Impact raised $100 million at its founding in January from Hewlett Packard Pension Fund, Common Fund, and individual investors Frank Quattrone, managing director for the Investment Banking Group of CS First Boston, and John Mumford, founder of Crosspoint Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1960_p2", "sents": [ "http: www.qosnetworks.net o Report: Chase Raising $5 Billion For Private Equity Fund NEW YORK -- Chase Manhattan intends to raise up to $5 billion for a new private equity fund according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.", "The fund will invest in venture capital, buyouts, and other private equity deals in the United States and abroad.", "Earlier this year Chase raised a $1 billion fund focusing on equity investments in Asia.", "The new fund will seek capital from outside investors, according to the report, a departure from Chase Capital's usual practice of investing funds from its parent bank.", "http: www.chasecapital.com Palm Forms Venture Unit and Earmarks $50 Million SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Palm, a provider of handheld devices, said it formed Palm Ventures, which will make strategic investments in companies that support the Palm operating system and platform.", "Palm has earmarked $50 million for the venture.", "Robert Hayes has been named director of Palm Ventures, which intends to make early stage investments in companies that have completed at least one funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9052_p1", "sents": [ "On Tuesday, the glitch produced two sets of prices -- an average of $1,182 a megawatt-hour before the transmission calculations dropped it to $258. One year ago, the average PX price was about $30. The issue is expected to simmer at least until Friday, when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will consider the state's electricity chaos.", "Meanwhile, Tuesday's wholesale costs fueled more calls to re-regulate electricity.", "\"The prices that we're seeing are so out of whack it's just obscene,\" said Doug Heller, a consumer advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, which promises a 2002 ballot initiative on the issue.", "As the ISO declared a \"stage two\" emergency Tuesday and called for continuing efforts to conserve electricity, the agency's chief operating officer, Kellan Fluckiger, predicted that more power could soon be available.", "Power plants capable of generating 1,000 to 1,500 megawatts are expected back on line by the end of the week, Fluckiger said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e894_p131", "sents": [ "Some power companies, however, may find their claims for the fair market value of their plants undercut by their own tax filings.", "Energy firms, including Duke, told county assessors last year that the utility plants they bought were worth hundreds of millions of dollars less than they paid for them.", "Private companies including Duke, Dynegy, Southern Energy, AES Corp and Calpine spent a total of $3.2 billion to buy divested utility power plants that can produce as much as 20,000 megawatts.", "UNDERLYING PROBLEM UNSOLVED Williams said taking over the property of private companies would not solve the underlying problem behind California's high energy prices: rising demand and an inadequate supply of energy to fill it.", "Even if Davis seized only one plant, the move might spur other power generators to drop their prices, said Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.", "\"As soon as the generators recognize we're ready to go to a public power system and take their plants, they may start selling power at reasonable rates, and we won't have to go down that road,\" Heller said.Chronicle staff writers Tyche Hendricks, Patrick Hoge and Greg Lucas contributed to this report." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19703_p24", "sents": [ "Enron is the country's top buyer and seller of natural gas, and the No.", "1 wholesale power marketer.", "The company operates a 25,000-mile gas pipeline system and also markets and trades metals, paper, coal, chemicals, and fiber-optic bandwidth.", "Dynegy's purchase of Enron triggered a clause in Mr. Lay's contract giving him $20.2 million for each full calendar year remaining in his contract if there is a change in control of Enron.", "But Mr. Lay told Enron employees that he wouldn't accept the money -- a total of up to $60.6 million -- upon completion of the merger.", "He said nothing about that decision during Wednesday's conference call.", "Enron spokesman Vance Meyer said the compensation package, in Mr. Lay's contract since 1989, is the only merger-related payment Mr. Lay is eligible for from Enron.", "A Dynegy spokesman, John Sousa, said the company is unsure whether Mr. Lay can receive a retirement package from them." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e407_p30", "sents": [ "The largest energy trader raised its 2001 profit estimate in January, citing growth in European and North American trading and more business from its fiber-optic network.", "It previously forecast profit of $1.60 to $1.70 a share.", "Enron's shares fell 11 percent on March 12 after the collapse of an agreement for Blockbuster Inc. to deliver movies on demand over Enron's fiber-optic system.", "The shares continued to fall this week, partly on speculation Enron may exit the broadband business, Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Curt Launer said in a report.", "``The market is panicked to a certain extent,'' said Dain Rauscher Wessels analyst Mark Easterbrook, who has a ``strong buy'' rating on Enron shares.", "Shares of Houston-based Enron fell 87 cents to $55.02 after touching a 52-week low of $51.51 earlier.", "``Broadband is a core business of Enron's,'' spokesman Vance Meyer said.", "``All of our businesses are doing very well, and we plan to hit our earnings targets, and that includes broadband.''" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e619_p45", "sents": [ "Spectranet currently has around 1,000 subscribers in the home segment, while Mantra has to make do with 500 only.", "As Spectranet managing director Uday Punj says, \"We are not aggressively marketing the home segment now, as the potential in the business segment will any day outflank home demand.\"", "Only that probably they won't be in the market to see that.", "Spectranet, which was the first off the block in laying optical fibre connections in Delhi, formally launched its services in October last year.", "The company has already invested around Rs 160 crore in setting up 600 kms of optical fibre in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Bangalore.", "The other broadband player, Mantra Online, came with its Mantra-via-cable offer last August.", "Mantra's broadband service has till date only covered a few affluent colonies in Delhi.", "While one big winner in the Delhi's not-so-hot broadband connections scene has been the cable operators, who have provided the crucial last-mile connectivity for both Mantra and Spectranet, via their existing network of coaxial cables, a major deterrent in the spread of broadband has been the exorbitant cost of the cable modem." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Spectranet", "sents": [ "Spectra (formerly Spectranet) is a Gurgaon-based internet service provider which offers fiber optic broadband services to residential, business, and enterprise customers across India.", "It has persistent downtimes.", "The customer support doesn’t help at all.", "ACT Fibernet is way better.", "It is headquartered in Gurugram, and currently provides its services in Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Pune.", "It is licensed to provide broadband, internet, national long distance, and international long distance services pan India.", "It has been operating since 2000.", "In September 2017, Spectranet did a re-branding to be called as 'Spectra'.", "The motive behind the re-branding was to build more brand awareness and to showcase the greater motive behind the company's mission - to fix the broken Indian broadband market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7723_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.netcarrier.com E-commerce Apps Firm InfoMech Raises $4.2 Million Round One ANNANDALE, Va. -- InfoMech, an Internet commerce software applications firm, said it raised its first round of funding with $4.2 million.", "Edison Venture Fund led the round with a $2 million investment in the company, which was also backed by Steve Walker & Associates with a $1.25 million investment and by the Maryland Angels Council.", "Gina Dubbe, managing partner with Steve Walker & Associates, and Gary Golding, general partner with the Edison Ventue Fund, will sit on the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding for further development of its e-commerce application and for sales and marketing.", "InfoMech's products and services include software, implementation, applications management, and Web site hosting.", "http: www.infomech.com IT Resourcer Business Layers Has $12.5 Million Third Round ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Business Layers, a developer of directory-based applications that align business needs with IT resources, said it received $12.5 million in third-round funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p36", "sents": [ "Symposium said that most of its employees, especially on the technical side, will remain with WeFusion.", "Employees in WeFusion's fundraising department will most likely not continue with the company.", "The parties expect the transaction will close by October 31, 2000. WeFusion.com is backed by Steve Walker & Associates, C2, and individual investors.", "Symposium said it will use WeFusion's customer profiling service to personalize the marketing of its existing and newly acquired customers.", "http: www.symposiumcorp.com http: www.wefusion.com Review Site ConsumerSearch.com Acquires Product ReviewNet NEW YORK -- ConsumerSearch.com, which collects, summarizes, and analyzes reviews of consumer products, said it has acquired Product ReviewNet.com, which indexes and summarizes products reviews, from its parent company, the Rain of Worcester, Mass.", "Details of the cash and stock acquisition were not disclosed.", "There will not be any immediate change to the staff of either company.", "ConsumerSearch launched in May of this year.", "The company's backers include Web Utility Partners and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9027_p9", "sents": [ "top LONDON, Ontario (VENTUREWIRE) -- Executive Manufacturing Technologies, which develops manufacturing information software, said it raised CND $5.5 million ($3.6 million) in its first round of funding.", "The investment was led by Ventures West Management, and included the Canadian Science and Technology Growth Fund, and the Bank of Montreal.", "GATX MM Ventures also invested $1.5 million in debt funds.", "The company will use the funds for sales and marketing of its product, Visual Plant, which manages manufacturing information.", "http: www.visualplant.com Online Buying Tech Firm DuoCash Raises Series A Funding mail this story?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- DuoCash, which offers technology that enables online purchasing with prepaid cards, said it raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding.", "OCI Venture Group led the round, which included law firm Greenberg Traurig.", "Telemedia Accelerator, which is funded by Constellation; New York City Investment Fund; and Psilos Group also participated in the funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e3228_p24", "sents": [ "!", "Approximately 20 DefendNet employe es have joined Guardent, bringing staff size at Guardent to about 185. DefendN et president and CEO Vin Giordano has left the company, though he retains an equity stake in Guardent.", "Testa, Hurwitz advised Guardent in the deal.", "Guardent will retain DefendNet's Providence, R.I. office.", "http: www.defendnet.com http: www.guardent.com bad news ClickThings Clicks No More, Shuts Down mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- ClickThings, a developer of technology tha t enables companies to build and manage Web sites, has taken down its Web sit e and is in the process of closing down the company.", "\"They needed to raise a round and couldn't raise it,\" said board member Stephen M. Krupa of the Psilos Group.", "\"They had an impressive technology and the sourcecode will probably be sold to somebody.\"", "Mr. Kubel said the company has laid off almo st all of its approximately 30 employees.", "ClickThings received funding from China.com, Holden, Paine Webber, and Psilos Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27066_p46", "sents": [ "Enron had $11.74 billion of shareholders' equity as of June 30, according to the balance sheet in its second-quarter 10-Q filing.", "The reduction equaled more than 10 percent of that total.", "Among other things, the balance sheet also shows that the company relied more heavily on debt financing during this year's first half.", "Short-term debt, due in one year or less, doubled to $3.46 billion.", "Long-term debt, maturing in more than one year, rose 9.4 percent to $9.36 billion.", "There's even more to the story of Enron's indebtedness.", "The company guaranteed $3.3 billion in borrowing by Osprey Trust and Marlin Water Trust, which bought some of its power plants.", "Unless they pay off the debt by reselling the plants, the company may have to come up with the difference.", "Nevertheless, any summary of a company's financial position provides a more complete picture than the income statement alone.", "This also holds true for companies whose finances are in better shape -- IBM, General Electric and Citigroup, to name three." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e6660_p16", "sents": [ "Ultimately the proceeds from the repayment of the Enron notes will be used to redeem the outstanding $830 million 7.09% senior secured notes due 2001 of Marlin Water Trust (Marlin) and pay interest on the senior notes and yield on the Marlin trust certificates.", "The support for the rating comes from an overfund account (pre-funded interest) and equity commitment from Enron in the form of mandatorily convertible preferred stock.", "The overfund account will be invested in Enron debt securities (rated 'BBB+', Rating Outlook Stable), with payments used to service interest to noteholders.", "Fitch considers the cash flow stream to repay interest representative of a 'BBB+' credit profile.", "Payment of principal ultimately relies on Enron's obligation to remarket mandatorily convertible preferred securities.", "Fitch currently rates Enron's preferred securities 'BBB-'.", "Enron established Marlin to facilitate off-balance sheet financing of the acquisition of Wessex Water Plc (Wessex).", "Azurix, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enron, acquired Wessex in October 1998 for $2.4 billion through its direct subsidiary Azurix Europe Limited (AEL)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7682_p2", "sents": [ "Its leading-edge curriculum will balance teaching the latest financial theory with practical applications of financial modeling concepts.", "The MFE program is taught by Haas School faculty Jonathan Berk, Greg Duffee Nils Hakansson, Dwight Jaffee, Hayne Leland, Richard Lyons, Terry Marsh, Jo hn O'Brien, Mark Rubinstein, Miguel Simon-Cantillo, Domingo Tavella, and Nancy Wallace, as well as Francis Longstaff and Rossen Valkanov from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.", "\"We're seeing tremendous interest among talented individuals coming from technical backgrounds, such as nuclear physicists, mathematicians, and engineers who are in narrow jobs and are keen to transition to a brand new career where opportunities are abundant and continue to grow,\" says MFE Executive Director John O'Brien.", "O'Brien came to Haas after having served as managing director at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM), a multi-billion dollar asset management company.", "Students will have the option of earning both an MBA and MFE degree concurrently from the Haas School over two years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Francis Longstaff", "sents": [ "Francis A. Longstaff (born August 3, 1956) is an American educator and pioneer in quantitative finance.", "He serves as the Allstate Professor of Insurance and Finance at the Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, and the former Finance Area Chair." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6411_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Enron files suit in contempt bid Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Davis' refund plan faces a tough road: Several expert s say it's unlikely the FERC will buy the state's figures Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Energy Digtest: UC, CSU, Enron extend contract Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Energy consultants failed to file disclosures, Jones says Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Fudging at FERC: Feds must define 'just' energy charges (Editorial) SD Union, Thurs, 7 12: Big customers want to shop around -- and there's the rub SD Union, Thurs, 7 12: Senate panel, energy firm fighting tough SD Union, Thurs, 7 12: Energy firm scraps plans for plant in Chula Vista SD Union, Thurs, 7 12: Governor tells FERC to be fair and then some SD Union, Thurs, 7 12: Enron Corp. sues to block Senate from forcing docume nt release SD Union, Thurs, 7 12: Regulators want broad, regional power markets LA Times, Thurs, 7 12: Huntington Loses Battle on Generators LA Times, Thurs, 7 12: Enron Gets 2nd Chance to Turn Over Documents SF Chron, Thurs, 7 12: Coal futures to begin trading but analysts aren't su re it'll heat up energy markets SF Chron, Thurs, 7 12: Developments in California's energy crisis SF Chron, Thurs, 7 12: Enron files suit over subpoena Provider challenges move for documents SF Chron, Thurs, 7 12: PUC cancels vote to drop voltage levels PG&E tells commission its electric distribution system is already operating at minimal power SF Chron, Thurs, 7 12: Power regulators hold off on energy-savings plan SF Chron, Thurs, 7 12: Regulators order utilities to form regional systems Giant step toward national deregulation SF Chron, Thurs, 7 12: Universities, Enron cut deal on electricity Prices 5% below limited rate Mercury News, Thurs, 7 12: Voltage cut won't work, PG&E warns Mercury News, Thurs, 7 12: Energy dispute goes to court Individual.com (AP), Thurs, 7 12: Regulators Look to Develop Markets Chicago Tribune, Thurs, 7 12: For now, electricity crisis has dimmed WSJ, Thurs, 7 12: Regulators Order Formation of Big Grids To Optimize the Flow of Electricity in United States -- Enron files suit in contempt bid By Emily Bazar Bee Capitol Bureau (Published July 12, 2001) State legislators pressed forward with contempt findings against Enron Corp on Wednesday after the company failed to produce subpoenaed documents and filed a lawsuit asking the court to intervene on its behalf." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2582_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Davis signs bonds-sale bill, blasts GOP Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Senators push administration for more help on energy crisis Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Energy Digest: Company will expand plant, sell power to state Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Spreading the pain\" (Editorial) SD Union, Thurs, 5 10: \"Oceanside seeks ally in building power plant\" SD Union (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"Davis signs bill authorizing $13.4 in bonds to repay treasury for power buying\" SD Union, Thurs, 5 10: \"GOP defeats first attempt to cap power prices\" SD Union (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"Energy task force expected to recommend tax breaks\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Power Rescue Plan Rests on Many 'Ifs' LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Bush, Rivals Don't Dare Ask Public to Make Sacrifice s in Energy Crunch\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"House Committe Rejects Electricity Price Controls\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Nonprofit Shrugs at Pleas to Conserve\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Restarting of Generators in O.C." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25991_p0", "sents": [ "'FYI.", "Today, the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors elected Dede Hapner, currently Vice President -Regulatory Relations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Vice President - Special Projects, for PG&E Corporation, effectively immediately.", "Dede will report to Steve Kline and will be located in the PG&E Corporation Washington D.C. office.", "Karen Tomcala, currently Director, Federal Governmental and Regulatory Relations of PG&E Corporation, was elected today by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company Board to replace Dede.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e932_p2", "sents": [ "The hearings, entitled Assessing the California Crisis: How Did We Get to This Point, and Where Do We Go From Here?y will take place on April 10 in Sacramento, April 11 in San Jose and April 12 in San Diego.", "TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2001 11 a.m. PST Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street - Room #204 Panel One Mr. Ed Yates - Senior Vice President, California League of Food Processors Mr. Lewis K. Uhler - President, The National Tax Limitation Committee Mr. Pete Verboom - Glenn County Dairyman Panel Two Mr. Kevin Madden- General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Mrs. Loretta Lynch - President, California Public Utilities Commission Mr. Terry M. Winter - President and Chief Executive Officer, California Independent System Operator Mr. Larry Makovich - Senior Director, Cambridge Energy Research Associates Panel Three The Honorable J. William MacDonald - Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation Mr. Brian Jobson - Principal Power Contract Specialist, Sacramento Municipa l Utility District Ms. Becky Dell Sheehan - Principal Power Contract Specialist, California Fa rm Bureau Federation Mr. Lewis K. Uhler - President, The National Tax Limitation Committee WEDNESDAY, April 11, 2001 9:30 a.m. PST San Jose State University in Loma Prieta Ballroom One Washington Square Panel One The Honorable Curt Hebert - Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Panel Two Ms. Dede Hapner - Vice President, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Mr. Robert G. Foster - Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Southern California Edison Dean N. Vanech - President, Delta Power Company Mr. Paul E. Desrochers - Director of Fuel Procurement, Thermo Ecotek THURSDAY, April 12, 2001 10 a.m. PST San Diego Board of Supervisors Room #358 1600 Pacific Highway Panel One Mr. Sam Hardage - President, Woodfin Suite Hotels, LLC Mr. John Wiederkehr - President, Certified Metal Craft, Inc. Mr. Douglas Barnhart - President, Dougles E. Barnhart, Inc. Mark W. Seetin - Vice President Government Affairs, New York Mercantile Exchange Panel Two Kevin Madden- General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Stephen L. Baum - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sempra Ene rgy Mr. Steve Malcolm - President, Williams Energy Services John Stout - Senior Vice President for Asset Commercialization, Reliant Ene rgy NOTE: Witness List is subject to change" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3679_p80", "sents": [ "Enron, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Occidental were chosen for the $4 billion Red Sea project, also known as Core Venture 2. Exxon was chosen as the lead for the project.", "Royal Dutch Shell Group, Conoco and Total Fina Elf were picked for the $5 billion Shaybah natural gas project, also known as Core Venture 3. Conoco Chairman Archie Dunham said last month that he would be \"very disappointed\" if Conoco was not named the lead operator for Core Venture 3, but The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Shell appeared to be poised to lead that project.", "Exxon, Shell, BP and Phillips Petroleum Co. won the rights to the most coveted project, the $15 billion South Ghawar project, or Core Venture 1. Exxon is expected to take the lead there.", "Houston-based Marathon Oil was one of three companies that bid on the projects but did not make the final cut." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2657_p3", "sents": [ "But they all have their hopes.", "\"We would be very disappointed if we are not the lead operator\" for the Shaybah project, said Archie Dunham, Conoco's chairman and chief executive.", "Since Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah invited major oil companies to return to the kingdom in October 1998, negotiations have focused on such broad issues as the scope of the projects and their integrated nature -- from exploration and production of gas to the making of petrochemicals and electricity -- as well as the notion that the companies will need adequate returns on their investment.", "Soon, the project leaders will have to start the bargaining on such issues as the roles to be played by national champions Aramco and petrochemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corp. Alexei Barrionuevo in Houston contributed to this article.", "Population Pressure Saudi Arabia is opening up its energy sector, in a bid to bolster the economy as population grows -- Population 21.3 million (growing over 3.5% per year) -- Unemployment rate* 27%-35% of males -- Real GDP Growth Rate 7.6% -- Oil Production 9.3 million barrels per day -- Natural-Gas Reserves 204.5 trillion cubic feet -- Natural-Gas Production Consumption 1.68 trillion cubic feet *Unofficial estimate for 1999 Note: Figures are estimates for 2000 except natural-gas production, which is for 1999 Source: United States Energy Information Administration Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2422_p0", "sents": [ "'Online college library and research firm slows pace, reduces staff by almost half Houston Chronicle, 05 09 01 Markets Your Money Mixed Day Waiting for Fed's Act Wall St.: The Dow falls 51.66 points to 10,883.51, with Nasdaq rising 25.20 to 2,198.77. Long-term yields rise on below-par productivity report.", "Los Angeles Times, 05 09 01 JAPAN: Japan power market not fair for newcomers-Enron.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 09 01 Enron Official: Japan Needs Independent Power Regulator Dow Jones International News, 05 09 01 UK: INTERVIEW-United States Williams enters Europe energy markets.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 09 01 INDIA: Enron moves execs families out of India - paper.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 09 01 India: Dabhol: MSEB denies capacity underutilisation Business Line (The Hindu), 05 09 01 NO PRESSURE FROM INDIAN FEDERAL GOVT ON ENRON ISSUE: MSEB Asia Pulse, 05 09 01 MSEB ropes in HC judge as arbitrator The Economic Times, 05 09 01 SJM demands probe into Enron deal The Times of India, 05 09 01 Plans for more power from Uran unlikely: MSEB The Times of India, 05 09 01 Enron: Preparing for pull out?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5974_p14", "sents": [ "(THROUGH ASIA PULSE) 01-07 2001 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Long Island Weekly Desk; Section 14LI Elbows Fly in Contest for New Power Plants By JOHN RATHER 07 01 2001 The New York Times Page 3, Column 1 c. 2001 New York Times Company WITH the pressure on to build new power plants on Long Island before rising demand for electricity outstrips available supplies, a major private energy company is butting heads with the Long Island Power Authority over where some of the new power will come from.", "The energy company, American National Power of Houston, which goes by the name Brookhaven Energy locally, wants to spend more than $300 million to build a 580-megawatt natural gas-fueled power station near Yaphank to supply what it says would be minimally polluting, low-cost electricity to the region.", "''Long Island has at least the second highest rates in the country, and it's also being served by very old and very inefficient generators,'' said Robert J. Charlebois, an American National Power vice president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Long Island", "sents": [ "The Long Island is a large, densely-populated island off the East Coast of the United States, beginning at New York Harbor just 0.35 miles (0.56 km) from Manhattan Island and extending eastward into the Atlantic Ocean.", "The island comprises four counties in the U.S. state of New York: Kings and Queens (which comprise the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, respectively) to the west; and Nassau and Suffolk to the east.", "However, many people in the New York metropolitan area (even those living in Brooklyn and Queens) colloquially use the term \"Long Island\" (or \"The Island\") exclusively to refer to the Nassau–Suffolk county area collectively, which is mainly suburban in character.", "The majority of New York City residents now live on Long Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9403_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.drkoop.com Online Bill Payment Rivals Paytrust and PayMyBills.com Merge PASADENA, Calif. -- Paytrust, a service that enables consumers to receive, review, pay, and organize all of their bills online, said it entered into a definitive purchase agreement for an all-stock acquisition of personal bill management services company PayMyBills.com.", "The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal.", "Both co-founders of Paytrust, CEO Edward G. McLaughlin and chairman and president Flint Lane, will retain their positions in the newly combined company.", "PayMyBills.com co-founder and CEO John Tedesco will become chief strategy officer.", "PayMyBills.com co-founder Jeff Grass will continue in his role in business development, andp resident and COO Jaynie Miller Studenmund will run West Coast operations for Paytrust.", "Paytrust backers include American Express, AT&T Ventures, Citigroup, GE Equity, Goldman Sachs, NextCard, Softbank Venture Capital, Spectrum Equity Investors and Thomas Weisel Partners.", "PayMyBills.com is backed by E*Trade, ComVentures, Financial Technology Ventures, idealab!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "NextCard", "sents": [ "NextCard, Inc. was a United States company that was one of the first issuers of credit cards online, and the first to offer instant online approval.", "Its headquarters were located in San Francisco, California and maintained offices in Livermore, California and at 44th St. and Van Buren in Phoenix, Arizona.", "The issuing bank was known as NextBank and was fully owned by NextCard, Inc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p17", "sents": [ "Gary Sparks, managing director of Group One, will join the company's board of directors.", "Previous investors Selby, Garage.com, and ERMG, also participated.", "The company will use the funds for sales and marketing.", "http: www.siliconplanet.com Avolo, Online Aviation Parts Marketplace, Raises $8 Million SEATTLE -- Avolo, which provides an online parts and services marketplace for the aviation industry, said it raised $8 million in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by New York venture capital firm East River.", "Additional investors in the round include Citicorp, Kirnaf, Cedar Grove Investments, and Riverside Management Group.", "The company raised its initial capital from Cedar Grove Investments, Riverside Management Group, Cascadia, Allen & Co., and private investors.", "http: www.avolo.com Broadband Firm Equator Lands $40 Million in Fourth Round CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Equator Technologies, which provides programmable broadband signal processors, said it has raised over $40 million in its fourth round of funding led by Ironside Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e8917_p17", "sents": [ "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Fact City, an Internet platform that gathers and distributes factual content to Web portals, wireless providers, voice-response services, and corporations, said it raised $10 million in its second round of funding, led by Hudson Ventures.", "Other investors were MDT Advisers, and previous investors Advanced Technology Ventures, Blue Rock Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, and Collaborative Seed & Growth Partners.", "Richard Glaser, managing director at Hudson Ventures, and Larry Kernan, principal at MDT Advisers, joined the company's board.", "The company will use the funds to expand into new markets and for general operating expenses.", "http: www.factcity.com Management Tools Provider VitaLink Raises $19 Million mail this story?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- VitaLink Business Systems, a provider of Internet-based management tools for small businesses, said it has secured $19 million in its third round of funding led by Riverside Management Group.", "Previous investors Crosspoint Venture Partners and Callisto Capital Management participated in the round, along with Imperial Bank Ventures, Comdisco Ventures and Siebel Systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6960_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Fri, 7 27: Hopes dim for a quick Edison deal SD Union, Fri, 7 27: Sempra's trading unit generates a windfall LA Times, Fri, 7 27: Smog Rules May Be Eased LA Times, Fri, 7 27: Federal Caps Didn't Deter Higher Prices SF Chron, Fri, 7 27: Calpine profits double on skyrocketing sales Escalating power prices inspire plant building program SF Chron, Fri, 7 27: Generators continue to set high electricity prices SF Chron, Fri, 7 27: THE ENERGY CRUNCH Environmental suit against power plant Expansion called danger to slough OC Register, Fri, 7 27: Let's make a real deal with Edison (Editorial) LA Times, Fri, 7 27: California Sempra Continues Improved Results LA Times, Fri, 7 27: California Calpine Doubles Earnings, Beats Forecasts Energy: San Jose-based company credits higher electricity prices in California and sales from new plants LA Times, Fri, 7 27: Cap No Bar to Higher Prices Power: Cal-ISO study says suppliers continued to charge as much as five times more than the U.S.-imposed limits WSJ, Fri, 7 27: Calpine Net Soars On Added Plants; Sempra Profit Rises - Hopes dim for a quick Edison deal By Kevin Yamamura Bee Capitol Bureau (Published July 27, 2001) The Assembly will not return this week to consider a plan to save California's second-largest utility from bankruptcy, all but ending hopes that legislation would reach Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1547_p0", "sents": [ "'No smoking gun in natural-gas cost probe By Jim Sanders Bee Capitol Bureau (Published April 23, 2001) It strikes at the heart of an energy crisis that has caused multibillion-dollar losses and could plunge California's economy into a tailspin: Did private companies manipulate markets to get rich off consumers' pain?", "An Assembly oversight committee spent hours last week grilling officials of El Paso Natural Gas Co. and an affiliate, El Paso Merchant Energy, companies that were accused by state regulators of anti-competitive practices that helped send gas prices soaring.", "Committee Chairman Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, said the hearing convinced him that El Paso exercised \"market power\" -- undue influence over supply, demand and prices -- even though no smoking gun surfaced in the testimony.", "\"You have to look at this from a common-sense perspective -- the price spikes were astronomical,\" Steinberg said.", "\"Could they have occurred in such an extraordinary fashion absent market manipulation?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "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": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3871_p5", "sents": [ "Major investors were New Enterprise Associates, Polaris Venture Capital, and several undisclosed private investors.", "The company will use the funds to expand its business nationwide.", "Telephone 03-5611424 ext.", "119. o $5.25 Million, Launch for Peer-to-Peer Broadband PC Network NEW YORK -- DataSynapse, a peer-to-peer broadband Internet network focused on the financial services sector, said it will officially launch Sept. 18 after receiving $5.25 million in Series A financing.", "Rare Ventures and NeoCarta Ventures led the round, joined by New York City Investment Fund, Silicon Alley Venture Partners, LLC, Wand Partners and Broadview Inernational.", "The company said it will use the funds to increase staff in its New York and San Francisco offices and for marketing.", "http: www.datasynapse.com $8.5 Million for Developer of Online Shopping Card for Teens LONDON -- Splash Plastic, which is developing a pre-pay shopping card so that teenagers may make online purchases without owning a credit card, said it raised GBP 6 million ($8.5 million) in its first round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6878_p18", "sents": [ "\"This ongoing dispute casts a dark cloud over India's entire investment climate,\" said Rocca.", "She hopes India's federal government would step in to resolve the dispute between Dabhol and its sole electricity buyer, the Maharashtra State Electricity Board.", "Enron holds 65% of the 740 megawatt Dabhol project located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.", "Since May 29, Dabhol has halted operations because MSEB stopped drawing electricity from its power plant saying the cost of power was \"unaffordable\".", "Construction on the 1,444 megawatt Dabhol phase II was stopped mid-June after MSEB refused to honor several of its bills.", "Website: http www.financialexpress.com -By Himendra Kumar; Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9426; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Rocca seeks Centre's intervention in Enron dispute Our Special Correspondent 07 25 2001 The Hindu Copyright (C) 2001 Kasturi & Sons Ltd (KSL); Source: World Reporter (TM) - Asia Intelligence Wire NEW DELHI, JULY 24. The United States today sought the Central Government's intervention in the Enron imbroglio in view of its impact on the bilateral investment climate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e879_p9", "sents": [ "Dabhol, India's largest private power plant currently under construction, was scheduled for commissioning in two phases.", "The project's first phase, a 740-megawatt power plant, has already been commissioned and phase two is due to be completed later this year.", "-By Himendra Kumar; Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9427; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron sends political force majeure notice to Indian electricity board 04 09 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd BOMBAY (AFX) - Enron Power Corp sent a political \"force majeure\" notice to the state-run electricity board of India's Maharashtra state on Saturday, officials said.", "The move means Enron is putting the state and federal governments on notice that it might be unable to discharge its contractual obligations to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) due to domestic political events beyond its control.", "Enron subsidiary Dabhol Power Co is putting up a 3 bln usd, two-part power plant - the largest United States investment project in India - at the port town of Dabhol some 200 kilometres south of Bombay." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20039_p14", "sents": [ "You can read about the other forty at www.fortune.com or in the international editions of FORTUNE.", "2001 FORTUNE 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business 2001 2000 Rank Rank Name Title Company 1 1 Carly Fiorina Chairman and CEO Hewlett-Packard 2 3 Meg Whitman President and CEO eBay 3 15 Oprah Winfrey Chairman Harpo Entertainment 4 10 Andrea Jung Chairman and CEO Avon 5 new Marce Fuller President and CEO Mirant 6 18 Anne Mulcahy President and CEO Xerox 7 14 Karen Katen EVP and President Pharmaceutical Group Pfizer 8 39 Pat Woertz President, Chevron Products Chevron 9 23 Betsy Holden Co-CEO Kraft Foods 10 43 Indra Nooyi President and CFO PepsiCo 11 7 Shelly Lazarus Chairman and CEO Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide 12 50 Abigail Johnson President Fidelity Management and Research 13 9 Martha Stewart Chairman and CEO Martha Stewart Living OmniMedia 14 12 Patricia Dunn Global CEO Barclays Global Investors 15 16 Judy McGrath Chairman and CEO, MTV Group Viacom 16 17 Sherry Lansing Chairman, Motion Picture Group, Paramont Viacom 17 new Louise Kitchen COO Enron Americas 18 19 Lois Juliber COO Colgate-Palmolive 19 18 Marilyn Carlson Nelson Chairman and CEO Carlson Companies 20 new Colleen Barrett President and COO Southwest Airlines 21 21 Ann Moore EVP, Time Inc. AOL Time Warner 22 22 Judy Lewent EVP and CFO Merck 23 new Betsy Bernard President and CFO AT&amp;T Consumer 24 31 Stacey Snider Chairman, Universal Pictures Vivendi Universal 25 30 Dina Dublon EVP and CFO J.P. Morgan Chase 26 10 Pat Russo President and COO Eastman Kodak 27 new Anne Stevens VP, North American Vehicle Operations Ford Motor 28 11 Ann Livermore President, HP Services Hewlett-Packard 29 28 Cathleen Black President Hearst Magazines 30 24 Linda Sanford SVP and Group Executive, Storage Systems IBM 31 33 Amy Brinkley Chairman, Credit Policy Bank of America 32 4 Donna Dubinsky CEO Handspring 33 38 Marjorie Magner Senior EVP, Consumer Group Citigroup 34 13 Nancy Peretsman EVP and Managing Director Allen & Co. 35 25 Dawn Lepore Vice-Chair, EVP, and CIO Charles Schwab 36 27 Gail McGovern President, Fidelity Personal Investments Fidelity 37 new Maria Elena Lagomasino Chairman and CEO J.P Morgan Chase Private Bank 38 new Susan Desmond-Hellman EVP and Chief Medical Officer Genentech 39 new Janet Robinson SVP, Newspaper Operations New York Times Co. 40 new Carol Tome EVP and CFO Home Depot 41 46 Jamie Gorelick Vice-Chair Fannie Mae 42 45 Vivian Banta EVP and CEO, United States Consumer Prudential 43 new Carrie Cox EVP and President, Global Prescriptions Pharmacia 44 47 Anne Sweeney President, ABC Cable Networks Group Disney 45 new Carole Black President and CEO Lifetime Television Networks 46 44 Marion Sandler Co-Chairman and Co-CEO Golden West Financial 47 new Janet Davidson Group President, Integrated Network Lucent Solutions 48 new Larree Renda EVP, Retail Operations Safeway 49 new Louise Francesconi VP and GM, Missile Systems Raytheon 50 8 Abby Joseph Cohen Chief Market Strategist Goldman Sachs FORTUNE's International 50 Most Powerful Women Rank Women Title Company Country 1 Marjorie Scardino CEO Pearson Britain 2 Anne Lauvergeon Chairman Areva France 3 Mary Ma Senior VP and CFO Legend Hong Kong 4 Marianne Nivert President and CEO Telia Sweden 5 Lien Siaou-Sze Vice President Hewlett-Packard Hong Kong 6 Patricia Barbizet CEO Artimis France 7 Eiko Kono President Recruit Japan 8 Belinda Stronach CEO Magna International Canada 9 Marina Berlusconi Vice Chairman Fininvest Italy 10 Christine Tsung President and CEO China Airlines Taiwan 11 Maureen Kempston Darkes President GM Canada Canada 12 Mary Minnick President and COO Coca Cola Asia United States 13 Nita Ing Chairman Taiwan High-Speed Railway Taiwan 14 Barbara Kux Executive Director Ford Europe Germany 15 Ho Ching Chairman Singapore Technologies Singapore 16 Sari Baldauf President Nokia Networks Finland 17 Judy Boynton CFO Royal Dutch Shell Group Britain 18 Maria Silvia Marques Bastos CEO Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Brazil 19 Clara Furse CEO London Stock Exchange Britain 20 Linda Cook CEO Shell Gas &amp; Power Britain 21 Val Gooding CEO BUPA Britain 22 Agnes Touraine Vice Chairman and CEO Vivendi Universal Publishing France 23 Margaret Jackson Chair Qantas Australia 24 Kathleen Bader President Dow Styrenics & Engineered Prod." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "China Airlines", "sents": [ "China Airlines (CAL) () () is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan).", "It is headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport and has 12,607 regular employees.", "China Airlines operates over 1,400 flights weekly to 118 airports in 115 cities (including codeshare) across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.", "The cargo division operates 91 pure freighter flights weekly.", "The carrier was, in 2013, the 29th and 10th largest airline in the world in terms of passenger revenue per kilometer (RPK) and freight RPK, respectively.", "China Airlines has three airline subsidiaries: Mandarin Airlines operates flights to domestic and low-demand regional destinations; China Airlines Cargo, a member of Skyteam Cargo, operates a fleet of freighter aircraft and manages its parent airline's cargo-hold capacity; Tigerair Taiwan is a low-cost carrier established by China Airlines and Singaporean airline group Tigerair Holdings and is wholly owned by China Airlines Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3377_p2", "sents": [ "Witt said the deregulation law was well crafted and doesn't contain the flaws that contributed to California's problems such as requirements forcing utilities to sell off generating plants.", "However, Rep. Robert Ackerman, D-Eugene, said the chaotic power market has created fear among businesses, nonetheless, and that some estimate they would face fourfold power increases in an unregulated market.", "Delay supporters said lawmakers are taking steps to stimulate more power production including passing a bill to streamline siting of temporary generating plants, which Gov.", "John Kitzhaber has signed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "John Kitzhaber", "sents": [ "John Albert Kitzhaber (born March 5, 1947) is an American politician and physician.", "He is the longest-serving governor in Oregon's history, as well as the only Oregon governor to resign because of a scandal.", "He served two terms from 1995 until 2003, another full-term from 2011 until 2015, and was sworn in for a fourth term on January 12, 2015.", "He resigned on February 18, 2015, with state and federal investigations into criminal allegations against him and his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Kitzhaber previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1979–81) and Oregon Senate (1981–93), including as Senate President (1985–93).", "He was also an emergency physician and has worked as a health care administrator." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8605_p0", "sents": [ "\"To All California Power Exchange Participants: The California State Auditor, as part of an ongoing investigation of California markets has requested information that may be confidential under Section 19.3 of the California Power Exchange Tariff.", "The data request is attached below for your reference and requires response by December 15, 2000. The California State Auditor's Office had advised that it will respect the legal confidentiality of these records and will not publicly release them when legal restrictions prohibit such release (see California Government Code Sections 8545 and 8545.1 and the letter attached hereto).", "If you desire to assert a claim of privilege or confidentiality, the California Power Exchange will forward your written assertion of that claim to the California State Auditor, provided that it is timely received.", "Your written statement and its legal basis should be directed to the State as follows: Sharon L. Smagala, CPA Bureau of State Audits California State Auditor 555 Capitol Mall, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 You may deliver your statement to the California Power Exchange as follows: Karen Koyano California Power Exchange 1000 S. Fremont Avenue Unit 20 Alhambra, CA 91801 626.537.3173 facsimile Any written statement must be received by Ms. Koyano no later than Friday, December 8, 2000, 5:00 p.m. PT, to be included with any information delivered to the California State Auditor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4174_p0", "sents": [ "Sent for Sandi Thompson To All California Power Exchange Participants: Notice is hereby provided pursuant to Section 19.3.4 of the California Power Exchange Tariff that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), as part of an ongoing investigation of California markets, has requested information that may be confidential under Section 19.3.2 of the Tariff.", "The CPUC has requested the California Power Exchange to provide such information no later than Wednesday, October 4, 2000. If you desire to assert a claim of privilege or confidentiality pursuant to legal authority, the California Power Exchange will include your written assertion of that claim together with its submittal to the CPUC, provided that it is timely received.", "Your written statement should be directed to the CPUC as follows: Sean H. Gallagher California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 You may deliver your statement to the California Power Exchange as follows: Karen Koyano California Power Exchange 1000 S. Fremont Avenue Unit 20 Alhambra, CA 91801 626.537.3173 facsimile Any written statement must be received by Ms. Koyano no later than Friday, September 29, 2000, 5:00 p.m. PDT, to be included with any information delivered to the CPUC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6999_p70", "sents": [ "State officials had hoped to receive up to $9 billion in refunds.", "A call to FERC for comment was not immediately returned Sunday afternoon.", "The FERC has ordered an evidentiary hearing, to be completed within 60 days to determine the size of the refund from providers of wholesale power.", "Gas suppliers accuse El Paso pipeline firm of constricting flow to drive up prices Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer <mailto:[email protected] Sunday, July 29, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle chronicle info copyright URL: <http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 0 7 29 MN206471.DTL The Texas energy company already accused by state officials of manipulating the natural gas market now faces new allegations by fellow industry players that last winter it systematically starved the state of necessary fuel in order to drive up consumer prices and boost profits.", "Formerly tight-lipped shippers that lease space on the pipeline El Paso Cor p. runs from the gas fields of the Southwest to Southern California are blamin g El Paso for California's energy price explosion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2665_p63", "sents": [ "Commercial building energy use Lighting, heating and cooling rank at the top for commercial building energ y costs.", "Energy as a percent of total commercial building operating expense 19% Administrative 18% Cleaning 10% Roads, grounds, security 23% Repairs, maintenance 30% Energy Percent breakdown of energy use 31% Lighting 22% Space heating 18% Space cooling 7% Water heating 6% Office equipment 6% Other 5% Ventilation 3% Refrigeration 2% Cooking Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency; Energy Information Administration Chronicle Graphic ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle Page?8 Natural gas price squeeze Report says supplier manipulated market Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, May 13, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 05 13 M N230092.DTL&type=3Dnews A Texas energy company drove California's natural gas prices sharply higher by pinching off the flow of gas through a major pipeline into the state, according to an Assembly subcommittee report obtained by The Chronicle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3910_p11", "sents": [ "Last month, Everypath raised $60 million from investors including Amerindo Investments, Asia Tech Management, Comdisco, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, E*Trade, Liberate, Raza Ventures, Redwood Ventures, Robertson Stephens, Sevin Rosen Funds, Texas Pacific Group, United States Venture Partners, Wasserstein Parella Ventures, and WR Hambrecht.", "http: www.everypath.com Epoch Gets $27 Million From Williams Communications COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Epoch Internet, a provider of Web hosting and e-commerce services, said it secured $27 million from Williams Communications, an international provider of telecommunications services and products for the carrier marketplace.", "Epoch will also purchase $128 million worth of long-haul network capacity from Williams Communications over the next 20 years as part of the deal.", "Epoch said it will use the investment to develop its Web-hosting services.", "Epoch announced on Tuesday it has partnered with IBM to provide 35 start-ups with Internet access and hosting services.", "Epoch has received venture backing from Prime New Ventures and undisclosed investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4329_p2", "sents": [ "For more information and to apply, visit: http: www.exed.hbs.edu vw Top Stories o PMC-Sierra To Buy SwitchOn Networks For $450 Million CAMPBELL, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra, a publicly-traded provider of semiconductors and technical support, said it acquired SwitchOn Networks, which develops wirespeed packet classification and inspection technologies.", "The stock acquisition is valued at approximately $450 million.", "Through the acquisition PMC-Sierra will acquire the SwitchOn Networks staff in both Pune, India and California.", "The company is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Redwood Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.", "http: www.pmc-sierra.com http: www.switchon-net.com Latin ISP VeloCom Pays $875 Million for Bell Canada Stakes DENVER -- VeloCom, a provider of voice, data, and Internet services in Latin America, said it will acquire Bell Canada International's 34.4% interest in Vesper and its 45% interest in Vento for $875 million in cash and notes.", "Vesper is Latin America's largest competitive local exchange carrier.", "Vento, formerly BR Home Shopping, provides a range of Internet access and Web-based services to business and residential users in 18 Brazilian cities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1217_p17", "sents": [ "Previous investors Intel's IA-64 Fund, Morgenthaler Ventures, ABS Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Weiss Peck and Greer Venture Partners, and Sippl Macdonald Ventures also participated.", "The company will use the funds for product development.", "http: www.timesten.com Advent Leads $4 Million Round for Shipping Site NETlogistiK MEXICO CITY -- Advent International said it lead a group of investors in a $4-million round of funding for NETlogistiK.com, an online logistics marketplace for the transportation and logistics industry in Central and South America.", "Advent contributed $1 million to the round.", "CarrierPoint, an Atlanta-based company with which NETlogistiK.com signed an exclusive software agreement, also holds an equity stake in the shipping marketplace.", "http: www.netlogistik.com ArrayComm Raises $34 Million in Series F Funding Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ArrayComm, which develops antenna-based wireless communications products and services, said it secured $34 million in its Series F round of funding.", "New investor Nomura International led the round, which included new investors American Century, Cornerstone Equity Investors, and Sands Brothers Ventures as well as previous investors Amerindo Investment Advisors, Ballentine Capital Partners, and Spinnaker." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e27952_p0", "sents": [ "VentureWire Alert <http: alert.venturewire.com For Jeffrey Dasovich, Enron VENTURE MARKET SUMMARY It wasn't as big a day funding wise compared to yesterday's $300 million windfall, but eight companies still managed to pull in a respectable $186 million.", "The big fundings went to three companies, all in the fourth round.", "Chorum Technologies, a provider of all-optical processors and subsystems for optical networks, raised $54.7 million in its fourth round of funding led by previous investors CenterPoint Ventures, InterWest Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds, and Scudder-Kemper Investments.", "Four was also a lucky number for Encorp, a provider of products and services for the power-technology sector, that closed $38.1 million in Series D financing led by new investor Ballentine Capital Partners.", "Meanwhile 2Wire, a developer of products that provide broadband content and services throughout the home, announced that it closed its fourth round of funding at $61 million that VentureWire first reported in August.", "Napster is also back in the news as it tries to change its tune." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2852_p45", "sents": [ "The firm said it expects to invest in between 30 to 40 technology and biotechnology companies over a period of two years.", "Friends Ivory & Sime has $53 billion of assets under management.", "Cazenove & Co. acted as the placement agent for raising the capital.", "http: www.friendsis.com vw corrections ProfessorQ mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An item in Tuesday's VentureWire incorrect ly spelled the name of ProfessorQ's new director David Seldin.", "Ebrary mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- A story in Tuesday's VentureWire about Ebr ary adding to its board, incorrectly identified new board member John Warnock's relationship with Ebrary's CEO Christopher Warnock.", "John Warnock is Christopher Warnock's father.", "company index top AuctionMart.com, AxiomLab, Bla-Bla.com, BrainHeart Capital, Buzzsaw.c om, California Public Employees, Callbutton, Capstan Systems, Centient Solution s, Chicory Systems, CI Wireless, Cognitive Arts, Concellera Software, Confer Software, Creditek, CT Holdings, DataPower Technology, Digiplex, eLedger.co m, EMS Technologies, Escalate, Eternal Systems, Europolitan Vodafone, EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Flatiron Partners, Friends Ivory & Sime Privat e Equity, Guru.com, Hi3G, Infineon Technologies, Invesco Private Capital, KeepSmart, KPE, LifeClips.com, Metiom, Mimeo.com, Model N, Motient Satellit e Ventures, MyBiz.com, OnSite Access, Opsys, Parago, Parthus Technologies, PSINet, PSINet Ventures, Qiva, Rare Medium Group, Schneider Electric, Silic on Valley Community Ventures, Starwire, STSN, Summit Partners, The MBA Co., TV Data Technologies, UGO Networks, VDSL Systems, Viator, Working Woman Networ k, XCare.net Mobile Outlook - June 5 & 6 The era of the Dick Tracy-style wrist videophone isn't upon us yet, but if the current generation of entrepreneurs and visionaries has its way, the arrival may not be far off." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Schneider Electric", "sents": [ "Schneider Electric SE is a French multinational corporation that specialises in energy management and automation solutions, spanning hardware, software, and services.", "Native of France, the company is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison and is also based at the World Trade Center of Grenoble with offices throughout the world.", "A Fortune Global 500 company, Schneider Electric is publicly traded on the Euronext Exchange and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.", "In FY2016, the company posted revenues of about €25 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1143_p1", "sents": [ "In answering questions like those above, this course will examine the roles that transaction costs, economic strategy, and contract law play in influencing the nature and structure of business transactions ranging from mergers and acquisitions to supply contracts, patent licensing, and R&D joint ventures.", "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Professor Shelanski is a full time member of the law faculty at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law.", "He received both his law degree and his Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley.", "After graduating from law school he served as a law clerk at federal district and circuit courts and for Justice Antonin Scalia at the United States Supreme Court.", "Before joining the Boalt faculty, he was an associate with the Washington, D.C. firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans.", "Professor Shelanski's research focuses on industrial organization, telecommunications regulation, and antitrust.", "During the 1999-2000 academic year, Professor Shelanski was on leave to serve as Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e659_p8", "sents": [ "During her tenure as dean, Laura Tyson has made it her priority to increase Haas' partnerships in the areas of teaching, research, and public service with other disciplines.", "One of the most vibrant of these is with the Boalt School of Law.", "\"Haas faculty are well known for their path-breaking work on competitive strategy in the Internet age, and Boalt is recognized for having the strongest intellectual property law faculty in the country, particularly as regards IP questions arising in cyberspace,\" said Jay Stowsky, associate dean for school affairs and initiatives.", "\"The collection, in one place, at the same time, of so many notable scholars in an area of rich intellectual ferment and intense public interest is an extraordinary intellectual opportunity.", "We intend to expand that opportunity through increased interaction between the two schools.\"", "The area of business law doesn't fit easily into just a law school or a business school, but the interdisciplinary approach between the Haas School of Business and Boalt Hall School of Law fills this gap." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3418_p10", "sents": [ "In its letter, Dabhol says it rejected the 1.369-billion-rupee check because it came with a note saying it was submitted \"under protest,\" a reference to the MSEB's decision last week to rescind the contract.", "\"The MSEB cannot have it both ways,\" says the letter, signed by Enron executive K. Wade Cline.", "Either it's rescinding the contract, or \"it is affirming the validity of the [contract]\" by making payments.", "However, MSEB Chairman Vinay Bansal said that after the check was rejected, the MSEB went ahead and direct-deposited a payment to a Dabhol account, unaware of the letter's contents.", "Mr. Bansal said that he hadn't read the letter yet, so he wouldn't comment on it.", "He said the MSEB is eager to pay because the April bill was due on Friday.", "A Dabhol official, while unable to confirm whether payment was received, said it would mark \"the first time in history\" that the MSEB has paid on time." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1770_p9", "sents": [ "During the April-to-October 2000 hot season, the nation had a daily shortfall of nearly 8,000 megawatts of electricity, according to the Center for Monitoring the Indian Economy.", "Enron's naphtha and gas plants at Dabhol will together be able to generate about 2,200 megawatts, but politicians have trouble with the price.", "Aging coal- and gas-fired plants that have been depreciated can charge about two rupees (4 cents) per kilowatt hour, while Enron's naphtha plant has been charging 11 to 15 cents.", "\"Everyone wants to use us to blame for the systemic problem that the state electricity boards in this country sell power for less than it costs them to generate or buy power,\" said K. Wade Cline, president of Enron India.", "Despite the protests, Cline believes that the $3 billion project - India's biggest-ever foreign investment - will go online at the end of 2001. An advantage for Enron - and the major complaint against it - is a unique contract that requires the federal government to pay up in case of default by Maharashtra." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1100_p16", "sents": [ "It was uncompetitive and did nothing to lessen the country's dependence on fossil fuels.", "All in all, it was not the most convincing vision of the future.", "Today, you would think most U.K. farmers would willingly change places with him.", "As livestock farming staggers from one crisis to the next, wind farming goes from strength to strength, passing a notable landmark last week when the U.K.'s Crown Estates issued seabed leases for 13 offshore wind farm projects to established generating companies more traditionally associated with fossil-fuel burning.", "These projects could attract up to GBP1.6 billion in investment and lead to the installation of 1,500 megawatts of generation capacity around Britain's coast by 2004. That would meet the electricity needs of 1.1 million households, according to estimates by the British Wind Energy Association.", "The projects - seven in the Irish Sea and six in the North Sea - represent the first concerted effort in the U.K. to raise the contribution of renewable energy sources, other than hydropower, in the overall energy mix." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e1100_p18", "sents": [ "All of these will be forced, by the government's Renewables Obligation, to source an amount probably not less than 5% of their supplies to renewable sources of energy by 2003, rising to 10% by 2010. A system of tradable 'green certificates' will be set up to enable them to trade any surplus of renewable power they have on the open market with suppliers who can't meet the Obligation by themselves.", "Wind farms have flourished even more in countries where the political consensus has allowed a more aggressive subsidizing of the technology, such as Germany and Denmark, which had installed capacity bases of almost 5,500 MW and 2,280 MW respectively at the end of last year, according to estimates by analysts at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.", "Crown Estates and the BWEA are currently in negotiations over a second round of licenses for larger sites but a spokeswoman for Crown Estates said there is no timetable for awarding these leases yet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20130_p0", "sents": [ "'THE NATION States Taking the Initiative to Fight Global Warming Environment Unhappy with Bush's policies, local officials work to slow climate change Los Angeles Times, 10 07 01 Many stuck in anti-terror dragnet Future uncertain for Houston man, 23, hel d and cleared in attacks Houston Chronicle, 10 07 01 Enron Close to 5-Yr Contract With Equity Office, Crain's Says Bloomberg, 10 07 01 Enron Reaches a Deal to Sell Oregon Utility for $1.9 Billion The New York Times, 10 06 01 IN BRIEF ENERGY Northwest in Talks to Buy Portland GE Los Angeles Times, 10 06 01 Enron talks utility sale in Oregon Northwest Natural Gas is second possib le buyer Houston Chronicle, 10 06 01 COMPANIES & FINANCE INTERNATIONAL - Northwest may buy Enron asset.", "Financial Times (U.K. edition), 10 06 01 NW Natural Gas in talks for Portland General The Daily Deal, 10 06 01 NW NATURAL WEIGHING PURCHASE OF PGE The Columbian, 10 06 01 Enron to Announce Sale of Portland General on Monday, NYT Says Bloomberg, 10 06 01 PUC RIGHTLY OPEN TO RECONSIDERING Portland Oregonian, 10 06 01 Civil rights advocates worry about detaining immigrants Associated Press Newswires, 10 06 01 India: LNG: Ministry willing to pare charter hire rates for Dabhol Business Line (The Hindu), 10 06 01 Gun found in car at Millard North Omaha World-Herald, 10 06 01 POWER GIANT BUYS ISLAND IN SEARCH FOR GAS PIPELINE South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 10 06 01 DIESEL BAN MAY SWAY OPPONENTS OF POWER PLANT South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 10 06 01 Enron Offshoot Leads Texas Complaints for Unauthorized Electric Accounts KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Texas 10 06 01 National Desk THE NATION States Taking the Initiative to Fight Global Warming Environment Unhappy with Bush's policies, local officials work to slow climate change GARY POLAKOVIC TIMES ENVIRONMENTAL WRITER 10 07 2001 Los Angeles Times Home Edition A-40 Copyright 2001 The Times Mirror Company More than two dozen United States states and cities, no longer waiting for the Bush administration to seize the initiative against global warming, have begun t aking steps to reduce emissions that scientists say are heating the planet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e490_p0", "sents": [ "'Coal Scores With Wager on Bush; Belief That Mineral Is Part of 'Balanced' Energy Policy Lifts Industry Outlook The Washington Post, 03 25 01 Energy trading floors represent ground zero in electricity crisis Associated Press Newswires, 03 25 01 India: Centre's interest liability on dues to Enron starts Business Line (The Hindu), 03 25 01 Victoria Station's pounds 250m facelift The Independent - London, 03 25 01 Standoff may delay renegotiation on Enron project The Times of India, 03 25 01 Deal to sell PGE may fall through Associated Press Newswires, 03 24 01 Govt clears FDI proposals worth Rs 683 crore The Economic Times, 03 24 01 Nigeria blames US firm for delay in power project: report Agence France-Presse, 03 24 01 Enron deal with Sierra likely a bust Buyer of Portland General having trouble raising cash Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 Market rebounds, but not stability Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 Midwest to face high gas prices again Supply of anti-smog component already one-quarter below last year Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 COMPANY NEWS ENRON SALE OF UNIT TO SIERRA PACIFIC IS DOUBTED The New York Times, 03 24 01 Operators of California Power Grid Testify of System Abuses KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Orange County Register - California, 03 24 01 Santa Clara Plans for More Power Generators to be built on existing plant sites San Francisco Chronicle, 03 24 01 Calif. Crisis, M&A, Gas To Dominate Talk At Howard Weil Dow Jones News Service, 03 23 01 A Section Coal Scores With Wager on Bush; Belief That Mineral Is Part of 'Balanced' Energy Policy Lifts Industry Outlook Dan Morgan Washington Post Staff Writer 03 25 2001 The Washington Post FINAL A05 Copyright 2001, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved Few businesses placed as big a bet on Republicans in the last election as the coal industry, which gave 88 cents out of every dollar in campaign contributions to GOP candidates or organizations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5289_p1", "sents": [ "Management Firm Aptegrity Has $30 Million Round Two o Wireless Tech Firm LinkAir Secures $20 Million Second Round o Image Monitoring Firm LookThatUp Gets $4.1 Million Round Two o Marketplace Enabling Software Developer Raises $33.5 Million o Mobile Tech Firm Portelco Gets $9.4 Million Second Round o Laser and Optic Amplifier Manufacturer Raises $15 Million o College Marketer AroundCampus Lands $3 Million Third Round o Job Interview Firm Fitability Gets $1.5 Million Second Round o Mobile ASP Wapmagic Raises Additional $10 million o Internet Infrastructure Firm eMikolo Secures $4.5 Million o Motorola Invests in Phone-to-Web Application Firm Lineabox o e-Commerce Solutions Raises $4 Million Fourth Round New Products: o Beacon Photonics Launches Operating Company Beacon Telco o Investors Form Online European Construction Market Asite o Network Service Firm Yo.net Launches First Product o Outsourcer HeyMax Interactive Launches Product Line M&A: o ICG-Backed B2B Market IndustrialAmerica and eCatalogs Merge o MobileLogic Acquires Wireless Platform Eyeshake with Stock New Directors: o Hockey 's Bourque Joins Board of Retailer 180 aceOff.com PrintCafe Adds G4 Managing Partner to Board of Directors o Broadband Firm Cambridge Adds Analysys Founder to Board o Content Translator, Localization Firm Uniscape Adds to Board o Netkey Adds Bankers Trust Executive to Board of Directors New People: o Former iXL Chief to Head Web Content Delivery Firm Avienda o Hosted Applications Firm Eality Appoints New CEO o Convenience Store Marketplace RMX Names First President, COO o Former AirTouch Exec Joins CreSenda Wireless As President o Loan Processing Firm Keystroke Names New President & CEO o Construction Industry Rental Service RentOntheDot Names Head o Digital Imaging Firm Altamira Replaces President, Names CEO o Merchandise Application Tech Firm Mercari Names President VC Fund News: o GKM Launches First Venture Fund with $60 Million o OffRoad Forms Joint Ventures to Expand into Europe and Korea VC Personnel: o CMEA Ventures Adds Former Sun Microsystems Exec as Partner o Labrador Ventures Adds New Director, Opens New York Office Advertisement P2P OR NOT P2P?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "AirTouch", "sents": [ "AirTouch Communications was a U.S.-based wireless telephone service provider, created as a spin-off on Pacific Telesis on April 1, 1994.", "Its headquarters were in One California in the Financial District, San Francisco, California.", "After a series of mergers, it became part of Verizon Wireless." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8211_p1", "sents": [ "Under DENA's proposal, SDG&E's business and residential customers no longer would be exposed to the electricity price spikes they experienced this past summer when their retail electricity prices often exceeded 18 cents per kilowatt-hour.", "``The 3,300 megawatts represent the full electricity load SDG&E needs to serve its retail customer base during the hottest summer day,'' said Jeff Stokes, DENA executive vice president for the Western region.", "``We again have stepped up with tangible, market-based solutions that can be implemented to address the San Diego area's electricity price spikes.", "In addition to stabilizing customers' power bills, our proposal would also eliminate SDG&E's exposure to high wholesale electricity prices and the financial uncertainty that goes along with that exposure.''", "California is facing high wholesale electricity prices largely because of supply and demand imbalance, which has caused the California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) to call an unprecedented 20 ``Stage Two Electrical Emergencies'' thus far in 2000 when available electricity supplies have fallen below 5 percent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e5995_p9", "sents": [ "In some cases, the plants were \"literally driven by the ISO\" through a computerized system called automatic generation control, said Jeff Stokes, a Duke executive vice president.", "In other cases, Duke retained control of the plants but adjusted production levels in response to computer dispatches se nt by the ISO, sometimes as often as every 10 minutes, Stokes said.", "\"Duke Energy was not making the decisions to ramp the plant up and down,\" he said.", "\"(The ISO was) ramping it up and down to meet the minute-by-minute changes in the grid.\"", "Duke released a memo from Tracy Bibb, the ISO's director of scheduling, to state officials confirming the accuracy of Duke's records and acknowledging that Duke was following the ISO's dispatch orders.", "The memo, along with the plant records, \"clearly refute the allegations,\" Stokes said.", "Yet Dunn, D-Santa Ana, chairman of a Senate select committee probing wholesale power prices, said the Duke investigation will continue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4, 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20091_p15", "sents": [ "But, as Mr. Atkin noted, \"We didn't get $3-a-gallon gasoline, either.", "Now y ou see how difficult forecasting is.\"", "Public Power Utilities' Outlook Stable: Moody's 09 04 2001 Capital Markets Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) New York, September 04, 2001 -- The credit outlook for public power electri c utilities remains, and will likely continue to be, stable even as the ele ctric industry restructuring evolves into greater market competition and de spite deregulation's failure in California Moody's says in a soon-to-be r eleased report.", "\"Moody's believes most public power utilities have used the past several ye ars well to cut costs and to better position themselves to ensure that cust omers are satisfied and that the utility's financial condition remains soun d,\" says analyst Dan Aschenbach, author of the Special Comment, which conta ins ratings and outlooks for 72 utilities whose debt totals more than $73 b illion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2173_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron Mandates SSSB For Credit-Linked Note Issue Capital Markets Report, 05 02 01 UK: Enron plans multi-currency credit-linked bonds Reuters, 05 02 01 Enron to Sell Credit-Linked Notes in Several Currencies Bloomberg, 05 02 01 Saudi Gas Proj Consortia Seen Selected 2H May -Sources Dow Jones, 05 02 01 USA: Enron says no plans to sell Dabhol stake Reuters, 05 02 01 Centre spikes plan to fix Enron The Times of India, 05 02 01 India's Dabhol Pwr Co: Naphtha Supply Remains Regular Dow Jones, 05 02 01 Maharashtra Electricity Board unamused by new Enron demand The Hindu, 05 02 01 Sinha hopes sanctions will be lifted soon The Hindu, 05 02 01 Neither State nor MSEB has defaulted on agreement with Enron Press Trust of India Limited 05 01 01 Sanctions hurt US interests more than India: Sinha Press Trust of India Limited, 05 01 01 Sinha confident US will lift sanctions in its own interest Press Trust of India Limited 05 01 01 Sinha urges U.S., EU, Japan to boost growth AFX (AP), 05 01 01 U. Houston: U. Houston forum focuses on minority education U-Wire, 05 01 01 Prebon Yamane Hires Former RCN Executive to Run Bandwidth Unit Bloomberg, 05 01 01 Enron's Lay Discusses India's Dabhol Power Project: Comment Bloomberg, 05 01 01 Enron Mandates SSSB For Credit-Linked Note Issue 05 02 2001 Capital Markets Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- United States energy group Enron has mandated Schroder Salomon Smith Barney as bookrunner for a multi-currency credit-linked notes trust transaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4810_p14", "sents": [ "Previous investor Vadem and individual investors also participated in the round.", "Vadem is backed by Fujigin Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, Microsoft, NEC, and Walden International Investment Group.", "Blueprint general partner Bart Schachter will sit on infolio's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding to expand its technology platform, increase company growth, and for sales and marketing.", "Infolio technologies enable user businesses to extend the reach of their enterprise infrastructures.", "http: www.infolio.com Wireless Tech Firm ClickServices Raises $12 Million Series B NEWARK, Calif. -- ClickServices, a provider of wireless Internet and intranet infrastructure, said it completed its Series B round with $12 million, led by new investor Cisco Systems.", "Jefferies & Company, also a new investor, participated with Angel Investors and German American Capital.", "The funds will be used for marketing, research and development, and strategic partnerships.", "http: www.clickservices.com iPhotonics Gets $23.9 Million Round Three, $5 Million Loan GLEN BURNIE, Md." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3137_p15", "sents": [ "http: www.selkirkfinancial.com Penguin Computing Adds Menekse Gencer as Dir.", "of Bus.", "Dev.", "mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Penguin Computing, a provider of Linux systems for Internet serving, said it named Menekse Gencer as director of business development.", "Ms. Gencer most recently served as co-founder and vic e president of strategic alliances at Vistify, which creates Java-based cachi ng software for wireless and in-home Internet devices for fast access Internet services.", "Penguin Computing is backed by undisclosed investors.", "http: www.penguincomputing.com FINANCE BeamReach Networks Names Kari Minton Senior Finance Director mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- BeamReach Networks, a developer of broadband wireless access systems based on adaptive beamforming technology, said it named Kari J. Minton as senior director of finance.", "Ms. Minton most recently served as corporate controller at Terayon Communication Systems.", "BeamReach Networks is backed by Berkeley International Capital, Mitsui, Sofinnova Ventures, The Goldman Sachs Group, and Walden International Investment Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 10 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2194_p31", "sents": [ "Excluding the power-buying charge and other costs related to California's energy crisis, profit from operations fell 14 percent to $243 million, or 67 cents a share, in the first quarter.", "A year earlier, PG&E had a $4 million charge for severance costs, resulting in profit from operations of $284 million, or 78 cents.", "Hefty Losses ``They're being very conservative in these charges,'' because PG&E probably will receive money to pay off some of the debt, Credit Suisse First Boston analyst Paul Patterson said.", "The charges also include power purchased for PG&E customers by the California Independent System Operator that PG&E probably won't have to pay for, he said.", "In the fourth quarter, PG&E took a $4.1 billion charge for power-buying losses.", "Chief Financial Officer Peter Darbee said last month the company probably would have to take more power- buying charges.", "The company has estimated its total power-buying debt at $9 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Peter Darbee", "sents": [ "Peter Darbee (born January 19, 1953) is a business leader and executive.", "He has worked on climate change issues and supported carbon legislation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1599_p3", "sents": [ "Continental Airlines' Bethune Again Ranked Among the Top 50 CEOs in America By Worth Magazine 04 23 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) HOUSTON, April 23 PRNewswire Interactive News Release -- Continental Airlines' (NYSE: CAL) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gordon Bethune has, for the third consecutive year, been named one of the 50 best CEOs in America by Worth magazine.", "The complete list appears in the magazine's May issue.", "Other honorees include the CEOs of a wide range of successful corporations, including Microsoft, Enron, Alcoa, Dell Computer Company and Federal Express.", "Nominated by Wall Street analysts, Worth's Top 50 CEOs were selected for their leadership and vision and \"based on our belief in the CEO's ability to deliver long-term shareholder value.\"", "\"In a world of airline woes, Gordon Bethune is an island of relative contentment,\" said Worth magazine.", "\"Every time American, United and Delta are nettled by labor disruptions, Continental gets a bump both in revenue and in its reputation for reliability.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gordon Bethune", "sents": [ "Gordon M. Bethune (born August 29, 1941) is a retired US airline executive.", "He was the CEO of Continental Airlines from 1994 until his retirement at the end of 2004.", "He currently serves on the boards of Honeywell, Sprint, Prudential Financial." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6231_p13", "sents": [ "Jonathan Barek, a principal with RWI Group, will take the fourth seat on the company's board.", "Intensys has developed an application processor for the color processing required for color-rich Internet appliances, digital still cameras, printers, and digital video cameras.", "The company has raised $9 million to date.", "http: www.intensys.com Auction Platform Firm Bidpath Gets $9.5 Million in Series B BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Bidpath, which provides a universal platform and electronic infrastructure technology for the auction industry, said it raised a total of $9.5 million in its planned $12 million Series B round.", "VentureWire previously reported round co-leader Venture Strategy Partners investing $4.5 million.", "The company said the other lead investor is eFund, which is investing the remaining $5 million.", "Daniel Kranzler of eFund will join Venture Strategy Partners' Matt Crisp on the company's board of directors.", "Previous investor Timberline Venture Partners, an affiliate of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, has also invested in the round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p18", "sents": [ "DeSilva is also exploring the possibility of additional financing for WorkingWoman.com.", "WorkingWoman.com has raised $32 million in funding from two rounds of funding.", "Its investors include BlackDiamond Ventures, Compaq Computer, Jefferies, New York City Investment Fund, Office Depot, PurchasePro.com, RWI Group, Sand Hill Financial, Sycamore, and Telos Venture Partners.", "Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk; Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle; and Clifford Sobel, chairman o!", "f Net2Phone, have also invested in WorkingWoman.com.", "http: www.workingwoman.com Metiom Files for Chapter 11 after Investors Back Out mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Metiom, a business-to-business e-commerce infrastructure provider for online purchasing, said that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.", "A Metiom spokesperson said that, due to market conditions, the company's investors have decided not to invest the remainin g two tranches of Metiom's $45 million third round announced in January, of which the company had received $15 million.", "Metiom had no comment about layoffs but said it was \"restructuring\" and considering potential buyers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3248_p18", "sents": [ "The company recently established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore Ensim is backed by 3i Group, Amerindo Technology Advisors, Charter Growth Capital, CMEA Ventures, Epoch Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Newton Technology Partners, Onset Ventures, Presidio Venture Partners, Sumitomo, a nd Worldview Technology Partners.", "http: www.ensim.com http: www.ensim.com VC PERSONNEL Jordan Edmiston Appoints New Managing Director mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- The Jordan Edmiston Group, a media investment bank, announced that Roger L. Krakoff has joined the company and its affiliated venture capital fund, JEGI Capital, as managing director.", "Prior to joining Jordan Edmiston, Mr. Krakoff served as a managing director of Veron is Suhler, responsible for directing their business information and new media group.", "JEGI Capital invests in early-stage Internet, digital communications and e-commerce companies.", "http: www.jegi.com HOLD Lloyds TSB Development Capital Adds Two to Staff mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Lloyds TSB Development Capital, the venture capita l branch of the Lloyds TSB group, said it added Candida Morley and Jonathan Caswell to its team." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1396_p3", "sents": [ "He also said Williams continues to have a strong relationship with Sycamore.", "While Sycamore won't say how much business it currently does with Williams, that customer alone accounted for more than 90% of Sycamore's sales in fiscal 2000. But Sycamore's dramatic decline in business with its top customer at the same time its rivals are capturing new contracts concerns analysts.", "\"I think there is dissatisfaction with their product,\" said Seth Spalding, of Epoch Partners, in San Francisco.", "\"Their problems are deeper than a weakened\" telecommunications spending environment.", "After talking to Sycamore and Ciena customers late last year, Michael K. Ma, the portfolio manager of the PBHG Global Technology & Communications mutual fund, dumped his entire position in Sycamore and tripled his stake in Ciena to about four million shares.", "Mr. Ma's fund held 2,868,000 shares of Sycamore last Sept. 30, making it one of the largest institutional owners at the time." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27400_p3", "sents": [ "\"I think he was a friend of the consumer and he was a friend of labor,\" said Nettie Hoge, executive director of The Utility Reform Network based in San Francisco.", "\"He was very opposed to most of deregulation and very distressed about the notion of competition in the electricity area, and felt early on that this was not going to be good for consumers.\"", "Doug Heller with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, said Vial's appointment is \"awkward\" and raises questions about the mission of the authority.", "In his statement, Davis said the new power authority's job \"is to supplement, not supplant private sector initiatives,\" but Heller said the authority should swing the other way.", "\"We are creating a public power system because the private energy industry has not only failed California it has devastated the state,\" Heller said.", "\"The public power authority should not be attached in any way to the private companies that have ravaged California.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e894_p131", "sents": [ "Some power companies, however, may find their claims for the fair market value of their plants undercut by their own tax filings.", "Energy firms, including Duke, told county assessors last year that the utility plants they bought were worth hundreds of millions of dollars less than they paid for them.", "Private companies including Duke, Dynegy, Southern Energy, AES Corp and Calpine spent a total of $3.2 billion to buy divested utility power plants that can produce as much as 20,000 megawatts.", "UNDERLYING PROBLEM UNSOLVED Williams said taking over the property of private companies would not solve the underlying problem behind California's high energy prices: rising demand and an inadequate supply of energy to fill it.", "Even if Davis seized only one plant, the move might spur other power generators to drop their prices, said Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.", "\"As soon as the generators recognize we're ready to go to a public power system and take their plants, they may start selling power at reasonable rates, and we won't have to go down that road,\" Heller said.Chronicle staff writers Tyche Hendricks, Patrick Hoge and Greg Lucas contributed to this report." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]