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[ { "title": "e3140_p26", "sents": [ "The energy crisis is only the most vivid example of our failure to cope with change.", "People are worried.", "Davis should be, to o.", "The Bee's Daniel Weintraub can be reached at (916) 321-1914 or at [email protected].", "Panel pulls the plug on county utility plan Backers blame SDG&E for bill's demise in Assembly committee By Bill Ainsworth UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER May 22, 2001 SACRAMENTO -- An Assembly committee yesterday thwarted a bipartisan effort to ease the way for San Diego County to form a municipal utility district that backers say would bring residents cheaper and more reliable power.", "Proponents of the plan said San Diego Gas & Electric and its parent company Sempra, engineered a political power play that ensured defeat of the proposal.", "The utility was the main opponent.", "\"Their lobbyists just got on this thing and killed it,\" said Bill Horn, chairman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, who attended yesterday's hearing before the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 7 ] }, { "title": "e606_p5", "sents": [ "There is no action item on this measure at this time.", "-- Regular session is getting under way in conjunction with the on-going special session hearings.", "IEP has taken a support position on the followin g bills which are scheduled for hearings next week: SB 64x (Costa), which expands to Biomass-to-Energy grant program; AB 49x (Campbell), AB 226 (Campbell), and SB 30x (Brulte), each of which would allocate property tax revenues from new power plants exclusively to the residing local government and, AB 1138 (LaSuer), which in its introduced form would provide low-interest loans for repower projects and peaker plants, with specified conditions.", "-- Attached is the most recent legislative tracking reports, both the special session and regular session.", "Please let me know if you need copies of any of these bills.", "UPCOMING EVENTS: MONDAY, April 2nd -- Assembly Energy Costs and Availability Committee SB 28x (Sher) - siting -- Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee AB 226 (Campbell) property tax revenues -- Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee AB 49x (Campbell) property tax revenues -- Senate Environmental Quality Committee SB 64x (Costa) Biomass-to-Energy grant program -- Assembly ECA subcommittee on Natural Gas Natural Gas Cost and Availability Legislative Proposals TUESDAY, April 3rd -- Assembly Economic Development Committee AB 1138 (LaSuer) low-interest loans for repowers and peakers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7107_p41", "sents": [ "Under an agreement with Davis, the men were to have been paid $30,000 a mon th for six months.", "Fabiani and Lehane could not be reached for comment.", "* Times staff writers Nancy Vogel and Virginia Ellis in Sacramento and Robert J. Lopez in Los Angeles contributed to this story.", "Copyright 2001, Los Angeles Times <http: www.latimes.com California governor's press secretary confirms buying energy company stock ALEXA HAUSSLER, Associated Press Writer Tuesday, July 31, 2001 ,2001 Associated Press: <http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D news archive 2001 07 31 natio nal1023EDT0543.DTL (07-31) 07:23 PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov.", "Gray Davis' press secretary says he owns stock in the same energy company as five state consultants who were fired because of possible confli ct of interest.", "Steve Maviglio confirmed Monday that on June 20 he bought 300 shares of sto ck in Calpine Corp., a San Jose-based power generator that has received about $13 billion in state contracts to supply electricity for up to 20 years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e93_p2", "sents": [ "\"Nobody knows where the economy is going, and how the energy crisis will affect it, so no one will know what the revenues will look like in the future.\"", "The biggest day of power buying happened on Feb. 16 when the state spent nearly $81 million for electricity, or $435 per megawatt hour.", "The smallest day was March 10 when the state buyers spent $40 million, or $219 per megawatt hour.", "Michael Worm, an analyst with the investment firm Gerald Klauer Mattison, said what the state paid was in line with current energy prices.", "\"That's where energy prices more or less have been for quite some time,\" he said.", "\"Of course, they are dramatically higher than they used to be.\"", "The governor's office has refused to release information on how much the state has spent, said Steve Maviglio, Davis' spokesman.", "Maviglio said if generators found out how much the state spent the day before, they could force up the price the next day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27069_p24", "sents": [ "And Moody`s downgraded the company`s credit rating to just a couple of notches above junk status.", "Enron`s stock, take a look at this, plunged more than 10 percent, that was just yesterday.", "It has lost about 50 percent over the past two weeks.", "How are Enron`s woes affecting the natural gas market?", "Joining us now is Robert Collins, the president of the New York Mercantile Exchange.", "And welcome back to the program.", "J. ROBERT COLLINS, PRESIDENT, NYMEX: Thank you.", "HAFFENREFFER: Certainly Enron is very much involved in the trading of natural gas.", "And this has got to where which trades on the NYMEX.", "How have the levels, the of high levels, of certainty surrounding this companies current problems affected that?", "COLLINS: Well, any time that a company goes through a short term period of troubles, the industry surrounding that, that has an intricate layer of credit relationships, is concerned about their ability to be paid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "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": "e10934_p11", "sents": [ "Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements herein include, but are not limited to, the timing and extent of changes in reserve quantities and commodity prices for crude oil, natural gas and related products and interest rates, the extent of EOG's success in discovering, developing, producing and marketing reserves and in acquiring oil and gas properties, uncertainties and changes associated with international projects and operations including reserve estimates, markets, contract terms, construction, financing availability, operating costs, and political developments around the world, and conditions of the capital and equity markets during the periods covered by the forward looking statements.", "CONTACT: Maire A. Baldwin of EOG Resources, Inc., 713-651-6EOG, or 713-651-6364 15:40 EST EOG Resources, Inc. Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock 02 13 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) HOUSTON, Feb. 13 PRNewswire -- The Board of Directors of EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG) (EOG) has declared a dividend of $1,710.00 per share on the Series D Preferred Stock of the company, payable March 15, 2001 to shareholders of record as of March 14, 2001. The Board also declared a dividend of $17.9875 per share on the Series B Preferred Stock of the company, payable March 15, 2001 to shareholders of record as of March 8, 2001. EOG Resources, Inc., formerly Enron Oil & Gas Company, is among the largest independent (non-integrated) oil and gas companies in the United States, with operations and substantial reserves in the U.S., Canada and Trinidad." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Trinidad", "sents": [ "Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.", "The island lies 11 km off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America.", "Though geographically part of the South American continent, from a socio-economic standpoint it is often referred to as the southernmost island in the Caribbean.", "With an area of 4,768 km2 , it is also the sixth largest in the West Indies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e491_p11", "sents": [ "Under the heading \"Challenges,\" according to the sealed filings, the presentation stated that storage was needed \"to help manipulate physical spreads, adding to the overall transport storage cost.\"", "On April 14, according to the sealed filings, El Paso Merchant's president at the time, Greg G. Jenkins, wrote a memorandum to Mr.", "Wise involving an upda te for directors meeting later that month.", "The memorandum stated: \"We will mak e money two ways: 1) increase the load factor, 2) widen the basis spread.\"", "The language appears to suggest that El Paso Merchant would profit by increasing the gas flow in the pipeline * the load factor * while inc reasing the difference between what gas could be bought for at one end and what it could be sold for at the other end * the basis spread.", "In an interview, Mr. Smith, the El Paso Merchant executive, said that the unit's prices, and profits, on bulk gas sales in California were locked in months in advance, so that the company could not benefit from rising prices in the spot market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e489_p5", "sents": [ "The utilities are not allowed to recoup the costs from customers.", "While the cost of 1,000 cubic feet of gas typically is less than $1 higher at the California end of the pipeline, spot prices in the state rose to almost $50 more than the Texas-New Mexico price in December.", "To executives of the parent company, the El Paso Corporation, the accusations of market manipulation are ludicrous.", "High gas prices in California, El Paso executives said in interviews, are easily explained by soaring demand, the poor credit standing of the state's utilities and the failure of the utilities to retain pipeline capacity or store enough gas for winter.", "''The idea that anybody is holding back on California is really ridiculous,'' said Clark C. Smith, president of El Paso Merchant's operations in North America.", "Some El Paso customers, though, agreed with California officials.", "The Pacific Gas & Electric Company, the San Francisco-based utility, condemned El Paso in a filing with the federal agency after its lawyers reviewed the sealed company documents." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4530_p5", "sents": [ "In response to disclosures earlier this year that some public broadcast stations had exchanged donor lists with political parties -- and primarily with Democratic Party units -- negotiators included a provision to prohibit such stations from sharing their donor lists with political parties.", "It also would bar disclosure of its donors to any non-affiliated group without the donor's consent.", "Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., had introduced legislation (HR2791) earlier this year to prohibit the list-sharing, but the bill did not advance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Cliff Stearns", "sents": [ "Clifford Bundy \"Cliff\" Stearns, Sr. (born April 16, 1941) was the U.S. Representative for 's 6 congressional district from 1989 to 2013.", "He is a member of the Republican Party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6913_p67", "sents": [ "RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 07 26 2001 Los Angeles Times Home Edition Page A-17 Copyright 2001 The Times Mirror Company WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators said Wednesday that they intend to impose a settlement in the bitter dispute over the $8.9 billion that California claims it was overcharged by power sellers, but they conceded their solution will probably be challenged in court.", "\"This is going to the circuit [court] anyway,\" said Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Curtis L. Hebert Jr. after the commission agreed on a method for estimating alleged electricity overcharges and ordering refunds.", "The FERC action begins a fact-finding process that is not expected to produce a refund estimate until this fall.", "That estimate, which will have to go back to the commission for final approval, is widely expected to be much lower than the amount the state is demanding.", "In another significant development, FERC said it may also demand refunds from publicly owned utilities, such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, that are outside the commission's legal jurisdiction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3679_p16", "sents": [ "It won an $8-million settlement from Williams Cos. of Tulsa, Okla., which it had accused of shutting power plants last spring to drive up prices.", "Williams did not admit guilt.", "Detractors, including California officials, howl that FERC's actions are too little too late.", "They have called for a range of solutions, from flat-out price caps, as in the old days of full regulation, to much higher rebates from generators caught price-gouging, to retractions of individual firms' permission to charge market-based rates.", "If the agency chose to wield all of its authority, it also could force witnesses to testify under oath and subpoena tapes of phone calls among power traders, and even force the state to change the way the market operates.", "Curtis L. Hebert Jr., the free-market champion who succeeded Hoecker as chairman, insisted \"FERC is being vigilant in its efforts to ensure just and reasonable rates, while at the same time ensuring\" that it fosters new energy supplies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19438_p7", "sents": [ "As a result, wholesale prices for several refiners shot up as much as 20 cents a gallon, Mr. Kaneb said.", "\"There's going to be a public reaction that's going to create some uncertainty,\" said Jeff Pillon, energy analyst at the Michigan Public Service Commission.", "\"We've seen a lot of volatility.", "For things to jump around would not be surprising.\"", "Should oil prices continue to climb, members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries appeared ready to step in and boost production.", "Ali Rodriguez, OPEC's secretary general, said the organization is prepared to take whatever measures are necessary to stop prices from spiking.", "Speaking by radio in Caracas, Venezuela, Mr. Rodriguez said stability in oil markets is the group's top priority, and that he fully expects prices to level off.", "Several key OPEC producers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kuwait, could turn up the taps.", "The organization has cut 3.5 million barrels a day from their production this year and has some excess supply." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Michigan Public Service Commission", "sents": [ "The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is a regulatory agency which regulates public utilities in the state of Michigan, including electric power, telecommunications, and natural gas services.", "The MPSC's headquarters are located in Lansing, Michigan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3140_p106", "sents": [ "``It's akin to a severe storm watch and a severe storm warning,'' said Greg g Fishman, spokesman for the ISO, which will consider the proposal Thursday.", "``We try to give as much hard information as soon as we can.", "But there are days where those things are going to change very quickly.''", "Business leaders said a half-hour warning, even if it's a false alarm, woul d be better than the two to six minutes they got during the last round of rolling blackouts in April.", "``We're happy with what the ISO is trying to do,'' said Gino DiCaro, spokesman for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association.", "``It 's making a bad situation a little better.''", "But critics said the proposal changes little and, with frequent blackouts expected this summer, urged the state to instead schedule them in advance.", "``It's actually quite distressing and disappointing,'' said Michael Shames, executive director of the Utility Consumers Action Network, which proposed scheduling blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e119_p3", "sents": [ "Hoge said the bills that emerged \"seemed the best a corrupt system could spit out.\"", "She added that TURN and other groups will shift their focus to pressuring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to restrain the electric generating companies and wholesale power markets.", "FERC, she said, must legally determine if charges from generating companies are reasonable.", "TURN and other groups will also press for re-regulation of the industry and will begin to explore municipally owned generating plants.", "Michael Shames of the Utility Consumers' Action Network supports the Davis bill, although he said it won't fix \"the almost irreparably broken California energy system.\"", "\"The problem is that California's electricity customers have been subjected to market prices in a dysfunctional energy market,\" Shames said.", "\"It's a market controlled by the sellers of power and their cronies.\"", "But Shames said the Davis bill provides at least temporary protection against further rate shocks, and he expects taxpayers across the state will ultimately assist SDG&E's customers in paying their electricity bills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10876_p9", "sents": [ "The 10-count lawsuit claims that the defendants \"knew or should have known\" the phones \"to be defective, unreasonably dangerous, and hazardous.\"", "Spokespersons for the defendants declined to comment on the lawsuit.", "* ILECs: `DISTORTIONS' FROM `RECIP COMP' COULD GET WORSE Incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) say their reciprocal compensation payments to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) are continuing to increase, making it even more imperative that the FCC change its rules regarding the payments between carriers for terminating local traffic.", "The ILECs told the FCC that declining network costs and increasing traffic flows are producing \"ever greater economic inefficiencies and distortions.\"", "Robert T. Blau, vice president-executive and federal regulatory affairs at BellSouth Corp., addressed the issue in a Feb. 1 letter to Common Carrier Bureau Chief Dorothy Attwood.", "He wrote on behalf of BellSouth, SBC Communications, Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc., and Qwest Communications International, Inc. Mr. Blau acknowledged that reciprocal compensation rates are declining, but he said dial-up traffic to the Internet is increasing faster." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "BellSouth", "sents": [ "BellSouth Corporation (stylized as \"BELLSOUTH\") was an American telecommunications holding company based in Atlanta, Georgia.", "BellSouth was one of the seven original Regional Bell Operating Companies after the U.S. Department of Justice forced the American Telephone & Telegraph Company to divest itself of its regional telephone companies on January 1, 1984." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3418_p24", "sents": [ "Discussions are ongoing and we'll meet again.''", "On Dabhol's plans to cut power tariffs by 10 percent: ``No proposals were submitted before the committee.''", "INDIA: UPDATE 2-Enron, India panel make no progress on power row.", "By Sriram Ramakrishnan 05 29 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. BOMBAY, May 29 (Reuters) - Talks between United States energy giant Enron Corp's Indian unit and a government panel ended on Tuesday without resolving a contentious dispute over a giant $2.9 billion power project, officials said.", "But they said the talks will continue.", "Participants at the meeting, which lasted an hour, discussed the issue of a reduction in tariff rates charged by Enron's unit for the power it sells to Indian state utility the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), government and company officials said.", "Also discussed was the option of a third entity, apart from the sole buyer MSEB, purchasing the power from the second phase of the project." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e6406_p37", "sents": [ "INDIA: India power trading firm may help end Enron row.", "By Sriram Ramakrishnan 07 12 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. BOMBAY, July 12 (Reuters) - India's Power Trading Corporation (PTC), a federal agency, has raised hopes of a solution to a row over United States energy giant Enron Corp's Dabhol project by indicating it is willing to become the project's main customer, an industry source said on Thursday.", "But PTC has stipulated as a condition that the power plant's tariffs should be lowered, the source told Reuters.", "PTC wants Dabhol to slash its tariffs to 2.5-2.7 rupees per unit from over 7.0 rupees, he added.", "PTC was set up two years ago to trade in surplus power.", "As Dabhol's customer, PTC would gain access to a large capacity of electricity for distribution to India's power-deficient states.", "Dabhol would be relieved as it would get a customer who is backed by the federal government, instead of a cash-strapped local utility that has defaulted on payments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1536_p15", "sents": [ "The two officials are likely to discuss oil prices in the wake of OPEC's decision to curb output twice this year by 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd), or about nine percent.", "Oil prices have found support from tight United States gasoline supplies which threaten a repeat of last summer's price spike at the pumps.", "Saudi Arabia is the leading supplier to the United States, the world's biggest oil consumer.", "Abraham has taken a low-key approach towards the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries - a marked departure from former energy secretary Bill Richardson who lobbied OPEC ministers during their meetings.", "But Washington has made clear it does not want to see sky-high oil prices further eroding United States economic growth.", "OPEC members, who last year enjoyed the biggest oil boom in two decades, have said they would cut output again if prices fall below a $22 price floor for their basket of seven crudes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Bill Richardson", "sents": [ "William Blaine \"Bill\" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician, writer and diplomat who served as the 30th Governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011.", "He was U.S.", "Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration and has also served as a U.S.", "Congressman, chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chairman of the Democratic Governors Association." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p5", "sents": [ "Investors who took part in the first closing of Polish Enterprise Fund IV include EBRD, CalPERS, MetLife, Bank Vontobel AG, General Motors Retirement Fund, Partners Group, New York Life, Enterprise Investors, and Frank Russell Capital.", "http: www.ei.com.pl Productopia Review and Advice Site Closes Down SAN FRANCISCO -- Productopia, which provided third-party advice about products for online customers, said it closed.", "The site, which raised $16 million in a second round funding in February, had been backed by investors including Amicus Investments, Angel Investors, Arba Seed Investment Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, Osprey, and RRE Ventures.", "Telephone 415-856-4006. http: www.productopia.com Optical Networking Firm CyOptics Secures $57 Million HAIFA, Israel -- CyOptics, which designs, manufactures, and markets high-performance optical networking components, said it has secured $57 million in venture capital funding.", "Participants in the round include Cisco Systems, Corning, Intel Capital, and Vitesse.", "Semi-Conductors Devices (SCD), a partnership owned equally by military technology firms Elbit Systems and Rafael Armaments Development Authority also invested $4.8 million in the current round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3786_p8", "sents": [ "The fund will invest in basic industries and focus on companies in the automotive, chemical, food, healthcare, media, plastics, and packaging industries.", "Palladium has invested in two companies so far through its new fund: Wise Snacks, a snack food company, and Physicians WebLink.", "Telephone 212-218-5153. New Money o Oracle ASP Appshop Closes Series A Round with $17 Million FREMONT, Calif. -- Appshop, an ASP of Oracle applications providing IT infrastructure for small and mid-size companies, said it raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Menlo Ventures.", "El Dorado, Osprey, RSA Ventures and Stanford University also contributed to the round.", "Menlo Ventures managing partner Douglas Carlisle has joined the board of directors.", "The company said the funds will support the development of its ASP hosting facilities, marketing, and the roll-out of national sales and service.", "http: www.appshop.com Digital Music Provider FullAudio Gets $15 Million Round Two CHICAGO -- FullAudio, a digital music subscription service, said it raised $15 million in its second round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19721_p4", "sents": [ "I am also forming a North American leadership group for Government Affairs to provide policy guidance for the larger group and the company.", "That Comm ittee will consist of Rob Hemstock, Maggy Huson, Amr Ibrahim, Paul Kaufman, Harry Kingerski, Leslie Lawner, Steve Montovano, Christi Nicolay, Sue Nord Sarah Novosel, Linda Robertson, Jim Steffes and myself.", "We will also con tinue to have an RCR Committee that will consist of Maggy Huson, Harry King erski, Sue Nord, Linda Robertson, Jim Steffes & myself.", "Finally, I am form ing a Dynegy Enron regulatory approvals working group that will consist of Jose Bestard, Paul Dawson, Paul Kaufman, Sue Nord, Sarah Novosel and myself No organizational structure or set of organizational changes is either perf ect or permanent.", "I believe these changes will make us better and more pre pared for the future.", "However, we must be prepared to further adjust as th e future unfolds for the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e7771_p1", "sents": [ "Thanks.", "Please note that these FERC staff reports contain some potentially helpful information that can be used at the state PUC level, including information on the increase in generation in the Midwest that market participants attribute to lack of price caps following the summer 1998 price spikes; better preparation for summer 2000 through the use of forward contracts and transmission problems that may have resulted in keeping cheaper power from particular markets.", "On 11 1 00, FERC Staff issued reports on its Investigation of Bulk Power Markets in the Eastern Interconnection.", "These reports were the result of a Commission order earlier this summer.", "Enron's Federal regulatory staff (Christi, Charles Yeung, and Sarah Novosel) provided a great deal of information for this investigation and Joe Hartsoe and Donna Fulton discussed many of the problems with the grid with the new head of Staff, Scott Miller (who recently joined FERC from PG&E Gen)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20335_p5", "sents": [ "Two-thirds of the holders must approve the conversion plan.", "Enron, the largest energy trader, will convert 7 million subordinated units and all of its $9.3 million in partnership interests into common units, EOTT spokeswoman Gina Taylor said.", "Koch Petroleum, a unit of Koch Industries, will convert 2 million subordinated units Enron then will own 3.4 million common units, and Koch will own 900,000, Taylor said.", "Enron doesn't plan to sell the units ``at this time,'' Taylor said.", "Enron and EOTT are based in Houston.", "Koch, the second-biggest closely held United States company, is based in Wichita, Kansas.", "Enron might sell its stake in EOTT, though it's probably waiting for a higher unit price, Dain Rauscher Wessels analyst Mark Easterbrook said.", "EOTT has been selling some assets and adding new ones to improve cash flow and increase payouts to unitholders, he said.", "``The timing of the conversion really isn't related to the timing of a potential sale,'' he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 5 ] }, { "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": [ 0, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8209_p22", "sents": [ "Sutter Hill did not disclose the amo unts of any of the investments.", "Sutter Hill also said it named technology attorney Jim Gaither and former Macromedia general manager Jim White as ma naging directors.", "http: www.shv.com?", "Wireless Provider NetSchool s Has $30 Million Series E?", "ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- NetSchools, which provides schools with wireles s networking technologies, said it secured $30 million in its Series E financing.", "New investor ING Furman Selz Investments led the round that included new investor Wachovia Capital Associates and previous investors Chase H&Q, GE Asset Management, The Sturm Group, and Vulcan Ventures.", "The company said it will add two board members as a result of the round.", "NetSchools said ING will take one seat but would not disclose which investo r would take the second seat.", "The company will use the funding for sales and marketing.", "NetSchools is also backed by APV Technology Partners, Noro-Moseley, and Ullico." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 9 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p15", "sents": [ "DigiPlex offers a range of carrier-neutral colocation, facility outfitting, and service optio ns to telecom operators and service providers.", "DigiPlex facilities provide connectivity to fiber-optic networks and voice and data networking equipmen t for its customers.", "The company has raised $239 million in equity and $96.6 million in debt to date.", "Other investors include Carrier1 and iaxis.", "http: www.digiplex.com STSN Gets $66.5M of Series D Debt and Equity mail?", "top SALT LAKE CITY (VENTUREWIRE) -- STSN, which provides high-speed Inte rnet access and specialized broadband services to hotels and conferencing center s, said it has secured $66.5 million in debt and equity in its Series D round of funding led by new investors Siemens and On Command.", "The round also include s previous investors APV Technology Partners, Intel, Marriott International, ThomVest Holdings, and Vantage Point Venture Partners.", "The debt financing w as provided by GATX.", "The company said it would use the funding to continue to increase its penetration of North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11765_p0", "sents": [ "\"========================= VENTUREWIRE Friday, September 1, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Cisco Systems to Acquire PixStream for $369 Million o Auto Loan Firm PeopleFirst and DaimlerChrysler Unit Merge o Exite@Home Acquires Online Game Provider Pogo.com iEngineer.com Acquires Vuent, Raises $24.7 Million o America Online Acquires Voice Technology Developer Quack.com Dutch Telecom Provider KPN Launches $89 Million Venture Firm Note to Readers<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< VentureWire is taking a break for Labor Day.", "The next issue will be published Tuesday, September 5. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Advertisement AristaSoft is the only service provider focused exclusively on the high-tech equipment industry.", "The company provides integrated business process services--operations and finance, collaborative manufacturing commerce and customer service management--based on deep, industry-focused domain expertise and a portfolio of relevant enterprise-class applications delivered on a secure, scalable and reliable ASP infrastructure.", "Through AristaSoft's solution, emerging, hyper-growth high-tech equipment companies can grow their businesses faster." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e401_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Tuesday, September 5, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o TeleTech Holdings Acquires Spanish CRM Firm For $100 Million o BroadVision, H&Q Asia Pacific, and Itochu Form Joint Venture o Thomson Learning Becomes Largest Shareholder In WebCT o Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft o Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime o Italian Incubator NetStrategy.it Gets $2.5 Million Round One Advertisement The world won't beat a path to your door just because you've built a dot.com.", "You have to have the right connections.", "Through the HP Garage Program, HP can get your name in front of the people who can speed your time-to-market and really help you succeed.", "(Marketing people.", "Web integration people.", "Hosting people.", "VC's.)", "You name it.", "And networking is only part of what the HP Garage Program has to offer.", "HP can help you finance it, build it, run it, and market it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3152_p4", "sents": [ "Actor singer professor William Warfield, 82, who was presented with the Chicago Historical Society's Making History Award Thursday night, stunned the audience when he repeated history.", "* To wit: Warfield, a Grammy winner, opera singer and professor of music at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, sang the song he made famous in the 1951 hit movie \"Show Boat,\" starring Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel: \"Ol' Man River.\"", "Tips & twaddle * Wonder when Tom Cruise, who is divorcing Nicole Kidman, is going to rename his plane?", "It's called: \"Sweet Nic.\"", "* Presidential daughter Jenna Bush, who just pleaded no contest to a charge of underage drinking, reportedly wears a toe ring.", "* Former Veep Al Gore may have gained 30 pounds, but the Washington Post is reporting former President Bill Clinton has dropped almost 20 pounds.", "* Attorney General John Ashcroft reportedly holds daily prayer sessions with Justice Department employees." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Kathryn Grayson", "sents": [ "Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano.", "From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer.", "She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals.", "After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as \"Thousands Cheer\" (1943), \"Anchors Aweigh\" (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and \"Show Boat\" (1951) and \"Kiss Me Kate\" (1953), both with Howard Keel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8977_p5", "sents": [ "So there is a very tight supply situation, but we're reinvesting our profits back into the market to fix the problem.", "Michaels: In fact, Duke is investing 1.1 billion dollars to modernize two inefficient power plants it bought from the utilities.", "As part of the deal it also had to buy this old PG&E plant in Oakland, which has been running overtime because of the power shortage.", "Over the last two decades only a few companies have actually begun construction of new power plants because of what they saw as the uncertainties of the regulatory climate.", "This plant near San Francisco, being built by Calpine, will supply enough electricity for half a million homes.", "It will be ready by next summer.", "Calpine vice president, James Macias, says his company predicted the shortage of power and took a risk.", "James Macias (Vice President, Calpine): You could see the fundamentals forming of the need for more--more power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e3793_p86", "sents": [ "The rate increase does not affect San Diego Gas & Electric Co. customers in south Orange County.", "That utility has applied for a similar increase, which regulators will consider June 28. Energy notebook Many experts see light at the end of the crisis sooner than expected June 7, 2001 The Orange County Register San Francisco California's power crisis, which has led to repeated statewid e blackouts and the bankruptcy of the state's largest utility, may end sooner than expected, some observers are saying.", "Gov.", "Gray Davis has predicted that the problems will ease by mid-2003. Dropping wholesale power prices and new plants coming on line this summer a re leading some to predict an earlier end to the crisis.", "\"We're going to be surprised to see the results of the market starting to correct itself,\" James Macias, an executive director with California power-plant owner Calpine Corp., said at a briefing in New York." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10147_p1", "sents": [ "The PUC pointed to the testimony of Alan Ferber, general manager of Ameritech Mobile's wholesale operations.", "He acknowledged that Ameritech Mobile's operations aren't structured as required by the PUC for sales and marketing.", "From that statement, the PUC concluded that Ameritech Mobile wasn't separating its wholesale and retail operations \"in the normal course of business.\"", "The PUC also found that Ameritech Mobile's practice of establishing wholesale rates for nonaffiliated carriers by first consulting with its retail employees about the potential impact on its retail business in violation of the commission's orders in dockets 84-944 and 89-563. Between 1995 and 1998, the commission said, Ameritech Mobile violated the PUC's requirement for nondiscriminatory treatment of nonaffiliated wholesale customers.", "The company either didn't substantiate the more favorable treatment afforded to its retail affiliate or didn't substantiate that its retail affiliate paid anything at all to Ameritech Mobile's wholesale cellular service, the commission concluded.", "The commission found that AirTouch Cellular violated a prohibition on its retail affiliate having any involvement in the operations of its wholesale affiliate between 1991 and 1998. During that period, AirTouch Cellular's nonaffiliated wholesale rate was at least determined partially by concerns related to the affiliated retail arm, the commission said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e10147_p2", "sents": [ "Based on AirTouch Cellular's own admission, the PUC found that the company violated the provisions of the commission's orders in docket nos.", "84-944 and 89-563. The commission found that AirTouch Cellular failed to capture all billable minutes that should have been charged to AirTouch Cellular's retail arm, while charging Cellnet for all of its minutes.", "The PUC found that imposing statutory penalties against the companies isn't warranted in this case because it's a \"case of first impression.\"", "The commission's order is available at http: www.puc.state.oh.us docket ORDERS 2001 0114 93-1758.pdf.", "(Docket no.", "93-1758-RC-CSS) SECTION 251 252 MINNESOTA Qwest to refile controversial SGAT Qwest Corp. asked the Public Utilities Commission to pull off the agenda for yesterday's commission meeting its proposed statement of generally available terms and conditions (SGAT), the PUC staff told TR.", "The company filed its original SGAT in November 2000, but the proposal generated a lot of discussion because its prices differed from those set by the PUC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9243_p26", "sents": [ "The company, which develops Web application assessment products, will use the funds for equipment financing, working capital, and letters of credit.", "In March, the company received $5 million in its first round of funding from Sevin Rosen Funds.", "http: www.tonicsoftware.com Norkom Technologies Raises $6 Million in Third Round BOSTON -- Software company Norkom Technologies said it received $6 million in a third financing round.", "New investors Hibernia Capital Partners, Independent Newspapers Ireland Ltd., and existing investors the Reihill family, along with new individual investor Denis O'Brien, participated in the round.", "The company plans to expand into the United States market with the funding.", "Denis O'Brien and Gavin O'Reilly, of Independent News & Media plc, are joining the board as non-executive members.", "Norkom provides customer interaction software to the telecommunications and retail financial services sectors.", "Norkom has offices in Belgium, Boston, Ireland, and Netherlands.", "http: www.norkom.com SPSS Makes $1 Million Strategic Investment in E.Intelligence CHICAGO -- Publicly traded forecasting services company SPSS said it made an equity investment of $1 million in e.Intelligence, a provider of demand planning applications and services that aim to help large and mid-sized companies forecast market demand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 7 ] }, { "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": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7366_p28", "sents": [ "Rivio investors include AC Ventures, Bank of America, BellSouth, Softbank Venture Capital.", "http: www.rivio.com M&A o Sonus Buys Telecom Technologies for More Than $451 Million WESTFORD, Mass.", "-- Publicly traded Sonus Networks, a provider of voice infrastructure services, said it has agreed to acquire telecom technologies, a developer of network software products aimed at enabling service providers to offer new voice and data services at a lower cost.", "Sonus will issue 10.8 million shares of stock, worth approximatley $451 million, plus an additional 4.2 million shares if telecom technologies achieves certain business objectives.", "Telecom technologies will become a division of Sonus Networks and remain in Richardson, Texas.", "Telecom technologies founder and CEO, Anousheh Ansari, will become general manager and vice president of this Sonus division.", "All telecom technologies employees will become employees of Sonus Networks.", "Telecom technologies received funding from MSD Capital and individual investors.", "http: www.sonusnet.com http: www.telecomtechnologies.com Locus Dialogue Acquired By InfoSpace For $128 Million BELLEVUE, Wash. -- InfoSpace, a publicly traded company which provides online infrastructure services, said it acquired Locus Dialogue, a speech recognition application developer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2990_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.noetix.com OneNest Adds David Wineberg as VP of Sales and Marketing mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- OneNest, a business-to-business marketplace for hand-crafted and artisan merchandise, said it named David Wineberg as vice president of sales and marketing.", "Mr. Wineberg previously served as vice president of marketing at apbnews.com.", "OneNest is backed by Reflector Ventures.", "http: www.onenest.com Vectiv Adds Duane Varnum as VP, Enterprise Sales mail?", "top BERKELEY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vectiv, which provides technology that enables businesses to acquire and manage real estate assets, said it appointed Duane Varnum as vice president, enterprise sales.", "Mr. Varnum previously served as vice president of sales at DragonFly Mobile.", "Vectiv is backed by AC Ventures, campsix, and Convergence Partners.", "http: www.vectiv.com Enterprise Outlook 2001 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Targacept Appoints Patrick Lippiello as VP, Development mail?", "top WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Targacept, a research and development pharmaceutical company focused on neuronal nicotinic receptor-based therapeutics, said it named Patrick Lippiello as vice president, scientific and program development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8721_p24", "sents": [ "http: www.wheelhouse.com Network Photonics Appoints Telecom Founder to Board mail this story?", "top BOULDER, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Network Photonics, a third generation optical networking company focusing on metropolitan areas, said it has appointed Donaald Green as its board's sixth member.", "Mr. Green founded three telecommunications companies in northern California, Advanced Fiber Communications (AFC), Optilink Corp., and Digital Telephone Systems.", "He serves on the board of several telecommunications firms including Advanced Fiber Communications, Cierra Photonics, Turin, Cosine, and TCSI.", "Network Photonics, which has facilities in Santa Rosa, raised $106.5 million in a second round of funding led by The Sturm Group, with Spectrum Equity Investors, Mustang, New Enterprise Associates, and United States Venture Partners also investing, in October of this year.", "http: www.networkphotonics.com ASP Allegrix Names Flycast Co-founder as Chairman mail this story?", "top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Allegrix, an application service provider of Web-enabling, data center hosting, professional services, catalog applicationss, and marketing services, said Rick Thompson, principal at Signia Ventures and co-founder of Flycast Communications, has been named chairman of the company's board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e3720_p13", "sents": [ "With the funding from Sun, the Series B now totals $22 million and post-money valuation is approximately $60 million.", "Sun, a new investor, participated in the round under the terms set by Clari ty Capital.", "Mustang, VantagePoint Venture Partners, and Telesystem-Ar go Global also contributed to the round.", "Rick Cattell of Sun Microsystems gains an observer seat on the board as a result of the funding CEO Gary Ebersole said Series B financing will last into the middle of 2002 The company will likely raise between $20 million and $30 million in a mezzanine round in the first half of 2002, with an eye toward filing for an IPO in the first half of 2003, he said.", "Clustra has raised a total of $32 million from Clarity Capital, Mustang, Sun Microsystems, Telesystem-Argo Global, and VantagePoint Venture Partners.", "http: www.clustra.com Dutch Drug Discovery Firm Screentec Gets $5.5M Round One mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4273_p18", "sents": [ "The company secured Series A funding from Merrill Lynch, Millennium Technology Ventures, and individual investor Kevin O'Connor, chairman and founder of DoubleClick.", "Mr. Gleacher will be company's fifth board member.", "The funds will be used for marketing, distribution deals, and working capital.", "http: www.annotate.net o Wireless Infrastructure Firm qServe Secures $32.5 million GREENVILLE, S.C. -- qServe Communications, which provides wireless infrastructure provisioning services, said it has raised $32.5 million in additional funding.", "The company said the funds would be used to support its growth through strategic acquisitions.", "qServe said it has raised $47.5 million to date.", "The company is backed by Talisman Capital of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Boston's Tudor Investment.", "http: www.qserve.com Nonstop Solutions Raises $50 Million in Mezzanine Round SAN FRANCISCO -- Nonstop Solutions, a provider of supply chain technology to manufacturers, wholesale distributors and retailers, said it raised $50 million in a mezzanine round of financing.", "Lead investor Lehman Brothers Venture Partners was joined by new investors Credit Suisse First Boston, Bank of America Securities, and Needham." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 6 ] }, { "title": "e2881_p10", "sents": [ "Oblix's investors include Charter Growth Capital, Cisco Systems, Credit Suisse First Boston, Intel 64 Fund, J.P. Morgan, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Novell, Patricof & Co. Sumitomo, and Van Wagoner Capital Management.", "http: www.oblix.com Nuasis Adds Rainmaker Systems Exec as VP of Finance mail?", "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Nuasis, a developer of IP-based, multichannel contact center software, said it has named Steven M. Karp as vice president of finance.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Karp was senio r director of finance at Rainmaker Systems.", "Nuasis is backed by Brentwood Venture Capital, Grove Street Advisors, Menlo Ventures, Oracle, and Tudor Investment.", "http: www.nuasis.com Wayport Names CFO and Marketing VP mail?", "top AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- Wayport, a provider of Internet access for travelers at airports, hotels, and conference centers, said it has named David Hampton as CFO.", "Mr. Hampton formerly served as CFO at Singleentry, an Internet-based software provider to the insurance industry." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4676_p16", "sents": [ "Push Technology also participated in the company's financing with an undisclosed investment.", "The company said it will have a finished product on the market in the first quarter of 2001. Telephone 46-85-455-1880. o Online Contract Management Firm eHealthContracts Launches HAYWARD, Calif -- eHealthContracts, a provider of online health contract management services, announced it has launched.", "The service offers payers and providers access to information management tools via the Internet used to negotiate and manage healthcare services contracts.", "The company is backed by Versant, Three Arch Partners, and Argus.", "http: www.ehealthcontracts.com M&A o Allegiance Telecom Buys Small Business ASP Virtualis DALLAS -- Publicly traded Allegiance Telecom said it acquired Virtualis Systems, a Web hosting and application service provider for small businesses for an undisclosed amount.", "Virtualis CEO Chris Lyman will serve as vice president of Allegiance Telecom and still head Virtualis.", "Allegiance said the acquisition enables it to offer another service through its telecommunications network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3871_p3", "sents": [ "Microsoft will completely absorb MongoMusic and will retain all of the company's employees and move them to Redmond, Washington.", "MongoMusic's Web site will continue to operate for an undetermined amount of time.", "MongoMusic received its backing from Angel Investors, Argus, Draper Richards, Nokia, and Sony Music Entertainment.", "http: www.microsoft.com http: www.mongomusic.com Gabriel Venture Partners Raising New $300 Million Fund TYSON'S CORNER, Va. -- Gabriel Venture Partners said it is raising a new $300 million venture capital fund.", "The fund, the firm's second, will make early-stage investments of between $5 million and $7 million per company.", "The fund will focus on the IT sector, with an emphasis on Internet and telecommunications businesses.", "Gabriel will seek to control between 20% and 30% of the companies it invests in with board seat representation.", "The firm expects to close the fund before the end of 2000. Gabriel's prior fund was capitalized at about $100 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5399_p55", "sents": [ "Gray Davis repeated his willingness to sign such a tax on excessive generator profits.", "A special tax aimed at the flagrant misconduct of a single industry is not always the best public policy.", "But with billions in state money at stake, a nd few effective controls over energy prices, a windfall profits levy makes sense at this time.", "NEWS Crisis propels obscure federal regulators into limelight Zachary Coile 06 08 2001 The San Francisco Chronicle FINAL Page A.12 (Copyright 2001) For most of its 24-year history, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission w as an agency so low-profile that only those in the power business paid it much attention.", "That is, until the lights went out in California Once viewed as mundane, the commission's written orders and biweekly meetin gs now are front-page news.", "Its acronym, FERC, has become part of the lexicon -- at least among California residents anxious about rising energy bills and blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e1720_p70", "sents": [ "Whenever the peaker plant goes on, residents call the Air Quality Management District to send someone to test the plume of smoke.", "The inspections have not detected any violations.", "The proposal before the state Energy Commission would allow AES to double its electricity output in Huntington Beach from 500 megawatts to 1,0 00 megawatts.", "The company's two 40-year-old units represent about 10% of the 5,000 additional megawatts Davis has promised to meet an expected energy shortfal l this summer.", "Despite the fast-tracking process, the company has vowed that it would safeguard against environmental damage and remedy any problems from plant operations.", "If the plant is identified as drawing bacteria back to shore, AES woul d have to pay the costs deemed necessary to fix problems.", "This is little consolation to residents, who would prefer a full environmental review.", "Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Federal plan called 'too little, too late' Limited price control seen as step in right direction, but officials renew call for price ceiling Zachary Coile, Chronicle Political Writer Wednesday, April 25, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 04 25 M N104049.DTL As federal energy regulators consider a plan intended to ease the state's worsening energy crisis, California officials and some energy experts are already criticizing it as inadequate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3523_p64", "sents": [ "Indeed, a Field Poll released last week showed Davis' approval rating had plummeted to 42 percent, and that voters, by a 10-point margin, were not inclined to support his re-election.", "Bush has personally urged outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan to challenge Davis, and the Field Poll showed him neck-and-neck with Davis should he decide to run.", "Republicans would dearly love to retake control of the California governor's office, but to do so Bush must make the case that he is trying to help the state with its energy problems.", "One of Bush's top political advisers, Karen Hughes, dismissed the suggestion that the president had not been attentive to California, saying he had been focused on the state's problems, and touting his trip this week as taking place \"very early in his administration.\"", "\"He made aggressive efforts to visit California throughout his campaign, and he came up short in the vote on Election Day in California,\" she said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Karen Hughes", "sents": [ "Karen Parfitt Hughes (born December 27, 1956) is the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller.", "She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to United States President George W. Bush." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6548_p0", "sents": [ "\"thank you much.", "Best, Jeff Joseph Alamo 07 16 2001 06:28 PM To: Jeff Dasovich NA Enron cc: Subject: Re: Flight Options starting around $600 -- but bear in mind will depend on how far in advance you end up ticketing (should do at least 7 day advance, which would be by this Friday!)", "From: Jeff Dasovich on 07 16 2001 06:22 PM CDT Sent by: Jeff Dasovich To: Joseph Alamo NA Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Re: Flight Options Thanks so much.", "What's the RT fare for SF Denver?", "Best, Jeff Joseph Alamo 07 16 2001 06:18 PM To: Jeff Dasovich NA Enron cc: Subject: Flight Options Flight Options SFO-Denver Friday, July 27: One way fare $345 as of today, anyway; all Non-stop flights: United departs SFO 1:20 PM arrives DEN 4:49 PM -or- United departs SFO 2:35 PM arrives DEN 6:00 PM -or- United departs SFO 3:35 PM arrives DEN 7:00 PM -or- United departs SFO 4:40 PM arrives DEN 8:03 PM Return Flights all Non-stop: United departs DEN 6:15 PM arrives SFO 7:45 PM -or- United departs DEN 7:15 PM arrives SFO 8:47 PM -or- United departs DEN 8:05 PM arrives SFO 9:35 PM For RT SFO to Boston [Most RT itins currently approx." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e682_p0", "sents": [ "'Yikes!", "Check this out: - Forwarded by Joseph Alamo NA Enron on 04 03 2001 11:39 AM Joseph Alamo 04 03 2001 11:39 AM To: Miyung Buster ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT cc: Subject: \"Power brokering: Loretta Lynch has landed in the energy spotlight as the firm hand at PUC's helm\" April 3, 2001 - The Orange County Register Power brokering Loretta Lynch has landed in the energy spotlight as the firm hand at PUC's helm.", "April 3, 2001 By JOHN HOWARD The Orange County Register SACRAMENTO At the eye of California's darkening electricity storm is Loretta Lynch, the self-described small-town girl who became the top utility regulator in the nation's largest state.", "Her decision last week to push through a double-digit rate increase affecting 25 million people shocked many in the state and drew fire from powerful interests, including consumer groups, the public, the utilities, Wall Street - and Gov.", "Gray Davis.", "The Yale-trained lawyer says she acted independently of the governor, who appointed her president of the Public Utilities Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6816_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Tues, 7 24: Transmission lines project draws bidders Sac Bee, Tues, 7 24: Dan Walters: Blame game over California's energy crisi s will continue for years (Enron mentioned) Sac Bee, Tues, 7 24: Initiative effort seeks to lower natural-gas prices Sac Bee, Tues, 7 24: Daniel Weintraub: There's no shame in doing nothing fo r Edison (Editorial) SD Union, Mon, 7 23: State consultants don't see need for more rate hikes SD Union, Mon, 7 23: Senate committee told Morgan Stanley destroyed power records SD Union, Tues, 7 24: News briefs on the California power crisis SD Union, Mon, 7 23: State sells surplus power at a loss LA Times, Tues, 7 24: Rush for Power Plant in Chino Raises Concerns LA Times, Tues, 7 24: Surplus Power Sold at a Loss LA Times, Tues, 7 24: Pacific Gas Gets 4-Month Extension on Filing Plan SF Chron, Tues, 7 24: State sells surplus electricity at a loss BUY HIGH, SELL LOW: $14 million deficit SF Chron, Tues, 7 24: San Diego tries to undo the damage THE PLAN: Regional public power SF Chron, Tues, 7 24: 13 plans submitted to alleviate power transmission bottleneck SF Chron, Tues, 7 24: Developments in California's energy crisis Mercury News, Tues, 7 24: Figures show state lost big on extra power Mercury News, Tues, 7 24: Temperatures likely to rise all week Individual.com (AP), Tues, 7 24: Wholesale Competition Contributed to Trend of Lower Power Prices, According to New EPSA Study -- Transmission lines project draws bidders By Dale Kasler Bee Staff Writer (Published July 24, 2001) Aiming to ease one of the festering problems in California's energy crisis, 13 companies and public agencies have bid for the right to widen a notoriou s bottleneck in the state's transmission lines, federal officials said Monday The bidders range from the East Bay Municipal Utility District to wholesale power generators such as Mirant Corp., Calpine Corp. and Williams Cos." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2259_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"Expect prices to shoot up, analysts say\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"GOP: Shrink plan for bonds\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"FERC chief defends plan for state\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"PG&E to judge: ISO, $1 billion tab will drain us\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"Jack Sirard: PG&E's woes a warning to utility investor s\" SD Union (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"Legislature sends power authority bill to govern or\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"GOP Tries to Force Its Dramatically Different Energy Plan on Governor\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"Secretary of Energy, Davis Meet on United States Plan to Boost Conservation\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"PG&E Seeks Relief From High-Priced Power Purchases\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"SDG&E Blackout Plan Would Pay Firms to Use Generators SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Been there, done that Bay Area finds little new in Bush's ideas SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Bush calls power supply the solution He says conservation useful but secondary SF Chron (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"SDG&E unveils plan to contend with rolling blackouts\" SF Chron (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"California crisis brings new talk of energy conservation\" SF Chron (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"Developments in California's energy crisis\" SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Energy at a glance\" SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Ships would help during blackouts Ready reserve fleet has power to provide\" SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"PG&E chairman wants to keep power lines\" Mercury News, Fri, 5 4: \"Bush shifts policy on conservation after meeting with GOP\" Mercury News, Fri, 5 4: \"Senate plans public power\" Mercury News, Fri, 5 4: \"All Caps Hed\" OC Register, Fri, 5 4: \"Energy notebook Vote delayed on $12 billion state bond for power\" OC Register, Fri, 5 4: \"US conservation order called Bush's best effort\" Individual.com (Bridgenews), Fri, 5 4: \"[B] POWER UPDATE Bush directs fed s to save energy in California\" Individual.com (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"Judge Dismisses $10B PG&E Suit\" Individual.com (Business wire), Fri, 5 4: \"Bankruptcy Update PG&E Files Motion to Require CAISO to Follow Federal Law\" - Expect prices to shoot up, analysts say By Dale Kasler Bee Staff Writer (Published May 4, 2001) Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2582_p44", "sents": [ "The proposal, voted down 20 to 12 by the House energy and air quality subcommittee, would have required the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose price controls keyed to the cost of generating power.", "The Republican-controlled panel went on to approve a bill containing a number of less aggressive energy crisis measures, such as allowing Californ ia to relax environmental restrictions on power plants and extending daylight saving time to reduce evening electricity consumption.", "But the vote on price controls, which split largely along party lines, was the most contentious issue addressed by the subcommittee.", "Although pric e cap advocates are expected to press their campaign at least twice more in t he House, Thursday's vote was a significant setback.", "It signaled that Congress is not inclined to rein in soaring energy prices, despite repeated pleas fr om Gov.", "Gray Davis and other state officials to do so.", "Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), who offered the price control measure as an amendment to the energy bill, argued that it would protect consumers from price gouging while preserving \"reasonable\" profit margins f or power suppliers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e2593_p58", "sents": [ "\"States do not have the authority to regulate wholesale interstate energy prices; that power falls within the sole jurisdiction of the federal government.\"", "But the subcommittee rejected the governor's request, defeating an amendment from Representative Henry A. Waxman, Democrat of California, that would have capped wholesale prices in Western markets for 18 months.", "Representative Billy Tauzin, the Louisiana Republican who is chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said that price caps would \"do nothing, not one single thing, to get one additional watt of electricity to California when it needs it most.\"", "He said that price limits would worsen the crisis because they would \"justify every utility and municipality in the West holding onto their reserves for their own customers.\"", "At the White House, President Bush's spokesman, Ari Fleischer, said that the president remained \"worried about energy prices\" and that he would \"remain vigilant to make sure there's no price-gouging.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3345_p10", "sents": [ "Gray Davis' proposed $2.76 billion state purchase of power lines.", "Assembly Republican leader Dave Cox of Fair Oaks said Wednesday's split was necessary because there are few differences between the governor's plan and the Democrats' plan.", "The Republican plan rejects the notion of purchasing transmission lines or hydroelectric facilities.", "Key components call for dedicating a portion of consumer rates to allow Edison to pay off $3.5 billion in debts.", "In return, ratepayers would receiv e either an equity stake in future power plants or the right to purchase electricity at discount rates.", "Few escape blame for crisis in poll By Dan Smith Bee Deputy Capitol Bureau Chief (Published May 24, 2001) Utility companies and out-of-state power generators continue to get the lowest marks for their performance in California's energy crisis, but Gov.", "Gray Davis' grades have slipped dramatically over the past five months, according to a Field Poll released Wednesday.", "And Californians, it turns out, blame plenty of people for the state's powe r woes -- except themselves." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "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": "e1268_p40", "sents": [ "Even that 20th century haven of atheism, the Soviet Union, adopted it while typically denying God credit for the implicit divinity of the politbureau.", "The proletariat substituted God but that was like conversion from one religion to another.", "The basic notion did not change.", "The USSR's co-brother-in-law, as they would call China in Chennai, still practises this version of the Divine Right.", "So does that other model of humane governance, North Korea.", "Millions may die of starvation but the Supreme Leader, which is Communist for King, is never blamed.", "Nor are the advisors in the politbureau.", "Democracies, it was thought, would be different because, for the first time in history, the people would have the right to remove their rulers if they made too many mistakes.", "This would leave no space for Divine Right and the theory would slowly be discarded in favour of the Right to Remove.", "And, by and large, that is what has happened." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Soviet Union", "sents": [ "The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, Russian: СССР), was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.", "Nominally a union of multiple equal national Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized.", "The country was a one-party state, governed by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital in its largest republic, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.", "The Russian nation had constitutionally equal status among the many nations of the union but exerted de facto dominance in various respects.", "Other major urban centres were Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk, Alma-Ata and Novosibirsk.", "The Soviet Union was one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possessed the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.", "It was a founding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, as well as a member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the leading member of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) and the Warsaw Pact." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2204_p37", "sents": [ "Today, the boot is on the other foot, and it seems to be pinching.", "Enron's management is keen to stop investing in huge, capital-intensive plants around the world.", "In keeping with this strategy -and no doubt exhausted by its ceaseless crisis management in India - Enron is mulling a pullout.", "But both the Centre and Maharashtra government want to renegotiate the power purchase agreement and have entrusted this responsibility to the Madhav Godbole panel.", "Is Enron really as indispensable as the authorities seem to think it is?", "Financially, no.", "Indeed, if the only way to continue the project is on the present terms, then it makes better sense to simply scrap it.", "After all, it's better to amputate a gangrenous limb than to let the problem spread further.", "A little arithmetic will make this amply clear.", "If the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) does scrap its agreement with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, the Centre will have to cough up a sum of Rs 2,910 crore - a penalty amount of Rs 1,500 crore for one year's electricity bill, and $300 million as termination fees (which works out to Rs 1,410 crore at an assumed exchange rate of 47 rupees to one dollar)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] }, { "title": "e880_p13", "sents": [ "He said talks with the ex-President centered around the management of the post-quake situation in Gujarat.", "Breaking his silence over the controversial issue of payment to Enron's Dabhol Power Company by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mr Pawar said ,\" We have to wait and see what the Madhav Godbole committee has to suggest in this regard.''", "The state government has referred the issue to an expert panel led by retired bureaucrat Madhav Godbole.", "Mr Pawar had approved the first phase of the controversial power project.", "He said differences between Enron, MSEB and the state government should be resolved amicably through negotiations.", "``The second phase of the Enron power project is not affordable.", "But we have no option since the previous Shiv Sena-BJP alliance which talked of drowning the entire project in the Arabian Sea entered into an agreement with Enron and approved phase II also.", "Now, we have to ensure that Enron's burden on consumers is minimal,\" Mr Pawar said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3688_p153", "sents": [ "Mr. Durst said he expected the market to recover in the 18 to 24 months it took to build his complex.", "http: www.nytimes.com GRAPHIC: Photo: A rendering shows a proposed office complex that would include a 47-megawatt power plant between 11th and 12th Avenues at 57th Street.", "LOAD-DATE: June 3, 2001 38 of 143 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Knight Ridder Tribune News Service The Orange County Register June 3, 2001, Sunday SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS KR-ACC-NO: K1495 LENGTH: 757 words HEADLINE: California may have already spent energy money it plans to borrow BYLINE: By Hanh Kim Quach BODY: SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Almost all of the $12.5 billion California hopes to borrow this summer to buy cheap power for the future will be spent before the state sees the first dime, according to a projection of the state's numbers by The Orange County Register.", "If California continues to spend money on high-priced emergency electricity at the current pace _ $66.9 million a day _ it will have spent $10.4 billion, or 83.2 percent, of what it plans to borrow through a bond sale by mid-August, the time it hopes to have the cash in hand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e894_p191", "sents": [ "LOAD-DATE: April 9, 2001 65 of 305 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Knight Ridder Tribune News Service San Jose Mercury News April 8, 2001, Sunday SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS KR-ACC-NO: K3554 LENGTH: 1393 words HEADLINE: In wake of PG&E bankruptcy, California governor, state officials scramble for solution BYLINE: By Steve Johnson BODY: SAN JOSE, Calif. _ The way they lambasted each other for PG&E's plunge into bankruptcy Friday, Gov.", "Gray Davis and the utility's top executives sounded like innocent passengers on the Titanic, seemingly powerless to prevent it from sinking.", "In reality, the governor and officials at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. _ along with state regulators _ were supposed to be at the helm.", "Though PG&E's fortunes are now in the hands of a bankruptcy judge, little has changed for state authorities.", "They still bear much of the responsibility for charting California's course out of its energy crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20622_p53", "sents": [ "\"We charged just and reasonable rates,\" Wiggs told the Times, adding that the DWP now offers the state electricity with no profit margin.", "But for consumers'-rights activists, the findings were new ammunition.", "\"Taking advantage of residents in one part of the state to benefit residents in another part is not fair,\" said Harry Snyder, senior advocate for Consumers Union, the nonprofit that publishes Consumer Reports.", "\"This kind of behavior is what we expect from banks, savings and loans and insurance companies - not a public agency.\"", "Natural Gas Bills Will Decrease for California Utility Customers Bruce Spence 09 08 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Record - Stockton, California Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) PG&E residential customers will see this month's natural gas bills drop on average by nearly a third from a year ago, when supplies were short and market prices were zooming." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e819_p17", "sents": [ "Houston-Based Energy Company's Broadband Division Pares 250 from Work Force Tom Fowler 04 06 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: Houston Chronicle - Texas Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) Enron Broadband Services has eliminated up to 250 positions in recent weeks, a reflection of changes in the high-tech market and a consolidation of operations in the company.", "Many of the employees have found work elsewhere with parent company Enron Corp., said Chief Executive Officer Ken Rice, but the move brings the number of Enron Broadband employees from as many as 1,200 in recent months to about 900. Many of the job cuts came when Enron Broadband, a division of energy giant Enron Corp., finished building out the 18,000-mile fiber optic network that it uses to buy and sell Internet bandwidth, Rice said.", "\"We had a number of people working on that, but now that it's in place we needed to redeploy them elsewhere,\" Rice said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26576_p24", "sents": [ "MSEB also refused to pay several of its electricity bills to Dabhol.", "Conciliatory talks between India's federal government and Dabhol are under way to settle the Dabhol-MSEB payment dispute.", "The Dabhol project has the federal government's counter-guarantee.", "At $2.9 billion, the Dabhol project is the single largest foreign investment in Ind ia to date.", "Newspaper Web site: http: www.business-standard.com -By Himendra Kumar; Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9426; himendra.kumar@dow jones.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "ENRON CHIEF DENIES ASKING US GOVT FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST INDIA 08 27 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, Aug 27 Asia Pulse - Enron chief Kenneth Lay on Sunday asserted t hat he had not asked the US government to consider imposing sanctions again st India and said their approach was to settle the issue amicably by sellin g its stake.", "Earlier in an interview to Financial Times, he had been reported as to have threatened India with new US sanctions unless the company and its partners get back the full US$1 billion in costs incurred in building the project in Maharashtra." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "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": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1268_p1", "sents": [ "The Oil Daily, 04 16 01 Panel Suggests Enron Solutions.", "The Oil Daily, 04 16 01 Sierra Pacific Suspends Dividend Because of Energy Crisis in Western States By Rhonda L. Rundle Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 04 16 2001 The Wall Street Journal B4 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Sierra Pacific Resources, which owns two Nevada utilities, said it suspended its quarterly dividend, citing high power costs and other fallout from the energy crisis afflicting the Western part of the United States The utility holding company said it still hopes to complete a $2 billion agreement to purchase Enron Corp.'s Portland General Electric unit.", "The transaction, which will also include the assumption of $1 billion in debt, has been delayed partly because of a new California law that has blocked Sierra Pacific from raising funds through planned sales of certain power-generating assets.", "Sierra Pacific has paid a quarterly dividend of 25 cents in recent quarters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1465_p1", "sents": [ "The Oil Daily, 04 20 01 USA: ICE power, gas trading volumes soar.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 19 01 Enron Renews Efforts to Sell Stake in Indian Unit, Paper Says Bloomberg, 04 19 01 Business Enron, and on, and on: Enron's Indian troubles: The world's biggest power trader cannot shake off its Indian headache 04 21 2001 The Economist Copyright (C) 2001 The Economist; Source: World Reporter (TM) - FT McCarthy IT IS the world's largest trader of energy, and this week it announced a glowing set of first-quarter results, with revenue quadrupling and profits up 20%.", "But Texas-based Enron Corp cannot seem to shake off its Indian headache.", "For the umpteenth time in six years, it has become locked in a dispute over its power project at Dabhol, in the Indian state of Maharashtra.", "And again, the dispute is with its sole customer, the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5443_p51", "sents": [ "Well listen, Gov.", "Davis, I'm tired of paying so much for a pair of Levis; h ow about a windfall tax on Mervyns or Sears, or let's just take them over and get those prices down.", "By the way, just a question for Democrats, Davis and Bob Filner, to name a couple.", "This energy crisis did not just come about in the few months that President Bush has been in office.", "What energy policy did the Clinton Gore team have?", "Oh, that's right, they didn't have one for eight years, so perhaps instead of pointing fingers, it's time to work together and get these new plants on line.", "PHIL TORRE Mira Mesa Prior to deregulation, we were all used to our electric bills which showed our cost for electric power was from 10 to 11 cents per kilowatt hour.", "This rate was roughly divided between the cost of power generation which was 2 or 3 cents and the remaining 7 cents for transmission and distribution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Bob Filner", "sents": [ "Robert Earl Filner (born September 4, 1942) is a former American politician who was the 35th Mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment.", "He later pleaded guilty to state charges of false imprisonment and battery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11738_p0", "sents": [ "'Soaring Electric Use More Fiction Than Fact Chronicle investigation finds power companies manipulate data to excuse their towering rates Christian Berthelsen, Scott Winokur, Chronicle Staff Writers Sunday, March 11, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 03 11 M N213155.DTL Power companies say it so often, and with such certainty, that it has become a virtual mantra: \"Skyrocketing\" energy use by Californians is a root cause of the state's power crisis, and justification for surging electricity prices.", "But a computer analysis of electricity usage data by The Chronicle reveals that the mantra is a myth -- that overall growth in electricity demand hasn't been nearly as great as the industry portrays it.", "The industry has painted the summer of 2000 as the equivalent of a 100-year storm in meteorology -- an event so powerful and unexpected that the existing infrastructure was devastated by its force." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e880_p40", "sents": [ "In the El Paso case, the company reorganized and now operates outside bankruptcy-court protection.", "El Paso didn't pay a dividend or see price appreciation in its stock from 1989 to 1996. Information on New Hampshire stockholders was not available Friday.", "PG&E suspended its common stock dividend this year.", "\"Bankruptcy has a lot of uncertainty and common shareholders are last in line to get the cash.", "We think long term it's an inappropriate investment for individuals,\" analyst Youngberg said.", "Associated Press contributed to this story.", "You can reach staff writer Mary Fricker at 521-5241 or e-mail at [email protected] CHART: b&w by The Press Democrat: PG&E stock price Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "BUSINESS PG&E Creditors Are Lining Up BofA, local generators owed billions by utility Christian Berthelsen, Sam Zuckerman Chronicle Staff Writers 04 07 2001 The San Francisco Chronicle FINAL D.1 (Copyright 2001) A look at PG&E's creditors shows just how widely the ailing utility's tentacles reached into the United States economy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2943_p53", "sents": [ "A few shareholder activists at the meeting proposed a raft of measures including steps to increase the size of the board.", "One such reform measure passed, recommending that the board allow a majority of shareholders to approve any takeover even if company directors object.", "The leader of a consumer and human rights activist group said she was initially barred from the meeting despite having proxies carrying the right to vote on behalf of four shareholders.", "Medea Benjamin of Global Exchange later reentered and shouted criticis m of the company as the two-hour meeting ended before she and others were recognized to speak.", "She was removed by security guards and charged with trespassing.", "As shareholders left, PG&E staffers handed out miniature flashlights bearing the company's logo.", "A spokesman said the trinkets were a tradition predating the energy crisis and weren't intended either as commentary or as tools to cope with rolling blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "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": "e9431_p6", "sents": [ "The company announced its first investment last month with the launch of the German-language sports site Sportgate.", "Venturepark has offices in Berlin, Madrid, and Paris, and intends to continue its expansion across Europe.", "http: www.venturepark.com New Money o Web Recruiter Brainhunter.com Has $12 Million First Round TORONTO -- Brainhunter.com, a full service Web-based recruitment agency, said it secured $12 million in its first round of funding led by Hollinger Capital.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand its North American market share.", "Other investors involved in the round include McLean Watson, the Business Development Bank of Canada, and Crossbow.", "http: www.brainhunter.com Content and Publishing Firm Closes on $8 Million First Round MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NetPost, a provider of Internet content services that enable the integration and publication of content, said it raised $8 million in its first round of funding.", "Bay Partners led the round, which also included Israel-based Koor Corporate Venture Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e3375_p12", "sents": [ "EyeWonder also earns revenue through licensing its streaming video platform.", "http: www.eyewonder.com Web Security Firm WanWall Secures Funding from Intel mail?", "top TEL AVIV, Israel (VENTUREWIRE) -- WanWall, which develops technology designed to improve the efficiency and protection of Wide Area Networks, announced that Intel Capital has made an undisclosed investment in the company.", "WanWall said it will use the funds to support its growth and furth er develop its technology.", "Earlier this month WanWall received $3.5 million in seed funding led by Gemini Israel Funds and Koor Corporate Venture Capital.", "WanWall was founded in December 2000 by a group of entrepreneurs led by Yehuda Afek, a professor of computer science at Tel Aviv University; Anat Bremler-Bar; Yuval Rachmilevitz, formerly with Gilat Satellites and Magnum Fund; and Dan Touitou.", "Mr. Rachmilevitz currently serves as CEO of the company.", "http: www.wanwall.com Barcelona Design Raises $11M Round Two, Led by Sequoia mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Barcelona Design, which supplies mixed-signal circuit designs for system-on-a-chip design, said it has close d an $11 million second round led by new investor Sequoia Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11306_p20", "sents": [ "Ms. Parsons will be responsible for the expansion of the company's sales, partnerships, and alliances.", "Prior to joining PartsRiver, Ms. Parsons worked as an associate at Zephyr Management, investing in domestic and international companies.", "PartsRiver raised seed funding in January from founder Vivek Ranadiv, founder and CEO of Tibco Software.", "Between March and June of this year, PartsRiver raised a further $4.5 million from individual and strategic investors.", "http: www.partsriver.com VW Corrections o eBook-Keeper.com NEW YORK -- A VentureWire story on Monday about eBook-keeper.com's seed funding round incorrectly listed the company's url as http: www.ebookkeeper.com.", "The correct Web address is http: www.ebook-keeper.com.", "Advertisement Has patent law gone too far?", "The courts have granted protection to one-click shopping, but is this way of doing business so obvious and trivial that lawmakers should intervene?", "And what about online auctions for selling vacant airline seats?", "Is intellectual property law able to cope in the era of Amazon.com and Priceline.com, or has it become patently absurd?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p35", "sents": [ "http: www.yankeetek.com NIF Ventures Promotes Partner to Run Silicon Valley Office PALO ALTO, Calif. -- NIF Ventures, the Tokyo-based venture capital unit of Daiwa Securities Group, said it promoted partner Jim Timmins to managing partner of the firm's Silicon Valley office.", "Mr. Timmins served with Redwood Partners and Hambrecht & Quist prior to joining NIF in 1998. NIF Ventures manages approximately $1.2 billion.", "Its portfolio companies include AccessLan, eFinance, SpectraSwitch, and WaveSplitter.", "Telephone 650-461-5000. VW Corrections o Rtime NEW YORK -- An item in yesterday's VentureWire about Sony's acquisition of Rtime incorrectly listed the company's URL.", "Rtime's URL is http: www.rtimeinc.com.", "Advertisement Has patent law gone too far?", "The courts have granted protection to one-click shopping, but is this way of doing business so obvious and trivial that lawmakers should intervene?", "And what about online auctions for selling vacant airline seats?", "Is intellectual property law able to cope in the era of Amazon.com and Priceline.com, or has it become patently absurd?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3331_p35", "sents": [ "http: www.beacontelco.com vw corrections Bridium mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- A story in Wednesday's VentureWire about B ridium's $3.5 million funding round contained an incorrect description of the company's services.", "Bridium is a developer of insurance claims software, no t marketing claims software.", "Saipx mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Due to incorrect information from DataMirr or, a story in Monday's VentureWire listed Royal Bank of Canada and RT Capital as investors in saipx, which was acquired by DataMirror.", "Saipx was self-funded company index top American Computer Experience, Avexus, Bang Networks, Baydon Solutions Be Here, Beacon Photonics, Bharti Televentures, BizAid, BlackHog.com, BlueLight.com, BlueTie, Brainshark, Bwirelezz, Bwirelezz, CapitalStream, CapMan Capital Management, Captivate Network, CGTime, Colubris Networks, CombineNet, Concord Ventures, Crucible, Cryptek Secure Communications, eCapitalist Financial Services, Endymion Systems, EverythingTele.com, Evolv e, fusionOne, GMAC Financial Services, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich, Human Dynamics, Iclubcentral.com, InfoMove, Infraworks, IpSEAL, JB Oxford & Company, Jenoptik, KAL, Lambda Physik, MEGA International, Metrika, Milkhau s Laboratory, Molecular Mining, OneMade, OneNest.com, PocketMail Group, PocketScience, Reasoning, SigmaTel, SpaceVest Management Group, Stream International, Sur La Table, TekSell.com, TestChip Technologies, Top Layer Networks, Top Layer Networks, Trace Affex, Viewlocity, Vivant!, WebEvent, WebEvent, Workspeed, Xigo, Zarix Free Trial!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3344_p17", "sents": [ "Tech holding company Beacon Photonics formed Beacon Telco and has contributed $14 million to the venture capital management company's first fund.", "Beacon Telco is currently raising an additional $30 million to $50 million for the same fund, which maintains a carried interest of 20% an d 5% management fee.", "The fund will invest between $1 million and $2 million in seed financing for $4 million to $5 million in total investment.", "Beacon Tel co expects to invest in three to five companies each year in the optical component, optical system, and storag!", "e sectors of broadband communication s. So far it has two portfolio companies.", "Beacon Photonics, which owns Beacon Telco, is backed by Boston University, GlobalVest Management Company, and consulting company PRTM.", "http: www.beacontelco.com EXECUTIVE SEARCHES CMO EVP Marketing - Amsterdam, NL - Information Technology THE CHALLENGE: Establish Our Client, a $3 Billion global consultancy, as a premier Global Brand that stands for a high quality, premier service and Support global growth objectives from $3 Billion to $10 Billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1100_p25", "sents": [ "Garcia confirmed that Enersis is particularly interested in participating in government privatization auctions of generators Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo (E.EPL), or Cesp, and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (E.CPE), or Copel.", "Enersis executive Rafael Miranda recently said Enersis will also evaluate the possible purchase of Brazil's Electrogen, which is now controlled by United States company Enron.", "Enersis is owned 64% by Spain's Endesa SA (ELE).", "Company Web site is http: www.enersis.cl -Andrea Welsh, Dow Jones Newswires; 562-460-8547; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "U.A.E.", "'s Dolphin May Supply Natural Gas to India, Agency Says 2001-04-11 11:00 (New York) Doha, Qatar, April 11 (Bloomberg) -- Dolphin Energy, a venture of the Abu Dhabi government, Total Fina Elf SA and Enron Corp., said it has held talks on supplying natural gas to India through undersea pipeline, India Abroad News Service reported.", "``We are currently in India to listen and find out the security issues and the country's needs to secure cheap and clean energy fuel,'' said Ghanim Alazdi, a Dolphin project manager, IANS reported." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Doha", "sents": [ "Doha (Arabic: الدوحة‎ ‎ , \"ad-Dawḥa \" or \"ad-Dōḥa\", ] , literally in MSA: \"the big tree\", locally: \"rounded bays\") is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Qatar.", "Doha has a population of 1,351,000 in a city proper with the population close to 1.5 million.", "The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country.", "It is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 50% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and it is also the economic centre of the country." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5463_p4", "sents": [ "Telephone +44-131-245-5593. o Reports: Modo Service Closes Weeks After Launch NEW YORK -- Scout Electromedia, developer of a wireless handheld device and urban guide service, has closed down, according to multiple reports.", "Scout, which launched its Modo service last month with an extensive ad campaign, ceased operations after failing to secure additional funding, according to the reports.", "The company raised $18 million in May from idealab, Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners, and TechFund Capital.", "Scout's corporate Web site, and the Modo site were both inaccessible today.", "o Commerx Co-founders Resign, Remain on Board; COO Interim CEO CHICAGO -- Commerx, which develops and operates electronic business networks, said its board of directors has accepted the resignations of co-founders Tim Stojka, chairman and CEO, and Nick Stojka, executive vice president.", "Both will retain their seats on the board of directors.", "Tim Stojka will continue to serve as chairman of the board.", "Commerx named COO Jeff Garwood as interim chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p8", "sents": [ "The funding also included a minority investment from Heller Financial, TA principal Michael Wilson said Mr. Wilson also said that the company is planning a number of acquisitions, the first of which will close in two months.", "Mr. Wilson, along with Roger Kafka of TA, will take a seat on EYP's board of directors.", "TA Associates manages over $5 billion and has invested in over 330 companies to date.", "http: www.eypmissioncritical.com Flatiron Moves in with J.P. Morgan Chase to Cool Burn Rate mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Flatiron Partners, a venture capital firm, said it would vacate its Silicon Alley offices in order to save millions on rent.", "T he firm will move to the offices of its only limited partner J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Flatiron said that there would be no other changes in the firm's financial structure.", "Last month Flatiron, which participated in more than 4 0 deals last year, said it may be raising its own fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20186_p13", "sents": [ "This was \"not a clean sweep\" for the big gas pipeline company, UBS Warburg analyst Ronald Barone said, noting Judge Wagner believes there was affiliate abuse - or collusion - between El Paso's pipeline and marketing segments during California's power crisis late last year and early this year.", "But Barone believes \"the net outcome from his decisions are a substantial positive for El Paso and have significantly reduced the company's limited exposure to this highly politicized California mess.\"", "In active morning trading, El Paso shares traded between $51 and $51.69 - their best prices since Sept. 17, the first day of trading following the interruption caused by the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.", "After two hours, El Paso was up $2.50, or 5.13 percent, to $51.25 on composite trading of 1.8 million shares.", "Following it higher were the stocks of several other companies that had dropped on news of California's problems - Calpine Corp. up 4.14 percent; Enron Corp. up 3.26 percent, and Dynegy Inc. up 2.4 percent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e68_p2", "sents": [ "EBS executives have said they expect to have $1 billion in total contracted business by the end of 2001. CHASING MORE CONTRACTS TO FILL VOID EBS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Rice on Friday said his division is already pursuing deals with content providers to send on-demand games, movies, music and television over the Enron network.", "UBS Warburg analyst Ronald Barone, in a research note released Monday, said he still believes Enron will hit the $1 billion mark in 2001. \"Though this announcement is clearly a disappointment we have a great deal of confidence in the judgment of Enron's senior management and of the upside associated with this business,\" Barone wrote.", "His report reiterated a strong buy recommendation and 12-month stock price target of $102 a share, with EBS accounting for $25 of that.", "One analyst remained skeptical of the content delivery plans.", "\"Where they go from here is one of things they have to tell the market in a convincing fashion,\" said Commerzbank Securities analyst Andre Meade, who raised Enron to accumulate from hold on Thursday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10202_p4", "sents": [ "The company would maintain total Indiana employment on Oct. 8, 2002, at or above 3,683 employees, which is the same as total Ameritech employment on the closing date of the SBC-Ameritech merger.", "Ameritech would upgrade all analog central offices to digital switches and upgrade additional central office switches to provide high-speed Internet access.", "The company would provide infrastructure to support digital subscriber line (DSL) technology to the majority of Ameritech's customer locations and provide alternative Internet access where DSL isn't deployed.", "Beginning Oct. 1, residential rates would decrease by $62 million, and business rates would decrease by $106 million.", "Residential customers would see a $20 million rate credit, and there would be a $55 million reduction in access charges.", "Customers would receive two free directory assistance calls per month, and the extended area service surcharge would be eliminated.", "FUTURE OF REGULATION ARKANSAS Gov.", "Huckabee signs bill changing committee's membership Gov.", "Mike Huckabee (R.) has enacted a bill that changes the membership of the Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7, 8 ] }, { "title": "Mike Huckabee", "sents": [ "Michael Dale Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is an American politician, Christian minister, author, and commentator who served as the 44th governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.", "He was a candidate in the United States Republican presidential primaries in both 2008 and 2016.", "He won the 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses and finished second in delegate count and third in both popular vote and number of states won, behind John McCain and Mitt Romney." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26663_p2", "sents": [ "In economic news, French unemployment rose to 9% in November, matching estimates but coming in at the highest level in a year.", "The euro-zone M3 money supply grew at an 8% rate in November, potentially reducing chances for European Central Bank interest-rate cuts.", "On the corporate front, HSBC Plc (HBCYF,11.5), one of Europe's largest banks, announced it intends to purchase an 8% stake in the Bank of Shanghai, marking the first time a foreign commercial bank will own part of a mainland Chinese bank.", "The euro is trading slightly lower versus the United States dollar.", "Crude oil is higher after OPEC officially agreed to reduce output by 1.5 million barrels per day at its meeting in Cairo.", "Asian markets finished higher as the Nikkei 225 index advanced 0.8%, with brokerage and communication issues leading the way.", "In economic news, Japanese unemployment rose to 5.5% in November, the highest level in almost 50 years according to Bloomberg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Bank of Shanghai", "sents": [ "Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd. (BOSC) is an urban commercial bank based in Shanghai in China.", "The bank was ranked 108th among the banks around the world by \"The Banker\" in terms of their Tier 1 capital in 2015." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5091_p10", "sents": [ "The deal assumed a pre-money value of $100 million.", "Publicly traded LanOptics along with previous investors Star, Apax Partners, and Tamar Investments also participated in the round.", "The company will use the funds to launch its United States operations, complete development of its network processor, and begin design of a new network processor.", "http: www.ezchip.com Turnkey Services Provider Incanta Gets $12 Million Round Two ATLANTA -- Incanta, a leading provider of turnkey content services for broadband service providers, said it secured $12 million in its second round of financing.", "Previous investor Mosaic Venture Partners led the round.", "New investors AT&T Canada, Blackboard, Celtic House International, Intel Capital, Marathon Capital, and Reicon Capital, along with previous investors Imlay Investments, Tim Cobb, chairman and CEO of Edaflow, and other individual investors also participated this round.", "The funding will go towards network deployment and business development.", "The investment also secures a services agreement with AT&T Canada for use of their Internet data hosting facilities and ultra-high bandwidth local and long haul fiber across Canada." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "e2942_p8", "sents": [ "Mr. Goulding will oversee sales in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacifi c. Mr. Goulding previously served as vice president of worldwide sales at I-Logix.", "The company also announced the promotion of Bob Tenace to vice president of sales for Central and South America, previously serving as the director of North American sales.", "Artisan is backed by 3i Group, Defta Partners, Pi Capital, Pond Venture Partners, Quester, Questor, and Vertex Management.", "http: www.artisansw.com Middle2 Ockham Names Oracle Manager Brent Wells as Sales VP mail?", "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ockham Technologies, a provider of sales performance management, said it named Brent Wells as vice president of sale s. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wells was branch manager for the Southeas t region at Oracle.", "Ockham is backed by Imlay Investments, Mellon Ventures, Monarch Capital Partners, and Noro-Moseley Partners.", "http: www.ockhamtech.com ePartners Adds Former Ernst & Young Exec to Sales Team mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19497_p0", "sents": [ "'Members of the Haas community, This evening at 5:00 p.m., Professor Louis Stern from the Kellogg School of Management, will give the second annual David A. Aaker Distinguished Lecture in Marketing in the Wells Fargo Room.", "In his talk, titled 21st Century Marketing, Stern will address changes to marketing strategies and tactics that are required in order to find the right paths to profitability in the post-Internet-bubble era.", "Aaker describes Stern as \"One of the best speakers in academic marketing.", "He is always provocative and humorous.\"", "Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis so please arrive early.", "Regards, Ben Hermalin Associate Dean for Academic Affairs'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e659_p20", "sents": [ "The Bank of America Forum FREE to companies and attendees Please contact John Morel to reserve a table.", "510-642-7731or [email protected].", "Management of Technology Spring Lecture \"The Wireless Future,\" by Jan Rabaey, Prof. of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley; Doug Leone, Sequioa Capital Wednesday, April 11, 2001 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Room State of the School Address Dean Tyson will be giving the address twice: first, on April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium, then again on April 13 at 12:30 p.m. in the Haas courtyard.", "Corporate Social Responsibility \"Global Sustainable Development: The Role of Business,\" by Ray Anderson, CEO, Interface Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Room C330, Cheit Hall Haas Biotech Speaker Series Joyce Lonergan, VP Investor Relations and Corporate Development, Chiron Monday, April 16, 2001 7:30 p.m. Wells Fargo Room For more information, see http: groups.haas.berkeley.edu haasbio Energy, Business and the Environment Day at UC Berkeley: Second Annual Haas Earth Day Lecture on Business and the Environment \"Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution\" by Amory Lovins, CEO (Research), Rocky Mountain Institute April 19 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Room Amory Lovins, co-author of Natural Capitalism, will discuss how changes in natural capital (the natural environment and ecosystems that support all human and economic activity) are already affecting the way we do business, and how leading corporations are gaining competitive advantage through superior environmental performance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27021_p50", "sents": [ "ONGC holds a 40% stake in the fields, which currently produce around 29,000 barrels of crude oil a day.", "The remaining 30% is owned by Reliance.", "-By Sri Jegarajah, Dow Jones Newswires; 65-415-4066; sri.jegarajah@dowjones .com -0- 24 08 01 09-02G Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "INDIAN LENDERS TO COME UP WITH PACKAGE FOR DABHOL POWER 08 24 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, Aug 24 Asia Pulse - A viable package will be worked out within a fortnight by leading lenders for early settlement of the issue over the En ron-promoted Dabhol Power project.", "The committee of lenders Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI), ICICI and State Bank of India (SBI), would also prepare a \"roadmap\" for Dabhol P ower Company (DPC) after the US promoter exits from the US$2.9 billion proj ect.", "\"FIs will come out with a package in a fortnight,\" the Power secretary, A K Basu, told reporters after the meeting of lenders with Finance Secretary A jit Kumar and other government officials." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "State Bank of India", "sents": [ "State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services company.", "It is a government-owned corporation with its headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra.", "On 1st April, 2017, State Bank of India, which is India's largest Bank merged with five of its Associate Banks (State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore) and Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself.", "This is the first ever large scale consolidation in the Indian Banking Industry.", "With the merger, State Bank of India will enter the league of top 50 global banks with a balance sheet size of ₹33 trillion, 278,000 employees, 420 million customers, and more than 24,000 branches and 59,000 ATMs.", "SBI's market share will increase to 22 percent from 17 per cent.", "It has 198 offices in 37 countries; 301 correspondents in 72 countries.", "The company is ranked 232nd on the \"Fortune Global 500\" list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4207_p3", "sents": [ "Chase will sell a portion of its investments in the various funds.", "Kohlberg Kravis Roberts declined to comment on the development; Bain and Hicks Muse could not be reached for comment.", "The maneuver is intended to free up capital for future investments in additional LBO funds.", "The sale of the secondary investments will not affect Chase Capital Partners' direct equity investments.", "http: www.chasecapital.com IP Carrier CoMindico Lands $96 Million in Funding SYDNEY, Australia -- CoMindico, an independent wholesale supplier of integrated data and voice telephony services, said it secured $96 million in funding led by J.P. Morgan, AGL, and AMP Asset Management.", "Queensland Press, Kerry Packer's Consolidated Press Holdings Group, and company founder Wayne Passlow, chief executive officer of Open Communications, also contributed to the financing.", "A spokesperson for new investor J.P. Morgan said the firm contributed to $22 million.", "CoMindico also said it received an unspecified amount of vendor financing from Cisco Systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e7526_p20", "sents": [ "http: www.quidnunc.com Intellectual Property Firm uVentures Adds to Board NEW YORK -- uVentures, an online intellectual property management and technology licensing marketplace, said it has appointed Thomas Gardner, the president, chief executive officer and director of Datamonitor, to its board of directors.", "Mr. Gardner was previously chairman and chief executive officer of Base Ten Systems.", "uVentures is backed by individual investors.", "http: www.uventures.com VC Fund News o Hicks Muse Guarantees 20% Fund Return, Backs Away from VC DALLAS -- Buyout and investment firm Hicks Muse Tate & Furst said it will guarantee a minimum of a 20% internal rate of return for investors on $200 million that has been invested in early-stage Internet-related companies.", "The $200 million, called HTMF Holdings, is part of Hicks' Fund V, which it expects to close with several billion dollars.", "Hicks Muse has made investments from loans and is now raising funds to cover the loans." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e942_p10", "sents": [ "By contrast, Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey's largest utility, reported earnings of $764 million last year, up 5.7 percent from 1999 levels.", "New Jersey has deregulated its power market, but the utilities haven't been forced to sell off their generating assets like they have in California.", "51 Cents Pacific Gas & Electric's 7 3 8 bonds due in 2005 were bid today at 51 cents on the dollar, or $510 per $1,000 face value, traders said.", "That's down from about 90 cents as recently as November.", "The company -- whose bonds were cut to junk status in January -- has defaulted on $870 million of commercial paper this year, the largest such default ever.", "The bankruptcy filing didn't result in any credit-rating cuts of other utilities and power generators, said Ellen Lapson, managing director at Fitch Inc. in New York.", "Still, risks for energy companies working in California will be high until the situation is resolved, which may not happen until new power plants are built years from now, analysts said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e1420_p56", "sents": [ "On the other hand, he acknowledged that power companies are becoming increasingly wary of the state of California's creditworthiness as an energy buyer.", "The Department of Water Resources already has spent nearly $5 billion buying electricity and has yet to recoup a dime from ratepayers.", "State regulators are still trying to come up with a way to apportion the limited revenues from power rates among the various parties in California's energy picture.", "Rating agency Fitch Inc. said yesterday it may cut the state's credit rating because of questions surrounding recovery of energy costs.", "\"People are keeping an eye on things,\" Ackerman said.", "\"They're watching how California finances things.\"", "If a premium on electricity sales to the state exists, he said it probably has been in place since the beginning of the year, well before PG&E's current woes.", "UCAN's Shames agreed.", "He said power companies added a \"risk premium\" to their California power sales late last year when it looked like the state's energy troubles were worsening." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10669_p6", "sents": [ "Under SB 8, the recipient of an e-mail advertisement transmitted in violation of the legislation could bring a civil action against the violator.", "The recipient could recover actual damages or $10 per e-mail advertisement and attorney's fees and court costs.", "Sen. Ron Amstutz (R., District 22) introduced the measure.", "UNIVERSAL SERVICE NEW YORK Senator wants DPS to look into access to advanced services in rural areas Sen. James W. Wright (R., District 46) has introduced SB 1087 to direct the Department of Public Service to evaluate rural customers' access to advanced telecom services at reasonable rates.", "The bill finds that rural communities often don't have access to advanced services, resulting in limited opportunities to attract and maintain businesses and readily access education, health care, and recreational services.", "The measure has been referred to Energy and Telecommunications Committee.", "WIRELESS TENNESSEE Lawmakers seek consumer protections in wireless contracts Rep. Gary Odom (D., District 55) has introduced a bill that would require wireless providers to notify consumers 30 days before any written contract expired." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Gary Odom", "sents": [ "Gary Odom is a former American politician and the former Democratic Minority Leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives.", "He was elected to represent the 55th district, which is part of Davidson County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3733_p0", "sents": [ "'Haas NewsWire September 11, 2000 Please submit all event and seminar announcements at least three weeks in advance.", "CONTENTS New Students Get Settled and Get Started The Next New Thing: New Course Offerings at Haas Haas Ranks #2 in Survey of Best Business Schools for Hispanic Students Leading Edge Conference Brings the New Economy to Haas Haas Conference Examines Crises and Opportunities in California Housing Market The Second of Four New Faculty Profiles: Jacob Sagi Faculty News: Funding for Health Care Studies at Haas Alumni News: Regina Jacobs Pulls Out of the Olympics Haas in the News Happening at Haas Haas Celebrations NEW STUDENTS GET SETTLED AND GET STARTED New students admitted to the Haas School have had a couple of weeks to get acclimated, find a good, cheap place for lunch, and get their class schedules set.", "As usual, the school has admitted statistically stellar classes in all four programs, but the numbers don't tell the whole story." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e5031_p0", "sents": [ "'Haas NewsWire October 16, 2000 CONTENTS Recession Risk is Rising, According to Research by Professor Kenneth Rosen FCC Commissioner to Speak at Workshop on \"Regulating on the Technological Edge\" Thomas Siebel Inaugurates Second Year of Fisher Center Seminar Series Former Oracle President and COO Ray Lane Predicts the Future for Dot-Coms Dean Emeritus Earl \"Budd\" Cheit Honored by Cal Performances New Faces at Haas Haas in the News Happening at Haas Haas Celebrations RECESSION RISK IS RISING, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY PROFESSOR KENNETH ROSEN The risk that the US economy is headed for a recession is rising, according to new research by Prof. Kenneth Rosen, co-chair of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economies at the Haas School, and his co-author Amanda Howard, senior analyst at the consulting firm RCG.", "Rosen and Howard based their conclusion on a study of eight leading economic indicators.", "\"While advancements in technology have enabled notable productivity improvements, those gains are over-stated,\" say the authors about the argument that increased productivity levels will continue to ward off a recession." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9692_p4", "sents": [ "Mr. Fram, who is relocating from New Jersey to Silicon Valley, is former president of Net2Phone.", "In January, eVoice received a $38 million round of funding from idealab!, Worldview Technology Partners, Nokia, and Oak Investment Partners.", "http: www.evoice.com MobileQ Appoints Prodigy COO and WAP Chair to Board NEW YORK -- MobileQ, a developer of server software for mobilizing business applications, said it appointed Gregory G. Williams, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Prodigy Communications, to its board of directors.", "Mr. Williams is chairman of the Wireless Application Protocol Forum board of directors.", "Previous investors for MobileQ include Samsung Venture, Pequot Capital Management, Clarity Capital, and Bell Mobility.", "http: www.mobileq.com Wireless Tech Firm Isochron Data Gets $12 Million Round One AUSTIN, Texas -- Isochron Data, a provider of application services using wireless technology, said it closed its first round of funding at $12 million.", "The investment was led by TL Ventures, and included WR Hambrecht + Co, SAP Ventures, Arkoma Venture Partners, Sanchez Capital Partners, Convergent Investors, and previous investor Sagebrook Technology Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3344_p9", "sents": [ "Mr. Aceves was most recently chief operating officer at Levient, a provider of mobile enterprise systems access software.", "FusionOne 's investors include El Dorado, Flatiron Partners, J.P. Morgan Partners, Nokia, and 3Com, and Oppenheimer Funds.", "http: www.fusionone.com OneNest Adds ThunderBay Founder Darion Lemons as VP mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- OneNest, a business-to-business marketplace for hand-crafted and artisan merchandise, said it named Darion Lemons as vice president of international operations and business development, responsible for major partner alliances worldwide.", "Mr. Lemons formerly formed his own consulting company named ThunderBay, which specialized in international tra de development.", "OneNest is backed by Axxon Capital and Omnia Holdings.", "http: www.onenest.com FINANCE Metrika Appoints Larry Tannenbaum as CFO, Sr. VP mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Metrika, a developer of diabetes monitoring devices, said it appointed Larry Tannenbaum as chief financial officer and senior vice president, responsible for the company's financial strategy, capital planning, and shareholder value." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27307_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Morning Market View(TM) for Tuesday, November 27, 2001 as of 9:30AM EST Information provided by Schwab Center for Investment Research STOCKS POISED FOR REPRIEVE United States stocks were set to take a breather from the recent rally at the open, continuing the trend from overseas as Nokia (NOK,25,f2) cut its forecast for global wireless demand for 2001 and projected a less optimistic forecast for 2002 demand than that of previous estimates by other major industry players.", "Earnings news was fairly sparse with Tech Data (TECD,40,f1) and K-Mart (KM,6.85) both beating the Street's estimates.", "Treasuries were softer ahead of today's consumer confidence data, scheduled for a 10:00 a.m. EST release.", "Merchandise discounter K-Mart Corp. reported a 3Q loss excluding charges of $0.25 per share, slightly better than the First Call consensus estimate for a $0.27 per share loss as the company incurred costs from re-tooling its supply-chain infrastructure." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Tech Data", "sents": [ "Tech Data Corporation (commonly referred to as Tech Data) is an American multinational distribution company specializing in IT products and services headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.", "Tech Data provides a broad range of product lines, logistics capabilities and value-added services that enable technology manufacturers and resellers, such as Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Sony, Symantec and VMware, to deploy IT solutions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3752_p4", "sents": [ "General Dynamics and Newport News officials are expected to meet with the Justice Department and Pentagon officials today in order to discuss details of the potential merger.", "Newport News said that General Dynamics' bid offers better value than the unsolicited bid by Northrop Grumman (NOC: 89.59, - 0.65).", "Circuit City Stores (CC: 15.54, - 0.27) now expects a profit instead of a loss in the fiscal first quarter due to strong revenues from its CarMax Auto Group (KMX: 15.19, - 1.26).", "The electronics chain stated that it should post a profit of $0.04 per share, which is a welcome deviation from the $0.03 per share loss most analysts had expected.", "- RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS Lehman Brothers upgraded shares of Procter & Gamble (PG: 65.44, + 1.36) from a market performer to a buy rating.", "Wells Fargo Van Kasper upgraded shares of Sycamore Networks (SCMR: 11.30, - 0.25) from a buy to a strong buy rating." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "General Dynamics", "sents": [ "General Dynamics Corporation is an American aerospace and defense multinational corporation.", "Formed by mergers and divestitures, it is the world's fifth-largest defense contractor based on 2012 revenues.", "General Dynamics is headquartered in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4576_p24", "sents": [ "http: www.about.com 3Fusion Debuts B2B E-Commerce Application ClickSell Kiosk UNION CITY, Calif. -- 3Fusion, an e-commerce service provider, announced its product ClickSell Kiosk, an e-commerce tool for companies aiming to increase their sales.", "ClickSell Kiosk is a centrally managed catalog of products that can be distributed to Web pages.", "3Fusion is funded by Pacific Century Cyberworks, Venture TDF, WIIG-TDF Partners, Silk Route and individual investors.", "http: www.3fusion.com Online Business Info Provider NewsAlert Now Inlumen NEW YORK -- NewsAlert, a provider of real-time business information and market data to financial Web sites and business-to-business online marketplaces, said it is changing its name to Inlumen.", "Inlumen receives funding from Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, Hollinger Digital, Pivotal Group, Mondadori.com USA, and RAF NetVentures.", "http: www.inlumen.com New Deals o Novestra Increases Ownership in Comintell from 12% to 24% STOCKHOLM -- Novestra, a Swedish venture capital firm, said it exercised an option to increase its ownership in Comintell Holding from 12% to 24%." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e7526_p18", "sents": [ "Mr. Clark, who previously worked as an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley and helped found Amoco Laser, most recently served as vice president and general manager of the opto-electronics unit at Scientific-Atlanta.", "Iolon is backed by investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Seagate Technology, and Optical Capital Group.", "http: www.iolon.com Data Distilleries Names Former Andersen Partner as CEO AMSTERDAM -- Data Distilleries, a European provider of analytical customer relations management (CRM) services, said it appointed Robert Baldock, former global managing partner with Andersen Consulting, as its new chief executive officer.", "Mr. Bladock most recently spent six months investing in Internet finance start-ups.", "Marcel Holsheimer, company founder, will become Data Distilleries president.", "Data Distilleries products enable businesses to predict customer behavior and use those predictions in real-time personalized recommendations through various channels.", "The company's investors include Capital Z Financial Services Fund II, efinanceworks, and Glide IT Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19494_p7", "sents": [ "Nissan will take a (non-voting) 15% stake in the French car maker for some <i euro< i 1.4 billion ($1.3 billion).", "Renault will raise its stake in the Japanese concern from 37% to 44%, at a cost of &yen;216 billion ($1.76 billion).", "The French government will reduce its 44% stake in Renault first to 38% and eventually to 25%.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" A consortium led by <b ExxonMobil b announced the biggest-ever foreign investment in a Russian oil project.", "Some $4 billion could be spent to develop offshore oilfields at Sakhalin island in the far east of the country.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b McDonald's< b announced its latest special offer: a $5 billion share buyback over the next four years.", "The hamburger giant also gave warning that profits next year would grow by only 5-10%.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_32400_6563487_2_80010922_60368779_1_51\" See article: Face value: Jack Greenberg of McDonald's< a font p <br clear=\"all\" <div <font face=\"verdana, geneva, arial, sans serif\" <b America founders< b font div <table align=\"right\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"191\" <tr <td height=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" colspan=\"3\" <spacer height=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td tr <tr <td width=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" <spacer width=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td <td <table cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" <tr <td td tr <tr <td align=\"left\" <font FACE=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\" SIZE=\"-1\" <b b font td tr table td <td width=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" <spacer width=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td tr <tr <td height=\"1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" colspan=\"3\" <spacer height=\"1\" type=\"block\" spacer td tr table <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images 20011103 CWW787.gif\" width=\"187\" height=\"184\" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" News about <b America's economy b continues to be dismal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Renault", "sents": [ "Groupe Renault (] ) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899.", "The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufactured trucks, tractors, tanks, buses/coaches and autorail vehicles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1120_p40", "sents": [ "* Consumers are increasingly looking for credible third party endorsement to help them make the right purchase decisions.", "Influencing the influencers is defining business success.", "So when a columnist of a reputed beauty magazine recommends a particular beauty care product it makes an impact on consumers.", "It should come as little surprise to you that every title recommended by Oprah Winfrey's Book Club has become an instant bestseller, selling more than one million copies.", "* Business is built when an organisation or brand has a loyal consumer base.", "It is far easier and costs far less to keep an old consumer than to get a new one.", "This is essentially the reason why a host of companies embark on several 'relationship' or loyalty programmes.", "In the US this concept even extends to companies working on campus to develop student ambassadors for their brands.", "* Awareness and trial are driven by a higher success rate of contact with the target consumer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Oprah Winfrey", "sents": [ "Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.", "She is best known for her talk show \"The Oprah Winfrey Show\", which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.", "Dubbed the \"Queen of All Media\", she has been ranked the richest African-American, the greatest black philanthropist in American history, and is North America's first multi-billionaire black person.", "Several assessments rank her as the most influential woman in the world.", "In 2013, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama and honorary doctorate degrees from Duke and Harvard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2756_p14", "sents": [ "French insurance group AGF also participated in the financing.", "OfficeXL's platform makes it possible for small and medium size businesses to order office supplies via the Internet.", "The funds will be used for product development and expansion.", "http: www.officexl.de o New Investors Named in EqualFooting $60 Million Round Two DULLES, Va. -- EqualFooting.com, a business-to-business online marketplace that provides purchasing, financing, and shipping services to small businesses in the manufacturing and construction industries, said Nextel Communications, NationsRent, and Thomas Publishing were also participants in its $60 million second round of funding.", "The company announced in July that Textron, which invested $25 million, led the round.", "Safeguard Scientifics, Women's Growth Capital Fund, and Yahoo!", "all joined in the round, along with New Enterprise Associates, Capital Investors, FBR Technology Venture Partners, Draper Richards, and former Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt.", "The company, which has raised $70 million to date, said it would use the funds for marketing and to develop its products and infrastructure." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e3137_p8", "sents": [ "Ms. Amos formerly served as vice president of strategy and marketing at Reliacast, an Internet infrastructure software company.", "B2eMarkets is backed by Accenture, Ascend Venture Group, Carthage Partners, CIBC Capital Partners, FBR Technology Venture Partners, Syncom, and Syndicated Communications.", "Tenor Networks Appoints Araldo Menegon as Senior VP mail?", "top ACTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Tenor Networks, which provides a core servic e switch that enables the convergence of multiple services onto a packet-base d network, said it appointed Araldo Menegon as senior vice president of worldwide sales and field operations, responsible for sales, field support, and professional services.", "Mr. Menegon will report to president and CEO Dav id Tolwinski.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Menegon was area director of AT?global operations at Cisco Systems where he was responsible for sales, marketing, and engineering.", "Tenor Networks is funded by Amerindo Investment Advisors, BancBoston Ventures, Charter Growth Capital, Essex Investment Management, Greylock Management, Haebler Capital, Matrix Partners, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, RS Investment Management, Technology Crossover Ventures, Thomas Weisel Partner s, TyCom, Williams Communications, and Worldview Technology Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3720_p41", "sents": [ "http: www.blackboard.com Alerts Hires Within; Replaces Co-Founder in Pres.", "& CEO Role mail?", "top RALEIGH, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Alerts, an alerting infrastructure co mpany that develops software and services for the enterprise and Internet market, said David Fisher has been promoted from vice president of sales and marketing to president and CEO to oversee the company's next stage of growt h. Mr. Fisher, who joined the company last month, replaces co-founder Michael Jones, who will leave the company, but will continue to work as a consultan t during the transition period and in the future.", "Mr. Fisher assumes Mr. Jone s' seat on the board, keeping the board at five members.", "The company expects to fill the vice president of sales and marketing position, but has not yet begun a search.", "Co-founder John Creamer will continue to serve as CTO and vice president of development.", "Alerts is funded by ABS Ventures, Aurora Funds, Cordova Ventures, and Intersouth Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p11", "sents": [ "Wasabi said it will use the proceeds to fund growth and expand its staff.", "http: www.wasabisystems.com Science Communications Secures Pre-Series A Funding HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Science Communications, a provider of e-mail marketing services, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from ABS Ventures, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank Alex.", "Brown.", "The company said it would use the funds to expand to international markets.", "Science Communications directs online marketing campaigns and e-commerce through its EmailEngines technology.", "http: www.sciencecommunications.com Airslide Systems Closes $35 Million Second Round of Funding HERZELLA, Israel -- Airslide Systems, which is developing an IP-based technology for cellular network infrastructures, said it has closed a $35 million second round of funding led by investment affiliates of Soros Private Equity Partners.", "The round included Anschutz Investment, KPNQwest, Telecom Italia Mobile, Intel Communications Fund and first round investors Sequoia Capital Seed Fund.", "Airslide said it will use the proceeds for development, marketing, manufacturing and sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3910_p5", "sents": [ "iArtisan will invest up to $50 million in companies that provide tools and enabling technology for rich media content development and delivery.", "The new unit will lead or co-lead investments in Series A and Series B rounds in both seed and institutional rounds of funding.", "The new division is backed by Audax, Grove Street Advisors, and other unnamed investors.", "http: www.artisanent.com Credit Security Firm Privista Has $17 Million First Round ATLANTA -- Privista, creators of Web-based privacy and credit management tools, said it raised $17 million in its first round of funding led by 2M Technology Ventures.", "Warburg Pincus Equity Partners and Vector Development, an Internet accelerator, also participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funds to hire additional staff, develop its technology, and increase sales and marketing.", "Warburg, Vector, and 2M Technology Ventures will each take a seat on the company's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4207_p7", "sents": [ "The company's products helps Web site operators understand how customers interact with their sites.", "http: www.tealeaf.com New Money o E-Commerce Firm Plmarket Gets $5.2 Million in First Round SHELTON, Conn. -- Plmarket, an electronic commerce infrastructure and services company, announced it has secured $5.2 million in its first round of funding from Highland Capital Partners, General Catalyst, InterActive Capital Partners, Audax, and Grove Street Advisors.", "The company said it would use the new funds to develop its technology platform and continue its worldwide services.", "http: www.plmarket.com E-Currency Firm 2Xchange Raises $1 Million Seed Round CHICAGO -- 2Xchange, developer of a technology platform exchange that enables companies to trade goods and services online using an electronic currency called Global Business Usage Currency (GBUC), said closed its seed round of financing with $1 million.", "The round was financed by individual investors including Mark Tebbe, chairman of Lante; Daniel Stern of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; and Chicago neurosurgeon Dr. Ron Michaels." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5529_p1", "sents": [ "The governor's office also is working to replace Chairman Pat Wood III, who stepped down after President Bush named him to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate electricity transmission.", "Yzaguirre will join Commissioner Brett Perlman, a former business consultant.", "Janee Briesemeister, a consumer advocate who monitors the PUC, said the appointment of a energy industry insider \"sends the wrong signal to consumers in the state, particularly when that energy company is Enron, which has profited handsomely from the energy crisis in California.\"", "\"While resignation of his position at Enron and divestiture of any energy-related stock holdings may meet the technical requirements of the law, the intent of the law is to eliminate even the perception of a conflict or impropriety,\" said Briesemeister, senior policy analyst for Consumers Union.", "\"Regardless of his actions while commissioner, a perceived conflict could limit his effectiveness.\"", "The PUC is monitoring the deregulation of the Texas electric market, set to begin Jan. 1. Deregulation in California has resulted in skyrocketing energy costs and electricity shortages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e1266_p11", "sents": [ "The simplest way to break down the cost is by looking at the average cost per thousand kilowatt-hours.", "A bit of multiplication shows that at Reliant's average current rate - 10.13 cents per kwh - 2,000 kilowatt hours would cost $202.60. So Shell's rate of 9.3 cents would save a consumer nearly $15 a month.", "But shoppers looking to dump Reliant must wrestle with a lot of unknowns.", "The actual savings will be affected by future rate changes, monthly fees and special offers by the providers.", "And getting the details to answer those questions can be difficult, said Janee Briesemeister, senior policy analyst at the Austin office of Consumers Union.", "\"They're being very vague in what they can promise,\" she said.", "There is a lot of information out there if you have a telephone, an Internet connection and a few hours to kill.", "But keep your calculator handy.", "A representative of Shell Energy wasn't able to do the math when asked how much 2,367 kilowatt-hours would cost during August." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6556_p26", "sents": [ "Mr. Kay replaces Steve Bielawski, who will remain with the company as vice president of business development.", "Mr. Kay was formerly president and CEO of Phoenix Technologies.", "The company is backed by individual investors and has raised $8 million to date.", "http: www.bigredh.com Swedish IT Consultant DataVis Names President and CEO STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- DataVis, a Swedish IT-consultancy group, said Johan Ortenblad, the former CEO of Systemintegration SIMECO Norden, was appointed as the company's new president and CEO.", "Investors for DataVis include Ratos.", "http: www.datavis.se http: www.ratos.se o Automation Software Firm Novient's President & COO Named CEO ATLANTA -- Novient, which provides automation software for professional services companies and systems integrators, said it named named Halsey Wise chief executive officer.", "Mr.", "Wise has served as president and COO since he joined the company in December of last year.", "Investors for Novient include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Noro-Moseley Partners, First Union Capital Partners, R-H Capital Partners, and Lovett-Miller Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "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": "e5922_p1", "sents": [ "Fox News: The O'Reilly Factor, 06 27 01 Senators Ask Army Chief to Step Away From Energy Issue Dow Jones Business News, 06 27 01 UK: Companies prepare European gas trading contract.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 27 01 International AES Expresses Interest in Enron's India Project By Daniel Pearl Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 06 28 2001 The Wall Street Journal A13 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) BOMBAY, India -- Power giant AES Corp. said it \"would consider getting involved\" with rival Enron Corp.'s $3 billion Dabhol Power Co. project in India, but Dabhol's backers so far don't see AES as a serious contender to buy out the troubled electricity venture.", "The 740-megawatt Dabhol project hasn't produced power for more than a month, because of a payment and tariff dispute between the company and its sole customer, the western industrial state of Maharashtra.", "Enron officials have said it's unlikely any buyer would step in now, with Maharashtra insisting on renegotiation of the project's 1,444-megawatt second phase and contractors delaying its completion because of unpaid bills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Daniel Pearl", "sents": [ "Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was a journalist for \"the Wall Street Journal\" with American and Israeli citizenship.", "He was kidnapped by terrorists and later murdered in Pakistan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5448_p4", "sents": [ "67-Signe R Sorensen, Copenhagen, Denmark 68-Irene Schmelling, Copenhagen, Denmark 69-Henrik Leslye, Copenhagen, Denmark 70- Alessandro Jacoponi, Copenhagen, Danmark 70- Stig Juelsen, Stavanger, Norway 72- Lars Heskj?r, Oslo, Norway 73- Rolf J?rgensen, Oslo, Norway 74- Helge Str?ms?, Oslo, Norway 75- Marit S. Samuelstuen, New York City, NY, US 76- Colleen O'Neal, New York, NY, US 77- Tami Wardle, Caracas, Venezuela 78 - Betty Lou Donnelley, Boise, Idaho, USA 79 - Dotty Hopkins, Napa, CA, USA 80 - Jack Hopkins, Napa, CA USA This verifies that this e-mail has been scanned for virus and deemed virus-free Thu, 7 Jun 2001 12:21:23 +0200 GMT" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Copenhagen", "sents": [ "Copenhagen (Danish: \"København\" ] ; Latin: \"Hafnia\" ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark.", "The city has a population of 763,908 (as of 2016 ), of whom 601,448 live in the Municipality of Copenhagen.", "The larger urban area has a population of 1,280,371 (as of 01 2016 ), while the Copenhagen metropolitan area has just over 2 million inhabitants.", "Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund.", "The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27540_p0", "sents": [ "'Why it pays to be green Kyoto Wallflowers United States News & World Report, 08 06 01 Some Energy Executives Urge United States Shift on Global Warming The New York Times, 08 01 01 Calif. energy crisis gives Mirant a profit boost Daily Investing Report The Atlanta Constitution, 08 01 01 More Energy Advisors May Have Conflicts Disclosure: Two officials of a Pasadena consulting firm bought large amounts of Edison International stock just before landing contract with the state.", "Los Angeles Times, 08 01 01 COMPANIES & FINANCE THE AMERICAS: Enron powers ahead despite a big black mark: Poorly performing broadband unit has helped to halve group's share price, writes Julie Earle: Financial Times, Aug 1, 2001 Shock therapy The Economic Times, 08 01 01 US Exim set to move SC on Dabhol row The Times of India, 08 01 01 Reliance's Ambani on Enron's $3 Bln India Project: Comment Bloomberg, 08 01 01 Reliance Not Interested in Enron India Project, Official Says Bloomberg, 08 01 01 RIL not to pick up Enron pie Business Standard, 08 01 01 Embattled Rep. Condit continues fund-raising, campaign spending Associated Press Newswires, 07 31 01 Calif Gov Won't Fire Spokesman For Calpine Stock Purchase Dow Jones Energy Service, 07 31 01 Calif Power-Contract Negotiator Bought GE, Enron Stock Dow Jones Energy Service, 07 31 01 USA: Texas retail power deregulation starts slowly, smoothly." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e5922_p1", "sents": [ "Fox News: The O'Reilly Factor, 06 27 01 Senators Ask Army Chief to Step Away From Energy Issue Dow Jones Business News, 06 27 01 UK: Companies prepare European gas trading contract.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 27 01 International AES Expresses Interest in Enron's India Project By Daniel Pearl Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 06 28 2001 The Wall Street Journal A13 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) BOMBAY, India -- Power giant AES Corp. said it \"would consider getting involved\" with rival Enron Corp.'s $3 billion Dabhol Power Co. project in India, but Dabhol's backers so far don't see AES as a serious contender to buy out the troubled electricity venture.", "The 740-megawatt Dabhol project hasn't produced power for more than a month, because of a payment and tariff dispute between the company and its sole customer, the western industrial state of Maharashtra.", "Enron officials have said it's unlikely any buyer would step in now, with Maharashtra insisting on renegotiation of the project's 1,444-megawatt second phase and contractors delaying its completion because of unpaid bills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3426_p92", "sents": [ "The California Public Utilities Commission has alleged that El Paso Merchant took advantage of the contract to withhold space on the pipeline, creating an artificial shortage that led to a price spike that raised California's total energy costs by an estimated $3.7 billion.", "El Paso counters that high prices are due to increased demand from pow er plants that burn natural gas, unusual weather and other factors--not market manipulation.", "They dismiss the $3.7-billion estimate.", "Separately Friday, the Senate unanimously confirmed President Bush's nominations of Patrick Wood III and Nora Brownell to fill two empty seats on FERC's five-member governing board.", "Wood, who heads the Texas Public Utilit y Commission, is widely expected to be named the next FERC chairman.", "The new board members are expected to bring a more activist style to the agency, which functions like a national utility commission.", "Also Friday, FERC issued a late-afternoon order clarifying technical details of its plan to keep California electricity prices in check during power emergencies this summer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e591_p2", "sents": [ "First, let's look at how the structure of FERC is presently changing and how this might impact the commission's divided position on price caps.", "On March 27, President Bush announced his intention to nominate state utility officials Nora Mead Brownell of Pennsylvania and Patrick Wood III of Texas to serve on FERC.", "Word on the nomination of Wood was expected, although rumors had indicated that Wood might be named to replace HSbert as chairman.", "Brownell, a commissioner with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, will be appointed to the remainder of a five-year term that expires June 30 of this year and an additional term expiring in 2006. Wood, who formerly served on FERC from 1991 to 1993, will be appointed to the remainder of a five-year term that expires in 2005. As I mentioned in the 3 21 IssueAlert, the FERC is presently divided on the issue of price caps.", "Obviously, HSbert has expressed strong opposition to any kind of restriction on pricing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1969_p5", "sents": [ "And by pegging approved rates to the costs of plants burning costly natural gas, FERC's order would confront California with continuing costs of $300 per megawatt-hour for large quantities of electricity this summer, eight to 10 times what the state was paying before the crisis, critics said.", "\"What they did do is virtually irrelevant,\" said Harvey Rosenfield of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights.", "\"It's like offering someone who's been hit by a car an aspirin.\"", "\"FERC has failed its responsibilities at every point in the crisis,\" said Adam Goldberg, a policy analyst with Consumers Union.", "Hebert responds that slapping hard price regulations on California's energy market is the wrong course for at least three reasons: It does not encourage generators to build more plants, it doesn't prompt consumers to conserve energy and it will prompt power suppliers to sell electricity to neighboring states where prices aren't controlled -- unless California blocks power exports." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e6027_p23", "sents": [ "\"I have a few traders who think the price should be higher.\"", "The ISO rejected the charge of manipulation and said it continues to make i ts emergency declarations based on power supply and demand.", "The ISO also said it has not identified transportation costs as a problem under the FERC order.", "Other energy experts, however, said the FERC system of using the most inefficient power plants to set emergency prices was a mistake.", "Frank Wolak, a member of the ISO's market monitoring unit and a Stanford University economist, said the plan invited energy companies to keep their least efficient plants in operation to ensure the highest prices.", "But James Sweeney, also a Stanford professor and energy expert, said he preferred the FERC plan to a rigid market price cap.", "Consumer advocate Doug Heller of the Foundation for Taxpayer & Consumer Rights said the FERC plan is too complex and urged a return to a regulated system, which pays generators for their production costs plus a reasonable profit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19506_p20", "sents": [ "GM reported that it sold 546,093 vehicles last month, a 31 percent increase over October 2000. Ford sold 400,893 vehicles in October, 36 percent more than the same month a year ago.", "Sales of DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep brand vehicles were up 5 percent, with just more than 209,000 units sold.", "GM set an all-time monthly record for truck sales, while sales of Ford's beleaguered Explorer SUV set an October record.", "Enron Gets Loan -- at a Price Enron received a $1 billion loan from J.P. Morgan Chase and Salomon Smith Barney but had to pledge its natural gas pipelines as collateral.", "Pledging the pipelines signals Enron's desperation to convince shareholders and trading partners that it's creditworthy as the Securities and Exchange Commission investigates partnerships run by its former chief financial officer, investors said.", "Questions about Enron's dealings with the partnerships have shut it out of commercial-paper markets, where most large corporations go to find low-interest, short-term debt." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Chrysler", "sents": [ "FCA US LLC (also called Fiat Chrysler or Chrysler) ( ) is the American subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., an Italian controlled automobile manufacturer registered in the Netherlands with headquarters in London, U.K., for tax purposes.", "FCA US is one of the \"Big Three\" American automobile manufacturers.", "FCA US has its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan and sells vehicles worldwide under its flagship Chrysler brand, as well as the Dodge, Jeep, and Ram Trucks.", "Other major divisions include Mopar, its automotive parts and accessories division, and SRT, its performance automobile division." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7236_p25", "sents": [ "3-5 years public accounting, 8+year overall experience Terrace is an established, profitable, e-business consulting firm.", "We offer an exciting team environment working with leading edge technologies with a great group of technical professionals.", "Visit our website at http: www.terrace.com for more details on Terrace.", "Terrace Consulting, Inc.", "Leading e-business solutions Tel: 415 956-2400 ext.", "104 Fax: 415 956-6279 Email:[email protected] Web Site: <http: www.terrace.com 11. LOCATION: Fremont, CA TITLE: Product Managers, Senior Product Managers COMPANY: RHAPSODY NETWORKS DEGREE: MBA highly desired RHAPSODY NETWORKS Rhapsody Networks is a Sequoia- and Accel-funded early stage venture that has assembled a unique team to address a large market opportunity at t he intersection of three dynamic industries: high-speed optical networking, large scale storage systems, and managed services over IP networks.", "OPENING: Product Managers, Senior Product Managers (Fremont, CA) In this role, you will work closely with a world class product team that has built many generations of infrastructure hardware and software systemsat industry leaders such as Cisco, Nortel, Lucent, Legato, Microsoft and HP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "Lucent", "sents": [ "Lucent Technologies, Inc., was an American multinational telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, in the United States.", "It was established on September 30, 1996, through the divestiture of the former AT&T Technologies business unit of AT&T Corporation, which included Western Electric and Bell Labs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2232_p17", "sents": [ "Matt Simmons Simmons & Co. International John Tuck Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell (lobbying firm dealing with energy industry; www.bakerdonelson.com) Daniel Yergin Cambridge Energy Research Associates The Honorable Thomas C. Merritt Merritt Tool Company, Inc. (Oilfield Service Business; Inside F.E.R.C.", "'s Gas Market Report, 5 5 95) John Wootten Peabody Group Coal Executive, Irl Engelhardt was an Energy Advisor to the Bush-Cheney Transition, gave $100,000 to Inaugural Fund.", "Irl Engelhardt of Peabody Group, Inc. served as an energy advisor on the Bush-Cheney transition.", "During 1999- 2000 the Peabody Group gave $250,000 to the Republican National Committee, and Irl Englehardt personally gave $100,000 to the Bush-Cheney Inaugural fund.", "(Washington Post, 3 25 01; www.crp.org) CONTACT: Jenny Backus of the Democratic National Committee, 202-863-8148 11:47 EDT UK: INTERVIEW-Innogy starts trading power in mainland Europe By Stuart Penson 05 03 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - British utility Innogy said on Thursday it had started trading wholesale electricity on the French-Italian border and was set to enter the German power market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5806_p54", "sents": [ "The S&P Natural Gas Distributors & Pipe Lines Index has dropped 17 percent.", "It includes El Paso and energy traders Enron Corp., Dynegy Inc. and Williams Cos. California's electricity prices rose more than ninefold in the first quarter from a year earlier, and state officials forecast that shortages during hot weather may bring as many as 30 days of blackouts through August.", "Generators have repeatedly said they didn't break the law, blaming high prices on rising demand and a lack of new supply.", "No major power plants have been built for a decade in California.", "``These investigations are built around some sort of odd theory of market manipulation, and we did absolutely no such thing,'' Mirant spokesman Chuck Griffin said.", "``Our dealings have been above-board and according to the rules that were established before we were even in the market.''", "Common Theme Both El Paso and the generators are accused of withholding supplies to drive up prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p81", "sents": [ "Those users, who agree to temporarily limit their power use when asked in return for lower rates, gave the system an additional 800 megawatts to work with.", "Temperatures again soared inland, but by 2 p.m. a slight break in the weath er raised hopes that the emergency could be easing.", "Then, a 750-megawatt plant in Pittsburg broke down.", "\"That wrecked my day,\" said Jim McIntosh, the ISO's operations director.", "While the ISO managed to beg, borrow and buy enough extra power to replace the Pittsburg plant for the afternoon, the generator's loss is another headache for a system already stretched to the maximum.", "The Pittsburg plant will be shut down for a minimum of 60 hours while crews repair a boiler tube leak, said a spokesman for Mirant Corp., the plant's owner.", "\"I stress 'minimum' here, because that's usually the least amount of time it takes to fix one of these things,\" said Chuck Griffin, a company spokesman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e875_p1", "sents": [ "4)invite them to attend a class so we can show them around.", "EMBA office will coordinate.", "5)remind them of the \"New Students Admit Reception\" on April 19th from 7-9 in the Wells Fargo Room (drinks and hors d'oeuvres served).", "(Refer to Diane's recent email for other particulars.", "Some pieces of information you might want to have handy -required new student orientation is August 11-12; classes start on the 13th -fees will be $1580 per unit; 42 units required, including the two units for MPAR -orientation packages will be sent out mid-June -administration will call each new student in July with class schedules -second round of admits come out in early June Thanks very much for helping.", "Let me know if there is anything else you may need or could suggest to help in this effort.", "Joseph Tambornino __ Do You Yahoo!?", "Get email at your own domain with Yahoo!", "Mail.", "http: personal.mail.yahoo.com - Applicant Call Assignments.xls'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 6 ] }, { "title": "e659_p20", "sents": [ "The Bank of America Forum FREE to companies and attendees Please contact John Morel to reserve a table.", "510-642-7731or [email protected].", "Management of Technology Spring Lecture \"The Wireless Future,\" by Jan Rabaey, Prof. of Electrical Engineering, UC Berkeley; Doug Leone, Sequioa Capital Wednesday, April 11, 2001 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Room State of the School Address Dean Tyson will be giving the address twice: first, on April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Arthur Andersen Auditorium, then again on April 13 at 12:30 p.m. in the Haas courtyard.", "Corporate Social Responsibility \"Global Sustainable Development: The Role of Business,\" by Ray Anderson, CEO, Interface Thursday, April 12, 2001 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Room C330, Cheit Hall Haas Biotech Speaker Series Joyce Lonergan, VP Investor Relations and Corporate Development, Chiron Monday, April 16, 2001 7:30 p.m. Wells Fargo Room For more information, see http: groups.haas.berkeley.edu haasbio Energy, Business and the Environment Day at UC Berkeley: Second Annual Haas Earth Day Lecture on Business and the Environment \"Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution\" by Amory Lovins, CEO (Research), Rocky Mountain Institute April 19 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Room Amory Lovins, co-author of Natural Capitalism, will discuss how changes in natural capital (the natural environment and ecosystems that support all human and economic activity) are already affecting the way we do business, and how leading corporations are gaining competitive advantage through superior environmental performance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6211_p1", "sents": [ "Please do try to e-mail me your bio by this time.", "If your bios are not received by then, we will have to place you randomly.", "Also, many of you have sent me your regular resumes instead of the bios that we asked for.", "These do not serve the purpose of providing the VC's with personalised and targeted information about you and why you are interested in meeting with them at this event.", "If you have sent me such a resume, we cannot guarantee that it will be presented in the same format to the VC's.", "Following are the VC's who have confirmed that they will be attending: Melissa Daniels, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Jennifer Gil Roberts, Sevin Rosen Funds John Oxaal, Sevin Rosen Funds Alexander Gove, Walden VC Kevin Hartz, iMinds Ventures Russ Irwin, Covergence Partners Andy Lazlo, VantagePoint Matt Ocklo, VantagePoint Peter Loukianoff, Technology Funding Venture Partners Roy Martinez, Intel Capital Susan Mason, Onset Ventures Joe McDonough, Barrington Jay Morrison, Newbury Ventures Adele Oliva, Particof & Co. George Phipps, Patricof & Co. Neil Weintraut, 21st Century Internet Venture Partners This message powered by EMUMAIL." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3049_p21", "sents": [ "http: www.exp.com vc fund news Eagle One Launches to Invest with Newbury in Canada mail?", "top OTTAWA, Canada (VENTUREWIRE) -- Eagle One Ventures, a newly formed v enture firm, announced the company's launch to assist local networking and telecom infrastructure equipment companies in raising venture financing.", "Eagle One will not have a specific fund, but will represent the Orinda, Calif.-based Newbury Ventures in Canada and will also work with Ventures Coaches, an Ottawa-based firm funding idea-stage photonics and wireless companies.", "Eagl e One will be fielding investments for Newbury's $250 million third fund that closed in April, and Newbury will invest up to $25 million in seed and earl y stage companies through Eagle One.", "Ken Wigglesworth and Conrad Lewis, both former executives at Newbridge Networks, are the founding partners at Eagle One Ventures and are also new venture partners at Newbury Ventures, which h as $600 million in assets under management and offices in the Silicon Valley a nd Paris." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1537_p1", "sents": [ "Business Times (Singapore), 04 21 01 Enron may bail out of Indian power project The Daily Deal, 04 21 01 QATAR: Qatar, Dolphin final gas pact not seen before Sept. 04 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. DUBAI, April 22 (Reuters) - Qatar and Dolphin Energy Ltd (DEL) are moving ahead on a landmark deal to channel Qatari gas to the UAE, but a final development and production sharing agreement (DPSA) may not be struck until September, industry sources said on Sunday.", "Qatar and DEL, majority owned by the United Arab Emirates' Offsets Group (UOG), in March signed a \"commercial term sheet agreement\" for the long-awaited $3.5 billion project.", "Qatari Oil Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah said at the signing ceremony he expected a DPSA to be signed in June.", "Industry sources now say that target date looks ambitious and expect the final DPSA and general sales agreements to be in place after the summer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2657_p19", "sents": [ "\"New partners are a possibility,\" Khaldoun al-Mubarak, project manager for DEL, majority owned by the UAE's Offsets Group (UOG), told Reuters.", "\"But at the moment we are in the midst of finalising the formal (development and production sharing) agreement with Qatar which should be done by September at the latest.\"", "Qatar and DEL in March signed a \"commercial term sheet agreement\" which outlined the conditions of the upstream agreement for the long-awaited $3.5 billion project.", "UOG currently owns 51 percent of DEL, with the remainder held equally by France's TotalFinaElf and Enron.", "\"Enron is going through major global restructuring,\" Mubarak said.", "\"(But) they haven't officially notified us about their intention to pull out.\"", "Enron officials declined comment.", "Mubarak said interest in DEL was running high.", "\"Everyone is asking for a stake,\" he said.", "The gas deal would entitle DEL to develop a tract of Qatar's giant North Field and produce up to two billion cubic feet per day (cfd) of gas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2204_p68", "sents": [ "\"There is still a bit of deal risk there amidst worries they may sell Southern Water too cheaply,\" said one fund manager who is underweight in the stock.", "CEO Russell said the three-way restructuring would help the group \"sharpen our focus on improving shareholder value\" and \"capture opportunities in the (U.S.) western power markets\".", "PacifiCorp contributed operating profit of 351 million pounds, after the impact of the Hunter outage, compared to 152 million pounds four month contribution a year earlier.", "The group's 140 million pounds-a-year three-year UK cost saving plan was on track at the end of its first year, Russell said.", "Finance director David Nish expressed continuing support for Thus, its spun-off startup telecoms business in which it still holds just over 50 percent.", "Thus is still lossmaking and has been struck by general investor disaffection with telecoms companies and concerns about how it would secure future funding.", "But Nish said Scottish Power had \"no plans to do anything other than be supportive\" of the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Southern Water", "sents": [ "Southern Water is the private utility company responsible for the public wastewater collection and treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for the public water supply and distribution in approximately half of this area.", "Some areas within the Southern Water region are supplied by a number of smaller water supply companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p13", "sents": [ "The companies said they will use the funds to further develop Paytrust, the parent company of the combined organization.", "http: www.paymybills.com http: www.paytrust.com E-Business Tech Firm ePartners Gets $35 Million Round Three DALLAS -- ePartners, which provides businesses with electronic business technology, said it has secured $35 million in its third round of funding led by Texas Growth Fund.", "The round also included Liberty Mutual Group and Austin Ventures, which has invested more than $22 million in the company to date.", "ePartners said it will use the funds to reduce its debt, build its technology, and fuel its demand generation marketing programs.", "http: www.epartnersolutions.com New U.K. VC Far Blue Invests $873,000 in Polaris Telemetry LONDON -- Far blue, a new English accelerator and investment vehicle, said it invested $873,000 in Polaris Telemetry, which develops technology for the online regulation of environmental controls.", "The company said Polaris will use the funds for business expansion into other European markets." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3871_p21", "sents": [ "Tantau, which closed a $40 million in Series B financing, plans to use the funding product development and to form partnerships.", "The company's backers include Chase Capital Partners, General Motors Investment Management Corp., Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, and the Texas Growth Fund, Austin Ventures, Compaq Computer, and Techno Venture Management.", "http: www.accrue.com http: www.tantau.com eRealty.com Buys Half of Net Real Estate Transaction Firm HOUSTON -- eRealty.com, a national online real estate brokerage, said it acquired half of the assets of TitleLink, an independent online real estate transaction management system, from ASP Interliant for an undisclosed amount.", "National flood compliance service provider Geotrac purchased the other half of the company.", "eRealty.com's backers include TL Ventures and Polaris Venture Partners.", "http: www.erealty.com Data Critical Buys Cardiology Monitoring Firm for $9 Million BOTHELL, Wash. -- Data Critical, a provider of wireless and Internet-based health care communication technology, said it acquired Paceart, a provider of pacemaker and arrhythmia patient monitoring software, for approximately $6 million in cash and 300,000 shares of common stock valued at about $3 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19731_p65", "sents": [ "Enron has about 21,000 employees, two-thirds in the United States and about a fifth in the U.K. Its 600 traders are divided between London and Houston, where Enron employs about 7,500. Many Enron workers are already preparing for layoffs, said Lyndon Taylor, a Houston-based recruiter for Heidrick & Struggles International Inc., an executive placement firm.", "``I got 56 resumes last week from Enron,'' Taylor said.", "``That's equal to the number I got in the past year.''", "--Margot Habiby in Dallas and Jim Polson in Princeton UK: Trade, bank buyers circle Enron's Wessex Water-reports.", "11 17 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Both financial and trade buyers are considering bids for Wessex Water, the UK utility owned by crisis-hit United States energy group Enron weekend press reports said.", "According to the UK trade magazine Utility Week, Enron's rescue buyer Dyneg y wants to offload Wessex as soon as possible, and focus on integrating Enr on's core energy businesses." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e407_p32", "sents": [ "--Margot Habiby in Dallas, (214) 740-0873 or [email protected], through the Princeton newsroom (609) 279- 4000 slb jmg Enron Corp.'s India Unit Faces $88.2 Mln Penalty, Paper Says 2001-03-22 23:04 (New York) New Delhi, March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Dabhol Power Co., Enron Corp.'s India unit, has been asked by Maharashtra state to pay a fine of 4.12 billion rupees ($88.2 million) for not generating at full capacity within three hours of being asked to do so, the Economic Times reported, without citing sources.", "The move is part of a tussle between the two sides over dues.", "Earlier this month, Dabhol said it had asked the federal government to pay a 1.02 million-rupee power bill run up by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, or MSEB, for December.", "The government of Maharashtra, the western Indian state where Dabhol is located, last month had to pay $17 million as its November dues after the company invoked a federal government guarantee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3228_p40", "sents": [ "Mr. Tobak has also joined as the fifth member of the board, which included Tedd y Shalon of Shalon Ventures, Erel Margalit of Jeruslelum Venture Partners and Ajit Shah of Worldview Technology Partners.", "To date, InLight Communications has raised more than $15 million from investors including Jerusalem Venture Partners, Shalon Ventures, and Worldview Technology Partners.", "Post-money, t he company is valued at $28 million.", "http: www.inlightcommunications.com IT Consultancy Endymion Systems Promotes COO to CEO mail?", "top OAKLAND, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Endymion, an information technology consultancy, announced it has promoted current COO and president Steve King to CEO.", "Mr. King replaces Fred Phares, who has stepped down as CEO but remains chairman.", "Mr. King will also continue as COO and as a board directo r. Endymion Systems has raised $15 million in Series A funding from meVC and Ticonderoga Capital, and expects to reach profitability in the third quarte r. http: www.esicom.com vc fund news e4e Names New Partner, Will Open Mid-Atlantic Region Office mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Jerusalem Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) is an international venture capital firm founded in 1993.", "The fund specializes in investments in startup companies, focusing on Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Storage and Cyber Security, having raised close to a billion US Dollars across nine funds.", "JVP is headquartered in the JVP Media Quarter in Jerusalem with offices in Be'er Sheva, New York City and Paris." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4375_p3", "sents": [ "au!", "nch New Angel Fund o Common Angels Closes Co-Investment Fund with $10 Million VC Personnel: o Former NetIQ Exec Joins AV Labs VW Corrections: o MutualFunds.com Advertisement Join an exciting and rapidly growing team!", "Technologic Partners is looking to expand our staff to include a Conference Director, a Controller and an Ad Sales Manager.", "Learn more at http: www.technologicpartners.com tp jobs.html, or send an e-mail to [email protected].", "Top Stories o Warburg Pincus Closes $2.5 Billion Int'l Private Equity Fund NEW YORK -- Warburg Pincus announced the final closing of Warburg Pincus International Partners, a $2.5 billion private equity fund.", "The fund, which will make venture capital and private equity investments in companies outside of the U.S., will invest with Warburg Pincus Equity Partners, the firm's $5 billion private equity fun!", "d.!", "Warburg Pincus International Partners will invest in companies at all stages of development, including growing companies, buyouts, and recapitalizations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Warburg Pincus", "sents": [ "Warburg Pincus, LLC is an American private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil, China and India.", "It has been a private equity investor since 1966.The firm currently has approximately $40 billion in assets under management and invests in a range of sectors including retail, industrial manufacturing, energy, financial services, health care, technology, media, and real estate.", "Warburg Pincus is a growth investor.", "Warburg Pincus has raised 15 private equity funds which have invested $58 billion in over 760 companies in 40 countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4810_p20", "sents": [ "The companies did not disclose terms of the merger.", "John \"Sean\" J. Powers III, former QuestLink board member and vice president of Internet development at Arrow Electronics, will be the company's chairman and chief executive officer.", "Arrow, Avnet, CMP Media, and i2 Technologies have all invested in eChips.", "QuestLink, an online information and commerce resource for the electronics industry, is funded by Arrow and Avnet, and venture firms Needham Capital Partners, SV Capital Management, and Trellis Management.", "ChipCenter, an online service for electronic-component information and sourcing, is funded by Arrow Electronics, Avnet, i2 Technologies, CMP Media, and Pioneer-Standard Electronics.", "http: www.echips.com Embedded Systems Technology Firm Sensoria Launches SAN DIEGO -- Sensoria, a provider of network embedded systems technology, announced its launch.", "Sensoria will first target the automobile industry by providing an in-vehicle network services that allow consumer devices, car electronics, and information appliances to interact with each other via wireless networks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p17", "sents": [ "The company sa id the funding should last over three years, but also said it would consider an IPO in Europe or the United States within the next 18 to 30 months, depending on market conditions.", "The company expects to begin clinical trials for retinal degeneration in the United States in the latter half of 2002. Neurotech said it had a post-money valuation between $43 million and $69 million.", "Investors own approximately 80% of the company.", "Neurotech also has an office in Lincoln, R.I. http: www.neurotech.fr Atherotech Clocks In $4.2M in Series C mail?", "top BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Atherotech, a medical diagnostics company, said it closed its Series C round at $4.2 million from Compass Venture Partners, J.F.", "Shea Co., Needham Capital Partners, and Technology Funding Group.", "This round brings the company's total funding to date to $9.9 millio n. J.F.", "Shea Co. is a new investor in the company, while Needham Capital had l ed its Series A round and the remaining two investors had co-led its Series B. Atherotech said it had a post-money valuation of $26.8 million in this roun d and that investors now own approximately 52% of the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p10", "sents": [ "But after Thursday's hearing before a Senate committee formed to investigate alleged price-fixing in the energy market, committee chairman Joe Dunn, D-Garden Grove, told a reporter: \"I've never seen this much smoke when there wasn't a fire.\"", "Power generators insist they are operating fairly and say there is no evidence of them acting outside the law.", "Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers Association, dismissed the harsh rhetoric as unproductive.", "\"Putting people in prison isn't going to encourage more generation,\" Smutny-Jones said, warning that the political posturing would make energy generators think twice about investing in California.", "Also on Thursday, experts said federally ordered caps on wholesale electricity prices won't necessarily mean California will escape rolling blackouts this summer.", "Copyright 2001 San Jose Mercury News San Jose Mercury News April 27, 2001, Friday KR-ACC-NO: SJ-ELECTRIC-SUIT LENGTH: 245 words HEADLINE: Santa Clara County, Calif., Joins Lawsuit against Electric Suppliers BYLINE: By John Woolfolk BODY: Santa Clara County agreed Thursday to join a lawsuit against power suppliers, alleging they conspired to raise prices and boost profits while subjecting consumers to higher bills and rolling blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e234_p4", "sents": [ "The alternative producers' rates are pegged to the price of natural gas, which has skyrocketed in recent months.", "Driving down and stabilizing their prices is a critical factor in Davis' overall plan of buying power without imposing additional consumer rate hikes.", "As a growing number of unpaid producers have dropped offline, state officials have been forced to purchase replacement supplies on the pricey spot market.", "A worst-case scenario materialized Monday, when a lack of electricity supplies forced state officials to order rolling blackouts.", "\"A number of plants are out for maintenance, but it's very clear to me that there are a significant number that are off due to nonpayment,\" said Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers.", "\"My concern is that this is a prelude to what we'll see this summer.\"", "PG&E spokesman John Nelson described the alternative producers as victims of the state's energy meltdown.", "\"Many of these generators are relatively small enterprises that cannot afford to continue operating on a daily basis.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5091_p1", "sents": [ "For more information and registration, go to: http: www.tpsite.com tp conf to2000 vw 001019 Top Stories o St. Paul Venture Capital Closes Sixth Fund with $1.3 Billion MINNEAPOLIS -- St. Paul Venture Capital said it closed its sixth fund with $1.3 billion, bringing the firm's total capital under management to $3 billion.", "The fund will focus on early stage investments in Internet business, communications, consumer technology, and healthcare companies in California, Minnesota, and New England.", "St. Paul is funded by sole investor St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.", "The company will make initial investments of between $2 million and $3 million and invest up to $10 million per portfolio company.", "Between $300 million and $500 million will be used for follow-on investments.", "Since the firm has only one limited partner, it does not reserve funding for follow-on investment in each fund, but always draws from its current fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "New England", "sents": [ "New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.", "It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and south, and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north, respectively.", "The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the south.", "Boston, the capital of Massachusetts, is New England's largest city.", "The largest metropolitan area is Greater Boston, which also includes Worcester, Massachusetts (the second-largest city in New England), Manchester (the largest city in New Hampshire), and Providence (the capital and largest city of Rhode Island), with nearly a third of the entire region's population." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6411_p22", "sents": [ "Business groups said the f ee was too large and would not result in lower power costs.", "\"I cannot carry a direct-access bill that makes it harder to sell the bonds or that shifts costs from large users, who leave for cheaper power, to smaller users and residential ratepayers,\" Bowen said.", "Burton and Bowen have both criticized Gov.", "Gray Davis' plan to keep Souther n California Edison from joining Pacific Gas and Electric in bankruptcy.", "They say the plan, which includes the state purchase of the Edison transmission system, is too generous to Edison.", "Both Burton and Bowen have suggested that an Edison bankruptcy may not be a calamity.", "But in the Assembly, Speaker Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, launch ed a drive for an alternative Edison rescue plan that was based on gaining business support by offering direct access.", "Hertzberg asked a former Democratic assemblyman, Phil Isenberg of Sacrament o, to try to work out an agreement among the various special interest groups: business, labor, consumers and generators." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e1060_p11", "sents": [ "Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, the delegation leader, urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not to turn its back on the Golden State.", "\"California is poised on the edge of an economic precipice that threatens not only our economy but the economy of the entire country,\" he said.", "But Commission Chairman Curt Hebert chided California for not doing enough to solve its own problems.", "Still, he professed his willingness to help.", "\"It is in everyone's interest to keep the lights on at all costs,\" he said.", "But Hebert, a protege of Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., is a vocal opponent of price caps and didn't offer the California delegation the promise it was looking for.", "That didn't surprise Assemblyman Fred Keely, D-Santa Cruz, a member of the delegation.", "Such a move would be \"a dramatic and unprecedented departure\" from past actions of the commission, Keely said as he left the meeting." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4553_p2", "sents": [ "(August 1999) PWP-066 by Carl Blumstein \"Regulatory Imperfections in the Electricity and Natural Gas Industries: Evidence from the Pricing and Investment Decisions of Single and Multi-Product Electricity Firms\" (July 1999) PWP-065 by Christopher R. Knittel \"Diagnosing Market Power in California's Deregulated Wholesale Electricity Market\" (July 1999) PWP-064 by Severin Borenstein, James Bushnell, and Frank Wolak \"Zonal Pricing and Demand-Side Bidding in the Norwegian Electricity Market\" (June 1999) PWP-063 by Tor Arnt Johnsen, Shashi Kant Verma, and Catherine Wolfram \"Transmission Rights and Market Power\" (November 1998) PWP-062 by James Bushnell \"Power-Grid Decentralization\" (March 1999) PWP-061 by Bart McGuire A B S T R A C T S __ \"Regulation and the Leverage of Local Market Power in the California Electricity Market\" (September 1999) PWP-070 by James B. Bushnell and Frank A. Wolak Regulators of electricity markets around the world continue to struggle with the problem of incentivizing generators whose output, due to their location in the grid, has no viable substitutes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4553_p3", "sents": [ "Such generators possess 'local' market power.", "Since these generators also compete in broader regional markets, the actions taken to exploit their local market power can also effect market outcomes over larger areas.", "In California, a contract structure known as the reliability must-run (RMR) contract was developed to address the problem of local market power.", "However, the contract form that was in place during 1998 created serious incentive problems.", "We find that, during the months of June through September 1998, RMR contracts had the effect of raising overall supply bid prices from most producers, thereby leading to higher energy prices in the California regional market.", "Download this paper in Adobe Acrobat format: http: www.ucei.berkeley.edu ucei PDF pwp070.pdf _ \"Electricity Markets: Should the Rest of the World Adopt the UK Reforms?\"", "(July 1999) PWP-069 by Catherine Wolfram Policy makers everywhere have analyzed and tried to learn from the UK electricity restructuring, adopting some of the same market features but modifying others." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p226", "sents": [ "\"If I were a resident of California, I wouldn't want to give a large economic interest in the state's energy market to them (Duke) because we know their policy: To fight pollution-control efforts,\" said David Hawkins, director of the air and energy program of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C. Coal-fired generation of electricity is legal in California, although environmental laws and the state's lack of coal pose costly obstacles.", "No nuclear plants have been licensed here since Diablo Canyon (near San Luis Obispo) in the early 1970s, but the technology remains attractive to the industry, despite debacles at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, because nuclear plants don't pose emissions problems common to fossil-fuel plants.", "According to Claudia Chandler, spokeswoman for the California Energy Commission, state law says no nuclear plants may be built until a safe way to dispose of nuclear waste is found.", "While there is no legal reason Duke couldn't build coal-fired facilities in California, the nuclear option is unlikely right now." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Natural Resources Defense Council", "sents": [ "The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit international environmental pressure group, with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing, China.", "Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 2.4 million members, online activities nationwide, and a staff of about 500 lawyers, scientists and other policy experts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10697_p5", "sents": [ "Residents in the area are complaining that \"energy waste is always being dumped in the south of the region\".", "The area, which will be affected by the national hydrological plan, already has two nuclear power plants, numerous initiatives connected to wind energy and two combined cycle plant projects, one by US multinational Enron Corp and another by Spanish natural gas company Gas Natural.", "The Enron plan to build Spain's biggest combined cycle power plant was the last straw.", "Residents' reaction has forced the regional government (Generalitat) to halt the project, which should be given the go-ahead in the next couple of days, for two to three months.", "The US company does not believe the plant, which would cost 600m euros (Pta100bn) and would have a total power of 1,600 megawatts, is in danger.", "Profits Escape Owner of Orange County, Calif., Electricity Generators James B. Kelleher 02 06 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Orange County Register - California Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) California's energy crisis continues to generate windfall profits for many of the out-of-state companies that sell power here but not all are benefiting." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e1368_p32", "sents": [ "Duke Energy said first-quarter profit rose to $458 million, from $393 million a year ago.", "Weyerhaeuser reported a 56 percent decrease in first-quarter profit, mostly because of low lumber prices.", "The timber company had net earnings of $107 million, compared with $244 million in the same period last year.", "First-quarter sales were $3.6 billion, down from $3.9 billion.", "Caterpillar blamed an earnings decline on weak sales of truck engines and mining equipment.", "The company reported earnings of $162 million, down from $258 million for the first three months of 2000. Compiled from reports by the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Dow Jones News Service and Washington Post staff writers http: www.washingtonpost.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "California Power Utility Loses $2.5 Billion in Fourth Quarter James B. Kelleher 04 18 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Orange County Register - California Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) If you're still having trouble sorting out the corporate winners and losers in California's power market, here's a handy mnemonic device that might help." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5680_p12", "sents": [ "Californians used more electricity at the late-afternoon peak than on any day this year, yet market prices hovered around $100 a megawatt-hour.", "That is well below the average of $284 a megawatt-hour that the state paid for electricity from January through April, with prices soaring as high as $ 1,900 at times of tight supply.", "\"All the markets in the West have come down,\" said Mike Wilczek, senior power markets reporter for Platts, the energy market information division of the McGraw-Hill Cos. \"It's bearish news.\"", "Nevertheless, several generators minimized the effects of the FERC order, contradicting earlier warnings from some industry sources and officials of the Bush administration who consider price limits to be impediments to future investment in power plants.", "\"Calpine will have no problem operating under this order,\" said Joe Ronan, vice president of regulatory affairs for San Jose-based Calpine Corp., which has three power plants under construction in California and plans to build at least three others." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p3", "sents": [ "Fred Ehrlich will serve as president and CEO of the new subsidiary, and continue to act as president of new technology and business development for SME.", "The company will be headquartered in New York, with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London.", "http: www.550dmv.com Business Incubator GameChange Launches with $100 Million PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Andersen Consulting's venture capital unit AC Ventures and Softbank Venture Capital said they have launched GameChange, a network of incubators and seed investment centers, with investments totaling up to $100 million.", "GameChange opened its first incubation center in Palo Alto, and will establish a total of ten incubation centers in areas with high technology developent and focus on technology companies in high-growth markets such as Internet comerce, software, and infrastructure.", "AC Ventures and Softbank will provide services to portfolio companies of GameChange, which will also work with companies independently.", "The new firm will invest up to $2 million in its companies and will incubate them for an average of six months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e3228_p6", "sents": [ "Additionally, Mr. Murphy joins as the ninth member of th e company's board, which includes Vinod Khosla and Raymond J. Lane of Kleiner Perkins and Matthew Cowan of Bowman Capital.", "To date, Asera has raised approximately $175 million in funding from investors including AC Ventures, Amerindo Investment Advisors, Bowman Capital Management, BP Amoco, Capital Research Management, Cisco Systems, Crescendo Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Eastman Chemical, GE Capital Equity Group, Integral Capital Partners, Intel Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and others.", "http: www.asera.com Groove Networks Cuts 8%; Will Target Larger Clients mail?", "top BEVERLY, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Groove Networks, which provides peer-to-peer and peer-to-Web software and services, said it cut 19 people, or 8% of its staff, on Monday as the company restructures to focus more on direct sales opportunities.", "Groove also said it was going to be targeting more large enterprise clients and moving away from focusing on small- and medium-sized business clients." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5390_p1", "sents": [ "GE chi ef Jack Welch, who had been scheduled to retire next April, will stay until th e end of 2001 to oversee the merging of the companies.", "See article: Jack Welch ,s gambleE+ Boosting its retail banking business in Europe, Deutsche Bank w ill buy the banking operations of France ,s Banque Worms for an undisclosed sum.", "The French bank, now owned by an insurance behemoth, AXA, has roughly 15,000 retail clients.", "AXA will retain a third of Worms ,s assets, including divisions involved in trading securities.", "See article: The next banking crisis, in America and Europe The fight between Repsol YPF, a Spanish energy concern, and End esa, Spain ,s leading electricity provider, for the second-biggest generator, Iberdrola, has ended in a government-sanctioned settlement.", "Endesa will buy Iberdrola on condition that both firms sell generating assets to Repsol.", "The Spanish government, once the owner of both Repsol and Endesa, maintains veto power over acquisitions by both companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Jack Welch", "sents": [ "John Francis \"Jack\" Welch Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American retired business executive, author, and chemical engineer.", "He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.", "During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4,000%.", "In 2006, Welch's net worth was estimated at $720 million.", "When he retired from GE he received a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in history." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6166_p20", "sents": [ "\"The TVA and religion were the two biggest things in life,\" recalled Freeman, who went to work for the TVA soon after college.", "In the mid-1960s, he caught the attention of the White House with a major study on energy conservation.", "President Lyndon Johnson made him the nation's first coordinator of energy policy, a role he maintained under presidents Nixon and Carter.", "Since then, Freeman has headed four public power agencies, including the TVA.", "\"David Freeman has an almost religious belief in public power,\" said Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers Association, which represents major providers such as Enron, Reliant and Dynegy.", "\"He really believes that can save the day.", "But he's flat wrong for California The generation industry, with government stability, will bring new investment.\"", "In the mid-1990s, while Freeman was heading the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, state officials considering deregulation recruited him to oversee development of the Power Exchange and California Independent System Operator." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p9", "sents": [ "Ed Mendel is Capitol bureau chief for the Union-Tribune.", "Copyright 2001 Union-Tribune Publishing Co.", "The Daily News of Los Angeles April 27, 2001 Friday, Valley Edition SECTION: NEWS; Pg.", "N9 LENGTH: 275 words HEADLINE: PROPOSED LAW PUTS BOUNTY ON ENERGY MANIPULATORS BYLINE: Staff And Wire Services BODY: California stepped up its war on the power industry Thursday as state legislators offered to pay millions of dollars to \"bounty hunters\" who provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of energy executives and others who manipulate the electricity market.", "California \"is being plundered by an energy cartel,\" said Lt. Gov.", "Cruz Bustamente, who is promoting a bill that would level criminal penalties for exploiting energy markets.", "\"If what they are doing isn't illegal, it ought to be.\"", "Bustamente was one of a crowd of state leaders who went before microphones.", "On the floor of the Assembly, Speaker Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, rallied his Democratic colleagues behind a bill to create a state power authority with equally blistering attacks on private power suppliers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 8 ] }, { "title": "e2250_p7", "sents": [ "Alternative energy producers, including oil companies that generate electricity as a byproduct of their operations, account for about 27% of the electricity consumed in California.", "Several have stopped producing after the utilities could no long afford to pay soaring prices for their power.", "Davis assigned S. David Freeman and former Assemblyman Richard Katz, a Davis appointee to a state water board, to be in charge of negotiations.", "Davis said he hoped that the talks could be completed within a week.", "And in a sign that major energy companies may get more involved in the California crisis, Kenneth Lay, CEO of the Houston-based energy giant Enron Corp., met Thursday with Davis, Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg (D-Sherman Oaks) and Senate President Pro Tem John Burton (D-San Francisco).", "Meanwhile, Bush on Thursday directed federal agencies to \"take appropriate actions to conserve energy use at their facilities.\"", "In California, such measures could include setting thermostats to 78 degrees, lowering lighting and turning off escalators during Stage 2 and Stage 3 power emergencies, administration officials said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20492_p21", "sents": [ "\"However, botched investor communication does not necessarily equate to illegal or fraudulent behavior.\"", "Still, Enron's move last week to draw down all of its backup bank lines was \"an act of desperation,\" GimmeCredit said.", "The move eventually may lead to renegotiated bank agreements, which could be more expensive and restrictive and could also subordinate the position of bondholders, it said.", "\"On the plus side is our belief that management will do everything in their power to preserve the company's investment-grade ratings,\" the firm said.", "Another positive is a precedent the rating agencies set with Kmart in the mid-1990s, when they tried to avoid being the cause of a company's financial downfall, GimmeCredit said.", "Moody's Investors Service on Monday cut Enron's senior unsecured rating to \"Baa2\" from \"Baa1\" and kept it on review for further downgrade.", "Moody's said its actions were prompted by deterioration in Enron's financial flexibility since the company announced significant write-downs and equity charges in previously undisclosed partnership investments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e894_p17", "sents": [ "3 investor-owned utility, San Diego Gas and Electric, had engaged in any financial misconduct by funneling billions to their parent companies to pay dividends and repurchase stock.", "Trading in PG&E stock was halted briefly today.", "When it resumed, the price quickly fell by nearly 40 percent.", "By day's end, the stock of Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison, had also dropped sharply, by 35 percent.", "That Pacific Gas and Electric, which helped design the deregulation that brought on the California power crisis, would now take so drastic a step both concerned and puzzled analysts.", "\"It doesn't make sense, because the governor endorsed the rate increase the utilities had been asking for,\" said Susan Abbott, head of the power group at Moody's Investors Service in New York.", "But Ms. Abbott also noted that the rate increases -- varying from 10 percent to 37 percent, on top of a 9 percent surcharge adopted by the state this winter -- would not entirely eliminate the debt accumulated by the utilities as a result of deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25578_p1", "sents": [ "Winter defied his own board and Gov.", "Gray Davis when he filed a 50-page request to remove the caps, records and interviews show.", "\"I don't know how these events could have taken place without some concerted effort,\" said Dunn.", "The subpoenas will force those involved, including Winter, to provide sworn testimony about the events to the committee, and to turn over e-mails, personal calendars and memos.", "Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio said the governor felt \"betrayed\" by the actions of Winter.", "\"The governor believes it was the defining moment, when what was a mounting problem turned into an instant crisis,\" Maviglio said.", "Winter refused comment, referring all questions to the public relations office.", "ISO spokesman Gregg Fishman said Dunn's committee will find no criminal conduct.", "The decision was made by ISO upper management with one goal in mind: to keep the lights on.", "At the time, generators were refusing to sell power in California because of the price caps." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 7 ] }, { "title": "e3384_p8", "sents": [ "The Democratic governor said his plan is meant to improve on the current system, in which notification has been haphazard.", "Utilities recently were given two minutes' notice by the California Independent System Operator, which manages the power grid, that blackouts were needed to avoid a systemwide collapse.", "\"A two-minute warning may work for the National Football League, but it won 't work for California consumers and the businesses of this state,\" Davis said Davis called on the utilities, the state Public Utilities Commission, the Office of Emergency Services and others to come up with a plan for the warnings in the next few weeks.", "The board of the California Independent System Operator, which had been scheduled to approve a more modest blackout plan Thursday, scrapped that scheme in favor of the governor's.", "The board told its staff to report back by June 11. \"We are committed to putting as much information out there as possible and letting people use it as they see fit,\" ISO spokesman Gregg Fishman said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2092_p0", "sents": [ "'Haas NewsWire April 30, 2001 CONTENTS Janet Yellen Named to the Academy of Arts and Sciences Semiconductor Technology Takes First Place in UC Berkeley B-Plan Competition Haas Leads Western Business Schools in Quirky Wall Street Journal Ranking Berkeley Team Wins Advertising Case Competition New Staff Haas in the News Happening at Haas Haas Celebrations JANET YELLEN NAMED TO THE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Janet Yellen, the Eugene E. & Catherine T. Trefethen Professor of Business Administration, was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 26, 2001.?", "Members of this year's class included 211 distinguished scholars, scientists, artists, business executives, educators, and public officials.", "They were honored for their achievements in fields ranging from mathematics to medicine, from computer science to literary criticism, and from public affairs to the performing arts.", "\"Janet Yellen is well-deserving of this honor,\" says Ben Hermalin, associate dean of academic affairs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19497_p0", "sents": [ "'Members of the Haas community, This evening at 5:00 p.m., Professor Louis Stern from the Kellogg School of Management, will give the second annual David A. Aaker Distinguished Lecture in Marketing in the Wells Fargo Room.", "In his talk, titled 21st Century Marketing, Stern will address changes to marketing strategies and tactics that are required in order to find the right paths to profitability in the post-Internet-bubble era.", "Aaker describes Stern as \"One of the best speakers in academic marketing.", "He is always provocative and humorous.\"", "Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis so please arrive early.", "Regards, Ben Hermalin Associate Dean for Academic Affairs'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4576_p22", "sents": [ "http: www.internetconnect.net o Buisness Service Provider Adaytum Gets $10 Million Series E MINNEAPOLIS -- Adaytum, a provider of enterprise business and planning services, said it has secured a $10 million in Series E funding from American Express Financial.", "The funds are going to be used for general corporate purposes, including expansion of its sales force, consulting practices, and marketing.", "Adaytum is backed by, AC Ventures, St. Paul Venture Capital, 3i, and Chase H&Q.", "http: www.adaytum.com E-Services Firm Extraprise Raises $21.7 Million Fifth Round BOSTON -- Extraprise, a provider of electronic services, announced it has raised $21.7 million in its fifth round of funding led by London-based Candover Investments and previous investor First Analysis Venture Capital.", "Other investors in the round included First Union Investors and previous investors Weiss, Peck and Greer; Meritech Capital Partners; RedPoint Ventures; Bessemer Venture Partners; One Liberty and Commonwealth.", "Extraprise said it will use the funds to accelerate staff development and worldwide growth." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2990_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.noetix.com OneNest Adds David Wineberg as VP of Sales and Marketing mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- OneNest, a business-to-business marketplace for hand-crafted and artisan merchandise, said it named David Wineberg as vice president of sales and marketing.", "Mr. Wineberg previously served as vice president of marketing at apbnews.com.", "OneNest is backed by Reflector Ventures.", "http: www.onenest.com Vectiv Adds Duane Varnum as VP, Enterprise Sales mail?", "top BERKELEY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vectiv, which provides technology that enables businesses to acquire and manage real estate assets, said it appointed Duane Varnum as vice president, enterprise sales.", "Mr. Varnum previously served as vice president of sales at DragonFly Mobile.", "Vectiv is backed by AC Ventures, campsix, and Convergence Partners.", "http: www.vectiv.com Enterprise Outlook 2001 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Targacept Appoints Patrick Lippiello as VP, Development mail?", "top WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Targacept, a research and development pharmaceutical company focused on neuronal nicotinic receptor-based therapeutics, said it named Patrick Lippiello as vice president, scientific and program development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2852_p32", "sents": [ "BrainHear t said the acquired division would have a new name by next week and that the company was expected to be profitable by the end of the year.", "Linq's founde rs Jan Morath and Mikael Mandahl will continue to work at the acquired divisio n. Linq had raised $36.8 million from Emerging Technology, TekCapital, and six Swedish pension funds.", "BrainHeart has $210 million in assets under management.", "http: www.brainheart.com EMS Technologies Acquires CI Wireless mail?", "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- EMS Technologies, a publicly traded company that designs and manufactures wireless and satellite applications, said that it has acquired CI Wireless, a supplier of repeaters and other wireless signal distribution products.", "Terms of the deal were not disclosed.", "CI Wireless wi ll relocate to EMS's Atlanta facilities, where its 17 employees have been offered positions.", "The transaction gives EMS Wireless, a division of EMS Technologies, two new product areas, which are extended indoor RF coverage and outdoor repeaters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p33", "sents": [ "Investissements Novacap invested in CI Wireless's on ly round of funding.", "The company was advised for this deal by Dallas-based law firm Munsch Hardt Kopf Harr.", "http: www.ciwireless.com http: www.ems-t.com Parthus Acquires Chicory for $41.4M in Cash and Stock mail?", "top DUBLIN (VENTUREWIRE) -- Parthus Technologies, a publicly traded comp any that provides platform-level semiconductor intellectual property, said that it h as acquired Austin-based Chicory Systems, which provides semiconductor intellectual property, for a total of $41.4 million, including $11.7 millio n in cash and 22.6 million in ordinary shares.", "An additional 20.5 million ordinary shares may also be issued based upon achievement of certain performance targets.", "None of Chicory Systems' 26 employees will be laid off and no offices will close.", "Chicory was advised on this deal by the Austin branch of San Jose-based law firm Brobeck.", "Founded in October 1999, Chicory raised $5.3 million through two rounds from Convergent Group and individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]