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[ { "title": "e19438_p2", "sents": [ "In California, grid officials were preparing to order plants to operate today according to work schedules submitted for yesterday's market day.", "Enron Corp., Dynegy Inc. and Reliant Energy Inc. largely shut down their headquarters offices in Houston, except for essential personnel.", "However, they said they were maintaining normal deliveries of electricity and gas to customers.", "\"We have a skeleton crew on the trading floor but I don't think anyone is focused on trading today,\" a Reliant spokesman said.", "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered the nation's 104 nuclear reactors to implement heightened security plans although many utilities that own generating plants already had done so.", "Exelon Corp. put its 17 reactors at 10 plant sites on alert voluntarily -- and largely vacated its 60- plus story headquarters office tower in downtown Chicago.", "\"We sent everybody home we could,\" said Don Kirchoffner, head of communications for the firm that owns the old Commonwealth Edison and Philadelphia Electric utilities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "Commonwealth Edison", "sents": [ "Commonwealth Edison, commonly known as ComEd, is the largest electric utility in Illinois, serving the Chicago and Northern Illinois area.", "The service territory roughly borders in Iroquois County to the south, the Wisconsin border to the north, the Iowa border to the west, and the Indiana border to the east.", "The company's name is a portmanteau of Commonwealth and Thomas" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3426_p35", "sents": [ "During the first quarter of this year, Enron's revenue increased 281 percent to $50.1 billio n. State demands FERC close loopholes By Jennifer Coleman ASSOCIATED PRESS May 26, 2001 SACRAMENTO -- California made new demands for tough federal electricity pri ce caps yesterday and singled out two generators that it said should roll back rates immediately.", "The filings by several state agencies were in response to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order last month that offered limited price controls in exchange for concessions on control of the state's power grid.", "\"FERC's pricing plan is laced with loopholes,\" Gov.", "Gray Davis said.", "\"It's worse than too little, too late.", "It's simply a fig leaf that does nothing to address the impact of the energy crisis on California and our nation.\"", "The state's multiple filings also said that two generators, Williams and AE S, have profited excessively by exercising market power.", "The Electricity Oversight Board, the Public Utilities Commission and the Independent System Operator asked FERC to require the generators to use cost-based rates, which limit company profits to a percentage above the cos ts to produce power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5443_p11", "sents": [ "The Bee's Dan Walters can be reached at (916) 321-1195 or [email protected] om Plan to pay businesses not to use power OK'd State program in effect when reserves are low By Jennifer Coleman ASSOCIATED PRESS June 10, 2001 SACRAMENTO -- Gov.", "Gray Davis signed an executive order yesterday creating a voluntary program that will use up to $100 million in state money to pay businesses not to use electricity when reserves are low.", "Davis said that since nearly 70 percent of energy use in California is by commercial users, the program will \"help mitigate and even avoid blackouts.", "Participants, mostly large commercial users, will submit bids for reducing their power.", "Grid operators will then compare those prices with the going price for power and choose the cheapest option, said S. David Freeman, the governor's senior energy adviser.", "\"We'd rather pay people in California to cut back than pay out-of-state generators,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3153_p150", "sents": [ "(LAUGHTER) (END VIDEO CLIP) ANNOUNCER: Now Judy Woodruff takes you INSIDE POLITICS.", "JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: Thank you for joining us.", "We begin with the Bush administration responding to pressure to get more involved in promoting Middle East peace.", "As an escalating cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians continued today, Secretary of State Colin Powell appointed a diplomat to help the two sides end the fighting and resume talks.", "And he urged the parties to use the report of a commission appointed by former President Clinton as a springboard to peace.", "Let's get more now from CNN national security correspondent David Ensor -- David.", "DAVID ENSOR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Judy, Ambassador William Burns, the United States ambassador to Jordan, who is Mr. Powell's pick to be the next assistant secretary for the Middle East, has been asked to work with other recommendations for Mr. Powell and for President Bush on how the United States can best proceed from here, trying to use the recommendations of the Mitchell committee report to try to get the violence to de- escalate, to try to get the two sides talking instead of shooting at each other." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Palestinians", "sents": [ "The Palestinian people (Arabic: الشعب الفلسطيني‎ ‎ , \"ash-sha‘b al-Filasṭīnī\"), also referred to as Palestinians (Arabic: الفلسطينيون‎ ‎ , \"al-Filasṭīniyyūn\", Hebrew: פָלַסְטִינִים‎ ) or Palestinian Arabs (Arabic: العربي الفلسطيني‎ ‎ , \"al-'arabi il-filastini\"), are an ethnonational group comprising the modern descendants of the peoples who have lived in Palestine over the centuries, including Jews and Samaritans, and who today are largely culturally and linguistically Arab.", "Despite various wars and exoduses (such as that in 1948), roughly one half of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in historic Palestine, the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Israel.", "In this combined area, as of 2005 , Palestinians constituted 49% of all inhabitants, encompassing the entire population of the Gaza Strip (1.865 million), the majority of the population of the West Bank (approximately 2,785,000 versus close to 500,000 Jewish Israeli citizens which includes about 200,000 in East Jerusalem), and 20.8% of the population of Israel proper as Arab citizens of Israel.", "Many are Palestinian refugees or internally displaced Palestinians, including more than a million in the Gaza Strip, three-quarters of a million in the West Bank, and about a quarter of a million in Israel proper.", "Of the Palestinian population who live abroad, known as the Palestinian diaspora, more than half are stateless lacking citizenship in any country.", "Between 2.1 and 3.24 million of the diaspora population live in neighboring Jordan, over 1 million live between Syria and Lebanon, a quarter of a million in Saudi Arabia, with Chile's half a million representing the largest concentration outside the Arab world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2740_p16", "sents": [ "Wolters-Duran earned a BA degree in history from UC Berkeley in 1990. Wolters-Duran succeeds YEAH's previous director, Roberta Joyner, who left Haas in April to become the national director for PARTNERS for Democratic Change, headquartered in San Francisco.", "The YEAH program was begun in 1990 to stimulate interest in business and entrepreneurship -- and develop study skills -- among underrepresented youth in local communities.", "Haas MBA and undergraduate students serve as volunteer mentors and coaches to students in the program.", "Wolters-Duran's office is in F412. His phone number is 642-7880. His e-mail is [email protected].", "HAAS IN THE NEWS Hal Varian, dean of the School of Information Management and Systems and Haas professor, was included as one of the \"e.biz 25\" in BusinessWeek's May 14 issue.", "Read the full text at http: www.businessweek.com: print magazine content 01_20 b3732649.htm?mainwin dow.", "Raymond Miles, professor emeritus, was quoted in BusinessWeek's \"25 Leaders for a Dangerous Time\" on May 14.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Hal Varian", "sents": [ "Hal Ronald Varian (born March 18, 1947 in Wooster, Ohio) is an economist specializing in microeconomics and information economics.", "He is the chief economist at Google and he holds the title of emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley where he was founding dean of the School of Information.", "He has written two bestselling textbooks: \"Intermediate Microeconomics\", an undergraduate microeconomics text, and \"Microeconomic Analysis\", an advanced text aimed primarily at first-year graduate students in economics.", "Together with Carl Shapiro, he co-authored \"Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy\" and \"The Economics of Information Technology: An Introduction\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e960_p8", "sents": [ "In this eye-opening session, Fukushima will share perspectives on different cultural approaches to business negotiations while focusing on the hidden dimensions of culture that can prevent a business relationship from succeeding.", "The Saturday session will close with a sneak preview of a major documentary about the history and impact of International House at UC Berkeley, soon to be aired on PBS throughout the United States and in selected countries.", "Following the symposium will be a two-day seminar: UC Berkeley Executive Education in Tokyo -- Technology and Entrepreneurship Management.", "This special program, offered for the first time in Japan, will share and examine UC Berkeley's most fundamental lessons on the creation of new technology ventures for the new century.", "Haas School of Business, along with UC Berkeley's College of Engineering and International House, are co-presenting the symposium.", "All Cal alumni and their associates who live or work in Asia, or who may be traveling in the area at that time, are invited to attend the symposium and post-symposium seminar." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e28123_p0", "sents": [ "'SPECIAL EVENT AT UC BERKELEY's INTERNATIONAL HOUSE Glenn Fukushima speaking on \"Understanding and Misunderstanding Japanese Styles of Communication\" Wednesday, Sept. 5 5:00 - 6:00 pm International House, Chevron Auditorium 2299 Piedmont Avenue at Bancroft Way FREE NO RSVP necessary In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaty with Japan, International House welcomes Mr. Glen Fukushima, who will deliver a presentation entitled \"Understanding and Misunderstanding Japanese Styles of Communication\" on Wednesday, September 5, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm in the I-House Chevron Auditorium, 2299 Piedmont Avenue at Bancroft Way in Berkeley.", "This presentation is FREE to I-House residents, members, alumni, and the general public.", "Between corporations and individuals in the US and Japan, there are a plethora of cases where what one side says in not fully understood, or sometimes completely misunderstood, by the other side.", "This is disturbing given the numerous articles, books conferences, symposia, and studies that have proliferated during the past 50 years explaining the two countries to one and other." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5547_p1", "sents": [ "Politics this week June 14th 2001 From The Economist print edition Bush ,s grand tour EPA George Bush arrived in Europe.", "First stop, Spain, on his way to NATO ,s headquarters in Belgium, then to Gothenburg in Sweden to meet summiteering EU leaders, and on to Poland and Slovenia.", "Big issues: missile defence &We ,ll do it our way 8) and global warming (more research needed, no resuscitati on of Kyoto).", "Vladimir Putin, Russia ,s president,will later meet Mr Bush in Slovenia.", "See article: George Bush's European tour Ariel Sharon, with seeming reluctance, and Yasser Arafat, with real reluctance, accepted a Middle East ceasefire brokered by George Tenet, the CIA ,s director.", "Israel said it would start to pull back its troops if th e ceasefire held.", "But Mr Arafat has to sell it to a deeply suspicious Palestinian people.", "See article: A precarious Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire Timothy McVeigh was executed in Terre Haute, Indiana.", "The Oklah oma City bomber went to his death without any real apology to his victims." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Ariel Sharon", "sents": [ "Ariel Sharon (Hebrew: אריאל שרון‎ ‎ ; ] , \"Ariʼēl Sharōn \", also known by his diminutive Arik, אַריק , born Ariel Scheinermann, אריאל שיינרמן ‎; February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.", "Sharon was incapacitated by a stroke in January 2006." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6556_p31", "sents": [ "Ms. Levy will develop strategic planning and development services aimed at helping NeoCarta's portfolio companies.", "http: www.neocarta.com Advertisement Will eBooks take the place of pBooks?", "Ask Henry Yuen.", "He's a mass-market Midas.", "If today's fusty old paper books really do give way to the electronic books of tomorrow, he could be a major reason.", "He's the man who bought both leading makers of electronic books, put the VCR-Plus in most TV sets and VCRs, and now owns TV Guide and its on-screen aide, friend of couch potatoes everywhere.", "He'll outline the e-book business opportunities at Technology Outlook 2000: The future of pervasive computing December 4 and 5, San Francisco http: www.tpsite.com tp conf to2000 vw 0011012 A VentureWire investment conference.", "SEND TO A FRIEND To subscribe to VentureWire, tell your friends and colleagues to go to: http: venturewire.net This copy of VentureWire may be distributed freely, provided that the distribution is without charge, that the issue is distributed complete and unaltered, and that all copies retain the Technologic copyright notice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e5289_p32", "sents": [ "Ms. Schneck was most recently with Scripps Ventures and has been involved in co-investments with Labrador.", "She has also served as a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and worked with Comcast Cellular Communications in new business development.", "Ms. Schneck will direct East Coast operations for the firm.", "Labrador usually invests between $1.5 million and $2 million in information technology companies.", "The firm is currently raising a fifth fund for $180 million.", "Labrador Ventures portfolio companies include Digital Impact and iSyndicate.", "http: www.labrador.com Advertisement I WANT MY PTV!", "No one wants more television.", "We all want better television.", "And \"better\" is the television we want, when we want it.", "That's PTV--personal television--coming to the consumer from TiVo, makers of digital television recorders, and from Gemstar, owner of TV Guide and its onscreen listings.", "It's all part of pervasive computing, as you'll hear from TiVo CEO Michael Ramsay and Gemstar CEO Henry Yuen at Technology Outlook 2000: The Future of Pervasive Computing December 4 and 5, San Francisco A VentureWire investment conference." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 11 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10642_p123", "sents": [ "In its \"number optimization order last year in Common Carri er docket 99-200, the FCC announced a plan to conduct nationwide pooling (TR, March 20, 2000).", "It also encouraged states to seek authority to begin pooling until the FCC announces a national rollout schedule.", "The Michigan PSC last week asked for authority to conduct 1,000-number block pooling in the Detroit and Grand Rapid MSAs, to order sequential number assignment, an d to maintain \"NXX rationing for six months after the implementation of area-code relief measures.", "In a joint petition, Golden West Telephone Cooperative, Project Telephone Co., and Range Telephone Cooperative have asked the FCC 's Common Carrier Bureau to reconsider its decision designating Western Wireless Corporation as an ETC (eligible telecommunications carrier) for the purpose of receiving federal \"high-cost support in Wyoming (TR, Jan. 8).", "They said they hadn 't received notice that the areas covered by the ETC designation could include parts of their exchanges." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2093_p0", "sents": [ "\"EBS Government Affairs wanted to give you an update on our meeting at the FCC last Thursday, April 26. Also contained is a brief discussion of current FCC proceedings, what we are doing to be better informed and some suggested actions.", "Sue Nord, Stephen Burns (DC Office), Lara Leibman and I met with the following people from the Common Carrier Bureau of the FCC: Jane Jackson, Chief, Competitive Pricing Division Rich Lerner, Deputy Chief, Competitive Pricing Division Jay Atkinson, Chief Economists, Common Carrier Bureau Tom Beers, Deputy Chief, Industry Analysis Division Michelle Carey, Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division Tim Peterson, Deputy Chief, Accounting Safeguards Division The purpose of the meeting was to do an introduction of EBS and explain our overall business strategy, to establish a point of contact with the various divisions of the FCC Common Carrier Bureau, and to solicit some information relative to the pending proceedings at the FCC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5033_p0", "sents": [ "\"Do you know that Friday November 10 is a UC Berkeley holiday?", "Can you take off work so we can have a 3 day weekend?", "Also, there is a mushroom & wine festival in Mendocino that weekend.", "Are you interested in any of the following?", "Friday November 10 8 am - 6 pm Wine & Mushroom Symposium Camp Mendocino via the Skunk Train -- Includes talks, chefs panel, lunch, foray, wine & mushroom tasting & train ride $135 Friday November 10 1 pm Guided Mushroom Walk With Gardens Nursery Manager Allen Palacios Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, South Highway 1, Fort Bragg $6 Friday November 10 5 pm - 7 pm Wine & Mushroom Reception With Wine Country Gourmands and Navarro wines at the Lodge at Noyo River, Fort Bragg $10 Saturday November 11 11 am Guided Mushroom Walk With Vince Viverito & Henry Young Van Damme State Park $10 Saturday November 11 1 pm - 2:30 pm Cooking Demo Taming the Wild Mushroom with chef Silver Canul and Husch wine tasting at the Little River Inn Saturday November 11 2:00 pm Wild Mushroom Exhibit Reception at the Ford House in Mendocino Saturday November 11 5 - 7 pm Wine & Mushroom Reception With Wine Country Gourmands and Navarro wines at the Lodge at Noyo River, Fort Bragg $10 Saturday November 11 5 pm Price Fixed Mushroom Menu With Lolonis wines at The Ravens, Stanford Inn by the Sea Saturday November 11 5:30 - 7 pm The Wines of Anderson Valley Wine tasting and mushroom appetizers at Inn at Schoolhouse Creek & Dennen's Victorian Farmhouse $10" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "Noyo River", "sents": [ "The Noyo River is a river on the north coast of California in Mendocino County.", "The river's headwaters are in the steep Mendocino Range, but downstream the river flows through gently sloping marine terraces before draining into the Pacific Ocean.", "The 113 sqmi watershed extends east to the small city of Willits and the river's mouth is at Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg, which uses the river for drinking water; it is neighbored on the south by the Big River, on the east by the South Fork Eel River, and on the north by Ten Mile River, named for its distance from the Noyo River.", "The average annual rainfall is between 40 in and 65 in ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e94_p0", "sents": [ "'Please note marked increase in Chron's quality of reporting when it ain't Lazarus doing the reporting.", "This was the lead, front page story in the Chron.", "Note Abraham's quote in p.#3 re: \"must increase supply or decrease demand.\"", "I've heard that somewhere before.", "Best, Jeff Energy Boss Says State Summer Blackouts 'Appear Inevitable' Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau Friday, March 16, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f chronicle archive 2001 03 16 MN20 0965.DTL Washington -- The Bush administration warned yesterday that blackouts \"appear inevitable\" in California this summer, but it firmly rebuffed a deal from Sen. Dianne Feinstein that would force the state to lift its rate freeze on consumers in exchange for federal controls on wholesale prices.", "Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham insisted that price controls would make shortages worse by reducing power sales into the state.", "The administration's top priority is to prevent blackouts, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e2582_p85", "sents": [ "The Public Utilities Commission has approved rate increases of as much as 4 6 percent on average to help finance the state's multibillion-dollar power buys.", "The PUC is still determining how those increases will be spread among utility customers.", ",2001 Associated Press GOP members of House oppose price cap plan Three from Southern California vote against Feinstein on electricity Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau Friday, May 11, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 05 11 M N235199.DTL&type=3Dnews Washington -- Three California House Republicans voted against Sen. Dianne Feinstein's proposal to cap electricity prices yesterday, as California Democrats warned the trio would pay at the polls.", "In a test committee vote, Republicans George Radanovich of Fresno, Chris Co x of Newport Beach and Mary Bono of Palm Springs all voted against the Feinstein proposal, saying it would make blackouts worse.", "California Democrats had offered it as an amendment to a House bill aimed at ameliorating California's electricity crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2226_p1", "sents": [ "\"A federal government that can give you all that you want is capable of taking everything you have,\" said Wyoming Gov.", "Jim Geringer, who specializes in energy issues for the Western Governors Association.", "Gov.", "Jane Dee Hull of Arizona added: \"California has not come forward to solve their own problems, and the federal government can only do so much.\"", "Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio said the state wants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose price caps but that FERC has taken only \"baby steps\" in that direction.", "The Bush administration opposes price caps, saying they provide no inducement for increasing the electricity generating capacity in the state.", "\"They need to step up to the plate,\" Maviglio said.", "\"What happens in California has a ripple effect throughout the country in terms of our economy.\"", "Davis issued a statement noting that the energy crisis also affects the states of some of the Republican governors at the conference." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "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": [ 4, 5, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4084_p21", "sents": [ "The company also announced it promoted current president Dan Doles to president and CEO and Robert Lumpkins, vice chairman of Cargill, has joined WhereNet's board of directors.", "WhereNet is backed by Ford Motors, Sun Microsystems, Bay Partners, Crescendo Ventures, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, RWI Group, and individual investor Ed Shea.", "http: www.wherenet.com Web Testing Firm Atesto Launches with Less Than $5 Million FREMONT, Calif. -- Atesto Technologies, which provides automated Web testing services, said it launched with under $5 million in funding.", "The company said it closed its first round of financing in June.", "Argus, Draper Richards, Labrador Ventures, Staenberg Capital, and Wilson Sonsini Ventures provided the funding.", "The company said it will use the funding to develop its services, enhance its Web infrastructure, and for sales and marketing.", "http: www.atesto.com New Products o Staubach Co. Launches Real Estate and Online Investor Firm DALLAS -- The Staubach Co., an international real estate strategy and services provider founded by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, said it created eStaubach Partners, which will develop Internet-based real estate products and services and fund companies that provide related products." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Foundation Capital", "sents": [ "Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley.", "The firm was founded in 1995, and manages more than $2.4 billion in investment capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2868_p231", "sents": [ "Among those who said they felt shut out was the Consumer Federation of America, the nation's largest consumer-advocacy group.", "Howard Metzenbaum, a Democrat and former senator from Ohio who is now chairman of the group, sai d, ''The energy crisis is first and foremost a price crisis affecting consumer s. ''It's an incredible insult to the consumers of this country that, to the best of my knowledge, none of the consumer organizations were invited to th e meetings or otherwise participated,'' he said.", "Juleanna Glover Weiss, Mr. Cheney's spokeswoman, said no invitations were issued and groups had to request meetings.", "''We didn't invite anybody to me et with us,'' she said.", "The leaders of about two dozen environmental groups had asked to see Mr. Cheney, whose office turned down their requests.", "Instead, midlevel staff members from the groups met with Mr. Lundquist and Ms. Knutson.", "Alys Campaigne, legislative director of the National Resources Defense Council, said that that meeting lasted about 40 minutes but that the size of the group inhibited substantive policy discussion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Howard Metzenbaum", "sents": [ "Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995).", "He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3827_p21", "sents": [ "Joahn Zaayman, an Enron spokesman in India, declined to comment on the lenders meeting.", "Enron and India Shares of Enron fell $1.81, or 3.5 percent, to close at $50.52 after touching a 52-week low of $48.80. Stocks of California power suppliers have fallen since late May on concern that the companies won't be paid as part of Pacific Gas & Electric's bankruptcy filing, analysts said.", "``It looks like the sector is taking it on the chin to begin with, and Enron looks like it's leading the charge down because of the news in India,'' said Andre Meade, a utility analyst at Commerzbank Securities in New York.", "Houston-based Enron has been moving away from infrastructure projects, such as power plants and pipelines, to focus on trading natural gas, electricity and other commodities.", "Enron shares have fallen 39 percent this year.", "In addition to the India project, investors have been concerned about California power sales and its telecommunications unit, said Neal Dingmann, a Dain Rauscher Wessels analyst in Dallas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3520_p49", "sents": [ "If Bu sh continues his current course of action, we can only conclude that he is mor e sympathetic to a handful of electricity and gas suppliers than to millions of Californians.", "Unless residents of the country's largest state take the effort to mak e their voices heard, it's likely that Bush will continue to follow the hands that feed him, and that doesn't make for a healthy diet.", "It is up to us Californians to let the president know he can't afford to kowtow to special interests.", "Hopefully, he'll respond to the demands of the angry Californian s he is hearing this week.", "- - - Medea Benjamin Is the Founding Director of Global Exchange, a Corporate Accountability Organization in San Francisco Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times THE ENERGY CRUNCH Bush, Davis fail to settle dispute President travels to state but won't budge on rate caps Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer Wednesday, May 30, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f=3D ca 2001 05 30 MN223796 .DTL Los Angeles -- President Bush and Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "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, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19489_p0", "sents": [ "'This is a reminder for tonight's talk - open to all students, faculty and staff.", "Interested in customer relationship management?", "Curious about how a CEO gets business value from deploying e-Business software applications?", "Want to learn more about the communications and media industry?", "Want a job in alliance management, business development, product management or marketing?", "Interviewing soon with Siebel Systems?", "You are invited to a talk on \"Relationship Management - the Siebel Way\" by Dan Ford, General Manager, Siebel Systems Siebel Communications and Media Business Unit Date: Thursday, November 1st, 2001 Time: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with refreshments from 5:30 p.m.", "Location: Cheit 220 Siebel Systems is the worldwide market leader for integrated e-business applications for customer relationship management (CRM), partner relationship management (PRM) and employee relationship management (ERM).", "This talk, organized by the Haas Technology Club, focuses on the business issues associated with the relationship management market.", "There will also be an opportunity to see how the Siebel product is used to deliver value." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Siebel Systems", "sents": [ "Siebel CRM Systems, Inc. was a software company principally engaged in the design, development, marketing, and support of customer relationship management (CRM) applications.", "The company was founded by Thomas Siebel and Patricia House in 1993.", "At first known mainly for its sales force automation products, the company expanded into the broader CRM market.", "By the late 1990s, Siebel Systems was the dominant CRM vendor, peaking at 45% market share in 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4628_p0", "sents": [ "\"Dear Evening MBA Students, I will present an overview of a couple of primary business databases that are available to you at Long Business Library on the following evenings in Room S300T - that's the teaching classroom in the Haas computer center: Monday, October 30: 7:40 to 8:10pm Tuesday, October 31: 7:40 to 8:10pm This is an opportunity for you to learn focused search techniques and explore the strengths and weaknesses of Dow Jones Interactive, Nexis Lexis, Business & Industry, and Statistical Universe.", "Please email me if you would like to attend one of these sessions.", "Monica Singh [email protected] (510) 643-0529\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e4887_p0", "sents": [ "\"Dear Evening MBA Students, Several weeks ago I informed you of changes in access to Stanford's libraries.", "Jackson Business Library which is not part of the main Stanford libraries was not aware of this change because no one at Stanford told them.", "Jackson Library has implemented the following temporary procedures for UCB student access which should remain in place until the end of this term.", "As of now, you may use your UCB IDs for entry.", "If you want to check out any materials, Jackson Business Library will issue you a separate borrowing card which will be good through December.", "We're hoping we will be able to work out a smoother long-term arrangement with them for next term.", "This procedure is only for Jackson Business Library.", "The main Stanford libraries will continue to honor your UCB IDs without you requiring an additional borrowing card.", "Monica Singh Evening MBA Librarian\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20039_p11", "sents": [ "But one Web warrior looks better than ever: Meg Whitman, No.", "2 on the list.", "She has never overpromised to investors; instead she has diligently delivered above-target profits every single quarter.", "Fourteen newcomers join the list this year: Marce Fuller, President & CEO, Mirant; Louise Kitchen, COO, Enron Americas; Colleen Barrett, President & COO, Southwest Airlines; Betsy Bernard, President & CEO, AT&T Consumer; Anne Stevens, VP, North America Vehicle Operations, Ford Motor; Maria Elena Lagomasino, Chairman & CEO, J. P. Morgan Private Bank; Susan Desmond-Hellman, EVP and Chief Medical Officer, Genentech; Janet Robinson, SVP, Newspaper Operations, New York Times Co.; Carol Tomi, EVP and CFO, Home Depot; Carrie Cox, EVP and President, Global Prescriptions, Pharmacia; Carole Black, President and CEO, Lifetime Television Networks; Janet Davidson, Group President, Integrated Network Solutions, Lucent; Larree Renda, EVP, Retail Operations, Safeway; and Louise Francesconi, VP and GM, Missile Systems, Raytheon.", "While the economy and its points of power change, the criteria we use to evaluate power remains the same." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e20492_p5", "sents": [ "\"We certainly are very well aware of what our exposure is to them and watch ing that on a daily basis,\" Chief Executive Marce Fuller of Atlanta energy marketer Mirant Corp. told Reuters.", "\"At this point, I would categorize it as pretty much as business as usual w ith Enron, but we'll have to keep a close eye on it as we move forward,\" sa id Fuller.", "Officials at companies such as Houston natural gas firm El Paso Corp. and C olumbus, Ohio, utility holding company American Electric Power Co. Inc. exp ressed similar sentiments, saying nothing had changed in their dealings wit h the Houston-based energy company, at least for the time being.", "\"We continue to trade with them,\" said spokeswoman Jennifer Pierce of Charl otte-based utility Duke Energy Corp.. \"They've always been meticulous in th eir credit management and we continue to see that with them,\" she added.", "Enron's shares fell to yet another new low on Monday as the company said it was lobbying banks for a new credit line and rating agency Moody's Investo r Service downgraded the company's senior unsecured debt to two notches abo ve junk-bond status." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5031_p13", "sents": [ "Janet Yellen, the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business Administration and professor in the Department of Economics, was quoted in the October Inc. Magazine on the emergence of bartering among cash-crunched companies.", "HAPPENING AT HAAS Berkeley Forum on Procurement and Marketplace Transformation Critical Success Factors for Dot-com Companies with Emphasis on the Construction Industry Wednesday, October 18, 2000 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wells Fargo Room The featured speaker is Leo Schlosberg, founder and CEO of Heavyware.", "Panelists include: Rich Brown, Bechtel; Jerry Engel, executive director of the Lester Center; professor Yehuda Kala, School of Architecture, UCB; and Professor Arie Segev, director, CITM.", "The afternoon presentation will address Buying Aggregation by Jonathan Ehrlich, co-founder and vice president of Corporate Development, MobShop.", "This event is sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and offered in cooperation with CommerceNet and National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM), Silicon Valley Chapter.", "Note: The Forum events are not open to the general public." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 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": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9464_p1", "sents": [ "We will have extra copies of both the July 31, 2000 OFO Report and the March 7, 2000 Balancing Report available at the meeting.", "The Forum will be held in San Francisco at PG&E's Pacific Energy Center, 851 Howard Street (between 4th and 5th Streets).", "There are a number of parking lots in the area, including a very large lot also between 4th and 5th Streets with entrances on 5th Street and Mission Street.", "The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. and end around 4:00 p.m. A continental breakfast will be available at 9:00 a.m. We will also provide lunch.", "Please RSVP to Belinda Bates at [email protected] or 415-973-6626, if you have not already done so.", "We look forward to seeing you next week.", "Ron Stoner Randy Litteneker 415-973-3606 415-973-2179 <<Agenda for 8-29-2000 OFO Forum" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 6 ] }, { "title": "e4116_p1", "sents": [ "At this point, the changes to the prior tariff drafts are straight forward.", "Also attached is a draft Joint Motion for your review and approval.", "Our suggested approach is to have Settlement Parties sign the motion as the means of signifying their approval of the Settlement and the need for expeditious Commission action.", "We have scheduled a Settlement Conference next week on Tuesday, September 28, starting at 10:00 a.m. in Room 308, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco.", "HOWEVER, the attendance of a couple key parties is problematic, and we may need to move this settlement meeting to accommodate their schedules so we can ensure a productive day.", "We will advise you no later than Monday morning of the meeting status and possible next steps.", "We appreciate your continued active participation in this settlement process and look forward to your feedback on our modifications.", "Sincerely, Dan Thomas PG&E California Gas Transmission Manager, Products and Sales cc: Kirk Johnson Ben Campbell Patrick Golden Randy Litteneker Steve McCarty Chris McManus Roland Risser Dave Rubin Al Torres Ron Stoner Eric Eisenman Geoffrey Bellenger Attachments <<Sept 24 Summary of PG&E OFO Settlement Response.doc <<Sept 24 PG&E OFO Settlement Response.doc <<Sept 24 Draft Motion for OFO Settlement.doc - Sept 24 Summary of PG&E OFO Settlement Response.doc - Sept 24 PG&E OFO Settlement Response.doc - Sept 24 Draft Motion for OFO Settlement.doc\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8173_p13", "sents": [ "Mr. Smith also serves as vice president of mergers and acquisitions at Election.com, whic h designs and manages traditional and Internet-based elections and surveys for private organizations and political jurisdictions around the world.", "S GT is backed by individual investors and Spaulding Ventures.", "http: www.securegift.net?", "new people?", "Digital Rights Firm MediaDNA N ames Former Anacomp Exec CEO?", "LA JOLLA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MediaDNA, which provides digital right s management, said it appointed Ralph W. Koehrer as president and CEO.", "Mr. Koehrer was president and CEO of Anacomp, which provides document services to businesses.", "MediaDNA is funded by Adams Capital Management.", "http: www.mediadna.com vc fund news Andersen Consulting Launches New Business Centre in Texas DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Andersen Consulting, a global management and technology consulting organization, said it has launched a new facili ty, Business Launch Centre, in Texas.", "In addition to making investments, t he new Centre will offer technology startups and spin-offs management, fin ance, administration and technology expertise services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e2756_p25", "sents": [ "Ardinger Jr. http: www.maxoptix.com Innovation Works Names New Chairman PITTSBURGH -- Innovation Works, a nonprofit, community-funded investment organization that invests in firms which develop technology products for high-growth markets, said it appointed Sandy Ferguson to succeed William Hulley as its chairman of the board.", "Mr. Ferguson was previously the president and COO of Solutions Consulting.", "Mr. Hulley, principal with Adams Capital Management, served as Innovation Works chairman since January 1999. Companies funded by Innovation Works include computer hardware company Transvision, computer software firm Mobot, and IT companies Digital MC, Discovery 123, and Wireless Data Edge.", "http: www.innovationworks.org o Interior Design Firm DesignCenter360 Names New Board Members NEW YORK -- DesignCenter360, an online service provider for the interior design trade industry, said it appointed two new members to its board of directors: Nextel Communications founder Christopher Rogers, and James Carpenter, the managing general partner of Riverside Management Group.", "Backers for DesignCenter360 include Riverside Management Group and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6568_p50", "sents": [ "At the day's first event, he watched from the sidelines in Philadelphia as Lynne Cheney, taking his place at the lectern, reiterated the administration's strong opposition to the Kyoto treaty.", "\"President Bush agrees that the approach of Kyoto was flawed and unworkable ,\" she said on the eve of the president's second trip to Europe, where the U.S position is controversial.", "\"It would have produced little or no net benefit to the global environment, while imposing massive job losses on the America n economy.\"", "But the same speech contained his most extensive and positive comments to date about the role of conservation during an energy crunch.", "\"This is one of the guiding principles of the president's energy policy: making better use of energy, through conservation and the latest technology ,\" his wife said for him.", "The administration's stress on conservation, however, came with caveats, bo th from Bush and Cheney.", "During an Oval Office ceremony where he received a bust of Winston Churchil l, Bush sounded a note of caution about California 's woes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Lynne Cheney", "sents": [ "Lynne Ann Cheney (née Vincent; born August 14, 1941) is an American author, scholar, and former talk-show host.", "She is the wife of the 46th Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney and served as the Second Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10546_p8", "sents": [ "Coastal stock closed Monday $79.50, $2.50 higher.", "DeWitt Announces Highlights of 26th Annual World Petrochemical Review 01 30 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) HOUSTON, Jan. 30 PRNewswire -- DeWitt is placing special emphasis on two areas this year in response to the interests of our clients.", "There will be very strong speakers dealing with Energy from Cambridge Energy, Petroleum Economics and Marathon Ashland.", "Additionally, given the continuing interest in E-Commerce and the advent of Financial Paper Markets, there will also be three speakers on E-Commerce (Shell, Enron, and CheMatch) as well as a luncheon speech from the Managing Director of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.", "These areas will be in addition to the normal reviews of Commercial Petrochemical Markets and Trends.", "Come join us and bring your associates for two days of information, interactive thought, and networking.", "The Conference is being held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Houston's Galleria Area on March 27 -29, 2001. Conference information may be obtained via www.dewittworld.com or by contacting the Houston Office at 1 281-774-7299 or [email protected]." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "PR Newswire", "sents": [ "PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases based in New York City.", "The service was created in 1954 to allow companies to electronically send press releases to news organizations, at first using teleprinters.", "The founder, Herbert Muschel, operated the service from his house in Manhattan for approximately 15 years.", "The business was eventually sold to Western Union and then United Business Media of London." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10109_p0", "sents": [ "'Hi everyone Just FYI There has been a change in location -- we will be staying at The Houstonian not the Hotel Lancaster in Houston for our govt.", "affairs offsite Feb. 7th - 8th (Wed. Thurs) -- Thanks -- and please continue to let me know when you will be arriving (those of you who live out of state) so I can have the rooms adjusted accordingly (thanks to those of you who have sent me your information already) Tracy J. Cooper Please note my name has changed from McLaughlin to Cooper Enron Broadband Services Government Affairs (503) 886-0396" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4853_p2", "sents": [ "The writer's fest is taking place on Granville Island (approx.", "half an hour walk or a 10 minute cab ride) from the hotel -- see attached website for details.", "Any questions, please call or email!", "I look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!", "http:www.writersfest.bc.ca http:www.thehotelwaterfront.com http:www.canucks.com http:www.granvilleisland.com Tracy J. Cooper Please note my name has changed from McLaughlin to Cooper Enron Broadband Services Government Affairs (503) 886-0396" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6861_p34", "sents": [ "Allen declined to say whether the rule would deal directly with company affiliates.", "--Mark Johnson in the Princeton newsroom, (609) 279-4017 or [email protected], and Mark Jaffe in Washington with reporting by Margot Habiby in Dallas, through the Princeton newsroom, (609) 279-4000 pjm Black Hills to Purchase Generation Complex From Enron (Update1) 2001-07-24 16:20 (New York) Black Hills to Purchase Generation Complex From Enron (Update1) (Updates with closing stock activity in fourth paragraph.)", "Rapid City, South Dakota, July 24 (Bloomberg) -- Black Hills, a utility owner that primarily operates in the western U.S., agreed to buy Enron Corp.'s power-generation complex in North Las Vegas, Nevada, for an undisclosed price.", "The purchase will eventually add 273 megawatts of power to Black Hills Energy Capital, Black Hills' independent power unit, the company said in a statement.", "The acquisition should be completed during the third quarter, the company said.", "Black Hill plans to add a plant adjacent to the current 51- megawatt Enron North America site." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "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": "e3686_p122", "sents": [ "``Our dialogue was extremely public,'' he said.", "But FERC officials say the agency took a hands-off approach, despite conducting hearings and receiving thousands of documents.", "Hoecker, who took over from Moler in June 1997, said the agency viewed California's plan as an experiment that raised questions that could not be answered until it was in place.", "``Fundamentally, the commission took the stance that no one had experience in the United States anyway with this comprehensive restructuring,'' he said.", "At several crucial junctures, the agency's commissioners passed on the chan ce to explore the advice of critics, both academic and in-house, that could ha ve helped shape California's plan.", "One of the nation's top experts on electricity deregulation, Bill Hogan of Harvard University, witnessed how commissioners let a detailed critique of California's plan slip by them at FERC's summer 1996 hearings.", "San Diego Gas & Electric, the state's third-largest investor-owned utility, had hired Hogan to analyze the plan, which the utility opposed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e3688_p79", "sents": [ "Bill Hogan, a deregulation expert from Harvard University, said he was hired to analyze the state's plan for San Diego Gas & Electric Co.", "He wrote a 71-page report citing potential price spikes and other problems to be presented at FERC's deregulation hearings in the summer of 1996. That report was eventually withdrawn after the utility was pressured to join the deregulation bandwagon if it wanted to have a say in the final plan, said Bill Reed, chief regulatory officer for the utility's parent company.", "Once the California Legislature passed the bill in 1996, it essentially gave FERC the sole authority to intervene when wholesale power prices soar.", "But FERC also had the final say on each part of the plan before it was implemented.", "Some say the agency did not promote internal debate, and add that the plan was already charging forward and would have been politically difficult to stop." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2259_p109", "sents": [ "PG&amp;E had asked the United States District Court in Los Angeles to overrule PUC decisions that the utility was not entitled to the money, which the utility spent buying electricity on the increasingly expensive wholesale market.", "In dismissing the lawsuit Wednesday, Judge Ronald S.W.", "Lew said ``PG&amp;E's claims are not yet ripe for review,'' meaning the case wasn't ready for trial.", "Steve Maviglio, spokesman for Gov.", "Gray Davis, declared the decision a win for California ratepayers.", "``PG&amp;E was banking on winning this case and using it as one of their excuses for not negotiating with the governor.", "It appears at least for now they failed,'' Maviglio said.", "But because the case was dismissed on procedural grounds rather than merit, PG&amp;E said the door was left open for the utility to refile its action once the commission makes final its interim orders on PG&amp;E's requested rate increase.", "``The court determined that our lawsuit was premature because the CPUC had not yet finalized its various decisions on PG&amp;E's request for recovery of its costs to purchase wholesale power,'' PG&amp;E said in a statement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3, 4 ] }, { "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": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e864_p1", "sents": [ "Thanks - Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates, Inc. 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) IBEW Statement on PG&E Bankruptcy PR Newswire 04 06 01, 5:02p (Copyright 2001, PR Newswire) WASHINGTON, April 6 PRNewswire -- In response to the bankruptcy announcement made by Pacific Gas and Electric, Edwin D. Hill, International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), issued the following statement.", "\"Pacific Gas and Electric's filing for bankruptcy could make a dire situation in California even worse.", "On behalf of the 13,500 IBEW Local Union 1245 members employed by PG&E and the public they serve, we believe it is imperative that constructive action be taken now.", "\"Specifically, we call on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to stop dragging its feet and impose price controls on the wholesale electricity market in California.", "It is obvious that price gouging by wholesale suppliers has bled dry the investor-owned utilities and precipitated this crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Edwin D. Hill", "sents": [ "Edwin D. \"Ed\" Hill (born August 11, 1937) is an electrical worker, labor union activist and labor leader in the United States.", "He was the president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), AFL-CIO from 2001 until his retirement in 2015." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2218_p0", "sents": [ "'* See text in red for quick read * New York Times yesterday - Forwarded by Jennifer Rudolph HOU EES on 05 03 2001 10:48 AM Susan J Mara@ENRON 05 02 2001 11:57 AM Power Concern Offers California a Secret Deal By JEFF GERTH and LOWELL BERGMAN Duke Energy, a power-generating company accused of overcharging customers millions of dollars during California's year-old energy crisis, has secretly offered Gov.", "Gray Davis a deal that it hopes will solve its legal problems while helping to calm the state's chaotic electricity markets.", "The proposed settlement, outlined in documents prepared in March by Duke's lawyers, calls for an end to various state investigations, private lawsuits and state complaints to federal authorities accusing Duke of overcharging.", "In return, Duke would make an unspecified \"appropriate payment\" but admit no wrongdoing.", "\"Duke is committed to sharing pain\" and \"expediting high-level confidential discussions that would embrace the governor's political and public relations needs,\" according to the documents, which were given to The New York Times by someone who wanted the issue aired publicly." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2344_p0", "sents": [ "- Forwarded by Jennifer Rudolph HOU EES on 05 07 2001 02:18 PM Susan J Mara@ENRON 05 07 2001 02:15 PM This morning Assemblywoman Ellen Corbett held a press conference on her AB 128x.", "Several print journalists and 3 TV cameras were present at the conference.", "Also of interest is that the Senate tax consultants and Burton's staff were at the event.", "Assemblywoman Hannah-Beth Jackson showed up late and gave a few quotes to the media present.", "A spokesman from Mirant also gave a few interviews after the press conference.", "According to Corbett's staff, they expect to handout the bill amendments at the hearing.", "Among Corbett's comments to the media present: \"This bill is not a negotiating tool.", "I'm very serious about this bill.", "I want to see it through the process.", "The Governor will sign a bill like this.\"", "The following amendments are to be presented at the committee hearing today as follows: AB 128X 1) Creates a Tax on Excess Gross Receipts from Electrical Energy Distribution (called a \"tax on excess greed\") 2) Imposes a tax on the first sale of electricity by generators and middlemen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 10 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20106_p14", "sents": [ "Portland General, which Enron bought in 1997 as a platform to sell power into California's deregulating market, has 725,027 customers in 51 cities, according to the company's Web site.", "Portland, Oregon-based Northwest Natural said in July second- quarter profit more than doubled to $4.3 million amid cooler weather and customer growth.", "USA: Northwest Natural increases quarterly common div.", "10 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct 5 (Reuters) - Northwest Natural Gas Co. a utility serving Oregon and Washington, on Friday said its board has increased the company's quarterly dividend on its common stock to 31.5 cents from 31 cents a share.", "All dividends, including regular quarterly dividends on the company's outstanding series of preferred and preference stock, will be paid Nov 15 to shareholders of record on Oct 31, Northwest Natural said in a statement.", "Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Reiten said the higher dividend is supported by the company's positive financial outlook including solid customer growth, additional earnings potential from the natural gas storage and electric generation markets, and continuing cost savings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20117_p23", "sents": [ "Richard Reiten, Northwest's chairman and chief executive, was president of Portland General from 1989 to 1996. At a price of $2.8 billion, Northwest would be paying 1.2 times sales, less than the average of four times revenue paid for United States utilities this year, Bloomberg data show.", "``It sounds like the transaction would result in Enron retaining a minority stake,'' said Andre Meade, an analyst at Commerzbank Securities Inc. who rates Enron ``accumulate'' and doesn't own the stock.", "``It may be that Northwest can only finance a portion of the buy at this stage.''", "Oregon regulators likely will approve the transaction if Northwest shows that its service and rates will stay the same, Meade said.", "The acquisition would allow Northwest to negotiate better gas prices by increasing the amount of the fuel that it buys, he said.", "The company may also be able to cut costs through job cuts and eliminating duplicate services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7366_p10", "sents": [ "Jeffery C. Tung, Timberline's managing partner, will join WiredPocket's board of directors as the board's third member.", "WiredPocket said it plans to use the funds to increase staff and to develop products and partnerships.", "http: www.wiredpocket.com Wireless Broadband Firm Dotcast Has $60 Million Third Round PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Dotcast, a wireless broadband service provider, said it closed its third round of funding with $60 million.", "New investors Walt Disney Company, GE Equity, Quantum, and Worldview Technology Partners participated along with previous investors Intel Capital and Angel Investors.", "Dotcast will use the funding for development and deployment of its Dotcast Digital Network, which provides consumers with feature-rich broadband and provides rich-media content developers with a distribution path.", "The company has raised $80 million to date.", "http: www.dotcast.com Wireless Systems Firm Stellcom Gets $50 Million in Series B SAN DIEGO -- Stellcom, a wireless systems integrator, said it has secured $50 million in its Series B round of funding from Goldman Sachs and Frontenac Company Stellcom said it used part of the funds to redeem shares from existing shareholders." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "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": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1120_p35", "sents": [ "In Brazil, AES owns the electricity distribution company Sul as well as power companies in Sao Paulo and the state of Belo Horizonte.", "\"We see the possibility of owning Vesper as an outgrowth of our distribution business,\" said AES spokesman Kenneth Woodcock.", "\"If it grows as we like it, we'll talk more about telecommunications.", "Right now, we're not going to do what Enron and Williams have done and create a telecom subsidiary.\"", "On Wednesday, Telecom Americas, which holds a license to offer wireless service in the states of Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte, home to Rio de Janeiro, offered BellSouth International a 50% stake in its Sao Paulo state operations, known as Tess.", "BellSouth International, a subsidiary of Atlanta based BellSouth Corp., owns a license to offer wireless service in the city of Sao Paulo.", "BCI is a subsidiary of BCE Inc. which operates Bell Canada.", "Brazilian telecom stake available AES Corp. has the upper hand in negotiations with Bell Canada International in its reported attempt to acquire the Canadian company's stake in upstart Brazilian telecom venture Vesper." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Belo Horizonte", "sents": [ "Belo Horizonte (] ; \"Beautiful Horizon\") is the sixth largest city in Brazil, the thirteenth largest city in South America and the eighteenth largest city in the Americas.", "The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the third most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the seventeenth most populous in the Americas.", "Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's second most populous state.", "It is the first planned modern city in Brazil." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10578_p19", "sents": [ "Tradiant is backed by ABN AMRO Private Equity, Warburg Pincus, and individual investors.", "http: www.ac.com http: www.tradiant.com M&A o Recommendation Technology Firm Dynaptics Acquires Ultimode CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Dynaptics, whose technology enables online merchants, auctions, and business-to-business exchanges to respond to the behavior patterns of visitors with personalized recommendations, said it is acquiring Ultimode, a software company that specializes in developing intelligent adaptive technologies for the Internet.", "The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.", "Ultimode co-founders Wray Buntine and Jonathan Oliver have joined Dynaptics to lead the advanced development group and the professional services group, respectively.", "Dynaptics has received financing from Band of Angels, Broadview, Goldman Sachs, and Panasonic.", "http: www.ultimode.com http: www.dynaptics.com BigEye.com Acquires Media Watchdog NewsWatch.org SARASOTA, Fla. -- BigEye.com, an Internet publisher and gateway to selected sites, said it will acquire media watchdog NewsWatch.org for an undisclosed amount.", "Under the terms of the agreement, Trevor Butterworth will remain NewsWatch.org's editor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3514_p29", "sents": [ "The company is backed by Carlyl e Internet Partners Europe, Intel Capital, Cita, Innovacom-Technocom, Societe Generale Asset Management, Sofinnova Partners, Vantech, and Viventures.", "http: www.solsoft.com Corechange Names Charles F. Kane President mail?", "top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Corechange, a provider of e-business access software for deploying portals, said it named Charles F. Kane as president of the company.", "Mr. Kane joined Corechange as COO and CFO, and will continue to serve in those positions.", "He replaces Corechange founder and CEO Ulf Arnetz who has been named chairman of the board of directors and remains CEO.", "Mr. Arnetz replaces Martin Hart as chairman, who will remain on the board.", "Prio r to joining Corechange, Mr. Kane served as vice president and CFO of Ardent Software.", "Earlier this month, Corechange announced it raised a $25 million Series C round led by UBS Capital Americas that included new investors Exel on Capital Partners, Nortel Networks, and SG Cowen Ventures, as well as previo us investors ABN AMRO Private Equity and HarbourVest Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5991_p48", "sents": [ "But take note: It's during times like these that the early bird catches the worm.", "For more information and analysis of companies and mutual funds, visit SmartMoney.com at http: www.smartmoney.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: Duke denies using plant to sway Calif. power prices.", "07 02 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. SAN FRANCISCO, July 2 (Reuters) - Duke Energy, one of California's big, independent power generators, laid out on Monday written records it said prove it did not shut its San Diego power plant last winter to jack up electricity prices.", "Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke said any fluctuations in generation last winter at its 700 megawatt, gas-fired South Bay plant were ordered by the California Independent System Operator (ISO), the agency that oversees operation of the state's power grid.", "\"Records from the ISO's Automatic Dispatch System demonstrate that Duke Energy Trading and Marketing received instructions from the ISO for increasing and decreasing the power output from the South Bay plant,\" the company said in a statement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e5771_p18", "sents": [ "In April, when that period ended, Duke laid off Olkjer and other workers.", "Now he is retired.", "During the two years Duke has managed the plant, Olkjer said, operators frequently got calls from officials with Duke Energy Trading and Marketing in Salt Lake City telling them to adjust their production schedule.", "Some employees at the plant monitored the hourly price of electricity poste d by the Independent System Operator and recognized a correlation, he said.", "\"We noticed that a lot of times when the price was down (our) megawatts wou ld go down,\" he said.", "\"If the price was up, often the megawatts would go up.\"", "Olkjer said he was never told why he was being ordered to turn the plant's output up and down.", "When he asked, he said, company officials told him it w as none of his business.", "Still, he was puzzled, particularly when he was told to throttle down the plant during electricity emergency alerts -- as he says he did Jan. 16 when the state declared a Stage 3 alert, with the possibility of rolling blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6171_p7", "sents": [ "A Mirant spokesman said last week that it wanted assurances from the committee that information in the documents wouldn't end up in a public forum where it might be misused.", "Enron questioned whether the committee investigation encroached on the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.", "The Bee's Emily Bazar can be reached at (916) 326-5540 or [email protected].", "Dan Walters: Energy preoccupies politicos, but school crisis still looms large (Published July 9, 2001) The energy crisis has preoccupied California politicians for the past six months and is likely to remain on the front burner for many months to come, perhaps through next year's elections.", "Until the energy crisis came along, education was presumed to be the state's all-consuming issue.", "Gov.", "Gray Davis, who made education reform the hallmark of his first term, once declared it to be his \"first, second and third priority.\"", "But a recent poll by the Los Angeles Times revealed that 57 percent of those surveyed now list the energy crisis as the state's top problem, with education a distant second at 17 percent, which explains why Davis and other politicians have shifted their focus." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e894_p181", "sents": [ "And for the most part, the consumers who could be touched by almost every action the judge takes will be watching.", "Haskel Causey, co-owner of a lumber company in West Sacramento, said he wasn't thrilled about a bankruptcy judge determining the rates paid by 13 million people in PG&E's service territory.", "\"It's going to have a tremendous effect on the economy,\" Causey said Saturday, of the prospect of higher rates.", "\"People will be more concerned about their energy bills, and they are going to spend less.", "Then you throw in the downturn in the stock market, and things are look pretty bleak.\"", "The Bee's Carrie Peyton can be reached at (916) 321-1086 or [email protected].", "Amy Chance and Emily Bazar of The Bee's Capitol Bureau contributed to this report.", "What's Next * Tuesday and Wednesday: Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali has scheduled hearings in San Francisco on PG&E's bankruptcy filing.", "* Tuesday: The United States House Government Reform Committee will hold the first of three hearings this week on California's energy crisis at 11 a.m. at the Sacramento Convention Center." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1332_p72", "sents": [ "Analysts had expected earnings of 70 cents a share, according to Thomson Financial First Call.", "Revenue more than tripled, to $13.3 billion from $4.2 billion.", "Shares of Reliant rose $1.46, to $47. Reliant took a charge of $7.3 million, or 3 cents a share, for discontinued operations in Latin America and a charge of $65.4 million, or 22 cents, related to employee benefits.", "It had a gain of $61.7 million, or 21 cents, for an accounting change.", "Net income was $262.5 million, or 90 cents a share.", "In the period a year earlier, a $663,000 charge for discontinued Latin American operations made net income $133.1 million, or 47 cents a share.", "Reliant said last year that it would sell 20 percent of its nonutility businesses, including wholesale power sales and energy trading, to the public by early this year and spin off the rest to shareholders.", "The $1.46 billion initial stock sale will occur early next month, R. Steve Letbetter, the company's chief executive, said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e407_p22", "sents": [ "By Andrew Kelly 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Shares of electricity and natural gas marketing giant Enron Corp. slid further on Thursday amid broader weakness in energy stocks despite a reassurance from the company that it would hit its previously stated earnings target for this year.", "Enron was off $3.34, or 6 percent, at $52.55 per share Thursday afternoon after falling 8 percent on Wednesday.", "So far this year, Enron's stock is down about 37 percent, versus a 16 percent decline for Standard & Poor's utilities index.", "Seeking to reassure investors, Enron issued a statement on Thursday saying it was \"very comfortable\" with its 2001 earnings target of $1.70 to $1.75 per diluted share.", "On average, Wall Street analysts expect Enron to post earnings of $1.74 per share, according to data compiled by Thomson Financial First Call.", "The Houston-based company said it was confident about its strong business prospects for the year, adding that it would host a conference call for analysts and investors on Friday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4948_p3", "sents": [ "Douglass said the information would be available to all parties to the proceedings.", "Douglass said the utilities haven't yet objected to the ruling, which was issued late Friday.", "Southern California Edison declined to comment Thursday.", "-By Mark Golden, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-4604; [email protected]" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Mark Golden", "sents": [ "Mark Golden (born 1948) is professor emeritus in the Department of Classics at the University of Winnipeg.", "Golden received his BA, MA, and PhD all from Toronto University.", "In 1998 he was the recipient of the Erica and Arnold Rogers Award for Research Excellence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1353_p11", "sents": [ "Shares of Enron rose $1.04 to $60.48 in trading Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange.", "Dynegy Inc.", "The Houston-based energy marketer said Tuesday it earned $139.5 million, or 41 cents a share, in the first three months of 2001, more than double that from first-quarter 2000 earnings of $69 million, or 26 cents per share.", "Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial First Call expected Dynegy's first-quarter earnings to be 40 cents a share.", "The results include a $2 million gain for an accounting change, which did not affect the per-share figure.", "Revenues for the first three months of the year were $14.2 billion, nearly triple the $5.3 billion reported in the same period a year ago.", "Dynegy chairman and chief executive officer Chuck Watson attributed the increase to cold weather demands in northern states, not the California power shortage.", "In a statement following the release of the earnings, president and chief operating officer Steve Bergstrom defended the company, saying it had been \"unfairly and inaccurately accused of withholding power from the California market.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e407_p22", "sents": [ "By Andrew Kelly 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Shares of electricity and natural gas marketing giant Enron Corp. slid further on Thursday amid broader weakness in energy stocks despite a reassurance from the company that it would hit its previously stated earnings target for this year.", "Enron was off $3.34, or 6 percent, at $52.55 per share Thursday afternoon after falling 8 percent on Wednesday.", "So far this year, Enron's stock is down about 37 percent, versus a 16 percent decline for Standard & Poor's utilities index.", "Seeking to reassure investors, Enron issued a statement on Thursday saying it was \"very comfortable\" with its 2001 earnings target of $1.70 to $1.75 per diluted share.", "On average, Wall Street analysts expect Enron to post earnings of $1.74 per share, according to data compiled by Thomson Financial First Call.", "The Houston-based company said it was confident about its strong business prospects for the year, adding that it would host a conference call for analysts and investors on Friday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2105_p65", "sents": [ "The persons on the panel include Mr Vinay Bansal, Chairman, Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Mr Sudhir Shrivastava, Secretary, Expenditure, and Mr Ashok Lavasa, Joint Secretary in the Economic Cell at the Centre, apart from all the members of the Godbole Committee.", "The Energy Review Committee headed by Dr Madhav Godbole had Mr E.A.S Sarma, Mr Deepak Parekh, Mr Rajendra Pachauri, Mr V.M.", "Lal and Mr Kirit Parikh as members.", "The new panel's terms of reference include restructuring of the project and tariff, finding out if any central power utilities or States would be willing to lift surplus power generated by DPC, and any other issue or aspect it (the panel) deems fit to include.", "Meanwhile, sources said DPC has slowed down construction work at the project site.", "They said the company retrenched about 2,500 construction workers recently.", "A company spokesman, however, said it is because of the project nearing completion and the workers were no more required." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e2194_p1", "sents": [ "Company Web site: http: www.enron.com -Susan Willetts; Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5388 India State Panel Invites Enron Unit For Talks May 5 05 02 2001 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- India's Maharashtra state government has formally asked United States energy major Enron Corp.'s (ENE) Indian unit Dabhol Power Co. to appoint a team to renegotiate the power purchase agreement with the state government's expert committee Saturday, the United News of India reported Wednesday.", "\"We have formally requested the DPC president to send a team for renegotiation.", "We will be awaiting their response to commence the talks on May 5,\" UNI quoted the state's Energy Secretary V.M.", "Lal as saying after his meeting with officials of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board and the nine-member expert panel.", "The $3 billion, 2,184-megawatt DPC project in Maharashtra has been mired in financial disputes after the MSEB, its main customer, failed to pay several bills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7855_p4", "sents": [ "The company raised financing from private investors in two rounds last year and is now looking for investment from venture capital companies.", "In addition to reaching an agreement with Lucent Technologies to use its bandwidth managers, LighTrade has another connection to the high-tech company.", "William Plunkett, a senior vice president at Lucent, is on LighTrade's board of directors.", "Pierson declined to say whether Lucent would invest in his company.", "LighTrade isn't Pierson's first startup company.", "The telecommunications attorney founded Advanced Radio Telecom (ARTT, news, msgs), a NASDAQ-traded company that owns and operates broadband wireless metropolitan area networks.", "That company now has market capitalization of $800 million.", "Pierson has commitments to tie pooling points into the networks of three major telecommunications carriers, he said.", "He wouldn't identify the companies.", "He said he doesn't know of any competitors building pooling points, but he expects others to enter the market.", "He and his investors are taking a chance starting a company to develop pooling points because they don't know how quickly the market will develop, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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": "e11302_p8", "sents": [ "It does no good to have low-cost power production unless the power can reach users.", "This is why the federal government has such an important role to play in financially encouraging and supporting a national interstate power highway system.", "--Burton A. Weisbrod and Glen E. Weisbrod Burton Weisbrod is John Evans Professor of Economics and Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, and a former senior staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisers to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.", "Glen Weisbrod, his son, is president of Economic Development Research Group in Boston.", "Burton Weisbrod is John Evans Professor of Economics and Fellow, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, and a former senior staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisers to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.", "Glen Weisbrod, his son, is ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle Page?WB1 Governor Calls for 10% Cut In Usage On national TV, Davis increases goal on energy Tanya Schevitz, Chronicle Staff Writer Monday,?February 26, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 02 26 M N44189.DTL Signaling a greater urgency in California's power crisis, Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Council of Economic Advisers", "sents": [ "The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a United States agency within the Executive Office of the President established in 1946, which advises the President of the United States on economic policy.", "The CEA provides much of the objective empirical research for the White House and prepares the annual Economic Report of the President." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1536_p2", "sents": [ "Dabhol Holders May Review India Project Shareholders of Dabhol Power, a unit of Enron of the U.S., will meet Wednesday in London to possibly discuss the future of Dabhol's 2,184-megawatt power project in India's Maharashtra state, an Enron India spokesman said Saturday.", "Enron has a 65% stake in the $3 billion project; the Maharashtra State Electricity Board owns 15%, and General Electric and Bechtel of the United States each hold a 10% stake in Dabhol.", "BRIEFLY: -- Citing market weakness, Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom again postponed a planned United States share offering, the latest setback in efforts to privatize the company.", "The decision likely means Chunghwa will have to reapply to Taiwan's security regulator for the United States share offering.", "-- Pakistan plans to sell a further 26% stake in Pakistan Telecommunications to a private investor; bids will be due by June 30. The government will keep a 62% stake.", "-- Taiwan's central bank cut the discount and secured-loans rates by 0.125 percentage point to 4.0% and 4.375%, respectively, its fifth rate reduction in as many months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Bechtel", "sents": [ "Bechtel's business activities began in 1898 when cattle farmer Warren A. Bechtel moved from Peabody, Kansas, to the Oklahoma Territory to construct railroads with his own team of mules.", "Bechtel moved his family frequently between construction sites around the western United States for the next several years, eventually moving to Oakland, California in 1904, where he worked as the superintendent on the Western Pacific Railroad." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8313_p8", "sents": [ "55-31: Request 2 FREE sample issues of Clearing Up--contact Daniel Sackett at (206) 285-4848 or [email protected] with your mailing address.", "_ GENERAL _ DUKE ENERGY PROPOSES TO MANAGE ALL OF SDG&E'S ELECTRICITY EEDS FOR NEXT FIVE YEARS AT LOW FIXED PRICE Duke Energy, through its business unit Duke Energy North America), has put forth another bold solution to California's electricity crisis by proposing to manage San Diego Gas & Electric's 3,300-megawatt electricity load at a fixed price of 6 cents per kilowatt-hour for the next five years.", "- (PR Newswire, LENGTH=1050 words) -- NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free!", "THE BEST-LAID RESOURCE PLANS A resource plan is a map, not a bible.", "Forecasts are intended to identify potentialities and to give planners and decision-makers a common set of data that inform their choices about how to prepare for contingencies.", "- (California Energy Markets, LENGTH=920 words) -- NEWS SUBSCRIBERS can access this article for free!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e894_p241", "sents": [ "Zeller of the Blue Ridge group said it's unlikely the Savannah River project, if completed, can be confined to the two North Carolina plants Duke says it now has in mind for MOX fuel.", "\"It's absurd for anyone to believe this plutonium factory at Savannah River is for just those reactors,\" she said.", "\"These are the first phase.", "Others will be slated for weapons-grade plutonium.", "Where?", "Nobody knows.", "Every state with a nuclear power plant better be interested.\"", "-- Duke Exerts Energy in Business and Politics -- About the company: Duke Energy is a multinational energy company composed of 14 operating units.", "It entered California July 1, 1998, with Duke Energy North America's purchase of 2,645 megawatts of production from PG&E.", "Duke generates 3,450 megawatts in Oakland, Moss Landing (Monterey County), Morro Bay (San Luis Obispo County) and Chula Vista (San Diego County), accounting for about 5 percent of the state's electricity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8209_p33", "sents": [ "He wa s also an executive at 3Com and an engineer and manager at VeriFone, Hewle tt Packard, and General Motors.", "Cierra Photonics raised $40 million in its Series B round of financing this October with Worldview Technology Partne rs as the lead investor.", "Mayfield Fund, Soros Fund Managment, Chase Capita l Partners, and RWI Group have also invested in the company.", "http: ww w.cierraphotonics.com?", "IP Firm Celox Networks Names Pilot House Princ ipal to Board?", "HUDSON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Celox Networks, which develops technology that aims to enable service providers to separate Internet traffic into streams of differing priority and to improve data flow tracking, said it added David Fellows to its board of directors.", "Mr. Fellows is a principal at Pilot Hous e Ventures and was formerly chief technology officer at US West Media Group.", "Celox is funded by Pilot House Associates, ABS Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Rosewood, Storm Ventures, Texas Pacific Group, Apex Investment Partners, an d Bay Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "3Com", "sents": [ "3Com Corporation was a digital electronics manufacturer best known for its computer network products.", "The company was founded in 1979 by Robert Metcalfe, Howard Charney, Bruce Borden, and Greg Shaw and recruited Bill Krause from Hewlett-Packard to be its president in February 1981 when it raised its first round of venture capital.", "Metcalfe explained the name 3Com was a contraction of \"Computer Communication Compatibility\", with its focus on Ethernet technology that he had co-invented, which enabled the networking of computers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5091_p19", "sents": [ "The company said its current clients include bankers from Merrill Lynch, FleetBoston Financial, and Credit Suisse First Boston.", "The company is currently in its first round and plans to raise $30 million to $50 million.", "The company has received investments from Credit Suisse First Boston, Fleet Boston Financial, Merrill Lynch, Northwood Ventures, Rosetta Partners, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Proskauer Rose.", "http: www.capitaliq.com Accelerator Stonepath Group Launches European Subsidiary SAN FRANCISCO -- Stonepath Group, a publicly traded company that builds and accelerates firms, said it launched Stonepath Europe, a European subsidiary.", "The European subsidiary will develop companies focused on mobile Internet and infrastructure technologies, interactive software, and Internet business applications.", "Svante Carlsson, a former computer science professor and founder of IP technology company Effnet, will serve as Stonepath Europe's chief executive officer.", "Stonepath Group's portfolio companies include AlarmX.com, FlowerGarage.com, and YesAsia.com.", "Stonepath provides funding and consulting and technology services to its portfolio companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "e6556_p8", "sents": [ "Participants in the round included Draper Richards; Stonepath Group; Tim Draper; Steve Jurvetson; Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab; and David Hayden, founder of Critical Path.", "E-Quill will use the funding to further develop and market its technology and expand its team.", "E-Quill's other investors include Angel Investors, Gordon Bell, David Norman, and Steven Blank.", "http: www.e-quill.com Broadband Services Firm P-cube Closes $20 Million Round Two SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- P-cube, a developer of a broadband IP platform for service monitoring, provisioning, and creation, said it completed a $20 million second round of financing.", "Participants in the round included previous investors Accel Partners, Communications Ventures, Singapore-based TDF, and Israeli firms Evergreen and Microdent.", "New investors included Sandoz Foundation and Singapore Telecom.", "The company has raised $30 million to date.", "http: www.p-cube.com Optical Component Firm Lightwave Has $75 Million Fifth Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Lightwave Microsystems, an integrated optical component supplier, said it raised $75 million in its fifth round of financing led by previous investor Meritech Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5942_p20", "sents": [ "To be sure, probably nothing would help Bush's energy plan more than an ugly summer of blackouts in California to stoke the nation's sense of urgen cy about the problem.", "One reason political momentum has flagged, analysts say, is the perception that the crisis is abating in California and elsewhere.", "\"The urgency in California is starting to dissipate,\" said Sen. John B Breaux (D-La.", "), who supports much of the Bush plan but put the chances of passage of comprehensive energy legislation at no better than 50-50. \"There 's less of a rush\" to act.", "\"The shoe isn't tight enough,\" said Sen. Frank H. Murkowski (R-Alaska) who until recently was the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.", "\"The prices aren't high enough.\"", "Noted Stephen Bell, chief of staff to Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.), a senior member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: \"The momentum behind a comprehensive energy package has seriously dissipated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e2855_p0", "sents": [ "'Bush Task Force on Energy Worked in Mysterious Ways The New York Times, 05 16 01 Texaco May Build a Facility to Regassify Liquefied Natural Gas Offshore Louisiana The Wall Street Journal, 05 16 01 Enron to drop suit against NGX Houston Chronicle, 05 16 01 Plots & Ploys The Wall Street Journal, 05 16 01 THE AMERICAS: Energy worries throw the spotlight on Chilean policy Financial Times; May 16, 2001 Enron urges more electric power reform The Yomiuri Shimbun Daily Yomiuri, 05 16 01 Enron lawsuit deal to broaden indexes The Globe and Mail, 05 16 01 Saudi Gas Proj MOUs Expected To Be Signed Jun 6 - Sources Dow Jones Energy Service, 05 16 01 INDIA: Lenders to vote Wed on cancelling Enron India deal-paper.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 16 01 India: 2 units of Sharavathy Project commissioned The Hindu, 05 16 01 India: Dabhol power project Business Line (The Hindu), 05 16 01 Three members of Godbole committee quit The Economic Times, 05 16 01 Panel to brief Gokak on Godbole plans on Wed The Economic Times, 05 16 01 Settle Enron issue amiably: Munde The Times of India, 05 16 01 Sharavathi power units inaugurated The Times of India, 05 16 01 Dunham, Lay, Raymond Among Few to Meet With Cheney on Energy Bloomberg, 05 16 01 National Desk; Section A Bush Task Force on Energy Worked in Mysterious Ways By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE 05 16 2001 The New York Times Page 1, Column 4 c. 2001 New York Times Company WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The tiny staff of the Bush administration's Energy Development Task Force is led by two former aides to Senator Frank H. Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who is the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p76", "sents": [ "The geothermal decline comes as California already faces short supplies of hydroelectricity from the drought-ridden Pacific Northwest and growing competition for megawatts from other power-starved states.", "State power grid managers estimate they're losing about 900 megawatts of geothermal electricity due to the gradual depletion of the steam fields.", "That's enough power for roughly 675,000 homes.", "''They just overproduced.", "It is a renewable source of power, but it's renewable over geologic time,'' says Katherine Potter, a spokeswoman for Calpine Energy, which owns 19 of the 21 geothermal power plants in The Geysers region, which incidentally has no geysers.", "The first electricity produced by tapping into pockets of steam trapped in the earth made its debut in 1904 in Larderello, Italy.", "That plant, rebuilt due to World War II damage, is still operating.", "The first United States geothermal plant was a small operation at The Geysers built in 1962. Steam fields are created when water flows through fissures in the rock deep in the earth and is heated by hot magma." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e3793_p87", "sents": [ "\"I'm optimistic things are improving, and it won't be as bad as people thought.\"", "Calpine's 540-megawatt South Point Energy Center in Mohave County, Ariz., opened last week.", "Two new plants in California that can generate a combined 1,080 megawatts, or enough power to light 810,000 typical California homes, will open within six weeks, company spokeswoman Katherine Potter said.", "California electricity prices plunged to a nine-month low Wednesday as several power plants returned to service after spring repairs, while milder weather reduced air-conditioning demand.", "Regulators may put off decision on exemption for oil refineries Los Angeles California utility regulators likely won't decide until August whether to exempt refiners from rolling blackouts this summer, a spokesman for the California Public Utilities Commission said Wednesday.", "That delay could lead to spiking prices for gasoline and other fuels, as at least two major California refiners have threatened to cut production if th e exemptions aren't granted." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3579_p21", "sents": [ "The round raised $85 million, and also included investments from Integral Capital Partners, Oppenheimer Funds, J&W Seligman, Carlyle Internet Partners Europe, Azure Capital Partners, JT Venture Partners, Kinetic, Octane Capital Management, Pilgrim Baxter Hyper Partners, Bank of America Securities, and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.", "As part of the strategic investment, Zaffire has committed to using Wind River as a standard supplier of embedded software for the company's products.", "The companies have also agreed to partner on future developments.", "Prior investors in Zaffire include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Juniper Networks, and MRV Communications.", "http: www.zaffire.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D M&A =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D o E-Healthcare Firm MillenniumHealth Buys Latin Site Salud RESTON, Va. -- MillenniumHealth Communications, a provider of online healthcare communications and electronic commerce, today announced it has acquired Salud.com, a Miami-based global provider of healthcare information, products, services and content for Spanish speakers.", "The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.", "MillenniumHealth said the Salud acquisition enables the firm to extend its services to Central and South America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "MRV Communications", "sents": [ "MRV Communications OTCQB:MRVC is a communications equipment and services company based in Chatsworth, California.", "The company, through its business units, is a provider of optical communications network infrastructure equipment and services to a broad range of telecom concerns, including multinational telecommunications operators, local municipalities, MSOs, corporate and consumer high speed G-Internet service providers, and data storage and cloud computing providers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19494_p3", "sents": [ "He had added to the problems facing the airline in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th with a letter to employees suggesting that United could &#8220;perish&#8221; unless matters improved.", "United's shares plunged and unions representing employees, who own 55% of the airline, demanded Mr Goodwin's head.< font p <br clear=\"all\" <div <font face=\"verdana, geneva, arial, sans serif\" <b Software settings< b font div <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" There were reports of a tentative settlement in the government's long-running antitrust case against <b Microsoft< b Lawyers close to the talks suggested that the settlement might leave the software giant's market largely undiminished.", "But final details remained unclear, and it was also uncertain whether state attorneys-general would be willing to sign up.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b General Motors b sold Hughes Electronics, owner of <b DirecTV< b to <b EchoStar b for $25.8 billion.", "EchoStar's acquisition of Direc<font size=\"-1\" TV< font its only serious rival as a satellite-<font size=\"-1\" TV font broadcaster in America, dashes Rupert Murdoch's ambition to buy the company and create a worldwide satellite network through Sky Global." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "General Motors", "sents": [ "General Motors Company, commonly known as GM, is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts, and sells financial services.", "With global headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, United States, GM manufactures cars and trucks in 35 countries.", "In 2008, 8.35 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under various brands.", "GM reached the milestone of selling 10 million vehicles in 2016.", "Current auto brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, and Wuling.", "Former GM automotive brands include McLaughlin, Oakland, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saab, Saturn, as well as Vauxhall, and Opel, which were bought by Groupe PSA in 2017." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5922_p23", "sents": [ "Generators said they haven't complied because they have not been able to negotiate an acceptable confidentiality agreement.", "Representatives of Reliant Energy, Dynegy Energy Services Inc., Williams Energy, Enron Corp., Duke Energy and Mirant Inc. will each be given an opportunity at a hearing Thursday to argue why they should not be held in contempt, Drivon said.", "If the committee subsequently votes to hold any company in contempt, it would ask the Senate to impose sanctions.", "There are no set penalties, Drivon said - by law, \"the Senate can take such action as it deems necessary and appropriate,\" he said.", "Duke spokesman Tom Williams said his company has turned over more than 200 boxes of material to the California Public Utilities Commission, and has complied with document requests by the state attorney general and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.", "\"We're been working with this (Senate) committee for weeks now, for over a month, without reaching agreement\" on a confidentiality guarantee, Williams said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2248_p7", "sents": [ "The generators named in the suit are Duke Energy, Dynegy Inc., Mirant Inc., Reliant Energy Inc. and Williams Cos. 6. SDG&E filed suit against three power generators in San Diego Superior Court, alleging that the generators illegal shut their plants down during the state's power crisis.", "SDG&E is asking the judge to order the generators to deliver electricity during peak periods this summer.", "The companies are Sithe Energies, Applied Energy and Energy Factors.", "7. A judge in Riverside County denied the request of Corona Energy Partners LTD, a QF, to be released from its PPA with SCE.", "8. United States Rep. Doug Ose, R-Calif., is introducing a bill to increase hydroelectric power in the West.", "The bill would allow the United States secretary of the interior or the secretary of the army to waive restrictions on federal dams to address an emergency electric power shortage declared by a governor.", "Ose says the bill would give hydroelectric dams more flexibility and would help provide power when demand rises this summer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5876_p0", "sents": [ "'FOCUS Utilities selling to California pressured by re-regulation, FERC talks AFX News, 06 26 01 BANDWIDTH BEAT: Enron's Keen On Asia's Young Market Dow Jones Energy Service, 06 26 01 CANADA: Enron goes after Alberta power users, eyes Ontario.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 26 01 European Traders To Launch Crucial Gas Trading Contract Dow Jones Energy Service, 06 26 01 Enron Direct Cda Enters Alta.", "Retail Electric, Gas Mkts Dow Jones News Service, 06 26 01 India Court Dismisses Enron Petition On MERC - Report Dow Jones International News, 06 26 01 INDIA: Enron's Dabhol suffers legal blow in India row.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 26 01 Indian State Ministers Defer Decision on Utility Dues to July 6 Bloomberg, 06 26 01 FOCUS Utilities selling to California pressured by re-regulation, FERC talks 06 26 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd - by Ben Morgan-Sanjurjo - NEW YORK (AFX) - Shares of utilities with significant market exposure to California are expected to remain under pressure from fears that re-regulation could chip away at company revenues, dealers said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e407_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 23 01 India: Dabhol guarantee: Govt awaiting Law Ministry view Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 India: Foreign companies facing tax harassment: Japanese envoy Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 'Panel to clear Tannir Bhavi project deal' The Times of India, 03 23 01 Enron comfortable with profit projection Houston Chronicle, 03 23 01 USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 Despite Talk, Bandwidth-Trading Cos Say They're Hiring Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 22 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Bush accused of protecting oil firms in power crisis.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 USA: Enron stock slides despite earnings reassurance.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 STOCKWATCH Enron lower amid market deterioration after reaffirming guidance AFX News, 03 22 01 Enron `comfortable' with earnings estimates, but shares slide Associated Press Newswires, 03 22 01 Energy Researcher Says California Not Fixing Power Problems Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Reaffirms 2001 Forecast After Stock Price Falls (Update1) Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Corp.'s India Unit Faces $88.2 Mln Penalty, Paper Says Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France By Sarah Wachter Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 03 23 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Although electricity trading volumes are creeping higher in France, activity will probably remain subdued and irregular until a satisfactory regulatory regime is put in place." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e367_p0", "sents": [ "wine.com In This Email -Exclusive Special from Leeuwin Estate -Time's Running out for the Super Sale -Great Wines -That's a Heap - Big Syrah, Kimosabe -Wine Team Picks: Burke Owens on Surrendering to Pink -Free Economy Shipping From Cooking.com Spotlight on Leeuwin Estate In 1972, Robert Mondavi journeyed to the Southern Hemisphere in search of \"the best vineyard land in the world.\"", "When he visited a former cattle ranch near Margaret River in Western Australia, he found what he'd been looking for.", "He subsequently helped owner Denis Horgan to develop what has since become one of Australia's great vineyards: Leeuwin Estate.", "Wine Spectator magazine awarded 15 of Leeuwin's 1980-1996 Chardonnays and Rieslings 90+ scores.", "To introduce wine.com subscribers to the wines of Leeuwin Estate, this week we're spotlighting its famous white wines: the stunningly complex, highly sought-after 1996 Estate Chardonnay -- awarded 92 points by the Spectator and now approaching its peak -- and back-to-back vintages of the bright, crisp, fruit-and-mineral-infused 1998 Estate Riesling and 1999 Estate Riesling." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Wine Spectator", "sents": [ "Wine Spectator is a lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine and wine culture, and gives out ratings to certain types of wine.", "It publishes 15 issues per year with content that includes news, articles, profiles, and general entertainment pieces.", "Each issue also includes from 400 to more than 1,000 wine reviews, which consist of wine ratings and tasting notes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5070_p0", "sents": [ "'As you have already heard, California Municipal Utilities Association filed a complaint with FERC asking for cost based rates.", "The following is a brief outline of an EPMI EES answer to the complaint.", "The answer is due Friday.", "Please send me any comments ASAP.", "The complaint should be rejected because it wrongly assumes that the Commission has no option to ensure just and reasonable rates but to require cost based rates because there is no low cost solution to the problems currently faced by the California markets.", "We should attach our white pape r to our protest and state that the paper explains how these problems could be solved at little or no cost to the customers.", "I list here, for your information, the reasons CMUA claims that markets a re not competitive (these reasons will not be re-listed in the pleading).", "2000 prices greatly exceeded 1999 prices without regard to load." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "e2044_p169", "sents": [ "\"We will take it very seriously,\" PG&E spokesman John Nelson said.", "Shortly after deregulation in 1996, several drives for ratepayer-owned utilities stumbled or stalled.", "An effort in the far north state to create a multicounty public power agency was rejected by state regulators because some local governments objected.", "Now, with a bill to create a state power authority moving through the Legislature, some believe the climate may be changing.", "\"One of the things this crisis has proved is the value of local control,\" said Jerry Jordan, head of the California Municipal Utilities Association.", "Since January, the cities of Hercules in the Bay Area and Corona in Southern California have formed utilities to deliver electric service to new neighborhoods - a strategy that sidesteps potential condemnation fights with the existing utility.", "The county of San Diego is trying to get special legislative authority to create a regional power agency without a popular vote." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9403_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.drkoop.com Online Bill Payment Rivals Paytrust and PayMyBills.com Merge PASADENA, Calif. -- Paytrust, a service that enables consumers to receive, review, pay, and organize all of their bills online, said it entered into a definitive purchase agreement for an all-stock acquisition of personal bill management services company PayMyBills.com.", "The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal.", "Both co-founders of Paytrust, CEO Edward G. McLaughlin and chairman and president Flint Lane, will retain their positions in the newly combined company.", "PayMyBills.com co-founder and CEO John Tedesco will become chief strategy officer.", "PayMyBills.com co-founder Jeff Grass will continue in his role in business development, andp resident and COO Jaynie Miller Studenmund will run West Coast operations for Paytrust.", "Paytrust backers include American Express, AT&T Ventures, Citigroup, GE Equity, Goldman Sachs, NextCard, Softbank Venture Capital, Spectrum Equity Investors and Thomas Weisel Partners.", "PayMyBills.com is backed by E*Trade, ComVentures, Financial Technology Ventures, idealab!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p19", "sents": [ "Sienna Technologies plans to open an office in Europe in 2001. http: www.sienna.com.au Deutsche Bank Takes Stake in Securities Software Firm Lewtan NEW YORK -- Lewtan Technologies, a software and Internet company focused on the asset-backed securities market, said Deutsche Bank has taken an undisclosed minority equity stake in the company.", "The bank's Corporate Trust & Agency Services business will develop new applications for financial markets services with the company.", "Deutsche Bank will take one seat on Lewtan's board of directors.", "Lewtan Technologies is also backed by Applied Technology Investors and Little Diamond Enterprises.", "http: www.lewtan.com Mobile Platform Firm Synchrologic Gets $22 Million D Round ATLANTA -- Synchrologic, which provides synchronization platform for managing mobile devices and enabling access to business data and applications from anywhere, said it closed a $22 million Series D funding round led by Chicago-based JK&B Capital.", "The round also included Financial Technology Ventures and previous investors Grotech Capital, Noro-Mosley Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures, and Boston University's Community Technology Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19609_p1", "sents": [ "At least two CFOs were killed in the terrorist attacks.", "Waltham, Mass.-based E-business software maker Netegrity Inc. reported that CFO James Hayden was a passenger on the United Airlines Flight 175 that crashed into the World Trade Center Tuesday morning.", "Hayden, 47, was credited with helping Netegrity become one of the more highly valued companies in the tech industry.", "He is survived by his wife and two children.", "Netegrity plans to start a memorial fund in his name.", "MRV Communications Inc. lost CFO and vice president of finance and administration Edmund Glazer, who was aboard the Los Angeles-bound American Airlines Flight 11, which crashed into the other tower of the WTO.", "Glazer is survived by his wife and young son.", "In other CFO news, Jack Nichols III joined Atlanta-based startup Incanta Inc. as CFO.", "Incanta makes streamlining applications for broadband providers.", "Nichols joins Incanta from NetSchools, an E-learning company.", "Incanta is a venture-backed company started in 1999. Officials at Palo Alto, Calif.-based biopharmaceutical company XenoPort Inc. appointed William Harris CFO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "United Airlines", "sents": [ "United Airlines, Inc., commonly referred to as United, is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.", "It is the world's third-largest airline when measured by revenue, after American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.", "United operates a large domestic and international route network, with an extensive presence in the Asia-Pacific region.", "United is a founding member of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance.", "Regional service is operated by independent carriers under the brand name United Express.", "Its main competitors are American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1720_p98", "sents": [ "The dispute has also held up the $4.13 billion in financing the state had arranged to pay down the advances it took out of th e general fund to buy power.", "To break the logjam, officials from the state treasurer's office have asked lawmakers to pass emergency legislation to allow the state to issue the revenue bonds.", "``California's credit rating and financial strength will be in jeopardy unt il the state's general fund is repaid for energy costs,'' state Treasurer Phil ip Angelides said in a statement Tuesday.", "State Finance Director Tim Gage and Gov.", "Davis both downplayed the significance of the rate change.", "Through a press officer, Davis said the state's economy remains fundamentally strong.", "The state was downgraded to a lower A rating in 1994 and went on to see tremendous economic growth.", "Mounting pressure Still, a downgrade is bad news that sends a psychological signal in both th e finance and real worlds." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e6952_p1", "sents": [ "Our East Coast based investors will be able to attend in person at 270 Park Avenue, between 47th and 48th streets, 49th Floor in New York on Thursday, August 2 at 2:00 P.M. EST.", "This meeting presents an opportunity to update investors on the DWR Power Purchase Program and respond to your questions.", "Tim Gage, Director of the Department of Finance; and Tom Hannigan, Director of the Department of Water Resources will join me in the presentation which will be followed by a question and answer session.", "If you plan to attend in person, please RSVP to Janis Williams via e-mail at [email protected] no later than 11:00 A.M. EST, Tuesday, July 31. For those investors unable to attend, the call-in information is as follows: Conference Telephone Number: (800) 946-0741 Conference Call Title: California State Treasurer Investor Call Replay Information Replay Telephone Number: (888) 203-1112 Replay Access Code: 451552 (Replay is available after 5:00 P.M. (EST) August 2, 2001 through midnight (PDT) August 12, 2001) Thank you for your continued interest in the State of California and the DWR Power Supply Revenue Bond Program." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10961_p19", "sents": [ "In January, consultants from investment banker Goldman, Sachs met with Davis' Finance Director Tim Gage to discuss advising the governor.", "Goldman, Sachs owns J. Aron, a Singapore-based energy trader that supplies 10 percent of Pacific Gas and Electric's natural gas needs.", "According to SEC records, Goldman also held or managed more than $1.5 billion in power company stocks as of September of 1999; and is listed as another lead underwriter, with Credit Suisse, on the Reliant public offering.", "Consumer advocates immediately began criticizing Goldman for its conflicts.", "Goldman decided shortly thereafter that its competing business interests posed a conflict Critics worried about the role of the investment bankers said their concerns mounted when they learned that Credit Suisse was doing more than offering advice.", "Hertzberg asked the company to craft a financing plan for the state's power purchases.", "AB1X, the landmark bill, which put California into the long-term energy buying business, included a revenue bond financing plan written by Credit Suisse." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e20397_p8", "sents": [ "But the focus has shifted to a series of transactions, some involving off-balance-sheet financing.", "One, involving partnerships controlled by Mr. Fastow, led to a $1.2 billion reduction in shareholder equity that raised concern last week and led to S.E.C.", "inquiries that the company disclosed on Monday.", "One of the company's strongest supporters has been David Fleischer, an analyst at Goldman, Sachs.", "But he told Mr. Lay on the call yesterday that Enron had to be more forthcoming with information.", "''There is an appearance that you are hiding something,'' he said.", "After the call, Mr. Fleischer expressed disappointment.", "''They've engaged in a number of transactions that one wonders about, and that are hard to understand,'' he said in an interview.", "''They have not been as forthcoming in explaining them'' as is needed, he said.", "But he said he was still recommending the stock.", "''I don't think accountants and auditors would have allowed total shenanigans,'' he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3871_p26", "sents": [ "Mr. Barker is the president and CEO of West TeleServices, which invested an undisclosed amount in the company's second round that totaled $27 million.", "Synchrony also named Trevor Kienzle, vice president of GE Equity, another investor, to its board.", "Synchrony has raised more than $40 million to date and has seven board members.", "The company is also backed by Vignette, Patricof & Co. Ventures, Charles River Ventures, and Great American Insurance.", "http: www.synchrony.net o Marketing Firm Alistia Adds Two Investors to Board AUSTIN, Texas -- Alistia, an online direct marketing service for brokers and managers, said it added Clint Bybee, managing director of Arch Venture Partners, and Alan Hirschfield, vice chairman of J Net Enterprises, to its board of directors.", "The two join Alistia chief executive officer Janet Rubio and senior vice president Patrick Laughlin.", "Alistia is funded by Arch Venture Partners and J Net Enterprises.", "http: www.alistia.com Online Benefits Management Firm DoctorQuality Adds to Board PHILADELPHIA -- DoctorQuality, an online benefits management company, said it appointed Dr. David Nash to its 11-member board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Alan Hirschfield", "sents": [ "Alan James Hirschfield (October 10, 1935 – January 15, 2015) was an American film studio executive and philanthropist.", "Hirschfield served as the CEO of Columbia Pictures from 1973 to 1978 and the chairman of 20th Century Fox from 1982 until 1986.", "Outside of the film industry, Hirschfield helped Clive Davis establish Arista Records in the 1970s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5589_p61", "sents": [ "Then, suddenly, the tre nd reversed: From 1998 through 2000, average family spending on energy rose fr om 3.8% to 4.8% of after-tax income, according to federal officials.", "In California, state officials assisted as many families during the first five months of this year as they did in all of 2000. Although the program has enjoyed bipartisan support, it received a political boost when Sen. James M. Jeffords of Vermont abandoned the Republican Party and became an independent, handing the Democrats control of the Senate and Bingaman the chairmanship of the energy committee.", "Sen. Frank H. Murkowski (R-Alaska), the former energy committee chairman, already had called for increasing its annual budget from $1.4 billion this year to $3 billion next year.", "But Bingaman immediately raised the stakes, calling for a $3.4-billion budget and identifying the assistanc e program as a priority.", "Supporters are attempting to build support for the program outside the Northeast and Midwest by showing lawmakers from other regions that their constituents stand to benefit if funding is increased." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2855_p0", "sents": [ "'Bush Task Force on Energy Worked in Mysterious Ways The New York Times, 05 16 01 Texaco May Build a Facility to Regassify Liquefied Natural Gas Offshore Louisiana The Wall Street Journal, 05 16 01 Enron to drop suit against NGX Houston Chronicle, 05 16 01 Plots & Ploys The Wall Street Journal, 05 16 01 THE AMERICAS: Energy worries throw the spotlight on Chilean policy Financial Times; May 16, 2001 Enron urges more electric power reform The Yomiuri Shimbun Daily Yomiuri, 05 16 01 Enron lawsuit deal to broaden indexes The Globe and Mail, 05 16 01 Saudi Gas Proj MOUs Expected To Be Signed Jun 6 - Sources Dow Jones Energy Service, 05 16 01 INDIA: Lenders to vote Wed on cancelling Enron India deal-paper.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 16 01 India: 2 units of Sharavathy Project commissioned The Hindu, 05 16 01 India: Dabhol power project Business Line (The Hindu), 05 16 01 Three members of Godbole committee quit The Economic Times, 05 16 01 Panel to brief Gokak on Godbole plans on Wed The Economic Times, 05 16 01 Settle Enron issue amiably: Munde The Times of India, 05 16 01 Sharavathi power units inaugurated The Times of India, 05 16 01 Dunham, Lay, Raymond Among Few to Meet With Cheney on Energy Bloomberg, 05 16 01 National Desk; Section A Bush Task Force on Energy Worked in Mysterious Ways By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE 05 16 2001 The New York Times Page 1, Column 4 c. 2001 New York Times Company WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The tiny staff of the Bush administration's Energy Development Task Force is led by two former aides to Senator Frank H. Murkowski, the Alaska Republican who is the chairman of the Senate Energy Committee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27400_p6", "sents": [ "Under the counter-guarantee, the government of India is liable to pay the foreign equity holders in DPC in the event of the failure of the Dabhol power project.", "The DPC's counsels will argue their case before a panel of three conciliators, of whom one is appointed by DPC and one by the government, while the third has been jointly chosen by both parties.", "\"We are quite hopeful and will try to solve things through the conciliation route.", "However, if this process fails, we will settle the dispute by the arbitration route,\" the newspaper quoted Dabhol Power Company's managing director, K. Wade Cline, as saying.", "Enron holds a controlling 65% stake in DPC.", "The Dabhol power plant, which has an installed capacity of 740 megawatts, is located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.", "The plant has not been operating since May 29, after MSEB stopped drawing power, saying DPC's tariffs were exorbitant and unaffordable." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e1770_p9", "sents": [ "During the April-to-October 2000 hot season, the nation had a daily shortfall of nearly 8,000 megawatts of electricity, according to the Center for Monitoring the Indian Economy.", "Enron's naphtha and gas plants at Dabhol will together be able to generate about 2,200 megawatts, but politicians have trouble with the price.", "Aging coal- and gas-fired plants that have been depreciated can charge about two rupees (4 cents) per kilowatt hour, while Enron's naphtha plant has been charging 11 to 15 cents.", "\"Everyone wants to use us to blame for the systemic problem that the state electricity boards in this country sell power for less than it costs them to generate or buy power,\" said K. Wade Cline, president of Enron India.", "Despite the protests, Cline believes that the $3 billion project - India's biggest-ever foreign investment - will go online at the end of 2001. An advantage for Enron - and the major complaint against it - is a unique contract that requires the federal government to pay up in case of default by Maharashtra." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6568_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Tues, 7 17: Jones demands probe of state's energy buyers Sac Bee, Tues, 7 17: Energy Digest: PG&E's managers will get bonuses SD Union, Tues, 7 17: Bush's top team launches blitz for his energy agenda SD Union, Tues, 7 17: Davis aide foresees an end to rate hikes SD Union, Tues, 7 17: Bankruptcy judge lets PG&E pay managers $17.5 million bonus SD Union, Tues, 7 17: As power crisis eases, Davis sees a beneficial role f or deregulation LA Times, Tues, 7 17: Churches Help Edison Aid the Poor SF Chron, Tues, 7 17: Consumers await word on rates Report's delay, government bond issue raise questions about electricity pri ce increase Mercury News, Tues, 7 17: Judge OKs bonuses for PG&E chiefs OC Register, Tues, 7 17: Power of lies (Commentary) LA Times, Tues, 7 17: THE NATION State Losing Ground in War on Dirty Air Environment: Growth, lax enforcement are blamed for rising smog levels in some areas LA Times, Tues, 7 17: THE NATION In Support of Energy Plan, White House Bur ns Some Gas Politics: Cheney, other Bush officials fan out to make what the president admits is a tough case LA Times, Tues, 7 17: The State Consultants' Stock Buys Questioned Energy: State official urges conflict of interest probe into purchases of shares in power firms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Thurs, 5 10: \"PUC sweats $4.8 billion rate raise\" Sac Bee, Thurs, 5 10: \"PG&E wants panel to get boot\" Sac Bee, Thurs, 5 10: \"Major job losses predicted; governor presses generators\" Sac Bee, Thurs, 5 10: \"Bond-sale bill goes to Davis Sac Bee, Thurs, 5 10: \"State revenue outlook shrinks SD Union, Thurs, 5 10: \"No blackouts despite dip in supplies\" SD Union (AP), Wed, 5 9: \"Biggest users face huge rate hikes under PUC pla n\" LA Times, Thurs, 5 10: \"Rate Hikes Up to 60\" Proposed by PUC Chief\" LA Times, Thurs, 5 10: \"Bush Energy Stance Begins to Worry Some in GOP\" LA Times, Thurs, 5 10: \"In Office Buildings, the Lights Are On, But Nobody 's Home\" LA Times, Thurs, 5 10: \"Power Shifts to Congress\" (Commentary) SF Chron, Thurs, 5 10: \"Proud state forced to knees in power hunt\" SF Chron, Thurs, 5 10: \"Power bills set to skyrocket for heavy users Graduated rate increase would take effect in June SF Chron (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"Developments in California's energy crisis SF Chron (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"PG&E says fewer small power plants offline SF Chron (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"A look at two rate designs before power regulators\" SF Chron, Thurs, 5 10: \"Lights stay on despite failure of big plant\" SF Chron, Thurs, 5 10: \"PG&E fights consumer committee Obstruction feared in bankruptcy case SF Chron, Thurs, 5 10: \"Generators silent on Davis plan He offers lower compensation to stave off Edison bankruptcy Mercury News, Thurs, 5 10: \"Rate plans shield most households\" Mercury News, Thurs, 5 10: \"Energy bond plan gets final legislative OK, faces delay\" Mercury News, Thurs, 5 10: \"Fusion research gets a boost\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"Power is Money PUC details plan to raise Edison rates up to 34%." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27303_p1", "sents": [ "Such a presence \"has proven to be a successful online formula.\"", "Amazon.com was the sole Web-only company to be among the biggest draws.", "It had 1.7 million visitors this year, compared to 1.3 million last year.", "Still, this performance was more than five times the number drawn by even the biggest gainer among traditional retailers' sites, Wal-Mart, whose visitors totaled 355,000, up 132% from a year ago.", "Other online winners from the \"real\" world included Target, Kmart, Sears Roebuck and J.C. Penney.", "Kaldor said 22% more home Internet users went online holiday shopping Friday, compared to the average for Monday through Thursday.", "But Friday's uptick was not as pronounced as the 27% increase seen last year, Kaldor said.", "-- AOL membership passes 32 million AOL Time Warner said Monday its global online service has more than 32 million subscribers.", "That's a gain of 7 million members in the past year.", "Barry Schuler, America Online's chairman, credited the company's new AOL 7.0 software for helping the average at-home user's online usage to rise to nearly 70 minutes a day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] }, { "title": "Barry Schuler", "sents": [ "Barry Martin Schuler (born September 7, 1953 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American Internet entrepreneur and former chairman and CEO of America Online Inc.", "He is best known for leading the AOL team that simplified the online service provider’s user interface, making it possible for millions of consumers to gain easy access to the Internet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2942_p11", "sents": [ "top KIRKLAND, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- YottaYotta, a network storage firm, said it promoted Robin Harris as vice president of marketing.", "Mr. Harris formerly served as the company's senior director of product marketing and has been with the company for ten months.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Harris served as director of Americas marketing, storage server business unit at Bull Worldwide Information Systems in Phoenix, Arizona.", "YottaYotta is backe d by Davenport Capital Ventures, Grosvenor Venture Partners III, Morgan Keega n, Optical Capital Group, and TechnoCap.", "http: www.yottayotta.com BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CrossAccess Adds Metagon CEO as VP of Bus.", "Dev.", "mail?", "top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- CrossAccess, a data integration company, said it appointed Lance Becker as vice president of business development.", "Mr. Becker formerly served as president and CEO of Metagon Technologies.", "CrossAccess is funded by Alpha Partners, AVI Management Partners, Cable & Howse Ventures, Granite Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, JF She a Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and MK Global Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e3720_p23", "sents": [ "The company said the funding will be used mainly to develop prototype seism ic systems.", "The company's first products are expected to launch early next yea r. Vibration Technology anticipates closing a fourth round in September.", "The company said it has already secured a lead investor and third-round investo rs will most likely participate in the new round.", "http: www.vibtech.co.uk e-Commerce Solutions Raises $4 Million Fifth Round mail?", "top STAMFORD, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- e-Commerce Solutions (ECS), which d evelops and manages outsourced e-commerce applications and systems, said it has received $4 million in its fifth round of financing from Connecticut Innovations and Davenport Capital Ventures.", "Connecticut Innovations and Davenport Capital Ventures, both previous investors, co-led the financing, which was a down round.", "ECS anticipates that new funds will last until the end of the year, when the company expects to reach profitability.", "The compa ny said it plans to dedicate the new funds to business development as well as for technology research and development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20106_p0", "sents": [ "'Northwest Natural In Talks With Enron Over Portland Utility The Wall Street Journal, 10 05 01 NW NATURAL CONFIRMS TALKS REGARDING PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC PR Newswire, 10 05 01 Enron in Talks to Sell Oregon Utility to Northwest Natural Gas Bloomberg, 10 05 01 UK: Enron in talks to sell Portland to Northwest-WSJ.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 05 01 Enron in talks to sell Portland General to Northwest Natural - report AFX News, 10 05 01 Enron Considers Selling Utility Unit to Northwest Natural for $1.8 Billion Dow Jones Business News, 10 05 01 Enron May Sell Portland for $2.8 Billion, WSJ Says (Update3) Bloomberg, 10 05 01 USA: Northwest Natural increases quarterly common div.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 05 01 Enron to eliminate 500 jobs in Europe Houston Chronicle, 10 05 01 UK's BG Says Purchase Of Enron India Assets In Jeopardy Dow Jones International News, 10 05 01 INDIA PRESS: Enron Offshore Field Sale To BG May Fail Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 05 01 British Gas unlikely to get operatorship Financial Express, 10 05 01 INDIA: India Tata to finalise Enron bid in 3 wks - papers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e752_p24", "sents": [ "\"A lot of programs we're doing are the kinds of things other electric and gas utilities are doing under one utility,\" said Mark Dodson, Northwest Natural vice president of public affairs and general counsel.", "\"I'm not at all surprised people might speculate that we would acquire\" PGE.", "Dodson declined to comment directly on whether Northwest Natural might try to buy PGE.", "\"As long as there's an agreement in place, it's inappropriate for us to talk about it,\" he said.", "Officials of IdaCorp, a holding company whose primary subsidiary is electric utility Idaho Power, also declined to discuss whether they have been eyeing PGE.", "\"We can't really comment on deals we might get into,\" said Russ Jones, an IdaCorp spokesman.", "IdaCorp made an unsuccessful bid for PGE two years ago when Enron first solicited offers, Jones said.", "But, he said, \"I don't know the answer to whether we'd be interested now.", "\"If it becomes available,\" Jones added, \"we'll probably investigate, as we would with any other assets that might become available.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8665_p36", "sents": [ "TelenComm, Tilion, Unitas, United Devices, Ventures West Management, Vesta Broadband Services, VIPDesk.com, Vweb, WideLines, Working Woman Network Optix 2001 Brings Together the Industry's Top Business Leaders Pasadena, Calif. may be home to college football's famed Rose Bowl, but from February 11-14, the front-runners for optical communications will be the main attraction.", "At Optix 2001, the premier event in optical communications, not only will you have the opportunity to hear from some key industry players, you will also get a sneak peek at where optical communications is headed.", "This is your ticket to networking with some of the industry's most prominent leaders.", "Among the list of keynote speakers in attendance will be Don Smith, President of Optical Internet at Nortel Networks and John Bowers, Director of the Multidisciplinary Optical Switching Technology Center at UC Santa Barbara.", "Optix 2001 will also feature 48 top CEOs in optical communications, who will share their plans and visions for their businesses." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e7985_p1", "sents": [ "Optix2001 Feb 11-14 in Pasadena CA.", "Be on the cutting edge of optical communications technology with industry experts and scholars such as Joe Bass, VP and GM of the Wavelength Routing Business Unit at Cisco Systems, and John E. Bowers, Professor and Director of the Multidisciplinary Optical Switching Technology Center at UC Santa Barbara.", "Also participating are CEOs from the top 48 optical communications organizations, providing attendees with an unparalleled inside look at the companies and players in this dynamic field.", "Participation at this event is subject to approval and is limited to senior executives involved in the optical communications industry.", "For your registration pack link to: communications industry.", "For your registration pack link to:http: www.optix2001.com optix_reg.html top stories The Sprout Group Raises $1.6 Billion in New Fund MENLO PARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- The Sprout Group, a venture capital firm that focuses on technology-based companies, said it raised $1 .6 billion in its eleventh fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2204_p74", "sents": [ "05 02 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Calpine Corp. and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., said on Wednesday they plan to build a new natural gas pipeline from New Mexico's San Juan basin to California to help meet California's growing energy demand.", "The companies said the Sonoran line would be developed in two phases, with 400 million cubic feet of gas a day (mmcfd) already contracted by Calpine for the first phase of the planned 1,160-mile line.", "The first phase, slated for completion in the summer of 2003 pending regulatory approval, involves building a 36-inch diameter line from San Juan County, N.M., to Southern California with a transport capacity of 750 mmcfd to 1 billion cubic feet a day (bcfd).", "Phase two would extend the line to Northern California and could carry up to 1.5 bcfd.", "Calpine has contracted for 500 mmcfd of gas for the second phase of the pipeline." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kinder Morgan Energy Partners", "sents": [ "Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMI ) (KMEP) is a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc..", "The company owns or operates petroleum product, natural gas, and carbon dioxide pipelines, related storage facilities, terminals, power plants and retail natural gas in the United States and Canada.", "On August 10, 2014, Kinder Morgan announced it was moving to full ownership of along with two other partly owned companies, Kinder Morgan Management, and El Paso Pipeline Partners, in a deal worth $71 billion.", "Kinder Morgan announced its completion of the acquisition on November 26, 2014." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27518_p47", "sents": [ "\"It is time for Gray Davis to step up to the plate and explain what is either corrupt or incompetent.\"", "REPUBLICAN RIVAL MAKES FIRST CHARGE Charges of conflict of interest in the Davis team surfaced last month as Secretary of State Bill Jones - a Republican challenging Davis in next year's election - called for a probe of consultants negotiating long-term energy deals designed to protect California from price swings on the spot market.", "While Davis administration officials initially dismissed the charge as \"pure politics\", the governor fired five consultants over the weekend after belatedly asking them to file required economic disclosure statements.", "This week Davis's chief spokesman, Steve Maviglio, found himself in the spotlight after newspapers reported he purchased $12,000 worth of stock in Calpine Corp. a generator which has some $10 billion in long-term power contracts with the state.", "Maviglio said he had no plans to resign and Davis expressed full confidence in his ability to push the case against power companies both denounce as \"pirates\" and \"price gougers.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "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": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3442_p7", "sents": [ "Annuncio is backed by Advanced Technology Ventures, Comdisco Ventures, Dell Computer Jamieson & Co., Mitsubishi, NBC Internet, Norwest Venture Partners, Onset Ventures, Phillips Publishing, Pogue Capital Management, United States Bancorp Piper Jaffray, and Wells Fargo.", "http: www.annuncio.com Aurigin Systems Adds Two Senior Vice Presidents mail?", "top CUPERTINO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Aurigin Systems, which provides intellectual asset management software and services, said John Andrews has joined the company as the company's first senior vice president of field operations and Mark Fulgham as senior vice president of engineering and internal operations.", "Before coming to Aurigin, Mr. Andrews served as executive vice president of sales and marketing at Entelos, a producer of disease simulation systems for the pharmceutical industry.", "Mr. Fulgham had served as research and development manager for Hewlett-Packard's Cooltown development activities.", "Aurigin is backed by American Express, Archery, Blackstone Group, Cambridge Technology Partners, IDG, Kistler Associates, Reuters, SAP Venture Fund, Battery Ventures, Pacific Technology Ventures, Technology Crossover Ventures, and Esther Dyson." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p3", "sents": [ "http: www.ridgewoodcapital.com Network Telephone Dials Up $256 Million in Financing PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Network Telephone, a provider of facilities-based broadband telecommunications services, said it raised $256 million in its Series D round of funding.", "Lehman Brothers led the round, which included Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Desai Capital Management, Spectrum Equity Investors, and Wind Point Partners.", "The round comprised $156 million in cash and a $100 million secured bank line.", "The round brings the company's total cash investments to $204.5 million.", "Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. partner Lawrence Tucker; Desai Capital Management chairman, president, and chief investment officer Rohit M. Desai; and Thomas E. Darden, managing director for Wind Point Partners, have all recently joined the company's board.", "The company will use the funding for continued expansion of its facilities-based networks in the Southeastern United States Network Telephone has also been backed by Onset Ventures.", "http: www.networktelephone.net o TeraBeam Founder Sells Stock, Gives Up Chairman Post SEATTLE -- TeraBeam Networks, a developer of fiberless optical technology and services that enable the delivery of Internet data, said its founder and chairman Greg Amadon is selling a portion of his personal stock to previous investor Softbank Venture Capital in a deal worth $100 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3375_p26", "sents": [ "GourmetMarket.com's CEO Noel J. Guillama is also acting as the CEO for TargitMail.", "TargitMail's COO Cindy Winthrop resigned two weeks ago to pursue other activities.", "GourmetMarket.com said no other changes were expected to occur at TargitMail's office or to its 20-person staff.", "GourmetMarket.com also said it expects to finalize another acquisition of an undisclosed interactive marketing firm located in Boca Raton, Fla., in June.", "The acquisition target has received more than $1 million from European venture capital firms.", "The company said it is also evaluating five other interactive marketing firms as potential acquisitions.", "In December 2000 the iiGroup announced plans to acquire TargitMail in a mixed cash and stock transaction but was unable to raise the amount required to complete the deal.", "TargitMail had received $17 million from Tyco International's CEO and chairman, Dennis Kozlowski, and Tyco's CFO Mark Swartz.", "Mr. Kozlowski and Mr. Swartz will act as strategic advisers to GourmetMarket.com." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Tyco International", "sents": [ "Tyco International PLC was a security systems company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, with operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, United States (Tyco International (US) Inc.).", "Tyco International is composed of two major business segments: Security Solutions and Fire Protection." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11306_p14", "sents": [ "CommerceFlow recently raised $2.5 million in its Series A round of funding from Internet Capital Partners and individual investors.", "http: www.commerceflow.com Venture Consulting Group Changes Name to Venture X Group ATLANTA -- Venture Consulting Group, which provides management consulting services in exchange for equity to high-growth technology companies, said it is changing its name to Venture X Group.", "The firm in the process of raising funds for expansion.", "Backers include 2M Ventures, Alliance Technology Ventures, Warburg Pincus, and ITC Holdings.", "http: www.venturexgroup.com New Deals o Zilo Networks Acquires Stake in Collegehumor.com NEW YORK -- ZILO Networks, an online and television network, said it acquired a significant equity interest in and established a strategic and financial partnership with Collegehumor.com, a viral e-mail site aggregating college student-contributed material.", "The deal links the humor site's menu of user-generated comic movies, e-mail attachments, pictures, audio clips, and essays into Zilo's stream of live, online, and broadcast programming targeted at the college market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p19", "sents": [ "Sienna Technologies plans to open an office in Europe in 2001. http: www.sienna.com.au Deutsche Bank Takes Stake in Securities Software Firm Lewtan NEW YORK -- Lewtan Technologies, a software and Internet company focused on the asset-backed securities market, said Deutsche Bank has taken an undisclosed minority equity stake in the company.", "The bank's Corporate Trust & Agency Services business will develop new applications for financial markets services with the company.", "Deutsche Bank will take one seat on Lewtan's board of directors.", "Lewtan Technologies is also backed by Applied Technology Investors and Little Diamond Enterprises.", "http: www.lewtan.com Mobile Platform Firm Synchrologic Gets $22 Million D Round ATLANTA -- Synchrologic, which provides synchronization platform for managing mobile devices and enabling access to business data and applications from anywhere, said it closed a $22 million Series D funding round led by Chicago-based JK&B Capital.", "The round also included Financial Technology Ventures and previous investors Grotech Capital, Noro-Mosley Partners, Alliance Technology Ventures, and Boston University's Community Technology Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e864_p1", "sents": [ "Thanks - Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates, Inc. 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) IBEW Statement on PG&E Bankruptcy PR Newswire 04 06 01, 5:02p (Copyright 2001, PR Newswire) WASHINGTON, April 6 PRNewswire -- In response to the bankruptcy announcement made by Pacific Gas and Electric, Edwin D. Hill, International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), issued the following statement.", "\"Pacific Gas and Electric's filing for bankruptcy could make a dire situation in California even worse.", "On behalf of the 13,500 IBEW Local Union 1245 members employed by PG&E and the public they serve, we believe it is imperative that constructive action be taken now.", "\"Specifically, we call on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to stop dragging its feet and impose price controls on the wholesale electricity market in California.", "It is obvious that price gouging by wholesale suppliers has bled dry the investor-owned utilities and precipitated this crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "PR Newswire", "sents": [ "PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases based in New York City.", "The service was created in 1954 to allow companies to electronically send press releases to news organizations, at first using teleprinters.", "The founder, Herbert Muschel, operated the service from his house in Manhattan for approximately 15 years.", "The business was eventually sold to Western Union and then United Business Media of London." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6026_p57", "sents": [ "\"The market price for natural gas is sliding down, and we can pass these lower costs on to our customers.\"", "Although Alberta politicians blamed this province's cost of electricity -- highest in Canada -- on last winter's soaring natural gas prices, there's so far been no sign homeowners and business people will see any dramatic cuts in those bills.", "Atco's lower gas price, however, will still be marginally above the $5.35 price offered Lethbridge householders when Epcor began offering term contracts last winter; more recent Epcor offerings have been higher than $8 for a one- or three-year term.", "But Atco's rate will remain substantially higher than the $3.26 cost of gas in southern Alberta just 18 months ago.", "In approving the rate reductions, the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board once again ordered lower rates in northern Alberta than in the south: $4.95 vs. $5.40. In a recent board decision that surprised Atco, it denied permission to sell the company's large gasfields near Viking (southeast of Edmonton) which have historically given a price advantage to consumers in the Edmonton area and north." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Edmonton", "sents": [ "Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.", "Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region.", "The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as the \"Calgary–Edmonton Corridor\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10563_p4", "sents": [ "SB 309 also would amend an existing state law pertaining to the levy of gross receipts tax on telecom services.", "The bill would extend the list of taxable long distance services by adding long distance messages that originate and terminate outside Arkansas made by wireless phone services that are billed to a place of primary use in the state.", "SB 309 has been referred to the Senate Committee on Revenue and Tax.", "Its text is available at http: www.arkleg.state.ar.us ftproot bills 2001 htm SB309.pdf.", "CUSTOMER-AFFECTING WASHINGTON Lawmaker would give citizens tool against unwanted telemarketers Rep. Cheryl Pflug (R., District 5) has introduced a bill to create a no-call list for citizens that don't want to receive telemarketing telephone calls.", "The state Utilities and Transportation Commission would set up the list.", "Registration would be free.", "HB 1402 awaits consideration by the House Technology, Telecommunications, and Energy Committee.", "FUTURE OF REGULATION MISSOURI Bill would create e-commerce advisory committee Sen. Sarah Steelman (R., District 16) has introduced SB 293 to establish a committee that would advise state agencies on electronic commerce issues." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Cheryl Pflug", "sents": [ "Cheryl Pflug is an American politician of the Republican Party.", "She was a member of the Washington State Senate from 2004 to 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28004_p7", "sents": [ "Mr. Heightman was previously a director at Vernalis.", "Mr. Yamakawa was previously the vice president of Capital.com.", "Sosei is backed by Nomura Securities, Japan Asia Investment, Tudor Capital, Intec, Nihon Trim, Crescendo Venture Capital, SMBC Capital, Shin Nihon Jitsugyo, Asahi Life, and Nissay Capital.", "<http: www.sosei.com * Troux Technologies Adds to Team top mail <http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=HHIPPPQLII AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Troux Technologies, an application relationship management software firm,said it added several members to its management team.", "Ray Renteria was named director of product development formerly serving in the same role at Question Technologies.", "Pat Emerson was named vice president of business development, formerly serving as vice president of worldwide sales at Question Technologies.", "Hal Livings was named vice president of services.", "Mr. Livings was formerly a director at Dell and VP of services at Acuity.", "Dean Cruse, a venture fellow at AV Labs, was named vice president of marketing, formerly serving as vice president of marketing at Acuity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 8 ] }, { "title": "e1960_p31", "sents": [ "The new branch will concentrate on investments in California high technology companies and will draw its capital from the EUR 100 million ($88 million) EuroQube fund.", "Enzo Torresi, a MyQube advisor, will assume the position of managing director for the fund.", "Mr. Torresi was most recently a founding partner in EuroFund and previously co-founded ICAST.", "The firm also announced its first investment in natural language technical support software developer, noHold.", "The amount of capital invested was undisclosed.", "In addition to the new office in California and its headquarters here, the company operates from several locations in Europe including, Geneva, Munich, and London.", "http: www.myqube.com VC Personnel o AV Labs Names Former onQ Technology CEO as Venture Fellow AUSTIN, Texas -- AV Labs, an early stage venture fund focused on seed and first round investments, said it named Eric Loeffel as a Venture Fellow.", "Mr. Loeffel, who most recently served as president and CEO of onQ Technology, will provide operating executive experience to startup companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3787_p39", "sents": [ "The company is backed by $38 million from Convergence Partners, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Infineo n Technologies, InveStar, and TriQuint Semiconductor.", "http: www.tropian.com Akara Appoints Unisphere Networks' CEO to Board OTTAWA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Akara, which provides an optical utility ser vices platform, said it named James Dolce, president and CEO of Unisphere Network s, as its fifth board member.", "Unisphere designs and sells routing switches and network management software for implementation of high-speed data services.", "Mr. Dolce was introduced to the company through an industry event where he met Akara founder Sol Wong.", "Mr. Dolce founded Redstone Communications, whic h was acquired by Siemens, and co-founded Arris Networks, which was purchased by Cascade Communications.", "Akara is backed by Battery Ventures, Corning Capital, Dominion, Greylock Management, Morgan Keegan, and VenGrow th.", "http: www.akara.com new people PhoneFree Names New Pres.", "as it Shifts Focus and Cuts Staff NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- PhoneFree, an Internet-based phone company said it Charan Khurana, who previously worked for Cisco Systems, IBM, and Bell Labs, as its new president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p30", "sents": [ "http: www.itfactory.com TMP Worldwide Acquires Online Career Resource FlipDog.com mail?", "top PROVO, Utah (VENTUREWIRE) -- Publicly traded TMP Worldwide, the pare nt company of Internet career portal Monster.com, announced it has acquired privately held FlipDog.com, a commercial online career resource, from WhizBang!", "Labs.", "The terms of the deal were not released.", "A spokesperson for FlipDog said the acquisition will not affect employees or the management structure of the company.", "TMP will operate FlipDog.com as an independent entity and Web site, serving as a data resource for TMP's other businesses such as its recruitment advertising and creative services business unit.", "As part of this acquisition, WhizBang!", "Labs, the parent company of FlipDog, wi ll provide TMP with additional information-extraction services.", "WhizBang!", "Labs is backed by Dominion, UBS Capital Americas, Hewlett Packard, Bear Stearns, Spiral and Stars, InterVest, and New Media Venture Partners.", "http: www.flipdog.com http: www.tmp.com UsherPro, Season Ticket Networks Merge to Form New Company mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8, 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20130_p17", "sents": [ "A deal would be a major step in Enron's plan to shed slower-growth assets a nd focus on its core energy marketing and trading business.", "A deal to sell Portland GE to Sierra Pacific Resources collapsed five months ago.", "Sources familiar with the situation said Northwest was offering $1.8 billio n in cash and stock and would also take on $1 billion of debt in the deal.", "They said the talks were at an advanced stage and Northwest's board could v ote on the deal over the weekend.", "Northwest confirmed the talks but said there was no assurance that a deal w ould be struck and it would not make any additional comments on the matter unless a formal agreement was reached.", "Enron acquired Portland GE in July 1997 for $2.1 billion.", "Northwest shares fell $2.58, nearly 10%, to $23.41, and Enron fell $1.37, or 4%, to $31.73, both on the New York Stock Exchange." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e20117_p16", "sents": [ "Gros said the government is working to restore confidence in MAE by creating more transparent rules for trading on the free energy market.", "\"MAE is an essential part of our plan for Brazil's energy sector model,\" he said.", "South America's biggest economy is facing an unprecedented energy crisis after inadequate investment in the past few years and a drought this year that left water reservoirs at record-low levels.", "Brazil is more than 90% dependent on hydroelectric plants for the electric energy it consumes.", "An energy-rationing plan was implemented in June to cut electricity use by an average 20% per month.", "-By Adriana Brasileiro, Dow Jones Newswires; (5521) 9965-1193, [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: UPDATE 1-Northwest Natural in talks to buy Portland GE.", "10 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Northwest Natural Gas Co. on Friday said it was discussing the acquisition of Portland General Electric Co. from Enron Corp., a deal that would bring together two Oregon utilities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27068_p35", "sents": [ "\"I've heard all the rumors since Enron stock was in trouble the last time four years ago, and I don't put any credence in them,\" said Carol Coale, a natural gas analyst for Prudential Securities in Houston.", "\"I would question why anyone would want to buy Enron when we don't know what the equity side of the balance sheet is.\"", "Coale predicted that the stock could fall to the $10-$11 share range before stabilizing.", "That is the range she estimates for Enron's current book value, the worth it assigns to its assets.", "At the end of the second quarter, the book value was more than $13 share, she said.", "The rumors apparently originated on various internet bulletin boards.", "Enron stock has fallen more than 60% since third-quarter financial results showing a $1 billion asset write-down, a $632 million net loss, and a $1.2 billion charge to equity were disclosed two weeks ago (OD Oct.17,p1)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e456_p12", "sents": [ "AES Corp. planned to buy the Mohave stake, along with a 56 percent stake owned by Southern California Edison, for $667 million.", "Southern California Edison, owned by Edison International, can't sell its stake because California has banned the sale of generators by its utilities until 2006 because of an electricity shortage.", "Committed to Bandwidth Skilling also said that while Houston-based Enron is cutting spending on its fiber-optic telecommunciations business, the company doesn't intend to sell it.", "The news sent Enron shares up $4.38, or 8 percent, to $59.40. They had fallen 25 percent since Friday on concerns about the fiber-optic business and disputes over an Enron power plant in India.", "``They assured Wall Street that they were not liquidating their bandwith trading business,'' Prudential Securities analyst Carol Coale said.", "Analysts have reckoned that the potential of bandwidth trading adds as much as $20 to the future value of Enron's stock, she said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27540_p6", "sents": [ "They say that by packaging reductions in greenhouse gas emissions with other environmental measures, like cutting other power plant emissions, they could win concessions on other pollution rules.", "And to plan long-term investments, they want the predictability that comes from quick adoption of clear rules, although more flexible ones than those agreed to in Bonn a week ago by 178 countries that have accepted the Kyoto Protocol, the worldwide climate agreement that President Bush rejects.", "Most of these businesses share Mr. Bush's view that the Kyoto agreement could hurt the United States economy and that it unfairly requires emissions reductions only of big industrial nations.", "But many officials of these companies said Mr. Bush had blundered by rejecting the agreement outright instead of trying to repair it.", "''What businesses want is policy certainty,'' an environmental expert for a large international energy company said.", "''Bush has injected only turbulence.''", "For all their wealth, power and influence, though, these companies say they have been cut out of discussions at the White House." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Bonn", "sents": [ "The Federal City of Bonn (] ) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000.", "About 24 km south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany's largest metropolitan area, with over 11 million inhabitants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2943_p7", "sents": [ "The proposal would give Americans as much as $4,000 in tax credits for buying energy-efficient homes and cars, and it would offer businesses tax incentives to invest in technologies or vehicles that boost fuel efficiency.", "The Bee's James Rosen can be reached at (202) 383-0014 or [email protected].", "FERC nominees open to rate caps Bee Washington Bureau (Published May 17, 2001) WASHINGTON -- President Bush's two nominees to the Federal Energy Regulator y Commission said at their Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that more needs to be done to remedy California's \"dysfunctional\" energy market, and they didn't rule out controls on wholesale rates.", "But Patrick Wood III, the chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, and Pennsylvania Utility Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell also said that re-regulating wholesale prices based on the cost of production is a complex process that might take too long to be of any help.", "\"It is no small task,\" said Wood, who is considered Bush's choice to replac e Curt Hebert Jr. as commission chairman later this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e529_p8", "sents": [ "The measure was designed to ensure that prices did not spiral out of control in periods of high demand or low capacity, as they have in California.", "At times in the last year, wholesale electricity in California has sold for thousands of dollars per megawatt-hour.", "Mr. Wood also supervised deregulation of telecommunications in Texas, an effort that earned him a reputation for working to ensure a competitive market.", "Curt Hebert Jr., a fellow Republican who is the federal commission's chairman, has consistently opposed price caps.", "Mr. Hebert has contended that high prices in California reflect supply and demand, not price gouging by power companies, though he has recently supported his agency's policy to curtail the highest prices charged during hours of the most acute electricity shortages.", "Many Congressional officials and energy industry lobbyists said they expected Mr. Bush to name Mr. Wood to replace Mr. Hebert as chairman in the coming weeks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6766_p9", "sents": [ "Although the state continues to argue that the $8.9 billion figure is correct, FERC Judge Curtis Wagner called the figure \"baseless\" and criticized the California delegation for \"not negotiating in good faith\" during the recent settlement discussions.", "The new amount, $6.1 billion, does not include power sales to municipal utilities and alternative energy suppliers -- two entities that do not fall under the purview of the ISO, PX or the state DWR -- as well as applies FERC price controls imposed June 19 and retroactively takes into account sales from October 2 onward.", "* AB 28xx (Migden) Electrical restructuring: Oversight Board: ISO passed out of the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee on Tuesday to Senate Appropriations with 7 AYES and 0 NOES.", "It was amended by the author in committee to \"double-join\" it to SB 39xx (see below).", "This amendment \"ties\" the ultimate fate of AB 28xx to the fate of AB 39xx, unless the double-joiner language is removed from the bill before it goes to the governor for signature, assuming the bill gets to the governor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2746_p0", "sents": [ "GAS DAILY ON-LINE EDITION May 15, 2001 FERC launches formal hearing in El Paso case A collection of high-powered attorneys crowded a FERC hearing room yesterday for the launch of a formal hearing into allegations of market power abuse by El Paso and its affiliates.", "While a decision is still a way off, the presiding judge in the case made it clear that FERC must find a precise way to measure market share in California before ruling on the case.", "The hearing also marked the public release of a controversial market power study by The Brattle Group, which was commissioned by Southern California Edison to find evidence of market power abuse by El Paso marketing affiliate El Paso Merchant Energy.", "The Brattle Group said that it found substantial evidence that El Paso manipulated California's gas market -- a claim that remains strongly in dispute (see story, page 4).", "In an opening statement, FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge Curtis Wagner laid down the parameters for the hearing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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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": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Arrow Electronics", "sents": [ "Arrow Electronics is an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.", "The company specializes in distribution and value added services relating to electronic components and computer products.", "The firm reported USD$23.8 billion in revenue in 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2809_p10", "sents": [ "Canadian Enerdata Limited continues to publish the Alberta Gas Price Indices in the Canadian Gas Price Reporter.", "Peter Krenkel, President of NGX, stated, \"We believe that inclusion of data from EnronOnline will serve to make our price indices among the best in North America.", "The industry has been very supportive of the visibility and integrity we are able to bring to the Alberta Gas Price Indices, which removes the guesswork around gas price index methodology.", "However, after reviewing the matter with Enron and other industry participants, we recognized that Enron had legitimate concerns and the industry felt that \"more is better\".", "The inclusion of data from the highly liquid EnronOnline system should improve the quality of our price indices even further.\"", "Rob Milnthorp, President and CEO of Enron Canada commented, \"We are very pleased to have EnronOnline transactions included in the Alberta Gas Price Indices.", "This will provide industry participants with a more comprehensive source of data and a better opportunity to manage risk around these price indices as they are now assured that all their transactions on EnronOnline will be included in the computation of the Alberta Price Indices.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2809_p19", "sents": [ "Houston, May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp., the world's biggest energy trader, agreed to provide natural-gas pricing information to NGX Canada Inc. and drop a C$100 million ($64.7 million) suit against the Canadian gas exchange.", "Enron sued NGX in November after the Internet exchange, a unit of the company that owns the Stockholm Stock Exchange, changed providers of its gas-pricing data and didn't include trades on EnronOnline, Enron's Internet exchange, when calculating gas-price indexes.", "Calgary-based NGX agreed to include EnronOnline trades in calculating its Alberta Gas Price Indices by August, Enron spokesman Eric Thode said.", "NGX, owned by Stockholm's OM Gruppen AB, is used by about 90 percent of Canadian gas traders, and many traders use EnronOnline to sell gas from western Canada, the biggest supplier of the cleaner-burning fuel to the United States Houston-based Enron fell $1.76 to $56.99.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1960_p3", "sents": [ "Investments will range from $1 million to $5 million and will be made in a host of companies, including providers of wireless content and services, handheld ASPs, and makers of accessory devices.", "Companies funded by Palm Ventures will also have the opportunity to form other types of business relationships with Palm.", "http: www.palm.com Metawave Buys Smart Antenna Firm Adaptive for $107 Million REDMOND, Wash. -- Metawave Communications, which develops antenna technology for wireless carriers, said it is acquiring Adaptive Telecom, which also develops antenna technology.", "Under the terms of the agreement, Adaptive Telecom shareholders will receive 5.5 million shares of Metawave common stock.", "On Wednesday, Metawave stock was down more than a dollar to $19.6 a share, putting the value of the acquisition at approximately $107.8 million.", "Adaptive Technology is backed by August Capital.", "http: www.metawave.com Sterling Venture Partners Secures $150 Million for New Fund BALTIMORE -- Sterling Venture Partners, a venture capital affiliate of Sterling Capital, said it secured $150 million from investors for its first fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "August Capital", "sents": [ "August Capital is a venture capital firm founded by David Marquardt and John Johnston in 1995.", "It is focused on information technology and is based in Menlo Park, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1599_p14", "sents": [ "\"The real test is not to recognize past achievements but to be able to look back in five or ten years from now.", "As a matter of fact, some CEO's we've chosen haven't made money for share holders in the past few years, but we believe they are poised to do so now.\"", "WORTH's methodology for selecting the 50 best CEO's strives to balance their possession of a vision with a demonstrated ability to execute under stress and when confronted by urgent challenges.", "The nominations were collected from leading fund managers and securities analysts and vetted by a team of WORTH reporters.", "The final selections were made by WORTH's editors.", "WORTH, the monthly magazine edited for the dynamic wealth market, reaches active investors, business leaders and luxury connoisseurs with a median net worth of $1.25 million.", "The May issue will be available on newsstands April 24. WORTH MAGAZINE'S 50 TOP CEO'S 1. Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft; Redmond, WA 2. Jeffrey Skilling, CEO, Enron; Houston, TX 3. Philip Purcell, CEO, Morgan Stanley; New York, NY 4. James Morgan, CEO, Applied Materials; Santa Clara, CA 5. Margaret Whitman, CEO, eBay; San Jose, CA 6. Lawrence Ellison, CEO, Oracle; Redwood Shores, CA 7. Koichi Nishimura, CEO, Solectron; Milpitas, CA 8. John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems; San Jose, CA 9. Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems; Palo Alto, CA 10. Dennis Kozlowski, CEO, Tyco International; Exeter, NH 11. David Pottruck, CEO, Charles Schwab; San Francisco, CA 12. Steven Jobs, CEO, Apple Computer; Cupertino, CA 13. James McNerney Jr., CEO, 3M; St. Paul, MN 14. Steven Appleton, CEO, Micron Technology; Boise, ID 15. Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, General Electric; Fairfield, CT 16. Henry Paulson Jr., CEO, Goldman Sachs; New York, NY 17. Kenneth Freeman, CEO, Quest Diagnostics; Teterboro, NJ 18. Steven Burd, CEO, Safeway; Pleasanton, CA 19. Frederick Smith, CEO, FedEx; Memphis, TN 20. Craig Barrett, CEO, Intel; Santa Clara, CA 21. Michael Dell, CEO, Dell Computer; Round Rock, TX 22. Richard Fairbank, CEO, Capital One; Falls Church, VA 23. Kenneth Chenault, CEO, American Express; New York, NY 24. James Kelly, CEO, United Parcel Service; Atlanta, GA 25. Robert Ulrich, CEO, Target; Minneapolis, MN 26. William McGuire, CEO, UnitedHealth Group; Edina, MN 27. George David, CEO, United Technologies; Hartford, CT 28. James Truchard, CEO, National Instruments; Austin, TX 29. Richard Kovacevich, CEO, Wells Fargo; San Francisco, CA 30. Henry Nicholas III, CEO, Broadcom; Irvine, CA 31. Robert Nardelli, CEO, Home Depot; Atlanta, GA 32. Arthur Levinson, CEO, Genentecc; San Francisco, CA 33. Gordon Bethune, CEO, Continental Airlines; Houston, TX 34. Ronald DeFeo, CEO, Terex; Westport, CT 35. Leonard Schaeffer, CEO, Wellpoint Health Networks; Thousand Oaks, CA 36. William Wise, CEO, El Paso; Houston, TX 37. Robert Walter, CEO, Cardinal Health; Dublin, OH 38. Alain Belda, CEO, Alcoa; Pittsburgh, PA 39. Kevin Knight, CEO, Knight Transportation; Phoenix, AZ 40. Russell Lewis, CEO, New York Times Company; New York, NY 41. Dan Akerson, CEO, XO Communications; Reston, VA 42. Jacques Nasser, CEO, Ford Motor, Dearborn, MI 43. Roger Jarvis, CEO, Spinnaker Exploration; Houston, TX 44. Jure Sola, CEO, Sanmina; San Jose, CA 45. David D'Alessandro, CEO, John Hancock Financial Services; Boston, MA 46. Douglas Rock, CEO, Smith International; Houston, TX 47. Willem Roelandts, CEO, Xilinx; San Jose, CA 48. John Wren, CEO, Omnicom; New York, NY 49. Clark McLeod, CEO, McLeodUSA; Cedar Rapids, IA 50. William Wrigley Jr., CEO, WM." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Continental Airlines", "sents": [ "Continental Airlines was a major United States airline, founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas.", "It had ownership interests and brand partnerships with several carriers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25076_p1", "sents": [ "Some passed, some failed and most of them served to further confuse the committee members.", "Eventually the committee stalled on detailed proposals made by TURN and other consumer groups.", "During the hearing Hedy had the opportunity to speak to Nancy McFadden and Richard Katz from the Governor's office regarding a couple of issues highlighted by Jeff and Mike Day.", "Richard said he is willing to make more technical amendments when the bill gets to Appropriations.", "Subsequently, Hedy and I spoke to D.J.", "Smith at Jeff's request.", "D.J.", "agreed that the bill needs to use the August 24th date as a grandfather date for executed DA contracts, but specifically asked that we (Enron) not speak to Richard about it.", "He said he will have the business entities request it as a clarifying amendment.", "If we request it, he thought Richard would be less likely to believe it's clarifying since he believes our motives to be too self-serving." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3040_p0", "sents": [ "'Just in case anyone had any doubts about how Davis is approaching the issue Davis announces four new energy advisors Updated: May 18, 2001 - 2:54 p.m. Gov.", "Gray Davis has added four new advisers to his energy staff, including members of former Vice President Al Gore's staff and campaign team.", "Chris Lehane, former Gore press secretary, and Mark Fabiani, a deputy campaign manager for the Gore-Lieberman presidential run, will coordinate the governor's communications staff on energy issues and help recruit a new director of communications.", "Lehane and Fabiani's company will earn $30,000 per month for six months.", "Nancy McFadden, former deputy chief of staff to Gore, will earn $118,000 a year as a senior adviser to the governor, said Steve Maviglio, Davis' spokesman.", "McFadden will concentrate on the governor's relations with federal regulators and with generators.", "Davis also has recruited Kellan Fluckiger, chief operations officer for the Independent System Operator, keeper of the state's power grid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2386_p128", "sents": [ "One of the operators was Bob Oyster of Redwood City, who operates 27 Shell and Chevron stations in the Bay Area.", "\"They said, 'Make sure you are prepared,' Oyster said.", "\"There has been a lot of talk over the weeks by oil people that the price is going up, but there's a larger issue, and $3 may be a bargain.\"", "Oyster blames oil industry consolidation and dwindling competition for the higher prices.", "He said there are half as many oil companies and dealers as 10 years ago.", "\"If the consolidation and lack of competition continues, we're going to be talking about $6 per gallon, not $3,\" Oyster said.", "Taking into account inflation, gas prices are now the highest they have bee n since 1981. That was when President Ronald Reagan ended price controls on t he oil industry and gas prices spiked to $1.38 a gallon -- $2.30 a gallon when adjusted to today's dollars." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Ronald Reagan", "sents": [ "Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American statesman and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.", "Before his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California, from 1967 to 1975, after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5470_p64", "sents": [ ",2001 Associated Press Political pressure eases for California Gov.", "Gray Davis as power prices dip ALEXA HAUSSLER, Associated Press Writer Tuesday, June 12, 2001 ,2001 Associated Press: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D news archive 2001 06 12 n ation al0337EDT0446.DTL (06-12) 00:37 PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Gov.", "Gray Davis is getting his first glimpse of relief after months defendi ng the state's soaring electricity prices and rolling blackouts.", "A series of events -- from plummeting wholesale energy and natural gas pric es to the unexpected shift in the United States Senate -- has Davis declaring that the state has \"turned a corner\" in its power woes.", "But the governor, whose popularity ratings have taken a dive in recent months, must still weather steaming summer months and homeowner reactions to record-high electricity bills.", "\"Some irreparable damage has been done to his image and his popularity,\" sa id Bruce Cain, director of the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California at Berkeley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e894_p216", "sents": [ "\"Most men never have a chance to write their own epitaphs.", "But Gray provided the language for his political gravestone,\" said GOP consultant Dan Schnur, a former top aide to Davis' predecessor, Republican Pete Wilson.", "\"He did it all by himself.\"", "Davis' defenders say the governor deserves credit during the past months of the state's energy crisis for steadfastly seeking a plan that would protect average California consumers.", "\"Davis does get some points for fighting off the rate increase for awhile,\" said Bruce Cain, political science professor at the University of California at Berkeley.", "Bob Mulholland, campaign adviser to the state Democratic Party, said the governor is the captain in a classic battle between Democratic populism and the big oil-and-energy interests who control wholesale electricity prices.", "\"The Texas boys have California right where they want us,\" he said.", "\"PG&E declares Chapter 11 bankruptcy while they're eating filet mignons.\"", "Others, however, say Davis has single-mindedly pursued unrealistic options that have caused delay and greater financial fallout." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4881_p1", "sents": [ "When the RTO filing is made, we need to review this list and compare to the actual filings and finalize.", "This information will go into building our public message.", "Our initial response will be public (through the trade press).", "This will include making specific comments about each RTO.", "Right now we are focusing on (1) failed efforts and (2) insufficient work as the key problems.", "Any details or other topics should be considered.", "2. Formal Response to October 15 Filing Dan Watkiss of B&P will be reviewing the formal filings for details.", "Joe Hartsoe will coordinate our FERC filings due on November 15. We need these done by early November to run them through the commercial side.", "Each RTO lead should schedule some time in DC the week of Oct 24 with Joe Hartsoe to make sure that our filings are on-track and complete.", "We should file in each RTO case." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e4881_p0", "sents": [ "\"In preparation for the upcoming filings from different RTOs around the country to meet the FERC Order 2000 October 15 deadline, I'd like to outline a set of steps that we need to undertake to respond appropriately.", "Comments are appreciated.", "A few people met with FERC last Friday to discuss our general observations and what a good RTO will look like (please see attached file below).", "Not all RTOs intend to file on October 15. The filing RTOs (from what I can tell) include the following: (1) RTO West, (2) Desert Star, (3) SPP, (4) Entergy, (5) Southern Transco, (6) Grid South, and (7) Florida RTO.", "(SPP and Entergy may file together) 1. Immediate Public Response It is critical to make sure that we have a list of key issues with each RTO filing that we can use to make public statements.", "Each RTO lead should prepare preliminary list of issues and send to Joe Hartsoe and me no later than Friday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2386_p68", "sents": [ "Sometimes in this crisis, Bryson appears haggard, unwell.", "But more often, and at the oddest times, he is buoyant, with a half smile that seems to be choking back a snort of laughter.", "It's a disarming affectation, and confusing.", "It makes him seem almost cavalier, almost masking the fact that he has turned his life over to solving this crisis.", "Bryson, the son of an Oregon sawmill operator, graduated from Stanford University and went on to Yale Law School in the late 1960s.", "Bright and idealistic, he co-founded the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, a still-thriving environmental protection law firm.", "He was barely into his 30s when Gov.", "Jerry Brown appointed him to chai r the California Water Resources Control Board.", "Three years later, in 1979, Brown made Bryson a member of the PUC.", "He later practiced law for a while, then--through friendships cultivated at the PUC--joined Southern California Edison as a vice president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 7 ] }, { "title": "Jerry Brown", "sents": [ "Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the 39th Governor of California since 2011.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history.", "Prior to and following his first governorship, Brown served in numerous state, local and party positions, and thrice ran as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e489_p49", "sents": [ "They can burn those MP3 files onto their own homemade customized CDs on which the music can be arranged as they prefer.", "Though teenagers have used Napster's file-sharing capability to fill up their hard drives with the latest hot singles by Jennifer Lopez or Eminem, so far it's hard to say conclusively that it has stopped them from buying those artists' CDs.", "In any case, the labels realize that there's no turning back now, which is why Bertelsmann AG's BMG unit entered into a partnership with Napster meant to legitimize the service and bring it into the mainstream.", "Even the major labels -- which have sneered at the notion of getting into business with their nemesis -- are slogging through the tortuous technical and legal problems that would allow them to launch their own digital downloading services.", "When they're not busy suing Web upstarts like Napster or MP3.com, media industry leaders like Vivendi Universal SA Chief Executive Jean-Marie Messier publicly predict that, someday soon, we'll all be downloading Shania Twain songs straight from the Web to our wireless mobile phones, which will also store and play the music back." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Shania Twain", "sents": [ "Shania Twain, OC ( ; born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter.", "Twain has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time.", "Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the \"Queen of Country Pop\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6080_p20", "sents": [ "Terms of the agreements, with AES Direct, the retail marketing subsidiary of the AES Corporation, and with CoEnergy, a unit of MDTE Energy, were not disclosed.", "New Power, of Purchase, N.Y., a unit of NewPower Holdings, said the deals would add more than 82,000 natural gas and electric customers in Ohio, and about 38,000 natural gas customers in Pennsylvania.", "Business Brief -- NewPower Holdings Inc.: Division to Acquire Assets Of AES's Power Direct Unit 07 06 2001 The Wall Street Journal A4 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NewPower Holdings Inc.'s New Power Co. unit agreed to acquire assets from AES Corp.'s AES Power Direct retail-marketing unit.", "Terms weren't disclosed.", "Under the agreement, New Power, Purchase, N.Y., will acquire natural-gas inventory, supply and transportation contracts and infrastructure in Peoria, Ill., and Toronto.", "AES Power is based in McLean, Va. New Power, which provides electricity and natural gas to households and small businesses in the deregulated energy marketplace, also agreed to acquire, for a sum that wasn't disclosed, the natural-gas inventory related to the Columbia Gas of Ohio and Dominion East Ohio gas customer choice programs of Coenergy Trading Co. Coenergy is a unit of DTE Energy Co., of Detroit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e6026_p2", "sents": [ "07 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - New Power Co., a national energy provider partly owned by powerhouse Enron Corp., on Thursday increased its customer base by about 20 percent and its visibility in Pennsylvania and Ohio with two separate acquisitions.", "Financial terms were not disclosed.", "New Power, a unit of NewPower Holdings Inc. which was formed to take advantage of electricity deregulation, added a total of 121,000 electric and natural gas customers to its customer base of about 615,000. New Power said it signed an agreement to buy the customer base and related assets of AES Direct, the retail marketing subsidiary of independent power company AES Corp. which includes natural gas inventory, supply and transportation contracts as well as billing and customer service operations.", "It also bought Ohio-based customers from CoEnergy, a unit of Michigan-based DTE Energy gaining entry into service areas of four additional utilities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3212_p5", "sents": [ "He also claimed that a Redondo Beach facility (obviously AES) was fined $8 million by FERC for taking its plant off-line and substituting higher rates.?", "He said, however, that this order had been sealed.", "He cited an industry report that predicts 260 hours of blackouts this summer, which could mean four hours a day.?", "That could be, he said, \"potentially the ruination of a lot of medicine in refrigeration.\"?", "Cotchett noted that only hospitals with more than 100 beds are exempt from blackouts, which does not protect surgical centers or many health facilities.", "Jerry Brown added that \"prices are unjust and people are suffering.\"?", "Continued high prices could mean \"potential civic disruption,\" and that there will be \"more actions to mobilize\" Western mayors.", "Liz Figueroa spoke briefly to reiterate the health aspects of the lawsuit.", "Burton had mentioned Clark Kelso, who regularly appears on TV here as a legal expert and I believe was a colleague of Justice Anthony Kennedy, in his Press Club appearance.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Anthony Kennedy", "sents": [ "Anthony McLeod Kennedy (born July 23, 1936) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.", "President Ronald Reagan nominated Kennedy to the Supreme Court in 1987, and Kennedy was sworn in on February 18, 1988.", "Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor in 2006, he has been the swing vote on many of the Roberts Court's 5–4 decisions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3552_p45", "sents": [ "Investors in the fund are insurance companies, financial services, and pension funds.", "Charles A. Davis and Stephen Friedma n are the senior principals managing the fund.", "Bruce Ferland, Timothy J. Lemmon, and Randall J. Wolf are the remaining principals for the fund.", "MMC Capital Technology Fund I closed in 1999 at $81 million and is fully invest ed in 12 companies.", "MMC Capital manages three families of funds that invest in insurance, software, and communications.", "http: www.mmccapital.com vc personnel Royal Bank Capital Partners Adds Two to Energy Fund Team mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Royal Bank Capital Partners, the private e quity arm of Royal Bank of Canada, said Bruce Rothstein and Ray Sheen have joined the Energy Fund as managing director and director, respectively.", "Mr. Rothstein joins the firm from Entech Industries, where he served as executi ve vice president, chief financial officer, and board director.", "Mr. Sheen had served as vice president of the energy group at Deutsche Bank, and as proje ct finance director at Union Bank of Switzerland." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e3514_p11", "sents": [ "Mr. Mullins previously sat on the advisory board of vSimplify.", "http: www.vsimplify.com Core Networks Receives Follow-On Financing in Series B mail?", "top HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (VENTUREWIRE) -- Core Networks, which develops activation and network management software applications for the high-speed Internet-over-cable industry, said it received follow-on financing to its Series B round, in which the company raised $10.5 million in March.", "The amount of this investment was not disclosed.", "Return investor Royal Bank Capital Partners and new investor Intel Capital provided the new financing, which will be used for business development.", "The deal was based on the same valuation as the March funding, which was provided by Royal Bank Capital Partners Telecommunications Fund, ACF Equity Atlantic, and Skypoint http: www.corenetworks.com Speech Recognition Software Firm InfoTalk Nabs $12M mail?", "top HONG KONG (VENTUREWIRE) -- InfoTalk, which develops conversational s peech recognition technology, said it has closed $12 million in a round of financing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11348_p6", "sents": [ "Davis and other governors attending the conference met with the president for about 45 minutes at the White House on Monday.", "In his opening remarks, Bush repeated his desire to give the states more authority, saying \"real change comes from the states up.\"", "Davis noted that he and other Western governors are hoping for federal aid to overhaul the transmission and distribution systems for electricity and natural gas system.", "\"If we're going to have a strong economy,\" Davis said, \"we have to have the electricity to power it.\"", "Davis, chairman of the Democratic Governors Assn., was scheduled to attend a $5.5-million fund-raiser Monday night for the Democratic governors in Washington.", "He will then leave for New York, where he will hold personal fund-raisers and confer with Wall Street analysts Wednesday about the state's energy situation.", "Meanwhile, Duke Energy North America on Monday suspended a lawsuit it had filed against Davis.", "The company said it reached an \"interim settlement\" to sell power to the state at the same below-market prices that it originally had agreed to supply to Edison and PG&E under long-term contracts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e894_p241", "sents": [ "Zeller of the Blue Ridge group said it's unlikely the Savannah River project, if completed, can be confined to the two North Carolina plants Duke says it now has in mind for MOX fuel.", "\"It's absurd for anyone to believe this plutonium factory at Savannah River is for just those reactors,\" she said.", "\"These are the first phase.", "Others will be slated for weapons-grade plutonium.", "Where?", "Nobody knows.", "Every state with a nuclear power plant better be interested.\"", "-- Duke Exerts Energy in Business and Politics -- About the company: Duke Energy is a multinational energy company composed of 14 operating units.", "It entered California July 1, 1998, with Duke Energy North America's purchase of 2,645 megawatts of production from PG&E.", "Duke generates 3,450 megawatts in Oakland, Moss Landing (Monterey County), Morro Bay (San Luis Obispo County) and Chula Vista (San Diego County), accounting for about 5 percent of the state's electricity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6341_p28", "sents": [ "\"They must step up and provide the refunds we've asked for.\"", "While Davis said California officials had gone to Washington prepared to discuss ways to reach a settlement, including renegotiating long-term contracts to buy power, an energy industry official faulted the state for its unwillingness to compromise.", "Generators put forward an offer even though they believe no refunds are owed, said Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers.", "Smutny-Jones said the state needed to stop thinking it would get the $8.9 billion.", "\"It's clear from the way the issue was characterized by the judge that $9 billion is not something the state is going to see any time in the near future,\" he added.", "\"It is not based in reality.\"", "Davis also took heat from Republicans yesterday.", "\"He desperately needs that refund, so he can renegotiate the dreadful contracts he has entered into,\" said Rob Stutzman, a consultant for the California Republican Party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e5470_p30", "sents": [ "Still, the energy crisis has battered the governor once considered a potential presidential contender in 2004. His state, heavily reliant on the fortunes of the technology sector to fill its treasury, is facing its toughest budget crunch in years.", "Also, some experts said Davis has called a premature victory in the energy crisis.", "The state has yet to sell $13.4 billion worth of bonds to repay the state for power buys, and California still relies heavily on the spot power market to make up for electricity shortages.", "California Republicans, meanwhile, are fortifying their campaign against Davis and the Democrats that control both houses of the legislature and all but one statewide office.", "The state party hired veteran consultant Rob Stutzman to counter Davis' hiring of Lehane and Fabiani.", "Stutzman worked for former insurance commissioner Chuck Quackenbush, who resigned under the threat of impeachment last year.", "Stutzman said Davis has little for which to take credit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6411_p41", "sents": [ "With no contracts, AES argued it should have the right to sell power produc ed in Huntington Beach to whomever it wants.", "Huntington Beach officials who lobbied hard for the sales restriction said they felt betrayed by the decision.", "They said the commission bowed to the demands of a corporation over local concerns.", "\"AES got exactly what it wanted,\" said City Councilwoman Connie Boardman, w ho testified at the hearing.", "\"There's a lot of impacts the residents of Huntington Beach put up with.", "Th e energy crisis is the reason this project was approved so rapidly.", "Now that seems irrelevant.", "I think it's a big waste of time.\"", "An AES spokesman said the company would prefer to sell its power to custome rs in California.", "But he acknowledged there is no guarantee the extra electricity will remain in the state.", "Councilwoman Debbie Cook said she fully expects AES to sell the power to out-of-state companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 10 ] }, { "title": "Debbie Cook", "sents": [ "Deborah \"Debbie\" Cook (born January 22, 1954) is the former mayor of Huntington Beach, California, and was the Democratic candidate for California's 46th congressional district in 2008.", "Cook was elected to the Huntington Beach City Council in 2000 and re-elected in 2004.", "She is president of the board of directors of the Post Carbon Institute." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20425_p64", "sents": [ "Fastow's departure follows the August resignation of chief executive Jeff Skilling, who said he wanted a change in lifestyle after ju st six months on the job.", "Wednesday's change came after Enron's stock fell $3.38 to $16.41, its lowest point in six years, to cap off a $13 billion p lunge in market value since the company announced a third quarter loss last week and wrote down shareholder equity by $1.2 billion in a move related to the questionable transactions.", "Wall Street's anxieties about Enron sprea d to the stocks of other natural gas and power traders and marketers on Wed nesday, with Dynegy Inc. falling 12.8 percent to $37.26 and Aquila off 11.7 percent at $21.20. Investors have fled Enron's stock in droves follo wing disclosures that the company did off-the-balance sheet transactions wi th two limited partnerships run by Fastow in deals the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is now looking into for possible conflict of interest." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e804_p13", "sents": [ "Throw an unexpected heat wave into the mix this summer and the state's crisis could quickly worsen.", "That's where Mike Pass and his colleagues come into play.", "After stints with the National Weather Service and on television in Texas and Louisiana, Pass is now the senior meteorologist for Reliant's Wholesale Group, leaving him the responsibility of briefing traders like Dicciani and others on forecasts stretching as far forward as 15 days.", "At the morning meeting, Pass said, a roomful of energy traders goes silent when he starts talking about the weather.", "\"It starts out noisy, but when we're into that briefing, within seconds everyone is paying attention.\"", "The reason for such attention is not lost on him.", "\"Weather drives the power demand, and therefore weather is a critically important issue to utilities,\" Pass said.", "THE BOTTOM LINE The energy industry's fascination with weather forecasting stretches beyond companies such as Reliant, Enron Corp. and Aquila which have hired their own staffs of meteorologists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4375_p30", "sents": [ "The fund closed at $10 million and will make co-investments with a group of 30 limited partners.", "Centrata, which links distributed desktop computers over the Internet, was the fund's first investment.", "The amount of that deal was not disclosed.", "Common Angels targets early stage investments in software, information technology and Internet-related businesses.", "Average investments are $500,000 to $2 mil!", "li!", "on.", "Since 1998, Common Angels has funded 16 new companies with more than $29 million from both members and partner organizations.", "http: www.commonangels.com VC Personnel o Former NetIQ Exec Joins AV Labs AUSTIN, Texas -- AV Labs, an accelerator venture fund, said that Michael Rover has joined the firm as an investment principal.", "Mr. Rover will recruit and manage the companies portfolio companies.", "Mr. Rover previously worked with NetIQ in business development, marketing and strategy building.", "AVLabs is an early stage venture fund that targets Internet companies delivering business-to-business applications and infrastructure products and services via the Web." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "e1960_p31", "sents": [ "The new branch will concentrate on investments in California high technology companies and will draw its capital from the EUR 100 million ($88 million) EuroQube fund.", "Enzo Torresi, a MyQube advisor, will assume the position of managing director for the fund.", "Mr. Torresi was most recently a founding partner in EuroFund and previously co-founded ICAST.", "The firm also announced its first investment in natural language technical support software developer, noHold.", "The amount of capital invested was undisclosed.", "In addition to the new office in California and its headquarters here, the company operates from several locations in Europe including, Geneva, Munich, and London.", "http: www.myqube.com VC Personnel o AV Labs Names Former onQ Technology CEO as Venture Fellow AUSTIN, Texas -- AV Labs, an early stage venture fund focused on seed and first round investments, said it named Eric Loeffel as a Venture Fellow.", "Mr. Loeffel, who most recently served as president and CEO of onQ Technology, will provide operating executive experience to startup companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19680_p93", "sents": [ "At least 10 law firms are seeking class action status on behalf of plaintiffs they said were deceived by false and misleading statements or because adverse information was concealed, causing Enron's shares to be artificially inflated.", "\"Enron restating its earnings is certainly going to help our case.", "It demonstrates that in their opinion their earnings were false when initially published,\" said lawyer Arthur Stock of Berger & Montague PC in Philadelphia, one of the law firms seeking class-action status.", "Enron declined to comment.", "The lawsuits name the company, Chairman and Chief Executive Kenneth Lay, former CEO Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow, a former chief financial officer, as defendants.", "In another blow to its damaged reputation among investors, the Houston-based company last week admitted it erred in reporting past results.", "It reduced its earnings from 1997 to 2000 by $591 million, or 22 percent of the amount that had previously been released on its financial statements." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e19496_p23", "sents": [ "On Tuesday, Enron's stock closed at $11.16, its lowest level since 1992. Potential buyers include General Electric's GE Capital unit, Warren Buffett 's Berkshire Hathaway and Royal Dutch Shell, the Journal said.", "On the Net: http: www.enron.com AP Photo XNYR310 of Oct. 29 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Misled Investors about Overvalued Assets and Off-Balance Sheet Deals -- ENE 11 01 2001 PrimeZone Media Network Copyright (c) 2001 PrimeZone Media Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- The law firm of Berger & Montague P.C.", "(http: www.bergermontague.com) filed a class action suit on behalf of an investor against Enron Corp. (\"Enron\" or the \"Company\") (NYSE:ENE) an d its principal officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Enron securities during the period from March 30, 2000 through a nd including October 18, 2001, inclusive (the \"Class Period\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6999_p81", "sents": [ "But most customers have to wait a few months before they can get panels.", "There is a backlog in production of solar panels because of the great deman d, Gahagan said.", ",2001 Associated Press Power consultant firings called 'tip of iceberg' Secretary of state says disclosure list should be expanded Bernadette Tansey, Kelly St. John, Chronicle Staff Writers <mailto:[email protected] Sunday, July 29, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle chronicle info copyright URL: <http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 0 7 29 MN15752.DTL Calling the dismissal of five Davis administration energy consultants who disclosed ownership of power company stocks \"just the tip of the iceberg,\" Secretary of State Bill Jones continued yesterday to attack potential conflicts of interest in the state's electricity-buying program.", "\"These few firings don't resolve the issue at all,\" said Jones, a Republica n who may challenge Davis in the next gubernatorial race.", "Jones said the list of advisers required to file financial disclosures shou ld be expanded and the issue further investigated by state Attorney General Bi ll Lockyer and by the state Fair Political Practices Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2665_p63", "sents": [ "Commercial building energy use Lighting, heating and cooling rank at the top for commercial building energ y costs.", "Energy as a percent of total commercial building operating expense 19% Administrative 18% Cleaning 10% Roads, grounds, security 23% Repairs, maintenance 30% Energy Percent breakdown of energy use 31% Lighting 22% Space heating 18% Space cooling 7% Water heating 6% Office equipment 6% Other 5% Ventilation 3% Refrigeration 2% Cooking Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency; Energy Information Administration Chronicle Graphic ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle Page?8 Natural gas price squeeze Report says supplier manipulated market Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, May 13, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 05 13 M N230092.DTL&type=3Dnews A Texas energy company drove California's natural gas prices sharply higher by pinching off the flow of gas through a major pipeline into the state, according to an Assembly subcommittee report obtained by The Chronicle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]