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[ { "title": "e20472_p1", "sents": [ "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 JAPAN: Japan's Teijin, Enron study coal-fired power plant.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 Enron, Teijin to Build Power Plant in Japan, Report Says Bloomberg, 10 29 01 Once-Mighty Enron Strains Under Scrutiny The New York Times, 10 28 01 Plumbing Mystery Of Deals By Enron The New York Times, 10 28 01 Investors Seem to Ignore Discouraging News The New York Times, 10 28 01 Enron Asks Banks for More Credit After Stock Slide, FT Reports Bloomberg, 10 28 2001 Enron Asks Banks For Additional Credit -FT Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 28 01 Week in Review TOP STORIES OCT. 22-26 Lockheed Edges Out Boeing for Contrac t Los Angeles Times, 10 28 01 Devon Energy makes building its own with major lease Houston Chronicle, 10 28 01 INDIA PRESS: Enron Plans To Exit LNG Shipping JV Dow Jones International News, 10 28 01 Enron Taps All Its Credit Lines To Buy Back $3.3 Billion of Debt The New York Times, 10 27 01 COMPANIES & FINANCE INTERNATIONAL - Enron's bond prices drop to warning lev els." ], "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, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Allscripts", "sents": [ "Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (MDRX-NASDAQ) is a publicly traded American company that provides physician practices, hospitals, and other healthcare providers with practice management and electronic health record technology.", "Allscripts also provides solutions for patient engagement and care coordination, as well as financial and analytics technology.", "The company has more than 180,000 physician users and has solutions in 2,700 hospitals and 13,000 extended care organizations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p14", "sents": [ "Riggs Capital Partners, Galway Partners, Carlton Capital Group and individual investors also participated in the funding, joining seed investor Devon Partners.", "APT said the funds will be used for further product development and sales efforts.", "As a result of this round, Michael Bluestein, a Principal at Winston has joined the APT board.", "Telephone 703-864-5144. o Supply Chain Manager Mezzia Has $3.5 Million First Round INDIANAPOLIS -- Mezzia, a provider of Web-based software for supply chain demand management to the healthcare industry said it has raised $3.5 million in its first round of funding from undisclosed individual investors.", "The company said the funds will be used to support the continued development and delivery of its flagship product, Mezzia Demand Planner, which was launched last week.", "The company also announced the appointment of Glen E. Tullman, chairman and CEO of Allscripts, to its board of directors.", "http: www.mezzia.com Wireless Internet Provider Gets $1.4 Million Seed Round BOSTON -- Northeast Wireless, a wireless broadband Internet provider to the Boston area, said it concluded its seed round of financing with $1.4 million from undisclosed individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1266_p19", "sents": [ "Also, check New PowerOs Web site for its alternate plan.", "Company ..", "Monthly charge .. Rate per kilowatt-hour ..", "Incentives .. Penalty for early cancelation The New Power Co. www.newpower.com 877-901-7059 .. $3 .. 9.3 cents .. Two free Decembers .. $30 Shell Energy www.shellenergy.com 800-24-SHELL .. $2 or $5 .. 9.3 cents .. None .. None First Choice Power www.firstchoicepower.com 866-469-2464 .. $4.95 .. 9.4 cents .. $25 credit .. Forfeit credit Green Mountain Energy Co. www.greenmountain.com 866-473-3689 .. $4.95 .. 9.8 cents .. Power Perks discount card .. None Graph: Retail electricity rates (p. 14, TEXT) Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron controversy to dampen investor confidence in India: envoy 04 14 2001 Agence France-Presse (Copyright 2001) NEW DELHI, April 14 (AFP) - A controversy over US energy giant Enron's subsidiary in India will dampen investor confidence and have a negative impact on foreign investment, Washington's outgoing ambassador said Saturday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e529_p33", "sents": [ "Deregulation is expected to attract close to 20 power companies - including newcomers from outside Texas - who will compete for a slice of the residential, commercial and industrial market.", "On the Net: Enron: http: www.enron.com Texas PUC: http: www.puc.state.tx.us AP Photo DN102 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Power companies gear up for deregulation pilot program 03 27 2001 Associated Press Newswires Copyright 2001. Associated Press.", "All Rights Reserved.", "AUSTIN (AP) - Power companies are jockeying for the next phase in electric deregulation - a pilot program to let some customers pick their own power company beginning June 1. In Dallas, competitors hope to lure customers from TXU Corp. are advertising heavily in newspapers and over the air waves.", "About 20 companies have signed up with state officials to become electricity providers, ranging from existing companies to new entrants to the market such as New Power Co. and Shell Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8778_p3", "sents": [ "http: www.atviso.com Emulex Acquires Giganet for $645 Million mail this story?", "top COSTA MESA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Emulex, a publicly traded supplier of Fibre Channel host adapters, said it has agreed to acquire Giganet, a developer of IP networking services in a deal worth approximately $645 million.", "Emulex will acquire Giganet for approximately 4 million shares in common stock and assumed options.", "Giganet will become the IP Networking group of Enulex.", "Neil Ferris, Giganet president and CEO, will take a seat on Emulex's board of directors.", "Giganet Inc.'s investors include H&Q Venture Associates, Innocal, Mariposa Investment Holding, Merrill Lynch, NTT Leasing, Telsoft, and W.R. Hambrecht.", "http: www.emulex.com http: www.giganet.com Global Internet Ventures Launches $140 Million Fund mail this story?", "top VIENNA, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Global Internet Ventures said it launched a $140 million fund focused on early-stage technology companies based in India, China, and the United States The fund's average investment will range between $500,000 and $3 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e4635_p9", "sents": [ "http: www.bizexpense.com IT Services Provider iCelerate Raises $1 Million Seed Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ICelerate, which provides technology and services such as development, hosted applications, and Internet maintenance, said it secured $1 million in its seed round of funding from Global Internet Ventures and Ashok Narasimhan, a former senior executive at VeriFone.", "The company said it will use the funds to acquire Sarsoft, an application software implementation and consulting service, and to begin building development capabilities in India.", "Bruce Robertson, director of Investments at Global Internet Ventures, and Mr. Narasimhan have joined iCelerate's board of directors.", "http: www.icelerate.com Shopping Search Engine PriceNgine Gets $1 Million Round A LOS ANGELES -- PriceNgine Technologies, which provides technology designed to assist customers with online shopping, said it raised $1 million in its Series A round of financing from an undisclosed individual investor.", "The company will use the funds to develop its technology, search engine features, and to start their business-to-business sales efforts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dennis Hollingsworth", "sents": [ "Dennis Clark Hollingsworth (born January 12, 1967 in Hemet, California) is an American politician who represented California's 36th State Senate district, which includes portions of San Diego and Riverside County, from 2002 to 2010.", "In 2000, Hollingsworth was elected to the Legislature as a member of the Assembly, and in 2002, Hollingsworth was elected to the Senate.", "Hollingsworth served as the California State Senate Minority Leader from 2008 until he termed out of the Senate in 2010.", "Hollingsworth's political focus included advancing conservative principles and transparency." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2665_p40", "sents": [ "You'll see it again and again.\"", "In coming months, politics may further complicate the debate.", "In Washington, the task force developing a national energy strategy--headed by Vice President Dick Cheney--is reportedly weighing a mo ve to give federal authorities the power of eminent domain to acquire private land for new electrical transmission lines.", "And in Sacramento, Assemblyman Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta) has proposed a bill that would require state energy officials and utilities to use public land for transmission lines before they would be allowed to acquire private property.", "That bill, which awaits votes in two Assembly committees in coming weeks, targets not only future transmission lines but the proposed line in southern Riverside County, Hollingsworth said.", "\"I object to the fact that private property is looked at as the path of least resistance,\" he said.", "In Riverside County, community leaders say they have a series of concerns about the SDG&E proposal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8862_p0", "sents": [ "Thank you for the summary.", "ORA's proposed language under the cost recovery section: Cost Recovery - Revise Section B.3 (now B.4) to eliminate the last sentence and add the following \"While PG&E may seek recovery of these costs, other parties to this settlement do not necessarily support PG&E's right to recover any additional costs.\"", "--Original Message -- From: Yoo, Salle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 11:23 AM To: Andy Skaff; Ben Ledene; Bob Shively; Catherine Sullivan; Craig Chancellor; Ed Yates; Edward O'Neill; Gerald Worster; Grant Kolling; Greg Bloom; Gregory Klatt; James Weil; Jamie Ramierez; Jay Cattermole; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Paul; John Leslie; Katie Elder; Keith McCrea; Lindsey How-Downing; Marcel Hawiger; Mark Baldwin; Mark Pocta; Matt Brady; Michael Rochman; Norm Pedersen; Paul Amirault; Raveen Maan; Rich Hall; Ron Oechsler; Tom Solberg Subject: Counterproposal to PG&E September 24, 1999, OFO Settlement Offer The enclosed document is a summary of changes to PG&E's September 24, 1999 OFO settlement offer, as proposed by parties during the telephone conference last Friday (October 1, 1999)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e932_p2", "sents": [ "The hearings, entitled Assessing the California Crisis: How Did We Get to This Point, and Where Do We Go From Here?y will take place on April 10 in Sacramento, April 11 in San Jose and April 12 in San Diego.", "TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2001 11 a.m. PST Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street - Room #204 Panel One Mr. Ed Yates - Senior Vice President, California League of Food Processors Mr. Lewis K. Uhler - President, The National Tax Limitation Committee Mr. Pete Verboom - Glenn County Dairyman Panel Two Mr. Kevin Madden- General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Mrs. Loretta Lynch - President, California Public Utilities Commission Mr. Terry M. Winter - President and Chief Executive Officer, California Independent System Operator Mr. Larry Makovich - Senior Director, Cambridge Energy Research Associates Panel Three The Honorable J. William MacDonald - Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation Mr. Brian Jobson - Principal Power Contract Specialist, Sacramento Municipa l Utility District Ms. Becky Dell Sheehan - Principal Power Contract Specialist, California Fa rm Bureau Federation Mr. Lewis K. Uhler - President, The National Tax Limitation Committee WEDNESDAY, April 11, 2001 9:30 a.m. PST San Jose State University in Loma Prieta Ballroom One Washington Square Panel One The Honorable Curt Hebert - Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Panel Two Ms. Dede Hapner - Vice President, Regulatory Relations, Pacific Gas and Electric Company Mr. Robert G. Foster - Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Southern California Edison Dean N. Vanech - President, Delta Power Company Mr. Paul E. Desrochers - Director of Fuel Procurement, Thermo Ecotek THURSDAY, April 12, 2001 10 a.m. PST San Diego Board of Supervisors Room #358 1600 Pacific Highway Panel One Mr. Sam Hardage - President, Woodfin Suite Hotels, LLC Mr. John Wiederkehr - President, Certified Metal Craft, Inc. Mr. Douglas Barnhart - President, Dougles E. Barnhart, Inc. Mark W. Seetin - Vice President Government Affairs, New York Mercantile Exchange Panel Two Kevin Madden- General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Stephen L. Baum - Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sempra Ene rgy Mr. Steve Malcolm - President, Williams Energy Services John Stout - Senior Vice President for Asset Commercialization, Reliant Ene rgy NOTE: Witness List is subject to change" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27377_p28", "sents": [ "India has appointed retired Supreme Court Judge B.P.", "Jeevan Reddy as its conciliator, while DPC has appointed former Chief Justice of New South Wales Lawrence Street as its representative on the three-member panel.", "Former New Zealand High Court Judge David A.R.", "Williams is the third conciliator, jointly chosen by both parties.", "Dabhol is India's single largest foreign investment to date.", "-By Himendra Kumar; Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9426; [email protected] -0- 17 08 01 10-55G Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "India Cabinet Oks Power Bill; To Seek Parliament Nod 08 17 2001 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW DELHI (Dow Jones) India's Cabinet Thursday approved the Electricity Bill 2001, which seeks to change the country's outdated power laws and restructure loss-making state electricity boards, government spokeswoman N.J. Krishna said Friday.", "The comprehensive legislation seeks to replace the existing Indian Electricity Act of 1910, the Electricity Supply Act of 1948 and the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act of 1998. Krishna said the Business Advisory Committee of parliament will decide when to introduce the bill." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "e879_p9", "sents": [ "Dabhol, India's largest private power plant currently under construction, was scheduled for commissioning in two phases.", "The project's first phase, a 740-megawatt power plant, has already been commissioned and phase two is due to be completed later this year.", "-By Himendra Kumar; Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9427; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron sends political force majeure notice to Indian electricity board 04 09 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd BOMBAY (AFX) - Enron Power Corp sent a political \"force majeure\" notice to the state-run electricity board of India's Maharashtra state on Saturday, officials said.", "The move means Enron is putting the state and federal governments on notice that it might be unable to discharge its contractual obligations to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) due to domestic political events beyond its control.", "Enron subsidiary Dabhol Power Co is putting up a 3 bln usd, two-part power plant - the largest United States investment project in India - at the port town of Dabhol some 200 kilometres south of Bombay." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19988_p0", "sents": [ "Jeff--so what is a state librarian?", "Must be a west coast kind of specialty!!", "With regard to Glen Thomas, I believe that he is the newly appointed chair who was previously Governor Tom Ridge's policy guy in the governor's office.", "I think he is pretty young (early thirties) and that he still has strong ties in that office and should be vocal on markets working and political leadership (the right kind!)", "being neccesary.", "Steffes might be able to give you more insight, but if my recollection is right, he wasn't involved in the early PECO fights--I think he came on the scene a little later.", "--Original Message -- From: Dasovich, Jeff Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 7:12 PM To: Kean, Steven J.; Shapiro, Richard; Steffes, James D.; Robertson, Linda; Landwehr, Susan M.; Denne, Karen; Mara, Susan; Kaufman, Paul; Nord, Sue; Palmer, Mark A. (PR); Guerrero, Janel Subject: Participation in Roundtable on Lessons Learned in California on October 4th On October 4th, I'll be trying to fill Rob Bradley's rather large shoes at the Cal State University Center for California Studies' 13th annual envisioning California conference, \"Our Year of Disconnect: The Politics of Power in California.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Rob Bradley", "sents": [ "Rob Bradley (born August 24, 1970 in Green Cove Springs, Florida) is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District in North Central Florida since 2016.", "He previously represented the 7th district from 2012 to 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "National Post", "sents": [ "The National Post is a Canadian English-language newspaper.", "The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network, and is published Tuesdays through Saturdays.", "It was founded in 1998 by Conrad Black.", "Once distributed nationally, it later began publishing a daily edition in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, with only its weekend edition available in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.", "As of 2006, the \"Post\" is no longer distributed in Canada's Atlantic provinces and the territories.", "As of 2017, the \"Post\" is no longer a daily newspaper, publishing on a reduced schedule and transitioning subcribers to electronic delivery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1266_p0", "sents": [ "'Energy giants join wind bandwagon National Post, 04 14 01 The Hindu-Editorial: Time for negotiations The Hindu, 04 14 01 Dizzying offers create deregulation muddle Houston Chronicle, 04 14 01 Enron controversy to dampen investor confidence in India: envoy Agence France-Presse, 04 14 01 Pacific Gas & Electric owes us $570 million, Enron says Deseret News, 04 14 01 Financial Post: News Energy giants join wind bandwagon Diane Francis Financial Post 04 14 2001 National Post National D03 (c) National Post 2001. All Rights Reserved.", "Times are grim for farmers, caught between sagging prices, subsidies and livestock diseases.", "But the energy crunch may provide North America's farmers with another, lucrative line of work.", "Wind power has suddenly become viable and massive new projects have been announced both on and offshore.", "In January, the Bonneville Power Administration (a hydro-electric utility operating in the Pacific Northwest) said it will buy 1,000 megawatts of wind energy by 2003. That's enough to supply a city of 500,000 people." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "New York Mercantile Exchange", "sents": [ "The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago.", "NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City.", "Additional offices are located in Boston, Washington, Atlanta, San Francisco, Dubai, London, and Tokyo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19588_p10", "sents": [ "\"But I may call them on the phone if I don't think they are acting properly,\" he said.", "Oil prices also eased Wednesday.", "Although the New York Mercantile Exchange remained closed, oil was traded on the International Petroleum Exchange in London and in private exchanges operated by Enron Corp., Dynegy Inc. and El Paso Corp. that reopened for part of Wednesday.", "The October contract for Brent crude oil, an international benchmark, slipped $1.04 on Wednesday to close at $28.02 a barrel, after spurting $1.61 a barrel higher Tuesday on concerns about Middle East supplies.", "The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries had vowed Tuesday to pump more oil if necessary, and that helped ease supply worries.", "Spot trading was conducted for about 90 minutes in West Texas intermediate crude oil, the United States benchmark, and prices were stable near $28.60 a barrel.", "The physical crude oil market closely tracks the Nymex futures market, where West Texas crude closed Monday at $27.63 a barrel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bessemer Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is an American global venture capital firm founded in 1911.", "The firm has $4.5 billion under management and operates offices in Menlo Park, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, Israel, and India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p25", "sents": [ "http: www.modeln.com Christianity.com Changes Name to Starwire mail?", "top HAYWARD, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Christianity.com, which provides o nline content as well as online services and tools to churches and ministries, sa id it has changed its name to Starwire.", "The company said the new name more accurately represents its service offering.", "Starwire is backed by CBN; Rege nt University, a Virginia Beach, Va.-based Christian graduate school founded by Pat Robertson; Sequoia Capital; and an undisclosed private foundation.", "The company has also received funding from Comdisco.", "http: www.starwire.com XML Networking Firm DataPower Announces Launch mail?", "top CAMBRIDGE, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- DataPower, which provides advanced XML-aware networking technology to enhance XML performance and security, announced that it has launched.", "The company was founded by its CTO, Eugene Kuznetsov.", "DataPower, which raised $1.1 million in its first round, is fund ed by Bessemer Venture Partners, euclid technology ventures, and Latona Associates.", "The company said that it plans to raise an addition $8 million to $10 million within 90 days." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gary Johnson", "sents": [ "Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician.", "He was the 29th Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party.", "He was also the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e8320_p1", "sents": [ "NEW MEXICO Business group supports temporary franchise fee moratorium The Association of Commerce and Industry of New Mexico has said it supports a temporary moratorium on telecom franchise fee increases, in-kind services, and requirements beyond those currently imposed by municipalities and counties.", "The association says the Legislature should ensure that fees for use of rights-of-way, franchises, and other authorizations to place telecom infrastructure in rights-of-way are cost-based.", "The group also urges the Legislature to continue to monitor the Public Regulation Commission's activities to ensure timely implementation of SB 123 and HB 400, which were signed into law by Gov.", "Gary Johnson (R.) earlier this year.", "The new laws require the PRC to move Qwest Corp. (formerly U S WEST Communications, Inc.) to an alternate form of regulation.", "The association also urges \"appropriate funding\" for the PRC to accomplish the move.", "The association's recommendations were included in a 2001 legislative agenda released late last week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3140_p130", "sents": [ "It then was made a two-year bill, meaning it won't be considered until next January.", "Sen. Tom McClintock of Simi Valley has sponsored Senate Joint Resolution 13 a non-binding resolution that reads, \"the Legislature hereby determine s that nuclear energy is a necessary source of electricity generation, with no detrimental impact on its citizens and environment; and be it further resolved that the Legislature of the State of California urges the United States Secretary of Energy to expedite the review of the scientific data regarding Yucca Mountain's suitability as a permanent federal repository fo r high-level radioactive materials and make his recommendation to the preside nt this year.\"", "\"This is the first step in the debate,\" McClintock told me.", "The second step will begin this summer when state and federal legislators hear from citizens calling them in the dark during blackouts.", "That will concentrate minds on the necessity of bringing back to America an electrici ty source that is safe, cheap and almost unlimited." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Tom McClintock", "sents": [ "Thomas Miller McClintock II (born July 10, 1956) is an American politician who is the U.S. Representative for California 's 4 congressional district , serving since 2009.", "He is a member of the Republican Party.", "He is a former Assemblyman and state Senator.", "McClintock unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in the 2003 California recall election and for Lieutenant Governor of California in the 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3418_p16", "sents": [ "Those price differentials began to widen while Dynegy held the capacity, state officials said, only to expand dramatically after El Paso Merchant took control.", "El Paso Merchant admits significant portions of its capacity went unused.", "And the company acknowledges it was not successful at finding other players to take the space, despite the interest of several potential bidders.", "California officials insist the company only went through the motions of trying to find other shippers to take the pipeline capacity because it wanted to limit supplies.", "Perhaps the most tantalizing evidence in the case surrounds a Valentine's Day 2000 presentation made by El Paso Merchant officials to El Paso chief executive William Wise.", "The El Paso Merchant documents are still largely held under wraps by the court, although portions have been revealed and others were obtained by the New York Times.", "In those documents, El Paso officials acknowledged the deal for the pipeline capacity would give the company \"more control\" over gas markets, including \"the ability to influence the physical market,\" the Times reported." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e489_p1", "sents": [ "The winner: El Paso's sister company, the El Paso Merchant Energy Company, which buys, sells and trades natural gas.", "The bidding was not close.", "El Paso Merchant offered twice as much for the capacity as the other companies bid, in total, for bits and pieces.", "Why pay so much more?", "California officials, who are pressing a complaint against El Paso at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, say the answer is simple.", "The state contends that El Paso Merchant, with help from its sister company, saw the transaction as a way to manipulate the price of natural gas by using its control of pipeline capacity.", "According to sealed documents obtained by The New York Times that are part of filings in the federal case, executives at El Paso Merchant said internally that the deal would give them ''more control'' of gas markets, including the ''ability to influence the physical market'' to benefit the company's financial positions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5916_p19", "sents": [ "The company is backed by Mr. DuCoin and is currently seeking Series A venture financing.", "http: www.avidlearn.com New People o Integral Access Appoints Former Lucent Manager As CEO CHELMSFORD, Mass.", "-- Integral Access, which provides intellgient IP-based systems for integrated communications service providers, said it named Jack Cicon as president and CEO.", "Mr. Cicon most recently served as manager for Lucent Technology's multi-service access products business unit.", "Integral Access is backed by investors including Star Capital Group, Ascent Venture Partners, BancBoston Ventures, Canaan, Coral, Prism Venture Partners, St. Paul Venture Capital, and Singapore-based Ssang Yong and Technology Fund.", "http: www.integralaccess.com NotifyMe Networks Names Former Microsoft Executive as CEO SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- NotifyMe Networks, a developer of interactive alerting platforms, said it named Chuck Dietrick as chief executive officer.", "Mr. Dietrick previously served as a general manager for Microsoft and is chairman of the board at Cerebellum Software." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e2756_p22", "sents": [ "Fairchild, which focuses on designing, manufacturing, and marketing high performance semiconductors for multiple end market use, said the acquisitions strengthen its analog business.", "KOTA is backed by individual investors.", "http: www.fairchildsemi.com Healthcare Technology Firm MedContrax Acquires med-ecom ROCKVILLE, Md.", "-- MedContrax, a provider of healthcare information and network software and services, said it acquired all of the assets of med-ecom, which provides transaction processing and reporting services to the healthcare industry, for an undisclosed amount of cash and stocks.", "Most of the employees have been retained and med-ecom will function as a wholly-owned subsidiary, MedContrax said.", "MedContrax's investors include Salix Ventures, Pacific Venture Group, Cardinal Partners, and Oxford Biosciences.", "Backers for med-ecom include Salix Ventures, Acacia Partners, and Prism Venture Partners.", "http: www.medcontrax.com Knowledge Networks Buys Consumer Research Firm PDI MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Knowledge Networks, a marketing information firm, said it has acquired Promotions Decisions (PDI), a consumer purchase tracking company, for an undisclosed amount." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19594_p24", "sents": [ "Some of the potential buyers that have been mentioned include General Electric's GE Capital unit and Royal Dutch Shell.", "GE Capital has not ruled out an investment, the Times said, citing a source close to the talks.", "Enron has cashed in about dlrs 3 billion in revolving credit it has with va rious banks to shore up investor confidence.", "Last week, Enron secured dlrs 1 billion in new financing, using some of its natural gas and pipeline assets as collateral.", "Enron officials said Tuesday seeking additional financing is one of the man y options the company is exploring to firm up investor and market confidenc e. Meanwhile, Standard & Poor's Corp. on Wednesday lowered its ratings on some of Enron's credit linked notes and placed them on CreditWatch.", "S-and-P sai d Enron's plan to repair its damaged balance sheet through asset sales and other means will be insufficient.", "Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Inc. have also downgraded the company's credit ratings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e942_p10", "sents": [ "By contrast, Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey's largest utility, reported earnings of $764 million last year, up 5.7 percent from 1999 levels.", "New Jersey has deregulated its power market, but the utilities haven't been forced to sell off their generating assets like they have in California.", "51 Cents Pacific Gas & Electric's 7 3 8 bonds due in 2005 were bid today at 51 cents on the dollar, or $510 per $1,000 face value, traders said.", "That's down from about 90 cents as recently as November.", "The company -- whose bonds were cut to junk status in January -- has defaulted on $870 million of commercial paper this year, the largest such default ever.", "The bankruptcy filing didn't result in any credit-rating cuts of other utilities and power generators, said Ellen Lapson, managing director at Fitch Inc. in New York.", "Still, risks for energy companies working in California will be high until the situation is resolved, which may not happen until new power plants are built years from now, analysts said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8209_p11", "sents": [ "CHARLOTTE, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MortgageRamp, an online commercial real-estate Web site, said it raised $50 million in its second round of funding.", "America Mortgage Capital, Deutsche Bank, Allied Capital, Bank United, Compaq Computer, Fannie Mae, Moody's Investors Services, Standard a nd Poors, and VerticalNet participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funds for technology and product development.", "http: www.mortgageramp.com ASP VeriCenter Closes Series B Round at $11.5 Million HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Application service provider VeriCenter said it secured $11.5 million in its Series B round of funding.", "Investors in the round included BMC Software, Broadband Venture Partners, and Intel Capital, which will add an observer to the company's board of directors.", "The company said it would use the funding to expand its operations, especi ally sales and marketing.", "VeriCenter is also backed by Santa Cruz Operatio ns and individuals.?", "http: www.vericenter.com?", "E-Catalog Firm Zygo n Secures $8 Million in Second Round?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fannie Mae", "sents": [ "The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a United States government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) and, since 1968, a publicly traded company.", "Founded in 1938 during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal, the corporation's purpose is to expand the secondary mortgage market by securitizing mortgages in the form of mortgage-backed securities (MBS), allowing lenders to reinvest their assets into more lending and in effect increasing the number of lenders in the mortgage market by reducing the reliance on locally based savings and loan associations (or \"thrifts\").", "Its brother organization is the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), better known as Freddie Mac." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cabletron Systems", "sents": [ "Cabletron Systems was a manufacturer of networking computer equipment throughout the 1980s and 1990s primarily based in Rochester, New Hampshire, in the United States.", "They also had manufacturing facilities in Ironton, Ohio and in Ireland.", "Cabletron's design and sales methodologies dramatically reduced the cost of Ethernet networking equipment, covering a wide range of Layer 1 and Layer 2 networking technologies within a unified product line." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4854_p9", "sents": [ "JMI Equity Fund and Cabletron Systems led the round.", "Intellitactics focuses on integrating diverse applications and interpreting data using artificial intelligence.", "The company says it will use the funding to further develop its products and services and to acquire businesses, products and technologies.", "Two members of JMI will take seats on Intellitactics' board of directors.", "http: www.intellitactics.com Software Developer Hilgraeve Has $2.5 Million Round One MONROE, Mich. -- Hilgraeve, a provider of communications software, said it closed a $2.5 million first round of funding.", "The round was financed by individual investors, including Paul Tobias, CEO of Mackinac Partners; Jack Reinelt, former division president of Apnet; Jim White, counsel to law firm Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick; and Doug Hawes, counsel to law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.", "The money will be used for product development and marketing.", "http: www.hilgraeve.com Capital Markets Closes Round With Additional $45 Million LONDON -- The Capital Markets Company, which aims to increase efficiency in the financial services industry using Internet technology, said it closed its strategic financing round with $125 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6231_p31", "sents": [ "Before joining Callahan, Mr. Sukawaty served as president and CEO of Sprint PCS.", "He will serve as co-chair along with current board chairman Richard J. Callahan, CEO and founder of Callahan Associates.", "Nupremis is backed by Blackstone Group, Callahan Associates International, the Edward P. Bass Group, Investcorp, Compaq Computer, and Angelo, Gordon & Co. http: www.nupremis.com Silicon Technology Firm VxTel Appoints Alcatel COO To Board FREMONT, Calif. -- VxTel, which provides silicon products for broadband communications carrier networks, said it has appointed Krish Prabhu to its board of directors.", "Mr. Prabhu, the sixth person on the VxTel board, is chief operating officer of Alcatel and CEO of Alcatel America.", "VxTel is backed by Bowman Capital Management, Sequoia Capital, Telesoft Partners, Raza Ventures, Capital Research and Management Co., Essex Investment Management, Robertson Stephens' Bayview 2000, and United States Bancorp Piper Jaffray.", "ADC Ventures, Applied Micro Circuits, Clarent, Intel Communications Fund, Juniper Networks, Mitsui Comtek, Tellabs, UTStarcom, Virata, and Vitesse Semiconductor have also invested in VxTel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e3676_p14", "sents": [ "Sequel Venture Partners led the round, with participation from 75 Wa ll Street Technology Partners, Geneva Venture Partners, Telesoft Partners, and World.", "As a result of the round, Tim Conner and Victoria Katsov of new investor 75 Wall Street join CEO Mike Donaldson, Telesoft CEO Arjun Gupta, and founder and CTO, Frank Lambert, on the board.", "iWitness also expects to add two outside directors from the enterprise software industry.", "With this second round of funding, iWitness now has a total of $15 million in investments.", "In December 1999 the company closed a first round led by Telesoft, with participation from Geneva and World.", "The company expects funds from this round will last into 2002, and will be used for research, development, and marketing and sales, as well as for adding to th e executive team.", "iWitness will focus on e-mail, instant messaging, and Web transactions records management.", "CEO Mike Donaldson said the company expect s to break even in the middle of next year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4432_p15", "sents": [ "http: www.onecosmos.net o Centurion International Now Centurion Wireless Technologies LINCOLN, Neb.", "-- Centurion International, which develops, designs, and manufactures antennas and power products for wireless communications and nomadic devices, said the company will change its name to Centurion Wireless Technologies.", "Centurion's backers include Cornerstone Equity and Kuck Investment.", "http: www.centurionwirelesstechnologies.com New Deals o Coca-Cola to Advertise on Personal TV Firm ReplayTV ATLANTA -- ReplayTV, a personal television and digital video recorder service, said soft drink giant Coca-Cola agreed to advertise on its service.", "The company said the agreement involved a multi-year deal that would enable Coca-Cola to advertise using a number of different methods such as banner ads and title sponsorship.", "With ReplayTV, viewers can skip over commercials, which has raised concern among some advertisers.", "Last week, ReplayTV withdrew its initial public offering, citing unfavorable market conditions.", "The company's investors include Adelphia Communications, Comcast, EchoStar Communications, Excite@Home, Grey Advertising, the Interpublic Group of Companies, Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Motorola's broadband communications sector, News Corp., Omnicom Group, Rogers Communications, Scientific-Atlanta, Sega Enterprises, Sharp Electronics, Shaw Communications, Universal Music Group, and Vulcan Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 7 ] }, { "title": "e8209_p2", "sents": [ "ReplayTV is backed by investors including Adelphia Communications, Comcast, EchoStar Communications, Excite@Home, Grey Advertising, the Inte rpublic Group of Companies, Mat!", "sushita Kotobuki Electronics, Motorola, N ews Corp., Omnicom Group, Rogers Communications, Scientific-Atlanta, Sega Enterprises, Sharp Electronics, Shaw Communications, Universal Music Group and Vulcan Ventures.", "http: www.replaytv.com?", "Wireless Firm N etCom Raises $75 Million Series A?", "IRVINE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- NetCom Technologies, a wireless infrastructure services provider and wireless tower owner and operator, sai d it secured $75 million in its first round of outside financing from Willis Stein & Partners.", "The company said it will use the funds to continue buildi ng its US, Europe, Latin America, and Caribbean service operations and tower ownership portfolio.", "Avy H. Stein, managing partner, and Robert C. Froetscher, managing director at Willis Stein, will each take a seat on the board of directors.", "http: www.netcomtechnologies.com Access Point Telecommunications Lays Off 35% of its Workers CARY, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Access Point Telecommunications, an integrated telecommunications company that provides voice and data service s, said it laid off approximately 35% of its workers as part of a restruct uring." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20622_p51", "sents": [ "The finding will likely reinforce charges by some consumer advocates that the public power company effectively helped its customers at the expense of those suffering blackouts and rate hikes.", "The audit may also undercut efforts by Gov.", "Gray Davis and others to blame rising energy costs on private, out-of-state generating companies.", "The audit was ordered in May by the DWP's new general manager, David Wiggs.", "It was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and targeted a 13-month period beginning in May 2000. The DWP became a key player in the energy crisis last year when the state's deregulation of electricity began to backfire, with supply from private generators contracting and wholesale prices skyrocketing.", "The DWP - which had opted out of deregulation - cranked up its generating capacity and sold the extra electricity into the California market, helping to avert even more blackouts.", "At the same time, though, the DWP and other publicly owned utilities charged some of the highest prices during the crisis, official reports later showed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "PricewaterhouseCoopers", "sents": [ "PricewaterhouseCoopers (doing business as PwC) is a multinational professional services network headquartered in London, United Kingdom.", "It is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and is one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG.", "Vault Accounting 50 has ranked PwC as the most prestigious accounting firm in the world for seven consecutive years, as well as the top firm to work for in North America for three consecutive years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11520_p0", "sents": [ "'Come listen to Meihong Xu's amazing stories on Tuesday, March 6th (18:10-19:50), in Room C250. She has just started her new job at Softbank Venture Capital in Mountain View, yes, the Softbank of?Masayoshi Son,?one of the world's leading Internet market forces and, well, once was the largest shareholder in leading Internet companies including Yahoo!, E*TRADE and ZDNet?", "(circa June 2000)", "prior to joining Softbank, she served as the Executive Vice President of?", "Angel Engineers, responsible for corporate development, investor relations, and strategic planning.", "Non-registered students welcome subject to seat availability come early!", "March 6 Meihong Xu Principal, Softbank Corp AuthorYes, she is a VC in the valley, but is also a?", "Co-author of the International Best-selling Book,?DAUGHTER OF CHINA A True Story of Love and Betrayal.", "Well here is?one of the book reviews It is early September 1988. First lieutenant Xu Meihong, a young graduate of China's elite intelligence corps, is assigned to spy on suspected American operative Larry Engelmann." ], "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": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6247_p130", "sents": [ "\"The power supply shortage thus will continue without relief.\"", "http: www.washingtonpost.com Contact: http: www.washingtonpost.com Economy California and Energy Companies Miss Deadline By Richard B. Schmitt 07 10 2001 The Wall Street Journal Page A2 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) WASHINGTON -- State officials and power-company executives failed to meet a federal deadline for settling $8.9 billion of disputed California electrici ty charges, as a federal mediator overseeing the talks suggested the state's demand was excessive.", "Cautioning that he hadn't done formal calculations, Curtis L. Wagner Jr., t he chief administrative law judge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, put the level of potential refunds at \"hundreds of millions of dollars, may be a billion dollars.\"", "He also said any sums due the state could well be offse t by monies its insolvent utilities owe in unpaid power bills.", "Mr. Wagner said he would recommend to the commission that any refunds be calculated only from October -- the state had been seeking rebates calculat ed from May 2000 -- in line with an earlier FERC jurisdictional ruling." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2750_p48", "sents": [ "All shippers were trying to move as much gas as they could into the state.", "The problem is you can't get all that much gas into the state.\"", "The issue of market share appeared to loom large in the administrative hearing, which has become the closest thing to a trial arising from California's energy crisis.", "A company that controls a large portion of any market enhances its ability to dictate prices and other conditions.", "El Paso Merchant has argued that its market share should be computed as a proportion of the statewide natural gas market, in which case it would fa ll below 20% and would not raise anti-competitive concerns.", "But the PUC counters that, because of difficulties in shipping gas fro m north to south within the state, El Paso's true market is limited to Southe rn California.", "\"The question of the geographic market makes a tremendous difference in how El Paso Merchant's market share will be measured and the results,\" acknowledged Judge Curtis L. Wagner Jr. in an opening statement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1022_p2", "sents": [ "-By Victoria Knight, Dow Jones Newswires; 322-285-132; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "GERMANY: DB Energie says German power trade in too few hands.", "By Vera Eckert 04 10 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. FRANKFURT, April 10 (Reuters) - DB Energie GmbH, the power supply division of German railways, said on Tuesday it was worried by a concentration of power trading in too few hands.", "Consolidation at the generation level had resulted in a trade oligopoly which only speedier market liberalisation across Europe could help overcome, said DB Energie, the leading power consumer accounting for three percent of the German total.", "\"Four big power companies are too few to guarantee competition,\" DB Energie spokesman Andreas P. Meyer said.", "\"A few players can tighten supplies artificially, thus boosting prices, while there are high entry barriers for newcomers,\" he told Reuters.", "\"As large consumers we want the harmonisation process in the EU to gather speed so that we can choose from a host of suppliers who are competing with each other.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6431_p70", "sents": [ "``It's so you can build a transmission system that lets generators deliver power across utility boundaries without interference by the utilities themselves.''", "The FERC wants four regional transmission organizations in the United States -- one for the Southeast, one for the Northeast, one for the Midwest and one for the West -- that would allow more trading among regions.", "Florida has the option not to join, and Texas is exempt from FERC jurisdiction.", "``The FERC had given some hints,'' said Larry Winter, a partner at Accenture who has consulted with utilities forming transmission organizations.", "``Now they are telling the utilities, at least in the Northeast and Southeast, exactly what they want.''", "Energy traders such as Enron Corp., Mirant Corp. and Aquila stand to benefit as barriers to electricity transmission fall, Enron officials said.", "``We'll have the chance to match hundreds of potential supply sources with thousands of markets,'' Enron Executive Vice President Steve Kean said on a conference call with analysts and investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "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": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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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": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1368_p18", "sents": [ "* Reliant Energy, another Houston energy conglomerate, said Monday that operating profit for the first quarter rose 35%, to $460 million from $341 million in the year-ago quarter.", "Carol Coale, an analyst with Prudential Securities Inc. in Houston, said increased demand for electricity and natural gas in California and the rest of the country fueled the earnings increases.", "\"Clearly, the California energy crisis has raised the bar on those power and gas trading and marketing profits,\" Coale said.", "\"Opportunities have existed outside California as well.\"", "But the companies all took great pains to note that California operations were only a small part of their businesses.", "Dynegy President Steve Bergstrom said the company has been \"unfairly and inaccurately accused of withholding power from the California market\" to drive up prices and profit.", "When asked about big profits at electricity suppliers, Edison Chief Financial Officer Ted Craver quipped: \"We're envious.\"", "But he quickly turned serious, declining to comment on whether the generators were profiting at the utility's expense." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6026_p12", "sents": [ "It has 250 employees.", "The company owns and operates more than 11,000 kilometres of high-voltage lines in southern Alberta.", "Under the deal, SNC will own 50% of the equity, the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board about 25% and Macquarie North America, about 15%.", "Trans-Elect will be brought in to operate the transmission lines and will own 10% of the equity.", "Karen Taylor, an analyst at BMO Nesbitt Burns in Toronto, said the value of the assets was in line with what analysts expected.", "\"It is at present time a relatively low-return, stable business,\" she said.", "Nick Majendie a Vancouver analyst with Canaccord Capital Corp., said TransAlta has done a good job executing its plan to restructure and expects the latest sale to be well received by investors.", "TransAlta started down the road to becoming a pure play when it sold its retail electricity business and local power lines to Kansas City-based Utilicorp United Inc. for $860-million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "TransAlta", "sents": [ "TransAlta Corporation (formerly Calgary Power) is an electricity power generator and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.", "It is a privately owned corporation and its shares are traded publicly.", "It operates over 70 power plants in Canada, the United States and Australia.", "TransAlta operates geothermal, wind, hydro, natural gas and coal power generation facilities.", "The company has been recognized for its leadership on sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, the FTSE4Good Index and the Jantzi Social Index.", "TransAlta is Canada's largest investor-owned renewable energy provider.", "TransAlta, on several occasions, illegally manipulated the energy market to drive up power prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3676_p10", "sents": [ "With the help of Amadeus, Clearswift has assembled a new management team to head the development of its international operations.", "Andy De Mari, the founder of the security service s firm ISOCOR that was acquired by Critical Path in 1999, will serve as the company's chairman, while Don Taylor, former international vice president of Tumbleweed Communications, will assume the post of chief executive.", "Two of the four original founders of Net-Tel, Steven Nokes and John Horton, will remain with the company in finance and business development, respectively.", "Mr. Anton said that salaries represented the company's biggest expense and that Clearswift expects to raise its Series B round next year.", "With product s already in the market, Clearswift had been generating revenues prior to the Series A funding.", "The company's clients include English retailer Marks & Spencer, Virgin Group, and departments within the British government.", "Clearstream will be launching offices in Boston, Paris, and a German locati on still to be determined." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Tumbleweed Communications", "sents": [ "Tumbleweed Communications Corp. provided secure messaging and secure file transfer solutions for enterprise and government customers.", "Tumbleweed Communications merged with Axway in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5850_p0", "sents": [ "'California and Energy Providers in Talks Over Electric Fees The New York Times, 06 26 01 Taking No Chances; Disaster-Conscious Firms Treat Global Warming as a Reality The Washington Post, 06 26 01 Conflict of Interest Los Angeles Times, 06 26 01 India Flagging Asset Sales Risk Lower Moody's Outlook (Update2) Bloomberg, 06 26 01 SMARTMONEY.COM: California Dreamin' Dow Jones News Service, 06 25 01 Much Calif Power Price Gouging Beyond FERC's Reach -ISO Dow Jones Energy Service, 06 25 01 Oregon House May Vote Monday On Electricity Deregulation Dow Jones Energy Service, 06 25 01 USA: Fresh look at wind energy blows to US from Europe.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 25 01 USA: UPDATE 3-Some $15 billion at stake in US power refund talks.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 25 01 USA: FPL starts wind farm to power 10,500 Wisc.", "homes.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 25 01 USA: Calif says power refund demand will top $9 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e407_p12", "sents": [ "March 23, 2001 Briefs: Houston & state Enron comfortable with profit projection Enron Corp. assured investors Thursday it \"remains very comfortable\" with a previously announced 2001 earnings estimate of between $1.70 and $1.75 per share.", "According to First Call Thomson Financial, the average estimate of 2001 earnings among industry analysts is $1.74 per share.", "The Houston-based energy giant also said it would bring investors up to date today with a conference call.", "USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "By C. Bryson Hull 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Improving power transmission capacity is the biggest challenge Texas faces heading into deregulation next year, the manager of the state's power grid said on Thursday.", "California's Achilles' heel, a lack of generating capacity, is not Texas' problem, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) chief executive officer Tom Noel said.", "\"Capacity is not the only issue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2484_p22", "sents": [ "Even if the state axed $2.5 billion for one-time expenditures that Davis proposed, it would still have to cut an additional $1.7 billion proposed fo r ongoing programs.", "Davis' budget -- which projected an $8 billion surplus -- includes at least $1.9 billion more for education than required under formulas approved by voters in Proposition 98. But considering Davis' commitment to education, most believe it's unlikely the governor would balance the budget by throttling back to the minimum funding level, which would require cuts to existing education programs.", "C?rdenas said education, health care and transportation should be protected from cuts.", "Assembly Republicans agree about education, but have different ideas about the rest.", "On Wednesday, the Republicans released their plan for the revised budget.", "I t includes protecting schools and law enforcement, creating a $4 billion reserve for future electricity purchases, and striking a proposed 1 4-cent sales tax increase.", "The sales tax, which went into effect in the early 1990s, was removed this year, but Davis has proposed restoring it in 2002. \"All this does is put a new burden on the backs of Californians\" already coping with higher energy costs, said Assemblyman George Runner, R-Lancaste r, a member of the Assembly Budget Committee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "George Runner", "sents": [ "George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25, 1952) is the Vice Chair of the California State Board of Equalization, the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States.", "He is the Republican member representing the Board's 1st District." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3622_p34", "sents": [ "A spokesman for Golden Screens Interactive declined to comment on the transaction.", "Golden Screens is backed by individual investors.", "http: www.gsit.com http: www.objectsoftcorp.com Applied Materials Buys Laser Cleaning Tech Co. Oramir mail?", "top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Applied Material, a publicly tra ded supplier of products and services for the semiconductor industry, said it h as acquired Oramir Semiconductor Equipment, a Yoqneam, Israel-based company th at provides laser cleaning technologies for semiconductor wafers.", "Financial terms of the cash deal were not disclosed.", "The acquisition is pending approval by the Israeli government.", "Oramir will be integrated with Applied Materials' Process Diagnotics and Control Business Group, based in Rehovot Israel.", "Applied Materials had an undisclosed stake in Oramir prior to the deal.", "Founded in 1992, Oramir is backed by Evergreen VC, Fairchild Corporation, Gemini VC, H.B MIR Investment, Mofet VC, Myrag, RDC (Rafael Development Corporation), Technology Fund, Teuza VC, Vertex VC, and Yozma VC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Applied Materials", "sents": [ "Applied Materials, Inc. is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronics, flat panel displays for computers, smartphones and televisions, and solar products.", "The company also supplies equipment to produce coatings for flexible electronics, packaging and other applications.", "The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in the Silicon Valley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27888_p3", "sents": [ "The firm has also appointed former Lucent Technologies CEO, Richard McGinn, as senior adviser.", "more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.rre.com Interface Technology Firm Flarion Lands $45 Million Series B mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=HHQNMPLNII BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- Flarion Technologies, a maker of interface technology for Internet Protocol-based mobile broadband networks, is expected to announce that it has received $45 Million in Series B financing.", "more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.flarion.com Napster Lands More Funding from Bertelsmann mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=NOKOLLLNII MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- Napster, an online music swapping service, said it received an undislcosed amount of funding from previous investor Bertelsmann.", "Last year Napster received a $60-million loan from the company that may convert to equity.", "more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.napster.com Semiconductor Firm Applied Materials Creates Venture Fund mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=NMLIHQKNII SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Applied Materials, a publicly traded semiconductor company, said it has created a venture capital fund, Applied Materials Ventures I. [more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.appliedvc.com Infrastructure Software Firm iScale Gets $6 Million Series A mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=HHIJQLKNII MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- iScale, a provider of manageable content networking infrastructure software, said it received $6 million in its first round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Napster", "sents": [ "Napster was the name given to two music-focused online services.", "It was founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing digital audio files, typically audio songs, encoded in MP3 format.", "The company ran into legal difficulties over copyright infringement.", "It ceased operations and was eventually acquired by Roxio.", "In its second incarnation, Napster became an online music store until it was acquired by Rhapsody from Best Buy on December 1, 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1330_p1", "sents": [ "\"It's premature to say this new crew dislikes California,\" said Tim Ransdell, executive director of the California Institute for Federal Policy Research, a policy arm of the bipartisan, 52-member state congressional delegation.", "\"But the early signals are that California is a lower priority than other states,\" Ransdell said.", "Consider the state's plea for better treatment on budget items.", "In February, when the White House released a broad blueprint of its 2002 budget, California lawmakers were stunned to see that it included $83 million in savings at the Federal Emergency Management Agency resulting from a requirement that public buildings be privately insured.", "On the surface, this seems like a reasonable request.", "But after dozens of insurance carriers declared bankruptcy under the weight of claims from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern California, no one knows whether it's even possible for cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco to buy coverage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Loma Prieta", "sents": [ "Loma Prieta (from Spanish \"loma\" -hill, \"prieta\" -dark) is a 3790 ft Northern California mountain in the Santa Cruz Mountains.", "The peak is on private property about 11 mi west of Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County.", "The dirt road to the summit is gated, but the tower maintainers generally do not mind hikers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28108_p6", "sents": [ "The company said the slower pace of deregulation made it unlikely that it would make a profit \"in a reasonable amount of time\" by selling retail power nationwide.", "Power prices in California, one of the first states to open its market, rose exponentially last summer, and the state experienced a series of outages.", "Politicians have accused the state's power sellers of profiteering in the competitive market.", "The power sellers say there are flaws in the California market model and the state has a supply shortage.", "Shell Energy said it will find another marketer for its 30,000 Ohio customers and will withdraw from Texas' retail choice program, scheduled to start Jan. 1. Customers who selected Shell for the pilot program ahead of statewide deregulation will be returned automatically to their traditional utility.", "Competitor NewPower Holdings Inc. said its New Power unit's base of residential and small-business customers continues to grow, and it remains committed to retail energy competition." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e529_p33", "sents": [ "Deregulation is expected to attract close to 20 power companies - including newcomers from outside Texas - who will compete for a slice of the residential, commercial and industrial market.", "On the Net: Enron: http: www.enron.com Texas PUC: http: www.puc.state.tx.us AP Photo DN102 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Power companies gear up for deregulation pilot program 03 27 2001 Associated Press Newswires Copyright 2001. Associated Press.", "All Rights Reserved.", "AUSTIN (AP) - Power companies are jockeying for the next phase in electric deregulation - a pilot program to let some customers pick their own power company beginning June 1. In Dallas, competitors hope to lure customers from TXU Corp. are advertising heavily in newspapers and over the air waves.", "About 20 companies have signed up with state officials to become electricity providers, ranging from existing companies to new entrants to the market such as New Power Co. and Shell Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7650_p9", "sents": [ "Calabasas-based Malibu Networks is developing wirelss broadband modem chips.", "http: www.malibunetworks.com Cambridge Silicon Radio Raises $34 Million Second Round CAMBRIDGE, U.K. -- Cambridge Silicon Radio, a developer of single chip Bluetooth radio devices, said it raised $34 million in its second round of financing.", "The round included investments from 3i, ALPS, Amadeus Capital, ARM, Research, Gilde, Intel Capital, Mustang, Razorfish, Virata, and Wavecom.", "Cambridge Silicon Radio said it will use the funding to support its development of new Bluetooth technologies.", "http: www.csr.com XML App Firm Bowstreet Raises $50 Million Round Four PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Bowstreet, an e-commerce XML infrastructure firm, said it closed its fourth round of financing with $50 million from new investors Amerindo Investment Advisors, Azure Capital, Essex Partners, and Putnam Investors and from previous investors Charles River Ventures, Matrix Partners, Integral Capital Partners, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, among others.", "Bowstreet said it will use the funds to develop and research its products." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3720_p13", "sents": [ "With the funding from Sun, the Series B now totals $22 million and post-money valuation is approximately $60 million.", "Sun, a new investor, participated in the round under the terms set by Clari ty Capital.", "Mustang, VantagePoint Venture Partners, and Telesystem-Ar go Global also contributed to the round.", "Rick Cattell of Sun Microsystems gains an observer seat on the board as a result of the funding CEO Gary Ebersole said Series B financing will last into the middle of 2002 The company will likely raise between $20 million and $30 million in a mezzanine round in the first half of 2002, with an eye toward filing for an IPO in the first half of 2003, he said.", "Clustra has raised a total of $32 million from Clarity Capital, Mustang, Sun Microsystems, Telesystem-Argo Global, and VantagePoint Venture Partners.", "http: www.clustra.com Dutch Drug Discovery Firm Screentec Gets $5.5M Round One mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3786_p29", "sents": [ "LocalBusiness.com is backed by United States Equity Partners, TMCT Ventures, and Tribune.", "http: www.localbusiness.com M&A o Contact Center Firm !hey Software Merges with icontact.com NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.", "-- !hey software, a provider of contact center and voice technologies, and icontact.com, a personalized online communication software firm, said the companies have merged to form new company !hey.", "Terms of the merger were not disclosed.", "Duncan Mackay, president and CEO of !hey software, will remain as president and CEO of the new company.", "Investors in !hey include Telecom-Internet Investors, a subsidiary of Telecom, eCOM Partners, Broadband, Goldman Sachs, and individuals.", "http: www.heyinc.com Tech Licensing Firm UVentures Buys Datamonitor's QX Health NEW YORK -- UniversityVentures, a marketplace for the technology licensing industry, said it has acquired Datamonitor's QX Health technology assets and changed its name to UVentures.", "The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.", "UVentures said the acquisition will broaden its global technology transfer marketplace and enhance its content and service offerings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4676_p9", "sents": [ "The company will use the funds to expand its management team, increase its sales force, and for marketing.", "http: www.askit.com Digital Bridges Gets $22 Million in Second Round of Funding MONTREAL -- Digital Bridges, a provider of interactive wireless entertainment services, said it raised $22 million in its second round of funding from Argo and Apax Partner Funds.", "Argo and Apax contributed $11 million a piece.", "Digital Bridges said it will the funding for international expansion.", "http: www.digitalbridges.com Food Site Agribuys Secures $32 Million in Round Two TORRANCE, Calif. -- Agribuys, an provider of integrated Web-based procurement systems for food buyers and suppliers, said it raised $32 million in its second round from Internet Capital Group, previous investor TMCT Ventures, and individual investors.", "The company will use the funds for international expansion.", "http: www.agribuys.com German Web Logistics Firm TradeNetOne.com Raises Round Two FRANKFURT, Germany -- TradeNetOne.com, which provides online logistics management services, said it raised several million Deutsch Marks in its second round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3676_p10", "sents": [ "With the help of Amadeus, Clearswift has assembled a new management team to head the development of its international operations.", "Andy De Mari, the founder of the security service s firm ISOCOR that was acquired by Critical Path in 1999, will serve as the company's chairman, while Don Taylor, former international vice president of Tumbleweed Communications, will assume the post of chief executive.", "Two of the four original founders of Net-Tel, Steven Nokes and John Horton, will remain with the company in finance and business development, respectively.", "Mr. Anton said that salaries represented the company's biggest expense and that Clearswift expects to raise its Series B round next year.", "With product s already in the market, Clearswift had been generating revenues prior to the Series A funding.", "The company's clients include English retailer Marks &amp; Spencer, Virgin Group, and departments within the British government.", "Clearstream will be launching offices in Boston, Paris, and a German locati on still to be determined." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Clearswift", "sents": [ "Clearswift is an information security company based in the UK.", "It offers cyber-security services to protect business's data from internal and external threats." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5480_p1", "sents": [ "After extensive review of the energy crisis in the West, including several hearings in Washington and California, we recommend that the Commission take further actions to help mitigate wholesale electricity prices and keep power flowing into California.", "We recognize the Commission's efforts in recent months to address the electricity crisis in the California and western markets, including measures to investigate and mitigate wholesale electricity prices.", "While we are pleased that current trends show reduced demand and lower prices throughout the West, we remain concerned about the potential impacts of high wholesale electricity prices on consumers and economic growth in California and the entire West in the hot summer months to come.", "To ensure that prices are just and reasonable during the critical months ahead, we believe the Commission can and should do more to mitigate wholesale electricity prices in western markets.", "We strongly urge the Commission to implement a comprehensive plan to mitigate wholesale prices and aggressively monitor wholesale sales of electric energy by public utilities and other market participants within the entire Western Systems Coordinating Council (WSCC)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e57_p3", "sents": [ "This was coupled with a requirement that the utilities dives t themselves of their generating capacity and buy most of their electricity on the spot market, where prices have escalated dramatically.", "In hindsight all of this came together in a catastrophic scenario, so that today, California buys electricity at astronomical prices.", "We believe that FERC needs to act to help restore reasonable costs and stability to this marketplace. 8 &Additionally, this agreement addresses the escalation of natural gas transportation costs.", "Last February, FERC began a two-year experiment to li ft the cap on these costs and since that time we have seen the price of natura l gas climb 400 percent higher in Southern California. 8 Senator Feinstein added.", "Specifically, the compromise legislation would accomplish the following goa ls: Directs FERC to impose a just and reasonable wholesale rate cap, which can be load-differentiated based on supply and demand, or cost-of-service-based rates in the Western energy market (Western Systems Coordinating Council, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5326_p15", "sents": [ "Oingo will use the new funds for technology development and sales and marketing.", "Oingo is also backed by Spotideas, Lynx Technology Group, and law firm Brobeck Phleger and Harrison.", "The company has raised almost $6.5 million to date.", "http: www.oingo.com Auto Web Site Overboost.com Raises Second Round Funding MONOVIA, Calif. -- Overboost.com, an automotive Web site, said it raised an undisclosed amount of second-round financing from individual investors.", "The company will use the funds to expand its Internet commerce mechanism and to develop a new online store.", "http: www.overboost.com CRM Software Firm Dryken Secures $5.7 Million in Financing AUSTIN, Texas -- Dryken Technologies, an Internet commerce customer relationship management software company, said it raised $5.7 million in a round of financing from Sanchez Capital Partners and individual investors including Tom Meredith, the managing director at Dell.", "The funds will be used to further sales and marketing efforts, in addition to continued technology and product development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e2881_p13", "sents": [ "Mr. Stonely was formerly president and CEO at DeLaRue Card Systems, which provides technology to bank card markets.", "Prior to that Mr. Stonely founded McCorquodale Security Cards.", "PrivaSys is funded by individuals.", "http: www.privasys.com Tonic Software adds PSW Technologies Execs to Team mail?", "top AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tonic Software, a provider of Web applications management software, said it has named Bill Cason as vice president of engineering and Dennis Thompson as vice president of business development.", "Both previously worked at PSW Technologies and InStream TV.", "Tonic is backed by BA Venture Partners, CXO Media, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Dell, Imperial Bank, Intel 64 Fund, and Sevin Rosen Funds.", "http: www.tonic.com OPERATIONS Embrace Networks Names Scout Electronic Exec as COO mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Embrace Networks, a provider of a platform that provides connectivity, device management, and content transfe r for businesses, said it has made several appointments to its management tea m. Robin Porter was named COO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11734_p1", "sents": [ "If it is in the mail, please disregard this message.", "If it is not in the mail, please fill out the questionnaire as soon as possible and return to me via email or interoffice mail so that we can be in compliance with Federal income tax laws.", "If you did not engage in lobbying activity in 2000, a short email to that effect is sufficient.", "Many thanks for your cooperation.", "Tara Rafter Director Corporate Tax Planning --Original Message -- From: Tara Rafter Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 12:08 AM To: Daniel Allegretti; Joe Allen; Scott Bolton; Stacey Bolton; Roy Boston; Hap Boyd; Rob Bradley; Jeff Brown; Margaret Carson; Wiley Cauthen; Tom Chapman; Carolyn Cooney; Shelley Corman; Jeff Dasovich; Tom Delaney; Linda Fitzgerrell; Howard Fromer; Janel Guerrero; Mary Hain; John Hardy; Joe Hartsoe; Nancy Hetrick; Jean Ryall; Aleck Dadson; Robert Hemstock; Alberto Levy; Ron McNamara; Mike Roan; Thane Twiggs; Steve Walton; Ricardo Charvel; Kikumi Kishigami; Harry Kingerski; Stella Chan; Vinio Floris; Xi Xi; Tracy Cooper; Dan Staines; Kathleen Sullivan; Kerry Stroup; Alan Comnes; Marcie Milner; Donna Fulton; Allison Navin; Lora Sullivan; Stephen D Burns; Tom Briggs; Linda Robertson; Robert Neustaedter; Gloria Ogenyi; Patrick Keene; Robert Frank; Joe Hillings; Tom Hoatson; Stan Horton; Barbara A Hueter; Richard Ingersoll; Paul Kaufman; Steven J Kean; Jeffrey Keeler; Robin Kittel; Susan M Landwehr; Leslie Lawner; Donald Lassere; Lara Leibman; Rochelle Lessner; Chris Long; Dave Mangskau; Kathleen E Magruder; Susan J Mara; Sandra McCubbin; Becky L Merola; Janine Migden; FRED MILLER; Mary Kay Miller; Steve Montovano; Bill Moore; Sue Nord; Christi L Nicolay; Lou L Pai; Sarah Novosel; Christie Patrick; Mona L Petrochko; Scott Reblitz; Marchris Robinson; Thomas S Reichelderfer; Fred Rimington; Frank Rishe; Cynthia Sandherr; Gavin Russo; Dave Schafer; Richard Shapiro; Tom Shelton; Richard Shepherd; Jeff Skilling; Lon Stanton; James D Steffes; Michael Terraso; Henry Van; Terence H Thorn; Kathleen Wagner; Susan Worthen; Charles Yeung; Robert Wilson; Lisa Yoho Cc: James Sandt Subject: 2000 Lobbying Expenses Please provide your assistance in completing the attached questionnaire relating to 2000 lobbying activities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e2041_p7", "sents": [ "Stronge also cited data from TeleGeography's recent report that shows Transatlantic route capacity will reach 12 Tbps in 2005, and Transpacific route capacity will reach16 Tbps in that same year.", "``Supply is leading demand in the early years in major ocean crossings,'' Global Crossing's Moo l Singhi concluded.", "EBS LUNCHEON DISCUSSION SERIES Telecommunications and Broadband Regulatory Issues Join Sue Nord from Enron Government Affairs for an EBS Luncheon Discussion Series and live interactive MSHOW event on the telecommunications and broadband regulatory issues that impact EBS.", "She will discuss her group's priorities for 2001 and outline the major telecommunications and broadband issues, present and future, that could affect EBS in the bandwidth marketplace.", "Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2001 Time: 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.", "Location: EB 5C2 Link to the live MSHOW will be provided before the presentation begins.", "UPCOMING TRAINING Applied Corporate Finance and Transaction Structuring Participants will develop an understanding of deal components and how value is extracted from the deal structure." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bob Dole", "sents": [ "Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) is an American lawyer and politician who represented Kansas in Congress from 1961 to 1996 and served as the Republican Leader of the United States Senate from 1985 until 1996.", "He was the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 presidential election and the party's vice presidential nominee in the 1976 presidential election." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5495_p113", "sents": [ "This issue isn't partisan, it's regional.", "Any end run around the Bush administration will smack up against the new majority leader in the Senate, South Dakota Democrat Tom Daschle.", "Daschle teamed with then-Sen. Bob Dole, a Kansas Republican, to write the original rule.", "The whole California congressional delegration, on the other hand, supported the waiver.", "States in the Northeast had been delaying their own request for a waiver while waiting to see what happened to California.", "They'll drop it now.", "Winston Hickox, head of California's Environmental Protection Agency, said he is not against ethanol, he's just against California's being required to us e it, since there are other ways to make clean gasoline.", "California wasn't seeking permission to let the air get dirtier.", "No state works harder for cleaner air than California.", "What California wanted was flexibility.", "What it got was a lesson in politics.", "Well, Texas does hate California Published Wednesday, June 13, 2001, in the San Jose Mercury News BY JAN JARBOE RUSSELL IN THE current undeclared war between California and Texas, Californians ha ve good reason to fear President Bush and his many wealthy friends in the Texa s oil patch." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3520_p54", "sents": [ "\"It actually endangers the national economy.\"", "'GREEDY ENERGY COMPANIES' Bush's speech, which addressed trade, the economy and tax issues as well as energy, was interrupted by lengthy heckling from three protesters, includin g former Green Party United States Senate candidate Medea Benjamin.", "The protesters, yelling \"stop the greedy energy companies,\" and \"price caps now,\" were hustled out, and one was arrested.", "But the president, to warm applause, pressed on with his talk, saying that the administration has taken specific steps to assist California, including working with Davis \"to speed the approval of new power plants, expand electricity production, and increase the flow of natural gas into the state .\"", "Bush also stressed conservation as \"an important part of the energy equation.\"", "He said his proposed energy plan \"encourages renewable sources of energy, including \"safe and clean nuclear power, wind, solar, biomass.\"", "And the president repeated his commitment to uphold the moratorium on offshore oil drilling in California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Medea Benjamin", "sents": [ "Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.", "Benjamin was also the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate.", "She currently contributes to \"OpEdNews\" and \"The Huffington Post\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3713_p11", "sents": [ "UK: Intl bonds-Telecoms suffer despite positive market.", "06 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - European telecoms firms were hit by rumours of new issuance and profit taking in the international bond markets on Tuesday while other industries enjoyed stable prices on good market sentiment.", "The Reuters CorpTop index and traders had telecoms spreads - the difference between the yield on corporate and similarly dated government bonds - between two and four basis points wider on Tuesday.", "Industrial companies and utilities, however, traded two to three basis points tighter.", "The fall in telecoms bonds prices was partly caused by strong indications from investment banks that Deutsche Telekom is on the verge of launching a deal for between five and 10 billion euros.", "\"That rumour has caused some repricing today bu we also have profit taking after a month-long rally in telecoms prices caused patly by a fall in equity volatility and partly by a feeling that the harsh part of the storm may have passed,\" said one London-based trader." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Vani Kola", "sents": [ "Vani was born and educated in Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India.", "She commenced her tertiary education at 16 years of age and holds degrees in electrical engineering, having obtained a Bachelor of Science from Osmania University and a Master of Science from Arizona State University." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p3", "sents": [ "http: www.broadbase.com http: www.servicesoft.com Tech Consultant Enfrastructure Raises $100 Million Round One NEW YORK -- Enfrastructure, a business infrastructure provider, said it launched with over $100 million in funding from Arthur Andersen, Avaya, Hanny Holdings, IBM, and Microsoft.", "The company will provide office space, technology infrastructure, business support, and professional services to its customers at its corporate campuses.", "Everypath plans to open its first campus this December in Orange County, Calif. and expand to New York, Northern California, and other markets in the first quarter of 2001. The company will focus on technology, Internet, and biotechnology companies.", "http: www.enfrastructure.com Former Baan Chief Coleman is New CEO of RightWorks SAN FRANCISCO -- RightWorks, a provider of Internet business applications, said it named Mary Coleman, formerly the chairman and CEO of Baan Co., as its chief executive officer.", "Ms. Coleman succeeds RightWorks' founder Vani Kola, who is leaving the company to spend more time with her family." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Idaho Power", "sents": [ "Idaho Power Company (IPC) is a regulated electrical power utility.", "Its business involves the purchase, sale, generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in eastern Oregon and southern Idaho.", "It is a subsidiary of IDACORP, Inc.", "The company's 24000 sqmi service area generally follows the area around the Snake River and its tributaries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6299_p18", "sents": [ "But maybe we should stick with California,\" said Cantwell, who had pushed federal regulators into allowing the Northwest into the talks in the first place, then had to convince skeptical utilities in the state to send representatives.", "Cantwell said she wasn't surprised at the estimates Tacoma, Seattle and Snohomish submitted in their affidavits to the judge.", "All three utilities have had to raise their retail rates by up to 50 percent.", "Of the power generators and marketers Tacoma said had overcharged, many were actually Northwest-based, including Avista Energy of Spokane, PPL Montana, the Chelan County Public Utility District, Grant County Public Utility District, Idaho Power and Puget Sound Energy.", "But others included some of the nation's major energy suppliers, including TransAlta and Enron.", "In determining the refunds, Tacoma and the other utilities calculated that any electricity bought above $150 per megawatt was subject to a refund.", "By comparison, prior to the current West Coast energy crisis, utilities paid between $30 and $40 a megawatt." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3625_p33", "sents": [ "Copyright: The Financial Times Limited INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA: Hopefuls await details of Saudi gas deal Financial Times; Jun 1, 2001 By ROBIN ALLEN and MATTHEW JONES ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell are the favourites to lead two of Saudi Arabia's multi-billion dollar upstream gas projects to be opened to foreign companies, according to industry observers in the Middle East.", "A committee of Saudi ministers responsible for the developments was due to meet late last night.", "The companies are expected to learn the size of their stakes either late today or early tomorrow, an official close to the projects said.", "Saudi Arabia, which has excluded foreign companies in upstream operations since 1975, last month announced the selection of eight oil groups to participate in three gas projects requiring initial investment of around Dollars 25bn.", "Exxon has already been appointed leader of Core Venture 2, on the Red Sea coast, which also includes Occidental Petroleum and Enron Corp of the US." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Occidental Petroleum", "sents": [ "Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) is an American multinational oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, the Middle East, and Latin America.", "Headquartered in Houston, Texas, it is one of the largest American oil and gas companies based on 2015 year-end market capitalization.", "Often abbreviated as \"Oxy\", in reference to its ticker symbol, the company is ranked on the \"Forbes\" Global 2000 and Fortune 500 list.", "In 2015, it was the 16th largest gas producer and 3rd largest oil producer in Texas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Suzuki", "sents": [ "Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japanese: スズキ株式会社 , Hepburn: Suzuki Kabushiki-Kaisha ) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan, which specializes in manufacturing automobiles, four-wheel drive vehicles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines.", "In 2014, Suzuki was thought to be the ninth biggest automaker by production worldwide." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10961_p48", "sents": [ "``We aim to do everything (only) in full agreement with Suzuki,'' said Disinvestment Minister Arun Shourie; he stressed the point more than once.", "Suzuki will, the plan presumes, fully exercise its proportionate right to the new equity issue.", "``If they (Suzuki) agree, we expect the entire process to be completed by September,'' Shourie said.", "The invitation to Suzuki to start negotiating details will be issued in a couple of days.", "All the details - the quantum of the rights issue, the valuation and everything else - will be settled through negotiation between Suzuki and the government.", "The CCD decided that the valuation, if Suzuki agrees, should be done by three bankers of international repute -- one to be decided by it, one by Suzuki and the third by mutual consent.", "``The entire basis for valuation, indeed, the entire process at each stage will be made completely transparent,'' Shourie said.", "This decision was one of the five options before the CCD, the outcome of a series of discussions between a panel of Union government secretaries and Suzuki." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5201_p13", "sents": [ "The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.", "The BroadSoft team will join Unisphere's voice products group, led by chief operating officer Tom Burkardt.", "BroadSoft's founder, president and CEO, Michael Tessler, will head the group.", "Broadsoft was funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Broadband Office, Charles River Ventures, Columbia Capital Corporation, Comdisco Ventures, and Crescendo Ventures.", "Siemens owns a 96% of Unisphere Networks, which was formerly called Unisphere Solutions.", "http: www.broadsoft.com http: www.unispherenetworks.com New Directors o Car Service Firm Texas Tea Adds to Board SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Texas Tea, which provides Web-based automotive services, said it named Tom Millhoff to its board.", "Mr. Millhoff is vice president of corporate development for CampusEngine.com.", "He previously served in management positions at Clorox and Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch.", "Texas Tea is backed by Springboard Angels, Sierra Angels, and BH Equity.", "http: www.texastea.com PharmQuest.com Names Two New Members to Board SAN JOSE, Calif. -- PharmQuest.com, which provides Internet services for drug development to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, said it named Inhale Therapeutic Systems president and CEO Ajit Gill and former FDA commisioner Dr. Jere Goyan to its board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Charles River Ventures", "sents": [ "CRV (a.k.a.", "Charles River Ventures) is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology and new media companies.", "The firm, which is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California, was founded in 1970 to commercialise research that came out of MIT.", "(Its name comes from the Charles River that divides Boston and Cambridge)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6026_p21", "sents": [ "Despite warnings that construction delays will increase the project's cost by up to $400 million, Vinay Bansal, chairman of the electricity board, said Monday that getting the project's second phase running is \"not a priority for us,\" since the state can't afford the power.", "The Dabhol contract requires the state to pay for most of the plant's generating capacity regardless of how much power it consumes.", "Maharashtra's consumption has been far below projections.", "Mr. Bansal wants India's central government to help buy excess power from Dabhol, but \"they keep saying no.\"", "Other states would be willing to buy power if the rates could be lowered to 2.50 rupees (6.3 European cents) a unit, but that is still well below Dabhol officials' most optimistic projection.", "Meanwhile, India's regulators and courts are throwing in new twists.", "The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Board, set up as an independent body to regulate electricity rates, is seeking jurisdiction over the Dabhol dispute, even though the board was created after the contract was signed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6 ] }, { "title": "e490_p16", "sents": [ "\"We have asked them to adjust their bills for December, January and February against the penalty,\" said Mr Vinay Bansal, Chairman, MSEB.", "The board owes DPC a total Rs 341 crore for the three months.", "While Enron officials have asked MSEB to at least pay the December dues, before the \"default\" occurred, the board still holds that DPC should \"adjust\" its bills against these charges.", "\"The interests will be adjusted once the Government makes payments.", "MSEB will have to ultimately pay the amount as the Centre will recover the dues from the State, and it, in turn, from us,\" said Mr Bansal.", "Meanwhile, MSEB is \"considering\" paying its February bill to \"ensure DPC's business is not disrupted\" in case of delay.", "\"We have received information that there may have been another default by DPC during February.", "But that matter will be discussed only in May.", "We will decide then if DPC is liable for another penalty,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9123_p0", "sents": [ "'Dear Students, There will be no more formal evening reference desk hours at Long Library beginning 7pm tomorrow, Thursday, December 14, until Spring classes start up in January.", "If anyone needs assistance please email or call me with questions or to make an appointment.", "Happy Holidays to all of you.", "Looking forward to seeing and hearing from you again in January.", "I will be scheduling several library research workshops next Spring.", "If there is a particular topic or database that you would like to see covered please send me a note.", "Until Monica Singh'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6 ] }, { "title": "e10135_p0", "sents": [ "'Students, Most of you seem to have figured out that the first library workshops are in January, not in June as I erroneously said in my email to you.", "Thanks to the sharp-eyed students who brought this to my attention.", "The website does have the month right!", "I encourage all of you but especially the first year students to sign up for these as they will ground you in using information resources intelligently and efficiently.", "Monica Singh'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3520_p62", "sents": [ "In the case of San Francisco's Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, the law firm not only raised its rates by 16 percent -- but tripled its proposed PG&E team to 34 lawyers and assistants.", "\"A one-hour meeting of the entire team would cost the utility $9,575,\" says the Daily Journal.", "\"That's $159 a minute.\"", "Chronicle staff writer Carla Marinucci contributed to this report.", "Chronicle columnists Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross can be heard on KGO Rad io on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.", "Phil Matier can also be seen regularl y on KRON-TV.", "Got a tip?", "Call the ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle Page?A - 15 NEWS Democrats sponsor energy talks Bush still at odds with call for federal support of conservation Rick DelVecchio 05 30 2001 San Francisco Chronicle FINAL Page A.8 (Copyright 2001) Francie Moeller owns a portable generator, but don't ask her to turn it on when she's home alone during a rolling blackout." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Carla Marinucci", "sents": [ "Carla Marinucci is a political reporter for Politico, formerly of the \"San Francisco Chronicle\", specializing in California state gubernatorial politics and national politics.", "Marinucci is a veteran California political reporter and has also covered business and crime in the past for the \"Contra Costa Times\" and \"The San Francisco Examiner\".", "She has won more than two dozen national and state awards.", "Marinucci has broken numerous national political news stories, including about California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.", "She also appears frequently on the PBS Public Television show This Week in Northern California in the San Francisco Bay Area and has appeared several times on Hardball with Chris Matthews." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8665_p26", "sents": [ "Users who log on to pets.com will automatically be forwarded to the petsmart.com site.", "However, the deal does not include other operating assets of the company, including its once-famous sock puppet featured in ads.", "The purchase price of the URL was undisclosed.", "In November, Pets.com announced it was letting go of the majority of its employees, and that it was negotiating the sale of the majority of its assets.", "Last month publicly traded Petsmart took a controlling interest in Petsmart.com.", "Idealab!", "retains a small stake in the company.", "http: www.petsmart.com Qualcomm Starts New Equity Licensing Program mail this story?", "top SAN DIEGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Qualcomm, a company which develops and delivers digital wireless communications products and services based on its code division multiple access (CDMA) technology, said it is starting a new licensing program for start up and early stage companies.", "The standard CDMA license agreement requires a multi-million up-front fee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Idealab", "sents": [ "Idealab was founded by Bill Gross (not the same Bill Gross of PIMCO) in March 1996.", "Prior to Idealab, he founded GNP Loudspeakers (now GNP Audio Video), an audio equipment manufacturer; GNP Development Inc., acquired by Lotus Software; and Knowledge Adventure, an educational software company, later acquired by Cendant.", "Gross graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology and Idealab has historically hired many alumni; Gross now sits on the Institute's board of trustees." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sequoia Capital", "sents": [ "Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm.", "The firm is located in Menlo Park, California and mainly focuses on the technology industry.", "It has backed companies that now control $1.4 trillion of the combined stock market value.", "Sequoia manages multiple investment funds including funds specific to India, Israel, and China." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3228_p23", "sents": [ "http: www.megawheels.com Guardent Raises $20M Series C, Acquires DefendNet mail?", "top WALTHAM, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Guardent, a digital security firm, s aid it has raised $20 million in Series C financing led by new investor Citigroup' s e-Citi unit and acquired Providence, R.I.-based provider of managed securit y services DefendNet Solutions.", "New strategic investor Mercury Interactive joined all existing investors -- Charles River Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, and Sequoia Capital -- in this round.", "Kate Sullivan, COO for e-Citi, takes the sixth seat on the board of directors.", "Guardent declined to comment on post-money valuation.", "Series C funding will be used for the acquisition of DefendNet's technology and customer assets and for general business operations.", "The company expects to become cash-flow positive by th e end of the year.", "Guardent acquired DefendNet for mostly stock and some cash Details of the deal, which closed on Monday, were not disclosed.", "DefendNet, a security services firm that focused on outsourced operations at mid-tier companies, was backed by M C Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cruz Bustamante", "sents": [ "Cruz Miguel Bustamante (born January 4, 1953) is an American retired politician.", "He was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of California, a former Speaker of the State Assembly and a member of the Democratic Party.", "He served with Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and was succeeded by John Garamendi in 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5806_p56", "sents": [ "Gas Prices El Paso argues that gas prices surged because the state's electricity shortage spurred generators to run their plants almost nonstop, and utilities' credit risk increased as they ran out of cash buying power at soaring prices.", "Judge Wagner finished hearing testimony this week on the market-manipulation charge.", "He is now investigating claims that El Paso's merchant-energy unit unfairly won the 15-month pipeline contract.", "Whatever the outcome, the hearings may educate California investigators about energy trading.", "State deregulation of energy markets has boosted profits for trading companies that buy and sell electricity and natural gas.", "``California is learning how to understand the energy markets,'' said Michael Aguirre, a former prosecutor handling two lawsuits against power companies, one for California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante.", "``The learning curve has been a very steep one.''", "Alleged Power Overcharges May Be Less Than Calif Argues By Jason Leopold 06 22 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LOS ANGELES -(Dow Jones)- Nearly every energy company, including municipal utilities, that has the ability to supply California with electricity has allegedly overcharged the state tens millions of dollars over the course of a year, according to the state's power grid operator." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27248_p5", "sents": [ "-- Cereva Networks, a developer of storage systems for large enterprises, service providers, and carriers, said it appointed Kurt Reiss as the company&#39;s new vice president of marketing.", "<br <br Mr. Reiss was previously on the executive team of Crossbeam Systems, which develops and manufactures carrier-class network application platforms.", "At Crossbeam, he helped develop and execute the company&#39;s product marketing and management strategies.", "<br <br Prior to that position, Mr. Reiss served as director of product marketing and management for core platforms and services at Lucent Technologies.<br <br Cereva&#39;s investors include Comdisco Ventures, Global Crossing, Goldman Sachs, Intel, Matrix Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Sumitomo, and Worldview Technology Partners.< font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.cereva.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.cereva.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwQNOJHIOIJI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" MontaVista Names Raymond Mak VP Sales for Asia Pacific< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwQNOJHIOIJIx\" <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images arrow.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" alt=\"top\" a &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QNOJHIOIJI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp;< td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- MontaVista Software, which provides open source systems software for embedded developers, said it named Raymond Mak as its new vice president of sales for the Asia Pacific region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Crossbeam Systems", "sents": [ "Crossbeam Systems is headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts and has offices in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific.", "Crossbeam Systems was acquired by Blue Coat Systems in December 2012 and the Crossbeam brand has been fully absorbed into Blue Coat." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25673_p1", "sents": [ "Between January and September, the state Department of Water Resources entered into 53 agreements to buy electricity for customers of the state's three investor-owned utilities, which have been unable to buy power on their own.", "The longest of the contracts would last 20 years, and overall, the pacts are estimated to cost $43 billion over the next two decades.", "Power generators did not rule out the possibility of renegotiating at least some contracts, but said any move to do so would have to be requested by the state.", "\"If we receive a request and it makes sense for both parties to restructure the contracts, we will consider it,\" said Joe Ronan, a senior vice president for San Jose-based Calpine Corp.", "But, he said, the company has \"no intention of asking for renegotiation\" on its own.", "Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers, a trade association for electricity generating companies, said other members of his group might also consider renegotiation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "e399_p0", "sents": [ "'Greetings: IEP has been responding all day to pres questions on the ISO report and filing at FERC.", "We issued the below statement and are also holding a press availability tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. Today ,s television interviews have included, Fox, ABC and NBC.?", "Thank you to those of you who have forwarded your company positions to IEP and if you would like to include anything els e additional please let me know and we will incorporate it into Jan ,s responses.?", "In addition to the below points we have been indicating that people have been playing by the rules, timing is rather coincidental, economics don ,t keep the lights on, and the alleged cost calculation the ISO has historically used do not include many fixed costs or real costs associated with running the units.?", "Once again if you have any other thoughts please forward them to me.", "Thanks!", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March22, 2001 Statement by Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director of Independent Energy Producers, In Response to Report Issued by the Independent System Operator \"More than ever, we?re looking forward to a fair and impartial hearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to deal with the ISO?s late st round of unsubstantiated charges." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Natural Resources Defense Council", "sents": [ "The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit international environmental pressure group, with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing, China.", "Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 2.4 million members, online activities nationwide, and a staff of about 500 lawyers, scientists and other policy experts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27540_p2", "sents": [ "So United States companies such as chemical giant DuPont, which is already cutting its greenhouse gas emissions, may never get to earn Kyoto credits for reductions inside United States borders.", "\"The United States will now have less influence over the development of the protocol and the rules governing it,\" says Daniel Lashof, a climate-change scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council.", "There may be other unintended consequences.", "The Kyoto treaty, without the United States, will become a giant commodity exchange, with companies and countries swapping emissions credits--but it might not end up cutting pollution.", "That's because the market for credits may tilt out of balance.", "Countries of the former Soviet Union, for example, will pocket extra credits because the post-Communist industrial collapse reduced emissions there.", "They'd be sellers.", "The brokers will be companies such as energy giant Enron, which hopes to dominate a new commodity market for emissions credits.", "Where are the buyers?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3625_p38", "sents": [ "The department has an annual budget of approximately 70 billion dollars.", "Before his appointment as secretary of the Army, White was the vice chairman of Enron Energy Services, the Enron corporation subsidiary responsible for providing energy outsource solutions to commercial and industrial customers throughout the United States.", "White began his service to the nation in 1967, after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point.", "His distinguished career as a commissioned Army officer included two tours in Vietnam and service as commander, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; commander, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, V Corps; and executive assistant to the chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.", "He retired from the Army in 1990 with the rank of brigadier general.", "For additional information, see the Army web site at http: www.dtic.mil armylink or contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 697-7550. ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Joint Chiefs of Staff", "sents": [ "The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters.", "The composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is defined by statute and consists of the \"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\" (\"CJCS\"), \"Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\" (\"VCJCS\"), the Military Service Chiefs from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, all appointed by the President following Senate confirmation.", "Each of the individual Military Service Chiefs, outside of their Joint Chiefs of Staff obligations, works directly for the Secretary of the Military Department concerned, i.e., Secretary of the Army, Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11427_p3", "sents": [ "He offered few other specifics on the PG&E talks, said Steve Fetter, group managing director of global power for Fitch Inc. State officials are trying to reach agreement with PG&E and Edison, as well as with Sempra Energy, to buy their transmission lines as part of a plan to help them pay debt and borrow money at low interest rates to avoid bankruptcy.", "A tentative agreement to buy Edison's lines for $2.76 billion was reached last week.", "Talks with Sempra are continuing.", "The governor said he was optimistic an agreement with PG&E could be reached in two weeks, but negotiations could drag on longer, Fetter said.", "``We are making progress,'' Davis said at a news conference after the analysts meeting at the Cornell Club on the east side of Manhattan.", "``We are close to a final agreement with (Edison) and relatively close with Sempra.''", "The governor told analysts he's confident he can get a utility rescue plan that doesn't require an immediate rate increase, but Davis did say that rate increases are going to be needed at some unspecified time in the future, Fetter said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e942_p10", "sents": [ "By contrast, Public Service Enterprise Group, owner of New Jersey's largest utility, reported earnings of $764 million last year, up 5.7 percent from 1999 levels.", "New Jersey has deregulated its power market, but the utilities haven't been forced to sell off their generating assets like they have in California.", "51 Cents Pacific Gas & Electric's 7 3 8 bonds due in 2005 were bid today at 51 cents on the dollar, or $510 per $1,000 face value, traders said.", "That's down from about 90 cents as recently as November.", "The company -- whose bonds were cut to junk status in January -- has defaulted on $870 million of commercial paper this year, the largest such default ever.", "The bankruptcy filing didn't result in any credit-rating cuts of other utilities and power generators, said Ellen Lapson, managing director at Fitch Inc. in New York.", "Still, risks for energy companies working in California will be high until the situation is resolved, which may not happen until new power plants are built years from now, analysts said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2665_p35", "sents": [ "That control, the report said, helped \"artificially inflate border prices\" for natural gas.", "The report also said El Paso Merchant Energy had every incentive to drive up border prices.", "The company had an ownership interest in 20 \"qualifying facilities,\" which are smaller electricity producers.", "The price those generators are paid for electricity is tied to the border price of natural gas.", "During the hearings, Ralph Eads, president of El Paso Merchant Energy, deni ed hoarding gas, saying the price for natural gas rose so high because of the increased demand by electricity producers that use natural gas.", "Eads and others denied using their corporate ties for a sweetheart deal.", "Other industry representatives blamed the increase in price on limits on pipeline capacity and lower levels of gas storage.", "The report rejected those explanations: \"The exorbitant prices cannot be defined away by regulators and bureaucrats, or explained away by corporate lawyers' wordplay." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1473_p4", "sents": [ "Steinberg zeroed in on the difference between California and other parts of the country.", "From March 2000 to February 2001, natural gas prices have risen 489 percent compared to a 266 percent increase in New Mexico and a 247 percent jump in Chicago.", "Steinberg asked Ralph Eads, the president of an El Paso Natural Gas Co. subsidiary, for an explanation.", "\"The 275 percent difference you say is attributable completely to constraints on the pipeline and demand?\"", "Steinberg asked.", "\"Yes,\" Eads replied.", "Eads said the state's energy crisis, which led power plants to run harder and longer, dramatically increased demand for natural gas over the summer and a winter with temperatures about 15 percent cooler than the year before exacerbated the problem.", "In another twist to California's deregulation nightmare, El Paso officials said they gained greater control of the pipeline after the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. relinquished the capacity four years ago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kathleen Gallagher", "sents": [ "Kathleen Gallagher is a journalist who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting in 2011.", "Gallagher wrote with Mark Johnson, also a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1612_p21", "sents": [ "The government wants to pay off this $20-billion, known as the so-called stranded debt, by 2017 with charges on purchases of electricity.", "Mr. Harris said delaying repayment is not being considered.", "\"Certainly the debt has to be repaid.", "It is being repaid now, starting June 1. The current increase in prices of 8 per cent, a significant portion of that, is to make sure Hydro Ontario Power Generation is generating the kind of revenue it needs to pay down that debt,\" he said.", "Ontario Power is the provincially owned electricity utility, one of the successor companies to Ontario Hydro.", "Illustration Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Street Smart Stock Analysis Column Kathleen Gallagher 04 24 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) FUEL CELLS SPARK ANALYST'S INTEREST: INVESTMENT: FuelCell Energy, Danbury, Conn., develops and commercializes fuel cell power plants for electric power generation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27274_p5", "sents": [ "Mr Mugabe, in his campaign against white farmers, threatened to break up farms larger than 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres).", "font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" Daniel arap Moi, Kenya's president, strengthened his standing in the country by appointing Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenya's first president and independence hero, Joseph Kenyatta, to be a local government minister.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b Syria< b released a handful of political prisoners, some detained since the mid-1980s, as part of a presidential amnesty.", "But human-rights groups estimate that some 1,300 political dissidents are still detained.", "font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" An official report into a $5 billion arms deal in <b South Africa< b found no evidence of widespread corruption, but identified conflicts of interest and murky goings-on.< font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <a href=\"http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_34874_6659418_2_80010922_60368779_1_62\" See article: Gunning for profit< a <img src=\"http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif\" hspace=\"2\" width=\"17\" height=\"10\" alt=\"E+\" font p <p <font FACE=\"verdana,geneva,arial,sans serif\" size=\"-1\" <b Miss Nigeria b became the first black African to win the Miss World beauty contest." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Uhuru Kenyatta", "sents": [ "Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta ( ; born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who is the Fourth President of Kenya, in office from 2013.", "He served as the Member of Parliament for Gatundu South from 2002 to 2013.", "Currently a member of the Jubilee Party of Kenya, he was previously involved with The National Alliance and before that the Kenya African National Union." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5995_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Tues, 7 3: Details emerge in power contracts Sac Bee, Tues, 7 3: Duke Energy claims it's been vindicated Sac Bee, Tues, 7 3: Out-of-state generators pull plug over uncertainty on price controls SD Union, Tues, 7 3: Duke energy agrees to refund money SD Union, Tues, 7 3: State's grid issues stage 2 alert, triggering new pric e caps SD Union, Tues, 7 3: Full airing of accords touches off new debate SD Union, Mon, 7 2: Duke energy lashes back at charge of price rigging LA Times, Tues, 7 3: Hidden Costs Revealed in Power Pacts LA Times, Tues, 7 3: Davis Scraps Deal With Consultants LA Times, Tues, 7 3: Generator Bows, Pledges to Cut Electricity Bill by $20 Million LA Times, Tues, 7 3: Power Sales Halted by New Pricing Curbs SF Chron, Tues, 7 3: Scorching weather triggers Stage 2 alert, price caps SF Chron, Tues, 7 3: Uncensored power pacts made public State controller says deals will burden general fund for years SF Chron, Tues, 7 3: Corporate casualties PG&E executives are receiving bonuses, while some of its veteran employees have been waiting months for their disability checks SF Chron, Tues, 7 3: Developments in California's energy crisis SF Chron, Tues, 7 3: Duke Energy slashes $20 million from California power bill SF Chron, Tues, 7 3: Duke opens record books but keeps mum on prices SF Chron, Tues, 7 3: Duke releases California energy records to counter accusations of price gouging Mercury News, Tues, 7 3: Las Vegas hit by rolling blackouts OC Register, Tues, 7 3: Blackout hits Las Vegas as number 120 comes up Individual.com (AP), Tues, 7 3: State One and Stage Two Emergencies Declare d as Demand Soars; California ISO Strongly Urges Conservation Individual.com (AP), Tues, 7 3: Duke Energy Releases California ISO, Intern al Records that Confirm Appropriate Operation of South Bay Plant Individual.com (AP), Tues, 7 3: Calpine's Sutter Energy Center Is Up and Running First New Major Baseload Generator for California Individual.com (AP), Tues, 7 3: Duke Energy Will Offset Receivables Above FERC Proxy Price Individual.com (AP), Tues, 7 3: New York Power Producers Announce Five-Poin t Program to Address State's Long and Short-Term Energy Needs IPPNY Plan Designed to Prevent California-style Crisis in New York NY Times, Tues, 7 3: Power Company Rebuts Accusations of Gouging -- Details emerge in power contracts By Carrie Peyton and Chris Bowman Bee Staff Writers (Published July 3, 2001) California's power bills for the next decade probably will exceed the forecasts of Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e736_p1", "sents": [ "Davis' solutions may be in trouble: New plants built in California don't ha ve to sell electricity here, state lawyers conclude By Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer (Published April 4, 2001) California can't require builders of new power plants to sell electricity here, even as a trade-off for super-fast environmental review, lawyers at t he state Energy Commission have concluded.", "Their position, reached despite Gov.", "Gray Davis' vow that new megawatts \"wi ll stay in California,\" emerged as part of a fast-track approval for expanding a south state power plant.", "It comes as the agency that oversees plant licensing is whittling away at t he presumption that emergency \"peaking\" plants installed this summer will be temporary.", "Some of the peaking plants - to be used only at times of highest energy demand - are now proposed to stay in place 30 to 40 years.", "Both issues have bubbled up quietly during California Energy Commission reviews, sometimes addressed only indirectly in staff reports." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5899_p7", "sents": [ "\"Obviously, we'd like to gain market share and be a significant competitor in Alberta,\" said Rob Milnthorp, president and chief executive officer of both Enron Canada and the new Enron Direct unit, from his office in Calgary.", "Enron enters the Alberta retail market at a time when some of the traditional regulated utilities have been moving away from the retail business.", "TransAlta Corp. sold its retail business last year, and Atco Ltd. announced in May that it put its retail operations up for sale to concentrate on the regulated side of its utilities.", "\"I think this is a market where money is to be made, but it takes considerable marketing and trading skills,\" said analyst Winfried Fruehauf of National Bank Financial in Toronto.", "Enron's announcement prompted speculation that the company might be interested in the retail electricity and natural gas operations of Atco Ltd., which feature a base of about one million commercial and residential customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6026_p0", "sents": [ "'USA: New Power adds 20 percent to customer base with two deals.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 05 01 GERMANY: German utilities should expand abroad - consultant.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 05 01 NewPower Hldgs To Buy AES Corp Unit Dow Jones News Service, 07 05 01 INDIA: Belgium's Tractabel to divest India stake-paper.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 05 01 TransAlta sells power unit: $850M deal: Final step in retreat from regulated electricity industry National Post, 07 05 01 WORLD NEWS - LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - Brazil plans for emergency energy supply.", "Financial Times, 07 05 01 In India, Other Firms Feel Enron's Pain Some Are Trying to Help Resolve the Dispute Over Dabhol Project The Wall Street Journal, 07 05 01 Efforts by Enron and Indian State To Revive Dabhol Result in Logjam Some Foreign Lenders to Electricity Project Strive to Resolve Conflict The Wall Street Journal Europe, 07 05 01 DENMARK: Enron says may spin off wind power arm this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6459_p13", "sents": [ "Among those who did not file the financial disclosure statements were a pair of executives at two Wall Street firms that stand to make $14 million if the state buys California's power grid.", "Of about 50 consultants hired by the state in the past six months, 27 filed the disclosures.", "The disclosures follow a firestorm in Sacramento last month over the hiring by Gov.", "Gray Davis of two media consultants also employed by Southern California Edison, the troubled utility that is negotiating with the state over a bailout package.", "Steve Maviglio, a Davis spokesman, said the governor's legal staff was reviewing the financial disclosure forms for any potential conflicts of interest.", "\"If there's anything inappropriate,\" Maviglio said, \"then we'll deal with it.\"", "Republicans, however, said the hired workers had revealed overt conflicts that clearly violated state law.", "Secretary of State Bill Jones, a Republican running for governor against Davis next year, said the revelations call into question the work performed by the consultants on high-priced energy contracts that are \"going to mortgage our children's future for decades to come.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e93_p2", "sents": [ "\"Nobody knows where the economy is going, and how the energy crisis will affect it, so no one will know what the revenues will look like in the future.\"", "The biggest day of power buying happened on Feb. 16 when the state spent nearly $81 million for electricity, or $435 per megawatt hour.", "The smallest day was March 10 when the state buyers spent $40 million, or $219 per megawatt hour.", "Michael Worm, an analyst with the investment firm Gerald Klauer Mattison, said what the state paid was in line with current energy prices.", "\"That's where energy prices more or less have been for quite some time,\" he said.", "\"Of course, they are dramatically higher than they used to be.\"", "The governor's office has refused to release information on how much the state has spent, said Steve Maviglio, Davis' spokesman.", "Maviglio said if generators found out how much the state spent the day before, they could force up the price the next day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4576_p20", "sents": [ "The company joins previous investors WPP Group, and earlier round Australian venture capital investors Equity Partners and the Australasian Media & Communications Fund.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand its product offering and continue global expansion with a move to the United States next month.", "http: www.redsheriff.com Videoconferencing Firm iPhysician Lands $36 Million Series E SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- iPhysicianNet, a videoconferencing application provider for pharmaceutical companies and physicians, said it raised $36 million in its Series E round, led by KBL Healthcare Ventures and Patricof Ventures.", "Cardinal Health Partners, Fireman's Fund Insurance, Valley, and previous investor Veron International also participated.", "http: www.iphysiciannet.com Ad Promotions Firm DailyShopper Network Raises $8 Million SEATTLE -- DailyShopper Network, a promotions network for retail advertisers, said it closed on $8 million in its second round of financing.", "The round was co-led by Tribune, the strategic investment unit of Tribune, as well as Voyager Capital and Madrona Venture Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e5289_p10", "sents": [ "The company previously received seed funding of $800,000. http: www.angelengineers.com Wireless Services Firm Incurrent Has $3 Million Round One PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Incurrent Solutions, a provider of Internet and wireless services to card-issuing banks and transaction processors, said it received $3 million in its first round of financing from the Edison Venture Fund and individual investors.", "Bruce Luehrs, a general partner at Edison, will be taking a seat on Incurrent's board.", "Incurrent said the funds will allow it to accelerate its acquisitions and expand product development.", "http: www.incurrent.com Critical Care Tech Firm Visicu Lands $15 Million Round Two BALTIMORE -- Visicu, provider of a network monitoring system that aims to give hospitals constant physician oversight of critical care, completed its second round of financing for a total of $15 million.", "The second round, led by Pacific Venture Group, included Series A investors Abell Foundation and Cardinal Health Partners and also included Partech International, Sterling Venture Partners, Pacific Life, and Envest Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5991_p44", "sents": [ "On June 25, the chief investment strategist at Deutsche Banc.", "Alex Brown lowered his full-year S&P 500 profit estimate to $47 - reflecting a 14% year-over-year decline.", "Kerschner is the first Wall Street strategist to project earnings below $50 a share.", "Given the dreary near-term outlook, it's hard to blame investors for their wariness.", "Goldman Sachs guru Abby Joseph Cohen, for one, recognizes that investors who are often eager to pay up for potentially good news when the market is rising become reluctant to assume the same risk in periods of uncertainty.", "Galvin is equally understanding: \"Investors are not bankrupt, but sentiment is clearly broke,\" he says.", "\"Today the average money-market fund rarely yields 4%, yet most investors are happy to sit on cash.\"", "Indeed, investors currently hold $2.1 trillion in money-market funds - the highest level ever as a percentage of the market value of the Wilshire 5000 - and savings-account deposits are up 14% from last year, Galvin says." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "Abby Joseph Cohen", "sents": [ "Abby Joseph Cohen (born February 29, 1952) is an American economist and financial analyst on Wall Street.", "s of 2017 , she continues to serve as an advisory director at Goldman Sachs, after retiring from leadership of its Global Markets Institute.", "Prior to March 2008, she was the firm's Chief Investment Strategist.", "In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by \"Ladies Home Journal\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3975_p27", "sents": [ "Before joining ShareWave Mr. Ochiltree was president and COO of Information Storage Devices (ISD), a global supplier of integrated circuits for communications and consumer applications.", "ShareWave is privately-held and backed by a number of investors including APV Technology Partners, Cisco Systems, Draper Richards, Intel Corporation, Kyushu Matsushita Electric, Microsoft, Philips Electronics, SBC Communications, Softbank Technology Ventures, Vulcan Ventures, and individual investors.", "http: www.sharewave.com E-Commerce Company MarketMile Hires New President and CEO MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- MarketMile, a business-to-business e-commerce company, said it has appointed Gayle Sheppard as president and CEO.", "Ms. Sheppard spent the past nine years at J.D.", "Edwards & Company, a supplier of business software services and products, at a number of positions.", "Before her tenure with J.D.", "Edwards, Ms. Sheppard served in sales and consulting management roles in the technology industry.", "MarketMile is backed by American Express and Ventro Corporation.", "http: www.marketmile.com Former CFO of Buystream Joins Linux IT Firm Nitrosoft as CEO OTTAWA -- Nitrosoft Linux, an IT Infrastructure management company, said it has appointed Mark Scott, as its chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3127_p26", "sents": [ "NewMarkets said it is currently in discussions with six to 12 international and United States investors to participate in the round.", "The company said the funding would be used as operating and security capital.", "Prior to the Series F round, NewMarkets raised $28.8 million from Accel Partners, Bay Partners, Charter Growth Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Jafco, Menlo Ventures, Softbank, Softbank Technology Ventures, and Technology Crossover Ventures.", "http: www.sonnet-financial.com bad news AgWeb Discloses Staff Cuts mail?", "top KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- AgWeb.com, a business-to-busi ness commerce and content site serving the agricultural market, told VentureWire that it cut 20 employees, or 36% of its staff due to a lack of commercial revenue from its satellite information service, which is being eliminated.", "The cuts, which took place in March, occurred in AgWeb.com's Des Moines, Io wa office and were concentrated in customer service, IT, and administrative positions related to the satellite division." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7794_p18", "sents": [ "TSNN.com had been backed by Tarsus Group and individual investors.", "http: www.tarsus-group.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D New Directors =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D o Earth-Friendly Product Exchange GreenOrder Names New Board NEW YORK -- GreenOrder, a Web site that provides businesses with suppliers of environmentally friendly products, announced its board of directors.", "The new board consists of: David Blumberg, former senior vice president at Merrill Lynch; F. Henry Habicht II, former EPA Deputy Administrator in the Bush administration; Laurent Hourcle, professor and co-director of the Environmental Law Program at George Washington University and former Defense Department official; Saul Klein, founding partner of the Accelerator Group; Joel Makower, writer and editor for environmental publications; Andy Sack, Softbank entrepreneur-in-residence who co-founded Firefly Network and Abuzz; Steven Schooner, professor of government contracts law at George Washington University and former official at the Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Lawrence Lessig, Stanford law professor; Greg Simon, policy aide to Vice President Al Gore; and Christine Varney, an Internet lawyer and former FTC commissioner." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "George Washington University", "sents": [ "The George Washington University (GW, GWU, or George Washington) is a private research university in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States.", "Founded in 1821 as Columbian College, the university has since grown to comprise fourteen undergraduate and graduate colleges and schools, including the School of Media and Public Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, Law School, and School of Public Health.", "George Washington's main campus is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood with two satellite campuses located in the Foxhall neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and in Ashburn, Virginia.", "It is the second oldest and the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Arthur Andersen", "sents": [ "Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, is an American holding company and formerly one of the \"Big Five\" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations.", "In 2002, the firm voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants in the United States after being found guilty of criminal charges relating to the firm's handling of the auditing of Enron, an energy corporation based in Texas, which had filed for bankruptcy in 2001." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e7366_p9", "sents": [ "Kick.com said it will use the funds to develop its delivery platform.", "http: www.kick.com Property Services Firm ManageStar Has $8.5 Million Series A WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- ManageStar.com, which provides an online system for property and facility managers to procure services, said it raised $8.5 million in its Series A round of funding from Dominion and Charter Venture Capital.", "The company, which is expecting additional funding in the Series A, raised two previous rounds from undisclosed individuals and corporate investors including Arthur Andersen and Colliers Parrish.", "The capital will be used to expand its technical team and launch the company's site nationally.", "ManageStar also said Mike Lee of Dominion and Ravi Chiruvolu of Charter will take seats on the company's board.", "http: www.managestar.com Wireless Firm WiredPocket Lands $2 Million in Seed Round SEATTLE -- WiredPocket, a company that has developed an application to download full Web pages to wireless devices, announced it received $2 million in seed investment from Timberline Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3140_p120", "sents": [ "Put another way, excluding Chernobyl, nuclear power plants have never harmed the public Irrational fears Contributing to the anti-nuclear atmosphere were such films as 1979's \"The China Syndrome,\" starring Jane Fonda and 1983's \"Silkwood,\" starring Meryl Streep.", "And let's not forget one of the funnier skits on \"Saturday Night Live\" in 1979, in which Dan Aykroyd played President Jimmy Carter, who becomes irradiated touring \"Two Mile Island\" after an accident and grows in to The Amazing Colossal President.", "In California, sentiment was set by then-Gov.", "Jerry Brown, whose chief of staff was Gray Davis, now California's governor.", "\"Well, it's not completely clear to me what a reasonably scientific position is on nuclear power - except to say that where there are other potentially less destructive alternatives, it doesn't make much sense to rush to increase dependency on nuclear power plants.", "In California there are alternatives such as conservation, cogeneration combined cycle, geothermal and solar energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Meryl Streep", "sents": [ "Mary Louise \"Meryl\" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress and philanthropist.", "Cited in the media as the \"best actress of her generation,\" Streep is particularly known for versatility in her roles and her accent adaptation.", "Nominated for 20 Academy Awards, Streep has more nominations than any other actor, and is one of the six actors to have won three or more competitive Oscars for acting.", "Streep has also received 30 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight - more nominations and more competitive wins than any other actor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20335_p11", "sents": [ "Sacramento Superior Court Judge Charles Kobayashi ruled that Enron can prevent the legislative panel from sharing information in the thousands of documents relating to energy trading in California.", "Legislators subpoenaed the information earlier this year.", "``Once the confidential information is disclosed, no amount of sanctions will be able to rectify the damage that might be caused,'' Kobayashi wrote in his order.", "The Senate committee requested documents including e-mails, phone logs, financial records and records of any Enron ``trading strategies.''", "The panel is probing whether generators manipulated the power market.", "Soaring wholesale prices last year left utilities unable to buy power, and the state began purchasing energy on their behalf.", "Houston-based Enron had argued that the Senate sought confidential information, including trade secrets, that could be shared with the state's own energy-buying agency.", "That would create an unfair advantage for California power buyers, Enron said.", "Enron and members of the Senate panel will now meet to craft the protective order, then submit it to Kobayashi for approval, said Enron spokeswoman Karen Denne." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e826_p5", "sents": [ "Timber giant Sierra Pacific Industries, which operates four biomass plants that produce power for PG&E, obtained a temporary restraining order in Sacramento Superior Court that says Sierra Pacific is not required to sell its power to PG&E.", "The ruling means PG&E and Southern Edison could lose power as alternative energy generators, fed up with months of nonpayment, sue to be able to sell their comparatively cheap product elsewhere, including outside the state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hughes Electronics", "sents": [ "Hughes Electronics Corporation was formed in 1985 when Hughes Aircraft was sold by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to General Motors for $5 billion.", "The surviving parts of Hughes Electronics are today known as the DirecTV Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10792_p1", "sents": [ "Travis McCullough Enron North America 1400 Smith Street EB 3817 Houston Texas 77002 Phone: (713) 853-1575 Fax: (713) 646-3490" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e850_p22", "sents": [ "Applicant intends to lease and operate a facility comprised of three (3), continuously rated 1.6-megawatt generator sets (non- road engines) fired on diesel fuel with a maximum total output of 6-megawatts (the \"Facility\").", "The Facility is located in Plummer, Idaho.", "Electric energy produced by the Facility will be sold by Applicant to the wholesale power market in the Northwestern United States.", "Comment date: April 20, 2001, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.", "The Commission will limit its consideration of comments to those that concern the adequacy or accuracy of the application.", "2. Fountain Valley Power, L.L.C.", "Docket No.", "EG01-162-000] Take notice that on March 26, 2001, Fountain Valley Power, L.L.C.", "(Applicant), filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission an application for determination of exempt wholesale generator status pursuant to Part 365 of the Commission's regulations.", "Applicant is presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enron North America, but is expected to become a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Black Hills Energy Capital, Inc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19992_p42", "sents": [ "IDEO responded with a metaphorical fantas y.", "For an exhibit called Workspheres, the company invented two tools that woul d \"send a visible personal message to the rest of the office.\"", "One was a ch air that changes colour; a small, built-in camera takes an image of the sit ter's back and reproduces it on the exterior back of the chair, using a liq uid-crystal display.", "The idea was to personalize the object, like draping a jacket over your office chair to indicate possession.", "The other \"worktool\" consisted of a miniature projector showing images of s kies.", "\"If you want to change your space,\" says IDEO designer Craig Syverson \"you could dial up the sky of your choice.\"", "You won't see either of these fantasies in today's head offices, but the sa me principles are at play among the most forward-thinking.", "IDEO's headquart ers, for instance, blur the distinction between home and the office-the ide a being that the more comfortable a staff member is in their space, the mor e productive." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "IDEO", "sents": [ "IDEO (pronounced \"EYE-dee-oh\") is an international design and consulting firm founded in Palo Alto, California, in 1991.", "The company has locations in Cambridge (Massachusetts), Chicago, London, Munich, New York City, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.", "The company uses the design thinking methodology to design products, services, environments, and digital experiences.", "Additionally, the company has become increasingly involved in management consulting and organizational design." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9883_p1", "sents": [ "--Original Message -- From: Katie Kaplan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 6:37 PM To: Tom Ross; Sue Mara; Stephanie-Newell; Rob Lamkin; Richard Hyde; Pigott Jack; Paula Hall-Collins; Norton Kelli; McNally Ray; Marty Wilson; Lynn Lednicky; Kristin Vellandi; kent Palmerton; Katie Kaplan; Kassandra Gough; Karen Edson; Julee Malinowski-Ball; John Stout; Joe Ronan; Jeff Dasovich; Jean Munoz; Jan Smutny-Jones; Greg Blue; Curtis Kebler; Bob Weisenmiller; Baker Carolyn; B Brown Andy; Andy Brown; Douglas Kerner; John Larrea Cc: Carol H Hudson; Steven Kelly Subject: FW: Cal Journal Ad #2 Importance: High Here is the second Cal Journal ad.", "Please take a look and get any comments back to me by 3:00 tomorrow (Thursday January 4th).", "Please let me know if you can't open it.", "Thanks Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10224_p1", "sents": [ "--Original Message -- From: Katie Kaplan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:01 PM To: Theo Pahos; Roger Pelote; Andy Brown; B Brown Andy; Baker Carolyn; Bob Escalante; Bob Weisenmiller; Curtis Kebler; Douglas Kerner; Greg Blue; Jan Smutny-Jones; Jean Munoz; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Larrea; John Stout; Julee Malinowski-Ball; Kassandra Gough; Katie Kaplan; kent Palmerton; Kristin Vellandi; Lynn Lednicky; Marty Wilson; McNally Ray; 'Nam Nguyen'; Norton Kelli; Paula Hall-Collins; Pigott Jack; Richard Hyde; Rob Lamkin; Stephanie-Newell; Sue Mara; Tom Ross Cc: Susan Mccabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; marie moretti; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Anne Kelly Subject: IEP Ad Copy for March California Journal Greetings: In all of the craziness this morning with getting items out I neglected to attach the below Ad copy for the March California Journal.", "This is just the copy and as soon as it is approved we will send out the full ad copy with graphics." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20092_p1", "sents": [ "Analysts applauded the purchase by the U.K. oil and gas company, saying it is acquiring some promising assets inexpensively.", "The price works out to less than $2.30 per barrel of oil equivalent, given the proven and probable reserves of more than 170 million barrels of oil equivalent of Enron Oil & Gas India Ltd. \"We value other Indian oil and gas reserves at $2.90 (assuming an oil price of $18), so BG appears to have paid a good price,\" said ABN Amro in a research note.", "A Bombay-based energy analyst reckoned Enron \"probably undersold,\" noting that earlier this year Indian state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp., a partner of Enron's Indian unit, had its $400 million offer for the assets rejected.", "Enron has experienced mixed success as an integrated energy operator in India, and is attempting to exit the controversial Dabhol Power Project, India's largest private power plant, in which it has a 65% controlling stake." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2173_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron Mandates SSSB For Credit-Linked Note Issue Capital Markets Report, 05 02 01 UK: Enron plans multi-currency credit-linked bonds Reuters, 05 02 01 Enron to Sell Credit-Linked Notes in Several Currencies Bloomberg, 05 02 01 Saudi Gas Proj Consortia Seen Selected 2H May -Sources Dow Jones, 05 02 01 USA: Enron says no plans to sell Dabhol stake Reuters, 05 02 01 Centre spikes plan to fix Enron The Times of India, 05 02 01 India's Dabhol Pwr Co: Naphtha Supply Remains Regular Dow Jones, 05 02 01 Maharashtra Electricity Board unamused by new Enron demand The Hindu, 05 02 01 Sinha hopes sanctions will be lifted soon The Hindu, 05 02 01 Neither State nor MSEB has defaulted on agreement with Enron Press Trust of India Limited 05 01 01 Sanctions hurt US interests more than India: Sinha Press Trust of India Limited, 05 01 01 Sinha confident US will lift sanctions in its own interest Press Trust of India Limited 05 01 01 Sinha urges U.S., EU, Japan to boost growth AFX (AP), 05 01 01 U. Houston: U. Houston forum focuses on minority education U-Wire, 05 01 01 Prebon Yamane Hires Former RCN Executive to Run Bandwidth Unit Bloomberg, 05 01 01 Enron's Lay Discusses India's Dabhol Power Project: Comment Bloomberg, 05 01 01 Enron Mandates SSSB For Credit-Linked Note Issue 05 02 2001 Capital Markets Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- United States energy group Enron has mandated Schroder Salomon Smith Barney as bookrunner for a multi-currency credit-linked notes trust transaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dubai", "sents": [ "Dubai ( ; Arabic: دبي‎ ‎ \"Dubayy \", ] ) is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).", "It is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the country.", "Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's Federal Supreme Council.", "The city of Dubai is located on the emirate's northern coastline and heads the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.", "Dubai will host World Expo 2020." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e529_p18", "sents": [ "Hussain, speaking at an oil and gas conference, said it is \"costing a fortune\" for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates' second-largest emirate, to run its 20,000-megawatt power station with liquid fuels.", "Dubai's industrial free port at Jebel Ali and the Dubai Aluminium Co. Ltd., which expanded its annual capacity last year to 536,000 metric tons, are in extremely short supply of gas, said local observers.", "Hussain said the recently signed \"term sheet agreement\" between the U.A.E.", "Offsets Group, or UOG, and Qatar Petroleum, to supply 2 billion cubic feet of gas a day to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is a step in the right direction.", "Three weeks ago, QP and UOG signed a $3.5 billion agreement to export 2 bcf a day of Qatari natural gas to the U.A.E.", "The project, which will be undertaken by Dolphin Energy - in which TotalFinaElf (TOT) and Enron Corp. (ENE) each hold a 24.5% stake - plans to drill first wells at Qatar's giant offshore North Field in the second half of 2001 and come onstream in early 2005. About 1-1.5 bcf a day of the gas will be consumed by the al-Taweelah power plant in Abu Dhabi and the remainder by the Jebel Ali terminal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6985_p0", "sents": [ "'Greetings all, Scott Bolton and I wanted to give you the \"low-down\" on the strategy meeting taking place next week in New Orleans.", "The meeting will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.", "The hotel address is: Poydras at the Mississippi River, New Orleans, 70140. We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms (16 total) at a rate of $189.00 per night.", "The room reservations are for the nights of January 19 and 20, checking out January 21. Each meeting attendee will need to call the hotel directly to make reservations.", "The number to call to make reservations is 504.584.3999. Tell the reservationist that you need one of the rooms in the \"Enron Communications\" block.", "If you want a confirmation faxed or mailed, it must be requested at the time of booking.", "Those flying into New Orleans on January 20 need to tell the reservationist that they will need the hotel room on January 20 as opposed to January 19 and 20. Room reservations must be made no later than January 12. Each person will be responsible for his her hotel room and charges." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Mississippi River", "sents": [ "The Mississippi River is the chief river of the second-largest drainage system on the North American continent, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system.", "Flowing entirely in the United States (although its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2320 mi to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico.", "With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains.", "The Mississippi ranks as the fourth-longest and fifteenth-largest river in the world by discharge.", "The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3793_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Thurs, 6 7: GOP scraps House energy bill Sac Bee, Thurs, 6 7: Norton open to drilling off Santa Barbara SD Union, Thurs, 6 7: Energy relief bill mired in dispute over price caps SD Union, Thurs, 6 7: Escondido eyed profit from Hanover plant SD Union, Thurs, 6 7: Increased hydropower behind price drop SD Union, Thurs, 6 7: PUC could expand utility discounts to low-income ratepayers LA Times, Thurs, 6 7: Senator Fires Warning Shot on Power Costs SF Chron, Thurs, 6 7: Power switch -- contracts now in limbo Nosedive in electricity prices will let state deal from strength SF Chron, Thurs, 6 7: Developments in California's energy crisis SF Chron, Thurs, 6 7: House GOP leaders backing away from short-term fix SF Chron, Thurs, 6 7: Power switch -- contracts now in limbo Nosedive in electricity prices will let state deal from strength SF Chron, Thurs, 6 7: Senator ready to strong-arm energy panel New committee chairman to give regulators 2 weeks to set price caps SF Chron, Thurs, 6 7: Underwriters wary of bond deal State needs funds to cover costs of buying power Mercury News, Thurs, 6 7: It's looking better on energy front Contra Costa Times, Thurs, 6 7: Four-day week for city halls?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e282_p0", "sents": [ "\"We're getting a lot of inquiries about Enron's role in California's de-reg history, with a lot of misinformation arising out of Peace's handywork.", "I spent about 3 hours on Friday with a Sac Bee reporter (Dale Kasler).", "He'll be interviewing Skilling on the same topic in a week or so, and he'd like to talk to Steve, too.", "Sue spent time with a NYT reporter discussing the same.", "Some common themes are arising in the questions.", "Thought it would be a good idea to spend 30 minutes discussing those themes and developing our messages to ensure consistency.", "If folks think it would be useful, is there a time this week that we could squeeze in 30 minutes?", "Thanks.", "Best, Jeff\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4088_p1", "sents": [ "Please note, the November workshop has been moved to November 7-8 (which is Tuesday and Wednesday), instead of the week following as we had originally proposed.", "We request that you please hold the attached dates on your calendars if you plan to be active in the settlement discussions.", "Based on the issues list, we suggest the following topics for the first three workshops: * September 27: Reliability, for both facilities and supply.", "* October 11-12: Market, cost and rate data.", "* November 8-9: Market operations, including core issues, balancing, open season rules, and information disclosure.", "Please let us know if this workshop plan does not work for you.", "Third, PG&E will provide a basic set of market data and preliminary cost data to all of the Rule 51 parties in advance of the October 11-12 Workshop.", "This will help parties to identify and analyze their issues.", "After seeing this data, to the extent there are other information requests, please send them to Frank Lindh (e-mail to [email protected] or Fax to 415-973-5520)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "e8301_p0", "sents": [ "'FYI.", "Thought you might be interested.", "Perhaps next week we can do coffee.", "--Original Message -- From: Cherry, Brian Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 6:43 PM To: Andrew Niven; Benjamin Campbell; Dan McLafferty; Dan Thomas; David Anderson; Dede Hapner; Dennis Gee; Donald Petersen; Frank Lindh; G Jefferson; Geoffrey Bellenger; George Clavier; J Reidenbach; Jerry Miller; John Armato; John Clarke; Kevin Ernst; Kirk Johnson; Les Buchner; Les Guliasi; Lisa Lieu; Lise Jordan; Mark Huffman; Michael Katz; Neha Patel; Patrick Golden; Paul Sivley; Randall Litteneker; Ray Williams; Richard Hall; Rodney Boschee; Sandra Burns; Sandy Dickinson; Shaun Halverson; Shelly Malekos; Stuart Tartaglia; Todd Arnett; Trista Berkovitz Subject: Sempra Gas Transmission OII PHC Earlier today, a PHC was held in the Sempra Gas Transmission OII (I.00-11-002).", "ALJ Bushy and Assigned Commissioner Bilas presided over the hearing and 40 appearances were entered into the record.", "The OII is focused on Sempra, SoCalGas, and SDG&E's gas transmission planning practices in general and the recent curtailments of gas deliveries in SDG&E's service territory." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "David Aaker", "sents": [ "David Allen Aaker (born 1938) is an American organizational theorist, consultant and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, a specialist in marketing with a focus on brand strategy.", "He currently serves as Vice Chairman of Prophet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5031_p10", "sents": [ "David Aaker, professor emeritus, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on October 14 in an article titled \"Nike Takes Its Case to the Streets.\"", "Aaker said that Nike's new logo-free advertising campaign is worth it if creates buzz and connects with customers.", "Borenstein was quoted on October 14 in the San Francisco Chronicle on the possible Chevron merger with Texaco, saying that it could give them deeper pockets to finance oil exploration.", "Borenstein was quoted in the Contra Costa Times on October 13 on the effect the Middle East conflict could have on gasoline prices.", "Borenstein appeared on KRON TV?", "on October 13 on \"Daybreak.\"", "Borenstein said that the decline in auto fuel efficiency has exacerbated the problem of rising oil prices.", "Dean Laura Tyson appeared on the Nightly Business Report on KQED TV on October 12. She discussed the Social Security system and likened it to a pay-as-you-go social insurance system." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4329_p25", "sents": [ "Cathy Leibow, founder and former CEO of FamilyCare, will be CareGuide's new senior vice president and a general manager.", "CareGuide is backed by Peuqot Capital Management and Nob Hill Capital Management http: www.famcare.com http: www.careguide.com Group of Investors Acquires Information Site HedgeFund.net NEW YORK -- A group of investors including Links Holdings and Capital Z Investments, said that it has acquired HedgeFund.net, a Web site that contains hedge fund information and performance, from Tuna Group.", "Terms were undisclosed.", "B. Scott Minerd has been named HedgeFund.net's chief executive officer.", "http: www.hedgefund.net New Directors o B2B Platform Provider Extricity Names New Board Member REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Extricity, a platform provider for business-to-business software products, said it has appointed Tania Amochaev, former president and CEO of QRS, to its board of director.", "Ms. Amochaev serves on several boards including Symantec and Walker Interactive.", "Extricity is backed by Charter Venture Capital; Aspen Technology; Intel 64 Fund; Manugistics; SAP Ventures, a division of SAP; and Wingspring." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e3344_p13", "sents": [ "top MOUNTAIN VIEW, Cailf.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Reasoning, an environment service provider that specializes in software quality, said it named John Shangler as vice president of operations.", "Prior to joining the company Mr. Shangler was vice president of product operations at SuccessFactors, a human resources software company.", "Reasoning is backed by Aspen, C.E.", "Unterberg Towbin, Charter Growth Capital, Charter Venture Capital, Graystone Venture Partners, Informix Software, NIF Ventures, Novus, and RS Investmen t Management.", "http: www.reasoning.com Colubris Networks Adds Yves Sicard as COO, Legal Counsel mail?", "top LAVAL, Quebec (VENTUREWIRE) -- Colubris Networks, a designer and manufacturer of secure wireless LAN routers for businesses, said it appoint ed Yves Sicard as chief operating officer and legal counsel.", "Mr. Sicard will be responsible for daily manufacturing and information systems operations as well as acting legal counsel.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Sicard serv ed as an investment banker in Paris advising high-tech and Internet-related companies on capital fundraising, business development, and mergers and acquisitions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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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": "Gordon Bethune", "sents": [ "Gordon M. Bethune (born August 29, 1941) is a retired US airline executive.", "He was the CEO of Continental Airlines from 1994 until his retirement at the end of 2004.", "He currently serves on the boards of Honeywell, Sprint, Prudential Financial." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2259_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"Expect prices to shoot up, analysts say\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"GOP: Shrink plan for bonds\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"FERC chief defends plan for state\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"PG&E to judge: ISO, $1 billion tab will drain us\" Sac Bee, Fri, 5 4: \"Jack Sirard: PG&E's woes a warning to utility investor s\" SD Union (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"Legislature sends power authority bill to govern or\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"GOP Tries to Force Its Dramatically Different Energy Plan on Governor\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"Secretary of Energy, Davis Meet on United States Plan to Boost Conservation\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"PG&E Seeks Relief From High-Priced Power Purchases\" LA Times, Fri, 5 4: \"SDG&E Blackout Plan Would Pay Firms to Use Generators SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Been there, done that Bay Area finds little new in Bush's ideas SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Bush calls power supply the solution He says conservation useful but secondary SF Chron (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"SDG&E unveils plan to contend with rolling blackouts\" SF Chron (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"California crisis brings new talk of energy conservation\" SF Chron (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"Developments in California's energy crisis\" SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Energy at a glance\" SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"Ships would help during blackouts Ready reserve fleet has power to provide\" SF Chron, Fri, 5 4: \"PG&E chairman wants to keep power lines\" Mercury News, Fri, 5 4: \"Bush shifts policy on conservation after meeting with GOP\" Mercury News, Fri, 5 4: \"Senate plans public power\" Mercury News, Fri, 5 4: \"All Caps Hed\" OC Register, Fri, 5 4: \"Energy notebook Vote delayed on $12 billion state bond for power\" OC Register, Fri, 5 4: \"US conservation order called Bush's best effort\" Individual.com (Bridgenews), Fri, 5 4: \"[B] POWER UPDATE Bush directs fed s to save energy in California\" Individual.com (AP), Fri, 5 4: \"Judge Dismisses $10B PG&E Suit\" Individual.com (Business wire), Fri, 5 4: \"Bankruptcy Update PG&E Files Motion to Require CAISO to Follow Federal Law\" - Expect prices to shoot up, analysts say By Dale Kasler Bee Staff Writer (Published May 4, 2001) Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1720_p1", "sents": [ "SF Chron (AP), Wed, 4 25: \"Credit agency cites power troubles; lowers state's bond rating\" SF Chron (AP), Wed, 4 25: \"S&P downgrades California's bonds citing energy troubles\" Mercury News, Wed, 4 25: \"State bond rating lowered\" Mercury News, Wed, 4 25: \"Q&A with Gov.", "Gray Davis on energy issues\" (Opinions Commentary) Mercury News (AP), Wed, 4 25: \"Davis: Power surplus by 2003\" Mercury News (AP), Wed, 4 25: \"Great America to avoid blackouts\" OC Register, Wed, 4 25: \"State's bond rating is lowered The energy crisis brings an A+ designation, which likely will mean higher borrowing costs\" OC Register, Wed, 4 25: \"Fire stokes wholesale gas cost\" Individual.com (Business wire), Wed, 4 25: \"Power Companies and Regulators Must Take Steps To Avoid Spread of California Power Virus Andersen Analysis\" Individual.com(Business wire), Wed, 4 25: \"Soaring Temperatures Produce Ca ll for Conservation; California ISO Also Announces New Outage Notification System and On-call Number\" State's credit takes hit By Dale Kasler and John Hill Bee Staff Writers (Published April 25, 2001) Alarmed by the drain on California's treasury from more than $5 billion of electricity purchases, a leading Wall Street credit agency lowered its rati ng on state bonds Tuesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3552_p46", "sents": [ "Paul McDermott, private equi ty fund manager at Royal Bank Capital Partners, said the firm also plans to ad d an associate for the Energy Fund.", "Three investment professionals currently manage the Energy Fund.", "Mr. Rothstein had been a colleague of Mr. McDermott at First Reserve, while Mr. Sheen was introduced to Royal Bank Capital Partners by mutual contacts at Deutsche Bank.", "The $100 million Energy Fund, which launched in January, makes investments ranging from $7 million to $15 million in late-stage private and public companies in the service sector an d hydrocarbon production sector of the energy industry.", "The fund will invest in 10 to 15 companies over the next two to three years.", "When half of the Energ y Fund has been committed, expected in 18 months, the firm will look to raise a new fund.", "So far $8 million of the fund has been committed.", "Royal Bank Capital Partners has $800 million under management in six funds." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 7 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p2", "sents": [ "to Board Biz Tech Management Firm Enamics Appoints New Board Member new people Biotech Firm Enanta Names Spiros Jamas New President & CEO Data & Analysis Firm Polexis Names David Overskei as New CEO Ardent Appoints Former Glaxo WellCome Exec as Pres, CEO vc fund news MMC Capital Closes Technology Fund II at $250M vc personnel Royal Bank Capital Partners Adds Two to Energy Fund Team TOP STORIES NEW MONEY BAD NEWS NEW DEALS NEW PRODUCTS M&A NEW DIRECTORS NEW PEOPLE VC FUND NEWS VC PERSONNEL top George Davis has led the evolution of Aether Systems' technology, which now powers mobile and wireless data services for Charles Schwab, National Discount Brokers, Allegiance Health Care, the United States Postal Service, Office Depot, and Nissan (among many others).", "Hear what he has to say about the latest market trends, technological advances, and investment opportunities in wireless at Mobile Outlook, June 5 & 6. Register today:http: www.mobile2001.net register.asp top stories Insight Capital Closes Fourth Fund With $740 Million mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6509_p39", "sents": [ "Savings from Pacific Gas & Electric's 20 20 rebate program total $ 7.6 million so far, a spokesman said.", "The program, an initiative by Gov.", "Gray Davis to promote conservation, shaves 20 percent off customers' bills for using 20 percent less energy this summer than last summer.", "PG&E has processed one-third of its July power bills, and the results show that 29 percent of customers sliced enough electricity use last month to earn the reward.", "Out of about 1.3 million bills processed, 394,000 customers qualified for the credits.", "Thousands more still stand to gain as the company sifts through remaining bills.", "PG&E serves 4.7 million customers in Northern California, from Baker to the Oregon border.", "\"Twenty-nine percent are meeting the qualifications, which is good,\" said PG&E spokesman Jon Tremayne.", "\"That's a significant chunk.\"", "The results also are significant compared to previous expectations.", "Davis administration officials estimated that 10 percent to 20 percent of customers would earn the rebate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 7 ] }, { "title": "e4173_p5", "sents": [ "So tinkering with the rate freeze could be politically hazardous.", "\"The pain we saw in San Diego this summer is something we want to avoid for our customers in Northern and Central California,\" said PG&E spokesman Jon Tremayne.", "PG&E is expected soon to formally petition the state Public Utilities Commission to lift its rate freeze.", "The San Francisco-based utility argues that the $2.8-billion value of its Northern California hydroelectric properties, which under deregulation it is required to divest, would erase its stranded costs and make it eligible to pass along wholesale costs to consumers.", "Southern California Edison's chief financial officer, Jim Scilacci, said the utility could possibly be eligible to lift the rate freeze later this year if planned asset sales bring high enough prices.", "But with the legally mandated rate freeze in effect in San Diego, observers doubt that the state would let PG&E and Edison revert to market prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "United Devices", "sents": [ "United Devices, Inc. was a privately held, commercial distributed computing company that focused on the use of grid computing to manage high-performance computing systems and enterprise cluster management.", "Its products and services allowed users to \"allocate workloads to computers and devices throughout enterprises, aggregating computing power that would normally go unused.\"", "It operated under the name Univa UD for a time, after merging with Univa on September 17, 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e8721_p7", "sents": [ "http: www.giantbear.com Distributed Computing Firm Simulant Raises $400,000 Seed mail this story?", "top PASADENA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Simulant, which has developed software to network computers together for processing power equal to that of supercomputers, said it has raised $400,000 in a seed funding from ITU Ventures, a venture capital firm that finances businesses emerging from graduate universities.", "The company was founded by professor Axel Scherer and students Tom Baehr-Jones and Michael Hochberg from the California Institute of Technology.", "The company said it will use the funds for working capital and for business and product development.", "http: www.simulant.com United Devices Looking for $25 Million in Series B Funding mail this story?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Austin, Texas-based United Devices, which develops and manages Internet distributed computing technology, said it was lookiing to raise between $20 million and $25 million in a Series B round of funding to close by March of 2001. The company said it would use the funding to recruit additional senior management, product development, and for sales and marketing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9027_p16", "sents": [ "top REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- iPass, a provider of global remote Internet access services, said it has closed its fourth, Series F round with an additional $20 million, bringing in Cisco as a new investor.", "Total funding for the round was $50 million.", "As reported in September, Crosspoint, Accel Partners, Comdisco, Equant, Rogers Communications and Sand Hill also contributed to the round.", "iPass said it will use the funds to extend the development of its settlement and authentication technologies.", "http: www.ipass.com Securant Technologies Lands $31 Million in Series C mail this story?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Securant Technologies, which provides access management software and services for Internet business security, said it raised $31 million in its Series C round of funding.", "Oak Investment Partners led the round, which included Merrill Lynch and individual investors.", "Oak Investment Partners general partner Fred Harman and Richard Pierce, senior vice president and COO of Inktomi, will sit on the company's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4432_p14", "sents": [ "Jim Acos, former president of JPA Associates, will act as president of the new company.", "Companies will be admitted to SBTP based on the viability of their business model.", "SBTI, the sole owner of new company, intends to acquire an additional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet of space by the end of next year.", "http: www.sbtechnology.com Online Outer Space Firm Project Voyager Now Called OneCosmos SAN FRANCISCO -- Project Voyager, a media network focused on space and science, said it changed its name to OneCosmos.", "The company will operate an online portal that it plans to launch on January 1, 2001 and a television and film production unit.", "The company was founded by Ann Druyan, who was wife and collaborator to the late astronomer, author, and television personality Carl Sagan, and USWeb co-founder Joe Firmage, who is also the chairman of venture development firm Intend Change.", "The company launched with $23 million in seed funding from Crosspoint and Softbank Venture Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peter Navarro", "sents": [ "Peter Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist who currently serves as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Industrial Policy, and the Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created entity in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.", "A former professor of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, Navarro is the author of over a dozen books, including \"Death by China\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5589_p109", "sents": [ "\"They're basically playing chess, and the governor is playing checkers,\" sa id University of California at Irvine economist Peter Navarro.", "\"They're really out of their league.\"", "Freeman said the state can maintain its own portfolio of natural gas contracts at better-than-market rates.", "That's a complex task that can invol ve out-of-state gas purchases, pipeline transportation contracts and storage strategies that would put the state in the same league as Enron Corp., Dynegy, El Paso Corp. and other masters of global energy markets.", "Navarro, an expert on energy regulation, said generators had the state over a barrel when they locked in the adjustment clauses, because they forced the state to bear the risks of the notoriously volatile natural gas market.", "Prices for natural gas peaked last winter at 10 times the nationwide averag e at the Southern California border.", "And that market, controlled by a small number of sophisticated players, is rife with opportunities for gaming, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e951_p0", "sents": [ "'SCE and Governor Reach Agreement on Plan To Restore Utility To Financial Health PR Newswire 04 09 01, 7:02p (Copyright 2001, PR Newswire) ROSEMEAD, Calif., April 9 PRNewswire -- At a joint press conference today with Governor Gray Davis, Edison International Chairman, President and CEO John E. Bryson announced agreement on a plan to restore Southern California Edison to financial health.", "\"This negotiated resolution with the Governor is far preferable for our company and our employees and for our customers than is going into bankruptcy,\" said Bryson.", "\"Through difficult negotiations over many weeks,\" Bryson noted, \"we believe we have achieved a practical approach.", "Our customers and the state's economic vitality will benefit greatly from a financially healthy utility which can retain experienced and skilled employees and can invest the billions of dollars needed to maintain a sound electric infrastructure system.", "\"The blunt reality remains that we in California face a large challenge in restoring overall stability to the California electric system,\" Bryson said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20130_p30", "sents": [ "The downtown headquarters for the two companies are just blocks apart.", "Heim said Houston-based Enron, the nation's top natural gas trader and the leading wholesale electricity marketer, has been trying to tighten up its b alance sheet after being punished on Wall Street for the failure to sell PG E, fallout from the Pacific Gas & Electric bankruptcy in California, and a push into the Internet that took a nosedive along with the rest of the tele communications industry.", "\"Enron has stumbled a little bit with their noncore investments,\" Heim said Bob Valdez, spokesman for the Oregon Public Utility Commission, said commis sioners have not been notified of any pending deal, but they would review it as soon as an offer is made.", "The approval process could take about 10 mon ths if a deal is announced, he said.", "PGE has 730,000 customers in Oregon while Northwest Natural Gas has about 5 30,000 customers, including some in Southwest Washington." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e5850_p32", "sents": [ "Oregon House May Vote Monday On Electricity Deregulation 06 25 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LOS ANGELES -(Dow Jones)- Oregon's House of Representatives may vote Monday on delaying electricity deregulation for large businesses until March 1, 2002, a spokesman for the Oregon Public Utilities Commission, or OPUC said.", "Under the partial-deregulation bill, large business customers of Enron Corp.'s (ENE) Portland General Electric Co. unit and Scottish Power's (SPI) PacifiCorp (X.PCP) unit could buy power from competing electricity suppliers, or opt to retain regulated rates until July 2003, said OPUC spokesman Bob Valdez.", "Residential and small-business customers would continue to have regulated rates.", "If the restructuring bill passes, the OPUC would determine by late July which customers qualify as \"large businesses\", Valdez said.", "He added that he couldn't speculate on what percentage of the state's total electricity load might fall under partial deregulation.", "The bill, which passed the Senate on Friday and is scheduled for a vote in the House Monday, delays large customer choice from its original Oct. 1 start date." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3677_p27", "sents": [ "The Indian lenders, fearing for their profitability if the foreign banks pull the plug, plan to oppose any such move.", "But they have been forced on the backfoot by MSEB's decision last week to stop buying power from Dabhol and terminate its 1995 contract with the company under which it agreed to lift the entire output.", "The MSEB has complained that Dabhol produces costly power while Dabhol has blamed MSEB for defaulting on payments worth $48 million.", "Last month, Dabhol issued a preliminary notice to terminate its contract to sell power.", "It has also filed for arbitration in London.", "This provoked MSEB to haul Dabhol before a local regulatory body, the Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), which issued a temporary order staying the arbitration proceedings.", "The dispute has already affected India's image among foreign investors.", "Last week, global rating agency Moody's expressed concern over slippage in the Indian government's reform programme and cited the Enron's dispute as an example that the country may be losing credibility with foreign investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e5876_p15", "sents": [ "\"There is an efficient overlap (with the EFET group) and no efforts are being duplicated,\" Spicker said.", "-By Germana Canzi, Dow Jones Newswires; 44 20 78429283; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Direct Cda Enters Alta.", "Retail Electric, Gas Mkts 06 26 2001 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) CALGARY -(Dow Jones)- Enron Corp.'s (ENE) Enron Direct Canada Corp. unit has entered the retail electricity and natural gas markets in Alberta, targeting all commercial and light industrial businesses.", "In a press release, Enron Direct said it will provide large and small businesses in Alberta with \"predictable term pricing\" for electricy and natural gas.", "Company Web Site: http: www.enrondirect.com -Stephanie Thomas, Dow Jones Newswires; 416-306-2100 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "India Court Dismisses Enron Petition On MERC - Report 06 26 2001 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) BOMBAY -(Dow Jones)- India's provincial High Court in Bombay Tuesday dismissed Dabhol Power Co.'s petition challenging the jurisdiction of Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission, or MERC, to adjudicate on the payment dispute between Maharashtra State Electricity Board and the company, the Press Trust of India reported." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2868_p154", "sents": [ "The generators, which face investigations for price gouging, may be forced to reduce their bills by 30 percent if they want to get paid.", "-- A\"Plan B\" group formed by Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg, D-Sherman Oaks and which includes Assembly Republicans is looking at, among other things, building more energy plants instead of purchasing the transmission lines.", "They believe they could build enough plants to power between 2 million and 3 million homes, using money dedicated from Edison ratepayers.", "-- A plan by Assembly members Joe Nation, D-San Rafael, and John Dutra, D- Fremont, would simply give the state an option of buying the transmission lines, for $1.2 billion instead of $2.76 billion.", "Edison's parent company would be required to contribute $400 million to the utility.", "The Nation-Dutra plan would dedicate a larger share of each bill to paying off debt, allowing Edison to more quickly begin buying power.", "\"We're trying to find a way for the utilities to get credit worthy sooner rather than later,\" Nation said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "e2697_p1", "sents": [ "We've noticed over the weekend that the situation in the Assembly is improving.\"", "The proposal by Assemblyman Joe Nation, D-San Rafael and Assemblyman John Dutra, D-Fremont, has gained the interest of some members of the Assembly Republican Caucus, all of whom have resisted previous attempts at rescuing SoCal Ed from near bankruptcy.", "Consumer groups have been resistant to any form of what they call a utility \"bailout.\"", "But a spokesman at The Utility Reform Network in San Francisco said the group is studying the 'Plan B' proposal.", "On Friday, a spokesman to Gov.", "Gray Davis said state Sen. Richard Polanco, the Senate Majority Leader, would introduce legislation this week enacting the agreement the governor reached with SoCal Ed exactly one month ago that would allow the utility to issue about $3 billion in bonds to recoup its unrecovered power costs and sell its power lines to the state for $2.76 billion to pay off its debt." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1420_p28", "sents": [ "While most Republicans are flatly opposed to the plan as misguided, Democrats, who hold a majority in the Legislature, worry it's a public bailout of an investor-owned utility and would hand the state control over only Edison's south-state piece of the strategic high-voltage transmission grid in California.", "Soaring wholesale power costs have financially shattered utilities, forcing the state into runaway, multibillion-dollar spending that helps keep the lights on but threatens the state budget.", "The manager of the state's power grid has accused generators and marketers of overcharging Californians more than $6 billion in recent months.", "Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, said Monday that members of both legislative houses were interested in seizure of California power plants' contracts with brokers, who sell to customers within or outside the state.", "Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, an outspoken critic of the Davis administration's handling of the crisis, said some lawmakers had asked the governor to use emergency or eminent domain powers to seize the overpriced contracts and were awaiting Davis' answer this week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Don Perata", "sents": [ "Don Richard Perata (born April 30, 1945) is a California Democratic politician, who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008.", "He came in second place in the November 2010 ballot for Mayor of Oakland.", "Perata now runs a political consultancy company" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bain Capital", "sents": [ "Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.", "It specializes in private equity, venture capital and credit products.", "Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions.", "As of June 2014, the firm managed more than $75 billion of investor capital across its various investment platforms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6231_p20", "sents": [ "In addition to the investment, Alibre said signed a multi-million dollar contract with GE Power Systems that enables GE to utilize Alibre's collaborative product development technology.", "Allibre is also funded by Bain Capital, Rho Management Capital, CenterPoint Ventures, and Compaq Computer founder Ben Rosen.", "http: www.alibre.com General Bandwidth Closes $47 Million in Third Funding Round AUSTIN, Texas -- General Bandwidth, a carrier-class, voice-over-broadband gateway manufacturer, said it completed a $47 million third round of funding led by Thomas Weisel Partners that includes an investment from SBC Venture Capital, an SBC Communications Company.", "Previous investors Sevin Rosen Funds, Sequoia Capital, Oak Investment Partners, Venrock Associates, Trellis Partners, CIT, and HLM Management also participated in the round.", "General Bandwidth will use this latest round of funding to expand in Europe and Canada and to finance the research and development of its VoBroadband technology, which provides multiple independent voice lines over a single broadband connection." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p71", "sents": [ "Few power grids are in as good shape as Texas's.", "The state anticipates a 23 percent power margin this summer and the addition of 9,188 megawatts of new generating capacity this year, according to Heather Tindall, spokeswoman for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).", "Texas utilities have 27 new power plants under construction and 31 more in the planning stages, she said.", "As a result, ERCOT is forecasting almost 70,000 megawatts of generating capacity this summer, compared with a peak demand of 57,600 megawatts on one 111-degree day last summer.", "Tindall said that after studying California's system, the Texas grid made a \"concerted effort\" to operate theirs differently.", "For example, she said, Texas supports utilities entering into long-term contracts for power, while in California, power companies did not enter into such contracts and were forced to pay exorbitant prices at peak times.", "LOAD-DATE: April 30, 2001 21 of 103 DOCUMENTS Associated Press State & Local Wire The materials in the AP file were compiled by Associated Press." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Electric Reliability Council of Texas", "sents": [ "The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power on the Texas Interconnection that supplies power to 24 million Texas customers – representing 85 percent of the state's electric load.", "ERCOT is the first independent system operator (ISO) in the United States and one of nine ISOs in North America.", "ERCOT works with the Texas Reliability Entity (TRE), one of eight regional entities within the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) that coordinate to improve reliability of the bulk power grid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1819_p1", "sents": [ "State officials have warned of likely frequent power disruptions.", "FERC's order is aimed at preventing the most severe price spikes during those emergency periods, the commissioners said.", "Wholesale electricity prices this winter frequently have been 10 or more times what they were a year ago with prices regularly exceeding $200 per megawatt hour.", "Some futures prices for this summer delivery in the West have been more than $400 per megawatt hour.", "A megawatt is enough electricity to serve nearly 1 million homes.", "In pushing through the order after a day of intense negotiation among the three commissioners, Hebert reiterated his strong opposition to broader price controls based solely on producers' cost of generation.", "Echoing the White House, he said he continues to believe ``the best solution to California problems are market-based solutions.''", "He was joined in support of the order by commissioner Linda Breathitt, a Democrat.", "She said the decision marked a breakthrough because for the first time ``we have reached a consensus that price mitigation should occur'' in the California market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e490_p42", "sents": [ "The state contends that the overcharging was made possible because some power generators kept prices artificially high through questionable bidding practices or by limiting the supply of electricity.", "But unless the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission changes its philosophy and methods, the grid's plea for relief could fall on deaf ears.", "Federal regulators have so far been willing to review only transactions that took place during Stage 3 alerts, when the state is on the verge of the kind of rolling blackouts that swept through California this week.", "And FERC's commissioners say they can only consider alleged overcharges since Oct. 2, which they previously set as a starting point for considering any refunds.", "The state's analysis goes back to last May.", "\"We have no recourse legally to go back retroactively and look at rates that occurred before we set the refund-effective period,\" FERC Commissioner Linda Breathitt said in an interview Thursday.", "Breathitt and FERC's chairman, Curt Hebert, defend only reviewing charges during Stage 3 alerts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9457_p16", "sents": [ "The company will use the funding for infrastrucutre enhancement and sales and marketing.", "The company's first round of $4.5 million came from GeoCapital.", "Iglu.com has also received backing from the London Business School.", "http: www.iglu.com NDInvestissement Desjardins Invests $1.8 Million in Americam MONTREAL -- Investissement Disjardins, the Estrie Desjardins Investment Fund, and GTI Capital said they have made a joint investment on $1.8 million in Americam, a company that specializes in multi-service applications for contact or contactless smartcards.", "Investissement Desjardins is the venture capital arm of Mouvement Desjardins, which invests in growth companies as well as in regional investment funds.", "Telephone 819-823-0087. New Products o Interactive Mobile Content Company Intrinsigo Launches BOSTON -- Intrinsigo, which creates interactive content modules for mobile computing devices, announced its launch.", "The company said it is currently developing relationships with branded content owners and distribution channels that reach wireless handheld users on a subscription basis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e3385_p11", "sents": [ "Newtrade is funded by Innovatech Grand Montr,al and Investissement Desjardins.", "http: www.newtradetech.com TeleCentric Names Westwave Exec Ben Wagner VP of Marketing mail?", "top RICHARDSON, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- TeleCentric, a provider of secure collaborative online business fabrics for the telecommunications industry, said it named Ben Wagner as vice president of marketing.", "Mr. Wagner formerl y served as director of business development at Westwave Communications.", "Telecentric is funded by Crescendo Ventures, EDS, James M. Hoak & Co., and Sevin Rosen Funds http: www.telecentric.com OPERATIONS iMediation Adds Dominique Chatelin as Operations VP mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- iMediation, a provider of collaborative selling technology, said it appointed Dominique Chatelin as executive vice president of worldwide business operations, leading international sales, professional services, and support.", "Mr. Chatelin will report to Bill Miller president and COO.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Chatelin was vice president of worldwide e-commerce sales at Netscape iPlanet.", "iMediation is backed by Apax Partners, Bridgemont, Compagnie Financiere Saint Honore, Deutsche Bank eVentures, Europ@web, FinanciSre Edmond de Rothschild, GE Equity, GIC Special Investments, Innovacom, Intel Capital, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, Reuters, Reuters Greenhouse Fund, Royal Phili ps Electronics, and Viventures Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]