Datasets:

---

stanfordnlp

/

concurrentqa

like 11

Follow

Stanford NLP 190

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "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": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Lucent", "sents": [ "Lucent Technologies, Inc., was an American multinational telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, in the United States.", "It was established on September 30, 1996, through the divestiture of the former AT&T Technologies business unit of AT&T Corporation, which included Western Electric and Bell Labs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Hotwire.com", "sents": [ "Hotwire is a travel website that can be used to book airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, and vacation packages.", "It operates by selling off unsold travel inventory at discounted prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27117_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Thursday, November 1, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Ecommerce crawls back from Sept. 11 Renewed interest in travel is helping online shopping activity reach a pace not seen since the terrorist attacks of September.", "Hotwire.com, a discount travel service, said it has registered 1 million new users since the tragedy.", "Daily sales and transactions are equal to those of the weeks prior to Sept. 11, said Hotwire president Karl Peterson.", "ComScore Networks reported similar results in its weekly survey of Internet users' transaction data.", "Travel category product sales were 6% below pre-attack levels, the Reston, Va., research firm said.", "During the week ending Oct. 28, total domestic ecommerce sales were $974 million, 2% below the average for five weeks prior to Sept. 11. Don Hess, ComScore vice president, said, \"We suspect the needle is starting to move in holiday shopping, perhaps earlier than the industry might expect.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e7688_p23", "sents": [ "The company and its investors, Comdisco and Technology Crossover Ventures, could not be reached for comment.", "The company's closure was first reported by LocalBusiness.com.", "eSociety raised second round finacing of $15.5 million from Comdisco, individual investors, and Technology Crossover Ventures in June.", "http: www.esociety.com Travel Site iExplore Lays Off Staff in Restructuring CHICAGO -- iExplore, an online adventure travel service, said it cut an undisclosed number of jobs in a company restructuring.", "The company said jobs that overlapped with partner National Geographic were cut and picked up by National Geographic.", "The company also said that this was a minor internal restructuring and that reports of large and significant layoffs were inaccurate.", "National Geographic holds a 30% equity stake in iExplore.", "iExplore is currently raising its third round of funding, which it said will include all previous investors and new investors.", "The company is backed by Bear, Madison Dearborn Partners, Soros Private Equity Partners, and Tribune." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 8 ] }, { "title": "e3579_p15", "sents": [ "The funding follows a recent announcement that NewMonics had expanded its management team.", "http: www.newmonics.com Online Marketer Dynamic Trade Raises $7 Million Round Two CHICAGO -- Dynamic Trade, a provider of performance-based online marketing, said it has raised $7 million in its second round funding from lead investor Tribune, along with KB Partners, Portage Venture's Greystone Venture Fund and Nelson Capital Corporation.", "Dynamic Trade plans to use the new funding to support the sales and marketing of its services, expand its current suite of performance marketing services and for new product development.", "Dynamic Trade raised its previous round of funding from KB Partners, Potage Venture's Greystone Venture Fund, and Blumenstein Thorne Information Partners.", "http: www.dynamictrade.com Pharmaceutical Firm OnSite Rx Secures $12 Million Round Two LA JOLLA, Calf.", "-- OnSite Rx, which provides pharmaceutical electronic commerce management and automated medication dispensing systems, said it received $12 million in its second round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e3418_p69", "sents": [ "The Thrilla on Capitol Hill-a Nancy Pelosi, the San Francisco Democrat, has spent some recent time of her 14 years in Congress angling to get California back into the House leadership, with herself as majority whip, the person who keeps party members in line and counts noses before big votes.", "Alas for Pelosi, the GOP kept its majority in the November elections, and there was no room at the top.", "Even if there had been, fellow Demo Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland was already jockeying for the same job.", "But wait!", "The consolation prize of minority whip may be opening up.", "Michigan Rep. David E. Bonior might soon quit as whip to campaign if he decides to run for governor in 2002. Get cracking!", "Quick Hits The Legislature, which voted unanimously in 1996 to adopt energy deregulation, voted unanimously again last week--this time to adopt an official state tartan, that of the family of pioneering naturalist John Muir." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Nancy Pelosi", "sents": [ "Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi ( ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who currently serves as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 12th congressional district.", "She previously served as the 52nd House Speaker from 2007 to 2011, the only woman to do so.", "As Speaker, she attained the highest rank of any female politician in American history." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e10119_p1", "sents": [ "The Senate has until the end of its session, which is expect to adjourn in March.", "Hansen first was appointed to the commission in February 1995 by former Gov.", "Phil Batt (R.), to a term that expired in 2001. Before joining the commission, Hansen served five terms in the Idaho Senate from 1987 to 1995. In April the commissioners will elect a new commission president, the PSC staff told TR.", "SECTION 251 252 NEW MEXICO PRC allows Qwest SGAT to take effect The Public Regulation Commission yesterday allowed Qwest Corp.'s proposed statement of generally available terms and conditions to take effect, subject to review by the commission.", "Pursuant to section 253(f)(3) of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, the commission had to approve or reject the filing within 60 days.", "Qwest filed the SGAT Nov. 22. The PRC staff told TR the commission will review the SGAT when the regional workshops on Qwest's bid to enter the interLATA (local access and transport area) market under section 271 of the Act have concluded." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Phil Batt", "sents": [ "Philip Eugene \"Phil\" Batt (born March 4, 1927) is an American author and former politician who served as the 29th Governor of Idaho, from 1995 to 1999.", "He is a member of the Republican Party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e10961_p19", "sents": [ "In January, consultants from investment banker Goldman, Sachs met with Davis' Finance Director Tim Gage to discuss advising the governor.", "Goldman, Sachs owns J. Aron, a Singapore-based energy trader that supplies 10 percent of Pacific Gas and Electric's natural gas needs.", "According to SEC records, Goldman also held or managed more than $1.5 billion in power company stocks as of September of 1999; and is listed as another lead underwriter, with Credit Suisse, on the Reliant public offering.", "Consumer advocates immediately began criticizing Goldman for its conflicts.", "Goldman decided shortly thereafter that its competing business interests posed a conflict Critics worried about the role of the investment bankers said their concerns mounted when they learned that Credit Suisse was doing more than offering advice.", "Hertzberg asked the company to craft a financing plan for the state's power purchases.", "AB1X, the landmark bill, which put California into the long-term energy buying business, included a revenue bond financing plan written by Credit Suisse." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e26707_p5", "sents": [ "<br <br Mr. Schaller strongly denied published reports that it was holding acquisition discussions with Cisco Systems.", "<br <br BrightLink Networks, which was founded in October 1998, is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ ePlanet, Sprout Group, Menlo Ventures, Global Crossing, Goldman, Sachs, CS First Boston, Vision Capital, Mitsui, Wit SoundView, and W.R. Hambrecht & Co.< font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.brightlink.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.brightlink.com< font a td tr table <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"3\" <b BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT< b font <br <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwNMPKMIJIJI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Online Insight Adds Ex Ivex Exec as VP, Business Development< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwNMPKMIJIJIx\" <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=NMPKMIJIJI\" 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\" ATLANTA -- Online Insight, which provides CRM applications designed to enable companies to understand the preferences of their customers, said it has appointed Gregory Koutrelakos as vice president of business development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Columbia River", "sents": [ "The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.", "The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.", "It flows northwest and then south into the US state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state of Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean.", "The river is 1243 mi long, and its largest tributary is the Snake River.", "Its drainage basin is roughly the size of France and extends into seven US states and a Canadian province.", "The fourth-largest river in the United States by volume, the Columbia has the greatest flow of any North American river entering the Pacific." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "e5399_p132", "sents": [ "But it is doubtful that the price dip represents a sea change in the overal l market, say some power traders.", "Surplus power has been available to California from the Pacific Northwest for the past two weeks as a result of snow-melt runoff in the Snake River hydroelectric system.", "That runoff, however, appears to be finished for the year.", "It is anyone's guess how much water will be available to generate power through the Columbia River basin that lies below the Snake system.", "Experts aren't optimistic, as rainfall is at a 56-year low for the region.", "Ray Hart, deputy director of California's Department of Water Resources, sa id yesterday that recently signed power contracts reduced the average cost of power under contract through 2005 to $84 a megawatt hour from the $86 a megawatt hour that was cited in April.", "\"We've been sharpening our pencils a ll along through this,\" Mr. Hart said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e11462_p8", "sents": [ "This will occur when our grandchildren graduat e from college.?", "Although clean up legislation has been suggested to reverse this crippling effect of ABx1 1, I am not hopeful.", "Alas, our friend from Local Power, Paul Fenn located in Oakland has found, at long last, a sponso r for his proposed bill to allow communities to select energy providers other than the incumbent utilities.?", "Here are the details.", "Assemblywoman Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) announced her sponsorship of the California Community Choice bill (drafted by Local Power last year) on February 15. A hearing will be announced shortly and could be as early as next week.", "Local Power has also submitted an amendment to ABx1 48 to facilitate \"distributed generation\" in urban areas, such as solar, wind, small hydro, fuel cells, etc.", "This amendment will be heard at the same time.", "This bill would allow a city (for example) to assign power on a real time basis from a solar cell or other local generation at one location in a city to \"load points\" elsewhere in the city on the same distribution system.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "e25603_p0", "sents": [ "\"I'll forward to them.", "--Original Message -- From: Mara, Susan Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 10:05 AM To: Dasovich, Jeff Subject: FW: __ Does someone at the Chamber want to see this?", "--Original Message -- From: Dan Douglass [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:16 AM To: ARM; Gary Ackerman; Vicki Sandler; Anderson, Robert; Max Bulk; John Yurkanin; Steve Huhman; Mike Day; Paul Fenn Subject: __ Attached for your review and comment is a revised draft of the application for rehearing to be filed on Friday the 28th.", "There are two primary changes.", "The California Chamber of Commerce has been added to the application and an argument has been added that the Decision contradicts the most recent legislative intent expressed in ABX2 9 that direct access continue, at least for aggregation and community choice purposes.", "Any and all comments will be very much appreciated.", "Also, I would appreciate it if Sue Mara would forward the document to her contact at the Chamber so that they can also review the draft." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e10381_p5", "sents": [ "The draft bill is available at http: data.opi.state.mt.us bills 2001 lchtml LC0655.htm.", "VIDEO IOWA Bill aims to provide equal treatment for cable TV companies Sen. Mary Lundby (R., District 26) has introduced SF 47 to require a city granting more than one cable TV franchise to make the terms and conditions of the additional franchise no more favorable and no less burdensome than those of the existing franchise agreement.", "Terms and conditions would include the territorial extent of the franchise; system design; technical performance standards; construction schedule; performance bonds; standards for construction and installation of cable TV facilities; service to subscribers; public, government, and educational access channels and programming; liability and indemnification; and franchise fees.", "If the terms or conditions of any additional franchise were more favorable or less burdensome than the terms or conditions of any existing cable TV franchise, the more favorable or less burdensome terms or conditions also would apply for any existing cable TV franchise." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Mary Lundby", "sents": [ "Mary Adelaide Lundby (February 2, 1948 – January 17, 2009) was a state Senator from the Iowa's 18th District.", "She served in the Iowa Senate from 1995 to 2009, serving as Minority Leader from 2006 to 2007 and as Co-Majority Leader in 2006.", "She also served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995, serving as Speaker pro Tempore from 1992 to 1994.", "Prior to her election to the Iowa House, Lundby had served as the co-chair of the Linn County Republican party, as a member of the Linn County Republican Central Committee, and as staff assistant to then-senator Roger Jepsen.", "She graduated from Upper Iowa University, majoring in Political Science and History." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Ikanos Communications", "sents": [ "Ikanos Communications, Incorporated, was a provider of semiconductor and software products for use in homes.", "The company’s digital subscriber line, communications processors and other products were used in customer premises equipment from network equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e28041_p4", "sents": [ "more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.nestle.com BioPharm U3 Pharma Raises $4.5 Million in First Round mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QJIHPKOLII MARTINSRIED, GERMANY -- U3 Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the creation of novel therapeutic products that target key components of cellular signal transduction systems, said it raised EUR 5 million ($4.5 million) in its Series A. [more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.u3pharma.com Mobile Enterprise Application Firm ViaFone Eyes Acquistions mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LNQHPJMLII BRISBANE, CALIF. -- Fresh off its first acquisition, ViaFone, a provider of mobile enterprise software, said it is in active talks to make more, CEO Russell McMeekin told VentureWire.", "more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.viafone.com Eluminant Technologies Raises $26M in Series A mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QJIIMNOLII CHANTILLY, VA. -- NEC Eluminant Technologies, which develops applications to alleviate broadband delays using fiber optic technology, said it raised $26 million in its Series A. [more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.eluminant.com Ikanos Gets $5.1M More to Cap Series C at $30M mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=MJJKQIPLII FREMONT, CALIF. -- Ikanos Communications, a developer of broadband silicon chipsets, said it has raised an additional $5.1 million in Series C funding, bringing the round to a close at $30 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "George Radanovich", "sents": [ "George Purdy Radanovich (born June 20, 1955) is a former U.S. Representative for California 's 19 congressional district , serving from 1995 to 2011.", "The district includes most of northern Fresno, as well as several rural areas northeast of the city.", "On December 29, 2009, Radanovich announced he would not seek reelection in 2010.", "He is a member of the Republican Party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2259_p86", "sents": [ "Some California Republicans have been griping that the White House has not been showing enough concern for the state as it continues to struggle throu gh its energy crisis.", "Bush, who lost California by 1.3 million votes in November, and top members of his administration have consistently stressed that the crisis is largely California's to solve.", "``I think there was a need for the administration to begin to weigh in on this thing especially because there's been so much finger-pointing.", "Democra ts have been trying to divert the real blame away from'' Gov.", "Gray Davis, said Rep. George Radanovich, R-Fresno, who attended the meeting.", "``I mentioned to the vice president that politically speaking we don't want that to happen.", "We want the blame to rest where it deserves to rest, with the governor.", "And th ey need to be concerned about that for politics in California.''", "Damage control Democrats, like Rep. Sam Farr, D-Salinas, said Thursday it's obvious the White House got the message and the conservation plan is an attempt at dama ge control." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 4 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Air France", "sents": [ "Air France (] ; formally \"Société Air France, S.A.\"), stylized as AIRFRANCE, is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France.", "It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance.", "As of 2013 Air France serves 36 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 168 destinations in 93 countries (including overseas departments and territories of France) and also carried 46,803,000 passengers in 2015.", "The airline's global hub is at Charles de Gaulle Airport with Orly Airport.", "Air France's corporate headquarters, previously in Montparnasse, Paris, are located on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27931_p2", "sents": [ "Although most national airlines look in a sorry state, government and business stumped up SFr4.24 billion ($2.6 billion) to recapitalise Crossair, a Swiss regional airline that will take over two-thirds of bankrupt Swissair's aircraft and routes.", "See article: Europe's airlines and subsidies <http: TheEconomist.s.maildart.net link_31713_6557115_2_80010922_60368779_1_4e E+ <http: www.economist.com images dingbats e5.gif Britain and America resumed talks aimed at an \"open skies\" agreement that would allow more airlines to ply their trade between the two countries, and would persuade America's antitrust authorities to allow an alliance between BA and American Airlines.", "The French government confirmed a similar deal to enable an alliance between Air France and Delta.", "BA also began alliance talks with KLM Royal Dutch; other European airlines are likely to seek allies.", "America's bad results America's biggest companies had a tough week.", "AMR, parent company of American Airlines, the world's biggest, reported a loss of $525m in the latest quarter, including losses related to September 11th, compared with a profit of $322m last year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Fred Thompson", "sents": [ "Fred Dalton Thompson (born Freddie Dalton Thompson; August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, film and television actor, and radio host.", "Thompson, a Republican, served in the United States Senate representing Tennessee from 1994 to 2003, and was a GOP presidential candidate in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5725_p77", "sents": [ "They are not.", "There will be blackouts, but I think what we wanted to take a step on was to make sure that those blackouts -- the insult of those wouldn't be accompanied by the injury of a very high and unjust bill for th e power.\"", "GOP SCOLDS DAVIS While Davis was greeted warmly by Democrats on the committee, Republicans took him to task for mismanaging the state's electricity crisis and trying to lay the blame on Bush.", "\"For Gov.", "Davis, (the cause of the state's crisis) is simply that a bunch of Texas cowboys got in the corral and decided to take advantage of California said ranking panel Republican Fred Thompson of Tennessee.", "\"All of the policies that were clearly part of the problem were locked into place and kept there until they created a disaster.\"", "\"How was it that you seemed to let this get totally out of hand?\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3376_p7", "sents": [ "The commission's chairman has considerable latitude in setting its agenda.", "As part of its oversight of the wholesale electricity markets, the commission ordered several companies to refund what it considered excessively high prices this year in California.", "One lesser offender named in the commission's public filings -- $3.2 million, of a total of $125 million -- was an Enron subsidiary in Oregon.", "Enron owns few generating assets, but buys and sells electricity in the market.", "Many of those transactions resemble the complicated risk-shifting techniques used by Wall Street for financial instruments.", "Mr. Hebert, after he became chairman, initiated an examination into the effects those techniques have on the electricity markets.", "''One of our problems is that we do not have the expertise to truly unravel the complex arbitrage activities of a company like Enron,'' he said, adding, ''we're trying to do it now, and we may have some results soon.''", "William L. Massey, one of the agency's two Democratic commissioners, said he supported the inquiry but had not been aware of it -- an indication of the chairman's ability to set the commission's agenda." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e489_p8", "sents": [ "El Paso denied the accusation.", "With pipeline capacity and gas supplies tighter, concerns about anticompetitive behavior have increased as price volatility has created soaring profits for energy marketers and traders.", "Dynegy Inc., a Houston-based energy trader, was once the target of complaints to federal regulators that it had artificially raised prices by abusing capacity that it controlled on El Paso's pipeline to California.", "In a filing with regulators in January, Dynegy contended that pipeline companies routinely favored affiliates.", "''Abuses abound because of financial windfalls, difficulty of detection, lengthy investigations and increased complexity of the market,'' the company said.", "''There are some red flags right now,'' said William L. Massey, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission since 1993. Mr. Massey said he was troubled by the potential for abuses when pipeline companies own gas and power marketing subsidiaries as well as electric plants fueled by natural gas.", "El Paso is in all those businesses." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Entergy", "sents": [ "Entergy Corp. is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations in the Deep South of the United States.", "It is headquartered in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2250_p36", "sents": [ "When announced in late July, the transaction was worth $6.4 billion.", "By the time it broke up April 2, the booming utilities and energy sectors had lifted the price to $7.9 billion.", "But charges and countercharges of sloppy due diligence killed the merger.", "The marriage would have created the largest United States power distribution company.", "In the end, though, FPL complained that Entergy's suddenly lower financial projections \"destroyed our confidence in [Entergy's] management.\"", "Entergy, in turn, called the complaint a \"totally manufactured issue.\"", "http: www.thedeal.com Companies: European Companies 05 04 2001 The Wall Street Journal Europe 5 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Scottish Power's Profit For Fiscal Year Drops 15% LONDON -- Scottish Power PLC reported lower earnings for its fiscal year but said it has resolved problems with its United States Pacificorp subsidiary and has streamlined its domestic business for further growth.", "The U.K. utility declined to confirm or deny reports earlier this week that it is considering bidding for Enron Corp.'s Oregon-based subsidiary, Portland General." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e10961_p42", "sents": [ "According to him, Singapore's installed capacity exceeds demand by 50 per cent, giving operators a margin to hedge in the futures market, unlike in California.", "Mirant, listed on the NYSE in September 2000, reported net income of US$359 million (S$627 million) last year.", "FEDERAL POWER MIN GIVES PRESENTATION TO INDIAN CABINET 02 14 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, Feb 14 Asia Pulse - Indian Cabinet today discussed in detail the power situation in the country and the reforms in the sector.", "The discussion took place after the federal power minister Suresh Prabhu gave a presentation on the power sector reforms.", "While refusing to divulge any details of the presentation, the federal parliamentary affairs minister Pramod Mahajan said it focussed on the power situation.", "To a query whether the Enron Issue also came up for discussion, the minister said it was only a small part of the overall discussions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e489_p62", "sents": [ "He said the company can acquire much of the telecommunications capacity it needs to expand its businesses through contracts with other owners rather than by building additional network capacity itself.", "Despite the fact California's utilities aren't paying their bills, Enron's credit exposure in that state is declining, he added.", "vh jfr For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "INDIA'S ESSAR MAY OPT OUT OF SHELL LNG VENTURE 03 26 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, March 26 Asia Pulse - Essar Group is considering pulling out of the Royal Dutch Shell promoted Rs 23 billion (US$493.7 million) Hazira Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal project in the western state of Gujarat due to \"overcrowding\" of gas projects on the western coast.", "\"We are having a rethink on the venture as the region may not be able to absorb the amount of gas coming by way of proposed projects,\" Essar Group Chairman Shashi Ruia told PTI." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Mozilla", "sents": [ "Mozilla (stylized as moz://a) is a free-software community created in 1998 by members of Netscape.", "The Mozilla community uses, develops, spreads and supports Mozilla products, thereby promoting exclusively free software and open standards, with only minor exceptions.", "The community is supported institutionally by the Mozilla Foundation and its tax-paying subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20472_p121", "sents": [ "Alternative browser-users denied Microsoft entry NEW YORK -- Microsoft's premier Web portal, MSN.com, denied entry to millio ns of people who use alternative browser software such as Opera and told th em to get Microsoft's products instead.", "The decision led to complaints from the small but loyal Opera community tha t Microsoft was abusing its status as the Internet's browser leader.", "Micros oft later backed off and said yesterday that it would support the other bro wsers after all.", "Browser products affected by the shutout, which was triggered by a face-lif t of the MSN.com Web site, included Opera, Mozilla and Amaya, said Kevin Re ichard, editorial manager for Internet.com's BrowserWatch site.", "Mike Pettit, president of ProComp, an anti-Microsoft group, urged state and federal investigators to look into the matter as part of its lawsuit accus ing Microsoft of anti-competitive practices.", "-- Associated Press MicrosoftSF to shut down; Sony will run retail store SAN FRANCISCO -- Sony will take over a retail store it manages with Microso ft next month, when the biggest software maker's Xbox goes up against Sony' s PlayStation 2 in a contest for control of the $20 billion video-game mark et, a Sony spokeswoman said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e6406_p1", "sents": [ "Reuters English News Service, 07 12 01 India: Enron looks to Centre for early end to row Business Line (The Hindu), 07 12 01 INTERVIEW: Danish Vestas CEO Confident Of Mkt Leadership Dow Jones International News, 07 12 01 FERC Raises Uncertainty for Midwest Power Grid Operators Dow Jones Business News, 07 11 01 Two Calif Univ Sys In Tentative Deal For Cheaper Pwr Dow Jones Energy Service, 07 11 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Calif. pursues contempt proceeding against Enron.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 11 01 Enron Sues California Senate; Panel Urges Contempt (Update4) Bloomberg, 07 11 01 Enron Q2 EPS 45 cents beats estimates; still sees FY EPS 1.80 usd 07 12 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd HOUSTON (AFX) - Enron Corp today reported diluted EPS for the second quarter ended June 30 of 45 cents, up 32 pct from 34 cents a year earlier and beating analysts estimates of 42 cents." ], "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": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e27905_p0", "sents": [ "'BA294.1 Corporate Social Responsibility brings top-notch speakers who will discuss how today's companies deal with increasingly complex issues of social concern, and how their companies cope with the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities arising in this rapidly changing world.", "\"As the globalisation debate develops, from the events at Seattle to Davos this year, companies are seeing there is something out there they haven't understood -- that society wants more from business\" (Financial Times, 02-02-2001) Why does an institution such as UBS Financial Services Group take Corporate Social Responsibility so seriously?", "Want to find out what it is and how to deliver it?", "Sign up for BA294.1 Corporate Social Responsibility.", "BA294.1 Corporate Social Responsibility Thursdays 4-6pm, Spring 2002 One unit Guest lecture series How can corporations enhance customer value and build competitive advantage through social responsibility?", "This class will explore current challenges and opportunities facing companies in areas of corporate social responsibility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Davos", "sents": [ "Davos (German pronunciation ] , rarely ] ,; Romansh: \"\" , archaic Italian: \"Tavate\") is a Alpine town, and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.", "It has a permanent population of (2016 ).", "Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range.", "At 1560 m , it is the highest \"town\" in Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e20506_p1", "sents": [ "-- Home Home: (510) 525-2880, Cell Phone: (510) 504-9999 ~ William Ktsanes Discover Southeast Asia!", "-- Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam & Singapore Haas Pacific Rim Trip 2002 More information about the trip on the Haas Pac Rim Club web site: http: groups.haas.berkeley.edu pacrim Pacrim.htm Information about the Haas Pac Rim Club: http: groups.haas.berkeley.edu pacrim index.htm This year's trip is going to be fantastic!!", "Itinerary Bangkok, Thailand offers incredible temples, outstanding cuisine, fantastic shopping and the friendliest people you=12ve ever met.", "Thailand is called t he =13Land of a Thousand Smiles=14 for good reason.", "Siem Reap (Angkor), Cambodia: The magnificent temples of Angkor have only recently opened to tourism after years of civil war and unrest.", "Now is a perfect time to visit these timeless wonders before they are marred by the rapid growth in tourism.", "Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam: This is the most vibrant and dynamic country in Southeast Asia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Southeast Asia", "sents": [ "Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia.", "Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and Indian Ocean.", "The region is the only part of Asia that lies within the Southern Hemisphere.", "In contemporary definition, Southeast Asia consists of two geographic regions:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3117_p1", "sents": [ "The CPUC and the state Attorney General are investigating whether output wa s withheld in order to maintain high prices over the past seven months at Mirant's Pittsburg plant in northern California and the Encina power plant, which is equally owned by Dynegy and NRG, near San Diego.", "All power plants in the state are being examined, but investigators have found that the Encina and Pittsburg plants have reduced power during supply shortages, causing market prices to rise.", "But so far, the commissioners said, investigators have found no activity th at is clearly illegal.", "\"Is it unethical?", "Yes,\" one PUC commissioner said.", "\"But is it illegal?", "No, unless there was collusion.", "This is the system we set up.", "What the generato rs are doing would be the appropriate thing to do if you are going to maximize your profit to shareholders.\"", "Spokesmen for Mirant and Dynegy flatly denied the charges.", "\"What we did was both legal and ethical,\" said Mirant spokesman Chuck Griffin." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p81", "sents": [ "Those users, who agree to temporarily limit their power use when asked in return for lower rates, gave the system an additional 800 megawatts to work with.", "Temperatures again soared inland, but by 2 p.m. a slight break in the weath er raised hopes that the emergency could be easing.", "Then, a 750-megawatt plant in Pittsburg broke down.", "\"That wrecked my day,\" said Jim McIntosh, the ISO's operations director.", "While the ISO managed to beg, borrow and buy enough extra power to replace the Pittsburg plant for the afternoon, the generator's loss is another headache for a system already stretched to the maximum.", "The Pittsburg plant will be shut down for a minimum of 60 hours while crews repair a boiler tube leak, said a spokesman for Mirant Corp., the plant's owner.", "\"I stress 'minimum' here, because that's usually the least amount of time it takes to fix one of these things,\" said Chuck Griffin, a company spokesman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e2852_p45", "sents": [ "The firm said it expects to invest in between 30 to 40 technology and biotechnology companies over a period of two years.", "Friends Ivory & Sime has $53 billion of assets under management.", "Cazenove & Co. acted as the placement agent for raising the capital.", "http: www.friendsis.com vw corrections ProfessorQ mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An item in Tuesday's VentureWire incorrect ly spelled the name of ProfessorQ's new director David Seldin.", "Ebrary mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- A story in Tuesday's VentureWire about Ebr ary adding to its board, incorrectly identified new board member John Warnock's relationship with Ebrary's CEO Christopher Warnock.", "John Warnock is Christopher Warnock's father.", "company index top AuctionMart.com, AxiomLab, Bla-Bla.com, BrainHeart Capital, Buzzsaw.c om, California Public Employees, Callbutton, Capstan Systems, Centient Solution s, Chicory Systems, CI Wireless, Cognitive Arts, Concellera Software, Confer Software, Creditek, CT Holdings, DataPower Technology, Digiplex, eLedger.co m, EMS Technologies, Escalate, Eternal Systems, Europolitan Vodafone, EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Flatiron Partners, Friends Ivory & Sime Privat e Equity, Guru.com, Hi3G, Infineon Technologies, Invesco Private Capital, KeepSmart, KPE, LifeClips.com, Metiom, Mimeo.com, Model N, Motient Satellit e Ventures, MyBiz.com, OnSite Access, Opsys, Parago, Parthus Technologies, PSINet, PSINet Ventures, Qiva, Rare Medium Group, Schneider Electric, Silic on Valley Community Ventures, Starwire, STSN, Summit Partners, The MBA Co., TV Data Technologies, UGO Networks, VDSL Systems, Viator, Working Woman Networ k, XCare.net Mobile Outlook - June 5 & 6 The era of the Dick Tracy-style wrist videophone isn't upon us yet, but if the current generation of entrepreneurs and visionaries has its way, the arrival may not be far off." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "UGO Networks", "sents": [ "UGO Entertainment, Inc. was a website that provided coverage of online media in entertainment, targeting males aged 18–34.", "The company was based in New York, New York, United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e27918_p0", "sents": [ "VentureWire Alert <http: alert.venturewire.com For Jeffrey Dasovich, Enron VENTURE MARKET SUMMARY Proficient Networks emerged from stealth mode led by a team of executives looking to regain the winning touch.", "Proficient's four founders worked together at Digital Island and then moved to Telegis Networks, which got hit hard by the collapsing Web-hosting market and went out of business earlier this year.", "At Proficient, the team has built a network management appliance that enables companies to route network traffic based on their access policies.", "The company secured $6 million in Series A funding from Canaan Partners and El Dorado in May and is looking to raise $10 million to $20 million in Series B next year.", "Three mergers also topped the news as Netegrity bought DataChannel in a $54 million deal.", "Online newspaper classifieds firms, PowerAdz and AdOne, also linked up as did Intelliseek and PlanetFeedback.com.", "As the week grinds to a close, 12 companies reported raising $48 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e27919_p5", "sents": [ "Proficient Networks uses an appliance model, unlike its competitors, which employ service provider models that have proven to be capital-intensive, Mr. Kamra said.", "Canaan Partners, which invested $2.75 million in the Series A, will reinvest in the company's next round of funding.", "Proficient will begin fund-raising, targeting $10 million to $20 million in Series B funding in the first half of 2002. Messrs. Leiwand and Pinsky co-founded Proficient along with Madeline Chan and Robert Bays.", "This team of executives all worked at Digital Island, which went public in 1999 and was acquired by Cable & Wireless earlier this year, and Telegis Networks, a well-funded startup that went out of business earlier this year as the bottom fell out of the Web-hosting market.", "Prior to Proficient Networks, Mr. Leiwand served as chief technology officer for Telegis Networks and Digital Island, and as manager of consulting engineering at Cisco.", "Mr. Pinsky was vice president of development and network infrastructure for Telegis Networks, chief network strategist and chief information officer at Digital Island, and senior internetwork support technologist for Cisco." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e5547_p1", "sents": [ "Politics this week June 14th 2001 From The Economist print edition Bush ,s grand tour EPA George Bush arrived in Europe.", "First stop, Spain, on his way to NATO ,s headquarters in Belgium, then to Gothenburg in Sweden to meet summiteering EU leaders, and on to Poland and Slovenia.", "Big issues: missile defence &We ,ll do it our way 8) and global warming (more research needed, no resuscitati on of Kyoto).", "Vladimir Putin, Russia ,s president,will later meet Mr Bush in Slovenia.", "See article: George Bush's European tour Ariel Sharon, with seeming reluctance, and Yasser Arafat, with real reluctance, accepted a Middle East ceasefire brokered by George Tenet, the CIA ,s director.", "Israel said it would start to pull back its troops if th e ceasefire held.", "But Mr Arafat has to sell it to a deeply suspicious Palestinian people.", "See article: A precarious Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire Timothy McVeigh was executed in Terre Haute, Indiana.", "The Oklah oma City bomber went to his death without any real apology to his victims." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Yasser Arafat", "sents": [ "Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa ( ; Arabic: محمد ياسر عبد الرحمن عبد الرؤوف عرفات‎ ‎ ‎ ; 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات‎ ‎  , \"Yāsir `Arafāt \") or by his kunya Abu Ammar (Arabic: أبو عمار‎ ‎  , \"'Abū `Ammār \"), was a Palestinian political leader.", "He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004.", "Ideologically an Arab nationalist, he was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e4432_p20", "sents": [ "Mr. Desch is chairman of Airspan Networks, a supplier of fixed wireless access systems that enable operators and ISPs to deliver broadband data and voice services.", "Flarion is funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Charles River Ventures, Pequot Capital Management, and Lucent Technologies through its New Ventures Group.", "http: www.flarion.com Web Flower Shop Proflowers.com Announces Board of Directors SAN DIEGO -- Proflowers.com, an online fresh flower shop, announced its new seven-member board of directors.", "The members are: Joel-Tomas Citron, president and chief executive officer of MasTec, a provider of information technology services; Joseph P. Kennedy II, founder, chairman and president of Citizens Energy, a venture group that supports social and charitable programs; Arthur Laffer, founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm; Jared Schutz Polis, founder of Proflowers.com; Stephen A. Schutz, co-founder of BlueMountain.com, an electronic greeting card site; Bill Strauss, CEO of Proflowers.com; and Abraham Wynperle, president and chief operating officer of Proflowers.com." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "MasTec", "sents": [ "Mastec, Inc. is an American multinational infrastructure engineering and construction company based in Coral Gables, Florida.", "Limited to the engineering, building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of energy, utility and communications infrastructure, including electrical utility transmission and distribution, power generation, natural gas and petroleum pipelines, wireless, wireline and satellite communications, wind farms, solar farms and other renewable energy, industrial infrastructure and water and sewer systems.", "Its customers are primarily in the utility, communications and government industries.", "The company's core services are the engineering, building, installing, maintaining and upgrading of infrastructures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e19776_p3", "sents": [ "Healthcare Outlook has dedicated a special track for management presentations by private companies hoping to seize the opportunity.", "We also will convene a special industry roundtable: From the Pipeline Through Clinical Trials led by venture capital veteran Sam Collela of Versant.", "He'll be joined by: *Jeff Augen, Director, Business Strategy, Life Sciences, IBM *C. Thomas Caskey, President & CEO, Cogene Biotech Ventures *Rodney A. Ferguson General Partner, JP Morgan *James D. Utterback, Chief Executive Officer, PHT Clinical Networks Come see the companies that will create the change and the experts that can put it in perspective, Healthcare Outlook on October 9 in San Francisco.", "<a target \"_new\" href=\"http: venturewire.com ads ad.asp?id=1234\" &nbsp;< a PRE TD TR TABLE td <td vAlign=top align=center ROWSPAN=\"5\" BGCOLOR=\"#eeeeee\" <a href=\"http: alert.venturewire.com adv.asp\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"1\" color=\"#000000\" Advertise< font a &#8226; <a href=\"http: venturewire.gazooba.com cid1201 tellafriend.html\" <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"1\" color=\"#000000\" Tell a Friend< font a <font face=\"verdana, verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" SIZE=2 color=\"black\" <b UPCOMING EVENTS< b font <center <BR <font face='verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica' size='1' October 9:<BR San Francisco, CA<BR font <a href='http: www.HealthcareOutlook.com <img border='0' height='60' width='120' src='http: venturewire.com ads 120x60ads HOButton120x60.gif' alt='HealthcareOutlook' a center <font face='verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica' size='1' Each year Healthcare Outlook finds 50 private companies to show us the future of medicine." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4676_p16", "sents": [ "Push Technology also participated in the company's financing with an undisclosed investment.", "The company said it will have a finished product on the market in the first quarter of 2001. Telephone 46-85-455-1880. o Online Contract Management Firm eHealthContracts Launches HAYWARD, Calif -- eHealthContracts, a provider of online health contract management services, announced it has launched.", "The service offers payers and providers access to information management tools via the Internet used to negotiate and manage healthcare services contracts.", "The company is backed by Versant, Three Arch Partners, and Argus.", "http: www.ehealthcontracts.com M&A o Allegiance Telecom Buys Small Business ASP Virtualis DALLAS -- Publicly traded Allegiance Telecom said it acquired Virtualis Systems, a Web hosting and application service provider for small businesses for an undisclosed amount.", "Virtualis CEO Chris Lyman will serve as vice president of Allegiance Telecom and still head Virtualis.", "Allegiance said the acquisition enables it to offer another service through its telecommunications network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e4018_p6", "sents": [ "Mr Feldstein estimates that in America a cut in inflation from 2% to zero would permanently increase the level of GDP by 1%.", "To reduce inflation by two percentage points would involve a one-off loss in output of 5% of GDP but the discounted present value of the future annual gains, of around 35% of GDP would far outweigh the loss.", "Zero inflation, he concludes, is a worth y goal.", "Yet there is little empirical evidence that lower inflation rates do noticeably improve growth performance once inflation is below 5%, say.", "A scatter plot of inflation against growth for a range of countries shows no clear trend (see 5).", "A study by Robert Barro, an economist at Harvard University, found that a reduction in inflation of one percentage point increases the annual growth rate by a paltry 0.02 of a percentage point.", "Some economists go much further, arguing that modest inflation, of perhaps 3-4%, is good for growth and employment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Robert Barro", "sents": [ "Robert Joseph Barro (born September 28, 1944) is an American macroeconomist and the Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics at Harvard University.", "The Research Papers in Economics project ranked him as the fifth most influential economist in the world, as of March 2016, based on his academic contributions.", "Barro is considered one of the founders of new classical macroeconomics, along with Robert Lucas, Jr. and Thomas J. Sargent.", "He is currently a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e11745_p7", "sents": [ "Davis has publicly opposed using tax funds to bail out the investor-owned utilities, on grounds that such a move would be unfair to customers of municipal utilities, such as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, that remain financially healthy.", "In its action last week, the PUC made clear that if enough money is not found in the CPA to repay the Department of Water Resources, then customer rates would have to rise.", "While acknowledging that it will be a close call, administration officials last week repeated their contention that the governor's rescue plan can be accomplished without raising rates beyond the 19%.", "\"Conceptually, I'm confident that the CPA mechanism operates in a manner that gets us appropriate bond capacity,\" state Finance Director Tim Gage said.", "Angelides warned that the state needs to be wary of the utilities' taking more than their fair share.", "\"As the final divisions of the pie are made,\" Angelides said, \"the utilities should recover no more out of that pie than the actual cost of generation plus their regulated return, and the state must be accorded the balance.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e478_p9", "sents": [ "They said Tim Gage, director of Davis' Department of Finance, Cabinet Secretary Susan Kennedy and John Stevens, Davis' top energy aide, met with Assembly Democratic leaders and dropped the bombshell.", "And they did so just as those same leaders were trying to convince fellow lawmakers how important the bill was to the Davis administration.", "They also said that Davis, who was in the Palm Springs area for most of the day and briefly attended a fund-raiser at a golf club, was unaware of the figures.", "PURCHASES IN BILLIONS The three top aides said that electricity purchases for this year by the state would be $16 billion, not the $10 billion initially predicted.", "An additional $7 billion in state power purchases would be needed next year, they said.", "The state has been buying power at a clip of $45 million a day since Jan. 17 because the troubled utilities could no longer afford to make the purchases." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Tim Mathern", "sents": [ "Tim Mathern (born April 19, 1950) is a state senator in North Dakota.", "He also unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Dakota in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10694_p5", "sents": [ "Telephone companies and cable TV providers that were refused permission to attach facilities to a utility's poles could file a lawsuit for a declaratory judgment or injunction, or both.", "The bill's text is available at http: www.legislature.state.tn.us bills currentga BILL SB1217.pdf.", "INTERNET NORTH DAKOTA Legislators fight extension of Internet tax moratorium A resolution introduced in the House would urge the United States Congress to reject any attempt to extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act's moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access and electronic commerce transactions.", "The moratorium expires Oct. 21. Reps. Francis Wald (R., District 37), George Keiser (R., District 47), and Mike Timm (R., District 5) and Sens.", "Judy Lee (R., District 13), Tim Mathern (D., District 11), and Herb Urlacher (R., District 36) introduced HCR 3012. INTERNET OREGON House OKs digital signature bill The House has approved a bill to require the Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules for the use of digital signature by state agencies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e2386_p188", "sents": [ "McIntosh said that the ISO was very close to initiating a Stage 3 emergency, which allows it to ask utilities to cut off customers' power.", "California has already seen the consequences of Stage 3--rolling blackouts Jan. 17 and 18 and then again March 19 and 20. Monday's problems stemmed from high temperatures increasing demand in the state as well as increased demand in Southwest states that import power.", "In addition, several key power plants were closed for pre-summer maintenance.", "End Stage 2 Electrical Emergency Declared; SCE to Curtail 'Load' for Some Customers ROSEMEAD, Calif., May 7 PRNewswire via NewsEdge Corporation - California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) declared a Stage 2 Emergency this morning, due to low po wer reserves and increased demand for power because of rising temperatures.", "Th e agency called upon Southern California Edison and other investor-owned utilities to begin voluntary \"load\" curtailment programs for certain custom ers within their service areas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p1", "sents": [ "Half of users to see no hike\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"Economic crisis in forecast\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"GOP stalls sale of bonds with vote\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"Electricity notebook Davis asks power suppliers to accept 30% less than owed\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"Regulators says more electricity rate hikes are likely\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"Starting all over again The Legislature's special session on the power crisis ends today -- with mo re work to do at an added cost\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"Davis is set to sign a $13.4 billion bond-issue measure today to cover electricity costs\" OC Register, Thurs, 5 10: \"Papering over state electricity problems\" Individual.com (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"Task Force To Propose Legislation\" Individual.com (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"Stage 2 Electrical Emergency Declaratio n; SCE to Curtail 'Load' for Some Customers\" Individual.com (Bridgenews), Thurs, 5 10: \"[B] FULL Pacific Gas & Electri c restores all Qualifying Facilities --Pacific Gas & Electric says 8 of 300 QFs still shut down\" - PUC sweats $4.8 billion rate raise By Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer (Published May 10, 2001) Big industries' electric bills would leap 50 percent or more and household bills would rise an average of 11 percent to 17 percent under two proposals outlined by state regulators Wednesday for revamping electric rates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e20603_p1", "sents": [ "Everyone has been a great friend and mentor, and I will always appreciate the time you have spent with me, indulged my questions, put up with my wandering attentions, and made sure I got home safely in a clean cab Unfortunately I am sure there will probably be more \"good bye\" emails to come your way over the next few weeks, so I'll keep this brief and close for now.", "But I hope for the absolute best for all of you and your families, and do not underestimate the impact you have had on me or the high esteem I hold you in.", "Best regards, Scott Our home info (in case anyone wants to play \"six degrees of Kevin Bacon,\" debate the witticisms of Dorothy Parker and Redd Foxx, or just keep in touch) Scott Bolton and Trudi Traister 6212 N. Commercial Ave Portland, OR 97217 (503) 285-0408 [email protected]" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Kevin Bacon", "sents": [ "Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor and musician.", "His notable films include musical-drama film \"Footloose\" (1984), the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller \"JFK\" (1991), the legal drama \"A Few Good Men\" (1992), the historical docudrama \"Apollo 13\" (1995), and the mystery drama \"Mystic River\" (2003).", "Bacon is also known for taking on darker roles such as that of a sadistic guard in \"Sleepers\" (1996) and troubled former child abuser in a critically acclaimed performance in \"The Woodsman\" (2004).", "He is equally prolific on television, having starred in the Fox drama series \"The Following\" (2013–2015).", "For the HBO original film \"Taking Chance\" (2009), Bacon won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, also receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.", "\"The Guardian\" named him one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.", "In 2003, Bacon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion pictures industry." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e3430_p99", "sents": [ "But the hue and cry has been muted of late since residents have battled rolling blackouts and sky-high gasoline prices.", "A new poll released Friday shows 59 percent of Californians, many of whom have been longtime foes of nuclear energy, now believe the non-polluting energy source may be the way to solve the state's problems.", "Mr. Davis' popularity has plummeted.", "The Democrat, facing re-election next year and often mentioned as a presidential candidate, is viewed as having \"poor job performance\" by 60 percent of Californians, according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California.", "In a small gesture to California, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham yesterday announced plans to increase transmission capacity in California, which he said would be a \"big step\" in easing rolling power blackouts.", "Abraham ordered the Western Area Power Administration - an Energy Department arm responsible for marketing electricity from federal water projects in 15 Western states - to wrap up planning for building extra transmission capacity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Public Policy Institute of California", "sents": [ "The Public Policy Institute of California is an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research institution.", "Based in San Francisco, California, the institute was established in 1994 with a $70 million endowment from William Redington Hewlett of Hewlett-Packard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e19778_p26", "sents": [ "The seeds were sown in 1988, when then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher decided to extend her free-market ideology to the electricity sector.", "The British government had a clear idea what it wanted to do.", "New laws were passed.", "Deregulation began.", "By contrast, Germany's federal government, which started the process at the end of 1998, has had to negotiate electricity deregulation with two other tiers of government and more than 800 electricity companies.", "Britain split the electricity sector into three parts: power generators, completely separate regional suppliers and National Grid PLC, to which it gave ownership and control of the country's high-voltage power lines.", "By separating the grid from the companies that actually sell and produce electricity, this structure ensured that no seller could keep others out of the market.", "The government sold majority stakes in all 12 English and Welsh regional electricity suppliers to the public in December 1990. Six months later, it had sold 60% each of National Power PLC and Powergen PLC, giving to those two companies almost all the coal-fired power plants in England and Wales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 7 ] }, { "title": "e804_p8", "sents": [ "Now all the projects must go through planning permission procedures which will take up to three years.", "The first generation of wind farms won't be operational until 2004. Among the companies to be awarded leases were arms of numerous established U.K. generators such as Innogy PLC (IOG), Powergen PLC (PWG), Scottish Power (SPI), TXU Europe (TXU) and Edison Mission Energy, as well as foreign companies with experience in their home markets such as German-based EnergieKontor (G.EKT) and Denmark's Elsam A S and NEG Micon A S (K.NEG).", "Energy trading giant Enron (ENE) and Royal Dutch Shell (RD) were also among the successful applicants, as were independent developers such as Warwick Energy Ltd. and Seascape Energy Ltd..", "The projects - seven in the Irish Sea and six in the North Sea - represent the first concerted effort in the U.K. to raise the contribution of renewable energy sources, other than hydropower, in the overall energy mix." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e19731_p67", "sents": [ "Some end up in the of fices of the companies they acquire.", "Conoco Inc. has moved into Gulf Canada Square.", "The big takeover wave has led to a reshuffling of downtown space.", "Today, th ere is a shortage of large spaces and an increase in small ones available f or sublease.", "Some would like to get the towers they occupy named after them but landlord s resist this because naming a building after one tenant can be a disincent ive for others.", "Oilmen's favourite hangout is the Calgary Petroleum Club, founded by United States a nd Canadian oilmen in 1948 in the Palliser Hotel.", "Members have reciprocal m embership at the Petroleum Club of Houston.", "But Calgary's Pete Club is a ba rgain compared to its Texas counterpart.", "The initiation fee in Calgary is $ 2,000, monthly dues are $65 and the minimum amount members must spend in a year is $600. The initiation fee for full membership at the Petroleum Club of Houston is US$3,500, monthly dues are US$110 and the minimum house accou nt is US$75 per quarter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Calgary", "sents": [ "Calgary ( ) is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.", "It is situated at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, about 80 km east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.", "The city anchors the south end of what Statistics Canada defines as the \"Calgary–Edmonton Corridor\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Texaco", "sents": [ "Texaco, Inc. (\"\"The Texas Company\"\") is an American oil subsidiary of Chevron Corporation.", "Its flagship product is its fuel \"Texaco with Techron\".", "It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand.", "Texaco was an independent company until its refining operations merged into Chevron Corporation in 2001, at which time most of its station franchises were divested to the Shell Oil Company.", "It began as the Texas Fuel Company, founded in 1901 in Beaumont, Texas, by Joseph S. Cullinan, Thomas J. Donoghue, Walter Benona Sharp, and Arnold Schlaet upon the discovery of oil at Spindletop." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1970_p39", "sents": [ "\"These early online trailblazers will be forced to sell their exchanges,\" Forrester suggests.", "HoustonStreet Exchange, along with other startups that have led attempts to take physical oil online - including RedMeteor, Pepex, and Oilspace - could also be hurt by ICE's recent decision to expand into physical oil markets after establishing a strong presence in financial markets.", "HoustonStreet launched its internet oil trading exchange with great fanfare a year ago, but has since failed to attract a wide audience.", "It has been heavily dependent on backing from minority equity partner Equiva, a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell, Texaco, and Saudi Aramco, which paid $6 million for its stake, and agreed to use the exchange's oil trading platform.", "In the event, Equiva accounted for 56% of all crude and refined oil trade on HoustonStreet last year, according to a regulatory filing by exchange founder BayCorp, which owns 46%.", "As of early February, about $2 billion had been transacted on the oil platform." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "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": "e1764_p0", "sents": [ "'TO: Kassandra Gough--Calpine Chris Micheli--Carpenter Snodgrass Carolyn Baker--Duke Energy Anne Kelly--Duke Energy David Parquet--Enron Jeff Dasovitch--Enron Tom Allen--Mirant John Stout--Reliant Energy Stephanie Newell--Reliant Energy Fred Pownal--Kahl Pownall Advocates FROM: Carrie-Lee Coke RE: Friday, April 27 Meeting at 2:00 pm in the CMTA Conference room to discuss the Windfall Profits Tax bills--SBX1 1 (Soto) and ABX1 128 (Corbett) We are reserving the CMTA conference room for 2:00 pm on Friday, April 27 to meet to discuss the Windfall Profits Tax bills--SBX1 1 (Soto) and ABX1 128 (Corbett).?", "Please RSVP to Pam Ross at 916-498-3320 or [email protected] if you are able to attend.", "Thanks.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Network Solutions", "sents": [ "Network Solutions, LLC is an American-based technology company founded in 1979.", "The domain name registration business has become the most important division of the company.", "By January 2009, Network Solutions managed more than 6.6 million domain names.", "In addition to being a domain name registrar, Network Solutions provides web services such as web hosting, website design and online marketing, including search engine optimization and pay per click management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3975_p25", "sents": [ "http: www.telenisus.com Education Service Provider LearnSomething Adds Two to Board TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- LearnSomething.com, an online educational services provider, said Paul D. Eurek, former founder and CEO President of Compris Technologies, and Anne-Lee Verville, author of \"What Business Wants from Higher Education\" and former general manager of IBM's Global Education Industry, have joined its board.", "This brings the total number of directors to eight.", "Investors in LearnSomething.com include individual investors and Noro-Moseley Partners of Atlanta.", "http: www.learnsomething.com Two Board Members Join Directory Assistance Firm, infoUSA FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- infoUSA.com, online provider of white and yellow page directory assistance services, said it named Robert J. Korzeniewski, chief financial officer of Network Solutions, and Larry Kramer, founder, chairman and CEO of MarketWatch.com, to its board of directors.", "infoUSA.com is majority owned by publicly traded infoUSA and has received backing from meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund I, GM Capital Investment Management, Trident Capital, and Yahoo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e4576_p4", "sents": [ "Conxion has a global IP network and 20 data centers located in the United States and Europe through its recent acquisition of SpeedPort, a European provider of infrastructure and management services.", "The capital from its recent funding will support global growth.", "http: www.conxion.com Reuters Joins Epoch Partners' $40 Million Round Two SAN FRANCISCO -- Epoch Partners, an online investment bank, said it received an undisclosed strategic investment from new investor Reuters Venture Capital as part of the company's $40 million second round of financing.", "Charles Schwab, TD Waterhouse, Ameritrade, Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Benchmark Capital, and Trident Capital also participated in the round.", "Epoch partners was created last year by Charles Schwab and two other online brokerage firms to underwrite public offerings by using the Internet to make securities available to institutional and individual investors.", "http: www.epoch.com Stayhealthy Buys MyLife.com, idealab!", "Has Stake in New Firm MONROVIA, Calif. -- Stayhealthy, a provider of weight management tools, said it plans to acquire MyLife.com, a Web-based resource for health and wellness services created by idealab!." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e7688_p6", "sents": [ "Mr. Norbury will join the company's board of directors.", "http: www.nitronex.com Currency Services Firm E4X Completes $6 Million Round One NEW YORK -- E4X, a provider of services that enable Internet merchants to sell online in multiple currencies, said it completed a $6 million first round of financing led by Polaris Venture Capital, along with Chase Capital Partners.", "Delta-Ventures also participated in the round.", "The company will use the new funds to expand sales and marketing and recruitment.", "http: www.e4x.com Domain Name Service 1GlobalPlace Has $5 Million Round One LOS ANGELES -- 1GlobalPlace, which secures, protects, and manages global domain names, trademarks and incorporations, said it received $5 million in its first round of funding from Reuters Venture Capital and TFG Venture Capital.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand its staff, Web site features, and marketing.", "http: www.1globalplace.com NextGen Puts $1.3 Million in ASP ServiceBench.com's Series A FAIRFAX, Va. -- NextGen Capital, a venture capital firm which invests in early stage technology companies in the mid-Atlantic region, said it made a $1.3 million investment in the Series A round of ServiceBench.com, an application service provider for after-the-sale business transactions between manufacturers and their service channel partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "John Lee Hooker", "sents": [ "John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.", "The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues.", "Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues.", "He developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s–1940s piano-derived boogie-woogie." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3688_p107", "sents": [ "Profits among energy traders and generators, a Wall Street analyst told Bloomberg, could rise by as much as 30% this year.", "The reason, the dispatch explained, was that \"electricity and natural-gas traders are profiting from deregulation.", ".\"", "What's more, \"many benefited last quarter as increased demand sent prices surging in California and other parts of the U.S.\" This belaboring of the obvious was followed by a quote from the Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst.", "Looking ahead to the summer, Steven Fleishman could hardly contain his enthusiasm: \"Hot weather,\" he chirped, \"could be the cream on the top.\"", "So there it is, Californians.", "Our crisis is their cream.", "Wall Street loves us.", "The energy companies love us.", "We are making so many wonderful people so wonderfully rich.", "Last Friday was the deadline for Californians seeking exemptions from blackouts to file their case with the state Public Utilities Commission.", "Among the applicants is John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom Room, a blues club in San Francisco's Fillmore district." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 11 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e2741_p12", "sents": [ "\"There is absolutely no need to set the same (power) prices\" nationwide, Hatta said.", "Power companies should make the opaque transmission fees transparent and set them accordingly with regional demand, he said.", "Yoshinori Omuro, vice president of Takashimaya's (J.TKA or 8233) management department, acknowledged the slow progress of the deregulation.", "Takashimaya, a major department store operator, has shifted to Diamond Power Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi (J.MIB or 8058) as its power supplier at two of its 18 stores, with \"strong back-up\" from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.", "\"Despite the deregulation, the situation isn't where we can negotiate with power utilities to reduce (electricity costs).", "We have no choice but select independent power providers,\" Omuro said.", "-By Maki Aoto, Dow Jones Newswires; 813-5255-2929; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "SINGAPORE: ANALYSIS-No Asia fallout seen from Enron's India woes.", "By Cameron Dueck 05 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - A bitter payment battle between United States energy giant Enron Corp and authorities in India will serve as a reminder to foreign investors of the risks of putting money into emerging markets, analysts and bankers say." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e1267_p59", "sents": [ "At right is the giant sign's trademark emblem - the only part of the controversial landmark that was preserved; 2. Known as \"The Lollipop,\" Gulf Oil's rotating orange, white and blue logo towered above most other downtown buildings in the 1960s and early '70s.", "It was removed in 1975. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "BUSINESS THE NEW POWER Returns on investments too slow in developing nations JENALIA MORENO, MICHAEL DAVIS, JANAKI BAHADUR KREMMER Staff 04 15 2001 Houston Chronicle 2 STAR 8 (Copyright 2001) JUST A FEW years ago, Enron Corp. focused its international operations in developing markets such as Maputo, Mozambique, and Bombay, India.", "Today, top executives for the Houston-based giant are more likely to fill their passports with stamps from London, Tokyo or Sydney.", "As in many other public energy companies, a keen interest in building pipelines and power plants in Third World nations while earning a slow rate of return has been replaced with a drive to deliver more money, faster to shareholders, analysts said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "Maputo", "sents": [ "Maputo (] ), known as Lourenço Marques before independence, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique.", "It is known as the \"City of Acacias\", in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues, and the \"Pearl of the Indian Ocean\".", "Today, it is a port city, with its economy centered on the harbour.", "According to the 2007 census, the population is 1,766,184.", "Cotton, sugar, chromite, sisal, copra, and hardwood are the chief exports.", "The city manufactures cement, pottery, furniture, shoes, and rubber.", "The city is surrounded by Maputo Province, but is administered as its own province." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e10758_p2", "sents": [ "The measure would apply only to transactions where both parties have agreed to conduct business through electronic means.", "A party that agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means could refuse to conduct other transactions electronically.", "Additionally, no individual could waive this right.", "SB 116 wouldn't apply to wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts.", "SB 116, which was sponsored by Sen. John Hanes (R., District 5) and Rep. Bruce Burns (R., District 51), awaits committee referral in the House.", "ADVANCED SERVICES ILLINOIS Democrats appointed to committee that will address 'open access' The House Democratic leadership has appointed six members to the Computer Technology Committee.", "The Republicans likely will appoint members to the committee by the end of this week or early next week, a legislative staff member told TR.", "Rep. Connie Howard (D., District 32) will chair the committee.", "The other Democratic members are Reps. Julie Hamos (District 18), Jay Hoffman (District 112), Louis Lang (District 16), Todd Stroger (District 31), and Karen Yarbrough (District 7)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 7, 8 ] }, { "title": "Julie Hamos", "sents": [ "Julie Hamos (born January 29, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 18th District from 1999 to 2011.", "Her district included Rogers Park in Chicago and the suburbs of Evanston, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e1536_p5", "sents": [ "PG&E developed a nationwide energy sales and trading business and, through $3.5 billion in acquisitions, became a power producer in New England and a natural gas provider in Texas.", "PG&E Goes Up Against Enron As PG&E expanded outside California, it butted heads with the likes of Enron Corp. -- and often came out on the losing end.", "Last year, PG&E sold its Texas natural gas business for $840 million, less than half the price it had paid.", "The company also sold a unit that managed energy use for corporate customers after racking up more than $120 million in losses.", "Some analysts and investors are fed up with Glynn's management.", "``He's put the company in some difficult situations,'' said Jeffrey Gildersleeve, an analyst at Argus Research who has a ``hold'' rating on the company's stock.", "``There has been a lot to swallow.''", "PG&E's stock, which has traded as high as $35.06 during Glynn's tenure, dropped to $6.50 shortly after the bankruptcy filing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5, 7 ] }, { "title": "e6630_p36", "sents": [ "Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke, like other out-of-state independent power producers, is under fire from G ov.", "Gray Davis for allegedly overcharging for electricity from its Califor nia generating plants.", "Duke does not break out its California results, but its profits from soaring spot-market prices in California during the quar ter probably amounted to no more than a penny or two per share, according to analyst Jeff Gildersleeves of Argus Research in New York.", "California a ccounts for about 10% of Duke's United States wholesale-power business, and about 9 0% of its California power is sold through long-term contracts rather than on the spot market, the company has said.", "Those long-term contracts are a source of worry for investors, Gildersleeves said.", "Neither Duke nor the s tate has disclosed whether the contract prices can be adjusted downward if spot-market prices fall, he said.", "If the prices are not firm, it could re present a risk to future profits, he added, especially if spot prices cont inue to fall." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Dow Corning", "sents": [ "Dow Corning is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States.", "Originally established as a joint venture between the Dow Chemical Company and Corning Incorporated, it is now owned by DowDuPont and specializes in silicone and silicon-based technology, and is the largest silicone product producer in the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20439_p12", "sents": [ "The Labor Department also said that the employment-cost index rose 1% in the third quarter, slightly more than expected.", "The indicator measures changes in compensation costs, including wages and salaries, as well as costs for employee benefits.", "Later, at 10 a.m. EDT, the National Association of Realtors is expected to say that 5.26 million existing homes were sold last month, down from the 5.5 million sold in August.", "Prior to release of the economic news, S&P futures had pointed to a weaker opening on Wall Street, after the ECB left rates alone despite growing political pressure for another rate cut to help the stumbling European economy.", "In addition to pouring over Thursday's economic reports, investors will spend much of the session sorting through a mountain of earnings reports, said Peter Cardillo, director of research at Westfalia Investments.", "Among companies that announced quarterly earnings so far, Dow Chemical said third-quarter net income plunged 84%, hurt by weak demand, substantial price declines and a slew of charges mostly related to acquisition expenses and restructuring at Dow Corning." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "British Energy", "sents": [ "British Energy was the UK's largest electricity generation company by volume, before being taken over by Électricité de France (EDF) in 2009.", "British Energy operated eight former UK state-owned nuclear power stations and one coal-fired power station." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5677_p135", "sents": [ "The reactor was shut down in early May when faults were detected in its non-nuclear secondary circuit, the latest in a series of technical glitches discovered since it was first put into service in October last yea r. Story .16716 British Energy: Sizewell B power plant back onstream London, June 19 (BridgeNews) - The 1188-megawatt Sizewell B nuclear power plant has been back onstream \"for a few days,\" a spokeswoman for operator British Energy told BridgeNews Tuesday, refusing to detail when exactly the plant was recommissioned and whether its available capacity had since been utilized by the market.", "Story .12928 Germany's Mueller says nuclear phase-down formula won't disrupt Berlin, June 19 (BridgeNews) - The formula for shutting down German nuclear power plants should cut atomic generating capacity only one-sixth by 2010, insufficient to raise fears of shortages, said Economics Minister Werner Mueller.", "Story .12337 TURKEY CRISIS: Press: Govt late on IMF pledged power sell-offs Ankara, June 19 (BridgeNews) - The Turkish Cabinet has decided to propose to the parliament to extend the transfer of operational rights of power plants to the private sector by another four months, once again violating pledges made to the IMF when securing a United States $10 billion bailout package after the February crisis, Sabah newspaper reported Tuesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e10491_p79", "sents": [ "Focus Turns To Global Incumbents Henry B. Schacht, Lucent 's chairman and chief executive officer, told investors last week that the company 's seven-point \"transition pl an includes the redeployment of resources toward incumbent and international service providers and the adoption of a more \"targeted approach to the troub led competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) market (TR, Oct. 16, 2000).", "This new approach exposes Lucent to less risk, \"at least from a credit p oint of view, according to one Wall Street analyst.", "The analyst, who reques ted anonymity to avoid conflict with clients, said Mr. Schacht 's targeted approach to CLECs will decrease Lucent 's chances of getting stuck with u npaid bills from CLECs.", "By focusing on incumbent and international carriers, Lucent will lessen its reliance on \"aggressive vendor financing, the analyst said.", "Incumbe nts typically don 't need vendor financing, he said.", "On the other hand, Lucent 's decreased activity in the manufacturing sect or - through its spin-off of Avaya, Inc., and planned spin-off of Agere Systems, Inc. -might decrease the company 's ability to pay back loans if the ma rket for its products continues to slow, the analyst said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lucent", "sents": [ "Lucent Technologies, Inc., was an American multinational telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, in the United States.", "It was established on September 30, 1996, through the divestiture of the former AT&T Technologies business unit of AT&T Corporation, which included Western Electric and Bell Labs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e10642_p93", "sents": [ "The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, prevents any one political party from appointing more than a bare majority of FCC Commissioners.", "Mentioned as possible Bush administration Republican appointees to the FCC are Patrick H. Wood III, chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, a nd Kevin Martin, a former adviser to Mr. Furchtgott-Roth and a central figure in the Bush administration 's FCC transition team (TR, Jan. 22).", "Earl Comst ock, a Washington attorney and former aide to Sen. Ted Stevens (R., Alaska), als o has been mentioned.", "Mr. Wood was seen as a possible successor to Mr. Kennard before President Bush tapped Chairman Powell for the top spot.", "Mr. Martin, meanwhile, has ties to the Bush administration beyond his work on the FCC transition team.", "He 's really paid his dues and earned his stripes with the White House by helping out on the Florida ballot recount, a GOP congressional source s aid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e529_p7", "sents": [ "Mr. Bush named Patrick H. Wood III, head of the Texas Public Utility Commission and a longtime ally of the president, to fill a vacant seat on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.", "The president also named Nora M. Brownell, who serves on the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission, to fill a second open slot on the commission.", "Both appointees, who face confirmation by the Senate, are Republicans who support free markets for natural gas and electricity.", "But Mr. Wood has said he believes that the agency needs to do more to ensure well-functioning energy markets in California and other places or risk seeing deregulation fail entirely.", "''On our best day as regulators, we cannot deliver benefits to customers as well as a functional market can,'' Mr. Wood said in a statement today, ''but the market must work right first.''", "Mr. Wood, who has overseen the restructuring of the electricity industry in Texas, supported the imposition of a price cap of $1,000 per megawatt-hour for wholesale electricity sales there." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e5552_p0", "sents": [ "\"Interesting new perspective.", "By imposing Environmental Dispatch on plants operating extra hours over their air quality permits, the scope of the bill actually becomes broader than just RMR units.", "Enron's new plants could well be some of the cleanest plants, and have an advantage, but this bill would also apply mainly to older plants that have air district limits on their ability to run, and environmental dispatch of those plants could change the market for power by eliminating ecnomomic rank ordering of dispatch in the marketplace, and give the ISO a greater hand in dispatching generation.", "I think we need to ask the traders about this ASAP.", "My guess is that they will not like it.", "Mike Day --Original Message -- From: Scott Govenar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 5:15 PM To: Mike Day Subject: [Fwd: Enviro Dispatch Language] F.Y.I.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e70_p6", "sents": [ "The way it reads, if CDWR is providing 40% of the IOUs' power, the retail customer can get DA for 60% of its load.", "I doubt that will fly -- too difficult to keep track of and ISO will oppose (only one scheduling coordinator meter) A conference call and meeting is scheduled with parties tomorrow on this language.", "Will keep you apprised.", "Sue Mara Enron Corp. Tel: (415) 782-7802 Fax:(415) 782-7854 -- Forwarded by Susan J Mara NA Enron on 03 01 2001 04:28 PM -- Scott Govenar <sgovenar@gov To: adv.com cc: Subject: 03 01 2001 04:02 PM Attached, please find the proposed amendments to SBX 27 (Bowen) relating to direct access.", "There will be a direct access coalition conference call tomorrow to discuss current events as well as the new language.", "(See attached file: SB27Xlanguage.doc) (See attached file: SBX27 (text).rtf)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e7874_p12", "sents": [ "We ,re Still Hungry The FirstEnergy-GPU merger as proposed will not be in the public interest and should not be approved.", "The PUC must make consumer savings, service improvements, more competitive choices, cleaner energy and similar public service gains the requirements for merger approval.", "And the PUC must ensur e improved demand-side response opportunities and a more competitive wholesa le and retail market by compelling First Energy to join PJM.", "That is the very least that should be expected, and the very least that FirstEnergy owes the people and environment of Pennsylvania.", "E-cubed is available for reprint in newspapers and other publications.", "Authors are available for print or broadcast.", "Support E-cubed by becoming a member of PennFuture * visit our secure online membership page at www.pennfuture.org by clicking on &Support Our Work. 8 PennFuture, with offices in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, is a statewide public interest membership organization, which advances policies to protect and improve the state ,s environment and economy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "FirstEnergy", "sents": [ "FirstEnergy Corporation is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio.", "Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services.", "Its ten electric utility operating companies comprise the United States' largest investor-owned utility, based on serving 6 million customers within a 65000 sqmi area of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York.", "Its generation subsidiaries control more than 23,000 megawatts of capacity, and its distribution lines span over 194,000 miles.", "In 2013, FirstEnergy ranked 181 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest public corporations in America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3688_p161", "sents": [ "He also encouraged some skepticism of the Energy Commission's numbers until its analysis can be reviewed by peers in the industry.", "* * * The Bee's Emily Bazar can be reached at (916) 326-5540 or [email protected] LOAD-DATE: June 4, 2001 40 of 143 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. Sacramento Bee June 3, 2001, Sunday METRO FINAL EDITION SECTION: FORUM; Pg.", "L4; OUR VIEWS LENGTH: 625 words HEADLINE: Lone shining light State power authority a future market tool BODY: \"One only can speculate what the cost of electricity would be were it not for these public power system yardsticks.", "It can be understood why the power companies want to get rid of public power.\"", "Bee editorial Jan. 8, 1959 Years from now, when California looks back on this expensive failure of electricity competition, one bright light will shine from this dark moment in history.", "That was the decision by the California Legislature and Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e894_p20", "sents": [ "\"It's going to help focus in a very specific, objective order the manner in which their financial situation gets sorted out,\" said Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers Association, which represents power generators in the state.", "\"The thing to do when you get in a hole is stop digging.", "They did that today.\"", "http: www.nytimes.com GRAPHIC: Photo: A Pacific Gas and Electric crew at work yesterday on power lines in San Francisco.", "The company has filed for federal bankruptcy protection.", "(Associated Press)(pg.", "A10) LOAD-DATE: April 7, 2001 ?3 of 4 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. Sacramento Bee April 7, 2001, Saturday METRO FINAL EDITION SECTION: MAIN NEWS; Pg.", "A23; POWER CRUNCH LENGTH: 507 words HEADLINE: Natural gas project OK'd BYLINE: David Whitney Bee Washington Bureau and Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer DATELINE: WASHINGTON BODY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave quick approval Friday to a project that will increase natural gas deliveries for electric power generation in California this summer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e2665_p82", "sents": [ "\"The company was a very traditional gas company until then,\" said Fred Pickel, a Los Angeles energy consultant who has observed El Paso since the 1970s.", "\"Wise, though, understands the street-level complexities of the business, and what he had the company do was partly smart and partly logic.", "\"He was just able to see the possibilities that nobody here in California w as able to see.\"", "But some believe that what El Paso did to take advantage of those possibilities took unfair advantage of California.", "In his cluttered downtown San Francisco office at the PUC, staff attorney Harvey Morris thought he \"smelled a rat\" as long as three years ago.", "Morris, a natty 47-year-old graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law, takes on the look of a determined terrier when he outlines his suspicions about El Paso -- and he's been carrying that look a long time now.", "After losing PG&E, El Paso leased the utility's entire block of pipeline capacity to another Texas gas and electricity giant, Dynegy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e659_p8", "sents": [ "During her tenure as dean, Laura Tyson has made it her priority to increase Haas' partnerships in the areas of teaching, research, and public service with other disciplines.", "One of the most vibrant of these is with the Boalt School of Law.", "\"Haas faculty are well known for their path-breaking work on competitive strategy in the Internet age, and Boalt is recognized for having the strongest intellectual property law faculty in the country, particularly as regards IP questions arising in cyberspace,\" said Jay Stowsky, associate dean for school affairs and initiatives.", "\"The collection, in one place, at the same time, of so many notable scholars in an area of rich intellectual ferment and intense public interest is an extraordinary intellectual opportunity.", "We intend to expand that opportunity through increased interaction between the two schools.\"", "The area of business law doesn't fit easily into just a law school or a business school, but the interdisciplinary approach between the Haas School of Business and Boalt Hall School of Law fills this gap." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Denver", "sents": [ "Denver ( ), officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.", "Denver is in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.", "The Denver downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.", "Denver is nicknamed the \"Mile-High City\" because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 ft ) above sea level, making it the highest major city in the United States.", "The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3153_p107", "sents": [ "In Colorado, Interstate 70 has opened the mountains to staggering growth west of Denver.", "-- In the fastest-growing metro area in the fastest-growing state in the fastest-growing region of the country, Greg Cox and Dale Stark are unloading dirt on a Las Vegas street crammed with construction workers.", "The landscapers are a rare breed in a town teeming with newcomers: Cox has lived here all his life; Stark moved from Southern California in 1979. Both grumble about the changes they've seen, and both vow to leave.", "\"I moved here when this town was nice,\" Stark says.", "\"Now you can't drive down the road without getting cut off and flipped off.\"", "Cox complains he can barely get around at all.", "A drive across town used to take 20 minutes.", "Now, he grunts, \"You've got to pack a lunch.\"", "Both agree: Even Las Vegas, the city built on the very idea of unlimited resources and space, is reaching its limits." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e186_p1", "sents": [ "Attached (and below) is a copy of the PR memo for this week's Public Affair s Committee Conference Call.", "Katie will be sending out additional informatio n related to the call later today.", "Thanks, Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) March 20, 2001 PR UPDATE To: IEP PR Committee Fr: Ray McNally, Richard Temple, Jean Munoz, Tom Ross Re: PR Update Key Messages When it comes to the upcoming Senate Hearings all we are asking for are: Facts, Fairness and Accountability This crisis can only be solved if we all work together to find solutions that increase supply and reduce demand IEP members are investing billions of private-sector dollars to buy, modernize and build power plants in California Long term contracts are the way to protect consumers, and stabilize price s We need to create a stable regulatory and political environment California is not an island and we import far more than we export Target Briefings State Senate and Assembly Republican and Democrat Caucuses Once Seei ng the light is revised Collateral Materials California Journal Ad April \"We?re working around the clock to keep the lights on\" California Journal Ad May Proposed theme: We?re part of the solution working to keep the lights on this summer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e405_p0", "sents": [ "\"Greetings: Attached please find the ISO's comments, as filed at FERC (including 3 attachments), and the Market Surveillance Committee's comments, which we are unclear whether these were filed or not.", "IEP is currently reviewing them in light of the accusations made today and with respect to the overall flaws with the ISO Market Stabilization Plan.", "We will keep you posted.", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 - ISO Comments attch A.pdf - ISO Comments attch B.pdf - ISO Comments attch C.pdf - ISO Comments on FERC Mitigation.pdf - MSC Comments on FERC mitigation.pdf\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e6556_p27", "sents": [ "http: www.novient.com VC Fund News o Z Partners and Zurich Financial to Form New Firm NEW YORK -- Z Partners said it will join with publicly traded financial services firm Zurich Financial Services Group, its leading limited partner, to form Z Investment Partners (CZIP), a new alternative asset management company.", "Z expects Zurich to invest $2 billion for significant equity in CZIP.", "The newly formed firm will launch Z Financial Services Fund III and Z Investments II, independent successor funds to existing Z funds.", "CZIP will expand the alternative asset investment scope of Z, which includes venture capital investment.", "Z partner Laurence Cheng will be the chief executive officer of CZIP and sit on its board of directors.", "Z partner Steven Gluckstern will become CEO of Zurich's global asset business and a member of its group management board.", "Mr. Gluckstern will also be one of two Zurich representatives on CZIP's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e9373_p4", "sents": [ "Seligman & Co., Thomas Weisel Partners, and Triad Media Ventures.", "http: www.kozmo.com HR Firm Authoria Raises $75 Million Led by Z WALTHAM, Mass.", "-- Authoria, which provides information applications for human resources self-service and call centers, said it held its Series C round of funding for $75 million.", "New investor Z Financial Services Fund II led the round, which included other new investors Aflac, UnumPrivident, and Van Wagoner Capital Management, and previous investors Fidelity Ventures, HLM UHC, Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, and Pequot Capital.", "Z Financial Services principal Philip E. Larson III has joined the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding for product development, to develop strategic partnerships, and for sales and marketing.", "Authoria has also received backing from Bayview Investments, Digital Media, and individual investors.", "http: www.authoria.com Network Services Firm Exario Raises $20 Million First Round PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Exario, a provider of private networks that link offices in remote locations, telecommuter systems, and broadband Internet access, said it raised approximately $20 million in its first round of funding led by SG Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Vladimiro Montesinos", "sents": [ "Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (born May 20, 1946) was the long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori.", "In the year 2000 the infamous \"Vladi-videos\" came to light through the television: they were secret videos recorded by Montesinos that showed him bribing elected congressmen into leaving the opposition and joining the Fujimorist side of the Congress.", "The ensuing scandal caused Montesinos to flee the country and prompted the resignation of Fujimori." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e5389_p4", "sents": [ "See article: The battle for Florida Roger Wilson took over as Missouri ,s new governor replacing Mel Carnahan, who died in a plane crash.", "Mr Wilson said he would nominate Mr Carnahan ,s wi dow as senator, if her late husband won the race for the Senate.", "Mr Carnahan ,s name cannot be replaced on ballot papers before the election.", "After Peru ,s disgraced spy chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, flew back from exile in Panama, President Alberto Fujimori personally led a manhunt to track him down.", "The head of the Organisation of American States, Cesar Gaviria, arriv ed in Lima, the capital, for talks on democracy in Peru.", "Government and opposition agreed to hold new elections by April 8th.", "See article: Montesinos returns to PeruE+ As Colombia approached local and regional elections the campaig ns were marred by violence.", "International donors promised $280m in new aid to promote peac e, but this fell well short of what President Andres Pastrana had been hoping for." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 6 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e10771_p7", "sents": [ "\"It is definitely being negotiated.", "Whether it gets done is a different question,\" an industry source, who declined to be named, said of the deal.", "\"Crown is a very aggressive company and they're looking to bring in whole new teams.\"", "Crown, based in Zug, Switzerland, as is Marc Rich Investments, is part of Alfa Group, a Russian industrial and financial conglomerate with activities in a wide spectrum of banking and commodities businesses.", "Rumours have circulated for months that the company wants to buy Marc Rich Investments, owned by the eponymous billionaire, who fled to Switzerland almost 20 years ago after being indicted on charges of wire fraud, racketeering and income tax evasion.", "Many industry insiders have speculated that Rich is ready to once again cash out of the market, particularly after his pardon last month by Bill Clinton.", "Having already developed two successful commodity trading companies - the first one he sold years ago and is now Glencore International AG, a powerhouse in the market - the 66-year-old Rich could be winding down, industry sources say." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Alfa Group", "sents": [ "Alfa Group Consortium (Russian: Консорциум «Альфа-Групп» ) is one of Russia's largest privately owned investment groups, with interests in oil and gas, commercial and investment banking, asset management, insurance, retail trade, telecommunications, water utilities and special situation investments.", "Alfa Group's portfolio of companies includes Alfa-Bank, VEON, X5 Retail Group, A1 Group, Alfa Capital Management, AlfaStrakhovanie Group, Rosvodokanal Group, and Morginsuisse Holdings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e20249_p10", "sents": [ "Founding members believe WestConnect will form the framework for an RTO for the entire Western United States.", "Agreements and operating protocols for the RTO were filed today with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by Arizona Public Service Co., El Paso Electric, Public Service Co. of New Mexico, and Tucson Electric Power, each of which is subject to FERC oversight.", "These utilities, along with Salt River Project in Arizona, have agreed to fund start-up of WestConnect operations, which are projected to begin in 2004. Other utilities in the Desert Southwest and adjoining areas have been actively involved in the process and are expected to continue to be involved as WestConnect gets underway.", "FERC has proposed RTOs to facilitate development and operation of transmission on a regional basis.", "WestConnect will strengthen reliability for customers and ease the transfer of electricity between regions.", "It will do so by focusing on transmission line reliability, non-discriminatory open access to use of the lines, support for a robust wholesale market, and governance that is independent of market participants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Salt River Project", "sents": [ "The Salt River Project (SRP) is the umbrella name for two separate entities: the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an agency of the state of Arizona that serves as an electrical utility for the Phoenix metropolitan area, and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, a utility cooperative that serves as the primary water provider for much of central Arizona.", "It is one of the primary public utility companies in Arizona." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e1816_p33", "sents": [ "\"I think it's a real mistake,\" Borenstein said.", "\"This is too focused on allocating the pain rather than looking at the problem as a whole.\"", "How to beat the high cost of electricity The California Public Utilities Commission is scrambling to make a June 1 deadline for the creation of a rate plan that will bridge the gap between the high cost of producing electricity and the rates PG&E and SoCalEd are allowed to charge consumers.", "Company: PG&E Corp. CEO: Robert Glynn Jr. Headquarters: San Francisco Market cap: $5.63 billion Company: Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison Co. CEO: John Bryson Headquarters: Rosemead, Calif. Market cap: $3.67 billion Date Action 8 04 00 Energy http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=A26747-2000Aug4&preview=true California power companies and consumers 1 05 01 Edison International announces layoff of 1,450 workers due to the energy crunch 1 08 01 Gov.", "Gray Davis pledges $1 billion for power measures but avoids direct utilities bailout Edison wins a federal suit to recover costs incurred by purchase of power for its customers 1 10 01 PG&E says it cannot raise cash, asks Davis to intervene 1 11 01 http: www.edisonnews.com releasesexe 01-007.htm, allowing state and federal assistance PG&E CEO outlines bankruptcy risks 1 16 01 SoCalEd http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDF0ZI32IC&preview=true in payments PG&E http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDF0ZI32IC&preview=true bankruptcy 1 19 01 $400 million http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDCR2XD6IC&preview=true from bankruptcy Re's http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDEL4XD6IC&preview=true by California power investments 1 23 01 President Bush extends federally mandated sale of surplus electric and gas to California 1 24 01 http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDDGDKYEIC&preview=true for long-term power from suppliers 1 26 01 Judge blocks California Power Exchange from seizing PG&E assets 1 31 01 Investors confident http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDII1WSMIC&preview=true from crisis California Senate http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDD73BWSMIC&preview=true 2 01 01 Energy http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDD4MCS8OIC&preview=true production California http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDBFF6QPIC&preview=true energy bill 2 07 01 Scottish Power's http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDCQRZSWIC&preview=true purchase 2 09 01 http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDG4TX00JC&preview=true with utilities 2 16 01 California http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDZV1VU9JC&preview=true 3 08 01 Calif. http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDZ5YHQ2KC&preview=true with power producers California independent system operator proposes price cap 3 15 01 http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDIKJE3CKC&preview=true if creditors collect on liens 3 18 01 http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDRPUX6HKC&preview=true to California utility unit 4 04 01 http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDD4V6ER4LC&preview=true on Edison International's defaulted credit lines for another couple of weeks 4 06 01 http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDF8YMI7LC&preview=true for bankruptcy 4 09 01 California reaches an http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDFUVKWBLC&preview=true assets at a 2.3 x premium from SoCal Ed to save the utility from bankruptcy Standard & Poors downgrades PG&E's credit rating after bankruptcy filing 4 10 01 Analysts are http: www.thedeal.com cgi-bin gx.cgi AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense Apps Xcelerate Render&c=TDDArticle&cid=TDDKDY8ZDLC&preview=true, noting consumers will be left holding the bill 4 25 01 The California Public Utilities Commission has until June 1 to bridge the gap between the rising cost of producing electricity and the capped rate that California energy producers are allowed to charge consumers Source: The Deal http: www.thedeal.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e538_p28", "sents": [ "The order directs the utilities to resume payments to QFs within 15 days of end of billing period, Commissioner Carl Wood said.", "If they don't comply, the utilities will suffer from penalties equal to the amount owed to the QFs, he said.", "Wood withdrew, on Monday, his idea for a fixed price payment of $79 per megawatt hour.", "During a conference call to note holders late Tuesday, Edison's CFO Ted Craver, Jr. said SoCal Edison plans to make interest payments on some of its defaulted debts, with the first payment on some commercial paper outstanding made around the end of next week.", "Craver also said that with the utility's planned payments and its commitment to make interest payments, starting this week, as they come due, SoCal Ed will become current on all outstanding interest rate payments.", "Meanwhile, the CPUC's order regarding payments to QFs came just as the state's power grid operator issued a \"Stage Two\" power alert throughout California, calling for increased consumer conservation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e19601_p43", "sents": [ "Go with Citigroup (C:NYSE - news - commentary) instead.", "Citigroup is the biggest and best financial services company in the world.", "While Wendt is something special, I would draft Weill and Rubin ahead of him in my CEO Rotisserie League.", "The best way to make money is to stay out of trouble.", "Stick with singles and doubles.", "Don't be tempted.", "Fundie Firing Comes Better Late Than Never By James J. Cramer <<mailto:[email protected] RealMoney.com 11 07 2001 09:17 AM EST Hallelujah!", "Someone in mutual-fund land lost his job for crummy performance.", "Two years ago Merrill Lynch decided to hire a real mutual fund gunner, James McCall, and install him in the Merrill Lynch Focus Twenty and Premier Growth Funds.", "McCall was from PBHG.", "There, the guy was a total gunner in the true basketball sense: all offense, no d. He came to Merrill and played the same game, buying all of the stocks I have been railing against in these last 18 months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8, 9 ] }, { "title": "e19731_p33", "sents": [ "While the average growth-s tock mutual fund owns about 100 stocks, with the top 10 holdings representi ng about one-fourth of the portfolio's total value, McCall specialized in w hat are called \"concentrated portfolios.\"", "In the case of Merrill Lynch Focu s Twenty, he owned, as the name implies, just 20 stocks.", "At last report, hi s top 10 holdings accounted for a whopping two-thirds of the fund's assets.", "If McCall had spread his 20 stocks among, say, a dozen different industries he might have smoothed his ride.", "Instead, 69 percent of his assets went to technology firms.", "The Focus fund and a smaller one that McCall ran called Premier Growth were launched in March 2000. Within just 17 months, all but $650 million of the clients' original $1.5 billion had vanished.", "It is hard to imagine losing as much as Focus Twenty did even if you tried.", "As of Nov. 9, the week McCall resigned, the fund was down 72 percent for t he year, compared with a loss of 14 percent for the Standard & Poor's 500-s tock index, the benchmark for fund managers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e19588_p29", "sents": [ "For a special report on the terrorist attack and its aftermath, see {EXTRA <GO }.)", "New York, Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- United States bonds will start trading tomorrow after a two-day halt caused by the worst terrorist attack in the country's history.", "Trading in United States stocks will take at least one more day to resume.", "Bond firms will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. New York time under a recommendation by the Bond Market Association, an industry group, people familiar with the situation said.", "The decision followed talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Reserve and the United States Treasury, the people said.", "Stock markets may resume trading Friday and will open Monday, New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso said.", "The NYSE and Nasdaq Stock Market, where $90 billion of shares trade on an average day, met with the SEC, brokerages and New York City officials to decide whether to open." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "Richard Grasso", "sents": [ "Richard A.", "\"Dick\" Grasso (born July 26, 1946 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York) was chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2003, the culmination of a career that began in 1968 when Grasso was hired by the Exchange as a floor clerk.", "After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Grasso became the public face of the Exchange and was praised for his role in helping restart operations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e752_p24", "sents": [ "\"A lot of programs we're doing are the kinds of things other electric and gas utilities are doing under one utility,\" said Mark Dodson, Northwest Natural vice president of public affairs and general counsel.", "\"I'm not at all surprised people might speculate that we would acquire\" PGE.", "Dodson declined to comment directly on whether Northwest Natural might try to buy PGE.", "\"As long as there's an agreement in place, it's inappropriate for us to talk about it,\" he said.", "Officials of IdaCorp, a holding company whose primary subsidiary is electric utility Idaho Power, also declined to discuss whether they have been eyeing PGE.", "\"We can't really comment on deals we might get into,\" said Russ Jones, an IdaCorp spokesman.", "IdaCorp made an unsuccessful bid for PGE two years ago when Enron first solicited offers, Jones said.", "But, he said, \"I don't know the answer to whether we'd be interested now.", "\"If it becomes available,\" Jones added, \"we'll probably investigate, as we would with any other assets that might become available.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2658_p51", "sents": [ "Other possible buyers include Northwest Natural and ScottishPower, which owns PacifiCorp.", "While Enron and PGE officials declined to comment Friday, legislative leaders showed no particular enthusiasm for DeFazio's idea.", "\"I appreciate his efforts, but I don't think it's the right idea at this time,\" said House Speaker Mark Simmons, R-Elgin.", "He said the state already has a package of bills aimed at spurring more energy production and conservation.", "Senate President Gene Derfler, R-Salem, said he'd be willing to sit down and talk with DeFazio.", "\"I would not just shut the door,\" he said, but he doesn't plan to devote much work to the proposal.", "Derfler questioned whether state government could run a utility as efficiently as a business.", "DeFazio said a PGE purchase would offer several benefits.", "State ownership would put control of PGE in local hands instead of those of a faraway corporation such as ScottishPower.", "For PGE customers, state ownership would provide some protection and stability in electricity rates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Judy Lee", "sents": [ "Judy Lee (born March 7, 1942) is an American politician.", "She is a member of the North Dakota State Senate from the 13th District, serving since 1995.", "Senator Lee is Chair of the Human Services Committee, a standing member of the Political Subdivisions Committee, a procedural member of the Rules Committee, and an interim member of the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee.", "She is a member of the Republican party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e10694_p5", "sents": [ "Telephone companies and cable TV providers that were refused permission to attach facilities to a utility's poles could file a lawsuit for a declaratory judgment or injunction, or both.", "The bill's text is available at http: www.legislature.state.tn.us bills currentga BILL SB1217.pdf.", "INTERNET NORTH DAKOTA Legislators fight extension of Internet tax moratorium A resolution introduced in the House would urge the United States Congress to reject any attempt to extend the Internet Tax Freedom Act's moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access and electronic commerce transactions.", "The moratorium expires Oct. 21. Reps. Francis Wald (R., District 37), George Keiser (R., District 47), and Mike Timm (R., District 5) and Sens.", "Judy Lee (R., District 13), Tim Mathern (D., District 11), and Herb Urlacher (R., District 36) introduced HCR 3012. INTERNET OREGON House OKs digital signature bill The House has approved a bill to require the Department of Administrative Services to adopt rules for the use of digital signature by state agencies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e6970_p30", "sents": [ "USA: Brazil moves to head off energy crunch, recession.", "By Chris Baltimore 07 27 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - Pedro Parente, Brazil's energy czar and clo se adviser to President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, assured United States officials on Friday that South America's largest economy can still meet its growth targe ts despite the double whammy of energy shortages and a potential economic meltdown in Argentina.", "Brazil's gross domestic product is on track to grow at 2.7 percent in 2001 and 3.6 percent in 2002, Parente said, speaking at a event sponsored by the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Brazil-United States Business Council.", "The growth is partly enabled by an aggressive plan Parente instigated for mandatory energy usage cuts across every sector of Brazil's economy amid a severe energy shortage.", "Brazil is in the teeth of an energy crunch spurred by a drought that has crimped the nation's hydroelectric-dependent energy supply." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 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 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e6082_p25", "sents": [ "Curtis L. Wagner Jr., chief judge of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said he may issue a report on the closed-door talks as early as today if progress is not made.", "``The judge will perhaps issue a preliminary assessment of the talks,'' said Tamara Young-Allen, a FERC spokeswoman.", "``He will do this only if he feels the talks aren't moving along as he sees fit.''", "Wagner had previously said all sides would labor in private through the weekend to try to get a deal by the deadline of Monday at midnight.", "If that failed, the judge said, he would take seven days to craft a proposed settlement for FERC's governing board.", "California is demanding $9 billion in refunds.", "According to sources, the generators have offered less than $1 billion.", "Wagner is said to be probing for a compromise figure that could take the form of a mix of cash payments and discounts on long-term contracts for power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2750_p75", "sents": [ "Ogur is scheduled to testify during the final session of the hearings this week at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's headquarters in Washington, D.C.", "The commission's chief administrative law judge, Curtis Wagner Jr., will issue an initial decision by June 30. The commission can then accept, rejec t or modify his recommendations.", "The commission gave Wagner broad discretion to suggest a remedy if he finds that El Paso unfairly profited by limiting competition in California, spokeswoman Tamara Young-Allen said.", "But she could not say whether Wagner is authorized to recommend the return of any illicit profits.", "The contract for the 1.2 billion cubic feet of pipeline space controlled by El Paso's marketing affiliate, El Paso Merchant Energy, expires May 31, whe n the block will be shared by 30 energy companies.", "Ogur said it is unlikely that the 30 firms will try to limit competition by controlling access to the pipeline." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Bill Clinton", "sents": [ "William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.", "Prior to the presidency, he was the Governor of Arkansas during two separate terms, from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992.", "Before that, he served as Arkansas attorney general, from 1977 to 1979.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton was ideologically a New Democrat and many of his policies reflected a centrist \"Third Way\" political philosophy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5472_p25", "sents": [ "Ms. Hathaway added, \"It's not necessary to use ethanol to achieve the same environmental results.\"", "There are basically two widely available additives, or oxygenates, that help cleanse gasoline -- ethanol and M.T.B.E.", "(methyl tertiary butyl ether).", "But M.T.B.E.", "has been found to contaminate drinking water and is being phased out in 11 states, including California and much of the Northeast.", "The administration's expected decision would force those states instead to use ethanol, an alcohol made by the fermentation of sugars from corn, which last year constituted two-thirds of 1 percent of the gasoline produced in this country.", "California argued two years ago to the Environmental Protection Agency that it wanted a waiver from such a mandate because refiners had other ways to blend gasoline that were cheaper and cleaner.", "The agency under the Clinton administration decided to grant the waiver, concluding that it would reduce emissions, but President Bill Clinton never completed action on the matter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5, 6, 7 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e2492_p17", "sents": [ "The hikes, which amount to about 3 cents per kilowatt hour and raise about $5 billion annually to cover power costs, will be formally approved Monday by the commission.", "Lynch's proposal, which she released yesterday, is one of several for allocating the increase and calls for heavier electricity users to pay more than moderate users.", "SDG&E's request for a rate hike will be considered later.", "Staff writer Craig D. Rose contributed to this report.", "LOAD-DATE: May 10, 2001 18 of 110 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 10, 2001 Thursday Home Edition SECTION: Part A; Part 1; Page 1; Metro Desk LENGTH: 1331 words HEADLINE: Bush Energy Stance Begins to Worry Some in GOP BYLINE: GREG MILLER, RICHARD SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS DATELINE: WASHINGTON BODY: As power shortages and price spikes spread beyond California, congressional Republicans are beginning to worry that the Bush administration's reluctance to offer much immediate relief could hurt the party in the 2002 elections." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e894_p6", "sents": [ "A1, 1471 words, Davis' Pledges Come Back To Haunt Him, Carla Marinucci, Patrick Hoge San Francisco Chronicle, APRIL 8, 2001, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION, BUSINESS;, Pg.", "B7, 3592 words, Nuclear Warning; Watchdogs eye Duke's salvage operation, Scott Winokur, Christian Berthelsen Los Angeles Times April 9, 2001, Monday, Home Edition SECTION: Part A; Part 1; Page 3; Metro Desk LENGTH: 1081 words HEADLINE: THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS; CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST; GENERATORS SCRAMBLED TO END PACTS WITH UTILITIES; ENERGY: EVEN BEFORE PG&E FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY, ALTERNATIVE PLANT OWNERS WHO HADN'T BEEN PAID IN MONTHS PURSUED COURT ACTIONS.", "BYLINE: JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: In filing for federal bankruptcy protection last week, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. determined what other power producers had already concluded: The state had failed to solve their payment problems and the time had come for the courts to step in.", "In the days leading up to PG&E's Bankruptcy Court petition, a growing number of alternative energy producers had also been filing lawsuits, seeking to be freed from their contracts with PG&E and Southern California Edison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3579_p25", "sents": [ "http: www.educationworld.com Internet Voice and Data Service Onvoy Names New President PLYMOUTH, Minn. -- Onvoy, a provider of integrated Internet, voice and data services, appointed Janice Aune as president and CEO after a five-month search to replace founder David Kelley, who resigned for undisclosed personal reasons.", "Aune formerly was president of !nterprise Networking, a creator and manager of broadband product and services.", "Onvoy is funded by Soros Private Equity Partners.", "http: www.onvoy.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D VC Fund News =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D o New VC SmartForest Venture Begins $25 Million Seed Fund PORTLAND, Ore. -- SmartForest Ventures, initially announced as Rainy Day Ventures, said it will begin its first venture capital fund, expected to raise $25 million.", "The fund will make seed-stage investments in high-tech companies in the Pacific Northwest.", "SmartForest is in the final stages of the Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Corporation (SBIC) licensing process, which will result in an available total investment pool of $75 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p11", "sents": [ "Wasabi said it will use the proceeds to fund growth and expand its staff.", "http: www.wasabisystems.com Science Communications Secures Pre-Series A Funding HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Science Communications, a provider of e-mail marketing services, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from ABS Ventures, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank Alex.", "Brown.", "The company said it would use the funds to expand to international markets.", "Science Communications directs online marketing campaigns and e-commerce through its EmailEngines technology.", "http: www.sciencecommunications.com Airslide Systems Closes $35 Million Second Round of Funding HERZELLA, Israel -- Airslide Systems, which is developing an IP-based technology for cellular network infrastructures, said it has closed a $35 million second round of funding led by investment affiliates of Soros Private Equity Partners.", "The round included Anschutz Investment, KPNQwest, Telecom Italia Mobile, Intel Communications Fund and first round investors Sequoia Capital Seed Fund.", "Airslide said it will use the proceeds for development, marketing, manufacturing and sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Charles Yeung", "sents": [ "Charles Yeung Chun-kam, GBS, JP (born February 1947 in Huiyang, China) is a Hong Kong billionaire entrepreneur and academic.", "A Hakka, Yeung was a member of the Provisional Legislative Council which existed from 1996 to 1998 and councillor and the member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee.", "He was the advisory professor of the China Textile University, director of the Seng Heng Bank and adviser of the One Country Two Systems Research Institute." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4844_p1", "sents": [ "Lin da was a Congressional staffer and partner principal in two Washington law fir ms prior to spending the last eight years with the United States Department of Treasury the last five as Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs and Public Liaison, for Secretaries Rubin & Summers.", "Linda brings a terrific background, both in energy and financial services, and is a welcome additio n to our team.", "In order to more effectively integrate the Government Affairs groups and strategy in Washington, the Federal Regulatory Affairs group und er Joe Hartsoe ,s direction will also report to Linda.", "Joe Hartsoe will als o retain primary responsibility for NERC activities, although Charles Yeung a nd Dick Ingersoll will have a dotted line reporting relationship to Jim Steffe s in his capacity of directing our activities for ENA.", "Ray Alvarez will be transferring from his current role with Transredes in Bolivia during the 1s t quarter of 2001 and will join the Federal Regulatory Affairs group, reporti ng to Joe Hartsoe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e6626_p3", "sents": [ "The price tag for the Alliance's current ad campaign: at least $1 million, according to the Washington Post.", "Former Bush campaign advisers are the principals behind two other groups.", "The American Taxpayers Alliance, headed by GOP consultant Scott Reed, spent a reported $2 million last month running ads pinning blame for the California energy crisis on the state's Democratic governor Gray Davis.", "Reed, who also chaired Bob Dole's 1996 presidential race, won't disclose the donors or members of his group, but, according to Time magazine, one donor is Reliant Energy ($584,606; 87 percent to Republicans).", "Reliant is one of the companies accused by California officials of price gouging.", "Meanwhile, Ed Gillespie, a Bush adviser and Washington lobbyist whose clients include the energy giant Enron, heads the 21st Century Energy Project, a coalition formed to counter \"enviro-leftist propaganda,\" according to a press release.", "The group's nine members include mainly conservative groups, led by the American Conservative Union ($112,500; all to the GOP)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "American Conservative Union", "sents": [ "The American Conservative Union (ACU) is an American political organization and labor union which advocates for conservative policies, ranks politicians based on their level of conservatism, and organizes the Conservative Political Action Conference.", "Founded in 1964, it is the oldest such conservative lobbying organization in the country.", "The ACU is concerned with what they define as foundations of conservatism, issues such as personal liberty or freedom, foreign policy, and traditional values." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e19837_p0", "sents": [ "'Dear Haas Students, Tomorrow the Haas School will hold the 5th Annual Knowledge Forum in Andersen Auditorium 9:00 am - 3:30 pm You are invited to drop in at any time during the day.", "Attached is the program listing speakers and their bios.", "David Teece Director, Institute of Management, Innovation & Organization'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e573_p0", "sents": [ "\"Hi Everyone, Each semester, Deans Tyson, Stowsky, and Shogan host two small dinners with the Evening MBA students.", "The deans invite 20 evening students to join them during the break (7:30 - 8:15 pm) to talk informally about whatever might be on the students' minds, while enjoying a sumptious meal not cooked at Jimmy Bean's.", "This semester, the two dinners will be held on Wednesday, November 10 in the Helzel Board Room (next to Andersen Auditorium) and Tuesday, November 16 in C250. You will need to sign up for these dinners in the office.", "Please DO NOT respond to me directly by e-mail!", "The deadline to sign up for the November 10th dinner is Thursday, November 4. The deadline to sign up for the November 16th dinner is Thursday, November 11. Cheers, Diane" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Gordon Campbell", "sents": [ "Gordon Muir Campbell, {'1': \", '2': \", '3': \", '4': \"} (born January 12, 1948) is a Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th Mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011.", "He was the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, which was re-elected for a third term on May 12, 2009, and which held a majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.", "From 2011 to 2016, he was the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.", "From 2014 to 2016, he was also Canada’s Representative to the Ismaili Imamat." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1267_p52", "sents": [ "And while the Gulf Oil reveled in the giant corporate logo atop its neo-Gothic office tower, critics called it an 83-ton monument to tastelessness.", "Today, as Houston reassesses its downtown architectural heritage and recasts itself as a city it hasn't been in 50 years, the hotly debated landmark of the 1960s and early '70s is largely forgotten.", "Still, with nostalgia an undercurrent in the central city's reawakening - Enron Field, loft apartments, refurbished office buildings and even a popular new diner all feature a \"retro\" feel - there are those who fondly recall when the downtown skyline was bathed in an orange glow.", "\"When I first came to Houston for the first time,\" recalled Gordon Campbell, a former Gulf budget analyst, \"I flew from Tulsa on the company plane.", "That sign was one of the first things I saw.", "It really gave me a thrill.\"", "\"I was very passionate about it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e1536_p0", "sents": [ "'World Watch The Wall Street Journal, 04 23 01 PG&E's Glynn Commits Chain of Errors Before Unit's Cash Crisis Bloomberg, 04 23 01 Massive power plant proposed Associated Press Newswires, 04 23 01 UK: UPDATE 1-Saudi Naimi to meet US Energy Secretary this week.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 23 01 INDIA: UPDATE 1-Enron's India unit, lenders to meet on payment row.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 23 01 INDIA: Promoters cut Indian power project capacity-paper.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 23 01 ONGC DISPUTES ENRON'S CLAIM ON MOON PROSPECT PROJECT AT TAPTI Asia Pulse, 04 23 01 Mangalore missive asks Baligar to set records straight The Times of India, 04 23 01 Government to change market rules in order to make electricity sector more competitive Expansion, 04 23 01 DPC seeks OK to exit power project Business Standard, 04 23 01 International World Watch Compiled by David I. Oyama 04 23 2001 The Wall Street Journal A15 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) ASIA PACIFIC Kookmin Bank Formal Merger Expected The formal merger of South Korea's two largest retail banks, Kookmin Bank and Housing & Commercial Bank, will create the country's largest financial institution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e407_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 23 01 India: Dabhol guarantee: Govt awaiting Law Ministry view Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 India: Foreign companies facing tax harassment: Japanese envoy Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 'Panel to clear Tannir Bhavi project deal' The Times of India, 03 23 01 Enron comfortable with profit projection Houston Chronicle, 03 23 01 USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 Despite Talk, Bandwidth-Trading Cos Say They're Hiring Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 22 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Bush accused of protecting oil firms in power crisis.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 USA: Enron stock slides despite earnings reassurance.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 STOCKWATCH Enron lower amid market deterioration after reaffirming guidance AFX News, 03 22 01 Enron `comfortable' with earnings estimates, but shares slide Associated Press Newswires, 03 22 01 Energy Researcher Says California Not Fixing Power Problems Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Reaffirms 2001 Forecast After Stock Price Falls (Update1) Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Corp.'s India Unit Faces $88.2 Mln Penalty, Paper Says Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France By Sarah Wachter Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 03 23 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Although electricity trading volumes are creeping higher in France, activity will probably remain subdued and irregular until a satisfactory regulatory regime is put in place." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Puget Sound Energy", "sents": [ "Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is a Washington state energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas primarily in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States.", "The utility serves electricity to more than 1.1 million customers in Island, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Skagit, Thurston, and Whatcom counties; and provides natural gas to 750,000 customers in King, Kittitas, Lewis, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston counties.", "The company has a 6,000 sqmi electric and natural gas service area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27021_p54", "sents": [ "Lower wholesale prices means they can't recoup those costs by selling excess electricity they now have, the Wall Street Journal reported.", "Portland General bought power last winter for delivery in late summer at $200 to $250 a megawatt hour, the paper reported, citing Robin Tompkins, a lawyer for the company.", "Portland General is asking for a record 30 percent increase in residential rates and an increase of as much as 60 percent for businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported.", "Avista is seeking a 36.9 percent increase for rates in Washington and 14.7 percent for power in Idaho.", "Puget Energy's Puget Sound Energy has asked proposed a plan to Washington state regulators that would raise customers' bill and allow it to recover $84 million for power bought this year.", "USA: Enron says not seeking United States sanctions against India.", "08 23 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) - United States energy giant Enron Corp. said on Thursday it had not approached the United States government with a view to obtaining sanction s against India in its dispute over the $2.9 billion Dabhol power plant pro ject." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e19438_p26", "sents": [ "Nonessential operations at Dynegy Corp. (DYN), Enron Corp. (ENE), Reliant Energy Inc. (REI), El Paso Corp. (EPG) have been shut down, officials at those companies said.", "Telecommunications-bandwidth-trading operations allow access to fiber-optic networks to be swapped in a manner similar to access to natural-gas-pipeline capacity.", "Meanwhile, London-based British Telecommunications PLC (BTY) and Vodafone Group PLC (VOD), Newbury, England, both continued operating normally and said they were experiencing very high traffic on their trans-Atlantic circuits following the terrorist attacks.", "A Vodafone spokeswoman said the company expects volume on the trans-Atlantic lines to increase further when people returned home for the day and watched news broadcasts.", "The company has enough capacity to cope with the increase, the spokeswoman added.", "Derrick Parkhill, a vice president with the energy and bandwidth brokerage Amerex in Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston, said the company closed all of its trading operations.", "\"All of our floors are closed,\" Mr. Parkhill said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Vodafone", "sents": [ "Vodafone Group plc is a British multinational telecommunications company, with headquarters in London.", "It predominantly operates services in the regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Canadian Airlines", "sents": [ "Canadian Airlines International Ltd. was a Canadian airline that operated from 1987 until 2001.", "The airline was Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada, and carried more than 11.9 million passengers to over 160 destinations in 17 countries on five continents at its height in 1996.", "Canadian Airlines served 105 destinations in Canada, more than any other airline.", "Canadian Airlines was also a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e7238_p19", "sents": [ "http: www.myatrion.com http: www.clearcross.com New Directors o CharterHub Names Ex-Canadian Airlines Executive to Board TORONTO -- Charterhub, which runs an Internet site for reserving charter business flights, has appointed its seventh board member, Mr. Douglas Carty, former senior vice president and CFO of Canadian Airlines.", "Mr. Carty joined Canadian Airlines in 1990 and was named to senior vice president and CFO in 1996. CharterHub has received in-house investments and is currently closing its first round of financing.", "http: www.charterhub.com Online Address Service Ukibi Names Board of Directors NEW YORK -- Ukibi, a business-to-business provider of networked address book services, announced the completion of its board of directors.", "Ukibi co-founder and CTO Sebastien Luneau and Mars Capital president Alexandre Mars will join Jean-Louis Gass,e, co-founder of Be, a software platform developer, and Jean-David Chamboredon, CTO of Europatweb, on the board.", "Ukibi is an application service provider offering proprietary software, StayInSync, to Web portals, Web sites, PDA manufacturers, mobile phone companies, and Web WAP applications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e1268_p23", "sents": [ "There are people who can install a photovoltaic system on your roof, but there are not a lot of them.\"", "Scientists disagree on how much fossil fuel the Earth holds.", "But few think this year's energy crisis will be the last.", "\"I think that we should view this century as a transition away from fossil fuels,\" SunPower's Swanson said.", "\"If we wait too long, it's just going to be that much more painful.\"", "-Energy EconomicsWith tax credits and rebates, wind power is already competitive in price with conventional energy sources, and solar power is fast becoming more affordable..The cost of building a natural gas boiler runs about $1 million per megawatt of capacity.", "Wind generators cost about the same to build.", "Solar thermal units cost more than twice as much.", "But the fluctuating price of fuel must be factored into the cost of making electricity from natural gas.", "PHOTO (3); Caption: (1) Rows of parabolic reflectors bounced the sun's rays onto a steam generator at this KJC Operating Co. power plant in the Mojave Desert." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "SunPower", "sents": [ "SunPower Corporation is an American energy company that designs and manufactures crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and solar panels based on an all-back-contact solar cell invented at Stanford University.", "The company is majority owned by Total, the fourth largest publicly-listed energy company in the world and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as SPWR." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e27983_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Tuesday, October 23, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Yahoo co-opts Explorer Yahoo introduced Tuesday an application that makes changes to the settings of Microsoft's Internet Explorer and gives preference to Yahoo's email, search and other tools.", "The free download program, Essentials, can make Yahoo's instant messaging tool the browser's default choice, as well as add links to Yahoo services in the Start menu of a PC running Windows.", "It can also make Yahoo's site the default home page for Explorer, and select the online service's email and search functions as the primary choice.", "Yahoo is offering Essentials \"in response to user demand,\" said Henry Sohn, vice president and general manager of network services.", "-- AOL, Yahoo, MSN to label sites' content America Online, Microsoft Corp.'s MSN and Yahoo have adopted a system to label Web sites to help parents prevent children from viewing objectionable content." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20488_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Monday, October 29, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Yahoo expands video programming Yahoo said its streaming-video service has added new programming, including cooking shows, a TV sitcom and highlights of a conference offering families and businesses help after the terrorist attacks last month.", "The programs are free.", "Advertisers' messages are displayed as the programs are streamed.", "The announcement was made Monday at a conference sponsored by Webnoize, a market research firm specializing in digital entertainment technologies.", "CW EDistribution LLC's contributions include episodes of the show \"Townies\" and clips from old TV commercials and celebrity interviews.", "\"It is the ideal platform for people to see shows they might not otherwise be able to access,\" said CWD's Robert E. Raleigh.", "Yahoo's broadcast service is also offering free access to a conference hosted by Franklin Covey, in which author Steven Covey suggests ways people can cope with the effect of the events of Sept. 11. -- More confidence seen in Internet Online shoppers will be clicking and buying this holiday season because they find the Web more convenient and product selection more broad than bricks-and-mortar stores, not because they are afraid to shop in large public places, according to a special research report produced by VNU's ACNielsen and Yahoo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e7639_p2", "sents": [ "PG&E and SoCal Edison pay about 16 cents a kilowatt-hour for wholesale power.", "But the utilities charge their customers far less under a state-mandated rate freeze.", "As reported earlier Thursday, SoCal Edison President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Frank said the utility's inability to immediately recover more than $2 billion in debt from its ratepayers may force the company to lay off employees and reduce major capital spending.", "PG&E filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday asking a judge to allow the utility to pass on $3 billion in debt to its customers.", "-By Jason Leopold, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3874; mailto:[email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires 10-11-00" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e529_p31", "sents": [ "In San Francisco on Tuesday, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved electricity rate increases of up to 46 percent to try to head off blackouts this summer by keeping the state's two biggest utilities from going under.", "When California officials set up deregulation they allowed the price of wholesale electricity to rise but capped the amount companies could charge customers, Skilling said.", "SoCal Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric say they have lost more than $13 billion since last summer because they haven't been able to pass on the high cost of wholesale electricity.", "Skilling said Texans are in a much better position and shouldn't worry that their state's deregulation would be like the California experience.", "\"California, they just put together a crazy system,\" Skilling said in his first public comments since becoming the Houston-based company's chief executive officer in February.", "\"The markets in California are the most regulated markets in North America today." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e7794_p8", "sents": [ "Investors included Texas Instruments, TechSpace Xchange, PAC West Technology Funds, and the Matthew G. Norton Company.", "http: www.ridgerun.com Publishing ASP Docnet.com Secures First Round Funding EXTON, Pa. -- Docnet.com, an ASP focused on the publishing and content industry, said it has completed its first round of funding provided by Rockham Capital Ventures and Epoch Partners.", "Docnet.com did not disclose the amount it raised, but said it will use the funds to launch its services.", "John Silverman of Epoch will take a seat company's board of directors.", "http: www.docnet.com Online Security Firm SecureWorks Lands $20 Million Round Two ATLANTA -- SecureWorks, a provider of Internet security services to businesses, said it closed its second round of funding with $20 million led by Mellon Ventures.", "GE Equity and SBK Capital also participated with previous investors Alliance Technology Ventures, ITC Holdings, and Noro-Moseley Partners.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand operations and marketing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1396_p3", "sents": [ "He also said Williams continues to have a strong relationship with Sycamore.", "While Sycamore won't say how much business it currently does with Williams, that customer alone accounted for more than 90% of Sycamore's sales in fiscal 2000. But Sycamore's dramatic decline in business with its top customer at the same time its rivals are capturing new contracts concerns analysts.", "\"I think there is dissatisfaction with their product,\" said Seth Spalding, of Epoch Partners, in San Francisco.", "\"Their problems are deeper than a weakened\" telecommunications spending environment.", "After talking to Sycamore and Ciena customers late last year, Michael K. Ma, the portfolio manager of the PBHG Global Technology & Communications mutual fund, dumped his entire position in Sycamore and tripled his stake in Ciena to about four million shares.", "Mr. Ma's fund held 2,868,000 shares of Sycamore last Sept. 30, making it one of the largest institutional owners at the time." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e4207_p12", "sents": [ "http: www.toolwire.com $15 Million Round Three for Sharing Technologies PARIS -- Sharing Technologies, the developer of knowledge management applications, said it has secured $15 million led by Siparex Ventures.", "NIF Ventures of Tokyo's Daiwa Securities Group, Montreal's Investissement Desjardins, SG Asset Management, Woodside Fund, Sofinnova, Innovacom, CIC, and Trinova all participated in the round.", "Sharing said it will use the funds to expand its worldwide sales, marketing and professional services organizations, as well as to support product development.", "The company said it also received $6 million in financing from IBM Global Financing.", "http: www.sharing.com Net Services Firm Digital Focus Gets $7 Million Round Two HERNDON, Va. -- Digital Focus, an Internet business integrator specializing in strategy development, Web site design and construction, and interactive system deployment, said it received $7 million in its second round, led by the Winston Thayer Partners Fund.", "Previous investor Blue Water Capital Partners also participated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e8478_p14", "sents": [ "Pennsylvania Early Stage Partners led Internet Publishing Grou p's July round of financing.", "http: www.ipgdirect.com?", "Optical Firm Tr opic Networks Names Two New Board Members?", "OTTAWA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tropic Networks, a metropolitan optical IP start up, said it named two new board members.", "Michael Unger, former president off Nortel Networks' optical networks unit; and Gianluca Rattazzi, founder of Meridian Data, Parallan Computer, and P-Com, bring the board member total to seven.", "Tropic Networks offers high bandwidth data services in metropolitan area networks.", "The company is backed by Celtic House International and Kodi ak Venture Partners.", "http: www.tropicnetworks.com Optical Firm Terabeam Appoints Telecomm Exec to Board SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Terabeam, a fiberless optical firm form erly known as Terabeam Networks, said it has appointed Clark McLeod to its board of directors.", "Mr. McLeod founded and continues to serve as chairma n and CEO of McLeod USA, a telecommunications services company.", "The compan y raised $105 million in a third round of financing led by Softbank Ventur e Partners and received $450 million from Lucent Technologies as part of a strategic partnership in April of this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e6236_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Cost Data Spread the Blame Power: Many suppliers charged more than the firms that Davis has pilloried, records show.", "Los Angeles Times, 07 10 01 Duke Energy Asked to Allow Release of Data Power: Senator says the generator is refusing to make public some information crucial to the price-gouging probe.", "Firm says it's complying.", "Los Angeles Times, 07 10 01 California to get plan for refunds Houston Chronicle, 07 10 01 INDIA: CEO of Enron's Indian unit Dabhol quits.", "Reuters English News Service, 07 10 01 US Enron Chmn Confirms India Dabhol Pwr CEO's Resignation Dow Jones Energy Service, 07 10 01 Enron's Kenneth Lay on its $3 Bln Indian Power Project: Comment Bloomberg, 07 10 01 MORE WORK NEEDED TO REVIVE INDIA'S DABHOL PROJECT: ENRON CHIEF Asia Pulse, 07 10 01 Tropic Networks reveals investors: $60-million financing National Post, 07 10 01 India: New engg consultant for Enron project likely Business Line (The Hindu), 07 10 01 India: Centre firm on Dabhol Business Line (The Hindu), 07 10 01 Enron has no immediate plan to quit India, says Lay Business Standard, 07 10 01 Enron seeks CII's help on Dabhol Business Standard, 07 10 01 Enron takes some heat, but rates a `buy' Chicago Tribune, 07 10 01 Power Producers' 2Q Bolstered By April, May Prices Dow Jones News Service, 07 09 01 Enron's Kenneth Lay on India's Dabhol Power Project: Comment Bloomberg, 07 09 01 Prosecutors to Get Reliant, Mirant, Dynegy Documents (Update1) Bloomberg, 07 09 01 California; Metro Desk Electricity Cost Data Spread the Blame Power: Many suppliers charged more than the firms that Davis has pilloried, records show." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3228_p24", "sents": [ "!", "Approximately 20 DefendNet employe es have joined Guardent, bringing staff size at Guardent to about 185. DefendN et president and CEO Vin Giordano has left the company, though he retains an equity stake in Guardent.", "Testa, Hurwitz advised Guardent in the deal.", "Guardent will retain DefendNet's Providence, R.I. office.", "http: www.defendnet.com http: www.guardent.com bad news ClickThings Clicks No More, Shuts Down mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- ClickThings, a developer of technology tha t enables companies to build and manage Web sites, has taken down its Web sit e and is in the process of closing down the company.", "\"They needed to raise a round and couldn't raise it,\" said board member Stephen M. Krupa of the Psilos Group.", "\"They had an impressive technology and the sourcecode will probably be sold to somebody.\"", "Mr. Kubel said the company has laid off almo st all of its approximately 30 employees.", "ClickThings received funding from China.com, Holden, Paine Webber, and Psilos Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 9 ] }, { "title": "e3375_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.kestrelsolutions.com new money Biotech Firm BioMimetic Raises $6.5 Million in Series A mail?", "top NASHVILLE, Tenn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, a deve loper of technology products for the healing and restoration of bone and other tissues, said that it raised $6.5 million in a Series A round led by Burril l & Co. with participation from Holden.", "The company plans to dedicate the new funds to product development and clinical trials.", "As a result of th is financing, John Kim and Ann Hanham of Burrill & Co., Michael Block from Holden, and Arnold Caplan of the Skeletal Research Center at Case Western Reserve University have been granted seats on the company's seven-member board.", "Telephone 615-844-1280 Israeli Routers Maker HyWire Gets $5 Million First Round mail?", "top NETANYA, Israel (VENTUREWIRE) -- Munich, Germany-based Infineon Technologies, formerly Siemens Semiconductor Group, announced it participat ed in a $5 million first round for HyWire, an Israeli-startup that develops chips and subsystems for Internet and communication infrastructure routers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e960_p2", "sents": [ "The entire UC Berkeley community is welcome to attend the final presentation night.", "A Palm Pilot will be raffled off at the end of the event.", "SUBMIT YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FIRST HAAS STAFF AWARDS Inaugurated by Dean Laura Tyson to recognize the tremendous contribution of the staff at the Haas School, the 2000-2001 Outstanding Staff Awards will be presented at the End of the Year Party on May 4, 2001. Members of the Haas community are invited make nominations.", "The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, April 25, 2001. The guidelines for nomination are: Performs at a level above and beyond normal job requirements.", "Significantly improves customer service or increases customer satisfaction.", "Significantly improves a work process or increases the efficiency of a procedure.", "Takes initiative to reduce organizational barriers through such activities as mentoring and voluntarily assisting coworkers.", "Works to foster collaboration, communication, and cooperation among colleagues.", "Contributes to and demonstrates a commitment to the purpose and values of Haas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e514_p0", "sents": [ "\"Tickets for Haas CEO Exchange with HP's Fiorina and Cisco's Chambers Available April 2 Tickets will be available April 2 to hear two of Silicon Valley's most high-powered CEOs: Hewlett Packard's Carly Fiorina and Cisco Systems' John Chambers speak at an event hosted by the Haas School on April 11 at Zellerbach Hall.", "The event will be taped for the PBS television series CEO Exchange.", "The show will be introduced by Dean Laura Tyson and moderated by CNN's Jeff Greenfield.", "Students will have a opportunity to ask the CEOs questions at the end of the program.", "A raffle and a reception will follow the taping of the show.", "The event is free and open to all Haas students.", "Tickets are required and will be available to Evening MBA students at the Evening MBA office during the week of April 2, 2000. Wednesday, April 11, seating begins at 5:30, doors close at 5:45 pm Place: Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus AT Kearney, the exclusive sponsor of CEO Exchange, will raffle off two Pen Cam Trios by AIPTEK to the students at the end of the taping." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e9373_p3", "sents": [ "The company's venture capital backers include New Enterprise Associates, Worldview Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, El Dorado, Menlo Ventures, Viventures, and Western Technology Investments.", "http: www.cyras.com Delivery Service Kozmo.com Withdraws Initial Public Offering NEW YORK -- Kozmo.com, a one hour delivery service for goods purchased online, withdrew its planned initial public offering, citing \"unfavorable market conditions.\"", "A Kozmo spokesperson declined to comment further on the reasons for the withdrawl.", "The company is also laying off about 40 additional staff members.", "Last week, Kozmo eliminated 10% of its workforce, about 275 jobs, from its New York and Los Angeles operations.", "Kozmo, which is facing a general investor skepticism about e-commerce plays as well as specific concerns about its business model, is reportedly in talks to acquire its main competitor, Urbanfetch.", "Kozmo is backed by Amazon.com, Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners, Liberty Digital, New York City Investment Fund, Oak Investment Partners, J.W." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "Urbanfetch", "sents": [ "Urbanfetch was an Internet company founded in 1999 which enabled customers to order products (DVDs, music, books, snacks, gifts, etc.)", "online and have them delivered by bike messenger in less than an hour within certain delivery areas covering most of Manhattan and London.", "The company's business plan was essentially identical to that of Kozmo.com, which led to a lawsuit from them.", "Apparently, the founder of Urbanfetch, Ross Stevens, had been approached to fund Kozmo, but instead launched a competing business with an identical business model.", "The suit was settled in December 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3759_p0", "sents": [ "\"hello, do you know what you're plans are (I see you're checking your e-mail !)", "Also, I have to talk to you today - ASAP - about Denver.", "Call me pls Thanks, Joseph - Forwarded by Joseph Alamo NA Enron on 06 06 2001 12:28 PM Joseph Alamo 06 06 2001 10:37 AM To: Jeff Dasovich NA Enron cc: Subject: where are you staying tonight" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e682_p0", "sents": [ "'Yikes!", "Check this out: - Forwarded by Joseph Alamo NA Enron on 04 03 2001 11:39 AM Joseph Alamo 04 03 2001 11:39 AM To: Miyung Buster ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT cc: Subject: \"Power brokering: Loretta Lynch has landed in the energy spotlight as the firm hand at PUC's helm\" April 3, 2001 - The Orange County Register Power brokering Loretta Lynch has landed in the energy spotlight as the firm hand at PUC's helm.", "April 3, 2001 By JOHN HOWARD The Orange County Register SACRAMENTO At the eye of California's darkening electricity storm is Loretta Lynch, the self-described small-town girl who became the top utility regulator in the nation's largest state.", "Her decision last week to push through a double-digit rate increase affecting 25 million people shocked many in the state and drew fire from powerful interests, including consumer groups, the public, the utilities, Wall Street - and Gov.", "Gray Davis.", "The Yale-trained lawyer says she acted independently of the governor, who appointed her president of the Public Utilities Commission." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3558_p52", "sents": [ "The energy crisis here has come to this: from tourist attractions in sunny Southern California, to farmers who dominate the central region of the state, to technology concerns up north, businesses are coming up with novel ways to cope with what many fear will be an unpleasant summer.", "The concerns are understandable given the issues that many businesses face, including lost revenue and potential layoffs, as the state's power shortages continue.", "\"The uncertainty is what kills you,\" Jerry Meek, utility operations manager at Roche Pharmaceuticals in Palo Alto, said.", "Trying to reduce that uncertainty, businesses are applying to the state's Public Utilities Commission for exemptions from having their power turned off this summer.", "(The deadline is Friday.)", "Last week, Gov.", "Gray Davis announced that the state would begin a three-tiered warning system for residences and businesses that are likely to be affected.", "The first warning will come two days before a blackout; the second, one day in advance; and the final warning, one hour before the lights go out." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e3558_p56", "sents": [ "Leslie Goodman, a senior vice president for strategic communications for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said the park had made sure that the parade did not use energy when Californians need it most.", "The lights in the parade are powered by battery, and are recharged during off-peak hours.", "But, she added, despite what was a difficult decision and a potential public relations nightmare, \"the show goes on.\"", "While most businesses make an effort to conserve (if for no other reason than to save money as rates soar), some communities are giving corporations added incentives.", "The city of Palo Alto, for example, has agreed not to cut off power to Roche Pharmaceuticals as long as the company reduces energy consumption by 15 percent within 30 minutes of an announced Stage 3 alert, the state's most critical.", "Only once has Roche lost power, said Mr. Meek, the company's utility operations manager.", "And that, he added, was because of a mistake." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e9403_p20", "sents": [ "http: www.riverstoneinc.com Online Customer Support Firm Nuasis Raises $25 Million SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Nuasis, which provides an Internet customer contact center deployed as a hosted service, said it received $25 million in a third round of funding led by Menlo Ventures with Tudor Ventures, Oracle, Brentwood Venture Capital, and Grove Street Advisors participating.", "Tom Bredt, general partner and managing director at Menlo Ventures, joined the company's board of directors.", "http: www.nuasis.com Sports Site Asimbia Raises $18.5 Million Series C REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Asimbia, a sports and fitness lifestyle site, said it raised $18.5 million in its Series C round of funding led by McCown De Leeuw & Co. I-Hatch Ventures and existing investors CMGI@Ventures, Global Retail Partners, and Fayez Sarofim & Co also participated.", "The company said the funds will be used to develop and launch new products.", "http: www.asimba.com U.K. Net Clothier 9Feet.com Secures $4 Million Second Round LONDON -- 9Feet.com, which sells clothing online, said it raised $4 million in its second round of funding from sole investor William Baird, a clothing retail company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3514_p17", "sents": [ "Esterel Technologies has received funding from eNgenuity Technologies, which owns a 22.7% equity sta ke in the firm, and from Financiere de Brienne, Inria Transfert, Innoven, Innotech, Finno, and Thales Corporate Ventures.", "http: www.esterel-technologies.com bad news Sports and Fitness Portal Asimba Winds Down Operations mail?", "top REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Asimba, a sports and fitness l ifestyle site, has ceased operations and is \"actively\" looking for a buyer, a spokesman for the company said.", "Asimba did not say what led to the shut dow n, but said it will continue to operate its Web site and service its existing customers.", "However, the company will not \"be taking on new businesses.\"", "Asimba is backed by McCown De Leeuw & Co., I-Hatch Ventures, CMGI@Ventures, Global Retail Partners, and Fayez Sarofim http: www.asimba.com StockHouse Slashes 68% of Staff, Closes Four Offices mail?", "top VANCOUVER, British Columbia (VENTUREWIRE) -- StockHouse Media, which provides online financial content and development products and services, sa id it cut 85 positions, or 68% of its staff, last Wednesday as the company restructures in response to market conditions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e3408_p0", "sents": [ "'FYI, the only people who knew who we invited to the meeting (but did not attend) were Dick Riordan and Kevin Sharer Saturday, May 26, 2001 (SF Chronicle) Enron's secret bid to save deregulation PRIVATE MEETING: Chairman pitches his plan to prominent Californians Christian Berthelsen, Scott Winokur, Chronicle Staff Writers Energy executive Kenneth Lay, head of powerful Enron Corp., quietly courted Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Riordan, Michael Milken and other luminaries this week in Beverly Hills to drum up support for his solution to California's energy crisis.", "His prescription called for more rate increases, an end to state and federal investigations and less rather than more regulation.", "Lay, a close friend of President Bush and one of his largest campaign contributors, hosted a private 90-minute meeting in a conference room at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills on Thursday.", "Among the participants were Milken, the former head of the Drexel Burnham Lambert investment banking firm who pleaded guilty to fraud charges in 1990 and who now runs a think tank based in Santa Monica; movie star Schwarzenegger; and Riordan, the mayor of Los Angeles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Richard Riordan", "sents": [ "Richard Joseph \"Dick\" Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is an American investment banker, businessman, investor, and politician who served as the 39th Mayor of Los Angeles, California serving from 1993 to 2001.", "He is a member of the Republican Party.", "To date, Riordan remains the most recent Republican to serve as Mayor of Los Angeles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e3420_p34", "sents": [ "''Despite evidence of manipulation and price gouging in both the electricity and natural gas markets in California and the West, and a finding by FERC last November of 'unjust and unreasonable' rates,'' the senator said, ''the commission has failed to take the actions necessary to bring reliability and stability to the marketplace.''", "Ms. Feinstein made the request in a letter to Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who is poised to take over the Committee on Governmental Affairs once the Democrats regain control of the Senate.", "Mr. Lieberman, who has already asked the General Accounting Office to investigate price gouging, could not be reached for comment today.", "In her letter, Ms. Feinstein cited an article in The New York Times today reporting that Kenneth L. Lay, chairman of the Enron Corporation, had told the commission's chairman, Curtis Hebert Jr., that he would support his continuation in the job if the commissioner endorsed the company's views on energy deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e777_p0", "sents": [ "'Ontario should open power market National Post 04 05 01 California lawmakers want windfall profits tax on energy companies Houston Chronicle, 04 05 01 SURVEY - SITE FEED - WORLD PULP AND PAPER: Online trading gets the cold shoulder The industry seems to be taking a cautious attitude towards the web Financial Times; Apr 5, 2001 COMPANIES & FINANCE UK: BG to get Pounds 51m from Enron NEWS DIGEST Financial Times; Apr 5, 2001 COMPANIES & FINANCE THE AMERICAS: Duke outlines its Dollars 1bn Europe plan Financial Times; Apr 5, 2001 UK: UPDATE 1-Britain gears up for offshore wind power.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 05 01 INDIA: Enron issues arbitration notice to India govt.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 05 01 FDI proposals worth Rs 545 crore cleared The Economic Times, 04 05 01 Law Lords order Enron to pay pounds 100m over pipeline The Daily Telegraph, 04 05 01 Merger Increases Value of King of Prussia, Pa., Video-Conferencing Company KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania, 04 05 01 Bandwidth Mkt: Price Adjustments Fail To Spur Action Dow Jones Energy Service, 04 04 01 Financial Post: Editorial Ontario should open power market Kenneth L. Lay National Post 04 05 2001 National Post National C19 (c) National Post 2001. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Bay Street", "sents": [ "Bay Street is a major thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.", "It is the centre of Toronto's Financial District and is often used by metonymy to refer to Canada's financial services industry since succeeding Montreal's St. James Street in that role in the 1970s." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20534_p5", "sents": [ "The plan, known only to Ontario Premier Mike Harris and a few government and Bay Street insiders, would turn Hydro One into a not-for-profit entity instead of a fully commercial, privatized company.", "If this happens, Hydro One would lack the flexibility to raise equity capital, make acquisitions and form partnerships in an effort to become one of continent's premier transmission companies -- a goal plainly set out by chief executive officer Eleanor Clitheroe.", "David Lindsay, the president and chief executive officer of Ontario SuperBuild Corp., the government's privatization adviser, confirmed that turning Hydro One into a not-for-profit organization, similar to Nav Canada, the civil air navigation service, is under serious consideration.", "\"We've been asked to evaluate all options for Hydro One's future, including this one,\" he said yesterday.", "He would not provide details, though it is thought that the government wants to make a decision on Hydro One's future ownership structure by the conclusion of the year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "George H. W. Bush", "sents": [ "George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.", "A member of the Republican Party, he was previously a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.", "He is the oldest living former President and Vice President.", "Previously known as simply \"George Bush\", since 2001, Bush has often been referred to as \"George H. W. Bush\", \"Bush 41\", \"Bush the Elder\", or \"George Bush Senior\" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27495_p11", "sents": [ "Kyoto sets relatively short-term targets to reduce emissions, for 2008 to 2 012, which could force coal-fired power plants and inefficient vehicles to be shut down before they reach the end of their useful lives, at a potentia lly huge cost to the economy, some economists predict.", "\"We might as well do it slowly and let the capital stock turn over during t he next 30 years, so we're not throwing out equipment before its time,\" say s Jay Shogren, a University of Wyoming economist and a former Clinton admin istration official.", "Richard Schmalensee, dean of the Sloan School of Management at the Massachu setts Institute of Technology and economist in the former administration of George H. W. Bush, predicts that the United States would have to close all of its c oal-fired power plants by 2012 just to get halfway to Kyoto's targets.", "Alan Manne, a retired Stanford University professor, says his model shows that the accord, depending on how it is implemented, could amount to a $400 tax annually on every United States individual." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "PR Newswire", "sents": [ "PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases based in New York City.", "The service was created in 1954 to allow companies to electronically send press releases to news organizations, at first using teleprinters.", "The founder, Herbert Muschel, operated the service from his house in Manhattan for approximately 15 years.", "The business was eventually sold to Western Union and then United Business Media of London." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2204_p76", "sents": [ "Nine power plants totalling more than 6,000 megawatts are currently under construction.", "USA: Enron says vice chairman Clifford Baxter resigns 05 02 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - United States energy giant Enron Corp. said on Wednesday that its vice chairman J. Clifford Baxter is resigning after 10 years with the company.", "Enron said in a statement that Baxter, who joined the company in 1991, is resigning to spend additional time with his family.", "Baxter will continue to work as a consultant with the firm.", "He was chairman and chief executive officer of Enron North America before becoming vice chairman in October last year.", "Enron shares were down $1.81 trading at $60.60 during late afternoon.", "Enron Vice Chairman Cliff Baxter Resigns 05 02 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) HOUSTON, May 2 PRNewswire -- Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE) announced today that Vice Chairman J. Clifford Baxter is resigning from the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e19765_p0", "sents": [ "'Dynegy Issues Statement On Enron Merger Status Business Wire, 11 21 01 Enron says repayment of 690 mln usd debt extended until mid-Dec AFX News, 11 21 01 USA: Enron secures credit line as shares fall.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 21 01 Enron stock free-fall continues Associated Press Newswires, 11 21 01 Enron Closes On $450M Secured Credit Line Dow Jones News Service, 11 21 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Enron shares fall further on credit concerns.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 21 01 USA: Enron shares tumble on credit concerns.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 21 01 Upgrades and Downgrades CNNfn: Market Coverage - Morning, 11 21 01 USA: RESEARCH ALERT-Enron, Dynegy cut by Goldman.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 21 01 Enron Gets Extension on $690 Mln Note Due Next Week (Update1) Bloomberg, 11 21 01 Enron, Dynegy Shares Fall 2nd Day on Threat to Buyout (Update2) Bloomberg, 11 21 01 United States Equity Movers: Cardiac Science, Enron, Guidant, TriQuint Bloomberg, 11 21 01 Enron, Dynegy Shares Fall 2nd Day on Threat to Dynegy Bid Bloomberg, 11 21 01 Enron Corp. Cut to `Market Perform' at Goldman Sachs Bloomberg, 11 21 01 Enron Says Lenders Extend $690 Mln Note Payment to Mid-December Bloomberg, 11 21 01 Plunge Says End Is Near at Enron TheStreet.com, 11 21 01 DYNEGY, ENRON SAY MERGER TO PROCEED CBS.MarketWatch.com, 11 21 01 Dynegy Issues Statement On Enron Merger Status 11 21 2001 Business Wire (Copyright (c) 2001, Business Wire) HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2001--Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN) Chairman an d CEO Chuck Watson today said he is encouraged by Enron Corp.'s report this morning that it has closed the remaining $450 million credit facility secu red by the assets of Northern Natural Gas Pipeline and has received a commi tment from its lead bank to extend the $690 million note payable obligation described in Enron's recent 10-Q filing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e407_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 23 01 India: Dabhol guarantee: Govt awaiting Law Ministry view Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 India: Foreign companies facing tax harassment: Japanese envoy Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 'Panel to clear Tannir Bhavi project deal' The Times of India, 03 23 01 Enron comfortable with profit projection Houston Chronicle, 03 23 01 USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 Despite Talk, Bandwidth-Trading Cos Say They're Hiring Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 22 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Bush accused of protecting oil firms in power crisis.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 USA: Enron stock slides despite earnings reassurance.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 STOCKWATCH Enron lower amid market deterioration after reaffirming guidance AFX News, 03 22 01 Enron `comfortable' with earnings estimates, but shares slide Associated Press Newswires, 03 22 01 Energy Researcher Says California Not Fixing Power Problems Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Reaffirms 2001 Forecast After Stock Price Falls (Update1) Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Corp.'s India Unit Faces $88.2 Mln Penalty, Paper Says Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France By Sarah Wachter Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 03 23 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Although electricity trading volumes are creeping higher in France, activity will probably remain subdued and irregular until a satisfactory regulatory regime is put in place." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Juniper Networks", "sents": [ "Juniper Networks, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that develops and markets networking products.", "Its products include routers, switches, network management software, network security products and software-defined networking technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27068_p18", "sents": [ "Odwalla rose 28 per cent at $15.12. Ford fell 0.3 per cent at $16.17 after the company announced the resignation of Jac Nasser as chief executive after an acrimonious split with the Ford family.", "Enron, the embattled energy trading company, continued to decline, off another 19 per cent at $11.20 as credit concerns and credibility questions weighed on the company.", "Technology stocks were mostly lower, with Microsoft off 1 per cent at $59.05 and Intel 1.3 per cent at $23.86. Juniper Networks shed 1 per cent at $23.76 after Merrill Lynch cut its rating.", "Its rival Cisco Systems gained 1.3 per cent at $16.64. Toronto fell in early trading with the weak opening for the Nasdaq weighing heavily on sentiment.", "The S&P 300 composite index was off 0.8 per cent at 6,838.60 at midsession.", "Technology leaders led the way down.", "Celestica lost C$1.85 at C$52.65 and C-MAC Industries C$1.60 at C$33.15. Nortel Networks shed 21 cents to C$9.02. Golds, boosted by a firm bullion price, were stronger." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

[ 0, 1 ]

[ { "title": "e7366_p17", "sents": [ "Magnet has raised $38.5 million to date.", "http: www.magnetbanking.com Communications Firm Neolinear Raises $8 Million Third Round PITTSBURGH -- Neolinear, which develops mixed-signal technology for the communications and networking industries, closed its third round of financing at $8 million with corporate investment from Cadence Design Systems and venture capital from previous investors CEO Venture Fund, Intersouth Partners, and TVM Techno Venture Management.", "Neolinear said Cadence Design Systems received about a 10% equity stake as part of a strategic partnership.", "Neolinear added that it will use the funds to accelerate product research and development.", "http: www.neolinear.com Internet Rental Exchange Viva Secures $17.3 Million Series C SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Viva, an Internet leasing exchange for the rental housing industry said that seven apartment industry public companies, Archstone Communities, AvalonBay Communities, Camden Property Trust, Equity Residential Properties Trust, Gables Residential, Post Properties, and United Dominion Realty, have combined resources to act as the lead investor in Viva's $17.3 million Series C round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Cadence Design Systems", "sents": [ "Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is an American multinational electronic design automation (EDA) software and engineering services company, founded in 1988 by the merger of SDA Systems and ECAD, Inc.", "The company produces software, hardware and silicon structures for designing integrated circuits, systems on chips (SoCs) and printed circuit boards." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Tel Aviv University", "sents": [ "Tel Aviv University (TAU) (Hebrew: אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל-אָבִיב‎ \"Universitat Tel Aviv\") is a public research university in the neighborhood of Ramat Aviv in Tel Aviv, Israel.", "With over 30,000 students, the University is the largest in the country.", "Located in Tel Aviv, the University is the center of teaching and research of the city, comprising 9 faculties, 17 teaching hospitals, 18 performing arts centers, 27 schools, 106 departments, 340 research centers and 400 laboratories." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3375_p12", "sents": [ "EyeWonder also earns revenue through licensing its streaming video platform.", "http: www.eyewonder.com Web Security Firm WanWall Secures Funding from Intel mail?", "top TEL AVIV, Israel (VENTUREWIRE) -- WanWall, which develops technology designed to improve the efficiency and protection of Wide Area Networks, announced that Intel Capital has made an undisclosed investment in the company.", "WanWall said it will use the funds to support its growth and furth er develop its technology.", "Earlier this month WanWall received $3.5 million in seed funding led by Gemini Israel Funds and Koor Corporate Venture Capital.", "WanWall was founded in December 2000 by a group of entrepreneurs led by Yehuda Afek, a professor of computer science at Tel Aviv University; Anat Bremler-Bar; Yuval Rachmilevitz, formerly with Gilat Satellites and Magnum Fund; and Dan Touitou.", "Mr. Rachmilevitz currently serves as CEO of the company.", "http: www.wanwall.com Barcelona Design Raises $11M Round Two, Led by Sequoia mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Barcelona Design, which supplies mixed-signal circuit designs for system-on-a-chip design, said it has close d an $11 million second round led by new investor Sequoia Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "California Air Resources Board", "sents": [ "The California Air Resources Board, also known as CARB or ARB, is the \"clean air agency\" in the government of California.", "Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board, CARB is a department within the cabinet-level California Environmental Protection Agency." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20523_p7", "sents": [ "However, if the Legislature passes a bill making benefits retroactive to July 1, 2001 and the unemployment rate continues to grow at the current pace, the fund will become insolvent even sooner than our earlier prediction.", "While no one knows what the cost of six months of retroactive UI benefits payment would be to employers at this time, we know that it would be rather substantial.", "The state jobless rates rose from 5.4 percent in September to 5.7 percent in October and there are no signs indicating that the downturn in the economy is slowing.", "As many businesses struggle to survive in these economically hard times, it seems inappropriate for government to be contemplating adding more cost on businesses.", "CARB RELEASES DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GUIDELINES Earlier this week, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) issued for public review the latest iteration of its environmental justice guidance document, entitled Proposed Policies and Actions for Environmental Justice?." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

[ 1, 0 ]

[ { "title": "Western Pennsylvania", "sents": [ "Western Pennsylvania refers to the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States.", "Pittsburgh is the region's principal city, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic and cultural center.", "Erie, Altoona, and Johnstown are its other metropolitan centers.", "As of the 2010 census, Western Pennsylvania's total population is nearly 4 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3750_p4", "sents": [ "Ask your representative to support House Resolution 200 and the Renewable Energy Bills.", "To see a copy of the Resolution or the Bills, visit the House of Representatives Bill Room at http: www.legis.state.pa.us WU01 LI BI billroom.htm.", "CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PROVIDES INSPIRING LEADERSHIP WITH HUGE WIND PURCHASE Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is making the nation's largest single retail purchase of wind energy.", "CMU will buy 5 percent of its total electricity next year from new wind power generated in western Pennsylvania.", "The purchase of wind-generated electricity, equivalent to the energy required by nearly 650 homes per year, is part of Carnegie Mellon's commitment to cleaner energy and the environment.", "CMU is using their research and education programs as well as their own campus practices to improve environmental quality, while also supporting the development of wind power generation in Western Pennsylvania.", "Carnegie Mellon's wind energy will be generated by the Exelon-Community Energy Wind Farm at Mill Run, under construction in Springfield and Stewart Townships in Fayette County, about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

[ 0, 0 ]

[ { "title": "e4084_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Wednesday, September 20, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Hitachi Spins Off Fiber Optic Firm With $450 Million Backing o notHarvard, Renamed Powered, Drops Lawsuit Against Harvard o Ex-Lucent Exec To Head Content Delivery Firm XOsoft o Individuals & St. Paul VC Form Sixth Satellite Fund Quatris o Listen.com Acquires Audio Entertainment Firm WiredPlanet o Sprint President & COO Joins Transportation.com's Board Advertisement ATTN: BUSY PROFESSIONALS - HERE'S $200 & A SMARTER WAY TO WORK!", "Short of time?", "Lacking resources?", "Need a job done in a hurry?", "Smarterwork's global network of skilled specialists can deliver almost any job - online!", "By helping you when you need it most, smarterwork can make your life and your work easier.", "So whether you need a new website, a new fresh look for your marketing materials, or even a slick presentation for that big meeting, smarterwork is your outsourcing solution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e401_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Tuesday, September 5, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o TeleTech Holdings Acquires Spanish CRM Firm For $100 Million o BroadVision, H&Q Asia Pacific, and Itochu Form Joint Venture o Thomson Learning Becomes Largest Shareholder In WebCT o Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft o Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime o Italian Incubator NetStrategy.it Gets $2.5 Million Round One Advertisement The world won't beat a path to your door just because you've built a dot.com.", "You have to have the right connections.", "Through the HP Garage Program, HP can get your name in front of the people who can speed your time-to-market and really help you succeed.", "(Marketing people.", "Web integration people.", "Hosting people.", "VC's.)", "You name it.", "And networking is only part of what the HP Garage Program has to offer.", "HP can help you finance it, build it, run it, and market it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]