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[ { "title": "e27309_p20", "sents": [ "Gregory Smith was named chief financial officer.", "Mr. Smith previously served as vice president of finance and administration at Petopia.com.", "Steve Borthwick was promoted to chief technology officer.", "Mr. Borthwick joined the company in March 1999 to lead the company&#39;s technical services organization in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.", "Sheldon Feinland was promoted to vice president of worldwide sales.", "Mr. Feinland joined the company in October 2000 as vice president of North American operations.", "WhiteLight Systems is backed by Charter Venture Capital, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, GE Capital, GE Financial Assurance Holdings, GE Investments, Itochu Group, Sybase, Warburg Pincus, and individuals.< font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.whitelight.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.whitelight.com< font a td tr table <br <br <br <table cellPadding=5 width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" <tr bgcolor=\"#FOE68C\" <td align=left vAlign=top width=\"100%\" <font color=\"#006699\" face=\"verdana, arial, helvetica\" size=2 <b EXECUTIVE SEARCHES< b font <br <br <font color=black face=\"verdana, arial, helvetica\" size=2 <b <a name=clsfd1207 Principal< a --Venture Capital--Colorado< b <br <br Exciting work with a team pursuing great venture returns in a high-quality living environment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e4310_p13", "sents": [ "One of the best examples of this newfound optimism is Chile, a nation th at was hit hard by the economic crisis suffered by some of its Pacific Rim trading partners.", "Helped by lower domestic interest rates and a recovery in the price of copper, Chile's economy is expected to grow 5.5 percent in 2000, compared with a shrinkage of half a percent this year.", "And coming presidential elections are not viewed as risky, since the two leading candidates are pledging a simil ar blend of centrist economic policies, said Neil Dougall, an economist with Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.", "In Mexico, politics is also generating optimism over the economy with concern easing over the possibility of disruption resulting from primary presidential elections.", "And strong growth in the United States, Mexico's m ain export market, contributes to positive sentiment over the country's econom y, which is increasingly viewed by economists as more linked to its northern neighbors than to the rest of Latin America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27953_p6", "sents": [ "A Napster spokesperson said the layoffs mainly focused on customer service, business development departments, and administration areas.", "The company's staff now totals 88. Last month Napster said it reached a preliminary agreement with American songwriters and music publishers to settle their class-action lawsuit, under which Napster agreed to pay damages of $26 million to music creators and copyright owners for unauthorized uses of music, and will also pay an advance of $10 million against future licensing royalties.", "The company has also settled lawsuits brought by musicians Metallica and Dr. Dre.", "Napster, which once let users download and trade songs for free, is planning to launch a fee-based membership service, though the target date has not been disclosed.", "The company is backed by Hummer Winblad, the University of California at Los Angeles, and individuals.", "Last year Napster also received a $60-million loan from Bertelsmann that may convert to equity.", "<http: www.napster.com * Bigstep Lays Off A Third of Staff By Michelle Tsai <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=IJMKMNPMII SAN FRANCISCO -- Bigstep, which provides small businesses with electronic business services, has laid off 25 employees, according to CEO Lucy Reid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e27919_p3", "sents": [ "Generations of investors have been burned and rewarded for taking risks on the potential of early- stage therapies.", "The drug discovery process is a complex combination of tests and hurdles for young companies.", "Where are the signposts for investors?", "James Reddoch of Banc of America Securities will moderate a special roundtable dedicated to drug research and discovery at this year's Healthcare Outlook Conference.", "The experience of the panelists reflects the complex considerations of modern research and development.", "Mr. Reddoch is joined by Michael Grey of Structural Genomix, Daniel Janney of Alta Partners, Gary Zweiger of Agilent Technologies and Lowell Harmison, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services.", "Healthcare Outlook, January 22, 2002 San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, CA http: www.healthcareoutlook.com <http: venturewire.com ads ad.asp?id=1454 * Digital Island Veterans Launch Proficient Networks By Michelle Tsai <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=IHJPOPJNII SAN FRANCISCO -- Proficient Networks, a provider of network management appliances that enable companies to route network traffic based on their access policies, has launched and expects to ship its first product by the end of the year, CEO Allan Leiwand told VentureWire." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6207_p0", "sents": [ "\"Forwarded at the request of Sue Landwehr: Gang per Linda's request on our call this afternoon, here is a list of some of the upcoming annual summer meetings where members of Congress or members of the Administration may be speaking or will be attending.", "Please call me directly if you have any questions or thoughts beyond our normal Monday afternoon discussions.", "NARUC -July 14 thru 17 in Seattle.", "Steve Kean is speaking at one session.", "This event will get lots of media.", "RGA--July 15 thru 16 in Macinac Island, Michigan.", "Ten to twelve governors attending.", "Landwehr will be covering.", "ALEC -August 2-5?", "in New York City.", "Janel Guerrero and Barbara Hueter will be primary coverage, with Jean Ryall (Enron state gov affairs for Texas) also attending.", "NGA (National Governors Association) -August 4 thru 7 in Providence Rhode Island.", "Landwehr will be covering.", "No energy sessions currently on the agenda.", "WGA August 12 thru 14 in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5, 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e254_p0", "sents": [ "\"don't I wish!", "I usually get Linda Evans (you know that big hair in Dynasty) Jeff Dasovich Sent by: Jeff Dasovich 03 20 2001 05:07 PM To: Susan M Landwehr NA Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Re: can you send info I saw a picture today, and now i know who you remind me of!", "Sue Landwehr: talks like marge, looks like elle mcpherson." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6981_p0", "sents": [ "'ASIA-PACIFIC - Enron lenders make legal appeal in India.", "Financial Times, 07 30 01 Weather proves to be a prolific market The Financial News, 07 30 01 Enron keen to sell entire 65 pct stake in Dabhol Power AFX News, 07 03 01 India: Sale of stake best option, says Enron Business Line (The Hindu), 07 30 01 Banks want to back Enron's India withdrawal The Daily Deal, 07 30 01 Power failure Business Standard, 07 30 01 Cloud over Godbole-DPC parleys Business Standard, 07 30 01 Centre not to intervene in Dabhol-MSEB spat Business Standard, 07 30 01 FIIs okayed DPC loans as provided for Int'l arbitration Press Trust of India Limited, 07 29 01 Energy Landscape Is Forever Altered Electricity: Deregulation and the state's emergence as a buyer have changed how Californians get power.", "Los Angeles Times, 07 29 01 HEARING WILL DISCUSS ENRON AIR-QUALITY PERMIT South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 07 29 01 Huge Fees, Many Conflicts In PG&E Case Bankruptcy: The sheer size of the professional firms involved and the vast reach of the utility make entanglements almost inevitable." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e880_p10", "sents": [ "Daniel Lukis of Chicago uses the software to digitally store home movies and some of his favorite \"Seinfeld\" episodes.", "Keeping copies of sitcoms is legally permissible for personal home use, but if Lukis decided to share those files online he would run the risk of copyright infringement.", "He fears the pirates may hamper the development of DivX as a legitimate software tool.", "\"Like with all new forms of technology, someone will devise a way to exploit it,\" said Lukis, who moderates an online DivX discussion forum.", "\"These people give a bad name to DivX, as Napster did to MP3, and the honest users of the formats are suffering because of that.\"", "On the Net: http: www.projectmayo.com http: www.divxnetworks.com http: www.fm4.org http: www.mpaa.org With AP Photos FX101,102 of April 4. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "DPC should reduce high tariff rate, NCP chief Sharad Pawar 04 07 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar, during whose tenure as Maharashtra Chief Minister, the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with US-based Enron promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC) was worked out, has demanded \"the energy major should reduce its high power tariff charged to MSEB (Maharashtra State Electricity Board)\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Charles Schwab Corporation", "sents": [ "The Charles Schwab Corporation is a bank and brokerage firm, based in San Francisco, California.", "It was founded in 1971 by Charles R. Schwab.", "It is on the list of largest banks in the United States and is one of the largest brokerage firms in the United States.", "The company provides services for individuals and institutions that are investing online.", "The company offers an electronic trading platform for the purchase and sale of financial securities including common stocks, preferred stocks, futures contracts, exchange-traded funds, options, mutual funds, and fixed income investments.", "It also provides margin lending, and cash management services.", "The company also provides services through registered investment advisers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e28079_p6", "sents": [ "It's a flexible and convenient way to leverage the tax benefits of your generosity.", "For more information, call 800-746-6216 or visit us online <http: schwab.ed10.net ud DQ4J 2CM4 LJPD 28 RNP0QV and read about our Seven Principles of Charitable Giving.", "The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving is an independent public charity, and has entered into service agreements with certain affiliates of the Charles Schwab Corporation to perform administrative, recordkeeping, and investment management services.", "Schwab 403(b)(7) Accounts.", "More Choice and Control.", "An important alternative for qualified teachers or government employees, Schwab's 403(b)(7) Custodial Account allows you to diversify retirement assets while benefiting from tax-deferred savings.", "Go <http: schwab.ed10.net ud DQ4J MR1H LJPD MQ RNP0QV Schwab only accepts transfers (no new contributions) of $1,000 or more from existing 403(b) accounts.", "You can not make new contributions to a Schwab 403(b)(7) account.", "Getting Kids Started Early Schwab's complimentary guide, Raising Money-Wise Children, provides practical tips and tools for teaching your children how to take control of their financial futures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20071_p0", "sents": [ "'INDIA: Enron may sell India's Dabhol at discount - source.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 03 01 BG Group to Buy Enron India Assets for $388 Million (Update2) Bloomberg, 10 03 01 NEWS SNAP: BG Builds E&P, India Asset Base In Enron Deal Dow Jones International News, 10 03 01 UK: UPDATE 1-BG to buy Enron India assets.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 03 01 India: RCF seeks British Gas supply for Trombay Business Line (The Hindu), 10 03 01 India: Enron refuses to take hit on equity Business Line (The Hindu), 10 03 01 NCP, Cong differ on judge to head Enron probe The Times of India, 10 03 01 INDIA PRESS: Enron Rejects Tata, BSES Offers For Dabhol Dow Jones International News, 10 02 01 High Court To Decide FERC's Role In Competitive Pwr Mkts Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 02 01 UK: United States Enron, Guinness sign 15-year energy deal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 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": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pitney Bowes", "sents": [ "Pitney Bowes Inc. is an American provider of global eCommerce solutions, shipping and mailing products, location intelligence, customer engagement and customer information management solutions.", "Based in Stamford, Connecticut, the company has approximately 16,100 employees worldwide.", "It was one of 86 existing firms that had been members of the S&P 500 since its creation in 1957." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e8917_p30", "sents": [ "Mr. Kasmarick was the former director of the customer service division for Asia Pacific and New Markets at Ford.", "Markethaus has received backing from individual investors, including Prince Sultan, Bin Faisal Bin Turki of Saudi Arabia.", "http: www.markethaus.net Java App Firm iRise Taps Ex-Pitney Bowes Exec for Board mail this story?", "top LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- iRise, which translates business concepts into Java-based applications, appointed former Sensormatic chief executive officer Bob Vanourek to its board of directors.", "Mr. Vanourek was also a senior executive at Avery Dennison and Pitney Bowes prior to heading up Sensormatic.", "The appointment takes place shortly after Mr. Vanourek's recent investment in the company's first round of outside funding.", "Other backers for iRise include individual investors such as Sy Kaufman, founder and managing director of venture capital for Crosslink Capital and Glen Haney, former chief executive officer of Dataquest and a member of iRise's advisory board.", "http: www.irise.com Wireless Solutions firm Lobby7 Adds One to Board mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28006_p36", "sents": [ "He has also served as a member of Amazing Media's board of advisors.", "Amazing Media is backed by Draper Atlantic and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.", "<http: www.amazingmedia.com * AirSphere Names AMR Exec Peter Pappas as Chairman top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LHONNLJMII NEW YORK -- AirSphere, a Web-based technology provider for the aviation industry, said it has appointed Peter Pappas as chairman of the board.", "Mr. Pappas has served as chairman and CEO of Worldwide Flight Services and president of American Airlines subsidiaries AMR Consulting Group and AMR Services.", "Six directors comprise AirSphere's board.", "The company has raised $4 million from Genesis Partners.", "<http: www.airsphere.com * Confluence Appoints Hitachi Data COO to Board top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=IPJHJPQLII MILPITAS, CALIF. -- Confluence Networks, which develops storage networking systems, said it appointed David Roberson to its board of directors.", "Mr. Roberson, who becomes the fourth member of the board, is the chief operating officer at Hitachi Data Systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Hitachi Data Systems", "sents": [ "Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is a company that provides modular mid-range and high-end computer data storage systems, software and services.", "It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. and part of the Hitachi Information Systems & Telecommunications Division." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e659_p18", "sents": [ "Levine commented that companies are not getting the expected short-term stock boost after they announce a downsizing.", "Yellen was also quoted in the San Jose Mercury News on March 20 in an article titled, \"Interest Rate Cut Likely Today.\"", "At that point, she was hoping for a three-quarters cut.", "Yellen was also quoted in USA Today on March 21. In \"Former Fed Official's Lips are Sealed,\" Yellen commented that it is inappropriate for former Fed officials to discuss monetary policy with the current officials.", "Tyson was quoted in the China Daily on March 20 on the World Trade Organization.", "Current Evening MBA student Deepika Shah was profiled in Business Week on March 15 in an article on the lives of students in part-time MBA programs.", "Kroll was also quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle ton March 27 and appeared on KPIX news and KTVU Channel 2. In the past two weeks, Severin Borenstein, appeared on NPR's \"Talk of the Nation,\" KCBS Radio, KPIX TV news, KRON TV News, KGO Radio, KCRW (NPR in LA) on \"Which Way LA\", NPR Talk of the Nation, KRON news, NPR All Things Considered, KPFK Radio, and KGO Radio." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e960_p11", "sents": [ "Read the text at http: cgi.mercurycenter.com premium local docs calpower04.htm.", "He was also quoted in the Mercury News on April 6 in the article \"Electric-Rate Hikes, Blackout Threats Not Limited to California.\"?", "Borenstein was also quoted in the Oregonian on April 6 in an article titled, \"Development of Smart Appliances Gives Hope to Energy-Starved Norhtwest.\"", "Borenstein's comments on the California energy crisis were heard on: KPFK Radio on March 26, KGO Radio on March 26, KNX Radio on March 27, NPR Marketplace on March 27, NPR KCRW \"To the Point\" on March 28, KPFA (Pacifica radio) \"Flashpoint\" on March 27, KGO Radio on April 5, KCBS Radio on April 5, KCBS Radio on April 6, and CNN on April 7. Business 2.0 ran an article in its April 3 issue which mentions the student-run wine class at Haas.", "Read the full text at http: www.business2.com content insights getalife 2001 03 26 28471. Hal Varian, a professor in the Manufacturing and Information Technology Group and dean of the School of Information Management and Systems, was quoted in Information Week on April 2 in an article titled, \"Radial Simplicity.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "David Lazarus", "sents": [ "David Lazarus is an American business and consumer columnist for the \"Los Angeles Times\".", "He joined the paper in August 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1831_p0", "sents": [ "'10,000 creditors seek PG&E billions Confidential list reveals each vendor's claim David Lazarus, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, April 26, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 04 26 M N229624.DTL The plight of PG&E's vast array of business partners, many of which are owed millions of dollars, is made painfully clear in a confidential list of creditors now being compiled for the utility's bankruptcy proceedings.", "A copy of the list, obtained by The Chronicle, illustrates the impact of the third largest bankruptcy in United States history on PG&E's thousands of vendors.", "This also is the first time the monetary value is being revealed for each Pacific Gas and Electric Co. contract.", "\"It's going to be a cat fight,\" said Cathy Moran, a Mountain View bankruptcy attorney.", "\"They'll be fighting over a limited pot of money, and each party will be seeking preferential treatment.\"", "The $9 billion owed by the utility to its more than 10,000 creditors constitutes the largest-ever bankruptcy involving a utility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Galen Partners", "sents": [ "Galen Partners is a leading healthcare-focused growth equity investment firm.", "With nearly $1 billion invested over five funds, Galen has helped build more than 70 companies since inception.", "Since its founding in 1990, Galen has created an investment portfolio with an aggregate market value of over $10 billion.", "The firm continues a tradition of strategic collaboration and partnership with Founders and management teams to build healthcare market leaders.", "Under the direction of the Managing Directors Philip Borden, David Jahns and Zubeen Shroff, Galen seeks to make investments in high-growth healthcare companies with revenues greater than $10 million and EBITDA between $0 and $9 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e5289_p5", "sents": [ "http: www.dhven.com HealthCentral Acquires Assets of Troubled More.com EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Publicly traded HealthCentral.com, a provider of online healthcare commerce, said it acquired assets of online health and beauty retailer more.com.", "The acquisition was made with 5 million shares of HealthCentral.com common stock, which is valued at approximately $6.5 million, according to Tuesday's closing price.", "HealthCentral.com acquired more.com's Web site, trademarked names, and customer lists, and also acquired more.com's subisidiary Comfort Living.", "The company will retain all of Comfort Living's approximately 27 employees, but none of more.com's remaining 20 employees.", "More.com cut its staff this summer by 20% after pulling its planned IPO in May.", "More.com's backers include Bain Capital, Boston Millennia Partners, Galen Partners, Health Business Partners, HealthCare Ventures, J&W Seligman & Co., Rho Management, Star, Swander Pace Capital, Softbank Technology Ventures, and 21st Century Internet Venture Partners.", "http: www.healthcentral.com http: www.more.com New Money o Mobile Info Access Tech Firm Raises $15 Million in Series A AUSTIN, Texas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Advent International", "sents": [ "Advent International is an American global private equity firm focused on buyouts of companies in Western and Central Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.", "The firm focuses on international buyouts, growth and strategic restructuring in five core sectors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4084_p29", "sents": [ "Mr. Kushell joins Focus One from the advertising company Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos NY, where he served as president.", "Prior to Hill, Holliday, Mr. Kushell was senior partner and chief operating officer of Cliff Freeman & Partners.", "He has been a member of Focus One's board of directors since September 1999. Focus One Media Group is backed by A S Skaufoss, a venture capital firm based in Oslo, Norway, the Geneva-based HPI Holding, and individual investors.", "Telephone 212-614-4541. o Former Alcatel VP To Head Small Biz Broadband Firm ShareGate RENO, Nev. -- ShareGate, a developer of broadband service gateways for the small business and home office markets, said it named Marilyn Suey, formerly vice president of marketing at Alcatel, as its president and CEO.", "ShareGate founder Debashis Bagchi serves as chairman of the board.", "The company's backers include Blueprint, Advent International, and Amtech.", "http: www.sharegate.com Internet Printing and Mailing Service ELetter Selects CEO SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ELetter, an Internet-based printing and mailing service, said it has appointed Jim Gagnard, the former president and CEO of Diffusion, a customer relationship management (CRM) applications provider, as its chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3127_p20", "sents": [ "Gary Enos, executive vice president of State Street, will take a seat on the MiFund board of directors as a result of the investment.", "The company has operation s in Dublin and Paris as well as in San Francisco, the site of the firm's corporate headquarters.", "http: www.mifund.com Mobile Applications Provider ViAir Gets $15M Round Two mail?", "top SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- ViAir, a provider of mobile applications ma nagement and delivery platforms, said it raised over $15 million in its second round of financing led by Spectrum Equity Investors with participation from 3i, Mercury Interactive, and return investor The Barksdale Group.", "The company plans to spend the new funds for expansion into the European and Asian markets, as well as on product development.", "As a result of this financing, the company has appointed Victor E. Parker, a general partner at Spectrum, to its six-member board of directors, which also includes Peter Currie, the founder and partner of The Barksdale Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2035_p99", "sents": [ "Return on Capital Exxon Mobil's return on capital employed, an industry measure of how effectively a company manages its capital, was 21 percent last year, the highest in the industry.", "Shell's return was 19.5 percent, and BP's was 16 percent, according to the companies.", "From 1990 to 1999, Exxon alone generated a return on capital employed of 12.7 percent, beating BP and Shell, which each returned 9.4 percent.", "``I believe they will continue to have the best returns on capital employed, which ensures their premium valuation,'' said Denis Walsh, of Boston-based State Street Corporation, Exxon Mobil's fourth-largest shareholder.", "State Street, as of December, held about 70 million Exxon Mobil shares.", "Under Raymond, Exxon Mobil has focused on capital discipline.", "It is one of just seven public corporations worldwide with AAA credit ratings by both Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and Moody's Investors Service; it can therefore borrow money at about 6 percent or less." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10178_p143", "sents": [ "The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has rejected allegations by Pegasus Broadband Corp. that Northpoint Technology Ltd. and its subsidiarie s violated the Commission 's ex parte rules when they lobbied the agency to use the Ku-band to operate a terrestrial wireless system.", "The Commission approved Northpoint 's request in December 2000 (TR, Dec. 4, 2000).", "In a memorandum opinion and order released Jan. 17, the bureau said that while Northpoint representatives meetings with FCC officials were permitted u nder the ex parte rules, the company should have filed copies of notices of thos e meetings in the files of the relevant proceedings.", "The FCC 's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has denied Metrocall, Inc. 's petition asking it to reconsider the approval of Arch Communications Group, Inc. 's acquisition of Paging Network, Inc. (TR, May 1 and Sept. 18, 2000 ).", "Metrocall had contended that Arch abdicated an impermissible level of contr ol to its lenders as part of the transaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p89", "sents": [ "In a Jan. 18 letter to Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Chief Thomas J. Sugrue, Verizon asked that the sale be postponed until September.", "The lett er was signed by John T. Scott, Verizon Wireless vice president and deputy general counsel-regulatory law.", "Mr. Scott said that if the auction was held as scheduled, potential bidders wouldn 't have enough time to assess their spectrum needs because a reauc tion of \"C and \"F block PCS (personal communications service) lice nses is still ongoing (see separate story).", "\"Short form applications for the 700 MHz band auction are due Feb. 2, under the current schedule.", "\"If the 700 MHz [band] auction begins on the current schedule, there wou ld be no time for companies that are bidding in the PCS reauction to reassess the ir business plans and develop bidding strategies for [the] 700 MHz [band auction], Mr. Scott said.", "The FCC immediately sought comments on Verizon 's request." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27402_p0", "sents": [ "'World Watch The Wall Street Journal, 08 10 01 DJ Enron: UK Teesside Plant May Be Offline For Several Weeks Dow Jones, 08 10 01 Electric storm: Mild summer and US slowdown stave off Californian crisis The Independent - London, 08 10 01 The power behind the Teeside plant where three died The Independent - London, 08 10 01 THIRD MAN DIES AFTER EXPLOSION Scottish Daily Record, 08 10 01 UK: TEXT-S&P says Teesside Power plant shutdown no economic impact.", "Reuters English News Service, 08 10 01 AUSTRALIA: Pacific Hydro seeks 75MW wind farm approval.", "Reuters English News Service, 08 10 01 Cepsa, Endesa, others to bid for 25 pct of Gas Natural's Algerian contract AFX News, 08 10 01 INDIAN POWER MINISTER BRIEFS PM ON POWER SCENARIO Asia Pulse, 08 10 01 INDIA'S DABHOL RECEIVES CUSTOMS DUTY NOTICE FOR LNG TERMINAL Asia Pulse, 08 10 01 Enron willing to sell Dahbol stake to India The Daily Deal, 08 10 01 India: Dabhol Power goes to PM with equity sale offer Business Line (The Hindu), 08 10 01 India's Prabhu on Enron's Offer to Sell India Project: Comment Bloomberg, 08 09 01 International World Watch Compiled by David I. Oyama 08 10 2001 The Wall Street Journal A6 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) ASIA PACIFIC Enron Seeks to Sell Dabhol Stake to India United States energy company Enron said it wants to sell its 65% stake in Dabhol Power to India's government for at least $1 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6600_p0", "sents": [ "\"July 17, 2001 To: CMTA Members From: Jack M. Stewart, President Date: July 16, 2001 Re: FERC Commissioners to Keynote CMTA Energy Conference http: www.cmta.net archive 2001_tahoe_conference.shtml For all manufacturers who will ultimately pay the price for California's energy crisis and for all those individuals involved with energy policy, the only place to be from August 1-3 will be the CMTA Energy Conference at Harvey's Hotel-Casino in South Lake Tahoe.", "Headlining the Conference as Keynote Speakers are two of the five Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioners (FERC).", "Commissioner Nora Brownell will keynote the Thursday, August 2 session and Commissioner Bill Massey will open the Friday session.", "Commissioner Nora Brownell was nominated by President George W. Bush to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on April 30, 2001 and was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 25. Prior to joining the Commission, Ms. Brownell served as a member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission", "sents": [ "Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is the public utility commission in Pennsylvania.", "It is composed of five commissioners, appointed by the Governor with the consent of the state Senate.", "The PUC oversees public utility and services operations in the commonwealth, in sectors including water, energy, and transportation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26060_p0", "sents": [ "\"Greetings: Hope all's going well in your new venture (or semi-new venture at this point).", "You finishing this semester?", "Anyway, I was reading this press account and was wondering if you new this fellow when you were at Lehman.", "If so, any insights?", "Sort of an interesting career path.", "Say hi to your better half.", "Best, Jeff California Power Authority Taps SFPUC's Berry as New CFO SAN FRANCISCO -- Bill Berry will soon leave his job with San Francisco's public utility commission to head up finances for California 's newly formed power authority, which is authorized to issue $5 billion in revenue bonds.", "The board of the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority on Friday selected Berry as its first chief financial officer.", "He will start in his new position in early November.", "The authority was established earlier this year as a result of the state's energy crisis, and is charged with promoting energy conservation efforts and increasing California 's capacity to generate electricity Berry is currently the assistant general manager of finance and administration at the utility commission, which provides water and sewer services to the city and some neighboring counties, as well as hydroelectric power for San Francisco government operations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e5812_p113", "sents": [ "The experience is unique in California history and might be likened to Franklin D. Roosevelt's First 100 Days effort to battle the Depression.", "Nee d more money?", "State Treasurer Phil Angelides goes to Wall Street and borrows $3.5 billion.", "Need more power?", "The Legislature creates a California Power Authority to build the state's own plants if necessary.", "The crisis atmosphere eased last week, due in part to stronger federal controls over wholesale power rates.", "Prices moderated.", "More plants were bac k on line.", "The weather was hot, but no blackouts followed.", "The state finally released details of its $43 billion in long-term energy contracts.", "Angelide s' loan will help end the bleeding of the state's general fund for power purchases.", "And FERC promised to vigorously pursue refunds from the giant power companies that grossly overcharged California this past year.", "It's about time.", "Soon, payment of back debt will have to be apportioned." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Universal Service Fund", "sents": [ "The Universal Service Fund (USF) is a system of telecommunications subsidies and fees managed by the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intended to promote universal access to telecommunications services in the United States.", "The FCC established the fund in 1997 in compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996.", "The fund reported a total of $7.82 billion in disbursements in 2014, divided among its four programs.", "The fund is supported by charging telecommunications companies a fee which is set quarterly.", "As of the third quarter of 2016, the rate is 17.9% of a telecom company's interstate and international end-user revenues." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p160", "sents": [ "FEBRUARY 2 -The National Telecommunications and Information Administration holds a workshop in Washington to discuss the 2001 Technology Opportunities Program It will hold a similar workshop in Denver on Feb. 6, and in St. Louis on Fe b.", "8. Registration information can be found on NTIA 's Web site: http: www.ntia.", "doc.gov.", "5 -The United States Court of Appeals in Washington will hear oral arguments in National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., v. FCC (case no.", "00-1055).", "NE CA is challenging the FCC 's December 1999 decision rejecting NECA 's prop osed modifications to the 1999 \"average-schedule Universal Service Fund f ormula (TR, 10 9 00 p.36).", "6 -New deadline for the Universal Service Administrative Co. to file at t he FCC its financial projections for the second quarter of 2001. Original deadline was Jan. 30 (TR, 1 15 01 p.39).", "7 -Comments are due to the United Kingdom 's Office of Telecommunicatio ns on whether to impose additional conditions on Cable & Wireless plc 's operat or license for certain international routes (TR, 1 15 01 p.32)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7007_p0", "sents": [ "'AP Online, July 30, 2001; Monday, 6:00 AM, Eastern Time, Domestic, non-Washington, general news item, 365 words, Calif. Sees $4B Less in Power Refunds, KAREN GAUDETTE, SAN FRANCISCO THE ELECTRICITY DAILY, July 30, 2001, Monday, Vol.", "17, No.", "20, 350 words, NERC Alters Reliability Bill, Puts FERC In Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2001 Monday, Home Edition, Page 1, 1353 words, Sempra Unit Pulls in Profit, and Scrutiny; Energy: The trading arm, which has come under increasing criticism, raked in $310 million in the last 18 months., DAVAN MAHARAJ, TIMES STAFF WRITER Associated Press, July 30, 2001, Monday, BC cycle, 7:50 AM Eastern Time ?, Business News, 368 words, Federal energy order leaves California with $4 billion less in power refunds, By KAREN GAUDETTE, Associated Press Writer, SAN FRANCISCO Associated Press, July 30, 2001, Monday, BC cycle, 7:49 AM Eastern Time ?, Business News, 261 words, Texas inches toward power deregulation as pilot program goes into effect Tuesday, By NATALIE GOTT, Associated Press Writer, AUSTIN, Texas Associated Press State & Local Wire, July 30, 2001, Monday, BC cycle, 2:39 AM Eastern Time, State and Regional, 471 words, Federal order limits potential state refunds by $3 billion, By KAREN GAUDETTE, Associated Press Writer, SAN FRANCISCO CBS News Transcripts, CBS Evening News (6:00 PM ET) - CBS, July 29, 2001 Sunday, 582 words, California's energy crisis fizzles, SCOTT PELLEY Contra Costa Times, July 29, 2001, Sunday, CC-BIZ-LISTING, 1631 words, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Business Listing Column Los Angeles Times, July 29, 2001 Sunday, Home Edition, Page 1, 3106 words, Energy Landscape Is Forever Altered; Electricity: Deregulation and the state's emergence as a buyer have changed how Californians get power., NANCY VOGEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO Sacramento Bee, July 29, 2001, Sunday, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Business News", "sents": [ "Business News (formerly WA Business News) is an independently owned business media organisation which provides a digital news service and weekly business newspaper.", "Established in 1993 and based in Perth, Western Australia, their twice daily business alerts reach 45,000 email addresses and the paper has a total weekly circulation of 10,100 and readership of 28,280." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19588_p14", "sents": [ "Enron plans to be open for the full day today, he said.", "\"We are going to take a look and assess things, but plans are to be open all day,\" Palmer said.", "Dynegy also resumed trading through noon Wednesday.", "\"The physical business is operational, but obviously the financial business has been impacted due to the Nymex closure,\" said Steve Stengel, Dynegy spokesman.", "\"We feel this is a short-term impact, and we expect things to return to normal in the not-too-distant future.\"", "Reliant Energy also resumed trading for the full day, said company spokeswoman Sandy Fruhman.", "\"It was our experience that activity was very light,\" Fruhman said.", "Mel Scott, spokesman for El Paso Corp., said the company had resumed normal trading and would do a complete day of transactions on Wednesday.", "Equilon Enterprises and Motiva Enterprises, Houston-based refining joint ventures between Shell Oil Co. and Texaco, said they will \"help maintain calm in the marketplace with a pledge to hold gasoline and diesel fuel prices steady for the next couple of days.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "e1332_p67", "sents": [ "\"He should leave right away.\"", "GRAPHIC: PHOTO: S. David Freeman PHOTOGRAPHER: Los Angeles Times LOAD-DATE: April 17, 2001 14 of 66 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times April 17, 2001, Tuesday, Home Edition SECTION: Business; Part C; Page 2; Financial Desk LENGTH: 316 words HEADLINE: CALIFORNIA; RELIANT SEES PROFIT DOUBLE IN 1ST QUARTER BYLINE: From Bloomberg News BODY: Reliant Energy Inc., the owner of Houston's utility and a power supplier in California and other states, said Monday that first-quarter earnings more than doubled on higher profit from energy-trading and natural-gas businesses.", "Profit from operations rose to $ 273.5 million, or 94 cents a share, from $ 133.7 million, or 47 cents, a year earlier, Reliant spokeswoman Sandy Fruhman said.", "Revenue more than tripled to $ 13.3 billion.", "Soaring power prices pushed California's largest utility, PG&E Corp.'s Pacific Gas & Electric unit, into Bankruptcy Court and may cost the state as much as $ 70 billion in electricity-buying costs this year, lawmakers estimate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5050_p12", "sents": [ "Viatel also participated, acquiring additional shares under an existing agreement.", "Sonic Telecom said it will use the funding for expansion of its international sales force and for its global marketing and customer care.", "http: www.sonictelecom.com Metreo, Online Profit Management Service, Raises $10 Million PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Metreo, which provides online profit management services, said it raised $10 million in its Series B funding.", "The round included investments from Sequoia Capital, Prospect Venture Partners, and the Mentor Capital Group.", "The company said it will use the funding to continue development and marketing activities for its product.", "All three investment companies have representatives on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.metreo.com Online Learning Firm KnowledgeNet Has $30 Million Round Four SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- KnowledgeNet.com, a provider of online learning products, said it received $30 million in fourth round funding from new investor Cisco Systems as well as existing investors Morgenthaler Partners, Sierra Ventures, Trinity Ventures, and Berkeley International Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e3137_p15", "sents": [ "http: www.selkirkfinancial.com Penguin Computing Adds Menekse Gencer as Dir.", "of Bus.", "Dev.", "mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Penguin Computing, a provider of Linux systems for Internet serving, said it named Menekse Gencer as director of business development.", "Ms. Gencer most recently served as co-founder and vic e president of strategic alliances at Vistify, which creates Java-based cachi ng software for wireless and in-home Internet devices for fast access Internet services.", "Penguin Computing is backed by undisclosed investors.", "http: www.penguincomputing.com FINANCE BeamReach Networks Names Kari Minton Senior Finance Director mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- BeamReach Networks, a developer of broadband wireless access systems based on adaptive beamforming technology, said it named Kari J. Minton as senior director of finance.", "Ms. Minton most recently served as corporate controller at Terayon Communication Systems.", "BeamReach Networks is backed by Berkeley International Capital, Mitsui, Sofinnova Ventures, The Goldman Sachs Group, and Walden International Investment Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 10 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5995_p23", "sents": [ "Under court order, Gov.", "Gray Davis' administration released the long-term contracts June 15. But significant sections of some, and snippets of others had been omitted or blacked out to protect proprietary information and the state's bargaining position, administration officials said.", "Several news organizations, including The Copley Press, which publishes The San Diego Union-Tribune, sued seeking full disclosure.", "State Controller Kathleen Connell, who has openly feuded with fellow Democrat Davis, also ha d urged a public airing of the complex documents.", "A San Diego judge last week issued an opinion in favor of releasing the ful l contracts, but had not yet made her ruling final.", "Yesterday, Connell released unabridged versions of some 41 contracts, most of which stretch over the coming decade.", "At least one extends 20 years.", "Connell's move touched off another heated exchange with the governor's office.", "The controller said the state almost certainly has never before assumed suc ha massive financial obligation without prior public review." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e515_p3", "sents": [ "\"If we do it for energy now, what's to say a month later, a legislator or interest group who has a beef against a single company\" might also demand that CalPERS sell its stock.", "At the October meeting, CalPERS committee sessions didn't address Enron's role in the electricity crisis.", "State Controller Kathleen Connell, however, asked Andy Fastow, Enron's chief financial officer, how power shortages affected Enron's profits.", "\"How does Enron benefit from that, and what can you do to maximize this fuel energy shortage, not only now but as we move into the future?\"", "Connell asked.", "She was unavailable for comment Thursday and Friday.", "Consumer advocates said they were surprised to learn of the CalPERS connection to Enron.", "\"I guess it's nice that some folks on retirement income get a soft landing because they were thrown into cahoots with marauders,\" said Nettie Hoge of the Utility Reform Network in San Francisco, an advocacy group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7555_p0", "sents": [ "'Allison, could you please forward to Terry Banks and the F-H guys?", "Thanks Category: Enron Broadband Services, Bandwidth Trading Description: Is Latest Fiber Optic Play Enron?", "Detail: Dow Jones News Service 2 3 00 Investors can't get enough fiber.", "And we're not talking about a bowl of Cheerios or Special K. We're talking about fiber optics.", "Telecommunications companies such as Qwest Communications (QWST), Global Crossing (GBLX) and Level 3 Communications (LVLT) are racing to build new fiber-optic networks so that high-bandwidth applications like video can travel faster and be clearer when they reach the desktop.", "The huge growth of the Internet has increased the need for more capacity on old fiber and copper wire networks.", "All sorts of new switches, routers, servers and software are being used to build the new networks and beef up the old ones.", "The need for fiber and gadgets that enhance networks prompted Corning (GLW) - that erstwhile dishmaker - to announce Thursday that it will spend $750 million to increase its fiber-optics manufacturing capacity by 50% over the next few years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Global Crossing", "sents": [ "Global Crossing (GLBC) was a telecommunications company that provided computer networking services worldwide and operated a tier 1 carrier.", "It maintained a large backbone network and offered transit and peering links, Virtual private network (VPN), leased lines, audio and video conferencing, long distance telephone, managed services, dialup, colocation and VoIP.", "Its customer base ranged from individuals to large enterprises and other carriers, with emphasis on higher-margin layered services such as managed services and VoIP with leased lines.", "Its core network delivered services to more than 700 cities in more than 70 countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4810_p20", "sents": [ "The companies did not disclose terms of the merger.", "John \"Sean\" J. Powers III, former QuestLink board member and vice president of Internet development at Arrow Electronics, will be the company's chairman and chief executive officer.", "Arrow, Avnet, CMP Media, and i2 Technologies have all invested in eChips.", "QuestLink, an online information and commerce resource for the electronics industry, is funded by Arrow and Avnet, and venture firms Needham Capital Partners, SV Capital Management, and Trellis Management.", "ChipCenter, an online service for electronic-component information and sourcing, is funded by Arrow Electronics, Avnet, i2 Technologies, CMP Media, and Pioneer-Standard Electronics.", "http: www.echips.com Embedded Systems Technology Firm Sensoria Launches SAN DIEGO -- Sensoria, a provider of network embedded systems technology, announced its launch.", "Sensoria will first target the automobile industry by providing an in-vehicle network services that allow consumer devices, car electronics, and information appliances to interact with each other via wireless networks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Avnet", "sents": [ "Avnet, Inc. is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and embedded solutions and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.", "Although the corporation's products have been an important part of computer networking, the corporate name is neither an acronym nor a coined word, and dates from nearly a century ago, when it was founded by Charles Avnet in 1921.", "After its start on Manhattan's Radio Row, the company became incorporated in 1955 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1961.", "Avnet currently ranks #108 on the Fortune 500 and #414 on the Fortune Global 500, reporting FY 2017 revenues of $17.4 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1816_p45", "sents": [ "RTO West will serve as \"an anchor\" for the ultimate formation of such a West-wide RTO.", "FERC Chairman Curt Hebert praised the action as a significant development in the commission's RTO implementation effort.", "RTO West should provide an important part of a solution to the electricity supply problems plaguing the region, he said.", "-By Bryan Lee, Dow Jones Newswires, 202-862-6647, [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: El Paso nipping at Enron's bandwidth heels.", "By C. Bryson Hull 04 25 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, April 25 (Reuters) - El Paso Corp. on Wednesday emerged as one of the most active bandwidth trading players after announcing new trading numbers and the acquisition of a new network connection facility.", "El Paso Global Networks, the Houston-based company's telecom unit, completed 395 bandwidth trades in the first quarter of 2001, more than double the 160 it consummated in the previous quarter, unit President Greg Jenkins told analysts Wednesday during a conference call." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "PR Newswire", "sents": [ "PR Newswire is a distributor of press releases based in New York City.", "The service was created in 1954 to allow companies to electronically send press releases to news organizations, at first using teleprinters.", "The founder, Herbert Muschel, operated the service from his house in Manhattan for approximately 15 years.", "The business was eventually sold to Western Union and then United Business Media of London." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3306_p6", "sents": [ "Michael Capellas, John Mendelsohn, MD, & Jeffrey Skilling to Speak at Houston Technology Forum May 29 05 23 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) Prominent Business Leaders to Discuss Technology Trends Affecting Houston's Future HOUSTON, May 23 PRNewswire -- Houston Technology Center (HTC) announced today that Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of Compaq; John Mendelsohn, MD, president of University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and Jeffrey Skilling, president and CEO of ENRON, will be the featured speakers at the Houston Technology Forum moderated by Lloyd Bentsen III, chairman of HTC, and scheduled for May 29, from 10:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Houston.", "The event is being presented by HTC in conjunction with the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the Business Marketing Association (BMA).", "\"We are very fortunate to have four such outstanding speakers at this premier technology event,\" said Paul Frison, president and CEO of HTC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6119_p7", "sents": [ "\"We have presented everything,\" he said on the margins of a press conference to announce a joint venture with IBM.", "\"As regards our formal obligations, there is nothing more to do.\"", "Italenergia, which on Monday declared it controlled 52% of Montedison's capital, had called on Montedison to hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting to kick out the current management.", "At a board meeting on Wednesday, Montedison's board said it refused to call the meeting as the official procedures were not correct.", "*Italy Watchdog Undecided on Italenergia Montedison ROME (Reuters) - Italy's competition watchdog on Friday said it had yet to decide if Italenergia's acquisition of a controlling stake of Montedison fell under their jurisdiction to evaluate or the European Union's.", "\"We are evaluating first, as we always do, if we are the competent institution,\" said Giuseppe Tesauro, the head of Italy's Antitrust on the sidelines of a conference, in response to reporters questions on whether they will look into the deal or the EU." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Giuseppe Tesauro", "sents": [ "Giuseppe Tesauro, born (1942--) 15 1942 (age 75 ) , is an Italian judge and was President of the Constitutional Court of Italy.", "Since 31 March 2016 he is the President of Banca Carige." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6539_p1", "sents": [ "With the help of a subcommittee of the Energy Committee and Energy coordinator Alex Leupp we submitted an outline and information package to Kathleen Cha of ABAG for the energy section.", "Some excellent analysis from Peter Evans is attached.", "Annual Bar-be-que - Last Thursday evening SVMG CEOs and over 50 members of the State Legislature were in attendance the annual SVMG Board BBQ includin g Governor Davis, Speaker pro tem Sen. John Burton, Assembly Minority leader Dave Cox, Majority Speaker of the Assembly Robert Hertzberg, and Secretary of State Bill Jones.", "We were fortunate to be able to have a 90-minute pre-meeting with Speaker Hertzberg and Speaker Pro Tem Keeley with a select group of leaders focusing on several topics including energy.", "Dr. Woody ably represented SVMG on the topic.", "Had discussion with many of our representatives on the energy topic including Sen. John Vasconcellos (who related that Sen. Bowen wants to meet again with our leadership on SB27XX Direct Access on Friday the 20th), Sen. Bruce McPherson, Speaker Hertzberg, and Assy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Dave Cox", "sents": [ "David E. Cox (February 20, 1938 – July 13, 2010) was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma.", "A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as a California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure, including three years as Assembly Republican Leader." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4576_p3", "sents": [ "Washington State-based FreeInternet.com, which cut about 90 jobs, is backed by Sequoia Capital and AXP Strategy Agressive Fund, an American Express fund.", "The company is in registration for an IPO.", "San Francisco-based More.com already cut its staff by 20% earlier this summer after pulling its planned IPO in May.", "More.com's backers include Bain Capital, Boston Millennia Partners, Galen Partners, Health Business Partners, HealthCare Ventures, J&W Seligman & Co., Rho Management, Star, Swander Pace Capital, Softbank Technology Ventures, and 21st Century Internet Venture Partners.", "http: www.more.com http: www.kibu.com http: www.freeinternet.com Infrastructure Firm Conxion Raises $84 Million Series A SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Conxion, which provides infrastructure services for online businesses, said it raised $84 million in its Series A funding.", "The round was led by Summit Partners and included investments from Morgan Stanely Dean Witter, Seagate, and members of the company's board of directors.", "The company intends to provide broadband access, Web-site hosting, security, storage, and performance optimization services for its clients." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e3127_p26", "sents": [ "NewMarkets said it is currently in discussions with six to 12 international and United States investors to participate in the round.", "The company said the funding would be used as operating and security capital.", "Prior to the Series F round, NewMarkets raised $28.8 million from Accel Partners, Bay Partners, Charter Growth Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Jafco, Menlo Ventures, Softbank, Softbank Technology Ventures, and Technology Crossover Ventures.", "http: www.sonnet-financial.com bad news AgWeb Discloses Staff Cuts mail?", "top KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- AgWeb.com, a business-to-busi ness commerce and content site serving the agricultural market, told VentureWire that it cut 20 employees, or 36% of its staff due to a lack of commercial revenue from its satellite information service, which is being eliminated.", "The cuts, which took place in March, occurred in AgWeb.com's Des Moines, Io wa office and were concentrated in customer service, IT, and administrative positions related to the satellite division." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1698_p46", "sents": [ "It increased the sale to $1.46 billion from $1.3 billion to meet demand.", "Aquila has business in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Norway, and Spain.", "It also trades communications bandwidth.", "In eight United States states and Jamaica, it owns or controls power plants that can generate 2,013 megawatts, or enough power to light about 2 million United States homes.", "In Illinois and Missouri, it plans to complete plants next quarter that can generate 894 megawatts.", "UtiliCorp sells power to 4 million customers in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.", "It also installs and runs cable-television and fiber-optic networks.", "UtiliCorp raised $288.7 million in a secondary offering of 10 million shares a month ago.", "UtiliCorp will use money from the Aquila sale to buy utilities and networks outside the U.S., Chief Financial Officer Peter Lowe said in an interview this month.", "A Bandwidth Glut Exists in the Long-Haul Market, but a Shortage Exists in the Metro and Access Markets 04 24 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) BOSTON, April 24 PRNewswire Interactive News Release -- IGI Consulting's (IGIC) recent \"Bandwidth Glut: Fact or Fiction\" Conference held last week in Boston challenged attendees and speakers to define and defend their position on whether the markets suffer from either too much or too little bandwidth." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11603_p4", "sents": [ "More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements are found in Dynegy's and NRG's SEC filings, which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site at http: www.sec.gov.", "CONTACT: NRG Energy, Inc., Minneapolis Media: Meredith Moore 612 373-8892 or Dynegy Inc. John Sousa 713 767-5800 or Analysts: Rick Huckle, NRG Energy 612 313-8900 or Margaret Nollen, Dynegy Inc. 713 507-6466 URL: http: www.businesswire.com LOAD-DATE: March 6, 2001 2 of 8 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 PR Newswire Association, Inc. PR Newswire March 6, 2001, Tuesday 2:29 PM Eastern Time SECTION: FINANCIAL NEWS DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS AND ENERGY EDITORS LENGTH: 683 words HEADLINE: Dynegy and NRG Energy Announce Long-Term Agreement With California Department Of Water Resources DATELINE: HOUSTON and MINNEAPOLIS, March 6 BODY: Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today announced that their affiliates, El Segundo Power LLC, Long Beach Generation LLC and Cabrillo I LLC, have entered into an agreement with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to provide the state with up to 2,300 megawatts (MW) of energy through 2004. Under the terms of the agreement which begins today, Dynegy and NRG's affiliates will provide 1,000 MW to DWR for the balance of 2001, and beginning January 1, 2002 will provide up to 2,300 MW." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Minneapolis", "sents": [ "Minneapolis ( ) is the county seat of Hennepin County, and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.", "As of 2016, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th-largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 413,651.", "The Twin Cities metropolitan area is the third largest in the Midwest with about 3.5 million people.", "Minneapolis and Saint Paul anchor the second-largest economic center in the Midwest, after Chicago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9403_p30", "sents": [ "ShoppingList.com is backed by Trinity Ventures, Brentwood Venture Capital, Venture Strategy Partners, Comdisco Ventures, and Technology Development Fund.", "http: www.shoppinglist.com Interactive Silicon Names Transmeta Chairman to Board AUSTIN, Texas -- Interactive Silicon, a semiconductor and software company, said Murray Goldman, chairman of Transmeta, joined its board of directors.", "Prior to joining Transmeta, Mr. Goldman was vice president and assistant general manager of Motorola's semiconductor products sector.", "There are now five members on Interactive Silicon's board of directors.", "The company's backers include Band of Angels Fund, Dell Computer, Siemens Venture Capital, Synopsys, Austin Ventures, and individuals from Band of Angels.", "http: www.interactivesi.com Cierra Photonics Adds Advanced Fiber Co-Founder to Board SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Cierra Photonics, which designs and manufactures wavelength discrimination components for the fiber optic telecommunications industry, said it has appointed Donald Green to its board of directors.", "Mr. Green co-founded Advanced Fiber Communications, Optilink Corp., and Digital Telephone Systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "e3078_p9", "sents": [ "Fuegotech is backed by $22.5 million from Sevin Rosen Funds, Star, Stephens Group, and SS M Ventures.", "http: www.fuegotech.com Nishan Names Ex-Sprint, Intel Exec as CFO mail?", "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Nishan Systems, a provider of IP and Ethernet-based storage networking products, said it named Howard M. Bailey as the company's new chief financial officer.", "Mr. Bailey was formerly an executive with C-Cube Microsystems and Quantum Effect Devices and has also worked for Sprint and Intel.", "To date, Nishan has raised $90 million in two rounds from Altos Ventures, ComVentures, Dell, Discovery, Quantum Technology Ventures, Raza Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Sofinnova Ventures, Sun Microsystems, TPG-Comm Partners, and Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.", "http: www.nishansystems.com Allegiance Adds Analyst VPs as Part of New Division mail?", "top DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Allegiance, an investment banking firm specializing in the middle market segment, said it has incorporated a new analysis and research division and named Jason Johanne Bedasse, O. Mike Duwaji, and Eric Tyler as analyst vice presidents." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4302_p10", "sents": [ "Her office is located in S300B.", "HAAS IN THE NEWS Jennifer Chatman, associate professor and chair of the Organizational Behavior and Industrial Relations Group and the Harold Furst Professor of Management Philosophy and Values, was quoted in the October issue of Working Mother magazine in an article on the unequal access to benefits in some organizations.", "Russell Winer, the J. Gary Shansby Professor of Marketing Strategy and the chair of the Marketing Group, was quoted in the South China Morning Post on September 24 in \"Schools Take a Global View of Asian Executives' Growing Demand for Knowledge.\"", "Winer commented on the Haas School's research into the feasibility of starting a program in Asia.", "The Daily Cal covered the Cal Performances season-opening celebration on September 22. The celebration was also in honor of Earl F. Cheit, dean emeritus of the Haas School.", "San Francisco Chronicle also covered the Cal Performances season opener, mentioning that the evening was also to honor dean emeritus Cheit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "South China Morning Post", "sents": [ "The South China Morning Post (also known as SCMP or The Post), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong English-language newspaper and Hong Kong's newspaper of record.", "The journal was founded by Australian-born revolutionary Tse Tsan-tai and British journalist Alfred Cunningham (formerly with \"China Mail\", \"Hong Kong Daily Press\" and \"New York Sun\") in 1903.", "The first edition of the paper was published on 6 November 1903.", "The journal's circulation has been relatively stable for years – the average daily circulation stands at 100,000." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8613_p15", "sents": [ "http: www.resonext.com Supply Chain App Firm MacroThink Gets $1.4 Million Series B mail this story?", "top WATCHUNG, N. J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MacroThink, a supply chain applications firm that focuses on middle market companies, said it has raised $1.4 million as part of its still-open Series B round of financing.", "Investors include the United Investors Group, including Don Keogh, former president and CEO of Coca Cola, and individual investors including Robert Levy, president and CEO of Harris Associates; Nina McLemore, president of Regent; and Dirk Stuurop, former vice chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co. and current chairman of MacroThink's board.", "The company said it will use the funds to increase staff and to commercialize its technology products.", "http: www.macrothink.com Customer App Firm Vividence Raises $34 Million Series D mail this story?", "top SAN MATEO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vividence, a customer management applications firm, said it has raised $34 million in a Series D round of financing led by Partech International." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p24", "sents": [ "http: www.lostboys.com Pitman Acquires Online Printing Equipment Firm PrintNation mail?", "top TOTOWA, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Pitman, which provides digital imaging services, traditional pre-press and pressroom products, announced it has acquired PrintNation, an online printing equipment and supplies store, for an undisclosed amount.", "Pitman said it will retain the PrintNation name for the e-commerce site, which will be relaunched this month with Pitman's full product line.", "Founded in 1906, Pitman has 20 fully-stocked warehouse locations across the United States Pitman said it will continue to support its own w eb site at www.pitman.com for customer information, support services, product sales, technical resources and industry information.", "PrintNation was funded by Lehman Bros. Venture Partners, Partech International, United States Venture Partners, and Venrock Associates.", "http: www.pitman.com http: www.printnation.com Poster Firm Bignose Acquires Photo Finishing Site Eframes mail?", "top BREMERTON, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Bignose.com, a provider of custom large-format printing products, said it acquired San Francisco-based eframes.com, a supplier of custom framed prints and online photo finishing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3871_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.gabrielvp.com AOL Invests in Handheld Device Maker for Teens, Cybiko BLOOMINGDALE, Il.", "-- Cybiko, a developer of handheld electronic devices, said it received an invesment from America Online.", "As part of the deal, Cybiko will incorporate AOL features on its handheld device.", "Cybiko's system combines wireless chatting, interactive gaming, e-mail, and personal digital assistant capabilities into a device designed for teens.", "The company offers free game and application downloads on its Web site.", "http: www.cybiko.com http: www.aol.com Broadband Services Firm Has $45 Million, Part of Round One NEW YORK -- InfoHighway Communications, a provider of broadband communications services, said it received $45 million of a $150 million first round commitment from new and sole investor GTCR Golder Rauner.", "The company will use the funds to expand its IP-based network.", "GTCR Golder Rauner will receive two seats on the company's board.", "http: www.infohighway.com New Money o Web Benefits Provider BeyondWork Raises $14 Million Series A TEL AVIV, Israel -- BeyondWork, an Internet-based work life benefits provider, said it closed its first round with $14.2 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "Cybiko", "sents": [ "The Cybiko is a Russian handheld computer introduced in the U.S. by David Yang's company Cybiko Inc. as a retail test market in New York on April 2000, and rolled out nationwide in May 2000.", "It is designed for teens, featuring its own two-way radio text messaging system.", "It had over 430 \"official\" freeware games and applications.", "Because of the text messaging system, it features a QWERTY keyboard that was used with a stylus.", "An MP3 player add-on was made for the unit as well as a SmartMedia card reader.", "The company stopped manufacturing the units after two product versions and only a few years on the market.", "Cybikos can communicate with each other up to a maximum range of 300 metres (0.19 miles).", "Several Cybikos can chat with each other in a wireless chatroom.", "By the end of 2000, the Cybiko Classic sold over 500,000 units." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4594_p7", "sents": [ "http: www.ecoutlook.com Gameplay.com Buys Pixel Broadband Studios for $50 Million LONDON -- Gameplay.com, an e-commerce and online gaming company backed by British Telecom and BSkyB, said it acquired Pixel Broadband Studios, a game developer, from its parent company Take2 in an all stock acquisition was valued at $50 million.", "The two firms also entered a strategic partnership agreement through which Gameplay acquires Take2's digital distribution rights and Pixel Broadband Studios' proprietary broadband multiplayer technology, distribution relationships, and idTV games.", "Take2 gets a digital distribution partner in Europe and an equity stake in Gameplay.com as part of the deal.", "http: www.gameplay.com New Money o CRM Firm Allmystuff Raises $10 Million in Series A AUSTIN, Texas -- AV Labs said that allmystuff raised $10 million in Series A funding.", "TL Ventures led the round, with Dell and Austin Ventures participating.", "AV Labs, which had previously invested in allmystuff, also contributed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e2881_p13", "sents": [ "Mr. Stonely was formerly president and CEO at DeLaRue Card Systems, which provides technology to bank card markets.", "Prior to that Mr. Stonely founded McCorquodale Security Cards.", "PrivaSys is funded by individuals.", "http: www.privasys.com Tonic Software adds PSW Technologies Execs to Team mail?", "top AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tonic Software, a provider of Web applications management software, said it has named Bill Cason as vice president of engineering and Dennis Thompson as vice president of business development.", "Both previously worked at PSW Technologies and InStream TV.", "Tonic is backed by BA Venture Partners, CXO Media, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Dell, Imperial Bank, Intel 64 Fund, and Sevin Rosen Funds.", "http: www.tonic.com OPERATIONS Embrace Networks Names Scout Electronic Exec as COO mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Embrace Networks, a provider of a platform that provides connectivity, device management, and content transfe r for businesses, said it has made several appointments to its management tea m. Robin Porter was named COO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4179_p8", "sents": [ "Nor is the company required to disclose more.", "\"The disclosure mentions risks,\" says John Cassidy, an analyst who tracks Dynegy for Moody's Investors Service in New York.", "\"But I don't know that the disclosure offers enough detail for you to be able to quantify how much risk there is.\"", "El Paso's filings warn that \"because the valuation of these financial instruments can involve estimates, changes in the assumptions underlying these estimates can occur, changing our valuation and potentially resulting in financial losses.\"", "Enron cautions that the values it assigns to various transactions are based on \"management's best estimate.\"", "The companies are required to disclose what they think their maximum potential single-day risk-management losses might be, figures that also are based on various undisclosed market assumptions.", "But energy traders cite competitive reasons for not disclosing more.", "\"You don't necessarily want to tip off everyone to what you're doing,\" says John Harrison, chief financial officer for El Paso's merchant-energy unit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e894_p17", "sents": [ "3 investor-owned utility, San Diego Gas and Electric, had engaged in any financial misconduct by funneling billions to their parent companies to pay dividends and repurchase stock.", "Trading in PG&E stock was halted briefly today.", "When it resumed, the price quickly fell by nearly 40 percent.", "By day's end, the stock of Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison, had also dropped sharply, by 35 percent.", "That Pacific Gas and Electric, which helped design the deregulation that brought on the California power crisis, would now take so drastic a step both concerned and puzzled analysts.", "\"It doesn't make sense, because the governor endorsed the rate increase the utilities had been asking for,\" said Susan Abbott, head of the power group at Moody's Investors Service in New York.", "But Ms. Abbott also noted that the rate increases -- varying from 10 percent to 37 percent, on top of a 9 percent surcharge adopted by the state this winter -- would not entirely eliminate the debt accumulated by the utilities as a result of deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2105_p45", "sents": [ "Now the IPO market is dominated by old-line traditional companies that, for the most part, have size, brand name recognition and most importantly, profits.\"", "The latest Barron's (April 30) also gauges the health of the IPO market.", "Worth mentioning Many strategists scoff at seasonality, or the idea that stocks perform in certain recurring patterns.", "But Mutual Funds (May) says this strategy would have beaten the market in the past 20 years.", "Example: Buy three trading days before a holiday - -- the market typically has a short-term rally right after a holiday.", "Inc. Magazine (May 15) says scores of companies are discovering the potential of inner-city markets.", "The magazine for entrepreneurs says inner cities \"are hotbeds of activity for minority- and women-owned companies, with (success) rates far above the national average.\"", "Henry McKinnell - Pfizer, Roger Joslin - State Farm, Other Top CEOs to Highlight New ``Win-Win'' Corporate Strategies in Low-Income Communities 05 01 2001 Business Wire (Copyright (c) 2001, Business Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2001-- Unprecedented Report from the Ford Foundation to be Released Audio Conference at 11 AM (EST) on May 8, 2001 Speak with Henry McKinnell (Pfizer) and Roger Joslin (State Farm), and business experts Michael Porter (Harvard Business School) and Carl Stern (Boston Consulting Group), just a few of the CEOs who are featured in a first-ever Ford Foundation report highlighting a new economic trend: \"Win-Win: Competitive Advantage Through Community Investment,\" in an audio press briefing on Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 11 AM EST." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Ford Foundation", "sents": [ "The Ford Foundation is a New York-headquartered, globally oriented private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.", "Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford, it was originally funded by a US$25,000 gift from Edsel Ford.", "By 1947, after the death of the two founders, the foundation owned 90% of the non-voting shares of the Ford Motor Company.", "(The Ford family retained the voting shares.)", "Between 1955 and 1974, the foundation sold its Ford Motor Company holdings and now plays no role in the automobile company.", "For years, the foundation was the largest, and one of the most influential foundations in the world, with global reach and special interests in economic empowerment, education, human rights, democracy, the creative arts, and Third World development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "John Rigas", "sents": [ "John James Rigas (born November 14, 1924) is one of the founders of Adelphia Communications Corporation, which at its peak was one of the largest cable TV companies in the United States.", "He was also the majority owner of the Buffalo Sabres franchise of the National Hockey League.", "In 2005, he was convicted on multiple charges of fraud and sentenced to 15 years in prison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e8917_p20", "sents": [ "http: www.spotlife.com ASP for Financial Firms Adhesion Has $15 Million in Series C mail this story?", "top CHARLOTTE, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Adhesion Technologies, an application service provider that develops and maintains private-label Web portals for financial institutions, said it raised $15 million in its Series C round of funding.", "Zilkha Capital Partners led the round, which also included Century Management.", "Zilkha partners John Rigas and Daniel Standen, and Davis Fulkerson, managing director at Century, joined the board of directors.", "The company will use the funds for product development, sales and marketing, and to expand its staff.", "The company said it plans to open offices in New York, San Francisco, and London.", "http: www.adhesiontech.com Chip Design Firm Tera Systems Secures $8.3 Million mail this story?", "top CAMPBELL, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tera Systems, which developed register-transfer-level (RTL) design planning, received $8.3 million in funding from Menlo Ventures and Leapfrog.", "The funds will go towards marketing its TeraForm suite of front-end tools for high-performance chip design." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20284_p0", "sents": [ "'USA: Enron seen facing long road to restore confidence.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 17 01 USA: UPDATE 1-RTO seen key to boosting New England power supply.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 17 01 Enron Seeks Replacement For AGA's Gas Storage Report Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 17 01 Financial Post: News Earnings: A Few Bright Spots in the Shadows Yesterday's earnings National Post, 10 17 01 Bush to Nominate Kelliher to Open FERC Seat, White House Says Bloomberg, 10 17 01 Energy Regulators May Loosen Price Caps on Western Power Sales Bloomberg, 10 17 01 Enron Faces Questions Over Limited Partnerships, WSJ Reports Bloomberg, 10 17 01 USA: Enron seen facing long road to restore confidence.", "By Andrew Kelly 10 17 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Enron Corp. moved in the right direction by releasing more detailed financial data and tackling problems at peripheral businesses, but the energy giant still has a way to go to make Wall Street happy, analysts said Wednesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Johns Hopkins University", "sents": [ "The Johns Hopkins University (commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins) is an American private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.", "Founded in 1876, the university was named for its first benefactor, the American entrepreneur, abolitionist, and philanthropist Johns Hopkins.", "His $7 million bequest—of which half financed the establishment of Johns Hopkins Hospital—was the largest philanthropic gift in the history of the United States at that time.", "Daniel Coit Gilman, who was inaugurated as the institution's first president on February 22, 1876, led the university to revolutionize higher education in the U.S. by integrating teaching and research.", "Adopting the concept of a graduate school from Germany's ancient Heidelberg University, Johns Hopkins University is considered the first research university in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e1368_p28", "sents": [ "The organization for people over 50 plans to intensify its lobbying for state laws against such practices.", "AARP posted information about its campaign at www.aarp.org homeloans.", "The Commerce Department wants to impose penalties on foreign steel manufacturers that are subsidized by their governments, saying they are hurting the American steel industry.", "The companies in India, Indonesia, South Africa and Thailand make hot-rolled steel, used to manufacture cars and heavy equipment.", "The Commerce Department ruled that penalties should be imposed for damage to 20 United States steel companies in 13 states.", "INTERNATIONAL Philips Electronics said it will slash as many as 7,000 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce, to offset a slowdown of \"extraordinary speed\" in demand for technology products.", "Europe's largest electronics maker also reported a 91 percent drop in first-quarter earnings, to $93.3 million, and warned that it may post a loss in the second quarter.", "LOCAL BUSINESS United States Army and Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel will create and operate a national biotechnology center to research, develop, test and deliver products to benefit the Army." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2259_p6", "sents": [ "About 800 megawatts of power returned to service in April, after PG&E and Edison were ordered to resume paying the generators, the two utilities said And Fichera said more will come back starting June 1, when their contracts say they must operate or face financial penalties.", "But some generators say they won't produce full throttle this summer.", "Anger ed at a new payment schedule that substantially cuts their income, they'll run \"the absolute bare minimum\" to fulfill their contracts, said Hal Dittmer of Wellhead Electric Co., a small generator that's been shut down.", "Representatives of the small generators met with Davis on Thursday, with Davis agreeing to work with them on the possibility of increasing their payments, said generators' attorney Jerry Bloom.", "Davis, meanwhile, also is betting that energy usage will fall.", "Recently approved rate hikes will create \"sticker shock\" that will cut demand 3 percent, Fichera said.", "The state's conservation program will contribute an additional 4 percent, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e5495_p93", "sents": [ "Several rolling blackouts in January were triggered, in part, by the unavailability of power generated by the qualifying facilities, which were strapped for cash because they hadn't been paid by Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric Co.", "The small generators, many of which have sued the utility, account for about one-third of the state's power supply.", "The proposed PUC order would raise the rates being paid to generators that use natural gas and offer a stable rate for five years to generators using wind, solar, geothermal or other renewable sources.", "The proposed order would also require Edison to pay at least 15 percent of what it owes generators.", "The PUC action is expected to reflect elements of the Edison agreement.", "The deal removes the threat of legal action against the utility if full payment for power bought since January is made within six months after the PUC order becomes final.", "\"I think it's a good, balanced deal for both sides and the only issue will be making sure the PUC will adopt the deal,\" said Jerry Bloom, a spokesman for the California Co-generation Council, which represents many small, natural gas-fired power generators." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20261_p14", "sents": [ "Enron helped set up New Power Co. and take it public last year but its stock has since fallen from about $28 per share to less than $2 as companies have found it hard to make a profit in deregulated United States residential electricity markets.", "Enron also launched a broadband telecommunications business last year, predicting that network capacity would one day be traded like natural gas or electricity, but it has recently admitted that it overestimated the market's early potential.", "Enron's stock soared past sector peers last year when it posted a gain of 87 percent, driven by enthusiasm for the broadband plans and the success of its EnronOnline Internet energy and commodity trading platform.", "But the stock has fallen sharply this year as broadband sentiment soured, Skilling resigned and wrangling continued over Enron's stalled Dabhol power plan project in India.", "Enron's third-quarter earnings before one-time charges rose to $393 million, or 43 cents a share, from $292 million, or 34 cents a share, meeting analysts' expectations of 42 to 45 cents a share, according to Thomson Financial First Call." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e529_p33", "sents": [ "Deregulation is expected to attract close to 20 power companies - including newcomers from outside Texas - who will compete for a slice of the residential, commercial and industrial market.", "On the Net: Enron: http: www.enron.com Texas PUC: http: www.puc.state.tx.us AP Photo DN102 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Power companies gear up for deregulation pilot program 03 27 2001 Associated Press Newswires Copyright 2001. Associated Press.", "All Rights Reserved.", "AUSTIN (AP) - Power companies are jockeying for the next phase in electric deregulation - a pilot program to let some customers pick their own power company beginning June 1. In Dallas, competitors hope to lure customers from TXU Corp. are advertising heavily in newspapers and over the air waves.", "About 20 companies have signed up with state officials to become electricity providers, ranging from existing companies to new entrants to the market such as New Power Co. and Shell Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nav Canada", "sents": [ "Nav Canada is a privately run, not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation system (ANS).", "It was established in accordance with the \"Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act\" (ANS Act)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20534_p11", "sents": [ "According to sources familiar with the not-for-profit proposal, Hydro One would be governed in the best interests of all electricity users by stocking the board of directors with appointees from corporations that are heavy power users, such as auto and steel makers and paper companies.", "Such a structure exists at Nav Canada, with airline executives on the board, and the company has been able to cut the fees it charges customers.", "Restructuring Hydro One with debt, rather than equity, is also presented as the most efficient way to capitalize the company.", "\"The problem with a Canadian National Rail-style IPO is that equity is much more expensive than debt,\" said one financier familiar with the proposal.", "\"With a debt-based structure, every dollar earned is available to pay interest, while an equity-based structure means you pay federal taxes, provide a return to shareholders and make debt payments.\"", "Dofasco, the big Ontario steel producer that consumes about $100-million of electricity a year, supports the not-for-profit proposal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6556_p8", "sents": [ "Participants in the round included Draper Richards; Stonepath Group; Tim Draper; Steve Jurvetson; Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab; and David Hayden, founder of Critical Path.", "E-Quill will use the funding to further develop and market its technology and expand its team.", "E-Quill's other investors include Angel Investors, Gordon Bell, David Norman, and Steven Blank.", "http: www.e-quill.com Broadband Services Firm P-cube Closes $20 Million Round Two SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- P-cube, a developer of a broadband IP platform for service monitoring, provisioning, and creation, said it completed a $20 million second round of financing.", "Participants in the round included previous investors Accel Partners, Communications Ventures, Singapore-based TDF, and Israeli firms Evergreen and Microdent.", "New investors included Sandoz Foundation and Singapore Telecom.", "The company has raised $30 million to date.", "http: www.p-cube.com Optical Component Firm Lightwave Has $75 Million Fifth Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Lightwave Microsystems, an integrated optical component supplier, said it raised $75 million in its fifth round of financing led by previous investor Meritech Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Draper Richards", "sents": [ "Draper Richards is a private equity firm focused on venture capital investments in U.S. technology companies.", "The firm was founded in 1996 by Bill Draper an early venture capitalist, who had previously founded Sutter Hill Ventures in 1964 together with Robin Richards Donohoe.", "The firm invests principally on behalf of the Draper Richards Foundation, a non profit organization." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20374_p12", "sents": [ "Yesterday, Enron announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has requested that it provide information regarding certain related party transactions.", "jkm shw For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Financial Post: News Word of SEC probe puts Enron into deep dive: Problems mount David Howard Sinkman Reuters 10 23 2001 National Post National FP2 (c) National Post 2001. All Rights Reserved.", "NEW YORK - Shares of Enron Corp. slumped more than 20% yesterday after it said United States regulators are looking into company transactions, another blow to a company whose chief executive resigned in August.", "A spokesman for North America's biggest buyer and seller of natural gas and electricity declined to discuss an inquiry by the United States Securities Exchange Commission, but said it was cooperating.", "The SEC also declined to outline details of its inquiry.", "Investor confidence in the company has been rocked by reports from The Wall Street Journal about its relationship with two limited partnerships that were run until recently by Enron's chief financial officer, Andrew Fastow." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3344_p14", "sents": [ "Prior to that he was with Goldman Sachs in London, serving as European chief financial officer for the Whitehall Real Estate Equity funds Colubris is funded by Prism Venture Partners and the Business Development Bank of Canada.", "http: www.colubris.com Stream Promotes Jeff Bishop from OEM VP to Sr. Operations VP mail?", "top CANTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Stream International, a CRM outsourcing and support services provider for technology companies and online businesses, said it promoted Jeff Bishop to senior vice president of operations in Nort h America.", "Mr. Bishop previously served as the company's vice president and general manager for the OEM business segment.", "Stream International is backe d by Bain Capital and Genstar Capital.", "http: www.stream.com OTHER Zarix Adds Matthew D. Houston as General Counsel mail?", "top BERWYN, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Zarix, a pharmaceutical company focused on late-stage oncology and related specialty products, said it named Matthew D Houston as corporate secretary and general counsel." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Bain Capital", "sents": [ "Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.", "It specializes in private equity, venture capital and credit products.", "Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions.", "As of June 2014, the firm managed more than $75 billion of investor capital across its various investment platforms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9129_p0", "sents": [ "'Forecast Brighter but Electricity Price Soars Utility: Northwest sends more power to California, but disruption from Utah prompts Stage 2 alert.", "By NANCY RIVERA BROOKS, Times Staff Writer Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, December 13, 2000 Day 9 of California's electricity emergency promised an improving supply picture both within the state and through more imports from the Pacific Northwest, which on Tuesday continued to dodge the expected hit from an Arctic cold front.", "But a disruption in supplies from Utah late in the day ended up pushing California's power grid into a Stage 2 emergency.", "Meanwhile, California electricity prices continued to set records, a growing toll that consumer advocates worry will eventually come out of customers' pockets.", "\"This is extraordinary,\" said Doug Heller, consumer advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica.", "\"This is the harbinger of a recession to come.\"", "The average price of electricity sold Tuesday on the California Power Exchange for use today was $1,182.02 per megawatt-hour." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 6 ] }, { "title": "e619_p33", "sents": [ "Finally, deregulation created a power market so fragmented that it was ludicrously easy to manipulate when the thin surplus of power supply in the West began evaporating in the summer of 2000, although the evidence is masked by the effects of a drought in the Northwest (which has reduced hydropower) and an unlucky combination of plant maintenance, air pollution limits idling older plants and higher than expected costs for natural gas.", "The price of bad luck, bad weather and the cunning of power suppliers was staggering.", "At one point in December, electricity that cost $250 a megawatt-hour to produce was priced by the power brokers of the California Independent System Operator at $1,500 a megawatt-hour.", "That was the negotiated price; the suppliers had asked for $2,000. Deregulation had set up a divided marketplace, more irrational than any Paul W. MacAvoy picks apart in his analysis of natural gas, in which the California Power Exchange was a clearinghouse where buyers and sellers set the price of electricity and the California Independent System Operator was the \"buyer of last resort\" if occasional gaps between production and distribution unexpectedly failed to meet daily demand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Diskeeper", "sents": [ "Diskeeper is a defragmentation program designed for Microsoft Windows.", "It was developed by Executive Software International, Inc., which later changed its name to Diskeeper Corporation, and is now called Condusiv Technologies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e11833_p1", "sents": [ "Perfect for More $649.95 SMC2602W EZ Connect Wireless PCI Card By SMC Networks Start using your notebook the smart way - without wires!", "SMC's 2Mbps Wireless LAN Solution provides the easiest network alternative to wired LANs.", "It seamlessly More $161.95 SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition w 5 Clients By Microsoft Fastest way to deliver the next generation of scalable Web applications with Windows DNA.", "It dramatically reduces the time required to bring e-commerce, More $1247.95 Barracuda ATA III 40.8GB EIDE Ultra ATA 100 3.5LP By Seagate The ATA III disk drives deliver 7200RPM performance for commercial desktops, computer enthusiasts and ATA RAID subsystems, with capacities ranging up to More $171.95 DeskJet 930C Color Printer By Hewlett-Packard HP's PhotoREt III color layering technology delivers the optimum combination of print quality and print speed.", "ColorSmart III provides perfect color automatically, More $144.95 Diskeeper v6.0 Workstation Single By Executive Software For Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 Diskeeper 6.0 includes a newly improved engine that is 5 times faster than the previous version and simply the More $44.79 SwitchView 2-Port KVM Switch with (2) Cables By Cybex SwitchView's small footprint combined with quick,easy installation makes this switch the ideal solution for single user, multi-PC applications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2105_p40", "sents": [ "\"Most of the focus is going to be on the States,\" said Bruce Bromley, a utilities analyst at Credit Lyonnais in London.", "\"We need clarity.", "We haven't had very much news flow, and we want to know what's happening with Hunter.\"", "The analysts also said they are hoping for strong statements from Scottish Power on its plans for telecommunications unit Thus Plc (U.THS) - whose shares have languished recently - and Southern Water.", "Thus Tuesday reported a 2000 fiscal year loss before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization of GBP21.4 million.", "Scottish Power has said it's considering various options for the water unit, including a sale.", "Company Web site: http: www.scottishpower.com -By Andrea Chipman, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-207-842-9259; [email protected] City briefing 05 01 2001 The Guardian Copyright (C) 2001 The Guardian; Source: World Reporter (TM) Help sought from drug firms Gordon Brown is to press pharmaceuticals companies to help tackle HIV, Aids, malaria and tuberculosis by agreeing to cut prices and carry out more research on infectious diseases in poor countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e804_p11", "sents": [ "A spokesman for National Grid Group PLC (NGG) said he didn't expect any major complications from the first round of projects however.", "\"We can accommodate a fair bit of renewable generation before there are any issues involved,\" he said.", "Even so, he warned that grid operators \"will need more timely information from renewable generators\" over time to help it balance the system.", "-By Geoffrey T. Smith and Germana Canzi, Dow Jones Newswires; (+44 20) 7842 9260; [email protected] (Andrea Chipman in London and Michael Young in Copenhagen contributed to this article) Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: US POWER-Trust the forecast?", "Energy trading desks do.", "By Paul Thomasch 04 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters) - While it may be weeks or months before temperatures really start soaring in California, weather forecasters are already feeling the heat.", "Once a profession where graduates took jobs in government, academia or television and radio, forecasters are now finding they have a place in the business world, too." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9692_p12", "sents": [ "Investors for BevAccess.com include Vantage Point Venture Partners and CardServiceInternational.", "http: www.bevaccess.com New Products o AnswerFriend Lauches Natural Language Search Engine LOS ANGELES -- AnswerFriend.com, a search engine that uses plain language, said it has launched following an investment from AC Ventures.", "The amount of the investment was not disclosed, however the company said it is in its first round of funding and has raised $7.6 million to date.", "AnswerFriend.com's natural language software is designed to enable computers to understand the exact meaning of questions posed in everyday language and answer them through a information retreival system containing text, numbers, or a mixture of both.", "http: www.answerfriend.com Fundraising Portal EFundDrive.com Announces Launch PHILADELPHIA -- EFundDrive.com, an ASP vertical portal for organizations doing fundraising, said it launched.", "The company offers information, short-term and year-round fundraising systems, custom fundraising Web sites, and a real-time Internet product fund drive system.", "The company was founded in February 2000 and is in the process of raising its first round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p15", "sents": [ "DigiPlex offers a range of carrier-neutral colocation, facility outfitting, and service optio ns to telecom operators and service providers.", "DigiPlex facilities provide connectivity to fiber-optic networks and voice and data networking equipmen t for its customers.", "The company has raised $239 million in equity and $96.6 million in debt to date.", "Other investors include Carrier1 and iaxis.", "http: www.digiplex.com STSN Gets $66.5M of Series D Debt and Equity mail?", "top SALT LAKE CITY (VENTUREWIRE) -- STSN, which provides high-speed Inte rnet access and specialized broadband services to hotels and conferencing center s, said it has secured $66.5 million in debt and equity in its Series D round of funding led by new investors Siemens and On Command.", "The round also include s previous investors APV Technology Partners, Intel, Marriott International, ThomVest Holdings, and Vantage Point Venture Partners.", "The debt financing w as provided by GATX.", "The company said it would use the funding to continue to increase its penetration of North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19847_p8", "sents": [ "He received his Ph.D. from Oxford University in 1982. A frequent lecturer and author of numerous articles on antitrust and consumer issues, Katz is also co-editor of the California Management Review and the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.", "\"Michael Katz is a leading scholar with extensive experience in issues important to the Antitrust Division,\" said Charles A. James, assistant attorney general for antitrust.", "\"His keen insight will be of great advantage to the department as we work to protect competition in today's global economy.", "We are privileged to have him join us.\"", "Carl Shapiro, the Transamerica Professor of Business Strategy and director of the Institute of Business and Economics Research (IBER), was the deputy assistant attorney general for Economics in the Antitrust Division from 1995 to 1996. - LEADING EDGE: THE FUTURE COMES TO HAAS This year's Leading Edge Conference, titled \"@ the intersection of business, technology, and leadership,\" will bring heavy hitters from the business and technology sectors to Haas to discuss the future of their industry." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "California Management Review", "sents": [ "California Management Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal on management that is affiliated with the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.", "It was established in 1958 and covers the field of business, emphasizing strategy and organization, global competition and competitiveness, and business and public policy.", "The journal also publishes occasional special issues, covering a particular topic.", "Since October 2016, the journal is published by SAGE Publications.", "The editor-in-chief is David Vogel (University of California, Berkeley)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5973_p0", "sents": [ "<<IPW070201.doc Good Morning, Attached, please find the latest issue of our Independent Power Weekly.", "Summary: 1. IPPs Rise 3.7% Last week the Independent Power Producers posted their strongest stock price performance since mid-May.", "Our composite was up 3.7%, outperforming the S&P 500 (+0.0%), but underperforming the NASDAQ (6.6%).", "Mirant was the strongest performer in the group, rising 10.9%.", "Reliant Resources was the weakest, falling 2.3%.", "While the IPPs show some signs of renewed strength last week, we believe \"technical\" end-of-the-quarter selling pressure combined with lingering political concerns prevented a more significant rally from taking place.", "2. Refund Issue Dominates Investor Attention The most visible political concern revolves around the issue of potential retroactive refunds for power generators.", "We believe closure on this matter could be forthcoming over the next month, most likely in the form of a FERC order.", "In our view, Strong Buy rated Calpine offers the best downside protection, given that the bulk of its sales in California have taken place outside the spot market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e1267_p84", "sents": [ "RECENT employment numbers reflect the trend.", "Over the last three years, the fastest rate of job growth in Houston has been concentrated in business services, as well as engineering, accounting, research and management services.", "In contrast, the traditional energy sector, which includes oil companies and businesses directly engaged in mining, gained only 10,000 jobs last year, well below historical highs.", "''Houston's energy economy is increasingly high tech,'' Mr. Smith said.", "''It's white collar, not blue collar.''", "Other evidence of a white-collar expansion can be seen in the office market.", "New office towers, including headquarters for energy businesses like Enron and Reliant Resources, have been rising downtown.", "Vacancy rates in the central core, as high as 30 percent in the late 1980's, have dropped into the single digits.", "Once a ghost town after hours, downtown is starting to become a more popular destination, and increasingly a residential hub, for young professionals.", "The surge in technology-related employment is also spreading across the vast greater Houston area, which is larger than all of New Jersey." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28118_p4", "sents": [ "Paul Jung was name d Eastern region services director, previously serving as a senior consulta nt in the Eastern region.", "Julie Denardo was appointed manager of corporate and investor relations, formerly working at Ogilvy &amp; Mather.", "Josh Faddis wa s named contract director, formerly working at Fulbright &amp; Jaworski.", "Recruitsoft is backed by Bain Capital, Communicade, General Catalyst, Omnic om Group, Telesystem International Wireless, and Telesystem Software Ventur es.", "<http: www.recruitsoft.com FINANCE * MobileAria Adds Alan J. Cyron as EVP and CFO top mail <http: people.", "venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=3DNOIHLOILHI MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- MobileAria, a provider of hands-free voice-enabled productivity services, said it named Alan J. Cyron as executive vice presi dent and chief financial officer.", "Mr. Cyron previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Paragon Trade Bands, a public ly traded consumer products manufacturer.", "MobileAria is funded by Delphi Au tomotive Systems, Mayfield Fund, and Palm.", "<http: www.mobilearia.com EXECUTIVE SEARCHES VP of Sales--Distributed Infrastructure Software--Sunnyvale, CA Pumpkin Networks is pioneering cutting edge technologies in the burgeoning multi-billion dollar scalable distributed infrastructure software market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Bain Capital", "sents": [ "Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.", "It specializes in private equity, venture capital and credit products.", "Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions.", "As of June 2014, the firm managed more than $75 billion of investor capital across its various investment platforms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4892_p33", "sents": [ "Cardinal Venture Capital says it typically invests between $500,000 and $2 million in each company.", "http: www.cardinalvc.com VC Personnel o Infinity Names New Managing Director and Advisor PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Infinity, an early stage fund focused on Internet and e-commerce infrastructure, software, and communication companies, said it has named John Hershey as a managing director.", "Mr. Hershey will focus on Internet infrastructure and software investments.", "Mr. Hershey was managing director at Banc of America Securities, where he ran the Internet investment banking group.", "The company also said Dan Eitingon was added as a venture advisor.", "Mr. Eitingon was president of the global support services group at Visa International.", "http: www.infinityllc.com Advertisement VentureFinance The monthly guide to capital for growing companies.", "Who just got money, and who's looking for it.", "Subscribe at http: www.tpsite.com tp vf default.html SEND TO A FRIEND To subscribe to VentureWire, tell your friends and colleagues to go to: http: venturewire.net This copy of VentureWire may be distributed freely, provided that the distribution is without charge, that the issue is distributed complete and unaltered, and that all copies retain the Technologic copyright notice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p25", "sents": [ "In addition to Trans Cosmos, all of Yack's series B investors joined in this latest round, including Mayfield Fund, Waterview Partners, Blue Chip Ventures, Infinity, and Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.", "The company said the funding would allow Yack to develop additional strategic partnerships to increase its domestic and international distribution and increase product offerings.", "http: www.yack.com Online Managment and Consulting Firm Raises $6.7 Million EDINBURGH -- Realise, an Edinburgh and London-based firm providing consulting and online management services, said it raised GBP 4.75 million ($6.7 million) in a financing from 3i.", "The company said it will use the funds to support the continued expansion and development of personnel and services within the company.", "3i will take a minority stake in the company as a result of its investment.", "http: www.realise.com http: www.3i.com Web Catalog Service Firm Viveca Has $14.5 Million Round One BOSTON -- Viveca, a provider of online catalog content and distribution services, said it raised $14.5 million in its first round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10677_p0", "sents": [ "'CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT MATERIAL PER CPUC RULE 51 ALL PARTIES: In light of the ongoing energy crisis affecting both gas and electric operations in California, PG&E has decided to cancel the Gas Accord II informational workshop previously scheduled for this Wednesday, February 7. We are sorry for this late notice of cancellation, but we hope you will understand that everyone involved is dealing with a difficult and fluid situation.", "As you know, we originally had concluded, based on feedback from many parties, that it would be beneficial to hold an informational workshop here in early February, in order to explain more fully the comprehensive Settlement Offer PG&E circulated to all \"Rule 51 Parties\" in December 2000. Unfortunately, however, the crisis situation has overtaken us, and so we are canceling the February 7 informational workshop.", "PG&E also will not be holding the previously-planned series of negotiation sessions, the first of which was scheduled to occur on February 21-22. Instead, PG&E will focus its efforts on resolving the crisis issues, and working towards a formal Gas Accord II Application with the California Public Utilities Commission, hopefully by June 1 of this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e4088_p0", "sents": [ "Confidential Settlement Document CPUC Rule 51 ALL PARTIES: Thanks to the many parties who attended our Gas Accord II kick-off meeting on September 14. We thought it was a good start toward a collaborative settlement process.", "This e-mail summarizes the next steps identified at the meeting.", "First, the list of the issues identified by the parties is being sent by a separate e-mail transmittal today to those parties who have agreed to abide by Rule 51. We are continuing to assemble the issues list, and would like any more issues that parties wish to raise sent to us by this Friday, September 22. This is not to limit issues, but rather to build our workshop presentations and discussions, and ultimately our settlement proposal.", "If you are not on the Rule 51 list and wish to be added, please complete the Mailing List Information form below.", "Also attached is a copy of CPUC Rule 51. Second, attached is an updated schedule for the Gas Accord II workshops." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2985_p97", "sents": [ "In the days when American resources seemed limitless, the federal governmen t had a limited role in energy policy.", "This started to change in the 1930s, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal developed the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built dams and generated 100 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, and the Bonneville pow er project on the Columbia River, which supplies the Pacific Northwest - and California - with electricity.", "New energy policies and debates about national resources seem to come and go like the tide.", "Here is a look at presidents and their policies: Dwight Eisenhower In World War II, the United States developed the most fearsome of all energ y sources: nuclear fission.", "Nuclear weapons killed at least 280,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and held the world under the threat of destructio n. In December of 1953, President Eisenhower in his famous \"Atoms for Peace\" speech at the United Nations, proposed an international pool for the development of the peaceful uses of nuclear power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "sents": [ "Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( , his own pronunciation, or ; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.", "A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and emerged as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century.", "He directed the United States government during most of the Great Depression and World War II.", "As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, realigning American politics into the Fifth Party System and defining American liberalism throughout the middle third of the 20th century.", "He is often rated by scholars as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents, along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "General Dynamics", "sents": [ "General Dynamics Corporation is an American aerospace and defense multinational corporation.", "Formed by mergers and divestitures, it is the world's fifth-largest defense contractor based on 2012 revenues.", "General Dynamics is headquartered in West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2044_p113", "sents": [ "Prices in California got an extra boost from a fire at a Los Angeles-area refinery owned by Tosco Corporation and by a change in Tosco's pricing strategy.", "In late March, Tosco increased wholesale prices to its dealers in Southern California and Arizona and tied prices to the cost of gasoline in the spot market.", "Some other major suppliers have begun matching the Tosco increase, market experts said.", "Some market watchers foresee gas at $ 3 a gallon or more.", "(Nancy Rivera Brooks) * 6. General Dynamics Renews Newport News Bid: General Dynamics agreed to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding in a $ 2.1-billion deal that would create the nation's largest military shipbuilder and leave only one maker of United States aircraft carriers and submarines.", "The proposed merger, which the Pentagon had rejected two years ago, marks the latest in a renewed wave of consolidations in the defense industry and would again make General Dynamics one of the largest private employers in San Diego." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Russell Simmons", "sents": [ "Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, producer and author.", "The chairman and CEO of Rush Communications, he cofounded the hip-hop music label Def Jam Recordings and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris.", "Simmons had a net-worth estimate of $340 million in 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e9986_p24", "sents": [ "http: www.nonstop.com BET.com in Discussions to Acquire Music Site 360HipHop.com WASHINGTON -- BET.com, a portal for the African-American community, and 360HipHop.com, an online site for hip-hop music and culture, said they are in discussions for BET.com to acquire 360HipHop.com.", "Under the agreement under discussion, both Web sites would continue to operate independently.", "360HipHop.com is backed by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, company founder and music producer Russell Simmons, and other individual investors.", "BET.com is backed by BET Holdings, Liberty Digital, Microsoft, News Corp., and USA Networks.", "http: www.bet.com http: www.360hiphop.com New Directors o Attune Developer Aveo Elects 3Com Exec Jef Graham to Board SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Aveo, developer of the Attune Service, a computer technical support service, said it has appointed Jef Graham to its board of directors.", "Mr. Graham is the senior vice president of the commercial and consumer networks business at 3Com.", "Aveo recently raised $17.2 million in funding from the Blackstone Group, Dell Computer, Dynafund, FI Ventures, Forrest Binkley & Brown, Idealab Capital Partners, Indosuez Ventures, Intel, Times Mirror, and Walden." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11038_p12", "sents": [ "Two of its subsidiaries will target large customers: Enron Power Marketing Inc. will sell to wholesale customers such as utilities and other electric retailers, and Enron Energy Services Inc. will go after large commercial an d industrial customers.", "For residential customers and small businesses, Enron has teamed up with IB M Corp. and America Online to sell electricity through the New Power Company.", "New Power is part of New Power Holdings Inc., a public company.", "\"Different customers need different products, so we've created specialized businesses for what the market needs,\" Enron spokesman Mark Palmer said.", "For big customers, Enron can afford real-time pricing that charges less for off-peak periods, more for peak periods.", "It can offer discounts for customers who agree to have their electricity interrupted when needed.", "However, residential customers mainly want to see a fixed, cheap rate, Mr. Palmer said.", "\"Homeowners aren't interested in real-time prices, interruptible service or incentives to shut down,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e538_p7", "sents": [ "\"The transmission grid for electricity is interstate and inter-regional,\" said John Anderson, executive director of the Electricity Consumers Resource Council, or ELCON, which represents large industrial power users.", "\"We must be sure that, first, RTOs coordinate transmission facilities of different utilities, but, second - and probably more important - we must ensure that transmission facilities coordinated by each RTO are also coordinated\" among one another, Anderson said.", "If the \"seams\" issue isn't addressed, \"RTOs could soon resemble huge speed bumps which could not just slow down, but do permanent harm to the vehicle of competition,\" he said.", "ELCON was joined in the petition by the Electric Power Supply Association, which represents competitive power producers and marketers, and by Enron Power Marketing Inc. (ENE), Reliant Energy Power Generation (REI) and Dynegy Inc. (DYN).", "FERC commissioners noted Wednesday that they soon will issue a notice seeking comment on the issues raised by the petition, and whether the commission should grant the request for a technical conference." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1146_p23", "sents": [ "The appointment of the Medvedev commission signals that the one choice that won't be made is do nothing.", "The other choice - letting foreigners buy more of the overpriced ADRs - can't be done by issuing new shares as ADRs because it's long been clear there are no investors willing to stomach such a purchase.", "Gazprom has even twice mulled issuing convertible bonds and twice been dissuaded by lead managers.", "In the end, the Medvedev commission seems likely to end up getting herded into letting foreigners buy local shares.", "A freely-traded Gazprom would soon find increased respectability and greater interest from the more cautious in the investment community.", "Share indices would include it in their rankings, compelling more investors - index trackers this time - to buy the stock.", "Unification of the company's share price will hurt current ADR holders at least at first as the ADR price converges down to meet the underlying share price, and they know it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Gazprom", "sents": [ "Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom (Russian: Публичное Акционерное Общество «Газпром» , \"Publichnoe Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Gazprom\", abbreviated PAO Gazprom, Russian: ПАО «Газпром» , ] ) is a large Russian company founded in 1989, which carries on the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of natural gas.", "The company is majority owned by the Government of Russia, though technically private.", "Its name is a portmanteau of the Russian words Gazovaya Promyshlennost (Russian: газовая промышленность - gas industry).", "The headquarters of Gazprom are in Moscow." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1120_p47", "sents": [ "This provided not just a valuable learning opportunity for budding journalists and PR practitioners but ensured added newsworthiness through the first-ever brand launch on campus.", "This created a tremendous buzz both with the young girls and with news media who turned up (despite a transport strike in Mumbai) to witness this unique event.", "Says Nandini Sen of the class of 2000 that worked on the Ultra conference and currently Account Manager, Abacus Integrated Communications: \"The Whisper Ultra revolution took over our lives for an entire week as we prepared for the launch and ever since, the lady members of our class have never ever used anything but Ultra.", "It gave me a personal insight into a direct to consumer marketing PR campaign that really built equity for Whisper Ultra.\"", "To impact trade and involve employees who needed to champion the benefits of Ultra, P&G created the Whisper Ultra Employee Trade Convoy as the next leg of the PR campaign." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1120_p48", "sents": [ "The concept was simple - involve every single employee in P&G s Mumbai offices in a massive Ultra vehicle convoy and spread out in Mumbai along different routes to cover 6,000 retail outlets and place 50,000 packs of Whisper Ultra in markets in under 12 hours!!!", "This had never been done before.", "Armed with special product knowledge training and in resplendent blue 'Ultra Revolution' T-shirts and Ultra branded cars, enthusiastic employees took Ultra into the market.", "News media rode on the Ultra convoy and captured this unique moment of Ultra being rolled out by employees in retail outlets in a barrage of media exposure over the next few weeks.", "In the last phase of the campaign, P&G made contact with top women celebrities in Mumbai and sampled Whisper Ultra with them.", "The response was fantastic - positive feedback from a number of women celebrities sampled.", "Comments Jejurikar, \"The marketing PR campaign provided a kickstart to the launch of Whisper Ultra." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hal Varian", "sents": [ "Hal Ronald Varian (born March 18, 1947 in Wooster, Ohio) is an economist specializing in microeconomics and information economics.", "He is the chief economist at Google and he holds the title of emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley where he was founding dean of the School of Information.", "He has written two bestselling textbooks: \"Intermediate Microeconomics\", an undergraduate microeconomics text, and \"Microeconomic Analysis\", an advanced text aimed primarily at first-year graduate students in economics.", "Together with Carl Shapiro, he co-authored \"Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy\" and \"The Economics of Information Technology: An Introduction\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3230_p42", "sents": [ "Mr. Garten's group acknowledged that without rules in place, companies might tend to skew soft financial results, reporting only those that show the company in a favorable light, or calculating them in a nonstandard way that makes comparisons impossible.", "But the group said there is an easy fix to such problems, asserting \"market forces will penalize companies that provide inadequate information relative to their peers.\"", "The task force includes venture capitalist John Doerr; Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of RealNetworks (RNWK); Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay; investment banker Peter Peterson; Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) controller Dennis Powell; Professor Baruch Lev of New York University; Professor Joseph Stiglitz of Stanford University; and Hal Varian, dean of the University of California-Berkeley's School of Information Management and Systems.", "Write to Judith Burns at [email protected] Copyright (c) 2001 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5680_p80", "sents": [ "\"It's a new ballgame,\" he said.", "This order sends a signal to generators, Wilk added, that to the extent they were trying to play around, either legally or illegally (with prices) thinking they have sympathetic ears in Washington, that those days are over.\"", "(c) 2001, The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.).", "Visit the Register on the World Wide Web at http: www.ocregister.com JOURNAL-CODE: OC LOAD-DATE: June 20, 2001 25 of 120 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Knight Ridder Tribune News Service San Jose Mercury News June 20, 2001, Wednesday SECTION: WASHINGTON DATELINE KR-ACC-NO: K0244 LENGTH: 1181 words HEADLINE: Feinstein drops price caps bill; energy commissioners go to Capitol Hill BYLINE: By Jim Puzzanghera BODY: WASHINGTON _ Like a steam valve on an overheating boiler, the move by federal regulators to enact broad new electricity price controls in the West has relieved much of the growing political pressure for stronger action _ for now." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e894_p191", "sents": [ "LOAD-DATE: April 9, 2001 65 of 305 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Knight Ridder Tribune News Service Knight Ridder Tribune News Service San Jose Mercury News April 8, 2001, Sunday SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS KR-ACC-NO: K3554 LENGTH: 1393 words HEADLINE: In wake of PG&E bankruptcy, California governor, state officials scramble for solution BYLINE: By Steve Johnson BODY: SAN JOSE, Calif. _ The way they lambasted each other for PG&E's plunge into bankruptcy Friday, Gov.", "Gray Davis and the utility's top executives sounded like innocent passengers on the Titanic, seemingly powerless to prevent it from sinking.", "In reality, the governor and officials at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. _ along with state regulators _ were supposed to be at the helm.", "Though PG&E's fortunes are now in the hands of a bankruptcy judge, little has changed for state authorities.", "They still bear much of the responsibility for charting California's course out of its energy crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6026_p46", "sents": [ "Barring Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), all other constituents of the DF are pressing for institution of a judicial inquiry into all the aspects of the agreement signed with Enron.", "NCP has clarified its stance saying it would support a judicial probe into the matter if the Cabinet unanimously takes a decision in this regard.", "However, the Congress is yet to make public its position over the demand for a judicial inquiry.", "The smaller constituents like Peasants' and Workers' Party, Janata Dal-Secular, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) and Samajwadi Party, have already threatened to withdraw from the government if their demand for a judicial probe was turned down.", "Meanwhile DPC Wednesday received one week extension from the Mumbai High Court, for the June 26 stay order, which allowed the multinational to move the Supreme Court till July 10. (THROUGH ASIA PULSE) 04-07 2001 DPC receives one week extension over HC's July 10 deadline 07 04 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI) US energy major Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC) has received one week extension from the Mumbai High Court, for the June 26 stay order, which allowed the multinational to move the Supreme Court of India till July 10. +DPC applied for the extension on Monday on the grounds that it had received the court order copy only that very day (July two) and hence prayed for a two-week extension+, state government sources told PTI here Wednesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1537_p11", "sents": [ "ONGC disputes Enron's claim on Moon Prospect project at Tapti 04 22 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has virtually dismissed the 15 million dollar Moon Prospect gas well project at Tapti fields saying there was no substantial recovery contrary to claims of a big find by the joint venture (JV) parnter, Enron.", "\"Enron, which is the operator of the field, has not shared results of the ambitious Moon Prospect gas well project with JV partners - ONGC and Reliance.", "The project seemed to have turned into a hollow gas well,\" senior ONGC officials said.", "Significantly, the setback on Moon Prospect comes at a time when Enron has put its 30 per cent stake in the JV on the bloc.", "ONGC has 40 per cent stake in the 900 million dollar venture while Reliance has 30 per cent stake." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1312_p19", "sents": [ "He will talk about how corporations can employ advanced resource productivity strategies to move toward becoming ecologically sustainable, reduce environmental impact, and improve the bott om line.", "Net Impact at Haas sponsors this event.", "For more information, contact Eric Strand at [email protected].", "Corporate Social Responsibility ERG Energy Forum and Annual Lecture Thursday, April 19, 2001 Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center Energy Forum, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. \"Re-Deregulation: Planning, Learning, Blundering and the Future of Electricity in California,\" by Dr. Severin Borenstein, UC Energy Institute & Professor Richard Norgaard, Energy and Resources Group Ninth Annual Lecture on Energy, 6:00 p.m. Dr. Arthur Rosenfield, California Energy Commission The Haas Biotech Speaker Series Martha Amram, Managing Director of the Rea l Options Center for Excellence, Navigant Consulting Tuesday, April 24, 2001 6:30 p.m. Wells Fargo Room For more information, see http: groups.haas.berkeley.edu haasbio Management of Technology Spring Lecture \"Corporate Technology Ventures,\" by Max Schroech, Managing Director, Agilent Ventures Wednesday, April 25, 200 1 3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Room NINTH ANNUAL YOUTH VENTURE CAPITAL COMPETITION AT HAAS Saturday, April 28, 2001 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wells Fargo Room For more information on YEA H, visit www.haas.berkeley.edu yeah." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e861_p0", "sents": [ "'HI Everyone, As you know, we now have two rounds of admission for the EvMBA Program, and we have just sent out admission letters to the first round of applicants.", "Since there will be so much time between now and when we contact them about the New Student Orientation, we decided to institute a New Admits Reception for Round I applicants.", "These newly admitted students have not yet accepted our offer of admission, so the purpose of this event is to \"close the deal.\"", "This reception will be held on Thursday, April 19 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in the Wells Fargo Room.", "We cordially invite you to join us in welcoming our new EvMBA students (we've admitted 55 students in Round I) and to talk with them about your experience in the program.", "Many of you on this distribution list have a class on the night of the reception, so we thought you might be available to stop by during the break." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6506_p47", "sents": [ "House Democrats also argue that the law indirectly allows gay hiring discrimination in a provision that says a religious organization will be free from state and local interference in the \"definition, development, practice, and expression of its religious belief.\"", "Democrats have been muted in their complaints about such provisions.", "But there was no such restraint when it came to Rove's involvement in the initiative, particularly over the Salvation Army flap.", "Terence McAuliffe, the Democratic National Committee chairman, fired off a statement demanding Rove \"come clean.\"", "Wrote McAuliffe: \"The White House is arrogantly evading questions about its backroom deals, and hiding the part played by Bush's top aides.\"", "Mary Matalin, a senior Bush aide, said McAuliffe cannot argue with the legislation on the merits so is using Rove as a target.", "\"It's his inability to engage on issues,\" she said.", "\"For Terry to succeed, they need to create villains.", "They had Newt Gingrich, Ken Starr and Tom DeLay, and now they're trying Karl -- and it's not going to work.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Mary Matalin", "sents": [ "Mary Joe Matalin (born August 19, 1953) is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party.", "She has served under President Ronald Reagan, was campaign director for George H. W. Bush, was an assistant to President George W. Bush, and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney until 2003.", "Matalin has been chief editor of Threshold Editions, a conservative publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster, since March 2005.", "She is married to Democratic political consultant James Carville.", "She appears in the award-winning documentary film \"\" and also played herself, opposite her husband, James Carville, John Slattery, and Mary McCormack in the short lived HBO series \"K Street\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4349_p1", "sents": [ "If the cost of wholesale power continues to exceed the price these utilities are allowed to bill their customers, as currently seems likely, they could become technically insolvent sometime next year.", "That would put pressure on regulators to orchestrate a multibillion-dollar public bailout, similar to the \"too big to fail'' response that in the past pushed governments to rescue banks.", "Such a scenario is quietly being discussed by bond-rating concerns that recently reduced their credit outlooks for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a unit of San Francisco-based PG&E Corp., and Southern California Edison, a unit of Edison International of Rosemead, Calif. Bond- rating concerns say they aren't sure how much additional debt can be borne by the two affected utilities before they will have difficulty paying their bills.", "Probe of California Power Prices Begins, but New Plants Aren't Seen as Solution (Sept. 11) Los Angeles Utility Is Benefitting, Surprisingly, From Deregulation (Sept. 6) California Lawmakers Vote to Limit Electricity Costs (Sept. 1) \"If this is just a seasonal aberration, the utilities can get through it,\" says Lori Woodland, analyst for Fitch IBCA." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e4173_p2", "sents": [ "But with wholesale electricity costs where they are, the \"stranded asset\" balances are growing instead of shrinking--and posing an enormous potential hit for shareholders, who would have to absorb the remaining \"bad asset\" costs after the deadline passes.", "Whether the companies' shareholders or ratepayers--or both--end up footing the undercollection bill, all Californians could pay in the long run, analysts say, if current market problems remain unresolved and the state is seen as a less attractive place in which to do business.", "How will it all shake out?", "Wall Street is as much in the dark as Californians, said Lori Woodland, an analyst with Fitch Inc. of Chicago, one of three debt-rating agencies to recently lower their outlooks for Southern California Edison, PG&E, SDG&E and their parent companies.", "\"It's not clear how regulators view this issue,\" Woodland said.", "\"They may permit the utilities to recover their costs [from ratepayers]; they may not." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10178_p14", "sents": [ "\"A lot is made about the political divisions at the FCC, he said Jan 18 during his monthly briefing with reporters.", "\"But I really don 't see it at all. About 90% of the FCC 's votes over the past three years have been unanimo us, Mr. Furchtgott-Roth said.", "Only about 2% or 3% have been 3 -2 votes, he estimated.", "So it 's unlikely that many votes will be deadlocked with the two Republicans -Mr. Furchtgott-Roth and Michael Powell -voting against Dem ocratic Commissioners Susan Ness and Gloria Tristani, he said.", "Mr. Furchtgott-Roth commended then-Chairman Kennard for not trying to push 11th-hour initiatives before leaving the agency.", "\"A lot of people w ere worried that some things might be railroaded through, he said.", "\"Cha irman Kennard has been very principled about this, not trying to do a lot of 11th-hour rules. Meanwhile, Mr. Furchtgott-Roth said, the FCC had made \"significant progr ess in its second \"biennial review of its regulations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e10082_p9", "sents": [ "But the FCC said that in general, such utilities are a part of the state itself and, therefore, don't fall under provisions in section 253 of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 barring states from preventing an entity from entering a telecommunications service market.", "If a municipal utility has an \"independent corporate identity\" that's separate from the state, however, it may be eligible for protection under those \"barrier-to-entry\" provisions, found in sec- tion 253 of the Act, the FCC said.", "The Missouri utility company didn't show that they had such an independent identity, it added.", "In statements released with the decision, FCC Chairman William E. Kennard and Commissioners Gloria Tristani and Susan Ness said the utility companies represented a \"promising class\" of competitors.", "They asked Congress to amend the language in that section to \"address clearly municipally-owned entities.\"", "Ms. Ness also suggested that states adopt \"less restrictive measures\" such as separation or nondiscrimination requirements to prevent city-owned utilities from having \"unfair competitive ad- vantages\" over private-sector service providers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3153_p133", "sents": [ "So why did Iowa lawmakers blow the single best opportunity for both?", "They blame it on a tight budget.", "Blame them for failing to grasp the big picture.", "The fledgling Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State University could become a major force in the fast-growing field of biotechnology related to agriculture - yet the 2001 Legislature provided no new money.", "It did continue the $4.67 million approved in 2000. It did not add $3 million, a meager increase proposed by the governor.", "It allowed ISU to keep money from the sale of land, with proceeds to be used for the institute's Roy J. Carver Co-Laboratory, to be completed by 2002. It should have added at least $10 million in cash.", "Because of legislative inaction, promising initiatives must slow down, or may never take place.", "The institute had hoped to hire another top researcher in the field of corn genomics Ag-biotech companies have been appealing to the state for help putting together a protein-extraction facility Such a facility might extract protein from conventional or genetically modified plants for such uses as pharmaceuticals, food additives or chemical enzymes for industrial processes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Iowa State University", "sents": [ "Iowa State University of Science and Technology, generally referred to as Iowa State, is a public flagship land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States.", "It is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the 3rd largest university in the Big 12 athletic conference.", "Iowa State is classified as a Research University with very high research activity (RU/VH) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.", "Iowa State is also a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), which consists of 62 leading research universities in North America.", "Iowa State has also been designated an \"Innovation and Economic Prosperity University,\" a designation awarded to only 54 public universities in the U.S." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Richard W. Moore", "sents": [ "Richard W. Moore is an American lawyer who has served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama since 2017.", "Prior to assuming his current role, he had served as the Inspector General for the Tennessee Valley Authority since 2003, when he was appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed by the United States Senate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2324_p3", "sents": [ "But misgivings about the panel's new focus are being unveiled as well.", "Though he hasn't looked at the impact of state training dollars spent on multimedia and entertainment companies, Richard W. Moore, a management professor at California State University-Northridge, says that panel funds are most effective when used as an incentive for employers who typically \"underinvest\" in training.", "In contrast, entertainment and multimedia companies \"tend to invest in training anyway,\" says Prof. Moore, who was commissioned by the panel to assess its effectiveness.", "He released reports in 1994 and 1995; his next study is set to come out later this summer.", "In general, he says, the panel \"works.\"", "Based on his 1995 report, Prof. Moore found that the training provided by panel funds meant that after two years, employees who received retraining increased their salary by $4,910, and new hires increased theirs by $6,038. Considering the panel spends only about $1,500 a participant, he says that's a healthy payoff." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Christopher Cox", "sents": [ "Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American lawyer and former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and member of the White House staff in the Reagan Administration.", "Prior to his Washington service he was a practicing attorney, teacher, and entrepreneur." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p55", "sents": [ "But FERC refuses to impose what California desperate ly needs, a broad temporary price cap that allows companies to recover their costs plus a reasonable profit.", "The state's last hope for rate caps now res ts with Congress.", "Sens.", "Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) are sponsoring legislation that would require FERC to establish temporary maxim um rates.", "Rep. Henry Waxman (D-L.A.) is scheduled to propose amendments to a House bill today to do the same.", "The support of three Republican House members from California, who are on the energy and air quality subcommittee is crucial.", "They are Christopher Cox of Newport Beach, Mary Bono of Palm Springs and George Radanovich of Mariposa.", "The Waxman measure serves the be st interests of California.", "Concern about losing seats in Congress may also he lp the GOP members make the right choice.", "It was Feinstein who got a letter from Keith E. Bailey, chairman of Williams Cos., an energy producer, in support of temporary price controls." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kenneth D. Albers", "sents": [ "Kenneth D. Albers (born March 17, 1941) is an American former politician.", "He served in the South Dakota Senate from 1997 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10629_p6", "sents": [ "SB 393 also wouldn't preempt requirements in other laws regarding the posting of a record.", "In addition, electronic records wouldn't be enforceable if the sender prevented the recipient from storing or printing them.", "The Department of Information Resources would specify the manner in which state agencies could use electronic records.", "SB 393 has been referred to the Senate Business and Commerce Committee.", "Its text is available at http: www.capitol.state.tx.us tlo 77r billtext SB00393I.HTM.", "UNIVERSAL SERVICE SOUTH DAKOTA Bill would create universal service fund Several legislators have introduced SB 232 to establish a state universal service fund (USF).", "The Public Utilities Commission would have to establish rules governing administration of the USF by Oct. 1. It would have to implement the fund by Jan. 1, 2002. Sens.", "Kenneth D. Albers (R., District 16) and Gil Koetzle (D., District 15) and Reps. Mike Jaspers (R., District 11) and James Bradford (D., District 27) introduced the measure." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5470_p100", "sents": [ "\"Since it's such a big expenditure, y ou want to know all the implications before you jump on the program,\" he said.", "Some traffic experts also are skeptical about the need for batteries.", "Dave Royer, an engineer and transportation-safety consultant who teaches at the University of California, Berkeley's Institute of Traffic Studies, thin ks cities would be better off educating the public about the vehicle code.", "\"I'd spend my money on advertising campaigns and billboards,\" he said.", "Roye r does support backup systems to keep major intersections in full operation because such systems reduce congestion.", "Seal Beach Public Works Director Steve Badum said his city happens to have one intersection with a backup because it's new - but the city has no plans to equip the other 20. \"Money is pretty tight in this town,\" Badum said.", "And according to Gov.", "Gray Davis' office, the state Office of Emergency Services and the League of California Cities, there is no state funding available to help cities buy battery systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "League of California Cities", "sents": [ "The League of California Cities is an association of cities within the state of California, founded in 1898.", "Most of the state's 482 cities are represented in the league.", "The League publishes \"Western City\", a monthly magazine, and holds an annual conference and exposition The League advocates for cities at the state capitol, including proper distribution of state taxes to the cities.", "The main office is in Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10864_p2", "sents": [ "An agenda is promised to be forthcoming.", "We made a pitch yesterday to have some representatives from the \"sell\" side of the equation represented at these hearings.", "3. ALJ Wetzell stated his intent to have a scoping memo issued by next week.", "There was talk about the issuance of a draft scoping memo, with opportunity for parties to comment.", "4. The ALJ and Commissioner Wood gave each party an opportunity to talk and state what they believe should be within the Scope of the Proceeding.", "In addition to my speaking on behalf of ARM, John spoke for Shell, Kathleen for the New Power Group and Dan Douglass for Enron.", "In addition, the retail side of the proceeding got some play from representatives of the Department of General Services, New West Energy and UCAN.", "Follow Up Action Items After the prehearing conference, the ARM members which were present caucused (over lunch of course) to talk about next steps." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e74_p16", "sents": [ "We have retained the servic es of Dr. Ben Zycher of the RAND Corporation to help us draft the policy issues.?", "He will be working with our counsel, Dan Douglass of Arter & Hadde n to craft our reply.", "In short, our submission will point out the flaws in FERC's proposed methodology, and demonstrate the shortcomings of narrowly limiting the definition of producer marginal cost to operating variable cost.?", "Further, excluding measures of credit worthiness are an important missing variable in the FERC analysis.?", "Next week, I will include a short summary of our respon se in the Burrito.", "Letters I received a note from one of our legal beagles that drop me a line every n ow and then.?", "I don't have the facts of the case to which this person refers, but I hope the sender provides us with an update if a judgement should occu r. \"Universal Studios wants FERC to find that Universal owes no penalty to SCE for not interrupting its interruptible load (under a CPUC rate schedule) because SCE did not adhere to the FERC requirement in the Dec 15 order to schedule 95% of its load in the day ahead market according to Universal, if SCE had done so, then it would have had to provide Universal power at below its cost.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Norwest Venture Partners", "sents": [ "Norwest Venture Partners (Norwest) is a venture and growth equity (GE) investment firm with approximately $6B in capital under management.", "The firm targets early to late-stage venture and growth equity investments across several sectors, including cloud computing and information technology, Internet and consumer, software as a service, business and financial services, and healthcare.", "Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Norwest has offices in San Francisco and subsidiaries in Mumbai and Bengaluru, India and Herzelia, Israel.", "The firm has funded more than 575 companies since inception.", "As of early 2016, the firm has approximately 130 active companies across its venture and growth equity portfolio." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e7723_p17", "sents": [ "EFI invested an undisclosed amount of funds in D2P Australia, a network for file-transfer and communications for the graphics arts industry, and DOR Ventures Partners, an international investor in emerging new media publishing, digital printing technologies, and image-related companies.", "The company said neither investment was part of a round.", "http: www.d2p.com.au http: www.dorventures.com Inkra Networks Raises $26.5 Million Round PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Norwest Venture Partners, a venture capital firm focused on emerging growth IT companies, said it has invested in Inkra Networks, which designs carrier systems to deliver streamlined and enhanced services for Internet data centers, bringing the round to a total of $26.5 million.", "Battery Ventures and StormVentures also provided funding.", "Inkra said it will use the funding for product and marketing development, recruitment, and to strengthen its management team.", "http: www.norwestvp.com Online Customer Relations Firm Norkom Raises $17 Million DUBLIN -- Norkom, a Dublin-based provider of online customer relationship management software and services, said it raised $17 million in its latest round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bay Area Council", "sents": [ "The Bay Area Council is a regional, CEO-led business and economic policy association in San Francisco, founded in 1945, and dedicated to growing the San Francisco Bay Area economy and solving the region's most difficult challenges.", "At its inception in the post World War II years, members included Wells Fargo, Bank of America, the Transamerica Corporation, Standard Oil of California, Pacific Gas and Electric, Bechtel, Kaiser Industries, Clorox and others.", "By the late 1940s, the Council was an early environmental watchdog.", "In the 1950s, the Council promoted a regional mass transit system that eventually became BART." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5887_p0", "sents": [ "\"To Energy Committee Members, Principal Officers and Liaison Representatives: ENERGY UPDATE - June 26, 2001 Conservation: On Thursday, June 7 our Board Chair, Dr. James Woody signed on to the Energy Conservation Declaration of Action on behalf of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group.", "Sponsored by the Bay Area Council, the Declaration represents an outward commitment to conservation and the quality of life and economic vitality of California.", "More than 50 business organizations and 120 CEO's signed on to help make this campaign a success.", "Load Management: On June 6 John Wilson of the California Energy Commission, along with his consultants John Flory and Mike O'Sheasy, presented the CEC proposed RTP Tariff to the Energy Committee and asked for our endorsement.", "Members of the Committee thoroughly reviewed the proposal and conducted case studies.", "The Committee submitted three main caveats to the CEC, upon which our endorsement depended.", "The CEC was very receptive to our concerns and amended the Tariff language to the Committee's satisfaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7601_p2", "sents": [ "Congress never repealed FERC's mandate under the power act to assure that prices are just and reasonable, said state Sen. Steve Peace, who warned that the commission's \"credibility\" was at stake in not ordering refunds.", "FERC clearly has the authority to order refunds retroactively, and the courts will support such an interpretation, Peace argued.", "San Diego Board of Supervisors Chairman Diane Jacob accused the state's unregulated power providers of \"white collar crime.\"", "San Diego County, which has privatized its trash collection and telecommunications assets, has voted to pursue forming a municipal utility to get out from under the yoke of the FERC-regulated market, Jacob said.", "Jacob called on FERC to reconsider the scope of its authority to order refunds.", "\"Your grant of market-based rate authority rested on the premise that was adequate to assure just and reasonable rates,\" she said.", "Peace predicted that unless FERC takes stronger action, California voters will pass a ballot initiative to condemn the state's electricity system and make it government owned." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e213_p2", "sents": [ "\"This hesitancy in a crisis will cost California's economy tens of billions of dollars during the next 20 years.\"", "The state has spent more than $3 billion since January buying power in the spot market.", "Davis has asked lawmakers for another $500 million from the general fund to continue buying power.", "If the $500 million is granted, the state's commitment to power purchases will surpass $4 billion.", "State Sen. Steve Peace, D-El Cajon, however, said last week that the Senate Budget Committee will deny further requests for funding unless the PUC carves out a revenue stream for the state's Department of Water Resources, the agency that is now buying the bulk of the state's power on behalf of the cash-strapped utilities.", "The PUC was expected to release guidelines last week on rates the DWR can receive from utilities to pay back the general fund and to issue revenue bonds to pay for long-term contracts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9243_p27", "sents": [ "The two companies previously said that e.Intelligence would incorporate SPSS technology into its business-to-business planning services.", "E.Intelligence will use the funds for sales and marketing, and for development and integration of technology.", "E.Intelligence raised $4.3 million in its first institutional funding from JMI Equity.", "The company began as a pilot project within Information Advantage and was established as a separate, independent company when Information Advantage was acquired by Sterling Software.", "http: www.eintelligence-inc.com Tessera Raises $5 Million in Add-on Mezzanine Funds SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Tessera, which provides technology for semiconductor chip-scale packaging, said it raised an additional $5 million for its mezzanine round from Equity Group Holdings III and Arbor Company president D. James Guzy.", "The company closed an initial $29.4 million in mezzanine funding in February.", "The new funds will support marketing, business development, technology development, services, and intellectual property enforcement.", "The company also said it named Mr. Guzy to its board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "JMI Equity", "sents": [ "JMI Equity is an American growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software, internet, business services and healthcare IT companies.", "JMI provides capital for growth, recapitalizations, acquisitions and buyouts.", "Founded in 1992, JMI has invested in more than 115 companies throughout North America and Canada and has raised over $3.1 billion of committed capital.", "JMI VIII closed in August 2014 with $1 billion of committed capital.", "JMI VII closed in November 2010 with $875 million of committed capital.", "JMI VI closed in July 2007 with $600 million of committed capital.", "Representative investment holdings include, ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), Intergraph, DoubleClick, Kronos, Eloqua (NASDAQ: ELOQ) and Undertone Networks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5815_p1", "sents": [ "But supply grew hardly at all, and reserves melted away., ROBIN FIELDS, TIMES STAFF WRITER San Jose Mercury News, June 25, 2001, Monday, SJ-POWER-PLANT, 1356 words, Pending Power Plants in California Face Some Problems, By Steve Johnson San Francisco Chronicle, JUNE 25, 2001, MONDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg.", "A1, 720 words, THE ENERGY CRUNCH; $9 billion showdown over power; State delegation seeking refunds, Lynda Gledhill, Christian Berthelsen San Francisco Chronicle, JUNE 25, 2001, MONDAY, FINAL EDITION, BUSINESS;, Pg.", "B1, 1938 words, BECHTEL HOLDS ITS OWN; Despite economic downturn, S.F.", "construction giant's revenues remain steady, Todd Wallack The Washington Times, June 25, 2001, Monday, Final Edition, PART A; COMMENTARY; Pg.", "A13, 917 words, Price cap perils and peripatetics, Donald Lambro; THE WASHINGTON TIMES Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2001 Sunday, Home Edition, Page 6, 1061 words, THE STATE POLITICS; Why Riordan Can't Be Governor, TONY QUINN, Tony Quinn is co-editor of the \"California Target Book,\" an, analysis of California legislative and congressional campaigns, SACRAMENTO Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2001 Sunday, Home Edition, Page 4, 408 words, Contradictions in State's Energy Plan Los Angeles Times, June 24, 2001 Sunday, Home Edition, Page 4, 557 words, Life After the Crisis Sacramento Bee, June 24, 2001, Sunday, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "The Washington Times", "sents": [ "The Washington Times is an American daily newspaper.", "It is published as a broadsheet at 3600 New York Avenue NE, Washington, D.C..", "The paper covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on American politics.", "Its slogan is \"America's Newspaper\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8613_p33", "sents": [ "Mr. Noblett currently sits on the boards of Merchant Card Management Systems (MCMS), Diversified Acquiring Solutions (DAS), CellGate Technologies, Global Card Services (GCS), IVI Checkmate, and Diversified Merchant Resources (DMRi).", "Planet Payment is backed by undisclosed American and European institutional investors.", "http: www.planetpayment.com Online Application Firm Fullscope Names Two to Board mail this story?", "top ANN ARBOR, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Fullscope, a provider of online applications and services, said it named William F. Earthman III and Carter McNabb to its board of directors.", "Mr. Earthman currently serves as a partner of Massey Burch Capital, a venture capital firm.", "He serves on the boards of Foveon and Usinternetworking.", "Mr. McNabb is an associate with River Cities Capital Funds.", "He currently serves on the boards of Micronics and PerfectServe.", "Fullscope is backed by Massey Burch, River Cities Capital Funds, EDF Ventures, Operon Partners, Scient, and Wakefield Group.", "http: www.fullscope.com Software Firm 2Ce Appoints Technology Exec to Board mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "e2972_p20", "sents": [ "PinPoint signed a deal to provide Verizon Wireless with search and director y engine enabling technology at the end of March.", "PinPoint has received over $5 million in financing from Noro-Moseley Partners, Wakefield Group, and the TriState Investment Group.", "http: www.pinpoint.com Luxlook.com Goes Out of Business mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Luxlook.com, an online retailer of fashion accessories, said the company would be shutting down effective May 31, 2001 Luxlook.com said it will shut down its United States and U.K. sites at the end of th is month and its site serving Europe on May 18. In a written statement the company cited slower than expected sales growth and a difficult capital market as the causes of its closing.", "The company could not be reached for comment.", "Luxlook.com had received over $30.8 million from Arca Merchant & Arca Impresa Gestioni, Bulgari Group, Ciaoholding, Holding di Partecipazion i (HdP), and IFIL." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20439_p3", "sents": [ "The total amount of Marlin and Osprey debt is approximately $3.2 billion.", "Enron has not verified that the underlying assets have adequate market value to fully pay down the associated debt.", "While capital market uncertainties have escalated, Fitch has no information to indicate that there are any fundamental problems with Enron's core wholesale, retail, and pipeline businesses.", "Fitch expects to be in contact with the company on a continuing basis to both monitor ongoing events and address strategic, longer-term issues.", "STOCKWATCH Enron higher after dismissing CFO Fastow 10 25 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd NEW YORK (AFX) - Share of Enron were higher in opening trade, after the company dismissed its chief financial officer, Andrew Fastow, due to his past involvement in running two partnerships, in which Enron had invested, dealers said.", "At 9.56 am, Enron was up 1.13 usd, or 6.95 pct, at 17.55. The DJIA was down 138.60 points at 9,207.52, the S&P 500 index was down 15.95 pts at 1,069.00 and the Nasdaq composite down 39.02 at 1,692.52. Enron said it named Jeff McMahon CFO to replace Fastow, after announcing Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into the Fastow-related transactions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e489_p60", "sents": [ "Sierra Pacific has been unable to sell its interest in certain generating assets, which it needed to do to complete the purchase from the Houston-based energy and trading company, the paper said.", "Sierra Pacific agreed in November 1999 to buy Portland General for $2 billion and the assumption of $1 billion of debt, the paper noted.", "Enron shares finished up $4.31 at $59.40 on the New York Stock Exchange Friday.", "The stock has a 52-week high of $90.56 and a 52-week low of $51.55. Sierra Pacific shares, meanwhile, finished up 4 cents at $12.80, also on the Big Board.", "Sierra Pacific stock has a 52-week high of $19.44 and a 52-week low of $10.57. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron's 2 bln usd sale of PGE unit unlikely to go through - CEO 03 26 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd LONDON (AFX) - Enron Corp's 2 bln usd sale of Portland General Electric unit to Sierra Pacific Resources is unlikely to go through, Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling said according to the Wall Street Journal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Vinod Khosla", "sents": [ "Vinod Khosla (Gurmukhi: ਵਿਨੋਦ ਖੋਸਲਾ; born 28 January 1955) is an Indian American engineer and businessman.", "Khosla is listed by Forbes magazine as a billionaire.", "Khosla made his early fortune as one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems, where he was the founding CEO and chairman in the early 1980s.", "In 2010, Khosla became involved in a legal dispute after preventing public access to Martins Beach over his property." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e9403_p12", "sents": [ "Telephone 212-741-5106 x21. o IP Unity Raise $12 Million in Series B from Kleiner Perkins MILIPITAS, Calif. -- IP Unity, which develops voice infrastructure technologies for networks, said it raised $12 million in its Series B round of funding from sole investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.", "The company had raised its initial funding from Battery Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.", "The two initial investors did not invest in the second round in order for Kleiner Perkins to take an equivalent 20% equity stake in the company.", "The investment gives IP Unity a valuation of $60 million.", "Battery Ventures and New Enterprise Associates, who had each received a 30% stake, now hold 20% of IP Unity.", "Vinod Khosla, a general partner with Kleiner Perkins and board member of Juniper Networks, Redback, and QWEST Communications, will take a seat on the company's board of directors as a result of the Kleiner Perkins investment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Korea", "sents": [ "Korea is a historic country in East Asia, since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea (officially the \"Democratic People's Republic of Korea\") and South Korea (officially the \"Republic of Korea\").", "Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast.", "It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2708_p6", "sents": [ "LNG 13 is 15 percent larger than the conference and exhibition held in Australia back in 1998 which reflects the growth of the industry, Lee explained, adding that the demand for LNG has been increasing rapidly here in Korea.", "``When you look at the scope of participation in LNG 13, it is easy to see the increasing vitality of the LNG industry as sources of clean energy gain in importance,'' said the former ambassador to Greece who also served as a senior official of MOCIE.", "He said enormous efforts have been made to attract as many companies, exhibitors and participants to LNG 13 as possible, and the global industry has responded in full force.", "``For instance, I traveled to Japan and the United States on numerous occasion to drum up support.", "Japan has been gracious enough to send a delegation of more than 500 participants,'' said Lee with satisfaction.", "``LNG 13 in Korea has special meaning in that it is the first such conference to be organized at the beginning of new era for the 21st Century and it will certainly be a turning point for Korea's gas industry and, at the same time, this event will be an another important momentum to serve as a catalyst in us for the further development of the world energy industry,'' he elaborated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27902_p0", "sents": [ "'Register now for our upcoming events!", "*Nov. 9* \"Global Warming & Climate Change: The Coming Changes to Pennsylvania's Natural Heritage and Public Health\" Sponsored by PennFuture and the Interfaith Campaign on Climate Change of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, and cosponsored by Audubon PA. 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. -- Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill, PA -- $25 General Admission.", "*Nov. 15* Second Annual Green Power: Turn It On!", "Awards Luncheon Sponsored by PennFuture in cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Center for Resource Solutions & the United States Department of Energy - Philadelphia Regional Office.", "Luncheon Program --12 - 2 p.m. -- Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh -- $25 General Admission, $15 PennFuture Members.", "*Dec. 3* Election 2001: The Calm Before The Storm\" Presentations by Senator Jeffrey Piccola, Senate Majority Whip; Representative Michael Veon, House Minority Whip; Professor G. Terry Madonna, Millersville University." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "G. Terry Madonna", "sents": [ "G. Terry Madonna is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College.", "He is also the Director of the Franklin & Marshall College Poll.", "In the early 1970s, he served as County Commissioner of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2933_p30", "sents": [ "Gregor Freund, CEO and co-founder, had previously held those responsibilities.", "Mr. Salim, who was introduced to the company throug h mutual contacts at Zone Labs, had previously served as president of United States an d European operations for Trend Micro.", "He had also served as president and CE O of Software Publishing Corp.", "Zone Labs is backed by EastWest Ventures, Inte l, Oxford Bioscience, Pacific Venture Group, and John McAfee.", "http: www.zonelabs.com PrivateExpress Appoints New President & CEO mail?", "top SAN MATEO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- PrivateExpress, a provider of sec urity software for Internet-based business communications, said that it has appointed Richard W. Ormond to president and CEO.", "Mr. Ormond most recently served as chief operating officer at e-commerce provider Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited.", "He replaces Jim Levy, who w as interim chief executive officer and will remain with the company as chairma n. Mr. Ormond also joins as the seventh member of the board, which includes Alberto J. Yepez, president of Entrust, Philip Wang, president of F.V.I.G." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "John McAfee", "sents": [ "John David McAfee ( ; born September 18, 1945) is a British-American computer programmer and businessman.", "He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company.", "McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software.", "The company was renamed to Intel Security in 2011 after being purchased by Intel, though the software still retains the McAfee brand name.", "McAfee's wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million, before his investments plummeted in the global financial crisis that began that year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27919_p7", "sents": [ "Fjeldstad, president and CEO, and Jim?Beach, chief financial officer and senior vice president.", "A DataChannel spokesperson said the company recently closed a round of funding, but would not disclose further details.", "The spokesperson also said that the deal includes Netegrity becoming the sole reseller of DataChannel products until the deal is finalized.", "At that time, Netegrity will rebrand existing DataChannel products as its own.", "DataChannel was backed by AT&amp;T, Deloitte Consulting, Bain Capital, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Bank, IBM, United States Venture Partners, Weiss, VanW agoner, and XMLFund.", "<http: www.datachannel.com <http: www.netegrity.com * Switch Biotech Gets $16 Million in Round Three By Taran Provost <mailto:[email protected] top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QNMKJQINII MARTINSRIED, GERMANY -- Switch Biotech, a developer of medications for dermatological conditions, said it received EUR 18 million ($16 million) in third-round funding.", "The new investors in the round were NMT New Medical Technologies, Mulligan BioCapital, and Landeskreditbank Baden-Wurttemberg-Forderbank.", "The company will use the funds to continue its research initiatives." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Bain Capital", "sents": [ "Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.", "It specializes in private equity, venture capital and credit products.", "Bain Capital invests across a range of industry sectors and geographic regions.", "As of June 2014, the firm managed more than $75 billion of investor capital across its various investment platforms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e682_p3", "sents": [ "I have five sisters, and the only way you went to college where I grew up was on a scholarship.\"", "She says her family is tight- knit, and she speaks frequently by phone with her sisters, including Cecelia Lynch, a political science professor at the University of California, Irvine.", "A debater in high school, Loretta Lynch left Independence - \"we lived about a mile from Harry Truman\" - and went to the University of Southern California.", "From there she went to Yale Law School.", "She returned to Los Angeles and worked as a lawyer at the Legal Aid Foundation, which provides legal help for the poor.", "She then served eight years as a staff attorney handling civil litigation in the San Francisco law firm of Keker & Van Nest.", "In between, she found time to clerk for a federal appellate justice and work on four major political campaigns, including Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential race, Dianne Feinstein's first United States Senate bid and John Van de Kamp's failed gubernatorial campaign." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "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, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Twyford Down", "sents": [ "Twyford Down is an area of chalk downland lying directly to the southeast of Winchester, Hampshire, England.", "It is situated near the South Downs National Park, next to St. Catherine's Hill.", "The down has been used as a settlement since pre-Roman times, and has hosted a fort and a chapel, as well as being a popular 17th and 18th century coaching route." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Winchester", "sents": [ "Winchester is a city and the county town of Hampshire, England.", "The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs National Park, along the course of the River Itchen.", "It is situated 61 mi south-west of London and 13.6 mi from Southampton, its closest city.", "At the time of the 2011 Census, Winchester had a population of 45,184.", "The wider City of Winchester district which includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop's Waltham has a population of 116,800." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Teresa Nunes Alves de Sousa", "sents": [ "Teresa Nunes Alves de Sousa (1979) is a Lisbon based visual artist.", "After studying painting and drawing at the experimental art center ARCO in Lisbon, de Sousa moved to London to study Fine Art at Central Saint Martins.", "Her work is mostly based on performative text and video, questioning what she defines as an essential space and time of the frame.", "Her continuous investigation within the phenomenology of architecture breathes through the video work where the frame space becomes her dwelling space." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lisbon", "sents": [ "Lisbon ( ; Portuguese: \"Lisboa\" , ] ) is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with a population of 552,700 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km.", "Its urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 3 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.", "About 3 million people live in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (which represents approximately 27% of the country's population).", "It is continental Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast.", "Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus.", "The westernmost areas of its metro area is the westernmost point of Continental Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Joe Sakic", "sents": [ "Joseph Steven Sakic ( ; born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player.", "He played his entire 21-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise.", "Named captain of the team in 1992 (after serving as a co-captain in 1990–91), Sakic is regarded as one of the most capable team leaders in league history and was able to motivate his team to play at a winning level.", "Sakic led the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, being named the most valuable player of the 1996 playoffs, and honored as the MVP of the NHL in 2001 by the hockey writers and his fellow players.", "As such, he is one of six Avalanche players in franchise history to participate in both of the team's Stanley Cup victories.", "Sakic was also named to play in 13 NHL All-Star Games and selected to the NHL First All-Star Team at centre three times." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Quebec Nordiques", "sents": [ "The Quebec Nordiques (French: \"Nordiques de Québec\" , pronounced ] in Quebec French, in Canadian English; literally translated \"Quebec City Northmen\" or \"Northerners\") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec.", "The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) and the National Hockey League (1979–95).", "The franchise was relocated to Denver, Colorado in May 1995 and renamed the Colorado Avalanche." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4432_p14", "sents": [ "Jim Acos, former president of JPA Associates, will act as president of the new company.", "Companies will be admitted to SBTP based on the viability of their business model.", "SBTI, the sole owner of new company, intends to acquire an additional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet of space by the end of next year.", "http: www.sbtechnology.com Online Outer Space Firm Project Voyager Now Called OneCosmos SAN FRANCISCO -- Project Voyager, a media network focused on space and science, said it changed its name to OneCosmos.", "The company will operate an online portal that it plans to launch on January 1, 2001 and a television and film production unit.", "The company was founded by Ann Druyan, who was wife and collaborator to the late astronomer, author, and television personality Carl Sagan, and USWeb co-founder Joe Firmage, who is also the chairman of venture development firm Intend Change.", "The company launched with $23 million in seed funding from Crosspoint and Softbank Venture Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 6 ] }, { "title": "e4892_p25", "sents": [ "Terms of the deal were undisclosed.", "All ART employees will remain with the company and Terrance Baker, president and CEO of ART, will continue with research and development.", "Hire.com is backed by Austin Ventures, Crosspoint, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, TL Ventures, Hearst, Pulitzer Inc., Essex Investment, and Dell Computer.", "ART is funded by Reticular Systems.", "http: www.hire.com http: www.advancedrecruitingtech.com Newtek Capital Gets 50% Stake in Online Tech Integrator AIDA NEW YORK -- Newtek Capital, a marketing and Internet company focused on the management, development, and integration of Internet technology and middle-market businesses, announced it has taken a 50% stake in Advanced Internet Design and Applications (AIDA), a Web technology integrator.", "Newtek will also receive three of the five AIDA board seats for its undisclosed investment.", "AIDA will use the funds to develop its technology platform, strategic initiatives, corporate infrastructure, and staffing.", "http: www.aidacorp.com http: www.newtekcapital.com Nordex Acquired By Grading Information Site PowerSchool FOLSOM, Calif. -- PowerSchool, which provides Web-based grading information and educational tools to elementary and secondary schools, said it is acquiring Nordex International, which provides scheduling and other school management systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Osvaldo Budet", "sents": [ "Osvaldo Budet (Juan Osvaldo Budet-Meléndez) (born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979 is a contemporary Puerto Rican artist living in Berlin, Germany.", "Budet received a BFA in painting in 2004 from Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico and an MFA in Painting from the Hoffberger School of Painting in 2008 at Maryland Institute College of Art.", "He was an artist in resident at Museo del Barrio Santurce, Puerto Rico in 2005 and in The Leipzig International Art Program, Germany in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "San Juan, Puerto Rico", "sents": [ "San Juan ( ; ] , \"Saint John\") is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.", "As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States.", "San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it \"Ciudad de Puerto Rico\" (\"Rich Port City\").", "Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.", "Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19612_p51", "sents": [ "Overseas markets were uniformly higher on the moves.", "London's FTSE 100 was gaining fractionally at 5219, while Germany's Xetra DAX was up 1.5% to 4936. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei gained 1.4% to 10,432 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 2.6% to 10,539. The Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits fell unexpectedly by 46,000 to 450,000 in the week ended Saturday.", "Retail sales reports for October were also pouring in Thursday, with Wal-Mart (WMT:NYSE - news - commentary) posting a slightly higher-than-expected gain in same-store sales.", "Limited (LTD:NYSE - news - commentary) said same-store sales fell 6% while Gap Stores' (GPS:NYSE - news - commentary) fell 17%.", "The Enron (ENE:NYSE - news - commentary) saga continued with news that rival energy trader Dynegy (DYN:NYSE - news - commentary) has held talks to buy the company for up to $8 billion in stock.", "The possible deal is said to have the blessing of ChevronTexaco (CVX:NYSE - news - commentary) which owns 27% of Dynegy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Haunting Julia", "sents": [ "Haunting Julia is a 1994 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn.", "It is about Julia Lukin, a nineteen-year-old brilliant musician who committed suicide twelve years earlier, who haunts the three men closest to her, through both the supernatural and in their memories.", "In 2008, it was presented as the first play of \"Things That Go Bump\" (2002 play \"Snake in the Grass\" and new play \"Life and Beth\" being parts two and three)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Alan Ayckbourn", "sents": [ "Sir Alan Ayckbourn, CBE (born 12 April 1939) is a prolific English playwright and director.", "He has written and produced more than seventy full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their first performance.", "More than 40 have subsequently been produced in the West End, at the Royal National Theatre or by the Royal Shakespeare Company since his first hit \"Relatively Speaking\" opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1969." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19847_p12", "sents": [ "\"I expect I will continue to do some of these because they are fun and an excuse to interact with my father and brother more.\"", "Hendershott will teach an information technology strategy course during the Spring 2002 semester.", "His office is in F596, his phone number is 643-0619, and his e-mail address is [email protected].", "- HAAS CEO EXCHANGE TO AIR ON PBS IN SEPTEMBER CEO Exchange, the PBS television program hosted by the Haas School, will be broadcast in early September.", "Filmed in the Zellerbach Auditorium on April 11, 2001, the program featured Cisco's John Chambers and HP's Carly Fiorina along with host Jeff Greenfield and an audience of Haas students, faculty, staff, and alumni.", "The show will air on local public television stations this month, on the following dates: KQED, channel 9, Thursday, September 13, at 11:00 p.m. KRCB, channel 22, Tuesday, September 11, at 9:00 p.m. KTEH, channel 54, Thursday, September 13, at 10:00 p.m. and September 20 at 1:00 a.m. - DIANE DIMEFF HEADS FOR COLORADO AS ASSISTANT DEAN FOR MBA PROGRAMS AT CU BOULDER After serving for 8 years as director of the Haas School's Evening MBA Program, Diane Dimeff has accepted a position at the University of Colorado at Boulder as the assistant dean for MBA Programs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Carly Fiorina", "sents": [ "Cara Carleton Fiorina (née Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businessperson and political candidate, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP).", "She subsequently served as Chair of the philanthropic organization Good360." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Boeing", "sents": [ "The Boeing Company ( ) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites worldwide.", "The company also provides leasing and product support services.", "Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers; it is the second-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2015 revenue, and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value.", "Boeing stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e20472_p22", "sents": [ "T he success of Enron Online allows the group to describe itself as the world 's leading e-commerce company.", "It has also started marketing electricity to US consumers through a joint v enture with International Business Machines and America Online, the interne t service provider.", "In February this year Mr Skilling got his reward: he became chief executive of a group ranked seventh in Fortune magazine's list of the 500 most power ful US corporations - ahead of such corporate giants as IBM, AT&amp;T, Bank of America and Boeing.", "In retrospect, however, this breakneck pace of growth and innovation was ac hieved at a price.", "First was the personal cost to Mr Skilling.", "In August he abruptly resigned after only six months in the top job.", "Personal, non-heal th related reasons were cited and investors have received no further explan ation.", "A second cost was an enormous increase in financial complexity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20356_p6", "sents": [ "Shares of Enron plunged 21% to $20.65. Overseas, stocks closed higher.", "London's Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-Share Index gained 1.1%, while Frankfurt's Xetra DAX index rose 2%.", "Earlier in the day, Japan's Nikkei 225 average closed with a gain of 0.3%, but Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index ended 0.3% lower.", "In economic news, the Conference Board reported that its index of leading indicators for the month fell 0.5% in September, matching the estimates of economists surveyed by Thomson Global Markets.", "The index -- a composite of measurements aimed at forecasting likely changes in the economy -- included some data gathered after the Sept. 11 attacks.", "The decline, which was the index's largest one-month drop since January 1996, confirmed that the widespread weakness in the United States economy is deepening, the Conference Board said.", "Falling stock prices and rising initial unemployment claims were two of the index components that contributed most negatively to the September reading." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Hong Kong", "sents": [ "Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory south to Mainland China and east to Macao in East Asia.", "With around 7.2 million Hong Kongers of various nationalities in a territory of 1,104 km, Hong Kong is the world's fourth most densely populated country or territory." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Land Rover", "sents": [ "Land Rover is a car brand that specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles, owned by British multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover, which has been owned by India's Tata Motors since 2008.", "The Land Rover is regarded as a British icon, and was granted a Royal Warrant by King George VI in 1951." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19428_p0", "sents": [ "\"Join Ford Motor Company for an informal pre-game BBQ this Saturday, September 8. Come meet representatives from diverse functions including IT, Finance, Manufacturing Leadership and Engineering and see select products from our stable of automotive brands: Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover and Austin Martin.", "With our new offices for the Premier Automotive Group in Irvine, California and our numerous e-business and joint venture initiatives, our opportunities continue to grow throughout the country and the world as we expand in emerging markets such as China, India, Russia and Southeast Asia.", "This is a casual event to kick-off the 2001-2002 academic year and celebrate the continued close relationship between the Haas School of Business and Ford Motor Company, so stop by, see some cars and grab some food & drink.", "Time: Noon, prior to the 2:30 kick-off Location: Haas Courtyard If you are unable to attend and would like to learn more about opportunities at Ford Motor Company, please visit us on the web at www.mycareer.ford.com or feel free to contact me directly (Matt Field, Haas MBA00 - contact details below)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pelenna", "sents": [ "Pelenna is an electoral ward coterminous with a community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales.", "The ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Cefn-Saeson, Tonmawr, Pontrhydyfen in the parliamentary constituency of Neath." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Pontrhydyfen", "sents": [ "Pontrhydyfen (or Pont-rhyd-y-fen) is a small village in the Afan Valley, in Neath Port Talbot county borough in Wales.", "The majority of its inhabitants speak Welsh as their first language." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]