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[ { "title": "e3720_p7", "sents": [ "One dot-com from the fund has shut down.", "Focus Ventures expects to make between 15 and 25 new investments over the next 12 months from its second fund, according to Mr. Bischof.", "Each company typically receives between $7.5 million and $10 million in total.", "T he pace of investment at Focus Ventures has slowed to five investments in the first quarter this year, said Mr. Bischof.", "In prior quarters the firm did eight to 10 such deals.", "The pace will likely slow even more for the second quarter, but is expected to pick up again in the third quarter, he said.", "Mr Bischof said Focus Ventures would likely be in the market for its third fun d in early- or mid-2002, but declined to indicate fund size.", "Focus Ventures raised $106 million for a first fund in 1997 and a second fund closed in December 1999 at $465 million.", "The firm has five general partners, four associates, and a finance manager." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e3720_p5", "sents": [ "Comdisco reported an operating loss of $8 million and a net loss of $54 million for its second quarter.", "It also had to write off severa l investments from the venture unit.", "&We believe the charges taken with re spect to Comdisco Ventures were necessary given the recent and rapid decline in t he economic environment for venture capital-backed companies, 8 the company said in a statement last month.", "Comdisco Ventures portfolio companies include Everypath, a San Jose, Calif. company that provides a mobile application platform; Homes.com, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based provider of marketing and productivity applications for real estate companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March; Mobilocity, a New York-based professional services firm focused on remote computing; Optical Solutions, a Minneapolis provider of fiber optic voice, video, and data technology; and Pirus Networks, an Acton, Mass.-based IP storage networking company.", "http: www.comdisco.com Charter Growth Capital Changes Name to Focus Ventures mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Plewno", "sents": [ "Plewno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bukowiec, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 5 km north-east of Bukowiec, 10 km north-west of Świecie, 43 km north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 51 km north-west of Toruń." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Świecie", "sents": [ "Świecie ] (German: \"Schwetz\" ) is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants (2006), situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999); it was in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.", "It is the capital of Świecie County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Maharashtra State Electricity Board", "sents": [ "Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a state-owned electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India.", "The MSEB was formed on 20 June 1960 under Section 5 of the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948.", "In 1998 it was the second largest electricity generating utility in India after National Thermal Power Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6299_p10", "sents": [ "The NLNG is a Nigerian joint venture company whose shareholders are the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with 49 percent, Shell with 25.6 percent, TotalFinaElf with 15 percent, and Agip 10.4 percent.", "ade pcj da Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron pushes for resolution of Dabhol power project deadlock 07 10 2001 Agence France-Presse (Copyright 2001) NEW DELHI, July 10 (AFP) - The chairman of US energy giant Enron Corp. Kenneth Lay met Indian government officials Tuesday to push for a resolution of its dispute over a stalled power project near Bombay.", "The Enron-backed Dabhol Power Co's 2,184 megawatt power plant stopped generating electricity in May when its sole client, the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) failed to clear its long- overdue power bills.", "After the payement defaults, MSEB also refused to buy any more power following a dispute over tariffs.", "Lay flew in from Enron's US headquarters for a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha in New Delhi to try and break the deadlock over the power purchase agreement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2105_p72", "sents": [ "The agreements include the extension of a term loan from Enron to Huntco under transactions totalling $27.0 million.", "All transactions are slated to close on or before June 30, and are subject to satisfactory completion of Enron's due diligence and obtaining applicable consents and approvals.", "Further financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.", "Shares of Enron closed Monday at $62.72, Huntco closed at $1.10. San Francisco-Based Financial Firm Executives To Assume Some of CEO's Duties Deborah Lohse 05 01 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: San Jose Mercury News - California Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) Three JP Morgan H&Q executives will help take over some of the duties of Chairman Daniel H. Case III, who recently relinquished his role as chief executive after surgery for a malignant brain tumor, the firm said Monday.", "Cristina Morgan, now co-director of investment banking at the San Francisco-based investment bank, will become vice chair of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., the firm's New York-based parent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e490_p0", "sents": [ "'Coal Scores With Wager on Bush; Belief That Mineral Is Part of 'Balanced' Energy Policy Lifts Industry Outlook The Washington Post, 03 25 01 Energy trading floors represent ground zero in electricity crisis Associated Press Newswires, 03 25 01 India: Centre's interest liability on dues to Enron starts Business Line (The Hindu), 03 25 01 Victoria Station's pounds 250m facelift The Independent - London, 03 25 01 Standoff may delay renegotiation on Enron project The Times of India, 03 25 01 Deal to sell PGE may fall through Associated Press Newswires, 03 24 01 Govt clears FDI proposals worth Rs 683 crore The Economic Times, 03 24 01 Nigeria blames US firm for delay in power project: report Agence France-Presse, 03 24 01 Enron deal with Sierra likely a bust Buyer of Portland General having trouble raising cash Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 Market rebounds, but not stability Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 Midwest to face high gas prices again Supply of anti-smog component already one-quarter below last year Houston Chronicle, 03 24 01 COMPANY NEWS ENRON SALE OF UNIT TO SIERRA PACIFIC IS DOUBTED The New York Times, 03 24 01 Operators of California Power Grid Testify of System Abuses KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Orange County Register - California, 03 24 01 Santa Clara Plans for More Power Generators to be built on existing plant sites San Francisco Chronicle, 03 24 01 Calif. Crisis, M&A, Gas To Dominate Talk At Howard Weil Dow Jones News Service, 03 23 01 A Section Coal Scores With Wager on Bush; Belief That Mineral Is Part of 'Balanced' Energy Policy Lifts Industry Outlook Dan Morgan Washington Post Staff Writer 03 25 2001 The Washington Post FINAL A05 Copyright 2001, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved Few businesses placed as big a bet on Republicans in the last election as the coal industry, which gave 88 cents out of every dollar in campaign contributions to GOP candidates or organizations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University of Houston", "sents": [ "The University of Houston (UH) is a Carnegie Tier One state research university and the flagship institution of the University of Houston System.", "Founded in 1927, UH is the third-largest university in Texas with nearly 43,000 students.", "Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of Houston–University Park from 1983 to 1991.", "The Carnegie Foundation classifies UH as a doctoral degree-granting institution with \"highest research activity.\"", "The \"U.S. News & World Report\" ranks the university No.", "194 in its National University Rankings, and No.", "103 among top public universities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5974_p25", "sents": [ "About 40 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in the United States theoretically have an option to choose alternative retail electric providers.", "Some 1.8 million, representing 4.5 percent, have done so, according to Cambridge Energy Research Associates, a Massachusetts-based consultant.", "\"Many of those 40 million customers have choice in name only, as no one has signed up to offer an alternative to the utility,\" said Amy Biehl, an associate director at Cambridge who specializes in retail electricity issues.", "\"Because of the way the market is structured, they cannot offer savings or make a margin.\"", "On Jan. 1, Texans will join the ranks of those able to buy electricity from competing providers.", "In Houston, that means consumers can leave Reliant Energy HL&P.", "Those who don't switch will keep getting Reliant service but not under the HL&P banner.", "Come January, Texans who don't switch providers will see an immediate rate cut.", "An average residential customer in Texas should save about $78 next year because of the rate cut, according to a recent report by the Energy Institute at the University of Houston's C.T." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Clinical Neuropsychologist", "sents": [ "The Clinical Neuropsychologist is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering clinical neuropsychology.", "It was founded in 1987 as Clinical Neuropsychologist, obtaining its current name in 1995.", "It is published eight times per year by Routledge on behalf of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, of which it is the official journal.", "The editor-in-chief is Yana Suchy (University of Utah).", "According to the \"Journal Citation Reports\", the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.564." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Journal Citation Reports", "sents": [ "Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is an annual publication by Clarivate Analytics (previously the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters).", "It has been integrated with the Web of Science and is accessed from the Web of Science-Core Collections.", "It provides information about academic journals in the natural sciences and social sciences, including impact factors.", "The \"JCR\" was originally published as a part of \"Science Citation Index\".", "Currently, the \"JCR\", as a distinct service, is based on citations compiled from the \"Science Citation Index Expanded\" and the \"Social Science Citation Index\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5201_p15", "sents": [ "The company is backed by Thayer Capital.", "http: www.iconixx.com VC Fund News o Garage.com Pulls IPO Citing General Market Conditions NEW YORK -- Garage.com, which helps high-tech startups raise seed funding by matching them with strategic investors, withdrew its IPO.", "The company cited unfavorable market conditions.", "Garage.com is backed by 3i, Clal Industries, Goldman Sachs, Hikari Tsushin, Advanced Technology Ventures, Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, E*Trade, Highland Partners, and Mayfield Fund.", "http: www.garage.com Amadeus Capital Closes Second Fund With $340 Million LONDON -- Amadeus Capital Partners, a venture capital investor in early stage technology companies, said it closed its second fund with GBP 235 million ($340 million) in capital.", "The fund was launched in April with an expected cap of GBP 200 million.", "New investors in the fund included Marconi, Oracle, and Infineon.", "Previous corporate investors Microsoft, Reuters, and Deutsche Telecom and two major British pension funds, Shell and NatWest, were also involved in financing the firm's most recent fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Advanced Technology Ventures", "sents": [ "Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is an American venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in capital under management.", "The firm was founded in 1979 and invests in IT, healthcare, and cleantech companies.", "ATV has offices in Waltham, Massachusetts and Palo Alto, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jason Leopold", "sents": [ "Jason Leopold is an American senior investigative reporter for \"BuzzFeed\".", "He used to be an investigative reporter for \"Al Jazeera America\" and \"Vice News\".", "He worked at \"Truthout\" as a senior editor and reporter, a position he left after three years on February 19, 2008, to co-found the web-based political magazine \"The Public Record\", Leopold's profile page on \"The Public Record\" now says he is Editor-at-Large.", "Leopold returned to \"Truthout\" as Deputy Managing Editor in October 2009 and was made lead investigative reporter in 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e6313_p0", "sents": [ "'LADWP, Run By Davis Adviser, Cashed In On Calif Crisis Dow Jones Capital Markets Report via Dow Jones By Jason Leopold Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones)--On a single day in June 2000, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the largest municipal utility in the country, raked in $5 million selling California surplus power for $1,000 a megawatt-hour - about 30 times the average price the utility charged the month before.", "That sale, reported by the California Independent System Operator and confirmed by the LADWP in an interview last June, was one of many instances in which the municipal utility cashed in on California's power crisis.", "On Monday, the Department of Water Resources, the agency that has been purchasing California's bulk power needs in lieu of the state's cash-strapped utilities, released a detailed report of spot-market power purchases showing the LADWP charged the state an average of $242 a megawatt-hour for power from Jan. 18 through May 31 this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Time Pilot", "sents": [ "Time Pilot (夕イム・パイ口ツ卜) is a multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and released by Konami in 1982.", "It was distributed in the United States by Centuri.", "It is a time travel themed aerial combat game that allows the player's plane to fly across open air space that scrolls indefinitely in all directions.", "The Killer List of Videogames included \"Time Pilot\" in its list of top 100 arcade games of all time.", "Home ports for the Atari 2600 and MSX were released in 1983." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "ColecoVision", "sents": [ "The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second-generation home video-game console which was released in August 1982.", "The ColecoVision offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade game systems compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600, along with the means to expand the system's basic hardware." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Beau Kazer", "sents": [ "Beau Kazer (May 22, 1951 – December 30, 2014) was a Canadian actor who worked primarily on television.", "He was best known for his recurring role as Brock Reynolds on the American soap opera \"The Young and the Restless\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "The Young and the Restless", "sents": [ "The Young and the Restless (often abbreviated as Y&R) is an American television soap opera created by William J.", "Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS.", "The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin.", "First broadcast on March 26, 1973, \"The Young and the Restless\" was originally broadcast as half-hour episodes, five times a week.", "The show expanded to one-hour episodes on February 4, 1980.", "In 2006, the series began airing encore episodes weeknights on SOAPnet until 2013, when \"Y&R\" moved to TVGN (now Pop).", "Pop still airs the encore episodes on weeknights, starting July 1, 2013.", "The series is also syndicated internationally." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27924_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Thursday, October 25, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Web 'Wayback machine' switched on An archive of 10 billion Web pages, dating back to 1996, has been launched at web.archive.org.", "\"We created the archive in 1996 because we felt it was critical to preserve a permanent record of this historically significant new medium for the public,\" said founder Brewster Kahle.", "The project, developed in conjunction with the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution, made its official debut Wednesday night at the University of California at Berkeley.", "It will assist researchers and people \"who just want to see how the media and our culture marked important historical events,\" said Paul Grabowicz, an assistant dean at the university.", "-- Anthrax attacks see Web use boost The president of America Online told a suburban Washington, D.C., audience that anthrax attacks against the United States postal system are likely to boost Internet use." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Library of Congress", "sents": [ "The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the \"de facto\" national library of the United States.", "It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.", "The Library is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; it also maintains the Packard Campus in Culpeper, Virginia, which houses the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Stockholm", "sents": [ "Stockholm ( ; ] ] ) is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries; 942,370 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area.", "The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea.", "Just outside the city and along the coast is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago.", "The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl.", "It is also the capital of Stockholm County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e10178_p154", "sents": [ "The purchase is part of a $1 75 million contract signed last year in which the companies agreed to sell fib er and capacity to one another between North America and Europe.", "Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. of Bellevue, Wash., says that its ART Nordic A B subsidiary will team up with a Swedish broadband communications company to provide IP (Internet protocol) service in Norway.", "ART Nordic will make available its fixed wireless IP network to Utfors Bredband AB of Stockholm which will use the system with its fiber optic infrastructure.", "FCC Reauction Net bids in the FCC 's ongoing reauction of 422 \"C and \"F b lock PCS (personal communications service) licenses hit $16.8 billion at the end of bidding Friday, Jan. 19 (TR, Jan. 15).", "The action continued to slow down, with only 27 new bids submitted in the 73rd round.", "Verizon Wireless still led all bidders, offering $8.8 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Vestas", "sents": [ "Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines.", "It was founded in 1945, and as of 2013, it is the largest wind turbine company in the world.", "The company operates manufacturing plants in Denmark, Germany, India, Italy, Romania, the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Australia, China, and the United States, and employs more than 21,000 people globally." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6406_p45", "sents": [ "Poulsen said Vestas is planning to build production facilities there.", "The company currently has a sales and service force of about 120 for importing turbines in the U.S., but no manufacturing capability there.", "\"We are preparing ourselves for production investments in the U.S.,\" Poulsen said, declining to give details.", "\"The extension of the tax credits will be the trigger.\"", "The United States production tax credit for power from renewable sources is set to expire at year's end, but President George W. Bush has asked Congress to renew it.", "That is expected to happen later this year.", "Confident Of Maintaining Market Share Getting production to meet demand is tough, particularly when demand increases between 30% to 35% annually, according to the European Wind Energy Association.", "NEG Micon A S (K.NEG), Vestas' chief Danish rival and the world's second largest maker of turbines, nearly went under a couple of years ago, when the pressure to produce was exacerbated by problems with its gear box." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Air India", "sents": [ "Air India is the flag carrier airline of India.", "It is owned by Air India Limited, a government-owned enterprise, and operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving 90 domestic and international destinations.", "The airline has its hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, alongside several focus cities across India.", "Air India is the largest international carrier out of India with an 18.6% market share.", "Over 60 international destinations are served by Air India across four continents.", "Additionally, the carrier is the third largest domestic airline in India in terms of passengers carried (after IndiGo and Jet Airways) with a market share of 13.5% as of July 2017.", "The airline became the 27th member of Star Alliance on 11 July 2014." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27392_p61", "sents": [ "A catalogue of delays in the privatisation of aluminium maker Balco, the Air India airline and now telecoms giant VSNL are unlikely to persuade sceptics.", "Bureaucracy does nothing to encourage doubters who see the woes of United States energy giant Enron - India's biggest foreign investor caught in a billion dollar dispute over a private power contract - as symptomatic of India's problems.", "If India gets its act together, economists like BNP Paribas' Andrew Freris say India could grow at nine percent a year, rather than stacking up opportunity costs of economic underperformance.", "With Washington wooing New Delhi in the Asia-Pacific power balance, investment capital may find itself serving the interests of foreign policy especially if China backslides on reform.", "\"We think that FDI will continue to flood into China for years to come,\" Nicholas Bibby, an economist with UBS Warburg in Hong Kong said.", "\"But if China fails to deliver for a lot of these companies, they may well start looking towards India.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5470_p48", "sents": [ "The issue may come to a head at a meeting scheduled for Monday.", "The agency is running out of time to finalize a plan for helping California this summer.", "* Times staff writer Dan Morain in Sacramento contributed to this story.", "Air standards lowered for power plants DAVIS ORDER: They can run overtime Robert Salladay, Lynda Gledhill, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau Tuesday, June 12, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f=3D ca 2001 06 12 MN215029 .DTL Gov.", "Gray Davis eased California's air pollution standards for power plants yesterday with an executive order that will allow some to run overtime this summer and squeeze out extra electricity.", "Energy advisers said the governor's order actually would cause less polluti on in the coming months because it allows natural-gas powered plants to run longer and reduce the need to run dirtier diesel-powered generators often used as backups.", "\"If you don't run these, you're either going to have outages, or you're goi ng to run something dirtier,\" said Davis adviser Kellan Fluckiger." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Zollie Kovacs", "sents": [ "Zollie Kovacs (born c. 1935) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.", "He won the Grey Cup with them in 1957.", "He previously played football at and attended the University of Ottawa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Grey Cup", "sents": [ "The Grey Cup (French: \"Coupe Grey\" ) is the name of both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing Canadian football.", "It is contested between the winners of the CFL's East and West Divisional playoffs and is one of Canadian television's largest annual sporting events.", "The Toronto Argonauts have 16 championships, more than any other team.", "The latest, the 104th Grey Cup, took place in Toronto, Ontario, on November 27, 2016, when the Ottawa Redblacks defeated the Calgary Stampeders 39–33 in overtime." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Wall Street Journal", "sents": [ "The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.", "The \"Journal\", along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.", "The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19601_p13", "sents": [ "This all comes against the backdrop that Enron has been trying to secure an up to $2 billion equity infusion.", "The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday afternoon on Dow Jones Newswires that Dynegy Inc. (DYN) was in advanced talks to infuse that amount into Enron in a deal that could lead to an acquisition.", "Enron stock rebounded from its $7 a share low on the report and was off but 5% at $9.20. (Dynegy investors clearly aren't happy about a prospective deal - they knocked the stock down 8%, in part over worries about what Dynegy could be getting itself into.)", "For an indication of how severely Wall Street views the situation, you need to look no further than the derivatives market itself, where the cost of protecting the business you have done with Enron is skyrocketing and money is being demanded up front.", "Traders say companies that today have unhedged forward purchase contracts with Enron are paying dearly for insurance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Urbanfetch", "sents": [ "Urbanfetch was an Internet company founded in 1999 which enabled customers to order products (DVDs, music, books, snacks, gifts, etc.)", "online and have them delivered by bike messenger in less than an hour within certain delivery areas covering most of Manhattan and London.", "The company's business plan was essentially identical to that of Kozmo.com, which led to a lawsuit from them.", "Apparently, the founder of Urbanfetch, Ross Stevens, had been approached to fund Kozmo, but instead launched a competing business with an identical business model.", "The suit was settled in December 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e4946_p2", "sents": [ "Mr. Ross also said that the company \"would not rule out the possibility of re-entering the B2C market if conditions change.\"", "Both Urbanfetch and rival Kozmo have had signifcant layoffs in recent months, and in August Kozmo.com pulled its intended IPO.", "Urbanfetch is backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners.", "http: www.kozmo.com http: www.urbanfetch.com Scour, Embattled File-Sharing Service, Files For Chapter 11 LOS ANGELES -- Scour, which provides a digital entertainment search engine and file-sharing service through its Web site, said it filed for reorganization under Chapter 11. The company said it took the measure to review and develop recapitalization and restructuring plans to reposition itself.", "Scour, which laid off 52 employees last month, has been embroiled in a legal battle with the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the National Music Publishers Association over issues of copyright infringement.", "Dan Rodrigues, president of Scour, said that during the Chapter 11 process, which stays all pending litigation against the company, all of Scour's products will continue to be available." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Skycycle (rock band)", "sents": [ "Skycycle was a Los Angeles based alternative rock band, led by former MTV VJ and singer-songwriter Steve Isaacs.", "The band is perhaps best known for their contributions to the 1998 \"Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island\" soundtrack." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Los Angeles", "sents": [ "Los Angeles ( ; Spanish for \"The Angels\"; ] ), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California.", "With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322, it is the second most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in the state of California.", "Located in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10000 ft , Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 sqmi .", "The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country.", "Los Angeles is the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with 13,131,431 residents, and is part of the larger designated Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA), the second most populous in the nation with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Twin Falls (Idaho)", "sents": [ "Twin Falls is a waterfall on the Snake River in the Snake River Canyon in southern Idaho, United States.", "The falls are located on the border of Jerome and Twin Falls counties, a few miles east of its namesake city, Twin Falls.", "They are upstream of Pillar Falls and Shoshone Falls and just downstream from Milner Dam." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Snake River", "sents": [ "The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States.", "At 1078 mi long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean.", "Rising in western Wyoming, the river flows through the Snake River Plain of southern Idaho, then through the rugged Hells Canyon area via northeastern Oregon and the rolling Palouse Hills, to reach its mouth near the Washington Tri-Cities area, where it enters the Columbia.", "Its drainage basin encompasses parts of six U.S. states, and its average discharge is over 54000 cuft/s ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10350_p0", "sents": [ "\"All, Lee asked me to forward this.", "I'm still awaiting additional suggestions from anyone on speakers.", "I guess Lee's e-mail changes things.", "If the business school wants to go forward with a conference anyway then it may be a bad idea to have a separate one.", "Jeff has said he likes the idea of coordinating.", "Bill and Allen, what do you think?", "I will chime in that Carl Shapiro is very much a big wig, as a former chief economist at DOJ.", "As for the Frank Wolak suggestion, Frank is a Stanford economist who is an outstanding analyst and has published probably more than anyone else on electricity market design performance, regarding the UK, Australia, and California.", "He speaks a mile a minute though and his understanding of policy and politics is a bit naive.", "I should note that ICF will not be able to contribute.", "I heard from Michael Berg this morning." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e74_p1", "sents": [ "I'm not talking about the campaign contributions in Gray Davis' pocket.", "The most money has gone from power sales in California to the Canadian Province of British Columbia.?", "It was a plot the Canadians hatched.", "I mean, look at Governor Davis.?", "He looks kind of BC-ish.?", "Skinny and lanky, wimpy hair, and a hesitation in his speech.", "He talks their language: a mix of misspelled French (\"meet me at th e centre\"), English, and Eh(?).?", "One night in 1996, the BC government secretl y sent us some economists by the truckload to destroy California.?", "The utilities probably paid for the bus tickets.?", "I happen to know that Frank Wolak, Chair of the ISO Market Surveillance Committee once lectured at a University in Vancouver, B.C..?", "What more evidence do you need The BC Government sent us cheap hydro power, sold at inflated market prices so tha t they could do what the citizens of California wanted to do with their budge t largess build roads, schools, and hospitals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5486_p4", "sents": [ "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has the responsibility to hold generators accountable for behavior that produces unjust and unreasonable prices, even if it isn't illegal, Borenstein said.", "-By Jason Leopold, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3874; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Calif Gov:Evidence May Allow Criminal Case Vs Generators By Jason Leopold Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 06 12 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LOS ANGELES -(Dow Jones)- California investigations have turned up a \"growing body of evidence\" that may allow the state's attorney general to pursue criminal charges against generators suspected by some of manipulating power prices in the state, the office of California Gov.", "Gray Davis said Tuesday.", "The governor's office didn't detail that evidence, however, and persons familiar with the probe conducted by the state attorney general and the California Public Utilities Commission maintained that no such evidence exists." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Jason Leopold", "sents": [ "Jason Leopold is an American senior investigative reporter for \"BuzzFeed\".", "He used to be an investigative reporter for \"Al Jazeera America\" and \"Vice News\".", "He worked at \"Truthout\" as a senior editor and reporter, a position he left after three years on February 19, 2008, to co-found the web-based political magazine \"The Public Record\", Leopold's profile page on \"The Public Record\" now says he is Editor-at-Large.", "Leopold returned to \"Truthout\" as Deputy Managing Editor in October 2009 and was made lead investigative reporter in 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kongsvinger Ishall", "sents": [ "Kongsvinger Ishall is an indoor ice hockey arena located in Kongsvinger, Hedmark, Norway.", "The 2,000 seat arena is the home of the Kongsvinger Knights ice hockey team.", "The arena is located on the same spot as the former indoor ice hockey rink in Kongsvinger, Kongshallen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Kongsvinger", "sents": [ "   is a town and is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway.", "It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal.", "The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1612_p14", "sents": [ "This decision was taken after discussions were held between finance minister Yashwant Sinha and Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.", "The committee, which is to be formed within a week, will deliberate on the cost aspect of the 2,184 -MW Dabhol power project.", "The Centre will nominate one member to this committee who will represent the joint views of all related ministries.", "Sources said since the Maharashtra government has already indicated that it will not be in a position to buy the entire power generated by the Enron plant, the committee will also look into matters like exports of surplus power to other states.", "The committee will have representatives from the state government and MSEB.", "Speaking to reporters, Sinha said: \"We hope DPC will respond positively to this and not take steps that will precipitate a crisis.\"", "Although this appears like the beginning of a breakthrough as far as the government of Maharashtras stand on the Enron controversy is concerned, it is left to see as to how it is accepted or reciprocated by Enron." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Vilasrao Deshmukh", "sents": [ "Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (26 May 1945 – 14 August 2012) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the Chief Minister of the state of Maharashtra.", "He also served in the Union cabinet as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Wall Street Journal", "sents": [ "The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.", "The \"Journal\", along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.", "The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5587_p2", "sents": [ "But in the 163-day period between the time the penalties were ordered and June 12, the DWR was judged by regulators to have purchased too little power 77% of the time.", "That, in turn, triggered penalties of $100 for each megawatt hour of power purchased by the California Independent System Operator, above certain thresholds, in its \"real time\" energy market.", "State officials notified FERC late Friday that the penalties had become astronomical and asked that they be eliminated.", "In its meeting Monday, FERC is expected to roll out broader price controls for the Western power market.", "But it isn't expected to address the penalty issue.", "Now the state faces a new problem of at times purchasing too much power, partly due to the activation of 38 long-term power contracts signed by the state since January.", "On Friday, Gov.", "Davis released heavily censored copies of these documents after a judge compelled him to do so as a result of lawsuits brought by Republican state legislators and a consortium of news organizations, including The Wall Street Journal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19866_p0", "sents": [ "'BANDWIDTH BEAT: Glut Or No Glut, Dynegy's Lighting Fiber Dow Jones Energy Service, 09 21 01 INDIA: Enron Indian unit defaults on interest dues-source.", "Reuters English News Service, 09 21 01 India Crt Disallows MSEB's Appeal On Payment To Dabhol Dow Jones International News, 09 21 01 Kaiser Aluminum May Owe Refunds for Power Sales in Northwest Bloomberg, 09 21 01 Enron Accused of Infringing Electronic Trading Patent (Update2) Bloomberg, 09 21 01 BANDWIDTH BEAT: Glut Or No Glut, Dynegy's Lighting Fiber By Michael Rieke 09 21 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) A Dow Jones Newswires Column HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Never mind all the talk about a bandwidth glut, here comes more longhaul telecommunications capacity.", "Dynegy Corp.'s (DYN) telecom unit is bringing its domestic fiber-optic longhaul network online next month despite the fact that bandwidth prices have been falling for more than a year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1301_p0", "sents": [ "'BANDWIDTH BEAT: Master Trading Agreement 3.0 Dow Jones Energy Service, 04 16 01 Sierra Pacific Shares Slump After Utility Suspends Dividend Dow Jones Business News, 04 16 01 Energy Traders Raise Ante In Power-hungry California Dow Jones Energy Service, 04 16 01 Independent Power Producers Expect to Meet or Exceed Forecasts Dow Jones Business News, 04 16 01 Seattle City Utility Racks Up $92 Million in Power Purchases in March KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Seattle Times - Washington, 04 16 01 Sierra Pacific Shares Fall After Dividend Canceled (Update2) Bloomberg, 04 16 01 BANDWIDTH BEAT: Master Trading Agreement 3.0 04 16 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) By Michael Rieke A Dow Jones Newswires Column HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Carriers and trading companies worked for more than nine months last year, missed four deadlines and couldn't produce a master bandwidth trading agreement.", "Now they seem to be coming out with something new every other month or so." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27309_p11", "sents": [ "<br <br Before joining Worldview, he served as a vice president at SDL, which was acquired by JDS Uniphase this year.", "At SDL Mr. Eglash managed efforts in pump lasers, optical amplifiers, and industrial lasers.", "<br <br Worldview Technology Partners, which has more than $1.75 billion under management and 80 companies in its portfolio, closed its fourth fund with $1 billion in January 2000. <br <br The firm focuses on emerging technologies, including telecommunications and infrastructure software.", "Worldview also has business development offices in Tokyo and Singapore.< font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.worldview.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.worldview.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwLLLILKJJJI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" ThinkEquity Adds Trace A. Urdan as Principal, Senior Analyst< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwLLLILKJJJIx\" <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images arrow.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" alt=\"top\" a &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LLLILKJJJI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp;< td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" SAN FRANCISCO -- ThinkEquity Partners, an institutional investment firm, said it added Trace A. Urdan as principal and senior analyst.<br <br Mr. Urdan will focus portfolio companies including SmartForce, University of Phoenix Online, DigitalThink, and Saba Software." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3137_p8", "sents": [ "Ms. Amos formerly served as vice president of strategy and marketing at Reliacast, an Internet infrastructure software company.", "B2eMarkets is backed by Accenture, Ascend Venture Group, Carthage Partners, CIBC Capital Partners, FBR Technology Venture Partners, Syncom, and Syndicated Communications.", "Tenor Networks Appoints Araldo Menegon as Senior VP mail?", "top ACTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Tenor Networks, which provides a core servic e switch that enables the convergence of multiple services onto a packet-base d network, said it appointed Araldo Menegon as senior vice president of worldwide sales and field operations, responsible for sales, field support, and professional services.", "Mr. Menegon will report to president and CEO Dav id Tolwinski.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Menegon was area director of AT?global operations at Cisco Systems where he was responsible for sales, marketing, and engineering.", "Tenor Networks is funded by Amerindo Investment Advisors, BancBoston Ventures, Charter Growth Capital, Essex Investment Management, Greylock Management, Haebler Capital, Matrix Partners, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, RS Investment Management, Technology Crossover Ventures, Thomas Weisel Partner s, TyCom, Williams Communications, and Worldview Technology Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2204_p76", "sents": [ "Nine power plants totalling more than 6,000 megawatts are currently under construction.", "USA: Enron says vice chairman Clifford Baxter resigns 05 02 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, May 2 (Reuters) - United States energy giant Enron Corp. said on Wednesday that its vice chairman J. Clifford Baxter is resigning after 10 years with the company.", "Enron said in a statement that Baxter, who joined the company in 1991, is resigning to spend additional time with his family.", "Baxter will continue to work as a consultant with the firm.", "He was chairman and chief executive officer of Enron North America before becoming vice chairman in October last year.", "Enron shares were down $1.81 trading at $60.60 during late afternoon.", "Enron Vice Chairman Cliff Baxter Resigns 05 02 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) HOUSTON, May 2 PRNewswire -- Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE) announced today that Vice Chairman J. Clifford Baxter is resigning from the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1631_p0", "sents": [ "\"In support of Enron ,s continuing efforts to increase its return on inves ted capital and direct resources towards our highest return businesses, David Haug, Chairman and CEO of Enron CALME, Jim Hughes, President and COO of Enr on APACHI, Joe Kishkill, Managing Director of Enron South America, and Frank Stabler, formerly a Managing Director of Enron CALME, will join Mark Metts in a corporate wide effort, to help monetize some of Enron ,s assets.", "David will help transition the CALME business activities into other parts of Enron whi le working with Mark on the asset monetization projects.", "David will continue as an Executive Vice President for Enron Corp and a member of Enron ,s Execu tive Committee.", "Cliff Baxter will oversee this effort.", "Consistent with these changes, the CALME group will be divided as follows.", "Enron Global LNG and Enron ,s Caribbean Basin activities will become part of the new Enron Global Markets (EGM) group headed by Mike McConnell." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3700_p73", "sents": [ "Analysts say more market-related downtime needs to occur to keep the market in shape.", "After all, inventory levels are currently 1.7%, or 30,000 tons above the 10-year average level for April of 1.815 million tons.", "In April, consumer inventories fell 24,000 tons, while on the mills end, they rose 23,000 tons for a combined total of 1.845 million tons, the PPPC said.", "\"Producers other than Abitibi, Bowater and Norske Skog will have to take more downtime,\" said Stephen Atkinson, analyst with BMO Nesbitt Burns in Montreal.", "He said the cuts so far have halted a price drop underway since March.", "But, Atkinson is self-admittedly more optimistic on newsprint prices and the strength of the market than are analysts in general.", "Mark Wilde, analyst with Deutsche Bank Alex.", "Brown in New York, said in a research note, \"We do not believe that prices will stay at these levels for another month, but with continued supply discipline, producers may be able to hold prices until the seasonal pickup.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Norske Skog", "sents": [ "Norske Skogindustrier ASA or Norske Skog, which translates as \"Norwegian Forest Industries\", is a Norwegian pulp and paper company based in Halden, Norway and established in 1962.", "The corporation is the world's largest producer of newspaper (newsprint) and magazine paper, with 18 mills around the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2259_p87", "sents": [ "The president is ``worried the blackouts may be known as the `Bush Blackout s' and he wants them to be known as the `Davis Blackouts,'? ''", "said Farr, head of the state's Democratic congressional delegation.", "He wrote to Cheney on Thursday expressing ``extreme disappointment'' that the vice president had excluded Democrats from the Tuesday meeting.", "Despite several requests, Farr and his Democratic colleagues have yet to meet with Cheney or any other top administration officials on the issue.", "Bush on Thursday denied there was any change in policy.", "``What the vice president and I understand is that you cannot conserve your way to energy independence,'' Bush said Thursday after meeting with Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz.", "``We can do a better job in conservation, but we darn sure have to do a better j ob of finding more supply.''", "A task force headed by Cheney is finalizing a national energy plan that is expected to put is major emphasis on increasing supply through more drillin g for oil and natural gas and greater use of coal and nuclear power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Paul Wolfowitz", "sents": [ "Paul Dundes Wolfowitz (born December 22, 1943) is an American political scientist and diplomat who served as the 10th President of the World Bank, United States Ambassador to Indonesia, US Deputy Secretary of Defense, and former dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.", "He is currently a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, working on issues of international economic development, Africa and public-private partnerships, and chairman of the US-Taiwan Business Council." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2004 FIU Golden Panthers football team", "sents": [ "The 2004 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season as a NCAA Division I-A independent school in their 1-A transition year.", "The Panthers were led by head coach Don Strock in his third season and finished with a record of zero wins and seven losses (0–7).", "In 2008, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions found major violations within the football program and as such vacated the Panthers' three wins from the 2004 season." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season", "sents": [ "The 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began on August 28, 2004, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on December 17, 2004, at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.", "James Madison won their first I-AA championship, defeating Montana by a final score of 31−21." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tinissa indica", "sents": [ "Tinissa indica is a moth of the Tineidae family.", "It is found in China (Hainan and Yunnan), Taiwan, India, Sikkim and Bhutan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Tineidae", "sents": [ "Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera.", "Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths.", "The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera.", "Most of the tineid moths are small or medium-sized, with wings held roofwise over the body when at rest.", "They are particularly common in the Palaearctic, but many occur elsewhere, and some are found very widely as introduced species." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3713_p29", "sents": [ "BURY: And how much of this energy crisis did California bring upon itself?", "Those questions when we come back.", "Announcer: This is ABC News: NIGHTLINE, brought to you by (Commercial break) BURY: Joining us from Boston, Lowell Bergman, the correspondent for tomorrow's \"Frontline\" broadcast.", "From our Los Angeles bureau, Laura Holson, a business correspondent for The New York Times, who's been covering the California energy crisis.", "And here in Washington, Joe Kahn, who reports on energy and economics for The New York Times.", "Laura, just before the break, we heard California Governor Davis blaming the energy companies and the federal regulators.", "How much of his argument is sinking in.", "In other words, whom do Californians blame for this?", "Ms. LAURA HOLSON (The New York Times): The interesting thing is Californians blame everybody for this ap--for what has happened with the energy crisis.", "They blame the governor for not responding quickly enough to a crisis that started, you know, a year ago, if you really, you know, look at when prices starting going up." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "The New York Times", "sents": [ "The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times) is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851, by The New York Times Company.", "\"The New York Times\" has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other newspaper.", "The paper's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation, behind \"The Wall Street Journal\", and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States.", "\"The New York Times\" is ranked 18th in the world by circulation.", "Following industry trends, its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Landwehr", "sents": [ "Landwehr, or Landeswehr, is a German language term used in referring to certain national armies, or militias found in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe.", "In different context it refers to large-scale, low-strength fortifications.", "In German, the word means \"defence of the country\"; but the term as applied to an insurrectional militia is very ancient, and \"lantveri\" are mentioned in \"Baluzii Capitularia\", as quoted in Hallam's \"Middle Ages\", i.", "262, 10th edition." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e25653_p0", "sents": [ "'I'm around.", "Could you forward me the \"matrix.\"", "(sounds so \"classified.\"", "I love it.)", "Best, Jeff --Original Message -- From: Landwehr, Susan M. Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:27 AM To: Dasovich, Jeff Subject: RE: Participation in Roundtable on Lessons Learned in California on October 4th hi Jeffie.", "are you in office?", "I'd like to talk to you about Mr. Tycholiz and gas stuff.", "I am going to send you a copy of an e mail on gas west Tycoliz --Original Message -- From: Dasovich, Jeff Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:20 AM To: Landwehr, Susan M. Cc: Kaufman, Paul; Steffes, James D.; Shapiro, Richard Subject: RE: Participation in Roundtable on Lessons Learned in California on October 4th Did governor Jessie eliminate the role in Minnesota?", "I believe that it's the equivalent of a state historian.", "Thanks for the feedback.", "Best, Jeff --Original Message -- From: Landwehr, Susan M. Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 9:21 PM To: Dasovich, Jeff Cc: Kaufman, Paul; Steffes, James D.; Shapiro, Richard Subject: RE: Participation in Roundtable on Lessons Learned in California on October 4th Jeff--so what is a state librarian?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e420_p1", "sents": [ "Feel free to listen i n!", "Thanks, Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates, Inc. 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) _ Contact: Jean Munoz FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 916-447-8186 March 22, 2001 WEEKLY POWER UPDATE SACRAMENTO Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director of the Independent Ene rgy Producers Association, will brief members of the media on California?s rapidly changing electric market during a teleconference Friday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m. What: Press Availability Teleconference When: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:00 p.m. PST Call In #: 1-800-374-2393 Conference I.D: Independent Energy Producers (IEP) Who: Jan Smutny-Jones, Executive Director of the Independent Energy Producers Association # # #" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3140_p52", "sents": [ "\"It will be more of a challenge to get the information to individual homeowners, but if someone works at home, and sets it up to get an e-mail notice, they can take advantage,\" he said.", "In other energy news Monday, the woman in charge of paying California' s power bills warned that a $13.4-billion bond issue to cover electricity purchases will be insufficient and that the state will have to borrow $4 billion more before it runs out of cash in February.", "Calling a news conference in the capital, state Controller Kathleen Connell questioned the key assumptions underpinning Gov.", "Gray Davis' financial plan for overcoming the energy crisis.", "The plan assumes the $13.4 billion in bond sales will repay state coffers for electricity purchases an d cover future power buys for the next two years.", "Connell's opinion is notable because, as the state's chief check write r, the independently elected Democrat is privy to information about the prices the state is paying for electricity bought on the spot market and through long-term contracts--data that Davis has largely kept secret." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 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": "e5974_p48", "sents": [ "And it's grim.", "On the other hand, is it time to look for a new model in any case -- to conclude that what doesn't work in California may not work in less developed economies, either?", "Enron Chief Lay May Visit India to Discuss Dabhol, Paper Says 2001-07-01 01:09 (New York) Mumbai, July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay may visit India in the second week of July to discuss the future of its Indian unit, which is involved in a dispute with the provincial government of Maharashtra, the Economic Times reported, citing Madhav Godbole, the state-appointed chief negotiator.", "Dabhol Power Co., 65 percent owned by Enron, and the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, have been locked in a row for the past seven months over unpaid bills.", "India and the Maharashtra government may have to foot a 170 billion rupee ($3.6 billion) bill because of payment guarantees and loans, if Enron carries through with its notice to cancel the project." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Mumbai", "sents": [ "Mumbai ( ; also known as Bombay, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.", "It is the most populous city in India with an estimated city population of 18.4 million.", "Along with the neighbouring regions of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, it is second most populous metropolitan area in India, with a population of 21.3 million as of 2016 .", "Mumbai lies on the Konkan on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27518_p33", "sents": [ "They are going ahead with their old policy.", "They call it globalisation but it is an instrument to capture markets in the underdeveloped or developing countries for the goods which the West cannot sell in its own developed world.", "Protests outside the venue of earlier G-8 meetings should have made them wiser.", "But they did not.", "Consequently, thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Genoa (Italy), where the G-8 nations recently met, to express their resentment against global development strategy.", "What happened at Genoa?", "It looked like a war zone after the initially peaceful protests broke down into riotous confrontations.", "Small groups clad in black torched cars and smashed shops as larger columns of organised protestors marched on the barricades protecting the port area where leaders of the G-8 industrialised nations had begun a three-day summit.", "The conflict crossed an ominous threshold with the death of one demonstrator - the first casualty in the wave of protests challenging the morality and standards of globalisation launched during the December 1999 WTO summit in Seattle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 8 ] }, { "title": "Seattle", "sents": [ "Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.", "It is the seat of King County, Washington.", "With an estimated 704,352 residents as of 2016 , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.", "In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.", "In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate.", "The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 mi south of the Canada–United States border.", "A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015 ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6460_p1", "sents": [ "RP00-241-000 Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:09:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart mixed; boundary=\" -_=_NextPart_000_01C10B30.19004B70\" Attached is the CPUC's prepared direct testimony (without hard copy exhibits)?for the supplemental hearing concerning the affiliate abuse issues involving El Paso Merchant Energy's bidding for and acquisition of the 1,220 MMcf d El Paso Natural Gas Co. firm capacity to California.?", "The CPUC testimony (with accompanying hard copy exhibits)?is being sent via overnight courier to all active parties and regular mail to all parties on the FERC's most recent service list in this case.", "This testimony and the accompanying exhibits do not contain any Protected Materials.", "Harvey Y. Morris?", "- CPUC01-#101926-v1-Mark_Pocta_testimony_.doc'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "e571_p2", "sents": [ "Transwestern Pipeline's total capacity to the California border will increase to 1.24 billion cubic feet per day.", "Transwestern Pipeline consists of about 2,500 miles of pipeline with 1.7 Bcf d of peak capacity.", "Shares of Enron closed at $55.31, down $2.79, or 4.8% on Nasdaq volume of 5.7 million shares.", "Average daily volume is 4.2 million shares.", "Enron, which had 2000 revenue of $101 billion, markets electricity and natural gas.", "Company Web site http: www.enron.com -Karen M. Chow; Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5400 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "El Paso's Calif Gas Play Was Smart,Not Crooked -Analysts By John Edmiston 03 29 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- When El Paso Merchant Energy bought up most of the capacity on a key natural gas pipeline to California, it was taking a \"gamble\" on higher profits, not trying to corner a market, analysts said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Silicon Image", "sents": [ "Silicon Image is a provider of semiconductors for the mobile, consumer electronics and personal computers (PCs).", "It also manufactures wireless and wired connectivity products used for high-definition content.", "The company’s semiconductor and IP products are deployed by the electronics manufacturers in devices such as smartphones, tablets, digital televisions (DTVs), other consumer electronics, as well as desktop and notebook PCs.", "Silicon Image, in cooperation with other companies, has driven the creation of some global industry standards such as DVI, HDMI, MHL, and WirelessHD." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3698_p45", "sents": [ "Bom.com charges $100 a month per user.", "The company was founded by CEO Michael Topolovac, previousl y founder and CEO of Light & Motion Industries; CTO Eric Larkin, a former consultant with design and development firm D2M; and COO Michael DeLapa, wh o was previously interim COO and vice president of Web site publishing at Beyond.com.", "Bom.com is backed by John Pasquesi, former managing director of Helman and Friedman; Jeffrey Rodman, co-founder of Polycom; Jerome Dodson, president of Parnassus Fund; Brian Underwood, founder of Silicon Image; and other individuals.", "http: www.bom.com ForwardAction Launches to Help Sacramento Area Startups mail?", "top ROSEVILLE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- ForwardAction, a consulting firm focused on assisting seed and early stage companies in the Sacramento area, announc ed its launch.", "ForwardAction, which will receive both fees and equity for its services, said it already began assisting eight startups in the first quart er of 2001. The company focuses on startup companies in the high-tech and consumer packaged goods sectors that have a completed product and are seeki ng multimillion-dollar funding to formally launch their companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Decalepis hamiltonii", "sents": [ "Decalepis hamiltonii is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae.", "It is endemic to Peninsular India and known by its names of Maredu Kommulu, Nannari kommulu or Madina kommulu in Telugu, Makali beru or Vagani beru in Kannada and Magali kizhangu in Tamil is a plant whose root is used in Ayurvedic medicines and for use in pickles and to make sharbat.", "It belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Kannada", "sents": [ "Kannada ( ; ಕನ್ನಡ \"kannaḍa \" ] ), also known as Canarese or Kanarese , is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in India, mainly in the state of Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ), and by linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and abroad.", "The language has roughly 40 million native speakers who are called Kannadigas (\"Kannadigaru\" ), and a total of 50.8 million speakers according to a 2001 census.", "It is one of the scheduled languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Violence and the Sacred", "sents": [ "Violence and the Sacred (French: \"La violence et le sacré\" ) is a 1972 book by French anthropologist René Girard, in which the author offers hypotheses about cultural order in primitive societies and human communities in general.", "The work sparked controversy but also received praise." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "René Girard", "sents": [ "René Noël Théophile Girard ( ; ] ; 25 December 1923 – 4 November 2015) was a French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of anthropological philosophy.", "Girard was the author of nearly thirty books, with his writings spanning many academic domains.", "Although the reception of his work is different in each of these areas, there is a growing body of secondary literature on his work and his influence on disciplines such as literary criticism, critical theory, anthropology, theology, psychology, mythology, sociology, economics, cultural studies, and philosophy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Corporate (2006 film)", "sents": [ "Corporate is an Indian Hindi business drama film released in July 2006.", "The film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar stars Bipasha Basu, Kay Kay Menon, Payal Rohatgi, Minissha Lamba and Raj Babbar." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Payal Rohatgi", "sents": [ "Payal Rohatgi (born 9 November 1984) is an Indian actress and reality TV performer who appears in Bollywood films.", "She was a contestant in Bigg Boss 2 in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9854_p0", "sents": [ "\"Thanks for the draft, Jeff.", "Could you please add Donna Fulton to your long list of distributees?", "She's covering the FERC settlement conferences on long term contracting with Sue Mara, so she should see all of you communications.", "Thanks Jeff Sarah\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e97_p0", "sents": [ "'We have set up a conference call for today's meeting for those of you interested in calling in.", "It is 1-800-486-2460 The pass code is 120895 Thanks!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:26 PM To: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Rina Venturini; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Chuck Cole; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Fred Pownall; Mark Nobili Cc: Jean Munoz; Greg Blue; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Kassandra Gough; kent Palmerton; Larrea, John; Lynn Lednicky; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Roger Pelote; Sandi McCubbin; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Sue Mara; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan; Chris Ellison; Doug Kerner; Andy Brown; Nam Nguyen Subject: Action Items from Today's Lobbyist Call ACTION ITEMS from today's IEP member company lobbyist conference call: AB 60x (Hertzberg) - Calpine will attempt to get a meeting with the Speaker on Monday regarding his interest in other \"California First\" avenues, and report the results to IEP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Luigi Carboni", "sents": [ "Luigi Carboni (1540-1600) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, depicting mainly landscapes.", "Carboni was born in Marcianise in Campania, and moved to Rome where he worked under and learned from the Flemish Paul Bril.", "Grossi describes his landscapes as depicting: (the) flood of rivers, fall of lightning, the impetuous winds, the storms, and the lansdscapes granted with noble figures, amaze and delight the viewer..." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Paul Bril", "sents": [ "Paul Bril (1554 – 7 October 1626) was a Flemish painter and printmaker principally known for his landscapes.", "He spent most of his active career in Rome.", "His Italianate landscapes had a major influence on landscape painting in Italy and Northern Europe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "General Electric", "sents": [ "General Electric (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.", "As of 2016, the company operates through the following segments: Aviation, Current, Digital, Energy Connections, Global Research, Healthcare, Lighting, Oil and Gas, Power, Renewable Energy, Transportation, and Capital which cater to the needs of Financial services, Medical devices, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, Software Development and Engineering industries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27068_p2", "sents": [ "Among the names bandied about as potential buyers of all or at least a substantial chunk of Enron are General Electric's GE Capital unit, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Royal Dutch Shell.", "GE and Berkshire had no comment.", "A spokesman for Shell couldn't be reached.", "Meanwhile, Enron has approached at least one major institutional investor, seeking a capital infusion, according to a person familiar with the matter.", "But Enron was turned down because of uncertainties over its financial condition, this person says.", "While Enron shares, which are trading at about book value, look cheap by historical standards and even compared with two weeks ago, it isn't clear whether history is much guide when evaluating Enron these days, say analysts and others.", "Even fans of the stock have long complained about difficulty understanding how Enron operates because of its enormously complex financial structure and relatively sparse disclosure.", "For years while Enron's stock price was soaring, much of Wall Street didn't seem to care about such issues." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20451_p75", "sents": [ "Ripple Effect Some investors are concerned that Enron's complex book of hedges, swaps, options and other derivative contracts involves so many partners, participants and companies that a failure would pose a risk to the economy, and force a bailout like Long-Term Capital Management's.", "``The talk in the financial markets is that some counter party to Enron could fail if Enron can't perform,'' said Jeff Caughron, manager of $400 million in investments for Tinker Federal Credit Union in Oklahoma City.", "``If it goes down, there could be a big ripple effect.''", "The effect has already spread as investors worry Enron won't be able to pay bills owed to power producers such as Calpine Corp., Dynegy Inc., Mirant Corp. and NRG Inc., said Chris Ellinghaus, an analyst at Williams Capital Group.", "As a group, shares of the four have fallen 11 percent in the past week.", "``Rumors that these companies have receivables with Enron are fueling a sell-off,'' he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20472_p44", "sents": [ "''Peo ple want to have open, competitive markets.", "They want fair competition.", "It' s the American way.''", "But less than a year later, everybody seems to have lost, especially Enron' s investors.", "Enron's stock is plunging, and questions about its finances ar e mounting.", "Some experts in the energy industry worry that if the crisis at the company worsens, trading in natural gas and electricity could be seriously disrupt ed and energy prices could grow more volatile.", "In a worst-case outlook, Enr on could become the 2001 version of Long-Term Capital Management, the huge hedge fund whose collapse roiled financial markets during the fall of 1998. Enron's shares have fallen more than 80 percent this year, erasing $50 bil lion in shareholder value.", "Enron closed on Friday at $15.40, down 95 cents, after hitting a 52-week lo w of $15.04 earlier in the day.", "The future of electricity deregulation is in doubt, thanks to blackouts and soaring power prices in California earlier this year -- a crisis that ende d only when that state contradicted deregulation's basic tenets by interven ing deeply in the power market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e646_p22", "sents": [ "At least one analyst predicted the lifting of the cap would leave AGL open to potential takeovers.", "\"AGL could well be a takeover target as the global economy picks up and the big utilities start to expand,\" a BNP Paribas analyst said in a report today.", "The analyst said big utilities such as Utilicorp, TXU, GPU, Hutchison Whampoa, Singapore Power, Enron and AEP may be interested in AGL in the first half of the 2002 financial year, when the global economy should be stronger.", "AGL shares had slumped 13 per cent since March 8, after the energy giant warned of a flat full-year profit result.", "AGL posted a 14.5 per cent increase in half year net profit to A$208.1 million (US$99.14 million), in line with expectations, but warned that second half profits would be lower because of seasonal factors, the slowing economy, and AGL's strategic transformation.", "The company's legislative reform follows 15 months of market anticipation and clears the way for a modern constitution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "BNP Paribas", "sents": [ "BNP Paribas (] ) is an international banking group with a presence in 75 countries.", "It is listed on the First Market of Euronext Paris and is included in the CAC 40 index.", "At 31 December 2016, net income attributable to equity holders was EUR7,702 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peter Madden (footballer)", "sents": [ "Peter Madden (born 31 October 1934) is an English former professional footballer who played for Rotherham United from 1955-1966.", "He was also manager of the English football clubs Darlington (1975–1978) and Rochdale (1980–1983).", "After leaving Rochdale in March 1983 he stayed in the area and ran a public house in nearby Littleborough.", "Father of five (Lyn, Carole, David, Julie and Peter Jnr), and husband to Christine, he is now retired." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Darlington", "sents": [ "Darlington is a large market town in County Durham, in North East England.", "With a population of 106,000 in 2011, the town lies on the River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees.", "The town owes much of its development to the influence of local Quaker families in the Georgian and Victorian era, and who provided much of the finance and vision in creating the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world's first steam locomotive powered, permanent passenger railway.", "The town is often colloquially referred to as 'Darlo'." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Serdal Güvenç", "sents": [ "Serdal Güvenç (born 20 May 1984) is a Turkish football player who was born in Maaseik, Belgium and played for Turkey U21.", "He last played for Verbroedering Geel-Meerhout.", "He began his career as a defender for Fortuna Sittard with his younger brother Emrullah Güvenç." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Maaseik", "sents": [ "Maaseik (Limburgs: Mezeik) is a town and municipality in the Belgian province of Limburg.", "Both in size (close to 77 km²) as in population (around 25,000 inhabitants, of whom ca.", "3,000 non-Belgian), it is the 8th largest municipality in Limburg.", "The town is the seat of the administrative arrondissement of Maaseik (\"kieskanton\").", "Internationally, Maaseik is known as the assumed birthplace of the famous Flemish painters Jan and Hubert van Eyck." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5495_p53", "sents": [ "Edison owes those generators millions of dollars for electricity, and 33 lawsuits have been filed against the Rosemead utility to recover debts, attach assets and get out of the contracts.", "The small generators have been viewed as some of Edison's most dangerous creditors because they would be more likely than large financial institutions to force Edison into Bankrupt cy Court.", "\"We hope this agreement will help bring stability back to this segment of California's energy market,\" said Brian Bennett, Edison vice president of external affairs.", "About 700 of the small producers generate more than one-fourth of the state's electricity.", "Rolling blackouts in March were caused in part by the alternative generators, many of which cut production because they weren't being paid by Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric.", "The PUC ordered the utilities to begin paying the generators in late March, and most are again producing power.", "Edison did not release details of the agreement, which it filed with t he California Public Utilities Commission late Tuesday, other than to say that it deals with payment to the producers, pricing of power purchased from the generators and settlement of litigation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "California Public Utilities Commission", "sents": [ "The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or PUC) is a regulatory agency that regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies.", "In addition, the CPUC regulates common carriers, including household goods movers, passenger transportation companies (like limousine services) and rail crossing safety.", "The CPUC's headquarters are located in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, and the agency has field offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "William Cormick", "sents": [ "William Cormick (born 1822, Tabriz — died 30 December 1877), was a physician in Qajar Iran of British origin during the reigns of Mohammad Shah Qajar (1834-1848) and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1848-1896).", "He is noted for having played an important role in the diffusion of Western medicine into Iranian society." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Tabriz", "sents": [ "Tabriz (] ) (Persian: تبریز‎ ‎ , \"Tabriz\"; Azerbaijani: \"تبریز\" , \"Təbriz\",) is the most populated city in Iranian Azerbaijan, one of the historical capitals of Iran and the present capital of East Azerbaijan province.", "Located in the Quru River valley, between long ridges of volcanic cones in the Sahand and Eynali mountains, Tabriz's elevation ranges between 1,350 and above sea level.", "The valley opens up into a plain that gently slopes down to the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, 60 km to the west.", "With cold winters and temperate summers, Tabriz is considered a summer resort.", "It was named World Carpet Weaving City by the World Crafts Council in October 2015 and Exemplary Tourist City of 2018 by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ana Frohmiller", "sents": [ "Anastasia Collins Frohmiller (1891 – November 25, 1971), known as Ana, was a leading female politician in Arizona from the 1930s through the 1950s.", "A native of Burlington, Vermont, she moved with her parents and eight siblings to Phoenix, Arizona in 1898.", "In 1920 she was elected deputy county treasurer of Coconino County; she later became county treasurer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Burlington, Vermont", "sents": [ "Burlington is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the seat of Chittenden County.", "It is located 45 mi south of the Canada–United States border and 94 mi south of Canada's second most populous city, Montreal.", "The municipal population was 42,452 according to a 2015 U.S. census estimate.", "It is the least populous city in the U.S. to be the most populous city in a state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Matrix Partners", "sents": [ "Matrix Partners is a US-based private equity investment firm focusing on venture capital investments.", "The firm invests in seed and early-stage companies in the United States and India, particularly in the software, communications, semiconductors, data storage, Internet or wireless sectors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3676_p3", "sents": [ "The firm, which has nine partners and a satellite office in Palo Alto, Calif., was founded in 1982. Matrix Partners backs companies in the computing, Internet, networking equipment, semiconductor, software, and storage sectors.", "The firm invests between $100,000 and $300,000 in seed deals and invests up to $10 million in early-stage rounds.", "According to VentureWire data, Matrix is the twelfth venture capital firm to close a fun d this year with at least $1 billion.", "Apax Partners raised a fund of about $4 billion to target Israeli and European companies, while ten other firms, including Austin Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Greylock, and United States Ventu re Partners, closed funds closer to the $1 billion mark.", "Atlas Venture came in just short with its $950 million Fund VI in April.", "In all of last year, eighteen VC firms closed $1 billion funds.", "Matrix Partners portfolio companies include Appian Communications, a Boxborough, Mass.-based develope r of optical networking technologies for communications carriers; Blue Dolphi n Group, a Wayland, Mass." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e629_p4", "sents": [ "\"The public is no longer going to be patient with us.", "They're going to hold the governor accountable when they get the bill.\"", "CONNELL LAGGING IN POLL Connell, who is forced by term limits to give up her post as controller next year, has lagged in her campaign to become mayor of Los Angeles.", "With 10 days to the election, a recent poll showed her running fourth behind City Attorney James Hahn, Villaraigosa and businessman Steve Soboroff.", "Despite Davis' words and speculation among delegates, Connell denied she was eyeing the governor's seat for the future.", "\"I'm not looking two or three years down the line,\" she said.", "\"But I hope the governor is looking toward an immediate solution to this problem.\"", "The governor's speech was his first since the PUC announced rate increases of as much as 46 percent.", "Davis refused to say whether he would support the immediate rate increase approved by the PUC but suggested that he would back a tiered billing system." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Steve Soboroff", "sents": [ "Steve Soboroff (born August 31, 1948) is President of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners, a member of the Board of Directors of the Weingart Foundation, and past Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Playa Vista.", "In September 2011 he was appointed by the California Science Center to be the Senior Advisor to the museum in its project with NASA to bring, and permanently exhibit, the Space Shuttle Endeavour to the CSC.", "He is Chairman of the Maccabiah Games Committee of 18, a member of the Board of Directors of the Macerich Company (NYSE), and is widely known as the foremost collector of typewriters which were previously owned by famous individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Los Angeles", "sents": [ "Los Angeles ( ; Spanish for \"The Angels\"; ] ), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial, and commercial center of Southern California.", "With a U.S. Census-estimated 2016 population of 3,976,322, it is the second most populous city in the United States (after New York City) and the most populous city in the state of California.", "Located in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10000 ft , Los Angeles covers an area of about 469 sqmi .", "The city is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the country.", "Los Angeles is the center of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with 13,131,431 residents, and is part of the larger designated Los Angeles-Long Beach combined statistical area (CSA), the second most populous in the nation with a 2015 estimated population of 18.7 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3345_p30", "sents": [ "They are backing legislation due to come to a key vote on Thursday before t he House Energy and Commerce Committee that would cap electricity rates in the state.", "The administration and most of the state's Republican lawmakers oppo se the measure.", "Last week, Bush showcased an administration task force report on the nation 's energy challenges that stressed long-range solutions focused mainly on increasing the supply of fossil fuels and an expanded role for nuclear powe r. The report also suggested incentives to encourage energy conservation and greater fuel efficiency.", "Bush's trip will begin on Monday when he flies from a Memorial Day event in Arizona to Los Angeles where he will spend the night.", "He will return to Washington on Wednesday night after a visit to the Fresno area.", "Bush assumed office despite losing the nation's most populous state by a decisive margin and then launched into the most ambitious travel schedule of any modern president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1945 Taça de Portugal Final", "sents": [ "The 1945 Taça de Portugal Final was the final match of the 1944–45 Taça de Portugal, the 7th season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).", "The match was played on 1 July 1945 at the Campo das Salésias in Lisbon, and opposed two Primeira Liga sides: Olhanense and Sporting CP.", "Sporting CP defeated Olhanense 1–0 to claim their second Taça de Portugal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Portuguese Football Federation", "sents": [ "The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) (Portuguese: \"Federação Portuguesa de Futebol;\" FPF; ] ) is the governing body of football in Portugal.", "It organises the Campeonato Nacional de Seniores, the Taça de Portugal, the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, youth levels, women's football, beach soccer, futsal, and also the men's and the women's national football teams.", "Formed in 1914, it is based in the city of Oeiras." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Josh Lerner", "sents": [ "Josh Lerner is an American economist.", "He is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at the Harvard Business School." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Tuesday, September 19, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Pseudo.com Shuts Down, Lays Off All 175 Employees o Broadbase Acquires Servicesoft in Deal Worth $645 Million o Tech Consultant Enfrastructure Raises $100 Million Round One o Former Baan Chief Coleman is New CEO of RightWorks o U.K.-Based Interregnum Launches $105 Million IT Fund o Infrastructure Firm Q9 Networks Has $26.5 Million Series A Advertisement Looking to join a hot startup destined for market dominance?", "Bessemer Venture Partners invites you to meet the hiring managers, founders and investors of 50 top, venture-backed companies in Internet infrastructure, optical networking, communications and wireless at an exclusive career fair on September 27th in Silicon Valley.", "Plus, you can receive a free, autographed copy of Bruce Schneier_s _Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World._ Details at http: www.bvp.com jobs jobfair.htm Also in This Issue: New Money: o Lending Industry Tech Firm, Appro, Has $22 Million Round One o Darwin Networks Closes Series B Funding for $91 Million o IPG Photonics Raises $75 Million in Second Round of Funding o Net Business Services Firm Habama Has $12 Million Round One o Outsourced Services Firm Ledgent Launches With $12.5 Million o Wireless Software Firm m@gic4 Raises $12.8 Million Round One o ASP Captivo Raises $1 Million in Seed Round o B2B Developer Neuport Closes First Round with $5.5 Million o Entertainment Web Site funBug.com Raises $3 Million Series A o Industrial Resource Site eFilter Has $3 Million Seed Round o Market Researcher DiscoverWhy Gets $5.6 Million Round One o Micro Display Firm MicroEmissive Gets $2.1 Million Round One o Net Marketing Firm Wheelhouse Raises $52 Million Round Two o Networking Firm Acrossworld Gets $2.5 Million in First Round o Online Quality Manager Launches With $5 Million First Round o Personalization Software Firm APT Has $4 Million Round One o Supply Chain Manager Mezzia Has $3.5 Million First Round o Wireless Internet Provider Gets $1.4 Million Seed Round o E-commerce Hub Skulogix Receives $31 Million in Second Round o Internet Machines Raises $30 Million Second Round o Onehealthbank.com Raises $42 Million in Series B Funding o Outsourcer Everdream Raises $50 Million in Series C Round o Web Storage Site StorageWay Raises $36 Million in Round B o B2B Currency Exchange Site Currenex Raises $16 Million o B2B Market BarterNet Raises $21.4 Million Series B o Financial Risk Analysis Firm RiskMetrics Lands $21.8 Million o Internet CRM Firm Neteos Raises $6 Million in Second Round o Latest Everypath Funding Disclosed as $10 Million o Search Software Developer PurpleYogi Raises $15.3 Million o ASP ProTier Raises $5.75 Million in Second Round of Funding o ICG Invests $20 Million in BuyMedia's Third Round o IP Contact Center Tech Firm CosmoCom Secures $40 Million o Network Tech Firm Nishan Systems Raises $50 Million Third o Software Switches Firm ipVerse Has $21.8 Million Third Round o Comsor Puts $10 Million in Orsus's $20 Million Third Round o Internet Program Guide Yack Secures $10.2 Million Third Roun o Online Managment and Consulting Firm Raises $6.7 Million o Web Catalog Service Firm Viveca Has $14.5 Million Round One o Wireless Data Firm MobileSys Secures $36 Million Third Round o Broadband Firm Charter Invests $5 Million in Video Firm Diva o Business Service Firm Portera Gets $35 Million Fourth Round o ESP Media Gets $8.1 Million From Intasys and Microcell o iPass Secures $30 Million in Series F Round Financing o Net Procurement Firm Nitorum Receives $6 Million Investment o Network Access Firm Mapletree Secures $15 Million o Phoenetic Audio Search Firm Fast-Talk Secures $2 Million o Interlink Networks Completes a $5 Million Round of Financing New Products: o New Incubator inOvate Launches with Three Portfolio Firms o Onyx, Softbank, and Prime Create Japanese Onyx Subsidiary o IT Services Firm J3 Changes Name to Impact Innovations Group o Group Buyer of Verizon Affiliates Now Called MainStream PCS o Digital Rights Manager ASPSecure Renamed TrustData Solutions M&A: o Optical Solutions Acquires Network Plaform Apps Firm Ziga o Symposium Acquires Customer Profiling Service WeFusion.com Review Site ConsumerSearch.com Acquires Product ReviewNet New Directors: o Ask Jeeves President on Board of Auction Site Bidder's Edge o CRM & Automated Marketing Firm Unica Names IBM Exec to Board o Hudson Williams Names Ex-Thomson Global President to Board o Networking Firm Looking Glass Adds Allegiance CEO to Board o CEO of Stockton Equities Named to TeamLinux Board o Plumbing, HVAC Site SupplySpot Names Nomaco Exec To Board New People: o Euro Network Service Firm CityReach Names Ex-IBM VP Its CEO o Employee Benefits Firm RewardsPlus Names Ex-Insweb Exec CEO VC Fund News: o Israeli Investment Fund East West Ventures Announces Launch VC Personnel: o Oracle Exec Karen White Joins Pequot Capital As Principal o General Partner at Weiss, Peck & Greer Joins Sprout Group VW Corrections: o Global Factory o NewsMarket o Screen4Me.com Advertisement \"Structuring Effective Private Equity Partnerships\" is a Harvard Business School Executive Education course that brings together venture capitalists, institutional investors, fund managers, and corporate executives in Silicon Valley, November 8-10, 2000. HBS Professors Paul Gompers, Felda Hardymon, and Josh Lerner focus participants on best Practice strategies for establishing successful venture funds." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3052_p13", "sents": [ "The two sides aim to sign a production sharing agreement by the end of the third quarter 2001. Sayegh said they would stick to that deadline.", "\"The latest date is mid-September,\" he added.", "Qatar, which sits on the world's third largest gas reserves, is seeking to boost its natural gas exports to the Gulf region after investing billions of dollars to tap its vast gas riches.", "The gas deal would entitle DEL to develop a tract of Qatar's giant North Field and produce up to two billion cubic feet per day (cfd) of gas.", "UOG is to invest $2 billion in developing the tract, drilling and setting up production facilities.", "The remaining $1.5 billion would be invested to lay a pipeline and set up receiving terminals at Dubai's Jebel Ali and Taweelah in Abu Dhabi.", "First gas is targeted to reach the UAE capital Abu Dhabi by late 2004 or early 2005. About one billion to 1.5 billion cfd of Qatari gas would be used by utilities in Abu Dhabi and the remainder supplied to Dubai." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Dubai", "sents": [ "Dubai ( ; Arabic: دبي‎ ‎ \"Dubayy \", ] ) is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).", "It is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the country.", "Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's Federal Supreme Council.", "The city of Dubai is located on the emirate's northern coastline and heads the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.", "Dubai will host World Expo 2020." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Neil Buckley", "sents": [ "Neil Buckley (born 25 September 1968) is an English former professional association football player who played as a defender.", "He began his career with Hull City, where he spent six seasons in the first team.", "During the 1989–90 season he had a spell on loan with Lancashire-based club Burnley.", "After leaving Hull in 1992, Buckley moved into non-League football, assisting Brigg Town, where he won the FA Vase in 1996, and North Ferriby United.", "Between 2003 and 2008 he was manager of Barton Town Old Boys." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "FA Vase", "sents": [ "The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System.", "For the 2013–14 season 535 entrants were accepted, with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals (played over two legs) and final to be played at Wembley Stadium." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3385_p10", "sents": [ "Ms. St. Onge was most recently a senior account executive with The Martin Agency, a creative strategy and implementation company.", "Veripost is backed by Softbank Venture Capital, Jump Investors, an d individuals.", "http: www.veripost.net Cataloga Adds VeriSign Sales Exec Steve McDonnell as VP mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Cataloga, an online catalogue management company, said it added Steve McDonnell as vice president of sales.", "Mr. McDonnell was formerly channel sales manager at VeriSign for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.", "Cataloga is backed by Elderstreet Investments, Electra Partners, an d Kennet Capital.", "http: www.cataloga.com Newtrade Technologies Adds Barry Gleason as VP, Sales & Mktg mail?", "top MONTREAL (VENTUREWIRE) -- Newtrade Technologies, a provider of automation and e-channel distribution management services to the travel industry, said it named Barry Gleason vice president, sales and marketing.", "Mr. Gleason has formerly held several senior level positions with companies such as America n Express, Canadian Airlines, and Logibro, a supplier of online services for vacation providers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p3", "sents": [ "http: www.ridgewoodcapital.com Network Telephone Dials Up $256 Million in Financing PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Network Telephone, a provider of facilities-based broadband telecommunications services, said it raised $256 million in its Series D round of funding.", "Lehman Brothers led the round, which included Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Desai Capital Management, Spectrum Equity Investors, and Wind Point Partners.", "The round comprised $156 million in cash and a $100 million secured bank line.", "The round brings the company's total cash investments to $204.5 million.", "Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. partner Lawrence Tucker; Desai Capital Management chairman, president, and chief investment officer Rohit M. Desai; and Thomas E. Darden, managing director for Wind Point Partners, have all recently joined the company's board.", "The company will use the funding for continued expansion of its facilities-based networks in the Southeastern United States Network Telephone has also been backed by Onset Ventures.", "http: www.networktelephone.net o TeraBeam Founder Sells Stock, Gives Up Chairman Post SEATTLE -- TeraBeam Networks, a developer of fiberless optical technology and services that enable the delivery of Internet data, said its founder and chairman Greg Amadon is selling a portion of his personal stock to previous investor Softbank Venture Capital in a deal worth $100 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kojo Botsio", "sents": [ "Kojo Botsio (21 February 1916 – 6 February 2001) was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician.", "He studied in Britain, where he became the treasurer of the West African National Secretariat and an acting warden for the West African Students' Union.", "He served as his country's first Minister of Education and Social Welfare from 1951, as Minister for Foreign Affairs twice in the government of Kwame Nkrumah, and was a leading figure in the ruling Convention People's Party (CPP)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Kwame Nkrumah", "sents": [ "Kwame Nkrumah PC (21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was the first prime minister and president of Ghana, having led it to independence from Britain in 1957.", "An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3426_p53", "sents": [ "Conversations in the finer Bakersfield restaurants are filled with references to trips to Texas, of colleagues in Midland and Odessa.", "A Bakersfield radio station was running a contest recently: The winners would be flown to a bull riding championship in Houston.", "Until December 1999, American Airlines offered direct jet service between Bakersfield and Dallas.", "It stopped after Occidental Petroleum moved its headquarters from Bakersfield to Houston.", "This is a county where President Bush received more support in the November election than he did in Texas, his home state.", "But then, Bush already had a Bakersfield connection: He lived there briefly as a child whe n his father, former President George Bush, worked in the Kern oil fields.", "\"You look at the topography around Bakersfield, and the county's moral s and ethics--that predominantly conservative attitude that we have around here--and you look at the oil, and you could be in Midland,\" said John Alle n, the general manager of Occidental of Elk Hills, which is developing a power plant in tandem with Sempra Energy of San Diego." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Houston", "sents": [ "Houston ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States.", "With a census-estimated 2016 population of 2.303 million within an area of 667 sqmi , it is also the largest city in the southern United States and the seat of Harris County.", "Located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most populated MSA in the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Art Pauley", "sents": [ "Art Pauley was a historian and author of the book \"Henry Plummer, Lawman and Outlaw\", published in 1980 by the Meagher County News, White Sulphur Springs, Montana.", "He published the first biography of Henry Plummer, an old west lawman and criminal.", "Pauley's interest in Plummer began when he was very young listening to the old-timers taking about the subject while living in Deer Lodge, Montana.", "He conducted research for many years before his book was published, visiting several places of interest associated with Plummer such as Nevada City, California and Bannack, Montana and central Idaho.", "Pauley was an amateur historian described by his editor, Verle L. Rademacher of the Meagher County News, as driving around with great reams of paper files stacked in heaps in the back seat of his car." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "White Sulphur Springs, Montana", "sents": [ "White Sulphur Springs is a city in and the county seat of Meagher County, Montana, United States.", "The population was 939 at the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ben Claassen III", "sents": [ "Ben Claassen III is a comics artist and illustrator originally from New Orleans, Louisiana who frequently works with non-traditional media such as stencils, long exposure photography, sign painting techniques, and the use of stop-motion animation via a Game Boy Camera.", "He is best known for his illustrations in Wil Wheaton's first book, \"Dancing Barefoot\", weekly illustrations in \"The Washington Post\", and for the weekly comic strip, \"DIRTFARM\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Wil Wheaton", "sents": [ "Richard William \"Wil\" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor, blogger, voice actor, and writer.", "He is known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series \"\", Gordie Lachance in the film \"Stand by Me\", Joey Trotta in \"Toy Soldiers\" as well as Bennett Hoenicker in \"Flubber\".", "Wheaton has also appeared in recurring roles as Aqualad in Teen Titans, Cosmic Boy on the \"Legion of Super Heroes\" and Mike Morningstar/Darkstar in the Ben 10 universe.", "He has as well regularly appeared as a fictionalized version of himself on the CBS sitcom \"The Big Bang Theory\" and in the roles of Colin Mason on \"Leverage\" and Dr. Isaac Parrish on \"Eureka\".", "Wheaton is also the host and co-creator of the YouTube board game show \"TableTop\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e646_p19", "sents": [ "His 500 cows will provide tons of manure to be converted to methane to generate electricity in a pilot project operated by Portland General Electric.", "The project is expected to generate about 100 kilowatts of electricity - enough for about 65 homes - by July.", "\"When you consider how many dairy farms there are in Oregon, this could be a significant source of power,\" said PGE spokesman Mark Fryburg.", "About 89,000 milk cows were reported on state farms in 1999. PGE wants to perfect the technology at Faber's Cal-Gon Farm.", "If the company succeeds, small-scale power plants could become commonplace at Oregon dairy farms.", "\"We would love to be able to engineer and design these things so we could do them at smaller and smaller dairies over time,\" said Jeff Cole, PGE'; biogas program manger.", "PGE officials also are interested in developing a 4.5 megawatt, methane-powered energy facility in Morrow County that could provide energy for about 3,000 homes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Portland General Electric", "sents": [ "Portland General Electric (PGE) is a Fortune 1000 public utility based in Portland, Oregon.", "It distributes electricity to customers in parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - 44% of the inhabitants of Oregon.", "Founded in 1888 as the Willamette Falls Electric Company, the company has been an independent company for most of its existence, though was briefly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation from 1997 until 2006 when Enron divested itself of PGE during its bankruptcy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6692_p53", "sents": [ "May 2001 Approve 33% Disapprove 56% Don't know 11% July 2001 Approve 28% Disapprove 63% Don't know 9% The survey of 2,007 California residents was conducted July 1-10. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.", "Source: Public Policy Institute of California Chronicle Graphic ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle chronicle info copyright Page A - 1 PG&E rebates snub longtime watt watchers WHO WINS?", "Reward is easier for those unaccustomed to power scrimping Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Staff Writer <mailto:[email protected] Thursday, July 19, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle chronicle info copyright URL: <http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f=3D ca 2001 07 19 MN144662.DTL If you've spent months squinting through dimly lit nights and still didn't get a 20 percent rebate on your most recent utility bill, you're going to hate hearing about Anne Crawford.", "Conserving enough electricity to get a refund from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was \"too easy\" for the resident of San Francisco's Noe Valley." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1607_p5", "sents": [ "Representatives from the Schlinger Family Foundation, Cisco Systems, and Deloitte Consulting came to hear the final presentations and meet the participating students.", "UC BERKELEY TEAMS TAKE PART IN TWO REAL ESTATE CHALLENGES Two teams of UC Berkeley graduate students have been working feverishly on plans to present at National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Challenge and the Bank of America Low-Income Housing Challenge competitions this spring.", "NAIOP Real Estate Development Challenge The NAIOP Real Estate Development Challenge is a competition between graduate students at UC Berkeley and Stanford that is sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.", "Teams of five students are given an actual site, for which they must propose the best use, design, financing, and marketing of a commercial real estate project.", "UC Berkeley's 2001 NAIOP Team includes Aimee Einstein, MBA 02; Jonathan Fearn, Masters of City Planning 01; Chiendao Glasgow, Masters of Architecture 01;Maria Iniguez, MBA 01; and Sara Williams, MBA 02. UC Berkeley's team won the competition last year bringing the decade-long battle with Stanford to a tie, five wins for each university." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Cisco Systems", "sents": [ "Cisco Systems, Inc. (known as Cisco) is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley, that develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products.", "Through its numerous acquired subsidiaries, such as OpenDNS, WebEx, Jabber and Jasper, Cisco specializes into specific tech markets, such as Internet of Things (IoT), domain security and energy management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e7097_p48", "sents": [ "Jones said today in a statement that Maviglio should be fired for the purchases.", "``These actions are unethical, unconscionable, unacceptable and heads should role,'' Jones said.", "``Mr. Maviglio should be fired immediately.''", "Jones has publicly called on Davis to force the 50 consultants hired by the state to disclose their holdings in energy companies.", "Last week he urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether any of the consultants or advisers traded stock based on non-public information.", "Maviglio said no one in the administration or at the Department of Water Resources had been contacted by the SEC.", "``No one's been contacted either here or at DWR,'' Maviglio said.", "A spokeswoman for the SEC in San Francisco, Helane Morrison, said the agency would not confirm or deny an investigation.", "Calpine shares are down 6.8 percent since June 20, when Maviglio says he purchased the shares." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rajeev Madhavan", "sents": [ "Rajeev Madhavan is a serial entrepreneur and investor, and a founder and General Partner of Clear Ventures.", "He is perhaps best known as the founder of software company Magma Design Automation, where he served as chairman and chief executive officer from its founding in 1997 through its acquisition by Synopsys in 2012.", "He also co-founded software companies LogicVision (acquired by Mentor Graphics) and Ambit Design Systems (acquired by Cadence Design Systems).", "\"Red Herring\" magazine named Madhavan to its “Top Innovators” list in 2002." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p5", "sents": [ "Cadabra will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Numerical.", "Faysal Sohail, president and CEO of Cadabra, will remain president of the Cadabra subsidiary and will become senior vice president of Numerical.", "Cadabra's backers include CMEA Ventures, Synopsys, Access Technology Partners, and individual investors Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Atiq Raza, former president and COO at AMD, Rajeev Madhavan, co-founder, president and CEO of Magma Design Automation, and Kurt Keutzer, former CTO and senior vice president of research at Synopsys.", "http: www.cadabradesign.com http: www.numeritech.com CityReach International Raises $155 Million Third Round LONDON -- CityReach International, a European provider of network management and services, said it raised $155 million in its third round of funding led by new investor Investcorp.", "Additional investors in the round included Morgan Grenfell Private Equity, Merrill Lynch, and Vulcan Ventures.", "The company said the latest round of funding will be used for the European expansion of the company's operations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1720_p10", "sents": [ "Smith, a Republican, is the swing vote.", "Feinstein said the committee chairman, Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, has shown an increasing willingness to help her and Smith move the legislation, though some differences remain.", "\"He (Murkowski) has told me he'd like to help,\" Feinstein said.", "\"I think we are very close to a markup and this could move quickly.\"", "Murkowski did not rule out price caps but said he thought the bill sacrific ed long-term solutions for short-term gains.", "\"I have concerns about the proposal put forward today and the impact it may have in distorting the market,\" he said.", "\"It is time to address the underlying causes -- not just the symptoms.\"", "Feinstein's comments came at a news conference during which she, Smith, Washington state Democratic Sens.", "Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Energy Committee, unveiled details of the bill and criticized the Bush administration and federal regulators for failing to take action to cap rates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4, 7, 8 ] }, { "title": "Patty Murray", "sents": [ "Patricia Lynn Murray (née Johns; October 11, 1950) is the senior United States Senator from the State of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party.", "Murray was first elected to the Senate in 1992, becoming Washington's first female senator.", "Murray was re-elected in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3787_p16", "sents": [ "Mykindaplace, which has also received fundin g from Freeserve, recently purchased the assets of defunct competitor Wowgo.", "The company said it plans to reach profitability by this September.", "http: www.mykindaplace.com DevelopOnline Gets $11 Million in Round Two TEMPE, Ariz. (VENTUREWIRE) -- DevelopOnline, a provider of a Web-bas ed platform for collaborative electronic product development, said that it received $11 million in a second round of financing from Avnet, Carlyle Venture Partners, and 3i.", "Carlyle Venture Partners and 3i, both previous investors, co-led the financing.", "This was a down round, though DevelopOnlin e did not disclose the valuation.", "The company said it expects the funds to la st until an unspecified \"liquidity event\" and is not anticipating raising any future rounds of venture capital.", "With this round, Avnet was granted a seat on the company's five-member board of directors, which already includes members of Carlyle Venture Partners and 3i.", "Prior to this round, the compan y raised $15.3 million in one round from Carlyle Venture Partners, 3i, and unnamed individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p30", "sents": [ "Prophet and RedEnvelope have been working together since 1999. Investors for RedEnvelope Gifts Online include Atrium, Comdisco Ventures, Crown Technology Partners, Sequoia Capital, Weston Presidio, Sippl MacDonald Ventures, Silicon Valley Angel Fund, and Philips-Smith Specialty Retail Group.", "http: www.redenvelope.com New People o Net Video Firm Vividon Makes Ex-Vignette VP President, CEO SADBURY, Mass.", "-- Vividon, which develops content delivery servers for streaming video, said it has appointed David Ellenberger as president and CEO.", "Mr. Ellenberger recently served as vice president of Vignette.", "When Vignette acquired DataSage in January, Mr. Ellenberger became president and board member of the acquired company.", "Vividon has received funding from Atlas Venture, Carlyle Venture Partners and private investor James Dow.", "http: www.vividon.com Former Motorola Executive is New CEO for Foxcom Wireless VIENNA, Va. -- Foxcom Wireless, a provider of indoor coverage technology for the wireless industry, said it named Tom Hinton as its new chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Anna Bond", "sents": [ "Anna Bond (Kannada: ಅಣ್ಣ ಬಾಂಡ್ ) is a romantic action Kannada film written and directed by Duniya Soori.", "Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, it stars Puneet Rajkumar, Nidhi Subbaiah and Priyamani in the lead roles and Jackie Shroff in a negative role.", "The movie was released on 1 May 2012.", "V. Harikrishna was the music director for the film." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "V. Harikrishna", "sents": [ "V. Harikrishna (born 5 November 1974) is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, playback singer and film producer.", "He has mainly scored music for Kannada films.", "After his stint as a programmer and assistant musician, Harikrishna made his debut as an independent composer in actor Darshan's first production venture \"Jothe Jotheyali\" in 2006.", "Since then, he has been scoring for majority of Darshan's films besides working for many other leading production houses.", "He owns an audio company called \"D-Beats\" (established: 2013) and produces music under his own company starting from the film \"Bulbul\" (2013)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19442_p0", "sents": [ "To Members of the Haas Community Yesterday, October 17, I had lunch in San Francisco with Tom Clausen, former CEO of the Bank of America, and former President of the World Bank, and a great fan and supporter of the Haas School.", "He is the one of the individuals behind the Bank of America's generous contributions to the Haas community.", "His personal gifts and gifts from the Bank of America Foundation have financed the Bank of America forum, the Bank of America's discretionary Dean's fund that supports new Haas programs; and the Clausen Center that supports the International Business Development course and some of Haas's most loved faculty including Andy Rose and Rich Lyons.", "We had a wonderful lunch during which he spoke affectionately of the loyalty and talent of Haas alumni, the accomplishments of current Haas students, and the future of business education.", "After lunch, as I drove back to the Berkeley campus with Larry Lollar--the new and talented assistant dean for development at the Haas School--I began to plan my comments for the first of what I hope will become regular e-mail messages from the Dean's Office to the Haas community." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e19548_p0", "sents": [ "'Greetings Evening MBA Student--Dean Tyson ask that I pass this message to you.", "Hope to see you there.", "+++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Haas Evening MBA Students, As you know, the \"Economic Outlook Forum 2001\" will feature discussion about the nation's new economic challenges with Interim Dean Ben Hermalin, myself, Janet Yellen, Hal Varian, Ken Rosen, Severin Borenstein, Rich Lyons, Jerry Engel, and Dwight Jaffee.", "The Forum will take place next Friday afternoon, November 9, from 4pm to 6pm.", "I realize that many of you will not be able to participate in the program at Haas on Friday afternoon.", "The program will be available exclusively to Evening MBA students live over the Web.", "Log on at, http: haas.berkeley.edu haas video_room nov9econ_outlook.htm.", "My fellow economists and I also have agreed to respond to your questions.", "Send questions and comments to, econforu@haas.", "Sincerely, Laura D'Andrea Tyson Dean Sandy Thao Assistant to the Dean Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley (510) 643-3197'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Two Weeks Vacation", "sents": [ "Two Weeks Vacation is a 1952 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.", "The cartoon follows Goofy on an ill-fated vacation trip traveling cross country.", "It was directed by Jack Kinney and features the voices of Pinto Colvig as Goofy and Alan Reed as the narrator and a hitchhiker." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Alan Reed", "sents": [ "Alan Reed (born Herbert Theodore Bergman, August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was an American actor and voice artist, best known as the original voice of Fred Flintstone (although Daws Butler voiced the character in the pilot), whom he was said to have physically resembled, on \"The Flintstones\" and various spinoff series.", "He also appeared in many films, including \"Days of Glory\", \"The Tarnished Angels\", \"Breakfast at Tiffany's\", \"Viva Zapata!\"", "(as Pancho Villa), and \"Nob Hill\", and various television series." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26636_p35", "sents": [ "Wall Street stock analysts agree with Houston-based Enron that its core bus iness in wholesale energy trading and marketing is strong.", "But investors ar e concerned over a series of issues that when taken together give them paus e about Enron's stock.", "Among them: whether the \"real\" reason for CEO Jeff Skilling's sudden depart ure two weeks ago is still to come out; who will replace Skilling; analysts inability to get a detailed understanding of Enron's financial performanc e because Enron hasn't given them more detailed and segmented data; and ong oing disputes surrounding a power plant project in India.", "\"The first thing they need to do is they need to get investor confidence ba ck,\" said Carol Coale, a Prudential Securities analyst in Houston who follo ws Enron.", "\"There's 10 points in the stock related to uncertainty surroundin g Skilling's sudden departure.\"", "It may take a quarter or two for investors to believe that \"there was not a nother shoe to drop related to Skilling's resignation,\" she said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e456_p12", "sents": [ "AES Corp. planned to buy the Mohave stake, along with a 56 percent stake owned by Southern California Edison, for $667 million.", "Southern California Edison, owned by Edison International, can't sell its stake because California has banned the sale of generators by its utilities until 2006 because of an electricity shortage.", "Committed to Bandwidth Skilling also said that while Houston-based Enron is cutting spending on its fiber-optic telecommunciations business, the company doesn't intend to sell it.", "The news sent Enron shares up $4.38, or 8 percent, to $59.40. They had fallen 25 percent since Friday on concerns about the fiber-optic business and disputes over an Enron power plant in India.", "``They assured Wall Street that they were not liquidating their bandwith trading business,'' Prudential Securities analyst Carol Coale said.", "Analysts have reckoned that the potential of bandwidth trading adds as much as $20 to the future value of Enron's stock, she said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2204_p91", "sents": [ "The other members of the consortium are Japan's MOL (formerly Mitsui OSK Lines), NYK Line and K Line; and the contract involves ferrying 5m tonnes per annum of LNG from the Middle East to Petronet LNG's terminal at Dahej, in Gujarat.", "Two LNG carriers will be involved in the deal, each capable of carrying 138,000 cu m of gas, and expected to cost Dollars 185m each.", "The vessels are to be constructed at Daewoo Shipbuilding Yard in South Korea.", "This was India's second major LNG transportation deal; and SCI, the public sector shipping monolith, which owns roughly half of the country's ocean-going fleet of 239 vessels, has a stake in both of them, as does MOL.", "'MOL is a professionally managed company whose cultural ethos is similar to ours,' says the goatee-bearded Prabhat Kumar Srivastava, SCI's chairman and managing director.", "'Our relationship is based on total transparency and trust; and we therefore feel comfortable with them." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "K Line", "sents": [ "Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (川崎汽船株式会社 , Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki-gaisha ) , also referred to as \"K\" Line, is one of the largest Japanese transportation companies.", "It owns a fleet that includes dry cargo ships (bulk carriers), container ships, liquefied natural gas carriers, Ro-Ro ships, tankers and container terminals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3153_p13", "sents": [ "The new warnings are in response to complaints that blackouts have taken people by surprise.", "\"What we're hearing from the public is they wanted a little more heads-up when it comes to blackouts,\" said ISO spokeswoman Stephanie McCorkle.", "Meanwhile, Gov.", "Gray Davis was in Chicago Monday to hear firsthand from city officials about how an advance notification program can work.", "State lawmakers are exploring ways to provide Californians with greater notice of potential blackouts, including scheduling them in advance.", "In Chicago, where aging lines and structural limitations have produced a string of power outages over the past two summers, residents often receive 30 minutes warning a blackout is coming, and grid operators work with city agencies and police to ensure criminals don't take advantage of the opportunity.", "California's new warning system has considerable limits.", "The ISO, after all, does not determine where blackouts occur.", "They simply tell the three utilities in the system _ Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric _ when to shut off power and how much to turn off." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Chicago", "sents": [ "Chicago ( or ), officially the City of Chicago, is the third-most populous city in the United States.", "With over 2.7 million residents, it is also the most populous city in both the state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States.", "It is the county seat of Cook County.", "The Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, has nearly 10 million people and is the third-largest in the U.S. Chicago has often been called a global architecture capital.", "Chicago is considered one of the most important business centers in the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter", "sents": [ "\"Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter\" is the of the fourth season of the American television comedy series \"30 Rock\", and the 75th overall episode of the series.", "It was written by co-producer Kay Cannon and series creator Tina Fey.", "The episode was directed by series producer Don Scardino.", "It originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) network in the United States on April 22, 2010.", "Guest stars in this episode include Elizabeth Banks, Will Ferrell, Steve Hely, Julianne Moore, and Ariel Shafir." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "30 Rock", "sents": [ "30 Rock is an American satirical television sitcom created by Tina Fey that ran on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013.", "The series, loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for \"Saturday Night Live\", takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy show depicted as airing on NBC.", "The series's name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, the address of the Comcast Building, where the NBC Studios are located and where \"Saturday Night Live\" is written, produced, and performed.", "This series is produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc., in association with NBCUniversal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Charlie Williams (pitcher)", "sents": [ "Charles Prosek Williams (October 11, 1947 – January 27, 2015) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.", "He is best known for being the player the New York Mets traded to the San Francisco Giants for Willie Mays." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Willie Mays", "sents": [ "Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed \"The Say Hey Kid\", is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York/San Francisco Giants, before finishing with the New York Mets.", "He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, only his first year of eligibility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston Chronicle", "sents": [ "The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.", "s of 2016 , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States.", "With its 1995 buy-out of long-time rival the \"Houston Post\", the \"Chronicle\" became Houston's primary newspaper." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e571_p0", "sents": [ "'USA: Transwestern plans expansion at Ariz. compressor stations.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 29 01 Enron Unit Files Application For $93M Expansion Project Dow Jones News Service, 03 29 01 El Paso's Calif Gas Play Was Smart,Not Crooked -Analysts Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 29 01 USA: Maytag farms out energy buying to TXU in 5-year deal.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 29 01 EPA's Next Challenge: What to Do About Lead Emissions (Update1) Bloomberg, 03 29 01 Enron team trying to keep ahead of MS 150 pack Houston Chronicle, 03 29 01 USA: Transwestern plans expansion at Ariz. compressor stations.", "03 29 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) Transwestern Pipeline Co. (TW), a unit of Enron said in a statement on Thursday it planned to install new compression at four existing stations in Arizona to boost gas deliveries to energy-starved California.", "The company said it had filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to expand its system by 150 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of incremental firm capacity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2963_p32", "sents": [ "Thirty-four companies, the majority foreign, qualified to participate in the auction, the first since the country's natural gas industry was nationalized in 1975-1976. The auction is expected to generate between 8,000 and 10,000 jobs, said an Energy and Mines Ministry spokeswoman.", "Venezuela, with about 147 trillion cubic feet in reserves, is counting on private companies to spur development.", "Venezuela is preparing distribution and transmission projects, which would also tap private investment.", "Among the expected bidders are Enron Corp. and Perez Companc SA.", "USA: United States green groups pummel Bush energy plan.", "By Patrick Connole 05 17 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Environmentalists expressed deep dissatisfaction with the energy crisis plan which President George W. Bush unveiled on Thursday, calling it wrongheaded and dangerous to forever seek increasing supplies of oil, coal, natural gas and nuclear power.", "Activists from the full spectrum of America's environmental lobby took issue with at least some of the expansive $10 billion plan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "George W. Bush", "sents": [ "George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.", "He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.", "After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry.", "Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter.", "He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election.", "Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "TransAlta", "sents": [ "TransAlta Corporation (formerly Calgary Power) is an electricity power generator and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.", "It is a privately owned corporation and its shares are traded publicly.", "It operates over 70 power plants in Canada, the United States and Australia.", "TransAlta operates geothermal, wind, hydro, natural gas and coal power generation facilities.", "The company has been recognized for its leadership on sustainability by the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, the FTSE4Good Index and the Jantzi Social Index.", "TransAlta is Canada's largest investor-owned renewable energy provider.", "TransAlta, on several occasions, illegally manipulated the energy market to drive up power prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e26854_p34", "sents": [ "The uncertainty has cost an estimated C$3 billion from proposed power plants being put on hold, \"Any further delay will have severe implications on investor confidence in the market,\" TransAlta (T.TA) spokesman Adam White warned from Toronto.", "This summer TransAlta (T.TA), Canada's largest investor-owned power generator, said it would defer any new investment in Ontario because of market uncertainty.", "Work on the corporation's C$400-million Sarnia cogeneration plant continued, however, and it will start producing power in spring of 2002. The latest market delay just means TransAlta won't have the benefit of watching the market and trading in it before commissioning the plant, White said.", "Smaller retail distributors are being blamed in part for the delay because of difficulties setting up new billing and accounting systems.", "Toronto Hydro has offered to help other retailers set up their systems to get deregulation up and running.", "\"Every day we don't have market-opening date, we have money going out,\" spokesman Stephen Andrews said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Natural Resources Defense Council", "sents": [ "The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is a New York City-based, non-profit international environmental pressure group, with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Bozeman, Montana, and Beijing, China.", "Founded in 1970, NRDC today has 2.4 million members, online activities nationwide, and a staff of about 500 lawyers, scientists and other policy experts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4243_p0", "sents": [ "'E Source Teleconference Examines Ways to Solve California Power Crisis 09 25 2000 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2000, PR Newswire) BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 25 PRNewswire -- In a teleconference held Friday afternoon, September 22, 2000, by E Source(TM), industry analysts proposed several solutions to remedy the imperfections in California's electric market and discussed ways that those lessons could be applied in other states that are considering restructuring their electric markets.", "No single \"silver bullet\" solution emerged from the panelists.", "Rather, they said that solving the California power situation would require a combination of supply, demand, pricing, and regulatory solutions.", "\"It is important that we mend, not end, electric restructuring,\" said Ralph Cavanagh, co-director of the energy program at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).", "\"Restructuring is a process, not an event,\" added Becky Kilbourne, director of market development for the California Power Exchange (CalPX).", "Bill LeBlanc, vice president of retail consulting at E Source, made this point: \"It is very difficult to have an open market and a regulated market at the same time." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19881_p6", "sents": [ "Mr. Bacon most recently served as director of the company&#39;s automotive industry segment.", "Prior to joining WhereNet in August 1998, Mr. Bacon worked at Ford Motor Company.", "WhereNet is backed by Ford Motors, Sun Microsystems, Bay Partners, Crescendo Ventures, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Foundation Capital, and RWI Group.", "font <br <a href=\"http: www.wherenet.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.wherenet.com< font a td tr table <br <font face='arial,helvetica' color=\"#006699\" size=\"3\" <b OPERATIONS< b font <br <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwNQKIKKKPHI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Red-M Opens Tokyo Office Headed by Kyujiro Muraoka< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwNQKIKKKPHIx\" <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images arrow.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" alt=\"top\" a &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=NQKIKKKPHI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp;< td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" WEXHAM SPRINGS, ENGLAND -- Red-M, a supplier of Bluetooth networking products, said it opened a Japanese subsidiary in Tokyo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p18", "sents": [ "DeSilva is also exploring the possibility of additional financing for WorkingWoman.com.", "WorkingWoman.com has raised $32 million in funding from two rounds of funding.", "Its investors include BlackDiamond Ventures, Compaq Computer, Jefferies, New York City Investment Fund, Office Depot, PurchasePro.com, RWI Group, Sand Hill Financial, Sycamore, and Telos Venture Partners.", "Carol Bartz, CEO of Autodesk; Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle; and Clifford Sobel, chairman o!", "f Net2Phone, have also invested in WorkingWoman.com.", "http: www.workingwoman.com Metiom Files for Chapter 11 after Investors Back Out mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Metiom, a business-to-business e-commerce infrastructure provider for online purchasing, said that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.", "A Metiom spokesperson said that, due to market conditions, the company's investors have decided not to invest the remainin g two tranches of Metiom's $45 million third round announced in January, of which the company had received $15 million.", "Metiom had no comment about layoffs but said it was \"restructuring\" and considering potential buyers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Yousif Habash", "sents": [ "Yousif Behnam Habash (in Arabic يوسف بهنام حبش) (born June 1, 1951) is an Iraqi-born bishop of the Syriac Catholic Church.", "Since 2010, he has been the Eparch of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Arabic", "sents": [ "Arabic (Arabic: العَرَبِيَّة‎ ‎ , \"al-ʻarabiyyah \" ] or Arabic: عَرَبِيّ‎ ‎ \"ʻarabī \" ] or ] ) is a Central Semitic language complex that first emerged in Iron Age northwestern Arabia and is now the \"lingua franca\" of the Arab world.", "It is named after the Arabs, a term initially used to describe peoples living from Mesopotamia in the east to the Anti-Lebanon mountains in the west, in northwestern Arabia, and in the Sinai peninsula." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cruz Bustamante", "sents": [ "Cruz Miguel Bustamante (born January 4, 1953) is an American retired politician.", "He was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of California, a former Speaker of the State Assembly and a member of the Democratic Party.", "He served with Governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and was succeeded by John Garamendi in 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3625_p11", "sents": [ "By then, the actual cost of producing the electricity may have no relation to its price.", "Unlike other commodity and stock exchanges, the frenzied daily activity on the energy trading floors escape any independent oversight, which critics contend makes the operations ripe for collusion and price-fixing.", "\"They're playing the California power game,\" said attorney Michael Aguirre, a former federal prosecutor now suing power companies on behalf of Lt. Gov.", "Cruz Bustamante.", "\"The trading is the epicenter of the whole enchilada.", "They trade and inflate the value.\"", "Power company representatives say their trading floors operate legally and ethically.", "\"I don't think there has ever been the slightest shred of evidence [of] something illicit or wrongdoing,\" said Gary Ackerman of the Western Power Trading Forum, an industry trade group.", "Ackerman and players in the market say prices are not always ratcheted up through the trading.", "Often, they say, traders can match supply and demand to help stabilize prices through daily transactions and long-term contracts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Meridiano, São Paulo", "sents": [ "Meridiano is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil.", "The population is 3,912 (2015 est.)", "in an area of 228.5 km².", "The elevation is 529 m." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "São Paulo", "sents": [ "São Paulo ( ; ] ; \"Saint Paul\" in English) is a municipality in the southeast region of Brazil.", "The metropolis is an alpha global city—as listed by the GaWC—and is the most populous city in Brazil and Americas as well as in the Southern Hemisphere.", "The municipality is also the largest in the Americas and Earth's 12th largest city proper by population.", "The city is the capital of the surrounding state of São Paulo, one of 26 constituent states of the republic.", "It is the most populous and wealthiest city in Brazil.", "It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment.", "The name of the city honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus.", "The city's metropolitan area of Greater São Paulo ranks as the most populous in Brazil, the 11th most populous on Earth, and largest Portuguese language-speaking city in the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3622_p28", "sents": [ "Officesupplies.com's Web site will remain operational during a 90-day transition period in which current customers wi ll be given the opportunity to transfer their account information.", "An Office Depot spokesperson said there would be no officesupplies.com employees retained, and that key management would be held on a consultant basis durin g the the transition period.", "Officesupplies.com is backed by AT&T Ventures, Breakthrough Commerce, Hillside Capital, ING Barings, and Needham Capital Partners.", "http: www.officedepot.com http: www.officesupplies.com Property Firm Risanamento Napoli To Buy Global Switch mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Italian real estate firm Risanamento Napoli, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, has agreed to acquire the European carrier-neutral service provider Global Switch for EUR 495 million ($419.6 million) in stock and secured loan notes.", "Following the completion of the acquisition, Risanamento Napoli will join existing investors TrizecHahn, Chelsfield, and Unicorn Assets and Fasset Limited on the board.", "Global Switch's previous investors hold 53% of the company, with Rianamento slated to take the remaining 47%." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e4207_p13", "sents": [ "Scott Andrews, managing partner of Winston Partners, joined the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funds for expansion into other cities and for product development.", "http: www.digitalfocus.com Clarity Visual Systems Receives $6.5 Million Third Round WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Clarity Visual Systems, a provider of visual messaging software, said it completed its third round of financing with over $6.5 million.", "The round was led by Needham Capital Partners, with participation from other undisclosed investors.", "The funds will be used for operational purposes and to support the company's marketing initiatives.", "http: www.clarityvisual.com E-Mail Ad Firm TMXinteractive Raises $15 Million from Syncom CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- TMXinteractive, a provider of multimedia e-mail advertising and related technologies, said it received $15 million in financing from Syncom, a Silver Spring, Md.-based venture capital fund.", "The company plans to use the funds to expand its operations, which includes staffing new offices and technology development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5495_p82", "sents": [ "Records obtained by the Times show the state is committed to buying power at prices up to $154 a megawatt-hour during peak demand periods and more than $95 for power at times when demand is low.", "In comparison, the state recentl y purchased peak power for less than $100 an hour and less than $20 an hour at night when demand dropped.", "The recent purchases reflect a drop in wholesale prices, which could rise again this summer when temperatures climb and air conditioning use surges.", "\"The theme here is the governor embarked on a long-term strategy for a short-term crisis,\" Peter Navarro, an economist at University of California Irvine, told the Times.", "\"They pretty much got this exactly wrong.\"", "State officials defended the long-term contracts, crediting the agreements with altering the marketplace.", "The contracts also have freed the state from its nearly total reliance on the volatile spot market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Peter Navarro", "sents": [ "Peter Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist who currently serves as the Assistant to the President, Director of Trade and Industrial Policy, and the Director of the White House National Trade Council, a newly created entity in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government.", "A former professor of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, Navarro is the author of over a dozen books, including \"Death by China\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20492_p46", "sents": [ "Last Thursday, Enron announced it had tapped its lines of credit to provide more than $1 billion in cash liquidity and that would it use $2 billion to pay down commercial paper.", "The decision to pay off the commercial paper, he said, accomplishes two goa ls.", "\"It increases liquidity on a short-term basis, and additionally, it enables them to focus on other areas they need to focus on right now,\" Moore said.", "\"They are working on setting up an additional facility for further capital to support their wholesale trading business.\"", "Karen Denne, an Enron spokesperson, confirmed Monday that the company is in discussions with banks for further financing.", "Additional credit would help boost Enron's liquidity position.", "The lingering concern for Moody's is that there \"yet may be something else out there that gets to the credibility issue of Enron itself,\" Moore said.", "At the heart of the credibility issue are two limited partnerships -- LMJ a nd LMJ2 - created in 1999 by former CFO Andy Fastow and since dissolved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e1301_p28", "sents": [ "Karen Denne, an Enron spokeswoman, said it's unfair to fault the company for selling power at prices dictated by the free market.", "\"Enron is providing electricity to a market that needs it,\" Denne said.", "\"It's unfortunate when regulators are pointing fingers, looking to fix blame, when this is a problem of supply and demand.\"", "The company hails from President George W. Bush's home state of Texas, and is one of the top \"soft money\" donors to political campaigns.", "Enron and its executives gave $435,000 to the Democrats and $1.2 million to Republicans last year, according to Common Cause.", "Its chairman, Kenneth Lay, has consistently been one of the top donors to Bush's presidential and gubernatorial campaigns.", "Enron doesn't own a lot of dams or power plants.", "Instead, the company makes money as a middleman -- buying power from utilities and then reselling it for a profit.", "The company, formed in 1985 from the merger of two pipeline companies, has become the largest trader of wholesale electricity in North America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kenny Atkinson", "sents": [ "Kenneth Neil Atkinson (born June 2, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach for the Brooklyn Nets.", "He previously served as the Director of Player Development for the Houston Rockets in 2007–08.", "Born in Huntington, New York, Atkinson played college basketball for University of Richmond, where he led the Spiders to a Sweet Sixteen berth in 1988." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Brooklyn Nets", "sents": [ "The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.", "The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.", "The team plays its home games at Barclays Center.", "They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other are the New York Knicks.", "The team was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA's rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA).", "They played in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans during their first season, before moving to Long Island in 1968 and changing their name to the New York Nets.", "During this time, the Nets won two ABA championships (in 1974 and 1976).", "In 1976, the ABA merged with the NBA, and the Nets were absorbed into the NBA along with three other ABA teams (the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets, all of whom remain in the league today)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Squeeze (The X-Files)", "sents": [ "\"Squeeze\" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series \"The X-Files\".", "It premiered on the Fox network on September 24, 1993.", "\"Squeeze\" was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong and directed by Harry Longstreet, with Michael Katleman directing additional footage.", "The episode featured the first of two guest appearances by Doug Hutchison as the mutant serial killer Eugene Victor Tooms, a role he would reprise in \"Tooms\".", "\"Squeeze\" is the first \"monster-of-the-week\" episode of \"The X-Files\", a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series' overarching mythology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Tooms", "sents": [ "\"Tooms\" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series \"The X-Files\".", "It premiered on the Fox network on April 22, 1994.", "\"Tooms\" was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, and directed by David Nutter.", "The episode featured Mitch Pileggi's first appearance as Assistant Director Walter Skinner, and saw Doug Hutchison and William B. Davis reprise their roles as Eugene Victor Tooms and The Smoking Man, respectively.", "The episode is a \"Monster-of-the-Week\" story, a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series' wider mythology.", "\"Tooms\" earned a Nielsen household rating of 8.6, being watched by 8.1 million households in its initial broadcast; and received positive reviews from critics." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4073_p28", "sents": [ "To date, Diva has raised over $380 million in equity and debt.", "Diva is backed by publicly traded UK-based cable television provider NTL, Liberate Technologies, Open TV, and General Instrument.", "The company filed for an IPO in May of this year.", "http: www.divatv.com Business Service Firm Portera Gets $35 Million Fourth Round CAMPBELL, Calif. -- Portera, which provides Web-based business services for the professional services industry, said it raised $35 million in its fourth round of funding.", "Previous investor Integral Capital Partners led the round, which included other previous investors Chase Hambrecht & Quist, Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Oracle, RRE Ventures, Spring Creek Partners, Van Wagoner Capital Management and Weiss Peck & Greer.", "New investors in the round include Charter Growth Capital, Sands Brothers Venture Capital, and Stanford University.", "The company will use the funding for international expansion and to further develop its business and information technology operations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e4892_p2", "sents": [ "The final rule on National Standards for Electronic Transactions was published on Aug. 17, 2000 and the clock is ticking with a compliance date is less than two years away.", "The industry has hardly been vigilant in its prep- aration, more than 95% of the 800 million doctor patient en- counter charges are still captured manually, but healthcare administrators and executives are planning to spend up to three times as much getting ready for HIPAA as they did preparing for Y2K.", "Healthcare Outlook 2000 will gather the private companies best suited to make the most of the HIPAA opportunity.", "Last year the meeting sold out, so register today: http: www.technologicpartners.com tp conf ho2000 vw 001012 Top Stories o Venture Unit Breaks Off Weiss, Peck, Closes $1 Billion Fund MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Weiss Peck & Greer Venture Partners said it spun off independent of money management firm Weiss Peck & Greer and is now an independent firm called Lightspeed Venture Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4594_p12", "sents": [ "In addition to the cash investment, The Technology and Internet Fund intends to assist Fiera in its regional e-commerce operations.", "Fiera is also backed by the Advent Group, Latin America Enterprise Fund and individual investors.", "http: www.fiera.com Silicon Access Raises $56 Million in Third Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Silicon Access Networks, a provider of network processing products to the terabit router market, said it raised $56 million in its third round.", "New investors Soros Private Equity Partners led the round, which also included Pivotal Asset Management, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, and previous investors Comdisco Ventures, Intel Communication Fund, Norwest Venture Partners, Raza Venture Fund, Sprout Group, the venture capital affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Synopsys, and Tallwood Venture Capital.", "Jonathan Bilzin, a partner with Soros Private Equity Partners, joined the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funds to develop its iFlow chipset product.", "http: www.siliconaccess.com Wireless Access Firm BridgeWave Gets $26.5 Million Series C SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- BridgeWave Communications, a provider of wireless access technologies that extend the reach of broadband networks, said it has received $26.5 million in a Series C financing round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p12", "sents": [ "Sender Cohen of Soros Private Equity Partners and Scott Carpenter of Anschutz Investment will join Airslide's board of directors.", "http: www.airslide.com B2B Service Firm SupplySolutions Has $20 Million Round Two NEW YORK -- Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette announced that its venture capital affiliate, the Sprout Group, has led a $20 million second round investment in SupplySolution, a provider of Internet-based application services for the automotive supply industry.", "Other investors who participated in the round include first round investors Enterprise Partners and Sigma Partners.", "SupplySolution said it will use the funds to develop products and service offerings and expand existing sales and service areas.", "Rakesh Sood, general partner at the Sprout Group, has taken a seat on SupplySolution's board of directors.", "http: www.supplysolution.com Behavioral Technology Firm Gets $11.2 Million in Series B HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Motivation Online, a developer of behavioral business systems, said it raised $11.2 million in its first, Series B round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "KENW-FM", "sents": [ "KENW-FM (89.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a public radio format.", "Licensed to Portales, New Mexico, United States, the station is currently owned by Eastern New Mexico University." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Portales, New Mexico", "sents": [ "Portales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States.", "The population was 12,280 at the 2010 census.", "Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis as well as Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5815_p39", "sents": [ "But calculating how much more power the state will wind up with, based on how many plants are on the drawing board, is risky, say some state regulators and consumer advocates.", "\"I have no confidence at the moment that a majority of those new plants will ever materialize,\" because power companies are likely to maintain an electricity shortage to keep prices high, said Michael Shames, of the Utility Consumers Action Network.", "\"Why would they want to change what they've got?", "They've got a sweet deal.\"", "Another reason plants might not get built is politics.", "Several firms with projects in the works claimed that threats by state officials to seize their plants or impose a windfall profits tax on their sales had made it harder to obtain financing.", "\"Every time these politicians start spouting off to improve their own political careers, they don't realize the damage they're doing,\" said Gary Ackerman of the Western Power Trading Forum." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3140_p106", "sents": [ "``It's akin to a severe storm watch and a severe storm warning,'' said Greg g Fishman, spokesman for the ISO, which will consider the proposal Thursday.", "``We try to give as much hard information as soon as we can.", "But there are days where those things are going to change very quickly.''", "Business leaders said a half-hour warning, even if it's a false alarm, woul d be better than the two to six minutes they got during the last round of rolling blackouts in April.", "``We're happy with what the ISO is trying to do,'' said Gino DiCaro, spokesman for the California Manufacturers and Technology Association.", "``It 's making a bad situation a little better.''", "But critics said the proposal changes little and, with frequent blackouts expected this summer, urged the state to instead schedule them in advance.", "``It's actually quite distressing and disappointing,'' said Michael Shames, executive director of the Utility Consumers Action Network, which proposed scheduling blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Simon Romero", "sents": [ "Simon Romero is an American journalist who is a National Correspondent for \"The New York Times\", based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.", "Previously he was the newspaper's Brazil Bureau Chief, based in Rio Janeiro, from 2011 to 2017.", "In that assignment, he covered Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.", "Romero was the Andean bureau chief, based in Caracas, Venezuela, from 2006 to 2011.", "He joined the Times in March 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4310_p11", "sents": [ "\"They treat me like I'm lazy,\" he said.", "* 2. Published Monday, November 8, 1999, in the San Jose Mercury News \"Latin American markets rally, Simon Romero, New York Times SAO PAULO, Brazil Buoyed by fresh inflows of overseas investment money, st ock markets in Latin America are staging a rally that could presage a return to economic growth in many of the region's countries next year.", "Over the last few weeks, indexes like the Bovespa on the Sao Paulo stock exchange, Latin America's largest stock market, have soared to a sixmonth high.", "In Mexico, Latin America's second-largest country, the bolsa index reached a threemonth high.", "On the coattails of these markets, stocks in Argentina, Chile and Colombia registered healthy gains.", "Much of the rally has been fueled by relief over potential interest rate increases in the United States, as recent economic reports have led some investors to believe that only one increase in rates, instead of several, is likely in coming months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6075_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron notes to discuss tomorrow Background: 1. Late March - we met with members of GSS (Global Strategic Sourcing group) and the CIO from ETS (Enron Transportation Services) 2. Mid May - we showed a demo to a mix of EES (Enron Energy Services), GSS (John Gillespie, John Will, Craig Brown), and ETS contacts 3. EES and ETS were interested, mentioned DealBench as too costly for their needs, we followed with a proposal to GSS for a Pilot, response was that we need to get a divisions on board 4. Late June (6 28) - met with 2 contacts from EES (Procurement Mgrs who were in the May mtg, they suggested we show how our system can help their upstream counterparts who structure the \"deals\" (since the Proc.", "Mgrs are simply the downstream execution piece), they also mentioned that GSS is busy with SAP C1 ibuyit rollout right now Questions: 1. Who are the \"deal makers\", what is their function, what tools do they use, how do we best position our solution with them?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3728_p2", "sents": [ "--Original Message -- From: David Young Subject: Enron Demo Recap Here's a recap of our demo meeting with Enron's Global Strategic Sourcing group on Tuesday Demo went well.?", "In attendance for Perfect were Ian, James M and David Y.?", "Enron's attendees were: - John Gillespie - Sr Director GSS - Platforms & Processes (decision maker) - Pam Tragesser - GSS Operations Mgr (asst to Derryl C - Sr Dir GSS - Operations) - John Will - Director Sourcing - Pipe Valves & Fittings - Craig Brown - Director Sourcing - Chemicals, Oils & Lubricants - Shirley Jo Dickens-Wilson - Enron Transportation Services Procurement Mgr - Eugene Ribaudo - Enron Energy Services Procurement Mgr - ibuyit.com team lead - Ken Sommers - Enron Energy Services Procurement Mgr Despite only having 1 hour to present, Ian competently ran through a compan y and feature overview, then blasted through a demo of PS2 and PPD.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]