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[ { "title": "e3698_p34", "sents": [ "Five new investors -- Peregine Systems, StarVest Partner s, New York Life Capital Partners, Ironside Ventures and Deutsche Banc Alex.", "Brown -- also participated in this round along with existing investors, Granite Ventures, Applied Technology and Solstice.", "CEO Bob Brennan said the company went through a difficult fundraising process, which lasted seven months and with more than 60 meetings.", "He declined to discuss the details of the valuation, saying it was in the $50 million to $100 million range, and essentially a flat round compared to the previous round.", "Connect ed plans to use the funding to accelerate the development and marketing of its latest software, which is slated to launch at the end of the month.", "The company, which has a total of 150 employees, also intends to expand its sta ff in Europe.", "Mr. Brennan said Connected has no plans to raise an additional funding because the company has sufficient capital to fund all operations until it reaches profitability in the first half of 2002. Presently, Connected has about 310 Global 2000 customers, including Hewlett Packard North America, Lucent Technologies, PeopleSoft, and Cisco Systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Applied Technology", "sents": [ "Applied Technology, was founded by Owen Hill in 1975 in Australia.", "He was a pioneer producer of home computers that ran CP/M on Zilog Z80 microprocessors.", "Their MicroBee computer (1982) was the first commercial personal computer manufactured in Australia.", "The computers were used by schools in Australia and Sweden and by BMW car dealers in Australia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season", "sents": [ "The 1974–75 Montreal Canadiens season was the 66th season in team history.", "The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Buffalo Sabres four games to two.", "Henri Richard would play his final season with the club." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Buffalo Sabres", "sents": [ "The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York.", "They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL).", "The team was established in 1970, along with the Vancouver Canucks, when the league expanded to 14 teams.", "They have played at KeyBank Center since 1996.", "Prior to that, the Buffalo Sabres played at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium from the start of the franchise in 1970.", "The Sabres are owned by Terry Pegula, who purchased the club in 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9403_p14", "sents": [ "http: www.mediatude.com Event411.com Raises $16 Million in Second Round of Funding MARINA DEL REY, Calif. -- Event411.com, which provides online event-planning software tools through an application services provider model, said it has raised $16 million in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by CB Capital, a Portland-based venture capital fund.", "Gannett, an international news and information company, and WI Harper Group also participated in the financing, as did previous investors Van Wagoner Funds, Sandler Capital Management, and Camelot.", "The company said it will use the funds to enhance its professional and consumer divisions, grow sales, and to expand globally.", "Craig Berkman, principal of CB Capital, will join Event411.com's board of directors.", "Mr. Berkman is one of the founders of Applied Materials.", "http: www.event411.com Finnish Micro-Optics Firm Heptagon Gets $1.62 Million HELSINKI, Finland -- Heptagon, a micro-optics company, said it secured $1.62 million from InnovationsKapital, a Swedish venture capital firm, and Sitra, a Finnish National Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3639_p7", "sents": [ "DivXNetworks is backed by Beijing Technology Fund, Draper Atlantic, Draper International, WI Harper Group, and Zone Ventures.", "http: www.divxnetworks.com Enterprise Outlook 2001 FINANCE Semantix Names Ron Johnston Acting Chief Financial Officer mail?", "top HERNDON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Semantix, a knowledge management company, sai d it named Ron Johnston as acting chief financial officer.", "Mr. Johnston is al so a director of the company's board of directors and formerly served as a founding member of Internet Enterprises, a technology incubator and financi al services firm.", "Semantix is backed by Innovatech Grand Montr,al and Sofinov.", "http: www.semantix.com TECHNOLOGY Discovery Therapeutics Adds William Wheeler, Kenneth Rice mail?", "top RICHMOND, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Discovery Therapeutics, which develops therapeutic products related to adenosine and dopamine, as well as skin barrier modulators that enhance skin permeability, said it appointed Willia m S. Wheeler vice president and chief medical officer.", "Prior to joining the company, Dr. Wheeler was vice president of cardiovascular critical care at Quintiles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "India First", "sents": [ "India First is an English-language news weekly published from Bhubaneswar, Odisha.", "The news weekly was launched in 2004 by journalists Sourav Mishra, Satya Nayak, Shubhanker Behera promoted by business person Sanjay Hans.", "Entrepreneurial English Publications Mishra, Nayak and Behera left the venture within a year after a successful launch." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Sourav Mishra", "sents": [ "Sourav Mishra (Odia: ସୌରଭ ମିଶ୍ର (saurabh mishr), born 1 July 1979) is an Indian journalist and artist.", "As a Reuters journalist he was one of the first witnesses and victim of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a three-day rampage in which more than 164 people lost their lives." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "African National Party", "sents": [ "The African National Party (French: \"Parti national africain\" , PNA) was a political party in Chad.", "PNA was founded on January 30, 1960, through the merger of remnants of four parties based in the Muslim-dominated northern Chad; African Socialist Movement, Chadian Social Action, Independent Democratic Union of Chad and Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians.", "Initially, PNA held 25 seats in the National Assembly, but the party suffered from defections to the Chadian Progressive Party, first the number of MPs went down to 17 and then to ten.", "In April 1961 PNA merged with the Chadian Progressive Party at a Unity Congress in Abéché, forming the Union for the Progress of Chad (UPT)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "African Socialist Movement", "sents": [ "African Socialist Movement (French: \"Mouvement Socialiste Africain\" , also known as the MSA) was a political party in French West Africa.", "The MSA was formed following a meeting of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO) federations of Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, French Sudan (now Mali), Gabon, Guinea, Niger, Oubangui-Chari (now the Central African Republic), and Senegal; the meeting was held in Conakry from January 11 to January 13, 1957.", "At that meeting it was decided that the African federations would break with its French parent organisation and form the MSA." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Trevor Linden", "sents": [ "Trevor John Linden, C.M., O.B.C.", "(born April 11, 1970) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and current president of hockey operations and alternate governor of the Vancouver Canucks.", "He spent nineteen seasons in the National Hockey League, playing centre and right wing with four teams: the Vancouver Canucks (in two tenures; the first and last), New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals.", "Before joining the NHL in 1988, Linden helped the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL) win consecutive Memorial Cup championships.", "In addition to appearing in two NHL All-Star Games, Linden was a member of the 1998 Canadian Olympic team and participated in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Medicine Hat Tigers", "sents": [ "The Medicine Hat Tigers are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) who play out of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.", "Established in 1970 by George E. Maser, the team has won two national Memorial Cups, five WHL League Championships and seven Division Titles, and continues to rally for the Cup annually.", "Maser consistently recruited top talent to the team, and his children continue to do the same today.", "Starting in the 2015-16 season, the Tigers have begun play at the Canalta Centre after forty-five seasons at the Medicine Hat Arena.", "They had a sell-out streak at The Arena dating back 197 games (as of May 15, 2007)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lister Glacier", "sents": [ "Lister Glacier ( ) is a glacier on the east side of the Royal Society Range in Antarctica, draining northeast from a large cirque immediately north of Mount Lister.", "It derives its name from Mount Lister, and was surveyed in 1957 by the New Zealand Blue Glacier Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956–58." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Mount Lister", "sents": [ "Mount Lister is a massive mountain, 4025 m high, forming the highest point in the Royal Society Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica.", "It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) which named it for Lord Joseph Lister, President of the Royal Society, 1895–1900." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8363_p0", "sents": [ "Category: EBS, Videoconferencing, PICtureTel Description: PictureTel and Enron Link Five Continents to Create orld's Largest Classroom Detail: Business Wire 3 1 00 England's Prime Minister Tony Blair part of 16-hour Global Leap video conference with United States astronauts, thousands of children and others PictureTel Corporation (Nasdaq: PCTL) has created the world's largest classroom, bringing American astronauts face-to-face with schoolchildren, mathematicians and others in a worldwide educational video conference.", "For Global Leap - a 16-hour distance-learning event - PictureTel furnished technical support and video streaming over the Internet via Enron Broadband Services' ePowered Media Cast(TM).", "Presented jointly with Slough, England's Arbour Vale School, classroom sessions included live, interactive \"virtual field trips,\" where children can talk to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, astronauts at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), divers at the Great Barrier Reef, mathematicians at Cambridge University, game wardens in South Africa and others around the world.", "Up to 20 learning sites were involved in each session, while 3,000 more participated via Internet video streaming." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Tony Blair", "sents": [ "Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 21 July 1994 to 24 June 2007.", "He previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 21 July 1994 to 2 May 1997.", "He is the most recent British Labour Party leader to have won a general election." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cantharellus zangii", "sents": [ "Cantharellus zangii is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae.", "Described as new to science in 2012, it is found only in a small area in northwestern Yunnan, China.", "The fungus produces small, bright orange fruit bodies (mushrooms) with thin flesh and a long tapering stipe.", "Microscopically, the mushroom features thin-walled hyphae with clamp connections, and large ellipsoid-shaped spores." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Cantharellaceae", "sents": [ "The Cantharellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Cantharellales.", "The family contains the chanterelles and related species, a group of fungi that superficially resemble agarics (gilled mushrooms) but have smooth, wrinkled, or gill-like hymenophores (spore-bearing undersurfaces).", "Species in the family are ectomycorrhizal, forming a mutually beneficial relationship with the roots of trees and other plants.", "Many of the Cantharellaceae, including the chanterelle (\"Cantharellus cibarius\"), the Pacific golden chanterelle (\"Cantharellus formosus\"), the horn of plenty (\"Craterellus cornucopioides\"), and the trumpet chanterelle (\"Craterellus tubaeformis\"), are not only edible, but are collected and marketed internationally on a commercial scale." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2852_p6", "sents": [ "http: www.buzzsaw.com Entertainment Site UGO Networks Acquires Rival Bla-Bla.com mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Bla-Bla.com, an online portal for independ ent content, said that it has been acquired by rival UGO (UnderGround Online) Networks, for an undisclosed amount.", "Bla-Bla.com's CEO Michael O'Hara said that the two companies had been \"brainstorming\" for nearly five months.", "Ove r the past six months, both UGO and Bla-Bla.com have each announced layoffs of about 30% of their staff, with UGO eliminating 40 people and Bla-Bla.com cutting 16 people.", "UGO is expected to \"pick and choose\" from the remaining employees at Bla-Bla.com to decide whom it wants to keep.", "Mr. O'Hara said that he would not be involved with the combined company and is moving on to other business opportunities.", "UGO has raised a total of $82 million in funding and expects to break even within one year.", "The company is backed by GRP, Gryphon Holdings III, J. & W. Seligman, and Vivendi, as well as J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Entertainment Group, Liberty Digital, and LiveWire." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e4892_p6", "sents": [ "A source close to the negotiations said Kozmo.com ended bargaining last Thursday after discovering greater financial liabilities than originally disclosed by Urbanfetch.", "Urbanfetch's CEO Ross Stevens said in a statement that negotiations fell apart due to differences over business-to-consumer strategy and how it would affect UrbanFetch's business courier service.", "Both UrbanFetch and Kozmo have had significant layoffs in recent months and in August, Kozmo.com withdrew its planned IPO.", "Kozmo.com is backed by Amazon.com, Chase Capital Partners, Flatiron Partners, Hambrecht & Quist Group, Liberty Digital, New York City Investment Fund, Oak Investment Partners, J.W.", "Seligman & Co., Thomas Weisel Partners, and Triad Media Ventures.", "http: www.kozmo.com http: www.urbanfetch.com MaMaMedia Restructures in an Effort to Raise More Funds NEW YORK -- MaMaMedia, an Internet media company that provides entertainment programming, activities, and products aimed at children 12 years old and younger, has laid off about 40 people as it tries to secure additional financing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5091_p13", "sents": [ "Others included META Group, Lenfest Enterprises, Brobeck Phleger and Harrison, Eastern Technology Fund, Cross River Partners and individual investors.The company said it will use the funds to fuel its growth.", "http: www.ajunto.com Specialty Food Marketer Edgewood Raises $4 Million Series B SARATOGA, Calif. -- Edgewood Creek, a Web-based marketing and fulfillment services company for independent specialty food manufacturers and retailers said it received $4 million in its series B round funding from Redleaf Group.", "Edgewood Creek will use the funding for marketing and building out its technology.", "Glenn Osaka, Director, Silicon Valley Partner Companies for the Redleaf Group will take the fourth seat on Edgewood Creek's board of directors.", "The company raised $1.3 million in its first round of funding from individual investors.", "http: www.edgewoodcreek.com ASP Lockstream Raises $15 Million In Third Funding Round NEW YORK -- LockStream, an application service provider which provides technology to secure the distribution of audio, video and text on wireless, laptop and desktop devices, said it has raised $15 million in its third round of funding led by Encore Venture Partners and Audax." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3127_p42", "sents": [ "top WATERTOWN, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Digi-Block, which develops mathema tics blocks for elementary schools, announced Bill Rosenthal will join as CEO on June 1, replacing Patricia Reinhardt, who is leaving the company for person al reasons.", "He was introduced to the company by executive search firm Christia n & Timbers.", "Mr. Rosenthal also takes Mr. Reinhardt's seat on the board, whic h totals seven directors.", "Prior to Digi-Block, Mr. Rosenthal served as president of The Kaplan colleges, a division of Kaplan, and as president of Ziff-Davis Education.", "The company is backed by KKR and Grace Capital.", "http: www.digi-block.com vc fund news University of Pittsburgh, Redleaf Form Tech Funding Program mail?", "top PITTSBURGH (VENTUREWIRE) -- University of Pittsburgh and Redleaf Group, a technology operating company that provides services and capital for very early stage technology companies, announced plans to create Oak Leaf Networks, a new program that will provide capital, services, and infrastructure to start-ups in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11038_p13", "sents": [ "Others who have received state certification or are awaiting approval are Reliant Energy Retail Services LLC and Reliant Energy Solutions, associated with Houston-based utility Reliant; Shell Energy; AES NewEnergy Inc.; Enter gy Solutions Ltd.; Sempra Energy Solutions; and Xcel Energy.", "Oil Majors Seek Details on Saudi Gas Projects 02 15 2001 LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Western oil companies head to Saudi Arabia this weekend to meet Saudi leaders in a bid to seek reassurances about Riyadh's plans for foreign investment in the kingdom's multi-billion dollar gas sect or.", "Influential foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has issued an invitation to chief executives from ExxonMobil (XOM.N), BP (BP.L), Royal Dutch Shell (RD.AS)(SHEL.L), and TotalFinaElf (TOTF.PA), industry sources said.", "The companies are keen to get more details about three huge gas projects th at could provide a foothold in the Saudi upstream sector for the first time since nationalisation in the 1970s.", "Some of the oil majors are worried about the scope of the projects and abou t some apparent resistance from state firm Saudi Aramco to their involvement in areas which the national company feels remains its territory." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "ExxonMobil", "sents": [ "Exxon Mobil Corporation is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas.", "It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, and was formed on November 30, 1999 by the merger of Exxon (formerly Standard Oil Company of New Jersey) and Mobil (formerly the Standard Oil Company of New York)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19732_p48", "sents": [ "WestLB is thought to be one of a number of financial buyers to have approac hed Enron with a view to acquiring Wessex, which is valued at more than AGB P1bn (e1.63bn).", "Enron, the energy trading group which bought Wessex in 1998 for AGBP1.4bn, is being bought by its much smaller US rival Dynegy after collapsing into f inancial crisis.", "The Independent on Sunday The water and sewage company Wessex Water is understood to be up for sale f ollowing an offer to take over its owner, Enron.", "Three years ago, Enron spent AGBP1.4bn on Wessex Water.", "But Dynegy is understood to want to concentrate on US and European energy a ssets and is not interested in non-core assets.", "Any hope to regain the same amount of money could be derailed as the indust ry is put off by regulatory problems, and the company's results have worsen ed due to imposed price cuts over the past year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Wessex Water", "sents": [ "Wessex Water Services Limited, known as Wessex Water, is a water supply and sewerage utility company serving an area of South West England, covering 10,000 square kilometres including Bristol, most of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire.", "Wessex Water supplies 1.3 million people with around 285 million litres of water a day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Burning Desire", "sents": [ "Burning Desire is a posthumous compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, released on December 12, 2006 by Dagger Records.", "The album contains instrumental studio jams and rough demos recorded in late 1969 and early 1970." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Band of Gypsys", "sents": [ "Band of Gypsys is a live album by Jimi Hendrix and the first without his original group, the Jimi Hendrix Experience.", "It was recorded on January 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East in New York City with Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, frequently referred to as the Band of Gypsys.", "The album mixes funk and rhythm and blues elements with hard rock and jamming, an approach which later became the basis of funk rock.", "It contains previously unreleased songs and was the last full-length Hendrix album released before his death." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2762_p2", "sents": [ "I also authorized Goodin MacBride to participate in a telephonic conference on the Calderon bill.", "To the maximum extent possible, I expect that Mike will include Leslie Lawner in future Direct Access meetings, legislative drafting efforts, etc.", "4. If there is any confusion on whether there is RCR approval for a particular matter, I should be contacted before undertaking an assignment.", "If I am unavailable, Jim Steffes should be contacted.", "If Jim is unavailable, then Rick Shapiro should be contacted.", "I can be reached through my office line--503.464.7945, pager--888.916.2262, or cell phone 503.539.4733. I wear the pager at all times and respond immediately to messages left on the pager.", "5. Today, Sandy is filing several RCRs for legislative support on Direct Access, Siting, Windfalls Profits, and the Global Settlement.", "They will be considered at next Monday's RCR conference call.", "If they are approved, Sandy will manage the Goodin MacBride assignments associated with Direct Access, Siting, and Windfalls Profits." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "e2843_p2", "sents": [ "In short, the proposed budget was not RCR approval.", "In the future, any work undertaken by Goodin MacBride should only be conducted pursuant to an approved RCR.", "If an emergency arises--i.e., an issue arises that could not have been contemplated, we can get emergency approval for work necessary to respond to the emergency.", "Please contact me in the event of an emergency.", "I can be reached through my office line--503.464.7945, pager--888.916.2262, or cell phone 503.539.4733. If I can't be reached, please contact Jim Steffes.", "Jim's pager number is 888.906.9676. Note that both Jim and I wear the pager at all times and respond immediately to messages left on the pager.", "3. Pending RCR approval for the matters identified below, I have asked Goodin MacBride to participate in the Direct Access coalition meetings taking place today and tomorrow.", "In a discussion with Sandy yesterday, I agreed that Goodin MacBride should participate in a telephonic conference on the Calderon bill." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2386_p161", "sents": [ "Last year, NUMMI's 4,800 workers produced 344,000 Toyota Corolla and Chevrolet Prizm sedans and Toyota Tacoma pickups.", "It is the only auto plant on the West Coast, and the only source for Toyota's small pickups.", "``I think they're fairly confident they can reduce power and maintain production levels,'' said Barbara McDaniel, spokeswoman for Kentucky-based Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, the parent company of Toyota's 10-plant manufacturing operation in the United States and Canada that produces more than 1 million vehicles annually.", "Contact Matt Nauman at [email protected] or (408) 920-5701. Fax (408) 271-3786. S.F.", "Airport plans to run extra generators Published Tuesday, May 8, 2001, in the San Jose Mercury News BY AARON DAVIS Mercury News Worried about rolling blackouts this summer, San Francisco International Airport agreed to spend $5 million for backup generators it has now discovered it doesn't need because its radar systems and other airport facilities are exempt from blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Toyota", "sents": [ "Toyota Motor Corporation (Japanese: トヨタ自動車株式会社 , Hepburn: Toyota Jidōsha KK ) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan.", "In March 2014, Toyota's corporate structure consisted of 338,875 employees worldwide and, as of 2016 , was the ninth-largest company in the world by revenue.", "As of 2016, Toyota is the world's largest automotive manufacturer.", "Toyota was the world's first automobile manufacturer to produce more than 10 million vehicles per year which it has done since 2012, when it also reported the production of its 200-millionth vehicle.", "s of 2014 , Toyota was the largest listed company in Japan by market capitalization (worth more than twice as much as #2-ranked SoftBank) and by revenue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Spencer Abraham", "sents": [ "Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American author and politician who was a United States Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001 and the tenth United States Secretary of Energy, serving under President George W. Bush, from 2001 to 2005.", "Abraham, a Republican, is one of the founders of the Federalist Society and a co-founder of the \"Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy\".", "To date, Abraham is the last Republican to serve as a U.S.", "Senator from Michigan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e26576_p53", "sents": [ "The task force began work in late January, nine days after Bush's inaugurat ion.", "By all accounts, the vice president dominated the meetings.", "Energy Secretar y Spencer Abraham; Bush's chief economic advisor, Lawrence B. Lindsey; and Environmental Protection Agency Chief Christie Whitman were the others with the most to say, one administration official said.", "But everyone jumped in on matters outside his or her own immediate jurisdiction.", "There was no shortage of private energy experience.", "Besides Cheney's stint as Halliburton's chief executive, Commerce Secretary Don Evans ran an oil c ompany and Lindsey served on an Enron advisory board.", "The committee still gathers on occasion, most recently last month, to monit or progress of its recommendations.", "House of Representatives passed an energy measure that reflects the plan.", "Once the Senate votes next month and the two houses of Congress sit down to negotiate a final bill, \"we'll be b ringing a lot of pressure to bear,\" Weiss said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9986_p32", "sents": [ "Mr. De Santis was most recently senior vice president of sales and marketing for Network Computing Devices.", "He also served as vice president of European operations and international sales with Cincinnati Bell and held management positions at Delta Switch.", "Sygate Technologies has raised a Series A round and is backed by Intersil and individual investors.", "http: www.sygate.com E-Business Consulting Firm Omnient Hires New President BLUE BELL, Pa. -- Omnient, an end-to-end e-commerce consulting and development firm, said it has appointed Al Chiaradonna as president and chief operating officer.", "Mr. Chiaradonna is a former director of e-commerce for the Southeast region of Arthur Andersen.", "He has 13 years of consulting experience on emerging growth companies and has developed strategy for many brick and mortar companies.", "Omnient, in March, secured first round investment from LLR Equity Partners, L.P., NewSpring Ventures, and Odyssey.", "http: www.omnient.com Bargain Retailer Overstock.com Names COO as President SALT LAKE CITY -- Overstock.com, which sells name-brand products online at clearance prices, said it has appointed COO Karla Bourland as its president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Arthur Andersen", "sents": [ "Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, is an American holding company and formerly one of the \"Big Five\" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations.", "In 2002, the firm voluntarily surrendered its licenses to practice as Certified Public Accountants in the United States after being found guilty of criminal charges relating to the firm's handling of the auditing of Enron, an energy corporation based in Texas, which had filed for bankruptcy in 2001." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mururaju", "sents": [ "Mururaju, Murrorajo or Pongos Sur is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru, about 5688 m high.", "It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District and in the Recuay Province, Catac District.", "Mururaju lies southeast of Lake Querococha, northeast of the lake Qishqiqucha and south of Queshque." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Queshque", "sents": [ "Queshque (possibly from Quechua for a type of bromeliad), or Gueshgue is a 5630 m mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru.", "It is situated in the Ancash Region, Huari Province, Chavín de Huantar District, and in the Recuay Province, Catac District." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Montgomery C. Meigs", "sents": [ "Montgomery Cunningham Meigs ( ; May 3, 1816 – January 2, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and civil engineer, who served as Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army during and after the American Civil War.", "Despite his Southern birth, Meigs strongly opposed secession and remained loyal to the Union; his record as Quartermaster General was regarded as outstanding, both in effectiveness and in ethical probity, and Secretary of State William H. Seward viewed it as a key factor in Union victory." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "William H. Seward", "sents": [ "William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869, and earlier served as Governor of New York and United States Senator.", "A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a dominant figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was praised for his work on behalf of the Union as Secretary of State during the American Civil War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20374_p10", "sents": [ "ng cml For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "US class action suit filed against Enron for misleading statements 10 23 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd NEW YORK (AFX) - Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP law firm said it filed a class action lawsuit yesterday against Enron Corp alleging that it issued misleading statements between Jan 18, 2000 and Oct 17, 2001, thereby inflating the company's share price artificially.", "The suit was filed on behalf of Enron shareholders between the above period and is pending in the US District Court in Houston against Enron Corp, Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who resigned recently, and Enron chief financial officer Andrew Fastow.", "The suit claims that Enron issued statements which failed to disclose that the company was experiencing a declining demand for bandwidth and that its efforts to create a trading market for bandwidth failed because many market participants were not creditworthy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Kenneth Lay", "sents": [ "Kenneth Lee \"Ken\" Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman.", "He was the CEO and chairman of Enron Corporation for most of its existence and is a central figure in the Enron scandal.", "Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud.", "Lay died while vacationing, three months before his October 23 sentencing.", "A preliminary autopsy reported Lay had died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease and his conviction was vacated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kofi Annan", "sents": [ "Kofi Atta Annan ( ; born 8 April 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.", "Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.", "He is the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e8774_p5", "sents": [ "See article: France ,s embarrassed president A court in Russia found an American guilty of spying and jailed him for 20 years.", "Supreme decisions With parliamentary elections due on Sunday, violence broke out in C\"te d Ivoire after the Supreme Court ruled that a leading candidate from the nort h, Alassane Ouatarra, was not eligible for election.", "The decision ranged northerners against southerners, and Muslims against Christians.", "See article: North v south in Cote d ,IvoireE+ Ghana held a presidential election.", "The Supreme Court modified the rule that voters identification cards had to carry photographs.", "The main oppositi on party gave warning that this made fraud more likely.", "Local elections were held in South Africa after a bad-tempered campaign.", "The turn-out was low, and the opposition Democratic Alliance did relatively wel l. See article: South Africa ,s racial electionE+ AP The United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, visited S ierra Leone and Ethiopia, to show support for the two UN peacekeeping operations in west an d east Africa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10596_p1", "sents": [ "No doubt, as EarthLink's newest pact with AOL-Time Warner includes access for the smaller ISP to 20 million households.", "* * * \"It provides us access to Time Warner cable in 20 million homes for us that's the only significant thing the merger had done for us,\" Betty told BridgeNews Tuesday, shortly after the Atlanta-based company released its fourth-quarter earnings, which beat analysts' expectations and provided mos tly positive guidance for 2001. Betty explained that EarthLink, which is the second largest ISP in the world with a current total of 4.7 million paid subscribers has been both a competitor and partner with AOL for several years.", "AOL-Time Warner now has nearly 30 million Internet subscribers, for a total of 130 million customer s. Betty said the newly merged corporation's giant footprint gives his own company no pause.", "\"They (AOL) are as much a source of technology and customers as they are very formidable competitors,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "EarthLink", "sents": [ "EarthLink is an IT services, network and communications provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.", "The company serves more than 150,000 businesses and 1 million U.S. consumers.", "On November 7, 2016, Windstream Holdings announced a merger with Earthlink for about $1.1 billion in stock.", "The combined company, which will retain the Windstream name, will be headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Napster", "sents": [ "Napster was the name given to two music-focused online services.", "It was founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing digital audio files, typically audio songs, encoded in MP3 format.", "The company ran into legal difficulties over copyright infringement.", "It ceased operations and was eventually acquired by Roxio.", "In its second incarnation, Napster became an online music store until it was acquired by Rhapsody from Best Buy on December 1, 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e3786_p5", "sents": [ "In a statement Mr. Boies also noted that the government did not address Napster's liability and the precedents cited in Napster's appeal.", "A&M Records and other record labels, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the National Music Publishers Association have filed the suit against Napster.", "The company is backed by Hummer Winblad Venture Partners and individual investors.", "http: www.napster.com AppleSoup Becomes Flycode After Apple Computer Complains SAN FRANCISCO -- AppleSoup, which develops software for a peer-to-peer network of distribution and file sharing for video, said it changed its name to Flycode after receiving a 'cease and desist' letter from Apple Computer.", "Apple Computer's letter claimed the name AppleSoup infringed on its trademark.", "In a copy of the letter provided by Flycode, a law firm representing Apple demands that the company discontinue use of the AppleSoup name by July 28, 2000. Calls to Apple Computer for comment were not returned." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mark Lipsky", "sents": [ "Mark Lipsky was the Executive Producer of \"The Nutty Professor\" (Jada Pinkett Smith), \"Metro\" which The A.V.", "Club called \"too lazily assembled, and too stingy with the jokes, to even live up to its modest ambitions\", \"Beverly Hills Cop III\" \"considered by critics and admittedly by Murphy himself as the most disappointing film in the series\", \"Goosed\", \"Boomerang\" (Halle Berry, Martin Lawrence), \"Another 48 HRS.\"", "(Nick Nolte) and \"Coming to America\" (James Earl Jones), \"Vampire in Brooklyn\" (Angela Bassett) and \"Harlem Nights\" (Richard Pryor, Danny Aiello), all starring Eddie Murphy.", "In addition, Lipsky has produced \"Tony n' Tina's Wedding\" and executive produced \"Precinct Hollywood\" for AMC." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Nick Nolte", "sents": [ "Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor and former model.", "He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1991 film \"The Prince of Tides\".", "He went on to receive Academy Award nominations for \"Affliction\" (1998) and \"Warrior\" (2011).", "His other film appearances include \"The Deep\" (1977), \"48 Hrs.\"", "(1982), \"Down and Out in Beverly Hills\" (1986), \"Another 48 Hrs.\"", "(1990), \"Everybody Wins\" (1990), \"Cape Fear\" (1991), \"Lorenzo's Oil\" (1992), \"The Thin Red Line\" (1998), \"The Good Thief\" (2002), \"Hulk\" (2003), \"Hotel Rwanda\" (2004), \"Tropic Thunder\" (2008), \"A Walk in the Woods\" (2015) and \"The Ridiculous 6\" (2015).", "He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his role in the TV series \"Graves\" (2016–present)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Massive (TV series)", "sents": [ "Massive is a sitcom broadcast on digital channel BBC Three.", "It is set in Manchester and stars Ralf Little and Carl Rice as Danny and Shay, who leave their office jobs to set up a record label when Danny inherits £10,000 following the death of his grandmother." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "BBC Three", "sents": [ "BBC Three was a British television channel operated by the BBC.", "Launched on 9 February 2003 as a replacement for BBC Choice, the service's remit was to provide \"innovative\" programming to a target audience of viewers between 16 and 34 years old, leveraging technology as well as new talent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Milnathort", "sents": [ "Milnathort is a small town in the parish of Orwell in Kinross-shire, Scotland.", "The smaller neighbour of nearby Kinross, Milnathort has a population of roughly 2,000 people.", "It is situated amidst picturesque countryside at the foot of the Ochil Hills, and near the north shore of Loch Leven.", "From 1977 it became more easily accessible due to the development of the M90 motorway.", "The name comes from the Gaelic \"maol coirthe\" meaning \"bare hill of the standing stones\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Ochil Hills", "sents": [ "The Ochil Hills ( ; Scottish Gaelic: \"Monadh Ochail\" - from a Celtic word root, compare Old Welsh \"uchel\" meaning 'high') is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross, Auchterarder and Perth.", "The only major roads crossing the hills pass through Glen Devon/Glen Eagles and Glenfarg, the latter now largely replaced except for local traffic by the M90 Edinburgh-Perth motorway cutting through the eastern foothills.", "The hills are part of a Devonian lava extrusion whose appearance today is largely due to the Ochil Fault which results in the southern face of the hills forming an escarpment.", "The plateau is undulating with no prominent peak, the highest point being Ben Cleuch at 721 m The south-flowing burns have cut deep ravines including Dollar Glen, Silver Glen and Alva Glen, often only passable with the aid of wooden walkways." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Feast of San Gennaro", "sents": [ "The Feast of San Gennaro, originally a one-day religious commemoration, arrived in the United States in September 1926 when immigrants from Naples congregated along Mulberry Street in the Little Italy section of Manhattan in New York City, to continue the tradition they had followed in Italy to celebrate Saint Januarius, the Patron Saint of Naples.", "His feast day is September 19 in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "New York City", "sents": [ "The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.", "With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 sqmi , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.", "Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.", "A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media and entertainment, art, fashion, research, technology, education, politics, and sports, its fast pace defining the term \"New York minute\".", "Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sudha Ragunathan", "sents": [ "Sudha Raghunathan is a Carnatic vocalist and composer from South India.", "She was conferred the Kalaimamani award by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1994, Padma Shri (2004) and Padma Bhushan (2015) by the Government of India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Padma Bhushan", "sents": [ "The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.", "Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for \"distinguished service of a high order...without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex\" The award criteria include \"service in any field including service rendered by Government servants\" including doctors and scientists, but excludes those working with the public sector undertakings.", "s of 2017 , the award has been bestowed on 1231 individuals, including 19 posthumous and 92 non-citizen recipients." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5612_p1", "sents": [ "In addition, it would settle several regulatory cases before the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC), gives the State the opportunity to purchase 15,780 acres of environmentally-sensitive lands owned by the company along the Colorado River, and provides below-market power to the State through December 2010 from the San Onofre nuclear power plant.", "The regulatory provisions are subject to PUC approval.", "It also calls for the purchase of SDG&E's transmission lines for approximately $1 billion, or 2.3 times book value.", "However, the deal is not contingent on that purchase of SDG&E's transmission network, which includes 170 electric lines exceeding 69 kilovolts in capacity and spans approximately 1,800 circuit miles from southern Orange County to the Mexican border.", "The system also includes about 135 electric substations and transmission interties with Southern California Edison's system at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.", "\"Throughout these long and complex negotiations, Governor Davis and we have had the mutual objective of reducing the financial impact of California's crisis on SDG&E's customers and helping the State gain more control over its energy destiny,\" said Stephen L. Baum, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Sempra Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Sempra Energy", "sents": [ "Sempra Energy is an American natural gas utilities holding company based in San Diego, California.", "It divides its interests into two broad categories: California utilities, including Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E); and businesses not subject to California utilities regulation, chiefly Sempra International and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Alangulam, Tirunelveli", "sents": [ "Alangulam is a town in Tamil Nadu, India.", "It is a panchayat town and the centre of the Alangulam taluk in Tirunelveli district.", "It acts as a trading hub for nearby villages and is connected by road to the towns of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Ambasamudram.", "The town's small hill known as \"Okkanindranpothai Malai\", a Tamil expression meaning \"standing on tip-toes\", is depicted in a folk tale of Lord Rama standing at the top of this hill on tip-toes, searching the area for his companion Sita." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kanyakumari", "sents": [ "Kanyakumari (   ) also known as Cape Comorin, is a town in Kanyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.", "The name comes from the Devi Kanya Kumari Temple in the region, in Tamil it is pronounced as 'Kan-niya-kumari'.", "It is the southernmost tip of peninsular India, and is surrounded on three sides by the Laccadive Sea.Kanyakumari town is the southern tip of the Cardamom Hills, an extension of the Western Ghats range.", "The nearest town is Nagercoil, the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District, 22 km away.", "Kanyakumari has been a town since Sangam period and is a popular tourist destination." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2422_p0", "sents": [ "'Online college library and research firm slows pace, reduces staff by almost half Houston Chronicle, 05 09 01 Markets Your Money Mixed Day Waiting for Fed's Act Wall St.: The Dow falls 51.66 points to 10,883.51, with Nasdaq rising 25.20 to 2,198.77. Long-term yields rise on below-par productivity report.", "Los Angeles Times, 05 09 01 JAPAN: Japan power market not fair for newcomers-Enron.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 09 01 Enron Official: Japan Needs Independent Power Regulator Dow Jones International News, 05 09 01 UK: INTERVIEW-United States Williams enters Europe energy markets.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 09 01 INDIA: Enron moves execs families out of India - paper.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 09 01 India: Dabhol: MSEB denies capacity underutilisation Business Line (The Hindu), 05 09 01 NO PRESSURE FROM INDIAN FEDERAL GOVT ON ENRON ISSUE: MSEB Asia Pulse, 05 09 01 MSEB ropes in HC judge as arbitrator The Economic Times, 05 09 01 SJM demands probe into Enron deal The Times of India, 05 09 01 Plans for more power from Uran unlikely: MSEB The Times of India, 05 09 01 Enron: Preparing for pull out?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e407_p12", "sents": [ "March 23, 2001 Briefs: Houston & state Enron comfortable with profit projection Enron Corp. assured investors Thursday it \"remains very comfortable\" with a previously announced 2001 earnings estimate of between $1.70 and $1.75 per share.", "According to First Call Thomson Financial, the average estimate of 2001 earnings among industry analysts is $1.74 per share.", "The Houston-based energy giant also said it would bring investors up to date today with a conference call.", "USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "By C. Bryson Hull 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Improving power transmission capacity is the biggest challenge Texas faces heading into deregulation next year, the manager of the state's power grid said on Thursday.", "California's Achilles' heel, a lack of generating capacity, is not Texas' problem, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) chief executive officer Tom Noel said.", "\"Capacity is not the only issue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Northern Peninsula Airport", "sents": [ "Northern Peninsula Airport (IATA: ABM, ICAO: YNPE) is an airport serving Bamaga, a town near the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula and is located 5 NM southeast of Injinoo in Queensland, Australia.", "The airport is operated by the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.", "It used to be known as Bamaga Airport or Bamaga/Injinoo Airport and used the ICAO code YBAM." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Bamaga", "sents": [ "Bamaga (Kalaw Lagaw Ya [ˈbamaɡa] ), Australian English ) is a small town and locality about 40 km from the northern tip of Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia.", "It is within the Northern Peninsula Area Region.", "At the 2006 census, Bamaga had a population of 784.", "It is one of the northernmost settlements in continental Australia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mike Hatch", "sents": [ "Michael Allen Hatch (born November 12, 1948) is an American politician who was Attorney General of Minnesota from 1999 to 2007.", "In 2006, he was the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party nominee for governor of Minnesota, unsuccessfully challenging Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty's reelection bid." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4967_p1", "sents": [ "To reveal customers' personally-identifiable information wit h outside partners, the financial institutions must provide consumers the opportunity to \"opt-out\" of the sharing arrangement.", "This means that bank customers would need to notify a bank that they are against the disclosure of their personal information; if they don't alert the bank, their information would automatically be up for grabs.", "An amendment, introduced by Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-MD, secures the right of states to pass stricter information-sharing regulations.", "While privacy advocates are satiated by th e provision, they would have preferred language that required consumers to opt-in to all information-sharing practices.", "Now, they hope to see that typ e of policy enacted in the states.", "Building A Framework There are a handful of states that already had begun work in the priva cy arena.", "One is Minnesota, which catapulted itself into the national privacy spotlight in June when Attorney General Mike Hatch launched an investigatio n and lawsuit against United States Bank for giving out personal financial information to a telemarketing company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6960_p24", "sents": [ "Five companies were identified by code in the report and sources familiar with the study named the wholesalers for the Times.", "They include Duke Energy, Dynegy Corp., Mirant Corp., Reliant, and Williams Cos.", "The average price charged by the five power companies was $105 per megawatt-hour, which closely matches the federal price limit in California set at $101 per megawatt-hour.", "Four of the five companies submitted bids either just below or just above their cost of production.", "Houston-based Reliant, however, asked as much as $540 per megawatt-hour in some cases.", "Overall, the company's average bid was close to costs, the report said.", "The state wasn't required to purchase power at the rates set by wholesalers but the bids reflect a potential repeat of charging exorbitant electricity prices if temperatures soar and conservation dwindles, said Frank Wolak, a Stanford University economist who studies the California electricity market.", "\"The bottom line is that the generators are putting out these bids in expectation of high demand,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "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": "A Night in Old Paris", "sents": [ "A Night in Old Paris is a short dramatic opera by American composer Henry Kimball Hadley with an English libretto by Frederick Truesdell, based on a play by Glen Macdonough.", "It premiered on December 14, 1924, in a private performance at the Metropolitan Opera House as part of a \"Lambs Gambol\", a meeting of the Lambs Club, a theatrical club in New York City.", "About 700 invited guests attended, including Will Rogers.", "It was first performed for the public in a radio performance on January 20, 1933.", "Never published, its manuscript full score, vocal score, and orchestral parts are all in the collection of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, at Lincoln Center in New York City.", "The original working title of the opera was \"Knights of the Hemp\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "New York City", "sents": [ "The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.", "With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 sqmi , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.", "Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.", "A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media and entertainment, art, fashion, research, technology, education, politics, and sports, its fast pace defining the term \"New York minute\".", "Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jonathan Sturges House", "sents": [ "The Jonathan Sturges House is a historic house at 449 Mill Plain Road in Fairfield, Connecticut.", "Built in 1840 to a design by Joseph Collins Wells, it is one of the oldest-known and best-documented examples of architect-designed Gothic Revival architecture.", "The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994 for its architectural significance.", "It was designed and built for Jonathan Sturges (1802–74), a New York City business man and patron of the arts, in whose family the property remains." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "New York City", "sents": [ "The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.", "With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 sqmi , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States.", "Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world.", "A global power city, New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media and entertainment, art, fashion, research, technology, education, politics, and sports, its fast pace defining the term \"New York minute\".", "Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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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": "e6615_p11", "sents": [ "Waxman said during the Clinton administration the White House counsel's office referred to the Justice Department \"matters involving conduct simila r to Mr. Rove's\" and that Gonzales should now do the same.", "Last month, shortly after Waxman first inquired about Rove's dealings, Sena te Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a South Dakota Democrat, said his chamber planned to seek no examination of Rove's activities.", "\"We're not going to engage in payback,\" Daschle said.", "Waxman, in his letter, complained that a June 29 correspondence he received from Gonzales about Rove's dealings \"raises more questions than it answers.", "ROVE'S MEETINGS Waxman said he wanted to specifically know what transpired during Rove's meetings in March and April with officials from Intel, General Electric and Enron an energy company.", "According to a Waxman aide, Rove sold more than $250,000 in stock in the three companies in June.", "Waxman wrote to Gonzales: \"Unfortunately, your letter fails to respond to my request for specific information about whom Mr. Rove met and talked with, what Mr. Rove said, and whether Mr. Rove participated in other meetings or discussion regarding these companies.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p151", "sents": [ "Such a turnaround is no snap.", "During the last energy crisis in the 1970s, there was a similar rush toward conservation.", "President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House roof.", "President Ronald Reagan took them down.", "He also phased out tax credits and other inducements to encourage development of renewable energy sources.", "Closer to home, one of former Gov.", "George Deukmejian's first acts was to abolish the Office of Appropriate Technology established by Gov.", "Jerry Brown to move us away from our dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels.", "Since then, we have regressed further.", "Even record high gasoline prices have done nothing to depress the sales of SUVs, which now account for the largest share of automobile and light truck sales (20 percent at last count).", "But today's crisis could lead to permanent changes in behavior, if only because the technology needed to harness sun, wind and other renewable energy sources has become far more cost effective than a generation ago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Jerry Brown", "sents": [ "Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the 39th Governor of California since 2011.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history.", "Prior to and following his first governorship, Brown served in numerous state, local and party positions, and thrice ran as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27789_p0", "sents": [ "NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published August 31, 2001 ALJ Advocates Money Settlement in El Paso Dispute FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge Curtis Wagner Jr. yesterday \"strongly encourage[d]\" parties to reach a monetary settlement in the high-profile case in which California regulators have accused El Paso Natural Gas and El Paso Merchant Energy Co. (EPME) of illegally manipulating natural gas prices in California and committing affiliate violations.", "The parties should give \"serious consideration to disposing of this case by a negotiated settlement,\" Wagner said in an order late Thursday, adding that it \"would be in the interest of all\" concerned.", "The pipeline capacity contracts at issue in the case \"[have] been terminated for some time now; natural gas prices are down; and possible remedies, should abuse of market power or affiliate standards be found to exist, is not before the chief judge for decision, at least not at this point in time,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1332_p52", "sents": [ "CalEnergy said it does not want to resume selling to Edison until the utility pays for energy already received.", "CalEnergy has instead been selling to its business partner, El Paso Merchant Energy Co. Edison lawyers said El Paso Merchant has manipulated the market to drive up natural gas prices.", "For that reason, they said, Edison should be allowed to argue that CalEnergy has acted improperly and should not be able to collect the $ 33 million.", "Donnelly, who had been on the verge of a tentative ruling for CalEnergy, agreed that Edison should be able to make such an argument, setting a hearing for June.", "It remains to be seen whether the final arbiter will be Donnelly, the Public Utilities Commission or a Los Angeles judge selected to deal with a dozen similar suits against Edison.", "The PUC is set to discuss the issue of small producers this week.", "\"Things keep happening,\" said James Polish, lawyer for Edison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3420_p26", "sents": [ "ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell have won starring roles in the so-called \"core venture\" projects, estimated to require combined total investments of $25 billion.", "And industry sources have suggested that Exxon is in pole position to lead the $15 billion South Ghawar development, known as core venture 1, with Shell a strong contender to lead core venture three - development of gas at Shaybah in the empty quarter of southeast Saudi Arabia.", "Both supermajors already have considerable investment in the kingdom's refining and petrochemical sectors and feature as top customers of Saudi oil.", "BP is also competing for the top slot in South Ghawar, sources said.", "Exxon, Shell, BP and Phillips have all been granted stakes in South Ghawar, viewed by many as the prize gem of the gas initiative - unveiled more than two years ago.", "The leader of core venture 1 is due to get a 35 percent stake, two companies are to get 25 percent each and one firm 15 percent, sources in the region said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3023_p16", "sents": [ "Supermajors Exxon Mobil and Shell won starring roles in three projects that are estimated to require combined initial investment of $25 billion, the kingdom's biggest opening to foreign investors for 25 years.", "\"Shell is honoured to be given such a significant role in this historic development.", "We are delighted to have been selected to participate in both Core venture 1 and Core Venture 3,\" group Chairman Mark Moody-Stuart said in a company statement.", "Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Exxon, Shell, BP and Phillips were given stakes in the biggest of the projects on offer, the $15 billion development in South Ghawar, known as core venture one, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced.", "Exxon also secured the leading role in core venture two, on the Red Sea coast, with Enron and Occidental taking smaller shares.", "Shell, TotalFinaElf and Conoco won stakes in core venture three, for development of gas at Shaybah in the empty quarter of southeast Saudi Arabia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19506_p66", "sents": [ "``It shows they can't convince banks with anything but secured assets.''", "Shares of Enron fell $1.91 to $11.99. Earlier, they dropped to $11.70. The stock has fallen 86 percent this year.", "Enron's 6.4 percent coupon notes due in 2006 fell about 3 cents today to be bid at 74 cents on the dollar and offered at 77 cents, traders said.", "Until last week, the notes were trading near par value.", "Credit Rating Enron must have investment-grade credit to borrow enough to settle its transactions daily.", "Energy companies including Exelon Corp. and Northeast Utilities have restricted business with Enron as the company sought new sources of credit.", "On Monday, Moody's Investors Service lowered Enron's long- term credit rating to ``Baa2'' from ``Baa1,'' two notches above junk status.", "It also placed the company's ``P-2'' rating for commercial paper on review for possible downgrade.", "Standard & Poor's said in downgrading Enron's credit rating today that the company has enough liquidity to see it through the ``current period of uncertainty.''" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e894_p17", "sents": [ "3 investor-owned utility, San Diego Gas and Electric, had engaged in any financial misconduct by funneling billions to their parent companies to pay dividends and repurchase stock.", "Trading in PG&E stock was halted briefly today.", "When it resumed, the price quickly fell by nearly 40 percent.", "By day's end, the stock of Edison International, parent of Southern California Edison, had also dropped sharply, by 35 percent.", "That Pacific Gas and Electric, which helped design the deregulation that brought on the California power crisis, would now take so drastic a step both concerned and puzzled analysts.", "\"It doesn't make sense, because the governor endorsed the rate increase the utilities had been asking for,\" said Susan Abbott, head of the power group at Moody's Investors Service in New York.", "But Ms. Abbott also noted that the rate increases -- varying from 10 percent to 37 percent, on top of a 9 percent surcharge adopted by the state this winter -- would not entirely eliminate the debt accumulated by the utilities as a result of deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19594_p10", "sents": [ "Other companies mentioned in reports as possible buyers of all or part of Enron have denied an interest in the idea.", "General Electric Co. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt told CNN today that ``Enron's really not on our list right now.''", "BP Plc Chief Executive John Browne said ``no'' at a press conference in London yesterday when asked whether the London-based company would be interested in buying Enron or a stake in the company.", "Among shares of other energy traders, Dynegy fell $1.70 to $34.30. Mirant Corp. fell 15 cents to $25.40. Williams Cos. fell 4 cents to $28.97. --Margot Habiby in Houston, (713) 353-4872 Enron Credit-Linked Note Ratings Reduced 6 Days Late (Update2) 2001-11-07 14:46 (New York) Enron Credit-Linked Note Ratings Reduced 6 Days Late (Update2) (Adds background and stock price in fourth through sixth paragraphs.)", "New York, Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Standard & Poor's Corp. downgraded notes linked to Enron Corp.'s credit quality to match the No." ], "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": "Lore Harp McGovern", "sents": [ "Lore Harp McGovern is an entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Northern California.", "She was born in Germany, moved to the United States and married Patrick J. McGovern, with whom she co-founded the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT in 2000.", "She has founded or run companies in diverse fields including health care, educational publishing and high-tech, and is an investor in numerous start-up companies in Silicon Valley.", "She was a co-founder of Vector Graphic, one of the earliest PC companies, and was president and CEO of the educational publishing company Good Morning Teacher!", "She was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 1983 by Women Business Owners of New York and has been awarded the Distinguished Immigrant Award by the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.", "She is also Chair Emerita of the Board of Associates of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e28006_p15", "sents": [ "Customers include companies primarily in industrial machinery, business engineering, and financial services industries.", "<http: www.privia.com * Software Development Firm Lohika Gets $1.25M Series A top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=ILHOOIIMII SAN MATEO, CALIF. -- Lohika Systems, which provides outsourced software development, integration, and maintenance services, said it completed its Series A financing.", "It raised $1.25 million from a group of individual investors.", "Participants in the round included Gene Shklar, a founding employee and former executive of Keynote Systems and Siebel Systems; Adrian Slywotzky, vice president and board member of Mercer Management Consulting; and Lore Harp McGovern, an individual investor and director of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.", "All three have joined Lohika's board, which is now full at five members.", "Lohika will use the funds to expand sales, customer service, and development operations in the United States and Europe.", "At present the company has targeted the higher-education market and has been generating revenue from a number of national universities based in California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pitt shag", "sents": [ "The Pitt shag (\"Phalacrocorax featherstoni\"), also known as the Pitt Island shag or Featherstone's shag is a species of bird in the family Phalacrocoracidae.", "It is endemic to Pitt Island.", "Its natural habitats are open seas and rocky shores.", "It is threatened by habitat loss." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Pitt Island", "sents": [ "Pitt Island is the second largest island in the Chatham Archipelago, New Zealand.", "It is called Rangiauria in Māori and Rangiaotea in \"Moriori." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19778_p15", "sents": [ "Though Congress in 1992 passed the Energy Policy Act permitting competition among wholesale electricity suppliers, the 1935 law still limits certain investments by utility holding companies.", "And many say it impedes competition.", "Sen. Bingaman also wants to repeal the parts of 1978's Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act that mandate the use of renewable energy, though he has said he still supports promoting renewable energy.", "Of course, there are longstanding, thorny issues that make federal action on energy markets a tough sell.", "While some Democrats, like Mr. Bingaman, are interested in the topic, the party in general is less in favor of deregulation than are Republican lawmakers.", "Thus, the recent Democratic takeover of the Senate is widely considered a setback.", "And while some regions strongly favor change, others don't.", "For instance, many Western states -- including Washington, whose Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell is a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee -- are feeling the ill effects of deregulation in California and are thus leery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Maria Cantwell", "sents": [ "Maria Elaine Cantwell (born October 13, 1958) is the junior United States Senator from Washington, serving since 2001.", "A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and then in the United States House of Representatives from 2=nd" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Elisabeth Carron", "sents": [ "Elisabeth Carron (born Elisabetta Caradonna; February 12, 1922 – December 1, 2016), was an American operatic soprano from Newark, New Jersey, who had an active international career from the 1940s through the 1980s.", "In 1954 she portrayed the Young Woman in the world premiere of Gian Carlo Menotti's \"The Saint of Bleecker Street\".", "From 1988 to 1996 she taught on the voice faculty at the Manhattan School of Music in New York." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Gian Carlo Menotti", "sents": [ "Gian Carlo Menotti (] ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer and librettist.", "Although he often referred to himself as an American composer, he kept his Italian citizenship.", "He wrote the classic Christmas opera \"Amahl and the Night Visitors\", along with over two dozen other operas intended to appeal to popular taste." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Wessex Water", "sents": [ "Wessex Water Services Limited, known as Wessex Water, is a water supply and sewerage utility company serving an area of South West England, covering 10,000 square kilometres including Bristol, most of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire.", "Wessex Water supplies 1.3 million people with around 285 million litres of water a day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19732_p30", "sents": [ "The German Bank, Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale of Dusseldorf, or Wes tLB, is among several suitors for Wessex Water, people close to the discuss ions said.", "The sale has also attracted the attention of industry rivals lik e Thames Water, owned by RWE of Germany.", "But such a combination would most likely incur a long review by regulators, who might either block the merger on antitrust grounds, or exact stiff concessions, industry experts said.", "Wessex Water is likely to be sold for more than $:1 billion ($1.4 billion) but less than the $:1.4 billion that Enron paid for it in 1998, analysts sa id.", "''In hindsight, we made some very bad investments in noncore businesses,'' Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's chairman and chief executive, told analysts in a co nference call last week.", "Those investments ''have performed far worse than we ever could have imagined,'' he said, citing the Azurix water business, of which Wessex Water is a part, and energy assets in Brazil and India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Boston Consulting Group", "sents": [ "The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is an American worldwide management consulting firm with 85 offices in 48 countries.", "The firm advises clients in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors around the world, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 and is one of the 'Big Three' strategy consulting firms (MBB).", "Considered one of the most prestigious management consulting firms in a branche-internal survey, BCG was ranked third in \"Fortune\"'s \"100 Best Companies to Work For\" in 2017." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5463_p22", "sents": [ "Mr. Smith is president of Yankelovich Partners, a market research firm.", "Screen4me's investors include Robinson-Humphrey Company, Intelligent Systems and individuals from Brann RMG, Yankelovich Partners, Siebel Systems, Boston Consulting Group, and Holland & Knight.", "http: www.screen4me.com Wireless Tech Firm Altawave Adds Prodigy COO to Board FREMONT, Calif. -- Wireless infrastructure builder Altawave said it appointed Gregory G. Williams to its board of directors.", "Mr. Williams is the chief operating officer at Prodigy Communications.", "Mr. Williams is also chairman of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum board of directors.", "Altawave is backed by New Millennium Partners and Clarity Capital.", "http: www.altawave.com New People o Data Firm eData Names Ex-Andersen Consulting Exec as CEO BOCA RATON, Fla. -- EData, a provider of Internet-accessable data management services, said it has appointed former managing partner and founder of Andersen Consulting's CRM practice Dale Renner as its first chief executive office.", "Founder Hank Asher will remain on the eData board as founder and will continue to work on product design and technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5995_p58", "sents": [ "LADWP charged the state between $213.50 to $174.60 per megawatt-hour of electricity, a price that included a 15 percent premium.", "LADWP was not profiteering, said Eric Pharp, director of public affairs for the municipal utility.", "\"I don't think most people would think that is excessive,\" Pharp said.", "\"Fifteen percent is what people felt was a reasonab le return.\"", "The 15 percent markup was decided on last December by Freeman, the n LADWP's director, and approved by the LADWP board.", "\"What if LADWP found itself short of power, would it expect to get that pow er from the state at a reasonable cost?\"", "asked Severin Borenstein, head of the University of California Energy Institute.", "\"If they expect backstop help fr om the state if they ever get in trouble, now's the time to step forward on th at basis.\"", "-- Price.", "Bill Marcus, principal economist with JBS Energy, a Sacramento consulting firm that represents consumer and environmental groups in utilit y issues, said the new material showed the state had paid huge amounts for short- term power, more than twice as much as recent federal price caps." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e960_p10", "sents": [ "Dean Tyson; Janet Yellen, the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business Administration; and Ken Rosen, the California State Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics and chairman of the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, were quoted on April 5 in the Contra Costa Times.", "The article quoted all three professors on some of the comments they made at the economy panel that was held at Haas last week.", "Severin Borenstein, the E.T.", "Grether Professor in Public Policy and Business Administration and the director of the University of California Energy Institute, was in the media quite a bit in the past two weeks.", "He was quoted in the San Jose Mercury News in \"Cheap, abundant coal eyed with new interest\" on April 9. Read the full text at http: cgi.mercurycenter.com premium local docs coal09.htm.", "He was also quoted in the Mercury News on April 4 in the article, \"Already a power giant, state may build plants.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6874_p0", "sents": [ "'3 weeks ago we told you that by registering for the August 6th &Live!", "From NYC Cramer ,s Fall Forecast & Investing Strategy 8 conference, you will gain an invaluable set of tools and techniques that will show you how to build your own investment strategy & fulfill your financial goals.", "We also told you that by registering by today, you would receive an early bird discount of $100 off the registration price.", "As an added bonus, by registering for the conference, you will have the chance to be in the radio studio while Jim Cramer is on the air with his new daily financial show, &Jim Cramer ,s Real Money Talk 8. Jim will pick 2 conference attendees names at random the evening of the conference to come with a guest and watch him conduct the show live from our studio at TheStreet.com New York City Headquarters.", "The limited space at our intimate venue is filling up." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Jim Cramer", "sents": [ "James J. Cramer (born February 10, 1955) is an American television personality, former hedge fund manager, and best-selling author.", "Cramer is the host of CNBC's \"Mad Money\" and a co-founder of TheStreet, Inc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3390_p0", "sents": [ "'FYI from Karen and after talking to TAP re: your flights for this: it looks like it would be easier for you to go to & from LAX ..I will forward your options upon receipt!", "Additionally, re: Denver: departure choices are: dep SFO 12:20 arrive DEN 3:45; or dep SFO 1:20 arrive DEN 4:45 or dep SFO 2:25 arrive DEN 5:50 (which is what I had actually booked you on) your call!", "Advise me ASAP, Thanks \"Peppy\" - Forwarded by Joseph Alamo NA Enron on 05 25 2001 11:29 AM Karen Denne 05 25 2001 11:20 AM To: Joseph Alamo NA Enron@Enron cc: Subject: LA Chamber Info Joseph -- here's the info The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 5, 2001 from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Chamber's offices located at 350 S. Bixel Street, Los Angeles, CA" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "List of accolades received by Star Trek (film)", "sents": [ "\"Star Trek\" is a 2009 American science fiction film produced by Spyglass Entertainment and Bad Robot Productions, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures.", "It was written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman; the producers of the film were Damon Lindelof and J. J. Abrams, the latter of which also directed the film.", "It is the eleventh film in the \"Star Trek\" film franchise and is also a reboot that features the main characters of the , portrayed by a new cast.", "The film follows James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) aboard the USS \"Enterprise\" as they combat a Romulan from the future who threatens the United Federation of Planets as he seeks his revenge." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Damon Lindelof", "sents": [ "Damon Laurence Lindelof (born April 24, 1973) is an American screenwriter and producer.", "He was the co-creator and showrunner of the television series \"Lost\" (2004–10).", "He has written for and produced \"Crossing Jordan\" (2001–04) and wrote for \"Nash Bridges\" (2000–01).", "Lindelof also co-wrote the science fiction films \"Cowboys & Aliens\" (2011), \"Prometheus\" (2012), \"Star Trek Into Darkness\" (2013), and \"Tomorrowland\" (2015).", "He co-created the TV series \"The Leftovers\" for HBO, adapted from the novel by Tom Perrotta." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6406_p26", "sents": [ "Politics & Policy New Ads Illustrate Weakness of Campaign-Finance Reform Spots by Outside Group Run by Former Bush Aides Push White House Energy Plan By Jim VandeHei Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 07 12 2001 The Wall Street Journal A18 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) WASHINGTON -- Tune into television news shows this week and you may catch a commercial from something called the 21st Century Energy Project, promoting President Bush's energy policies.", "The ad is new -- but if it looks and sounds familiar, it should.", "The peppy background music and footage of beaming faces have been lifted directly from Mr. Bush's presidential-campaign films.", "Former Bush campaign aides raised the money for the project, wrote the commercials and booked the ads on CNN and affiliates of ABC and Fox News.", "Many of the conservative donors behind the ads talk regularly with the president's top political adviser, Karl Rove." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Karl Rove", "sents": [ "Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant and policy advisor.", "He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007.", "He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives.", "Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, \"Newsweek\" and \"The Wall Street Journal\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rogers Communications", "sents": [ "Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company.", "It operates particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, telephone, and Internet connectivity with significant additional telecommunications and mass media assets.", "The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario," ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e9389_p6", "sents": [ "The company cited unfavorable market conditions.", "ReplayTV also said it has elected Larry Kenswil, president and founder of eLabs, to its board of directors.", "Mr. Kenwil becomes the company's eighth board member.", "Investors in ReplayTV include Adelphia Communications, Comcast, EchoStar Communications, Excite@Home, Grey Advertising, the Interpublic Group of Companies, Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Motorola's broadband communications sector, News Corp., Omnicom Group, Rogers Communications, Scientific-Atlanta, Sega Enterprises, Sharp Electronics, Shaw Communications, Universal Music Group, and Vulcan Ventures.", "http: www.replaytv.com XMLSolutions Names GM Tech Guru Chief Executive Officer MCLEAN, Va. -- XMLSolutions, which provides software for the development and deployment of XML-based applications, said it named Ron Shelby as its new chief executive officer.", "Mr. Shelby, formerly chief technology officer of the General Motors information systems and services, most recently served as CIO of e-GM, where he was responsible for General Motors' Web development efforts.", "Mr. Shelby held a seat on the XMLSolutions board of directors for two months prior to his appointment as chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2665_p63", "sents": [ "Commercial building energy use Lighting, heating and cooling rank at the top for commercial building energ y costs.", "Energy as a percent of total commercial building operating expense 19% Administrative 18% Cleaning 10% Roads, grounds, security 23% Repairs, maintenance 30% Energy Percent breakdown of energy use 31% Lighting 22% Space heating 18% Space cooling 7% Water heating 6% Office equipment 6% Other 5% Ventilation 3% Refrigeration 2% Cooking Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency; Energy Information Administration Chronicle Graphic ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle Page?8 Natural gas price squeeze Report says supplier manipulated market Bernadette Tansey, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, May 13, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 05 13 M N230092.DTL&type=3Dnews A Texas energy company drove California's natural gas prices sharply higher by pinching off the flow of gas through a major pipeline into the state, according to an Assembly subcommittee report obtained by The Chronicle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "United States Environmental Protection Agency", "sents": [ "The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes U.S. EPA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.", "President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA and it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order.", "The order establishing the EPA was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate.", "The agency is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the President and approved by Congress.", "The current Administrator is Scott Pruitt.", "The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the Administrator is normally given cabinet rank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e10546_p10", "sents": [ "Terms of the sale of the plant in Quebec were not disclosed.", "Enron bought a recycled newsprint mill in Garfield, New Jersey, in July, the company said.", "The purchase is part of Enron's plan to apply its gas- and power-trading model to paper.", "The plants will allow Enron to learn how the paper business operates and give it a supply to sell as it develops a paper-trading business.", "Enron's trading unit matches up buyers and sellers of paper, and develops contracts it can sell to customers who want to lock in prices for the commodity.", "Daishowa North America Corp. is a unit of Shizuoka, Japan- based Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co. Shares of Houston-based Enron fell 87 cents to $79.90 in early afternoon trading.", "Daishowa Paper Manufacturing rose 7 yen to 367 in Tokyo.", "--Jim Kennett in Houston, (713) 335-5595, or [email protected], through the Princeton newsroom (609) 279- 4000 mtw cod alp California Power Exchange to Close as Crisis Lowers Volume Pasadena, California, Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The California Power Exchange, the market where most of the power used in the state was once bought and sold, will end daily and day-ahead trading by noon tomorrow, a victim of the state's energy crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5724_p0", "sents": [ "'Greetings: IEP will be hosting a dinner for California Governor Gray Davis on Thursday, December 7, 2000 at the historic Julia Morgan House in Sacramento.", "We will be targeting to raise at least $100,000 so company contributions will range from $10,000-$20,000 per person ($10k minimum per person) depending on the number of respondents.", "We have already received firm commitments from 3 companies.", "If you are interested in attending please e-mail me as soon as possible.", "A formal invitation will follow to those who respond.", "We need responses or direction by no later than COB on Monday, October 30, 2000. Please contact me with any questions.", "Thank you, Katie Kaplan Manager of Policy IEP (916) 448-9499'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5, 6 ] }, { "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": "e28006_p27", "sents": [ "Starent employs around 100 people.", "<http: www.starentnetworks.com * Web Services Firm Jamcracker Gets $2M in Strategic Financing top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=NOOOKPHMII CUPERTINO, CALIF. -- Jamcracker, an online provider of IT and business applications, said it has raised $2 million in strategic financing.", "Telus, a publicly-traded telecommunications company based in Burnaby, British Columbia, provided the financing.", "The partnership enables Jamcracker to offer its services through Telus, and a revenue share is likely, said a Jamcracker spokesperson.", "In addition, Jamcracker expects to close Series D by the end of the year; Navis Partners, Soros Private Equity Partners, and additional undisclosed existing investors have provided $20 million in the round so far.", "The company has raised $155 million to date from Pivotal Asset Management, Bay Partners, Credit Suisse First Boston,e4e, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Navis Partners, Robertson Stephens, The Rolling Thunder Networks, Soros Private Equity Partners, Internet Capital Group, Navis, First Analysis, and other undisclosed investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e3385_p6", "sents": [ "http: www.insightpartners.com Willis Stein & Partners Appoints CSFB Director as Partner mail?", "top CHICAGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Willis Stein & Partners, a private equity investment firm that specializes in negotiated investments with early-stage companies, announced that Philip B. Pool Jr. has joined the firm as partner Most recently Mr.", "Pool was a managing director of the private fund group at Credit Suisse First Boston.", "He will manage the Willis Stein & Partners' corporate development and investor relations activities.", "Willis Stein currently manages approximately $2.9 billion of equity capital, targeting investments in U.S.-based public and private companies with transaction values ranging from $100 million to $1 billion.", "http: www.willisstein.com 'Mobile MARKETING & SALES Aventail Adds Ajuba Solutions Co-Founder Sarah Daniels as VP mail?", "top SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Aventail, a managed service provider of secure Internet infrastructure, said it named Sarah Daniels vice president of marketing.", "Most recently Ms. Daniels was co-founder and vice president of marketing and sales at Ajuba Solutions, a developer of integration technolo gy that was acquired by Interwoven in Oct. 2000. Aventail is backed by Fideli ty Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, Internap Network Services, Madrona Venture Group Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, Pivotal Asset Management, PS Capital Ventures, Trinity Ventures, VeriSign, and XMLFund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e3523_p31", "sents": [ "PHOTOGRAPHER: AL SEIB Los Angeles Times PHOTO: (Orange County Edition, A1) President Bush addresses California's energy crunch in a Tuesday speech in Century City while Gov.", "Gray Davis listens.", "The visit is Bush's first to the Golden State as president.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: BRIAN WALSKI Los Angeles Times LOAD-DATE: May 30, 2001 42 of 224 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 30, 2001 Wednesday Home Edition SECTION: California; Part 2; Page 13; Opinion Desk LENGTH: 699 words HEADLINE: Commentary; Bush Isn't Budging, but He Needs to Turn FERC Around BYLINE: MEDEA BENJAMIN, Medea Benjamin is the founding director of Global Exchange, a, corporate accountability organization in San Francisco BODY: George W. Bush has been greeted at every stop on his California trip by angry protesters who believe he has refused to take any meaningful steps to stop the energy crisis engulfing our state.", "He has come at a time when consumers have been socked with the heftiest electricity rate increases in state history, rolling blackouts have become routine, our largest utility is bankrupt, and the state's budget is being drained by $70 million a day as California buys wholesale energy at outrageous prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2042_p34", "sents": [ "It should have been a win-win situation for all sides.", "Instead, the only result after a decade of reform is that load-shedding is as bad as ever and most private investors in power have packed up and left in bitterness.\"", "However, a view, that projects such as Dabhol power are not viable in a country with low resources and paying capacity, is gaining currency.", "Some analysts ask when utilities in California, where delinquency levels are close to zero, could not afford the power sold by independent producers such as Enron, what chances of survival does MSEB have.", "- Dinesh Narayanan Maharashtra to appoint Godbole to lead renegotiations with DPC 04 28 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. Mumbai, Apr 28 (PTI) The government of the western Indian state of Maharashtra has decided to appoint former bureaucrat Madhav Godbole, who had recently reviewed Dabhol Power Company's (DPC) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), to lead the expert team for renegotiating the PPA following the US energy major's threat to terminate the agreement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e1537_p11", "sents": [ "ONGC disputes Enron's claim on Moon Prospect project at Tapti 04 22 2001 Press Trust of India Limited (c) 2001 PTI Ltd. New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) India's state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has virtually dismissed the 15 million dollar Moon Prospect gas well project at Tapti fields saying there was no substantial recovery contrary to claims of a big find by the joint venture (JV) parnter, Enron.", "\"Enron, which is the operator of the field, has not shared results of the ambitious Moon Prospect gas well project with JV partners - ONGC and Reliance.", "The project seemed to have turned into a hollow gas well,\" senior ONGC officials said.", "Significantly, the setback on Moon Prospect comes at a time when Enron has put its 30 per cent stake in the JV on the bloc.", "ONGC has 40 per cent stake in the 900 million dollar venture while Reliance has 30 per cent stake." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9129_p4", "sents": [ "One megawatt is enough to power about 1,000 homes.", "In the last few days, several power plants that had reached their air-pollution limits, particularly in Southern California, were returned to operation through agreements with the South Coast Air Quality Management District.", "As a result, Southern California has excess power, but it can't send it to electron-starved Northern California because of constraints on the key transmission link between the halves of the state, Fluckiger said.", "* * *" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Southern California", "sents": [ "Southern California (colloquially known as SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises California's 10 southernmost counties.", "The region is traditionally described as eight counties, based on demographics and economic ties: Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.", "The more extensive 10-county definition, which includes Kern and San Luis Obispo counties, is also used and is based on historical political divisions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sassandra River", "sents": [ "The Sassandra River is a river of western Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa.", "It is formed by the confluence of the Tienba River, which originates in the highlands of northwestern Côte d'Ivoire, and the Gouan River (also known as the Bafing Sud River), which originates to the west in the highlands of Guinea.", "The Sassandra flows south-southeast to empty into the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean.", "The Buyo Dam was constructed across the middle stretch of the river in 1980, just below the confluence with the Nzo River, to create the reservoir called Lake Buyo.", "The Davo River joins the Sassandra just before it meets the sea.", "The port town of Sassandra lies on the seacoast where the river meets the sea." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Lake Buyo", "sents": [ "Lake Buyo (French: \"Lac de Buyo\" ) is an artificial lake in western Côte d'Ivoire on the Sassandra River.", "It was formed by the construction of the Buyo Dam at Buyo in 1980." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Arthur D. Little", "sents": [ "Arthur D. Little is an international management consulting firm originally headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and formally incorporated by that name in 1909 by Arthur Dehon Little, an MIT chemist who had discovered acetate.", "Arthur D. Little pioneered the concept of contracted professional services.", "The company played key roles in the development of business strategy, operations research, the word processor, the first synthetic penicillin, LexisNexis, SABRE and NASDAQ.", "Today the company is a multi-national management consulting firm operating as a partnership." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4635_p18", "sents": [ "The product will help companies manage employee workplace giving by eliminating paperwork and giving companies an application that supports, manages, tracks, and reports on employee donations.", "CoreMatter is backed by Jesse Hansen & Co. and individual investors.", "http: www.corematter.com Job Site Wayfair.com Prepares to Launch on Monday CHICAGO -- Wayfair.com, an online staffing service, said it will launch its Web site on October 9. The site will offer employers reduced fees and job applicants a hiring bonus plus an additional $1,000 for referring another successful applicant.", "The site prequalifies job applicants by having them fill out an online form.", "If the applicants do not qualify, they are redirected to jobs that match their backgrounds.", "The launch was funded with an undisclosed amount of first-round financing from individual investors.", "http: www.wayfair.com Network Storage Services Firm Pyxsys Launches CAMBRIDGE, Mass.", "-- Arthur D. Little (ADL), a management and technology consulting firm, announced the launch of Pyxsys, a stand-alone company that will develop and deliver network storage services and operate as a wholly owned subsidiay of ADL." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2016–17 Minnesota Timberwolves season", "sents": [ "The 2016–17 Minnesota Timberwolves season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).", "On April 20, 2016, the Timberwolves hired Tom Thibodeau as their new head coach.", "On September 23, 2016, Kevin Garnett would officially retire from the NBA, thus ending his 21-year career in the process.", "On April 11, 2017, the Timberwolves would unveil a new logo and new uniforms to enter the next season.", "They improved their 29–53 output from the previous season, but missed the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, continuing the longest playoff drought in the NBA." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Minnesota Timberwolves", "sents": [ "The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.", "The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member club of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division.", "Founded in 1989, the team is owned by Glen Taylor.", "The Timberwolves play their home games at Target Center, their home since 1990." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e571_p9", "sents": [ "\"By consolidating and analyzing multiple bills for facilities in 10 different states and Mexico, we can identify problems and come up with individual changes that will help lower Maytag's total utility costs,\" Ken Breeden, president of TXU Energy Services commercial and industrial division, said in the statement.", "Dallas, Texas-based TXU serves more than 8,000 customers in 33 states and has completed more than 3,500 energy management projects nationwide, including a 10-year multimillion dollar energy management agreement in February with Aperian Inc. an Internet service solutions provider.", "Manufacturers nationwide have seen profit margins squeezed in the past several months due to a host factors, including high energy costs, excess capacity, a decline in exports due to the strength of the dollar and sagging consumer confidence.", "Another company that recently signed an energy management deals is drug maker Eli Lilli and Co. which signed a 15-year deal in February with Enron Energy Services, a unit of Enron Corp. to manage its supply of power and natural gas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3230_p8", "sents": [ "For example, the petition says, one provider doesn't explain an electric provider's responsibility to do an investigation and give the customer the results within 21 days, while another leaves out PUC important contact information and basics on what information is needed to file a complaint.", "The groups reviewed the \"Your Rights\" documents being given to consumers by following companies: Entergy Solutions, First Choice Power, Green Mountain Energy Co., The NewPower Co., Shell Energy and TXU Energy Services.", "All are vying for customers in Houston.", "The document of Reliant Energy Retail Services, which is marketing to customers outside Houston, was also included.", "Officials with Shell Energy, NewPower and First Choice said they were still reviewing the petition and couldn't comment on it, while TXU couldn't be reached.", "Green Mountain Power said it followed appropriate guidelines in creating its document but does support a standard format, while Shell said it would back anything that makes it easier for customers to understand their rights." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9027_p6", "sents": [ "The $250 million global venture capital fund will be managed by Kennet Capital, a wholly owned venture of Broadview originally established with Electra Partners.", "The fund which is currently investing as Kennet II will do business as Broadview Venture Partners, subject to regulatory approval.", "The new fund will invest in early stage information technology companies in Europe with a secondary focus on the United States Industry segements including networking and data communications, optical and wireless technology and services, and Internet infrastructure and e-commerce are all potential investment areas for the new fund.", "The firm said it will divide ts staff between London and Silicon Valley, with eight professionals o!", "perating from London and five from Silicon Valley.", "http: www.broadview.com Compaq Adds $100 Million to Storage Investment Fund mail this story?", "top HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Compaq Computer said it is expanding its storage investment fund with an additional $100 million in 2001. The company's investment program focuses on accelerating the development and adoption of storage hardware, software, and utility provider technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Compaq", "sents": [ "Compaq (a portmanteau of Compatibility And Quality; occasionally referred to as CQ prior to its final logo) was a company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services.", "Compaq produced some of the first IBM PC compatible computers, being the first company to legally reverse engineer the IBM Personal Computer.", "It rose to become the largest supplier of PC systems during the 1990s before being overtaken by HP in 2001.", "Struggling to keep up in the price wars against Dell, as well as with a risky acquisition of DEC, Compaq was acquired for US$25 billion by HP in 2002.", "The Compaq brand remained in use by HP for lower-end systems until 2013 when it was discontinued." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7455_p18", "sents": [ "Myteam.com is backed by, Canaan Partners, BankBoston, Comdisco, Cleveland Pacific Equity, Dominion, Shamrock Capital Advisors, the Quarterback Club, Charles River Ventures, Creative Technologies, North Bridge Venture Partners, and Trident Capital.", "Individual investors from the sports and media industry are also backers, including Bobby Orr, M.L.", "Carr, John Smith, Bernie Kosar, and Larry Rawson.", "Zvia received funding from individual investors.", "http: www.myteam.com Management Firm Blue Pumpkin Acquires Coleman Consulting SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Blue Pumpkin Software, a developer of call center workforce management software, said it acquired all the shares of Coleman Consulting Group, which provides companies with efficiency consultation.", "The company said it does not plan on relocating either company.", "Richard Coleman, CEO of Coleman Consulting, will remain on Blue Pumpkin's executive team.", "With the acquisition, Blue Pumpkin hopes to extend its services to include business process consulting to its clients.", "Blue Pumpkin is backed by Van Wagoner Capital Management, Nortel Networks, Transcosmos USA, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Siemens Mustang Ventures, and Brentwood Venture Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Bernie Kosar", "sents": [ "Bernard Joseph Kosar Jr. (born November 25, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).", "Kosar played for the Cleveland Browns from 1985 to 1993 and then finished his career with the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins.", "With the Cowboys, he won Super Bowl XXVIII, beating the Buffalo Bills, on January 30, 1994." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27066_p19", "sents": [ "FORMER HIGH-FLIERS SHUNNED Analysts said that in the current uncertain investment climate, investors a re shunning trading-oriented companies' whose stocks had previously command ed high price-earnings multiples and seeking out more modestly valued compa nies which own physical assets such as power plants and natural gas pipelin es.", "In terms of recent stock price performance this trend has punished a market er-trader like Aquila, whose shares are down 27 percent over the last two w eeks.", "On the other hand it has been relatively kind to companies such as Williams Cos. and Duke Energy Corp. which until recently were treated with scorn by Enron executives who aggressively propounded an \"asset-light\" philosophy Williams' stock has fallen about 5 percent over the last fortnight while Du ke's shares are down less than 1 percent and have outperformed the broader United States stock market.", "J.P. Morgan analyst Anatol Feygin said Enron had fallen victim to its uniqu e taste for sophisticated financing techniques and its failure to explain t hem when doubts started to surface." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1770_p4", "sents": [ "\"We believe a rational course of action that seeks new sources of supply must be combined with public policy that ensures confidence that services provided in the past and future will be paid in full,\" Bailey said.", "\"The combination of short-term, regional price controls during emergency periods along with the elimination of credit risk, should provide the market a respite while creating incentive for the private sector to invest with confidence,\" he said.", "Williams Cos said that as of March 31, it was owed $252 million for power sold to the California Independent System Operator (ISO) and the now defunct California Power Exchange.", "Since April 1, Williams' power sales to California have been through the state's Department of Water Resources, which enjoys a far better credit rating than the financially strapped ISO.", "The ISO, which oversees most of the California power grid, has been paying millions of dollars daily for most of the year to ensure there is enough power available to avoid blackouts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5589_p155", "sents": [ "Whether that will sink in and affect public opinion the next time someone proposes to invite the government take a bigger role in solving some future market crisis, is another question.", "California ISO Unveils Outage Notification Plan; Meets Deadline for Governor's Executive Order to Roll Out Warnings to Public June 18, 2001 FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2001 via NewsEdge Corporation - California Independent System Operator (ISO) unveiled a plan today, Friday June 15, 2001, aimed at giving Californians as much notice as possib le about the likelihood of rotating outages.", "The notification plan is in response to a June 1st Executive Order by Governor Gray Davis, and a corresponding directive by the ISO Board of Governors.", "ISO Board of Governors Chair Michael Kahn said the plan will help people co pe with rotating outages.", "\"Along with giving customers, business and public safety officials adequate time to prepare for possible outages, the warning s are also expected to spur conservation,\" said Kahn." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p123", "sents": [ "\"It helps cover up the costs of what Davis's overall policies are bringing about.", "It just stretches it out so it's not paid this budget cycle.", "Plus it adds interest [costs].\"", "What's really needed, Mr. Moore said, is to \"get back to a market-based solution.\"", "Retail prices to ratepayers, now capped, should be further freed Higher retail prices then would bring about more conservation and power pla nt investment and, as less electricity is used, wholesale and retail prices would moderate.", "And, the governor and Legislature should stop attacking power producers wit h threats of seizures and taxes, especially given the intermittant price caps instituted by federal energy regulators.", "Leaders should instead encourage producers to build here.", "The longer California's leaders paper over the dimensions of the crisis, th e longer it will persist and the more expensive it will become.", "Task Force To Propose Legislation By SCOTT LINDLAW Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) via NewsEdge Corporation - President Bush's energy task force plans to propose legislation allowing the seizure of private property to accelerate the construction of electrical power lines, three administration officials said Tuesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "New York Mercantile Exchange", "sents": [ "The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago.", "NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City.", "Additional offices are located in Boston, Washington, Atlanta, San Francisco, Dubai, London, and Tokyo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19907_p7", "sents": [ "SURVEY - DERIVATIVES - Exchanges trading on an uncertain future - COMMODITY DERIVATIVES by Adrienne By ADRIENNE ROBERTS.", "09 25 2001 Financial Times (c) 2001 Financial Times Limited All Rights Reserved SURVEY - DERIVATIVES - Exchanges trading on an uncertain future - COMMODITY DERIVATIVES by Adrienne Roberts - What will be the outcome of the rivalry between Nymex and London's IPE?", "The September 11 attack has added a brutal new twist to the ongoing contest.", "After the devastation of New York's central business district, local commodity exchanges are still struggling to recover.", "The US trading floor for coffee, cocoa, sugar and orange juice was destroyed when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, damaging the adjacent New York Board of Trade.", "The show goes on, however, this time relocated to cramped premises in a backup site in Queens.", "The world's largest energy exchange, the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), based in the World Financial Center, was undamaged." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1396_p0", "sents": [ "'Sycamore Feels Heat as Rivals Tap Customer The Wall Street Journal, 04 19 01 Enron India To Meet Dabhol Pwr Proj Lenders Apr 23 Dow Jones International News, 04 19 01 INDIA: Enron's India unit says lenders meet on April 23. Reuters English News Service, 04 19 01 Wessex Water parent plans major surgery The Daily Telegraph, 04 19 01 Real-time pricing cuts both ways UPSIDE Today, 04 19 01 COMMODITIES & AGRICULTURE: Aluminium smelting faces meltdown in north-west US: Fears are growing that the BPA's strategy of conserving energy could drive industry from the region, writes Gillian O'Connor: Financial Times; Apr 19, 2001 Nevada regulator seeks delay of $3.1 billion utility purchase Associated Press Newswires, 04 18 01 USA: Bandwidth trade struggles to gain footing.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 18 01 Technology Journal Sycamore Feels Heat as Rivals Tap Customer By David Armstrong Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 04 19 2001 The Wall Street Journal B6 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) SINCE OPENING its doors in 1998, fiber-optic equipment maker Sycamore Networks Inc. has depended on one customer, Williams Communications Group, for nearly all of its sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e407_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 23 01 India: Dabhol guarantee: Govt awaiting Law Ministry view Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 India: Foreign companies facing tax harassment: Japanese envoy Business Line (The Hindu), 03 23 01 'Panel to clear Tannir Bhavi project deal' The Times of India, 03 23 01 Enron comfortable with profit projection Houston Chronicle, 03 23 01 USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 Despite Talk, Bandwidth-Trading Cos Say They're Hiring Dow Jones Energy Service, 03 22 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Bush accused of protecting oil firms in power crisis.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 USA: Enron stock slides despite earnings reassurance.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 22 01 STOCKWATCH Enron lower amid market deterioration after reaffirming guidance AFX News, 03 22 01 Enron `comfortable' with earnings estimates, but shares slide Associated Press Newswires, 03 22 01 Energy Researcher Says California Not Fixing Power Problems Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Reaffirms 2001 Forecast After Stock Price Falls (Update1) Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Enron Corp.'s India Unit Faces $88.2 Mln Penalty, Paper Says Bloomberg, 03 22 01 Electricity Trading Builds Oh-So Slowly In France By Sarah Wachter Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 03 23 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Although electricity trading volumes are creeping higher in France, activity will probably remain subdued and irregular until a satisfactory regulatory regime is put in place." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8778_p21", "sents": [ "Mr. Haynes is the former CEO of MValue, a company dealing in advertising services.", "In addition to enabling peer-to-peer sharing, Static's technology enables the sharing of bandwidth to enable faster file transfers.", "Static is backed by Los Angeles-based Zone Ventures.", "http: www.static.com Former Cargill Exec Joins Quivox as New CEO mail this story?", "top LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- Quivox Systems, which develops Internet-enabled, browser-based business-to-business software to insurance companies, collision repair shops and other trading partners, said it has named Alex Cory as chief executive officer.", "Before joining Quivox, Mr. Cory held a number of general management and senior executive positions at Cargill, a global marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural, food, financial, and industrial products and services.", "He will lead Quivox in the sales and marketing of its new products and the development of additional product lines.", "Quivox is backed by Blue Capital Management, Fenway Partners, and Chase Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3639_p7", "sents": [ "DivXNetworks is backed by Beijing Technology Fund, Draper Atlantic, Draper International, WI Harper Group, and Zone Ventures.", "http: www.divxnetworks.com Enterprise Outlook 2001 FINANCE Semantix Names Ron Johnston Acting Chief Financial Officer mail?", "top HERNDON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Semantix, a knowledge management company, sai d it named Ron Johnston as acting chief financial officer.", "Mr. Johnston is al so a director of the company's board of directors and formerly served as a founding member of Internet Enterprises, a technology incubator and financi al services firm.", "Semantix is backed by Innovatech Grand Montr,al and Sofinov.", "http: www.semantix.com TECHNOLOGY Discovery Therapeutics Adds William Wheeler, Kenneth Rice mail?", "top RICHMOND, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Discovery Therapeutics, which develops therapeutic products related to adenosine and dopamine, as well as skin barrier modulators that enhance skin permeability, said it appointed Willia m S. Wheeler vice president and chief medical officer.", "Prior to joining the company, Dr. Wheeler was vice president of cardiovascular critical care at Quintiles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5997_p1", "sents": [ "Governor brings another facility online., CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2001 Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 1, 530 words, THE ENERGY CRISIS; Power Sales Halted by New Pricing Curbs; Electricity: Confused suppliers, unsure what they will be paid, refuse to sell to state, which asks FERC for a ruling but doesn't get it., NANCY VOGEL, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO Los Angeles Times, July 3, 2001 Tuesday, Home Edition, Page 1, 1429 words, THE ENERGY CRISIS; Hidden Costs Revealed in Power Pacts, RICH CONNELL, ROBERT J. LOPEZ, JEFFREY L. RABIN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS The New York Times, July 3, 2001, Tuesday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 10; Column 5; National Desk, 804 words, Power Company Rebuts Accusations of Gouging, By JAMES STERNGOLD, LOS ANGELES, July 2 San Jose Mercury News, July 3, 2001, Tuesday, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS, K5369, 508 words, Davis paying millions to energy consultants, contracts reveal, By Dion Nissenbaum San Jose Mercury News, July 3, 2001, Tuesday, SJ-ENERGY-PRICE, 834 words, California Officials Insist Energy Company Manipulated Prices, Output, By Brandon Bailey San Francisco Chronicle, JULY 3, 2001, TUESDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2665_p101", "sents": [ "he said.", "``I don't think so.''", "That kind of talk rankles Stewart, who cites some manufacturing plants that spend 20 to 30 percent of their budget on electricity.", "``If it isn't such a big cost, why don't they accept a little bit more of it?''", "he said.", "``Tell that to an employer who is trying to keep people on t he job.''", "Contact Dion Nissenbaum at [email protected] or (916) 441-4603. Regulators' rate increase is too much, Davis says Posted at 10:01 p.m. PDT Sunday, May 13, 2001 BY JOHN WOOLFOLK Mercury News Gov.", "Gray Davis on Sunday said his appointed regulators are raising electricity rates too high even though there is no limit in sight to what energy companies will charge California this summer.", "The California Public Utilities Commission today plans to approve a larger rate increase than Davis had wanted to cover soaring wholesale power costs, which are draining the state's budget and bankrupting its biggest utility." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "William Whitby", "sents": [ "William Whitby (died March–October 1655) was a Virginia politician and landowner.", "He served as a burgess 1642–44, in the early stages of the English Civil War, and again from 1652–55, after Virginia surrendered to Parliamentary control.", "During the 1640s he was a justice of the Warwick County court.", "He served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the 1653 session, following the one-day speakership of Walter Chiles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Walter Chiles", "sents": [ "Lieutenant Colonel Walter Chiles (died 1653) was a Virginia politician and merchant.", "He moved to Virginia around 1638, and served as a burgess off and on from 1642 to 1653, representing Charles City County and later James City County.", "He also served on the Governor's council in 1651, but was removed the following year because of his involvement in illegal trading with the Netherlands.", "He was elected Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses at the July 1653 session, but the governor forced his resignation the following day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3426_p22", "sents": [ "Bush and other administration officials argue that price controls have a proven history of backfiring -- drying up energy supplies at the same time they encourage mor e consumption.", "\"The president and this administration do not support price caps because th ey don't work,\" said White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan.", "The folly of price controls is an article of faith in the oil industry, whi ch was long subjected to them.", "Both Bush and Cheney prospered in that industry Bush founded an oil company in his native West Texas in 1977, shortly after graduating from business school.", "Arbusto Energy didn't find much oil, but Bush profited greatly in the boom-and-bust industry through mergers with bigger industry players.", "Before Bush plucked him out of the private sector, Cheney headed Halliburto n Co., a leading oil-field services firm based in Dallas.", "\"I think there's no doubt that their views have been shaped by their backgrounds in the industry and their broader ideological views about markets,\" said political analyst Stuart Rothenberg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Arbusto Energy", "sents": [ "Arbusto Energy was an oil and gas exploration firm started in 1977 by former US President George W. Bush.", "In 1984, the company merged with Spectrum 7 Energy Corp." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Brian Dennehy", "sents": [ "Brian Manion Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is an American actor of film, stage, and television.", "A winner of one Golden Globe, two Tony Awards and a recipient of six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, he gained initial recognition for his role as the antagonistic Sheriff Will Teasle in \"First Blood\" (1982).", "He has had numerous roles in films such as \"Gorky Park, Silverado, Cocoon, F/X, Romeo + Juliet\", and \"Knight of Cups\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3152_p5", "sents": [ "* Harvey Mayor Nickolas Graves tells Sneed that World Changers, a Southern Baptist volunteer organization, hits Harvey next month--at his invitation--to restore and rehabilitate homes, including two historical homes on 154th Street.", "Celluloid chat The chapel at McInerney Funeral Home will be filled today, but not with people attending a funeral.", "* Translation: The 128-year-old Canaryville funeral home is the site of filming for \"Stolen Summer,\" the Miramax film written by Chicago native Pete Jones, who won the Project Greenlight contest organized by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.", "The film stars actors Aidan Quinn, Kevin Pollak and Brian Dennehy.", "According to Celine McInerney, this is the first time the funeral home has been used for anything but funerals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "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, 2 ] }, { "title": "e8276_p26", "sents": [ "WALTHAM, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- iConverse, a wireless applications firm, said it has appointed Ron Matros, a former executive at Web publishing company FutureTense, as president and CEO, replacing cofounder Andy Fox, who is now chairman of the board.", "iConverse is funded by Advanced Technology Ventures and Prism Venture Partners.", "http: www.iconverse.com Telco Services Firm The GTX Names Chairman and CEO WASHINGTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- The GTX, a service provider for tel ecommunications carriers, said it appointed Charles Menatti as chairman, president, and CEO, replacing Phil Anderson as CEO, who will now serve as a consultant and remain on the board of directors.", "Previously Mr. Menatti served as president of The GTX's European operations.", "Prior to joining the company, he served as president of European development for CompleTel.", "The company is backed by Washington Investment Partners and Lucent.", "http: www.thegtx.com?", "App Firm SiteStuff Promotes COO to President?", "AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- SiteStuff, which develops applications fo r maintenance and other services related to the commercial real estate industry, said it has appointed COO Eugene W. Long as president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ankh (video game)", "sents": [ "Ankh is a point-and-click 3D adventure game by Deck13 Interactive released in 2005 for the Microsoft Windows.", "It features a fully three-dimensional environment with cinematic camera movement.", "All content is fully spoken and the soundtrack reflects an authentic Egyptian atmosphere.", "Humor is an important aspect of the game, and the influence of classic LucasArts adventure games is noticeable.", "\"Ankh\" is a remake of Ankh: The Tales of Mystery, a 1998 adventure game developed by Artex Software for the Acorn Archimedes.", "\"Ankh\" was ported to Linux and OS X in 2006.", "A Special Edition of the game was released in the UK in February 2007.", "A Nintendo DS port was released in 2008 under the title Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "Linux", "sents": [ "Linux ( , ) is a name which broadly denotes a family of free and open-source software operating system distributions built around the Linux kernel.", "The defining component of a Linux distribution is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds.", "Many Linux distributions use the word \"Linux\" in their name.", "The Free Software Foundation uses the name \"GNU/Linux\" to refer to the operating system family, as well as specific distributions, to emphasize that most Linux distributions are not just the Linux kernel, and that they have in common not only the kernel, but also numerous utilities and libraries, a large proportion of which are from the GNU project.", "This has led to some controversy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "My Daughter Lives in Vienna", "sents": [ "My Daughter Lives in Vienna (German: Meine Tochter lebt in Wien) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by E.W.", "Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser and O.W.", "Fischer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Elfriede Datzig", "sents": [ "Elfriede Datzig (1922–1946) was an Austrian film actress.", "Following the Anschluss, Datzig appeared in a number of films made by Wien-Film such as the 1939 comedy \"Anton the Last\".", "In 1946 she died at the age of 23 due to an allergic reaction to penicillin.", "She was married to the actor Albert Hehn." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tom Ridge", "sents": [ "Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003, and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005.", "Prior to this, Ridge was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001.", "He is a member of the Republican Party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20092_p28", "sents": [ "Tom Ridge, who was named by President Bush in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks to head a new Cabinet-level Office of Homeland Security.", "The new office will coordinate the efforts of more than 40 government agencies in tightening domestic security and rooting out terrorist threats.", "White was named to serve as the Pentagon's liaison by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday.", "White is a retired Army brigadier general who became the Army's top civilian executive in May.", "Before he was nominated for the Army post by Bush, White was vice chairman of Houston-based Enron Energy Services.", "\"In the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, homeland security has emerged as a paramount national priority,\" White said.", "\"As the Department of Defense executive agent for homeland security, I look forward to working closely with Gov.", "Tom Ridge as he leads this vital effort.\"", "A 23-year veteran of the Army, White served as executive assistant to Gen. Colin Powell while Powell headed the Joint Chiefs of Staff under former President Bush." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Staples Inc.", "sents": [ "Staples, Inc. is an American multinational office supply retailing corporation, with over 1,500 stores in North America.", "Headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, Staples also does business extensively with enterprises in the United States and Canada, and as Staples Business Advantage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27194_p1", "sents": [ "The two cruiselines will continue to trade separately, and the deal gives a small premium to Royal Caribbean shareholders.", "P&O Princess shareholders will own 50.7% of the group, while Royal Caribbean shareholders will hold the remaining 49.3%.", "Staples Inc., the second largest office-supply retailer, said fiscal 3Q profits rose nearly 8% to $0.20 per share, matching the First Call consensus estimate, on a 1.1% rise in sales to $2.83 billion.", "The company credits the elimination of unprofitable merchandise and its cost-management efforts for the quarter's results, despite a slump following the September attacks.", "Staples says it sees fiscal 4Q results of $0.25-$0.27 per share, as compared to the Street's $0.25 per share consensus estimate.", "- TREASURY AND ECONOMIC SUMMARY Treasuries were higher but retreated a bit following this morning's United States trade gap numbers.", "The United States trade deficit fell sharply in September to $18.69 billion from September's $27.11 billion due primarily to anomalous effects of insurance claims related to September's attacks, which reduced services imports by $11 billion, according to the Commerce Department." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bakarawan", "sents": [ "Bakarawan is a small village in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India.", "Most people of this village are farmers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Himachal Pradesh", "sents": [ "Himachal Pradesh (] ; literally \"Abode of Snow\") is a state of India located in North India.", "It is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab and Chandigarh on the west, Haryana on the southwest, Uttarakhand on the southeast, and the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east.", "At its southernmost point, it also touches the state of Uttar Pradesh.", "The name was coined from the Sanskrit—\"Him\" means 'snow' and \"achal\" means 'land' or 'abode'—by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, one of the state's eminent Sanskrit scholars." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Robert Kingsley", "sents": [ "Robert Kingsley (1903-1988) was an American legal scholar and California judge.", "He graduated from the University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Law School, and Harvard Law School.", "A strong opponent of the Death penalty, Kingsley served as Dean of Law at the University of Southern California from 1952 to 1963, when he was appointed to the California Court of Appeals by Governor Pat Brown.", "The Robert Kingsley Professorship in law at USC, currently held by Susan Estrich, is named in his honor.", "In 1979 he was named Roger J. Traynor Memorial Appellate Justice of the Year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "University of Southern California", "sents": [ "The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private research university located in Los Angeles, California.", "Founded in 1880, it is the oldest private research university in California.", "USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals.", "In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim.", "An engine for economic activity, USC contributes $8 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4273_p7", "sents": [ "The round will be used to expand the scope of the company's wireless deployment operations worldwide, for technology development and enhancement, as well as for recruitment in international markets.", "http: www.telcomglobalsolutions.com Network Infrastructure Firm Nexsi Gets $75 Million SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Nexsi, a developer of network infrastructure routing systems, said it raised $75 million in a round of funding led by Amerindo Investment Advisors.", "Capital Research Group, Presidio Venture Partners, Mitsui, and Soros Investments also contributed to the round.", "Previous investors Sequoia Capital and Raza Ventures also participated.", "Nexsi is developing routers called to serve as service delivery platforms for high-bandwidth security and traffic management services.", "http: www.nexsi.com Ballroom Dancing Site DanceScape Lands $650,000 First Round BURLINGTON, Ontario -- DanceScape, a Web site that provides news and information on competitive ballroom dancing, said it received $650,000 in its first round of funding from Timberline Venture Partners.", "William Kallman, managing partner of Timberline, has joined the board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3078_p9", "sents": [ "Fuegotech is backed by $22.5 million from Sevin Rosen Funds, Star, Stephens Group, and SS M Ventures.", "http: www.fuegotech.com Nishan Names Ex-Sprint, Intel Exec as CFO mail?", "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Nishan Systems, a provider of IP and Ethernet-based storage networking products, said it named Howard M. Bailey as the company's new chief financial officer.", "Mr. Bailey was formerly an executive with C-Cube Microsystems and Quantum Effect Devices and has also worked for Sprint and Intel.", "To date, Nishan has raised $90 million in two rounds from Altos Ventures, ComVentures, Dell, Discovery, Quantum Technology Ventures, Raza Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Sofinnova Ventures, Sun Microsystems, TPG-Comm Partners, and Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners.", "http: www.nishansystems.com Allegiance Adds Analyst VPs as Part of New Division mail?", "top DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Allegiance, an investment banking firm specializing in the middle market segment, said it has incorporated a new analysis and research division and named Jason Johanne Bedasse, O. Mike Duwaji, and Eric Tyler as analyst vice presidents." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Missouri Route 47", "sents": [ "Route 47 is a highway in eastern Missouri.", "Its northern terminus is at Route 79 near Winfield; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 67 in Bonne Terre." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "U.S. Route 67", "sents": [ "U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile (2,511 km) long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States.", "The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande.", "The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 52 in Sabula, Iowa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4576_p13", "sents": [ "http: www.camelot.com Broadband Access Firm Aperto Raises $26 Million Series B MILIPITAS, Calif. -- Aperto Networks, which develops multi-service fixed broadband products for service providers, said it raised $26 million in its Series B round of funding.", "The round was financed by investors including Alliance, Tyco Ventures, Ridgewood Capital, DMC Stratex Networks, Satwik ventures, Oki Electric Industry, and Mitsubishi International.", "The company said the funding will be used to launch field trials in North America and overseas, and will support the expansion of operations and marketing as the company begins to enter production.", "http: www.apertonet.com Content Management Software Firm Tridion Gets $16.8 Million AMSTERDAM -- Tridion, which develops content management software, said it raised EUR 19 million ($16.8 million) in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by Barnard and Gilde IT.", "Additional funding came from Kappa IT Ventures and Prime Technology Ventures.", "The company's total funding following the latest round is $21.2 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e1960_p23", "sents": [ "BuildNet is backed by BancBoston Ventures, Barnard, Encore Venture Partners, GE Appliances, GE Capital, Global Technology Investors Fund at Bessemer Trust, Halifax BuildNet Investors, John Hancock Global Technology Fund, J. & W. Seligman, Piedmont Venture Partners, SG Capital Partners, South East Interactive Technology Fund, and The CIT Group Equity Investments.", "The company is in a quiet period prior to filing for an IPO.", "http: www.homestyles.com http: www.buildnet.com American Greetings Buys Information-by-e-mail Service Firm CLEVELAND -- Personalized content delivery firm AmericanGreetings.com, a subsidiary of publicly traded American Greetings, said it has acquired eAgents, a firm that delivers consolidated information and entertainment from Web media brands in a single, daily e-mail.", "As part of the agreement, Charles Fink, the company's founder, president and CEO of eAgents.com, will become president of AmericanGreetings.com, reporting to Josef Mandelbaum, the CEO.", "Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.", "eAgents is backed by Draper Atlantic, Lazard Technology Partners, I-Hatch, and Shamrock Holdings." ], "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": "e5806_p43", "sents": [ "A Civil Judge (Senior Division) of the Sealdah Court vacated an ad-interim order relating to repayment of loan granted by Enron India Pvt Ltd to EMC to the tune of Rs 6 crore for constructing a transmission line under the Maharashtra State Electricity Board.", "- Our Bureaus Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "India: DPC lenders unhappy with S&W report 06 23 2001 Business Line (The Hindu) Copyright (C) 2001 Kasturi & Sons Ltd (KSL); Source: World Reporter (TM) - Asia Intelligence Wire MUMBAI, June 22. LENDERS to Dabhol Power Company have asked the engineering consultant, Stone and Webster (S&W), to rework its report on the cost implications of mothballing the Dabhol power project.", "The lenders were not happy with the consultants for having delayed the report, it is learnt.", "Also, the costs were not ratified by Enron.", "They have reportedly written to S&W asking it to have a relook at the options available and rework the figures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Czeszewo, Września County", "sents": [ "Czeszewo (German: \"Zeugnersruh\" ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłosław, within Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 7 km south of Miłosław, 21 km south of Września, and 50 km south-east of the regional capital Poznań." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Poznań", "sents": [ "Poznań ( ; German: \"Posen\" , known also by other historical names) is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, in the Greater Poland region.", "It is best known for its renaissance Old Town and Ostrów Tumski Cathedral.", "Today, Poznań is an important cultural and business centre and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair (\"Jarmark Świętojański\"), traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6509_p42", "sents": [ "By Bill Ainsworth DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: Controller Kathleen Connell is a Democrat with a fading political career who occupies a little known office she must leave next year.", "Yet during the past five months, she's been able to use her narrow area of authority the power to write checks to become one of the most high-profile critics of Gov.", "Gray Davis' energy policy.", "Connell has repeatedly undermined and embarrassed her fellow Democrat by disputing the fundamental premise of his energy plan, publicizing lucrative contracts he has awarded to consultants and refusing to pay a controversial public relations operative the governor hired.", "Davis' aides call Connell known around Sacramento as a mercurial, demanding and combative personality a ''publicity hound and showboat'' who is making it more difficult for California to climb out of the financial swamp created by the energy crisis.", "Garry South, top political adviser to Davis, said Connell turned on the governor despite his support for her in her first run for office in 1994. ''She's a viper,'' South said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 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": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5399_p87", "sents": [ "``I suppose my mind is always capable of being changed,'' Lieberman said in his first meeting with reporters since Democrats took control of the Senate this week.", "``From all that I can see -- and I've been out to California fiv e or six weeks ago and met with people there, I've been studying it closely - - I think that FERC has authority to act and should have acted already to giv e more protection to the electricity customers of California.''", "Political analysts said that trip to California in April and his growing attention to the state's electricity problems indicate Lieberman is prepari ng to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. His eagerness to help a state that would be crucial to such a run could assist California in getting the federal price caps state officials crave.", "Lieberman has been coy about his future plans.", "But he's widely viewed as among the party's front-runners, including Gore, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri and Massachuset ts Sen. John Kerry." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "John Kerry", "sents": [ "John Forbes Kerry ( ; born December 11, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017.", "A Democrat, he previously served Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1985 to 2013.", "He was the Democratic nominee in the 2004 presidential election, losing to Republican incumbent George W. Bush." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5812_p40", "sents": [ "\"There's not much consensus,\" she acknowledges.", "The governor's proposed Edison rescue involves state purchase of the utility's transmission lines for about $2.8 billion.", "Democrats seem ambivalent and Republicans are opposed.", "Long ago, the MOU was diagnosed as DOA.", "Senate leader John Burton (D-San Francisco)--the most powerful legislator--thinks the MOU is a giveaway to Edison.", "In the Assembly, Speaker Bob Hertzberg (D-Sherman Oaks) has been pushing a unique alternative he believes could also work for PG&E, now struggling in Bankruptcy Court.", "Under his plan, only the \"core\" residential and small business users would be served by private utilities.", "Electricity would be generated by the utilities themselves and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.", "Like the good old days before disastrous deregulation.", "The \"noncore\" big power users who wanted deregulation in the first place would buy electricity directly from the generators and marketers, presumabl y at a savings.", "\"They're the ones who brought this on us,\" Hertzberg says." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e1047_p3", "sents": [ "``We have done our part.", "We cannot do it alone,'' said Bob Hertzberg, speaker of the California Assembly.", "He cited state actions to boost conservation, increase retail rates and speed up power plant construction and said there is ``no earthly reason'' why energy prices should be 10 times what they were a year ago.", "Still, California officials expressed little optimism after the hearing.", "``It would take a dramatic, unprecedented change of direction'' for the FERC to adopt price controls, said Fred Keeley, speaker pro tem in the California Assembly, who was in the audience during the six-hour meeting.", "Breathitt, the FERC's third commissioner, who has not come out in favor of price caps, nevertheless indicated she might be inching toward some controls.", "She said she wants the commission to ``seriously discuss a price implementation plan.''", "The issue may end up, however, being decided by two new commissioners recently nominated by President Bush -- Pat Wood, now head of the Texas utility commission, and Nora Brownell, a Pennsylvania regulator." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e25123_p0", "sents": [ "\"It's true.", "I drew the short straw and will participate in place of Rob Bradley, who will be elsewhere on that day.", "Best, Jeff --Original Message -- From: Scott Govenar [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:41 AM To: Karen Denne; Jeff Dasovich; Kaufman, Paul Subject: CSUS We just received a letter from the California State University, Sacramento, announcing their Thirteenth Annual Envisioning California Conference: Our Year of Disconnect; The Politics of Power in California on October 4 and 5. The letter claims that Enron is participating in the conference and we wanted to know if this was accurate, and if so, who?", "Scott\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e70_p6", "sents": [ "The way it reads, if CDWR is providing 40% of the IOUs' power, the retail customer can get DA for 60% of its load.", "I doubt that will fly -- too difficult to keep track of and ISO will oppose (only one scheduling coordinator meter) A conference call and meeting is scheduled with parties tomorrow on this language.", "Will keep you apprised.", "Sue Mara Enron Corp. Tel: (415) 782-7802 Fax:(415) 782-7854 -- Forwarded by Susan J Mara NA Enron on 03 01 2001 04:28 PM -- Scott Govenar <sgovenar@gov To: adv.com cc: Subject: 03 01 2001 04:02 PM Attached, please find the proposed amendments to SBX 27 (Bowen) relating to direct access.", "There will be a direct access coalition conference call tomorrow to discuss current events as well as the new language.", "(See attached file: SB27Xlanguage.doc) (See attached file: SBX27 (text).rtf)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7758_p0", "sents": [ "'Dear Haas Students, I am delighted to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summe rs will be at the Haas School on Wednesday December 6, 2000. Secretary Summers has been a primary shaper of United States economic policy in the Clinton Administration, first as Deputy Treasury Secretary and subsequently in his current position as Secretary of the Treasury.?", "The Secretary will talk abo ut the economic policy decisions that have helped to forge the current strong economy in the United States and the prognosis for continued economic growt h. The Secretary will speak in the Haas School ,s Arthur Andersen Auditorium at 2:00 p.m. as part of the 2000-2001 Haas Business Faculty Research Dialogue.", "The program will be hosted by Professor Janet Yellen, who is a friend and colleague of Secretary Summers.", "Members of the faculty and Haas School students will have an opportunity to register for this program early, before it is announced to the broader camp us community." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Janet Yellen", "sents": [ "Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist.", "She is the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, previously serving as Vice Chairwoman from 2010 to 2014.", "Previously, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton; and business professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2035_p20", "sents": [ "\"Naturally, we have stopped disbursement because we think that it is indeed a loss-making proposition.", "If the State Electricity Board begins paying, we will go ahead with our funding as well,\" an IDBI official said.", "CHAMBER CHIEF CALLS FOR PRIVATISATION OF INDIA'S POWER SECTOR REFORMS 04 30 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, April 30 Asia Pulse - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has demanded 'depoliticisation' of power sector reforms to 'enthuse and encourage' private investment even as it said that the Enron controversy would not impact future investments in the sector.", "\"We need to depoliticise tariff fixation and set up a strong and independent regulator without interference from state governments,\" Sanjeev Goenka, President, CII told PTI.", "\"There are lessons to be learnt from Enron the premise on which the agreement was based was faulty.", "We should not have had a counter-guarantee clause in the agreement,\" he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1698_p31", "sents": [ "Enron has invoked a federal counter-guarantee for payment of the disputed January 2001 bill.", "-By Himendra Kumar, Dow Jones Newswires; 91-11-461-9426; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "INDIAN COMMITTEE TO RENEGOTIATE POWER AGREEMENT WITH ENRON 04 25 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, April 25 Asia Pulse - A high-level committee comprising representatives of the federal Government, Maharashtra Government, and Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) will renegotiate the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) including cost of power with US energy giant Enron promoted Dabhol Power Company (DPC).", "\"Various parameters of the contract entered into by MSEB with the DPC would be renegotiated by a negotiating team that will be constituted in the next 2-3 days,\" the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh, said.", "The major objectives of the negotiating team would be to find ways and means to significantly reduce the cost of power from Dabhol project so as to make it more affordable, he said adding recommendations of the Energy Review Committee headed by M G Godbole would serve as inputs for negotiations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "George E. Cryer", "sents": [ "George Edward Cryer (May 13, 1875 – May 24, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician.", "A Republican, Cryer served as the 32nd Mayor of Los Angeles from 1921 to 1929, a period of rapid growth in the city's population.", "During his administration, the Los Angeles City Hall and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum were built, and the city's population surpassed 1,000,000.", "Prior and subsequent to serving as mayor, he was a lawyer.", "Between 1929 and 1931, Cryer became engaged in a widely publicized libel court case with the Reverend Robert P. Shuler, a radio evangelist who accused Cryer of being a \"grafter\" who had entered office a poor man and left office a millionaire." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mayor of Los Angeles", "sents": [ "The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is the official head and chief executive officer of Los Angeles, California.", "The mayor is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms.", "Under the California Constitution, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan.", "The 42nd and current Mayor is Eric Garcetti." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "KOVC", "sents": [ "KOVC (1490 AM) is a radio station based in Valley City, North Dakota, United States.", "It is a full service station, with frequent weather, news and sports updates.", "KOVC plays mostly country music and covers local and national sports games." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Valley City, North Dakota", "sents": [ "Valley City is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.", "It is the county seat of Barnes County.", "The population was 6,585 during the 2010 census, making it the thirteenth largest city in North Dakota.", "Valley City was founded in 1874." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bill Clinton", "sents": [ "William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III; August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.", "Prior to the presidency, he was the Governor of Arkansas during two separate terms, from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992.", "Before that, he served as Arkansas attorney general, from 1977 to 1979.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Clinton was ideologically a New Democrat and many of his policies reflected a centrist \"Third Way\" political philosophy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27800_p8", "sents": [ "Ultimately, the compulsions of business interests will prevail over those of ideology and politics.", "Dark clouds had gathered over US-China relations ever since Mr George Bush Jr. was elected the US President in November last.", "A paranoia over what was projected as likely threats to US interests in the Asia-Pacific region due to the fast-emerging Chinese economic and military power was the dominant feature of the campaign speeches, of the debates in Republican circles before the inauguration, and of the actions of the new Administration in its first few months in office.", "No other members of the new Administration reflected this paranoia more disturbingly than Mr Donald Rumsfeld, the new Defence Secretary, and to a lesser extent, Ms Condoleezza Rice, the National Security Adviser.", "China was projected as a strategic competitor and not partner as it had been glorified to be by Mr Bill Clinton, the previous President.", "Actions such as the attention to the Dalai Lama when he visited Washington DC and clearance to arms sales to Taiwan in the face of Beijing's opposition were all influenced by the conservative, distrust- China lobby in the Republican Party." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jeffrey Skilling", "sents": [ "Jeffrey Keith \"Jeff\" Skilling (born November 25, 1953) is the former CEO of Enron Corporation.", "In 2006, he was convicted of federal felony charges relating to Enron's collapse and is currently serving 14 years of a 24-year, four-month prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) – Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama.", "The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the appeal of the case March 1, 2010.", "On June 24, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated part of Skilling's conviction and transferred the case back to the lower court for resentencing.", "During April 2011, a three-judge 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled that the verdict would have been the same despite the legal issues being discussed, and Skilling's conviction was confirmed; however, the court ruled Skilling should be resentenced.", "Skilling appealed this new decision to the Supreme Court, but the appeal was denied.", "In 2013, the United States Department of Justice reached a deal with Skilling, which resulted in ten years being cut from his sentence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27395_p7", "sents": [ "``I assume he's been under some pressure just based on share performance.''", "Enron will find it difficult to find someone who can take over for Skilling, analysts said.", "``My hunch is there is no immediate, capable, hands-on replacement for the likes of Jeffrey Skilling,'' said Bob Christensen, an analyst with First Albany Corp. Enron announced Skilling's departure after the close of stock market trading.", "Shares of the Houston-based company rose 78 cents to $42.93. Enron Pres, CEO Skilling Resigns By Christina Cheddar Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 08 14 2001 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Enron Corp. (ENE) President and Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling resigned Tuesday for personal reasons.", "Skilling, who assumed the top post of the Houston energy trading company in February, will continue as a consultant.", "Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay will take on the additional responsibilities of president and chief executive." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5399_p30", "sents": [ "\"We had no power plants that were producing pow er at a cost of $108 on Wednesday,\" said John Stout, a vice president of Reliant.", "\"Some were in the mid-$100s, others were above $200.\"", "Reliant is urging FERC to adopt a new formula to more fully account for higher natural gas prices in Southern California * Times staff writer Nancy Vogel in Sacramento contributed to this story.", "California Metro Desk THE ENERGY CRISIS Paying for Power a Struggle for Some Utilities: Consumers on tight budgets face crises.", "Requests for aid flood agencies, but many of those eligible for discount programs are not signing up.", "TIM REITERMAN 06 08 2001 Los Angeles Times Home Edition Page B-1 Copyright 2001 The Times Mirror Company In San Francisco, a retired music teacher with polio came within 48 hours of losing gas to heat his apartment and electricity to charge the motorized scooter that takes him to the doctor and to church." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3705_p77", "sents": [ "CARL INGRAM; MIGUEL BUSTILLO 06 05 2001 Los Angeles Times Home Edition Page B-1 Copyright 2001 The Times Mirror Company SACRAMENTO -- The Senate Rules Committee agreed Monday to issue subpoenas to eight out-of-state power generating companies demanding documents on pricin g, bidding and other aspects of electricity sales in the state.", "Sen. Joe Dunn (D-Santa Ana), chairman of the special Senate committee that is investigating whether power wholesalers are illegally profiteering from California 's energy crisis, said he expects the companies to resist.", "That would set the stage for a court fight, he said.", "In addition to subpoenas aimed at the private generating companies, the committee also put the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on notice that unless it voluntarily provides information on its power sales to the state, the data will be subpoenaed as well.", "And the panel threatened to subpoena records of the state Department of Water Resources unless it turns over information on how it has spent more than $7 billion to keep electrici ty flowing in California Under Senate regulations, Dunn's panel needed approval of the Rules Committ ee to issue the subpoenas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]