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[ { "title": "e11633_p1", "sents": [ "Issues Aplenty Of course, there are still plenty of issues facing Commerce One, the same issues that have held its stock down.", "For instance, it carries the stigma of being a concept stock because no one knows whether those same big industry exchanges actually will work.", "Its sluggish stock also puts it at a disadvantage to chief competitor Ariba when it comes to making acquisitions to grow.", "But for now, there are signs that sentiment is shifting in Commerce One's favor.", "Gavin Mlinar, an analyst at Sands Brothers, sees three short-term positives for Commerce One.", "(He's the analyst who had the gall to downgrade Ariba on valuation concerns.", "His firm hasn't done underwriting for either company.)", "Mlinar says the word on Wall Street is that Commerce One, along with its new best friend SAP, will announce two new online exchanges in the coming weeks.", "(TSC's Adam Lashinsky recently wrote a column about the partnership between Commerce One and SAP.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e4273_p20", "sents": [ "The round also included Sands Brothers, an investment firm; Spyglass Entertainment Group, an affiliate of Walt Disney; Mark Canton, the former chairman of Columbia TriStar; John Peters of Peters Entertainment and former CEO of Sony Entertainment; Jim Wiatt, CEO of William Morris Agency; Bob Philpott of Philpott, Bill and Stoles; and Page Jenkins, a registered Investment Advisor.", "The company said it would use the funds to develop its technology.", "http: www.telecruz.com Siemens Joins Sitara's $20 Million Series G Funding Round WALTHAM, Mass.", "-- Sitara Networks, a provider of software and hardware designed to allow large companies and ISPs to more effectively manage their networks, said Siemens invested several million in the company's $20 million Series G funding.", "As part of the deal, the two companies will set up joint marketing programs.", "The funds will be used for sales, marketing, and to develop a voice over IP product line.", "The round also included previously announced investors MFS Investment Management, Van Wagoner Capital Management, Essex High Technology Fund, Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, Thomas Weisel Partners, and private investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2232_p26", "sents": [ "While both companies have five-year euro-denominated bonds, British Telecom's offer 55 basis points more yield.", "The rivals also both have bonds maturing in 2004, and Vodafone's yield about 23 basis points fewer.", "``If BT retains their rating, their spreads should be probably 20 to 30 basis points narrower,'' said Brian Venables, head of credit strategy at WestLB.", "``Even though it has performed extremely well this year, there is much greater potential for BT's debt.''", "Debt Reduction Target Both Moody's Investors Service, which rates British Telecom ``A2'', and Standard & Poor's, which rates it ``A'', have those ratings on watch for further cuts after trimming them four rungs last year.", "The company's asset sales to Vodafone are ``definitely positive in terms of the rating assessment,'' said Aidan Fisher, who rates British Telecom for Moody's.", "In combination with the proceeds of a rights sale, ``that would meet the target they set themselves this year -- that's quite a lot to achieve in a 12 month period.''" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "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": "e2110_p52", "sents": [ "\"It's back-billing us to pay prices that were unjust and unreasonable per the FERC's own analysis.\"", "FERC's Curt Hebert, a Mississippi Republican whom President Bush appointed chairman of the commission, was behind the surcharge proposal, which he told the Wall Street Journal was a way \"to stabilize the market.\"", "Hebert did not return calls for comment.", "The surcharge was proposed in FERC's 39-page \"mitigation\" plan to alleviate wholesale electricity prices in California during power emergencies; the plan was released last week.", "FERC said it would accept public comment on the proposal for 30 days, after which it would decide whether to implement it.", "COMPLICATED ISSUES Even the power industry, the presumptive beneficiary of the surcharge, did not express whole-hearted support for it.", "\"I'm glad they brought it up,\" said Gary Ackerman, executive director of the Western Power Trading Forum, which represents all major buyers and sellers of wholesale electricity in California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Gary Ackerman", "sents": [ "Gary Leonard Ackerman (born November 19, 1942) is a former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013.", "He is a member of the Democratic Party.", "On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013 after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1960_p20", "sents": [ "BNP, Cime, ING, Natexis, Paribas, Pre IPO.net, Siparex, and Trinova invested in the company.", "Giga Information will own less than 20% of the new company.", "GigaGroup will provide IT and Internet business research, analysis and consulting services in Europe.", "The company is headquartered in Paris and plans to expand its offices throughout Europe.", "Bruno Tourme, who led Giga Information's operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, is the chairman and CEO of GigaGroup.", "Giga Information's international vice president Jean-Michel Six is a member of the new company's board of directors.", "http: www.gigaweb.com Software Testing and Monitoring Firm Empirix Launches WALTHAM, Mass.", "-- Empirix, a provider of testing and monitoring for the Internet and communications markets, announced it has launched.", "The company was created from technology network and software testing businesses of Teradyne- Hammer Technologies, RSW Software, and Software and Systems Test (SST).", "The company also said it has received significant funding from Matrix Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Middle East", "sents": [ "The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt in North Africa.", "The corresponding adjective is \"Middle-Eastern\" and the derived noun is \"Middle-Easterner\".", "The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20492_p0", "sents": [ "'USA: WRAPUP 1-Credit quality in broad decline as defaults soar.", "Reuters English News Service- 10 29 01 USA: United States firms say deals with Enron at normal levels.", "Reuters English News Service- 10 29 01 Enron Bonds Stabilize But Market Players Are Concerned Capital Markets Report- 10 29 01 Enron's stock continues slide on credit woes Associated Press Newswires- 10 29 01 UK: UK power mkt focuses on prompt after low peak deal.", "Reuters English News Service- 10 29 01 USA: UPDATE 2-Enron says in talks with banks for new credit line.", "Reuters English News Service- 10 29 01 USA: TRADE IDEA-Junk rating not likely for Enron.", "Reuters English News Service- 10 29 01 USA: Enron shares drop to near seven-year lows.", "Reuters English News Service- 10 29 01 Enron long-term ratings all placed on review for downgrade - Moody's AFX News- 10 29 01 Enron Shares Fall After Moody's Cuts Credit Rating (Update6) Bloomberg- 10 29 01 Enron's Lenders to Demand Harsher Terms, Analysts Say (Update2) Bloomberg- 10 29 01 Enron Credit Cut by Moody's; CP Rating Put on Review (Update3) Bloomberg- 10 29 01 Enron May Be Royal Dutch Shell Takeover Target, Newsletter Says Bloomberg- 10 29 01 Insiders at Electric Utilities Showing Their Faith TheStreet.com- 10 29 01 A Debacle Like Enron's Can Undermine the Entire Market RealMoney.com- 10 29 01 Moody's downgrades Enron's debt Enron asking banks for more credit CBSMarketWatch.com- 10 29 01 Enron Goes Begging Forbes.com- 10 29 01 In these challenging times, Enron deserves our thanks Houston Chronicle- 10 29 01 USA: WRAPUP 1-Credit quality in broad decline as defaults soar." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e20477_p0", "sents": [ "'USA: Enron shares in stay in doldrums after downgrade.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 USA: US companies' credit quality to worsen-Moody's.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 Enron's Lenders to Demand Harsher Terms, Analysts Say (Update1) Bloomberg, 10 29 01 USA: Enron shares drop despite further triage attempts.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 USA: Enron says in talks with banks for new credit line.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Enron says in talks with banks for new credit line.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 POWER POINTS:Enron May Have To Rethink Asset-Light Focus Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 29 01 OFFICIAL CORRECTION Enron long-term ratings downgraded to Baa2 - Moody's AFX News, 10 29 01 USA: Moody's cuts Enron to 2 notches above \"junk\".", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 UK: Europe energy firms wary of Enron on credit worries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10078_p0", "sents": [ "'We are proud to announce that Enron is one of the title sponsors of the \"100 Years of Energy\" special to air locally on ABC Channel 13, January 13th and 20th at 6:30 p.m. Ken Lay, as a leader in the energy industry, will be one of the featured executives.", "This special was produced in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Spindletop.", "With our sponsorship, we also received the opportunity to have four :30 second vignettes about Enron produced by the Channel 13 staff.", "These spots will run throughout January and February.", "The spots highlight Enron as a leader in innovation, energy and technology; Enron's involvement in the Houston community; and our corporate environment.", "I have included the schedule for the next two weeks (see below).", "Our level of sponsorship also includes two weeks of radio promotion on KTRH and three insertions in the Houston Business Journal.", "Copies of the special will also be distributed to local schools." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 6 ] }, { "title": "KTRH", "sents": [ "KTRH (740 kHz) is an AM News/Talk radio station owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.. Its city of license is Houston, Texas and it serves the Houston metropolitan area and surrounding counties.", "KTRH uses the iHeartRadio platform to stream its webcast.", "The station's studios are located along the West Loop Freeway in the city's Uptown district, and the transmitter site is in unincorporated Liberty County southwest of Dayton, Texas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Vrajesh Hirjee", "sents": [ "Vrajesh Hirjee (born 16 June 1971) is a prominent Gujarati actor who is also well known for his comic roles in Hindi movies.", "He is a well-known television and theatre personality.", "He made in debut on TV in a comedy show \"Tea Time Manoranjan\"(1994) along with Smriti Irani and Raju Srivastava as co-performers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Smriti Irani", "sents": [ "Smriti Zubin Irani (born Smriti Malhotra; 23 March 1976) is an Indian politician, former model, television actress and producer.", "Irani is a Member of Parliament, being elected to the Rajya Sabha from the state of Gujarat.", "She is the current Information and Broadcasting and Textiles Minister in the Government of India." ], "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": "e27067_p1", "sents": [ "Private securities lawyers and the Securities & Exchange Commission are looking into the Houston energy trading firm's complex relationships with outside partnerships it used to hedge against fluctuations in the value of its investments.", "Where Enron sees 21st-century financial engineering, lawyers see possible earnings inflation.", "(Chairman Kenneth Lay says Enron is cooperating with the SEC inquiry.)", "One partnership, run by Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, added $236 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2001, boosting Enron's $425 million in net income in that period.", "The partnership's contribution plunged to $5 million in the second quarter ended June 30, but investors only found out Aug. 14--when Enron filed its quarterly 10-Q with the SEC.", "Oddly enough, that was the day Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling unexpectedly resigned.", "Expect class-action lawyers to go after the profits Skilling and other insiders made by selling $660 million in stock when shares were flying high." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e11302_p11", "sents": [ "Lorie O'Donley, a spokeswoman for the California ISO, said that she does not expect any changes today but that it is too early to make any predictions about the summer power situation.", "\"We still need to check the snowpack and the hills and the hydro situation in the state,\" O'Donley said.", "\"Conservation is a big part of it, and whatever people can do to step up their conservation efforts will be a huge factor in avoiding blackouts.\"", "GOVERNOR DODGES BLAME Davis appeared on \"Meet the Press\" while visiting Washington, D.C., for a meeting of the National Governors Association and a concurrent meeting of the Democratic Governors Association, which he chairs.", "With him on the program were Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., and Republican Gov.", "Mike Huckabee of Arkansas.", "Davis took the opportunity of the high-profile television show to tell East Coast decisionmakers and Wall Street analysts that the blame for the state's energy crisis does not lie with him and to reassure them that he is taking solid steps to resolve the problem." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8917_p22", "sents": [ "top NEWTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Newmediary, which builds and manages online directories for publishing and portal sites, said it raised $15 million in its Series C round of funding.", "GE Equity participated along with previous investors Advanced Technology Ventures and Commonwealth.", "Anne Dorsey, vice president at GE Capital, was added to the board of directors.", "The company will use the funds to expand its sales, customer service, technology, product development, and partner services departments.", "http: www.newmediary.com UniversityAngels.com Announces Two Fundings mail this story?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- UniversityAngels.com, which operates a network of 75 university-specific Web sites, said Atlanta-based iTendant, which designs wireless maintenance services for property management, and EuropeanArtisans.com, which is based in New York and Italy, received funding.", "EuropeanArtisans.com connects consumers with the producers of handmade products through the Internet.", "The terms of the financings were not disclosed.", "http: www.europeanartisans.com http: www.itendant.com bad news Hong Kong Online Delivery Service AdMart Closes mail this story?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p37", "sents": [ "To date, Gu ru has raised $63 million in financing from investors including American Express, August Capital, CS First Boston, Greylock, Investor AB, Texas Pacific Group, and WR Hambrecht.", "http: www.guru.com Training Products Firm Cognitive Arts Appoints New CEO mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Cognitive Arts, a developer of Internet-ba sed products and services for educational and corporate training, said it has appointed Robert C. Daugherty as CEO.", "Mr. Daugherty replaces Russell C. White, who has left the company to pursue other interests.", "Prior to joining Cognitive Arts, Mr. Daugherty served as president and COO of inaQuest.com, a provider of commercial commercial printing software until its July 2000 merger with ProForma.", "He also joins as the eighth director on the company' s board, which includes Rob Bernstein of Leeds Weld, Brian Friedman of FS Private investments, and Elliot Royce of GE Equity.", "To date, the company ha s raised $33 million in three rounds of financing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Craig McCaw", "sents": [ "Craig McCaw (born August 11, 1949) is an American businessman and entrepreneur, a pioneer in the cellular phone industry.", "He is the founder of McCaw Cellular (now part of AT&T Mobility) and Clearwire Corporation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10642_p11", "sents": [ "But SVC BidCo L.P., a DE that is 80%-owned by Sprint PCS, won five licenses for $281 million.", "The licenses are in areas where analysts s ay Sprint PCS had only 10 MHz of spectrum -Tampa and Orlando in Florida, Cincinnati and Dayton in Ohio, and Norfolk, Va. Analysts note that Sprint PCS also secured additional spectrum in a swap wi th AT&T Wireless announced before the auction.", "They say that because it has such a strong spectrum position (30 MHz of spectrum in the majority of its markets), they aren 't surprised it wasn 't more aggressive in the sale NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp., a Nextel subsidiary, dropped out of the reauction when bidding got too high, as did Connectbid LLC, a Nextel DE bidding partner controlled by cellular industry pioneer Craig McCaw.", "Analysts were not surprised.", "They said the auction d id not afford Nextel a chance to secure a full national footprint." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University of San Francisco", "sents": [ "The University of San Francisco (USF) is a Jesuit Catholic university located in San Francisco, California, United States.", "The school's main campus is located on a 55 acre setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park.", "The main campus is nicknamed \"The Hilltop\", and part of the main campus is located on Lone Mountain, one of San Francisco's major geographical features." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e26575_p12", "sents": [ "He has been working as an intern in the development office since earlier this summer.", "Prior to joining Haas, he worked as a sports writer for ESPN.com and ZuluSports.com.", "Rhode's communication, research, and writing skills make him a valuable addition to the school.", "Working on campus is a homecoming for Rhode as he earned an undergraduate degree in history and a Masters in education from UC Berkeley.", "He also holds a Masters in Sports and Fitness Management from the University of San Francisco.", "Currently, Jeff lives in San Francisco with his wife, Nada, who is also a Cal graduate.", "His phone number is 642-1907, his e-mail is [email protected], and his cubicle is in the dean's suite.", "NEW ACCOUNT MANAGER AND OFFICE MANAGER IN THE CAREER CENTER Mark Friedfeld comes to Haas from the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business.", "Friedfeld is the new account manager for financial services recruitment.", "He will be working closely with MBA and MFE students and building and maintaining contacts with companies across the finance industry." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1960_p15", "sents": [ "http: www.mercaritech.com Applied Biosystems Invests $3 Million in Genomica FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Applied Biosystems, a developer of instrument-based systems, reagents, software, and contract services for the life science and research industry said it has invested $3 million in Genomica, a genomics software company.", "Genomica will license its genetic-analysis object module to Applied Biosystems in a separate deal.", "The integration of the Genomica software with Applied Biosystems' products would enable the systems to store their genotyping results in a common Oracle database, the companies said.", "http: www.genomica.com B2B Healthcare Data Provider Raises $725,000 Mezz Round LONDON -- IntegriSys, a provider of Internet and intranet-based decision support networks for physicians, raised $725,000 in a mezzanine round of funding from sole investor Billam.", "The company will use the funding for partnership agreements, customer acquisitions, and expanding its infrastructure.", "IntegriSys raised $1.5 million in its previous round of venture capital funding from MTI." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Applied Biosystems", "sents": [ "Applied Biosystems is one of the various brands under the Life Technologies brand of Thermo Fisher Scientific corporation.", "The brand is focused on integrated systems for genetic analysis, which include computerized machines and the consumables used within them (such as reagents)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Raike", "sents": [ "Raike is a village and Union council of Phalia Tehsil, Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan.", "It is located at 32°25'60 N & 73°37'0 E with an altitude of 205 metres above from sea level and lies about 8km west of Phalia on the Gujrat-Phalia Road.", "The nearest police station is Phalia Police Station, which is in Phalia city.", "Population of village is round about 4000.", "Most of the population are farmers by profession in this village.", "Muhammad Tariq Tarar Member National Assembly of Pakistan & Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting is also belong from Raike." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Punjab", "sents": [ "The Punjab ( , , , ), also spelled Panjab (\"land of \"five rivers\"\"; Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ), is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northern India.", "Not being a political unit, the boundaries of the region are ill-defined and focus on historical accounts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2312_p19", "sents": [ "But why should the Reliance group be interested in DPC?", "How does Dabhol fit into the group's plans?", "In other words, how does it make sense for the oil-to-petrochemicals major to consider buying out Enron from DPC if the opportunity arises?", "Acquiring DPC would make eminent strategic sense for the Reliance group.", "The 2,184 MW power plant and the associated LNG (liquefied natural gas) import and regasification facility fit in well with its growth plans in the power sector and in petrochemicals too.", "Power is one of the focus areas in the Reliance group's future expansion plans.", "But it has not been able to make serious progress in either the mega 3,960 MW project in Hirma, Orissa, or in the 447 MW Patalganga project due to diverse reasons.", "While the Hirma project is bogged down in sovereign guarantee issues, the Patalganga project is held up with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) declining to provide escrow cover." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Griffith R. Harsh", "sents": [ "Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV (born July 25, 1953) is an American neurosurgeon.", "He is married to Hewlett Packard Enterprise President and CEO, Meg Whitman.", "He is a direct descendent of Revolutionary War General and North Carolina State Senator Griffith Rutherford (1721-1805)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Griffith Rutherford", "sents": [ "Griffith Rutherford (c. 1721 – August 10, 1805) was an officer in the American Revolutionary War, a political leader in North Carolina, and an important figure in the early history of the Southwest Territory and the state of Tennessee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "George Crompton", "sents": [ "George Crompton (23 March 1829 – 29 December 1886) was an American inventor, manufacturer, and businessman and the son of William Crompton, an inventor.", "He is most well known for his invention, perfection, and popularization of the Crompton Loom, a fancy loom that could reach maximum speeds of eighty-five picks per second, nearly twice the speed of its most efficient predecessors.", "Crompton Loom Works, located in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts, aided in the Civil War effort to provide uniforms and blankets for the U.S. Army.", "Crompton’s looms did have competition from foreign innovations, yet when brought to the Paris Exposition Universelle (1867) his products won a silver medal.", "His looms were also present at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876.", "From these two events, the Crompton Loom gained popularity and became famous throughout the manufacturing circles.", "Crompton was also quite involved in his town of Worcester; he was a member of the common council (1860–1861) and held the office of alderman (1863–1864), in addition to running for mayor unsuccessfully in 1871.", "When he died, Worcester announced that it had lost the man who helped the town transform from a \"pretty New England town\" to an industrial city.", "Crompton was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007 due to the large-scale impact of his loom." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Worcester, Massachusetts", "sents": [ "Worcester ( , ] ) is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.", "Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population was 181,045, making it the second most populous city in New England after Boston.", "Worcester is located approximately 40 mi west of Boston, 50 mi east of Springfield and 40 mi north of Providence.", "Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the \"Heart of the Commonwealth\", thus, a heart is the official symbol of the city.", "However, the heart symbol may also have its provenance in lore that the mass-produced Valentine's Day card was invented in the city." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Aiguille du Croissant", "sents": [ "The Aiguille du Croissant is a minor summit in the Grand Combin massif in the Pennine Alps.", "Because of its small prominence it was included in the enlarged list of alpine four-thousanders." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Pennine Alps", "sents": [ "The Pennine Alps (German: \"Walliser Alpen\" , French: \"Alpes Pennines\" , Italian: \"Alpi Pennine\" , Latin: \"Alpes Poeninae\" ), also known as the \"Valais Alps\", are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps.", "They are located in Switzerland (Valais) and Italy (Piedmont and the Aosta Valley)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3686_p60", "sents": [ "Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), the incoming head of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.", "Feinstein has introduced a price cap bill, which is co-sponsored by Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.).", "The bill, which also has the backing of fellow California Democrat Barbara Boxer, would direct FERC to establish rates based on \"cost of service\" when the agency finds that \"unjust and unreasonable\" wholesale prices are being charged.", "Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio cited the support of Democrats Feinstei n and Bingaman and Republican Smith in predicting that support for price controls would multiply.", "\"I think as summer goes on and more and more states are affected in th e Midwest and New England and New York, you'll hear hue and cry for the caps, he said.", "For her part, Feinstein insisted that she would \"go to the wall\" in fighting for price caps.", "After learning of Daschle's comments, she called t he senator and secured a promise that he will make her bill a priority when lawmakers return to Washington next week after their Memorial Day break, sh e said, adding that he even agreed to sign on as a co-sponsor." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Dianne Feinstein", "sents": [ "Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein ( ; born Dianne Emiel Goldman; June 22, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from California.", "A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992.", "She also served as the 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1960_p32", "sents": [ "The AV Labs portfolio includes Covasoft, InStreamTV, Terrace Mountain Systems, newgistics, onecard, and WebTaggers.", "http: www.avlabs.com EnerTech Capital Partners Names Ex-Varidigm CEO as Partner WAYNE, Pa. -- Private equity firm EnerTech Capital Partners said it named Kenneth Kazmer a venture partner.", "Mr. Kazmer was recently president of DeltaDigm, a product development consulting firm.", "He also founded and served as director and CEO of Varidigm, a speed motor technology company.", "EnerTech manages $285 million and focuses on technology, service and infrastructure investment in the energy, utility, and communications markets.", "http: www.enertechcapital.com Advertisement Where's the money in free software?", "Is Linux, at last, about to become important to commercial users with IBM, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and others teaming up to offer an open-software suite to compete with Windows?", "Or is there a lesson for us all in the disappointing stock market performance of the pure-play Linux companies?", "Join us for an open-software roundtable, featuring Miguel de Icaza the 27-year-old Mexican programmer who has devised alternatives to key Microsoft products." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2267_p3", "sents": [ "From its headquarters in Kennett Square, PA, Enerwise Global Technologies provides energy intelligence and managed energy services for domestic and international C&I customers, including companies that are leaders of their industry segments.", "Formed with assets contributed by Conectiv Inc., Enerwi se Global Technologies has been in business since 1998. Enerwise Global Technologies formally launched in 2001 with venture capital funding provide d by EnerTech Capital Partners and CapiTech, Inc., a subsidiary of Hydro-Quebec.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e489_p4", "sents": [ "The state also charges that El Paso Natural Gas, the pipeline's owner, has had no incentive to spur competition, by offering discounts to other users, because the two companies are corporate siblings.", "The state said that El Paso had violated federal natural gas statutes that prohibit anticompetitive behavior.", "The sealed filings in the El Paso case indicated that the company expected to make money by widening the ''basis spread'' -- the difference between what gas can be bought for in producing basins of Texas and New Mexico, at one end of the pipeline, and its price on delivery to Southern California.", "As it turned out, spreads widened enormously over the last year as the price of gas soared in California, adding to costs for wholesale electricity that pushed the biggest utilities near bankruptcy.", "California utilities paid $6.2 billion above competitive prices for wholesale electricity over the last 10 months, state officials estimated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19546_p11", "sents": [ "Lower interest rates cut borrowing costs and can spur business development.", "Blue chips rallied on Friday, helping the broader market eke out gains, as investors shrugged off a report of the biggest United States job losses in more than two decades in October to bet on an economic recovery next year.", "\"Any kind of bad news hasn't been able to hold the market down,\" said Bob Basel, a listed trader with Salomon Smith Barney.", "Cisco rose to $17.80 on electronic trading system Instinet, up from its close of $17.26. The company, which makes networking gear that helps power the Internet, is expected to report fiscal first-quarter results after exchanges close.", "Cisco is likely to signal sales are near a rebound, indicating the lagging tech industry has reached its low point and will begin to rebound soon, analysts and investors said.", "Microsoft Corp. rose to $61.74 from its Friday close of $61.40. Microsoft and the Justice Department reached a settlement agreement last week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Microsoft", "sents": [ "Microsoft Corporation ( , abbreviated as MS) is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington.", "It develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and services.", "Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.", "Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the Microsoft Surface tablet lineup.", "As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue, and one of the world's most valuable companies.", "The word \"Microsoft\" is a portmanteau of \"microcomputer\" and \"software\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Eli Broad", "sents": [ "Eli Broad ( ; born June 6, 1933) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist.", "He is the only person to build two Fortune 500 companies in different industries (KB Home and SunAmerica).", "As of October 2015, Forbes ranked Broad the 65th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $7.4 billion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e2607_p1", "sents": [ "This is an opportunity for Riordan to help broker a solution, and that's why you're calling him.", "You met with Robert Day (Trust Co of the West) who suggested that you call Riordan and enlist his support.", "Explain about our comprehensive solution -- business support is critical to garner political support.", "You'll be in Los Angeles next Thursday.", "Ask if he could invite and host a meeting of key business leaders and introduce you.", "I've attached a suggested list of prominent businessmen, close associates and personal friends of Riordan's.", "We'd like to position this meeting as an insider's conversation of what's going on with the energy situation.", "This meeting should be for principals only.", "Ask Riordan to identify someone in his office who we can work with to set up the meeting.", "Enron's consultant in LA (Marathon Communications) will work to coordinate the event.", "If Riordan is not available next Thursday, ask him if he would ask Eli Broad (chairman of Sun America and a Democratic billionaire) or Jerry Perenchio (chairman of Univision) to host the meeting." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 10 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sequoia Capital", "sents": [ "Sequoia Capital is an American venture capital firm.", "The firm is located in Menlo Park, California and mainly focuses on the technology industry.", "It has backed companies that now control $1.4 trillion of the combined stock market value.", "Sequoia manages multiple investment funds including funds specific to India, Israel, and China." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e4946_p5", "sents": [ "Miadora.com announced that it was ceasing operations last month.", "Gear.com has been struggling, losing its president and laying off employees.", "Overstock.com did not disclose how much it was acquiring Gear.com for, but put the Miadora.com deal at over $2.5 million.", "Inventories of Miadora.com, as well as Jewelry.com, which Miadora acquired earlier this year, are being relocated to Overstock.com's warehouse in Salt Lake City and will be available on its Web site by November 1. Miadora was funded by Freeman Spogli, Aesop Capital, Capital Research and Management, HarbourVest, Oracle Venture Fund, Pivotal Partners, and Sequoia Capital.", "Amazon owned almost half of Gear.com, which was also backed by Elliott Associates, Kellett Investment, Madrona Venture Group, Sugar Mountain Capital, and Westgate International.", "Overstock is backed by individual investors.", "http: www.gear.com http: www.overstock.com New Money o Bioinformatics Incubator LaunchCyte Secures $2 Million Seed PITTSBURGH -- LaunchCyte, a newly formed bioinformatics incubator that supports the convergence of life sciences and information sciences, said it completed a $2 million round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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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, 2 ] }, { "title": "Harlem Nights", "sents": [ "Harlem Nights is a 1989 American black comedy crime film written, executive produced, and directed by Eddie Murphy.", "Murphy co-stars with Richard Pryor as a team running a nightclub in late-1930s Harlem, New York while contending with gangsters and corrupt police officials.", "The film also features Michael Lerner, Danny Aiello, Redd Foxx (in his last film before his death in 1991), Della Reese, and Murphy's brother Charlie Murphy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27433_p1", "sents": [ "Are they talking about the same period during w hich gas costs were supposed to have been so unreasonably, and allegedly il legally, high due to the actions of those greedy Texas energy firms?", "NGI's Daily Gas Price Index published August 10, 2001 SoCalGas Posts $223 Million in Gas-Cost Savings California regulators may be scratching their heads about what to do with g as purchasing incentives for the state's major utilities following Southern California Gas Co.'s filing that claims its purchases over a 12-month peri od ending last June were $223 million below market prices.", "It was the \"largest amount of savings on gas costs during any one-year peri od in our 134-year history\" of SoCalGas, which is owned by San Diego-based Sempra Energy, according to Anne Smith, a vice president quoted in a report to the company's employees.", "Under a regulator-approved \"gas cost incentive mechanism (GCIM) that has be en in place in recent years, the utility can apply a formula allowing it to share the savings between customers and shareholders.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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": "Ambrose Kiapseni", "sents": [ "Ambrose Kiapseni M.S.C., CMG (born 16 October 1945 in Masahet Island, Lihir Islands, Territory of New Guinea) is a Papua New Guinean Roman Catholic bishop.", "Kiapseni has been bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng since his episcopal ordination on 12 May 1991." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng", "sents": [ "The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kavieng is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rabaul.", "It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1957 and elevated to a diocese in 1966." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "List of Mumbai Suburban Railway stations", "sents": [ "This is a List of stations of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, a suburban rail system serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Region in Maharashtra, India.The Mumbai Suburban Railway was opened in 1853.", "The system is operated by Western Railways and Central Railways.", "Each route contains \"slow\" and \"fast\" tracks.", "\"Slow\" tracks are dedicated tracks for suburban trains, while \"fast\" tracks are shared with long distance trains operated by Indian Railways.", "Some railway stations on the network serve both suburban as well as long distance trains." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "Indian Railways", "sents": [ "Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is a State owned national transporter, responsible for rail transport in India.", "It is owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways.", "It is the third largest railway network in the world comprising 119630 km of total track and 92081 km of running track over a route of 66687 km with 7,216 stations at the end of 2015-16.", "In 2015-16, IR carried 8.107 billion passengers annually or more than 22 million passengers a day and 1.101 billion tons of freight annually.", "As of the end of 2015-16, of the total 68525 km route length, 28327 km or 45% were electrified and 28371 km or 37% were double or multiple line routes.", "The railway network is predominantly a broad gauge network.", "Small stretches of the network use metre and narrow gauges.", "All the electrified lines use 25 kV AC electric traction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Richard Riordan", "sents": [ "Richard Joseph \"Dick\" Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is an American investment banker, businessman, investor, and politician who served as the 39th Mayor of Los Angeles, California serving from 1993 to 2001.", "He is a member of the Republican Party.", "To date, Riordan remains the most recent Republican to serve as Mayor of Los Angeles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3523_p64", "sents": [ "Indeed, a Field Poll released last week showed Davis' approval rating had plummeted to 42 percent, and that voters, by a 10-point margin, were not inclined to support his re-election.", "Bush has personally urged outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan to challenge Davis, and the Field Poll showed him neck-and-neck with Davis should he decide to run.", "Republicans would dearly love to retake control of the California governor's office, but to do so Bush must make the case that he is trying to help the state with its energy problems.", "One of Bush's top political advisers, Karen Hughes, dismissed the suggestion that the president had not been attentive to California, saying he had been focused on the state's problems, and touting his trip this week as taking place \"very early in his administration.\"", "\"He made aggressive efforts to visit California throughout his campaign, and he came up short in the vote on Election Day in California,\" she said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Secrets of New York", "sents": [ "Secrets of New York is an American documentary television series created by Arick Wierson and presented by Kelly Choi.", "The series premiered on February 2, 2005 and is produced by NYC Media Group.", "The show won six New York Emmy Awards in 2007 and five in 2008.", "\"Secrets of New York\" airs on NYC TV, WNBC and on PBS stations nationwide and has been recognized for its approach to the television documentary format.", "Each episode describes an aspect of the History of New York City, ending with one obscure fact presented as a \"secret\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Arick Wierson", "sents": [ "Arick Wierson (born November 23, 1971) is an American television and media executive.", "As a senior communications aide to former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Wierson, along with co-founder Seth Unger, was responsible for the creation and launch of NYC TV (now known as NYC Media), a network that has been recognized as an innovator and pioneer in public broadcasting across the United States and internationally, and is credited with spurring the revolution in hyperlocal non-news format programming in the broadcasting world.", "Wierson was described as \"one of the most important people in New York media\" by the television industry's weekly \"Bible\", Broadcasting & Cable magazine.", "During his tenure at NYC Media, Wierson led the flagship NYC TV station to 160 Emmy nominations, while personally being nominated on 29 different occasions for the role of Executive Producer in the creation of various programs.", "To date he has won five Emmy awards for his role as the Executive Producer of the nationally syndicated Secrets of New York as well one Emmy for his role as Executive Producer of the feature documentary film \"\" which featured former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary-General of the U.N. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Dr. Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State and CNN's Wolf Blitzer, among other notables.", "The film deals with the 1979 Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt and the unlikely circumstances and behind-the scenes jockeying that led to its coming to fruition." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8917_p1", "sents": [ "Bill Warren Joins DashJobs.com's Board * Net Business Services Firm Asera Names FedEx CIO to Board * Auto Apps Firm Markethaus Names Former Ford Exec Board Chair * Java App Firm iRise Taps Ex-Pitney Bowes Exec for Board * Wireless Solutions firm Lobby7 Adds One to Board * Adhesive Software Names bTrade.com Chair to Board new people * CEO Leaves Optical Component Firm Princeton Lightwave * C C++ Design Tools Firm Cynapps Names New CEO * E-Business Services Firm Sierra Atlantic Names CEO * Net Fulfillment App Firm BPA Systems Names CEO * Virtual Growth Reshuffles Management; President Now CEO vc fund news * Venture Partners Management Changes Name to Northzone vc personnel * Whitney & Co. Lays Off IT Staff Following Website Buildout * Fortuna Ventures Names Ex-J2 Global CEO as Managing Director vw corrections * Vesta Broadband Services * Wheelhouse TOP STORIES NEW MONEY BAD NEWS NEW PRODUCTS NEW DEALS M&A NEW DIRECTORS NEW PEOPLE VC FUND NEWS VC PERSONNEL VW CORRECTIONS top 100 PRE-IPO NETWORKING BUSINESSES THE INDUSTRY'S KEY EXECUTIVES AND INVESTORS Network Outlook March 12-13, 2001 San Francisco Airport Marriott, Burlingame, CA Featuring Vivek Ragavan, President and CEO of Redback Networks and Gordon Stitt, President and CEO of Extreme Networks together with incisive panels and roundtables -- the perfect opportunity to network with the industry's best and brightest." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Extreme Networks", "sents": [ "Extreme Networks is a networking company based in San Jose, California that was founded in 1996.", "It designs, builds, and installs Ethernet computer network products for enterprise and carrier grade (metro) networks using the speed and scale of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet and 100 Gigabit Ethernet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5050_p27", "sents": [ "Mr. Cortese was previously president and chief executive officer for Experian's information solutions division, which provides information to credit reporting and direct marketing industries.", "Evoke Software is backed by Signal Equity, GE Equity, Wheatley Partners, Axiom Venture Partners, and RRE Investors.", "http: www.evokesoft.com Sales Software Firm UpShot Names President and CEO MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- UpShot.com, which develops sales-force automation software for sales teams, announced that it has named Robert K. Reid as president and CEO.", "Reid replaces UpShot founder Keith Raffel, who will continue with the company as chairman.", "Mr. Reid was previously president of the Concur Commerce Network.", "UpShot's backers include ABN AMRO Private Equity, Ensley Partners, FrontLine Capital Group, New England Partners, Advanced Technology Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and individual investors including Bob Finocchio, chairman of Informix; Ken Oshman, chief executive officer of Echelon; Tom Proulx, chief executive officer of Netpulse; and Ben Rosen, chairman of Compaq Computer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "e3137_p8", "sents": [ "Ms. Amos formerly served as vice president of strategy and marketing at Reliacast, an Internet infrastructure software company.", "B2eMarkets is backed by Accenture, Ascend Venture Group, Carthage Partners, CIBC Capital Partners, FBR Technology Venture Partners, Syncom, and Syndicated Communications.", "Tenor Networks Appoints Araldo Menegon as Senior VP mail?", "top ACTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Tenor Networks, which provides a core servic e switch that enables the convergence of multiple services onto a packet-base d network, said it appointed Araldo Menegon as senior vice president of worldwide sales and field operations, responsible for sales, field support, and professional services.", "Mr. Menegon will report to president and CEO Dav id Tolwinski.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Menegon was area director of AT?global operations at Cisco Systems where he was responsible for sales, marketing, and engineering.", "Tenor Networks is funded by Amerindo Investment Advisors, BancBoston Ventures, Charter Growth Capital, Essex Investment Management, Greylock Management, Haebler Capital, Matrix Partners, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Venture Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners, RS Investment Management, Technology Crossover Ventures, Thomas Weisel Partner s, TyCom, Williams Communications, and Worldview Technology Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8466_p5", "sents": [ "They know they will do just fine with the Kissin' Fool.", "I think, my friend, you are on your own.", "Mr. Bush, your only hope is that Gore will wimp out and throw in the towel.", "There is ample evidence of how Democrats love to cave.", "You and your right-wing friends know the Democrats are weak-kneed and spineless.", "You remember how Al Gore and all the Democrats voted to put that anti-abortion zealot Scalia on the Supreme Court -- and how 11 Democrats made the difference in placing Clarence Thomas there, too?", "That's your ticket.", "Spook Gore and his party into believing a focus group is mad at them, take a phony poll that backs that up, get the gasbag pundits to yammer and hammer him and maybe, just maybe, you'll get the latest plumb prize that is not yours to have.", "Yours, Michael Moore [email protected] www.michaelmoore.com _ Get more from the Web." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 8 ] }, { "title": "Al Gore", "sents": [ "Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.", "Gore was Bill Clinton's running mate in their successful campaign in 1992, and the pair were re-elected in 1996.", "Near the end of President Clinton's second term, Gore was selected as the Democratic nominee for the 2000 presidential election but did not win the election.", "After his term as vice-president ended in 2001, Gore remained prominent as an author and environmental activist, whose work in climate change activism earned him (jointly with the IPCC) the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3741_p1", "sents": [ "Such pinings have been abandoned over the past 65 years, but if the New York Times wants to stake out that position fine.", "It will probably help sharpen the debate and set up a clear victory for the market when supply comes onstream and prices moderate.", "(Much sooner than the decades of legal wrangling to return to New Deal regulations.)", "3. The show completely ignored the failings of California's political and regulatory leadership to moderate or even eliminate the crisis when they had a chance.", "4. Of the electricity consumed in California, less than 15 percent is generated by companies headquartered in Texas.", "More than 50 percent of the electricity in California is generated by municipal entities that have been charging the same high prices as the Texas \"pirates.\"", "These good pirates include the Bonneville Power Administration, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the Government of British Columbia, and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "Sacramento Municipal Utility District", "sents": [ "The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) provides electricity to Sacramento County, California, and a small portion of adjacent Placer County.", "It is one of the ten largest publicly owned utilities in the United States, generating the bulk of its power through natural gas (estimated 56% of production total in 2009) and large hydroelectric generation plants (22% in 2009).", "SMUD's green power (renewable) energy output was estimated as 19% in 2009." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27299_p0", "sents": [ "Dear Evening MBA students, We enjoyed providing you with an overview of the Haas Alumni Network and our online services at our pizza presentations in mid-November.", "Some of you were unable to attend our session because your class was not held on that Thursday night and we tried to find a suitable classroom presentation space for a session this week, but there is nothing available during your 7:30 p.m. break.", "So, we have decided that we will hold more information sessions about the Haas Alumni Network next semester in order to accommodate your needs.", "In the meantime, if you have any questions, please consult the Haas Alumni Network brochure you received in your mailbox earlier this semester, visit our website (http: www.haas.berkeley.edu) for detailed overviews and updates, or contact my office at 510-642-7790 for assistance with registration to the Online Community.", "Good luck with your final projects and exams.", "Tenny Frost Director, Alumni Relations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be in CalBusiness: submit an update on your career and personal life http: www.haas.berkeley.edu alumninotes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tenny H. Frost Director of Alumni Relations Haas School of Business University of California, Berkeley S520 Student Services Building, #1904 Berkeley, CA USA 94720-1904 510 642.7790 (Alumni Relations Office) 510 643.5340 (direct line) 510 643.0531 (fax) [email protected] http: haas.berkeley.edu alumni" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e2403_p0", "sents": [ "'CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!", "The commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 20 in the Greek Theatre.", "Graduates should arrive at 8:15 a.m. (The ceremony begins at 9:00 a.m.) The ceremony will be followed by a champagne reception at the Kleeberger Sports Lawn, across the street from Haas.", "You'll find commencement information at the Haas Alumni Network at: http: www.haas.berkeley.edu alumni newgrads evmba.html ARRIVING PREPARATION FOR CEREMONY: The Greek Theater is just north of Haas, or left of us if you were to walk OUT of the Haas building.", "It is on the east side of Gayley Piedmont.", "You should arrive back stage (by entering from the street side) by 8:15 a.m. Once back stage, please go to the MBA table (you'll see the Evening MBA staff there), and print your name on an index card as you would like it read by Diane.", "You will keep the card with you and pass it to her on stage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Warsaw–Vienna railway", "sents": [ "The Warsaw-Vienna Railway (Polish: \"Kolej Warszawsko-Wiedeńska\" , German: \"Warschau-Wiener Eisenbahn\" ) was a railway system which operated in Congress Poland, a part of the Russian Empire, from 1845 until 1912, when it was nationalized by the Russian government.", "The main component of its network was a line 327.6 km in length from Warsaw to the Granica (English: \"Border\") station (today Maczki, located in a suburb of Sosnowiec) on the border with the Austrian Empire, from 1867 known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire.", "There the line reached the Austrian railway network, offering connections i.a.", "to Vienna (hence the name of the line).", "It was the first railway line built in Congress Poland and the second in the Russian Empire, after a short stretch of 27 km between Tsarskoye Selo and Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg - Tsarskoe Selo Railway) which opened in 1837.", "The line used the standard European gauge ( ), as opposed to all other railways in the Russian Empire which used the broad gauge ( ), hence it formed a system physically separated from other Russian railways." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Saint Petersburg", "sents": [ "Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг , \"Sankt-Peterburg\"; ] ) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with five million inhabitants in 2012, and an important Russian port on the Baltic Sea.", "It is politically incorporated as a federal subject (a federal city).", "Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 27 [O.S.", "16] 1703 .", "In 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д ; ] ), in 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д ; ] ), and in 1991 back to Saint Petersburg.", "Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of imperial Russia.", "In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2035_p60", "sents": [ "This allows faculty to observe each student more closely, he says.", "As one survey respondent remarks about Switzerland's IMD, there's \"a real focus on getting students a great job that is a really good fit.\"", "Another respondent, Julie Hamrick, president of Ignite Sales, a four-year-old Internet marketing firm in Dallas, has visited business schools of all sizes.", "\"But we find time and time again better-prepared students at the small schools; they're less theoretical, more hands-on,\" she says.", "\"They also seem more team-oriented, and it's critically important that you can rely on every member of the team in a start-up like mine.\"", "Adds a recruiter who has hired students from IMD, \"Small is clearly stronger.\"", "Ms. Hamrick scouts for M.B.A. talent at her alma mater, Southern Methodist University, which ranked ninth in the survey and has a full-time M.B.A. enrollment of 236. She also has recruited at Dartmouth, with 375 full-time students, and found that in many ways it epitomizes the small-school environment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Dallas", "sents": [ "Dallas ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas.", "It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which is the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.", "The city's population ranks ninth in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio.", "The city's prominence arose from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, and its position along numerous railroad lines.", "The bulk of the city is in Dallas County, of which it is the county seat; however, sections of the city are located in Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.", "According to the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 1,197,816.", "The United States Census Bureau's estimate for the city's population increased to 1,317,929 as of July 1, 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7860_p27", "sents": [ "The company's investors include American Express, Amerindo, Dell, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Inktomi, Lynx Technology, Meritech Capital Partners, National Discount Brokers, Oak Investment Partners, and SCT.", "http: www.campuspipeline.com E-Health Firm NaviMedix Names Former Kinetra Exec as CEO BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- NaviMedix, a provider of Web application s that aim to streamline communication between physician offices and other healthcare organizations, said it appointed Tim Hargarten as president an d chief executive officer, replacing founder William Cowen, who will serve as chairman.", "Mr. Hargarten was formerly founder and chief executive offic er of Kinetra, which was acquired by Healtheon WebMD.", "NaviMedix is funded by Atlas Venture Fund, North Bridge Venture Partners, GE Equity, Hearst Bu siness Publishing, Coral, and Internet Healthcare Group.?", "http: www.navimedix.com?", "Marketer MyDrugRep Appoints Sales Exec as First President?", "NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MyDrugRep, which operates a pharmaceutical marketing site on the Web that targets physicians, said it h as named Doug Everson as the company's first president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e1960_p14", "sents": [ "http: www.ehothouse.com Israeli Optical Firm Native Networks Gets $18 Million PETAH TIKVA, Israel -- Native Networks, an Israel-based company that develops technology for optical access networks, said it completed a private placement of $18.2 million.", "Soros Private Equity Partners, Anschutz Investment, and Jerusalem Venture Partners were among the funds participating in the placement.", "The funding will go towards research and development and marketing in Europe and the United States.", "http: www.nativenetworks.com Mercari Technologies Closes $20 Million in Series C WASHINGTON -- Mercari Technologies, a provider of merchandise and supply chain management technology, said it received $20 million in a Series C round of funding.", "The round was led by Baltimore-based ABS Ventures, the venture capital arm of DB Alex Brown, and North Bridge Venture Partners of Waltham, Mass.", "North Bridge Venture Partners, Southeast Interactive Technology Funds, and individual investors, including Inktomi president and CEO David Peterschmidt, also invested in the round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10394_p5", "sents": [ "It lost 23 cents on that basis a year earlier.", "Company officials couldn't be reached for comment.", "McData Corp. (MCDT) rose as high as $64.88 in after-hours trading.", "It closed at $61.50 in regular trading.", "The maker of data- storage products said it had fourth-quarter earnings, excluding stock-option costs, of 12 cents a share.", "It was expected to earn 11 cents, the average estimate of eight analysts polled by First Call.", "Owens-Illinois Inc. (OI): The maker of glass container said in a press release distributed by PR Newswire that it expects fourth-quarter profit, excluding extraordinary items, to be about half the 24 cents it earned a year earlier.", "Company officials couldn't be reached for comment.", "The company's expected to earn 21 cents a share, the average estimate of analysts surveyed by First Call.", "Owens-Illinois fell 13 cents to $7.13. Possis Medical Inc. (POSS): The medical device maker said in a press release distributed by Business Wire that it is cutting 27 jobs in an effort to cut costs by $2 million a year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e1353_p17", "sents": [ "In addition, Enron's new wholesale commodity businesses, including coal, steel and forest products, contributed to the quarter's strong results.", "Enron's assets and investments unit posted a 73% drop in IBIT to $59 million because of lower earnings from merchant investments and related assets.", "Enron said IBIT at its retail energy services group surged to $40 million from $6 million a year earlier, amid a 60% increase in contracting in the period.", "The company said its new long-term energy-management customers include Owens-Illinois Inc., Quaker Oats Co., Eli Lilly & Co., J.C. Penney Co. and Saks Inc.", "The transportation-services unit reported IBIT that inched up 3.9% to $133 million, amid strong demand for natural-gas pipeline services.", "Its Portland General Electric investor-owned utility posted a 43% drop in IBIT to $60 million, which reflects higher power costs, reduced investment income and the effect of certain regulatory events.", "Enron's broadband-services operations reported a $35 million loss before interest, minority interests and taxes for the quarter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20414_p2", "sents": [ "d..", "The RTO should provide a real-time imbalance energy market, allow for self-provision of ancillary services, and operate a real-time market for each congestion zone within the RTO when transmission congestion is present.", "e..", "The RTO should provide demand response mechanisms in its Tariff, and the Tariff and Operating Procedures should either promote and enable retail competition, or not discourage retail competition.", "If you have any editorial comments or changes, please send them to me.", "This is a working document.", "Dan Douglass will utilize this document to review the WestConnect filing, and in combination with members' comments on the same, prepare a briefing to the Board in a special teleconference Board Meeting that we will hold on Wednesday morning, October 31 (Halloween) at 11 a.m. gba" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e74_p16", "sents": [ "We have retained the servic es of Dr. Ben Zycher of the RAND Corporation to help us draft the policy issues.?", "He will be working with our counsel, Dan Douglass of Arter & Hadde n to craft our reply.", "In short, our submission will point out the flaws in FERC's proposed methodology, and demonstrate the shortcomings of narrowly limiting the definition of producer marginal cost to operating variable cost.?", "Further, excluding measures of credit worthiness are an important missing variable in the FERC analysis.?", "Next week, I will include a short summary of our respon se in the Burrito.", "Letters I received a note from one of our legal beagles that drop me a line every n ow and then.?", "I don't have the facts of the case to which this person refers, but I hope the sender provides us with an update if a judgement should occu r. \"Universal Studios wants FERC to find that Universal owes no penalty to SCE for not interrupting its interruptible load (under a CPUC rate schedule) because SCE did not adhere to the FERC requirement in the Dec 15 order to schedule 95% of its load in the day ahead market according to Universal, if SCE had done so, then it would have had to provide Universal power at below its cost.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3662_p0", "sents": [ "'This e-mail serves as a reminder for the June Working Council meeting.", "The details for this meeting are listed below.", "DATE: June 7, 2001 TIME: 8:00 -- 10:15 AM LOCATION: Microsoft 1065 La Avenida, Bldg.", "1 Mountain View, CA.", "*Please note that there are two additional action items on the agenda* AND Please join us for Special Guest Tal Finney, Senior Policy Director to Governor Gray Davis.", "In his capacity as Policy Director, Tal plays a leading role in the Administration on Technology Issues, the Energy Crisis through his role as a member of the CA ISO Board, and key quality of life issues impacting Silicon Valley.", "This is a great opportunity to hear directly from the Administration, and will provide you with the chance to ask questions of importance to your company and the Valley.", "The details for this meeting including a map to the meeting location and agenda items for the June 7, Working Council meeting on the SVMG web site at www.svmg.org under \"events\" or go to link below: To access Working Council information: user: working password: councilmember To confirm your attendance please call Carla at 408-501-7864, or e-mail me at [email protected].'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final", "sents": [ "The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.", "The match was held at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 2 July 2017, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Chile and Germany." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "FIFA", "sents": [ "The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA ; French for \"International Federation of Association Football\") is a private association which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer.", "FIFA is responsible for the organization of football's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930 and the Women's World Cup which commenced in 1991." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2035_p72", "sents": [ "Digitizing the data is already helping to solve the problems.", "Even better, it's helping trim costs.", "Boeing generates a billion pages of paper a year building planes.", "In two years Griffin wants to have cut that by 30% to 50%.", "\"There are costs in printing paper, in managing it, in shipping it,\" he says.", "None of this has anything to do with building a plane.", "\"It's evil,\" he says, \"like inventory.\"", "The hope: to run Boeing as efficiently as Cisco, where memos, invoices, engineering drawings--virtually everything--happen over the Net instead of on paper.", "Eventually, as Boeing goes down this road, Webifying the company will help ease entry into new lines of business and increase sales.", "To compete in the maintenance market, Boeing is arming its crews with wireless devices that connect to the company's databases.", "If a crew member wants to consult the manual while on the tarmac, he can do so without having to drive back to the hangar." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 9 ] }, { "title": "Boeing", "sents": [ "The Boeing Company ( ) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites worldwide.", "The company also provides leasing and product support services.", "Boeing is among the largest global aircraft manufacturers; it is the second-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2015 revenue, and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value.", "Boeing stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5201_p15", "sents": [ "The company is backed by Thayer Capital.", "http: www.iconixx.com VC Fund News o Garage.com Pulls IPO Citing General Market Conditions NEW YORK -- Garage.com, which helps high-tech startups raise seed funding by matching them with strategic investors, withdrew its IPO.", "The company cited unfavorable market conditions.", "Garage.com is backed by 3i, Clal Industries, Goldman Sachs, Hikari Tsushin, Advanced Technology Ventures, Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, E*Trade, Highland Partners, and Mayfield Fund.", "http: www.garage.com Amadeus Capital Closes Second Fund With $340 Million LONDON -- Amadeus Capital Partners, a venture capital investor in early stage technology companies, said it closed its second fund with GBP 235 million ($340 million) in capital.", "The fund was launched in April with an expected cap of GBP 200 million.", "New investors in the fund included Marconi, Oracle, and Infineon.", "Previous corporate investors Microsoft, Reuters, and Deutsche Telecom and two major British pension funds, Shell and NatWest, were also involved in financing the firm's most recent fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e5289_p22", "sents": [ "MSC Industrial Direct and VerticalNet have also invested in MROLink.", "http: www.mrolink.com MobileLogic Acquires Wireless Platform Eyeshake with Stock NEW YORK -- MobileLogic, a provider of services that enable secure wireless access to corporate data, said it acquired Eyeshake, a Boston-based developer of a wireless application development and delivery platform for mostly stock and some cash.", "The stock constitutes between 10% and 15% of MoblileLogic, which will completely absorb Eyeshake.", "All of Eyeshake's employees have been retained and will remain in Boston.", "MobileLogic raised $25 million this past March and is backed by Allen & Co., Apollo Management, CMGI @Ventures, Hikari Tsushin, Investcorp, and Odyssey Investment Partners.", "http: www.mobilelogic.com http: www.eyeshake.com New Directors o Hockey 's Bourque Joins Board of Retailer 180 aceOff.com DENVER -- 180 aceOff.com, a consumer and wholesale marketer of hockey equipment, said renowned hockey player Raymond Bourque joined the company as an investor and a board member." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pittsburgh Phantoms (NPSL)", "sents": [ "The Pittsburgh Phantoms were a professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1967.", "The club was a member of the non-FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).", "All of the team's home games were played at Forbes Field, which also served as the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Pittsburgh Pirates", "sents": [ "The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.", "The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division.", "The Pirates play their home games at PNC Park; the team previously played at Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium, the latter of which was named after its location near the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers.", "Founded on October 15, 1881 as Allegheny, the franchise has won five World Series championships.", "The Pirates are also often referred to as the \"Bucs\" or the \"Buccos\" (derived from buccaneer, a synonym for pirate)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p11", "sents": [ "http: www.mbavision.com Network Storage Firm StorageApps Gets $50 Million Round Two BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- StorageApps, a provider of network storage appliances and software applications, said it has raised $50 million in its second round of funding led by Bowman Capital.", "Funding was also provided by Bessemer Trust, Dell, Enron Broadband Services, LSI Logic Storage Systems, and StorageNetworks.", "StorageApps, which previously received funding from The Blackstone Group and Soros, said the round brings the total amount invested in the company to $75 million.", "The new funds will go to support general operating costs.", "http: www.storageapps.com Optical Networking Firm Blaze Gets $40 Million in Round Two DUBLIN, Calif. -- Blaze Network Products, an optical networking firm that develops WDM technologies for gigabit Ethernet applications, said it raised $40 million in its second round of funding.", "Investors were: Sands Brothers & Co., Kalkhoven, Pettit and Levin Ventures, Crown Advisors, GTG Ventures, Oppenheimer Fund, Pyramid Technology Investors, SOG Group, the Wit SoundView Photonics Fund, and Wit SoundView Ventures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2881_p13", "sents": [ "Mr. Stonely was formerly president and CEO at DeLaRue Card Systems, which provides technology to bank card markets.", "Prior to that Mr. Stonely founded McCorquodale Security Cards.", "PrivaSys is funded by individuals.", "http: www.privasys.com Tonic Software adds PSW Technologies Execs to Team mail?", "top AUSTIN, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- Tonic Software, a provider of Web applications management software, said it has named Bill Cason as vice president of engineering and Dennis Thompson as vice president of business development.", "Both previously worked at PSW Technologies and InStream TV.", "Tonic is backed by BA Venture Partners, CXO Media, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Dell, Imperial Bank, Intel 64 Fund, and Sevin Rosen Funds.", "http: www.tonic.com OPERATIONS Embrace Networks Names Scout Electronic Exec as COO mail?", "top SUNNYVALE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Embrace Networks, a provider of a platform that provides connectivity, device management, and content transfe r for businesses, said it has made several appointments to its management tea m. Robin Porter was named COO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2933_p5", "sents": [ "CEO Donna Jensen said the company will no longer go out and physically set up companies.", "At the end of January, Startups said it was preparing to lay off some of its then 65-member staff.", "Ms. Jensen said the company cut those employees involved with services it no longer offered and the company will hire more staff for its new products and services.", "She said Startups, which will most likely be back to having a 35-member staff by the end of the year has enough funding to last through the end !", "of next year when the company expects to be profitable.", "Startups has raised $15 million over two rounds of funding.", "Backers include Redleaf Venture Management, Garage.com, Constantin Partners, CrossFire Ventures, Roni Capital, Staenberg Venture Partners, Venture Factory, and individuals.", "http: www.startups.com Hermes Set to Invest $965M for BTPS in Companies and Funds mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Hermes Pensions Management, the manager of t he British Telecommunications Pension Scheme (BTPS) and other pension funds, said BTPS had allocated $965 million for investing in private companies and funds that invest in private companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e4892_p9", "sents": [ "Dexter Paine III, president of Fox Paine; Harvi Sachar, founder of itsquare.com and SiliconIndia; and Derrick Chen, director of venture investing at Rare Ventures, also provided funding.", "The company added Mr. Shriram and Mr. Newman to its board of directors.", "Invertica said it will use the funds to expand its sales staff and for marketing.", "http: www.invertica.com Payment Service CheckSpace Raises $11 Million in Series A SEATTLE -- CheckSpace, which provides an online payment service for small businesses, their vendors, and customers, said it secured $11 million in its Series A round led by Voyager Capital.", "Northwest Venture Associates, Kellet Investment, and Staenberg Venture Partners funded the round as well.", "Individual investors Boris Putanec, co-founder and vice president of corporate strategy at Ariba; K.B.", "Chandrasekhar, co-founder, CEO, and chairman of the board at Jamcracker; Scott Oki, former senior vice president of sales and marketing at Microsoft; and managing directors of Internet Capital Group, Sam Jahallah and Robert Pollan, also participated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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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, 1 ] }, { "title": "e19731_p65", "sents": [ "Enron has about 21,000 employees, two-thirds in the United States and about a fifth in the U.K. Its 600 traders are divided between London and Houston, where Enron employs about 7,500. Many Enron workers are already preparing for layoffs, said Lyndon Taylor, a Houston-based recruiter for Heidrick & Struggles International Inc., an executive placement firm.", "``I got 56 resumes last week from Enron,'' Taylor said.", "``That's equal to the number I got in the past year.''", "--Margot Habiby in Dallas and Jim Polson in Princeton UK: Trade, bank buyers circle Enron's Wessex Water-reports.", "11 17 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Both financial and trade buyers are considering bids for Wessex Water, the UK utility owned by crisis-hit United States energy group Enron weekend press reports said.", "According to the UK trade magazine Utility Week, Enron's rescue buyer Dyneg y wants to offload Wessex as soon as possible, and focus on integrating Enr on's core energy businesses." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4854_p32", "sents": [ "Ms. Tejada will assist Crosspoint portfolio companies with corporate communications, public relations, and marketing.", "http: www.cpvp.com Primedia Appoints New Vice Chairman of Primedia NEW YORK -- Publicly traded media company Primedia said it appointed Paul Kagan as vice chairman of its venture capital unit, Primedia.", "The announcement was made along with the company's stock acquisition of Mr. Kagan's Kagan World Media, which provides Media research and data.", "Primedia invests in early-stage Internet-related technology companies.", "The firm's portfolio companies include CarsDirect.com, Military.com, Sticky Networks, and Utility.com.", "http: www.primediaventures.com SBI Communications Names Valencia CEO as President and CEO LOS ANGELES -- Marketing, Internet media, and equity investment company, SBI Communications said it has named Valencia Studios CEO Vince Vellardita as president and CEO and to its board of directors.", "SBI is in the process of acquiring Valencia Studios, a studio facility that produces television shows, Internet media, and motion pictures." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3078_p5", "sents": [ "http: www.campuspipeline.com 'Financial Metapa Appoints New Sales, Marketing and Engineering Execs mail?", "top LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- Metapa, an infrastructure services provider that manages the distribution of digital media, announced it has appointed Steve Ammons as vice president of sales, Beverley Kite as vice president of engineering, and Cheryl Steets as director of corporate marketing.", "Mr. Ammo ns was previously vice president of sales for US Internetworking, and Ms.", "Kit e was most recently vice president of New Technology for Loudeye Technologies a digital media technology provider.", "Ms. Steets was the vice president of marketing at World Streaming Networks before joining Metapa.", "Metapa has raised $17 million in funding and is backed by Wit SoundView Ventures, Impa ct Venture Partners, Primedia and individual investors from Microsoft Digital Island Sandpiper, Exodus, iBeam, and RealNames.", "http: www.metapa.com New Edge Networks Adds Allan Jaffe as VP of Sales mail?", "top VANCOUVER, Wash. (VENTUREWIRE) -- New Edge Networks, a national broadband access provider focused on small- and mid-sized cities, said it appointed Allan Jaffe as vice president of sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sierra Club", "sents": [ "The Sierra Club is an environmental organization in the United States.", "It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the Scottish-American preservationist John Muir, who became its first president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1420_p75", "sents": [ "An endorsement from Davis would cap a stunning turnaround for the project.", "Five months ago, Calpine's Metcalf Energy Center was unanimously rejected by the San Jose City Council, which decided that the power plant would be incompatible with the city's plans to develop high-tech campuses in North Coyote Valley.", "Some Calpine officials even considered giving up plans to build the power plant.", "But as California's energy woes intensified, the Metcalf plant increasingly became a poster child for the need for more power generation to reduce the skyrocketing cost of electricity and avoid rolling blackouts.", "Silicon Valley, one of the state's largest electricity consumers, produces only a fraction of the energy it uses.", "Despite fierce opposition from local residents concerned about the environmental effects of a large power plant, a steady stream of state and local organizations lined up behind the project, including the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce and the local chapters of the Sierra Club and American Lung Association." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5495_p32", "sents": [ "On Tuesday, prices for last-minute pea k power in California were under $58 a megawatt-hour, according a Bloomberg news service survey.", "In some contracts, the state may pay more or less in the years ahead, depending on the price of natural gas.", "Under terms negotiated by the Davis administration, one company receives $80 million to $90 million a year simp ly to be ready to produce, even if no electricity is sold.", "The good news surrounding current market prices could change rapidly this summer as temperatures climb and use of air conditioning surges.", "Nonetheless, experts say, the recent prices could be an omen of the future, when as many as 15 new power plants come online, adding thousands of megawatts to the California grid.", "\"The theme here is the governor embarked on a long-term strategy for a short-term crisis,\" said Peter Navarro, an economist at UC Irvine, who reviewed some of the contract terms at the request of The Times." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "The Times", "sents": [ "The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.", "It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register , adopting its current name on 1 January 1788.", "\"The Times\" and its sister paper \"The Sunday Times\" (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly owned by News Corp. \"The Times\" and \"The Sunday Times\" do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1967." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Duke Huan of Zheng", "sents": [ "Duke Huan of Zheng (), was the founder of the state of Zheng during the early Zhou Dynasty of ancient China.", "According to the Records of the Grand Historian, he was the son of King Li of Zhou .", "His ancestral name was Ji (姬), given name You (友), and Duke Huan was his posthumous name." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "King Li of Zhou", "sents": [ "King Li of Zhou (died in 828 BC) () was the tenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty.", "Estimated dates of his reign are 877–841 BC or 857–842 BC (\"Cambridge History of Ancient China\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6550_p0", "sents": [ "'Western Government Affairs WEEKLY SCHEDULES For the Week of July 16 - 20, 2001 Paul Kaufman Mon 7 16 Vacation Tue 7 17 Vacation Wed 7 18 Vacation Thu 7 19 Vacation Fri 7 20 Vacation Sue Mara Mon 7 16 Houston TX Tue 7 17 San Francisco CA office Wed 7 18 San Francisco CA office Thu 7 19 San Francisco CA office Fri 7 20 San Francisco CA office Jeff Dasovich Mon 7 16 Sacramento CA Tue 7 17 Sacramento San Francisco CA office [TBD] Wed 7 18 Sacramento San Francisco CA office [TBD] Thu 7 19 Sacramento San Francisco CA office [TBD] Fri 7 20 Sacramento San Francisco CA office [TBD] Mona Petrochko Mon 7 16 San Francisco CA office Tue 7 17 San Francisco CA office Wed 7 18 San Francisco CA office Thu 7 19 San Francisco CA office Fri 7 20 San Francisco CA office Alan Comnes Mon 7 16 Houston TX Tue 7 17 Houston TX Wed 7 18 Portland OR office Thu 7 19 Portland OR office Fri 7 20 Portland OR office" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1311_p0", "sents": [ "'Western Government Affairs WEEKLY SCHEDULES For the Week of April 16 20, 2001 Paul Kaufman Mon 4 16 Portland OR office Tue 4 17 Sacramento CA for Extraordinary Session Wed 4 18 Sacramento CA for Extraordinary Session Thur 4 19 Sacramento CA for Extraordinary Session or Phoenix or Salt Lake City Fri 4 20 TBD Sue Mara Mon 4 16 San Francisco CA office Tue 4 17 WPTF Board meeting at San Francisco CA office Wed 4 18 Work @ home Thur 4 19 ISO Meeting, Folsom CA re: Market Issues Forum meeting Fri 4 20 San Francisco CA office Jeff Dasovich Mon 4 16 San Francisco CA office Tue 4 17 San Francisco CA office Wed 4 18 San Francisco CA office Thur 4 19 San Francisco CA office Fri 4 20 San Francisco CA office Sandi McCubbin Mon 4 16 Sacramento CA for Extraordinary Session Tue 4 17 Sacramento CA for Extraordinary Session Wed 4 18 Sacramento CA for Extraordinary Session Thur 4 19 Sacramento CA San Francisco CA office [TBD] Fri 4 20 Sacramento CA San Francisco CA office [TBD] Alan Comnes Mon 4 16 Portland OR office Tue 4 17 Portland OR office Wed 4 18 Portland OR office Thur 4 19 Portland OR office Fri 4 20 Portland OR office Mona Petrochko Mon 4 16 San Francisco CA office Tue 4 17 San Francisco CA office, a.m.; Travel to Houston TX, p.m." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Leigh Hobson", "sents": [ "Leigh Shawna Hobson (born August 10, 1970 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional road cyclist.", "She represented her nation Canada, as a 37-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also placed third in the women's elite category at the Canadian Championships (1996, 2000, and 2006).", "Hobson also mounted first-place finishes at the Tri-Peak Challenge in 2006, and at the fourth stage of Tour of the Gila in Silver City, New Mexico in 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kitchener, Ontario", "sents": [ "The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada.", "Located approximately 100 km west of Toronto, Kitchener is the seat of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.", "It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916, both in Waterloo County, Ontario." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pacific Bell", "sents": [ "Pacific Bell Telephone Company (Pacific Bell) provides telephone service in California.", "The company is owned by AT&T Inc. through AT&T Teleholdings.", "The company has been known by a number of names during which its service area has changed.", "The formal name of the company from the 1910s through the 1984 Bell System divestiture was The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company.", "As of 2002, the name “Pacific Bell” is no longer commonly used." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e7366_p32", "sents": [ "http: www.ideashub.com Broadband Firm Actelis Names Former SBC Exec Kaplan to Board FREMONT, Calif. -- Actelis Networks, a broadband transport systems developer, said it named Marty Kaplan to its board of directors.", "Mr. Kaplan most recently served as executive vice president of SBC, where he was responsible for the integration of SBC Communications with Pacific Bell, Southern New England Tel Co, and Ameritech.", "While at Pacific Bell, he served as president of the network services group and chief technology, quality, and re-engineering officer.", "Mr. Kaplan is currently chairman of the board for JDS Uniphase and also served on the Bellcore Telcordia board for ten years.", "Actelis' investors include New Enterprise Associates, United States Venture Partners, and The Walden International Investment Group.", "http: www.actelis.com Healthcare Software Firm Outlaw Names New Board Member BOULDER, Colo. -- Outlaw Technologies, which develops healthcare relationship management software aimed at health plan providers, said it appointed Dirk Tyler as the fourth member of the company's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mertensophryne micranotis", "sents": [ "Mertensophryne micranotis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.", "It is found in southeastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania, including Zanzibar and Songo Songo Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Songo Songo Island", "sents": [ "Songo Songo Island is a small island located in Lindi Region in Tanzania.", "It is served by the Songo Songo Airstrip." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4242_p0", "sents": [ "'Gas ESPs and CPAG members: For our meeting on Thursday, part of our agenda is a detailed review of the new gas ESP storage unbundling, and consolidated billing credits.", "Here is an electronic version of explanatory material that was mailed to gas ESPs early last week to prepare them for these new provisions of core gas aggregation service.", "<<Open Season for Storage.doc This storage unbundling will be the subject of an October through November open season, with implementation in December.", "<<Billing Credits.doc These billing credits will be available in October.", "You may wish to review these documents and generate questions for our meeting in San Francisco.", "If you have questions in the meantime, please call.", "* Jerry Miller phone: 415.973.4104; fax 415.973.8494 123 Mission St. - Rm 2611; San Francisco, CA 94105 - Open Season for Storage.doc - Billing Credits.doc'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1379_p0", "sents": [ "'NORWAY: INTERVIEW-Danish wind firm Vestas to expand into Europe, US.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 18 01 USA: Bandwidth trade struggles to gain footing.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 18 01 BRAZIL: INTERVIEW-BG claims Brazil pipeline war victory.", "Reuters English News Service, 04 18 01 Enron India Sends Arbitration Notices To State Govt Dow Jones International News, 04 18 01 Enron may sell some Brazil assets - SAmerica chairman AFX News, 04 18 01 NORWAY: INTERVIEW-Danish wind firm Vestas to expand into Europe, US.", "By Birgitte Dyrekilde 04 18 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. RINGKOEBING, West Denmark, April 18 (Reuters) - Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems said on Wednesday it was heading for expansion in Europe and the U.S and expects to regain lost terrain in the world`s largest wind power market Germany.", "\"We see our market share in Germany rising to 16-20 percent this year after last year`s drop by three percentage points to 13 percent,\" Vestas Chief Executive Johannes Poulsen told Reuters in an interview at the company`s headquarters in Ringkoebing, West Denmark." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e489_p0", "sents": [ "'Deal for Use of Gas Pipeline Stirs Dispute on Competition The New York Times, 03 26 01 Sale of Enron Unit To Sierra Pacific Becomes Unlikely The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 Backing Bush Pays Off for Coal Industry Energy: Mineral is seen as key to halting power crisis.", "Officials also target pending regulatory rules.", "Los Angeles Times, 03 26 01 Abreast of the Market Hunting for Signs That Stocks Are Bottoming The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 It's About Time: A growing number of services let viewers pick what they want to watch, when they want to watch it The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 Overview Thumbs Up: What makes a good entertainment site click?", "The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 What's News United States The Globe and Mail, 03 26 01 USA: Enron's deal to sell Portland General seen dead-WSJ.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 26 01 Enron's 2 bln usd sale of PGE unit unlikely to go through - CEO AFX News, 03 26 01 INDIA'S ESSAR MAY OPT OUT OF SHELL LNG VENTURE Asia Pulse, 03 26 01 Business Financial Desk; Section A Deal for Use of Gas Pipeline Stirs Dispute on Competition By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and LOWELL BERGMAN 03 26 2001 The New York Times Page 1, Column 4 c. 2001 New York Times Company Early last year, the El Paso Natural Gas Company took bids from two dozen companies for the right to ship enough natural gas through its pipeline from Texas and New Mexico to meet one-sixth of the daily demand of energy-starved California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Rajah's Diamond", "sents": [ "The Rajah's Diamond is a cycle of four short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson.", "First published in 1878 in a serial periodical \"London Magazine\", they were republished in the first volume of \"New Arabian Nights\".", "The stories are:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Robert Louis Stevenson", "sents": [ "Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer.", "His most famous works are \"Treasure Island\", \"Kidnapped\", \"Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde,\" and \"A Child's Garden of Verses\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ye River", "sents": [ "Ye River is a river of Burma.", "It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and ends in the Andaman Sea in the Mon State coast.", "Wa Kyun is an island located 3 km to the WNW of the mouth of the Ye River.", "The Ye river flows through the eastern part of Ye town." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mon State", "sents": [ "Mon State (Burmese: မွန်ပြည်နယ် , ] ; Mon: ) is an administrative division of Myanmar.", "It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south, also having a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip.", "The land area is 12,155 km.", "The Dawna Range, running along the eastern side of the state in a NNW–SSE direction, forms a natural border with Kayin State.", "Mon State includes some small islands, such as Kalegauk, Wa Kyun and Kyungyi Island, along its 566 km of coastline.", "The state's capital is Mawlamyine." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6247_p1", "sents": [ "Hydro $125 million settlement SF Chron, Tues, 5 10: Davis' criticism of Texas misdirected, report finds SF Chron, Tues, 5 10: Developments in California's energy crisis SF Chron, Tues, 5 10: Energy talks reach no settlement; state threatens sui t SF Chron, Tues, 5 10: Toxic fumes not linked to blackouts Backup power OK in facilities, report says Mercury News, Tues, 5 10: Power suppliers, state fail to agree on refund to tal Mercury News, Tues, 5 10: Power purchase bills exceed $7.5 billion Biggest suppliers are not from Texas OC Register, Tues, 5 10: Refund outlook dims OC Register, Tues, 5 10: State reveals details of power purchases OC Register, Tues, 5 10: Ghost of Bob Citron roaming halls of capital Gray Davis is following footsteps of former O.C.", "treasurer into fiscal chaos (Commentary) Individual.com (PRnewswire), Tues, 5 10: Calpine's Los Medanos Energy Cente r Adds Needed Generation to California Second New Major Base Load Generator for California NY Times, Tues, 5 10: California and Generators Still Split After 2-Week Ta lks Wash. Post, Tues, 5 10: Energy Refund Talks Fail In Calif.; Federal Agency' s Judge To Propose Settlement WSJ, Tues, 5 10: California and Energy Companies Miss Deadline -- No deal in energy refund talks By David Whitney Bee Washington Bureau (Published July 10, 2001) WASHINGTON -- Negotiations to settle a tangle of issues arising out of California's electricity debacle sputtered to an end Monday with the sides light-years apart on refunds for overpriced wholesale power sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e894_p0", "sents": [ "'Today's IEP news for more, please visit www.rtumble.com.", "Thanks, Jean Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2001, Monday, Home Edition, Page 3, 1081 words ?, THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS; CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST; GENERATORS SCRAMBLED TO END PACTS WITH UTILITIES; ENERGY: EVEN BEFORE PG&E FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY, ALTERNATIVE PLANT OWNERS WHO HADN'T BEEN PAID IN MONTHS PURSUED COURT ACTIONS., JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER, SACRAMENTO (Quotes Smutny on behalf of IEP) The New York Times, April 7, 2001, Saturday, Late Edition - Final, Section A; Page 1; Column 4; National Desk, 1174 words, California's Largest Utility Files for Bankruptcy, By LAURA M. HOLSON, LOS ANGELES, April 6 (Quotes Smutny on behalf of IEP) Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2001, Saturday, Pg.", "A23;, 507 words, Natural gas project OK'd, David Whitney Bee Washington Bureau and Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writer, WASHINGTON (Quotes Smutny on behalf of IEP) San Jose Mercury News, April 7, 2001, Saturday, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS, K3364, 1209 words, Filing for Chapter 11 may help PG&E's debt but it won't solve power crisis, By Brandon Bailey" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2852_p35", "sents": [ "Mr. Solomon, who is also the founder of Parago, will remain on its nine-member board.", "Although a replacement chairman has not yet been named, Parago's operating duties will be assumed by the company's president and CEO Ken Johnsen.", "Investors in Parago include Dain Rauscher Wessels Investors, Seaboard, TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners, and Watershed Capital.", "http: www.ct-holdings.com http: www.parago.com Infrastructure Provider Eternal Systems Names New Director mail?", "top SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Eternal Systems, a provider of software infrastructure technology for the embedded and enterprise markets, announced the appointment of Charles Perrell to its board of directors.", "Mr. Perrell, a co-founder of Network Appliance, will be granted the fourth seat on the board, which also includes Joseph Marks and Joel Balbien of Smart Technlogy Ventures.", "In May 2000 Eternal Systems raised $7 million in Series A financing from Smart Technlogy Ventures.", "http: www.eternal-systems.com Concellera Adds Two New Board Members mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2972_p3", "sents": [ "Prior to the acquisition PDQuick laid off all of its 30-person staff.", "PDQuick could not be reached for comment, b ut Mr. Frahm said PDQuick's CEO Dan Frederickson will not be working with the acquired company.", "The acquisition allows WhyRunOut.com to service Los Angel es and provide all of Southern California with delivery services.", "Mr. Frahm al so said WhyRunout.com approached PDQuick about the acquisition.", "At the end of April, PDQuick said it failed to r!", "aise additional capital and was looking for buyers.", "The company had also tried to align with the online delivery service Kozmo, which folded in April.", "PDQuick had raised over $35 million in three rounds from Brand Equity Ventures, Corber, GE Capital, Graystone Venture Partners, Portage Venture Partners, St. Paul Venture Capital, TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners, and William Blair Capital Partners.", "WhyRunOut.com, which is currently profitable, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in four rounds from individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3558_p91", "sents": [ "California can tell the rest of the nation from bitter experience (and with due respect to poet John Donne) \"Ask not for whom the price spikes.", "It spikes for thee.", "\"John A. Russo is Oakland city attorney.", "John Burton is president pro tem of the state Senate.", "Robert M. Hertzberg is Assembly speaker.", "LOAD-DATE: May 31, 2001 26 of 114 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 The Washington Post The Washington Post May 31, 2001, Thursday, Final Edition SECTION: FINANCIAL; Pg.", "E01 LENGTH: 1017 words HEADLINE: Price Caps Have Questionable Record; Even if California Gets Controls on Electric Costs, They May Not Help BYLINE: Martha McNeil Hamilton and Greg Schneider, Washington Post Staff Writers BODY: As California Gov.", "Gray Davis and President Bush clash over energy policy, their major dispute has revolved around price caps.", "Davis has argued that the best and quickest solution to California's energy crisis would be for the federal government to rein in wholesale electricity costs through price caps." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e2044_p62", "sents": [ "\"I've always wanted to do this,\" she says.", "John O'Hara The Chronicle LOAD-DATE: April 30, 2001 20 of 103 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 The Washington Post The Washington Post April 30, 2001, Monday, Final Edition SECTION: A SECTION; Pg.", "A03 LENGTH: 1669 words HEADLINE: Energy Forecast for Summer: No Blackouts but Price Spikes; Grid Managers Promote Conservation, Await New Plants BYLINE: William Claiborne, Washington Post Staff Writer DATELINE: CHICAGO BODY: The rest of the United States is virtually certain to escape rolling blackouts this summer like the ones that have plagued California, but record price hikes for electricity are likely in many places, energy experts agree.", "Despite their confidence that they can survive everything but an extremely hot summer without power outages, managers of the nation's interconnecting electrical power grids are anxiously awaiting new power plants that are scheduled to come on-line.", "They are also promoting more frugal consumption by power customers and seeking ways to avoid distribution logjams during peak demand periods this summer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2011 British Rally Championship", "sents": [ "The 2011 Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship was the 53rd season of the British Rally Championship.", "The addition of the \"Rally Sunseeker International\" to the calendar was due to bring the number of events to seven.", "The season begins on February 26, in Bournemouth and ends on September 24, in Yorkshire.", "Dulux Trade is once again the sponsor of the series, which is part of a two-year deal agreed in February 2010." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Dulux", "sents": [ "Dulux is an internationally available brand of architectural paint.", "The brand name Dulux has been used by both ICI and DuPont since 1931 and was one of the first alkyd-based paints.", "It is produced by AkzoNobel (formerly Imperial Chemical Industries) although the United States markets are now served by PPG." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Arthur Eisen", "sents": [ "Arthur Arturovich Eisen (Russian: Артур Артурович Эйзен), bass-baritone soloist.", "(b.Moscow 8 June 1927; d.Moscow 26 February 2008).", "Soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, Honoured Artist of Russia (1956), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971), People's Artist of the USSR (1976), Order of Friendship of Peoples (1988).", "He was born into a family of Latvian revolutionaries, and his family was also musical; his father was a violinist.", "After leaving school in 1944 he joined the Shchukin Theatre School at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre.", "He studied with future stars, and his singing teacher had been famous in the past: N.Popovoy-Narutovich.", "He left college in 1948 and joined a youth literary reading group.", "On a performing tour in the Ukraine he sang, making their tour a hit.", "Back in Moscow he spent a year at Gnessin State Musical College.", "He then attended Moscow Conservatory and in 1955, a year before graduating, he won the gold medal at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Warsaw." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Moscow", "sents": [ "Moscow ( or ; Russian: Москва́ , \"Moskva\"; ] ) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area.", "Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e11462_p8", "sents": [ "This will occur when our grandchildren graduat e from college.?", "Although clean up legislation has been suggested to reverse this crippling effect of ABx1 1, I am not hopeful.", "Alas, our friend from Local Power, Paul Fenn located in Oakland has found, at long last, a sponso r for his proposed bill to allow communities to select energy providers other than the incumbent utilities.?", "Here are the details.", "Assemblywoman Carole Migden (D-San Francisco) announced her sponsorship of the California Community Choice bill (drafted by Local Power last year) on February 15. A hearing will be announced shortly and could be as early as next week.", "Local Power has also submitted an amendment to ABx1 48 to facilitate \"distributed generation\" in urban areas, such as solar, wind, small hydro, fuel cells, etc.", "This amendment will be heard at the same time.", "This bill would allow a city (for example) to assign power on a real time basis from a solar cell or other local generation at one location in a city to \"load points\" elsewhere in the city on the same distribution system.?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e6027_p24", "sents": [ "Gov.", "Gray Davis supports a similar approach.", "Arthur O'Donnell, editor of California Energy Markets, saw much of the maneuvering this week as an industry road test of new price regime.", "\"I think they were testing the boundaries,\" O'Donnell said.", "\"This is the we ek where we test the bugs in the system.\"", "Copley News Service correspondent Toby Eckert and Associated Press contributed to this report.", "Renewable energy fades from picture in rush for solution By Ed Mendel UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER July 4, 2001 SACRAMENTO -- The electricity crisis is putting the squeeze on the renewabl e energy industry: the power plants that use the sun, wind or underground hea t. The environmentally friendly, alternative energy provides about 12 percent of the state's power.", "But the energy crunch and the state's effort to resolve it could end up shrinking the role of renewable energy in the coming years jus t as backers were hoping to see it expand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8917_p25", "sents": [ "Kick-Start and o2b will share resources for portfolio expenses and o2b will gain access to Kick-Start's investor network.", "The o2b team will be led by its four founders: Marco Veremis, formerly with BMP DDB and McCann Erikson advertising agencies; Nikiforos Mardas, founder of London Web consultancy; Spyros Lalis of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich; and Stratis Mouyer, formerly with the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley in London.", "http: www.kickstartventures.com m&a Trading Tech Firm Javelin Acquires Gateway Financial mail this story?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Javelin Technologies, an electronic trading technology provider, said it acquired the remaining shares of Gateway Financial Technologies (GFT), a developer of electronic trading infrastructure, for an undisclosed amount.", "Prior to the acquisition, GFT was jointly owned by Javelin and AW Bertsch, a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firm.", "GFT president and CEO John Petschauer will become senior vice president and general manager of Javelin's service bureau division." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Morgan Stanley", "sents": [ "Morgan Stanley (NYSE: [ MS] ) is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services.", "It is headquartered at 1585 Broadway in the Morgan Stanley Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.", "With offices in more than 42 countries and more than 55,000 employees, the firm's clients include corporations, governments, institutions and individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rhythm For Sale", "sents": [ "Rhythm For Sale is biography about the life and times of performer, choreographer, director Leonard Harper.", "Rhythm For Sale chronicles Harper rise from an unknown child performer to Broadway's top black theater director.", "In 1921 the Schubert Brothers signed Harper with his partner and future wife Blanks to be the first Black act to tour the all-white Schubert circuit of theaters.", "In 1923 Leonard Harper showcases his Cabaret Floorshows and black musical comedies in Harlem's Cotton Club and his mainstay Connie's Inn and the Lafayette Theater.", "The tome details how Leonard Harper and black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux direct the first all-black talkie motion picture \"The Exile\" in 1931 and all of his works inaugurating the Apollo Theater and the main in-house producer/director.", "\"Rhythm For Sale\" explores Leonard Harper's downfall as his work becomes limited to just small-time Harlem nightclubs.", "His 1943 death from a heart attack while rehearsing his Harperettes chorus line is revealed and his funeral at the Abyssinian Baptist Church is surveyed.", "\"Rhythm For Sale\" was authored by Leonard Harper's grandson Grant Harper Reid.", "The book is in the non-fiction genre and was published by Grant Harper Reid/Createspace.", "The media type is in both print and E-book.", "Rhythm For Sale has a total of 300 pages and the revised edition was published on August 11, 2014.", "ISBN" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Oscar Micheaux", "sents": [ "Oscar Devereaux Micheaux ( ; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an African American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.", "Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer of race film, and has been described as \"the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century\".", "He produced both silent films and sound films when the industry changed to incorporate speaking actors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Wyedean School", "sents": [ "Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school with academy status in Sedbury, Gloucestershire, England, just across the border from Chepstow, Wales.", "Wyedean School was rated 'Good' by OfSTED in Nov 2014.", "The school is close to the A48 road and less than a mile from the Welsh border and as such, it accepts pupils from across the border." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Sedbury", "sents": [ "Sedbury is a village in the Forest of Dean district of west Gloucestershire, England.", "It is located on the eastern bank of the River Wye, facing the Welsh town of Chepstow.", "The village is in the parish of Tidenham." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3523_p91", "sents": [ "Bush began this morning at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base.", "LOAD-DATE: May 30, 2001 63 of 224 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 News World Communications, Inc.", "The Washington Times May 30, 2001, Wednesday, Final Edition SECTION: PART A; COMMENTARY; EDITORIALS; Pg.", "A14 LENGTH: 430 words HEADLINE: Gov.", "Gray's dim fairy tale BODY: California's power crisis has already reached fairy tale proportions, and a new chapter was written yesterday when Gov.", "Gray Davis met briefly with President George W. Bush to discuss the situation, which calls for the construction of new power plants.", "With grim subtlety, Prince of Darkness Davis has accused out-of-state power companies, many of them from Texas (hint, hint) of causing, or at least abetting, California's rolling blackouts by gouging consumers with high electricity prices.", "Mr.", "Davis maintains that price caps are the only solution and recently enlisted the Democratic Party's wicked stepsisters Mark Fabiani and Chris Lehane (who also happen to work for Southern California Edison, which has also lobbied for price caps) to further spread this Cinderella story, at a gouging price of $30,000 per month." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Gray Davis", "sents": [ "Joseph Graham \"Gray\" Davis Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is a retired American politician and attorney who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003.", "A member of the Democratic Party, only a few months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history.", "Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–81), a California State Assemblyman (1983–87), California State Controller (1987–95) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–99).", "Davis holds a B.A.", "in history from Stanford University and a J.D.", "from Columbia Law School.", "He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20092_p13", "sents": [ "All are on the west coast of India.", "Production from the fields is about 70 million cubic feet of gas and 8,200 barrels of oil per day.", "Reserves in the field are estimated to be 170 million barrels of oil equivalent.", "BG paid about $2.30 per barrel of oil equivalent.", "The other partners in the Tapti and Panna Mukta offshore operations are Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, which holds 40 percent, and Reliance Industries, with a 30 percent stake.", "The other partners in the CB-OS 1 license are Hindustan Oil Exploration Co., with 17.36 percent, Tata Petrodyne with 10 percent, and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation with 10 percent.", "Enron acquired its natural gas reserves in India with an eye to using them as fuel in the Dabhol plant.", "In August, Houston-based Enron said it and its other foreign partners were ready to sell their stakes in Dabhol for no less than $1 billion, an amount estimated to be sufficient only to cover their costs and direct financial investment in the project." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Reliance Industries", "sents": [ "Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is an Indian conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.", "Reliance owns businesses across India engaged in energy, petrochemicals, textiles, natural resources, retail, and telecommunications.", "Reliance is the most profitable company in India, the largest publicly traded company in India by market capitalization, and the second largest company in India as measured by revenue after the government-controlled Indian Oil Corporation.", "The company is ranked 215th on the \"Fortune Global 500\" list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2016.", "It is ranked 8th among the Top 250 Global Energy Companies by Platts as of 2016.", "Reliance continues to be India’s largest exporter accounting for 8% of India’s total merchandise exports with a value of Rs 147,755 crore and access to markets in 108 countries.Reliance is responsible for almost 5% of India’s total revenues from customs and excise duty and is also the highest Income tax payer in the private sector in India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Wang Fuchen", "sents": [ "Wang Fuchen () (d. 1681) was a participant in the Revolt of the Three Feudatories during the Qing Dynasty against the Kangxi Emperor.", "Wang was born in Datong, Shanxi Province.", "His original surname was Li.", "Originally resisting the Manchu conquest of China, he was won over to the Regent Dorgon.", "He assisted former Ming Dynasty generals Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui in suppressing the Ming remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty.", "He followed Wu to Burma to capture and execute Zhu Youlang, Prince of Gui, the last Ming claimant on the mainland.", "He was made provincial military commander of Shaanxi, which at the time also included modern-day Gansu province.", "From his seat at Pingliang, he revolted in coordination with Wu and quickly captured Lanzhou.", "With Geng Jingzhong of Fujian, he surrendered in June 1676.", "He committed suicide by drinking poison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Hong Chengchou", "sents": [ "Hong Chengchou (1593–1665), courtesy name Yanyan and art name Hengjiu, was a Chinese official who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties.", "He was born in present-day Liangshan Village, Yingdu Town, Nan'an County, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China.", "After obtaining the position of a \"jinshi\" (進士; successful candidate) in the imperial examination in 1616 during the reign of the Wanli Emperor, he joined the civil service of the Ming Empire and served as an official in Shaanxi.", "During the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor (r. 1627–1644), he was promoted to Minister of War and Viceroy of Suliao (薊遼; an area which included parts of present-day Shandong, Hebei and Tianjin).", "In 1642, he surrendered and defected to the Manchu-led Qing Empire after his defeat at the Battle of Songjin.", "He became one of the Qing Empire's leading Han Chinese scholar-politicians.", "While he was in office, he encouraged the Manchu rulers to adopt Han Chinese culture and provided advice to the Qing government on how to consolidate its control over the former territories of the fallen Ming Empire.", "Apart from Dorgon and Fan Wencheng (范文程), Hong Chengchou was regarded as one of the most influential politicians in the early Qing dynasty.", "However, he was also villainised by the Han Chinese for his defection to the Qing Empire and for his suppression of the Southern Ming dynasty (a short-lived state formed by remnants of the fallen Ming Empire)." ], "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": "e5785_p11", "sents": [ "Copper was also caught in a tight range but the market's main focus continues to be the tightening technical supply situation which has pushed the nearby spreads from contango to flat and occasionally to a backwardation.", "The analyst said that the tightness is not set to last much longer, suggesting that if the cash-for-a-week spread increases much more from the current level of around $20 ton backwardation then heavy lending would probably emerge and the spread would be reduced.", "Although fund short positions have been highlighted as the likely cause of the situation, there is talk that major trade house Enron is holding most of the shorts, having anticipated the market's recent decline.", "-By David Elliott, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9353; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Indian Foreign Invest Climate Good Despite Enron Dispute 06 22 2001 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- Foreign investment in India won't be damped by the current dispute between Enron Corp.'s (ENE) Indian unit Dabhol Power Co. and its sole buyer the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, the external affairs ministry spokeswoman told Dow Jones Newswires Friday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27476_p26", "sents": [ "Additionally, as that power crosses the jurisdictions of other utilities, there is a fee, or toll, charged for the usage of those lines.", "FERC's existing methodology does not account for these fees and losses.", "The utilities that have joined together in this coalition include PGE in Or egon, Puget Sound Energy in the state of Washington, and Nevada's Sierra Pa cific Resources.", "The coalition members are committed to working with their respective Congressional delegations, governors, other state leaders, and p ublic utility commissions, to assist FERC in developing solutions that are both more fair and more likely to achieve reliable power supplies this comi ng year.", "Portland General Electric (PGE) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enron Corp. one of the world's leading integrated electricity and natural gas compani es.", "PGE is the single largest distributor of Oregon's electrical energy nee ds in one of the fastest growing economies in the nation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Puget Sound Energy", "sents": [ "Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is a Washington state energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas primarily in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States.", "The utility serves electricity to more than 1.1 million customers in Island, King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Pierce, Skagit, Thurston, and Whatcom counties; and provides natural gas to 750,000 customers in King, Kittitas, Lewis, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston counties.", "The company has a 6,000 sqmi electric and natural gas service area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tropic Electric", "sents": [ "Tropic Electric is the second studio album by the Canadian/Jamaican singer Kreesha Turner.", "It was released on November 15, 2011, digitally and physically.", "Kreesha decided to release it as a double disc, one side Tropic, and the other 'Electric'.", "The 'Tropic' side was recorded in Jamaica, to capture a new type of genre, a mix of reggae and pop music.", "The 'Electric' side of the album is dedicated to fans who enjoyed the vibe on her previous album, Passion." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Kreesha Turner", "sents": [ "Kreesha Turner (born June 10, 1985) is a Canadian/Jamaican recording artist and songwriter, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.", "Raised in both Canada and Jamaica, she began her musical career after a successful audition with Virgin Records.", "She signed a record deal with the Capitol Music Group, under which the Virgin imprint operates.", "Concurrently, EMI Music Canada signed her in order to more effectively tap into the Canadian market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27521_p0", "sents": [ "\"THRIVING UNDER SUSPICION El Paso will be sitting pretty even if it has to p ay fines BusinessWeek, 08 06 01 Dabhol jeopardy The Economic Times, 08 03 01 Petrobras tries to prevent BG accessing Brazil-Bolivia pipeline - report AFX News, 08 02 01 The Corporation: STRATEGIES THRIVING UNDER SUSPICION El Paso will be sitting pretty even if it has to p ay fines By Stephanie Anderson Forest in Houston, with Christopher Palmeri in Los An geles 08 06 2001 BusinessWeek 72 (Copyright 2001 McGraw-Hill, Inc.) Market manipulator.", "Poster child for California's energy woes.", "Member of th e Texas cabal shaking down West Coast consumers.", "As the Golden State's ener gy debacle picked up speed this spring, El Paso Corp. suddenly found itself cast in the role of Public Enemy No.", "1. State and federal regulators are i nvestigating charges that El Paso used its control of a key pipeline to sha rply boost the price of natural gas flowing into the state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "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": "Whiskey Blanket", "sents": [ "Whiskey Blanket is an Alternative hip hop trio from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 2003.<ref name=\"http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-6541-rap-with-strings-attached.html.", "\">Rap With Strings Attached.", "Boulder Weekly.", "Retrieved 2011-09-30.</ref> The group is made up of emcee and violinist Sloppy Joe (Joe Lessard), emcee and cellist Funny Biz (Jordan Polovina), and emcee, turntableist, and producer Steakhouse (Steven Pampel).", "All three members are classically trained musicians, and they regularly incorporate live piano, cello, and violin into their performances and recordings, combining elements of Jazz and Classical music with Hip Hop." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "Classical music", "sents": [ "Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music, including both liturgical (religious) and secular music.", "While a more accurate term is also used to refer to the period from 1750 to 1820 (the Classical period), this article is about the broad span of time from before the 6th century AD to the present day, which includes the Classical period and various other periods.", "The central norms of this tradition became codified between 1550 and 1900, which is known as the common-practice period.", "The major time divisions of Western art music are as follows:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Albert Driedger", "sents": [ "Albert Driedger (January 18, 1936 – July 18, 2011) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.", "He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1999, and a cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon from 1988 to 1997." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Gary Filmon", "sents": [ "Gary Albert Filmon {'1': \", '2': \", '3': \", '4': \"} (born August 24, 1942) is a Manitoba politician.", "He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the 19th Premier of Manitoba from 1988 to 1999." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1769_p0", "sents": [ "\"Rosalee: Thanks very much for helping arrange the meetings.", "Here is the list thus far.", "There may be additions.", "I've also suggested dates for the meetings.", "May 3rd in Sacramento (after the meeting with David Freeman): Governor Davis (he spends a lot of time in Los Angeles and you may find that he prefers to meet there).", "House Speaker Robert Hertzberg House Republican member John Campbell (Republican's point person on energy issues) House Minority Leader David Cox Senate Majority Leader John Burton Senate Minority Leader Jim Brulte May 4th--Morning, in Los Angeles John Bryson, CEO Edison International Governor Davis (unless the meeting occurs on the 3rd in Sacramento) May 4th--Afternoon, in San Francisco Bob Glynn, CEO PG&E Joseph Alamo from our office will provide you with the phone numbers for John Campbell, David Cox, John Burton, and Jim Brulte.", "I assume that your office has the numbers for John Bryson and Bob Glynn." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Jim Brulte", "sents": [ "James L. Brulte (born April 13, 1956) is the chairman of the California Republican Party, since March 3, 2013.", "Brulte formerly served as a Republican in the California State Senate, representing the 31st district, from 1996 to 2004.", "He also served as the Senate Republican leader from 2000 to 2004.", "Brulte also served as Vice-Chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee.", "He was previously the Republican Leader of the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1996.", "Brulte is the only freshman to ever serve as a party leader in both houses of the California State Legislature." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7455_p14", "sents": [ "The company's chief executive officer, Patricia Vance, said the decision to shut down was made last week after months of considering various options such as merging with or being acquired by another company, raising additional capital, or selling its assets.", "Ms. Vance said the company's current investors, which include Flatiron Partners and Chase Capital, were prepared to re-invest in the company but that the funds would not have been sufficient to bring the company to profitability.", "She said the decision to shut-down was made to avoid having to file for bankruptcy.", "HalfthePlanet.com secured $10 million in its first round of funding from Flatiron and Chase early in the year.", "http: www.halftheplanet.com ClearCommerce Pulls IPO Citing Market Conditions AUSTIN, Texas -- ClearCommerce, which provides transaction processing software for e-commerce applications, said it was withdrawing its IPO.", "The company cited unfavorable market conditions.", "ClearCommerce is backed by investors including Austin Ventures, Financial Technology Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Internet Capital Group, New Enterprise Associates, and Voyager Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e1960_p2", "sents": [ "http: www.qosnetworks.net o Report: Chase Raising $5 Billion For Private Equity Fund NEW YORK -- Chase Manhattan intends to raise up to $5 billion for a new private equity fund according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.", "The fund will invest in venture capital, buyouts, and other private equity deals in the United States and abroad.", "Earlier this year Chase raised a $1 billion fund focusing on equity investments in Asia.", "The new fund will seek capital from outside investors, according to the report, a departure from Chase Capital's usual practice of investing funds from its parent bank.", "http: www.chasecapital.com Palm Forms Venture Unit and Earmarks $50 Million SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Palm, a provider of handheld devices, said it formed Palm Ventures, which will make strategic investments in companies that support the Palm operating system and platform.", "Palm has earmarked $50 million for the venture.", "Robert Hayes has been named director of Palm Ventures, which intends to make early stage investments in companies that have completed at least one funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8214_p0", "sents": [ "\"Here's as good a treatise on the subject as I've seen.", "I think this articl e does an excellent job of trying to explain the recent California market phenomenon Tuesday, November 28, 2000 Gas Daily No quick fix for soaring California gas prices In the past year, gas prices in most regions have doubled and in some cases tripled.", "But no region has seen the breadth of the price blowout now under way in the West.", "While Henry Hub futures on the NYMEX appear to be leading the way for highe r winter prices nationally, most industry professionals are watching in amazement at the fundamentals-driven price surge centered in the Pacific Northwest and California.", "The cost of gas in Southern California has been skyrocketing.", "Prices last week started trading in the $7-$7.50 range and by Wednesday were trading $14-$18. The cost of gas entering into the Northwest region of California via the N. W. Sumas, PG&E Citygate, and Malin interconnections also soared to incredible heights some pricing nearing $20 mmBtu." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "Pacific Northwest", "sents": [ "The Pacific Northwest (in the United States, commonly abbreviated as PNW), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in western North America bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and (loosely) by the Cascade Mountain Range on the east.", "Though no agreed boundary exists, a common conception includes the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia.", "Broader conceptions reach north into Alaska and Yukon, south into northern California and east to the Continental Divide, thus including Idaho, Western Montana, and western Wyoming.", "Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana are more accurately termed the Inland Northwest (INW), as the climate, folia, fauna, and politics are different than in the Pacific Northwest, as well as a different time zone in all but North Idaho.", "Narrower conceptions may be limited to the northwestern US or to the coastal areas west of the Cascade and Coast mountains.", "The variety of definitions can be attributed to partially overlapping commonalities of the region's history, geography, society, and other factors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Battle of Lumphanan", "sents": [ "The Battle of Lumphanan was fought on 15 August 1057, between Macbeth, King of Scotland, and Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, the future King Malcolm III.", "Macbeth was killed, having drawn his retreating forces north to make a last stand.", "According to tradition, the battle took place near the Peel of Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire.", "Macbeth's Stone, some 300 m south-west of the peel, is said to be the stone upon which Macbeth was beheaded." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Peel of Lumphanan", "sents": [ "The Peel of Lumphanan, also known as the Peel Ring or Peel Bog of Lumphanan, is a defensive structure dating back to the 13th century.", "It is located near Lumphanan in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Marilyn R. Goldwater", "sents": [ "Marilyn Goldwater was an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party.", "She was a Member of House of Delegates, 1975–86, and January 11, 1995, to August 27, 2007, when she resigned.", "She represented Maryland's Legislative District 16 in Montgomery County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Bethesda, Maryland", "sents": [ "Bethesda is a census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, located just northwest of the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C.", "It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda.", "In Aramaic, ܒܝܬ ܚܣܕܐ \"beth ḥesda\" means \"House of Mercy\" and in Hebrew, \"beit ḥesed\" means \"House of Kindness\".", "The National Institutes of Health main campus and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center are in Bethesda, as are a number of corporate and government headquarters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Paul Rusesabagina", "sents": [ "Paul Rusesabagina (] ; born 15 June 1954) is a Rwandan humanitarian who, while working as a concierge at the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, hid and protected 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees from the Interahamwe militia during the Rwandan Genocide.", "None of those refugees were hurt or killed during the attacks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Hutu", "sents": [ "The Hutu , also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic group native to African Great Lakes region of Africa, primarily area now under Burundi and Rwanda.", "They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi, and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the principal population divisions alongside the Tutsi and the Twa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Brigham Cemetery", "sents": [ "Brigham Cemetery is a historic cemetery off West Main Street near Crescent Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts.", "The small cemetery's first burial was in 1793, and is significant as the city's burial ground for early victims of smallpox.", "Its burials also include veterans of the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.", "The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.", "Its last burial was in 1934." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Marlborough, Massachusetts", "sents": [ "Marlborough (often spelled Marlboro) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.", "The population was 38,499 at the 2010 census.", "Marlborough became a prosperous industrial town in the 19th century and made the transition to high technology industry in the late 20th century after the construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rommel Museum, Blaustein", "sents": [ "The Rommel Museum is located in Blaustein in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.", "The museum is dedicated to the memory of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, popularly known as the \"Desert Fox.\"", "The museum opened in 1989 and is located in the Villa Lindenhof in the borough of Herrlingen.", "Among the exhibits are documents, maps and pictures from Rommel's North African Campaign; the museum also exhibits sand collected by German soldiers in North Africa during the campaign.", "The museum also includes the Rommel Archives." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Blaustein", "sents": [ "Blaustein is a town in the district of Alb-Donau Baden-Württemberg in Germany.", "It is situated on the Blau River, 6 km west of Ulm and has about 15,000 inhabitants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8917_p29", "sents": [ "Mr. Warren will be the sixth member on the board of DashJobs, a privately-held company backed by individual investors.", "The company is currently seeking additional venture capital.", "http: www.dashjobs.com Net Business Services Firm Asera Names FedEx CIO to Board mail this story?", "top BELMONT, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Asera, a provider of Internet business services, said it named Robert B. Carter, executive vice president and chief information officer of FedEx, to its board of directors.", "Mr. Carter will take the eight seat on the board.", "Asera, which completed a $115 million third round of funding in August, is backed by Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, SAP, Siemens, Kleiner Perkins, and Bowman Capital.", "The company also has offices in the U.K. and Germany.", "http: www.asera.com Auto Apps Firm Markethaus Names Former Ford Exec Board Chair mail this story?", "top SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Markethaus, a provider of Internet-based hosted applications services for the automotive industry, appointed John Kasmarick as chairman of the company's four-member board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3049_p20", "sents": [ "http: www.wellogix.com EXP Systems Names New CEO mail?", "top MENLO PARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- EXP Systems, a provider of enter prise software, said it named Mark Wright as president and CEO.", "Mr. Wright replac es company founder, Mark Benning, in the role of CEO.", "Mr. Wright comes to the company from IBM, where he served as VP of software sales and marketing.", "He also served as executive vice president of worldwide sales for OneChem, an application service provider in the chemical industry.", "Mr. Benning will continue to serve as chairman of the company.", "EXP's product enables custome rs to connect in real time with company agents or industry professionals who c an answer questions and deliver services.", "In March, the company laid off about 25% of its staff, or about 24 employees.", "Before this most recent round of cuts, it laid off 17 people.", "The company is backed by Ask Jeeves, Bessmer Venture Partners, Bowman Capital, CMGI@Ventures, J. & W. Seligman, Maveron, meVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Oracle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "John Kilpatrick (politician)", "sents": [ "John Kilpatrick was the chairman of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority in the early 1990s.", "The John Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City was named after him." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Oklahoma City", "sents": [ "Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.", "The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 27th among United States cities in population.", "The population grew following the 2010 Census, with the population estimated to have increased to 631,346 as of July 2015.", "As of 2015, the Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,358,452, and the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,459,758 (Chamber of Commerce) residents, making it Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Listen to Your Father", "sents": [ "\"Listen to Your Father\" is pop vocalist Feargal Sharkey's first single as a solo artist, released in 1984.", "The single's two tracks did not feature on Sharkey's self-titled 1985 debut album \"Feargal Sharkey\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Feargal Sharkey", "sents": [ "Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer from Northern Ireland most widely known as the lead vocalist of pop punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and also for solo works in the 1980s and 1990s.", "His 1985 solo single \"A Good Heart\" was an international success.", "After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, he has performed various roles supporting the UK's commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "University of California", "sents": [ "The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the U.S. state of California.", "Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-system public higher education plan, which also include the California State University system and the California Community Colleges System." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1120_p96", "sents": [ "Appearing in federal court, state Attorney General Bill Lockyer argued that Enron wants out of the contract so it can engage in a \"marketing game\" with the universities' promised power and sell it on the open market for 10 times more than the electricity cost Enron.", "The UC system's annual electric bill is about $87 million, and its natural-gas bill is about $26 million.", "The CSU system annually pays about $40 million for electricity and $20 million for natural gas.", "Bloomberg News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.", "Enron deal change riles university officials By Craig D. Rose?", "UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER March 12, 2001 With a contract in hand from the nation's largest electricity trader, California's two big university systems thought they were mere spectators to the power crisis roiling the state.", "But now California State University and the University of California are seeking a federal injunction to block Enron Energy Services from changing the deal in a way that the university systems say would dump them into the turmoil of deregulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7477_p0", "sents": [ "'I think the Senate demos are at 26 to 14; they won Torlakson vs Rainey in the East Bay, they barely held Machado in Sacramento San Joaquin, they won Dede, and they came within 3000 votes of winning Mountjoy's seat in the San Gabriel Valley.", "In the Assembly, they won two seats, which should put them at 48-32. In Congress, we took out Bilbray, Rogan, and Kuykendall, and won Campbell's open seat, for a net gain of 4. We came within 2000 votes of beating Steve Horn in Long Beach.", "I have no idea about Florida.", "But in the Senate, there was a net gain of 4 seats, (Washington, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Florida, Delaware), less Republican take aways in Virginia and Nevada.", "So I think that means 50-50. If somehow Lieberman is VP, his seat becomes vacant, and the Republican Governor of Connecticut makes the appointment.", "As Hunter Thompson once said, \"when the going gets tough, the wierd turn pro.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "San Gabriel Valley", "sents": [ "The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, lying generally to the east of the city of Los Angeles.", "Surrounding features include:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hoseynabad-e Chaghuki", "sents": [ "Hoseynabad-e Chaghuki (Persian: حسين ابادچغوكي‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Ḩoseynābād-e Chaghūkī) is a village in Darbqazi Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 51, in 12 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Darbqazi Rural District", "sents": [ "Darbqazi Rural District (Persian: دهستان دربقاضي‎ ‎ ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 10,411, in 2,721 families.", "The rural district has 64 villages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3564_p121", "sents": [ "And it would put an en d to California subsidizing federal customers.", "The federal customers could no t complain because FERC says that wholesale electric rates are fair and reasonable.", "Douglas Ditonto Yorba Linda President Bush announced during his visit to California that he was opposed to capping energy prices for fear that caps would only lead to more shortag es and higher prices for gas and electricity.", "Why does that sound more like a thinly veiled threat from an extortionist than concern from a nation's leader?", "I did not vote for George Bush.", "It seemed obvious to me that he wou ld be more inclined to support the views of the wealthy in this country, particularly those of the oil industry, than those of the working class.", "It appears that Bush will live down to my expectations.", "Leslie E. Lyon Anaheim Electrical Emergency Stepped Up to Stage Two; Need for Energy Conservation is Critical FOLSOM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001 via NewsEdge Corporation - California Independent System Operator (California ISO) declared a Stage Two Electrical Emergency today, Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. with operating reserves dipping below five percent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "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": "Roland McKean", "sents": [ "Roland Neely McKean (October 30, 1917 – April 15, 1993) is an American economist.", "He received his A.B.", "and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Chicago.", "From 1951 to 1963, he was a research economist at the RAND Corporation, where he and Charles J. Hitch developed the Planning Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS), which was first implemented by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1961.", "In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson extended adoption of PPBS to all executive departments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Charles J. Hitch", "sents": [ "Charles J. Hitch (January 9, 1910 – September 11, 1995) was an American economist and Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) from 1961 to 1965.", "He later served as vice chancellor (1965-1967) and president (1967-1975) of the University of California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4854_p4", "sents": [ "3i now has a presence in nine countries.", "http: www.3i.com BP Chemicals Exec.", "Named CEO of ChemConnect SAN FRANCISCO -- ChemConnect, an Internet exchange for chemicals, plastics, and industrial gases, said John Robinson was named chief executive officer.", "Mr. Robinson was formerly group vice president of BP Chemicals.", "John Beasley, former CEO and co-founder, will continue with the company as chairman.", "ChemConnect is funded by SAP Ventures, Morgan Stanley, Vulcan Ventures, and a number of chemical companies.", "ChemConnect filed for an IPO in April but withdrew its filing later in the summer.", "http: www.chemconnect.com Online Payment Service X.com Searching for New CEO PALO ALTO, Calif. -- X.com, an online payment service, said its founder and acting CEO Elon Musk intends to leave the company and that it is looking for a new CEO.", "Mr. Musk resumed the chief executive officer's position in May after his replacement, Bill Harris, resigned after six months on the job." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Morgan Stanley", "sents": [ "Morgan Stanley (NYSE: [ MS] ) is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services.", "It is headquartered at 1585 Broadway in the Morgan Stanley Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.", "With offices in more than 42 countries and more than 55,000 employees, the firm's clients include corporations, governments, institutions and individuals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e407_p31", "sents": [ "Investors also are concerned that falling natural-gas prices and California's energy crisis may hurt Enron's trading business, analysts said.", "Enron also has failed to get the Indian government- owned Maharashtra State Electricity Board to pay its December power bill.", "Easterbrook said he expects the shares to rebound once Enron reports first-quarter earnings on April 17. ``The stock may act weak here, it may continue to act weak for the next several days,'' he said.", "``But I think first-quarter earnings will be a pretty good catalyst.''", "The company is expected to earn 44 cents a share in the first quarter, the average estimate of analysts surveyed by First Call Thomson Financial.", "It earned $338 million, or 40 cents, a year earlier.", "(Enron has scheduled a conference call for tomorrow at 1 p.m. New York time ``to provide investors with a general update on the company,'' it said.", "A live Webcast of the call will be available through the Investors section of http: www.enron.com.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "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": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CS Mindelense", "sents": [ "Clube Sportivo Mindelense (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: \"KS Mindelensi\" (\"KS\" – \"Klubi Sporting\"), São Vicente Crioulo: \"KS Mindelense\" (\"KS\" – \"Klube or Clube (CS)\") is a football club that plays in the Premier division of the Interisland League in Cape Verde.", "It is based in the city of Mindelo in the island of São Vicente.", "Mindelense is the oldest club in Cape Verde.", "It is the team won the most cups before and after independence especially in the 1950s and the 1970s with nine titles before independence and eleven after independence.", "Their first participation in the national division before independence was unofficially in 1938 and officially in 1954, Mindelense first appeared after independence in 1980.", "Since 30 April 2017, they are one of three unrelegated clubs in the island along with Batuque and Derby.", "Its current chairman is Daniel de Jesus.", "The club's nickname is \"leões encarnados\" or the \"incarnated lions\", the leastly used nickname is the \"red devils\" or the \"diablos vermelhos\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mindelo", "sents": [ "Mindelo (Cape Verdean Creole: \"Mindel’\" ) is a port city in the northern part of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde.", "Mindelo is also the seat of the parish of Nossa Senhora da Luz, and this island's municipality.", "The city is home to 93% of the entire island's population.", "The town is known for its colourful and animated carnival celebrations, with roots in Portuguese traditions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20477_p0", "sents": [ "'USA: Enron shares in stay in doldrums after downgrade.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 USA: US companies' credit quality to worsen-Moody's.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 Enron's Lenders to Demand Harsher Terms, Analysts Say (Update1) Bloomberg, 10 29 01 USA: Enron shares drop despite further triage attempts.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 USA: Enron says in talks with banks for new credit line.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 USA: UPDATE 1-Enron says in talks with banks for new credit line.", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 POWER POINTS:Enron May Have To Rethink Asset-Light Focus Dow Jones Energy Service, 10 29 01 OFFICIAL CORRECTION Enron long-term ratings downgraded to Baa2 - Moody's AFX News, 10 29 01 USA: Moody's cuts Enron to 2 notches above \"junk\".", "Reuters English News Service, 10 29 01 UK: Europe energy firms wary of Enron on credit worries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e489_p0", "sents": [ "'Deal for Use of Gas Pipeline Stirs Dispute on Competition The New York Times, 03 26 01 Sale of Enron Unit To Sierra Pacific Becomes Unlikely The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 Backing Bush Pays Off for Coal Industry Energy: Mineral is seen as key to halting power crisis.", "Officials also target pending regulatory rules.", "Los Angeles Times, 03 26 01 Abreast of the Market Hunting for Signs That Stocks Are Bottoming The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 It's About Time: A growing number of services let viewers pick what they want to watch, when they want to watch it The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 Overview Thumbs Up: What makes a good entertainment site click?", "The Wall Street Journal, 03 26 01 What's News United States The Globe and Mail, 03 26 01 USA: Enron's deal to sell Portland General seen dead-WSJ.", "Reuters English News Service, 03 26 01 Enron's 2 bln usd sale of PGE unit unlikely to go through - CEO AFX News, 03 26 01 INDIA'S ESSAR MAY OPT OUT OF SHELL LNG VENTURE Asia Pulse, 03 26 01 Business Financial Desk; Section A Deal for Use of Gas Pipeline Stirs Dispute on Competition By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and LOWELL BERGMAN 03 26 2001 The New York Times Page 1, Column 4 c. 2001 New York Times Company Early last year, the El Paso Natural Gas Company took bids from two dozen companies for the right to ship enough natural gas through its pipeline from Texas and New Mexico to meet one-sixth of the daily demand of energy-starved California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9865_p3", "sents": [ "We are now aware of several companies who have been invited to speak.", "If you have been invited and have not responded to Julee please do so as soon as possible.", "In order to ensure a clear, concise, and informative message that will not be duplicated by the various speakers IEP will hold a conference call on Wednesday, January 3rd at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the meeting.", "The call in information is: 1-877-322-9654 The code is: 111756 If anyone has any materials they are planning to present or distribute please send me a copy so that we can have the information available in our upcoming meetings.", "Thanks for your attention to this matter and Happy New Year!", "Katie Kaplan Manager of State Policy Affairs Independent Energy Producers Association (916) 448-9499 --Original Message -- From: Julee Malinowski-Ball [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 1:18 PM To: kent Palmerton; Bill Carlson; Bill Woods; Bob Ellery; Bob Escalante; Carolyn Baker; Curtis Kebler; David Keane; David Parquet; Dean Gosselin; Duane Nelson; Ed Tomeo; Frank DeRosa; Greg Blue; Hap Boyd; Jack Pigott; Jeff Dasovich; Jim Willey; Joe Greco; Joe Ronan; John Stout; Jonathan Weisgall; Kassandra Gough; Ken Hoffman; Kent Fickett; Lynn Lednicky; Marty McFadden; Nam Nguyen; Paula Soos; Richard Hyde; Robert Lamkin; Roger Pelote; Stephanie Newell; Steve Ponder; Steven Kelley; Sue Mara; Tandy McMannes; Tony Wetzel; Trond Aschehoug; William Hall Cc: Susan McCabe; Scott Govenar; Ron Tom; Robert Ross; Phil Isenberg; Mike Monagan; Maureen OHaren; Marie Moretti; Kassandra Gough; Jenn Paulsen; Jamie Parker; Hedy Govenar; DJ Smith; Delany Hunter; Cary Rudman; Bev Hansen; Anne Kelly; Chuck Cole; Jan Smutny Jones; Steven Kelley; Katie Kaplan Subject: Republican Caucus Energy Briefing The Assembly and Senate Republican caucuses are holding an energy briefing for its members on January 4th from 9 am to noon in room 126 of the Capitol." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e6027_p28", "sents": [ "The state has agreements in principle on an additional 19 contracts for 1,2 70 megawatts from renewable sources.", "Most of the power, 1,172 megawatts, would come from wind generation.", "\"Anything could happen,\" said Oscar Hidalgo, a Water Resources spokesman.", "It could increase or decrease, depending on what gets signed.\"", "One renewable generator, CalEnergy, said the state rejected its offer to provide 340 megawatts from a geothermal plant in the Imperial Valley for 20 years at 6.9 cents per kilowatt-hour, a price that is said to be the 10-yea r average of the state contracts.", "\"We were astonished,\" said Jonathan Weisgall, CalEnergy vice president.", "Hidalgo said state power purchasers \"don't recall the specifics\" of the CalEnergy offer.", "He said the proposal may have been rejected because of its length, the time of the power delivery, or other reasons.", "\"They may have to regroup, restructure, repackage, and look for what we want,\" Hidalgo said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]