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[ { "title": "e7526_p0", "sents": [ "\"========================= VENTUREWIRE Thursday, November 9, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Doll Capital Management Launches $450 Million Fund o Internet Router Firm Pluris Raises $100 Million Round o Shell Oil Launches Venture Unit, Partnerships With TCV, H&Q o Pacesetter to Raise $150 Million Fund for Minority-Led Firms Advertisement GroundZero4 at the Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, Dec. 4-7, will set the stage for the next generation of B2B e-commerce.", "GZ4 will bring together e-commerce executives, Net markets, bricks-and-mortar companies, and coalition marketplaces.", "80 speakers from companies including: Morgan Stanley, RightFreight, & Cargill; and coalitions, e2open & Omnexus.", "Attend daily sessions & evening events and visit exhibiting B2B companies to capitalize on valuable networking and deal-making opportunities where dot com meets dot corp. Register today at http: www.nmm.com groundzero4?id=techwire Also in This Issue: New Money: o M&A Service Provider USBX Lands $10 Million in Seed Funding o Apps Firm Wireless Services Corp. Secures Series A Funding o Intellectual Property Firm Iddex Has $2.8 Million Round One o Virtual CEO, Performance Management Firm, Gets Series A o Web Marketplace Provider Vertac Raises $500,000 First Round o Web Site Evaluator Troba Raises $5.5 Million in Round One o Customer Care Firm vCustomer Raises $11 Million Second Round o Kagoor Networks Closes Round Two with $18 Million o Medical Software Firm Cbyon Has $11.5 Million in Round Two o Online Sports Firm Active.com Has $21 Million Second Round o Investing Site SaveDaily Closes Series B with $1.5 Million o Wireless Firm Vocera Raises $7.1 Million in Second Round o E-Business Provider eAssist Secures $27 Million in Series C Bad News: o Recently Funded B2B Market EqualFooting Cuts Staff by 15% o Streaming Media Firm Files for Chapter 11 Before Merger New Deals: o Sephora.com Buys Name and URL of Defunct Beauty Site Eve.com ING Barings Takes Equity Stake in OffRoad Capital M&A: o New Edge Networks Acquires West-Net in Stock and Cash Deal New Directors: o B2B Firm Day Interactive Appoints Former AOL Exec to Board o ServiceMagic.com Names Qwest Dex CEO to Board o Tech Holding Firm Fenix Taps Ex-TCI Vice President for Board o Ubiquio Names CEO of Interelate to Board of Directors New People: o Former Scientific-Atlanta VP, Named President & CEO of Iolon o Data Distilleries Names Former Andersen Partner as CEO o 3Di Names Ex-Lockhead Martin Executive as President and COO o Consulting Firm Quidnunc Taps Former Consult Exec as CEO o Intellectual Property Firm uVentures Adds to Board VC Fund News: o Hicks Muse Guarantees 20% Fund Return, Backs Away from VC o e-ffinity Properties Formed to Fund Real Estate Tech Firms o Netherlands VC Firm NeSBIC Starts Support Program o Spectrum Equity Expands London Office, Fund Ready to Go o Woodside Fund Forms Strategic Partnership with Acuitive VC Personnel: o BancBoston Capital Names Two to European Investment Group o Kick-Start Ventures Names Two New Partners in London Advertisement COMMERCE UNPLUGGED A new breed of smart phones and connected PDAs are enabling us to shop, even long after we've dropped." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e401_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Tuesday, September 5, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o TeleTech Holdings Acquires Spanish CRM Firm For $100 Million o BroadVision, H&Q Asia Pacific, and Itochu Form Joint Venture o Thomson Learning Becomes Largest Shareholder In WebCT o Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft o Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime o Italian Incubator NetStrategy.it Gets $2.5 Million Round One Advertisement The world won't beat a path to your door just because you've built a dot.com.", "You have to have the right connections.", "Through the HP Garage Program, HP can get your name in front of the people who can speed your time-to-market and really help you succeed.", "(Marketing people.", "Web integration people.", "Hosting people.", "VC's.)", "You name it.", "And networking is only part of what the HP Garage Program has to offer.", "HP can help you finance it, build it, run it, and market it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7933_p16", "sents": [ "WPTF has until December 13 to provide answers.", "1. All documents, written responses, and data produced in response to any subpoena duces tecum, civil investigative demand for written reports and answers to questions, or other demand for information issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (\"FERC\") in relation to the informal investigation into bulk power markets ordered by FERC on July 26, 2000. 2. All documents, written responses, and data produced in response to any subpoena duces tecum, civil investigative demand for written reports and answers to questions, or other demand for information issued by FERC in relation to FERC Docket Nos.", "EL00-95-000 and EL00-98-000. 3. All documents, written responses, and data produced in response to any subpoena duces tecum, civil investigative demand for written reports and answers to questions, or other demand for information issued by the California Public Utilities Commission (\"CPUC\") in relation to CPUC Docket No.", "I.00-08-002. 4. All documents, written responses, and data produced in response to any subpoena duces tecum, civil investigative demand for written reports and answers to questions, or other demand for information issued by the Electricity Oversight Board (\"EOB\") in relation to the EOB ,s investigation of California ,s electricity grid and markets during summer 2000 and thereafter." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e98_p3", "sents": [ "In its place, the Legislature passed a non-binding resolution directing the CPUC to investigate the issue and including highly offensive language on $100 price caps and retroactive recalculation of market clearing prices.", "Legislation establishing a retroactive cap on SDG&E rates and providing no assurance of cost recovery to Sempra passed the Legislature.", "Companion legislation that most observers expect the Governor to veto provides $150 million of General Fund money to SDG&E.", "A draft of so-called \"sunshine\" legislation surfaced late in the process.", "The draft empowered the Electricity Oversight Board to collect anything it might be interested in from the ISO, PX, utilities, generators, and marketers and to treat the information confidentially.", "The draft faced unified opposition and did not make its way into any legislation.", "AB 1002 (Wright) establishing public benefit charges on the natural gas system passed the Legislature.", "It continues to include language exempting electricity generation from the charges." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Arne Hamarsland", "sents": [ "Arne Hamarsland (born 24 July 1933) is a former Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in 1500 metres.", "He represented IL Gular." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "IL Gular", "sents": [ "Idrottslaget Gular is a Norwegian athletics club from Bergen, founded in 1946.", "In the past it has had sections for handball, skiing, gymnastics and football." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "New York Hot Tracks", "sents": [ "New York Hot Tracks is a syndicated music television series which aired from 1983 to 1989, and achieved the number one music variety show spot in the United States.", "\"Hot Tracks\" was executive produced and syndicated by M.K.", "Thomas & Company of Chicago in association with WABC-TV, New York.", "The sixty-minute weekly series was distributed to more than 110 markets across the country.", "The show debuted on July 22, 1983, a full week before NBC's \"Friday Night Videos\".", "The original host was WKTU disc jockey Carlos DeJesus, who introduced the videos from various locations in and around New York City, usually dance nightclubs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "WKTU", "sents": [ "WKTU (103.5 FM) – branded 103.5 KTU – is a Rhythmic Hot AC-formatted radio station licensed to Lake Success, New York, United States, a suburb of New York City.", "WKTU is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios in the AT&T Building in the Tribeca district of Manhattan; its transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Houston Chronicle", "sents": [ "The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.", "s of 2016 , it is the third-largest newspaper by Sunday circulation in the United States.", "With its 1995 buy-out of long-time rival the \"Houston Post\", the \"Chronicle\" became Houston's primary newspaper." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19680_p49", "sents": [ "Nov. 14, 2001 Houston Chronicle Enron's CEO to turn down $60.6 million severance pay By LAURA GOLDBERG Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle Ken Lay, Enron Corp.'s chairman and chief executive, won't take the $60.6 million in severance he would be due after Dynegy closes its deal to buy his troubled company.", "Lay made his decision Tuesday after employees' sentiments about the money were relayed to him, Enron spokesman Mark Palmer said.", "At a floor meeting Tuesday for energy traders and marketers and back-office employees to discuss the merger, Lay's severance \"was a very active topic apparently,\" Palmer said, adding that \"quite a bit of concern\" was expressed.", "Documents on a variety of Enron matters, including Lay's severance, were filed with federal securities regulators Tuesday morning.", "Under his employment contract, if Lay ends his employment within 60 days of a so-called \"change of control,\" he gets a lump-sum payment equal to the number of full calendar years left in his employment contract times $20.2 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Little Seal River (Ontario)", "sents": [ "The Little Seal River is a river in northern Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.", "It is part of the James Bay drainage basin, and is a right tributary of the Kesagami River." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "James Bay", "sents": [ "James Bay (French: \"Baie James\" , Cree: \"Wînipekw\" ) is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada.", "Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost part.", "It borders the provinces of Quebec and Ontario; islands within the bay (the largest of which is Akimiski Island) are part of Nunavut.", "The James Bay watershed is the site of several major hydroelectric projects, and is also a destination for river-based recreation.", "Several communities are located near or alongside James Bay, including a number of Aboriginal communities such as the Kashechewan First Nation and nine communities affiliated with the Crees of northern Quebec." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "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 ] }, { "title": "e3075_p134", "sents": [ "Shortages that significant may result in blackouts for millions of Californians.", "With little new generation available in time for summer peak use, along with a continuing reduction of hydroelectric power from the Pacific Northwest, Californians must adopt rigorous energy conservation habits if outages are to be minimized.", "\"The energy crisis has taken its toll on all of us, with higher energy costs and blackouts, but we recognize that our business customers are especially hurt because they use a lot of electricity and outages not only mean a loss of productivity but can damage expensive, sensitive equipment,\" said Bev Alexander, Pacific Gas and Electric Company vice president over energy management programs.", "\"Since businesses account for about half of customer electricity consumption, their efforts to conserve have a great impact on statewide energy use.", "So, we want them to utilize all the tools available to reduce their energy use.\"", "Pacific Gas and Electric Company offers advice and incentives to help consumers make their businesses more energy efficient." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cloned (film)", "sents": [ "Cloned is a 1997 American television film, starring Elizabeth Perkins, Bradley Whitford, Scott Paulin, Enrico Colantoni, Tina Lifford and Alan Rosenberg.", "It was directed by Douglas Barr." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Alan Rosenberg", "sents": [ "Alan Rosenberg (born October 4, 1950) is an American stage and screen actor.", "Rosenberg is perhaps best known for his character Eli Levinson which appeared in both the series \"Civil Wars\" and the popular \"L.A. Law\".", "From 2005 to 2009, he was president of the Screen Actors Guild, the principal motion picture industry on-screen performers' union." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "XV Venice Challenge Save Cup – Doubles", "sents": [ "Fabrício Neis and Caio Zampieri were the defending champions but chose to defend their title with different partners.", "Neis partnered Guillermo Durán but lost in the semifinals to Ken and Neal Skupski.", "Zampieri partnered Sergio Galdós but lost in the first round to Julian Ocleppo and Andrea Pellegrino." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Guillermo Durán", "sents": [ "Guillermo Durán (born 6 June 1988) is an Argentine tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour.", "On 2 April 2012, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 385 and his highest doubles ranking of 48 achieved on 23 May 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6166_p43", "sents": [ "He has refused to name his donors, and did not return a call for comment yesterday.", "Even though the 2002 elections are more than a year away, Republicans are worried they are losing ground in Congress on Bush's energy policy, and Davis' popularity has slipped somewhat in the polls.", "But the ads mounted by both sides also are designed to change public policy.", "Davis recently hired former Clinton-Gore campaign and White House strategists Chris Lehane and Mark Fabiani, and Davis' public presence and political pull dramatically increased.", "Another conservative group, the 21st Century Energy Project, will begin running TV ads next week in Washington to promote expansion of the energy supply, more drilling and nuclear energy.", "The $500,000, two-week advertising purchase is being coordinated by Ed Gillespie, a former campaign strategist for Bush and a consultant for Houston's Enron Corp., the world's largest energy trader.", "Gillespie said yesterday his group wants to promote a \"conservative, market-oriented message\" about energy, to counteract environmental groups such as the Sierra Club." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Ed Gillespie", "sents": [ "Edward Walter Gillespie (born August 1, 1961) is an American Republican politician and lobbyist.", "He was the 61st chair of the Republican National Committee and served as Counselor to the President in the George W. Bush administration.", "In 2012 Gillespie was a senior member of the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2381_p31", "sents": [ "Four big energy companies, including BP, plan to build as many as seven new terminals in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean, according to an April report by Salomon Smith Barney.", "That includes two terminals in the Bahamas designed to serve Florida.", "Enron wants to run a pipeline 90 miles that will come ashore in Broward County.", "El Paso Energy won't say how it would transport the gas to Florida.", "Forecasters at the state Public Service Commission estimate demand for natural gas will grow an average of 5 percent a year over the next decade.", "Energy companies and analysts say the growth could be twice that much.", "Driving demand is a bevy of new gas-fired power plants and conversions of old plants to run on the clean-burning fuel, said Michael Schmitz, an analyst with Salomon Smith Barney.", "Liquefied gas from Trinidad, Venezuela and elsewhere will be needed to augment gas piped from domestic fields, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Caribbean", "sents": [ "The Caribbean ( or , local most common pronunciation ) is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.", "The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19847_p5", "sents": [ "Knowledge Forum is organized annually by the Institute of Management, Organization, and Innovation (IMIO) at the Haas School.", "This event is open to faculty, students, staff, alumni, and members of the public.", "The registration fee will be waived for faculty and UC Berkeley students.", "Students need to register by September 14. The keynote address will be given by Monte Zweben, chairman, president, and CEO of Blue Martini Software, which helps companies understand, target, and interact with their customers and business partners.", "Prior to founding Blue Martini, Zweben was vice president and general manager of PeopleSoft's manufacturing industry unit.", "In 1992 he co-founded Red Pepper Software Company, and was CEO, president, and chairman.", "Dean Laura Tyson will give the opening remarks, followed by three sessions of panelists featuring Ikujiro Nonaka, Xerox Distinguished Professor in Knowledge; David Teece, Mitsubishi Bank Professor of International Business and Finance and director of IMIO; Susan DeSanti, director, Office of Policy Planning, FTC; Seiji Horibuchi, president, VIZ Communications (Pokeman USA); and Saburo Kobayashi, general manager, Corporate Planning, Honda." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Mitsubishi Bank", "sents": [ "The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (株式会社三菱銀行 , Kabushiki gaisha Mitsubishi Ginkō ) was a major Japanese bank that served as the main bank for the Mitsubishi conglomerate/\"keiretsu\".", "It merged with The Bank of Tokyo in 1996 to form The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ or \"BTMU\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1266_p15", "sents": [ "\"We can't tell them how to market their electricity, but what we've told them is that they have to provide standardized information for customers.\"", "So, what exactly are they promising?", "\"We'll always be cheaper than the utility,\" said Betz of Shell.", "She said the company does not foresee raising the rate during the pilot program, but it's not a guarantee because rising fuel costs could mean higher rates.", "\"We're all subject to the same market forces,\" Betz said, \"so it's possible your rates will go up.\"", "First Choice Power, an affiliate of Texas-New Mexico Power Co., is offering a rate of 9.4 cents per kilowatt-hour, with a $4.95 monthly service charge.", "\"The offer is good for the life of the pilot,\" said Jim Niewald, First Choice's director of marketing.", "But he doesn't know how prices will be affected after that.", "His company requires a contract and gives a $25 credit on the first bill." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e3053_p21", "sents": [ "Still, several retail providers said they were happy with their customer numbers for the pilot.", "\"Our sign-up rate has far exceeded our wildest expectations,\" said Jim Niewald, director of marketing with First Choice Power, a unit of the Texas-New Mexico Power Co.", "In many cases, providers haven't yet launched full marketing blitzes.", "For the moment, several are going after customers only in limited areas such as Houston and Dallas.", "Once January nears, advertising and target areas are expected to expand.", "Electricity provider Entergy Solutions, the retail arm of New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., is doing a small amount of advertising for now.", "\"We are using the pilot much like it was intended, to test systems and processes,\" said Jim DeLong, Entergy's vice president of retail markets.", "\"We've had some modest goals on customer counts.\"", "Marketing campaigns under way include mailers, billboards and newspaper ads.", "NewPower Co., a partnership of Houston-based Enron Corp., America Online and IBM, is mailing various offers to homes, including one for free Continental Airlines frequent-flier miles, while Green Mountain Energy Co., which sells only wind-produced power in the state, has set up information booths at local events such as the Texas Crawfish Festival." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3579_p13", "sents": [ "The company will use the funding for general working capital and for sales and marketing.", "http: www.comscore.com Incubator GorillaPark Gets $20 Million, Invests in Two Firms LONDON -- GorillaPark, a pan-European business incubator and accelerator, said it raised $40 million in its second round of funding.", "The round consisted of a $20 million dollar first closing from investor Cable & Wireless and a follow-on investment of $20 million from institutional investors ABN AMRO, Crescendo Ventures, Deutsche Bank, Initiative IP, NeSBIC Group, and Rabobank Nederland.", "Initiative Ip is also involved in a strategic partnership with the company to expand its reach into the French technology marketplace.", "GorillaPark also announced investments in two new portfolio companies.", "Both investments were for $500,000 in Exaide, a provider of electronic business consulting and development services, and Moonshake Technologies, which designs and develops software architecture for startups.", "The companies will provide GorillaPark with a 25% equity stake in exchange for the capital and the company's incubation and acceleration services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "ABN AMRO", "sents": [ "ABN AMRO Bank N.V. is a Dutch bank with headquarters in Amsterdam.", "ABN AMRO Bank is the third-largest bank in the Netherlands.", "It was re-established in its current form in 2009, following the acquisition and break-up of the original ABN AMRO by a banking consortium consisting of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Santander Group and Fortis.", "Following the collapse of Fortis, who acquired the Dutch business, it was nationalized by the Dutch government along with Fortis Bank Nederland.", "It was relisted as a public company again in 2015." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Planescape: Torment", "sents": [ "Planescape: Torment is a role-playing video game developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay Entertainment for Microsoft Windows.", "Released on December 12, 1999, the game takes place in locations from the multiverse of Planescape, a \"Dungeons & Dragons\" (\"D&D\") fantasy campaign setting.", "The game's engine is a modified version of the Infinity Engine, which was used for BioWare's \"Baldur's Gate\", a previous \"D&D\" game set in the Forgotten Realms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Baldur's Gate", "sents": [ "Baldur's Gate is a fantasy role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published in 1998 by Interplay Entertainment.", "It is the first game in the \"Baldur's Gate\" series and takes place in the Forgotten Realms, a high fantasy campaign setting, using a modified version of the \"Advanced Dungeons & Dragons\" (\"AD&D\") 2nd edition rules.", "It was the first game to use the Infinity Engine for its graphics, with Interplay using the engine for other Forgotten Realms-licensed games, including the \"Icewind Dale\" series, as well as other licensed \"D&D\" campaign worlds such as \"\".", "The game's story focuses on players controlling a protagonist of their own creation who finds themselves travelling across the Sword Coast alongside a party of companions, to unravel the mystery surrounding a sudden iron crisis affecting the region and attempting to discover the culprits behind it, all while uncovering dark secrets about their origins and dealing with attempts on their life." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3753_p13", "sents": [ "The piece is reported by Lowell Bergman, who in working for both \"Frontline and the New York Times has already broken major print stories about Duke Power's secret approach to Davis offering unspecified energy refunds in return for an end to state investigations and lawsuits.", "Bergman also report ed private conversations between Enron chairman Kenneth Lay, a major Bush supporter, and FERC chairman Curt Hebert regarding the influence that Lay could exercise with Bush to allow Hebert to keep his chairmanship if Hebert 's supported certain decisions Enron badly wants.", "None of these recent events is likely to end Davis' political woes, and the y may not produce the wholesale rate caps Feinstein wants and that most economists think necessary -- or maybe any significant reduction in the industry's predatory pricing.", "But they will surely help turn up the heat, both in Houston and Washington.", "Six months ago FERC found wholesale prices were not \"fair and reasonable\" as federal law requires, but did little abou t them." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e490_p42", "sents": [ "The state contends that the overcharging was made possible because some power generators kept prices artificially high through questionable bidding practices or by limiting the supply of electricity.", "But unless the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission changes its philosophy and methods, the grid's plea for relief could fall on deaf ears.", "Federal regulators have so far been willing to review only transactions that took place during Stage 3 alerts, when the state is on the verge of the kind of rolling blackouts that swept through California this week.", "And FERC's commissioners say they can only consider alleged overcharges since Oct. 2, which they previously set as a starting point for considering any refunds.", "The state's analysis goes back to last May.", "\"We have no recourse legally to go back retroactively and look at rates that occurred before we set the refund-effective period,\" FERC Commissioner Linda Breathitt said in an interview Thursday.", "Breathitt and FERC's chairman, Curt Hebert, defend only reviewing charges during Stage 3 alerts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Adolf Rubi", "sents": [ "Adolf Rubi (January 12, 1905 – April 23, 1988) was a Swiss skier.", "He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where he placed 11th in Nordic combined." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "St. Moritz", "sents": [ "St. Moritz (also German: \"Sankt Moritz\" , Romansh: \"\" , Italian: \"San Maurizio\" , French: \"Saint-Moritz\" ) is a high Alpine resort in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about 1800 m above sea level.", "It is Upper Engadine's major village and a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10669_p6", "sents": [ "Under SB 8, the recipient of an e-mail advertisement transmitted in violation of the legislation could bring a civil action against the violator.", "The recipient could recover actual damages or $10 per e-mail advertisement and attorney's fees and court costs.", "Sen. Ron Amstutz (R., District 22) introduced the measure.", "UNIVERSAL SERVICE NEW YORK Senator wants DPS to look into access to advanced services in rural areas Sen. James W. Wright (R., District 46) has introduced SB 1087 to direct the Department of Public Service to evaluate rural customers' access to advanced telecom services at reasonable rates.", "The bill finds that rural communities often don't have access to advanced services, resulting in limited opportunities to attract and maintain businesses and readily access education, health care, and recreational services.", "The measure has been referred to Energy and Telecommunications Committee.", "WIRELESS TENNESSEE Lawmakers seek consumer protections in wireless contracts Rep. Gary Odom (D., District 55) has introduced a bill that would require wireless providers to notify consumers 30 days before any written contract expired." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "James W. Wright", "sents": [ "James W. Wright is the executive director of the Development Authority of the North Country.", "Previously he had been a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 48th district.", "This district includes Oswego and Jefferson counties, as well as part of St. Lawrence County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7107_p2", "sents": [ "His disclosure came several days after Gov.", "Gray Davis dismissed five state power purchasers for owning stock in the company and drew new complaints th at Davis administration officials may have improperly mixed their private finances and their public roles.", "Maviglio, now acting as interim communications director for the administration, said he put in an \"open\" order for Calpine stock May 31, agreeing to buy 300 shares once the stock hit a certain price.", "He said that threshold was met June 20, the day after an action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission brought down \"all energy stock prices across the board.\"", "Maviglio said he bought the stock for his individual retirement account, an d it has since declined in value.", "Under terms of the open order, he said, he had no control over the exact date of purchase.", "Maviglio touted the company in his role as spokesman to the governor in a story published June 27 in The Bee." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "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 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5850_p17", "sents": [ "That's higher than 6.33 percent for comparable Chinese bonds and 6.44 percent for South Korean bonds.", "Moody's gave India a positive outlook in June 1999, meaning it was considering an upgrade of its ``Ba2'' rating, which is two notches below investment grade and among the lowest in the region.", "Since then, India has missed targets for the sale of state assets, a move that would boost corporate performance and raise revenue for the state.", "``The timing of the government's sale of state-run companies isn't good,'' Lindow said.", "``Several of the companies have now become unprofitable.''", "Among the state-run companies to be privatized are Indian Airlines and Bharat Heavy Electricals, a maker of power plant equipment.", "Airline Loss Indian Airlines lost 1.77 billion rupees ($38 million) in the year ended March 31 and is expected to lose another 2.51 billion rupees this financial year, according to media reports.", "Bharat Heavy Electricals' profit for the year ended March 31 dropped 49 percent to 3.05 billion rupees." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Indian Airlines", "sents": [ "Indian Airlines, later Indian (Indian Airlines Limited from 1993 and Indian Airlines Corporation from 1953 to 1993), was a major Indian airline based in Delhi and focused primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia.", "It was state-owned, after merger of eight pre-Independence domestic airlines and was administered by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.", "Indian was formerly one of the two flag carriers of India, the other being Air India." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "To Party Arhizei", "sents": [ "To Party Arhizei (Greek: Το πάρτυ αρχίζει; English: The party is starting) is the first official large-scale concert tour by Greek contemporary laïka and pop singer Elena Paparizou and first tour of Greece as a solo artist.", "The tour took place during the summer of 2008, and kicked-off at the National Stadium in Kalamata on July 2, 2008, ending in Athens on September 19, 2008.", "The final concert at \"Theatro Vrahon\" in Athens was recorded, and released as a bonus DVD on \"Vrisko To Logo Na Zo: Deluxe Edition\" titled \"Live in Concert\".", "Overall, the concert tour was a moderate success for Paparizou, with an audience total of approximately 192,000 over 29 concerts and one sold-out venue.", "Alpha TV broadcast the concert on television on December 30, 2008 as part of their holiday music schedule." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Kalamata", "sents": [ "Kalamata (Greek: Καλαμάτα \"Kalamáta\") is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region.", "The capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27165_p4", "sents": [ "Ruhrgas says it was trying to be helpful, but argues that lengthy negotiations were inevitable because it was tackling many access issues for the first time.", "\"We made every contribution to provide for fair and easy access network access,\" said a Ruhrgas spokeswoman.", "\"In the beginning, the system needed some time to develop.\"", "Shortly after a deal was reached, the German government spelled out new rules on pipeline access, which will make future negotiations easier.", "In Oct. 2000, Enron began to deliver gas to Stadtwerke Heidelberg, and to another German municipal utility, which followed a similar negotiating path.", "Stadtwerke Heidelberg moved cautiously; it bought 30% of its natural gas from Enron, with the remainder from its traditional suppliers.", "Enron and Stadtwerke Heidelberg won't discuss the details of their contract, though both say Enron offered a cheaper price than Stadtwerke Heidelberg's other suppliers.", "But the German utility quickly absorbed the cost-saving lessons of a deregulated market: Starting in October, the utility will drop Enron in favor of another company, Wingas, which has built a new pipeline to Heidelberg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Heidelberg", "sents": [ "Heidelberg (] ) is a college town in Baden-Württemberg situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany.", "At the 2015 census, its population was 156,257, with roughly a quarter of its population being students." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dwight D. Eisenhower", "sents": [ "Dwight David \"Ike\" Eisenhower ( ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American politician and Army general who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961.", "During World War II, he was a five-star general in the United States Army and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.", "He was responsible for planning and supervising the invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch in 1942–43 and the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944–45 from the Western Front." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3246_p73", "sents": [ "Why not transmission?", "Dwight D. Eisenhower used eminent domain with the nation's interstate highw ay system, and it has been used to expand the country's natural gas pipeline system.", "Bush-Cheney say why not transmission lines?", "The clash between the common good and individual rights *apparent since t he United States was founded *is moving into the power sector, industry watc hers say.", "And good or bad, right or wrong, may have little to do with whether or not the president can indeed bestow eminent domain concerning transmission lines on FERC.", "\"There is a very strong case to be made for the use of eminent domain here, but politically it clashes with property rights and states rights advocates ,\" said Pietro Novola, senior fellow, governmental studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. A 'sleeping disaster' Few people who comprehend that electricity is more than flipping a switch doubt the need for more transmission capacity." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CIT Group", "sents": [ "CIT Group Inc. is a financial holding company founded in 1908 headquartered in New York City.", "The company's name is an abbreviation of an early corporate name, Commercial Investment Trust.", "It provides financing and leasing capital to customers in over 30 industries.", "CIT also operates CIT Bank, an FDIC insured bank, its primary bank subsidiary." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e7366_p11", "sents": [ "The remaining funds will be used to further company growth.", "http: www.stellcom.com B2B Platform DoubleTrade Gets $7.8 Million in Second Round PARIS -- DoubleTrade, a neutral business-to-business trading Web site for buyers and suppliers, said it raised EUR 12 million ($7.8 million) in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by ING Barings and InnovaFrance and previous investors CDC Innovation, Apollo Invest, and SI Ventures also participated.", "The company said it will use the funding to develop new services and increase its European sales and marketing.", "The company has offices in France, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom and intends to expand to Italy, Germany, Portugal, and Spain.", "http: www.doubletrade.com CIT Invests $15 Million in Aviation Web Site Developer CAMP LIVINGSTON, N.J. -- CIT Venture Capital, a business unit of the publicly traded CIT Group, said it made its largest equity investment to date, $15 million, in CAMP Systems International." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sclerograptis", "sents": [ "Sclerograptis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.", "It contains the species Sclerograptis oxytypa, which is found in Guyana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gelechiidae", "sents": [ "The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths.", "They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dispute.", "These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings.", "The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls.", "Douglas-fir (\"Pseudotsuga\") is a host plant common to many species of the family, particularly of the genus \"Chionodes\", which as a result is more diverse in North America than usual for Gelechioidea." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2750_p54", "sents": [ "After three hours of arguments, United States Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali said he will prepare a written decision.", "\"It will be issued when I am ready to issue it,\" Montali told a packed courtroom.", "The legal battle represents PG&E's first attempt to use its bankruptcy petition to protect itself from state regulators--the California Public Utilities Commission.", "PG&E has asked Montali to block a key accounting order the commissione rs approved March 27, several days before the Northern California utility file d for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.", "The utility contends that the order illegally extended a freeze on electricity rates.", "Lawyers for the state counter that the PUC has sovereign immunity under the 11th Amendment, and the judge has no power to intrude on its regulatory decision making.", "Montali asked a PG&E lawyer how he could get around the protection argument.", "\"Because we have commissioners who are shielded by sovereign immunity, don't I have to find a potential ongoing violation of federal law [to intervene]?\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "California Public Utilities Commission", "sents": [ "The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC or PUC) is a regulatory agency that regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies.", "In addition, the CPUC regulates common carriers, including household goods movers, passenger transportation companies (like limousine services) and rail crossing safety.", "The CPUC's headquarters are located in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, and the agency has field offices in Los Angeles and Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6341_p61", "sents": [ "Meanwhile, a judge hopes to forge an agreement between the state and power companies that will include refunds from alleged overcharging during the state's energy crisis (p. 10); Associated Press TYPE: -LINKS- LOAD-DATE: July 11, 2001 29 of 54 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 National Public Radio (R).", "All rights reserved.", "No qoutes from the materials contained herein may be used in any media without attribution to National Public Radio.", "This transcript may not be reproduced in whole or in part without prior written permission.", "For futher information, please contact NPR's Permissions Coordinator at (202) 513-2000. National Public Radio (NPR) SHOW: Morning Edition (11:00 AM AM ET) - NPR July 10, 2001 Tuesday LENGTH: 1289 words HEADLINE: Officials in California fail to reach settlement over the state's demand for more than $8 billion in refunds to electricity customers ANCHORS: BOB EDWARDS REPORTERS: SCOTT HORSLEY BODY: BOB EDWARDS, host: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Morning Edition", "sents": [ "Morning Edition is an American radio news program produced and distributed by NPR.", "It airs weekday mornings (Monday through Friday) and runs for two hours, and many stations repeat one or both hours.", "The show feeds live from 05:00 to 09:00 ET, with feeds and updates as required until noon.", "The show premiered on November 5, 1979; its weekend counterpart is \"Weekend Edition\".", "\"Morning Edition\" and \"All Things Considered\" are among the highest rated public radio shows." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Bangala River", "sents": [ "The Bangala is a river of northeastern Tanzania.", "It is a tributary of the Mkuzu River and is fed by a waterfall named the Soni Falls." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mkuzu River", "sents": [ "The Mkuzu or Mkusu is a river of northeastern Tanzania.", "The Magamba Forest Reserve forms part of the landscape and there is a notable waterfall along the river named the Soni Falls, where the Mkuzu joins the Bangala River.", "The river also flows through the village of Kifungilo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e9035_p1", "sents": [ "The new data will give advertisers, news and information providers and Internet marketing and content companies a clearer picture of the dynamics of local and regional Internet trends, the partnership said.", "According to Nielsen NetRatings, the top five local markets with the largest Internet penetration in February were San Francisco, with 61 percent; S an Diego, with 58 percent; Washington, with 56.1 percent; Seattle, with 55 .9 percent; and Portland, Ore., with 54 percent.", "Filling out the top 10 were Boston, with 51.7 percent; Dallas, with 47. 6 percent; Denver, with 47.3 percent; Atlanta, with 46.1 percent; and Los Angeles, with 43.9 percent, according to Nielsen NetRatings.", "Nielson NetRatings said the city with the most people online is New Yor k, with 4.3 million logging on in February, followed by Los Angeles, with 3.6 million; San Francisco, with 2.1 million; Chicago, with 2 million; and Boston, with 1.9 million.", "San Diego led all cities in average time spent online per person in February, with an average of nearly 11 hours and 16 minutes.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Network Solutions", "sents": [ "Network Solutions, LLC is an American-based technology company founded in 1979.", "The domain name registration business has become the most important division of the company.", "By January 2009, Network Solutions managed more than 6.6 million domain names.", "In addition to being a domain name registrar, Network Solutions provides web services such as web hosting, website design and online marketing, including search engine optimization and pay per click management." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e7860_p9", "sents": [ "http: www.pitchware.com Market Forcaster Opion Launches with $6.5 Million Series A HERNDON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Opion, which provides real-time ma rket information and forecasting services, said it launched with a $6.5 mi llion Series A round of funding.", "New Enterprise Associates and Capital Inv estors Group led the round that included Avatar Capital Partners, Avansis Ventures, Science Applications International, and Schoffstall Ventures.", "Th e company will use the funding for further research and development as wel l as sales and marketing.", "The company was co-founded by Nick Arnett, who w as most recently vice president of marketing for software firm Invisible W orlds, and by former Network Solutions senior vice president and CTO David Holtzman, who serves as Opion's chairman and CEO.", "Opion analyzes public I nternet interactions to make market forecasts.", "http: www.opion.com?", "Tech Business Development Firm Raises $1 Million First Round?", "SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- i5 Digital, a technology business development f irm, said it received $1 million from Ackerley in a second round of financing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e104_p1", "sents": [ "If filed, the utilities would have 20 days to respond, perhaps another 30 days to contest the filing.", "California PUC voted to block Edison and PG&E ,s layoff plans.", "The rul ing requires the companies to halt planned layoffs and to rescind those already made.", "Edison had cut 400 jobs, with plans to cut 1,450 more.", "PGE had laid off 325, with plans to cut a further 675. Proposed QF contract legislation (SB-47X) remains stalled in the State Senate Energy Committee.", "In a perverse and &vicious-circle 8 type twi st, lack of QF payments to date have forced many off line, reducing supply and drivi ng up prices.", "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ,s spring forecast.", "Th e NOAA reported that the Pacific Northwest has experienced one of the driest winters on record, second only to 1976-77. Reservoir levels continued to be below normal for the end of February and mountain snowpacks in many river basins are less than 70% of normal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e1407_p2", "sents": [ "The state would overpay for reduced demand under the single price approach.", "=06=15 Second, the single price may not attract sufficient demand reduction s. =06=15 Further, the single price approach does not provide greater certaint y regarding the cost of demand reductions.", "By conducting an auction the stat e will be able to observe all bids and pay on an as bid basis, starting with the lowest bids necessary to provide the required demand reductions up to t he cost the state is willing to pay.", "=06=15 A single price approach, however, could work if targeted at customer s who would not participate in an auction, i.e.", "residential customers.", "A well publicized program of rebates to residential customers who use less than la st year would further reduce demand in the state.", "Thus the auction and the single price could be structured in a complimentary fashion.", "=06=15 The costs of the incentive program should be paid for by all consume rs, since all consumers will benefit from the decreased risk of service interruptions caused by the demand reductions =06=15 If DWR implements the program, DWR would recover its costs throu gh rates, similar to the cost recovery mechanism used to recover power purchase costs =06=15 If the utilities implement the program, the California PUC would inc lude program costs in rates collected from customers =06=15 The auction should be conducted online which will increase transpare ncy and reduce the time required to complete the process Hazards to Avoid =06=15 Avoid allowing lengthy utility and or PUC review to delay implementa tion of the reductions _ Any unnecessary delay increases the chance that California will fail to achieve the reductions needed to help avoid severe shortages in Summer 2001 _ There are numerous firms offering moderately-priced on-line auction services that can quickly provide auction services to the utility _ The utility should immediately contract for on-line services and present the contract to the California PUC for prompt approval _ The utilities should also include in their submittal to the PUC a simple, streamlined set of pre-qualification criteria that would apply to bidders _ The pre-qualification criteria should be designed with the goal of making participation as easy and expansive as possible _ Pre-qualification will encourage legitimate offers and reduce transaction time _ Once the PUC has approved the auction process, the PUC should not apply a ny additional review to the auction results _ Auction &pre-approval 8 will ensure that the utilities are actively and constructively engaged Actions =06=15 Governor ,s office directs PUC to initiate auction and residential program =06=15 CPUC directs utility to submit auction proposal within 30 days _ Establish abbreviated schedule _ Provide parties with abbreviated opportunity to comment _ Finalize decision approving auction proposal within 15 days of utility submission =06=15 CPUC rules in advance that results of auction are prudent, and utili ties conduct auction by May 1\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Canadian Medical Protective Association", "sents": [ "The Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) is an organization headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that provides legal defence, liability protection, and risk management education for physicians in Canada, and provides compensation to patients and their families proven to have been harmed by negligent clinical care.", "The organization was founded at the 1901 annual meeting of the Canadian Medical Association.", "The CMPA was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 27 February 1913, and given Royal Assent on 16 May 1913.", "Most Canadian doctors are members of the CMPA: in 2012 86,000 physicians were members." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3975_p29", "sents": [ "http: www.summa.com Lattitude Partners Closes $60 Million Technology Fund TORONTO -- Latitude Partners, a financial firm focused on the technology, Internet and communications sectors, said it has closed its $60 million Longitude Fund Limited Partnership, a merchant-banking fund dedicated to the technology, Internet, and communications sectors.", "OMERS, the Canadian Medical Protective Association, Celtic House, and several large institutions and individuals provided funding.", "The fund will undertake proactive, merchant-banking style investments such as refinancings, buyouts, spinouts, privatizations, acquisition financings, and strategic investments in both private and public technology firms in Canada and the United States The fund will invest anywhere from $5 million to $10 million in these companies.", "http: www.latitudepartners.com VC Personnel o Former Lucent Optical Group Head Joins Clarity Partners LOS ANGELES -- Clarity Partners, a private equity firm, said it has named Harry Bosco as partner.", "Mr. Bosco was most recently the president of Lucent Technologies' optical networking group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Romano Prodi", "sents": [ "Romano Prodi {'1': \", '2': \", '3': 'OMRI', '4': \"} (] ; born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician who served as the 10th President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004.", "He served twice as Prime Minister of Italy - from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998, and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008.", "He is considered the founder of the Italian centre-left and one of the most prominent and iconic figures of the so-called Second Republic.", "Prodi is often nicknamed \"Il Professore\" (\"The Professor\"), due to his academic career." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3418_p55", "sents": [ "But that is not enough to satisfy its neighbours, who want EdF tamed, at least for as long as it remains under state protection.", "The EU's commission would dearly like to be able to agree.", "Commission President Romano Prodi, a former Italian prime minister, uncomfortably admits Brussels needs to study what can be done about companies which can buy but cannot be bought.", "Commissioner for Energy Loyola de Palacio, who happens to be Spanish, has argued fiercely there is no point in privatising state companies only to have them re-nationalised by someone else's government.", "Nonetheless, the commission has taken Spain to court over the golden-shares law and is investigating the decision against EnBW and EdP.", "Mr Prodi has also signalled he will also \"look very closely\" at the Italian law.", "Fearing the battle could reverse years of painful effort to liberalise the utilities market, the commission argues it is better to pressure Paris to open the French market than to let Rome and Madrid close theirs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Zdob și Zdub", "sents": [ "Zdob și Zdub (] ) is a Moldovan band, based in Chișinău.", "The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat.", "In English the name is sometimes rendered \"Zdob shi Zdub\", and this is how their work is catalogued at iTunes and elsewhere.", "The band represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine, on 21 May 2005, finishing 6th.", "They also represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, on May 14, 2011, finishing 12th.", "The band is often referred to by its fans as \"ZSZ\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Chișinău", "sents": [ "Chișinău ( ; ] , also known as Kishinev (Russian: Кишинёв , \"Kishinyov\" ), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova.", "The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc.", "According to the results of the 2014 census, the city of Chișinău is home to 532,513 residents.", "The number of resident population in the Municipality of Chișinău (which includes other nearby communities) is 662,836." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Loretta Lynch", "sents": [ "Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American attorney who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 to succeed Eric Holder.", "Previously, she held the position for United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under both the Clinton (1999–2001) and Obama administrations (2010–15).", "As U.S. Attorney, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5533_p52", "sents": [ "FERC officials declined to discuss the agency's possible action next week, or Feinstein's remarks.", "FERC's previous \"price mitigation\" order went into effect May 29 and some federal regulators say it caused wholesale electricity prices to plummet in California.", "Megawatts that once cost an average of more than $300 -- and sometimes several thousand dollars -- recently dropped to below $100 during peak usage.", "A megawatt powers about 750 homes.", "But some observers say that many factors are responsible for the sudden pri ce drop, including cooler weather, conservation and state long-term electricit y contracts.", "At a meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco yesterday, Chairwoman Loretta Lynch said she is \"very encouraged\" that FERC is reconsidering its earlier decision, but said the result would be \"absolutely inadequate\" because FERC would cap prices at a relatively high rate, according to Associated Press.", "Yesterday's Washington hearing by the Governmental Affairs Committee was th e Democratic-controlled Senate's first foray into California's emotionally charged power crisis and seemed a harbinger of intensified partisan wrangli ng to come." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7688_p5", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to expands its corporate capacity and the roll out of its real-time infrastructure tracking, reporting and asset control system.", "Frank Blount of JI Ventures, a subsidiary of Jordan, and David Dillon of Citadel have taken seats on the company's board of directors.", "Cablesoft, which began in 1986, previously received funding from individuals.", "http: www.itracs.com Wireless Firm Nitronex Lands $9.5 Million First Round RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nitronex, a creator of high-bandwidth wireless communications infrastucture, said it received $9.5 million in its first round of financing led by Alliance Technology Ventures.", "VantagePoint Venture Partners, Southeast Interactive Technology Funds, Boston University's Community Technology Fund, and individual investors David Norbury, president and CEO of RF Micro Devices; John Marren, partner at the Texas Pacific Group; and Joe Velk, a venture capitalist with Contender Capital participated in the round.", "The company said it will use the funding to develop the first wireless components that incorporate gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors created with Nitronex's manufacturing process." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e4073_p30", "sents": [ "The company will use the funding to enhance its servcies and for international expansion.", "iPass has also received backing from Asia Pacific Ventures, Intel, and Meritech.", "http: www.ipass.com Net Procurement Firm Nitorum Receives $6 Million Investment NORWALK, Conn. -- Nitorum, which develops business-to-business Internet procurement technology, said it received $6 million from several Merrill Lynch affiliated investment funds, which were not named.", "The funding will be used for product development and marketing.", "Nitorum is backed by Pequot Capital Management, Archery, and Seligman New Technologies Venture Fund.", "http: www.nitorum.com Network Access Firm Mapletree Secures $15 Million NORWOOD, Mass.", "-- Mapletree Networks, which designs and manufactures voice, data and fax network access technology, said it has secured $15 million in venture finance from a group of investors led by Pilot House Ventures.", "The round included Technology Venture Partners and Boston University's Community Technology Fund.", "Previous investor Norwest Venture partners also participated in the round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sam Taylor (director)", "sents": [ "Sam Taylor (August 13, 1895, New York City – March 6, 1958, Santa Monica) was a film director, screenwriter, and producer, most active in the silent film era.", "Taylor is best known for his comedic directorial work with Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford, and also later worked with Laurel and Hardy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mary Pickford", "sents": [ "Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a prolific Canadian-American film actress and producer.", "She was a co-founder of both the Pickford-Fairbanks Studio (along with Douglas Fairbanks) and, later, the United Artists film studio (with Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin and D.W. Griffith), and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who present the yearly \"Oscar\" award ceremony." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nyazepetrovsk", "sents": [ "Nyazepetrovsk (Russian: Нязепетро́вск ) is a town and the administrative center of Nyazepetrovsky District in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Nyazya River (a tributary of the Ufa), 150 km northwest of Chelyabinsk, the administrative center of the oblast.", "Population:  (2010 Census) ;  (2002 Census) ;  (1989 Census)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Chelyabinsk", "sents": [ "Chelyabinsk (Russian: Челя́бинск ; ] ) is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northeast of the oblast, 210 km south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River, on the border of Europe and Asia.", "Population:  (2010 Census) ;  (2002 Census) ;  (1989 Census)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Seattle", "sents": [ "Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.", "It is the seat of King County, Washington.", "With an estimated 704,352 residents as of 2016 , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.", "In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.", "In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate.", "The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 mi south of the Canada–United States border.", "A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015 ." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3442_p5", "sents": [ "Mr. Lynch is founder of NewWorldMarketing.com and Loose Gravel Advertising.", "PlanetJam is backed by Investment Management Group and PtekVentures.", "http: www.planetjam.com Lisa Molinari joins Saltmine as Senior VP of Sales mail?", "top SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Saltmine, an integrated services firm that specializes in the creation of online applications, said it hired Lisa Molinari as its new senior vice president of sales.", "Previously, Ms. Molinar i worked for IBM, where she was a manager in its e-business solutions and consultive sales department.", "At Saltmine, she will oversee sales in its thr ee offices in Seattle, Chicago, and London.", "The company is backed by Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -based Chartwell.", "Saltmine focuses on strategic planning, software and systems development, branding and graphic design, marketing and communications strategy, editorial services, information architecture, multimedia development, and mission-critical hosting.", "http: www.saltmine.com 'Mobile OPERATIONS Laser Diagnostic Names Maurice Blais VP, Operations mail?", "top SAN DIEGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Laser Diagnostic Technologies, a manufacturer of a topographic laser-scanning system for early detection of glaucoma, said it named Maurice \"Moe\" R. Blais as vice president, operations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4892_p11", "sents": [ "The round was led by the BRM Group and included participation from Patricof Ventures, XDL Intervest Capital, and APEX Partners.", "Eli Barkat, partner at BRM and CEO of BackWeb Technologies, was added to the board of directors.", "The company will use the funds to expand into Europe and roll out new versions of its software.", "http: www.kamoon.com Communications Tech Firm Onex Gets $20 Million Second Round BEDFORD, Mass.", "-- Onex Communications, developer of communications components based on architecture for optical networks and designed to combine network routing, switching and transmission capabilities, said it has closed a $20 million second round of equity financing.", "Onex's second round of financing was led by Venrock Associates with previous investors Star, St. Paul Venture Capital, Seed Fund, and TranSwitch also participating.", "Joe Casey, a General Partner at Venrock, will join the Onex board.", "The financial investment will be used to complete Onex's initial product development and customer trials." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e4946_p25", "sents": [ "The fund willl operate internationally with its headquarters established in Munich.", "Bayerische Landesbank leads all investors in the fund with financing of DEM 100 million.", "European Investment Bank contributed DEM 50 million to the new fund.", "Investors expected to follow suit include Bayerische versicherungskammer and the French bank Caisse des Depots et Consignations.", "The fund will invest in information and communications, life sciences, and industrial technologies.", "Bayerische Landesbank has selected Rolf Schneider-Gunther, former general partner of Atlas Venture in Germany, to manage the fund.", "http: www.bayernlb.de VW Corrections o Cardinal Venture Capital NEW YORK -- An item in yesterday's VentureWire about a new $75 million fund created by Cardinal Venture Capital contained an incorrect dateline.", "Cardinal Venture Capital is located in Menlo Park, Calif., not Seattle.", "o Kamoon NEW YORK -- Due to incorrect information provided by the company, an item in Thursday's VentureWire incorrectly listed the BRM Group as the lead investor in Kamoon." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Brentwood S. Tolan", "sents": [ "Brentwood S. Tolan (November 23, 1855 – June 30, 1923) was an American architect.", "His most notable works include the National Historic Landmark-designated Allen County Courthouse in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Whitley County Courthouse in Columbia City, Indiana, the La Porte County Courthouse in La Porte, Indiana, as well as the now-demolished Old National Bank Building and Masonic Temple and Opera House in Fort Wayne." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fort Wayne, Indiana", "sents": [ "Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Allen County.", "Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 mi west of the Ohio border and 50 mi south of the Michigan border.", "With an estimated population of 264,488 in 2016, Fort Wayne is the 77th most populous city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana, after Indianapolis.", "It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area, consisting of Allen, Wells, and Whitley counties, a combined population of 419,453 as of 2011.", "In addition to the three core counties, the combined statistical area (CSA) includes Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, and Steuben counties, with an estimated population of 615,077." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "National Post", "sents": [ "The National Post is a Canadian English-language newspaper.", "The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network, and is published Tuesdays through Saturdays.", "It was founded in 1998 by Conrad Black.", "Once distributed nationally, it later began publishing a daily edition in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, with only its weekend edition available in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.", "As of 2006, the \"Post\" is no longer distributed in Canada's Atlantic provinces and the territories.", "As of 2017, the \"Post\" is no longer a daily newspaper, publishing on a reduced schedule and transitioning subcribers to electronic delivery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19731_p1", "sents": [ "Financial Times, 11 17 01 WORLD STOCK MARKETS - Bears take upper hand on Wall St. Financial Times, 11 17 01 IN BRIEF ENERGY Pension Funds Consider Action Against Enron Los Angeles Times, 11 17 01 Enron Investors Hope Filing Will Shed More Light on Finances Bloomberg, 11 17 01 UK: Trade, bank buyers circle Enron's Wessex Water-reports.", "Reuters English News Service, 11 17 01 A user's guide to living in Calgary: People moving from Houston find the ci ties much alike National Post, 11 17 01 WestLB Offers to Buy Enron's U.K. Water Unit, Newspaper Says Bloomberg, 11 17 01 Enron Closes on $550 Million Loan From J.P. Morgan, Salomon Bloomberg, 11 16 01 BUSINESS Jim Barlow They left behind big piles of money JIM BARLOW Staff 11 18 2001 Houston Chronicle 2 STAR 1 (Copyright 2001) WILL wonders never cease?", "Last week a couple of heavy hitters left money on the table." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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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": "e20524_p17", "sents": [ "-By Stephan Kueffner, Dow Jones Newswires; +49 69 29 72 55 00; [email protected] Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "INTERVIEW:Oman Delays LNG Deliveries To India Dabhol Pwr 09 10 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Nurul Darni Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Oman is delaying deliveries of its liquefied natural gas to India's Dabhol Power Co., a unit of Enron Corp. (ENE), following a price dispute between Enron and state-owned Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Oman's oil minister said Monday.", "Dabhol, which owns a 2,184-megawatt power project in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, has signed 20-year contracts requiring it to buy LNG from Oman and Abu Dhabi effective 2002. \"We have signed a contract with Dabhol sometime in the last two years to supply LNG beginning next year.", "But unfortunately, with the ongoing problems with Enron, LNG supplies will be delayed,\" Mohammed Al-Rumhy told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Then There Were Five", "sents": [ "Then There Were Five is a children's novel written and illustrated by Elizabeth Enright, published by Farrar & Rineheart in 1944.", "It is the third of four books in the Melendy family series which Enright inaugurated in 1941.", "Continuing life at the \"four-story mistake\" country house during World War II, the four children have adventures that include a neighbor boy who finally joins the family." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Elizabeth Enright", "sents": [ "Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham (September 17, 1907 – June 8, 1968) was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing.", "Perhaps best known as the Newbery Medal-winning author of \"Thimble Summer\" (1938) and the Newbery runner-up \"Gone-Away Lake\" (1957), she also wrote the popular Melendy quartet (1941 to 1951).", "A multiple winner of the O. Henry Award, her short stories and articles for adults appeared in many popular magazines and have been reprinted in anthologies and textbooks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "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, 2 ] }, { "title": "e5589_p4", "sents": [ "Two recently appointed members of the commission -- Patrick Wood III, forme r chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, and Nora Mead Brownell, a former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission -- will participate in their first meeting today.", "At their confirmation hearings, Wood and Brownell won praise from Democrati c Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., after they said they thought FERC should move further than it had so far to rein in high wholesale prices and did no t rule out price controls.", "Among those most heartened to see the new members was William Massey, a Democrat and frequent dissenter on the five-member panel who strongly favor s price controls to head off what he's described as a looming economic catastrophe for the state this summer.", "\"I never thought I would be so thrilled to see two Republicans coming over the horizon,\" Massey said last week.", "While FERC renews its focus on California's power problems, Congress also is feeling heat from constituents over rising energy costs and is seeking ways to help." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5495_p92", "sents": [ "Montali also sa id he would probably allow a larger group of committee members, including Enro n Corp. and Dynergy, to make energy deals that could have an impact on PG&E.", "The city of San Francisco, which has sued Enron, Dynergy and other energy dealers, claims the trading would invite conflicts of interest.", ",2001 San Francisco Chronicle Page?A - 16 Edison reaches deal with small generators GARY GENTILE, AP Business Writer Wednesday, June 13, 2001 ,2001 Associated Press: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D news archive 2001 06 13 s tate1 954EDT0229.DTL (06-13) 00:03 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Cleaner-burning sources of electricity that were often unavailable earlier this year because of money problems would be secure under a proposal the Public Utilities Commission is expected to discuss Wednesday.", "If the commission endorses an agreement between Southern California Edison and small power generators, it also could help the utility avoid bankruptcy The deal is meant to ensure that the small generators, or \"qualifying facilities,\" keep operating." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "San Francisco Chronicle", "sents": [ "The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California.", "It was founded in 1865 as \"The Daily Dramatic Chronicle\" by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.", "The paper is currently owned by the Hearst Corporation, which bought it from the de Young family in 2000.", "It is the only major daily paper covering the city and county of San Francisco." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3149_p4", "sents": [ "At the tail end of the day there was some discussion on how real time pricing would interact with other rates and demand responsiveness programs.", "An analysis was prepared by John Flory (private consultant working for the CEC on this) which sets forth \"his best shot\" on how real time pricing can supplement several other demand responsiveness options to provide additional demand cost reduction benefits.", "For example, a customer on both the Scheduled Load Reduction Program and on RTP could, during his non-SLRP hours respond to RTP prices.", "Mr. Flory prepared a chart which highlights which programs he believes could work together and which will not.", "A copy of this material will be faxed to Sue Mara (SF) and Harry Kingerski (Houston).", "The process from here on out is not clear.", "The Energy Division will write up a brief report on the workshop (without recommendations).", "The small working group referenced above will convene and furnish a report back by the end of next week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e1560_p0", "sents": [ "\"Sorry.", "Don't work.", "I can do 1:45 California time, or after 3:15 California time.", "Or 12:15 California time.", "Or before 11:30 AM California time.", "Thanks.", "Joseph Alamo 04 23 2001 11:31 AM To: Jeff Dasovich NA Enron cc: Subject: Conference call Availability w Harry Jeff - Rubena called to see if you'd be available today for a conference call w Harry Kingerski re: SCE PX Credit at 2:30 our time 4:30 central.", "Please so advise me your availability -- or preferable time, if need be -- ASAP.", "Thanks, Joseph" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "River Witham", "sents": [ "The River Witham is a river almost entirely in the county of Lincolnshire in the east of England.", "It rises south of Grantham close to South Witham at [ SK8818] , passes Lincoln at [ SK9771] and at Boston, [ TF3244] , flows into The Haven, a tidal arm of The Wash, near RSPB Frampton Marsh.", "The name \"Witham\" seems to be extremely old and of unknown origin.", "Archaeological and documentary evidence shows the importance of the Witham as a navigation from the Iron Age onwards.", "From Roman times it was navigable to Lincoln, from where the Fossdyke was constructed to link it to the River Trent.", "The mouth of the river moved in 1014 following severe flooding, and Boston became important as a port." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] }, { "title": "River Trent", "sents": [ "The River Trent is the third-longest river in the United Kingdom.", "Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor.", "It flows through and drains most of the metropolitan central and northern Midlands south and east of its source north of Stoke-on-Trent.", "The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring snowmelt, which in past times often caused the river to change course." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Napster", "sents": [ "Napster was the name given to two music-focused online services.", "It was founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing digital audio files, typically audio songs, encoded in MP3 format.", "The company ran into legal difficulties over copyright infringement.", "It ceased operations and was eventually acquired by Roxio.", "In its second incarnation, Napster became an online music store until it was acquired by Rhapsody from Best Buy on December 1, 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e7238_p3", "sents": [ "Drkoop.com bought all of drDrew.com's assets from Sherwood Partners, a corporate restructuring and business advisory firm, for $150,000 in cash and 1.58 million shares of common stock, worth approximately $1.4 million.", "The sites will continue operating independently and there will be some basic content integration.", "Drew Pinsky, founder of drDrew.com, will be an advisor to drkoop.com.", "drDrew.com backers included Softbank Venture Capital, Freedom Communications, Garage.com, Mentor Venture Partners, and individuals.", "Drkoop.com, which has also been in some difficult financial straits recently, received a cash infusion from private investors in August including Prime Ventures, JF Shea Ventures, Cramer-Rosenthal-McGlynn, RMC Capital, ComVest Venture Partners, Eco Associates, and NetStar Ventures.", "http: www.drdrew.com http: www.drkoop.com UCLA Says It Funded Napster LOS ANGELES -- The University of California at Los Angeles confirmed it is an investor in Napster, the embattled music exchange software company being sued for copyright infringement by the Recording Industry Association of America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1301_p26", "sents": [ "The utility buys only about 15 percent of its power on the market.", "But that thin slice now accounts for more than 90 percent of its power costs.", "Part of the explanation for March's record power-buying binge was City Light's recent decision to store up extra water behind Ross Dam on the Skagit River instead of spilling it through the dam's power turbines.", "In a normal water year, City Light officials would be spilling water for energy and expecting it would be replaced with spring runoff.", "Now, they're saving the water so it can be spilled later to help salmon runs and to generate power for Seattle this summer, when energy prices are expected to surge even higher, to more than $400 per megawatt hour.", "\"We're insulating ourselves.", "By putting out one eye now, we're avoiding cutting off our head later,\" said Bob Royer, City Light spokesman.", "Seattle ratepayers are feeling the pain, with a 28 percent City Light rate increase so far this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Ross Dam", "sents": [ "Ross Dam is a 540 ft -high, 1300 ft -long concrete thin arch dam across the Skagit River, forming Ross Lake.", "The dam is in Washington State, while Ross Lake extends 23 mi north to British Columbia, Canada.", "Both dam and reservoir are located in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, is bordered on both sides by Stephen Mather Wilderness and combined with Lake Chelan National Recreation Area they make up North Cascades National Park Complex." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8293_p0", "sents": [ "'We may want to check in with this group as we begin our PUC certificate process in NM.", "NEW MEXICO Business group supports temporary franchise fee moratorium The Association of Commerce and Industry of New Mexico has said it supports a temporary moratorium on telecom franchise fee increases, in-kind services, and requirements beyond those currently imposed by municipalities and counties.", "The association says the Legislature should ensure that fees for use of rights-of-way, franchises, and other authorizations to place telecom infrastructure in rights-of-way are cost-based.", "The group also urges the Legislature to continue to monitor the Public Regulation Commission's activities to ensure timely implementation of SB 123 and HB 400, which were signed into law by Gov.", "Gary Johnson (R.) earlier this year.", "The new laws require the PRC to move Qwest Corp. (formerly U S WEST Communications, Inc.) to an alternate form of regulation.", "The association also urges \"appropriate funding\" for the PRC to accomplish the move." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Gary Johnson", "sents": [ "Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman, author, and politician.", "He was the 29th Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party.", "He was also the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Northeast Community", "sents": [ "Northeast Community is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida.", "As of the 2010 census the neighborhood had a population of 1,663.", "The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33604, 33610, and 33617." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Tampa, Florida", "sents": [ "Tampa ( ) is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.", "It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area.", "The city had a population of 335,709 at the 2010 census, and an estimated population of 377,165 in 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Qwest", "sents": [ "Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a large United States telecommunications carrier.", "Qwest provided local service in 14 western and midwestern U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3698_p18", "sents": [ "\"While the industry is going through a bit of a slowdown right now, double digit growth is predicted ove r the next three to five years,\" said Paul J. Zepf, Lazard's managing directo r, who has taken the seventh seat on Grass Valley's board of directors.", "\"Grass Valley has most if not all of the elements we look for in a company.", "Mr. Thorsteinson said the company, which saw $200 million in revenues last year plans to become profitable next quarter, and, depending on external market conditions, could seek an IPO within the next few years.", "http: www.grassvalleygroup.com Electronics Design Tool Firm Atrenta Gets $6.7M Series A mail?", "top SAN JOSE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Atrenta, a provider of collaborati ve software tools for the design of complex electronic products, said that it received $6.7 million in the first close of its Series A financing from Venrock Associates, Qinvest, and Qwest.", "New investor Venrock led the round, in which Qinvest and Qwest provided a combined $1.2 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Paris", "sents": [ "Paris (] ) is the capital and most populous city of France, with an administrative-limits area of 105 km2 and a 2015 population of 2,229,621.", "The city is a commune and department, and the capital-heart of the 12,012 km2 Île-de-France \"region\" (colloquially known as the 'Paris Region'), whose 12,142,802 2016 population represents roughly 18 percent of the population of France.", "By the 17th century, Paris had become one of Europe's major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, a position that it retains still today.", "The Paris Region had a GDP of €649.6 billion (US $763.4 billion) in 2014, accounting for 30.4 percent of the GDP of France.", "According to official estimates, in 2013-14 the Paris Region had the third-highest GDP in the world and the largest regional GDP in the EU." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e26648_p2", "sents": [ "- WORLD MARKETS European bourses were mixed but generally higher, with the Bloomberg European 500 index up 0.4% as of 8:57 a.m. EST.", "Telecom service and banking stocks were higher, while travel and leisure stocks were lower following a thwarted attempt by a passenger to ignite an explosive aboard flight 63 from Paris to Miami on Saturday.", "The euro was trending lower against the dollar after Argentina's interim President Adolfo Rodriguez Saa suspended payment on up to $132 billion of government debt, saying instead that he would divert the payments toward creating jobs and assisting the poor.", "Though he maintained that the Argentinian peso would remain pegged to the United States dollar, he suggested printing new notes that provincial governments could utilize to meet obligations, a move that could potentially undermine the peg.", "Asian markets were mixed with Japan's Nikkei 225 index closed for a national holiday.", "The dollar hit a fresh 3-year high against the yen, approaching the 130 yen per dollar level, despite comments from Japan's trade minister hinting that it wouldn't be prudent to let the yen weaken any further." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mega Man Battle Network 6", "sents": [ "MegaMan Battle Network 6, known as Rockman EXE 6 (ロックマンエグゼ6 , Rokkuman Eguse Shikkusu ) in Japan, is a video game developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld game console.", "As with the previous three games, the Japanese edition was released in two separate versions: Cybeast Gregar (電脳獣グレイガ , Dennōjū Gureiga ) and Cybeast Falzar (電脳獣ファルザー , Dennōjū Faruzā ) .", "Later, Japan re-released these games in combo packs with a special colored version of the \"Battle Chip Gate\", or \"Beast Link Gate\".", "This special combo pack was called the \"Rockman EXE 6 Beast Link Gate DX Edition\" and contained a special Blue \"Netto\" version of the Beast Link Gate and one of the games' two versions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Game Boy Advance", "sents": [ "The Game Boy Advance (Japanese: ゲームボーイアドバンス , Hepburn: Gēmu Bōi Adobansu ) (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color.", "It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, in North America on June 11, 2001, in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001, and in mainland China on June 8, 2004 (iQue Player).", "Nintendo's competitors in the handheld market at the time were the Neo Geo Pocket Color, WonderSwan, GP32, Tapwave Zodiac, and the N-Gage.", "Despite the competitors' best efforts, Nintendo maintained a majority market share with the Game Boy Advance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e659_p8", "sents": [ "During her tenure as dean, Laura Tyson has made it her priority to increase Haas' partnerships in the areas of teaching, research, and public service with other disciplines.", "One of the most vibrant of these is with the Boalt School of Law.", "\"Haas faculty are well known for their path-breaking work on competitive strategy in the Internet age, and Boalt is recognized for having the strongest intellectual property law faculty in the country, particularly as regards IP questions arising in cyberspace,\" said Jay Stowsky, associate dean for school affairs and initiatives.", "\"The collection, in one place, at the same time, of so many notable scholars in an area of rich intellectual ferment and intense public interest is an extraordinary intellectual opportunity.", "We intend to expand that opportunity through increased interaction between the two schools.\"", "The area of business law doesn't fit easily into just a law school or a business school, but the interdisciplinary approach between the Haas School of Business and Boalt Hall School of Law fills this gap." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "e894_p107", "sents": [ "Montali earned a bachelor's degree in English from Notre Dame University and then entered the Navy to fulfill a Reserve Officer's Training Corps commitment.", "He served in various officer positions on two destroyers and taught briefly at the United States Navy Reserve Officers Candidate School in Newport, R.I., before entering law school.", "He obtained his law degree from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law in 1968. Montali has been elected to the National Bankruptcy Conference and the American College of Bankruptcy, both elite bodies reserved for those at the top of their field.", "Last year, he was appointed to hear appeals in bankruptcy cases for the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in addition to his trial duties.", "One of his first cases on the bench ended in disaster.", "Shortly after he became a judge, he ruled in favor of a landlord who was trying to evict a tenant." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gerdeh Rash, Miandoab", "sents": [ "Gerdeh Rash (Persian: گرده رش‎ ‎ ) is a village in Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District, in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 1,344, in 323 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District", "sents": [ "Marhemetabad-e Jonubi Rural District (Persian: دهستان مرحمت‌آباد جنوبی‎ ‎ ) is a rural district (\"dehestan\") in the Central District of Miandoab County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 11,704, in 2,720 families.", "The rural district has 19 villages." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Lady Yester's Kirk", "sents": [ "Lady Yester's Kirk was a congregation of the Church of Scotland.", "The building is located on Infirmary Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was formerly one of the foremost churches in the burgh.", "It is now used as the joinery workshop for the Estates Division of the University of Edinburgh." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "University of Edinburgh", "sents": [ "The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin.", "in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.", "The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city of Edinburgh, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9986_p30", "sents": [ "Mr. Gelnaw serves as global chief operating officer of the asset management division of the Deutsche Bank Group, where he is responsible for private equity investments of up to $5 million.", "Mr. Gelnaw joins the company's chairman Harold D. Copperman, a founding member of AOL's board of directors; Edward M. Esber, Jr., chairman of Solopint; Peter L. Getz, a managing director at PaineWebber; and John T. Rose, a Compaq and Digital Equipment executive.", "In July, Virtacon closed a $2-million Series A round led by Deutsche Bank.", "http: www.virtacon.com Wireless Software Firm ThinkingBytes Names Four-Member Board WATERTOWN, Mass.", "-- ThinkingBytes Technology, a wireless PDA company that provides software products and services for the Palm Operating System, said it has appointed four members to its newlyformed board of directors.", "The board includes John Landry, vice president of technology strategy at IBM; David Patrick, former president of worldwide sales and operations for the Learning Company; Steve Woit, founder of Riga; and Jason Pavona, director of wireless strategy and personalization for the Lycos Network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "IBM", "sents": [ "IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States, with operations in over 170 countries.", "The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed \"International Business Machines\" in 1924." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Frank Nsubuga", "sents": [ "Franco \"Frank\" Nsubuga (born 28 August 1980 in Uganda) is a Ugandan cricketer.", "A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the Uganda national cricket team since 2001.", "His matches include four first-class matches and seven List A matches." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Uganda national cricket team", "sents": [ "The Uganda national cricket team, nicknamed the Cricket Cranes, is the team that represents the country of Uganda in international cricket matches.", "The team is organised by the Uganda Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1998." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Latin America", "sents": [ "Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Americas where Spanish and Portuguese are predominant.", "The term originated in 19th century France as \"Amérique latine\" to consider French-speaking territories in the Americas (Haiti, French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Saint Barthélemy) along with the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed.", "It is therefore broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America—though it usually excludes French Canada and modern French Louisiana." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20335_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron's Azurix to rescind Buenos Aires province water sewage contract AFX News, 09 07 01 Prime minister says he expects quick resolution of dispute with Enron Associated Press Newswires, 09 07 01 EOTT to Convert Enron, Koch Shares Into Common Units (Update2) Bloomberg, 09 07 01 IDBI's Vohra on Buyers for Enron Indian Power Venture: Comment Bloomberg, 09 07 01 USA: Enron must give documents to Calif. lawmakers-judge.", "Reuters English News Service, 09 06 01 Enron Documents in California Electricity Probe Win Protection Bloomberg, 09 06 01 Enron's Azurix to rescind Buenos Aires province water sewage contract 09 07 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd BUENOS AIRES (AFX) - Enron Corp water and sewage unit Azurix Buenos Aires SA said it will rescind its concession to provide Buenos Aires province with water and sewage services.", "Azurix Latin America chief executive officer John Garrison met with Buenos Aires province Governor Carlos Ruckauf and provincial Public Works Minister Julian Dominguez yesterday to lay out the company's withdrawal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Fajum, Greater Poland Voivodeship", "sents": [ "Fajum is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeziny, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.", "It lies approximately 8 km south-east of Brzeziny, 30 km south-east of Kalisz, and 137 km south-east of the regional capital Poznań.", "It is named after Faiyum in Egypt." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Faiyum", "sents": [ "Faiyum (Arabic: الفيوم‎ ‎ \"El Fayyūm  \" ] ; Coptic: \"Phiom \") is a city in Middle Egypt.", "Located 100 km southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate.", "Originally called Shedet in Ancient Egypt, the Greeks called it Crocodilopolis or Krocodilopolis, the Romans Arsinoë.", "It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Marasmius capillaris", "sents": [ "Marasmius capillaris is a species of agaric fungus in the family Marasmiaceae.", "A saprobic fungus, it produces fruit bodies (mushrooms) that grows in groups on decaying oak leaves in North America.", "The caps on the mushrooms are convex and then centrally depressed with radial furrows, measuring 2 – in diameter.", "The wiry, shiny stems are thin (less than 1 mm thick) and up to 60 mm long.", "Its spore print is white, and the spores are smooth and pip-shaped, measuring 7–11 by 3–5 μm.", "The mushrooms somewhat resemble \"Marasmius rotula\", but are smaller and darker in color." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Marasmius rotula", "sents": [ "Marasmius rotula is a common species of agaric fungus in the family Marasmiaceae.", "Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, it is commonly known variously as the pinwheel mushroom, the pinwheel marasmius, the little wheel, the collared parachute, or the horse hair fungus.", "The type species of the genus \"Marasmius\", \"M. rotula\" was first described scientifically in 1772 by mycologist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli and assigned its current name in 1838 by Elias Fries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e708_p12", "sents": [ "V-SPAN's suite of applications and back office network connectivity services enable on-demand multimedia conferencing and streaming for meetings, events and training.", "Through its premier customer service, V-SPAN empowers enterprises to extend their communications reach, reduce business cycles, expand global presence and maximize competitive advantages.", "More information is available at www.vspan.com.", "V-SPAN is a service mark of V-SPAN, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective companies.", "CONTACT: V-SPAN, Philadelphia Mark Evans, 610 382-4086 [email protected] or Peer Digital Phil Samuels, 303 448-7821 www.peerdigital.com 07:01 EDT APRIL 4, 2001 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "UK: BP,Exxon,Shell may pip Total in Saudi deals-industry.", "04 04 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - BP could soon be clinching a surprise deal to become a consortium leader for a core venture in Saudi Arabia's multi-billion dollar gas opening, industry sources said on Wednesday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Richard Walsh (actor)", "sents": [ "Richard Francis Evelyn Walsh (born 8 December 1952 in Lewisham, London) is an English actor, best known for playing fireman Bert \"Sicknote\" Quigley in the long-running ITV drama series \"London's Burning\" from 1986 to 2000.", "He has also appeared in other well-known British television shows, including \"Midsomer Murders\", \"Doctors\" and \"Heartbeat\".", "He is married to fellow actress Sarah Keller with one son." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Midsomer Murders", "sents": [ "Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997.", "The show is based on Caroline Graham's \"Chief Inspector Barnaby\" book series, as originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz.", "The current lead character is DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), who works for Causton CID.", "Dudgeon's character is the younger cousin of former lead character DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles).", "Dudgeon first appeared as randy gardener Daniel Bolt in the Series 4 episode \"Garden of Death\".", "Dudgeon permanently joined the show in 2011 following Nettles' departure." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Detroit", "sents": [ "Detroit ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.", "The municipality of Detroit had a 2015 estimated population of 677,116, making it the 21st-most populous city in the United States.", "The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after Chicago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p35", "sents": [ "top ALEXANDRIA, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Outtask, a business services provid er for midsize and Fortune 1000 companies, acquired Illinois-based Upright Softwar e. Terms of the deal, including any financial information, office closings, or layoffs, were not disclosed.", "The acquisition includes Upright's RightTrack time and expense business application.", "Outtask will begin handling training and customer service for Upright's existing users.", "Outtask, which has 85 employees, has raised $13.5 million to date, with its second round raising $5.5 million in March.", "Founded in August 1999, Outtask is backed by divine, WaldenVC, and individual investors.", "Its headquartered is in Alexandria, Va. with offices in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Portland Seattl e, San Francisco, and Washington.", "Upright Software received one investment whe n it spun out of Northbrook, Ill.-based IT services company Denmac in April 1999. Outtask is advised by Anthony Rickert who works in the Washington office of law firm Piper Marbury." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2708_p0", "sents": [ "'DPC lenders to vote on PPA termination this week Business Standard, 05 15 01 Enron seen phasing out RP operations Philippine Daily Inquirer, 05 15 01 Global LNG Experts Gather in Seoul Korea Times, 05 15 01 GERMANY: INTERVIEW-Bewag first to trade German weather derivative.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 14 01 UK: ANALYSIS-Downgrade protection may spread after BT ratings cut.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 14 01 Enron Said to Be Considering Withdrawal from Middle East Natural-Gas Project Dow Jones Business News, 05 14 01 GUINEA: Guinea says $2.5 bln aluminium project takes shape.", "Reuters English News Service, 05 14 01 DPC lenders to vote on PPA termination this week Our Regional Bureau Mumbai 05 15 2001 Business Standard 3 Copyright (c) Business Standard The lenders to the controversial $3 billion Dabhol power project are likely to vote later this week on the issue of authorising the Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company to serve a termination notice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Philippine Daily Inquirer", "sents": [ "The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies.", "It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record.", "It is a member of the Asia News Network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3248_p18", "sents": [ "The company recently established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore Ensim is backed by 3i Group, Amerindo Technology Advisors, Charter Growth Capital, CMEA Ventures, Epoch Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Newton Technology Partners, Onset Ventures, Presidio Venture Partners, Sumitomo, a nd Worldview Technology Partners.", "http: www.ensim.com http: www.ensim.com VC PERSONNEL Jordan Edmiston Appoints New Managing Director mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- The Jordan Edmiston Group, a media investment bank, announced that Roger L. Krakoff has joined the company and its affiliated venture capital fund, JEGI Capital, as managing director.", "Prior to joining Jordan Edmiston, Mr. Krakoff served as a managing director of Veron is Suhler, responsible for directing their business information and new media group.", "JEGI Capital invests in early-stage Internet, digital communications and e-commerce companies.", "http: www.jegi.com HOLD Lloyds TSB Development Capital Adds Two to Staff mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Lloyds TSB Development Capital, the venture capita l branch of the Lloyds TSB group, said it added Candida Morley and Jonathan Caswell to its team." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5289_p31", "sents": [ "The Samjong joint venture enables OffRoad to invest in Korean companies.", "European and Korean investors will also have access to United States investment through OffRoad.", "OffRoad has formed partnerships with Charles Schwab, the Mayfield Fund, and Robertson Stephens.", "http: www.offroadcapital.com VC Personnel o CMEA Ventures Adds Former Sun Microsystems Exec as Partner SAN FRANCISCO -- CMEA Ventures, which focuses on early-stage high-tech companies in the information technology and life science fields, said Vlad G. Dabija joined the firm as a partner.", "Mr. Dabija formerly worked for Sun Microsystems for five years in IT product development management, software architecture and corporate development.", "Mr. Dabija is also the co-author of a book on artificial intelligence, \"Planning for Real Time Event Response Mangagement.\"", "CMEA has more than $310 million in capital under management.", "http: www.cmeaventures.com Labrador Ventures Adds New Director, Opens New York Office REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Labrador Ventures said it opened an office in New York that will be run by Polly Schneck, a new director." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20460_p5", "sents": [ "Last week, the company reported a $618 million third quarter loss and $1.2 billion reduction in shareholder equity.", "The company has said that the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an inquiry into transactions it did with Andrew S. Fastow, its former chief financial officer who was replaced on Wednesday.", "Moody's Investors Service rates Enron's senior unsecured debt at Baa1, though it's on review for a possible downgrade.", "Fitch Inc. and Standard & Poor's both rate the debt triple-B-plus.", "Fitch also has Enron's debt on review for a possible downgrade, while S&P changed Enron's credit outlook to negative from stable.", "Enron's stock was trading at around $15.87, down 48 cents at around 12.20 p.m. EDT.", "Among the Enron bank debt that comes due in May 2002 is a $1.75 billion 364-day commercial paper backstop facility.", "The company also has a $1.25 billion revolving facility that's due in April 2005, according to Loan Pricing Corp. in New York." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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": "Latady Mountains", "sents": [ "The Latady Mountains are a group of mountains rising west of Gardner Inlet, Orville Coast, between Wetmore Glacier and Ketchum Glacier, in southeastern Palmer Land, Antarctica.", "They rise to about 1700 m and include from north to south Mount Aaron, McLaughlin Peak, Mount Robertson, Crain Ridge, Mount Wood, Mount Hyatt, Mount Terrazas and Schmitt Mesa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mount Aaron", "sents": [ "Mount Aaron ( ) is a mountain in the northwest part of the Latady Mountains in Palmer Land.", "Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67.", "It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for W.T.", "Aaron, electrician with the South Pole Station winter party in 1963." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5533_p134", "sents": [ "Wednesday, congressional Republicans, charging that Democrats had tried to derail the plan, threatened to use parliamentary stalling tactics unless Democrats set a date in the near future to consider Bush's proposals.", "PUC commissioner issues draft decision to exempt refineries from blackouts SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A state power regulator has issued a draft decision that would exempt oil refineries from rolling blackouts and keep California 's gasoline prices from potentially skyrocketing.", "The California Public Utilities Commission will consider commissioner Carl Wood's proposal on June 28. Administrative Law Judge Burton Mattson issued a companion ruling Wednesday requesting a coalition of energy producers, PUC commissioners and electric utilities to provide more information about foss il fuel production to help the PUC decide whether to grant more exemptions.", "Gov.", "Gray Davis has asked the PUC to come up with a plan to minimize disruption of fossil fuel production this summer.", "A rolling blackout is capable of causing refineries to lose up to a week of production, which cou ld create gasoline shortages and drive up prices at the pump." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3, 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": "Herma Hill Kay", "sents": [ "Herma Hill Kay (August 18, 1934June 10, 2017) was the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall).", "She previously served as dean of Boalt from 1992 to 2000.", "She specialized in family law and conflict of laws." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20326_p0", "sents": [ "October 11, 2001 FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF Haas School of Business Dean Tyson has indicated her intention to step down as Dean of the School at the end of June 2002. A committee has been formed to search and make recommendations for a new dean of the School.", "The members of the committee are: Assistant Dean Barbara Horst Broque, Haas School of Business Professor Barry Eichengreen, Economics Mr. Hans Grande, Graduate Student, Haas School of Business Mr. Robert D. Haas, Chairman of the Board, Levi Strauss & CO.", "Professor Herma Hill Kay, Boalt School of Law Professor David J. Vogel, Haas School of Business Professor James A. Wilcox, Haas School of Business Professor Janet L. Yellen, Haas School of Business Professor Mark Lemley, Boalt Hall School of Law, will serve as Chair of the Committee.", "The committee will consult with the School community both for suggestions and views on candidates.", "Your participation and cooperation in the search process will be appreciated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Rod Taylor", "sents": [ "Rodney Sturt \"Rod\" Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian-born American actor of film and television.", "He appeared in over 50 films, including \"The Time Machine\" (1960), \"The Birds\" (1963), and \"One Hundred and One Dalmatians\" (1961)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20534_p9", "sents": [ "Sources said that Hydro One management opposes the not-for-profit structure because it would deny Hydro One the flexibility and discipline of a typical commercial business.", "The not-for-profit structure would mean it would not have to pay taxes, which raises potential trade issues with the United States.", "American transmission companies might argue that Hydro One's non-taxable status gives it an unfair competitive advantage.", "It would also deny Hydro One management the benefit of potentially lucrative share options.", "Rod Taylor, Hydro One's executive vice-president, would not comment on the not-for-profit option being contemplated by the government.", "He said, however, that the company's strategy hinges on its ability to become a major player in the deregulated North American electricity market.", "\"Our vision of the company is to become a fully commercial entity, and become in the transmission sector what Canadian National is to the rail sector,\" he said in a phone interview.", "Stanley Hartt, the chairman of the Canadian office of Wall Street's Salomon Smith Barney, is among the Bay Street executives who opposes a not-for-profit structure for Hydro One (Salomon has a small role as an adviser to Hydro One's strategic business plan)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4810_p13", "sents": [ "The details of the funding were undisclosed.", "http: www.b2bcentrum.com English IT Group Raises $36.6 Million For Expansion LONDON -- Star Technology Group, which includes an English Internet service provider and messaging security firm, said it raised GBP 25 million ($36.6 million) in its latest round of funding.", "Investors in the round included Madison Dearborn Partners and Catalyst Investors.", "The investment gives the company a valuation of $171.5 million.", "The firm said it will use the investment to expand its operations in England and internationally.", "Star Technology Group is composed of Star Internet, which connects intranets to the Internet and has over 1,500 business customers, and MessageLabs, which provides e-mail security, virus scanning, and other filtering services.", "Previous investors in Star Technology Group include individuals Lords Rothschild and Weinstock.", "http: www.star.net.uk o Software Firm Infolio Raises $11.5 Million Series B Funding SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Infolio, which develops wireless infrastructure software, said it raised $11.5 million in its Series B round of funding led by Blueprint." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e3228_p9", "sents": [ "top SANTA CLARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Atreus Systems, a Santa Clara, Calif. broadband service and delivery platform developer, is expected to announce today that it closed a $17 million Series B round of funding.", "Company co-founder and acting CEO Andrea Baptiste spoke with VentureWire before the closing and said the company would have a new CEO within the next quarter, increase the number of employees, and open a European office over the next year.", "Softbank Venture Capital led the round, which was targeted for betwe en $15 million and $20 million.", "Softbank Venture Capital executive managing director Gary Rieschel will sit on Atreus System's board of directors.", "The two previous VC investors from the company's $4.4 million Series A round -- San Francisco's Blueprint and Ottawa's Skypoint -- also invested.", "\"The Series B took us a month longer than we thought,\" said Ms. Baptiste, who added that the round was an up round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "National Association of Manufacturers", "sents": [ "The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is an advocacy group headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, with 10 additional offices across the country.", "It is the nation's largest manufacturing industrial trade association, representing 11,000 small and large manufacturing companies in every industrial sector and in all 50 states." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6463_p46", "sents": [ "When a manufacturer wants to add new equipment that would improve the efficiency of the operation but may emit some pollution, Broome said, the E PA has been requiring a wider plant review that might include installing thousands of dollars of new pollution-control technology.", "Instead, said Nelson Meeks, a Clorox executive who spoke on behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers, the EPA should allow companies to ma ke routine changes in the physical plant without triggering a wider examinatio n of the plants and their pollution controls.", "Roland Hwang, senior analyst at Natural Resources Defense Council, disagree d with any attempt by the Bush administration to solve energy problems by backing off pollution control.", "\"Weakening protections would have a devastating impact on air quality and public health in California,\" he said.", "\"Allowing a new power plant to opera te without the controls -- even running on natural gas -- would create significant emissions of oxides of nitrogen, a precursor of smog that has been found to cause lung damage.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Newry City A.F.C.", "sents": [ "Newry City Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club playing in the NIFL Championship.", "It is based in Newry, County Down and plays at the Showgrounds.", "The club's colours are blue and white." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Newry", "sents": [ "Newry ( ; from Irish: \"An Iúraigh\" ) is a city in Northern Ireland, 34 mi from Belfast and 67 mi from Dublin.", "It had a population of 29,946 in 2011.", "Newry straddles counties Armagh and Down." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3786_p9", "sents": [ "The round was led by Venture Strategy Partners and included investments from New Enterprise Associates and Kettle Partners.", "The company said the funds will be used for the further development of FullAudio's secure subscription service, including the technical advancement and design of FullAudio's service platform, which it expects to introduce early next year.", "FullAudio secured $4.5 million in first round financing in December 1999 led by Stewart Alsop of New Enterprise Associates that included investments from Chicago based Kettle Partners, GRP Records and N2K founder Larry Rosen, former WebTV and TiVo CEO Randy Komisar, and IDEO.", "Tony Conrad of Venture Strategy Partners will join Stewart Alsop, Lee Rosenberg of Kettle Partners, Mr. Komisar, and Mr. Rosen on the FullAudio board.", "http: www.fullaudio.com ICP Company MetStream Closes $4 Million Series A PORTLAND, Ore. -- MetStream Communications, an integrated communications service provider targeting residential communities with broadband services, said it closed its Series A round with $4 million from Vertex and Integrated Electrical Services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e7526_p9", "sents": [ "Edward F. Brennan, the vice president of Tredegar, will take a seat on Cbyon's board of directors.", "http: www.cbyon.com Online Sports Firm Active.com Has $21 Million Second Round LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Active.com, which provides online sports registry services, said it raised $21 million in its second round of funding.", "Deutsche Bank affiliate ABS Ventures led the round, which includes new investors Hambrecht Capital, PowerBar founders Brian and Jennifer Maxwell, and previous investors Austin Ventures, Enterprise Partners, Kettle Partners, and Ticketmaster-Online CitySearch.", "The company will use the funding to further develop its online registration services.", "Last month, Active.com merged with recreational management software developer Sierra Digital.", "The company, formerly ActiveUSA.com, also merged with RaceGate.com last year.", "Active.com is also backed by KB Partners, New World Ventures, and Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong.", "The latest round brings the company's total funding to approximately $52 million.", "http: www.active.com Investing Site SaveDaily Closes Series B with $1.5 Million IRVINE, Calif. -- SaveDaily, which runs an online investing service, said it has closed its Series B round of financing at $1.5 million with $1 million from the venture firm H. S. Dent Foundation and the rest from undisclosed investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Haplochromis estor", "sents": [ "Haplochromis estor is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria.", "This species can reach a length of 17 cm SL." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lake Victoria", "sents": [ "Lake Victoria (\"Nam Lolwe \" in Luo; \"Nalubaale \" in Luganda; \"Nyanza \" in Kinyarwanda and some Bantu languages) is one of the African Great Lakes.", "The lake was named after Queen Victoria by the explorer John Hanning Speke, the first Briton to document it.", "Speke accomplished this in 1858, while on an expedition with Richard Francis Burton to locate the source of the Nile River." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Francisco", "sents": [ "San Francisco (initials SF) ( , Spanish for Saint Francis; Spanish: ] ), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.", "The consolidated city-county covers an area of about 47.9 sqmi at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.", "It is the fourth-most populous city in California, and the 13th-most populous in the United States, with a 2016 census-estimated population of 870,887.", "The population is projected to reach 1 million by 2033." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1599_p14", "sents": [ "\"The real test is not to recognize past achievements but to be able to look back in five or ten years from now.", "As a matter of fact, some CEO's we've chosen haven't made money for share holders in the past few years, but we believe they are poised to do so now.\"", "WORTH's methodology for selecting the 50 best CEO's strives to balance their possession of a vision with a demonstrated ability to execute under stress and when confronted by urgent challenges.", "The nominations were collected from leading fund managers and securities analysts and vetted by a team of WORTH reporters.", "The final selections were made by WORTH's editors.", "WORTH, the monthly magazine edited for the dynamic wealth market, reaches active investors, business leaders and luxury connoisseurs with a median net worth of $1.25 million.", "The May issue will be available on newsstands April 24. WORTH MAGAZINE'S 50 TOP CEO'S 1. Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft; Redmond, WA 2. Jeffrey Skilling, CEO, Enron; Houston, TX 3. Philip Purcell, CEO, Morgan Stanley; New York, NY 4. James Morgan, CEO, Applied Materials; Santa Clara, CA 5. Margaret Whitman, CEO, eBay; San Jose, CA 6. Lawrence Ellison, CEO, Oracle; Redwood Shores, CA 7. Koichi Nishimura, CEO, Solectron; Milpitas, CA 8. John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems; San Jose, CA 9. Scott McNealy, CEO, Sun Microsystems; Palo Alto, CA 10. Dennis Kozlowski, CEO, Tyco International; Exeter, NH 11. David Pottruck, CEO, Charles Schwab; San Francisco, CA 12. Steven Jobs, CEO, Apple Computer; Cupertino, CA 13. James McNerney Jr., CEO, 3M; St. Paul, MN 14. Steven Appleton, CEO, Micron Technology; Boise, ID 15. Jeffrey Immelt, CEO, General Electric; Fairfield, CT 16. Henry Paulson Jr., CEO, Goldman Sachs; New York, NY 17. Kenneth Freeman, CEO, Quest Diagnostics; Teterboro, NJ 18. Steven Burd, CEO, Safeway; Pleasanton, CA 19. Frederick Smith, CEO, FedEx; Memphis, TN 20. Craig Barrett, CEO, Intel; Santa Clara, CA 21. Michael Dell, CEO, Dell Computer; Round Rock, TX 22. Richard Fairbank, CEO, Capital One; Falls Church, VA 23. Kenneth Chenault, CEO, American Express; New York, NY 24. James Kelly, CEO, United Parcel Service; Atlanta, GA 25. Robert Ulrich, CEO, Target; Minneapolis, MN 26. William McGuire, CEO, UnitedHealth Group; Edina, MN 27. George David, CEO, United Technologies; Hartford, CT 28. James Truchard, CEO, National Instruments; Austin, TX 29. Richard Kovacevich, CEO, Wells Fargo; San Francisco, CA 30. Henry Nicholas III, CEO, Broadcom; Irvine, CA 31. Robert Nardelli, CEO, Home Depot; Atlanta, GA 32. Arthur Levinson, CEO, Genentecc; San Francisco, CA 33. Gordon Bethune, CEO, Continental Airlines; Houston, TX 34. Ronald DeFeo, CEO, Terex; Westport, CT 35. Leonard Schaeffer, CEO, Wellpoint Health Networks; Thousand Oaks, CA 36. William Wise, CEO, El Paso; Houston, TX 37. Robert Walter, CEO, Cardinal Health; Dublin, OH 38. Alain Belda, CEO, Alcoa; Pittsburgh, PA 39. Kevin Knight, CEO, Knight Transportation; Phoenix, AZ 40. Russell Lewis, CEO, New York Times Company; New York, NY 41. Dan Akerson, CEO, XO Communications; Reston, VA 42. Jacques Nasser, CEO, Ford Motor, Dearborn, MI 43. Roger Jarvis, CEO, Spinnaker Exploration; Houston, TX 44. Jure Sola, CEO, Sanmina; San Jose, CA 45. David D'Alessandro, CEO, John Hancock Financial Services; Boston, MA 46. Douglas Rock, CEO, Smith International; Houston, TX 47. Willem Roelandts, CEO, Xilinx; San Jose, CA 48. John Wren, CEO, Omnicom; New York, NY 49. Clark McLeod, CEO, McLeodUSA; Cedar Rapids, IA 50. William Wrigley Jr., CEO, WM." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Crank Yankers", "sents": [ "Crank Yankers is an American television show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison that featured actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests and re-enacted onscreen by puppets for a visual aid to show the viewer what is happening in the call.", "The show premiered in 2002 on Comedy Central and returned to MTV2 on February 9, 2007, running again until March 30, 2007.", "The show screened in Australia on SBS Television and The Comedy Channel between 2003 and 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "MTV2", "sents": [ "MTV2 (formerly M2) is an American digital cable and satellite television channel owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom.", "The channel was initially broadcast over-the-air in selected markets, where the former all-request music channel known as The Box was broadcast (which was acquired by MTV Networks in 2001 for the sole purpose of conversion to MTV2)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Roman Empire", "sents": [ "The Roman Empire (Latin: \"Imperium Rōmānum\" ; ] Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr.", "\"Basileia tōn Rhōmaiōn\" ) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.", "The city of Rome was the largest city in the world  100 BC  AD 400 , with Constantinople (New Rome) becoming the largest around AD 500, and the Empire's populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world's population at the time).", "The 500-year-old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict, during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC.", "Civil wars and executions continued, culminating in the victory of Octavian, Caesar's adopted son, over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the annexation of Egypt.", "Octavian's power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title \"Augustus\", effectively marking the end of the Roman Republic." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e6787_p3", "sents": [ "Hammurabi's Code, written in 1750 B.C., is basically a long list of price controls.", "The Decline of the Roman Empire was sealed when the Emperor Diocletian imposed price controls on the entire Roman economy.", "They are history's longest running magic show.", "By holding a price below market level, price controls encourage consumers to demand more while encouraging producers to produce less.", "The result is an economic \"shortage.\"", "When the government heeds producers and holds prices above their market level, the result is the opposite -- an economic \"surplus.\"", "Since the 1930s, Congress has imposed agricultural price supports to help farmers.", "Ever hear the term \"farm surpluses?\"", "Yet no one ever gives up.", "Just a little more manipulation will solve everything.", "\"California and Nevada officials said they still have faith that price limits can stabilize Western electricity markets,\" announced the San Francisco Chronicle two days later, \"but that federal regulators may have to tweak the system.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Draper Fisher Jurvetson", "sents": [ "Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is an American venture capital firm focused on early- and growth-stage investments in enterprise, consumer and disruptive technologies.", "In 2015, DFJ was identified as one of the top investors of billion-dollar startups." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e28006_p36", "sents": [ "He has also served as a member of Amazing Media's board of advisors.", "Amazing Media is backed by Draper Atlantic and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.", "<http: www.amazingmedia.com * AirSphere Names AMR Exec Peter Pappas as Chairman top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LHONNLJMII NEW YORK -- AirSphere, a Web-based technology provider for the aviation industry, said it has appointed Peter Pappas as chairman of the board.", "Mr. Pappas has served as chairman and CEO of Worldwide Flight Services and president of American Airlines subsidiaries AMR Consulting Group and AMR Services.", "Six directors comprise AirSphere's board.", "The company has raised $4 million from Genesis Partners.", "<http: www.airsphere.com * Confluence Appoints Hitachi Data COO to Board top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=IPJHJPQLII MILPITAS, CALIF. -- Confluence Networks, which develops storage networking systems, said it appointed David Roberson to its board of directors.", "Mr. Roberson, who becomes the fourth member of the board, is the chief operating officer at Hitachi Data Systems." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Franklin Avenue Presbyterian Church", "sents": [ "Franklin Avenue Presbyterian Church (also known as North Presbyterian Church) is a historic church at 108 W. Grand River Avenue in Lansing, Michigan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lansing, Michigan", "sents": [ "Lansing is the capital of the US state of Michigan.", "It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County.", "The 2010 Census placed the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan.", "The population of its Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 464,036, while the even larger Combined Statistical Area (CSA) population, which includes Shiawassee County, was 534,684.", "It was named the new state capital of Michigan in 1847, ten years after Michigan became a state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e119_p0", "sents": [ "'Legislative package only delays pain, critics warn By Craig D. Rose UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 1, 2000 Consumer and political leaders -- as well as Sempra Energy's chief executive -- said yesterday that the three electricity bills before Gov.", "Gray Davis do nothing to fix the fundamental cause of soaring bills.", "The cause, they say, is that power generators can continue to charge what most characterize as exorbitant prices for their electricity -- and consumers ultimately face the daunting task of paying them.", "No matter if all of the bills are signed, the leaders say California's power market will remain a seller's game that gouges overmatched consumers.", "And while San Diego Gas and Electric Co.'s hard-pressed customers may pay less now, they will pay back all or nearly all the savings -- plus interest -- beginning in 2003. \"The governor's bill postpones the pain, but the pain is still there,\" said Maureen O'Connor, a former mayor of San Diego who has been active in seeking relief from the soaring bills afflicting SDG&E's 1.2 million electricity customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2326_p27", "sents": [ "Will Filner run for mayor in 2004?", "\"It's a possibility,\" he said.", "But if Mayor Dick Murphy \"continues the job he's doing, he's there for two terms, and that puts me a pretty old guy.\"", "H e may choose instead to attempt a long House career, hoping the Democrats become the majority in next year's midterm elections.", "\"The more terms -- assuming you stay in touch with your constituents -- gives you a chance to do all kinds of things.\"", "Gephardt tells rally here he's pushing price caps By Ronald W. Powell and Craig D. Rose UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS May 5, 2001 CHULA VISTA -- The nation's electric power crisis heated up here yesterday as House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt demanded that President Bush and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission work to immediately curb runaway electric rates.", "Standing before a noontime crowd of more than 300 angry electricity consume rs outside the bay-front South Bay Power Plant, Gephardt said Bush should tell the commission to cap the prices power companies can charge." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "New Enterprise Associates", "sents": [ "New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is an American-based venture capital firm.", "NEA focuses investment stages ranging from seed stage through growth stage.", "NEA invests across a broad array of industry sectors.", "With over $18 billion in assets under management, NEA was the world's largest venture capital firm in 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e4329_p2", "sents": [ "For more information and to apply, visit: http: www.exed.hbs.edu vw Top Stories o PMC-Sierra To Buy SwitchOn Networks For $450 Million CAMPBELL, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra, a publicly-traded provider of semiconductors and technical support, said it acquired SwitchOn Networks, which develops wirespeed packet classification and inspection technologies.", "The stock acquisition is valued at approximately $450 million.", "Through the acquisition PMC-Sierra will acquire the SwitchOn Networks staff in both Pune, India and California.", "The company is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Redwood Ventures, and Sequoia Capital.", "http: www.pmc-sierra.com http: www.switchon-net.com Latin ISP VeloCom Pays $875 Million for Bell Canada Stakes DENVER -- VeloCom, a provider of voice, data, and Internet services in Latin America, said it will acquire Bell Canada International's 34.4% interest in Vesper and its 45% interest in Vento for $875 million in cash and notes.", "Vesper is Latin America's largest competitive local exchange carrier.", "Vento, formerly BR Home Shopping, provides a range of Internet access and Web-based services to business and residential users in 18 Brazilian cities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chintara Sukapatana", "sents": [ "Chintara Sukapatana (Thai: ; rtgs: \"Chintara Sukkhaphat\" ), born January 22, 1965 in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand is a Thai film actress.", "Her best-known role was as \"Trinh\" in the 1987 Hollywood film, \"Good Morning, Vietnam\", in which she co-starred opposite Robin Williams.", "At the time, she was a Bachelor in Business Administration and Master in Public Administration student at Krirk University." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Robin Williams", "sents": [ "Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.", "Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance.", "After rising to fame as Mork in \"Mork & Mindy\" (1978–82), Williams established a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting.", "He was known for his improvisational skills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Wall Street Journal", "sents": [ "The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.", "The \"Journal\", along with its Asian and European editions, is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.", "The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e26636_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron Prepares To Become Easier to Read The Wall Street Journal, 08 28 01 The State PG&E's Power Bill May Go Up Energy: The PUC wants to shift some of the state's cost of buying electricity away from Edison.", "It also proposes a 12% rate hike for SDG&E.", "Los Angeles Times, 08 28 01 Enron Names Whalley, Frevert to Chairman's Office (Update1) Bloomberg, 08 28 01 USA: Enron names Greg Whalley president, COO.", "Reuters English News Service, 08 28 01 Enron Names Greg Whalley President, Oper Chief Dow Jones News Service, 08 28 01 INDIA PRESS: Fincl Cos Look For Enron Stake Buyers Dow Jones Asian Equities Report, 08 28 01 Enron denies seeking sanctions over Dabhol The Times of India, 08 28 01 Markets Your Money Stocks Ease After Friday's Big Gains Markets: NYSE tra ding is light.", "Among commodities, natural gas prices see 18-month lows.", "Los Angeles Times, 08 28 01 Vignette Rises as eBay, Yahoo Fall Amid Seesaw Day for Tech Stocks The Wall Street Journal, 08 28 01 Enron works to shore up confidence Houston Chronicle, 08 28 01 Heard on the Street Enron Prepares To Become Easier to Read By Rebecca Smith and John Emshwiller Staff Reporters of The Wall Street Journal 08 28 2001 The Wall Street Journal C1 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) Can a humbler, more-informative Enron refuel investor enthusiasm?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Galium tinctorium", "sents": [ "Galium tinctorium, the stiff marsh bedstraw, is a species of plants in the Rubiaceae.", "It is widespread and common across the eastern part of North America, from Texas to Labrador and from Minnesota to Florida, plus eastern and central Mexico and the Dominican Republic.", "It is classed as a noxious weed in some parts of the northeastern United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Rubiaceae", "sents": [ "The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family.", "It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules.", "The family contains about 13,500 species in 611 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family.", "Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the (sub)tropics.", "Economic importance includes \"Coffea\", the source of coffee, \"Cinchona\", the source of the antimalarial alkaloid quinine, some dye plants (e.g.", "\"Rubia\"), and ornamental cultivars (e.g.", "\"Gardenia\", \"Ixora\", \"Pentas\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Chirabandhavya", "sents": [ "Chirabandhavya (Kannada: ಚಿರಬಾಂಧವ್ಯ ) is a 1993 Indian Kannada romance drama film directed by M. S. Rajashekar and produced by Shashwathi Chitra.", "The film features Shivarajkumar, Subhashri and Bharathi in the lead roles.", "The film's plot is based on the novel of the same name written by Sai Suthe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kannada", "sents": [ "Kannada ( ; ಕನ್ನಡ \"kannaḍa \" ] ), also known as Canarese or Kanarese , is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in India, mainly in the state of Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ), and by linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and abroad.", "The language has roughly 40 million native speakers who are called Kannadigas (\"Kannadigaru\" ), and a total of 50.8 million speakers according to a 2001 census.", "It is one of the scheduled languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dynegy", "sents": [ "Dynegy Inc. is an electric company based in Houston, Texas, in the United States.", "It owns and operates a number of power stations in the U.S., all of which are natural gas-fueled or coal-fueled.", "The company is located at 601 Travis Street in Downtown Houston.", "The company was founded in 1984 as Natural Gas Clearinghouse.", "It was originally an energy brokerage, buying and selling natural gas supplies.", "It changed its name to NGC Corporation in 1995 after entering the electrical power generation business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e19680_p54", "sents": [ "Under the deal, Enron shareholders get 0.2685 share of Dynegy per Enron share.", "The ratio is subject to \"downward revision\" under certain circumstances, the documents said.", "Also, ChevronTexaco, a Dynegy shareholder, gave Dynegy $1.5 billion.", "Dynegy on Tuesday injected that money into Enron, aiming to shore up its core energy trading operation.", "In return for the money, Dynegy gets preferred stock and other rights in Enron's Northern Natural Gas pipeline system.", "If the deal doesn't close, Dynegy could buy all of Northern Natural Gas, which includes about 17,000 miles of natural gas pipeline.", "The filings say Dynegy's right to buy Northern Natural Gas is first subject to a right of Enron to repurchase Northern Natural Gas.", "If the merger should not close, Dynegy, under certain circumstances, has the option instead to convert its stake in Northern Natural Gas to Enron stock.", "Also of note in the documents: Enron will finish its second downtown office tower, now under construction, and will keep moving employees into the new building \"at this time.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5326_p10", "sents": [ "http: www.venturestrategy.com Motorola Puts $11 Million Round Two in Media Spinoff FID SCHAUMBERG, Ill. -- Motorola spin-off First International Digital (FID) said it raised $11 million in its second round from One Motorola, the venture capital arm of Motorola, and individual investors.", "FID develops and markets audio and video products.", "http: www.fidinc.com Primedia Takes Majority Stake in WeddingNetwork.com NEW YORK -- Primedia Consumer Media and Magazines said that its Modern Bride Group has taken a controlling interest in Denver-based Internet Gift Registries, provider of the WeddingNetwork.com site.", "Financial details of the agreement are undisclosed.", "Primedia had, through its its investment arm Primedia, previously invested in Internet Gift Registries.", "Other investors in the company include Winfield and Commonwealth Associates.", "http: www.weddingnetwork.com Action Sports Web Site Swell.com Gets $8 Million Series B SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- Swell.com, an Internet and multi-channel resource for the action sports industry, said it received $8 million in its Series B round of funding from a group of investors including existing investors Richland Ventures, Edgewater Funds, Matador Capital, and new investor Bluestem." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "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": "I Wear the Face", "sents": [ "I Wear the Face is the 1984 RCA Records debut album from Mr. Mister.", "It reached a high of #170 on the Billboard Top 200 charts.", "It was originally issued with a different cover photograph that was changed after the success of their 2nd RCA album.", "The first single from the album \"Hunters of the Night\" reached a high of #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "RCA Records", "sents": [ "RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.", "It is one of SME's three flagship record labels, alongside Columbia Records and Epic Records.", "The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, rock, hip hop, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country.", "The company's name is derived from the initials of the label's former parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA).", "It is the second oldest recording company in US history, after sister label Columbia Records.", "RCA's Canadian unit (formerly Berliner Gramophone Canada) is Sony's oldest label in Canada.", "It was one of only two Canadian record companies to survive the Great Depression." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Middle Hesse", "sents": [ "The region of Middle Hesse (German: \"Region Mittelhessen\" ) is one of three planning regions in the German state of Hesse, alongside North and South Hesse.", "Its territory is identical with that of the administrative province of Gießen (\"Regierungsbezirk Gießen\") and covers the counties of Limburg-Weilburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Gießen, Marburg-Biedenkopf and Vogelsbergkreis.", "The Middle Hesse Regional Assembly (\"Regionalversammlung Mittelhessen\"), which decides on the regional plan, currently consists of 31 members chosen by the five counties and the three towns with special status: Gießen, Marburg and Wetzlar.", "The regional assembly has tasked the governing president (\"Regierungspräsident\") with delivering regional management.", "The Mid-Hesse Regional Management Association (\"Regionalmanagementverein MitteHessen\") was founded on 22 January 2003." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Wetzlar", "sents": [ "The city of Wetzlar, located in the state of Hesse, Germany, is a former Free imperial city that owed much of its fame to being the seat of the Imperial Supreme Court (\"Reichskammergericht\") of the Holy Roman Empire.", "Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Frame Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses.", "Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of the Taunus.", "The city is known for its ancient town and its medieval cathedral." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Temple City, California", "sents": [ "Temple City is a city in Los Angeles County, California.", "Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Arcadia, Rosemead, Monterey Park, San Marino, and San Gabriel, in the west San Gabriel Valley with a rapidly growing Asian population.", "Temple City also has a Cuban and Puerto Rican community, among other Latino nationalities.", "Approximately one third of the city's population is white.", "The population was 35,558 at the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "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": "Ikanos Communications", "sents": [ "Ikanos Communications, Incorporated, was a provider of semiconductor and software products for use in homes.", "The company’s digital subscriber line, communications processors and other products were used in customer premises equipment from network equipment manufacturers and telecommunications service providers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e28041_p4", "sents": [ "more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.nestle.com BioPharm U3 Pharma Raises $4.5 Million in First Round mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QJIHPKOLII MARTINSRIED, GERMANY -- U3 Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the creation of novel therapeutic products that target key components of cellular signal transduction systems, said it raised EUR 5 million ($4.5 million) in its Series A. [more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.u3pharma.com Mobile Enterprise Application Firm ViaFone Eyes Acquistions mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LNQHPJMLII BRISBANE, CALIF. -- Fresh off its first acquisition, ViaFone, a provider of mobile enterprise software, said it is in active talks to make more, CEO Russell McMeekin told VentureWire.", "more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.viafone.com Eluminant Technologies Raises $26M in Series A mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QJIIMNOLII CHANTILLY, VA. -- NEC Eluminant Technologies, which develops applications to alleviate broadband delays using fiber optic technology, said it raised $26 million in its Series A. [more.. <http: professional.venturewire.com prostory.asp ] <http: www.eluminant.com Ikanos Gets $5.1M More to Cap Series C at $30M mail <http: alert.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=MJJKQIPLII FREMONT, CALIF. -- Ikanos Communications, a developer of broadband silicon chipsets, said it has raised an additional $5.1 million in Series C funding, bringing the round to a close at $30 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ethan (biblical figure)", "sents": [ "Ethan () the Ezrahite, is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.", "It may be that Ethan was a cymbal-player in King David's court.", "He authored Psalm 89.", "Charles Spurgeon theorised that this was the same person as Jeduthun.", "Theologian John Gill refers to a Jewish tradition which identifies Ethan with Abraham, Heman with Moses, and Chalcol with Joseph." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Moses", "sents": [ "Moses ( ) is a prophet in the Abrahamic religions.", "According to the Hebrew Bible, he was adopted by an Egyptian princess, and later in life became the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver, to whom the authorship of the Torah, or acquisition of the Torah from Heaven is traditionally attributed.", "Also called \"Moshe Rabbenu\" in Hebrew (מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ , \"lit.\"", "\"Moses our Teacher\"), he is the most important prophet in Judaism.", "He is also an important prophet in Christianity, Islam, the Bahá'í Faith, and a number of other Abrahamic religions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20385_p65", "sents": [ "The stock edged up 2% Tuesday after falling nearly 40% since last week amid worries about complex off-bal ance sheet deals.", "The call, arranged after Enron's Monday plunge, contained a lot of queries about two trusts, called Marlin II and Whitewing, against which Enron borro wed some $3.4 billion.", "Lay became testy after questioning by Richard Grubma n of Boston-based hedge fund Highfields Capital Management.", "Grubman, who wa s called an \"a--hole\" by Enron's former CEO Jeff Skilling on an April confe rence call, was trying to find out the value of water assets held by Marlin II.", "The optimal way of paying back money borrowed through the trust is to sell the water assets.", "Grubman's line of questioning implied that the Marlin assets were worth onl y about $100 million, meaning Enron would have to find about $900 million to pay off the Marlin II-related debt.", "Grubman arrived at $100 million after factoring in what he saw as the effects of a third-quarter writedown to wa ter assets, some of which are included in Marlin II." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e6660_p15", "sents": [ "\"Dredging operations carried out in the coastal area (near the Punta Lara potabilization plant), could have caused an alteration in the continuity and quality of water service,\" said Buenos Aires provincial enviromental policy department.", "Gasoducto Cruz del Sur has not met the conditions required to complete the pipeline, and this \"could place the potability of water at risk,\" court sources told El Dia.", "Azurix holds the Buenos Aires provincial water and sewage concession.", "lac gc For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Fitch Rts Marlin Water Trust II Sr Secured Notes Due 2003, `BBB' 07 18 2001 Business Wire (Copyright (c) 2001, Business Wire) NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 2001--Fitch has assigned a 'BBB' rating to Marlin Water Trust II and the Marlin Water Trust II Co-Issuer's (Marlin II) $475 million issuance of 6.31% senior secured notes due 2003, and $515 million 6.19% senior secured notes due 2003. The notes are issued domestically pursuant to SEC Rule 144A and outside the United States under Regulation S. At closing net proceeds from the issuance will temporarily be invested in two short-term Enron Corp. (Enron) notes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "AstraZeneca", "sents": [ "AstraZeneca plc is an Anglo–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company.", "In 2013, it moved its headquarters to Cambridge, England, and concentrated its R&D in three sites: Cambridge; Gaithersburg, Maryland (location of MedImmune) for work on biopharmaceuticals; and Mölndal (near Gothenburg) in Sweden, for research on traditional chemical drugs.", "AstraZeneca has a portfolio of products for major disease areas including cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3639_p1", "sents": [ "top GOTHENBURG, Sweden (VENTUREWIRE) -- Arexis, a biotechnology firm discoverin g the genetic compounds of metabolic and inflammatory diseases, announced the appointment of Lennart Hansson as the company's new CEO.", "Dr. Hansson, who w as previously the CEO at AstraZeneca's cardiovascular and gastrointestinal research division, is replacing Arexis's co-founder, Vidar Wendel-Hansen, w ho will now be the chief business officer.", "Bjorn Lowenadler, also formerly of AstraZeneca's cardiovascular and gastrointestinal research division, is joining Arexis as the chief scientific officer.", "Arexis recently announced closing a $4.5 million first round from 3i, SEB Foretagsinvest, InnovationsKapital, and individuals.", "http: www.arexis.com VC PERSONNEL Royal Bank Capital Partners Adds Director to IT Fund mail?", "top TORONTO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Royal Bank Capital Partners, the private equity ar m of Royal Bank of Canada, said Greg Connor has joined the information technology fund as director.", "He had served as partner at MM Venture Partner s, where he focused on early-stage IT and biotechnology companies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "California Department of Water Resources", "sents": [ "The California Department of Water Resources (DWR), is part of the California Natural Resources Agency.", "The Department of Water Resources is responsible for the State of California's management and regulation of water usage.", "The department was created in 1956 by Governor Goodwin Knight following across Northern California in 1955, combining the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Public Works with the State Engineer's Office, the Water Project Authority, and the State Water Resources Board.", "It has its headquarters in Sacramento." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3500_p1", "sents": [ "&Clearly, in addition to California ,s retail electricity customers, t here are several other groups that stand to benefit from increased Path 15 capacity - primarily municipally owned utilities, as well as federal and state agencies like the California Department of Water Resources and the Western Area Power Authority.", "Several times over the past decade, Pacific Gas and Electric Company has attempted to work with these groups on ways to fairly share the costs and benefits of any upgrade.", "However, in each case, these interests have declined to participate in upgrading Path 15, leaving the cost of making the upgrade to be born only by PG&E ,s retail customer s. In at least one case, the California Public Utilities Commission determined the effort to upgrade Path 15 was uneconomic.", "&In the meantime, the utility has made several low cost, high benefit upgrades to Path 15, which have successfully increased its capacity.", "Furthermore, earlier this year, the utility performed preliminary environmental studies that should help expedite the development of an upgrade of Path 15. &Pacific Gas and Electric Company looks forward to working with the DOE and WAPA to accelerate the development of this needed transmission upgrade. 8" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "INK Entertainment", "sents": [ "INK Entertainment is a hospitality and entertainment company headquartered in Toronto that maintains various properties; mostly nightclubs and restaurants, as well as a country club, two annual music festivals, two talent agencies, and a hotel currently under construction.", "Most of its properties are located in Toronto (either in the city's Entertainment District, Fashion District or in its ritzy Yorkville neighbourhood); with a few in Montreal, Niagara Falls, Miami area, and Las Vegas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Toronto", "sents": [ "Toronto ( , ] ) is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario.", "With a population in 2016 of 2,731,571, it is the fourth most populous city in North America after Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles.", "Toronto is the centre of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), the most populous metropolitan area in Canada, and anchors the Golden Horseshoe, an urbanized region that is home to 9.2 million people, or over 26% of the population of Canada.", "A global city, Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, and culture." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]