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[ { "title": "e11378_p0", "sents": [ "'fyi.", "-- Forwarded by Lara Leibman Enron Communications on 02 27 01 07:35 PM -- PR & Marketing Sent by: EBS Announcements 02 27 01 01:35 PM To: All EBS cc: Subject: ENRON BROADBAND SERVICES LAUNCHES ONLINE BANDWIDTH TRADING IN EUROPE Anita Cullen Enron Broadband Services +44 (0) 20 7783 2384 ENRON BROADBAND SERVICES LAUNCHES ONLINE BANDWIDTH TRADING IN EUROPE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 27,2001 LONDON Enron Broadband Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enron Co rp.", "(NYSE: ENE), announced today the launch of online bandwidth trading in Europe.", "Bandwidth transactions that used to take months to close can now be concluded in minutes, creating wholesale market efficiencies.", "Bandwidth trading is carried out via the EnronOnline trading platform.", "Launched in November 1999 to handle the trading of Enron ,s natural gas, oil, electricity and other commodities, EnronOnline is the world ,s largest business-to-business e-commerce website, currently handling over 3,850 transactions with a notional value of over $2.6 billion, each day." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e612_p0", "sents": [ "-- Forwarded by Lara Leibman Enron Communications on 03 31 01 09:47 PM -- EBS Marketing & PR 03 28 01 06:02 PM To: All EBS Employees Worldwide cc: Subject: EBS Connected Market Close 3 28 01 58.10 -2.36 Bandwidth Intermediation (through 3 23 01) YTD Transactions 271 Counterparties 32 LTD Transactions 483 Counterparties 55 March 28, 2001 GROWING MARKET FOR BANDWIDTH &The market for bandwidth is developing more quickly than we anticipated faster than the markets for natural gas or even electricity, 8 said Paul Racicot, vice president, EBS Global Trading and Risk Management.", "Click here to read more.", "KEVIN HANNON ON ESPEAK Remember to join Kevin Hannon as he fields questions on eSpeak next Tuesday April 3 at 10:00 a.m. CST.", "All EBS employees worldwide are encouraged to take advantage of this great opportunity to ask questions or express your thoughts and ideas.", "Log onto eSpeak from eThink at home.enron.com to participate in the discussion or ask a question." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2855_p16", "sents": [ "Enron, the US energy group, has put two of its three energy projects on hold.", "\"We're in a capital-intensive business, in which the recovery of investment requires a long period of time,\" said Alfredo Llorente, president of Enersis, the Latin American holding company for Endesa of Spain, the region's largest electricity investor.", "\"Therefore it is essential to know what rules are going to apply over the long term.\"", "Despite growth in electricity demand in Chile averaging about 7 per cent since 1996, there has been little new capacity installed since then.", "Part of the problem stems from heavy investment in cheaper, gas-fired plants in the mid-1990s by the dominant three generators, encouraged by a new pipeline from Argentina.", "This created a surplus of generating capacity, which contributed to a 40 per cent decline in node prices between 1996 and 1999. At the same time, an international credit squeeze began depriving the Chilean operators of funds for fresh investment, leading eventually to their sale to the large foreign groups." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Jocelyn Goldfein", "sents": [ "Jocelyn Goldfein is an American technology executive and investor.", "She is the managing director and a general partner at Zetta Venture Partners.", "Previously she was a director of engineering at Facebook and vice president of engineering at VMware." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Poshmark", "sents": [ "Poshmark is the largest social marketplace for fashion where exclusively people from the United States can buy, sell and share their style with others.", "Poshmark’s mission is to make shopping simple and fun by connecting people around a shared love of fashion, while empowering entrepreneurs to become the next generation of retailers.", "Recognized as the go-to shopping destination for millennials, Poshmark’s community of over two million Seller Stylists help shoppers discover the perfect look from over 25 million items and 5,000 brands.", "The company is backed by the world’s leading venture capital institutions including Mayfield, Menlo Ventures, GGV Capital, Inventus Capital, SoftTech VC, Union Grove Venture Partners, Shea Ventures and AngelList.", "The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e752_p5", "sents": [ "Calpine said it made 20 cents to 25 cents a share, about three times as much as it earned a year earlier.", "Atlanta-based Mirant Corp. said March 14 it would earn 46 cents to 48 cents a share in the quarter, more than twice as much as expected, because of gains in its natural gas and electricity business in the United States West.", "Avista Corp., which also sells energy in the western U.S., said in March it would earn 33 cents to 35 cents a share in the quarter, more than the 30-cent average estimate of analysts polled by First Call Thomson Financial.", "Enron said in March it expected to earn $1.70 to $1.75 this year, but wouldn't break out first-quarter estimates.", "First Call estimates are that Enron will make 45 cents a share, up from 40 cents a year earlier.", "Seeking Payments Enron's shares fell 30 percent in the quarter, partly on concern about debts owed by customers in California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3333_p13", "sents": [ "A1 Markets: Stocks fall as investors mix caution with confidence.", "C4 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "May 24, 2001 Houston Chronicle Brazil asking power users to cut back Officials want to pare consumption by a fifth Copyright 2001 Houston Chronicle News Services SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The towering offices of Banco Itau and Microsoft Corp. in Brazil's financial heartland greeted nightfall with their trademark lights turned off.", "Store owners celebrated astronomic weekend sales of energy-saving lamps.", "That's good news as the government asks the nation to chop 20 percent off energy consumption to avoid widespread blackouts and to haul South America's biggest country and economy out of a chronic power shortage sparked by drought.", "\"We are in the hands of the public.", "If people manage to economize 20 percent, the likelihood of blackouts will be very small,\" said Mauro Arce, Sao Paulo State energy secretary and member of an anti-crisis task force." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "George Steinbrenner", "sents": [ "George Michael Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930July 13, 2010) was an American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees.", "During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death in July 2010, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned seven World Series titles and 11 pennants.", "His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures.", "Steinbrenner was also involved in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast shipping industry." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3230_p48", "sents": [ "The model for VOD distribution would be companies like Blockbuster, which aggregate distribution rights for movies on video tape.", "Aggregation at the other end of the networks could bring all subscribers into the market whether they have high-speed cable-TV connections or high-speed digital subscriber lines from phone companies.", "Aggregation at the local level seems ideal for utilities that are getting into the telecom sector.", "They have the billing systems and most if not all the local customers needed to make the service work.", "Two utilities, Reliant Energy Inc. (REI) and Potomac Electric Power Co. (POM), have opened the door to future revenue from VOD.", "Reliant Energy Inc. has invested in Grande Communications, which provides Internet access, phone service and cable television.", "Potomac Electric and RCN Corporation (RCN) have a joint venture, StarPower Communications, which provides cable television service in the Washington, D.C., area.", "-By Michael Rieke, Dow Jones Newswires; 713-547-9207; michael.rieke@wsj.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e2250_p44", "sents": [ "Stephenson said his office started its investigation April 11, but decided to join forces with the Senate panel to avoid duplicating efforts and to get access to documents provided to the committee.", "California Independent System Operator, which runs the state's power grid, has agreed to supply the committee with confidential documents under subpoena, Dunn said.", "The committee will likely subpoena other documents that generators refuse to provide, he said.", "The committee has broadened its document review to include Enron Corp. and other power traders, along with in addition to power generators Duke Energy, Dynegy Inc., Mirant Inc., Reliant Energy Inc. and Williams Cos., Dunn said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11765_p12", "sents": [ "BitTime.com closed its first round of financing in December 1999 led by strategic investors Glacier Internet Holdings and Latinermet.", "http: www.bittime.com Harrah's Takes Stake in Sweepstakes Site Iwin.com LOS ANGELES -- Iwin.com, an advertiser-supported entertainment site that enables users to participate in games, contests, and sweepstakes to win prizes, said that gambling casino operator Harrah's Entertainment invested an undisclosed amount in the company for a minority equity stake.", "Harrah's stake in iwin.com is less than 10%.", "Iwin.com recently agreed to be acquired in an all-stock acquisition by publicly traded Uproar, an online entertainment destination.", "Harrah's chief operating officer Gary Loveman will join Iwin.com's board of directors.", "Iwin.com's backers include Rader Reinfrank, Ridgewood Capital, Transatlantic, and individual investors.", "http: www.iwin.com KnowledgeLINK Gets $10 Million From Hewlett Packard WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- E-commerce platform developer KnowledgeLINK and its network portal, GetPlugged.com, a consumer electronic site, said it has secured $10 million from Hewlett Packard." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e28042_p8", "sents": [ "All prior investors -- Anthelion, Greylock, Sequoia, and Telesoft -- reinvested.", "Post-money valuation has decreased since the last round, said Renee Punian, vice president of finance and administration.", "The company has raised $42.5 million to date.", "Funds will be used for customer acquisition and sales and marketing.", "As a result of the round, Joerg Sperling, managing director of Ridgewood Capital, takes a seat on the board of directors.", "Danial Faizullabhoy of Walden joined the board with the first closing of Series C. An outside director is expected to take the seventh seat on the board in the next couple of months, said Ms. Punian.", "Funds will last until mid-2003, though the company may seek additional financing in late 2002. Ikanos launches its first products this week and is targeting equipment vendors as customers.", "Each chipset costs $30 to $80. Ikanos employs 50 at present.", "<http: www.ikanos.com * Display App Firm DiStream Lands Undisclosed Seed Funds top mail <http: venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=LPKJIKOLII JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- DiStream, which provides software products that enable the delivery of high quality, full-screen display of video on demand utilizing broadband connections, said it received an unspecified amount of funding in its seed round." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Eanna-shum-iddina", "sents": [ "Eanna-shum-iddina was a governor in the \"Sealand Dynasty\" of Babylon in the middle of the second millennium BC.", "Sealand was the region of southern Iraq, of the Tigris-Euphrates-(Mesopotamia) along the coast.", "Eanna-shum-iddina is known to have made at least one Kudurru boundary stone." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4806_p3", "sents": [ "State energy officials are conducting their own investigation of the summer's events, in which wholesale power prices spiked to record levels and power bills for San Diego customers tripled.", "Peace wants FERC to order generators to repay hundreds of millions of dollars in power costs to California's retail electricity consumers and three-investor owned utilities.", "State's Pwr Grid Operator Says Demand Outstripped Supply Peace's claim that California didn't have an electricity supply problem this summer contradicts a report by the California Independent System Operator, the state's grid operator, which concluded that demand did outstrip supply.", "\"These guys aren't in the control room,\" ISO spokesman Patrick Dorinson said of doubters in a previous interview.", "\"How would they know?\"", "If FERC uncovers evidence that California indeed faced no supply shortage this summer, the result could be severe penalties for all market participants, a FERC spokeswoman said.", "The senator offered no such evidence in his letter, but said, \"In every case and in every declared emergency, supplies have been adequate to meet load.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19438_p2", "sents": [ "In California, grid officials were preparing to order plants to operate today according to work schedules submitted for yesterday's market day.", "Enron Corp., Dynegy Inc. and Reliant Energy Inc. largely shut down their headquarters offices in Houston, except for essential personnel.", "However, they said they were maintaining normal deliveries of electricity and gas to customers.", "\"We have a skeleton crew on the trading floor but I don't think anyone is focused on trading today,\" a Reliant spokesman said.", "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered the nation's 104 nuclear reactors to implement heightened security plans although many utilities that own generating plants already had done so.", "Exelon Corp. put its 17 reactors at 10 plant sites on alert voluntarily -- and largely vacated its 60- plus story headquarters office tower in downtown Chicago.", "\"We sent everybody home we could,\" said Don Kirchoffner, head of communications for the firm that owns the old Commonwealth Edison and Philadelphia Electric utilities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e1698_p45", "sents": [ "Aquila's profit last year more than doubled to $98 million from the previous year.", "Aquila and UtiliCorp are based in Kansas City, Missouri.", "Spinoff Next Year UtiliCorp will get $119 million after expenses in the stock sale, and Aquila will get $273 million, Aquila said in a corporate filing.", "UtiliCorp keeps control of Aquila with about 81 million shares and 98 percent of voting rights.", "UtiliCorp intends to spin off its stake in Aquila to UtiliCorp shareholders in about a year, company spokesman Ethan Hirsh said.", "Wide swings in energy prices and a surge in gas demand have boosted energy traders' first-quarter profits.", "Houston-based Dynegy Inc.'s profit rose 73 percent, and Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp.'s profit rose 54 percent.", "Sales of Enron Corp. the largest energy trader, almost quadrupled to $50.1 billion, and profit rose 20 percent.", "Reliant Resources, a unit of Reliant Energy Inc. that buys and runs power plants, is planning an IPO through Goldman, Sachs & Co. next week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ian Goldin", "sents": [ "Ian Andrew Goldin is a professor at the University of Oxford in England, and until September 2016 was the founding director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford.", "He is Professor of Globalisation and Development, holds a professorial fellowship at Balliol College, Oxford, and is Senior Fellow at the Oxford Martin School.", "He was born in South Africa." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Eduardo Levy Yeyati", "sents": [ "Eduardo Levy Yeyati (born November 14, 1965) is an Argentine economist and author.", "He teaches at the School of Economics of Universidad de Buenos Aires and at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella's School of Business.", "He is also a founding Partner at Elypsis, an economic research firm that he founded in 2011.", "Since March 2016, he is the honorary president of the Council of Production at the Argentina´s Ministry of Production and the director of the Program Argentina 2030 at the Chief of Cabinet Office." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2582_p137", "sents": [ "Instead of building new dams or nuclear plants, the region promoted energy efficiency, in everything from residential building codes to industrial plants.", "In normal weather years, the Northwest usually has a large surplus of electricity.", "''This has nothing to do with austerity or being a greenie,'' said Tom Eckman, the conservation manager of the Northwest Power Planning Council, which was created by Congress to guide major power decisions in this region ''It's common sense.", "If you can get something for 10 cents, why pay a dolla r for it?''", "Officials at even some big private utilities say that choosing conservation over big new power plants has paid off for them.", "The Potomac Electric Power Company, which serves nearly 600,000 customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia, has invested $360 million on conservation in the last 10 years eliminating the need for at least two medium-sized power plants, company officials said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e6937_p8", "sents": [ "Lucio said there should be enough capacity to get the Northwest through the winter, barring abnormalities like a long, extended freeze.", "Construction of dozens of peaking plants in the West is going forward in cases where developers sold supply contracts in advance.", "TransAlta is continuing construction of a 154-megawatt peaking plant in Washington, because much of the plant's capacity was sold months ago.", "\"The number of announced projects is far and away more than what is needed within the time frame we're talking about,\" said Dick Watson, a director with the Northwest Power Planning Council.", "Still, several western utilities have asked the FERC to raise the price cap.", "Puget Sound Energy (PSD) told the FERC the cap \"undercuts the Commission's efforts to ensure adequate supplies of electricity.\"", "As previously reported, some small oil-fired generators, which are even more expensive to operate than the permanent, gas-fired peaking plants, have even been taken off line permanently after being installed over the past six months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cerro Casale mine", "sents": [ "The Cerro Casale mine is one of the largest gold mines in the Chile and in the world.", "The mine is located in the northern part of Chile in Atacama Region.", "The mine has estimated reserves of 23 million oz of gold and 58.7 million oz of silver." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Burwash Mine", "sents": [ "The Burwash Mine was a small gold property discovered in the fall of 1934 by Johnny Baker and Hugh Muir at Yellowknife Bay, Northwest Territories.", "The town of Yellowknife did not exist yet at that point, but the discovery of gold at Burwash was the catalyst that brought more gold prospectors into the region in 1935 and 1936.", "A short shaft was sunk in 1935-1936 at Burwash, and in the summer of 1935 a 16-ton bulk sample of ore was shipped to Trail, British Columbia for processing, yielding 200 troy ounces (6 kg) of gold.", "The mine did not become a substantial producer and it is believed the gold vein was mined out." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8915_p1", "sents": [ "But Williams Communications didn't get behind the idea until February when it told industry analysts it had formed a bandwidth trading group.", "The new group includes Sharon Crow, who had been a gas trader and risk manager with Williams Energy Services, a unit of Williams Co. She is now vice president of bandwidth trading for Williams Communications.", "Since then, a number of other companies have said they want to play in that market - Dynegy Inc. (DYN, news, msgs); El Paso Energy Corp. (EPG, news, msgs ); Columbia Transmission Communications, a unit of Columbia Energy Group (CG, news, msgs); and Koch Industries.", "Those companies all have one thing in common and it isn't ownership of telecommunications bandwidth.", "They all have years of experience trading energy commodities.", "Last month companies from the energy side joined some carriers and others interested in standardized trading of bandwidth at a meeting put together by CompTel, a telecom industry trade association." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2868_p130", "sents": [ "\"The less money in the surplus, the less money for local government.", "So local government does have an interest in state energy policy.\"", "A civil lawsuit by Lt. Gov.", "Cruz Bustamante against five out-of-state power generators accuses them of conspiring to fix prices in California's energy market.", "The companies named are Dynegy Inc., Duke Energy, Mirant Inc., Reliant Ener gy Inc. and Williams Energy Services.", "A federal lawsuit by the California Legislature against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accuses it of refusing to prevent price-gouging by power generators.", "It says the regulatory commission has abdicated its responsibility to assur e that power generators charge just and reasonable rates for electricity.", "The suit attempts to require energy regulators to limit the prices charged by generators, and it also calls for establishing a refund program to recover what it says are excess profits that generators have already received becau se of the commission's inaction." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3910_p8", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to expand its management team, enhance its Web site, and for a national advertising campaign.", "http: www.craniamania.com Motorola Invests in Security Firm SecureOps' First Round MONTREAL -- SecureOps, a network security consulting firm, said One Motorola, Motorola's strategic venture capital investment arm, invested an undisclosed amount in its first round and has taken a minority stake in the company.", "The company plans to use the funds for expansion and product development.", "SecureOps provides network security services and technology to businesses, including information system audits, network architectural analysis, and managed services.", "http: www.secureops.com Financial Services Firm Pax Secures $67.5 Million From MDP CHICAGO -- Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), a private equity investment firm, said it has made an investment of $67.5 million in Pax Clearing, a full service options and stock clearing firm.", "Pax said it will use the investment to continue to grow its customer base, develop its technology platform, and expand its trading-related financing business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Hanover Finance", "sents": [ "Hanover Finance was a New Zealand non-bank finance company that focused on lending for high-risk property development that failed in 2010 under the leadership of Mark Hotchin.", "At the time of its failure it was the largest finance company in New Zealand.", "The Hanover Group also had interests in property and was responsible for developing Matarangi Beach Estates and golf course, and acquired completed lots at the Jacks Point property sub-division in Queenstown.", "The Group also had property and finance interests in Australia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6937_p32", "sents": [ "\"Certainly, it's a concern to see the chief executive selling so aggressively,\" says Jeff Dietert, an analyst at Simmons & Co., a Houston energy investment boutique and a member of the TSC Energy Roundtable.", "comment streetsidechat 1242533.html \"Especially when they are saying the stock is undervalued.", "That sends a very mixed message to investors.\"", "While acknowledging Enron's unique equity-based compensation program, Dietert says recent selling at the top is unique.", "\"You constantly see a regular group of people selling as they monetize their compensation\" at Enron, he says.", "\"However, the larger sales from senior executives are different.", "Sales have been weighted much more heavily to Lay and Skilling than they have been in the past.\"", "Dietert's 12-month price for Enron is $58, and his firm has not provided banking services to Enron.", "Simmons does not rate companies.", "Another analyst who asked not to be named was more critical.", "\"The [insider sales] are disconcerting to say the least." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e19601_p20", "sents": [ "The issues that have plagued the Houston-based company over the past three weeks continue to weigh on it, according to Jeff Dietert, an analyst at Simmons and Co. \"It's a bit of a vicious cycle,\" he said.", "\"The stock price declines, credit concerns go up, counterparties attempt to reduce their exposure and the earnings power of the company deteriorates.\"", "He added the nation's largest trader of natural gas and electricity needs to \"get all its ducks in a row\" so it can meet with its stock and bond holders to discuss Enron's capitalization and plans for strengthening its balance sheet.", "Already, at least one of Enron's rivals is benefiting from the company's woes.", "El Paso Corp., which also runs an energy marketing and trading business, said on Wednesday it has gained market share in the past few weeks as a result of reluctance on the part of companies to do business with Enron." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5050_p16", "sents": [ "http: www.meisoft.com Mobile Computing Software Developer Callisto Gets Funds WHEATON, Ill. -- Callisto Software, a developer of mobile computing management software, said it secured an undisclosed amount of additional venture capital from previous investors ARCH Venture Partners, The Ohio Partners, which is headed by former CompuServe president and CEO Maury Cox.", "The funds will be used to expand sales, marketing, and product development.", "http: www.callisto.com New Products o Wireless Messaging Platform Provider ShareSpan Launches STAMFORD, Conn. -- ShareSpan, a developer of a content aggregation, management, and distribution platform that supports wireless browsers and devices, announced its launch.", "ShareSpan received $300,000 in seed funding from its parent company Heynetwork.com, which has since spun off the company.", "ShareSpan is also backed by Redwood Partners, Riverside Management Group, and individual investors.", "http: www.sharespan.com Web Greeting Card Site Ecards Changes Name, Broadens Market TORONTO -- Ecards.com, which has been operating as an Internet greeting card site, said it has changed its name to Blab.com and expanded its offerings in the entertainment market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e8397_p20", "sents": [ "Leslie Sadler, who had been acting CEO, will remain as the company's presi dent.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Basile was vice president at Dakot a Jackson, a high-end furniture manufacturer.", "DesignCenter360 plans to lau nch early in 2001 and is funded by Riverside Management Group and individu al investors.?", "http: www.dc360.com?", "Pricing Technology Firm Optivo Names Former Oblix Exec CEO?", "PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Optivo, developer of technology that can be used by e-commerce vendors to adjust prices in response to changing mark et conditions, said it named Robert Drescher as its president and chief executive officer.", "Andy Atherton, the company's co-founder and acting president, remains with the company as vice president of business development.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Drescher was vice president of marketing for Oblix, a developer of Internet business infrastructure software.", "Optivo, formerly known as Resonant Commerce, is funded by Norwest Venture Partners and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3127_p31", "sents": [ "The new company will provide converge d voice and data services to the civilian and defense agencies of the federal government.", "Stephen L. Snyder, who was the president and CEO of Timeplex Federal Systems, has been named Nextira Federal's president.", "Nextira Federa l is backed by Platinum Equity Holdings, a privately held company that acquir es and operates international technology organizations and service companies.", "http: www.nextirafederal.com m&a Net Bookmarking Tech Firm Blink.com Buys BookmarksPlus mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Blink.com, which provides free online book mark technology, announced it has acquired its rival BookmarksPlus.com, for an undisclosed amount.", "A spokeswoman for Blink.com said the company will not retain any of BookmarksPlus.com's employees.", "The BookmarksPlus Web site is now linked to Blink.com.", "Last year, Blink acquired CoolSync and BookmarkBox two of its rivals in the online bookmarking market.", "Earlier this month, the company appointed former Doubleclick vice president and general manager, El i Chaflin, as its new CEO." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 8 ] }, { "title": "Survation", "sents": [ "Survation LTD is a polling and market research agency with British origins.", "Survation have been conducting research surveys since 2007.", "Surveys are conducted via telephone, online panel and face to face market research for a broad range of clients including television, newspapers, charities, lobby groups, trade unions, law firms and political parties.", "Damian Lyons Lowe is the company founder and Chief Executive.", "The company has its registered company headquarters on Commercial Road in London, United Kingdom.", "Survation was incorporated on 2 February 2010 as a private limited company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e880_p40", "sents": [ "In the El Paso case, the company reorganized and now operates outside bankruptcy-court protection.", "El Paso didn't pay a dividend or see price appreciation in its stock from 1989 to 1996. Information on New Hampshire stockholders was not available Friday.", "PG&E suspended its common stock dividend this year.", "\"Bankruptcy has a lot of uncertainty and common shareholders are last in line to get the cash.", "We think long term it's an inappropriate investment for individuals,\" analyst Youngberg said.", "Associated Press contributed to this story.", "You can reach staff writer Mary Fricker at 521-5241 or e-mail at mfricker@pressdemocrat.com CHART: b&w by The Press Democrat: PG&E stock price Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "BUSINESS PG&E Creditors Are Lining Up BofA, local generators owed billions by utility Christian Berthelsen, Sam Zuckerman Chronicle Staff Writers 04 07 2001 The San Francisco Chronicle FINAL D.1 (Copyright 2001) A look at PG&E's creditors shows just how widely the ailing utility's tentacles reached into the United States economy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Sami Hadawi", "sents": [ "Sami Hadawi (Arabic: سامي هداوي‎ ‎ ; March 6, 1904 – April 22, 2004) was a Palestinian scholar and author.", "He is known for documenting the effects of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on the Arab population in Palestine and publishing statistics for individual villages prior to Israel's establishment.", "Hadawi worked as a land specialist until he was exiled from Jerusalem after a fierce battle in his neighborhood between Israeli and Jordanian forces.", "He continued to specialize in documenting Palestine's lands and published several books about the 1948 Palestine war and the Palestinian refugees." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2582_p137", "sents": [ "Instead of building new dams or nuclear plants, the region promoted energy efficiency, in everything from residential building codes to industrial plants.", "In normal weather years, the Northwest usually has a large surplus of electricity.", "''This has nothing to do with austerity or being a greenie,'' said Tom Eckman, the conservation manager of the Northwest Power Planning Council, which was created by Congress to guide major power decisions in this region ''It's common sense.", "If you can get something for 10 cents, why pay a dolla r for it?''", "Officials at even some big private utilities say that choosing conservation over big new power plants has paid off for them.", "The Potomac Electric Power Company, which serves nearly 600,000 customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia, has invested $360 million on conservation in the last 10 years eliminating the need for at least two medium-sized power plants, company officials said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Western Beef", "sents": [ "Western Beef is a low-cost supermarket chain located mostly in the New York City metropolitan area.", "As of 2010, the chain operated 21 stores in the city and suburbs.", "A store was opened in Boca Raton, Florida in March 2009.", "A store in Pembroke Pines, Florida was opened in 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Thomas Reuben Black", "sents": [ "The Hon.", "Thomas Reuben Black (16 October 1832 – 14 September 1905) was a Canadian politician, senator and farmer from Amherst, Nova Scotia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Patrick Lehane", "sents": [ "Patrick Desmond Lehane (died 1 July 1976) was an Irish politician.", "A farmer by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1943 and 1944 general elections for the Cork South-East constituency.", "He first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1948 general election as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South constituency.", "He was re-elected at the 1951 general election as an independent TD but lost his seat at the 1954 general election." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mitchler Run", "sents": [ "Mitchler Run is a tributary of Huntington Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.", "It is approximately 1.9 mi long and flows through Ross Township.", "The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.52 sqmi and the stream has no named tributaries.", "The stream is considered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to be Class A Wild Trout Waters for brook trout." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Kowee Creek", "sents": [ "Kowee Creek (also spelled as Cowee, Kow-eeh, or Kowie) is a river on Douglas Island in the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska, United States.", "Its origin is southeast of Mount Troy and it flows north-northeast to Gastineau Channel near West Juneau; it is 0.5 mi southwest of the city of Juneau.", "Kowee Creek is nearly 10 mi long.", "It has a drainage basin of about 50 sqmi and two transverse tributaries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd.", "sents": [ "Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Limited, also known as \"SK+F\", is a pharmaceutical company based in Bangladesh.", "It is part of the Transcom Group.", "Simeen Hossain is the managing director & CEO of the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p49", "sents": [ "Usually, the only tenants in office buildings with utility meters are retail and restaurant businesses, according to commercial real estate experts.", "Most tenants in California office towers sign what are called \"gro ss leases\" that include power.", "When electricity usage or rates go up unexpectedly, landlords can charge monthly or annual \"escalation fees\" to cover the extra cost.", "The fees typically are apportioned by the percentage of the building a tenant occupies.", "This method of billing is counterproductive to energy savings, said Willet Kempton, senior policy scientist at the University of Delaware's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy.", "Energy hogs are subsidized by other tenants.", "Conversely, savings through conservation are only fractional ly shared.", "Two key obstacles block metering of individual tenants in a building.", "One is economics--high-rise buildings get a far better rate with one utility meter than if each floor is metered.", "\"We can sell a lot of energy on just one bill,\" said Randy Howard, manager of commercial services at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5806_p10", "sents": [ "Mr. Weill is director of the Center for Information Business Systems at M.I.T.", "Mr. Vitale is dean and director of the Australian School of Management at Sydney.", "Their strength is not originality but the clarity and thoroughness of their analysis.", "Their eight building blocks, which they call ''atomic e-business models,'' are already part of the digital vocabulary.", "The array includes direct-to-customer sales (Amazon, for instance); full-service providers (GE Supply); shared infrastructure (reservation systems); virtual communities (Motley Fool); portals, auctions and aggregators (Yahoo and eBay), and content providers (AccuWeather and Morningstar).", "The book devotes a methodical chapter to each, dissecting what each way of doing e-business assumes, how it works, what holds it together.", "A tutorial follows on infrastructure, distribution channels and market segments.", "The authors cover core competencies, strategic objectives and sources of value.", "Eventually, this extensive learning is distilled into seven pages of tables, laying bare the logic of all eight models and enumerating, say, nine factors critical to a direct-to-customer business like Amazon's or three core competencies for running a virtual community like iVillage." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Parkwood Entertainment", "sents": [ "Parkwood Entertainment is an American management and entertainment company founded by American singer Beyoncé in 2010.", "The company began as a production unit for videos and films in 2008.", "It is located in New York City and its involvements include products for music production, motion pictures and television specials related to Beyoncé.", "The company's first release was the film \"Cadillac Records\" (2008)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4033_p14", "sents": [ "Investors for Digital Pipe include Mellon Ventures, Oasis, the Groszner Fund of CD & R, and individual investors.", "http: www.digitalpipe.net New Deals o Online Mexican Food Portal MexGrocer.com Launches SAN DIEGO -- MexGrocer.com, an online shopping portal selling authentic Mexican foods and related products, announced its launch.", "The Web site offers a large selection of non-perishable Mexican foods and other products, ranging from tacos and spices to cookbooks and bath soaps.", "Investors for MexGrocer.com include Royal Crown Foods and individual investors.", "http: www.mexgrocer.com M&A o Healthcare Industry Tools Firms HealthMagic and MPACS Merge CARLSBAD, Calif. -- HealthMagic, which develops Web-enabled tools for the healthcare industry, and Modular Post Acute Care Systems (MPACS), developer of software and network management tools for outpatient management organizations, have signed a definitive agreement to merge.", "Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.", "The merged company will be named CareCompass Solutions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Chennai Trekking Club", "sents": [ "The Chennai Trekking Club (CTC) is a voluntary nonprofit organization whose members meet weekly for outdoor recreation, environmental education and social responsibility activities.", "The club was established on February 22, 2008 by a small group of trekking enthusiasts in Chennai, India.", "It started as an informal group of several friends in the computer industry and quickly grew into a 10,000+ member organization that primarily facilitates trekking as an organized sport." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kartij Kola", "sents": [ "Kartij Kola (Persian: كارتيج كلا‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Kārtīj Kolā and Kartīj Kolā) is a village in Talarpey Rural District, in the Central District of Simorgh County, Mazandaran Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 504, in 142 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Kuh Mian", "sents": [ "Kuh Mian (Persian: كوه ميان‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Kūh Mīān and Kūh Meyān) is a village in Khormarud-e Shomali Rural District, in the Central District of Azadshahr County, Golestan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 387, in 98 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27403_p4", "sents": [ "The increased load by full-requirements shippers caused problems in flowing contracted quantities on El Paso, SoCal Ed contended.", "Full-requirements and contract demand shippers pay for service differently, SoCal Ed continued.", "While CD shippers pay demand charges for all their volumes, full-requirements shippers pay charges based on total billing determinants of 766,659 Dt day.", "When FR customers use more than that, El Paso is unable to honor firm commitments and the customers \"enjoy a free ride at the expense of California consumers,\" the.utility complained.", "Oneok Energy Marketing and Trading Co. L.P. registered a similar concern, contending that the pro-rata allocation methodology favors FR customers.", "\"Full-requirements shippers can game the system by nominating volumes far in excess of their actual needs, and thus receive disproportionate volumes in the pro-rata allocation scheme\" that El Paso uses, Oneok said.", "Given that the related complaints deal with the same issue, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Enron Corp. and El Paso asked FERC to consolidate the cases." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] }, { "title": "e2326_p166", "sents": [ "Approval of this item has been clouded by questions about the valu e of owning only a portion of the state's transmission system.", "Members of Davis' own party appear unconvinced by arguments that SoCal Ed could follow PG&E into bankruptcy protection.", "\"I've never been afraid of bankruptcy from the beginning,\" Democratic Senat e leader John Burton told the Orange County Register in mid-April.", "\"Bankruptc y court is a better venue for open discussion and investigation.\"", "The outlook for action on the second big legislative item may be even worse as California politicians hope to shield the consuming voting public from market forces for as long as possible.", "\"Californians are paying for a product below cost.", "Customers need to see th e link between wholesale and retail prices,\" said Alex Papalexopoulos, president of ECCO International, a San Francisco-based company that designs regional market structures.", "News reports also revealed the state spent nearly $5 billion buying power between January and mid-April." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Great Moments in History", "sents": [ "Great Moments in History was a dramatic radio series broadcast on NBC in 1927–28.", "It offered recreations of famed historical situations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "The Frank Show", "sents": [ "The Frank Show is a morning talk radio show that originates from KLPX in Tucson, Arizona.", "The show broadcasts mornings from 6 am to 10 am Mountain Standard Time on Classic rock station 96.1 KLPX in the Tucson area, which is owned by Lotus Communications.", "Prior to its move to KLPX on June 28, 2010, The Frank Show was previously broadcast on a sister station of KLPX, Alternative rock station 102.1 KFMA." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19866_p0", "sents": [ "'BANDWIDTH BEAT: Glut Or No Glut, Dynegy's Lighting Fiber Dow Jones Energy Service, 09 21 01 INDIA: Enron Indian unit defaults on interest dues-source.", "Reuters English News Service, 09 21 01 India Crt Disallows MSEB's Appeal On Payment To Dabhol Dow Jones International News, 09 21 01 Kaiser Aluminum May Owe Refunds for Power Sales in Northwest Bloomberg, 09 21 01 Enron Accused of Infringing Electronic Trading Patent (Update2) Bloomberg, 09 21 01 BANDWIDTH BEAT: Glut Or No Glut, Dynegy's Lighting Fiber By Michael Rieke 09 21 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) A Dow Jones Newswires Column HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Never mind all the talk about a bandwidth glut, here comes more longhaul telecommunications capacity.", "Dynegy Corp.'s (DYN) telecom unit is bringing its domestic fiber-optic longhaul network online next month despite the fact that bandwidth prices have been falling for more than a year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e6892_p3", "sents": [ "Houston-based Enron is selling more power in Europe, and more energy-management contracts to smaller commercial customers in the U.S., company executives said.", "Energy management contracts are agreements to buy energy for customers and find ways to cut their energy consumption.", "Enron also is poised to profit from a Bush administration proposal to expand competition for wholesale power, Skilling said.", "USA: Enron says would not pay California refund.", "By Timothy Gardner 07 25 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Energy firm Enron Corp. would not pay its \"minuscule\" portion of the nearly $9 billion California claims energy companies owe the state for overcharges during the Western power crunch, Enron President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Skilling said on Wednesday.", "California alleges that electricity generators and marketers owe the state $8.9 billion for overcharging it during the power crisis from mid-2000 to last spring." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19996_p0", "sents": [ "'Joe Pratt is the Cullen Professor of Business and History at the University of Houston and author of several energy business histories such of ConEd, Amoco, Texas Eastern Transmission Company, and the National Petroleum Council.", "He will visit the issue from the vantage point of how are energy corporations perceived in the debate and controversy.", "He is not an economist but is more market oriented than he used to be.", "He is buddies with a Cal State professor, Chris Casteneda, who was Pratt's student at UH.", "Dr. Pratt is also involved in the Enron oral history project with me.", "- Rob --Original Message -- From: Dasovich, Jeff Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:26 AM To: Bradley, Rob Subject: FW: Participation in Roundtable on Lessons Learned in California on October 4th In the constant state of \"blur\" I'm in, I somehow unintentionally left you off the note.", "Your comments thoughts feedback is of course greatly appreciated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Robotron Group", "sents": [ "Robotron Pty.", "Ltd. is an Australian research & development and manufacturing company of various specialty high-technology equipment.", "The company was founded by 1983 by a Czech-born engineer Milan Hudecek.", "Its products include assistive technology equipment for the blind, such as reading machines, navigational and word-processing tools, etc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Eslamshahr", "sents": [ "Eslamshahr (Persian: اسلامشهر‎ ‎ , also romanized as Eslāmshahr), is a city in and the capital of Eslamshahr County, Tehran Province, Iran.", "According to the 2016 census the city has a population of 548,620 which includes 279,282 men and 269,338 women.", "Eslamshahr is only 12 kilometres away from the Iranian capital of Tehran." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Nimbeluk", "sents": [ "Nimbeluk (Persian: نيمبلوك‎ ‎ , also Romanized as Nīmbolooḵ) is a city in, and the seat of, Nimbolook District, in Qaen County, South Khorasan Province, Iran.", "At the 2006 census, its population was 3,886, in 946 families." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20413_p4", "sents": [ "\"We are looking into a variety of issues surrounding that dysfunction and in due course we will answer those issues,\" he said.", "Agency Fails To Reveal Price Data For DWR Power Moreover, the ISO has failed to disclose on its web site the price of the DWR power, which is also required under federal regulations.", "Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers Association, a trade group representing large and small power producers, said there is \"absolutely no transparency in the ISO market.", "No one knows what they're paying for.\"", "The DWR, which started buying power in lieu of California's ailing utilities in January, signed $43 billion in long-term supply contracts over the past six months at prices that now exceed the spot market price for electricity.", "The DWR at times has had a surplus of electricity and has sold some of it into the spot market at a $115 million loss over the last three months." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e5815_p8", "sents": [ "They said that sometimes caused delays of days or weeks in getting it back up-and-running.", "Duke said it threw out the spare parts to get rid of old or obsolete equipment.", "The hearing drew sharp criticism from the state's largest independent power producer group.", "In a letter to Sen. Joe Dunn, the Garden Grove Democrat heading the committee, the group accused lawmakers of setting aside facts in pursuit of a media event \"giving credence to the unsustainable allegations of disgruntled employees.\"", "\"The committee is at a crossroads,\" wrote Jan Smutny-Jones, executive director of the Independent Energy Producers.", "\"It can choose to engage in fact-finding and analysis, or it can be reduced to a witch hunt in pursuit of headlines.\"", "Dunn angrily challenged the characterization of his hearings and said he plans to give Duke and other power companies plenty of time to respond in the coming weeks.", "Sen. Bill Morrow of San Juan Capistrano, the ranking Republican, agreed with Dunn and rejected notions that the committee is a \"kangaroo court.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2232_p49", "sents": [ "Each site would have an installed capacity of 45-50 MW, making a total of 700 MW.", "\"Once we reach this stage there is about an 85-90% of the project going ahead, sometimes more,\" a spokesman told Dow Jones.", "EnergieKontor said it assumes that it will set up the first windfarms in Castilla-La Mancha as early as next year.", "-By Geoffrey T. Smith, Dow Jones Newswires; (+44 20) 7842 9260; -geoffrey.smith@dowjones.com The Bottom Line: Scottish Power Looks To Refine Focus By Andrea Chipman Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 05 03 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- After more than a year of lagging earnings, investment missteps and unexpected disasters, U.K. vertically-integrated utility Scottish Power (SPI) is hoping a new strategy to streamline its businesses will signal a more focused period for the company.", "But it's got its work cut out.", "While investors were cheered by news that its United States Utah-based Hunter power plant is back online after a six-month outage that cost the company an estimated $160 million, uncertainty over its plans for its Southern Water unit and apparent ongoing commitment to loss-making telecoms venture Thus are seen as muddling group focus." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e20026_p3", "sents": [ "website: www.enroneurope.com www.ewz.ch -By Geoffrey T. Smith, Dow Jones Newswires; (+44 20) 7842 9260; geoffrey.smith@dowjones.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "UK: United States Enron, Swiss EWZ sign power trading jv.", "10 01 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - United States energy company Enron and EWZ, municipal utility for the Swiss city of Zurich, said on Monday they had set up a power trading joint venture which would start operating at the end of October.", "The joint venture, which has already been approved by the city council of Zurich, will be jointly managed by both companies and focus on trading in the wholesale markets in Switzerland and neighbouring countries.", "\"The JV combines EWZ's long-established extensive knowledge of the Swiss market and Enron's trading and risk management expertise,\" said Conrad Ammann, managing director of EWZ, in a statement.", "Swiss market is not open to competition but electricity companies trade with each other and with counterparts in other countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Homer Brewing Company", "sents": [ "Homer Brewing Company, founded on September 21, 1996, is located at 1411 Lake Shore Drive, in Homer, Alaska, near the southern end of the Kenai Peninsula.", "The brewery specializes in unfiltered, unpasteurized, cask-conditioned beers.", "Their beers are available in 64 USoz growlers, 20 USoz bottles and on tap in many local establishments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e8721_p15", "sents": [ "The company had raised $70 million in its second round of funding from investors including the Sturm Group, Vulcan Ventures, Fidelity Ventures, M C Venture Partners, and Osborne Capital.", "http: www.harvardnet.com Advice Site Exp.com Changes Strategy, Cuts 15% of Staff mail this story?", "top MENLO PARK, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Exp.com, a Web site where users can post a question and get expert advice, said it is laying off 15% of its staff, or 17 emmployees, as a result of its change in business strategy to focus more on the business-to-business market.", "The company said it will offer similar services to businesses, providing infrastructure that will enable businesses to offer their own network of experts or use Exp.com's list of experts.", "The company said it continues to hire, specifically in sales and engineering departments, and plans to be profitable without additional funding.", "Exp.com is backed by Ask Jeeves, MeVC Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Bessmer Venture Partners, CMGI@Ventures, Maveron, Bowman Capital, J. & W. Seligman, and Oracle." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Maria Badia i Cutchet", "sents": [ "Maria Badia i Cutchet (born 13 May 1947 in Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona province) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), part of the Socialist Group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education.", "She is also a member of the European Alliance Group at the European Committee of the Regions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Rin Seikō", "sents": [ "Rin Seikō (林 世功 , 1842–1880) was a scholar-bureaucrat and diplomat of the Ryūkyū Kingdom.", "He was known for leading a movement to petition the government of Qing Dynasty China to rescue the Ryūkyū Kingdom from annexation by Imperial Japan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5031_p5", "sents": [ "The event is open to the entire Haas School community.", "Since his change in positions, Lane has been quoted extensively that he believes the venture business is going to shift from just funding companies to playing an even larger role in building those companies.", "He told the Associated Press that KPCB will help to create the survivors in the impending dot-com shakeout.", "Lane has stated that the changes at Oracle announced by founder Larry Ellison sped up his departure, which he announced just before the July 4th weekend.", "Lane left Oracle with no severance package and had to give up $300 million in unvested stock options.", "Lane originally joined Oracle as president of Oracle USA after working as a senior partner in the consulting firm of Booz Allen & Hamilton.", "Lane has also stressed that his leaving Oracle was part of trying to create balance in his life, noting that the KPCB offices are just 5 minutes from his house." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Trango Virtual Processors", "sents": [ "Trango Virtual Processors was founded in 2004 by Pierre Coulombeau and Fabrice Devaux as a subsidiary of ELSYS Design group.", "Trango's purpose was to develop a real-time mobile hypervisor.", "It was acquired by VMware in October 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4892_p0", "sents": [ "\"========================= VENTUREWIRE Thursday, October 12, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Venture Unit Breaks Off Weiss, Peck, Closes $1 Billion Fund o Mayfield, Palm, Delphi Form Net Service Platform for Autos o Nth Power Technologies Raises $120.5 Million Energy Fund o B2B e-Commerce Firm ThoughtWorks Has $28 Million Round One o Kozmo.com and Urbanfetch.com Break Off Merger Talks o MaMaMedia Restructures in an Effort to Raise More Funds Advertisement DECIDING WHICH INTERNET BUSINESS TO BACK NEXT?", "Let ALEXA RESEARCH, the world's leading international web measurement service, provide the competitive intelligence you need.", "We rank the world's 100,000 leading sites based on the behavior of more than 500,000 home and work Internet users - 200,000 of whom live in 100 countries outside the United States Understand traffic patterns like pageviews, time spent, repeat visits, and more.", "Help move your target company from the TOP 100,000 to the TOP 100 with Alexa Research." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10578_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Wednesday, August 30, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Multimedia Platform BigBand Raises $30 Million First Round o Dell Computer To Provide Services to VC Portfolio Companies o BCE Emergis to Acquire InvoiceLink For $94 Million o DataChannel Names Former Cisco Systems CTO to Board o Pond Venture Partners Closes $78 Million Pond Ventures II o HalfthePlanet.com Appoints ABC Internet Executive as CEO 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": "BAIC Motor", "sents": [ "BAIC Motor Corporation Limited is a Chinese car manufacturer based in Beijing, China.", "The H shares (foreigner share in offshore market) of the company were traded in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.", "It was part of BAIC Group, itself a subsidiary of Beijing Municipal Government." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6506_p30", "sents": [ "A United States industrial partner, such as AEP (AEPI), Enron (ENE), Entergy (ETR), Aes (AES) or Mirant (MIR) could also aid in a defense strategy, the paper says.", "Newspaper Web site: http: www.ilsole24ore.com -Milan Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; 39 02 7601 5386 -0- 16 07 01 07-51G Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Stocks.comment Column Scott Herhold 07 16 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: San Jose Mercury News - California Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) When Calpine (CPN) was selling for around $37 last fall, I suggested it might be worth considering because it had been unfairly battered by political winds.", "It's since gone up, back down, and back up again, finishing Friday at $44.53. So now might be the time to take a look at its longer-term prospects.", "Looking several years out, it's worth listening to the skeptics -- and to how Calpine responds to them." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pedro Lopes de Sousa", "sents": [ "Pedro Lopes de Sousa was the 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon.", "The office of Captain-major was abolished in 1594 and de Sousa was appointed in the same year under Philip I of Portugal.", "He died that year in the Campaign of Danture." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e1267_p4", "sents": [ "Bush and Lay never became fishing buddies or bird-hunting pals.", "But then-Gov.", "Bush did appoint Lay to head his governor's business council.", "And he dubbed Lay with a series of nicknames, including \"Kenny Boy.\"", "Lay didn't forget Bush during the presidential race.", "He was one of the 214 Bush \"Pioneers,\" supporters who raised at least $100,000 for the candidate, and also ponied up cash for Bush's Florida recount battle.", "For the inaugural festivities, Lay, Enron Chief Executive Jeff Skilling and the corporation itself each contributed the maximum $100,000. But Lay says he didn't contribute so heavily to Bush in the hopes of getting something out of him.", "Instead, he believed in him as a candidate.", "\"He's smart,\" Lay said.", "\"He's got good values.", "He's got family values.", "He's a man of character and integrity, just like his father.\"", "Bush also shares Lay's vision of deregulated, competitive markets.", "\"My basic philosophy is very much in tune with his basic philosophy,\" Lay said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27069_p5", "sents": [ "Although McMahon was unavailable for an updated comment, Karen Denne, vice president of communications, said Enron Industrial Markets venture in forest products will stay on the same course without any pullback in capital despite the company's current struggles.", "Enron began its physical trading of newsprint and other forest products more than a year ago, while it has been offering financial hedging tools in the sector for the past five years.", "-By Zahida Hafeez, Dow Jones Newswires; 312-750-4132; zahida.hafeez@dowjones.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Shares Fall a Day After Moody's Lowers Rating (Update1) 2001-10-30 13:19 (New York) Enron Shares Fall a Day After Moody's Lowers Rating (Update1) (Updates with comment from AEP, Exelon and Northeast Utilities on trading business starting in sixth paragraph.)", "Houston, Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Enron Corp. shares fell as much as 20 percent a day after Moody's Investors Service placed the largest energy trader's rating for commercial paper on review for downgrade and lowered its long-term debt to two notches above junk status." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "William W. Knight (publisher)", "sents": [ "William W. \"Bill\" Knight (February 8, 1909 – February 19, 1981) was an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher.", "He lived, worked and raised a family with his wife, Lota Hatfield Knight, in Portland, Oregon.", "Their son, Phil Knight, a high school and college athlete, went on to found Nike." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10578_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Wednesday, August 30, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Multimedia Platform BigBand Raises $30 Million First Round o Dell Computer To Provide Services to VC Portfolio Companies o BCE Emergis to Acquire InvoiceLink For $94 Million o DataChannel Names Former Cisco Systems CTO to Board o Pond Venture Partners Closes $78 Million Pond Ventures II o HalfthePlanet.com Appoints ABC Internet Executive as CEO 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 ] }, { "title": "Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires", "sents": [ "Sava Tires is a Slovenian tyre and other rubber related products manufacturer, it is now a subsidiary of the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company.", "It is located in Kranj, Slovenia.", "The company was formed in 1998 under the name \"Sava Tyres\" d.o.o., although tyre manufacturing had started in 1920." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6861_p31", "sents": [ "The state began buying power on their behalf in January and has spent almost $8 billion.", "Under the Bingaman proposal, utilities would set rates, overseen by FERC to make sure they are comparable to the rates utilities charge themselves.", "The agency also would get authority over rates charged for power within states, not just interstate transmissions.", "The plan would let FERC force utilities to team up in regional organizations to better manage their power grids.", "Currently, some transmission system management is handled state-by- state.", "FERC also would aid in approving sites for transmission lines with input from regional governments, under Bingaman's proposal.", "States now control the location of the lines.", "Francis Blake, the deputy energy secretary, will testify before the committee tomorrow on the Bingaman plan.", "The five FERC commissioners, including Chairman Curt Hebert, will discuss the plan before the panel on Thursday.", "Energy Generators Fall With Gas, Electricity Prices (Update1) 2001-07-24 16:36 (New York) Energy Generators Fall With Gas, Electricity Prices (Update1) (Updates with closing share prices in second and third paragraphs and analyst comment in eighth paragraph.)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Per Gahrton", "sents": [ "Carl Per Gunnar Gahrton (born 2 February 1943 in Malmö) is a Swedish politician.", "He was a Member of Parliament, holding a seat for the Liberal Party from 1976 to 1979, and for the Green Party from 1988 to 1991, and again in 1994-95.", "Later, he was a Member of the European Parliament from 1995 to 2004." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nikitas Kaklamanis", "sents": [ "Nikitas M. Kaklamanis (Greek: Νικήτας Κακλαμάνης ; born April 1, 1946 in Andros) is a Greek New Democracy (ND) politician and former Mayor of Athens.", "He is also a former Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.", "In the Greek local elections of 2010 he lost the position of mayor after being defeated by Giorgos Kaminis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Marlene Kairouz", "sents": [ "Marlene Kairouz (born 2 March 1975) is an Australian politician.", "She has been a Labor member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2008, and Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation since 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5677_p140", "sents": [ "It appears that the plan would likely dampen volatilit y, although price caps can have unexpected consequences,\" said Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Fleishman.", "\"On a relative basis, we believe companies that have locked up much of thei r capacity under long-term contracts and have efficient baseload power are be st positioned under the new FERC plan,\" Fleishman said in a note.", "He said Calpine, Dynegy, NRG Energy and Williams stand to benefit the most from thi s scenario.", "\"Companies that could be challenged are those with less long-term contracts that are more dependent on inefficient peaking plants, and that could be affected by less volatility in the West,\" Fleishman said.", "\"The big question is how well the marketers positioned their books ahead of this changed environment.\"", "He said Reliant Resources since it appears to have the least contracted in the West for 2002. The plan, which will be in effect from Wednesday to Sept. 30, 2002, follows pleas from California Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lila Ramkumar Bhargava", "sents": [ "Rani Lila Ramkumar Bhargava was an Indian freedom fighter, social worker, educationist and a former leader of the Indian National Congress.", "She was an associate of Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi and was married into the family of Newal Kishore, the founder of reportedly the oldest prining press in Asia, \"Newal Kishore Press and Book Depot\", to Munshi Ramkumar Bhargava, a fourth generation member of the family and the holder of the title of \"Raja\" from Lord Wavell, then Viceroy of India, Her son, Ranjit Bhargava is a noted environmentalist and a Padma Shri awardee.", "She was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.", "She died on 25 May 2014 at Bengaluru, Karnataka, aged 92." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Christopher Coombe", "sents": [ "Christopher Coombe (born 13 July 1993) is a Namibian first-class cricketer.", "He was selected as part of Namibia's squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lionel Troughton", "sents": [ "Lionel Holmes Wood Troughton, MC (17 May 1879 – 31 August 1933) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club either side of the First World War.", "Primarily a batsman, Troughton was club captain of Kent between 1914 and 1923.", "He served in the Rifle Brigade during the First World War, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and being awarded the Military Cross." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kuros (Company)", "sents": [ "Kuros is a for-profit company based in Austin, Texas.", "The company was founded in 2013 by Kuro Tawil an entrepreneur from Austin, Texas.", "The company designs and sells products made in Nepal, with every Kuros product sold providing pepper spray to at risk populations of women." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e9243_p9", "sents": [ "http: www.fullscope.com Apparel Marketplace ThreadExchange.com Raises First Round PITTSBURGH -- ThreadExchange.com, an online sourcing exchange for the global apparel market, raised $5.5 million in Series A funding, according to lead investor Redleaf Group.", "Redleaf Group invested $4.8 of the company's $5.5 million round.", "Other investors in the round included garage.com, and individual investors.", "The company will use the funding for staffing and technology development, the Redleaf Group said.", "Mike Nelson of Redleaf Group will take a new seat on the ThreadExchange.com board of directors.", "ThreadExchange.com provides full-service sourcing to retailers, wholesalers, and importers.", "http: www.redleaf.com http: www.threadexchange.com Debit Card For Downloads Company Gets $750,000 Seed Funds NEW YORK -- Downloadcard.com, which provides pre-paid debit cards for downloading all types of media from the Internet, said it raised $750,000 in seed funding from a group of strategic investors, including N2 Ventures, which agreed to incubate the company, and Dontel International, a manufacturer and distributor of pre-paid phone cards." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26574_p10", "sents": [ "Mr Lay chose Greg Whalley, president and chief operating officer of Enron Wholesale Services, and Mark Frevert, chairman and chief executive of Enron Wholesale Services, from his shortlist of five candidates.", "He has said the men chosen would be in the running for chief executive once he steps down, although he would continue to consider other executives who show potential.", "In line with their appointments, Mr Whalley has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Enron, while Mr Frevert has been promoted to vice-chairman of the company.", "\"In addition to having led Enron Wholesale Services, they have a collective 26 years of extensive experience across Enron's businesses and both played key roles in increasing our deliveries of energy and other commodities in North America and Europe,\" Mr Lay said.", "Mr Whalley, 39, holds a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e26636_p40", "sents": [ "But o ther Enron executives not named to the office also may be on the CEO short list, Lay said.", "It could take as long as two or three years to groom a successor, which wou ld also give Wall Street time to become comfortable with the person.", "Names bandied about on Wall Street as possible successors included Mark Fre vert, CEO of Enron Wholesale Services; Lawrence \"Greg\" Whalley, chief opera ting officer of Enron Wholesale Services; and Dave Delainey, CEO of Enron E nergy Services.", "Enron is also working to resolve the disputes surrounding its Dabhol power project in India.", "Enron holds a 65 percent stake in the project, which it's seeking to sell.", "But Enron says any deal must allow it to recover its approximately $1 billi on in costs, which include $875 million of equity investment and unpaid bil ls for power the plant has supplied.", "Lay also expects to announce some large asset sales in the next 12 to 18 mo nths." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Stephen Patrick", "sents": [ "Stephen Clifford Patrick (born as Stephen Patrebka, March 24, 1932 – January 11, 2014) was a Canadian politician and athlete.", "Patrick was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1977." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Troy Alexander", "sents": [ "Troy Alexander (born August 16, 1971) is a former Canadian football defensive tackle who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the BC Lions, and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.", "From 1995 to 1998, he played in 48 regular season games and recorded 68 tackles and 12 sacks.", "He also recovered two fumbles and deflected one pass." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Petrolina (company)", "sents": [ "Petrolina (Holdings) Public Limited is the largest Cypriot oil company dealing in a wide range of petroleum operations.", "It is based in Larnaca and has a nationwide retail network of 95 service stations.", "It supplies and markets motor, industrial, domestic, marine and aviation fuels.", "It was founded in 1959 as a private company and went public in December 2000 listing on the Cyprus Stock Exchange." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5899_p31", "sents": [ "The company plans to focus on expanding the Asian market besides introducing risk management and financial hedging products in the steel industry.", "At the same time, to facilitate online business, a network platform is being put in place.", "However, the Enron spokesperson was unavailable for comment.", "The energy giant has put most of its India plans on the backburner except the 2184 mw Dabhol power project.", "The continuance of the project is under cloud, too, as the Maharashtra government has set up a committee headed by former Union home secretary, Madhav Godbole, to renegotiate the 1,444 mw second phase of the project.", "The future of another company, Metropolitan Gas, which laying gas pipelines for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), too, is in doubt.", "Earlier, Enron had pulled out of its joint venture with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) and Global Tele-Systems to lay an optic fibre network across the board's transmission lines." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Darel Dieringer", "sents": [ "Darel Dieringer (June 1, 1926 – October 28, 1989) was an American professional stock car racing driver.", "He ran 181 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races during his career, notably racing for Bud Moore Engineering and Junior Johnson & Associates.", "Dieringer won seven races and recorded 79 top ten finishes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10051_p1", "sents": [ "The ISO Governing Board earlier the same day turned down the ISO management's request to force SCs to place 95% of their scheduled load in the DA market.", "That leaves the ISO little choice but to venture into the energy markets to procure power to cover their peak hours on hot days.", "Terry gave Ziad the OK to proceed with placing both the APX and California PX screens for this new product matching-service.", "I am working with the two vendors and the ISO to make this happen quickly.", "We anticipate that the market will open on Tuesday, September 5, or earlier.", "Key people who you may need to contact: ISO - Ziad Alaywan 916-351-2140 (Nancy Traweek and Jim McIntosh are also in the loop) PX - Ken Czarnecki 626-537-3123 PX - John Yurkanin 626-537-3124 APX - Denice Cazalet 408-517-2123 APX - Michael Heinrich 408-517-2159 Please feel free to contact me with your questions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3787_p36", "sents": [ "http: www.dvcworldwide.com http: www.mediadesigns.com Investment News Firm HedgeWorld Acquires HedgeCall WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (VENTUREWIRE) -- HedgeWorld, which provides news, resources, and free secure communications platforms for investors, investme nt managers, and service providers in the hedge fund industry, announced it ha s acquired the assets of HedgeCall, a unit of Investor Broadcast Network (IBN that provides audio and video streaming capabilities to the hedge fund and alternate investment industries.", "The value of the transaction was not disclosed.", "IBN announced in March it was looking to sell Hedgecall, after which it planned to operate as a holding company.", "Over the next 90 days, HedgeWorld will integrate HedgeCall's audio and video streaming services in to the HedgeWorld.com site, especially presentations by hedge fund managers.", "T he company said Hunt Taylor, host of Hedge Radio Network, will continue to hol d interviews on HedgeCall.com.", "IBN is funded by Intel Capital, Momentum Investments, Pennsylvania Early Stage Partners, VerticalNet, and White Rock Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Jim Christensen", "sents": [ "James (Jim) Christensen is an economist, investor and mathematician who is currently the Managing Director for Global Multi-Asset at Queensland Investment Corporation.", "He is the former Chief Investment Officer of Telstra Super which is Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund.", "He has over 20 years of experience and has been widely successful in the Australian investment industry.", "James is heavily quoted on his economic viewpoints in various Australian and international media, and presents at numerous functions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26279_p34", "sents": [ "But since May, spot market prices have d ropped, due in part to moderate weather, lower natural gas prices, increase d conservation which lowered demand and because of increased scrutiny by la wmakers and investigators into possible price manipulation.", "Gov.", "Gray Davis has said long-term contracts also drove the price down.", "\"It does look lik e some of the spot market prices have gone down, but it looks like it's pri marily due to natural gas prices,\" said Jamie Fisfis, spokesman for Assembl y Republicans.", "The slight reduction in spot market prices \"underscores que stions about the strategy of locking us into long-term contracts, if natura l gas prices continue to drop,\" Fisfis said.", "Most of the long-term contrac ts run for 10 years, with one lasting for 20 years.", "\"It's unfortunate that it looks like we'll never get out from under these contracts,\" Fisfis said Davis has already released details of the state's long-term power contra cts after losing a court battle with Republican legislators and several new s organizations, including Associated Press and The Copley Press, which publishes The San Diego Union-Tribune." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2697_p3", "sents": [ "Moreover, the utility would sell the state additional power at a cost beyond the 10 years already agreed upon in the memorandum-of-understanding and additional power from other company sources.", "Nation also wants to set up a ratepayer revenue account to refund consumers if generators agree to accept less than 100 cents on the dollar.", "He said, however, he does not plan to include a provision in any legislation that states generators must take a \"haircut\" on money the companies claim they are owed by SoCal Ed.", "Republicans, including Assemblyman George Runner, R-Lancaster, and Assemblyman Keith Richman, R-Granada Hills, have been working closely with Nation and the 'Plan B' group.", "Jamie Fisfis, a spokesman for the Assembly Republican Caucus said the caucus is not yet ready to support the plan, but Republicans are \"happy\" they are being included in the discussions.", "\"We have two criteria when we evaluate the plan,\" Fisfis said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1376_p0", "sents": [ "\"The State Senate begins it's investigative hearings today, April 18 @ 1:30 pm in Room 2040. The topic this week, and next week, will be to go over previous investigations into market power.", "Today the committee will be hearing testimony from: Frank Wolak, Chairman Market Surveillance Committee, CAISO.", "Eric Hildebrandt, Manager Market Monitoring, CAISO Elaine Howle, State Auditor IEP will be prepared to respond to media at the hearings, and will be distributing the attached materials: An outline of previous investigations into market manipulation, and price gouging -- and their findings.", "A detailed analysis of the flaws in the CAISO reports We will keep you posted.", "Thanks, Jean -- Jean Munoz McNally Temple Associates, Inc. 916-447-8186 916-447-6326 (fx) - ISO Report An.pdf - Previous Inve.pdf\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e4553_p9", "sents": [ "This paper analyzes the relative pricing and investment decisions of electricity firms operating in the two market structures.", "The unique relationship between these two products, namely that electricity and natural gas are substitutes in consumption and natural gas is an input into the generation of electricity, allows me to gain inferences regarding the efficacy of regulation in both the electricity and natural gas industries.", "The results imply that both electricity prices and reliance on natural gas generation are higher in a dual-product setting, both suggestive that regulators respond to the relative incentives of electricity and natural gas firms.", "Download this paper in Adobe Acrobat format: http: www.ucei.berkeley.edu ucei PDF pwp065.pdf _ \"Diagnosing Market Power in California's Deregulated Wholesale Electricity Market\" (July 1999) PWP-064 by Severin Borenstein, James Bushnell, and Frank Wolak Effective competition in wholesale electricity markets is the cornerstone of the deregulation of the electricity generation industry.", "We examine the degree of competition in the California wholesale electricity market during June-November 1998 by comparing the market prices with estimates of the prices that would have resulted if all firms were price takers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Cook Islands at the 2012 Summer Olympics", "sents": [ "Cook Islands, represented by eight athletes, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012.", "This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics", "sents": [ "Italy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from the 13th to the 29th of August 2004.", "This nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games in the modern era, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis.", "The Italian National Olympic Committee (Italian: \"Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, CONI\") sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games.", "A total of 364 athletes, 229 men and 135 women, competed in 27 sports." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19506_p26", "sents": [ "\"We are going to explore new markets,\" the company said.", "\"But what we have learned that we can expand into new markets without making large expenditures.\"", "www.ft.com energy Copyright: The Financial Times Limited WORLD STOCK MARKETS: Wall St buoyed by Microsoft peace talks Financial Times; Nov 2, 2001 By MARY CHUNG US equities overcameearly hesitancy to risedecisively by midday as investors shrugged off grim manufacturing data and focused on Microsoft's tentative agreement to settle its antitrust battle with the government.", "The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 67.59 at 9,142.73 and the S&P 500 index 8.60 at 1,068.38. The Nasdaq Composite rose 23.66 at 1,713.86. Investors cheered news that the US Justice Department and Microsoft had agreed the outline of a settlement requiring the world's largest software company to give computer manufacturers more freedom in the design of Windows desktops.", "Microsoft rose 4 per cent at Dollars 60.54 and gave a boost to the technology sector as shares in Oracle added 2 per cent Dollars 13.79, Cisco climbed 1.4 per cent at Dollars 17.15 and Sun Microsystems gained 4 per cent at Dollars 10.55. Chip stocks were broadly higher, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor index up 4 per cent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Burlington and Missouri River Railroad", "sents": [ "The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad (B&MR) was an American railroad company incorporated in Iowa in 1852, with headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska.", "It was developed to build a railroad across the state of Iowa and began operations in 1856.", "It was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in 1872, and kept serving as its subsidiary." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pilisszántó", "sents": [ "Pilisszántó is a village in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary.", "It has a population of 2,365 (2007)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Hernádnémeti", "sents": [ "Hernádnémeti is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary.", "It is situated on the left bank of the Hernád River, 14 km from Miskolc.", "The village is 120 m above sea level.", "It can be reached by car via highway 37 or by train from the Hernádnémeti–Bőcs train station, which is located in the neighboring village of Bőcs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jeff Jarrett", "sents": [ "Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett (born July 14, 1967) is an American retired professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and businessman.", "In 2002, Jarrett and his father founded Global Force Wrestling (then known as NWA:TNA and also previously known as Impact Wrestling).", "He is the current Head Chief Creative Officer with the promotion which is now under the ownership of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.", "Jarrett is also known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Dominic DeNucci", "sents": [ "Dominic DeNucci (born January 23, 1932), whose real last name is Nucciarone, is an Italian-American professional wrestler and trainer.", "Former wrestling students include Mick Foley, Shane Douglas, Cody Michaels, and Brian Hildebrand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2740_p3", "sents": [ "The first group of UC Berkeley Mayfield Fellows was announced this week, four each from the College of Engineering and the Haas School, all with extensive technical training and previous work experience in high tech.", "The names of the fellows will be announced at a later date.", "In addition to the summer internships, UC Berkeley Mayfield Fellows participate in intensive classroom work, intended to blend the practical experience gained through their internships with the challenge and growth of a series of graduate seminars on technology and entrepreneurship.", "\"The UC Berkeley Mayfield Fellows Program is a great example of the way in which we're succeeding at blending hands-on industry experience at Silicon Valley companies into the Haas academic experience,\" says Andrew Isaacs, executive director of MOT.", "\"The joint MOT-Lester Center collaboration on this program makes this new venture all the more exciting.\"", "Mayfield Fund has made the $1.5 million commitment to UC Berkeley as part of its support of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS), being created within UC as a focal point to apply advances in information technology to the solution of society's most critical needs." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e8814_p4", "sents": [ "The fund, the largest VC firm in the United States that is majority-owned by women, was founded by Deborah A. Farrington, Jeanne M. Sullivan, Laura B. Sachar, and John D. Miller.", "The company plans to make investments of between $3 million and $7 million in the first and second rounds of approximately 25 companies.", "StarVest has committed $40 million to its current portfolio of nine companies including AudioBasket.com, Bluestreak, Broadbeam, NetEffect, NetLedger, Servador, Tibersoft, Virtual Growth, and WebMiles.com.", "http: www.starvestpartners.com IT Supply Chain Firm SingleSourceIT Shuts Down mail this story?", "top COLUMBUS, Ohio (VENTUREWIRE) -- SingleSource IT, a provider of Internet-based IT supply chain services for large companies, said it laid off all of its 55 employees and shut down.", "Founder Randy Wilcox attributed the closing to the fact that its main investor, the Mayfield Fund, stopped its funding.", "Mayfield Fund did not return calls for comment.", "Mr. Wilcox is also the founder of Sarcom, an information products and services firm." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Akram Ojjeh", "sents": [ "Akram Ojjeh (21 April 1918 – 28 October 1991) was a Syrian-born Saudi businessman.", "Ojjeh founded Techniques d'Avant Garde, an investment company focused on advanced technologies.", "Ojjeh was an intermediary in deals between Saudi Arabia and France, particularly arms sales.", "Ojjeh brokered the sale of tanks, aircraft, Thomson electronic equipment to Saudi Arabia and large French purchases of oil.", "The Economist said \"Mr Ojjeh [became], in effect, the representative of the Saudi defence ministry in the French-speaking world.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e7985_p7", "sents": [ "http: www.powerloom.com Software Firm SmartSignal Closes Round One at $7.4 Million LISLE, Ill. (VENTUREWIRE) -- SmartSignal, a developer of error d etection software for equipment that uses electronic sensors, said it clos ed a $7.4 million first round of funding with a $1 million investment from Archer Daniels Midland Company, a food processing and distribution compan y.", "The company also received first round funding from CID Equity Partners, Fawn Capital Partners, Perfect World Technologies, ARCH Development, and SSC Investors.", "http: www.smartsignal.com?", "Waveguide Compon ents Firm Optical CrossLinks Gets Seed Funds?", "KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Optical CrossLinks, which designs a nd manufacturers single mode and multi-mode waveguide components for fiber opt ic transmissions systems, said it has closed a multi-million dollar capital se ed round led by a Lehigh Valley, Pa.-based group of telecommunications executives and other professionals.", "Other investors included Essex Investme nt Management Company and individuals in the investment banking and equity market communities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8665_p14", "sents": [ "top COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (VENTUREWIRE) -- BSDi, which provides Internet infrastructure-grade systems, software, and services, said it has secured $4 million in financing from a group of Japanese strategic partners led by GLQ Entrepia that included Plat'Home, a Japanese open source software company.", "The company said it will use the funding to develop its product.", "http: www.bsdi.com Summit Partners Invests $15 Million in Hittite Microwave mail this story?", "top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Summit Partners, a private equity investor, said it has invested $15 million in Hittite Microwave, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of integrated circuits for wireless and wireline communications systems.", "Hittite said it will use the funding to expand its design and manufacturing services.", "http: www.hittite.com Wireless Apps Firm InPhonic Has Third Round, Ups Staff by 32 mail this story?", "top WASHINGTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- InPhonic, a business-to-business infrastructure firm that focuses on creating branded wireless communities and virtual private label wireless networks, said it has raised an undisclosed amount of third round funding from Riggs Capital Partners, RAF Net Ventures, CMS, and the Mid Atlantic Venture Fund." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Multistrada Arah Sarana", "sents": [ "PT Multistrada Arah Sarana (MASA) is an Indonesian tire manufacturer.", "They sell tires under the brands Achilles and Corsa.", "MASA is considered to be one of the largest tire manufacturers in Indonesia, operating factories of 55 ha and 128 ha , located in East Cikarang, Indonesia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20319_p31", "sents": [ "In 1992, he founded Insource Technology Group, a consulting services and network engineering firm, and continues to serve as chairman.", "Don Jordan has been in the forefront of Houston business and society for de cades.", "And even though he retired from the post of chairman and chief execu tive at Reliant Energy in late 1999, he has remained active in the city's g rowth and development.", "Jordan was with Reliant and its predecessor Houston Industries for 44 years and helped position the company for its eventual split between the company 's regulated businesses, such as HL&P and Entex, and unregulated business t hat is now called Reliant Resources.", "Jordan, along with his corporate rival Ken Lay of Enron, was instrumental in the successful campaign last year to convince voters to approve the use of public funds to build a new arena downtown for the Houston Rockets.", "Jordan has spent a lot of time on the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo board and many other civic groups." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e20015_p0", "sents": [ "<<IPW100101.PDF Good Morning, Attached, please find the latest issue of our Independent Power Weekly.", "Summary: 1. IPP's Rise 3.9% Last week our IPP composite increased 3.9%, underperforming the NASDAQ (+5.3%) and the S&P 500 (+7.8%).", "Orion Power, which was up 38.1%, was the strongest generator in the group.", "AES Corp was the weakest performer, declining 47.1%.", "2. Generation Oriented Utilities Fall 0.6% Our universe of generation oriented utilities fell 0.6%, underperforming the NASDAQ and S&P 500, while outperforming the UTY (-4.8%).", "Black Hills Corp, which was up 7.5%, was the strongest performer in the group.", "PPL was the weakest performer, declining 11.9%.", "3. Some Good News and Some Bad News Last week saw considerable stock price volatility as investors focused on 3 key events: 1. Reliant Resources acquires Orion Power; 2. AES Corp. (Restricted) issues earnings warning; and, 3. CPN reaffirms earnings guidance.", "4. IPPs Trading 22% Below Private Market Asset Value We believe the RRI ORN transaction provides additional support for our private market valuation framework." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4881_p1", "sents": [ "When the RTO filing is made, we need to review this list and compare to the actual filings and finalize.", "This information will go into building our public message.", "Our initial response will be public (through the trade press).", "This will include making specific comments about each RTO.", "Right now we are focusing on (1) failed efforts and (2) insufficient work as the key problems.", "Any details or other topics should be considered.", "2. Formal Response to October 15 Filing Dan Watkiss of B&P will be reviewing the formal filings for details.", "Joe Hartsoe will coordinate our FERC filings due on November 15. We need these done by early November to run them through the commercial side.", "Each RTO lead should schedule some time in DC the week of Oct 24 with Joe Hartsoe to make sure that our filings are on-track and complete.", "We should file in each RTO case." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e7771_p1", "sents": [ "Thanks.", "Please note that these FERC staff reports contain some potentially helpful information that can be used at the state PUC level, including information on the increase in generation in the Midwest that market participants attribute to lack of price caps following the summer 1998 price spikes; better preparation for summer 2000 through the use of forward contracts and transmission problems that may have resulted in keeping cheaper power from particular markets.", "On 11 1 00, FERC Staff issued reports on its Investigation of Bulk Power Markets in the Eastern Interconnection.", "These reports were the result of a Commission order earlier this summer.", "Enron's Federal regulatory staff (Christi, Charles Yeung, and Sarah Novosel) provided a great deal of information for this investigation and Joe Hartsoe and Donna Fulton discussed many of the problems with the grid with the new head of Staff, Scott Miller (who recently joined FERC from PG&E Gen)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26574_p27", "sents": [ "Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ken Lay said in an interview Tuesday that recent ventures into the wholesale marketing and trading of paper, coal and steel looked \"very promising.\".", "\"We'll continue to do those,\" he told Reuters.", "\"Those are becoming very significant businesses.", "Particularly this year we've had really strong growth in pulp and paper, in coal and in weather derivatives and some of the other new activities.\"", "Enron expects to get its broadband business on a sound footing, even though the potential market for buying and selling broadband capacity, also know as bandwidth, now appears to be much more modest than Enron and others had previously assumed.", "\"We still think we'll develop a very nice business there over the next two or three years,\" Lay said.", "Enron also continues to see good opportunities for its energy services business, which takes care of energy purchasing and management for customers such as retailer J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and drug firm Eli Lilly & Co. Lay was speaking after Enron said two long-time employees, Greg Whalley and Mark Frevert, will join Lay in the office of the chairman, strengthening the senior management team after the surprise resignation of Jeff Skilling as CEO on Aug. 14. PLEDGE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION Lay said Enron will do a better job of explaining its finances and operations to investors and analysts in the future, starting as soon as the company's third-quarter earnings report." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Trican Well Service", "sents": [ "Trican Well Service Ltd. is an oilfield services corporation headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with operations in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada as well as the United States .", "Trican maintains an employee count in Canada of over 1300 people and provides a wide range of services including acidizing, coiled tubing, fracturing, nitrogen pumping, cementing, microseismic, and industrial services.", "Trican is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "The Stork Exchange", "sents": [ "The Stork Exchange is silent short film starring Krazy Kat.", "This film was thought to be lost but has been found.", "It is also one of the earliest in the cartoon series to feature Manny Gould and Ben Harrison's version of Krazy, the first of few incarnations derived from George Herriman's" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Heap Big Hepcat", "sents": [ "Heap Big Hepcat is the 98th animated cartoon short subject in the \"Woody Woodpecker\" series.", "Released theatrically on March 30, 1960, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Center Township, Emmet County, Iowa", "sents": [ "Center Township is one of twelve townships in Emmet County, Iowa, USA.", "As of the 2000 census, its population was 459." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Sharon Township, Johnson County, Iowa", "sents": [ "Sharon Township is one of the twenty townships of Johnson County, Iowa, United States.", "It is located on the southern county line, about 6 mi southwest of Iowa City (at Township 78 North, Range 7 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian).", "It is adjacent to Washington, Union and Liberty Townships, as well as Washington County." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hunter × Hunter", "sents": [ "Hunter × Hunter (Japanese: ハンター×ハンター , Hepburn: Hantā Hantā , abbreviated: HxH) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi.", "It has been serialized in \"Weekly Shōnen Jump\" magazine and journal since March 3, 1998, although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006.", "As of June 2017, 360 chapters have been collected into 34 volumes by Shueisha.", "The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss, who discovers that his father, who he was told was dead, is actually alive and a world-renowned Hunter, a licensed profession for those who specialize in fantastic pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species, treasure hunting, surveying unexplored enclaves, or hunting down lawless individuals.", "Despite being abandoned by his father, Gon departs upon a journey to follow in his footsteps, pass the rigorous Hunter Examination, and eventually find his father.", "Along the way, Gon meets various other Hunters and also encounters the paranormal.", "The original inspiration for the manga came from Togashi's own collecting hobby." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Place to Place", "sents": [ "Place to Place (あっちこっち , Atchi Kotchi , or \"Acchi Kocchi\") is a Japanese yonkoma manga series by Ishiki which began serialisation in Houbunsha's \"Manga Time Kirara\" magazine from 2006.", "An anime adaptation by AIC aired on TBS between April and June 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p115", "sents": [ "(James Bates) * 8. New FCC Chief Vows Deregulation: Repudiating decades-old media ownership rules, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell said he envisions a broad rollback of restrictions, which could bring about a tidal wave of consolidation.", "In his most candid remarks about the role of the FCC since taking office, Powell said he would move in early May to eliminate regulations that prevent one company from owning a newspaper and a television station in the same city.", "Powell also told broadcasters meeting in Las Vegas that Viacom Inc. was likely to prevail in its challenge of federal rules that prevent any broadcaster from owning stations that reach more than 35% of the nation's television viewers.", "(Sallie Hofmeister) * 9. Ford Takes More Heat Over Explorer Tires: Ford Motor Co. came under the most direct criticism leveled against it yet regarding last year's massive Firestone tire recall.", "Two prominent consumer safety groups issued a report saying that the auto maker was largely to blame for accidents in which Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicles, equipped with Firestone tires, spun out of control after the tires lost their treads." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Fushun Special Steel", "sents": [ "Fushun Special Steel Co., Ltd. (FSSS) is a Chinese steel maker based in Fushun, Liaoning Province.", "State enterprise Dongbei Special Steel was the largest shareholder of the company.", "The rest of the shares float in Shanghai Stock Exchange." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania", "sents": [ "Easttown Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.", "The population was 10,477 at the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Kennedy Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania", "sents": [ "Kennedy Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 10 miles west of Pittsburgh and 12 miles east of Pittsburgh International Airport.", "The population was 8,134 at the 2016 United States Census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ted Shackelford", "sents": [ "Theodore Tillman \"Ted\" Shackelford III (born June 23, 1946) is an American actor.", "He played Gary Ewing in the CBS television series \"Knots Landing\" (1979–1993); since 2006, he has appeared in a recurring role on the CBS soap \"The Young and the Restless,\" portraying twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Louisa Ghijs", "sents": [ "Ludovica \"Louisa\" Ghijs (19 March 1902 – 18 July 1985) was a Belgian stage actress.", "She was married to Dutch actor and centenarian Johannes Heesters.", "Louisa Ghijs met Heesters in 1928, they married in 1930 and had two daughters Wiesje (1931), nowadays a pianist in Vienna, and Nicole (1937) who became an actress." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p10", "sents": [ "http: www.pricengine.com Software Marketplace Salmon River Software Raises Seed Funds BOXFORD, Mass.", "-- Salmon River Software, an online portal marketplace for buyers and sellers of enterprise software, said it raised an undisclosed amount of financing in its seed round from individual investor John Prendergast.", "Mr. Prendergast is vice president of operations and management for Technauts, which provides software for Internet appliances.", "The company is currently negotiating its Series A round of funding.", "http: www.salmonsoft.com E-Commerce Tech Firm Cyclone Raises $31 Million Series B SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Cyclone Commerce, a platform provider for business-to-business electronic commerce, said it has raised $31 million in its Series B round of funding led by Koch Ventures and Trinity Ventures.", "The company said the funds will go towards expansion.", "Jeff Hardesty, managing director at Koch Ventures, and Tim McAdam, general partner at Trinity Ventures, have joined the Cyclone board.", "http: www.cyclonecommerce.com Actional Raises $17.7 Million in Second Round of Funding MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Actional, a provider of Internet business integration software for market applications, said it raised $17.7 million in its second round from new investors NeoCarta Ventures and Zesiger Capital Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e9389_p20", "sents": [ "The Series C funding will be used for staffing, development activities, and capital investment.", "Will Glasgow, managing director at Madrona Venture Group, will join RuleSpace's board of directors.", "Previous investors in RuleSpace include FBR CoMotion Venture Capital, Pillar Management, and individual investors.", "RuleSpace has raised a total of $25 million.", "http: www.rulespace.com Digital Services Firm Delinea Gets $5 Million from Koch DALLAS -- Delinea, a provider of digital services for Internet businesses, said it received a $5 million investment from Koch Ventures.", "The financing will be used for the development of the company's service and technology offerings, as well as for marketing and sales.", "Delinea specializes in the energy sector and provides digital services using an integrated consulting, ASP, and managed services model.", "http: www.delinea.com Slam Dunk Networks Secures $20 Million in Series D Funding REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Slam Dunk Networks, a developer of a business-to-business infrastructure service that will track and deliver transaction messages on the Internet, said it raised $20 million in its Series D funding round led by VeriSign, an Internet trust services company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6341_p51", "sents": [ "\"California is on the verge of an overreliance on natural gas,\" it said.", "\"If all the planned additions are built, well over half of California's generation will be gas-fired, compared with about 30 percent now.\"", "\"We may be setting up the next energy crisis down the road,\" Barker warned.", "To avoid future problems, the report calls for \"a coordinated planning mechanism to ensure adequate investment in generation, transmission and load (demand) management\" and to design power markets.", "It also calls for the creation of an \"independent institution agency to perform periodic assessments of the performance of the infrastructure, markets and their interface.\"", "But Stultz emphasized unleashing market forces.", "\"The way to address the situation in the future is to embrace competition, not to shy away from it,\" he said.", "-- To see more of the Contra Costa Times, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http: www.hotcoco.com JOURNAL-CODE: CC LOAD-DATE: July 11, 2001 24 of 54 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Copley News Service Copley News Service July 10, 2001, Tuesday SECTION: Commentary LENGTH: 530 words HEADLINE: Copley Editorial Service BODY: The energy crisis settlement talks in Washington have failed to reach agreement on how much money the power companies should refund to Californians." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e1420_p30", "sents": [ "Even so, the talk has worried the industry.", "Smutny-Jones said his clients are \"very, very troubled by this sudden turn in rhetoric.\"", "\"I assume when senior members of the Legislature make pronouncements about potentially seizing contracts, it's designed to get our attention and we obviously take those things seriously,\" he said.", "The Independent Energy Producers group is \"in the process\" of contacting the Davis administration and lawmakers, said Smutny-Jones.", "\"You'll hear more about this.\"", "Copyright 2001 Copley News Service Copley News Service April 19, 2001, Thursday SECTION: State and regional LENGTH: 780 words HEADLINE: Windfall-profits tax gets Davis' backing BYLINE: Bill Ainsworth DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: Federal regulators' failure to stop what they described as anti-competitive practices in the natural-gas industry added $750 million to Southern California Edison's cost of electricity, a consultant estimated yesterday.", "The consultant, Paul Carpenter of the Brattle Group, spoke to an Assembly subcommittee investigating why California pays the highest natural-gas prices in the nation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26575_p6", "sents": [ "\"His ability to be equally comfortable in a three-piece suit and a Hawaiian shirt makes him ideally suited to face the diverse challenges of leading the school.\"", "His recent research has focused on telecom pricing with Katz.", "This fall he will teach a Ph.D. course in the economics department called, \"Mechanism Design and Agency Theory.\"", "Hermalin holds a BA in Economics from Princeton and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.", "He is also on the Editorial Board for the American Economic Review and is co-editor of the Berkeley Electronic Journals in Economic Analysis & Policy.", "\"Ben is an excellent squash player,\" says Dwight Jaffee, professor of banking and finance.", "\"My hope is that his deanly duties will slow him down so that I can win more often.\"", "Tyson and Hermalin will work together throughout the fall with Andy Shogan, Jay Stowsky, and the school's professional staff to make the 2001-2002 academic year a successful one for the Haas School." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e26575_p16", "sents": [ "Read the article at <http: www.washingtonpost.com wp-dyn articles A37193-2001Aug20.html Borenstein also commented on the California energy crisis in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Aug. 20. Tyson appeared on CNN: Inside Politics on Aug. 20 and made remarks on how the Fed will behave in the future.", "Read the transcript at <http: www.cnn.com TRANSCRIPTS 0108 20 ip.00.html Dwight Jaffee, professor of banking and finance, was mentioned in San Francisco Chronicle on Aug. 19 and offered remarks on the accuracy of forecasts offered by technology research companies.", "For the full text see <http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 08 19 BU138607.DTL The article \"Some Funds to Read Your Mind,\" in the New York Times mentioned Terrance Odean, assistant professor of finance, in an article about behavioral economics on Aug. 19. Borenstein was once again quoted in regards to the California power crisis on Aug. 19 in the Contra Costa Times.", "Read the complete article here: <http: www.contracostatimes.com cgi-bin emailfriend emailfriend.cgi?mode=print&doc=http: www.contracostatimes.com news topstory outlook_20010819.htm The LA Times quoted John Myers, Professor Emeritus of the Haas Marketing Group, on Aug. 17 in an article about the safety of the free toys given by fast-food restaurants." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2990_p9", "sents": [ "Mr. Lippiello previously served as interim vice president, business and scientific development.", "Also added was Don Kirksey as vice president, corporate and business development.", "Mr. Kirksey most recent ly served as vice president, business and corporate development at AtheroGenic s. Targacept spun off of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco in August 2000 and is backed by Advent Venture Partners, Auriga Ventures, Burill & Co., CDC Innovation, EuclidSR Partners, Genavent Societe Generale Asset Management Finance, and Longleaf Venture Fund.", "http: www.targacept.com Sychron Adds Nithya Ruff as VP, Bus.", "Dev.", "and Marketing mail?", "top PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Sychron, a provider of software for data centers and global networks of data centers, said it named Nithya A. Ruff as vice president of business development and marketing.", "Prior to joining the company, Ms. Ruff was director of product and strategic marketing at Tripwire, a provider of data and network integrity software.", "Sychron is backed by DotEdu Ventures and individual investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "Mikhail Prokhorov", "sents": [ "Mikhail Dmitrievitch Prokhorov (Russian: Михаи́л Дми́триевич Про́хоров ; ] ; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian billionaire, politician, and owner of the American basketball team the Brooklyn Nets.", "After graduating from the Moscow Finance Institute, he worked in the financial sector and subsequently went on to become one of Russia's leading industrialists, owning major stakes in multinational corporations in the precious metals sector.", "While he was running Norilsk Nickel, the company became the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium.", "He is the former chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, and the former President of Onexim Group.", "He resigned both positions to enter politics in June 2011." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27309_p9", "sents": [ "<br <br Lightobjects was founded July 2000 by Alberto Aimar and Dante Borillo.", "The company has received funding from venture capital firm myQube.", "font <br <br <a href=\"http: www.lightobjects.com\" target=\"_new\" <font face='arial,helvetica' size='2' http: www.lightobjects.com< font a td tr table <br <table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 <tr <td &#8226; <a name=\"vwQPHIQNJJJI\" <b <font face='arial,helvetica' size=\"2\" Research and Consulting Firm RHK Adds Marc Litvinoff as CEO< font ba td <td align=\"right\" <a href=\"#vwQPHIQNJJJIx\" <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images arrow.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"11\" width=\"11\" alt=\"top\" a &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http: people.venturewire.com o_mailer.asp?sid=QPHIQNJJJI\" target=NEW <img src=\"http: venturewire.com images mail2.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"10\" width=\"15\" alt=\"mail\" a &nbsp;< td tr <tr <td colspan=2 <font face=\"verdana, arial, geneva, helvetica\" size=\"2\" SAN FRANCISCO -- RHK, a market research and consulting firm for the telecommunications industry, said it named Marc Litvinoff as chief executive officer.", "<br <br Mr. Litvinoff previously served as president and chief operating officer at Knowledge Networks, and succeeds Linda Seale, who is no longer with the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Lisa Su", "sents": [ "Lisa Su (born 1969) is an American business executive and electrical engineer.", "She is currently CEO and president of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).", "Early in her career, Su worked at Texas Instruments, IBM, and Freescale Semiconductor in engineering and management positions.", "She is known for her work developing silicon-on-insulator semiconductor manufacturing technologies and more efficient semiconductor chips during her time as vice president of IBM's Semiconductor Research and Development Center." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Robert B. Howell", "sents": [ "Robert Beecher Howell (January 21, 1864 March 11, 1933) was a Nebraska progressive Republican politician.", "He was born in Adrian, Michigan.", "He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1885.", "Afterwards he went to the Detroit School of Law.", "He moved to Omaha, Nebraska for his health in 1888." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Frank Fairbairn Crawford", "sents": [ "Major Frank Fairbairn Crawford (17 June 1850 – 16 January 1900) was a British Army officer who was killed in the Second Boer War.", "He also played first-class cricket in two countries – in England for Kent County Cricket Club and MCC and in South Africa for Natal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "WEIN-LD", "sents": [ "WEIN-LD is a low-powered digital television station that is licensed to and serving Evansville, Indiana.", "The station is owned by DTV America Corporation of Sunrise, Florida, and it broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 40, which originates from a transmitter located near Chandler, Indiana.", "The station is an affiliate of Cozi TV, the NBCUniversal-owned classic TV network." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "KTWO-TV", "sents": [ "KTWO-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for most of the U.S. state of Wyoming.", "Licensed to Casper and owned by Silverton Broadcasting, the station broadcasts on UHF digital channel 17, which redirects to former analog channel 2 via PSIP.", "It is also available on channel 6 on Charter cable in Casper, as well as on the digital subcarrier of Cheyenne Fox affiliate KLWY and a network of UHF and VHF translators across the state.", "It had also been available on a free-to-air satellite uplink (as with all of Equity's stations, hubbed out of Little Rock, Arkansas and sent to the transmitter via FTA satellite) until Equity went bankrupt and the satellite was sold." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Braunau am Inn", "sents": [ "   (German for Braunau on the Inn) is a town in Upper Austria.", "Located on the border with Germany, it is the largest town in the Upper Austrian Innviertel region.", "Braunau is known for being the birthplace of Adolf Hitler." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Ottensheim", "sents": [ "Ottensheim is a municipality in the district of Urfahr-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.", "In July 2008 it hosted the World Rowing Championships, and it will do so again in 2019." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19832_p0", "sents": [ "\"FYI, Attached is memo I prepared for Jim and Rick on the PNW refund case.", "--Original Message -- From: Alvarez, Ray Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:22 AM To: Comnes, Alan; Walton, Steve; Mara, Susan; Lawner, Leslie; Cantrell, Rebecca W.; Fulton, Donna; Dasovich, Jeff; Nicolay, Christi L.; Steffes, James D.; 'jalexander@gibbs-bruns.com'; Allen, Phillip K.; Noske, Linda J.; Perrino, Dave; Black, Don; Frank, Robert; Miller, Stephanie; Tycholiz, Barry; Novosel, Sarah; Thome, Jennifer; Hall, Steve C. (Legal); Lindberg, Susan Subject: RE: Western Wholesale Activities - Gas & Power Conf.", "Call Privileged & Confidential Communication Attorney-Client Communication and Attorney Work Product Privileges Asserted [Alvarez, Ray] I will be unable to host the call this morning since I must attend a hearing in the CA refund proceeding.", "Please proceed with the call in my absence.", "Thanks!", "Ray PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR Date: Every Thursday Time: 7:30 am Pacific, 9:30 am Central, and 10:30 am Eastern time Number: 1-888-271-0949 Host Code: 661877 (for Ray only) Participant Code: 936022 (for everyone else) The table of the on-going FERC issues and proceedings is available to all team members on the O drive." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e20578_p3", "sents": [ "MMIP 2.1.3 \"Gaming,\" or taking unfair advantage of the rules and procedures set forth in the PX or ISO Tariffs, Protocols or Activity Rules.", ".to the detriment of the efficiency of, and consumers in, the ISO Markets.", "Steve --Original Message -- From: Mara, Susan Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:31 PM To: Palmer, Mark A. (PR); Denne, Karen; Dasovich, Jeff; Comnes, Alan; Hall, Steve C. (Legal); Steffes, James D.; Alvarez, Ray; Shapiro, Richard Subject: FW: Cal-ISO Violating Fed Law By Making Utils Buy State Pwr See story below --Original Message -- From: Andy Brown [mailto:ABB@eslawfirm.com] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 5:00 PM To: 'Sue Mara' Subject: FW: Cal-ISO Violating Fed Law By Making Utils Buy State Pwr what I mentioned.", "Also, during the meeting (and during next Tues' FERC call) I mentioned that we need more info from companies for pursuing a complaint.", "We have some other elements now with these articles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p6", "sents": [ "A1, 1471 words, Davis' Pledges Come Back To Haunt Him, Carla Marinucci, Patrick Hoge San Francisco Chronicle, APRIL 8, 2001, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION, BUSINESS;, Pg.", "B7, 3592 words, Nuclear Warning; Watchdogs eye Duke's salvage operation, Scott Winokur, Christian Berthelsen Los Angeles Times April 9, 2001, Monday, Home Edition SECTION: Part A; Part 1; Page 3; Metro Desk LENGTH: 1081 words HEADLINE: THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS; CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST; GENERATORS SCRAMBLED TO END PACTS WITH UTILITIES; ENERGY: EVEN BEFORE PG&E FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY, ALTERNATIVE PLANT OWNERS WHO HADN'T BEEN PAID IN MONTHS PURSUED COURT ACTIONS.", "BYLINE: JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER DATELINE: SACRAMENTO BODY: In filing for federal bankruptcy protection last week, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. determined what other power producers had already concluded: The state had failed to solve their payment problems and the time had come for the courts to step in.", "In the days leading up to PG&E's Bankruptcy Court petition, a growing number of alternative energy producers had also been filing lawsuits, seeking to be freed from their contracts with PG&E and Southern California Edison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e26279_p64", "sents": [ "In essence, Davis energy advisor Freeman said, lawmakers in January create d \"the equivalent of a public power purchasing agency\" beyond the jurisdict ion of the PUC.", "\"There is no public power agency in California that is rev iewed by the PUC,\" said Freeman, former head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.", "* Times staff writer Nancy Rivera Brooks in Los Angel es contributed to this story.", "Copyright 2001, Los Angeles Times Sta te's refund demand rejected Judge ends rebate talks, rebukes $9 billion cl aim Zachary Coile, Christian Berthelsen, Chronicle Staff Writers Tuesday, July 10, 2001 2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?f=3D ca 2001 07 10 MN117914.DTL Washington -- An adm inistrative law judge, delivering a powerful message to Gov.", "Gray Davis and California energy officials, cast aside the state's claim that it is owed $8.9 billion in electricity overcharges by generators and called for furthe r hearings to determine \"hard numbers.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7287_p5", "sents": [ "The investment was part of a $11 million second round, which included Concord Venture Capital Fund, Technoplast Technologies, Technorov Technologies, and Shrem, Fudim, Kelner-Technologies.", "http: www.oblicore.com Intelic Raises $15 Million In Recent Financing Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Intelic, which provides software for the creation of online marketplaces, said it raised $15 million in its recent round of funding.", "The round was led by 3i and included investments from C.E.", "Unterberg, Towbin, and Beachhead.", "The company said it will use the funding to support the increased demand for its software.", "http: www.intelic.com Online Marketing Firm Angara Lands $20 Million Series C MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Angara, a provider of online marketing services, said it completed its Series C round of funding with $20 million in financing.", "The round was led by Venture Strategy Partners, an early stage venture capital fund, and included investments from previous investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, VantagePoint Venture Partners, JMI Equity, and Hook Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Koo Koo Roo", "sents": [ "Koo Koo Roo was a fast casual restaurant chain specializing in charbroiled chicken founded in 1988 by Los Angeles-based restaurateurs Mike and Ray Badalian.", "The name \"Koo Koo Roo\" was an onomatopoeic reference to the crow of a rooster.", "After a series of expansions and ownership changes, in which Koo Koo Roo struggled for profitability throughout the 1990s, the last location in Santa Monica, California closed in 2014, under the ownership of Luby's Restaurants, Inc. who still owns the Koo Koo Roo trademark." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5333_p0", "sents": [ "\"yes.yes.yes.", "Karen Denne 10 26 2000 09:54 AM To: Jeff Dasovich NA Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Berkeley Summit J -- is this what you're attending?", "Are you speaking?", "Is media attending?", "kd ELECTRICITY SUMMIT AT U.C.", "BERKELEY, NOVEMBER 13, 2000 U.C.", "Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, with additional support from the U.C.", "Berkeley's Competition Policy Center and the U.C.", "Energy Institute, will host a meeting of industry representatives, policy makers, consumers representatives, legislators and researchers to discuss the electricity restructuring experience and potential solutions to the difficulties that California and other governments have encountered.", "The summit will run from 12:30-6pm with two roundtable discussions that will include a wide variety of viewpoints.", "For registration information and further details, go to: http: gspp.berkeley.edu events electricity_summit_conference.htm" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Puri Zilla School", "sents": [ "Puri Zila School (Odia: ପୁରୀ ଜ଼ିଲ୍ଲା ସ୍କୁଲ୍ ) is a government educational institution imparting education in high school level and one of the oldest school in Odisha, India.", "The school was established in 1853 in the holy city of Puri, located in Kundheibenta Sahi.", "The school moved to another building which later converted to Samanta Chandra Sekhar College, Puri.", "Puri Zila School moved to its current location on Station Road in 1958." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19721_p3", "sents": [ "Paul will also take the lead for Government Affairs in support of corporate dev elopment efforts across the United States Much of the rest of the group remains the same.", "Linda Robertson will conti nue to lead the Washington group with Sarah Novosel, who reports to Linda, taking the lead role in our coordination of activities at FERC.", "Amr Ibrahi m will continue to lead the support of the Global Assets group and also con tinue to manage the Risk Analytics function.", "Maggy Huson will take over su pport of the non-energy business units, which are as follows: Global Market s, Industrial Markets, Networks, and Broadband.", "Rob Hemstock will continue to lead the support of Enron Canada.", "Paul Dawson, who heads up government affairs for Europe; Sergio Assad, who heads up government affairs for Sout h America; and Mike Grimes and Mark Crowther, who head up our Asian efforts will continue to jointly report to the business units and myself." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e7771_p1", "sents": [ "Thanks.", "Please note that these FERC staff reports contain some potentially helpful information that can be used at the state PUC level, including information on the increase in generation in the Midwest that market participants attribute to lack of price caps following the summer 1998 price spikes; better preparation for summer 2000 through the use of forward contracts and transmission problems that may have resulted in keeping cheaper power from particular markets.", "On 11 1 00, FERC Staff issued reports on its Investigation of Bulk Power Markets in the Eastern Interconnection.", "These reports were the result of a Commission order earlier this summer.", "Enron's Federal regulatory staff (Christi, Charles Yeung, and Sarah Novosel) provided a great deal of information for this investigation and Joe Hartsoe and Donna Fulton discussed many of the problems with the grid with the new head of Staff, Scott Miller (who recently joined FERC from PG&E Gen)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5326_p9", "sents": [ "FullSeven said it expects to close the round by mid-November, raising a total of $1 million.", "http: www.fullseven.com Sony Takes More Equity in Flat Panel Developer Candescent SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sony invested an undisclosed amount of equity into Candescent Technologies, a developer of flat panel displays.", "In October of 1998, the companies agreed to jointly develop high voltage field emission display technology, and as part of the present investment, will extend their partnership to December 2001. Candescent has raised over $410 million from corporate, government, institutional, and venture capital sources.", "http: www.candescent.com http: www.world.sony.com Venture Strategy Puts $1.5 Million in Stealth Inventory Firm SAN FRANCISCO -- Venture Strategy Partners said it has invested $1.5 million in a company that is developing an inventory optimization technology for the auto industry.", "The name of the company and further details have not been disclosed.", "Matt Crisp, a partner at Venture Strategy, has taken a seat on the company's board." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Sunny Car Center", "sents": [ "Sunny Car Center was a planned car sales centre, planned to be built at the 27.5 hectare site between the highway and the railroad in Kirstula, Hämeenlinna, Finland.", "Plans for the centre included about 75 thousand square metres on several floors for car sales and associated activities.", "Had the centre been completed it would have become the largest car sales centre in Europe.", "The project underwent several difficulties, and it was finally abandoned when the sales of the land lot necessary for its construction was cancelled.", "The CEO of the project was Markku Ritaluoma." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3241_p2", "sents": [ "Elsewhere, Japanese shares dropped for the second day as traders remained nervous ahead of profit results from some major banks.", "The Nikkei lost a modest 0.2% while the Topix fell a slightly worse 0.3%.", "- CURRENCY SUMMARY The United States dollar has continued its divergent ways versus the yen and the euro, strengthening versus the euro but weakening against the yen.", "Yen strength has been fueled by the unwinding of so called yen carry trades, which is when investors buy back yen that had been borrowed at a zero interest rate.", "The borrowed yen was used to fund higher yielding instruments.", "Weakness in the euro has also likely prompted some yen strength, but rhetoric out of Japan has probably been just as significant a factor.", "Overnight, the Japanese economic minister stressed the government's determination to push through reforms.", "At the same time, support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ahead of the July elections appears to be growing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Intertrust Group", "sents": [ "Intertrust Group (incorporated as Intertrust N.V.) is a publicly traded international trust and corporate management company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.", "The company is best known for its fiduciary services, which includes tax, trust, business management and outsourcing processes.", "It is the largest trust office in the Netherlands, measured by number of shell corporations managed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20504_p0", "sents": [ "'Haas Community, This evening at about 5:00 p.m. we received a report that several piles of white powder were placed throughout the Student Services Building and on Gayley Plaza.", "We barricaded as much of it as we could and the UCPD and the Fire Department responded to our call.", "We quickly discovered that the white powder was plain flour that had been placed in Haas and across campus by a student Ping Pong club on a cross campus footrace.", "The student group is in the processing of cleaning up all of the piles of white powder.", "If you find any piles in the building that were missed, please let us know so that we can get it all cleaned up right away.", "Teresa A. Costantinidis Assistant Dean - Budget and Operations Haas School of Business University of California S545 Haas #1900 Berkeley, CA 94720-1900 (510) 643-0341 (510) 643-9428 FAX teresac@haas.berkeley.edu http: www.haas.berkeley.edu" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "Cape Fear Bank", "sents": [ "Cape Fear Bank, formerly named Bank of Wilmington (2006), was a Wilmington, North Carolina-based financial company engaged primarily in retail banking, mortgage banking, business finance and providing ATM and merchant processing services.", "The bank was established in June 1998 and Cape Fear Bank Corporation, the parent company, was formed in June 2005.", "The name change in October 2006 from Bank of Wilmington and Bank of Wilmington Corporation, respectively, reflected the growth of the Bank’s business in the Lower Cape Fear region of North Carolina.", "The Bank had full service banking offices serving New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7723_p27", "sents": [ "http: www.eurekabroadband.com http: www.ggn.com Hotel Firm InnHanse Acquires Trade Show Firm Configurations ORLANDO, Fla. -- InnHanse, a Web applications and systems firm focusing on the hospitality industry, said it has acquired Configurations, a trade show firm owned by Rajiv Kapur, InnHanse's executive vice president of sales and marketing, for an undisclosed amount.", "Innhouse said both companies will retain their Orlando locations and confirmed that Innhouse is privately funded, but would not release the names of investors.", "http: www.configurations.net http: www.innhouse.com Wireless App Firm Infolio Acquires Wireless Provider Nopex SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Infolio, a wireless infrastructure software firm that focuses on applications for businesses, said it has acquired Nopex, a Hong Kong-based wireless technology provider.", "The details of the transaction were not disclosed.", "Infolio said the new company will merge technologies and applications and will retain Nopex's Hong Kong office as Infolio's Asia office.", "Infolio raised $11.5 in its Series B round of financing led by Blueprint in October." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Amen Clinics", "sents": [ "Amen Clinics is a group of mental and physical health clinics that work on the treatment of mood and behavior disorders.", "It was founded in 1989 by Daniel G. Amen, MD.", "a self-help guru and psychiatrist.", "The clinics perform clinical evaluations and brain SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography) imaging to diagnose and treat their patients.", "Amen Clinics uses SPECT scans, a type of brain-imaging technology, to measure neural activity through blood flow.", "It has a database of more than 100,000 functional brain scans from patients in 111 countries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7860_p10", "sents": [ "Chris Ackerley, co-president of Ackerley, will join i5 Digital's board as its tenth member.", "http: www.i5digital.com Tech Expertise Firm HotDispatch Gets $18 Million Round Two MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- HotDispatch, an online ex change for technical expertise, said it has raised $18 million in a second round of funding led by WorldCom Ventures.", "SAP Ventures, New Enterprise A ssociates and Accel Partners also contributed to the round.", "HotDispatch sa id it will use the funding to build its international sales and marketing capabilities.", "The company also said Steve Mooney of WorldCom took a seat on its board of directors.", "http: www.hotdispatch.com?", "Financial Info Streaming Media Firm RAW Lands $27 Million?", "LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- RAW Communications, a broadband media company th at distributes financial messages from corporations and brokers to institution al and retail investors, said it completed a $27 million round of funding led by Providence Equity Partners.", "3i Group, an existing investor, and Intel also participated." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Rhone Apparel", "sents": [ "Rhone Apparel (referred to simply as Rhone) is an American startup company producing and selling men's sportswear (activewear).", "Its product line is intended for high-income, active men between 25 and 50 years of age, who look for activewear that is functional and attractive.", "The company uses premium custom fabrics, which include silver thread that provides permanent antibacterial and anti-odorant protection." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "San Diego Breakers", "sents": [ "The San Diego Breakers were an American professional rugby union team that played in the newly formed PRO Rugby competition.", "They were based in San Diego, California, and played their home games at Torero Stadium." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Mounts Bay RFC", "sents": [ "Mounts Bay RFC were a Cornish rugby club formed in December 1999 based in Penzance, England, and who folded in July 2009.", "Initially formed as an offshoot from Penzance and Newlyn RFC the club operated as an independent club.", "Mounts Bay were promoted at the end of the 2007-08 season and competed in National Division Two in the 2008-09 season.<ref name=\"http://www.mountsbay-rfc.co.uk/\"> </ref> However, in the Summer of 2009 the club folded citing financial problems and withdrew from the league structure altogether." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5589_p135", "sents": [ "If one company charges higher rates, the theory goes, there should be competing suppliers who will sell for less.", "No fear of underbids Sheffrin said her studies show the major power suppliers have been able to charge essentially whatever price they wanted, without fear that competitor s would underbid them.", "The studies are based on detailed analyses of power sales by the five major companies and other suppliers.", "Industry spokesmen say the ISO's economists used flawed assumptions to make normal behavior seem sinister.", "``We stand by the fact that we've operated ethically and legally,'' said Richard Wheatley of Reliant Energy Inc.", "He said the ISO failed to consider all the costs of producing power, including the need to recover long-term investments in buying or building plants.", "Without seeing the ISO's confidential data, University of Southern Californ ia economics Professor Charles Cicchetti said he's not convinced the power companies are doing anything wrong." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Dalwhinnie Wines", "sents": [ "Dalwhinnie Wines was established in 1976 by Ewan Jones.", "The vineyard is located in the cool climate of Moonambel (Victoria, Australia).", "Moonambel is a sub-region of Victoria's Pyrenees wine region, which was pioneered by the vineyards of Taltarni, Warrenmang, Redbank (Sally's Paddock) and Dalwhinnie." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10759_p5", "sents": [ "Vattenfall's Chief Executive Lars Josefsson said during a briefing Tuesday that the issue is being discussed by the board and there is a dialogue with the company's owners, the paper says.", "An accord between German utility HEW (G.HEW) - a unit of Vattenfall - and Mirant - formerly Southern Energy of the United States (SOE) - over the ownership of Bewag (G.BWG) could be reached within weeks, Vattenfall CEO Lars Josefsson told Welt.", "Czech electricity concern CEZ AS (R.CEZ) plans to restart the reactor at th e Temelin nuclear power plant Feb. 11, a day before a scheduled safety inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency, several newspapers report.", "CEZ managers said repairs to faulty turbine pipes can continue whil e the reactor is running.", "Alessandro Sala, CEO of Swiss power company Atel (Z.AAR) tells HandelsZeitu ng that the structure of Switzerland's power market liberalization law will limit the reductions in prices for households." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Alfonso de Nigris", "sents": [ "Alfonso \"Poncho\" de Nigris Guajardo (born March 3, 1976 in Monterrey, Nuevo León), best known under his stage name Poncho de Nigris, is a Mexican actor and television personality of Italian descent, who currently hosts programming for the Monterrey-based regional network Multimedios Televisión, including the Sunday night variety show \"Poncho en Domingo\".", "His brothers are football players Antonio de Nigris (deceased) and current C.F.", "Monterrey striker Aldo de Nigris." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Siege of Capua (1734)", "sents": [ "The Siege of Capua was the last major military action of the War of the Polish Succession in the Kingdom of Naples.", "Austrian forces of the Habsburg Monarchy, under the command of the Austrian Marshal Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, withstood for seven months a blockade begun in April 1734 by Spanish and French forces under Count Marsillac.", "General Traun surrendered the fortress of Capua in November 1734 with full honors of war, primarily because of exhausted provisions and ammunition, but also because it was clear no relief was coming to the isolated garrison." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Fourth Siege of Gibraltar", "sents": [ "The Fourth Siege of Gibraltar, fought from June until August 1333, pitted a Christian army under King Alfonso XI of Castile against a large Moorish army led by Muhammed IV of Granada and Abd al-Malik Abd al-Wahid of Fes.", "It followed on immediately from the Third Siege of Gibraltar, fought earlier in 1333.", "The siege began inauspiciously with a disastrous landing by Castilian forces on the west side of Gibraltar, before developing into a stalemate in which neither side had the strength to capture Gibraltar, nor to break out or lift the siege.", "Both sides faced acute shortages of food – the Gibraltar garrison was cut off from resupply, while the Castilians, deep within enemy territory, could only be resupplied via an unreliable sea route.", "After two months of inconclusive siege warfare, the Castilians and Moors reached a truce agreement that allowed both sides to make an honourable exit from the siege.", "Although the Moors managed to keep Gibraltar, the truce cost Muhammed IV his life when he was assassinated by disgruntled nobles the day after signing it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kent, Minnesota", "sents": [ "Kent is a city in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States.", "The population was 81 at the 2010 census.", "It is part of the Wahpeton, ND-MN Micropolitan Statistical Area." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Cisco, Texas", "sents": [ "Cisco is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States.", "The population was 3,899 at the 2010 census." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "La Rochette, Hautes-Alpes", "sents": [ "La Rochette is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.", "It is located about 10km north east of Gap." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gurcy-le-Châtel", "sents": [ "Gurcy-le-Châtel is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.", "It is situated some 75 km south-east of Paris." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10491_p143", "sents": [ "The Federal Trade Commission says it will change several premerger filing requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) antitrust law, including increasing from $15 million to $50 million the transaction value threshold for merging companies to notify the FTC.", "The changes, which go into effect Feb. 1, include a new tiered fee structure, which requires merging companie s to pay $45,000 for transactions valued at less than $100 million, $125,000 for transactions valued between $100 million and $500 million, and $280,000 for transactions valued at $500 million or more.", "Former President Bill Clinton signed off on the changes Dec. 21, 2000. A complete listing of the new rules is available on the FTC 's Web site at http: www.ftc.gov.", "The naming of Michael K. Powell to be FCC chairman drew praise from key U.S lawmakers last week.", "Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committe e Chairman John McCain (R., Ariz.) believes Mr. Powell will make \"an exceptional chairman, his spokeswoman said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "Fun Factory (company)", "sents": [ "Fun Factory GmbH is a German manufacturer of erotic toys, specializing in silicone dildos, vibrators, and love balls.", "It is located in Bremen and all its manufacturing takes place in Germany.", "In 2006, the company had an annual revenue of 13.5 million euros.", "A daughter company exists in the United States and is distributed in the US by TNB Distribution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3230_p48", "sents": [ "The model for VOD distribution would be companies like Blockbuster, which aggregate distribution rights for movies on video tape.", "Aggregation at the other end of the networks could bring all subscribers into the market whether they have high-speed cable-TV connections or high-speed digital subscriber lines from phone companies.", "Aggregation at the local level seems ideal for utilities that are getting into the telecom sector.", "They have the billing systems and most if not all the local customers needed to make the service work.", "Two utilities, Reliant Energy Inc. (REI) and Potomac Electric Power Co. (POM), have opened the door to future revenue from VOD.", "Reliant Energy Inc. has invested in Grande Communications, which provides Internet access, phone service and cable television.", "Potomac Electric and RCN Corporation (RCN) have a joint venture, StarPower Communications, which provides cable television service in the Washington, D.C., area.", "-By Michael Rieke, Dow Jones Newswires; 713-547-9207; michael.rieke@wsj.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e490_p44", "sents": [ "The ISO studied transactions involving 21 generating companies.", "It did not release the names of any of them.", "Leading suppliers in California include Dynegy Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Reliant Energy Inc., Williams Cos. and Enron Corp. \"The prices were above a normally competitive market,\" said Anjali Sherrin, author of the ISO's analysis.", "The $6.8 billion includes $562 million in alleged overcharges during December and January.", "Of those, FERC has proposed refunding $69 million for January.", "The power generators accused of the overcharges have until the end of today to give tell FERC why they believe those charges were justified.", "The ISO wants federal regulators to step in and stabilize the wholesale electricity prices that have pushed Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to the brink of insolvency.", "Power companies that sell to the ISO and the utilities said they were confident an independent examination will find that they did nothing wrong." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3859_p0", "sents": [ "'I'd say, \"What next?", "\", but I'm afraid to ask", "Regarding our California strategy, preventing the merger would seem to be right up there with \"end the price caps\" in our list of priorities.", "At today's FERC hearing, a hair-brained consumer advocate called for merging the PX and the ISO.", "During the panel I was on, I made the point that a merger would make California's problems worse than they are today.", "The FERC Commissioners seemed somewhat responsive to my concerns.", "P.S.", "After the panel, Heber lobbied me hard to support transcos.", "DJ Freeman Sees Cal ISO, PX Merger, Lower Price Cap Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. By Jason Leopold Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN DIEGO (Dow Jones) -- David Freeman, seen a likely replacement for Marcie Edwards on the board of governors of the California Independent System Operator, said his first order of business would be to try and merge the ISO and the California Power Exchange." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] }, { "title": "Klaus Hommels", "sents": [ "Klaus Hommels is a venture capitalist based in Zurich, Switzerland.", "He focuses on seed and early-stage investments and has founded his own venture capital fund by the name Hommels Holding through which he has been investing mainly in Internet businesses.", "He has been involved in successful internet investments such as Skype, Facebook and Xing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7593_p3", "sents": [ "MBA preferred.", "MBA grads with consulting or marketing backgrounds.", "- 14. LOCATION: San Francisco, CA TITLE: Department Manager COMPANY: University of California, San Francisco - Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science DEGREE: Masters degree in business, public administration, or related field is preferred and at least five years of progressively responsible administration experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.", "Big Game Bar-B-Que -- November 18, 2000 Haas School Courtyard - Register Online BBQ food and refreshments before the Cal vs. Stanford football game.", "Thanks to Pyramid Brewery for donating the beer!", "15. LOCATION: reports to a marketing manager out of Corvallis, Oregon, it is negotiable within the western region.", "TITLE: Go-To-Market Customer Communication Manager COMPANY: Hewlett Packard DEGREE: MBA in marketing desirable -- 16. LOCATION: Santa Clara, CA TITLE: Out-sourced lead generator for a marketing project COMPANY: BCL Computers DEGREE: na -- 17. LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA TITLE: Equity Research Associate - Technology COMPANY: Wedbush Morgan Securities DEGREE: MBA required -- 18. LOCATION: San Leandro, CA TITLE: CPA-Tax COMPANY: not available DEGREE: CPA 19. LOCATION: San Ramon, California San Bruno, California TITLE: Financial Consultant COMPANY: Aetna US Healthcare DEGREE: Degree in Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science or Healthcare Administration preferred." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Hemsley Fraser", "sents": [ "Hemsley Fraser is a learning and development company, with offices in the UK (London and Plymouth), the USA (Washington DC) and Germany (Frankfurt).", "It provides training courses, digital and blended learning, consulting services and managed learning services.", "Founded in 1991, Hemsley Fraser operates in 50 countries and works with 36 percent of Fortune Global 500 corporations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "RoboValley", "sents": [ "RoboValley is a centre for robotics, headquartered in Delft, Netherlands.", "RoboValley is powered by the Robotics Institute of Delft University of Technology.", "RoboValley aims to facilitate collaboration between researchers, governments and enterprises.", "Currently, RoboValley is looking to attract robotics companies and researchers in the field of robotics in order to facilitate this collaboration." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e5223_p16", "sents": [ "Primavera develops project management, control, and execution software for the engineering and construction sectors.", "http: www.primavera.com Ewireless Gets $25 Million from ComVentures in Round Three CHICAGO -- ComVentures, a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage communications and Internet investments, said it has invested $25 million in the third round of funding of ewireless, the developer of #333, a service that enables wireless phone users to interact with radio advertisers.", "Tim McLean, a general partner at ComVentures, will take a seat on ewireless's board.", "Ewireless has also secured funding from Tredegar Investments, Bedrock, and GTCR Golder Rauner Fund.", "http: www.333.com Property Data Firm Accu-Search Raises $2.7 Million Round Two KEYPORT, N.J. -- Accu-Search, which provides online property data for the real estate industry, said it has raised $2.7 million in its second round of funding from individual investors.", "The company said it will use the funding to expand its data applications to make it possible for Web-based realty transactions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Fremont, California", "sents": [ "Fremont ( ) is a city in Alameda County, California, United States.", "It was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose, and Warm Springs.", "The city is named after American explorer John Charles Frémont." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "Hohhot", "sents": [ "Hohhot (; Mongolian: \"Kökeqota\" ; Khalkha: Хөх хот \"Höh hot\", ), abbreviated Hushi (), formerly known as Kweisui (), is the capital of Inner Mongolia in North China, serving as the region's administrative, economic and cultural centre.", "Its population was 2,866,615 inhabitants at the 2010 census, of whom 1,980,774 lived in the built-up (\"or metro\") area made up of 4 urban districts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Peleg Arnold", "sents": [ "Peleg Arnold (1751–1820) was a lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island (now North Smithfield).", "He represented Rhode Island as a delegate to the Continental Congress in the 1787–1788 session.", "He later served as the Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1795 to 1812." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e6376_p2", "sents": [ "The committee also voted not to recommend a contempt charge for Mirant Corp (MIR), which agreed to provide financial documents Wednesday morning shortly before the hearing.", "The documents sought by Dunn's committee include information on bidding and pricing behavior in the state's electricity markets.", "The committee originally was poised to cite eight electricity generators for contempt, but all except Enron have since agreed to provide the requested information.", "-By Jessica Berthold, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3872; jessica.berthold@dowjones.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Sues To Block Calif From Forcing Document Release 07 11 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) SACRAMENTO (AP)--Enron Corp. (ENE) is suing California officials to stop a Senate subpoena of its financial records in a dispute over alleged overcharges for its electricity sales to California.", "\"They've sent two things to Texas - our money and these documents, and they saying we can't get either one back,\" said Laurence Drivon, special legal counsel to the California Senate Select Committee to Investigate Market Manipulation." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5855_p43", "sents": [ "The drainage system was paid for separately by the city of Santa Monica.", "The concept of a building that would be energy self-sufficient emerged abou t two years ago, when Santa Monica officials met with members of the Californ ia Energy Coalition.", "The city's Housing Division, which funds construction of low-income housing, chose to make a low-income housing project into a dream project of \"green\" construction, and Colorado Court became the target.", "\"We needed a demonstration project because a lot of developers feel that th e technologies are unproven,\" Raida said.", "A number of apartment buildings in Santa Monica and Irvine are to be equipp ed with energy-saving technology by the Regional Energy Efficiency Initiative, but the Santa Monica building is the only project attempting to provide its own power as well.", "Rebates from the state Energy Commission helped defray the high cost of the energy-generating equipment.", "The state's rebate on the solar panels, which cost about $225,000, will be about $62,000. The $57,000 micro-turbine and heat exchanger will yield a $15,000 rebate from Southern California Gas Co." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "ES Marks Athletics Field", "sents": [ "ES Marks Athletics Field is located in Kensington, Sydney, Australia.", "It was built in 1906 as Sydney Athletics Field.", "In 1947 a cinder track was installed and it was renamed ES Marks Athletics Field after athletics administrator Ernest Marks.", "In 1956 a grandstand was built.", "In the early 1960s, it hosted the Australian Athletics National Titles, however as the cinders track aged and alternate synthetic tracks at other venues were built, the facility fell out of favour." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e93_p1", "sents": [ "\"I don't think it was a surprise,\" said Assemblyman Dick Dickerson, R- Redding.", "Although the state is supposed to recoup the money spent on electricity, analysts and lawmakers say the open spigot on the state's treasury could jeopardize the state budget and fiscal well-being in the short and long term.", "For example, the state's power spending could jeopardize new education programs and transportation projects.", "The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst warned last month that lawmakers shouldn't count on all the new projects in Davis' proposed budget.", "Also, California has already been placed on a watch list by several credit rating firms, because of the deep debt that could be incurred in helping the utilities become financially stable.", "The watch list typically precedes a credit rating drop, which would cause the state's interest on bonds and loans to rise.", "\"This (power purchasing) has a dampening effect,\" said Jean Ross, executive director of the California Budget Project, an independent policy group that tracks state spending." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 6 ] }, { "title": "Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania", "sents": [ "The Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania, known commonly as Animal Rescue League Shelter & Wildlife Center (ARL), is an animal welfare organization founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1909.", "The ARL is a non-profit organization that offers various services to support both animals and pet owners alike.", "It is the only animal shelter in the Pittsburgh area that accepts both domestic animals and wildlife.", "The agency's shelter and clinic are located in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood, while its wildlife rehabilitation center and boarding kennels are a few miles away in Verona, Pennsylvania.", "The organization maintains a contract with the city of Pittsburgh and accepts all stray pets that are apprehended by the Animal Control unit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]