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[ { "title": "e2442_p0", "sents": [ "'Energy Systems Update for Wednesday, May 9 at 8:00am: California Independent System Operator has declared a \"WARNING\" which will extend though the hour 2359 due to forecasted high loads and temperatures throughout the control area.", "Consumers are requested to voluntarily curtail nonessential electric load to avoid more severe conditions including involuntary curtailments.", "ISO may be required to call a Stage 2 including nonfirm by mid-morning.", "The ISO indicated a Stage 3 emergency and firm load shedding is possible today.", "If outages occur they will begin with Block 1. Communications are expected to be similiar to yesterday.", "Any further specific changes in operating conditions will be communicated with additional Grid Updates.", "Please note updated web link below.", "http: www.pge.com customer_services business nonfirm index.html For up-to-date information regarding the current status of the California Energy Crisis, please log into Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Web Site at: http: www.pge.com customer_services business nonfirm index.html or the CAISO Web Site at: <<<<http: www.caiso.com" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Gottlieb", "sents": [ "Gottlieb (formerly D. Gottlieb & Co.) was an arcade game corporation based in Chicago, Illinois.", "The main office and plant was located at 1140-50 N. Kostner Avenue until the early 1970s when a new modern plant and office was located at 165 W. Lake Street in Northlake, IL.", "A subassembly plant was located in Fargo, ND.", "The company was established by David Gottlieb in 1927, initially producing pinball machines while later expanding into various other games including pitch-and-bats, bowling games, and eventually video arcade games (notably \"Reactor\" and \"Q*bert \"and, leading to the demise of Mylstar; M*A*C*H*3 )." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20060_p0", "sents": [ "'For questions or comments regarding this report please contact G. Britt Whitman at ex:5-4014 or Kristin Walsh at ex:3-9510. EXECUTIVE SUMMRAY CPUC Settles Filed Rate Doctrine Case with SoCal CPUC Kills DWR Rate Agreement, Davis May Reconsider Old Senate Bill CPUC - SoCal Suit In a closed hearing today, the California Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to settle its filed rate doctrine case with SoCal Edison.", "The implications could save SoCal from an otherwise immanent bankruptcy, though bankruptcy remains a real threat.", "Under the agreement, the CPUC has stipulated the following points, which have not yet been formalized by Administrative Law Judge, Ronald Lew: The CPUC agrees to maintain a level of rates necessary for SoCal to pay off under-collect through 2003. All surplus revenue (revenue above O & M) generated from any source must be applied to SoCal's back debt.", "SoCal agrees to pay no dividends on its common stock from now until 2003, or until all back debt has been recovered." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1332_p21", "sents": [ "PG&E also moved to protect the rest of the company from the utility's woes through a corporate restructuring called 'ring-fencing,' which federal regulators approved in December.", "The strength of those protective walls will be tested in the bankruptcy process by creditors' lawyers seeking to capture some of the parent company's assets, experts predict.", "Meanwhile PG&E's negotiations with Davis's staff faltered from the start, said Stephen Maviglio, the governor's spokesman.\"", "The Post continues, \"The negotiations between Davis's staff and SoCal Edison started out better and ultimately reached a tentative deal, announced April 9. In contrast to the tough relationship between Davis and PG&E executives, Edison's chairman and chief executive, John E. Bryson, and Davis both had served on the staff of former California governor Jerry Brown, and Bryson had been president of the CPUC.", "PG&E's instinct is to battle regulators; Edison's is to seek an agreement, one veteran state regulator said.", "In addition, because Edison is smaller than PG&E, with half its debt, its issues were easier to deal with than those of its counterparts.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7985_p5", "sents": [ "Mike Burns, a part ner at TL Ventures; Bill Kingsley, managing director of EnerTech Capital P artners; and Debi Rosati, general partner of Celtic House International, w ill sit on Valaran's board.", "The company said it will use the funds to buil d its staff, develop the business, and launch its products.", "http: w ww.valaran.com?", "Heathcare Tech Firm Eko Systems Gets $2.3 Million Rou nd One?", "BETHESDA, Md.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Eko systems, which develops healthcare software and hardware, said it has raised $2.3 million in its first round of funding from BeaconVentureCapital.com.", "The company said it will use the fun ds to build its management team and to bring its patient data application Frontiers to market.", "http: www.ekosystems.com Network Security ASP NetPlexus Has $5 Million First Round FAIRFAX, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- NetPlexus, a network security appl ication security provider, said it received $5 million in its first round of funding led by MCG Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e9692_p5", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to expand sales, marketing, and product development.", "In addition to the investment, Stan Tims of TL Ventures and Alan Katz of WR Hambrecht + Co will join Isochron's board of directors.", "http: www.isochron.com New Money o Telecom App Firm Synamics Closes $12 Million First Round RICHMOND HILL, Ontario -- Synamics, a provider of telecommunications services software, said it completed its first round of financing, with $12 million from VenGrowth and Arch Venture Partners.", "The funding will be used for new products and opening a new United States office.", "http: www.synamics.com $6.7 Million Round One for B2B Application Provider Ardesic WATERLOO, Ontario -- Ardesic, a provider of suite of applications for business-to-business exchanges, said it secured $6.7 million in a first round of financing led by Celtic House International and TL Ventures.", "Working Ventures Canadian Fund and Waterloo Ventures also contributed to the funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6735_p76", "sents": [ "But all three pending measures face long odds and none have sufficient support to clear both houses, legislative leaders said.", "With the Legislature set to quit for the summer as early as today, the leaders predicted they would be forced to continue negotiations during the monthlong recess in hopes of brokering a deal.", "\"I can't imagine that in the next 24 hours\" lawmakers will reach consensus on an Edison rescue, said Assemblyman Fred Keeley (D-Boulder Creek), who coauthored one of the lower house's rescue bills with Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg (D-Sherman Oaks).", "One indication of the lack of enthusiasm for the legislation is that Keeley himself does not support the measure that bears his name.", "\"I don't believe that this bill in its current form should become law,\" he said.", "\"This bill is not ready.\"", "The maneuvering in both houses Thursday capped a day of frenetic activity in the state Capitol, which has become flooded with cell phone-carrying lobbyists seeking to influence the Edison deal for seemingly every special interest in the state." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e3564_p75", "sents": [ "In agreeing last month to set flexible caps to restrict price gouging durin g electricity shortages, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the state and its utilities must agree to let an independent organization manag e California's power transmission lines.", "Under that setup, California would be one of a group of Western states sharing a linked transmission grid whose rates and access rules would be se t by independent managers.", "It is part of the commission's drive to create regional electricity markets throughout the country and make it easier to trade power across state lines The regional grids would be a prelude to the nationwide free market in electricity advocated by the Bush administration and power marketers like Enron.", "But California Assembly Democrats who have challenged the federal demand sa y the requirement could interfere with some of the state's homegrown solution s to its energy crisis, such as Gov.", "Gray Davis' proposal that the state buy and run transmission lines owned by Southern California Edison Co. \"A lot of folks were wondering how those two things would interact and are they mutually exclusive,\" said Paul Hefner, an aide to Assembly Speaker Robert Hertzberg, D-Sherman Oaks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CL Draconis", "sents": [ "CL Draconis (CL Dra) is a star in the constellation Draco.", "Its apparent magnitude is 4.97." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "V529 Andromedae", "sents": [ "V529 Andromedae is a star in the constellation of Andromeda.", "It is the brighter component of a binary star, the other component being a 13th magnitude star 15\" away." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Nina's Paris", "sents": [ "Nina's Paris is a French luxury fragrances and tea brand established in 1672 by Pierre Diaz.", "Originally a distillerie serving the Court of Versailles during the reign of king Louis XIV, it later became a tea and patisserie company under Nina Diaz.", "Its tea aromas source from the King's Kitchen's Garden in the Castle of Versailles, France." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e26658_p1", "sents": [ "Yahoo said it plans to look for a successor for Graves.", "-- Yahoo jobs deal worries CareerBuilder The online job listing service owned by Knight Ridder and the Tribune is wondering what happens now that Yahoo has a deal to acquire HotJobs.com.", "CareerBuilder has a contract with Yahoo, making it the sole provider of job ads on Yahoo Careers, according to the Washington Post.", "\"It's an exclusive contract and we expect them to honor (it),\" said spokesman Barry Lawrence.", "Analysts suggested Yahoo is likely to try to buy its way out of the deal.", "\"I am sure anything is negotiable for a price,\" Jeff Fieler, a consumer Internet analyst at Bear Stearns, told the Post.", "-- Eshopping season posts 36% rise Ecommerce during the holiday season was worth a record $6.6 billion, according to comparison-shopping Web site Bizrate.com.", "The total is 31% greater than Bizrate forecast, and is 36% greater than last year's online sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Grenville Secondary School", "sents": [ "Grenville Secondary School is a co-educational institution located in Grenville in the parish of St. Andrews, Grenada.", "Founded in 1983 it has a student population of 400 to 500 students and a teaching staff of over 20.", "The school's motto is 'Together We Build in Love' (Latin: \"Vna Amore Aedificare\")." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e8613_p32", "sents": [ "http: www.smartpipes.com Medschool.com Taps Web Medical Education Exec for Board mail this story?", "top SANTA MONICA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Medschool.com, a Web-based training applications firm that focuses on the healthcare industry, said it has named Dr. Jeffrey Drezner as a board member and as executive vice president.", "Mr. Drezner was a former executive vice president and board member of Medscape, a firm that provides health information and digital health records online, and founded Healthcare Communications Group, now a subsidiary of Medscape, that provides online continuing education programs for healthcare professionals.", "Medschool.com raised $26 million in a second round of financing led by Patricof & Co. Ventures last month.", "http: www.medschool.com Internet Payment Service Planet Payment Names New Director mail this story?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Planet Payment, a provider of real-time, multi-currency, Internet payment services to merchants, said it elected Paul Noblett to its board of directors.", "He will still maintain interest in his company, Noblett Associates, a business development and systems consulting firm focused on the payments and communications industries." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "2XU", "sents": [ "2XU Pty.", "Ltd. is an Australian multinational corporation engaged in the design, development and selling of sporting apparel including compression garments, triathlon, cycle, running, open water swimming and general fitness wear.", "Founded in 2005 by Clyde Davenport, Jamie Hunt and Aidan Clarke, the company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e8665_p25", "sents": [ "The company added that the new name and logo are slated to appear on products, signs, correspondence, and ads beginning on January 1, 2001. In June of this year, the company raised $15.5 million in second-round funding from existing investor Sequoia Capital and new investor Raza Venture Fund.", "http: www.telencomm.com VideosDotCom Changes Name to Vesta Broadband Services mail this story?", "top MCKINNEY, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- VideosDotCom, an Internet infrastructure company that develops and markets services for distribution of digital content over broadband networks, said it is changing its name to Vesta Broadband Services.", "The company said it is named after Vesta, the Roman goddess of hearth and home.", "Vesta is backed by Carnegie Partners.", "http: www.vestabroadband.com new deals Defunct Pets.com Sells URL to Former Rival Petsmart.com mail this story?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Pets.com said it signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its URL to former rival Petsmart.com." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Keith Seaman", "sents": [ "Reverend Sir Keith Douglas Seaman (11 June 192030 June 2013) was Governor of South Australia from 1 September 1977 until 28 March 1982.", "He was the second successive governor to have been a minister of religion, Seaman being a minister in then recently merged Uniting Church in Australia.", "He was born in McLaren Vale in 1920." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3230_p6", "sents": [ "They also ask that the PUC's education campaign better inform consumers of their rights.", "Starting Jan. 1, when the Texas electricity market deregulates, all Texas consumers will be able to choose power providers.", "Before that, a limited number of consumers will be able to get power from new providers under the state's pilot program starting in July.", "Nearly 50,000 residential customers have signed up for the pilot, and thousands of slots are still open.", "That Texas consumers haven't had to shop for electricity presents a challenge to start with, said Janee Briesemeister, senior policy analyst with Consumers Union Southwest Regional Office.", "\"And when the information that is given to consumers is confusing, they're at a further disadvantage,\" she said, adding that the PUC said it would adopt a standard format for the document and hasn't done so yet.", "Terry Hadley, a spokesman for the PUC, said the agency did promise a standard format for full competition, which starts in January." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5656_p3", "sents": [ "We would need to price ourselves as an ASP for them, but with the liquidity they have (supposedly like $1B per day traded through EnronOnline), this should be a no-brainer.", "Suresh is the Principal of DealBench, as well as a Director of Enron Net Works.", "DealBench is one of many business units under the Enron Wholesale Services Enron Net Works group, including EnronOnline, ClickPaper, MetalMarkets, and other wholesale marketplace services.", "DealBench has 3 primary offerings: * Auctioning RFQ management * Deal Rooms with complex negotiations tools * Data Rooms for sharing of secure documents such as CADs, blue prints, etc for M&A due diligence.", "We discussed the basic functionality and sophisticated math behind Perfect, and he felt that it was worth considering further as a complementary service offering for the DealBench platform.", "He would like to arrange a demo for him and some of his managers for the end of June or early July.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "The Bon-Ton", "sents": [ "The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. is a department store chain headquartered in York, Pennsylvania and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.", "There are 267 stores, which includes nine furniture galleries and four clearance centers, in 26 states.", "Other brands operated by The Bon-Ton include Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's, and Younkers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Duncan Bannatyne", "sents": [ "Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE (born 2 February 1949), is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author.", "His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, stage schools, property and transport.", "He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme \"Dragons' Den\".", "He was appointed an OBE for his contribution to charity.", "He has written seven books." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2593_p67", "sents": [ "According to state figures, there is reason to feel encouraged.", "Power use dropped 6 percent in January, compared with January 2000; 8 percent in February; and 9 percent in March and April.", "Representatives from all three investor-owned utilities -- Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric -- said they had seen sharp increases in consumers taking advantage of rebate programs in recent months.", "Though changing a few light bulbs may seem like no big deal, energy officials say no detail is too small to make a difference.", "Steve McCarty, director of customer energy management for Pacific Gas and Electric, said that if every customer turned off three 75-watt bulbs, it would mean a 2 percent energy savings a month.", "Unplug that second refrigerator and that is an additional 9 percent.", "\"There are no silver bullets,\" he said.", "\"Only silver BB's.\"", "State officials said businesses were taking advantage of programs to help them change out inefficient items like lighting and air-conditioning." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts", "sents": [ "The Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts is a dance school located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.", "This dance school was founded in 1957 by tap dancer Tommy Sutton.", "It was created by Sutton to give young black children in the area the same opportunities that white children in that time period had.", "Mayfair's enrollment has increased from about 90 kids enrolled in classes at Mayfair to over 800 kids enrolled in classes at Mayfair.", "Mayfair has been operating for over 50 years now.", "Due to recent increase of violent crimes in the South Side area since July 2012, Peggy Sutton, who is Tommy Sutton's daughter and currently runs the dance school, is planning on moving the studio into the Calumet Heights area out of concern for the students' wellbeing." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "Tohoku Women's Junior College", "sents": [ "Tohoku Women's Junior College (東北女子短期大学 , Tōhoku Joshi Tanki Daigaku ) is a private junior college in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.", "It was established in 1950, and is now attached to Tohoku Women's College." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Meatless Flyday", "sents": [ "Meatless Flyday is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short produced by Warner Bros., and released on January 29, 1944.", "The cartoon was directed by Friz Freleng, written by Michael Maltese and animated by Jack Bradbury.", "The title is a pun on Meatless Friday, a reference to the traditional Roman Catholic practice of abstinence from meat on Fridays." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Mini-Dora SOS", "sents": [ "Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!!", "(ミニドラSOS!! )", "is a Doraemon anime film based in the future where Dorami-chan, Mini-Dora and the sons of Gian, Suneo and Nobita are featured.", "It premiered in theatres on March 11, 1989 with \"\".", "The movie's original plot was written by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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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 ] }, { "title": "e19703_p30", "sents": [ "Enron didn't say how many jobs it plans to cut or what its expenses will be.", "Trading volumes declined last week and it's too soon to tell if the company will recover lost business, Chief Operating Officer Greg Whalley said during a conference call with investors.", "Traders including Mirant Corp. and Aquila have said they shifted transactions away from Enron after its plunging stock price prompted concerns about creditworthiness.", "``Business has been affected in the last month,'' Enron Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lay said.", "``We're going to go back to basics and focus on our core energy business.''", "The company will provide a more detailed fourth-quarter earnings projection in two to three weeks, Lay said.", "Dynegy CEO Charles Watson, who agreed on Friday to acquire bigger rival Enron in a transaction now valued at more than $24 billion, had said he is confident that Enron's trading business is sound.", "`Greater Acceptance' Enron has been criticized by investors and has seen its market value plunge in recent weeks because of concerns it was using affiliated partnerships to mask losses and hide debt." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3786_p38", "sents": [ "Pacifica Fund invests in communications technologies and services, business infrastructure transformation, and basic enabling technologies for emerging IT platforms.", "http: www.pacificafund.com TechnoCap Raises Additional $74.4 Million For New Fund MONTREAL -- TechnoCap, a venture capital firm, said it raised an additional C$110 million ($74.4 million), bringing its total capital to C$210 million.", "Investors in the firms most recent fundraising include Bombardier Trust, Desjardins Pension Fund, the Solidarity Fund, and TechnoAnge.", "http: www.technocap.com VW Corrections o North Castle Partners NEW YORK -- A story in the September 8 issue of VentureWire misspelled the last name of the former Nabisco CEO who is a new general partner at North Castle Partners.", "She is Ellen R. Marram, not Miram.", "Advertisement What is the future for the business-to-consumer model, the business-to-business model, and the path to profitability?", "Find out at Healthcare Outlook.", "October 31, 2000 Palace Hotel - San Francisco, California For more information and registration, go to: http: tpsite.com tp conf ho2000 default.html SEND TO A FRIEND To subscribe to VentureWire, tell your friends and colleagues to go to: http: www.venturewire.com register vw This copy of VentureWire may be distributed freely, provided that the distribution is without charge, that the issue is distributed complete and unaltered, and that all copies retain the Technologic copyright notice." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "FAW Jiefang", "sents": [ "FAW Jiefang is a truck manufacturing company headquartered in Changchun, Jilin, China, and a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW Group.", "It is the largest manufacturer of heavy trucks in China.", "FAW Jiefang was established in 2003 and has more than 22,000 employees, building more than 500 different models of 5-30 ton trucks.", "It has an annual production capacity of around 200,000 vehicles." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3514_p25", "sents": [ "top CUPERTINO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Chordiant Software, a publicly tr aded company that provides CRM applications, said it acquired certain assets of ASP Outfitter.", "While full terms of the deal were not revealed, Chordiant di d receive intellectual property assets and server technology.", "According to a Chordiant spokesman, the remaining assets of ASP Outfitter have been merged with a hardware company that is part of the portfolio of Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture capital firm Crescendo Ventures, which was a majority investor in ASP Outfitter.", "Crescendo could not be reached for comment.", "ASP Outfitter was also backed by West Covina, Calif.-based Falcon Fund.", "http: www.chordiant.com focusCORE Accepts Acquisition Offer by Avrio Group mail?", "top IRVINE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- focusCORE, a provider of subscriptio n-based computing services and managed application hosting, announced that it has accepted an acquisition offer by Avrio Group, a management advisory and investment group specializing in communications and Internet technologies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Vidacare Corporation", "sents": [ "Established in 2001, Vidacare Corporation was the developer of intraosseous (inside the bone) medical devices.", "Its devices were used in vascular access, emergency and disaster medicine, oncology, and spinal surgery.", "Privately held, the company was based in San Antonio, Texas, and its products were marketed in over 50 countries worldwide." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "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": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e1176_p12", "sents": [ "All for the sake of a power-sharing arrangement in the state.", "By this time Enrons partner, the Maharashtra State Electricty Board, had weakened further and it wanted the state government to help it pay Enrons bills.", "The equally bankrupt state government was obviously unable to spare the funds.", "The situation was perfectly ripe to rake up the Enron controversy.", "Once again.", "Whats more, it seemed politically correct too.", "The Vilasrao Deshmukh government did exactly this.", "It installed Vinay Bansal, a no-nonsense bureaucrat known for taking on ministers, as MSEB chairman to give the Enron dispute some much needed credibility.", "Bansal caught Enron napping when it failed to supply electricity as per the MSEBs demand.", "MSEB invoked the PPA clause and slapped Rs 402 crore penalty on the American utility.", "This provided the trigger for the fight which was waiting to happen.", "Meanwhile, the state governments review committee led by Madhav Godbole submitted its report and recommended a renegotiation of the project." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Hrvatska pošta", "sents": [ "Croatian Post Inc. (HP-Hrvatska pošta d.d.", "), founded in 1999, is a business corporation in ownership of the Republic of Croatia.", "Croatian Post is a national postal operator of the Republic of Croatia.", "Post offices of the Croatian Post (total number: 1016) form one of the widest services and retail networks in the country.", "Apart from postal services Croatian Post offers also payment services, retail services and digital TV service in the whole territory of Croatia.", "Croatian Post is also one of the founders and a full member of the Association of European Public Postal Operators (PostEurop), while Croatia is a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).", "Croatian Post also issues postage stamps of Croatia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] }, { "title": "e11641_p3", "sents": [ "While almost 10,000 mW of this 17,000 mW difference is duly accounted for as being offline either through planned or unplanned maintenance, there is apparently about 4,000 to 8,000 mW of potential generation in California which is not online for reasons that remain unexplained.", "Meanwhile, prices for wholesale electricity have been going through the roof, with some generators and marketers of energy in California earning record high profits.", "These energy companies have insisted they are operating their generators at maximum capacity and are not manipulating the market by pulling generation offline.", "We have read evidence to the contrary.", "For your reference, we have enclosed a report by the private consulting company McCullough Research Group, and a research paper by Massachusetts Institute of Technology economics professor, Mr. Paul Joskow.", "The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the federal agency responsible for ensuring that energy costs are \"just and reasonable,\" has studied the energy crisis in the West." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid", "sents": [ "Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid (April 13, 1933 – April 13, 2014, in Singapore), (commonly known as A. Ghani Hamid or Abdul Ghani Hamid; also known by his pen name Lazuardi) is an award-winning Singaporean writer, poet and artist.", "Abdul has written hundreds of stories, in English Language and Malay Language and participated in more than 60 art exhibitions.", "He received the Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang in 1997, the Cultural Medallion in 1999 for literature and the Southeast Asia Write Award in 1998." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e11020_p7", "sents": [ "\"We're talking about a financial transaction that has value to both sides,\" Davis said.", "\"It has become increasingly clear to me that we cannot accomplish that without purchasing the transmission lines.\"", "Although Davis voiced his support of taking over the utilities' moneymaking transmission system, he has not conferred with companies' executives for a week.", "In fact, they learned of it from press accounts.", "\"It's all just a giant game of chicken,\" a top utility executive said, asking that he not be identified.", "\"But I'm worried that the administration is going to overplay its hand and leave us with no options.\"", "* * * Times staff writers James F. Peltz, Nicholas Riccardi, Stuart Silverstein, Rone Tempest, Nancy Vogel and Jenifer Warren contributed to this story." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Marshall McLuhan", "sents": [ "Herbert Marshall McLuhan {'1': \", '2': \", '3': \", '4': \"} (July 21, 1911December 31, 1980) was a Canadian professor, philosopher, and public intellectual.", "His work is one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory, as well as having practical applications in the advertising and television industries.", "He studied at the University of Manitoba and the University of Cambridge; he began his teaching career as a Professor of English at several universities in the U.S. and Canada before moving to the University of Toronto, where he remained for the rest of his life." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Guido Mantega", "sents": [ "Guido Mantega (] ; born 7 April 1949) is an Italian Brazilian economist, and politician who was Brazil's Finance Minister.", "Mr Mantega served as Brazil's Finance Minister for more than eight years, being the longest-serving Finance Minister in the history of Brazil." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "George Dahl", "sents": [ "George Leighton Dahl (May 11, 1894 – July 18, 1987) was a prominent American architect based in Dallas, Texas during the 20th century.", "His most notable contributions include the Art Deco structures of Fair Park while he oversaw planning and construction of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.", "In 1970, in anticipation of imminent commercial growth brought on by the impending development of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, he designed the First National Bank of Grapevine building at 1400 South Main Street.", "This iconic cubist structure served as a harbinger of the area's upcoming economic development." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1473_p35", "sents": [ "The utility wants other residential users to make up for any lost revenue from exempted customers through higher rates.", "Under the utility's plan, residential customers would see an average rate hike of nearly 30 percent.", "\"The proposal these folks are pushing rips the heart out of that law,\" said Matthew Freedman, staff attorney for TURN.", "Another issue affecting consumers is how the utilities can bill for electricity used in April and May, before the final plan is approved.", "Utility officials have objected to making the rate structure retroactive.", "Instead, to recoup the revenue, they are proposing a flat surcharge that everyone would pay, regardless of how much they use.", "Edison proposes a higher surcharge added to bills for a shorter period of time _ in this case, June through August.", "PG&E officials are suggesting a smaller surcharge that would be spread out over 12 months.", "\"It'll probably be something closer to the PG&E proposal,\" Paul Clanon, the commission's director of energy issues." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3023_p22", "sents": [ "After that, attention will turn to hard questions of pinning down precise financial terms.", "BP and Phillips are unlikely to be selected for the leadership role at South Ghawar, EIG understands.", "The competition is essentially between Exxon and Shell.", "The choice at Core Area 1 may depend in part on the decision in Core Area 3, where any one of the three partners could yet be selected as operator.", "Conoco has the advantage of being the first one to propose a project in the area.", "The fact that Total is French is said to operate in its favor.", "FOR MORE GO TO http: www.energyintel.com http: www.energyintel.com is home on the web for Petroleum Intelligence Weekly, Oil Daily, Natural Gas Week, and other services from Energy Intelligence Group.", "The site is perfect for both EIG's clients and newcomers looking for the best business intelligence on the world of oil and gas.", "The site combines the high quality news, analysis and data you expect from EIG with cutting-edge Internet technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "e3023_p16", "sents": [ "Supermajors Exxon Mobil and Shell won starring roles in three projects that are estimated to require combined initial investment of $25 billion, the kingdom's biggest opening to foreign investors for 25 years.", "\"Shell is honoured to be given such a significant role in this historic development.", "We are delighted to have been selected to participate in both Core venture 1 and Core Venture 3,\" group Chairman Mark Moody-Stuart said in a company statement.", "Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said Exxon, Shell, BP and Phillips were given stakes in the biggest of the projects on offer, the $15 billion development in South Ghawar, known as core venture one, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced.", "Exxon also secured the leading role in core venture two, on the Red Sea coast, with Enron and Occidental taking smaller shares.", "Shell, TotalFinaElf and Conoco won stakes in core venture three, for development of gas at Shaybah in the empty quarter of southeast Saudi Arabia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10578_p10", "sents": [ "Atomz.com said it will use the funds to accelerate international growth, product development, and marketing.", "http: www.atomz.com Namezero Gets $25 Million Round Three from Unnamed Investor SILICON VALLEY, Calif. -- Namezero.com, a provider of free domain names and domain name POP e-mail, said it raised a $25 million third round from one unnamed corporate investor.", "The company will use the funding for product enhancement and new product and service development and for business expansion.", "Namezero.com is also backed by Arcadian Venture Partners, Walden VC, and Whitman Capital.", "Namezero.com's technology allows users to customize their Internet use and its services include domain hosting.", "The round brings the company's total funding to $32 million.", "http: www.namezero.com Online Payment Service X.com Raises $30 Million Series D PALO ALTO, Calif. -- X.com, an online payment service, said it raised $30 million in its Series D round of funding.", "Credit Agricole led this round of funding, which the company said will be used to provide its payment service in the European Union, Japan, South America, and other regions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "Amenity Analytics", "sents": [ "Amenity Analytics is an American software company founded in 2015 in New York, New York, United States.", "Amenity Analytics offers software products for text mining, sentiment analysis, and text analytics to automatically process structured data and unstructured data.", "Using natural language processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other technologies." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e68_p2", "sents": [ "EBS executives have said they expect to have $1 billion in total contracted business by the end of 2001. CHASING MORE CONTRACTS TO FILL VOID EBS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Rice on Friday said his division is already pursuing deals with content providers to send on-demand games, movies, music and television over the Enron network.", "UBS Warburg analyst Ronald Barone, in a research note released Monday, said he still believes Enron will hit the $1 billion mark in 2001. \"Though this announcement is clearly a disappointment we have a great deal of confidence in the judgment of Enron's senior management and of the upside associated with this business,\" Barone wrote.", "His report reiterated a strong buy recommendation and 12-month stock price target of $102 a share, with EBS accounting for $25 of that.", "One analyst remained skeptical of the content delivery plans.", "\"Where they go from here is one of things they have to tell the market in a convincing fashion,\" said Commerzbank Securities analyst Andre Meade, who raised Enron to accumulate from hold on Thursday." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e19622_p75", "sents": [ "Enron fired Treasurer Ben Glisan and Kristina Mourdant, a lawyer for an Enron division.", "The company ``now believes'' Glisan, Mourdant and two other employees no longer working for Enron bought interests in subsidiaries of a partnership run by former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow.", "Dynegy's shares rose as much as 14 percent on speculation that it may decide not to buy cash-strapped Enron, or, if it did, wouldn't pay much of a premium.", "``People are betting for or against a deal with Enron,'' said Andre Meade, an analyst with Commerzbank AG who rates Enron ``accumulate.''", "Dynegy ``is unlikely to pay significantly more than Enron's current share price if it does make a bid,'' he said.", "Shares Decline Enron shares declined 40 cents to $8.65 after the company determined it violated generally accepted accounting rules when it failed to consolidate results for three so-called special purpose entities, vehicles for getting access to capital or hedging risk that can be moved off the books under some circumstances." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Vladimir Harkonnen", "sents": [ "The Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is a fictional character and antagonist from the \"Dune\" universe created by Frank Herbert.", "He is primarily featured in the 1965 novel \"Dune\" and is also a prominent character in the \"Prelude to Dune\" prequel trilogy (1999-2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.", "The character is brought back as a ghola in the Herbert/Anderson sequels which conclude the original series, \"Hunters of Dune\" (2006) and \"Sandworms of Dune\" (2007)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e7107_p26", "sents": [ "State Se n. Steve Peace, D-El Cajon, said he believes that consumer objections to the balancing account deal are aimed at getting ratepayers a better deal -- and that's something he supports.", "\"If Michael Shames can improve on the balancing account deal I'm in full support as long as we don't lose any of the gains we've already gotten,\" he said.", "A spokesman for Gov.", "Gray Davis did not return a telephone call seeking reaction to the UCAN allegations.", "Outside UCAN's office in Little Italy yesterday, a group of trade unionists demonstrated in support of SDG&E's position.", "Dave Moore, a business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 465, said SDG &E has handled its power purchases in accordance with utilities commission rulings.", "But Shames said the company sought to shield its actions from the scrutiny of consumer groups and the public.", "\"They consistently said they were not making money from this,\" said the consumer advocate." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pharnabazus II", "sents": [ "Pharnabazus II was a Persian soldier and statesman.", "He was the son of Pharnaces II of Phrygia and grandson of Pharnabazus I of Phrygia, and great-grandson of Artabazus I.", "He and his male ancestors had governed the satrapy of Phrygia on the Hellespont from its headquarters at Dascylium since 478 BC.", "He married Apama, daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia, and their son Artabazus was a satrap of Phrygia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e3426_p8", "sents": [ "In January, the city complied with blackout orders, then purchased long-term contracts that gave it a 40 percent surplus in power reserves.", "To pay for those reserves, the utility increased customer rates by as much as 15 percent.", "Since then, the city has sold excess power back to the state to help with shortages.", "But Vallow also has told the state that Lodi will not participat e in further blackouts.", "Vallow calls it the \"SET\" program, which stands for \"System, Electric suppl y and Team.\"", "\"We've done everything the state should have done to avoid the crisis we ar e in now,\" said Vallow.", "\"We are SET.\"", "The Bee's Stuart Leavenworth can be reached at (916) 321-1185 or sleavenworth@sacbee.com.", "Dan Walters: Debt dilemmas plague energy executives, ordinary workers alike (Published May 29, 2001) The Bible, in one of its many warnings to the faithful about incurring debt makes this pithy observation: \"The rich rule over the poor and the borrower is servant to the lender.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Pearson Fuels", "sents": [ "Pearson Fuels is a privately held alternative fuel retailer founded in the San Diego in 2003.", "Pearson Fuels is notable as the first alternative fuel station in the United States to offer a comprehensive suite of alternate vehicle fuels including ethanol, biodiesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), propane, hydrogen, and electric vehicle charging.", "Pearson Fuels is headquartered in San Diego." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3552_p12", "sents": [ "top SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Remedyne, a biotechnology fir m developing vaccines and antibiotics for treating infectious diseases, announced closing its first round at $3.2 million from Sutton Grou p, Dlloyd Investments, and individuals.", "Remedyne said it had a post-money valuation of $33 million.", "As a result of the round, Joe Sutton of Sutton took the seventh seat on the company's board of directors.", "Remedyn e said the financing would be used for continued development of its human vaccine technology.", "The company also said it is in late-stage discussions f or developing animal health products with multiple multinational pharmaceutica l companies.", "The discussions are expected to be finalized in the next two to three months.", "Remedyne also said it plans to raise a $30 million Series B round in July.", "http: www.remedyne.com Antenna Tech Firm Fractus Gets 3i $4.3M Commitment mail?", "top BARCELONA, Spain (VENTUREWIRE) -- Fractus, which develops multiband antenna technology for wireless communications and automotive companies, said it secured a first-round commitment from new investor 3i for up to EUR 5 milli on ($4.3 million) and also received $429,000 from venture firm Barcelona Empre n in April." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10578_p25", "sents": [ "Mr. Brady was most recently alliance marketing manager for InteQ.", "Smart Warrior is backed by private individual investors.", "http: www.smartwarrior.com VW Corrections o ccRewards NEW YORK -- A story in Monday's VentureWire, about ccRewards' $5.5 million Series B funding round, incorrectly stated that six anonymous investors will join the company's board of directors.", "None of the investors will take a seat on ccReward's board.", "o Encanto Networks NEW YORK -- An article in yesterday's VentureWire about Kevin Vitale appointment as chief executive officer misspelled the company's name.", "It is Encanto Networks, not Encato.", "o American Lawyer Media NEW YORK -- An item in yesterday's Venture Wire about American Lawyer Media acquiring equity stakes in three companies incorrectly stated that Law.com is a backer of the firm.", "American Lawyer Media and Law.com are both primarily backed by United States Equity Partners, a Wasserstein Perella investment fund.", "Advertisement ComputerLetter For 15 years, the best analysis of trends and companies in digital technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e9431_p1", "sents": [ "with $2 Million in Series B o Phase Forward Raises $25 Million in Fourth Funding Round o Greenhill Capital Partners Takes 13% Stake in Meritage o Sequencia Secures $6.5 Million in Series C Funding Round o Definition 6 Secures $2 Million in Third Funding Round New Products: o Latin-American B2B Internet Portal LatinAdvisor.com Launches o E-Commerce Tech Firm Vinimaya Announces Formation o Internet and Wireless Services Enhancer Qsent Launches o Eastman Kodak Company Spins Off Eastman Software o Newsroom Computing Systems Firm Avstar Now iNEWS New Deals: o AOL Takes Minority Stake in Content Distribution Firm Adero M&A: o Human Resource Servicer Peopleclick Acquires PRI Associates o Retirement Advisory Invesmart Buys Three West Coast Firms o Ultrasound Developer TomTec Acquires Individual Software o ThirdAge Media Acquires Menopaus Information Web Site o Viewlocity Buys French Integrator Electronic Data Transfer New People: o nexTier Solutions Names Second Chief Executive This Year o Siebel Spin-off Sales.com Names New CEO o Arbinet-thexchange Promotes President to CEO Post o Sports Site Dunk.net Names Former WHN Exec First President o Online Auction Software Provider Auctiva Hires CEO VC Fund News: o InterWest Partners Closes $750 Million IT, Medical Tech Fund VC Personnel: o WR Hambrecht & Co. Names Private Equity Managing Director VW Corrections: o Tripology Advertisement Healthcare Outlook: Where Medicine Meets the Internet Will e-health complement traditional healthcare systems or create new markets?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Mahfuza", "sents": [ "Mahfuza is a women's given name in Bangladesh.", "Notable people include:" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Myrtle (given name)", "sents": [ "Myrtle is a feminine given name derived from the plant name \"Myrtus\".", "It was popular during the Victorian era, along with other plant and flower names.", "Mirtel, a variant, is a currently popular name for newborn girls in Estonia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20221_p0", "sents": [ "'We went into the FERC proceeding believing that the Chief ALJ was not likely to give us a good decision.", "During the course of the proceeding, we convinced ourselves that he would rule our way due to the vast evidence in our favor and the relatively inept presentation of El Paso and El Paso Merchant Energy.", "Well, despite the voluminous record in support of our position, the judge ruled that it was \"not at all clear\" that El Paso exercised market power.", "The good news for your affiliates is that, if the Commission does not find the exercise of market power in this case, it never will.", "We hope when the Commission reviews the entire record, including the \"protected material\", they will change the ALJ's finding.", "On some level we believe that the ALJ just does not like California.", "He is the judge, after all, who told Harold Ray in the electric generation settlement discussions that he was \"an asshole\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e2750_p75", "sents": [ "Ogur is scheduled to testify during the final session of the hearings this week at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's headquarters in Washington, D.C.", "The commission's chief administrative law judge, Curtis Wagner Jr., will issue an initial decision by June 30. The commission can then accept, rejec t or modify his recommendations.", "The commission gave Wagner broad discretion to suggest a remedy if he finds that El Paso unfairly profited by limiting competition in California, spokeswoman Tamara Young-Allen said.", "But she could not say whether Wagner is authorized to recommend the return of any illicit profits.", "The contract for the 1.2 billion cubic feet of pipeline space controlled by El Paso's marketing affiliate, El Paso Merchant Energy, expires May 31, whe n the block will be shared by 30 energy companies.", "Ogur said it is unlikely that the 30 firms will try to limit competition by controlling access to the pipeline." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jundiaí Airport", "sents": [ "Comte.", "Rolim Adolfo Amaro–Jundiaí State Airport (ICAO: SBJD) is the airport serving Jundiaí, Brazil.", "It is named after Rolim Adolfo Amaro (1942–2001), founder and former president of LATAM Brasil formerly known as TAM Airlines." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Dzhida (air base)", "sents": [ "Dzhida (also given as Nyangi or Eleagnus) is an air base in the Lake Baikal region of Russia.", "It is a large fighter base with small revetment groups scattered around the airfield." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Yale Materials Handling Corporation", "sents": [ "Yale Materials Handling Corporation is an American corporation that produces forklift trucks and other material handling equipment.", "The company was started as a lock manufacturer by Linus Yale Jr. in 1844.", "Yale produced its first forklift truck in the 1920s under the name Yale & Towne Manufacturing.", "The company was purchased in 1985 by the North American Coal Corporation (NACCO), which later became NACCO Industries, Inc. Yale Materials Handling Corporation was combined with Hyster Company, also purchased by NACCO, in 1989 to form NACCO Materials Handling Group.", "NACCO Materials Handling Group was then spun off as a separate public company from NACCO in 2012, under the name Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3831_p4", "sents": [ "The directive still has to be formally approved, however, and the European Parliament may yet decide to block it.", "See article: The EU takeover directive may yet pass E+ Germany ,s telecoms regulator ruled that companies that have acquired the six third-generation mobile-phone licences will be able to share the costs of building new infrastructure.", "The money- saving scheme is likely to be challenged by Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom, both incumbents with upgradabl e networks already in place.", "See article: Sharing 3G networks EPA EPA Cadbury Schweppes, a British drinks firm, said it was close to an agreement to buy Orangina, a soft-drinks company, from Pernod Ricard, a French counterpart, for euro700m ($826m).", "Italy ,s government called on EDF, a French power giant, to r educe its recently acquired 20% stake in Montedison, Italy ,s largest power company to under 2%.", "Italy objects to EDF ,s involvement in its newly opened power markets because France has been slow to deregulate its own market." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8722_p0", "sents": [ "'In This Email: Share Our Strength Great Wine and Gifts Wine Team Gift Picks Heidrun Mead Adds Traditional Sparkle to the Holidays Special Holiday Offer Share Our Strength At wine.com, not only do we have thousands of wines and gift ideas -- we also have a way to make them go further during the holidays.", "For a limited time, every bottle of SOS Handley Cellars Pinot Noir purchased at wine.com will result in a donation of $1 to Share Our Strength, the national hunger-fighting organization.", "During this time of celebration, we want to share some of the bounty with people truly in need.", "To learn more about each item listed below, simply click on its name!", "Please check our homepage to view holiday shipping deadlines at wine.com.", "Great Wine and Gifts Handley Cellars Pinot Noir SOS Cuvee, Anderson Valley, California, $15.00 One dollar from each bottle sold goes directly to Share Our Strength, a nonprofit organization working to alleviate and prevent hunger and poverty around the world." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 5 ] }, { "title": "National Council of YMCAs of India", "sents": [ "The National Council of YMCAs of India was formed in Madras on February 21, 1891 through the initiative of David McConaughy.", "The headquarters shifted to Calcutta in May, 1902.", "In 1964 it shifted to New Delhi, its present location." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Danish Defence Research Establishment", "sents": [ "Danish Defence Research Establishment (Danish: Forsvarets Forskningstjeneste ) short FOFT was the consultative, guiding and promotion organ in the scientific and technical area for the Danish military.", "It was an independent institute under the Ministry of Defence.", "FOFT was located on Svanemøllens Barracks in Copenhagen." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Alternative Energy Institute", "sents": [ "Alternative Energy Institute (also known as AEI) was West Texas A&M University's alternative energy research branch.", "Formed in 1977, the program was nationally and internationally recognized, and along with research provides education and outreach around the U.S. and the globe." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19866_p14", "sents": [ "Bid Ask LLC of Baird, Texas, formerly called Auction Source LLC, said it is the sole rights owner of a patent issued in May 2000 for a ``Real-time Network Exchange with Seller Specified Exchange Parameters and Interactive Seller Participation.''", "Houston-based Enron and its EnronOnline unit are improperly using that patented technology through its Internet-based electronic trading facility, according to the lawsuit filed Sept. 17 in federal court in Marshall, Texas.", "Enron trades commodities such as natural gas and electricity on that trading network.", "Bid Ask seeks a court order blocking Enron from infringing the patent, and is asking for damages.", "EnronOnline began trading electricity and natural gas in November 1999. Between then and the second quarter of 2001, it's handled more than 1 million transactions valued at more than $685 billion, the company has said.", "Enron, which also trades space on fiber-optic networks, coal, paper and other commodities, had net income of $979 million on revenue of $100.8 billion in 2000. ``We have not reviewed the suit, so we can't comment on it,'' said Enron spokesman Vance Meyer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Juan L. Maldonado", "sents": [ "Juan Leandro Maldonado (born November 28, 1948) is a higher education administrator who is the sixth and current president of Laredo Community College in Laredo in Webb County in South Texas, USA.", "In August 2007, upon the sudden retirement of Ramón H. Dovalina, Maldonado assumed the LCC presidency.", "Maldonado retired from LCC effective August 1, 2016." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Official Code of Georgia Annotated", "sents": [ "The Official Code of Georgia Annotated or OCGA is the compendium of all laws in the U.S. state of Georgia.", "Like other U.S. state codes, its legal interpretation is subject to the United States Constitution, the United States Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, and the state's constitution.", "It is to the state what the United States Code (U.S.C.)", "is to the federal government." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e26596_p4", "sents": [ "This is due to the fact that such action could be seen as violative of Section 10 of Article I of the United States Constitution.", "It provides in part that, \"No State shall pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation ofC ontracts .\"", "Emphasis added] Under the Supreme Court's Contracts Clause jurisprudence, the threshold inquiry is, \"whether the state law has, in fact, operated as a substantial impairment of a contractual relationship.\"", "Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus, 438 United States 234, 244 (1978).", "\"This inquiry has three components: whether there is a contractual relationship, whether a change in law impairs that contractual relationship, and whether the impairment iss ubstantial.\"", "General Motors v. Romein, 503 United States 181, 186 (1992).", "The Contracts Clause only applies to contracts that exist at the time of the law's passage.", "Also, the Contracts Clause has been deemed to apply both to legislation or other government action, but not to court decisions." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford", "sents": [ "The Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford is a peer-reviewed academic journal of anthropology that was established in 1970.", "After a publishing hiatus, the print edition was discontinued and the journal was re-launched as an open access online journal in 2009.", "All the back-issues and occasional papers are available online.", "The editors-in-chief are Bob Parkin and David Zeitlyn." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Wasafiri", "sents": [ "Wasafiri is a quarterly British literary magazine covering international contemporary writing.", "Founded in 1984, the magazine derives its name from a KiSwahili word meaning \"travellers\" that is etymologically linked with the Arabic word \"safari\".", "The magazine holds that many of those who created the literatures in which it is particularly interested \"...have all in some sense been cultural travellers either through migration, transportation or else, in the more metaphorical sense of seeking an imagined cultural 'home'.\"", "Funded by the Arts Council England, \"Wasafiri\" is \"a journal of post-colonial literature that pays attention to the wealth of Black and diasporic writers worldwide.", "It is Britain's only international magazine for Black British, African, Asian and Caribbean literatures.”" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2425_p1", "sents": [ "Jan Pepper PowerAssn@aol.com wrote: If you have already registered, thank you; if not, please read on: Power Association of Northern California May Workshop and Luncheon Tuesday, May 15, 2001 PG&E Conference Rooms A&B 245 Market Street San Francisco 8:00 a.m.", "Registration 8:30 a.m. Workshop 12:15 noon Lunch 1:00 p.m.", "Presentation PANC Member Workshop & Luncheon =3D $125.00 Luncheon Only =3D $35.00 Non-Member Workshop & Luncheon =3D $145.00 Luncheon Only =3D $42.00 $5 Additional after May 4, not prepaid, at the door PG&E Co. AND PG&E Corporation Don't miss out on PANC's Annual Workshop on the Real Time Pricing as a Current Solution to Our Market Problems.", "Join in on a robust discussion, which will include key panelists on the topics: Major Market Problems and Their Resolution, New Power Technologies and Distributed Generation, and Demand Side Management.", "Plus lunch and our Keynote Speaker.", "We look forward to seeing you there.", "Real Time Pricing As A Current Solution To Our Market Problems Sponsored by Cheng Power Systems, Inc. AND Morrison & Foerster LLP Agenda 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 8:00 Registration (Coffee and Pastries) 8:30 Welcome and Introduction Elizabeth Lowe, Onsite Energy Corporation 8:35 Real-time Pricing as a Current Solution to Our Market Problems Severin Borenstein, U.C." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Telluride Bluegrass Festival", "sents": [ "Telluride Bluegrass Festival is an annual music festival in Telluride, Colorado hosted by Planet Bluegrass.", "Although traditionally the festival focuses on bluegrass music, it often features music from a variety of related genres." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28108_p1", "sents": [ "Reuters English News Service, 09 04 01 Energy-Policy Debate Looms Large As Congress Returns Dow Jones Energy Service, 09 04 01 USA: US energy firms fear 'show trial' on power refunds.", "Reuters English News Service, 09 04 01 Computer Megamerger: Will Bigger Be Better?", "Houston Frets Over Symbol of Diverse Economy By Russell Gold and Thaddeus Herrick Staff Reporters of The Wall Street Journal 09 05 2001 The Wall Street Journal A14 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) For nearly 20 years, the city of Houston has looked to Compaq Computer Corp. as a symbol of the city's efforts to diversify beyond its boom-and-bust energy economy.", "But with Hewlett-Packard Co.'s proposed acquisition of Compaq, the nation's fourth-largest city once again is looking very much like an oil town.", "Indeed, Houston remains heavily tied to its bedrock industry: Of the city's economic base, 49% is related to energy, though that is down from 82% in 1982. But Compaq, one of city's largest employers and best-known consumer name, helped to soften the image." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e3899_p3", "sents": [ "On August 2, 2000, Governor Davis issued three Executive Orders designed to reduce energy consumption by state government and speed up the time it takes new power generating facilities to win approval from state agencies.", "On August 9, 2000, Governor Davis called on the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to establish a two-year plan that would cut electricity rates by nearly half for residential and business customers of San Diego Gas & Electric.", "The governor also reached an agreement with the California Grocers Association that will save enough electricity to provide power to between 50,000 and 60,000 homes during periods of peak demand, as grocers agreed to reduce power consumption by 10 percent during Stage One emergencies.", "On August 10, 2000, Governor Davis wrote a letter to President Clinton urging him to expedite FERC's investigation to determine whether current electric rates in San Diego were unjust.", "On August 22, 2000, Governor Davis called on President Clinton to release emergency funds from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to the state to help low-income Californians pay their rapidly-rising electricity bills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]