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[ { "title": "e3223_p11", "sents": [ "However, he added, as he always does, that the CPUC might not agree with his approach.", "Following the hearing, I talked with Doug Kerner and urged IEP to consider submitting a proposal on May 25, a position based on a fear I share with Joe Karp that the utility position or proposal could be the starting point for shaping the proceeding.", "For individual QFs, I think it is worthwhile to closely examine these proposals, and, if comments are deemed necessary, submit such comments along with a request to offer that input as a \"special appearance.\"", "To file comments, such a special appearance or intervenor request would likely be necessary in order to be a \"party\" entitled to submit such a response.", "Finally, after the hearing, I caught up with ALJ Barnett and told him that I thought he had done a very good job under the circumstances.", "He clearly understood my problems with the chilling effect of the OII, especially in light of what he described as the CPUC remaining on a mission to assign \"blame.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "e7230_p1", "sents": [ "By way of background, some of you may know that SDG&E filed its 3rd ATCP application one month later this year than Edison and PG&E (10 2 2000 instead of 9 1 2000) because the Commission directed SDG&E to include testimony on the reasonableness of its energy procurement practices in its application in addition to testimony on TCBA reasonableness issues (that have been the subject of the \"traditional\" ATCP for the last couple of years).", "In ORA's protests to Edison's and PG&E's 3rd ATCP applications, ORA requested that the Commission consolidate the three utilities' ATCP applications because \"the policy questions raised by these applications are substantially similar for all three utilities [and] [t]he Commission can avoid much duplication of effort if the three applications are consolidated.\"", "SDG&E agrees with ORA's assessment.", "Thus, at a prehearing conference scheduled Monday, November 6 at 2PM and presided over by ALJ Barnett, we are going to propose to ALJ Barnett that he (1) bifurcate SDG&E's energy procurement reasonableness case from SDG&E's TCBA reasonableness case and (2) transfer SDG&E's TCBA reasonableness case to the TCBA reasonableness cases of Edison and PG&E presided over by ALJ Patrick for ALJ Patrick's consideration of the consolidation request." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3679_p80", "sents": [ "Enron, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Occidental were chosen for the $4 billion Red Sea project, also known as Core Venture 2. Exxon was chosen as the lead for the project.", "Royal Dutch Shell Group, Conoco and Total Fina Elf were picked for the $5 billion Shaybah natural gas project, also known as Core Venture 3. Conoco Chairman Archie Dunham said last month that he would be \"very disappointed\" if Conoco was not named the lead operator for Core Venture 3, but The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Shell appeared to be poised to lead that project.", "Exxon, Shell, BP and Phillips Petroleum Co. won the rights to the most coveted project, the $15 billion South Ghawar project, or Core Venture 1. Exxon is expected to take the lead there.", "Houston-based Marathon Oil was one of three companies that bid on the projects but did not make the final cut." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "Conoco", "sents": [ "Conoco Inc. was an American oil company founded in 1875 as the Continental Oil and Transportation Company.", "It is now a brand of gasoline and service station in the United States which belongs to Phillips 66 following the spin-off of ConocoPhillips' downstream assets in May 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27484_p1", "sents": [ "Not surprisingly, the major indices traded within tight ranges early in the day and have not strayed too far from unchanged levels.", "After Monday's slow trade, which was the lightest volume day of the year, Tuesday has shown much of the same characteristics as many traders take vacations during the month of August.", "By midmorning, the headline indices had bounced off earlier lows but had not moved too far into the green.", "- JAPAN EUROPE SUMMARY European bourses were mostly lower in midafternoon trading as traders sold technology issues and aerospace stocks on news that Boeing had some future orders postponed.", "Leading the decliners was the French CAC-40 with a 0.4% loss.", "The London FTSE dropped 0.1% while the German Dax fell 0.3%.", "In Japan, a surge in buying of technology shares during the lunch hour boosted the market in the afternoon session, as chip and related shares regained lost ground from weakness early in the session." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e3067_p1", "sents": [ "By midmorning, the NASDAQ had pushed a solid 2.0% into the black on strength in Cisco, Microsoft and Sun.", "The industrials have been unable to pull out of the red, as shares of Procter & Gamble, United Technologies and Home Depot weigh on the index.", "A lack of economic data or major events could keep trading choppy today and through the middle of the week.", "Strength in computer software, communication and semiconductors helped the S&P 500 remain just above the unchanged level.", "- JAPAN EUROPE SUMMARY European bourses are mixed, as the major indexes hold on either side of unchanged.", "The London FTSE has held about 0.2% in the green.", "However, the French CAC-40 and the German Dax were off about 0.2%.", "Shares of oil firms have been the standouts in the uninspiring session, as rising crude oil prices have convinced many investors that shares of oil firms represent a good bet." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Kashiram Rana", "sents": [ "Kashiram Rana (7 April 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India.", "In 1989, he was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Surat constituency in Gujarat.", "He was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 from the same constituency.", "He served as a union cabinet minister in the department of textiles, twice, in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA govt during 1998-2004.", "He died on 31 August 2012." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e27518_p38", "sents": [ "In that case, he said, private sector investment would not flow into the power sector as this would give a wrong signal.", "The JD (U) member, Mr Nawal Kishore Rai, sought a White Paper on the whole problem.", "The Minister said all information relating to the whole project were already in the public domain.", "Another member sought to know whether it is a fact that under Article 292 and 293 of the Constitution counter- guarantee could be extended only to market borrowing and not to commercial transaction, the Minister recalled that originally counter-guarantee was given in 1994 and was renegotiated in 1996 by the United Front Government.", "In 1998 too it was renegotiated, he said adding that when the entire project is under review, the issue of reviewing counter-guarantee could also be reviewed.", "Jute packaging order: The Union Textile Minister, Mr Kashiram Rana, denied emphatically that the Government has taken a decision to dilute the Jute (Compulsory use in Packaging) Act 1987 under intense pressure from the synthetic lobby." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11765_p14", "sents": [ "August Capital, Beeson & Gregory, and several industrial and private investors joined in the round.", "The company said it will use the funds to increase its staff and launch its Intrinsic Alchemy software platform.", "Nelson Stacks of 3i will join Intrinsic's board of directors.", "http: www.intrinsic.com SSK Gets $27 Million from Nikko Principal Investments HITACHINAKA-SHI, Japan -- SSK, a privately-held manufacturer of complex, multilayer printed circuit boards, said it completed a private placement of approximately $27 million from Nikko Principal Investments Japan (NPI).", "The investment is NPI's first since being established in March as the merchant banking arm of Nikko Securities http: www.ssktech.com Virtual Warehousing Services Firm CommerceHub Gets Round Two CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. -- CommerceHub, which provides online retailers and catalog merchants with supply chain management services, said it has secured a multi-million dollar round two investment from Interactive Technology Holdings, an affiliate of Comcast and QVC.", "In addition to the investment, CommerceHub and QVC announced signing an agreement under which CommerceHub will provide electronic business communications between iQVC, the online retailing division of QVC, and its participating vendors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "Comcast", "sents": [ "Comcast Corporation (formerly registered as Comcast Holdings) is an American global telecommunications conglomerate that is the largest broadcasting and cable television company in the world by revenue.", "It is the second-largest pay-TV company after AT&T, largest cable TV company and largest home Internet service provider in the United States, and the nation's third-largest home telephone service provider.", "Comcast services U.S. residential and commercial customers in 40 states and in the District of Columbia.", "The company's headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.", "As the owner of the international media company NBCUniversal since 2011, Comcast is a producer of feature films and television programs intended for theatrical exhibition and over-the-air and cable television broadcast." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19885_p1", "sents": [ "The idea was \"not to second-guess the lawyers litigating the case,\" but rather to \"think dispassionately about the events of last year\" and give Wise \"an independent view\" of the behavior of the El Paso companies before and during the 15-month contract for 1.22 Bcf day of capacity to California, Langdon explained last week.", "Wise's decision to hire Langdon was eye-catching on a few levels.", "In his many years in law practice, Langdon had never been retained to conduct the type of assessment Wise has asked for, Langdon told Inside FERC, acknowledging \"this really was a little bit of an unusual request.\"", "Also drawing attention in this highly politicized case are Langdon's substantial administration connec-tions.", "He was a major fundraiser for the Bush presidential campaign and his brother is Jerry Langdon, who as a FERC commissioner in the early 1990s hired Chairman Pat Wood III as an adviser.", "Is it fair to suggest that Langdon was brought on board by El Paso simply for name recognition and the possibility that he may have some positive, collateral impact on the commission's ultimate decision in this case?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e804_p6", "sents": [ "\"We'll continue to justify our operations and we'll take the uproar for what it is.", "Will it get worse?", "It's hard to speculate,\" Reliant spokesman Richard Wheatley said.", "FEDERAL REGULATORY ENVIRONS FAVORABLE The saving grace for the generators may be the Bush Administration's clear hands-off approach to the California crisis, which it has declared a state issue.", "Bush and FERC Chairman Curtis Hebert both opposes price caps.", "And power producers could soon have two familiar and friendly faces on the FERC.", "Bush last week appointed former Texas Public Utility Commission chair Pat Wood III and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell, both of whom oversaw their states' power deregulation efforts.", "\"With the new appointments to FERC, I think it's pretty clear they are not going to interfere with California,\" said John Herrington, a former energy secretary in the Reagan administration who lives in California.", "But if fears of a summer power shortfall come true in California and west as expected, the Bush administration's stance could change, said former FERC chairman and Clinton administration deputy Energy Secretary Charles Curtis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Greenpeace", "sents": [ "Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over 40 countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.", "Greenpeace was founded by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, Canadian and US ex-pat environmental activists in 1971, Greenpeace states its goal is to \"ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity\" and focuses its campaigning on worldwide issues such as climate change, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling, genetic engineering, and anti-nuclear issues.", "It uses direct action, lobbying, research, and ecotage to achieve its goals.", "The global organization does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or political parties, relying on 2.9 million individual supporters and foundation grants.", "Greenpeace has a general consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is a founding member of the INGO Accountability Charter; an international non-governmental organization that intends to foster accountability and transparency of non-governmental organizations." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] }, { "title": "e804_p20", "sents": [ "The group plans to publish its findings to inform its 2.5 million supporters and lay the groundwork for a campaign.", "Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's biggest publicly-traded oil company, leads the Fortune list of top 100 companies and is one of the most visible critics of efforts to cut emissions from burning fuels including oil, natural gas and coal.", "Others such as Enron Corp., which is No.", "7 on the Fortune list, support the Kyoto plan.", "Wal-Mart Stores Inc., General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., General Electric Co., Citigroup Inc., International Business Machines Corp., AT&T Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. also lead the Fortune list.", "Greenpeace said its members are frustrated they have no voice in opposing Bush's stand on environmental issues.", "``The American people can register their opinions at the ballot box, but for the rest of the world all we can do is register our opinions via the marketplace,'' said Gerd Leipold, executive director of Greenpeace International." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2852_p7", "sents": [ "Bla-Bla.com, which raised $7.65 millio!", "n in seed funding in September 2000 and an undisclosed amount two months later, is funded by Hudson Venture Partners, Liberty View Equity Partners, SBIC, Silicon Alley Venture Partner s, Stonehenge, and Youngtree Partners.", "As part of the overall transaction, some of Bla-Bla.com's investors, including Liberty View and Hudson Partners, will invest an undisclosed amount in UGO Networks.", "http: www.bla-bla.com http: www.ugo.com EYP Mission Gets $57.5M Round One to Spin Off from Einhorn mail?", "top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- TA Associates, a private equity firm, said it led a $57.5 million first round for EYP Mission Critical Facilities, which provid es consulting, design, facilities operations management, and information technology services to financial, telecommunications, and computer Internet corporate clients.", "Some of the investment was used to spin off EYP from its parent company, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering, as well as to provide the company with growth capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "TA Associates", "sents": [ "TA Associates, founded in 1968, is one of the early modern-era private equity firms in the United States.", "The firm leads buyouts and minority recapitalizations of profitable growth companies.", "TA Associates has invested across a range of industries, including technology, healthcare, consumer products, financial services and business services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "New York Mercantile Exchange", "sents": [ "The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is a commodity futures exchange owned and operated by CME Group of Chicago.", "NYMEX is located at One North End Avenue in Brookfield Place in the Battery Park City section of Manhattan, New York City.", "Additional offices are located in Boston, Washington, Atlanta, San Francisco, Dubai, London, and Tokyo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e625_p13", "sents": [ "In September of 2000, Kiodex was selected from over 50 competing vendors to develop the order-matching engine for the New York Mercantile Exchange's new electronic trading platform, enymex(SM).", "For more information, please visit www.kiodex.com.", "CONTACT: Kiodex, Inc. Greg Henderson, 646 437-3815 greg.henderson@kiodex.com URL: www.kiodex.com 10:31 EDT APRIL 2, 2001 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron In Private Energy Supply Pact With Saks ENE SKS 04 02 2001 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Enron Corp.'s (ENE) Enron Energy Services unit agreed to manage the supply of electricity and natural gas to all of Saks Inc.'s (SKS) store locations, distribution facilities, and administrative offices in 39 states.", "Financial terms of the \"long-term\" contract weren't disclosed.", "In a press release Monday, the companies said they are also working together to identify energy efficiency projects that will provide additional economic value to Saks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4635_p12", "sents": [ "The proceeds from the round will go towards launching the company's new employee benefits program.", "http: www.e-duction.com Heavy Equipment Market Vendquest Gets $6.3 Million Round Two MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Vendquest, a marketplace for buyers and suppliers of heavy industry and trucking equipment, said it secured $1.8 million in its second round of funding from Terex, bringing the total amount raised in the round to $6.3 million.", "The company said other participants in the round include industry and individual investors.", "The company said it will use the funds to develop its technology platform and marketplace.", "The company was originally backed by a $3 million investment from founder Conti Enterprises.", "http: www.vendquest.com Paytrust and PayMyBills Close Merger Deal, Gets $20 Million LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Online bill payment services Paytrust.com and PayMyBills.com, said they have finalized the merger of the two companies, and concurrently received $20 million in venture capital.", "The financing was provided by American Express, Citibank, ComVentures, E*TRADE, FTVentures, GE Equity, idealab Capital Partners, SOFTBANK Venture Capital, and Spectrum Equity Investors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p20", "sents": [ "http: www.mybiz.com Communications Firm OnSite Lays Off Two-Thirds of Staff mail?", "top NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- OnSite Access, an integrated communication s provider that serves small and medium-sized business customers within multi-tenant commercial office buildings, said it has laid off approximatel y two-thirds of its 240 member staff -- about 158 employees.", "The company said that the cuts were made across the board.", "A company spokesperson attributed the layoffs to a lack of available capital rather than problems with the company's business model.", "The spokesperson said the company is working on financial alternatives including seeking more venture funding.", "While OnSite Access will continue to serve its existing customers, the spokesperson said that the company would not seek new customers until its financial condition stabilizes.", "OnSite Access pulled its IPO last November citing current marke t conditions.", "The company's backers include AT&T Ventures, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Frontline Capital Group, J.P. Morgan Capital, Microsoft, Spectrum Equity Investors, and Veritech!" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6, 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2916_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Internet Daily for Wednesday, May 16, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com -- Sony teaming with RealNetworks Sony said Wednesday its PlayStation 2 video-game system will be able to access streaming audio and video over the Internet through the inclusion of software supplied by RealNetworks Under the deal, the parties envision video-game programmers making use of bundled RealPlayer 8 software to include video clips and studios shipping online movie previews.", "Sony plans to offer a hard drive for the upgraded game system to store video and music.", "Sony also said current PlayStation game console owners will be able to upgrade their units to enable digital downloads.", "The RealNetworks deal comes a day after Sony and AOL Time Warner said the Internet-connected device would permit users to gain access to AOL's Instant Messenger and e-mail.", "-- MusicNet service demo set The chairman of RealNetworks is expected to make the first public demonstration of the company's music subscription service on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "RealNetworks", "sents": [ "RealNetworks, Inc. is a provider of Internet streaming media delivery software and services based in Seattle, Washington, United States.", "The company also provides subscription-based online entertainment services and mobile entertainment and messaging services." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Battery Ventures", "sents": [ "Battery Ventures is a global, technology-focused investment firm.", "Founded in 1983, the firm makes venture-capital and private-equity investments from offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Israel.", "Since inception, the firm has raised over $5.6 billion and is now investing its eleventh funds, Battery Ventures XI and Battery Ventures XI Side Fund, with a combined capitalization of $950 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6556_p23", "sents": [ "HealthCast is a wholly owned subsidiary of AltaCast, a holding company focusing on the funding and development of incubator start-up companies and is backed by undisclosed private and corporate investors.", "http: www.gohealthcast.com Optical Firm Cinta Names Former Tellabs President as CEO SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cinta, a builder of carrier-class optical networking systems, said it named John E. Vaughan as president and CEO.", "He succeeds founding CEO Chien-Yu Kuo who will become executive vice president and chief technology officer.", "Before joining Cinta, Mr. Vaughan served as president of Tellabs Global Sales and Service and was also an executive vice president of Tellabs, a supplier of optical networking, switching, and broadband access systems.", "Mr. Vaughan will also take the fifth seat on Cinta's board of directors.", "The company raised $15 million in its first round of funding from Battery Ventures and Sequoia Capital in November 1999. http: www.cinta-corp.com Publishing Exec Named CEO of Training Product Firm Cognitive NEW YORK -- Cognitive Arts, a developer of Internet-based products and services for educational and corporate training uses, said it appointed Russell C. White as chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "David Lazarus", "sents": [ "David Lazarus is an American business and consumer columnist for the \"Los Angeles Times\".", "He joined the paper in August 2007." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3140_p70", "sents": [ "The plant should be producing electricity no later than Sept. 30. Calpine has guaranteed the annual sale of 2,000 hours of generation from th e \"peaker\" project under contract to the California Department of Water Resources.", "To swiftly beef up the state's power production during the peak summer demand, Davis signed the February order directing the California Energy Commission to expedite review of the peaker plants -- small, temporary, simple- cycle generators that can be quickly put into operation.", "The eight plants licensed so far will add a total of 636 megawatts to the grid this summer.", "PAY UP: Rate increases to hit more users than first reported, PUC says David Lazarus, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, May 22, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file=3D chronicle archive 2001 05 22 M N27807.DTL&type=3Dnews State regulators admitted yesterday that almost two-thirds of Northern California power customers will be hit with higher electricity rates, contradicting an earlier claim that half of all consumers would be untouche d by rising bills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7794_p3", "sents": [ "Both AC Ventures, Andersen Consulting's venture unit, and Sun Microsystems, which has an equity stake in ePValue, will take equity in ICG Commerce.", "ICG Commerce will continue to be led by president and CEO Rick Berry.", "ICG Commmerce will be Andersen Consulting's preferred Internet procurement service and will eventually manage the firm's global indirect spending.", "Sun Microsystems will serve as the merged company's preferred hardware platform.", "ICG Commerce, which raises a $117 million second round this summer, is backed by Entertech, Graham Partners, Internet Capital Group, Invest, Keppel, Koch Ventures, SMM Five, Staples, and Unisys.", "http: www.icgcommerce.com http: www.epvalue.com Petsmart Takes Controlling Interest in Petsmart.com PHOENIX -- Petsmart, a publicly traded pet retailer, said it plans to acquire a controlling interest in Petsmart.com for $20 million in cash, as well as its pet catalog business, valued at approximately $10 million, to form an integrated direct marketing subsidiary.", "Petsmart previously held a 48.2% stake in Petsmart.com and will now hold an 81% interest and will assume full control and consolidation rights." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e4594_p11", "sents": [ "http: www.starphire.com $25 Million for Excess Consumer Goods B2B RetailExchange.com BOSTON -- RetailExchange.com, an online business-to-business exchange for excess consumer goods, said the company secured $25 million in financing.", "New investor 3i led the round with new investors Koch Ventures and Exeter Funds contributing.", "Existing investors Internet Capital Group, Dorset, and Castile Ventures also participated.", "Nelson Stacks, director of 3i, joined the board of directors.", "The company will use the funding to enhance its services and expand internationally.", "http: www.retailexchange.com E-Commerce Firm Aimed at Latin America Fiera Sells 13% Stake MIAMI -- Fiera, an e-commerce firm that has developed a distribution and technology platform aimed at Spanish and Portuguese-speaking users and English-speaking Hispanics in the U.S., said the Technology and Internet Fund has invested an undisclosed amount of Series B funding in exchange for a 13.3% interest in the company.", "Fiera, which has operations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Spain, said it will use the funding to expand its distribution and technology platform throughout Latin America." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Luzon", "sents": [ "Luzon ( ; ] ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.", "It is ranked 15th largest in the world by land area.", "Located in the northern region of the archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as well as Quezon City, the country's most populous city.", "With a population of 53 million as of 2015 , it is the fourth most populous island in the world (after Java, Honshu, and Great Britain), having about 53% of the country's total population." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3788_p29", "sents": [ "Nepal Australians are hungry for energy.", "They are the fifth-biggest consumers of electricity, lagging Norway and the United States Pacific Hydro's earnings may triple this year to A$18.5 million, helped by the start of its Bakun hydroelectric station on the northwest Philippines island of Luzon, which almost doubled the company's electricity generation.", "It plans to build another hydro station on the southern Mindanao Island with joint venture partner Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc.", "Though a new Philippine law to allow more competition in the electricity industry will drive down power prices, Pacific Hydro's Harding said most of its output will be sold under long-term contracts.", "Its next target country may offer even greater challenges.", "As Nepal struggles to launch an inquiry into the massacre of its royal family, Harding is awaiting the kingdom's decision on whether to accept a bid to build two hydroelectric dams.", "``Only one in 14 Nepalese has access to electricity, so there is quite a demand for power within Nepal and northern India,'' Harding said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5399_p92", "sents": [ "But his possible presidential ambitions led the other major co-sponsor of the legislation, Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., to threaten to skip the news conference if Lieberman attended.", "Lieberman stayed away.", "``I believe he's running for president,'' Smith told the Hartford Courant t he day of the news conference.", "``If we inject presidential politics into this, we could defeat the passage of needed legislation.''", "Bruce Cain, a political-science professor at the University of California-Berkeley, said Lieberman would get positive exposure in Californ ia from the hearings.", "``California emerged in the '90s as an absolutely essential win for any Democratic presidential candidate,'' Cain said.", "``The high salience of the issue just creates an important political opportunity'' for Lieberman.", "Contact Jim Puzzanghera at jpuzzanghera@krwashington.com or (202) 383-6043. Published Friday, June 8, 2001 Davis touts conservation success POWER CRISIS He and businesses say it gives the state leverage in electricity market By Rick Jurgens TIMES STAFF WRITER SAN FRANCISCO -- Gov." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e788_p2", "sents": [ "''The governor has made very clear that he is trying to do whatever he can to increase the amount of generation in California and reduce the price.", "Windfall-profits taxes do neither of these,'' Williams said.", "Davis said he generally opposes treating profitable companies in that manner, ''but these profits are outrageous and are at our expense.", "The only things companies understand is leverage.''", "For the first time, Davis also said the state should let companies buy their power from generators instead of going through the utilities.", "The Utility Reform Network and the head of the PUC oppose the idea.", "They argue residential customers and small businesses unable to contract with generators would get stuck with the bill for the billions of dollars the state has and will spend buying electricity for the customers of the cash-strapped utilities.", "HEADLINE: 'Chaos' in state electricity planning BYLINE: By Rick Jurgens BODY: LOS ANGELES _ Two hundred of the finest economic minds in California gathered Wednesday at UCLA's Anderson School of Management to discuss the state's energy crisis but, as state Public Utilities Commission President Loretta Lynch spoke, the power to her microphone cut out intermittently and unexpectedly." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5941_p36", "sents": [ "Enron, El Paso Corp., Dynegy Inc. and Williams Cos. have lost $24.7 billion, or 22 percent, in market value in the past six months as a growing political backlash led investors to sell their shares.", "``The market really hates uncertainty, and when the governor throws out a figure of $9 billion in possible refunds, that's a lot of uncertainty,'' said John Nichol, a fund manager at Federated Investment Management, which owns shares of generators.", "Soaring power prices have left California's two largest utilities insolvent and saddled with about $15 billion in power- buying losses and debts.", "Regulators have boosted rates by more than 50 percent for businesses and consumers in the most-populous state.", "Prices Rise The soaring prices benefited companies such as Enron, which sells both electricity and contracts that help limit customers' risk when energy prices rise or fall.", "Enron will make 42 cents a share, up from 34 cents a year earlier, based on the average estimate of analysts polled by First Call Thomson Financial." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e407_p12", "sents": [ "March 23, 2001 Briefs: Houston & state Enron comfortable with profit projection Enron Corp. assured investors Thursday it \"remains very comfortable\" with a previously announced 2001 earnings estimate of between $1.70 and $1.75 per share.", "According to First Call Thomson Financial, the average estimate of 2001 earnings among industry analysts is $1.74 per share.", "The Houston-based energy giant also said it would bring investors up to date today with a conference call.", "USA: Transmission Texas' only dereg hurdle-state grid manager.", "By C. Bryson Hull 03 22 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - Improving power transmission capacity is the biggest challenge Texas faces heading into deregulation next year, the manager of the state's power grid said on Thursday.", "California's Achilles' heel, a lack of generating capacity, is not Texas' problem, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) chief executive officer Tom Noel said.", "\"Capacity is not the only issue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3342_p2", "sents": [ "A1, 888 words, Davis to order 1-hour notice of blackouts; Plan also in works to give law enforcement even earlier alerts, Lynda Gledhill, Sacramento San Francisco Chronicle, MAY 24, 2001, THURSDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg.", "A17, 1085 words, Californians angry across the board in energy crisis; Poll rates Bush worse than Davis, John Wildermuth The Associated Press State & Local Wire, May 24, 2001, Thursday, BC cycle, 3:07 AM Eastern Time, State and Regional, 431 words, Davis proposal for more diesel power draws environmental criticism, LOS ANGELES May 23, 2001, 6:18PM Stand up, Texas, against California's bullying By JONATHAN WILCOX LADIES and gentlemen: May I present to you the Hon.", "Bill Lockyer, attorney general of the state of California, from the May 22 Wall Street Journal: \"I would love to personally escort (Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth) Lay to an 8 x 10 cell that he could share with a tattooed dude who says, `Hi, my name is Spike, honey.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e629_p0", "sents": [ "'Davis Blames Crisis On State Republicans But Democratic controller points at governor Carla Marinucci, John Wildermuth, Chronicle Political Writers Sunday, April 1, 2001 ,2001 San Francisco Chronicle: http: www.sfgate.com cgi-bin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 04 01 M N154353.DTL Anaheim -- The politics of energy dominated the state Democratic convention yesterday, as anxious delegates gave a lukewarm reception to embattled Gov.", "Gray Davis, who clashed bitterly with party rival, Controller Kathleen Connell.", "Speaking at the Anaheim convention center, where dimmed lights were a constant reminder of yesterday's Stage 2 alert, Davis blamed California's energy woes on former Gov.", "Pete Wilson, Republican lawmakers and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which, he charged, has failed to regulate greedy energy firms selling power at \"out of control prices.\"", "He insisted that he was not sure rate increases were necessary, refusing to say whether he would support huge hikes backed by the Public Utilities Commission last week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5133_p13", "sents": [ "TexYard has also received funding from KarstadtQuelle New Media, the online business arm of the clothing manufacturer KarstadtQuelle Group.", "http: www.texyard.com Management Software Firm Belenus Gets $6.3 Million Round Two MUNICH, Germany -- Belenus, which develops management software for the organization and consolidation of multimedia information, said it raised EUR 7.5 million ($6.3 million) in its second round of funding.", "The round was led by Wellington partners and included a pro rata investment from 3i.", "The company said it will use the financing to support increases in its development and sales and marketing staff.", "The company also said the money will be used to support its international expansion efforts.", "Belenus received its initial funding from Technologie Holding, which was recently acquired by 3i.", "As a result of its investment Bart Markus of Wellington Partners will take a seat on the Belenus board of directors.", "http: www.wellington.de http: www.belenus.com Medical Marketing Firm Aptilon Gets $3 Million in Round Two BOSTON -- Aptilon Health, a provider of business-to-business marketing services for pharmaceutical and medical device companies, said it raised $3 million in its second round of financing from previous investor CDP Capital Communications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "Wellington Partners", "sents": [ "Wellington Partners is a pan-European venture capital firm with some €800 million under management and offices in London, Munich and Zurich.", "The firm invests in young companies throughout Europe, mainly in the areas of technology, life sciences and digital media (e.g.", "interactive TV, gaming, Web 2.0)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3676_p22", "sents": [ "Prior to joining IBT, she served as president and CEO of WebIQ, a provider of collaborative decision-support tools.", "The company's CE O and chairman, William H. Cunningham, who is the former chancellor of the University of Texas System, has headed the company since December 2000. In March 2000, IBT Technologies raised $6.4 million in its Series B financing led by Counsel, with participation from Q Investments, Techxas Ventures, Thomas Weisel Partners, and unnamed individuals.", "http: www.ibt-technologies.com Cadant Announces Funding, New CEO, and 15% Layoffs mail?", "top LISLE, Ill. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Cadant, a provider of high-speed cable networking products, said it has closed a new round of funding from World Associates and other investors.", "The amount was not disclosed.", "Charlie Walke r, founder of Access Technology Partners, joins the company as CEO.", "The compan y also said it reduced its staff by 15%.", "New investor World Associates joined Cadant's existing investors in this round, which will be used for product development and launch in the fall." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p20", "sents": [ "The company, which had previously provided consulting services for embedded communication systems, has refocused on its software business.", "Impart expects to launch its first product in about four weeks.", "To date, th e company has raised $2.5 million in two rounds from AV Labs, Convergent Investors, G51 Capital, and Techxas Ventures.", "Impart expects to begin raisi ng $5 million to $7 million in Series C funding within 60 days.", "http: www.imparttech.com m&a All Bases Covered Makes Second Acquistion in a Week mail?", "top REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- All Bases Covered (ABC), which provides IT consulting and outsourcing services for small offices, said it has acquired Mission Critical Systems, an outsourced IT services provider to Denver's legal community, in a cash and stock deal.", "Full terms of the transaction were not disclosed.", "Mission Critical employed five people that will move into ABC's offices.", "Earlier this week, ABC announced it acquired Boston-based Advanced Network Technology Services (ANTS), a technology service provider." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2593_p10", "sents": [ "That probably won't happen.", "\"It is believed that PG&E does not have any claim to the revenue that is collected,\" said Murphy, the Moody's analyst.", "Still, he noted that the bankruptcy judge has not ruled on that question.", "KRT CALIFORNIA is a premium service of Knight Ridder Tribune (c) 2001, Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.).", "Visit the Contra Costa Times on the Web at http: www.cctimes.com JOURNAL-CODE: CC LOAD-DATE: May 11, 2001 9 of 106 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Knight Ridder Tribune Business News Copyright 2001 Contra Costa Times Contra Costa Times May 11, 2001, Friday KR-ACC-NO: CC-ENERGY LENGTH: 540 words HEADLINE: Energy Generators Plea to Quit California Electric Firm's Contracts BYLINE: By Matt Sebastian BODY: SAN FRANCISCO--Alternative energy generators warned a federal judge Thursday that Californians could be in for more dark days this summer if they're not freed from unfavorable contracts with bankrupt Pacific Gas & Electric Co. A group of four gas-fired co-generation facilities in the San Joaquin Valley asked Judge Dennis Montali to cancel their contracts with the utility, saying the utility owes them $ 58 million in pre-bankruptcy payments." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e880_p37", "sents": [ "PG&E has been negotiating with state officials for months trying to find a solution to the crisis, but chairman Glynn said Friday it has given up hope of success.", "\"The bankruptcy code provides a mechanism that can get people, hopefully, to coalesce around a plan,\" Bussel said.", "\"It also has mechanisms to try to keep different constituencies in line, to the extent that their demands are undermining the ability of the company to successfully reorganize.\"", "The different constituencies in this case include the utility, its creditors, state regulators, state legislators, federal regulators, ratepayers and taxpayers.", "All will be represented in negotiations, under the oversight of United States Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali.", "\"There is going to be a huge jurisdictional battle between PG&E, the feds, the state, and the PUC,\" Bussel said.", "\"(The judge) will certainly be making his reputation on this case.", "We'll see how he handles it.\"", "Asked if he thought the bankruptcy judge would order PG&E to raise its rates more than permitted by the PUC, PG&E chairman Glynn said Friday \"the bankruptcy court and the PUC will probably have some very interesting conversations on that subject.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27540_p33", "sents": [ "Enron Corp., the world's top energy trader, last week told the Indian government to buy out its 65 percent stake in Dabhol.", "It's been fighting with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board, its sole customer, for seven months to recover $64 million in unpaid bills.", "``Reliance Industries is not interested in Dabhol Power Co.'' Enron's India unit that owns the 2,144-megawatt power plant.", "``Our intention is to focus on our existing businesses and the ones we have on hand.", "We have a presence in power and oil and gas.''", "Reliance owns 30 percent of BSES Ltd., a power generator in Mumbai, and gets three percent of its sales from oil exploration.", "It runs the world's seventh-biggest refinery and has won 25 oil sites the past two years.", "Reliance Not Interested in Enron India Project, Official Says 2001-08-01 02:50 (New York) Reliance Not Interested in Enron India Project, Official Says Mumbai, August 1 (Bloomberg) -- Reliance Industries Ltd., India's biggest private company, doesn't plan to buy out Enron Corp.'s local unit, Dabhol Power Co., managing director Anil Ambani said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e5922_p1", "sents": [ "Fox News: The O'Reilly Factor, 06 27 01 Senators Ask Army Chief to Step Away From Energy Issue Dow Jones Business News, 06 27 01 UK: Companies prepare European gas trading contract.", "Reuters English News Service, 06 27 01 International AES Expresses Interest in Enron's India Project By Daniel Pearl Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 06 28 2001 The Wall Street Journal A13 (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) BOMBAY, India -- Power giant AES Corp. said it \"would consider getting involved\" with rival Enron Corp.'s $3 billion Dabhol Power Co. project in India, but Dabhol's backers so far don't see AES as a serious contender to buy out the troubled electricity venture.", "The 740-megawatt Dabhol project hasn't produced power for more than a month, because of a payment and tariff dispute between the company and its sole customer, the western industrial state of Maharashtra.", "Enron officials have said it's unlikely any buyer would step in now, with Maharashtra insisting on renegotiation of the project's 1,444-megawatt second phase and contractors delaying its completion because of unpaid bills." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6411_p24", "sents": [ "Hertzberg said he is considering some of the ideas in the framework present ed by the Isenberg group and may make a proposal in a week or two.", "\"We are looking at all the possibilities,\" Hertzberg said.", "\"We are trying to do some form of direct access within the current contract structure.\"", "Senate panel, energy firm fighting tough objattph By Bill Ainsworth UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER July 12, 2001 SACRAMENTO -- A Senate panel moved a step toward holding Enron, an energy trading firm, in contempt for refusing to turn over documents senators hope can shed light on the state's soaring energy prices.", "Enron fired back by filing a lawsuit yesterday asserting that only the federal government has the authority to investigate the power market.", "The panel, which had previously reached agreements with all the other major generators and marketing companies in California, voted 6-0 to prepare a contempt recommendation for the Senate to consider next week." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e2665_p33", "sents": [ "\"Once we are there I'm sure we will make furthe r refinements.", "\"I'm sure by the end of the summer we will have this down pat.\"", "Energy companies controlled market, state panel claims Natural-gas price at prime entry site rose 489 percent By Bill Ainsworth UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER May 13, 2001 SACRAMENTO -- An Assembly oversight committee will release a report tomorro w that blames the astronomical increase in natural-gas prices in California on market manipulation by energy companies.", "From March 2000 through February 2001, the price at a critical market entry point for natural gas on the Arizona border rose 489 percent, forcing Californians to pay by far the highest natural-gas prices in the nation.", "The skyrocketing price of natural gas has been felt by many ratepayers in their utility bills, but it also played a key role in the state's electrici ty crisis.", "Many of the state's power plants are fueled by natural gas." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7455_p6", "sents": [ "Other investors in the round included Carrier1, a provider of Internet, voice, bandwidth, data center and access technology; Eddie Jordan, the owner of Jordan Formula One Racing Team; and previous investors Setenta Sport; Denis O'Brien, former chairman of East Telecom; and Canadian entrepreneur and non-executive chairman, Robert Jull.", "Servecast.com has also received what it called significant vendor financing facilities from its European strategic partners, Compaq and Cisco.", "The company said it will use the funding to develop its scaleable pan-European network used for hosting and delivery of streamed audio and video content.", "http: www.servecast.com Telephony Firm TalkingNets Receives $20 Million Second Round SAN JOSE, Calif. -- TalkingNets, a telephony technology company, said it has received $20 million in a second round of funding co-led by Charles River Ventures and seed-round investor Venrock Associates.", "TriTech Partners and first-round investor Hatch Group also participated.", "TalkingNets said Izhar Armony of Charles River Ventures will replace an undisclosed member of the board as the board's fourth member." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "Charles River Ventures", "sents": [ "CRV (a.k.a.", "Charles River Ventures) is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology and new media companies.", "The firm, which is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Menlo Park, California, was founded in 1970 to commercialise research that came out of MIT.", "(Its name comes from the Charles River that divides Boston and Cambridge)" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3344_p5", "sents": [ "http: www.surlatable.com MARKETING & SALES Brainshark Adds BuyerZone.com Exec William Reich as Sales VP mail?", "top BURLINGTON, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Brainshark, a provider of self-service rich media communications technology, said it named William J. Reich as vic e president of sales.", "Prior to joining the company, Mr. Reich was vice president of sales and business development at BuyerZone.com, where he was responsible for directing expansion of strategic relationships, managing th e supplier network, and advertising sales.", "Brainshark is backed by 3i Group, Citizens Capital, OneLiberty Ventures, Reach, and SI Ventures.", "http: www.brainshark.com 'Financial Captivate Appoints Steve Duffett as VP, Advertising Sales mail?", "top WESTFORD, Mass.", "(VENTUREWIRE) -- Captivate Network, an elevator media network, said it named Steve Duffett vice president of advertising sales, responsible for regional and national advertising sales.", "Prior to this post Mr. Duffett was the company's vice president of business development.", "Captivate is backed by ABS Capital Partners, Advent International, AEW Capital Management, Boston Properties, Cornerstone Properties, Crescent Rea l Estate Equities, Equity Office Properties Trust, Oakstone Ventures, OVP Venture Partners, Primus Venture Partners, Reckson Associates Realty, Shorenstein, and TrizecHahn Office Properties." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p13", "sents": [ "Edgewater Funds led the round, which included Mesirow Financial, Prism Opportunity Fund, and Talon Opportunity Fund.", "Edgewater Funds partner Brian Thompson and Mesirow Financial's Dan Howe will join the company's board of directors.", "The company will use the funding to expand its technology development, increase its sales and marketing efforts, and hire additional staff.", "Motivation Online's services are designed to enable companies to refine business processes and analyzes the effects of those processes.", "http: www.motivationonline.com Communications Firm Brainshark Has $14 Million Second Round BURLINGTON, Mass.", "-- Brainshark, a provider of a Web-based communications platform, said it has raised $14 million in its second round of funding.", "3i, an international venture capital firm, joined repeat investors OneLiberty Ventures, SI Ventures, Citizens Capital, and Reach in the round.", "Brainshark said it will use the funds to expand its rich-media communications platform and to enhance its Web-based services.", "The company's Web-based communication platforms allow its customers to create and deliver content while building a database." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27513_p5", "sents": [ "The ruling is a victory for Enron, whose Dabhol Power Co. unit in May began proceedings to end the seven-year-old power supply contract with Maharashtra, its sole customer, because of the debt.", "The state's electricity board, in response, stopped buying Dabhol's power, saying it's too expensive, prompting the generator to halt production.", "The ruling is ``favorable,'' said Enron in a statement.", "Dabhol has argued that the board didn't have the right to cancel the contract, and the board referred the dispute to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission.", "Dabhol argued the regulator was created in 1999, after the power purchase contract was signed, and therefore didn't have the authority to decide the dispute.", "Dabhol's $3 billion plant, India's biggest foreign direct investment, can generate 740 megawatts of power and the company had planned to add another 2,184 megawatts of capacity this year.", "INDIAN FM ADMITS MISTAKES OVER UNIT TRUST OF INDIA 08 06 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, Aug 6 Asia Pulse - Federal External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Friday regretted the muddle caused in Unit Trust of India (UTI), but said it would not affect investor confidence." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e489_p62", "sents": [ "He said the company can acquire much of the telecommunications capacity it needs to expand its businesses through contracts with other owners rather than by building additional network capacity itself.", "Despite the fact California's utilities aren't paying their bills, Enron's credit exposure in that state is declining, he added.", "vh jfr For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "INDIA'S ESSAR MAY OPT OUT OF SHELL LNG VENTURE 03 26 2001 Asia Pulse (c) Copyright 2001 Asia Pulse PTE Ltd. NEW DELHI, March 26 Asia Pulse - Essar Group is considering pulling out of the Royal Dutch Shell promoted Rs 23 billion (US$493.7 million) Hazira Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal project in the western state of Gujarat due to \"overcrowding\" of gas projects on the western coast.", "\"We are having a rethink on the venture as the region may not be able to absorb the amount of gas coming by way of proposed projects,\" Essar Group Chairman Shashi Ruia told PTI." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Tarragona", "sents": [ "Tarragona ( , ] , ] ; Phoenician: \"Tarqon\"; Latin: \"Tarraco\" ) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea.", "Founded before the 5th century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarragonès and Catalonia.", "Geographically, it is bordered on the north by the Province of Barcelona and the Province of Lleida.", "The city has a population of 132,199 (2014)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e10697_p4", "sents": [ "The project, under Ispat Energy, was to be a captive plant for Ispat Industries and would have significantly brought down the production cost for the steel major.", "Ispat Energy was earlier to be part of Ispat Industries, but was later hived off following ballooning of project costs.", "Enron was to pick up 49 per cent equity in the venture at a cost of Rs 100 crore, while Ispat was to hold the balance stake.", "Confirming the development, an Enron spokesman said: \"We can confirm that Enron will not be investing in Ispat Energy.", "We have also advised Ispat on this issue.\"", "Enron's decision is likely to be a body-blow for Ispat as its power costs from the state grid would almost be double that from its proposed captive power plant.", "Generalitat stops for a breather over Enron plant (La Generalitat se toma un respiro ante la central de Enron) 02 06 2001 Expansion Copyright(C) 2001 Abstracted from Expansion in Spanish, Source: World Reporter (TM) Local protests have forced a temporary stoppage in the construction of a power plant in Tarragona in the Spanish region of Catalonia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6981_p56", "sents": [ "Susan Weber, chief counsel for the state Department of Water Resources, which began buying power in January for state utilities swamped with debt, has also been reassigned because the Davis administration was dissatisfied with her handling of the ethics issue.", "\"Despite being under a tremendous burden, it's no excuse for not following the law,\" Maviglio said.", "He said the state water department sought guidance in April from the attorney general's office and the Fair Political Practices Commission on which of the energy contractors, who were swiftly hired to help keep the lights on in California, were required to submit financial statements.", "The department did not act quickly enough to order the disclosures once it received that advice, Maviglio said.", "Four of the dismissed traders owned stock in Calpine Corp., based in San Jose: William F. Mead, Herman Leung, Constantine Louie and Peggy Chen.", "A fifth, Bernard Barretto, owned stock in Enron." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e7097_p6", "sents": [ "Mead and three other energy traders--hired by the state in February and March--were terminated by the Davis administration for allegedly buying power for the state from Calpine while owning the company's stock.", "Fired traders Herman Leung, Peggy Cheng and Constantine Louie did not list the date of their Calpine purchases on financial statements that the state required to be filed only two weeks ago.", "\"But I'm sure they bought it while they were still at the power exchange, because that's when we discussed it,\" Mead said.", "\"It was kind of like a hobby.", "I'm sure it wasn't done with the intent to manipulate.\"", "Former trader Elaine Griffin, who also owned Calpine stock and resigned two weeks ago to take another job, said she didn't know she owned energy securities until she checked with her financial advisor July 13, just before leaving her state job.", "Griffin said she and her husband own about $10,000 worth of Calpine stock in individual retirement accounts managed by their advisor, who bought the stock Feb. 1 without their knowledge, she said, after research found it to be a good investment." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3384_p30", "sents": [ "State power regulators aim to keep more power on grid By Karen Gaudette ASSOCIATED PRESS May 24, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO California's biggest power users, from factories to farm s, now can sign up for even more programs that offer cheaper electricity in exchange for less power use potentially cutting the state's energy-buy ing costs by lowering demand.", "The state Public Utilities Commission also decided Thursday to begin re-examining the calculation that determines which residential customers of the state's two largest utilities will see their bills rise under a recent record rate increase.", "Last year, voluntary blackouts by so-called interruptible customers kept as much as 3,000 megawatts on the state's power grid, enough electricity to power more than 2 million homes.", "By being first in line for blackouts or cutting use, these customers also help managers of the state's power grid leave more power to residents and services necessary for public health and safety, such as fire stations, hospitals and military bases." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p27", "sents": [ "\"From a business standpoint, it's not 15 minutes of downtime for many of ou r companies,\" said Julie Meier Wright, president of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. \"For many of them, it means the loss of hours, days, weeks and even longer of work.\"", "Biggest users face huge rate hikes under PUC plan By Karen Gaudette ASSOCIATED PRESS May 9, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO Customers of California's two largest utilities who use the most electricity would pay much more to run canneries, tumble laundry and conduct other tasks under a tiered rate plan implementing record hikes approved in March.", "The rate plan proposed Wednesday by Loretta Lynch, president of the state Public Utilities Commission, suggests how the rate hikes should be allocate d among residential, industrial, commercial and agricultural customers.", "Residential customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and Southern Californ ia Edison Co. who use the most electricity would face average rate hikes of 35 percent to 40 percent." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Southern Methodist University", "sents": [ "Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university in Dallas, University Park, and Highland Park, Texas.", "Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates satellite campuses in Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico.", "SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church.", "Of the university's 11,643 students, 6,411 are undergraduates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e538_p29", "sents": [ "The Independent System Operator said 10,500 megawatts of power were offline due to maintenance Tuesday and another 2,900 of QF generation remained unavailable.", "The CPUC also ordered Tuesday that the utilities hand over the money they've collected for power through retail rates in order to cover the costs of the state's Department of Water Resources, which has been buying power on their behalf since early this year.", "The commission will discuss the details of the issue at its continuation meeting next Tuesday, Lynch said.", "Myra P. Saefong is a reporter for CBS.MarketWatch.com in San Francisco.", "Hefty payday for Enron's top execs $7 mln bonus for chairman, $5.6 mln to CEO for 2000 By Lisa Sanders, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 5:22 PM ET Mar 27, 2001 DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- Enron's ability to continually transform itself has generated strong results for the Houston-based energy company, CEO and President Jeffrey Skilling said Tuesday.", "His remarks, made to members of the Dallas business community attending Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business management briefing series, came on the same day that Enron (ENE: news, msgs, alerts) filed its annual proxy statement." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e752_p10", "sents": [ "Williams spokeswoman Paula Hall-Collins said she couldn't comment on whether the company would continue to sell power in California if it had to do so at prices set by federal regulators.", "The average price of electricity in the California-Oregon border region rose ninefold last quarter from a year ago, according to Bloomberg Energy Service statistics.", "Other companies selling power in California include Duke Energy Corp., Enron Corp., Reliant Energy Inc., Calpine Corp., El Paso Corp. Mirant Corp. and AES Corp. Edison, based in Rosemead, California, and PG&E, based in San Francisco, have lost more than $14 billion buying power in the open market at prices that far exceeded what they could charge customers.", "Williams sells gas to AES Corp., the largest United States power-plant developer, to fuel California generators, and also sells the power from those plants in the open market.", "Shares of Williams rose 11 cents to $40.26. PG&E rose 12 cents to $11.65, and Edison rose 16 cents to $12.98. --Mark Johnson in Washington, (202) 624-1849 or mjohnson7@bloomberg.net, through the Princeton newsroom, (609) 279-4000 slb pjm Enron Europe Pres Sees NETA Boosting Trade Volumes By Christina Cheddar Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 04 04 2001 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Enron Europe President John Sheriff expects the U.K.'s New Electricity Trading Arrangements, or NETA, to lead to \"dramatically\" higher power trading volumes in the second quarter for his company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e445_p1", "sents": [ "That is more than all 321 transactions done last year, and about twice the 236 done in the last quarter of 2000, he said.", "Skilling also said long supply and a weak telecom market is offering Enron greater and cheaper access to bandwidth capacity, which means Enron Broadband Services' capital expenditure budget should drop from $750 million to $250 million.", "Some analysts have attributed two consecutive days of price drops in Enron's stock - it dipped as low as $51.55 on Thursday, from 60.95 on Tuesday - to false rumors of layoffs at the nascent broadband business and the market's devaluation of that unit in light of weak technology and telecom sectors.", "Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Enron Corp. CEO: Core Businesses Are In 'Great Shape' By Christina Cheddar Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 03 23 2001 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- After several days of decline, Enron Corp. (ENE) shares were regaining ground Friday as Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling addressed the market's concerns about the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ari Fleischer", "sents": [ "Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) served as White House press secretary for President George W. Bush, from January 2001 to July 2003.", "Today, he works as a media consultant for the NFL, College Football Playoff, and other various sports organizations and players through his company, Ari Fleischer Sports Communications.", "He was also an international media consultant to former Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper.", "He helped Mark McGwire in his media strategy for his admission of steroid usage.", "He is also a regular CNN contributor.", "He was also briefly hired by Tiger Woods to help him with a strategy to make his entrance back on the PGA Tour, but was not retained after news stories surfaced promoting his representation of Woods.", "He was hired by the Green Bay Packers as a consultant in August 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e1968_p1", "sents": [ "It fell short of the sweeping suspension of regional electricity deregulation that California officials and some energy experts had advocated.", "But it also crossed what has become a firm ideological line among Republican leaders, including President Bush, by imposing price controls on some electricity sales to utilities.", "Under the agency's order, which takes effect on May 1, California regulators can begin to impose price controls on power generators when electricity supplies fall to within 7.5 percent of consumer demand.", "The state is expected to face such shortages routinely this summer, and the order has the potential to shave billions of dollars off California's electricity bill if implemented fully, some people at the federal agency say.", "\"The president has a long-held belief that price caps don't work,\" the White House press secretary, Ari Fleischer, said today.", "\"The last thing you want to do is create artificially increased demand and put in disincentives that harm the availability of supply.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3720_p33", "sents": [ "http: www.metatv.com new products eToll Charges Ahead Under New Name FastForward mail?", "top PITTSBURGH (VENTUREWIRE) -- eToll, a provider of digital services fo r consumer commerce, announced the company's name change to FastForward.", "The company will continue to offer the same services under its new name.", "FastForward also said it plans to announce the close of its third round of funding next week.", "In April the company cut 25% of its staff.", "FastForward h as raised $25 million in two rounds from Adams Capital Management, Mellon Ventures, and individuals.", "http: www.ffwd.com AmEx & Others Launch Intranet Portal Firm Workadia mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Workadia, which provides hosted intra net portals for midsize businesses, announced the company's launch.", "Founding investors American Express, Infosys, Tibco Software, and WestBridge Capital Partners invested $16.7 million in the company.", "Workadia said it is current ly beta-testing its Web-based offering with American Express and plans on signing up four other beta customers this year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e2933_p21", "sents": [ "ABC has raised $77 million to date from backers Ironwood, Red Rock Ventures, and Technology Crossover Ventures.", "ABC was founded in October 1997. http: www.allcovered.com Princeton eCom Buys Venture Finance Software from Intuit mail?", "top PRINCETON, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Princeton eCom, which provides ele ctronic billing and payment services to corporations and banks, said it acquired Intuit's online bill and payment service, Quicken Bill Manager, and all the outstanding shares of Venture Finance Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded Intuit.", "Financial details of the deal were undisclosed.", "As part of the deal Intuit has the option to take a 20% equity stake in Princeton or the cash equivalent in February 2002. Princeton also said it made employment offers to the 25 employees from Intuit's Quicken division a nd plans to open an office in the vicinity of Intuit's Quicken offices in Mountain View, Calif. Princeton eCom raised $20 million in convertible debt in April from existing investors Mellon Ventures and New Century Equity Holdings." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2044_p151", "sents": [ "Such a turnaround is no snap.", "During the last energy crisis in the 1970s, there was a similar rush toward conservation.", "President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House roof.", "President Ronald Reagan took them down.", "He also phased out tax credits and other inducements to encourage development of renewable energy sources.", "Closer to home, one of former Gov.", "George Deukmejian's first acts was to abolish the Office of Appropriate Technology established by Gov.", "Jerry Brown to move us away from our dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels.", "Since then, we have regressed further.", "Even record high gasoline prices have done nothing to depress the sales of SUVs, which now account for the largest share of automobile and light truck sales (20 percent at last count).", "But today's crisis could lead to permanent changes in behavior, if only because the technology needed to harness sun, wind and other renewable energy sources has become far more cost effective than a generation ago." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6, 7 ] }, { "title": "Jerry Brown", "sents": [ "Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the 39th Governor of California since 2011.", "A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history.", "Prior to and following his first governorship, Brown served in numerous state, local and party positions, and thrice ran as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Thomson Financial", "sents": [ "Thomson Financial was an arm of information provider Thomson Corporation.", "When The Thomson Corporation merged with Reuters to form Thomson Reuters in April 2008, Thomson Financial was merged with the business of Reuters to form the Markets Division of Thomson Reuters." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e20472_p114", "sents": [ "Drawing Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "City - Enron directors cash in shares.", "By Simon English.", "10 27 2001 The Daily Telegraph P31 (c) Telegraph Group Limited, London, 2001 LEADING executives at Enron, the troubled US energy giant, cashed in shares worth more than $100m #70m) this year in the run-up to a financial crunc h that has left the company's credibility in ruins.", "Research by Thomson Financial shows that Kenneth Lay, chief executive, sold about 400,000 shares this year, netting him more than $25m.", "He still held 2.8m shares until July.", "Other executives made similar sales, a revelation likely to anger investors who have seen the shares fall from $83 at the start of the year to $45 by July.", "They halved again this week and fell to below $16 yesterday.", "Enron de clined to comment on the share sales.", "Mr Lay said in a statement that he is seeking to \"dispel uncertainty in the financial community\" by drawing on lines of credit to restore faith in Enr on's financial strength." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5850_p32", "sents": [ "Oregon House May Vote Monday On Electricity Deregulation 06 25 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) LOS ANGELES -(Dow Jones)- Oregon's House of Representatives may vote Monday on delaying electricity deregulation for large businesses until March 1, 2002, a spokesman for the Oregon Public Utilities Commission, or OPUC said.", "Under the partial-deregulation bill, large business customers of Enron Corp.'s (ENE) Portland General Electric Co. unit and Scottish Power's (SPI) PacifiCorp (X.PCP) unit could buy power from competing electricity suppliers, or opt to retain regulated rates until July 2003, said OPUC spokesman Bob Valdez.", "Residential and small-business customers would continue to have regulated rates.", "If the restructuring bill passes, the OPUC would determine by late July which customers qualify as \"large businesses\", Valdez said.", "He added that he couldn't speculate on what percentage of the state's total electricity load might fall under partial deregulation.", "The bill, which passed the Senate on Friday and is scheduled for a vote in the House Monday, delays large customer choice from its original Oct. 1 start date." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e804_p3", "sents": [ "BPA, the federal agency that markets electricity from dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, is scheduled to provide 259 megawatts of cost-based power to Portland General and 135 MW to PacifiCorp, starting Oct. 1, the effective date of the state's restructuring bill.", "The bill required the Oregon Public Utilities Commission to determine by May 1 whether certain bill provisions would require the utilities to restructure in such a way that they could not meet BPA eligibility requirements for cost-based power.", "\"We've taken great care to make sure we didn't violate (BPA) standards.", "Even though BPA's rates are going up, this power will still provide benefits for residential customers,\" OPUC Chairman Ron Eachus said.", "-By Jessica Berthold, Dow Jones Newswires; 323-658-3872; jessica.berthold@dowjones.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: US POWER-Success spells trouble for Calif. energy traders.", "By C. Bryson Hull 04 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, April 5 (Reuters) - In downtown Houston's booming energy district sit a few companies whose record earnings have made them fat targets for regulators and politicians under pressure to make someone pay for California's power crisis." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e28115_p42", "sents": [ "McCoy knows a little bit about working in a newly deregulated industry.", "He spent 30 years in telecommunications and his marketing team includes a few ex-Procter & Gamble employees.", "Elsewhere, Wattage Monitor's Alderson has found price is the biggest driver of customer switching.", "His research, though, also reveals incumbents come into deregulation with an advantage.", "Consumers may say they are angry with their utility, but once they actually have a choice many customers won't automatically jump ship.", "They concluded, he said: \"OK, now I can punish them if they ever do it to me again.", "I can switch.\"", "Reliant, the local incumbent, faces a different environment here and in the rest of Texas.", "Outside Houston, it sets prices as it wants.", "But in Houston, the state's deregulation law requires Reliant to cut its rates once the market opens in January.", "The prices are expected to be set in October.", "To help spur competition, Reliant won't be allowed to cut its base rates again for three years or until it loses 40 percent of its customers, though adjustments for fuel costs will be allowed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e3382_p2", "sents": [ "The new energy suppliers and generators that were supposed to foster competition and lower prices just haven't materialized under deregulation, analysts said.", "Now, the price cap on retail prices - lower than wholesale prices on the power exchange - will further discourage new entrants.", "\"It's a question of who would be crazy enough to come.", "The marketplace is too risky,\" said George Spencer, editor of Restructuring Today, a Washington, D.C.-based newsletter about deregulation.", "\"Putting on a cap is a Band-Aid, not getting (to) the root of the problem.\"", "The rate cap defers payments to the utilities, creating further market uncertainty.", "\"Any kind of rate cap means that in the future SDG&E has to get it back.", "It's like a big IOU.", "But I'm not quite sure how it's going to work out,\" said Jamey Gessaman, marketing program manager for Wattage Monitor which assists consumers in finding alternative electricity suppliers.", "Truckee-based TenderLand Power Company, which aims to generate and sell electricity from renewable resources, differentiates itself from SDG&E, making clear that its prices - 8 cents per kilowatt hour - is not a deferred payment plan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e26636_p3", "sents": [ "At the time, Mr. Skilling said he regretted if anyone w as offended by his remark.", "Though Mr. Skilling initially said his resignation was strictly for persona l reasons, he added in a later interview that his own feelings of failure o ver the plummeting stock price had contributed greatly to his early departu re.", "The 59-year-old Mr. Lay resumed the chief executive's job that he had p reviously held for 15 years.", "Jeff Dietert, an analyst from Simmons & Co. International in Houston, figur es that Enron's P E is likely to be permanently lower, though still somewha t higher than the average for its peer group.", "Mr. Dietert views Dynegy as t he premium energy stock, which will fetch the highest trading multiple.", "While Mr. Lay insists that Enron's overall operating and financial conditio n is very strong, the unexpected exit of Mr. Skilling has some wondering if \"there isn't another shoe about to drop,\" says Carol Coale, an analyst at Prudential Securities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e68_p1", "sents": [ "By C. Bryson Hull 03 15 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. HOUSTON, March 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street took a hard look at Enron Corp.'s content delivery plans this week after it ended its video-on-demand deal with Blockbuster Inc. but remained largely unfazed by the failure of the flagship deal, analysts said on Thursday.", "On balance, most analysts viewed the busted 20-year exclusive agreement as disappointing, but by no means a fatal blow to Enron Broadband Services' (EBS) budding content delivery segment.", "Most reiterated buy or strong buy ratings for the Houston company and maintained bullish earnings targets for the Enron Broadband Services division.", "But all are awaiting an indication of how Enron will reconfigure the content delivery initiative.", "\"I think Blockbuster represented kind of an anchor tenant for the broadband business, so they have lost a contract that was important,\" said Jeff Dietert, an analyst with Houston investment house Simmons and Co. Now EBS will have to pursue smaller contracts to make up the loss, which could mean a longer road to create as big a book of business, Dietert said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19632_p20", "sents": [ "The postponement of bond-related votes Thursday will also affect items dealing with the suspension of retail choice of electricity providers, and servicing agreements between the utilities and the DWR.", "A vote on a 12% rate hike for customers of Sempra Energy (SRE) unit San Diego Gas & Electric is also postponed.", "Calif Lawmakers Call For Federal Probe Of State Pwr Mkt By Jason Leopold 09 12 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LOS ANGELES -(Dow Jones)- A dozen California Republican state senators called for a federal investigation into the state's grid operator and power buying arm, claiming the agencies may be manipulating the wholesale electricity market by understating the state's power needs in order to obtain a higher price out-of-market for its excess supply, according to a letter sent to the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.", "The letter signed by Senate Republican Minority Leader Jim Brulte, R-Rancho Cucamonga, Sen. Ray Haynes, R-Riverside, and others in the minority leadership, alleges the California Independent System Operator has understated the state's daily power needs in order to allow the Department of Water Resources to get a higher price for its excess electricity through \"out-of-market\" calls." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "e5806_p23", "sents": [ "It's interesting, because there was not a peep out of the lieutenant governor (Davis) at the time during what I thought was a fairly active and public debate.", "He was hardly without a voice, but he certainly was without comment.\"", "Wilson said Davis' performance over the past year called into question Davis' 1998 campaign slogan.", "\"I used to laugh when he talked about being the best-trained, best-prepared candidate in history,\" Wilson said.", "\"But what the hell.\"", "DEREGULATION BILL A tiny legislative committee that was dominated by state Sen. Steve Peace, D-El Cajon, and then Assemblyman James Brulte, R-Rancho Cucamonga, wrote the deregulation bill in 1996. Corporate lobbyists and utilities also had tremendous sway over the legislation.", "Pringle, Lockyer and Wilson steered the legislation their way.", "The bill was a reaction to movements under way at the California Public Utilities Commission and in the federal government.", "The bill essentially unbundled the big utilities' monopoly over power, separating control of selling, marketing and producing energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Business 2.0", "sents": [ "Business 2.0 was a monthly magazine publication founded by magazine entrepreneur Chris Anderson, Mark Gross, and journalist James Daly in order to chronicle the rise of the \"New Economy\".", "First published in July 1998, the magazine was sold to Time Inc., the publishing division of Time Warner, in July 2001.", "The magazine failed to make sufficient profit and was shut down; the final issue being published in October 2007.", "It was based in San Francisco, California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27476_p8", "sents": [ "Enron took Azurix private earlie r this year.", "Azurix and Saur each own 32.1% of Obras Sanitarias de Mendoza, a water comp any in which Azurix bought a minority stake in May 1998, Ambler said.", "In July 1999, Azurix won the bidding for the state-run Direccion de Obras S anitarias de Buenos Aires and currently owns 90% of the water company, whic h serves the largest and most populous of Argentina's 23 provinces.", "Earlier this year Azurix was criticized by the government of the province of Buenos Aires for the quality of its service and was asked to increase its investments in the province's drinking water and sewer systems.", "-By Tim Loughran, Dow Jones Newswires; 5411-4313-1918; tim.loughran@dowjone s.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "USA: AOL Time Warner relaunches Business 2.0 magazine.", "By Reshma Kapadia 08 07 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Media giant AOL Time Warner Inc., which had lau nched a new economy magazine last year at the height of the Internet boom, unveiled a new version of its Business 2.0 magazine on Tuesday designed to marry the once-high-flying dot-com sector with old economy stalwarts." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3753_p103", "sents": [ "MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here http: tbutton.prnewswire.com prn 11690X43182157 SOURCE Reliant Energy CONTACT: Maxine Enciso of Ketchum Public Relations, Los Angeles, 310-444-1303, for Reliant Energy; or media, Richard Wheatley of Reliant Energy, 713-207-5881 Photo: NewsCom: http: www.newscom.com cgi-bin prnh 20000309 DATH030 AP Archive: http: photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 212-782-2840 Company News On-Call: http: www.prnewswire.com comp 419090.html or fax, 800-758-5804, ext.", "419090 Web site: http: www.reliantenergy.com (REI) By Kathleen McFall kmcfall@ftenergy.com President George W. Bush's energy package encourages the use of biomass fue ls for both transportation purposes and electricity generation.", "\"They can provide a reliable source of energy at a stable price, and they can also generate income for farmers, landowners and others who harness them,\" his administration's report said.", "Despite this warm and fuzzy language, however, the administration offered no tangible funding for the fledgling biofuels industry *other than an exten sion of an existing ethanol tax credit that was not due to expire until 2007 * a significant disappointment, and surprise, to advocates of renewable transportation fuels." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e490_p45", "sents": [ "\"We stand by our practices,\" said Richard Wheatley of Reliant Energy in Houston, which owns about 8 percent of California's in-state generating capacity.", "\"We have operated legally and ethically at all times in California.\"", "FERC has been under fire from state and federal officials and lawmakers for not being aggressive in dealing with the electricity crisis.", "In recent weeks the agency has taken several actions, including proposing refunds for January and February.", "But those who have watched the agency over the years say the actions do not yet signal a change of course from its posture of preferring to let the markets work their will.", "\"I think what they are trying to do is the minimal amount possible, to say they are on top of the situation,\" said Bill Marcus, an economist at JBS Energy in Sacramento, an energy and water-resources consulting firm.", "\"They'll probably figure out a way to back down from the refunds.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Texaco", "sents": [ "Texaco, Inc. (\"\"The Texas Company\"\") is an American oil subsidiary of Chevron Corporation.", "Its flagship product is its fuel \"Texaco with Techron\".", "It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand.", "Texaco was an independent company until its refining operations merged into Chevron Corporation in 2001, at which time most of its station franchises were divested to the Shell Oil Company.", "It began as the Texas Fuel Company, founded in 1901 in Beaumont, Texas, by Joseph S. Cullinan, Thomas J. Donoghue, Walter Benona Sharp, and Arnold Schlaet upon the discovery of oil at Spindletop." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2855_p8", "sents": [ "The companies include El Paso Corp., Enron Corp., Phillips Petroleum Co. and Chevron Corp., which has agreed to buy Texaco in a pending deal.", "Texaco is initially considering a terminal designed to process about one billion cubic feet of gas per day.", "The facility's capacity could later be doubled, depending on natural-gas demand in the United States \"The United States demand for natural gas continues to increase at a significant pace, demonstrating the need for clean burning fuels for power generation, industrial fuels and residential markets,\" said Robert A. Solberg, president of Texaco's commercial development business unit.", "From the proposed Louisiana terminal the natural gas would be fed into several interstate pipeline systems, as well as the Henry Hub futures pricing point in south Louisiana, which is operated by Sabine Pipeline Co., a Texaco subsidiary.", "Texaco said the proposed terminal could be up and running in four to five years.", "While the company said it is still evaluating the terminal's cost, other companies have said land-based facilities would each cost about $300 million to $400 million." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Carly Fiorina", "sents": [ "Cara Carleton Fiorina (née Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businessperson and political candidate, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP).", "She subsequently served as Chair of the philanthropic organization Good360." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e915_p0", "sents": [ "'Hi Everyone, There are still tickets available for the Wednesday, April 11 CEO Exchange featuring Carly Fiorina of HP and John Chambers of Cisco.", "Tickets are available in the EvMBA Office.", "The event is scheduled to be held in Zellerbach Hall and seating will begin at 5:30 pm.", "Cheers, Diane'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Carly Fiorina", "sents": [ "Cara Carleton Fiorina (née Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businessperson and political candidate, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP).", "She subsequently served as Chair of the philanthropic organization Good360." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e643_p0", "sents": [ "\"Haas CEO Exchange Tickets Available Now Starting today, tickets are available for the CEO Exchange with HP's Carly Fiorina and Cisco's CEO John Chambers on April 11 at Zellerbach Hall.?", "Plea se pick up your ticket at the desk of the Evening MBA Program Office this week (one ticket per student please).", "The Show: CEO Exchange takes place on Wednesday, April 11, at Zellerbach Hall.", "Seatin g begins at 5:30 p.m. (doors close at 5:45 p.m.; no seating is allowed after taping has begun).", "The show will be introduced by Dean Laura Tyson and moderated by CNN ,s Jeff Greenfield.", "It will air on PBS stations on or af ter October 1, 2002. You will have the opportunity to ask questions of the CEOs toward the end of the show.", "Both your questions and the answers will be recorded on camera.", "Y ou will be part of a television audience, so please look your best (business casual or business wear please)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3514_p27", "sents": [ "http: www.netdelivery.com Systems Design Firm Nallatech Names Pentair Exec As Chair mail?", "top GLASGOW, Scotland (VENTUREWIRE) -- Nallatech, an electronic systems design and supply company, said it appointed Ken Lewandowski as chairman of its board of directors.", "Mr. Lewandowski currently serves as president of Pentai r Enclosures Group Europe, a division of publicly traded Pentair, a manufacturer with core businesses in the tools, water technologies, and enclosures markets.", "In December 2000 Nallatech raised $2.9 million in its first round of funding from 3i and Scottish Equity Partners.", "http: www.nallatech.com new people Converged Switching Firm Gluon Names President & CEO mail?", "top PETALUMA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Gluon Networks, a developer of con verged switching and management systems for local service providers, said it has appointed Jo Anne Heywood Miller as president and CEO.", "Ms. Miller, who officially joins the company on June 26, replaces George Hawley, who will continue with the company as chairman of the board and will also serve as a senior advisor to the company." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Pentair", "sents": [ "Pentair plc (PNR) is a multinational diversified industrial company incorporated in Ireland with tax residency in UK, with its main U.S. office located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.", "Pentair was founded in the US, where roughly half of the company's revenue is derived as of 2015.", "However, PNR was reorganized in 2014, shifting the corporate domicile from Switzerland to Ireland." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3698_p53", "sents": [ "top RICHARDSON, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- MobileStar Network, a provider of broadband wireless Internet access, announced the appointment of Robert A. Kaiser as its new president and CEO.", "Prior to joining MobileStar, Mr. Kaise r served as CEO of WorldCom broadband solutions group.", "Mr. Kaiser replaces former president and CEO Mark Goode, who left the company in early March to pursue personal interests.", "In the interim, a \"president's office\" comprisin g Ali Tabassi, the company's chief technology and development officer, George Sutton, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer Kevin McAleer, maintained the company's day-to-day operations.", "Prior to joining WorldCom, Mr. Kaiser served as CEO and CFO of SkyTel, where he was responsible for SkyTel's financial restructuring which led to WorldCom's acquisition of the company.", "MobileStar is backed by Blueprint, Mayfield Fund, Norwest Venture Partners, Sienna and Texas Pacific Group.", "http: www.mobilestar.com World Wide Packets Adds Architel Systems Co-founder as Pres." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 5 ] }, { "title": "e4084_p29", "sents": [ "Mr. Kushell joins Focus One from the advertising company Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos NY, where he served as president.", "Prior to Hill, Holliday, Mr. Kushell was senior partner and chief operating officer of Cliff Freeman & Partners.", "He has been a member of Focus One's board of directors since September 1999. Focus One Media Group is backed by A S Skaufoss, a venture capital firm based in Oslo, Norway, the Geneva-based HPI Holding, and individual investors.", "Telephone 212-614-4541. o Former Alcatel VP To Head Small Biz Broadband Firm ShareGate RENO, Nev. -- ShareGate, a developer of broadband service gateways for the small business and home office markets, said it named Marilyn Suey, formerly vice president of marketing at Alcatel, as its president and CEO.", "ShareGate founder Debashis Bagchi serves as chairman of the board.", "The company's backers include Blueprint, Advent International, and Amtech.", "http: www.sharegate.com Internet Printing and Mailing Service ELetter Selects CEO SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ELetter, an Internet-based printing and mailing service, said it has appointed Jim Gagnard, the former president and CEO of Diffusion, a customer relationship management (CRM) applications provider, as its chief executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3331_p33", "sents": [ "top DUBLIN, Ireland (VENTUREWIRE) -- Crucible, an Irish early stage inve stment company, announced it plans to open an office in Belfast.", "The company also announced it has raised $10 million in funding, which will be available for investments in Northern Ireland technology companies.", "Crucible said the funding was provided by members of the technology community in Northern Ireland, institutional investors, and undisclosed United States venture capital organizations.", "Crucible said it is currently in Belfast, Ireland, and expec ts to open its office by the end of the summer when it also expects to make it s first funding announcement.", "The company said it has appointed Denis Murphy of Openwave to head a team of Crucible's board of adviors in Northern Ireland.", "Crucible's portfolio includes Dublin include Mobileware, Marrakech, Aran Technologies and Openet Telecom.", "http: www.cruciblecorp.com vc personnel VC Management Firm Beacon Telco Appoints Avi Legmann as VP mail?", "top BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Beacon Telco, a venture capital management c ompany that provides funds and incubation services for broadband communications companies, announced Avi Legmann has joined as the company's first vice president." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e3331_p34", "sents": [ "Mr. Legmann recently served as vice president of business development and marketing at Elron TeleSoft.", "Beacon Telco, which currently employs four investment professionals, said it will add another partner in the next quarter.", "Tech holding company Beacon Photonics formed Beacon Telco and has contributed $14 million to the venture capital management company's first fund.", "Beacon Telco is currently raising an additional $30 million to $50 million for the same fund, which maintains a carried interest of 20% an d 5% management fee.", "The fund will invest between $1 million and $2 million in seed financing for $4 million to $5 million in total investment.", "Beacon Tel co expects to invest in three to five companies each year in the optical component, optical system, and storag!", "e sectors of broadband communication s. So far it has two portfolio companies.", "Beacon Photonics, which owns Beacon Telco, is backed by Boston University, GlobalVest Management Company, and consulting company PRTM." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6652_p1", "sents": [ "The $6.1 billion estimate merely establishes \"a potential framework for settlement discussions,\" Eric Hildebrandt, the ISO' s chief analyst on the matter, told the FERC.", "FERC administrative law judge Curtis Wagner, who has dismissed the $8.9 billion figure as baseless and criticized California's delegation for not negotiating in good faith, estimated in his report on the talks that refund s due may amount to about $1 billion.", "Power suppliers offered just over $700 million.", "Wagner has recommended FERC hold a 60-day hearing to set the level of refun ds and has told the ISO to revise its estimate of what California is owed.", "The ISO's original $8.9 billion figure included electricity sales to municipal utilities and alternative energy suppliers that didn't go through the ISO's wholesale markets, the California Power Exchange or the Californi a Department of Water Resources.", "Without direct knowledge of the prices of those purchases, the ISO made estimates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "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": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3235_p0", "sents": [ "\"Daily Agenda Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Today's Events * 10 a.m., SACRAMENTO Sen. Jack O'Connell announces candidacy for superintendent of public instruction, Department of Education, 721 Capitol Mall.", "Contact: Gale Kaufman, 916-443-7817. * 10:30 a.m., SACRAMENTO Assembly Republicans hold news conference to propose alternative to Gov.", "Gray Davis' plan to buy Southern California Edison's transmission lines, Capitol, room 126. Contact: James Fisfis, 916-319-2005. * 1 p.m., SACRAMENTO Assemblyman Anthony Pescetti meets with seniors from Tenth District for A.A.R.P.", "senior rally, Capitol, room 127. Contact: Monica Azevedo, 916-362-4161 In the news * SJ Mercury News, Nissenbaum: Californians want nuclear power.", "http: www0.mercurycenter.com premium local docs powerpoll23.htm * SacBee, Walters: Budget bust looms; Burton considers higher reserve.", "http: www.capitolalert.com news capalert09_20010523.html * LA Times, Tamaki: Senate slices Davis budget.", "http: www.latimes.com news state 20010523 t000043211.html In committee * VARIOUS BILLS.", "Appropriations.", "9:30am, room 4202. (Squawk Box 90.3, Assembly TV, CH.", "7) * VARIOUS BILLS." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1720_p17", "sents": [ "Even without the three strikes provision, the bill raises certain constitutional issues, said Clark Kelso, a professor at the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento.", "For instance, he said, it's not clear whether the state can legally base a fine on an out-of-state company's gross assets.", "And the measure, which requires a two-thirds vote for passage, already has generated Republican opposition.", "\"To the extent this bill is onerous toward power producers, it may deter th em from selling here rather than risk fines and prison,\" said James Fisfis, a spokesman for the Assembly Republican Caucus.", "\"We haven't seen the details, but it sounds like it may be a piece of legislation that goes too far.\"", "The Bee's Emily Bazar can be reached at (916) 326-5540 or ebazar@sacbee.com Dan Walters: It's time for politicians to be honest about the energy crisis (Published April 25, 2001) Gov.", "Gray Davis is continuing to tell Californians that he's on top of the state's energy crisis and, as he said at one gathering last week, \"in three years, this problem will be a distant memory.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5091_p8", "sents": [ "The company will use the funding for expansion and marketing.", "http: www.eesis.com Video ASP Oediv Closes Round One with Softbank Funds LOS ANGELES -- Oediv, a video application service provider, said it closed its first round with an undisclosed amount of funding from Softbank Venture Capital.", "The company will use the funds to continue technology development for its ASP.", "Monica Dodi, an MTV Europe co-founder, is chief executive officer of the company, which is expected to launch in November.", "http: www.oediv.com E-Commerce Site Creator Propel Raises $38.3 Million Series B SAN FRANCISCO -- Propel, which provides software and services for building electronic commerce Web sites, said it has raised $38.3 million in its Series B round of funding from several individual investors, including Oracle's chief operating officer Ray Lane.", "Previous investors in the round also participated, including Ohana Holdings, on behalf of Pierre Omidyar; Marc Andreessen, Colin Powell, Michael Dell, Alfred Chuang, founder and President of BEA; Mark Hurst, founder and president of Creative Good; and Frank Quattrone, managing director and head of Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] }, { "title": "Frank Quattrone", "sents": [ "Frank Quattrone (born 1955) is an American technology investment banker who started technology sector franchises at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse First Boston.", "He helped bring dozens of technology companies public during the 1990s tech boom, including Netscape, Cisco, and Amazon.com.", "Later, he was prosecuted for interfering with a government probe into Credit Suisse First Boston's behavior in allocating \"hot\" IPOs.", "The case was eventually dropped.", "He was earning roughly $120 million a year during his peak at the firm.", "Quattrone is now head of investment banking firm Qatalyst Group, which he founded in March 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19851_p0", "sents": [ "'Enron's Azurix Unit May Exit $400M Argentina Concession Dow Jones International News, 09 20 01 US FERC Slates Ethics Forum As Lawmakers Voice Concerns Dow Jones Energy Service, 09 20 01 Investor Skepticism Grows Over Asia Pwr Deal Arrangements Dow Jones Energy Service, 09 20 01 Enron says judicial probe into power purchase pact will delay resolution of dispute with Indian government Associated Press Newswires, 09 20 01 Calif PUC Likely To Abandon Electricity Deregulation Dow Jones Energy Service, 09 20 01 UK PRESS: Enron Withdrawal From India Plant Faces Setback Dow Jones International News, 09 20 01 ATTACK ON AMERICA; Family, friends from far and wide feel pain of loss; Death struck victims on travels for work, play Boston Herald, 09 15 01 Enron's Azurix Unit May Exit $400M Argentina Concession By Tim Loughran Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 09 20 2001 Dow Jones International News (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Tired of battling local government officials over the terms of its 30-year water services concession with Buenos Aires province, Azurix Corp., a unit of the Houston, Texas-based Enron Corp.(ENE), may just pack its bags and leave, a company spokesman said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Azurix", "sents": [ "Azurix Corp. is a water services company, headquartered in Houston, Texas.", "The company owned and operated facilities in North America (mainly Canada), Europe, and South America.", "In 2007, Azurix was awarded a $165 million claim against the government of Argentina by an international arbitral tribunal; the company is currently involved in a dispute over Argentina's refusal to pay the claim." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6568_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Tues, 7 17: Jones demands probe of state's energy buyers Sac Bee, Tues, 7 17: Energy Digest: PG&E's managers will get bonuses SD Union, Tues, 7 17: Bush's top team launches blitz for his energy agenda SD Union, Tues, 7 17: Davis aide foresees an end to rate hikes SD Union, Tues, 7 17: Bankruptcy judge lets PG&E pay managers $17.5 million bonus SD Union, Tues, 7 17: As power crisis eases, Davis sees a beneficial role f or deregulation LA Times, Tues, 7 17: Churches Help Edison Aid the Poor SF Chron, Tues, 7 17: Consumers await word on rates Report's delay, government bond issue raise questions about electricity pri ce increase Mercury News, Tues, 7 17: Judge OKs bonuses for PG&E chiefs OC Register, Tues, 7 17: Power of lies (Commentary) LA Times, Tues, 7 17: THE NATION State Losing Ground in War on Dirty Air Environment: Growth, lax enforcement are blamed for rising smog levels in some areas LA Times, Tues, 7 17: THE NATION In Support of Energy Plan, White House Bur ns Some Gas Politics: Cheney, other Bush officials fan out to make what the president admits is a tough case LA Times, Tues, 7 17: The State Consultants' Stock Buys Questioned Energy: State official urges conflict of interest probe into purchases of shares in power firms." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2582_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Davis signs bonds-sale bill, blasts GOP Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Senators push administration for more help on energy crisis Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Energy Digest: Company will expand plant, sell power to state Sac Bee, Fri, 5 11: \"Spreading the pain\" (Editorial) SD Union, Thurs, 5 10: \"Oceanside seeks ally in building power plant\" SD Union (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"Davis signs bill authorizing $13.4 in bonds to repay treasury for power buying\" SD Union, Thurs, 5 10: \"GOP defeats first attempt to cap power prices\" SD Union (AP), Thurs, 5 10: \"Energy task force expected to recommend tax breaks\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Power Rescue Plan Rests on Many 'Ifs' LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Bush, Rivals Don't Dare Ask Public to Make Sacrifice s in Energy Crunch\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"House Committe Rejects Electricity Price Controls\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Nonprofit Shrugs at Pleas to Conserve\" LA Times, Fri, 5 11: \"Restarting of Generators in O.C." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11306_p15", "sents": [ "Collegehumor.com will still be available at its present Web address, but will also be integrated into Zilo in the form of links and special features.", "Zilo recently raised $6 million in its Series A financing.", "Sutter Hill Ventures led the round, which also included Red Coat Capital.", "Greg Sands, of Sutter Hill Ventures, and Richard Cooperstein, of Red Coat Capital, will invest as individual investors.", "http: www.collegehumor.com http: www.zilo.com Visible Markets Announces Strategic Alliance With eSpeed BOSTON -- Visible Markets, a browser-based auction marketplace for mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and investment-grade corporates, said it has entered into a strategic partnership with eSpeed, which operates mulitple buyer multiple seller real-time business-to-business marketplaces.", "This alliance is in conjunction with Visible Market's recent Series C round of financing in which eSpeed will provide the company with financial support and access to its exchange platform.", "Other terms of the investment and Visible Markets' Series C round were not disclosed." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Sutter Hill Ventures", "sents": [ "Sutter Hill Ventures is an American private equity firm focused on venture capital investments in technology-based start-up companies.", "The firm is based in Palo Alto, CA." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ari Fleischer", "sents": [ "Lawrence Ari Fleischer (born October 13, 1960) served as White House press secretary for President George W. Bush, from January 2001 to July 2003.", "Today, he works as a media consultant for the NFL, College Football Playoff, and other various sports organizations and players through his company, Ari Fleischer Sports Communications.", "He was also an international media consultant to former Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper.", "He helped Mark McGwire in his media strategy for his admission of steroid usage.", "He is also a regular CNN contributor.", "He was also briefly hired by Tiger Woods to help him with a strategy to make his entrance back on the PGA Tour, but was not retained after news stories surfaced promoting his representation of Woods.", "He was hired by the Green Bay Packers as a consultant in August 2008." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3153_p157", "sents": [ "Major, tell us about what this event is about tomorrow night.", "MAJOR GARRETT, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, it's the first official Republican National Committee event to honor the president and the first lady, as you said.", "The targeted haul is $15 million.", "Republican National Committee officials tell CNN that it's about 70 percent of that 15 million will be soft money.", "About 30 percent will be hard dollars -- that is dollars that are regulated under the existing campaign finance scheme -- and that it is a big event, one that the Republican Party has held for years and years in Washington.", "As for what's happening in the vice president's residence tonight, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer told me this is a way of saying \"Thank you,\" in his words, \"to those Republicans who,\" as Ari Fleischer said, \"did so much to help win the selection.\"", "And he draws a distinction with the Clinton-era coffees and sleepovers, describing them as, quote, \"organized schemes to bring people through the gates of the White House to get money or to persuade others to do so.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5133_p6", "sents": [ "The company said it will launch a test market in the Northwest during the first quarter of 2001. Markethaus raised $400,000 from individual investors in an earlier seed round.", "A representative of Prince Sultan will take the fifth seat on Markethaus' board of directors.", "http: www.markethaus.net o Corporate Intelligence Services Firm WarRoom Gets Round One BALTIMORE -- WarRoom Research, which provides corporate intelligence services, said it raised an undisclosed amount of funding in its first round, led by ABS Ventures, an affiliate of Deutsche Banc Alex.Brown.", "WomenAngels.net was also an investor in the round.", "John Burke of ABS Ventures joined the board of directors.", "The company will use the funds for product development.", "The company released its first product, \"En Garde,\" an Internet-deployable software that can be used on mobile devices and uses automated search engines and analytical tools to provide its clients with 24-hour information.", "http: www.warroomresearch.com Information Security Firm DigitalMoJo Gets $4 Million Round ATLANTA -- DigitalMoJo, which provides information security consulting, training, and management services, said it raised $4 million in its first round of funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e1217_p11", "sents": [ "Wasabi said it will use the proceeds to fund growth and expand its staff.", "http: www.wasabisystems.com Science Communications Secures Pre-Series A Funding HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Science Communications, a provider of e-mail marketing services, said it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from ABS Ventures, an affiliate of Deutsche Bank Alex.", "Brown.", "The company said it would use the funds to expand to international markets.", "Science Communications directs online marketing campaigns and e-commerce through its EmailEngines technology.", "http: www.sciencecommunications.com Airslide Systems Closes $35 Million Second Round of Funding HERZELLA, Israel -- Airslide Systems, which is developing an IP-based technology for cellular network infrastructures, said it has closed a $35 million second round of funding led by investment affiliates of Soros Private Equity Partners.", "The round included Anschutz Investment, KPNQwest, Telecom Italia Mobile, Intel Communications Fund and first round investors Sequoia Capital Seed Fund.", "Airslide said it will use the proceeds for development, marketing, manufacturing and sales." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Aidan Quinn", "sents": [ "Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an Irish-American actor, who made his film debut in \"Reckless\" (1984).", "He has starred in over 50 feature films, including \"Desperately Seeking Susan\" (1985), \"The Mission\" (1986), \"Stakeout\" (1987), \"Avalon\" (1990), \"Benny & Joon\" (1993), \"Legends of the Fall\" (1994), \"Frankenstein\" (1994), \"Blink\" (1994), \"Michael Collins\" (1996), \"Practical Magic\" (1998), \"Song for a Raggy Boy\" (2003), and \"Unknown\" (2011)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3152_p5", "sents": [ "* Harvey Mayor Nickolas Graves tells Sneed that World Changers, a Southern Baptist volunteer organization, hits Harvey next month--at his invitation--to restore and rehabilitate homes, including two historical homes on 154th Street.", "Celluloid chat The chapel at McInerney Funeral Home will be filled today, but not with people attending a funeral.", "* Translation: The 128-year-old Canaryville funeral home is the site of filming for \"Stolen Summer,\" the Miramax film written by Chicago native Pete Jones, who won the Project Greenlight contest organized by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.", "The film stars actors Aidan Quinn, Kevin Pollak and Brian Dennehy.", "According to Celine McInerney, this is the first time the funeral home has been used for anything but funerals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Dan Bartlett", "sents": [ "Daniel Joseph Bartlett (born June 1, 1971) was a Counselor to the President in the administration of George W. Bush.", "The position was previously held by Karen Hughes, who vacated the post in 2002.", "On June 1, 2007, Bartlett announced that would be leaving the White House on July 5.", "He was replaced by Ed Gillespie, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Virginia in 2017." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3418_p79", "sents": [ "Hughes disputed suggestions that the administration has neglected the state, which Bush lost to Democrat Al Gore by more than 1 million votes.", "\"He came up short in the vote on election day in California, but he will not let that deter him from doing what is right for California,\" she said.", "\"He is the president of all of the people of the United States.\"", "Bush was thought by some political analysts to be reluctant to visit California until he had an energy proposal he could point to as a response to the state's problems.", "But White House officials say the president's travel agenda during his first four months in office has been designed around legislative geography: He spent most of his time on the road visiting states where senators might be persuaded to support his tax cut.", "Dan Bartlett, one of Bush's communications advisors, said the White House always has regarded California as an important destination for Bush, even if he will have visited 29 other states before he arrives here." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4613_p0", "sents": [ "'Fitch downgrades credit outlook for California IOUs 09 20 2000 Megawatt Daily (c) Copyright 2000 Pasha Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "The credit rating agency Fitch yesterday downgraded its ratings outlook for all three of California's investor-owned utilities (IOUs) from stable to negative.", "The company cited high wholesale electricity prices that could contribute to a liquidity crunch for the utilities and the uncertainty of California's deregulation process in the wake of this summer's market upheavals as reasons for the revised outlook.", "\"Uncertainty affects all the utilities,\" a Fitch analyst said.", "Although each of the utilities has slightly different circumstances, there are underlying problems impacting them all, the Fitch report says.", "The three IOUs - San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), and Southern California Edison (SoCalEd) - all face high prices in the wholesale market where they must buy power, but are limited in their ability to pass on costs to their customers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e2326_p168", "sents": [ "The California Independen t System Operator (ISO) said if consumers use the same amount of electricity this summer as last the state could face 34 days of rotating blackouts.", "The Western States Coordinating Council's summer assessment forecasts a pea k demand of 53,893 MW in the United States portion of its California-Mexico subregion.", "Load management and interruptible demand are expected to account for almost 1,000 MW of demand, leaving a net internal demand of 52,899 MW, expected fo r August.", "But California's tight power supply market may be squeezed further by conditions in the Pacific Northwest.", "There, electricity prices have recentl y outpaced California's, according to daily prices reported by Megawatt Daily Those high prices suggest the Northwest's hydro shortage is driving the region's crisis, said Doug Logan, principal with RDI Consulting.", "MONTHLY PEAK PRICE TRENDS IN THE WEST SPREADSHEET \"California is screaming, but the Northwest is desperate\" for power, he sai d. Market vulnerabilities Published reports also suggest that almost anything short of a cool summer will overtax supplies and lead to rolling blackouts in California." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3514_p13", "sents": [ "A company spokesperson declined to reveal the valuation, but indicated that this was a down round.", "As a result of this financing, American Express and Starwood Hotels & Resor ts Worldwide have each been granted one seat on the company's seven-member board, which includes Mike Forster of the Internet Capital Group and Davor Gjivoje of Networld.", "Prior to this round, StarCite raised a first round of $6 million in October of 1999 from the Internet Capital Group and McGettigan Partners.", "In June of 2000 the company closed $14 million in second-round financing from the Internet Capital Group, Mellon Bank, and Networld.", "http: www.starcite.com Communications Provider eKit Raises $6.2 Million Series C mail?", "top MELBOURNE, Australia (VENTUREWIRE) -- eKit, a provider of unified me ssaging technology services for travelers, said that it received AUD $12 million ($6.2 million) in Series C financing led by previous investor Allen & Buckeridge, with unnamed existing investors participating." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e3514_p14", "sents": [ "Intel Capital, a new investor, also participated in this round.", "The company plans to use the new funds for product development and international expansion in Europe, North America, and Asia.", "As a result of this financing, Intel was granted a non-voting observer seat on the company's four-member board, which includes Frank Foster of Arllen & Buckeridge.", "According to co-CEO Bryan Rowe, this w as a down round, with a post-money valuation of approximately $13 million.", "Wit ha burn rate of \"between $100,000 and $200,000\" per month, Mr. Rowe anticipates that the company will reach profitability by the fourth quarter of this year and does not expect to raise additional capital in the near future.", "Prior to this round the company raised approximately $7 million fro m Allen & Buckeridge, AMP Investments, Escor, JGL Investments, and unnamed individuals.", "http: www.ekit-inc.com Biotech Firm Encelle Gets $7 Million Series C mail?", "top RALEIGH, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Encelle, which develops an injectable biopolymer that helps skin ulcers heal, announced that it has raised a Seri es C round of $7 million co-led by previous investor InterSouth Partners and n ew investor Koerner Capital." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Ballard Power Systems", "sents": [ "Ballard Power Systems Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for markets such as heavy-duty motive (consisting of bus and tram applications), portable power, material handling as well as technology solutions including engineering services.", "Ballard has designed and shipped over 250 MW of fuel cell products to date." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e5850_p23", "sents": [ "Eventually, FuelCell plans to roll out 1.5 megawatt and three megawatt units.", "Investors seem to like what they see.", "FuelCell?s stock price, while highly volatile, has jumped 76% over the past year.", "(By contrast, fuel-cell rival Plug Power?s (PLUG) residential products are further from retail reality - and its stock is down 65% in the past 12 months.", "The same goes for Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), a Canadian firm targeting the auto industry, whose shares have lost 50% in the last year.)", "Earlier this month, FuelCell netted $241.5 million through a secondary stock offering.", "CEO Leitman says the proceeds will be used to boost annual manufacturing capacity to between 400 megawatts and 500 megawatts, a goal he expects to reach in 2004. \"That puts us into a profitable position when we get to that 400 to 500 megawatts of production,\" he says.", "(Leitman declined to offer more specific profit projections.)", "Merrill Lynch expects the company to hit 400 megawatts of capacity in 2004 or 2005, with profitability coming in 2005. In the interim, however, the earnings picture isn?t pretty." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27021_p51", "sents": [ "(PTI) 24-08 1555 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "RWE May Make Bid for Azurix, Gelsenwasser, Paper Says (Correct) 2001-08-24 01:59 (New York) (Corrects spelling of Azurix in first paragraph.)", "Essen, Germany, Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- RWE AG, the German utility that bought Thames Water Plc for $9.8 billion last year, may bid for Enron Corp.'s Azurix Corp. water unit, Handelsblatt said, citing unidentified people close to the company.", "Buying the United States company would add about 1.5 billion deutsche marks ($700 million) in annual sales, the newspaper said.", "Azurix also owns Wessex Water of the U.K., which RWE would probably have to sell for antitrust reasons, the paper said, citing analysts.", "RWE has said it's exploring acquisition possibilities in Europe and overseas to expand outside its home market.", "Still, RWE may also be interested in acquiring Gelsenwasser AG, a German water company majority-owned by E.ON AG, Handelsblatt reported." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "RWE", "sents": [ "RWE AG, until 1990: \"Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk AG\" (Rhenish-Westphalian Power Plant), is a German electric utilities company based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.", "Through its various subsidiaries, the energy company supplies electricity and gas to more than 20 million electricity customers and 10 million gas customers, principally in Europe.", "RWE is the second largest electricity producer in Germany, and has increased renewable energy production in recent years." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e11765_p5", "sents": [ "Exite@Home said the acquisition will increase its broadband content, which includes games, music, entertainment, news, and video.", "Pogo.com received its initial funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, with subsequent investors including Ameritech, Invesco Private Capital, Liberty Digital, Nokia, Vertex Management, and Wasserstein Adelson Ventures.", "http: www.home.net http: www.pogo.com iEngineer.com Acquires Vuent, Raises $24.7 Million SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- iEngineer.com, an application service provider and developer of rich data transfer and secure intellectual property management technology, said it acquired Vuent, a provider of enterprise Web software for 3-D visual collaboration, for an undisclosed amount.", "iEngineer.com also said it closed on $24.7 million of a planned $40 million funding.", "Participants in the initial closing included strategic allies Sun Microsystems and SAIC Venture Capital.", "Previous Vuent investors J&W Seligman, TL Ventures, Information Technology Ventures, Spinnaker Venture Partners, and Jafco America Ventures also participated along with Mentor Capital Group.", "Joe Walkush, executive vice president of SAIC, and Joe Prang, principal of Mentor Capital Group, joined iEngineer's board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2942_p8", "sents": [ "Mr. Goulding will oversee sales in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacifi c. Mr. Goulding previously served as vice president of worldwide sales at I-Logix.", "The company also announced the promotion of Bob Tenace to vice president of sales for Central and South America, previously serving as the director of North American sales.", "Artisan is backed by 3i Group, Defta Partners, Pi Capital, Pond Venture Partners, Quester, Questor, and Vertex Management.", "http: www.artisansw.com Middle2 Ockham Names Oracle Manager Brent Wells as Sales VP mail?", "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ockham Technologies, a provider of sales performance management, said it named Brent Wells as vice president of sale s. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wells was branch manager for the Southeas t region at Oracle.", "Ockham is backed by Imlay Investments, Mellon Ventures, Monarch Capital Partners, and Noro-Moseley Partners.", "http: www.ockhamtech.com ePartners Adds Former Ernst & Young Exec to Sales Team mail?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e894_p5", "sents": [ "A1;, 1497 words, Ratepayers lose clout PG&E filing cuts consumers' ability to exert pressure on a rescue plan., Carrie Peyton and Stuart Leavenworth Bee Staff Writers Sacramento Bee, April 8, 2001, Sunday, Pg.", "A16;, 800 words, Chapter 11 filing just the first of many steps, Stuart Leavenworth and Carrie Peyton Bee Staff Writers Sacramento Bee, April 8, 2001, Sunday, Pg.", "L4;, 563 words, Lessons from history Electricity still needs a public role San Jose Mercury News, April 8, 2001, Sunday, DOMESTIC NEWS, K3554, 1393 words, In wake of PG&E bankruptcy, California governor, state officials scramble for solution, By Steve Johnson San Francisco Chronicle, APRIL 8, 2001, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg.", "A14, 683 words, Deregulation Debacle, Chuck Squatriglia San Francisco Chronicle, APRIL 8, 2001, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg.", "A1, 1709 words, POWER PLAY; PG&E timed bankruptcy to blame Davis, insiders say, David Lazarus San Francisco Chronicle, APRIL 8, 2001, SUNDAY, FINAL EDITION, NEWS;, Pg." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e3753_p1", "sents": [ "By Carrie Peyton and Dale Kasler Bee Staff Writers (Published June 6, 2001) Mixes for milkshakes and frozen coffees could spoil at ice cream parlors, sickening customers.", "Seniors getting their hair done would have to leave their dryers and go hom e with wet heads, risking a chill.", "Mall escalators could come to a sudden halt, endangering shoppers who lose their footing.", "Those are among the health and safety risks cited by more than 10,000 businesses and government bodies asking state regulators to exempt them fro m rolling blackouts.", "It is a list that mixes nursing homes and grocery stores, outpatient surgic al clinics and beauty salons, dialysis centers and country clubs.", "\"A lot of people are treating this like a lottery,\" said Subodh Medhekar of Exponent Inc., the consulting firm sorting through exemption requests for t he state Public Utilities Commission.", "For many, Medhekar said, the rationale seems to be 'I'm pretty sure I won 't get exempted, but what's the down side?" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "South San Jose", "sents": [ "South San Jose (or the South Side; less commonly South Central) is the name for a large geographic and cultural portion of San Jose, California, lying south of downtown.", "The name \"South Side\" refers to an area bounded roughly by Hillsdale Avenue to West Capitol Expressway on the north, Highway 101 and Senter Road on the east, the border with the city of Morgan Hill towards the south, and Camden Avenue to the west." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2386_p149", "sents": [ "``To the extent that you can live without it,'' he said, ``it will make ab ig difference.''", "Officials ordered power to be shut off at 4:45 p.m. and restored service at 5:41 p.m., the fifth time state officials have ordered rolling blackouts th is year.", "The last was March 20. Movie screens, popcorn-makers and video games went quiet for about 20 minut es at the Century Capitol multiplex in South San Jose.", "``I was just getting in to it when a screen went blank,'' complained Luis Ortiz.", "``Blam.", "No warning or nothing.", "People just walked out of the theaters wondering what was going on.''", "The most immediate cause of the blackouts was the heat.", "In San Francisco, the 93-degree high recorded Monday exceeded the previous record of 91 degrees set on that date in 1987. Downtown Oakland's high of 8 9 degrees beat out the 1987 record by one degree." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e8173_p12", "sents": [ "Luminate is backed by the Mayfield Fund, IVP, and Azure Capital.", "http: www.luminate.com?", "Need2Buy.com Appoints Akamai Exec As Vice Chairman?", "WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Need2Buy.com, an online market place for the global electronic components industry, said it has appointed Arthur Bilger as vice chairman of the company's board.", "Mr. Bilger, a founding partner of Shelter Ventures, is the vice chairman of Akamai Technologies, a provider of global services for the delivery of Internet content, streaming media and applications.", "Shelter Ventures has invested in Need2Buy.com, whic h is also backed by Baker, Infineon, Rustic Canyon Group, Trust Company, World Peace Industrial, TMCT Ventures, Star, Mitsubishi, and Jump Investors.", "http: www.need2buy.com Finance ASP SecureGift Appoints Election.com Exec To Board MIAMI (VENTUREWIRE) -- SecurityGift Technologies (SGT), an ASP t hat processes financial gifts of stock, bonds and mutual funds for financi al institutions, said it has appointed Charles Smith, the acting chief fin ancial officer of Election.com, to its board of directors." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 5 ] }, { "title": "Mitsubishi", "sents": [ "The Mitsubishi Group (三菱グループ , Mitsubishi Gurūpu , also known as the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or Mitsubishi Companies, and informally as the Mitsubishi \"Keiretsu\") is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.", "Its total revenue is about 1.4% of Japan's GDP." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3246_p13", "sents": [ "If approved by the state Public Utilities Commission, the proposal could increase the region's generating capacity by up to 50 megawatts, enough to serve about 50,000 homes and significantly minimize if not eliminate planne d blackouts.", "\"Customer willingness to participate has been quite strong, if the proper incentives are in place,\" said Debra Reed, president of SDG&E, which serves 3 million consumers in San Diego and southern Orange counties.", "The utility estimates the program would cost $15 million.", "Environmental opposition to date has come mainly from the state's chief air-pollution enforcer, the California Air Resources Board, which can influence but has no direct control over air pollution rules set by San Diego-area elected officials.", "The board contends that the San Diego region, which already suffers some of the worst smog in the nation, would see its air quality deteriorate further if the notoriously dirty diesel generators are deployed en masse.", "Most diesel generators have few or no pollution controls and, megawatt for megawatt, spew about 500 times more smog-forming emissions of nitrogen oxid es than do new power plants fired by natural gas, said Michael Kenny, air boar d executive officer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "California Air Resources Board", "sents": [ "The California Air Resources Board, also known as CARB or ARB, is the \"clean air agency\" in the government of California.", "Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board, CARB is a department within the cabinet-level California Environmental Protection Agency." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20244_p3", "sents": [ "Revenue rose 59 percent to $47.6 billion from $30 billion.", "The charges totaled $1.11 a share.", "They included $287 million for asset impairments by water company Azurix Corp., $180 million to restructure the company's unit that trades fiber-optic bandwidth and $544 million for losses on investments including New Power Co., a retail energy-sales venture.", "Excluding the charges, Enron said it would have earned $393 million, or 43 cents a share.", "That matched the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial First Call.", "Enron said it still expects to earn 45 cents a share in the fourth quarter, $1.80 for the full year and $2.15 in 2002. (Enron will hold a conference call to discuss third-quarter earnings at 10 a.m. New York time.", "Log on at http: www.enron.com and follow the directions to the ``Investors'' section.)", "OUTLOOK Enron Q3 EPS 43 cents vs 34 10 16 2001 AFX News (c) 2001 by AFP-Extel News Ltd NEW YORK (AFX) - Enron Corp is expected to report later today third-quarter earnings per share of 43 cents, compared with 34 cents a year earlier, according to the First Call Thomson Financial consensus of 17 brokers." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e529_p33", "sents": [ "Deregulation is expected to attract close to 20 power companies - including newcomers from outside Texas - who will compete for a slice of the residential, commercial and industrial market.", "On the Net: Enron: http: www.enron.com Texas PUC: http: www.puc.state.tx.us AP Photo DN102 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Power companies gear up for deregulation pilot program 03 27 2001 Associated Press Newswires Copyright 2001. Associated Press.", "All Rights Reserved.", "AUSTIN (AP) - Power companies are jockeying for the next phase in electric deregulation - a pilot program to let some customers pick their own power company beginning June 1. In Dallas, competitors hope to lure customers from TXU Corp. are advertising heavily in newspapers and over the air waves.", "About 20 companies have signed up with state officials to become electricity providers, ranging from existing companies to new entrants to the market such as New Power Co. and Shell Energy." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4, 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2658_p51", "sents": [ "Other possible buyers include Northwest Natural and ScottishPower, which owns PacifiCorp.", "While Enron and PGE officials declined to comment Friday, legislative leaders showed no particular enthusiasm for DeFazio's idea.", "\"I appreciate his efforts, but I don't think it's the right idea at this time,\" said House Speaker Mark Simmons, R-Elgin.", "He said the state already has a package of bills aimed at spurring more energy production and conservation.", "Senate President Gene Derfler, R-Salem, said he'd be willing to sit down and talk with DeFazio.", "\"I would not just shut the door,\" he said, but he doesn't plan to devote much work to the proposal.", "Derfler questioned whether state government could run a utility as efficiently as a business.", "DeFazio said a PGE purchase would offer several benefits.", "State ownership would put control of PGE in local hands instead of those of a faraway corporation such as ScottishPower.", "For PGE customers, state ownership would provide some protection and stability in electricity rates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2, 7 ] }, { "title": "e752_p23", "sents": [ "PGE isn't in on the negotiations, but officials agree that the sale looks shaky.", "\"It's anyone's guess right now,\" Peggy Fowler, PGE president and chief executive officer, recently told The Oregonian's editorial board.", "So far, talk about replacement bidders is more speculation than fact.", "Analysts said a utility based in the West is the most likely scenario.", "\"It's probably going to be somebody close by,\" said Doug May, a senior portfolio manager with Wells Fargo Private Asset Management in Grand Junction, Colo. \"It's tough to come in from another part of the country.\"", "But don't rule out foreign companies, May added.", "When ScottishPower bought Portland-based PacifiCorp in December 1999, it became the first foreign concern to buy a United States electric utility.", "The merger stirred up talk of more international linkups.", "Regionally, Northwest Natural's name comes up as a potential suitor.", "The Portland-based utility already works cooperatively with PGE in a number of business arrangements, including a joint meter-reading program." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 8 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7107_p22", "sents": [ "SDG&E and its parent company, Sempra Energy, acknowledged making profits from selling electricity but insisted those gains have no bearing on the $750 million debt the utility claims to be owed by customers for power purchases during the energy crisis.", "\"Those are completely separate transactions,\" said Ed Van Herik, a spokesman for SDG&E The company's effort to seal a deal with the state to clear the $750 millio n debt has come under attack by the Utility Consumers' Action Network.", "The Sa n Diego-based consumer group says SDG&E's claimed debt is the result of selective bookkeeping, bordering on fraud.", "The bottom line, says UCAN, is that SDG&E engaged in deception and probably owes its customers money.", "SDG&E, which claimed to have sold customers electricity without markups, actually \"was buying electricity at a low price and selling it at a higher price to us,\" said Shames.", "\"SDG&E customers have been systematically lied to over the past year about this balancing account.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2, 5 ] }, { "title": "e293_p9", "sents": [ "If ratepayers are charged for the bond payments, the initiative has a fallback provision that is intended to require utilities to reduce their rates to offset the bond payments made by ratepayers.", "Consumer groups drop support California and other states began to move toward deregulation after a 1992 federal law removed restrictions on the ownership of power-generating facilities and made it easier for independent power generators to use existing transmission lines.", "Consumer groups and some legislators said that a California Public Utilities Commission decision on deregulation guaranteed full recovery of stranded costs and was skewed toward businesses and big customers at the expense of residential users.", "At first, consumer groups welcomed the legislation put together by Peace and others as an improvement over the PUC's plan.", "A four-page letter from TURN and the San Diego-based Utility Consumers' Action Network expressed some reservations about the plan, but concluded with these words: \"However, we will not oppose a bill which, under difficult circumstances, has successfully incorporated a number of the concerns of residential and small-business customers.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5133_p5", "sents": [ "The company said it will use the funds to expand its core infrastructure operations and marketing organizations in order to expand its global business.", "Warren Holtsberg, corporate vice president and director of One Motorola, will take a seat on FreeDrive's board of directors.", "http: www.freedrive.com Wireless Firm Northstream Gets $8 Million First Round Funds STOCKHOLM -- Northstream, a wireless communication provider, said it has secured $8 million in its first round of funding from Argo Global Capital, a venture capital fund.", "In addition to the investment, Allan MacIntosh, a partner at Argo, will take a seat on Northstream's board.", "Northstream said it will use the funding to continue its expansion and create partnerships with wireless industry players.", "http: www.northstream.se o Auto Industry Apps Firm Markethaus Has $2.5 Million Series A SEATTLE -- Markethaus, a company that develops and delivers Internet based hosted applications services to the automotive service industry, said it secured its series A round of funding with $2.5 million from Prince Sultan, Bin Faisal Bin Turki of Saudi Arabia." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e2756_p13", "sents": [ "Previous investor Mars also participated.", "The company said it will use the funding to further develop its infrastructure and accelerate the deployment of its technology.", "The company currently produces English, French, and German versions of its product, with Spanish and Italian versions in development.", "As a result of the financing, Jean-David Chamboredon, technology director for Europ@web, will take a seat on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.ukibi.com Wireless Software Firm NetSanity Raises $20 Million Series C REDWOOD, Calif. -- NetSanity, which develops software for wireless telecommunications carriers, said it has raised $20 million in its Series C funding, led by Argo Global Capital and previous investor Nokia Venture Partners.", "Pascal Tremblay, principal at Argo, will join NetSanity's board of directors as a result of the investment.", "The new funds will go towards product engineering and marketing.", "http: www.netsanity.com Office Supply Retailer, officeXL, Gets $3.8 Million MUNICH, Germany -- Wellington partners said it contributed to Hamburg, Germany-based officeXL's $3.8 million funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e850_p5", "sents": [ "\"We project Dynegy's long-term earnings growth rate at 22 percent,\" he added.", "The analyst attributed Dynegy's \"retreat from the $57 level to the California power crisis, which has been a major stumbling block for the stock and should hinder near-term performance.", "It casts doubt on the very dynamic that Dynegy is a play on, and usurps management time and talent.", "\"Although fundamentally we see it as more of a nuisance - a few credit collection issues (with) little to no earnings risk, and a delay, not a derailment of the deregulation process - the resolution of the Golden State debacle is to us the key catalyst for an upgrade.\"", "Dynegy shares were off 94 cents at $49.98 in early New York Stock Exchange trading.", "Business NYMEX Analysis Jack Cafferty 04 06 2001 CNNfn: Before Hours (c) Copyright Federal Document Clearing House.", "All Rights Reserved.", "JACK CAFFERTY, CNNfn ANCHOR, BEFORE HOURS: On March 20, Vincent Viola was voted in as the new chairman of the New Mercantile Exchange." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "Vincent Viola", "sents": [ "Vincent \"Vinnie\" Viola (born 1956) is an American billionaire, businessman, philanthropist , and U.S. Army veteran.", "He was for several weeks President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of the Army, before withdrawing from consideration.", "He is the former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), and the founder and chairman of Virtu Financial.", "Viola is the owner of the Florida Panthers, a National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team.", "He is also co-owner, with fellow Brooklynite Anthony Bonomo, of the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1368_p32", "sents": [ "Duke Energy said first-quarter profit rose to $458 million, from $393 million a year ago.", "Weyerhaeuser reported a 56 percent decrease in first-quarter profit, mostly because of low lumber prices.", "The timber company had net earnings of $107 million, compared with $244 million in the same period last year.", "First-quarter sales were $3.6 billion, down from $3.9 billion.", "Caterpillar blamed an earnings decline on weak sales of truck engines and mining equipment.", "The company reported earnings of $162 million, down from $258 million for the first three months of 2000. Compiled from reports by the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Dow Jones News Service and Washington Post staff writers http: www.washingtonpost.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "California Power Utility Loses $2.5 Billion in Fourth Quarter James B. Kelleher 04 18 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: The Orange County Register - California Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) If you're still having trouble sorting out the corporate winners and losers in California's power market, here's a handy mnemonic device that might help." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e819_p17", "sents": [ "Houston-Based Energy Company's Broadband Division Pares 250 from Work Force Tom Fowler 04 06 2001 KRTBN Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News: Houston Chronicle - Texas Copyright (C) 2001 KRTBN Knight Ridder Tribune Business News; Source: World Reporter (TM) Enron Broadband Services has eliminated up to 250 positions in recent weeks, a reflection of changes in the high-tech market and a consolidation of operations in the company.", "Many of the employees have found work elsewhere with parent company Enron Corp., said Chief Executive Officer Ken Rice, but the move brings the number of Enron Broadband employees from as many as 1,200 in recent months to about 900. Many of the job cuts came when Enron Broadband, a division of energy giant Enron Corp., finished building out the 18,000-mile fiber optic network that it uses to buy and sell Internet bandwidth, Rice said.", "\"We had a number of people working on that, but now that it's in place we needed to redeploy them elsewhere,\" Rice said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e1237_p0", "sents": [ "'Context of today's data request (2 articles): US FERC To Compile Data On Calif DWR Power Contracts 04 13 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order late Thursday requiring 49 electricity providers to file information regarding contracts they have entered into with the California Department of Water Resources.", "The information, due by the close of business Monday, is being compiled on behalf of the House Government Reform Committee, which held hearings in California this week as part of its oversight investigation into the state's electricity-supply crisis.", "Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., the committee's chairman, requested the information from FERC to determine whether the commission's order Dec. 15 designed to move the state away from reliance on volatile spot markets for power supplies and into lower-cost long-term contracts has been effective.", "The state water department has been purchasing power for months on behalf of the state's two financially troubled utilities, spending more than $4 billion at a rate of $50 million daily." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "Dan Burton", "sents": [ "Danny Lee Burton (born June 21, 1938) is an American politician.", "Burton is the former U.S. Representative for Indiana 's 5 congressional district , and previously the , serving from 1983 until 2013.", "He is a member of the Republican Party and the Tea Party Caucus." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Medea Benjamin", "sents": [ "Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.", "Benjamin was also the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States Senate.", "She currently contributes to \"OpEdNews\" and \"The Huffington Post\"." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e3523_p31", "sents": [ "PHOTOGRAPHER: AL SEIB Los Angeles Times PHOTO: (Orange County Edition, A1) President Bush addresses California's energy crunch in a Tuesday speech in Century City while Gov.", "Gray Davis listens.", "The visit is Bush's first to the Golden State as president.", "PHOTOGRAPHER: BRIAN WALSKI Los Angeles Times LOAD-DATE: May 30, 2001 42 of 224 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2001 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times May 30, 2001 Wednesday Home Edition SECTION: California; Part 2; Page 13; Opinion Desk LENGTH: 699 words HEADLINE: Commentary; Bush Isn't Budging, but He Needs to Turn FERC Around BYLINE: MEDEA BENJAMIN, Medea Benjamin is the founding director of Global Exchange, a, corporate accountability organization in San Francisco BODY: George W. Bush has been greeted at every stop on his California trip by angry protesters who believe he has refused to take any meaningful steps to stop the energy crisis engulfing our state.", "He has come at a time when consumers have been socked with the heftiest electricity rate increases in state history, rolling blackouts have become routine, our largest utility is bankrupt, and the state's budget is being drained by $70 million a day as California buys wholesale energy at outrageous prices." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3023_p6", "sents": [ "\"The week's condition in the market place helped.", "We were able to procure some energy for June through September,\" said state spokesman Oscar Hidalgo.", "And, hey, there were no blackouts this week.", "-By Mark Golden, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-4604; mark.golden@dowjones.com Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Options Report: Investors Sell Options As Flat Mkt Looms By Kopin Tan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 05 18 2001 Capital Markets Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Options volatility, already at its lowest level in some months, edged down further amid the busy trading of Expiration Friday.", "But while lower volatility typically means reduced and more attractive premium for option buyers, many investors continued to sell options.", "With market observers expecting stocks to be flat or range-bound for a while as the economy gropes toward a recovery, these investors were selling options to generate income upfront and hoping the sold contracts will expire unexercised." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e6431_p67", "sents": [ "The United States grid is straining under the weight of increased power flows due to deregulation, but investments have been stymied by uncertainty over how the grid will be run, among other factors.", "\"We think it's important that the FERC has put a template out there that indicates what it's next steps are going to be,\" said Pat McMurray, a spokesperson for the Edison Electric Institute, a utility group.", "EEI, along with a number of utilities, couldn't comment extensively on the orders yet because it hadn't seen them.", "Southern Co. was among them.", "(Kristen McNamara contributed to this article.)", "- By Arden Dale, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-2052 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Marlin Water Trust II Taps Euro And Dollar Bond Markets By Richard A. Bravo Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 07 12 2001 Capital Markets Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Marlin Water Trust II tapped the investment-grade corporate bond market Thursday with a $475 million issue and a EUR515 million issue." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19553_p14", "sents": [ "To apply, supply a one-page resume, a one-page essay stating how you feel you will benefit from the opportunity and why you are well suited for this internship, and two letters of recommendation, with at least one, if possible, from a previous employer.", "Applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Wednesday, November 14, 2001, to room F 453 at Haas.", "The UC Berkeley Mayfield Fellows Program is funded by Mayfield Fund, a top-tier venture capital fund based in Menlo Park, California.", "The Mayfield program is administered jointly by the Management of Technology Program and the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.", "- ALUMNI NEWS Bengt Baron Appointed President of V&S's Brand ABSOLUT Bengt Baron, BS 85, MBA 88, has been appointed president of The Absolut Company, a business of the Swedish company V&S Vin & Sprit AB.", "Baron's responsibilities include the production, marketing, and sales of ABSOLUT, the world's third-best-selling premium spirits brand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] }, { "title": "e4801_p0", "sents": [ "'Haas NewsWire October 9, 2000 CONTENTS New Executive Director of the Management of Technology Program Brings His Valley Connections to Haas Homecoming and Reunion Events Bring Alumni and Students Together Haas In The News Happening At Haas Haas Celebrations NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM BRINGS HIS VALLEY CONNECTIONS TO HAAS Drew Isaacs, the new executive director of the Management of Technology Program, is focusing his efforts on linking Silicon Valley to the Haas School.", "Isaacs is building on his connections and contacts from almost 20 years of working and consulting in Silicon Valley high-tech organizations to expand MOT's outreach in the Valley.", "MOT is a joint effort of the Haas School, the College of Engineering, and the School of Information Management and Systems.", "Through instruction, research, and outreach components, MOT focuses on the set of management activities associated with bringing high-tech products to market.", "Robert Cole, the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell II Professor of Leadership and Communication, and Paul Wright, the A. Martin Berlin Professor of Mechanical Engineering, are the academic co-directors of the program." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e27987_p1", "sents": [ "Depending on your geographical location, savings are being forecasted between $14-$21 per month depending on your http: www.poweronline.com read nl20011016 468753 2) Trigen Inducted as Founding Partner in Newly Established EPA Program WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct 15, 2001 PRNewswire via COMTEX -- Trigen Energy Corporation has been inducted as a founding partner of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) newest voluntary partnership program, the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership.", "The program has been established as a direct result of President Bush's National Energy Policy Report released in May 2001, which http: www.poweronline.com read nl20011016 468754 3) Marubeni, Koudensha raise 1.7 billion yen in project finance for wind power plant Marubeni and Kita Koudensha Corp. have raised 1.7 billion yen ($14 million) in limited-recourse project finance from Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. for their joint-venture company that is building a wind farm on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "United States Environmental Protection Agency", "sents": [ "The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes U.S. EPA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.", "President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA and it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order.", "The order establishing the EPA was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate.", "The agency is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the President and approved by Congress.", "The current Administrator is Scott Pruitt.", "The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the Administrator is normally given cabinet rank." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e7985_p12", "sents": [ "Previo us investors EDF Ventures, Operon Partners, Scient, and Wakefield Group al so participated.", "The company said it will use the funds to expand and deve lop its sales and marketing initiatives.", "Bill Earthman, a partner with Mas sey Burch, and Carter McNabb, an associate with River Cities Capital Funds will join Fullscope's board of directors.", "The company is also backed by individual investors.", "Fullscope has raised $14.5 million to date.", "http www.fullscope.com?", "Internet Consulting Firm CyberTouch Secures $6 Million?", "KUALA LUMPUR (VENTUREWIRE) -- CyberTouch, a Pan-Asian full service Inter net consulting firm, said it raised $5 million in funding from venture firm Walden International Investment Group, and $1 million from BroadVision, a supplier of personalized Internet business applications.", "The company said it will use the funds to continue its expansion into Asia, and to expand its services.", "The company expects to open new offices in Hong Kong and China within the next year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] }, { "title": "e3579_p6", "sents": [ "This round follows the company's $2 million seed round of funding, in which the company received investments from Atlanta Technology Angels, Encina Technology Ventures, Imlay Investments, and Intelligent Systems.", "All of these previous investors also contributed to this latest round of funding.", "The company has not yet announced any changes to its board.", "http: www.rf-solutions.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D New Money =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D o Construction zone.com Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Construction zone.com, a provider of product information management for the construction industry, said it closed a $10 million Series A round of financing.", "Investors in this round include Chrysalis Ventures LLC, River Cities Capital Funds, Fund Isabella, Bailey Capital Corporation, Mayfair, Resource Alliance Partners and Iceberg.", "The company said the funds will be used for marketing initiatives and allow Construction zone.com to expand its content management software tool.", "http: www.c-z.com Software Services Firm Launches With $10 Million Series A REDMOND, Wash. -- Crossgain, which develops software services that enable companies to more easily automate business processes, said it launched with $10 million in Series A funding." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Qantas", "sents": [ "Qantas Airways ( ; ) is the flag carrier of Australia and its largest airline by fleet size, international flights and international destinations.", "It is the third oldest airline in the world, after KLM and Avianca having been founded in November 1920; it began international passenger flights in May 1935.", "The Qantas name comes from \"\"QANTAS\"\", an acronym for its original name, \"\"Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services\"\", and it is nicknamed \"The Flying Kangaroo\".", "Qantas is a founding member of the Oneworld airline alliance." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e8473_p2", "sents": [ "Though this is a significant victory for Airbus over Boeing, Qantas will also buy six long-range 747s.", "Boeing said that sales of its smaller 777 will exceed $18 billion this year, well ahead of similar Airbus planes.", "Creditors of Daewoo Motor, an insolvent South Korean car maker, agreed to provide further loans of 728 billion won ($605m), after the unions had accepted a restructuring that would include job cuts and sales of assets.", "This may help to persuade General Motors and Fiat to buy Daewoo.", "Glaxo Wellcome, a British drug company, withdrew Lotronex, its irritable-bowel syndrome treatment, from the American market because of worries by the Food and Drug Administration over its side-effects.", "It is unlikely that the drug will now be launched in other countries, and it may be withdrawn elsewhere.", "Weyerhaeuser, an American forest-products company, made a $5.4 billion hostile bid for a rival, Willamette Industries after the latter rejected an unsolicited offer." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Sears", "sents": [ "Sears, short name for Sears, Roebuck & Company, is an American chain of department stores founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1886.", "Formerly based at the Sears Tower in Chicago and currently headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, it began as a mail ordering catalog company and began opening retail locations in 1925.", "The company was bought by the American big box chain Kmart in 2005, which renamed itself Sears Holdings upon completion of the merger.", "In terms of domestic revenue, Sears was the largest retailer in the United States until October 1989, when Walmart surpassed the record.", "It is currently the fifth-largest American department store company by sales as of October 2013 (behind Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and The Home Depot), and the twelfth-largest retailer in the country overall.", "Sears operates divisions in Canada and Mexico, as well as several other subsidiaries within its brand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 3 ] }, { "title": "e5443_p51", "sents": [ "Well listen, Gov.", "Davis, I'm tired of paying so much for a pair of Levis; h ow about a windfall tax on Mervyns or Sears, or let's just take them over and get those prices down.", "By the way, just a question for Democrats, Davis and Bob Filner, to name a couple.", "This energy crisis did not just come about in the few months that President Bush has been in office.", "What energy policy did the Clinton Gore team have?", "Oh, that's right, they didn't have one for eight years, so perhaps instead of pointing fingers, it's time to work together and get these new plants on line.", "PHIL TORRE Mira Mesa Prior to deregulation, we were all used to our electric bills which showed our cost for electric power was from 10 to 11 cents per kilowatt hour.", "This rate was roughly divided between the cost of power generation which was 2 or 3 cents and the remaining 7 cents for transmission and distribution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5201_p12", "sents": [ "http: www.snickelways.com Red Herring Communications Eliminates 22 Jobs SAN FRANCISCO -- Red Herring Communications, which publishes a print and online news publication and operates industry events, said it eliminated 22 positions from its 350-member staff.", "The company said the layoffs were the result of redundancy in its workforce after Red Herring's May acquisition of Stockmaster.com.", "The company also said it made the reductions in combining its editorial team, which produces both an online and print publication.", "Red Herring will also begin publishing its monthly magazine bi-weekly, the company said.", "The company recently named former Times Mirror Interactive leader Hilary A. Schneider as its new chief executive officer.", "Red Herring Communications is backed by Broadview Capital partners and ZDNet.", "http: www.redherring.com M&A o Routing Switches Designer Unisphere Acquires BroadSoft CHELMSFORD, Mass.", "-- Unisphere Networks, which designs and sells routing switches and network management software that facilitates the implementation of high-speed data services, said it is acquiring BroadSoft, a vendor of service delivery and creation systems for telephony applications." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] }, { "title": "e2972_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.pdquick.com http: www.whyrunout.com Red Herring Makes Third Round of Layoffs, Cuts 20% mail?", "top SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Red Herring Communications, a publishe r of print and online news publications and an organizer of events covering the high-tech industry, said it laid off 54 employees, or 20% of its staff.", "A company spokesperson said most of the layoffs occurred in the online division, but the corporate and events departments were also affected.", "Red Herring laid off 32 employees in December and 22 in October.", "The spokespers on said the company made the recent layoffs in response to the slowdown in pri nt and online advertising and the outsourcing of some of its back-end operations.", "He said the layoffs would not affect the online publication's day-to-day operations, since the editorial staff has been working jointly with the online division since October.", "The company does not anticipate mor e layoffs.", "It recently closed a $15 million round of funding from previous investor Broadview Capital Partners." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e20144_p16", "sents": [ "\"The gas recovery rate in Sichuan basin was not very high.", "We will try hard to incease our production capacity in the coming years,\" he said.", "Sichuan Basin is PetroChina's biggest gas producing area.", "The three discoveries PetroChina made so far this year in Sichuan had a combined possible gas reserves of 25.2 bcm, another official said.", "The Nanchong structure in central Sichuan had a gas reserve of 17.8 bcm, the Jinzhuping structure in the east contained 2.88 bcm of reserves and the Longquan structure in the west had 5.5 bcm, the official said.", "The three structures cover a total area of 447 square km (172.6 sq miles), he said.", "Experts have predicted gas reserves in the Sichuan Basin were likely to be one trillion cubic metres by 2005. PetroChina has also speeded up construction of several natural gas purification plants in Sichuan, including one in the Zhongxian county of Chongqing, where a planned gas pipeline to the neighbouring province of Hubei starts, he said." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] }, { "title": "PetroChina", "sents": [ "PetroChina Company Limited (; ) is a Chinese oil and gas company and is the listed arm of state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), headquartered in Dongcheng District, Beijing.", "It is China's biggest oil producer.", "Traded in Hong Kong and New York, the mainland enterprise announced its plans to issue stock in Shanghai in November 2007, and subsequently entered the constituent of SSE 50 Index." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e19516_p6", "sents": [ "CMTA applauds Governor Davis's veto of the bill.", "www.cmta.net California Manufacturers & Technology Association 980 9th Street, Suite 2200 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 441-5420 phone (916) 447-9401 fax You are receiving this message today because your company is a valued member of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA).", "While we'd be pleased to continue to tell you about CMTA's efforts to make California a better place for manufacturing you can unsubscribe by e-mailing a message to members@cmta.net\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] }, { "title": "e2484_p5", "sents": [ "The release of the rate proposal has been delayed repeatedly as the PUC tri ed to cram work that usually takes months into just a few weeks, and many of i ts details remained obscure late Wednesday, dismaying those who are still arguing for changes.", "\"We have to file comments on this by Friday.", "What they're doing is, they're shutting down the comment period,\" said Jack Stewart, president of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association.", "He said it appears that some rates could nearly double, and \"that's just a death knell for many California manufacturers.\"", "Lynch provided only sketchy summaries of her ideas, saying she wanted to raise residential rates 16 percent for Edison and 17 percent for PG&E on average, raise industrial rates 50 percent to 52 percent and cap agricultur al rate increases on a sliding scale from 23 percent to 30 percent, partly at Gov.", "Gray Davis' urging." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e9389_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Tuesday, August 22, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o Cabletron Systems Buys Indus River Networks for $170 Million o $200 Million First Closing For BRM Capital Fund o Greenlight.com Raises $39 Million As CarOrder.com Shuts Down o Deloitte Consulting Alligns with Andersen-Backed Epylon o Personal Television Firm ReplayTV Withdraws IPO o XMLSolutions Names GM Tech Guru Chief Executive Officer Advertisement NEED A PROGRAMMING JOB DONE IN A HURRY!", "READ THIS Finding a quality computer programmer can be time consuming and costly.", "Smarterwork's global outsourcing system can remedy that.", "With smarterwork, you can choose from thousands of pre-qualified expert programmers who are ready to deliver your programming needs online - FAST & GUARANTEED!", "So whether you need to sub-contract portions of an existing project, or you need to build an application from scratch, smarterwork is your simple solution." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e401_p0", "sents": [ "'========================= VENTUREWIRE Tuesday, September 5, 2000 ========================= Private Company Business News Published Daily by Technologic Partners - http: technologicpartners.com ========================= Top Stories: o TeleTech Holdings Acquires Spanish CRM Firm For $100 Million o BroadVision, H&Q Asia Pacific, and Itochu Form Joint Venture o Thomson Learning Becomes Largest Shareholder In WebCT o Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft o Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime o Italian Incubator NetStrategy.it Gets $2.5 Million Round One Advertisement The world won't beat a path to your door just because you've built a dot.com.", "You have to have the right connections.", "Through the HP Garage Program, HP can get your name in front of the people who can speed your time-to-market and really help you succeed.", "(Marketing people.", "Web integration people.", "Hosting people.", "VC's.)", "You name it.", "And networking is only part of what the HP Garage Program has to offer.", "HP can help you finance it, build it, run it, and market it." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10394_p5", "sents": [ "It lost 23 cents on that basis a year earlier.", "Company officials couldn't be reached for comment.", "McData Corp. (MCDT) rose as high as $64.88 in after-hours trading.", "It closed at $61.50 in regular trading.", "The maker of data- storage products said it had fourth-quarter earnings, excluding stock-option costs, of 12 cents a share.", "It was expected to earn 11 cents, the average estimate of eight analysts polled by First Call.", "Owens-Illinois Inc. (OI): The maker of glass container said in a press release distributed by PR Newswire that it expects fourth-quarter profit, excluding extraordinary items, to be about half the 24 cents it earned a year earlier.", "Company officials couldn't be reached for comment.", "The company's expected to earn 21 cents a share, the average estimate of analysts surveyed by First Call.", "Owens-Illinois fell 13 cents to $7.13. Possis Medical Inc. (POSS): The medical device maker said in a press release distributed by Business Wire that it is cutting 27 jobs in an effort to cut costs by $2 million a year." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] }, { "title": "Business Wire", "sents": [ "Business Wire is a company that disseminates full-text press releases from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases, bloggers, social networks and other audiences.", "It is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Providence Equity Partners", "sents": [ "Providence Equity Partners LLC is an American global private equity investment firm focused on media, communications, education and information investments.", "The firm specializes in leveraged buyout transactions as well as growth capital investments and has invested in more than 140 companies globally since its inception in 1989." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e2852_p14", "sents": [ "top ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Convergent Resources, which provides accoun ts receivable management company for consumer, commercial, and healthcare collection services, said it raised an undisclosed first round from BancBoston Capital.", "Atlanta-based Cravey, Green and Wahlen, a private equit y firm, hold a majority stake in Convergent Resources.", "Convergent said it wou ld use the capital for future acquisition opportunities.", "As a result of the investment BancBoston Capital will take a seat on the Convergent Resources board of directors.", "Telephone 770-730-0015. DigiPlex Raises $48 Million Equity, $35 Million Debt mail?", "top LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- DigiPlex, a European operator of carrier-neu tral colocation facilities, said it has received EUR 55 million ($48 million) in equity funding from previous investors the Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.", "The company also said it has drawn $35 million of debt fro ma credit facility arranged by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and CIBC.", "The company said it would use the funding for the construction of its facilitie s in Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Milan, Munich, and Oslo." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e2102_p0", "sents": [ "\"REMINDER: all engagements of outside resources are to go through the RCR process.", "Also, this process is now on-line.", "Please see below.", "Thanks - Forwarded by Ginger Dernehl HOU EES on 11 01 99 11:01 AM Enron Energy Services From: Ginger Dernehl 10 19 99 05:02 PM Phone No: 713 853-7751 To: State Government Federal Regulatory Affairs Group cc: Subject: New Procedure for Projects RCR's Please see the note from Elizabeth below.", "RCR's are now on-line and should be submitted via this on-line format.", "Please refrain from using the old form.", "Thank you, gngr Please see the attached Word document for directions on a new on-line procedure for RCR's.", "All RCR requests must now be submitted on-line through the Project Tracking system.", "To access the system, click on the first link below, and a new icon will be added to your Lotus Notes desktop (it has a picture of a globe)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3, 4 ] }, { "title": "e2602_p0", "sents": [ "gngr 713-853-7751 -- Forwarded by Ginger Dernehl NA Enron on 05 11 2001 01:13 PM -- Sarah Novosel 05 11 2001 12:34 PM To: Ginger Dernehl NA Enron@Enron cc: Subject: Supreme Court Briefs Ginger: Would you please circulate the attached briefs to the Government Affairs group as an FYI.", "These are Enron's briefs filed in the Supreme Court case regarding FERC's Order No.", "888 open access proceeding.", "Thanks Sarah" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Gary Locke", "sents": [ "Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 10th United States ambassador to China (2011-14).", "He was previously the 21st Governor of Washington (1997-2005) and served in the Obama administration as United States Secretary of Commerce (2009-11)." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e10123_p6", "sents": [ "If a public school or library used filtering software, the institution's employees couldn't be held criminally liable or liable for civil damages that occurred as a result of a minor obtaining access to content that is \"harmful\" to them.", "The bill's text is available at http: www.arkleg.state.ar.us ftproot bills 2001 htm HB1003.pdf.", "WASHINGTON Locke proposes investing in technology education initiatives Gov.", "Gary Locke (D.) yesterday proposed investing $22 million in expanding and starting up new high-technology programs in colleges in universities throughout the state.", "Locke also proposed spending $20 million to (1) help keep high-technology faculty salaries competitive, (2) bolster proficiency and interest in technology in high school, and (3) promote advanced research.", "Locke discussed the strategic importance of Washington's higher education institutions and stressed the need to continue to build on these strengths.", "Locke said that in the past five years, the household median income in Washington has jumped 20%, with much of that growth driven by technology." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5289_p22", "sents": [ "MSC Industrial Direct and VerticalNet have also invested in MROLink.", "http: www.mrolink.com MobileLogic Acquires Wireless Platform Eyeshake with Stock NEW YORK -- MobileLogic, a provider of services that enable secure wireless access to corporate data, said it acquired Eyeshake, a Boston-based developer of a wireless application development and delivery platform for mostly stock and some cash.", "The stock constitutes between 10% and 15% of MoblileLogic, which will completely absorb Eyeshake.", "All of Eyeshake's employees have been retained and will remain in Boston.", "MobileLogic raised $25 million this past March and is backed by Allen & Co., Apollo Management, CMGI @Ventures, Hikari Tsushin, Investcorp, and Odyssey Investment Partners.", "http: www.mobilelogic.com http: www.eyeshake.com New Directors o Hockey 's Bourque Joins Board of Retailer 180 aceOff.com DENVER -- 180 aceOff.com, a consumer and wholesale marketer of hockey equipment, said renowned hockey player Raymond Bourque joined the company as an investor and a board member." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 4 ] }, { "title": "e401_p4", "sents": [ "WebCT will use the financing to expanding the scope of academic resources available on the company's site.", "WebCT has received revious investments from BancBoston Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, Chase Capital Partners, CMGI @Ventures, Duke Management, Kestrel Venture Management, NetInvest, and SCT.", "http: www.thomson.com http: www.webct.com Recruiting App Firm SkillSet Gets Funding From Microsoft PLEASANTON, Calif. -- SkillSet Software, which develops employment recruiting applications, announced it has secured a multi-million dollar investment from Microsoft.", "Skillset said it has also received funding from undisclosed institutional and individual investors.", "The company said it will use Microsoft's products and the funding to support expansion.", "Microsoft is expected to take a seat on the company's board of directors.", "http: www.skillset.com Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Interactive Firm RTime FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Sony Computer Entertainment America said it acquired RTime, a provider of products and services that support real-time interactivity on the Internet and broadband networks, for an undisclosed amount." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "Jackie Speier", "sents": [ "Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier ( ; born May 14, 1950) is the U.S. Representative for California 's 14 congressional district , serving in Congress since 2008.", "She is a member of the Democratic Party.", "The district, numbered as the 12th District from 2008 to 2013, includes the northern two-thirds of San Mateo County and the southwest quarter of San Francisco.", "She represents much of the territory that had been represented by her political mentor, Leo Ryan." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6692_p62", "sents": [ "The bill would let the utility issue $2.5 billion in revenu e bonds, to be repaid by ratepayers.", "The Senate Energy Utilities and Communications Committee's 4-to-3 vote came as lawmakers struggle to approve some kind of rescue plan before the end of the week, when they are scheduled to start a monthlong recess.", "The bill needed five votes to pass and the chairwoman of the panel said another vote would be taken today.", "Sen. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, who abstained from voting in the committee, said the bill was defeated because senators weren't prepared to send it to the floor yet.", "\"The bill does not have broad support in the Democratic caucus,\" said Speie r, who opposes the bill.", "Edison objects to the bill by Sen. Byron Sher, D-Palo Alto, because it contains no way for the company to pay back the other $1 billion it owes generators.", "Bob Foster, an Edison vice president, said the goal of a rescue plan is to remove the state from the electricity business and restore the utility to creditworthiness." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3107_p52", "sents": [ "Enron will sell its 25 percent stake in Dolphin Energy, the owner of the Middle East project, to the Abu Dhabi government, said Ahmed al-Sayegh, the chairman of state-controlled Dolphin.", "Dolphin had agreed two months ago with Qatar to develop its North Field, the world's largest gas deposit, and build a pipeline in the Persian Gulf to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.", "Enron was among eight energy companies picked Friday by Saudi Arabia to spend $25 billion to develop gas projects.'" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "e529_p18", "sents": [ "Hussain, speaking at an oil and gas conference, said it is \"costing a fortune\" for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates' second-largest emirate, to run its 20,000-megawatt power station with liquid fuels.", "Dubai's industrial free port at Jebel Ali and the Dubai Aluminium Co. Ltd., which expanded its annual capacity last year to 536,000 metric tons, are in extremely short supply of gas, said local observers.", "Hussain said the recently signed \"term sheet agreement\" between the U.A.E.", "Offsets Group, or UOG, and Qatar Petroleum, to supply 2 billion cubic feet of gas a day to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, is a step in the right direction.", "Three weeks ago, QP and UOG signed a $3.5 billion agreement to export 2 bcf a day of Qatari natural gas to the U.A.E.", "The project, which will be undertaken by Dolphin Energy - in which TotalFinaElf (TOT) and Enron Corp. (ENE) each hold a 24.5% stake - plans to drill first wells at Qatar's giant offshore North Field in the second half of 2001 and come onstream in early 2005. About 1-1.5 bcf a day of the gas will be consumed by the al-Taweelah power plant in Abu Dhabi and the remainder by the Jebel Ali terminal." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e5916_p9", "sents": [ "The company declined to say how much it had raised, but said it will use the funding to offer additional services, expand its sales and marketing, and for working capital.", "http: www.ubiquio.com Travel Package Site Site59.com Gets $10.5 Million Series B NEW YORK -- Site59.com, a last-minute entertainment and travel package Web site, said it completed its $10.5 million Series B round of funding led by iFormation Group.", "Accor, Bass Hotels and Resorts, and National Leisure Group also joined the round.", "Site59, which launched in May, was incubated and backed by The Boston Consulting Group.", "The company has raised $14.5 million to date.", "http: www.site59.com iMagicTV Gets $15 Million From Cisco and AOL SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick -- iMagicTV, which provides content distribution systems via television and other network services, said it has secured $15 million in pre-IPO funds from Cisco Systems and America Online.", "The company, which filed for an initial public offering last week, has also received funding from Alcatel, Whitecastle Investments, and Celtic House International." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 5, 6 ] }, { "title": "e3975_p10", "sents": [ "Celtic House International, VenGrowth, and Working Ventures Canadian Fund invested in the round.", "The company will use the funding for research and development, recruiting additional staff, and for sales and marketing.", "Cogency's products enable high-speed digital data transmission.", "http: www.cogency.com Content Site InvestorForce.com Raises $52 Million Series D WAYNE, Pa. -- InvestorForce.com, which provides content to the institutional investment industry, said it secured $52 million in a Series D funding co-led by new investors California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and Thomas Weisel Capital Partners.", "Previous investors Internet Capital Group, Mellon Ventures, and Merrill Lynch also contributed to the round.", "Derek Lemke, a partner at Thomas Weisel Capital Partners, was added to the company's board of directors, which now stands at 15. The funds will be used for product development.", "http: www.investorforce.com Strategic Management Group Raises $50 Million Second Round PHILADELPHIA -- Strategic Management Group (SMG) and its online division, SMGnet, a provider of consulting, instructional design, business simulations, and content services for technology-based companies, said it raised $50 million in its second round of funding from previous investor Behrman." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e6559_p10", "sents": [ "Read the article here: http: www.cnn.com 2001 TECH science 06 18 wired.waves.ap index.html.", "A story on Misha Cornes, MBA 01, and Sea Power & Associates appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on June 17. Read the article, \"Oceans of Energy Await Harnessing,\" here: http: www.sfgate.com cgibin article.cgi?file chronicle archive 2001 06 17 MN 101195.DTL.", "Sea Power & Associates is also mentioned in the Tulsa World newspaper in the story, \"Harnessing the Sea's Power\" on June17. The Haas School was featured on ABC news on June 12 in the story \"Congrats Grads, Now What?\"?", "Read the full story here: http: abcnews.go.com sections business DailyNews commencement_advice_010512.h tml.", "Reuven Lehavy was featured in the June 11 issue of Forbes magazine.?", "Read the article here: http: haas.berkeley.edu ~lehavy ForbesJune-6-2001BLMT2.pdf.", "The study co-authored by Brett Trueman and Reuven Lehavy was mentioned in the following publications: The Denver Post on June 17: http: www.denverpost.com Stories 0,1002,33%257E47425,00.html The Industry Standard on June 18: http: www.thestandard.com article 0,1902,27208,00.html The Financial News on June 18 The Sydney Morning Herald on June 19: http: www.smh.com.au news 0106 19 text biztech12.html The San Francisco Business Times on July 3: http: sanfrancisco.bcentral.com sanfrancisco stories 2001 07 02 newscolumn7.h tml?t=printable The New York Times on July 1 Severin Borenstein, the E.T." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 6 ] }, { "title": "e490_p8", "sents": [ "After raking in billions of dollars for their companies last year, the energy traders are emerging as the first business hotshots of the new millennium.", "\"They are extremely good at what they do,\" said Severin Borenstein, director of the University of California at Berkeley's energy institute.", "\"There are guys on Wall Street that spend all their time doing extremely complex calculations on bond yields and figuring out how to make the most money on the spreads.", "These traders (at the power companies) are doing the same thing with the energy market.\"", "As they become more sophisticated, the power marketers are moving much of their muscle online, where they are proving more adept at e-business than most of Silicon Valley's fallen Internet companies.", "Enron handles much of its trading business on a Web site launched in November 1999. The company describes Enrononline.com as the world's biggest e-commerce site, based on the completion of 548,000 transactions, totaling $336 billion, with 3,000 customers in 2000. Following Enron's lead, Duke, Reliant and another major California generator, Mirant Corp., banded together with Wall Street investment banks Goldman Sachs and Dean Witter Morgan Stanley to launch IntercontinentalExchange.com." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3688_p89", "sents": [ "The result is a market in which sellers can charge prices far higher than elsewhere in the country.", "Duke readily admits California profits have exceeded its expectations, although the company won't say how much money it has made in California.", "This year, profits quadrupled in the unit that includes Duke's California plants as well as plants outside its regulated Duke Power territory in the Carolinas.", "Duke calls the unit's earnings rise to $348 million from $82 million \"stellar.\"", "The unit accounted for 27 percent of the Fortune 100 company's pre-tax earnings, compared with 10 percent a year ago.", "Critics say generators' profits come on the backs of Californians.", "Some economists and California politicians say generators' prices violate federal requirements that electricity prices be \"just and reasonable.\"", "\"The generators are charging whatever they can get in the market,\" said Frank Wolak, a Stanford University economist with access to confidential pricing data.", "\"In economics, when there is a financial incentive for something to happen, it usually does.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 7 ] }, { "title": "e74_p1", "sents": [ "I'm not talking about the campaign contributions in Gray Davis' pocket.", "The most money has gone from power sales in California to the Canadian Province of British Columbia.?", "It was a plot the Canadians hatched.", "I mean, look at Governor Davis.?", "He looks kind of BC-ish.?", "Skinny and lanky, wimpy hair, and a hesitation in his speech.", "He talks their language: a mix of misspelled French (\"meet me at th e centre\"), English, and Eh(?).?", "One night in 1996, the BC government secretl y sent us some economists by the truckload to destroy California.?", "The utilities probably paid for the bus tickets.?", "I happen to know that Frank Wolak, Chair of the ISO Market Surveillance Committee once lectured at a University in Vancouver, B.C..?", "What more evidence do you need The BC Government sent us cheap hydro power, sold at inflated market prices so tha t they could do what the citizens of California wanted to do with their budge t largess build roads, schools, and hospitals." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 9 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e3230_p43", "sents": [ "BANDWIDTH BEAT: Video On Demand II May Have Happy Ending By Michael Rieke Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 05 22 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The prospects for video on demand took a blow in March, when a deal between Enron Corp. (ENE) and Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) fell apart.", "The split not only broke up a partnership of giants in their fields, but also revealed some of the inherent difficulties in getting the business going.", "Nevertheless, transcontinental telecommunications networks like Williams Communications Group (WCG) and Global Crossing (GX), as well as major studios and even utilities, are still interested in providing the service.", "Once the hurdles are cleared, video on demand has a shot at producing significant revenue.", "Jason Bazinet, a senior research analyst in Internet infrastructure services for J.P Morgan Securities, estimates the market could surpass $1.5 billion in revenue by 2005, with two-thirds of that growth in 2004 and 2005. \"We'll be ready,\" said Greg Onyszchuk, a vice president at Williams' Vyvx Broadband Media unit." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 4 ] }, { "title": "e407_p16", "sents": [ "A pilot program for 5 percent of retail customers is next up on June 1. Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Despite Talk, Bandwidth-Trading Cos Say They're Hiring By Erwin Seba Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 03 22 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- While market-maker Enron Corp.'s (ENE) stock tumbled Wednesday on rumors that it plans to lay off people in its broadband unit, other bandwidth-trading companies said Thursday they have plans to add employees.", "Williams Communications Group (WCG), El Paso Corp. (EPG) and Aquila Broadband Services, a unit of Utilicorp United Inc. (UCU), said they are looking for some additions among traders and in other deal-making positions.", "Additionally, Enron spokesman Mark Palmer said the rumored layoffs are redeployments of some personnel within the company.", "\"Redeployment is an everyday occurrence at Enron,\" Palmer said.", "\"Our broadband business is growing and hitting its performance metrics as we laid them out in January.\"" ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 1, 2 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e10771_p0", "sents": [ "'New Power Co. Begins Offering Power Service In Ohio Dow Jones, 02 07 2001 UK: Insurers Seen More Involved In Credit Derivatives Reuters, 02 07 2001 India: Indian State Unable To Pay Enron-Chief Minister Reuters, 02 07 2001 UK: Russian Energy Trader Crown Covets Marc Rich Jewels Reuters, 02 07 2001 Tridium Appoints Laura Bacon As Chief Financial Officer Business Wire, 02 07 2001 New Power Co. Begins Offering Power Service In Ohio 02 07 2001 Dow Jones Energy Service (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- The New Power Company, a subsidiary of NewPower Holdings Inc. (NPW), said Wednesday it has started offering electricity service to residents in parts of central and southern Ohio.", "The company will compete for customers in parts of Cinergy Corp.'s (CIN) Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. territory and American Electric Power Co.'s (AEP) Columbus Southern Power Co. territory.", "New Power said it will also begin offering competitive natural-gas service next week to customers of NiSource's (NI) Columbia Gas of Ohio." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e6026_p2", "sents": [ "07 05 2001 Reuters English News Service (C) Reuters Limited 2001. NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - New Power Co., a national energy provider partly owned by powerhouse Enron Corp., on Thursday increased its customer base by about 20 percent and its visibility in Pennsylvania and Ohio with two separate acquisitions.", "Financial terms were not disclosed.", "New Power, a unit of NewPower Holdings Inc. which was formed to take advantage of electricity deregulation, added a total of 121,000 electric and natural gas customers to its customer base of about 615,000. New Power said it signed an agreement to buy the customer base and related assets of AES Direct, the retail marketing subsidiary of independent power company AES Corp. which includes natural gas inventory, supply and transportation contracts as well as billing and customer service operations.", "It also bought Ohio-based customers from CoEnergy, a unit of Michigan-based DTE Energy gaining entry into service areas of four additional utilities." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 2, 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "CNET", "sents": [ "CNET (stylized as c|net) is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.", "Founded in 1994 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie, it was the flagship brand of CNET Networks and became a brand of CBS Interactive through CNET Networks' acquisition in 2008.", "CNET originally produced content for radio and television in addition to its website and now uses new media distribution methods through its Internet television network, CNET Video, and its podcast and blog networks." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] }, { "title": "e27897_p0", "sents": [ "'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Email Alert Internet Daily for Friday, October 26, 2001 by Frank Barnako CBS MarketWatch.com Google searches for subscriptions Search technology company Google is reportedly weighing offering searches for a fee.", "Subscription options could include \"vertical market\" searches, which could have an appeal to academic researchers and consumers, CNET reported.", "Medical information or technology are two areas reportedly being studied.", "A Google source said plans are still at the discussion stage, and no immediate offering is planned.", "\"Their big problem right now is that 70% of their revenues come from advertising,\" Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineWatch.com told CNET.", "\"You tend to get nervous when you're largely dependent on one thing,\" he added.", "-- Cox cuts local Web sites Cox Communications Inc.'s Cox Enterprises is pulling the plug on city site portals Miami and Los Angeles.", "Layoffs at the company's Web division, Cox Interactive, will include about 70 employees, according to Newsbytes." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e4482_p3", "sents": [ "The rise of trading Large industries in California can strike a deal with competitive suppliers.", "However, major traders have stayed away from smaller users - and consumers - because the margins are too thin.", "So consumers are captive of the utilities that in turn are captive of the California Power Exchange.", "Meanwhile, a robust energy trade has been developing in the rest of the country.", "A recent study by the Yankee Group in Boston reports that $70 billion in electricity and natural gas will be traded on electronic energy commodity exchanges this year, up from $25 billion last year.", "That's a healthy hunk of the $225 billion worth of electricity and natural gas sold on wholesale markets.", "\"As energy-trading firms migrate to these exchanges, over 90 percent of wholesale natural gas and electricity will trade across commodity exchanges within three years An expanding trading market will result in $450 billion of energy trading by 2005 - virtually all of it electronically,\" the Yankee Group's May study states." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 1, 2 ] }, { "title": "e619_p33", "sents": [ "Finally, deregulation created a power market so fragmented that it was ludicrously easy to manipulate when the thin surplus of power supply in the West began evaporating in the summer of 2000, although the evidence is masked by the effects of a drought in the Northwest (which has reduced hydropower) and an unlucky combination of plant maintenance, air pollution limits idling older plants and higher than expected costs for natural gas.", "The price of bad luck, bad weather and the cunning of power suppliers was staggering.", "At one point in December, electricity that cost $250 a megawatt-hour to produce was priced by the power brokers of the California Independent System Operator at $1,500 a megawatt-hour.", "That was the negotiated price; the suppliers had asked for $2,000. Deregulation had set up a divided marketplace, more irrational than any Paul W. MacAvoy picks apart in his analysis of natural gas, in which the California Power Exchange was a clearinghouse where buyers and sellers set the price of electricity and the California Independent System Operator was the \"buyer of last resort\" if occasional gaps between production and distribution unexpectedly failed to meet daily demand." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 3 ] } ]

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[ { "title": "e538_p27", "sents": [ "But the CPUC's decision will help the power crisis in California, Enron (ENE: news, msgs, alerts) CEO Jeff Skilling said Tuesday at the Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business management briefing series in Dallas.", "\"There's been a need to balance supply and demand and to date I don't think anyone has been willing to let the prices rise to help balance supply and demand,\" Skilling said.", "\"So this is a huge step forward in reducing the odds of shortfalls.\"", "Davis said Monday that the \"tiered pricing could promote the conservation California needs if structured properly but was not convinced of that by the data made available to him last week.\"", "He had hoped that the state's energy crisis could be resolved without a rate hike.", "CPUC orders QF payments The CPUC also ordered California's two biggest utilities to make payments to small independent generators, or qualifying facilities, for energy within 15 days of delivery." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0 ] }, { "title": "Southern Methodist University", "sents": [ "Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private research university in Dallas, University Park, and Highland Park, Texas.", "Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates satellite campuses in Plano, Texas, and Taos, New Mexico.", "SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church.", "Of the university's 11,643 students, 6,411 are undergraduates." ], "sp_sent_idx": [ 0, 2 ] } ]