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		<title><![CDATA[Senate Bill Includes Cost Control, But Is It Enough?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/10001440/senate-bill-includes-cost-control-but-is-it-enough/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent Atlantic article praises the Senate health reform bill for including a variety of cost control measures. But much must be done before any of them can actually be effective. by Ken Terry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:27:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost Control Is Still Nowhere in Sight, Experts Say]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Democratic proposals for controlling healthcare costs won't have much impact in the short term, experts say. Unless they can do something about spending, they will accomplish little. by Ken Terry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:50:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Peoples Educational Holdings F4Q09 (Qtr End 5/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call ExcerptPeoples Educational Holdings, Inc. PEDH F4Q09 (Qtr End 5/30/09) Earnings Call August 17, 2009 5:00 pm ET  Executives Brian T. Beckwith - President, Chief Executive Officer, Director Michael L. DeMarco - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President  Presentation  Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:47:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health Care Reform: Stop Focusing on the Cost]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts? existing universal health care plan has  become a prototype for current reform proposals now in Congress. But Jonathan  Gruber, a key architect of the program, says to make federal reform work,  Congress needs to give up trying to control costs for now.    ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACI Worldwide, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from George Sutton - Craig-Hallum Capital. George Sutton - Craig-Hallum Capital I wanted to better understand from your perspective the strong operating income guidance for 2009 certainly relative to what we were expecting. I&#8217;m trying to understand how much of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:30:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Benchmark Electronics, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator instructions And our first question comes from the line of Amit Daryanani with RBC Capital. Please go ahead. Amit Daryanani ? RBC Capital  Thanks. Good morning guys. Gayla Delly  Good morning. Don Adam  Good morning. Amit Daryanani ? RBC Capital  It's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:19:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[5 Simple Steps to B2B Sales Success]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[5 Simple Steps to B2B Sales SuccessRE: 5 Simple Steps to B2B Sales SuccessBillÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s description of a successful sales process is good from a 50,000 foot view. At the same time, B2B sales, as we teach it to our clients, is heavily dependent on an ROI analysis. The numbers used...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Webcast: Take Control: Optimize Spending and Cost Control]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=381216]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From everyday business expenses related to sales and service to training and collaboration, business depends on spending and investment to improve the bottom line. Unfortunately, many companies are currently struggling to control their expenses as well as effectively tracking costs and managing policies and compliance. The good news is, despite...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Security in Printing with Cost Control and Ease of Use Solved in Print Manager Plus® RELEASE STATION 2008, with PayPal and Credit Card Integration - Newest Release by Software Shelf]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Windows Integrated Software for Active Directory or Work Group Configurations for Companies, Libraries and Schools Announced by Software Shelf]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Performing a Cost/Benefit Analysis]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you've put a lot of time and effort into developing an idea for a new project or initiative, you may be eager to get it approved and underway. Before you can get started, though, you must convince the decision-makers the project is worthwhile by determining its economic viabilityâ€”which you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:05:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investing to cure health-care woes; CalPERS earmarks $700 million to private equity fund that is targeting cost control.(California. Public Employees' Retirement System)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200706/ai_n20436112]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Raquel Pichardo    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In a novel move, CalPERS is wielding its  investment bucks to drive down the fund's health-care costs after  five straight years of double-digit premium increases.    The pension fund is committing $700 mi  Byline: Raquel Pichardo...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Controlling Business Costs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wise control of business costs will help you improve profitability, grow during good times, and better survive the bad times. If you look carefully at your business operations, you'll probably find many opportunities to control and even reduce costs.What You Need to KnowHow can I get a handle on what...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 16:35:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[6 Fundamentals For Evaluating Buying Strategies For Industrials]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible for industrial businesses to extend cost control measures to their electricity procurement activities in the midst of a highly volatile energy market? Following a conventional Request For Proposal RFP approach, an enterprise's electricity budget for a year or longer can be largely dictated by market conditions on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beyond IT Cost Control: Interwise to Sponsor Live Webcast Featuring Leading Industry Analyst on How IT Can Create Competitive Advantage in a Radically Changing World]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Sept_11/ai_n16715678]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and LONDON -- On Tuesday, September 12, InterwiseR, a global leader in unlimited voice, Web and video conferencing for the enterprise, will be sponsoring a free Webcast to help senior and mid-level IT professionals understand how in a radically changing world, they can extend their efforts beyond cost...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost Controls Boost Knology.(analyst raised ratings)(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4895/is_200608/ai_n17960645]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Staff       Miller Tabak & Co. media analyst David Joyce raised his rating  on competitive video and phone provider Knology Inc. to "buy"  from "neutral," citing potential for incremental revenue and  operating cash-flow gro    By Staff  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meade Instruments Corp. Implements Operational Cost Control Initiatives; Significant Annualized Savings Expected from Facility Consolidation and Workforce Reductions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_July_27/ai_n26939821]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IRVINE, Calif. -- Meade Instruments Corp. (NASDAQ:MEAD), a leading designer and manufacturer of consumer optical products including telescopes, riflescopes, binoculars and accessories for the amateur astronomy and sporting goods markets, today announced its implementation of operational cost control initiatives and a workforce reduction that are expected to result in a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Scalable embedded controllers.(EMBEDDED SYSTEMS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4822/is_200602/ai_n17596046]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The S-MAX 50xx VLC and ILC 350 VLC embedded controller platforms  from Phoenix Contact provide control features and Steeplechase VLC  flowchart programming for low cost control applications. They combine  secure PLC control functions with PC-based perfo  The S-MAX 50xx VLC and ILC 350 VLC embedded controller...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[QAD MFG/PRO Supports Strategic Alliance between A. J. Antunes & Co. and Fri-Jado; QAD Enables Global Business Standardization for Improved Cost Control, Enhanced Productivity and Rapid Response Capabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_20/ai_n15956152]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARPINTERIA, Calif. -- QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADI), a leading provider of enterprise applications for global manufacturers, has enabled A. J. Antunes & Co. and Fri-Jado to advance their ten year relationship and create a strategic alliance that will allow A. J. Antunes & Co. to provide base operations for Fri-Jado USA,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost control.(HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6381/is_200512/ai_n26487515]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Naples business owner Dustin Goeggle offers a Blue Cross and Blue  Shield PPO health insurance plan to his 26 workers. He splits the costs  50-50 with employees. Typically 80% of his employees sign up for the  plan, but this year premium increases took   Naples business...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: National Program Trends]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=155921]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Long-Term Care LTC policymakers face mounting pressures to expand Medicaid home and community-based services while the cost of institutional provision continues to rise and consume the bulk of Medicaid LTC spending. This paper presents the latest program trends in the three Medicaid home and community-based services programs and reports a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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