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		<title><![CDATA[How To Avoid Crisis-led Cost Cutting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/12/16/how-to-avoid-crisis-led-cost-cutting/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  How would you change your business if your profits were cut by 50% overnight?  I was working with an executive team last week, helping them to create focus and alignment around their agenda for the next 12-18 months. During our discussion it became apparent that the business...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:11:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Integral Systems, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/25/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Dick Ryan &#8211; Dougherty & Company. Dick Ryan &#8211; Dougherty & Company On the cost side can you talk about what the total non-recurring costs were in 2009? Paul maybe give us a sense...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:30:27 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Franklin Covey Co. F4Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of John [Roffel &#8211; Arkin Capital].  John [Roffel &#8211; Arkin Capital] Just an aside, when I try and click through to the link to the presentation on your website it is only pulling up...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:19:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Homeowners Insurance: Make Sure You Are Covered]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You probably think you have adequate homeowners insurance, but how carefully have you read the fine print? By some estimates, nearly two-thirds of homeowners don?t have enough insurance to replace their house and belongings if they were destroyed by fire or storm. Here?s how to fix your policy before disaster...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Coal Corp. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionGeorge Hi, Dan, hi, Mike. Maybe you could first let us know, Dan, what the conditions are at the mines right now? Any problem areas with operations? Daniel Roling I'm going to ask, Bill Snodgrass, our Chief Operating Officer to comment on that. He is in here. I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:43:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vanguard Natural Resources LLC Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question and answer session. Operator instructions. Our first question comes from the line of Joel Havard - Hilliard Lyons. Please go ahead. Joel Havard - Hilliard Lyons  Thank you. Good morning everybody, good work. First of all I want...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:07:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nicor Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from the line of Igor Grinman with Zimmer Lucas Partners. Please proceed. Igor Grinman &#8211; Zimmer Lucas Partners Hi guys, congratulations on the good quarter. Russ Strobel Thank you. Igor Grinman &#8211; Zimmer Lucas Partners Just wondering, besides for the additional...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:50:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sprint Nextel Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Mike McCormack &#8211; JP Morgan. Mike McCormack &#8211; JP Morgan Just a couple of things. First, on the subsidy cost, any sense for how that might be trending, sort of looking into next quarter? Obviously we still have a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:36:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Peter Appert &#8211; Piper Jaffray Peter Appert &#8211; Piper Jaffray The success you&#8217;ve enjoyed in terms of controlling costs is very impressive. I&#8217;m wondering about the sustainability of these cost reductions you&#8217;ve implemented. Is there going to be some catch...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:05:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managed Print Services and Beyond:How You Can Cut Costs and Go Green While Increasing Employee Productivity]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that print costs typically consume 3% of total revenue for businesses today? For many organizations, this is nearly equivalent to the amount spent on research and development each year. According to the Photizo Group, a recognized thought leader in print services management, hardcopy costs are the last...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Acacia Research Corporation in Singular Research Annual ?Best of the Uncovereds? Conference Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionUnidentified Participant  I&#8217;m new to the story, so pardon my question. You seem to have a very inaudible cost structure and how come it is that you can&#8217;t generate a free cash flow positive now? Do you have like a bunch of fixed costs out there that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:41:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sony Corporation F1Q09 (Qtr End 6/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Daniel Ernst from Hudson Square Research, please proceed.  Daniel Ernst - Hudson Square Research Yes, good evening and good morning as the case maybe, thanks for taking my call. I have three questions, two on margins...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:43:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[International Coal Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Justine Fisher with Goldman Sachs. Justine Fisher &#8211; Goldman Sachs  I&#8217;m wondering if you can give us a bit more color around your costs just because one of your competitors reported on Friday, and they reduced...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:37:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Host Hotels and Resorts Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions.  Your first question comes from David Katz &#8211; Oppenheimer. David Katz &#8211; Oppenheimer & Co. So I wanted to just go back to the &#8211; I guess one of the issues we're trying to figure out is on the cost cutting side.  We've...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:59:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marriott International, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14067_23-321392.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Jeffrey Donnelly &#8211; Wells Fargo.  Jeffrey Donnelly &#8211; Wells Fargo I have to imagine that between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the second quarter of 2009 there has been a significant portion...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:28:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who Pays for Health-Care Reform?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As more health-care reform proposals emerge, a key question is how to pay for it. MoneyWatch.com's Jill Schlesinger explains what's likely to change, and where the money will probably come from.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:32:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Putting a Cost on Cap-and-Trade Legislation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Determining the cost of cap-and-trade legislation on U.S. households is one of those inextricable tasks that promises to produceÂ disputed and controversial results. So there was some reason to breathe a sigh ofÂ relief -- albeit a small one -- when the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office issued its report late Friday onÂ the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:20:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Abandon Sunk Costs and Improve Your Future]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The decline of General Motors is a good example of how the inability to accept sunk costs can be a barrier to a better future. As the saying goes, if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. If a financial decision isn't working, you need to have the mental...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Coal Corp. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-301077.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Christine Pietryla Our first question comes from Brett Levy &#8211; Jeffries & Company. Brett Levy &#8211; Jeffries and Company I notice you have got a $200,000 bad debt expense. I know that's not a big number but I'm just wondering if it's indicative or more things to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 15:08:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ormat Technologies Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14034_23-300899.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Paul Clegg &#8211; Jefferies. Paul Clegg &#8211; Jefferies You mentioned a loan guarantee program and I was curious is you're seeing any strings attached to the loan guarantee program that make them less palatable for you to pursue. Some parties...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:17:26 -0700</pubDate>
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