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		<title><![CDATA[Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. F4Q09 (Qtr End 09/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Derek Leckow &#8211; Barrington Research Derek Leckow &#8211; Barrington Research My first question deals with the distribution of operating expenses next year. You mentioned the fluctuations that could occur due to the fact we had the IDS last year. I&#8217;m trying to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:13:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Our first question comes from the line of Andrew Kligerman &#8211; UBS. Andrew Kligerman &#8211; UBS Yes real quickly, good morning.  The interest rate swaps, $200 million statutory derivative gain there, one of your competitors had a similar gain this morning and they&#8217;ve kind...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:51:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Turning From The Past To Create The Future: Property & Casualty Underwriting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=953317]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is not a stretch to say that fluctuations of every sort ultimately affect the fate of insurers: changes in economies and in government regulations, weather related catastrophes and the new breed of business-related catastrophes. The underwriting function has traditionally steered insurers through these market fluctuations, navigating the peaks and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SKorea vows &#39;stern&#39; measures against won&#39;s steep fall]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL AFP &#8212; South Korea's government will take "stern" measures to curb panicky currency market fluctuations which have sent the won plummeting against the dollar, a senior policymaker said Tuesday.  "The recent currency market fluctuations are in part due to such factors as supply and demand but one-sided movement...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seligman Communications and Information Fund  Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Participates in NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell Ceremony  NEW YORK -- Chairman of the Board, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, William C. Morris, and Paul H. Wick, Head of Seligman Technology Group and Lead Portfolio Manager of Seligman Communications and Information Fund, participated in the NASDAQ Stock...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The New York Mercantile Exchange]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Mercantile Exchange introduced a certified emission reduction options contract. The contract will be priced in euros with a minimum price fluctuation of euro 0.01 per metric ton. www.nymex.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avery Dennison Reports First Quarter 2008 Earnings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PASADENA, Calif. -- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY):[TABLE OMITTED]   Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) today reported net income of $68.4 million or $0.69 per share for the first quarter, compared with $79.1 million or $0.80 per share in the prior year. Results included restructuring and asset impairment charges and transition...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[German energy firms deny overcharging customers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN AFP &#8212; Leading German electricity providers RWE and E.ON on Sunday rejected charges that they have, along with two other energy companies, overcharged consumers to the tune of hundreds of millions of euros.  "We believe that these charges are without foundation," E.ON spokesman Christian Schneller told AFP. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avery Dennison Provides an Update on Long-Term Business Plans and Near-Term Outlook]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) provided an update on its long-term business priorities at a meeting of securities analysts and institutional investors today in New York. Management detailed its strategy for achieving targets for improved earnings, return on total capital and cash flow.  "We have unique...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avery Dennison Reports 4th Quarter and Year-End 2007 Earnings]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PASADENA, Calif. -- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY):[TABLE OMITTED]   Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) today reported net income of $79.4 million or $0.81 per share, compared with $104.7 million or $1.04 per share in the prior year. Results included restructuring and asset impairment charges, transition costs associated with the integration...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avery Dennison Prices $400 Million 7.875% Corporate HiMEDS Units Offering]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PASADENA, Calif. -- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) announced today that it has priced its offering of 8,000,000 Corporate HiMEDS Units at 7.875% with a stated amount of $50.00 per unit, for an aggregate stated amount of $400 million. The offering is expected to close on November 20, 2007, subject to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avery Dennison Launches $400 Million HiMEDS Units Offering]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PASADENA, Calif. -- Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) announced today that it has launched an offering of 8,000,000 HiMEDS Units with a stated amount of $50.00 per unit, for an aggregate stated amount of $400 million. Avery Dennison will also grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to 800,000 additional...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NEC and NEC Electronics Develop Breakthrough Method to Evaluate Robustness of Circuit Design by Considering Intrinsic Fluctuation of Deep Sub-micron Transistors]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0RRT/is_2007_June_15/ai_n27276089]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2007 - JCN Newswire - NEC Corporation and NEC Electronics Corporation have jointly developed a new breakthrough yield-evaluation method, which enables robust design of low-power, high performance system LSIs. Intrinsic fluctuations[1] in transistors are currently considered to be a major obstacle to stable LSI circuit functionality...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hub International Limited Announces Quarterly Dividend]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- The Board of Directors of Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG)(TSX:HBG) has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.07 per share on the outstanding common shares of the company, payable on June 30, 2007 to shareholders of record as at the close of business on June 15, 2007. However, if the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hub International Obtains Interim Order in Connection With Proposed Acquisition]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_May_1/ai_n27222130]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG) (TSX:HBG) announced today that it has obtained an Interim Order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the mailing of materials and the holding of a special meeting in connection with Hub's proposed acquisition by funds advised by Apax Partners together with Morgan...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Productivity Shocks And Real Exchange Rates In The Long-Run: Evidence For The G3 And EU Economies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This paper analyses the relationship between productivity and real exchange rates in Japan, United States, Germany and the European Union. Prior studies have revealed that productivity shocks have a minimum effect on real exchange rate fluctuations. This paper shows that productivity shocks account for most of the long-run fluctuations in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ZYGO Facility Receives Certification for Medical Product Manufacturing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zygo Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIGO), a worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments and high precision optical systems, today announced that its Tucson, Arizona, operation has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for medical product manufacturing. The addition of this certification reinforces ZYGO's demonstrated ongoing commitment to improving our business processes to consistently meet...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hub International to Acquire One of the Largest Arizona-Based Insurance Brokers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_March_15/ai_n27303850]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New Arizona Hub Will Provide Platform for Further Sunbelt Growth  CHICAGO -- Hub International Limited (NYSE:HBG) (TSX:HBG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of BNC Insurance Services, Inc., one of the largest Arizona-based insurance brokers. The brokerage, which does business as Milne...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[India's 'wet desert' hit by global climate change: scientists]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200703/ai_n18657365]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SHILLONG, India AFP &#8212; Rainfall in the unique "wet desert" of India's northeast has become unpredictable and the dry season longer in a disturbing sign of major changes in global weather patterns, scientists say.  Cherrapunji, in northeast India's tiny Meghalaya state, has long been a top contender for the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An update on flicker]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3726/is_200703/ai_n18737181]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Standards for measuring the annoyance of dimming lights, difficult as it is to quantify, are now going international   TO MOST OF US, "POWER QUALITY" MEANS harmonics or transient voltage spikes, which disrupt processes, sabotage controls, or damage equipment. More than a century before those concerns arose, however, engineers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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