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		<title><![CDATA[Charles Gasparino: SEC Bungles Its New Powers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the Securities Exchange Commission slept through the near-annihilation of the financial system, it actually gained massive new regulatory authority in 2004. Trouble is, the agency didn?t know what to do with it. Worse, the SEC simultaneously made risk-taking cheaper for Wall Street and let the investment banks self-monitor their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Targa Resources Partners LP Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Thank you, sir. We will now begin the question-and-answer session. Operator instructions And our first question comes from the line of Chris Holt with Barclays Capital. Please go ahead. Chris Holt &#8211; Barclays Capital  Hi, good afternoon guys. Rene Joyce Good afternoon, Chris Chris...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:57:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Ki Bin Kim of Macquarie. Ki Bin Kim - Macquarie Research Equities So in regards to your inaudible strategy could you provide more commentary, so what the side that bulk going forward of how much assets you want to sell...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:14:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NAB Completes Takeover of 80% of JBWere]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ National Australia Bank Ltd NAB has completed the takeover of 80.1 per cent of Goldman Sachs JBWere's private wealth management business in Australia and New Zealand.Australia's biggest bank by assets announced the strategic alliance with Goldman on July 29, Melbourne-based NAB said in a statement on Monday.The wealth management...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Secret Weapon for Tightening Business & IT Alignment:  Modeling!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Achieving alignment between an organization's core goals and the IT infrastructure that supports an enterprise's strategic direction is an ongoing challenge. Learn how aligning business processes with data from information systems enables the development of a model-driven approach that will ultimately lead to heightened agility and greater productivity across the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BlueWorks: The easy on-ramp to Business Process Management (BPM).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1165991]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With BPM BlueWorks from IBM®, it's never been easier to get started with BPM. Using cloud-based processes and strategy tools, BPM BlueWorks allows you to capture and collaborate on BPM Business Designs, discover and contribute industry-specific BPM content and participate easily in the community. See how today.	   ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[IBM Web Seminar: Dynamic Process Change to Optimize Cost and Agility.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tune into this Web Seminar to hear BPM industry analysts, Dr. Bruce Silver and Amy Lipton share how dynamic BPM powered by the IBM® Smart SOATM approach can help you react quickly and drive ROI. After the seminar you'll receive a complimentary IBM BPM assessment for a targeted analysis of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Power of Goal Setting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnetau.com.au/aussierules/2009/10/05/the-power-of-goal-setting/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently invited by Phil Taylor of Goal Achievers International to join his LinkedIn network.  At 65 I have achieved most of what I have wanted in life but as I skimmed his website, much of what he said resonated with me particularly about the importance of writing...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ BusinessWeek employees, read this carefully. Could be your potential future owner. TV Guide magazine, now owned by PE Firm OpenGate Capital one of the four shortlist bidders for BW, laid off Pete Haeffner, TV Guide publisher since October 2005, along with four other colleagues, reports Minonline. Others leaving are...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Process Oriented Architecture (POA) Supercharges Business Process Management Cost Savings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1184859]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Processes coordinate work through an organization to create products and services. As organizations automate their processes they produce a unique footprint of that organization in their systems. The investment in these systems, whether built internally or purchased, can be leveraged using Business Process Management BPM by transitioning silos of disparate...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-Rover consultant linked to LDV]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Qu Li, a Chinese automotive consultant controversially employed by MG Rover, has emerged as a participant in talks to buy the assets of LDV, the Birmingham vanmaker that collapsed into administration in June.MG Rover was criticised in a recent government-sponsored report for paying £1.7m in commissions to companies associated...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seabridge Gold, Inc. in Singular Research Annual ?Best of the Uncovereds? Conference Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-342631.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionRudi Fronk  Yes. Unidentified Speaker  inaudible. Rudi Fronk  Yes, the interesting thing, if you look at the gold market today, there&#8217;s definitely a number of dominant players, like Newmont, Barrick, Goldcorp, Kinross; the South African producers like Anglo and Goldfield; and, the Australian producer, New...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:39:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UIM Evaluation: IBM Information on Demand]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1122737]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IBM can claim what is arguably the industry's broadest portfolio of unified information management UIM software, serves and industry-specific solutions. IBM is promoting the importance of companies establishing an "information agenda." The information agenda is intended to map out corporate business and technology goals and to create a roadmap to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alacazam! Home Values Soar 5 Percent - Or Not]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your home worth 5 percent more today than last month? According to Clear Capital, the Truckee, Calif.-based provider of data and solutions for real estate asset valuation, investment and risk assessment, home prices soared an average of 5 percentÂ over the past month, with some regions doing better than others:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:49:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Value-Driven Paradigm]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1098149]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With a recognition that industry has been profoundly altered by major macroeconomic shifts, retailers are ready to invest in solutions that support the wants and needs of the new consumer. Download this white paper to take a high-level look at the four critical business processes that put the customer at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Q2 2009 (Qtr End 06/26/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14037_23-320310.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Guy Moszkowski - BAS-ML  Guy Moszkowski - BAS-ML  First one very factual question, what was your risk weighted assets at the end of the quarter.  David Viniar  Our risk weighted assets...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:34:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Accelerate results by aligning Lean Six Sigma, BPM and SOA]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1030053]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There has never been a more important time to uncover process waste, reduce non-value adding activity, and increase productivity. Lean Six Sigma LSS produces real results, and when combined with business process management BPM and service oriented architecture SOA can position a company for growth as the economy begins to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Continuous Business Process Change And ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning, Part 1: Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1089795]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this whitepaper is to determine what the various business process improvements strategies are. The assessment will not comment on the content of the strategies, but rather use them as the basis for the identification of the business process improvement opportunities and the prioritization of the subsequent assessment...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin denies impure thoughts about Playboy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Virgin is denying that it plans to acquire the assets of adult entertainment group Playboy Enterprises, in response to industry speculation that it is eyeing Hugh Hefner's ailing adult empire. According to a spokesperson from Virgin, ?reports that Virgin Group is looking to buy Playboy Enterprises ... are untrue.?...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:26:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Astea International Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14061_23-303251.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  At this time the officers of the company would like to open the forum for any questions that you may have. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Sam Lobasky from SPR Asset Management  Sam Lobasky &#8211; SPR Asset Management:  Good Morning Zack and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 09:28:20 -0700</pubDate>
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