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         <title>January/February 2010 Issue of Value Matters (TM) Published</title>
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         <title>Available Now: Mercer Capital's Value Focus Industry Publications</title>
         <description>New issues of Mercer Capital's industry publications, &amp;lt;a href='../../../index.cfm?action=page.list&amp;a</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:39:33 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>"Subsequent Events" Speaking Engagements</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=264'>Z. Christopher Mercer, ASA, </description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:29:23 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of Mercer Capital's Value Added Available Now</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:25:25 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lynch Article Featured in Medtech Executive Magazine</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;em>The following article, written by Mercer Capital professional Patrick Lynch, was published in th</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:55:38 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Recent Speaking Engagements</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;strong>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=231'>Matthew R. Crow, CFA</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:26:58 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of Value Matters(TM) Published</title>
         <description>Read the article &amp;quot;&amp;lt;strong>Judicial Opinions Regarding Fractional Interests in Real Estate&amp;lt;/stro</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:51:20 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Capital Exhibiting at 2009 ESOP Assn Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;strong>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=258'>Timothy R. Lee, ASA&amp;lt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:01:25 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer on Panel at 2009 Southern Federal Tax Institute</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital CEO and founder &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=26</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=792</link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:35:53 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Harms to Address Buffalo, NY Chapter of FEI</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=791</link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:25:34 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Hoffmeister, Lynch, Wilson Earn the Right to Use the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation</title>
         <description>Laura J. Hoffmeister, B. Patrick Lynch, and Jay D. Wilson, Jr. have all earned the right to use the </description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:07:36 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Capital to Host Buy-Sell Agreement Webcast on October 15</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;div align='center'>&amp;lt;em>Complimentary Webcast&amp;lt;/em>&amp;lt;br />
&amp;lt;strong>Buy-Sell Agreements: How to Know Y</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:36:33 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Capital Analysts Achieve 100% Pass Rate in the Chartered Financial Analyst Exam</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital analysts have once again excelled in this year's Chartered Financial Analyst exam, ac</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:30:30 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lee Speaking to Birmingham Estate Planning Council</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=258'>Timothy R. Lee, ASA&amp;lt;/a> will</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:04:35 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Patton Retires After 25 Years, Crow Named President of Mercer Capital</title>
         <description>After a 25 year career with the firm, Kenneth W. Patton retired as President of Mercer Capital, effe</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:49:06 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of Mercer Capital's Bank Watch Available Now</title>
         <description>Get the very latest thinking from Mercer Capital in the latest issue of our bank-focused e-mail news</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:30:23 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>July 2009 Issue of Value Matters(TM) Published</title>
         <description>The July 2009 issue of Mercer Capital's monthly complimentary e-mail newsletter, Value Matters(TM), </description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:58:04 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer to Present Webinar on Buy-Sell Agreements</title>
         <description>When exit planning professionals and wealth managers speak to their clients about buy-sell agreement</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:53:59 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Gibbs Speaking at America's Bank Board Symposium</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=259'>Andrew K. Gibbs, CFA, CPA/AB</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=741</link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:28:53 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Gibbs Comments on New Accounting Standards Concerning Loan-Loss Provisions</title>
         <description>Andrew K. Gibbs, CFA, CPA/ABV, a senior vice president at Mercer Capital, was recently quoted in an </description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=731</link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:26:58 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of Mercer Capital's Bank Watch Available Now</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;div id='content_txt'> 					&amp;lt;font face='Calibri' size='2'>Get the very latest thinking from Mercer C</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=721</link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:52:20 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lee to Present Webinar on Valuation Challenges for ESOPs</title>
         <description>Ongoing ESOPs face a number of valuation challenges. How should repurchase obligation feed back into</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=719</link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:21:51 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>June 2009 Issue of Value Matters(TM) Released</title>
         <description>The June 2009 issue of Mercer Capital's monthly complimentary e-mail newsletter, Value Matters(TM), </description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=718</link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:17:23 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Crow Discusses Fair Value at the ASA's Greater Miami Chapter</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president &amp;lt;a href='../../../index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=231'>Matthew R. </description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=713</link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:56:13 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Harms to Present Sessions at Two Upcoming AICPA Conferences</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=709</link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:41:37 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of Value Matters(TM) Released</title>
         <description>The May issue of Mercer Capital's monthly complimentary e-mail newsletter, Value Matters(TM), has be</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 06:05:36 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>FASB Proposes More Fair Value Guidance</title>
         <description>The FASB continues to offer clarifying guidance related to SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements. The la</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 05:00:33 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of Mercer Capital's Bank Watch Available Now</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;font face='Calibri' size='2'>Get the very latest thinking from Mercer Capital  in the latest issue </description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=702</link>
         <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 11:09:51 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Chris Mercer to Present Two Sessions at Upcoming NACVA Conference</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital CEO, Z. Christopher Mercer, ASA, CFA,&amp;nbsp; will be a featured speaker at the upcomin</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=701</link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 03:20:28 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Capital Serves as Financial Advisor in Recent Bank Transaction</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;div align='center'>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=3'>&amp;lt;img heigh</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 10:27:15 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Harms to Present Session on Valuation for Financial Statement Reporting in Washington, D.C.</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=698</link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:00:46 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issues of Mercer Capital's Value Matters and Bank Watch Available Now</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;div>&amp;lt;font face='Calibri' size='2'>Get the very latest thinking from Mercer Capital  in the latest i</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=696</link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:22:15 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Capital Offers Assistance to Banks Involved in Loss-Share Transactions</title>
         <description>Banks that enter into a loss-share transaction with the FDIC are undoubtedly aware of the issues inv</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:50:23 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Named Keynote Speaker at 2009 Hoosier Hills Estate Planning Day</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;strong>&amp;lt;/strong>Mercer Capital CEO, &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=692</link>
         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:20:23 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Latest Issues of Value Matters (TM) and Value Focus: Insurance Industry Available Now</title>
         <description>Get the very latest thinking from Mercer Capital in the latest issues of our e-mail newsletters, &amp;lt;st</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=691</link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:26:38 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Gibbs Comments on Recent Commercial Lending Trends</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=259'>Andrew K. Gibbs, CFA, CPA/AB</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=689</link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:56:27 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Crow to Present Session on Fair Value at Financial Executives International Chapter Meeting</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president &amp;lt;a href='../../../index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=231'>Matthew R. </description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=687</link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:41:53 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Heinz Earns ASA Designation from the American Society of Appraisers </title>
         <description>Mercer Capital is pleased to announce that Nicholas J. Heinz, vice president, earned the credential </description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of Mercer Capital's Value Added (TM) Available Now</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;div align='center'>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page.list&amp;amp;id=158'>&amp;lt;im</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:04:27 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Latest Issues of Value Matters (TM) and Southeast Bank Watch Available Now</title>
         <description>Get the very latest thinking from Mercer Capital in the latest issues of our e-mail newsletters, &amp;lt;a </description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=667</link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:03:02 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lee to Discuss Buy-Sell Agreements at 2009 Tennessee Estate Planning Forum</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;p>&amp;lt;font face='Verdana'>Mercer Capital senior vice president, &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:51:44 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>New Issue of "Value Focus: Asset Management Industry" Now Available</title>
         <description>The latest issue of Mercer Capital's industry publication,&amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;strong>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercerca</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=665</link>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:47:31 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Capital Announces Senior Financial Analyst Promotions </title>
         <description>Mercer Capital is proud to announce that &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:03:55 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Mercer Capital Offers Fairness Opinion on Behalf of CenterBank, Inc.</title>
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         <title>Crow to Present Session on Fair Value at Financial Executives International Chapter Meeting</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=662</link>
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         <title>S Corporation Banks Beware</title>
         <description>While most banks and their directors are generally aware of the tax benefits of an S election, there</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:38:06 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Gibbs Comments on Banking Outlook for 2009</title>
         <description>Andrew K. Gibbs, CFA, CPA/ABV, senior vice president at Mercer Capital, was recently quoted in an ar</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:45:01 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Download Mercer Capital's Capital Purchase Program Handbook</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;div align='center'>&amp;lt;strong>&amp;lt;a href='http://208.112.39.119/media/File/Mercer_Capital_CPP_Handbook.pd</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:15:29 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Latest Issue of Value Matters (TM) Available Now</title>
         <description>Get the very latest thinking from Mercer Capital in the latest edition of our e-mail newsletter, &amp;lt;a </description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=638</link>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:07:40 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>IRS Provides New Tax Incentive for Banks</title>
         <description>On October 1, 2008 the IRS issued Notice 2008-83, which changes the way banks can recognize losses o</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:39:18 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lee, Harms to Speak at Upcoming Meetings</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital professionals Timothy R. Lee, ASA and Travis W. Harms, CFA, CPA/ABV are the featured </description>
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         <title>Beckman Earns the Right to Use the CFA Designation</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;a target='_self' href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=229'>B. Tyler Beck</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:07:03 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Lee to Discuss Succession Planning for  Construction Company Executives</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president, Timothy R. Lee, ASA, will discuss &amp;ldquo;Succession Planning a</description>
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         <title>Mercer is the Featured Speaker in Several Upcoming Presentations</title>
         <description>&amp;lt;strong>Memphis, Tennessee&amp;nbsp; - &amp;lt;/strong>Z. Christopher Mercer, ASA, CFA and chief executive offi</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=618</link>
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         <title>Value Focus Industry Publications Now Available</title>
         <description>The latest issues of Mercer Capital's industry publications are available now in our &amp;lt;a href='http:/</description>
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         <title>Mercer Capital Analysts Excel in the Chartered Financial Analyst Exam</title>
         <description>The results are in, and Mercer Capital analysts have once again excelled in this year&amp;rsquo;s Charte</description>
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         <title>Gilman, Wessel Join Mercer Capital Analytical Staff</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital is pleased to announce the addition of &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cf</description>
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         <title>Mercer Appointed to Board of Advisors of the Family Enterprise Center</title>
         <description>Mercer Capital CEO, &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=264'>Z. Chris</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:30:03 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Gibbs to Present Live Teleseminar on  Valuing Banks in a Tumultuous & Changing Environment </title>
         <description>Mercer Capital senior vice president, &amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;am</description>
         <link>http://www.bizval.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;id=609</link>
         <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:08:54 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Parris Earns the Right to Use the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation </title>
         <description>&amp;lt;a href='http://www.mercercapital.com/index.cfm?action=page&amp;amp;id=243'>Lucas M. Parris&amp;lt;/a> has earn</description>
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