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...transition. In time we're going to glean so many benefits...All implementations are bumpy. We're so lucky that we have the resources to deal with bumps...
...first case in which the SEC has arrested investors for conspiring online, Freeman is said to have used his position as a temp at two Manhattan brokerages to glean information on mergers and acquisitions, information he then passed on to other investors in return for 10 percent of the profits. Not that he got the full kickback - an estimated $70,000 to $110,000 is said to have flowed into his mailbox via cash stuffed in unsigned birthday cards. "The SEC has been very interested in the area of fraud over the Internet, and this case is just an extension...
...Natalies are most bothered by sneaky devotees desperately hoping to glean information through questions such as, "Which high school did you go to?" or "What is your concentration?"--simply hoping to discern Portman's address without directly saying the P-word. Others pretend to be prefrosh with eager questions about attending Harvard or some clever lovers "mistakenly" chose Portman as a random e-mail confidante...
...says the large amounts of reading teach students to glean the information they need from books ignoring the parts that are not relevant...
...should know. As millions of job hunters have flocked to destinations like Monster, Careerpath.com and Careerbuilder.com to post virtual resumes and glean advice, headhunters and corporate recruiters haven't been far behind, shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to pitch their positions. Since it's faster and significantly cheaper to hire online, in a few years e-cruiting could capture up to half the U.S. search-and-recruitment market, worth some $30 billion, according to Perry Boyle, an analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners. Monster alone, which will eventually take a cut of $250 to $1,000 from firms that...