Word: tooled
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...also proven himself to be skilled at corporate politics, successfully orchestrating a shareholder proxy vote that limited compensation and "golden parachutes" for Verizon's top executives. "Verizon has deep pockets and can afford lobbyists in Washington to push their agenda," Jones says. "The Internet is the only tool we've got to get our message...
...Bush's aggressive stance came on the same day that Gen. Michael Hayden, deputy director of the new national intelligence agency and former head of the NSA, defended the controversial electronic monitoring as a perfectly legal tool in the war on terror-and one that he even suggested might have helped avert the attacks of 9/11 if it had been in place then. Both speeches come on the heels of a speech Friday by White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove, who signaled that Republicans will use the war on terror in the midterm elections...
...pioneer in building a business based on getting other companies to pay to shed risk. It helped concerns like Starwood Hotels handle complex financial instruments that protected them from swings in energy prices. Clients got predictable prices; Enron took on the risk--and potentially huge rewards. One tool Enron had to work with: groundbreaking in-house software for risk management...
...website is terrible and in dire need of fixing,” Glazer said in an October council meeting. “It is not, right now, the primary contact for undergraduates, but it should be. Our website could really be an excellent tool for students...
...beginning of second semester. “The CUE guide can really only be as good as the response rate,” Kane said. Kane expressed the satisfaction of the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) with the final response rates and with their decision to keep the tool open through the weekend. “This demonstrated to faculty and administrators, and also to many students, that electronic evaluations can be successful,” Kane said. “CUE evaluations are important in making sure that teaching is where it needs...