Try to imagine the scene at the front of the lines, as already overworked TSA agents are forced to take tape measures or rulers and gauge the length and width of knives, as travelers insist their blades are shorter than 2.36 inches or that they aren't more than a half-inch wide.

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While traditional and digital consumers begin the discovery process in Google, connected consumers will take to their social streams to gauge the experiences of people in their network by asking a public question or simply searching Twitter or Facebook, for example, to see what people are saying.

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Unlike other company rankings that use a single metric (generally revenue), Forbes works diligently to take a holistic gauge of the growth prospects for young, privately held firms.

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If we are to take his decisions at the helm of Bain as a gauge of his capability of being President, it begs the question: how much is running a company like running a country?

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U.S. officials and Asian experts also are closely watching the expected convening, as early as Sunday, of the Central Committee of the North's Communist Party to gauge what steps Mr. Kim will take next.

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It will likely take at least one more console cycle to gauge the long-term sustainability of dedicated gaming devices, experts say.

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Convening a focus group or performing traditional market research to gauge the impact of a campaign, in contrast, might take weeks or even months.

ECONOMIST: Monitor

So while a double-dip may not necessarily be in the cards for 2011, it will take another two to three months to more fully gauge whether this hopeful glimmer of home stabilization is here to stay.

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