| Wallet-friendly business travel tips
For the typical road warrior, who spends about $1,045 on airfare, hotel accommodations and car rental per trip, the cost of business travel is a necessary expense. After all, a global economy requires traveling far to pitch clients and deliver presentations. But the cost of representing a company off-site is expected to increase. The average domestic trip this year will cost 6 percent more than in 2007, or $1,110, while the average international trip will rise 7 percent to $3,171, according to the American Express 2008 business travel forecast. What's more, as the American economy weakens, companies are beginning to scrutinize travel expenses, and business travelers will be enlisted to help control spending. .
Say Hello to Stanley
While Thrun was settling in at CMU, the hot topic in robotics was self-driving cars. The field was led by Ernst Dickmanns, a professor of aerospace technology at the University of the Bundeswehr. He liked to point out that planes had been flying themselves since the 1970s. The public was clearly willing to accept being flown by autopilot, but nobody had tried the same on the ground. Dickmanns decided to do something about that. With help from the German military and Daimler-Benz, he spent seven years retrofitting a boxy Mercedes van, equipping it with video cameras and a bunch of early Intel processors. On a Daimler-Benz test track in December 1986, the driverless van accelerated to 20 miles per hour and, using data supplied by the videocams, successfully stayed on a curving road.
Discover CEO got almost $22 mil. in compensation in fiscal 2007
He received $18.14 million in stock awards and options in fiscal 2007, and other compensation of $6,100 — an amount that includes Discover's contributions to his 401(k) plan. The company reported no perks above $10,000 for any executive except Chief Financial Officer Roy A. Guthrie, who got $11,429 in perks including relocation expenses, executive gym membership and access to the executive pantry. The AP's total pay calculations include executives' salary, bonus, incentives, perks, above-market returns on deferred compensation and the estimated value of stock options and awards granted during the year. The calculations don't include changes in the present value of pension benefits, and they sometimes differ from the totals companies list in the summary compensation table of proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
MAS Freedom Mobilizing the Muslim Primary Vote
With upcoming primaries in Ohio and Texas, MAS Freedom also sponsored Town hall events in Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio. The focus of these events was not only on the candidates, but also on mobilization efforts of getting Muslims to the polls. Currently MAS chapters in Ohio and Texas are operating as non-partisan call centers. They are calling Muslim voters and encouraging them to go to the polls and vote. MAS Dallas-Fort Worth, MAS-Houston, and MAS-Austin chapters had major events tied to primaries in their regions. Over two hundred attended the Dallas event to hear the candidates' views and to ask questions, and nearly 400 attended a Town hall meeting in Houston that included Democratic, Republican, and Green Party representatives and members of congress. "There is an excitement within our community about civic responsibility and politics that is unprecedented.
Firm to transform Glendale Airport into employment hub
The developers who brought Glendale Cabela's and the larger Zanjero project near University of Phoenix Stadium are now tackling improvements to Glendale Municipal Airport. The facility, about a 5-minute drive west of the stadium off Glendale Avenue, has largely been a private pilots' airport with numerous single-engine aircraft. Phoenix-based Rightpath Limited Development Group is upgrading amenities to cater to corporate jet traffic. Many of the changes should be ready to go by Super Bowl XLII in February. .
Software Major PC Powers to Form Gaming Alliance at GDC 2008
Plus, the sales of the console versions are something like ten times the sales of the PC versions," Rein continued. "I'm a real fan of the PC, but yes, consoles are definitely stealing a lot of hardcore gamers from the PC." The controlled nature of consoles, along with the multiplayer capabilities of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, are enticing former PC gaming faithful with their relatively hassle-free experience. The open, uncontrolled nature of the PC, is both the platform's strength and weakness. According to Dean Takahashi's blog on Mercury News, the major powers in PC technology will soon announce a fellowship amongst them called the PC Gaming Alliance. The reveal is said to take place at next week's Games Developers Conference, and will include Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, AMD and several other computer companies.
Estes posts solid win over Stafford
The local things are meeting transportation needs and the illegal immigration problem." Estes noted concerns with legislative funding and snafus at the Texas Department of Transportation, along with concerns about the Trans-Texas corridor. On immigration, Estes said he heard universal agreement that the borders must be made secure, but feels the federal government must step up and help pay to do it. “It's an international border," he said. “Texas can't do it all." That border may seem a long way away to folks in Wichita Falls, he said, “but it affects every Texan." Estes said he would continue legislation that would attack methamphetamine use, something he said would probably be a “never-ending fight." Estes said he'd felt an outpouring of support throughout the campaign, “voting support and financial support.
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