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...rush to fly the big planes. Long before they were really ready, before they had the 1,000 or so hours any airline would demand of a future jet pilot, they invested in expensive time in a training device. The 727 full-motion simulator is a multimillion-dollar contraption that twists and bucks and turns on hydraulic pistons like a Disney ride. But the technology is good enough that airline pilots use simulators regularly to train for emergencies that are too dangerous to practice in a real plane: a double-engine failure or a fire on takeoff...
...learned, it's imperative to move first through federal channels. "The U.S. grants more local authority," says Hector Lutteroth, former deputy mayor of Tijuana. "Here you need a padrino, a godfather, in Mexico City to speed things along." Chris Green, Marasco's chief financial officer, says, "I've done multimillion-dollar deals completely on the phone with some companies in the U.S. before the lawyers papered it and we signed it. That would never happen in Mexico. The businesspeople there want to get to know you, go out to dinner, meet your family...
Regardless of whether the social club stays, plans are taking shape for the multimillion-dollar renovation of the Pudding building. At the time of purchase, FAS officials said the building needed major renovations...
...encourage others to join in the crusade to make this world a better place. An inspiring example is Bob Moses, the math teacher who traveled to Mississippi from Cambridge, Mass., to prepare high school students for college-prep math courses by teaching them algebra. It doesn't take a multimillion-dollar contract to make a hero. MICHAEL L. RUIVIVAR Horsham...
...categorize it and move it into the matrix," says Vora. Often the most useful information is already sitting on a company's own network. E-mail from customers and clients can be a goldmine if it's harvested and made searchable. Vora cites - but won't name - a global multimillion-dollar company that has 700 Lotus Notes databases on its network. Because they are not searchable, employees there have no idea that much of what they need is already on their network. "The problem is so serious they are ashamed of it," he says...