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SULLY's SPLASHDOWN: a Story of Redemption for Pilots the Recession
AKERS...EUROPE’S ETS PROVES TO BE A FIASCO FOR OPERATORS...NEWSMAKERS...PLATINUM JET EXECS, EMPLOYEES INDICTED...NEWSMAKERS...START-UP FRAX JET REPUBLIC F O L D S . N E W S M A K E R S . F A A A C T S Q U I C K L Y I N NEWSmak2009ers INSIDE: I Sully’s splashdown pg 22 I The recession takes its toll pg 22 I Santulli ejects from NetJets pg 23 I Negative portrayal of bizjets pg 23 I Northwest pilots overfly MSP pg 23 I Europe’s ETS proves a fiasco pg 24 S R E T JetDirect collapse pg 24 U I E R / D I SULLY’S SPLASHDOWN: TSA revises LASP proposal pg 24 M I R E D C M Colgan crash ignites questions pg 26 N I A D A story of redemption for pilots N E R Eclipse Aerospace pg 26 B I NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR I Hudson River midair pg 28 K C I Platinum Jet workers indicted pg 28 N I P hen Capt. Chesley “Sully” going to be in the Hudson.” E O K Sullenberger brought the aft Only a fellow pilot, aware of the slim odds Jet Republic collapses pg 30 M I I belly skin of his US Airways for putting an airliner down in water without J Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (left) and FAA approves Waas upgrades pg 30 WAirbus A320 into contact breaking apart in the process, can fully appre- First Officer Jeffrey Skiles brought some glory I with the cold water of New York’s Hudson ciate the enormity of what confronted Sully to the airline pilot profession. -
POLITICAL SCIENCE Graduate Survey Results
POLITICAL SCIENCE Graduate Survey Results Overview of Data Each year the Office of Career & Professional Development surveys new graduates about their post-graduation pursuits to learn whether they have secured employment, are attending graduate school, or are full-time volunteering. Graduate is data is gathered through online surveys, college records, and LinkedIn. Tables below include information for the classes of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015,2016, and 2017. Political Science Graduate Survey Data The below results are specific to graduates who indicated they were political science majors when replying to the surveys. (Note: the numbers might not add up because not all respondents completed all survey questions) # Grads with # Attending Grad Grad Year # of Graduates # Employed Average Salary Data School 2017 12 11 4 4 $35,001-$45,000 2016 16 15 10 5 $25,001-$35,000 2015 15 11 5 6 N/A 2014 15 12 6 5 $30,001-$40,000 2013 13 14 9 5 $20,001-$30,000 2012 13 6 5 1 $10,001-$20,000 2011 16 6 3 2 $25,001-$35,000 Political Science Employment Data Below is a sample of employers and position titles as reported by SNC graduates. Job Title Employer Location of Employers Finance and Development Associate Americans for Tax Reform Washington, D.C. Education and Research Assistant AmeriCorps Florida Public Policy Associate APSE Maryland Economic & Workforce Development Coordinator De Pere Chamber of Commerce Wisconsin Online Marketing Account Manager E-Power Marketing Inc. Wisconsin Democracy Fellow FairVote Maryland Field Organizer Feingold Senate Committee Wisconsin Administrative Assistant Fluid Systems Components Wisconsin Legal Administrative Assistant Hager, Dewick, & Zuengler, S.C. -
MINUTES of the URANIUM POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE of the INDIAN
MINUTES of the URANIUM POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND OF THE RADIOACTIVE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMITTEE August 24-25, 2009 Red Rock State Park, Gallup, NM Cibola County Government Center, Grants, NM The first meeting of the Uranium Policy Subcommittee was called to order by Senator Lynda M. Lovejoy, co-chair, on Monday, August 24, 2009, at 10:10 a.m. in Red Rock State Park, Gallup. Present Absent Rep. Patricia A. Lundstrom, Co-Chair Sen. Lynda M. Lovejoy, Co-Chair Sen. Vernon D. Asbill (8/24/09) Rep. John A. Heaton Sen. David Ulibarri (8/25/09) Rep. Jeannette O. Wallace Guest Legislator Sen. George K. Munoz (8/24/09) (Attendance dates are noted for members not present for the entire meeting.) Staff Damian Lara Joshua Sanchez Guest List The complete guest list is in the meeting file. Monday, August 24 — Red Rock State Park Welcome and Introductions The subcommittee members introduced themselves and thanked all guests and community members in attendance. Senator Lovejoy indicated that the two days of meetings would focus on uranium legacy issues. These issues are controversial and are in great need of attention by the legislature. These issues will be the focus of future meetings in the coming months. Presenters were asked to focus on the issues on the agenda. Update on Washington, D.C., Trip Mr. Lara, Legislative Council Service (LCS), gave an update on the outcomes of the trip to Washington, D.C., regarding uranium legacy cleanup. The meetings were focused on cleanup of uranium mines in New Mexico. -
Congressional Districts of the 110Th Congress of the Untied States
160°E 170°E 180° 70°N 170°W 160°W 150°W 140°W 130°W 115°W 110°W 105°W 100°W 95°W 90°W 85°W 80°W 75°W 70°W 65°W 60°W 65°N 60°N 50°N 55°N U S C E N S U S B U R E A U 55°N Congressional Districts of the 110th Congress 0 100 200 300 Kilometers 0 100 200 Miles 1:15,000,000 50°N of the United States 130°W 125°W 120°W January 2007 2009 45°N 45°N 40°N U.S. SENATE MEMBERSHIP U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBERSHIP 40°N ALABAMA MONTANA Jeff Sessions (R) Max Baucus (D) CONNECTICUT MICHIGAN OREGON Richard C. Shelby (R) Jon Tester (D) 1 John B. Larson (D) 1 Bart Stupak (D) 1 David Wu (D) 2 Joe Courtney (D) 2 Peter Hoekstra (R) 2 Greg Walden (R) 3 Rosa L. DeLauro (D) 3 Vernon J. Ehlers (R) 3 Earl Blumenauer (D) ALASKA NEBRASKA 4 Christopher Shays (R) 4 Dave Camp (R) 4 Peter A. DeFazio (D) Lisa Murkowski (R) Chuck Hagel (R) 5 Christopher S. Murphy (D) 5 Dale E. Kildee (D) 5 Darlene Hooley (D) Ted Stevens (R) Ben Nelson (D) 6 Fred Upton (R) DELAWARE 7 Timothy Walberg (R) PENNSYLVANIA ARIZONA NEVADA Michael N. Castle (R) 8 Mike Rogers (R) 1 Robert A. Brady (D) Jon Kyl (R) John Ensign (R) 9 Joe Knollenberg (R) 2 Chaka Fattah (D) John McCain (R) Harry Reid (D) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 10 Candice S. -
Chapter 11 Distribution List
CHAPTER 11 DISTRIBUTION LIST The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provided copies of this Draft Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington (TC & WM EIS) to Federal, state, and local elected and appointed officials and public interest groups; American Indian tribal representatives; and other organizations and individuals listed in this chapter. Approximately 300 copies of the complete Draft TC & WM EIS and 3,000 copies of the Draft TC & WM EIS Summary were distributed, along with a compact disk of the complete Draft TC & WM EIS. Copies will be provided to others upon request. UNITED STATES CONGRESS U.S. House of Representatives Idaho The Honorable Peter DeFazio, District 4 The Honorable Walter Minnick, District 1 The Honorable Kurt Schrader, District 5 The Honorable Mike Simpson, District 2 Washington Nevada The Honorable Jay Inslee, District 1 The Honorable Shelley Berkley, District 1 The Honorable Rick Larsen, District 2 The Honorable Dean Heller, District 2 The Honorable Brian Baird, District 3 The Honorable Dina Titus, District 3 The Honorable Doc Hastings, District 4 The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers, New Mexico District 5 The Honorable Martin Heinrich, District 1 The Honorable Norman D. Dicks, District 6 The Honorable Harry Teague, District 2 The Honorable Jim McDermott, District 7 The Honorable Ben Lujan, District 3 The Honorable David G. Reichert, District 8 Oregon The Honorable Adam Smith, District 9 The Honorable David Wu, District 1 The Honorable Greg Walden, District 2 The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, District 3 U.S. House of Representatives Committees Committee on Appropriations The Honorable Dave Obey, Chairman The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development The Honorable Peter J. -
Legislative Contact Information: ESTHER Area 2009 State Senate District Name Party Committees Gen
Legislative Contact Information: ESTHER Area 2009 State Senate District Name Party Committees Gen. Location 01 Alan Lasee R Audit, Labor Elections and Urban Affairs, Legislative Council, Calumet Municipal Annexation, Expunction of Criminal Records 02 Robert R Audit, Commerce Utility and Rail, Public Health/Senior Issues/Long Outagamie Cowles term care/Privacy, Information Policy and Technology, Audit, Domestic Biofuels, Great Lakes Water Resources Compact 09 Joe R Transportation and Tourism, Administrative Rules, Ethics Reform and Calumet Leibham Government Operations, Veterans & Military Affairs-Biotechnology- Financial institutions, Tax Fairness and Family prosperity 18 Randy R Children and Families and Workforce Development, Education, Winnebago Hopper Judiciary Corrections Insurance Campaign Finance Reform and Housing, Small Business Emergency Preparedness Tech Colleges and Consumer Protection 19 Michael R Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Tax Exemptions, Outagamie Ellis Uniform Debt Management Services Winnebago State Assembly District Name Party Committees Gen. Location 03 Alvin Ott R Rural Economic Development, Transportation, Agriculture (chair), Outagamie Forestry, Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council, Regional Transportation Authority (chair) 05 Tom D Financial Institutions, Labor and Industry, Rural Economic Outagamie Nelson Development, Legislative Council 53 Richard R Children and Family, Consumer Protection, Urban and Local Affairs Winnebago Spanbauer 54 Gorden D Judiciary and Ethics, Aging and -
Hearing Committee on Agriculture House Of
HEARING TO REVIEW FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, OVERSIGHT, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION July 20, 2009, Appleton, WI Serial No. 111–26 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture agriculture.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 52–846 PDF WASHINGTON : 2009 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 08:23 Jan 04, 2010 Jkt 041481 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 I:\DOCS\111-26\52846.TXT AGR1 PsN: BRIAN COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota, Chairman TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania, FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma, Vice Chairman Ranking Minority Member MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa JERRY MORAN, Kansas JOE BACA, California TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California SAM GRAVES, Missouri DAVID SCOTT, Georgia MIKE ROGERS, Alabama JIM MARSHALL, Georgia STEVE KING, Iowa STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN, South RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas Dakota K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas HENRY CUELLAR, Texas JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska JIM COSTA, California JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio BRAD ELLSWORTH, Indiana ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin DAVID P. ROE, Tennessee KURT SCHRADER, Oregon BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri DEBORAH L. HALVORSON, Illinois GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania KATHLEEN A. DAHLKEMPER, BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana Pennsylvania CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming ERIC J.J. -
Absentee Precincts 1 of 4
DONA ANA COUNTY ABSENTEE PRECINCTS 1 OF 4 DEMOCRATIC PARTY Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 3, 2008 – State of New Mexico PRECINCTS PRECINCTS TOM UDALL DISTRICT 2 BILL MCCAMLEY HARRY TEAGUE DANIELS CHARLES W. DISTRICT 31 CYNTHIA L. NAVA DISTRICT 36 BUTLER OSCAR VASQUEZ GARCIAMARY JANE DISTRICT 37 STEPHEN H. FISCHMANN DISTRICT 38 MARY KUPER PAPEN DISTRICT 33 JR. JESUS M. CARO JONI MARIE GUTIERREZ DISTRICT 34 MARY HELEN GARCIA DISTRICT 35 ANTONIO LUJAN DISTRICT 36 NUNEZ ANDREW "ANDY" DISTRICT 37 JEFF STEINBORN DISTRICT 52 JOSEPH CERVANTES DISTRICT 53 COTE P. NATHAN DIVISION 5 KENT L. WINGENROTH MARIA E. RODRIGUEZ FRANK A. RIVERA FRANCISCO M. ORTIZ DISTRICT 2 ALICIA ROMAN ALFONSO A. MORENO DOLORES SALDANA-CAVINESS DISTRICT 4 KRAHLING SCOTT ADAM DISTRICT 5 LETICIA DUARTE BENAVIDEZ JR VICENTE ROMERO UNITED STATES SENATOR UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE UNITED STATES JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SENATOR STATE SENATOR STATE SENATOR STATE SENATOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE REPRESENTATIVE STATE JUDGE MAGISTRATE COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY COMMISSIONER COUNTY COMMISSIONER 001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001 002 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 002 003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 003 004 10 4 7 9 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 004 005 7 3 4 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 005 006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Chapter 27 News Next Meeting Sunday, November 15, 10 A.M., Meriden-Markham Airport, Meriden, CT
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 27 News Next meeting Sunday, November 15, 10 a.m., Meriden-Markham Airport, Meriden, CT November 2009 Letter from the President s you already know, this month we will vote necessary volunteers to accomplish the task. The in a new slate of officers for 2010. After many camaraderie within our group is outstanding. Ayears at the helm I will be retiring from the I’d also like to state that I have gotten some of the presidency of EAA Chapter 27. I am delighted with greatest satisfaction and pleasure from reviewing the new slate of officers and I’m optimistic that they and sharing our accomplishments at our Christmas will be continuing to advance the fine traditions of Banquets. If you haven’t already signed up for the our Chapter. banquet, I hope that you’ll consider joining us for I would most certainly be remiss if I didn’t express my final hosting of the event. Betty and I hope to my deepest gratitude to every one of you for your see you all there. support over the years. As I look back over my Thanks to you all and it has been my extreme plea- tenure, I am in awe of the support for the Chapter sure to serve as President of EAA Chapter 27. that I have received. I cannot recall a single project —Jim Simmons which we created for which we could not gather the 2010 SLATE OF OFFICERS The following slate of officers for EAA Chapter 27 is being presented for 2010: Bob Spaulding Mark Scott Bill Jagoda Rick Bernardi President Vice President Treasurer Secretary The election for these candidates will be conducted at our November 15th meeting. -
Their Rightful Place
So long, 2017 Local news and entertainment since 1969 The Year in Review Honoring NEWS women veterans FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017 I Volume 49, Number 52 I lascrucesbulletin.com page 21 New projects, new elected offi cials page 3 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT A year in music, theatre, fi lm page 35 BUSINESS A new life at Armijo page 54 SPORTS THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE The La Entrada city monu- named, has also been returned the first black mayor in New walls that commemorate the Aggies we’re going ment, which hadn’t been on to its rightful place after its Mexico, according to “Black arrival of Spanish culture into public view for more than a removal in 2017 to prevent any America: A State by State His- the Mesilla Valley,” according to miss (and some decade, was restored to Albert damage during La Entrada’s torical Encyclopedia.” to las-cruces.blogspot.com. The we won’t) Johnson Park in December. The reconstruction. Restored by Las Cruces art- monument’s colorful tiles come page 61 statue of Albert Johnson, fore- Johnson was mayor of Las ist Tony Pennock, La Entrada from Lerdo, Mexico, Las Cru- ground, for whom the park is Cruces from 1986-90, and was “consists of two half-circle ces’ sister city. 2 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017 NEWS LAS CRUCES BULLETIN Content brought to you by: Doña Ana County ‘Your Partner in Progress’ Weekly trainings enhance safety Every other Monday, Doña Ana County’s work- The county also has seen an average decrease in The RAP program is an on-going educational op- force gathers in training rooms and conference areas to auto claims by 25 percent and about a 40 percent re- portunity to keep safety in daily conversations, allows learn techniques and strategies designed to enhance duction in the number of law-enforcement claims. -
UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Essays
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Essays in American Political Behavior A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science by Robert Bond Committee in charge: Professor James Fowler, Chair Professor Charles Elkan Professor David Huber Professor Thad Kousser Professor Gary Jacobson 2013 Copyright Robert Bond, 2013 All rights reserved. The dissertation of Robert Bond is approved, and it is accept- able in quality and form for publication on microfilm and electronically: Chair University of California, San Diego 2013 iii DEDICATION My grandparents – Harry Bycroft, Betty Bycroft, Ronald Bond, and Lucy Stockton – did not live to see the completion of this dissertation. It is dedicated to their lives and their memory. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Signature Page . iii Dedication . iv Table of Contents . v List of Figures . vii List of Tables . x Acknowledgements . xii Vita and Publications . xiii Abstract of the Dissertation . xiv Chapter 1 Social Information and Participation . 1 1.1 Introduction . 2 1.2 Social norms and voting behavior . 4 1.3 Experimental Process and Results . 6 1.4 Discussion . 18 Chapter 2 The Dynamic Spread of Voting . 21 2.1 Introduction . 22 2.2 Peer effects and voting . 23 2.3 Data and methods . 24 2.4 Matching . 26 2.5 Calculation of Treatment Effect . 28 2.6 Results . 28 2.7 Discussion . 32 2.8 Conclusion . 33 Chapter 3 Estimating Ideology using Facebook’s ‘Like’ Data . 36 3.1 Introduction . 37 3.2 Facebook ‘Like’ Data . 39 3.3 Using Facebook data to scale ideological positions . 42 3.3.1 Model of liking . -
State of the Congressional Battleground 55 Democratic-Held Seats, 20 Republican-Held Seats October 16,October 2009 | 16,Page 2009 2 Methodology
October 16,October 2009 | 16,Page 2009 1 October 16, 2009 State of the Congressional Battleground 55 Democratic-Held Seats, 20 Republican-Held Seats October 16,October 2009 | 16,Page 2009 2 Methodology Survey in the Congressional Battleground 2,000 likely voters (2,010 unweighted) in 55 Democratic-held battleground House districts and 20 Republican-held battleground House districts 500 Democratic Tier 1 (503 unweighted) 500 Democratic Tier 2 (486 unweighted) 500 Democratic Tier 3 (535 unweighted) 500 Republican (486 unweighted) October 6-11, 2009 Margin of Error: 2.2% (4.5% within each tier and GOP battleground) October 16,October 2009 | 16,Page 2009 3 Tier 1: 20 most competitive Democratic-held congressional districts DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT 2008 CONG. 2006 CONG. 2008 PRES. STATE AND DISTRICT INCUMBENT SINCE MARGIN MARGIN MARGIN ALABAMA 02 Bobby Bright 2008 Dem. +1 Rep. +39 McCain +26 ALABAMA 05 Parker Griffith 2008 Dem. +4 unopposed McCain +23 COLORADO 04 Betsy Markey 2008 Dem. +12 Rep. +3 McCain +1 FLORIDA 08 Alan Grayson 2008 Dem. +4 Rep. +7 Obama +6 FLORIDA 24 Suzanne Kosmas 2008 Dem. +16 Rep. +16 McCain +2 IDAHO 01 Walt Minnick 2008 Dem. +1 Rep. +5 McCain +26 LOUISIANA 03 OPEN n/a unopposed Dem. +15 McCain +24 MARYLAND 01 Frank Kratovil 2008 Dem. +1 Rep. +38 McCain +18 MISSISSIPPI 01 Travis Childers 2008 Dem. +11 Rep. +32 McCain +25 NEW HAMPSHIRE 01 Carol Shea-Porter 2006 Dem. +6 Dem. +2 Obama +6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 02 OPEN n/a Dem. +15 Dem. +7 Obama +13 NEW JERSEY 03 John Adler 2008 Dem.