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Hero's Counsel. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, who managed a safe emergency water landing of his aircraft in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, testified before Congress last week, suggesting more federal regulation of the airline industry and expressing concerns that deep cuts in pilot pay - his own check has been cut 40% in recent years and he's had to take a second job to make ends meet - are turning experienced pilots away from the field. "I do not know a single professional airline pilot who wants his or her children to follow in their footsteps," Sullenberger testified...
...last Wednesday at the age of 68. Born in Winchester, Mass., Cardullo—who underwent a gender reassignment surgery recently and identified as female—grew up in Cambridge and attended Tufts University. She earned a flying license at an early age and worked as a contract pilot for two decades before returning to take over the store, which had been founded by her father in 1950. According to Cardullo’s daughter, Donez J. Cardullo-Tavilla, Cardullo “literally traveled all over the world,” bringing back “true delicacies?...
...HCL—a centralized group of libraries within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—are eliminating print subscriptions for materials that can be found online, ceasing unnecessary purchases of duplicate books, and making reductions in binding, shelving, and storage of materials. HCL is also running a pilot program that shares research librarians between Cabot, Lamont, and Widener libraries. The program, which may cut costs, will encourage collaboration between librarians and will help fill staff vacancies remaining empty as a result of the staff hiring freeze announced in November, Brainard said. In addition, HCL will stop manually sifting...
...next to me when we heard a terrible crash - a sound no one ever wants to hear while flying - and then the engines wound down to a screeching halt. Ten seconds later, there was a strong smell of jet fuel. I knew we would be landing and thought the pilot would take us down no doubt to Newark Airport. As we began to turn south I noticed the pilot lining up on the river, still - I thought - en route for Newark...
...been given a second chance. It struck me that in our work we continuously seek excellence to solve our clients' leadership problems. We talk to clients all the time about the importance of experience and the ability to execute. Experience showed up big time on Flight 1549 as our pilot was a dedicated, trained, experienced professional who executed flawlessly when...