All those on board the Super Puma EC 225 were rescued safely after it ditched during a flight from Aberdeen to the West Phoenix rig, west of Shetland.

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All 19 on board the Super Puma EC 225 were rescued safely after it ditched during a flight from Aberdeen to the West Phoenix rig, west of Shetland.

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Other markets in the west - Phoenix, Las Vegas, parts of California - were far more overheated in the boom years than Tucson, and they are suffering more in the downturn, but even those areas are seeing more sales than last month.

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The facility would spew out up to 11.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year as it feeds the power needs of the booming south-west, primarily around Phoenix and Las Vegas.

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Elected to a three-year term that began in April 2012, Hummel has consistently sought to find compromise and resolve conflict with management as well as with Phoenix-based pilots from America West, which merged with US Airways in 2005.

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It tells a literal story about Mr. West and a lost phoenix who begin to grow a controversial relationship as she acclimates to his world. (His world is luxury and art with an intentional color palette.) She is stared at and gossiped about, but revered.

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Los Angeles (20-12-3) began Monday in fifth place in the West, and plays at Phoenix on Tuesday.

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Out west, Las Vegas (third place) and Phoenix (fifth) may be better known as retirement destinations, but also have become increasingly attractive to families.

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The list of metros where sellers largely have the upper hand is dominated by the West and Southwest, including San Francisco, Sacramento, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

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