Feels Like Flying

Canada airliner swerves to avoid object near Toronto; two hurt

Edit The Himalayan 15 Nov 2016

Corbin said the object was most likely a drone ... “The pilots’ initial assessment was that it looked like a balloon ... Transport Canada, however, is now proposing to end the distinction between flying drones for recreational and commercial purposes, and would instead regulate the use of UAVs based on risk by looking at factors like the size of the drone and whether they are flown in the line of sight....

Denver's safeties had a monster game against Saints

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 15 Nov 2016

(AP) — The Denver Broncos head into their bye week at 7-3 and feeling good about themselves and their chances to make another Super Bowl run ... It sure looks like we're going to get closer to full strength ... Kubiak also feels good about the progression of Simmons, a third-rounder from Boston College, and Parks, a sixth-rounder from Arizona, and the way they're augmenting Denver's special teams and the Broncos' "No Fly Zone" defense....

Attention, bosses: Why angry employees are bad for business

Edit Science Daily 15 Nov 2016

Angry employees are more likely to engage in unethical behavior, while employees who feel guilty are far less likely to act unethically, new research concludes ... ....

Q&A;: Useful tips to help cope with disaster

Edit NZ Herald 15 Nov 2016

Feeling on edge after Monday's earthquake? Associate Professor Sarb Johal of Massey University's School of Psychology answered these questions from the NZ Science Media Centre. How are people likely to be feeling following yesterday's... ....

'India's income will go up by 27% with women participation'

Edit The Times of India 15 Nov 2016

if you discourage half the population from fully participating in the labour market, you are essentially behaving like an airline pilot who shuts down half his engines in mid-flight. Sure, your plane will likely continue to fly, but it would be such a crazy thing to do," Lagarde said ... "If they do find paid employment, it is more likely to be in the informal sector....

Malaysia Airlines Mulling Purchase of 25 Widebody Jets Next Year

Edit Bloomberg 15 Nov 2016

The airline is likely to become profitable in 2018 before it relists its shares in the first quarter of the following year, Bellew said ... The Asian carrier flies to London from Kuala Lumpur using the Airbus A380s and plans to replace them with A350s in April 2018, Bellew said ... to 150 million more potential tourists flying to Malaysia, he said....

India's income can grow 27% with women participation: IMF Chief

Edit DNA India 15 Nov 2016

if you discourage half the population from fully participating in the labour market, you are essentially behaving like an airline pilot who shuts down half his engines in mid-flight. Sure, your plane will likely continue to fly, but it would be such a crazy thing to do," Lagarde said ... "If they do find paid employment, it is more likely to be in the informal sector....

Why virtual reality won’t replace cadavers in medical school (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Nov 2016

Because it has so many uses beyond anatomy and has a 'wow' factor that engages students, companies like Facebook and Microsoft are investing heavily in it ... Students also learn how structures feel and look in reality ... They have then conducted virtual 'fly throughs' to visualise tumours and nearby structures from all angles, like a 'practice run' before removing the brain tumour....

New Zealand begins evacuating tourists from quake-hit town

Edit DNA India 15 Nov 2016

Four large defence force helicopters were flying in to the town on Tuesday morning and the Navy's multi-role vessel HMNZS Canterbury was heading to the area, Air Commander Darryn Webb, the acting commander of New Zealand joint forces, told TVNZ ... Other emergency services were also using helicopters to fly in supplies and fly out those who wanted to leave, Civil Defence's acting national controller Shane Bayley told reporters....

The women pilots that history forgot

Edit CNN 15 Nov 2016

(CNN)More than 100 years after Harriet Quimby broke down barriers as the first woman to earn a pilot certificate, there are still very few women who choose flying as a career ... "Outstanding historic female pilots are largely unknown as role models to non-aviator women," said Penny Hamilton, whose project, Teaching Women to Fly, aims to do just that ... A woman out of her time, she even put flying above marriage....

Scan on patriot test for judges

Edit The Telegraph India 15 Nov 2016

The Supreme Court collegium is likely to meet tomorrow to examine the draft of a revised memorandum of procedure for judges' appointments, in which the government has included a clause that some senior judges feel questions their patriotism ... ....

Coping with disaster - Expert Q&A;

Edit Scoop 15 Nov 2016

How are people likely to be feeling following yesterday's earthquake and subsequent aftershocks? ... ....

Men's basketball: UNO at Kansas State

Edit Omaha World-Herald 15 Nov 2016

While their weekend split with UC Santa Barbara and Southern Cal should be considered a success, the Mavericks likely feel like they could’ve swept their two California games ... ....