The flood of cash exports from Kabul has stoked fears that entrenched graft and persistent capital flight from Afghanistan will make it harder to put a booming but fragile war economy on a more sustainable path.
The Afghan view is somewhat different, with persistent reports of flight of capital due to apprehension about the insurgents taking over swathes of the country when Western forces end combat operations in 2014.
In the same way that newlyweds can sometimes wangle an upgrade on honeymoon flights, the papally persistent can exploit their newfound marital status to get an audience or blessing.
When we worry more than the evidence warrants (about any kind of threat, not just environmental), and those worries last for a couple weeks or more, we live in a persistent low grade fight-or-flight response with various biological systems turned up or down to protect ourselves.
In addition to persistent neck pain after flying, approximately 10% of pilots have reported experiencing neck pain that was either severe or incapacitating during flight [1].
According to Sharpe, twilight flight has been a remarkably persistent cultural reference, going back as far as the cult of the Roman goddess Diana.
The evolving nature of a malicious and persistent threat is unlike traditional environmental hazards to space flight missions, such as radiation.
Still, there are ways to save, according to experts: book early (airlines release lower-fare seats about 90 days out for domestic flights, and five months out for international); be flexible (the earliest flights, and late-night flights tend to be least expensive); and finally, "be persistent and keep on looking," Mr. Hobica said.
According to Balpa, a laser beamed into the cockpit can result in temporary vision loss, a persistent after-image or glare, all of which can endanger the flight.
Because several aspects of migratory behavior are a consequence of continued JH deficiency, for example, reproductive quiescence and increased longevity [ 2, 3], we examined whether the oriented flight behavior characteristic of fall migrants also depends on persistent JH insufficiency.
