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Daily Mirror
24-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Flight attendants use eerie codeword if passenger dies mid-flight
If you hear this word whilst you are on a flight, it might mean that one of your fellow passengers has died on board - and cabin crews have a whole host of codewords like this Cabin crews have a lot to deal with as they take care of passengers during their flights. In addition to keeping everyone happy and well-fed, they occasionally have to deal with more major crises, but flight attendants are known to use secret codewords to ensure that they don't panic any of the other passengers. One phrase, in particular, can mean, if you hear it whilst travelling, that someone on the plane has sadly died - and the staff are trying to let each other know what's going on, whilst keeping the situation under wraps from the passengers. The code words regularly used for a death mid-flight are "Angel" or "Code 300." These words allow discretion while the crew deals with the sad situation and ensure that no excess attention is drawn or alarm is generated amongst those on the flight. Travel experts at Wander have put together a list of in-flight codes and phrases that passengers may encounter on a flight, but do not know what they mean. Whilst most flights go smoothly, on others there can be some issues where flight crews need to communicate with each other secretly, so as not to alert passengers. There are a number of other in-flight codes and phrases that passengers may hear when on a flight. If a traveller hears 'Squawk 7500' or 'Hotel', it means that a hijacking is in progress. As a passenger, if you hear this either mentioned by the flight crew or air traffic control, it signals that there is a potential security threat on the flight. Usually, the aircraft's transponder will send a signal with this code to alert authorities that the plane is in danger. Another alert is 'Code Yellow'. A 'Code Yellow' indicates a minor medical situation, such as a passenger feeling lightheaded or nauseous. While not an emergency, it allows crew members to discreetly monitor a situation and assess whether they need any assistance. If a serious but non-life-threatening emergency occurs while on a flight, passengers may hear 'Peter Pan'. The phrase indicates that something is wrong onboard the flight, which could be mechanical trouble or a medical emergency, but it also signals that the flight is not in imminent danger. 'Mermaid' is a nickname used for a passenger who deliberately sprawls across empty seats. This behaviour is particularly common on flights with spare seats, where a passenger may stretch out to try and claim the extra space. Last year, one passenger got into an argument with another passenger over an empty seat, as she was told she wasn't 'allowed' to sit in it despite nobody paying for it. The woman needed to move seats because something was wrong with hers, and a flight attendant informed her she could move to an empty seat in the row across from her own. When she tried to sit in it, however, the woman sitting next to the empty chair told her she "wasn't allowed"—despite nobody having booked it. 'Code Adam' is not used onboard planes but in airports to indicate a missing child. If an announcement is made for a 'Code Adam', staff will begin searching the airport while securing exits to prevent abductions. At an airport, 'Code Bravo' may also be used to signal a general security alert. Finally, while 'VIP' is usually used to refer to a 'Very Important Person,' in the airline industry, it can sometimes refer to a 'Very Irritating Passenger.' Crew will sometimes use the code to refer to a traveller who is making excessive demands, complaining a lot, or generally being difficult without violating any specific rules.
Forbes
15-04-2025
- Business
- Forbes
Educating Entrepreneurs: Practical Lessons Learned From Thiel Fellows
The education journeys of Thiel Fellows Joshua Browder and John Andrew Entwistle show the benefits ... More of moving outside of traditional academic structures. In today's innovation-driven economy, traditional education often stifles entrepreneurial talent. Conventional school structures prioritize uniformity and passive learning—qualities at odds with the creativity and risk-taking that entrepreneurship demands. The Thiel Fellowship provides a bold alternative, empowering young innovators like John Andrew Entwistle and Joshua Browder to build groundbreaking startups by bypassing college. Their stories highlight the challenges of educating entrepreneurs within traditional frameworks and reveal why transforming learning environments to foster practical problem-solving and intrinsic motivation is essential for nurturing the next generation of innovators. Joshua Browder, the founder of DoNotPay, a company using AI to help citizens and consumers overcome bureaucratic challenges by automating solutions for issues like parking tickets, provides a striking example of the gap between educational requirements and practical learning. In his final year at Stanford, several years into the development of his company, Browder faced a dilemma: attend a mandatory dance class or resolve a server crash affecting thousands of DoNotPay customers. This decision prompted him to leave Stanford—just months before graduation—to become a Thiel Fellow. Founded by Peter Thiel in 2011, the Thiel Fellowship is a two-year program that provides financial support, mentorship, and a supportive peer network to young innovators who want to bypass or leave college and pursue entrepreneurial ventures, scientific research, or social movements. John Andrew Entwistle, the founder of and Wander, escaped the confines of conventional schooling and its restrictive structures at an early age. He launched his first company at 13 and transitioned to online high school to focus on his startups. By 20, having opted out of college, he joined the Thiel Fellowship, which he credits for offering essential peer support: 'Where else could a 20-year-old leading senior engineers find peers with similar experiences to connect with?' Entrepreneurs like Entwistle and Browder embody a producer mindset, actively creating solutions and learning through real-world challenges—contrasting with the passive consumption of textbook knowledge in traditional classrooms. This intrinsic drive to innovate often clashes with standard educational expectations. Entwistle's choice to transition to an online high school stemmed from his dedication to entrepreneurship. Likewise, Browder chose to leave Stanford rather than endure irrelevant coursework simply to obtain a degree. However, traditional education holds merit. Both entrepreneurs recognize the value of providing foundational skills when clearly aligned with individualized objectives. Yet, entrepreneurship often struggles in traditional classrooms, flourishing instead in environments that emphasize active, hands-on problem-solving. Case studies may illustrate past solutions, but genuine learning occurs best when addressing one's own daily challenges. Thus, effective educational approaches, whether conventional or alternative, must be tailored to individual student goals, readiness, and personal motivations. Both Browder and Entwistle emphasize the importance of high pain tolerance for entrepreneurs. Browder employs the familiar simile of entrepreneurship being akin to 'eating glass,' underscoring the resilience and problem-solving it requires. Entwistle concurs: 'It's tough. Most founders are optimists with high pain tolerance. Building companies young taught me humility—I assume every idea might be wrong until tested.' He views success as context-driven: 'It's not about being a 'great entrepreneur' but being the right person for a specific idea at the right time. I might not have thrived in the 1800s or with every idea today.' Therefore, educational institutions must cultivate resilience and adaptability, creating environments where students rigorously test ideas and learn constructively from failures. A significant hurdle in traditional educational contexts is fostering intrinsic motivation, particularly when students perceive assignments as irrelevant or uninteresting. For instance, students often struggle to understand why they should prioritize writing essays on obscure historical figures over engaging in more immediately gratifying activities like gaming. In entrepreneurial contexts, however, intrinsic motivation emerges naturally through personally meaningful and practically relevant tasks. Browder and Entwistle were intrinsically driven to solve real-world problems, resulting in sustained engagement that far exceeds traditional classroom expectations. This is the challenge that educational institutions face: how to incorporate real-world, personally meaningful projects into curricula to enhance intrinsic motivation and promote deeper learning when the range of activities available to most students is comparatively narrow? While entrepreneurship illustrates what can be achieved, it does not readily serve as a model for achieving enhanced relevance in drier, more academic subjects. The experiences of Thiel Fellows John Andrew Entwistle and Joshua Browder highlight the urgent challenge that traditional educational institutions face in remaining relevant and effective. As these examples clearly illustrate, entrepreneurial innovation relies on iterative experimentation, practical problem-solving, and intrinsic motivation—conditions that are often absent from conventional classrooms. To adequately prepare entrepreneurs—and indeed all learners—for a rapidly changing world, educational institutions must adopt flexible, innovation-driven models that promote personal relevance, active learning, and adaptability. Yet educating entrepreneurs serves as just one example of how the traditional educational model can fail to meet the diverse needs of individual learners. This broader transformation will require educational leaders and policymakers to consider how all curricula—not just entrepreneurial—can be made more intrinsically engaging and personally meaningful while also recognizing how formal structures like standards can contradict this goal. The entrepreneurial journeys of innovators such as Entwistle and Browder provide compelling evidence that fostering intrinsic motivation and active learning can unlock exceptional potential. The challenge lies in identifying authentic, real-world applications that offer pathways resonating with each student's interests and aspirations while still enabling the development of essential skills so that their future selves are not constrained by the goals and aspirations of their teenage years.
Arab News
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Amira Al-Zuhair, Gigi Hadid star in accessories campaign
DUBAI: French Saudi model Amira Al-Zuhair starred in a campaign for US fashion label Tory Burch, while US Dutch Palestinian supermodel Gigi Hadid fronted the 2025 leather goods campaign for Italian high-fashion brand Miu Miu, blending fashion and fine art. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ For Tory Burch, Al-Zuhair wore a silk set adorned with the brand's logo, showcasing handbags, perfumes, accessories, shoes and watches from the brand's latest release. A post shared by Amira Al Zuhair (@amiraalzuhair) The Miu Miu campaign, captured by renowned photographer Steven Meisel, features photographs that are digitally hand-painted to achieve a tactile, velvety quality, evoking the essence of classic 20th-century portraiture. The campaign highlights Miu Miu's signature matelasse leather, showcased in two bags — the Wander and the Arcadie, available in rich chocolate and mustard hues, as well as vibrant pistachio and fuchsia versions. A post shared by Miu Miu (@miumiu) On Instagram, Miu Miu shared images from the campaign featuring Hadid with soft, sculpted waves styled to evoke vintage aesthetics. In one of the images, she was dressed in a dark navy jacket layered over a light, checked shirt and a collared blouse. The look was completed with the Wander bag in a mustard hue. Another photo shows Hadid seated on a vintage green and brown chair, wearing a blue and green gingham dress. She was holding the Arcadie bag in chocolate brown, which also features the matelasse texture. A post shared by Miu Miu (@miumiu) A third image captured Hadid in a strapless lime green top paired with a soft brown skirt. She carried the brown Arcadie bag as a shoulder accessory. Hadid has had a long-running relationship with Miu Miu. A post shared by Miu Miu (@miumiu) Earlier this month, she walked the brand's runway during Paris Fashion Week wearing a mix of classic tailoring and modern styling with a vintage edge. She donned a charcoal, double-breasted coat-dress with a structured, oversized silhouette. The look was completed with a 1920s-inspired hat that ties under the chin. The outfit was further styled with dangling gold earrings, knee-high scrunched socks in a muted olive tone and brown leather loafers. A post shared by Miu Miu (@miumiu) Last year, Hadid also starred in the brand's campaign featuring the Wander and Arcadie bags, reflecting a similar 1930s-inspired style. The campaign showcased the handbags in shades of brown, orange, and yellow, with Hadid modeling alongside them. Also captured by Meisel, the photographs draw inspiration from the innovative style of late British photographer Yevonde Middleton, renowned for employing soft colors and incorporating drapery and foliage in her portraits.
