Word: jetting
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...machinations of finance into the stuff of suspense, elegantly connecting the shadowy moneylenders of Mumbai to the gleaming towers of Hong Kong and New York City. In one set piece at a dinner party in a Hong Kong high-rise, Chowdhury cracks open the insular world of the Indian jet set, exposing their insecurities and pretensions. "The Indian guests ate as they usually did, on the rocking balls of their feet, curiously surveying each other's plates, clawing at the procession of half-heard jokes and gossip swirling around...
...Predator's firepower is limited, but the Reaper can deliver laser-guided 500-lb. bombs like those commonly found on the F-16 jet, together with Hellfire missiles. And the hardware comes relatively cheap. The Reaper costs $10 million--chump change compared with manned fighter aircraft; the cutting-edge F-22 Raptor, for instance, costs nearly $350 million. The drones' relatively low cost is due mainly to the fact that they don't have a pilot--which may also contribute to the Pakistani leadership's tacit acceptance of the CIA campaign. "If we were sending F-16s into FATA--American...
...company decided to reformulate its ink and hired a chemical engineer from Dupont, who replaced the expensive beads with a technology, already used in ink jet printers to conserve ink, that helps smaller quantities of pigment create the same vibrant results as regular inks. Ultimately, come regret time, that means there's less ink that needs to be removed, which means less time spent getting zapped by a laser. With this revised formula, Infinitink tattoos still cost as much as 50% more than regular designs, but their removal is a bargain since it requires many fewer sessions - which typically cost...
...event, the Prince has already proven himself a bit of a recessionista. While his father Prince Charles reportedly chartered a private jet to the tune of $480,000 for his 2005 trip to America, Harry has booked commercial flights for this journey. According to Lowther-Pinkerton, "It's just Harry...
...plays a major role in American military combat, guiding missiles and bombs to their destinations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. President Reagan opened the fledgling navigational system to nonmilitary uses in 1983 after Soviet fighter jets shot down Korean Air flight 007, a passenger jet that had accidentally strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board...