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As use of chartered jets rises, so do accidents (International Herald Tribune)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:37:33 GMT Amid the surge in flights, U.S. crashes and deaths involving chartered aircraft rose last year after both had reached a 19-year low in 2006.

Jet service proves to be a popular incentive for buyers (International Herald Tribune)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:48:42 GMT With resort projects around the world dangling everything from satellite-ready security technology to a year's worth of coconut oil spa treatments, developers are struggling to find new perks to entice luxury home buyers.

Customs crack down on India's rich (Asia News Network)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:14:57 GMT Even India's high-flying rich and famous have been brought down to earth in these tough times. Those shopping for the ultimate status symbol - their own plane or helicopter - without paying taxes on them have had their wings clipped by the Customs authorities.

Dashing To Book Exec Charters (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:56:06 GMT Frequent business flyers know the skies are anything but friendly these days.

Citi eyes $4oom plane financing deals in the Gulf (Zawya)
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:02:17 GMT Dubai: Citigroup is discussing eight to 10 private aircraft financing deals worth more than $400 million in the Gulf as the largest US bank seeks to benefit from the growing ownership of jets among wealthy individuals in the region.

OneSky Jets Expansion Continues With Opening of Manhattan Office (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT OneSky Jets is continuing to expand its market presence in the United States with the opening of its newest office located directly across from Madison Square Garden at 11 Penn Plaza in New York City. "In the five years that we have been building OneSky Jets we have developed a significant membership base in Manhattan; this office will allow us to better serve these existing members while ...

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:11:16 GMT As I've often told Ginsberg, you can't blame the President for the state of the country, it's always the poets' fault. You can't expect politicians to come up with a vision, they don't have it in them. Poets have to come up with the vision and they ...

Rich begin feeling the pain in down economy (KATU Portland)
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:01:37 GMT It may have taken longer and it may not be as acute, but there are early hints that the economic slump is crimping the lifestyles of the wealthy.

Billy Graham is a Devil Worshipper! (Indymedia Chiapas)
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:46:04 GMT Ha Ha! Fooled you! He is the Devil himself! "Psst! Lets go to a crusade, pose as Christians, and get rid of anyone who is stupid enough to come down and assume the title of Jesus Christ!" "You know what we do with Messiahs, don't you?"

Future of boating - Life on their terms (Soundings)
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:15:57 GMT Beatle Paul McCartney’s 1967 paean to aging, “When I’m Sixty-Four,” envisions a quiet, uneventful retirement: “You can knit a sweater by the fireside, Sunday morning go for a ride. Doing the garden, digging the weeds. Who could ask for more?”

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