The two companies are pushing for a new class of machines that combine the power of a personal computer and the portability of a personal digital assistant.

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Considered an entirely new class of vessel, it would rely on superconducting machinery for propulsion and power generation.

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His record of building roads, ports, power plants and a generally business-friendly environment in Gujarat appeals to a new middle class that wants its politicians to offer people a hand up, not a handout.

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The Sulzberger family controls 88% of the voting power at the New York Times Co. while owning only 17% of the company's class A shares.

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Intel is betting Silverthorne, slated for next year, will help create a new class of lightweight devices that can perform as well as a desktop machine using significantly less power.

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In January's election, new politicians such as Yair Lapid, finance minister, rose to power on promises to help the middle class at a time when Israel needs to cut spending and raise taxes to close a growing budget deficit.

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Kaufman also underscores the creation of a new masters of the universe class who have under their aegis more assets, more money, more assets, more power than ever before.

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Mr Rossel and his fellow supergovernors are a rising class, but the new arrangement that gives them increasing clout in the centre is not backed by unfettered power over their fiefs at home.

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Expect the mod cons -- fully flat seats in biz and first, video on demand, power plugs and iDevice ports and new features such as sound-insulating curtains and cool automatic window shades in first class.

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