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...race to generate enough distinctive inventory in jet-set markets," says Scott Berman, a leisure-industry consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. The general rule is 1 property for every 6 members. But many clubs have fallen behind. They are working to rectify the problems, but in the meantime, if you join, you may not get all that's promised. At any destination club, it can be difficult to lock up the property you want over a holiday or if you book fewer than 90 days in advance. "They're oversold," says Bob Jones, consultant with OneTravel Holdings, an Atlanta online-travel agency...
...North and South poles that those steambath conditions are felt particularly acutely, with glaciers and ice caps crumbling to slush. Once the thaw begins, a number of mechanisms kick in to keep it going. Greenland is a vivid example. Late last year, glaciologist Eric Rignot of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and Pannir Kanagaratnam, a research assistant professor at the University of Kansas, analyzed data from Canadian and European satellites and found that Greenland ice is not just melting but doing so more than twice as fast, with 53 cu. mi. draining away into the sea last year...
...Logan Airport Monday and 28 degrees last night. According to Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science Steven C. Wofsy, the scientific explanation for erratic local weather is that “Boston sits on the boundary between a continental and a maritime climate.” The jet stream is a rapidly moving body of air in the upper atmosphere, and it generally moves from west to east. But, Wofsy said, it also “wiggles.” Boston’s momentary position relative to the jet stream can wreak havoc on weather forecasts...
Since the Concorde landed for the last time in 2003, globetrotting members of the smart set either fly their own jets or discreetly rent them by the hour. For the rest of us, flying commercial has become something to be endured rather than cherished. If the only planes in the sky belonged to U.S. carriers, the NetJets snobs might have a point. Three of the largest American airlines began 2006 in bankruptcy. Meanwhile, other carriers like Virgin Atlantic and Emirates have added such amenities as in-flight massages and Four Seasons?style suites. In their wake, a new generation...
...Boeing bets its fortunes on the 747 jumbo jet, which for the first time makes intercontinental air travel accessible to a mass market...