In the news now, United Airlines has joined a number of other carriers in imposing extra fees for super-sized passengers - passengers so obese they have trouble putting the armrest down, say, or fastening their seat belts. Lots of angry passengers out there, including me, and I'm not obese. I'm angry because airlines in general have increased the seating density and reduced the comfort levels on most of their domestic aircraft over the last several years, exacerbating the problem of accommodating larger passengers.

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Here at Peppers & Rogers Group, everyone is very careful about using the "S" word. "S" for "segmentation."

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If you think that being a "global warming denier" makes me too radical, I suggest you take a look at this past Sunday's NY Times Magazine article on Freeman Dyson, of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study. Dyson is one of science's legends, truly. And the article is a thoughtful essay on how Dyson has come to doubt the "science" behind the global warming debate.

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