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...fervent wish that the airline industry, particularly the legacy carriers, becomes abundantly profitable in the not-too-distant future. It is the industry's wish too, I dare say. The problem, as ever, is the manner in which the airlines hope to attain this elusive status - by once again sticking it to the customer. This week's chapter involves a move by Delta, quickly copied by Continental, to raise fees for bags checked at the airport to $25 for the first bag and $35 for the second. (It's $2 less if you check in online...
...problem is, long-term forecasting does not do much to keep people from putting themselves in harm's way. If it did, nobody would live in California or Mexico City or parts of Japan. What's needed is short-term forecasting on the order of weeks, days or hours. And this has stymied scientists again and again. (See the top 10 news stories...
...Palin's problem six months after leaving the governor's job in Juneau is that she remains no better informed about national and international affairs than she was as a candidate. With Palin settling in for regular airtime before a vast audience - as opposed to invitation-only speaking events around the country - her weaknesses may once more be on display. The job requirements of punditry - commenting on a variety of political and nonpolitical happenings - are not necessarily the best preparation for a run at the Republican nomination, even in this environment. (Just ask Pat Buchanan.) When asked by O'Reilly...
...Garson says this event, dubbed Show of Peace, will be different. "It won't be a problem," he says. "We're doing it to raise global awareness of what good is coming out of China. [The government is] looking at this as the branding of the new China: red China going green." Participating bands will be donating their time, and half of all money raised will be funneled into global projects dedicated to promoting peace and protecting the environment. The slogan on the concert's website encapsulates Garson's oft-repeated objectives: Peace = Green + No War + Water + Food + Health + Education...
...think intrinsic motivators are stronger than external rewards? I think they're more important for creative, conceptual tasks. If-then motivators - if you do this, then you get that - are really good for routine algorithmic tasks. The problem is fewer of us are doing that kind of work. Now, that doesn't mean that we stop paying people. Intrinsic motivators are clearly the primary root to high performance. In the world of behavioral science that's not even controversial; the idea just hasn't migrated to business. (See the best business deals...