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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, November 18, 2007

America saving time, money, energy

Compiled by John MacIntyre

  • Year that daylight saving time was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin, according to Basex's TechWatch Special Report: 1784

  • Estimated cumulative economic benefit of daylight saving time through the year 2020, according to the American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy: $4.4 billion

    THEY STILL CALL

  • Percentage of Americans who have registered their telephone numbers for the Do-Not-Call Registry, according to a Harris poll: 72

  • Of those who have registered, percentage who report that they currently receive no telemarketing calls: 18

    MOTIVATING FACTOR

  • Percentage of sales employees who are engaged in their work, according to a survey conducted by Sibson Consulting: 57

  • Comparing sales employees with nonsales employees, percentage who are committed to their company: 68 vs. 62

  • Percentage who are motivated by compensation: 82 vs. 62

    STIMULATING VIEWS

  • Rank of Chicago among the most caffeinated cities in the United States, based on per capita consumption of coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas, energy drinks and caffeine pills, according to a survey conducted by Prince Market Research: 1

  • Ranks of Seattle and Chicago among U.S. cities whose denizens are most likely to tell you that caffeine is good for you: 1, 2

  • Ranks of Los Angeles and Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif., among the U.S. cities whose denizens are most likely to tell you that caffeine is bad for you: 1, 2

    CREDIBILITY GAP

  • Percentage of journalists who say that they rely on the Internet to help get their job done, according to the 2007 Arketi Web Watch Survey: 100

  • When asked how journalists use the Internet, percentage who say finding news sources: 93

  • Percentage of journalists who say that international organizations offer credible online information: 89

  • Percentage who say that government agencies offer credible online information: 85

  • Percentage who say that politicians offer credible online information: 35

    INDUSTRIAL AGE

  • Net loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs in the past decade, according to the Cato Institute: 3.3 million

  • Net gain of U.S. jobs in sectors where the average wage is higher than in manufacturing: 11.6 million

  • Percentage of the world's added manufacturing value accounted for by U.S. factories: 20

  • Percentage accounted for by Chinese factories: 8

    TAKING INITIATIVE

  • When CFOs were asked what initiatives their company was most likely to pursue in the next two years, percentage who cited technology upgrade, according to a survey by Robert Half Management Resources: 30

  • Percentage who said business process improvement: 19

    I HEART S.F.

  • Rank of San Francisco among the top 10 U.S. cities in Condé Nast Traveler magazine's annual readers' choice awards: 1

  • Number of years in the past 18 that San Francisco has held the No. 1 spot: 17 (Santa Fe was No. 1 in 1992.)

    MOTORHEADS

  • Number of hours that Americans spend tuning up and maintaining their vehicles each year, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of Dodge Caliber SRT4: 18 billion

  • Percentage of men who say the garage is their favorite place to spend time at home: 17

    PETS WELCOME

  • Number of U.S. hotels that allowed pets in 2002, according to a study conducted by "Traveling With Your Pet: The AAA PetBook": 11,327

  • Number of U.S. hotels that allowed pets in 2006: 13,890

  • Percentage increase in the number of U.S. hotels that allow pets since 2002: 23

    IDLE THOUGHT

    "The most futile thing in this world is any attempt, perhaps, at exact definition of character. All individuals are a bundle of contradictions — none more so than the most capable."

    — Theodore Dreiser, author

    Readers can contact John MacIntyre at johnmacintyre@bwr.eastlink.ca.