are you part of the majority?

We care about the Environment

According to the 2007 Cone Consumer Environment survey – 88% of us are interested or more interested in the environment today than last year. (Gore would be proud.) Foreseeably this translates to how companies approach business today. More than ever Americans today favor companies who choose to support/preserve the environment. We can see this with the popularity of Whole Foods and Farmer’s Markets. 86% of us either purchase environmentally friendly products/services, donate to support environmental causes and/or advocate. That’s a pretty high number if you ask me. The survey doesn’t get into how that number has changed from last year, but in any case the number caught me off guard!

Pressure to be "real"

A 2005 study by Roland G. Fryer of Harvard University crystallizes the point: While there is scarce dissimilarity in popularity levels among low-achieving students, black or white, Fryer finds that "when a student achieves a 2.5 GPA, clear differences start to emerge." At 3.5 and above, black students "tend to have fewer and fewer friends," even as their high-achieving white peers "are at the top of the popularity pyramid." With such pressure to be real, to not "act white," is it any wonder that the African-American high school graduation rate has stagnated at 70 percent for the past three decades?
Something to think about...

photo pause

i decided it was time to put my camera to use.

near future?

From time to time, NTT Docomo, Japan's largest mobile carrier, releases a this is a must see.

video

depicting its vision of the future. Docomo's latest video shows how mobile technology will make life safer, more convenient, and more comfortable. It’s really cool how in their vision, among other things, people will wear glasses with GPS, tracking systems will prevent children from getting lost, security robots will take care of your house, and you will buy your veggie using your mobile (they seem obsessed with this idea).
Plus the music and the acting are quiet amusing ;)