Life Quality Index The Life Quality Index (LQI) is a compound social indicator of human welfare that reflects the expected length of life in good health and enhancement of the quality of life through access to income. The Life Quality Index combines two primary social indicators: the expectancy of healthy life at birth, E, and the real gross domestic product per person, G, corrected for purchasing power parity as appropriate. Both are widely available and accurate statistics. Basic concept[edit] The three components of the Life Quality Index, G, E and K reflect three important human concerns: the creation of wealth, the duration of life in good health and the time available to enjoy life. The amount of life available to enjoy wealth acts as a multiplying factor upon the value of that wealth. In the accounting and assessment of human development, we can view the role of individuals as the principal means, or contributors, to development as well as the ends. Formulation[edit] LQI by country and group
Costa Rica Costa Rica ( i/ˌkoʊstə ˈriːkə/, meaning "rich coast" in Spanish), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica, pronounced: [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈkosta ˈrika]), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica was sparsely inhabited by indigenous people before it came under Spanish rule in the 16th century. Once a poor and isolated colony, since becoming independent in the 18th century, Costa Rica has become one of the most stable, prosperous, and progressive nations in Latin America. History Pre-Columbian period Historians have classified the indigenous people of Costa Rica as belonging to the Intermediate Area, where the peripheries of the Mesoamerican and Andean native cultures overlapped. Agriculture became evident in the populations that lived in Costa Rica about 5,000 years ago. Spanish colonization Independence Economic growth
Quality-of-life Index Method[edit] The survey uses nine quality of life factors to determine a nation's score.[1] They are listed below including the indicators used to represent these factors: Health: Life expectancy at birth (in years). Source: US Census BureauFamily life: Divorce rate (per 1,000 population), converted into index of 1 (lowest divorce rates) to 5 (highest). The Economist Intelligence Unit’s quality-of-life index, 2005[edit] World map showing the Quality of Life Scores No Data 111 countries and territories were included in the 2005 Quality of Life Index.[1] Countries not listed[edit] Many countries/territories, including most of the Least Developed Countries, are omitted from this ranking as there is insufficient data to produce a viable rank. See also[edit] Measurement and metrics[edit] Indices[edit] Notes[edit]
Palindrome A palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of symbols or elements, whose meaning may be interpreted the same way in either forward or reverse direction.[1] Famous examples include "Amore, Roma", "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama" and "No 'x' in 'Nixon'". Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing. The word "palindrome" was coined from the Greek roots palin (πάλιν; "again") and dromos (δρóμος; "way, direction") by the English writer Ben Jonson in the 17th century. The Greek phrase to describe the phenomenon is karkinikê epigrafê (καρκινικὴ επιγραφή; "crab inscription"), or simply karkinoi (καρκίνοι; "crabs"), alluding to the movement of crabs, such as an inscription that may be read backwards. History[edit] Palindromes date back at least to 79 AD, as a palindrome was found as a graffito at Herculaneum, a city buried by ash in that year. Palindromes in Arabic language[edit] In the Quran[edit] In Arabic literature[edit] The stanza translates as:
The World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health systems Source: WHO World Health Report - See also Spreadsheet Details (731kb) The World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health systems was last produced in 2000, and the WHO no longer produces such a ranking table, because of the complexity of the task. See also: Preventable Deaths By Country See also: Healthy Life Expectancy By Country See also: Health Performance Rank By Country See also: Total Health Expenditure as % of GDP (2000-2005) See also: Main Country Ranks Page Rank Country List of Latin phrases (full) This page lists direct English translations of common Latin phrases. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before that of ancient Rome. This list is a combination of the twenty divided "List of Latin phrases" pages, for users who have no trouble loading large pages and prefer a single page to scroll or search through. The content of the list cannot be edited here, and is kept automatically in sync with the separate lists through the use of transclusion.
Life expectancy Life expectancy is the expected (in the statistical sense) number of years of life remaining at a given age.[1] It is denoted by ,[a] which means the average number of subsequent years of life for someone now aged , according to a particular mortality experience. Because life expectancy is an average, a particular person may well die many years before or many years after their "expected" survival. The term "maximum life span" has a quite different meaning. The term that is known as life expectancy is most often used in the context of human populations, but is also used in plant or animal ecology;[2] it is calculated by the analysis of life tables (also known as actuarial tables). Interpretation of life expectancy[edit] It is important to note that life expectancy is an average value. In countries with high infant mortality rates, life expectancy at birth is highly sensitive to the rate of death in the first few years of life. Human life expectancy patterns[edit] Regional variations[edit]
Revealed: The best and worst places to be a woman - World Politics - World The global gender gap defies simple solutions. Eighty-five per cent of countries have improved conditions for women over the past six years, according to the World Economic Forum, but in economic and political terms there is still a long way to go. "From London to Lahore," says Oxfam, "inequality between men and women persists." Here The Independent on Sunday explores the best places to be a woman today. 1. Iceland has the greatest equality between men and women, taking into account politics, education, employment and health indicators. 2. Rwanda is the only nation in which females make up the majority of parliamentarians. 3. Norway is the world's best place to be a mother, with low risks of maternal mortality – one in 7,600 – and skilled help at nearly all births. 4. Literacy rates among women in Lesotho exceed those of men, with 95 per cent of women able to read and write, compared with 83 per cent of men. 5. Women have run Sri Lanka for 23 years. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Education Index The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index every year, which consists of the Life Expectancy Index, Education index, and Income index.[1] The Education Index is calculated from the Mean years of schooling index and the Expected years of schooling index.[1] Education is a major component of well-being and is used in the measure of economic development and quality of life, which is a key factor determining whether a country is a developed, developing, or underdeveloped nation. Ranking[edit] Change in value from the last report is given as follows: = increase. = steady. = decrease. The latest index was released in the Human Development Report in October 2009.[2] This statistical update covers the period up to 2007: 1 is the highest possible theoretical score, indicating perfect education attainment. All countries considered to be developed countries possess a minimum score of 0.8 or above, although the great majority have a score of 0.9 or above. See also[edit] School leaving age
Why Does the Media Continue to Act Like Terry Richardson Isn't Totally Fucked Up? Okay since I already shared this with someone else I might as well spread the joy (and creepiness) and tell you what I found: (I am not a huge Hamm fan but I HATE Terry Richardson and it was making me sad to see this other thread where everyone was lamenting the fact that the precious Hammster hung out with that turd so I did some cyber-stalking and found this article: [www.vulture.com] Long story short it says at 11:28 pm at some Vanity Fair party that: "Graydon Carter's Vanity Fair party is always full of unlikely celebrity matchups, and here's a good one: As Jon Hamm chats with a blue-haired Katy Perry, Terry Richardson pulls back to shoot a digital snapshot of the duo." There you go, hope that helps to soothe the pain of a potential alliance between such a wonderful person and a steaming pile of shit with a camera! THANK YOUUUUUUUUU!! But he IS very, very good friends with Justin Theroux, and I don't know how to wrap my head around that.
The 10 Most Educated Countries in the World In the past 50 years, college graduation rates in developed countries have increased nearly 200%, according to Education at a Glance 2011, a recently published report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The report shows that while education has improved across the board, it has not improved evenly, with some countries enjoying much greater rates of educational attainment than others. Based on the report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 10 developed countries with the most educated populations. Read the 10 Most Educated Countries in the World The countries with the most highly educated citizens are also some of the wealthiest in the world. The countries that invest the most in education have the most-educated people. Interestingly, public expenditure on educational institutions relative to private spending by these countries is small compared with other countries in the OECD. The countries included here have had educated populations for a long time.
A little something to say thank you {giveaway}! | The Athletarian Yesterday I received a little something in the mail: Thanks to your votes, I won a $100 gift card to Lululemon from BodyRock.tv!! I am overwhelmed and so grateful for each and every one of you who has supported me. I had over 700 “likes” on my photo (that’s bananas if you ask me)! THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I had a vlog done for this post so I could thank you “in person” but still don’t have my camera (it’s at Dean’s) and the vlog isn’t on my computer yet. If you follow BodyRock, you will know that they always use a Gymboss for their workouts. Mark from Gymboss sent me a pink Gymboss to review (it comes in a bunch of different colours!) I use it mostly for BodyRock workouts and HIIT. I told Mark how you all helped me win the Bodyrock contest and he has kindly offered to give a Gymboss away to one of my readers to help me say thank you for all of your support!