Intelligence and Consciousness – No Equivalent
From Rome to Britain to America
PARIS (AFP) Yahoo News
Norway takes the number one spot in the annual United Nations human development index released Monday but China has made the biggest strides in improving the well-being of its citizens…
The index compiled by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) ranks 182 countries based on such criteria as life expectancy, literacy, school enrolment and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita…
Norway, Australia and Iceland took the first three spots while Niger ranks at the very bottom, just below Afghanistan…
The UNDP said the index highlights the grave disparities between rich and poor countries.
A child born in Niger can expect to live to just over 50, which is 30 years less than a child born in Norway. For every dollar a person earns in Niger, 85 dollars are earned in Norway.
This year’s index was based on data from 2007 and does not take into account the impact of the global economic crisis. The United States ranks 13th, down one spot from last year.
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We Fell into a Stupor
yet, let us blame the black man
for, all before did no harm
yet, let us blame the first black man
for, we were all close to g_d