The Human Development Index (HDI) developed in 1990 by Mahbub-ul-Haq added two dimensions, life expectancy and education, to income to come up with a country indicator which was not completely hung up on economic growth. UNDP has been publishing the index regularly...
Ex- – tract: land to be isolated, titled, massaged, pulverized for maximal maximality. – pert: momentary flush of hormonal zest in an otherwise untidy emotional jungle. – hume: portly thinker whose popping off in 1776 coincided roughly with the industrial revolution;...
For people in the modern world, there may be nothing more difficult to comprehend than the group calling itself the Islamic State, or ISIS. The beheadings, rapes, and other acts of cruelty seem beyond understanding, as does the wanton destruction of priceless ancient...
Three more Icelandic bankers including a chief executive have been given prison sentences as the country’s criminal investigations continue surrounding the crash of 2008. And this is no Resort Jail either! These are harsh Icelandic Prisons – which I imagine...
We recently shared on social media this article called “What Bill Gates doesn’t know about poverty” (originally published by TheRules.org). The article deals with the fact that although Gates has a noble purpose trying to help eradicate poverty, he seems to be...
