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trueHobo Research2006-05-08T14:06:39-07:002006-05-08T21:06:39Z2006-05-08T21:06:39Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712239979478905How high is too high for world oil price?<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://today.reuters.com/business/NewsArticle.aspx?type=businessIndustry&storyID=2006-04-21T091028Z_01_L18218061_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPROIND-ENERGY-TALKS-PRICE-DC.XML">How high is too high for world oil price?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Burkina Faso, ranked the third poorest country in the 2005 UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, is totally reliant on imports of transport fuels. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1025258&CatID=2">India helped reduce poverty: WB</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Even though India and China are making economic progress, India lags far behind its neighbour in crucial indicators of <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, especially in <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:06:21-07:002006-05-08T21:06:21Z2006-05-08T21:06:21Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712238102116134GUEST COLUMN: Barbados a gem<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.nationnews.com/editorial/4135876102314.php">GUEST COLUMN: Barbados a gem</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Nation Newspaper - Bridgetown,St. Michael,Barbados</FONT><BR><B>...</B> It has taken much effort and sacrifice to bring this beloved country to a stage where it ranks highest in terms of the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> as compared with <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:06:01-07:002006-05-08T21:06:01Z2006-05-08T21:06:01Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712236159338442GUEST COLUMN: Barbados a gem<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.nationnews.com/editorial/4135876102314.php">GUEST COLUMN: Barbados a gem</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Nation Newspaper - Bridgetown,St. Michael,Barbados</FONT><BR><B>...</B> It has taken much effort and sacrifice to bring this beloved country to a stage where it ranks highest in terms of the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> as compared with <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:05:42-07:002006-05-08T21:05:42Z2006-05-08T21:05:42Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712234241188414Zambia: Do Women Need a Ministry?<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200605010899.html">Zambia: Do Women Need a Ministry?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> of men. Zambia is doing extremely badly on the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> where at 154 we are among the lowest in the world. I do <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:05:20-07:002006-05-08T21:05:20Z2006-05-08T21:05:20Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712232057899125How is the genocide in Sudan's Darfur region affecting neighboring ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A60375">How is the genocide in Sudan's Darfur region affecting neighboring <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Creative Loafing Atlanta - Atlanta,GA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> is just 47 years. Chad ranks 167 out of 177 on the UN's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, just behind the planet Mercury. As if that wasn <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=15008">Chad�s oil creates more problems than it solves</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Sudan Tribune - Sudan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> people. Instead, it moved down eight positions to rank 173 out of 177 countries last year on the UN�s <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3%3Fid_article%3D15008"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:04:59-07:002006-05-08T21:04:59Z2006-05-08T21:04:59Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712229975352486Scientists Hoping to Beat African Disease With Technology<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-04-10-voa47.cfm">Scientists Hoping to Beat African Disease With Technology</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Voice of America - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> infant receives a check-up. In 2005, Niger ranked at the bottom of the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. The Dantchandou clinic, with <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2006/664/664p24.htm">CHINA: Capitalist restoration worsens inequality</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Green Left Weekly - Chippendale,NSW,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The UN Development Program gauges human development by an index � the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> � that is a weighted measure of three factors: Life expectancy <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.independentng.com/editorial/edapr100601.htm">FG�s $50bn External Reserve Target</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Nigeria Daily Independent - Ikeja,Lagos,Nigeria</FONT><BR><B>...</B> from all these rosy postulations? Not much, if the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> is anything to go by. Those shouting from the rooftops <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage.php?storyflag=y&leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&chklogin=N&autono=221808">Maharashtra cares little for health, education</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Business Standard - India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> progressive state, but if one takes a look at the state�s expenditure on three important areas that help improve the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) � public <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://english.daralhayat.com/opinion/commentators/04-2006/Article-20060410-843bb846-c0a8-10ed-0105-0034da05af9f/story.html">Oil Industry has Potential to Create Prosperity for Iraqis</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Dar Al-Hayat - Lebanon</FONT><BR><B>...</B> its infrastructure. During his leadership Iraq plummeted from 76 to 126 on the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. Investment <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://yementimes.com/article.shtml?i=936&p=opinion&a=1">�151�, the mark of our real achievements</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Yemen Times - Sana'a,Yemen</FONT><BR><B>...</B> �We are not just talking about economics when talking about the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> that the UN gauges the state of development of nations by, we are <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200604100427.html">Malawi: Do-Gooders Help to Pave the Road to Malawian Hell</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Millions of dollars have been poured into the country for years and yet Malawi remains near the bottom of United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:04:39-07:002006-05-08T21:04:39Z2006-05-08T21:04:39Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712227933077915Chad's oil creates more problems than it solves<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/11-04-2006/79036-Chad-0">Chad's oil creates more problems than it solves</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Pravda - Moscow,Russia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Instead, this country of 8 million moved down eight positions to rank 173 out of 177 countries last year on the UN's <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=166151&src=0">World Bank Approves US$170 Million to Support Development in <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>noticias.info - Spain</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The government�s development strategy, with the overarching objective of improving the state�s <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, has been built on three pillars: (i <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://fpif.org/fpiftxt/3186">India: A Tale of Two Worlds</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Foreign Policy In Focus - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> deeper. Last year, India slipped from 124 out of 177 countries to 127, according to the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.vneconomy.com.vn/eng/index.php?param=article&catid=09&id=055b200a0c69ac">2006 labour force census underway</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Vietnam Economic Times - Hanoi,Vietnam</FONT><BR><B>...</B> triple the number of previous years, the 2006 census will provide more concrete data on the labour force, <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI), reproductive health <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=269042&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/">Chad's oil creates more problems than it solves</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Mail & Guardian Online - Johannesburg,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Instead, this country moved down eight positions to rank 173 out of 177 countries last year on the United Nation's <B>human</B>-<B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:04:21-07:002006-05-08T21:04:21Z2006-05-08T21:04:21Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712226174832939Malaria's reach has extended far beyond Africa's meagre means<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/opinion/story.html?id=6d348423-1d14-4702-8dbd-d8a8dbbbc07b">Malaria's reach has extended far beyond Africa's meagre means</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Niger is the poorest country in the world. It ranks last out of 177 countries in the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. One <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200604250445.html">Zambia: What About Justice When We Deal With HIV/Aids</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> etc. - all these and many more factors contribute to Zambia's low rank on the UNDP "<B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>" - 166 out of 177! This <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060425/asp/northeast/story_6137312.asp">Northeast Echoes</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> if looked at from the spectrum of economic viability, the groups are able to legitimise their claims by pointing at the poor <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> in their <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:04:11-07:002006-05-08T21:04:11Z2006-05-08T21:04:11Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712225128550137Targeting resources effectively for the poor<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_27441.shtml">Targeting resources effectively for the poor</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The New Nation - Bangladesh</FONT><BR><B>...</B> rather than the actual health needs of the areas or the extent of poverty (as determined by the district's Human Poverty Index or its <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>). <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6P94B4?OpenDocument">Poverty feeds the misery brought by erratic weather in East Africa</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland</FONT><BR><B>...</B> According to the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Kenya have some of the lowest living standards in the world. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:04:09-07:002006-05-08T21:04:09Z2006-05-08T21:04:09Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712224955998178Famine Experts Say Niger Faces Another Difficult Year<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-04-24-voa36.cfm">Famine Experts Say Niger Faces Another Difficult Year</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Voice of America - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Niger last year. The landlocked country ranked the poorest in the world last year on the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. Drought and <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.andnetwork.com/app?service=direct/0/Home/$StorySummary$0.$DirectLink$1&sp=l31455">ZAMBIA: A "crushing" life for children forced to work</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>African News Dimension - Johannesburg,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> led to huge job losses. Zambia is now lower placed on the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) than at independence. Over 70 percent of <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:03:57-07:002006-05-08T21:03:57Z2006-05-08T21:03:57Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712223702089169An anarchist alternative for the Philippines<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.anarkismo.net/newswire.php?story_id=2923">An anarchist alternative for the Philippines</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Anarkismo.net - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> In 2000, the country ranked 77 out of more than 150 countries with a poverty incidence of 34% and where the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) figure was 0.656. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.aliran.com/oldsite/monthly/2005b/8h.html">Debating an equitable Malaysia</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Aliran Monthly - Penang,Malaysia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> A commonly-used measure of development is the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI), devised and calculated annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0426edyes0426.html">Area students earn college scholarships</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Shieh, a 16-year-old junior at Scottsdale's Chaparral High School, offered a project titled "Associations Between <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> and Infant Mortality <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theboholchronicle.com/fpage.php?issue=147&s1=1961&s2=&s3=&s4=%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&s5=1966&s6=562&s7=1967&s9=">Unity cited at reg�l peace gab</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Bohol Chronicle - Tagbilaran,Bohol,Philippines</FONT><BR><B>...</B> province in the country. Now, it has improved, moving to forty-one, according to the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> or HDI. The Agenda�s <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=81312&d=27&m=4&y=2006&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom">Fight Ignorance, Urges Yudhoyono</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Arab News - Jeddah,Saudi Arabia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Turkey,� he said, adding that no Muslim country ranked among the 30 best performing nations in the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:03:08-07:002006-05-08T21:03:08Z2006-05-08T21:03:08Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712218862754039Viet Nam earns initial success in sustainable development<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.vnagency.com.vn/newsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=197715">Viet Nam earns initial success in sustainable development</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam</FONT><BR><B>...</B> given priority to the combination of economic growth with promotion of a just and progressive society, increasing the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> and protecting <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20052344.shtml">The Growing National Consciousness in Sierra Leone</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Awareness Times - Freetown,Sierra Leone</FONT><BR><B>...</B> pornography, we are still a crippling nation that is dotted among the least of impoverished and unimproved nations on the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,1766910,00.html">What a larger Europe needs is small countries able to think big</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Guardian Unlimited - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Seven of the world's top 10 in the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> - the combined measure of health, education and gross domestic product per capita - are small <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:02:45-07:002006-05-08T21:02:45Z2006-05-08T21:02:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712216557539346Espat speaks on tourism, governance<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://new.channel5belize.com/archive_detail_story.php?story_id=16167">Espat speaks on tourism, governance</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Channel5Belize.com - Belize City,Belize</FONT><BR>�Belize has fallen to ninety-one of one hundred seventy-five countries in the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, as you know, one in three of our <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20052365.shtml">SierraLeone's opposition Leader of the All People's Congress <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Awareness Times - Freetown,Sierra Leone</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Sierra Leone, which was the Athens of education in Africa, is now occupying the last and second to last position on the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/?catid=1&newsid=15173">Vietnam on the path to sustainable growth: UN official</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city,Vietnam</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Vietnam had laid emphasis on achieving economic growth together with a just and progressive society, rising in the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, and protecting the <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.thanhniennews.com/politics/%3Fcatid%3D1%26newsid%3D15173"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:02:27-07:002006-05-08T21:02:27Z2006-05-08T21:02:27Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712214784530252Fight Ignorance, Urges Yudhoyono - KSA<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093110776">Fight Ignorance, Urges Yudhoyono - KSA</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Amman,Jordan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Turkey," he said, adding that no Muslim country ranked among the 30 best performing nations in the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/neil_clark/2006/04/why_not_a_foreign_prime_minist.html">Why not a foreign prime minister?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Guardian Unlimited - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Alexsander Lukashenko of Belarus, who has seen his oligarch-free country climb inexorably up the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> and Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.todayonline.com/articles/115561.asp">MM Lee explains his tough stance against Opposition, throws a <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>TODAYonline - Singapore</FONT><BR><B>...</B> after a Financial Times reporter pointed out that Singapore ranks 77th for this coefficient in the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, between Senegal and <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200604280483.html">Malawi: Country Faces Uphill Task Against Poverty</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> a population of over 13 million, Malawi is one of the 12 poorest nations in the world, occupying the 165th position on the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> ranking of <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20060428.F02&irec=3">Muslims capable of driving globalism</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Look at the world's <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, and here again, you will find no Muslim country in the top 10, top 20 or top 30 best performing nations. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-05-08T14:02:10-07:002006-05-08T21:02:10Z2006-05-08T21:02:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114712213009977123Of chalk and cheese: Comparing Jamaica with Nigeria<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20060505T210000-0500_103966_OBS_OF_CHALK_AND_CHEESE__COMPARING_JAMAICA_WITH_NIGERIA.asp">Of chalk and cheese: Comparing Jamaica with Nigeria</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Jamaica Observer - Kingston,Jamaica</FONT><BR><B>...</B> While Jamaica surpasses Nigeria in terms of per capita gross domestic product and position on the United Nation's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, Nigeria is a <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-26T18:44:49-07:002006-04-27T01:44:49Z2006-04-27T01:44:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114610228942886574We must not fail our children again<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1145225411277&call_pageid=970599119419">We must not fail our children again</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada</FONT><BR><B>...</B> patrons are children. Canada is ranked in the top 3 or 4 countries in the world on the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. Yet, according <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.monstersandcritics.com/africa/article_1156075.php/Oil_and_refugees_combust_in_Chad">Oil and refugees combust in Chad</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Shoddy infrastructure and dismal living standards ranked Chad 173 out of 177 countries in the latest UN <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-26T18:17:41-07:002006-04-27T01:17:41Z2006-04-27T01:17:41Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114610066135101571Swaziland: Border Post Scuffles Highlight a Democratic Shortfall<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200604140424.html">Swaziland: Border Post Scuffles Highlight a Democratic Shortfall</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Its <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> rating (from the 2005 United Nations Human Development Report) is falling, primarily due to the AIDS epidemic: nearly 39 percent of <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=42153">Assam's floating hospital a wave of hope for islanders</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> An underdeveloped place like Charikhulia Chapori contributes towards India's dismal ranking in UN <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, which in 2004 was 127th out of 177 <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/apr/14/14042006wo.htm">Fundamentalism is it a threat to women's rights?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Independent-Bangladesh - Dhaka,Bangladesh</FONT><BR>Bangladesh is a country mired in poverty, rating 138 out of 177 countries on the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> - just above Sudan [2]. Economic and social conditions <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-26T18:14:34-07:002006-04-27T01:14:34Z2006-04-27T01:14:34Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114610047465603506Sierra Leone [opinion]: Let's Play Something for Our Politicians<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200603280401.html">Sierra Leone [opinion]: Let's Play Something for Our Politicians</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> of the media not to be politicized and taking sides at the detriment of a nation that is still ranked in the lower rung of the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> and also <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.inq7.net/opinion/index.php?index=2&story_id=70878&col=81">Pinoy Kasi : Chopsticks tax</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>INQ7.net - Philippines</FONT><BR>IN 2000, the United Nations Development Program ranked the Philippines 77th among 174 nations with the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI), a composite measure that <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T19:14:33-07:002006-04-26T02:14:33Z2006-04-26T02:14:33Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601767333683091Renewal process results in great achievements<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.vnagency.com.vn/NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=29&NEWS_ID=194899">Renewal process results in great achievements</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam</FONT><BR><B>...</B> 63 in 1990 to 71.3 in 2005. The <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) has also been raised. Honours and gratitude for war invalids, martyrs <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.garoweonline.com/2004pro/index.php?id=3324">Oil politics fuels Chad violence</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Garowe Online - Garowe,Nugaal,Somalia</FONT><BR>Chad is currently ranked in the bottom five out of nearly 180 nations rated by the United Nations in its annual <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> assessment. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.garoweonline.com/2004pro/index.php%3Fid%3D3324"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/business/2006/April/business_April266.xml&section=business&col=">Japan restores $400m yen loan package</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates</FONT><BR><B>...</B> have such a low literacy rate in Pakistan," he said adding that it was a fundamental question to promote education without which <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> of the <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Money-sun-make-Aussies-a-happy-bunch/2006/04/13/1144521446311.html">Money, sun make Aussies a happy bunch</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The argument ran that although Australia ranked highly on the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI), its citizens were generally unhappy with their lot. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/130871/1/">Maharashtra cares little for health, education</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>OneWorld.net - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> that it is a progressive state, but if one takes a look at the state?s expenditure on three important areas that help improve the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T19:13:26-07:002006-04-26T02:13:26Z2006-04-26T02:13:26Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601760636543646Pros and Cons of an MBA in Australia<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?article_class=5&no=282630&rel_no=1">Pros and Cons of an MBA in Australia</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>OhmyNews International - South Korea</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Over the past 100 years, the range of countries of birth has increased substantially. Australia is also ranked a high third in the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060401/TPMONEY10/604010339/-1/MONEY">Where is David Kilgour, the parliamentary renegade?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Canada East - Canada</FONT><BR><B>...</B> day. As many as half are illiterate. Of the 25 countries ranked lowest by the UN's <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, all are African. These <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L01738587.htm">Meningitis outbreak kills 784 people in Burkina Faso</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> arid Sahel region just south of the Sahara desert, Burkina Faso ranked as the third poorest country on Earth in the United Nation's 2005 <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/265121_focus02.html">International occupation isn't helping Afghanistan</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Afghanistan ranks fifth from the bottom on the UN Development Program's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. Only a few sub-Saharan semi-failed states are more destitute. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T18:42:37-07:002006-04-26T01:42:37Z2006-04-26T01:42:37Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601575781800918Norway tops UN quality-of-life index<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.norway.org/News/archive/2004/200404Norway_undp.htm">Norway tops UN quality-of-life index</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Norway.org - Norway</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Program issues a thorough, state-of-the-world-like report in which the world's countries are ranked according to the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, a system for <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.norway.org/News/archive/2004/200404Norway_undp.htm"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T18:42:25-07:002006-04-26T01:42:25Z2006-04-26T01:42:25Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601574511336846Niger coal may raise power output, slow tree loss<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02738650.htm">Niger coal may raise power output, slow tree loss</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> deforestation and desert creep in Niger, a landlocked country on the southern side of the Sahara which was ranked bottom of the 2005 UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T18:35:02-07:002006-04-26T01:35:02Z2006-04-26T01:35:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601530204603419March 26: Bangladesh's 35th National Day<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/specials/nationalday/news/20060323p2g00m0dm031000c.html">March 26: Bangladesh's 35th National Day</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Mainichi Daily News - Japan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Bangladesh has thus been already categorized by the UNDP as a medium level country in its Human Development Report of 2003/04 as per its <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T18:32:34-07:002006-04-26T01:32:34Z2006-04-26T01:32:34Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601515433715639Jamaica's 'Mama' Has Hands Full<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-portia30mar30,1,1471967.story?coll=la-headlines-world">Jamaica's 'Mama' Has Hands Full</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Los Angeles Times - CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The annual UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, which ranks social progress according to life expectancy, education, income and other factors, put Jamaica 63rd among <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.norway.org/News/archive/2001/200103report.htm">Top quality of life in Norway</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Norway.org - Norway</FONT><BR>This is a privilege�but also an obligation, as the Norwegian government points out. Norway ranks first in the UNDP report�s <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.norway.org/News/archive/2001/200102un.htm">UN report entails an obligation for Norway</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Norway.org - Norway</FONT><BR>Norway is in first place in the report�s <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. A country�s position in the Index depends on how high it ranks <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T18:29:41-07:002006-04-26T01:29:41Z2006-04-26T01:29:41Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601498130406344Horowitz: US resentment grows, change slows<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.statepress.com/issues/2006/03/29/opinions/696386">Horowitz: US resentment grows, change slows</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Web Devil - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The country also experienced one of the most drastic falls in the history of the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, which ranks countries in terms of various quality <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=95120">PM appreciates USAID for human development in Pak</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Online - International News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> of USAID programme has helped Pakistan achieve economic recovery and growth and has contributed to the improvement of <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> of Pakistan. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T18:28:15-07:002006-04-26T01:28:15Z2006-04-26T01:28:15Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601489573420427Heroes of our time<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.newstatesman.com/200604100013">Heroes of our time</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>New Statesman - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> My heroes devised a <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> for the UN which takes account of other factors - education, health, life expectancy, the condition of women <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1747892,00.html">Huge jump in arms sales to Israel</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Guardian Unlimited - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> It added that Britain had also licensed weapons equipment to 10 countries at the bottom third of the UN <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LTIO-6NJS7Q?OpenDocument">Angola: Four years of recovery</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The UN 2005 <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> places Angola at 160 of 177 countries in terms of the quality of life, a reflection of how much social investment is <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LTIO-6NJR5B?OpenDocument">This Friday is World Health Day: Focus on Sierra Leone</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland</FONT><BR><B>...</B> highlights some of the health issues experienced by the people of Sierra Leone, which ranks 176 out of 177 countries on the UN�s <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4194">Latin America: Responsible mining in Chile and Peru - Learning <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Ethical Corporation Magazine - London,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> increasing by a fifth in the past dozen years, the lives of those living in mineral-rich areas (as judged by the World Bank�s <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>) are no <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://stone.undp.org/hdr/reports/global/2003/pdf/presskit/HDR03_PKE_HDI.pdf"><B>HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><B>HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX</B>. The HDI measures achievements in terms of life expectancy,<BR>educational attainment and adjusted real income <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.humandevelopmentindex.com/"><B>Human Development Index</B> Network / Humandevelopmentindex.com</A><BR><FONT size=-1>humandevelopmentindex.com has information about <B>human development index</B>,<BR>transportation and health and fitness.<BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-25T18:13:30-07:002006-04-26T01:13:30Z2006-04-26T01:13:30Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114601401029945335Fighting theTB Scourge<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=44554">Fighting theTB Scourge</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>This Day (subscription) - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria</FONT><BR><B>...</B> It is already embarrassing that the country continues to slide in most of the parameters for measuring <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, HDI. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/de1f602a266f64a2cb5d97571a4af03a.htm">BURKINA FASO: Bird flu outbreak confirmed, but country unprepared</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Burkina Faso ranked as the world's third poorest country in the UN 2005 <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. Half its 13 million people live on less than $1 a day. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/de1f602a266f64a2cb5d97571a4af03a.htm"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.newkerala.com/news2.php?action=fullnews&id=36904">Gujarat Annual Plan of Rs.12503 crores approved</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>NewKerala.com - Ernakulam,Kerala,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> He specifically presented a 'big thrust' plan with a determination to improve upon the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> of the State by allocating a whopping 35.40 <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20052095.shtml">Access to information will allow Sierra Leoneans to participate <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Awareness Times - Freetown,Sierra Leone</FONT><BR><B>...</B> which is very unfortunate. No wonder, Sierra Leone is always at the bottom of the UNDP <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. I am convinced that <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-24T20:41:57-07:002006-04-25T03:41:57Z2006-04-25T03:41:57Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114593651740596794Diamond labor yields little<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002901035_diamonds31.html">Diamond labor yields little</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Seattle Times - United States</FONT><BR><B>...</B> times higher. The country remains next to last on the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>index</B>, which measures key development indicators. Kabia <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://fecolumnists.expressindia.com/full_column.php?content_id=122267">Engaging India�s states, the Stanford way</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Financial Express - Bombay,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> infrastructure and regulatory reforms to improve the investment climate and increased reliance on innovation for further progress in the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=033106G">Shaming "Vampire States" Part Two</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>TCS Daily - Washington,DC,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The United Nations' <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (UNHDI) measures human development or basic living standards on a scale from 0 to 1, with 0 being the lowest and 1 <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-24T20:41:43-07:002006-04-25T03:41:43Z2006-04-25T03:41:43Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114593650392098111Development takes center stage at 10th Party Congress<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.saigontimes.com.vn/daily/detail.asp?muc=1&Sobao=2672&SoTT=1">Development takes center stage at 10th Party Congress</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Saigon Times Daily - Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam</FONT><BR><B>...</B> account not only the income, but also other aspects such as the socio-economic infrastructure, the spiritual life, and the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>,� he said. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/tsunami/story/0,,1756782,00.html">America's aid iceberg</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Guardian Unlimited - UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Is it a coincidence that the countries with the lowest per capita income, that rank at the bottom of the UNDP's <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, are also more likely <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-24T20:39:31-07:002006-04-25T03:39:31Z2006-04-25T03:39:31Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114593637152944498China makes "biggest ever progress" in human development: report<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/03/content_4380197.htm">China makes "biggest ever progress" in human development: report</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Xinhua - China</FONT><BR>HONG KONG, April 3 (Xinhua)-- China's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) ranks 85th among 177 countries, rising up by 20 percent, according to a report from the <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-04/03/content_4380197.htm"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02748996.htm">INTERVIEW-Africa's poorest ponder their future with $60 oil</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> A country in the arid Sahel south of the Sahara, Burkina Faso was ranked the third poorest country on earth in the 2005 UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200604030733.html">Niger: More Than 2 Million Mosquito Nets Distributed As Niger <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> With a population of over 12 million, Niger ranks last of 177 countries measured by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (2005) and 97 <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://allafrica.com/stories/200604030733.html"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-04-03-voa22.cfm">Mayors Begin Campaigns in Burkina Faso</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Voice of America - USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> ranks Burkina Faso as the third poorest country in the world, with 80 percent of the population living on less than $2 a day. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-24T20:39:18-07:002006-04-25T03:39:18Z2006-04-25T03:39:18Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114593635824042936China makes "biggest ever progress" in human development: report<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://english.people.com.cn/200604/04/eng20060404_255677.html">China makes "biggest ever progress" in human development: report</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>People's Daily Online - Beijing,China</FONT><BR>China's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) ranks 85th among 177 countries, rising up by 20 percent, according to a report from the United Nations Development <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.inform.kz/txt/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=141040">Kazakhstan to be regional integration power: UNDP Director</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Kazinform - Astana,Kazakhstan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Is <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) able to represent progress achieved by countries and otherwise? What data are used for calculation of this index? (Note. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.itp.net/business/news/details.php?id=20218&category=">A pioneer in her field</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>ITP.net - Dubai,United Arab Emirates</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Saudi Arabia currently ranks as number 77 out of 177 countries in the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>; however Bakhurji is convinced that the rate of development is <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060406005411&newsLang=en">The President of Burundi Takes Steps to Rebuild His War-Torn <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> agenda. Burundi, one of the poorest nations on the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, was beset by 12 years of civil war. Extreme <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0604066448130324.htm">Huge increase in UK arms sales to Israel</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Islamic Republic News Agency - Tehran,Iran</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The lobby group also found that Britain also approved licensed weapons equipment exports to 10 countries in the bottom third of the UN <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0604066448130324.htm"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.vnagency.com.vn/newsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=30&NEWS_ID=193992">ADB: 7.8 percent economic growth for Viet Nam in 2006</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Viet Nam News Agency - Hanoi,Vietnam</FONT><BR><B>...</B> infant mortality, have also improved, as reflected in an increase in the country's ranking in the United Nations Development Programme's <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,18736378%255E911,00.html">We're a happy bunch, but why is a mystery</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> "According to Blanchflower and Oswald's paper, Happiness and the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>: The Paradox of Australia, our homeland ranks very highly in the UN <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-24T20:38:53-07:002006-04-25T03:38:54Z2006-04-25T03:38:53Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114593633399598161Children Continue To Be Main Victims Of US Occupation<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m21891&l=i&size=1&hd=0">Children Continue To Be Main Victims Of US Occupation</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>uruknet.info - Italy</FONT><BR><B>...</B> This is paralleled by the country�s fall in the United Nations Development Programme�s (UNDP) <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> from 96 to 127, one of the most <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-diamonds25mar25,1,1419153.story?coll=la-news-a_section">Diamonds More Burden Than Asset for Sierra Leone</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Los Angeles Times - CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> higher. The country remains next to last on the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>index</B>, which measures key development indicators. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/03/26/d60326020324.htm">Why politicians fail to deliver political goods</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Daily Star - Bangladesh</FONT><BR><B>...</B> They perform strongly in GDP per capita (and its growth), the UNDP <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, Transparency Inter-national's Corruption Perception Index, and <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-04-24T20:30:00-07:002006-04-25T03:30:00Z2006-04-25T03:30:00Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114593580035636267An Approach To Reducing Poverty In Karnali<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/pageloader.php?file=2006/04/07/editorial/editorial1">An Approach To Reducing Poverty In Karnali</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu,Nepal</FONT><BR><B>...</B> country. Consequently, in 2001, the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> of the zone was only 0.347, compared to 0.429 for the country as a whole. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-hiv/health_3430.jsp">The price of the ticket</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Open Democracy - London,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> need healthcare workers � they were placed at 165 and 166 (out of 177) in the 2005 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:57-08:002006-03-22T19:06:57Z2006-03-22T19:06:57Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305441731743969Third Committee hears call for Sudan to implement peace agreement ...<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-6HLQTH?OpenDocument">Third Committee hears call for Sudan to implement peace agreement <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland</FONT><BR><B>...</B> combat corruption. Burundi continued to be among the five nations with the lowest <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> in the world. In light <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=10/28/2005&qrTitle=Visionary%20leadership:%20Odili%E2%80%99s%20example%20(I)&qrColumn=OPINION">Visionary leadership: Odili's example (I)</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Most of them with much less resources have transformed their citizens from very poor to very high development as per <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20051027T220000-0500_91249_OBS_MEASURING_THE_QUALITY_OF_LIFE.asp">Measuring the quality of life</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Jamaica Observer - Kingston,Jamaica</FONT><BR>Maybe you missed it but the occasion was used by the local UN office to launch its <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) which rates countries globally according to <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:54-08:002006-03-22T19:06:54Z2006-03-22T19:06:54Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305441451188837PNG aid worker to visit Wellington<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0511/S00013.htm">PNG aid worker to visit Wellington</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand</FONT><BR><B>...</B> "Life expectancy is 55 years there and the latest UN Development Reports puts PNG at 137 on the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. That's very low. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=11033">A Tectonic Shift in Nuclear Posture</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Navhind Times - Panjim,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> s power projection and nuclear posturing lacks credibility given its mass poverty and its miserable rank of 127 in the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> -- among the <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_2005797.shtml">Call for a �Third Force': A response to Zubairu Wai of Sierra <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Awareness Times - Freetown,Sierra Leone</FONT><BR><B>...</B> For successive years, Sierra Leone has languished at the bottom of the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, the world poverty list, over which Solomon Berewa told the <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:51-08:002006-03-22T19:06:51Z2006-03-22T19:06:51Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305441164999172Critique of the neo-liberal agenda of NEEDS<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/viewpoints/vp725122005.html">Critique of the neo-liberal agenda of NEEDS</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Vanguard - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria</FONT><BR><B>...</B> last decade. The 2005 <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) report of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is an eye opener. Our <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/travel/articles/1225angola1225.html">African countries put faith in tourism to ease poverty</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Angola ranks 160 among 177 countries on the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, which measures poverty and the overall quality of life. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:46-08:002006-03-22T19:06:46Z2006-03-22T19:06:46Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305440686205899Economic Freedom Plays Central Role in Democracy, Expert Says<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=December&x=20051219123822bcreklaw0.8210718&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html">Economic Freedom Plays Central Role in Democracy, Expert Says</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Washington File - Washington,DC,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> in economic liberty. The UN's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> correlates positively with greater economic freedom. Significantly, so too <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=118913">Stop calling for reform</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Middle East North Africa Financial Network - Amman,Jordan</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Jordan scored better than Egypt and Morocco in the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> produced by the United Nations Development Programme, in the government effectiveness <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200512190909.html">We Can Be the Japan of Africa</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> oriented manufacturing economy. The <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> of Namibia is 125 and its GDP capita is US$6 180. The agriculture and <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:36-08:002006-03-22T19:06:36Z2006-03-22T19:06:36Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305439633304382The Present State of India's Economy<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=66&ItemID=9817">The Present State of India's Economy</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>ZNet - Woods Hole,MA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> According to it, from the point of view of <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) India ranked 124 among 177 countries of the world in 2000, but by 2003 it slipped to <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=03/01/2006&qrTitle=Obasanjo%E2%80%98s%20leadership%20and%20Nigerian%20dream&qrColumn=POLITICS">Obasanjo�s leadership and Nigerian dream</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria</FONT><BR><B>...</B> International - Corruption, <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> - Nigeria's life expectancy reduction from 54 in 1999 to 43 in 2004, Obasanjo is convinced that he has been <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:33-08:002006-03-22T19:06:33Z2006-03-22T19:06:33Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305439372786569Gov. Aumentado reports '05 feats<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theboholchronicle.com/fpage.php?issue=114&s1=1563&s2=1564&s3=1571&s4=%09%09%09%09%09%09%09&s5=1569&s6=432&s7=1570&s9=">Gov. Aumentado reports '05 feats</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Bohol Chronicle - Tagbilaran,Bohol,Philippines</FONT><BR><B>...</B> He based the observation on the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines 2005 <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) Report. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://iecolumnists.expressindia.com/full_column.php?content_id=85055">A new year beyond resolutions</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Indian Express - New Delhi,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> minimum prescribed in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in terms of poverty, longevity and other key indicators in the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> remain alarming <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.financialexpress-bd.com/index3.asp?cnd=1/1/2006&section_id=7&newsid=11508&spcl=no">COMPANY & FINANCE</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Latifur said in spite of significant improvement in the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI), poverty and pressure of population remained a threat to the economy's <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:30-08:002006-03-22T19:06:30Z2006-03-22T19:06:30Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305439080592817Kerala releases first-ever Human Development Report<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20060308114232&Page=R&Title=Kerala&Topic=0">Kerala releases first-ever Human Development Report</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Newindpress (subscription) - Chennai,India</FONT><BR>Kottayam and Pathanamthitta follow Ernakulam in the second and the third slots in the <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) for districts in the report. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=17744&Cr=Timor&Cr1=">Impoverished Timor-Leste can still reach poverty-reducing goal <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>UN News Centre</FONT><BR>The UN�s newest Member State ranks below all countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the <B>human</B>-<B>development</B> <B>index</B>, says the country <B>...</B><BR><A href="http://news.google.com/news?ie=utf8&oe=utf8&persist=1&hl=en&client=google&ncl=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp%3FNewsID%3D17744%26Cr%3DTimor%26Cr1%3D"><FONT color=green>See all stories on this topic</FONT></A> </FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:29-08:002006-03-22T19:06:29Z2006-03-22T19:06:29Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305438941842230Bank of Valletta Review published<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://217.145.4.56/ind/news.asp?newsitemid=28462">Bank of Valletta Review published</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Malta Independent - St. Julians,Malta</FONT><BR><B>...</B> in the future. The second paper is entitled "The <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> and small States" by Elaine Gatt. This article attempts <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.ciol.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?artid=80775">Dataquest awards for e-governance</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>CIOL - Bangalore,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Kolkata (March 3). Dataquest said that the survey had short-listed 18 major states based on their <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. The first <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:24-08:002006-03-22T19:06:24Z2006-03-22T19:06:24Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305438427255605How Could This Be Canada?<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/5-11-3/34095.html">How Could This Be Canada?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> quality of life and development are completely lower among Aboriginal people than other Canadians." In terms of the UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, which ranks <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Nov05/solo1103.htm">Varieties of Imperial Aggression: The Andean Trade Treaties</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Dissident Voice - Santa Rosa,CA,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> After a decade of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico is level pegging with Cuba in the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>index</B> -- while Cuba has <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:21-08:002006-03-22T19:06:21Z2006-03-22T19:06:21Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305438172301306Level playing field needed<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=15&art_id=13753&sid=6962497&con_type=1">Level playing field needed</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The Standard - Hong Kong</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The annual <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) reports include updates of the two measures. So, comparatively, how do women fare in Hong Kong? <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=84&art_id=qw1141766102919B216">Billions needed to end child hunger in Africa</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa</FONT><BR><B>...</B> the planet. The bottom 24 countries in the United Nations' <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> last year were all in Africa. Western countries <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://ideas.repec.org/p/cpr/ceprdp/5476.html">Happiness and the <B>Human Development Index</B>: Australia is NOT a Paradox</A><BR><FONT size=-1>Downloadable ! Author(s): Leigh, Andrew & Wolfers, Justin. 2006 Abstract:<BR>In 'Happiness and the <B>Human Development Index</B>: The Paradox of Australia,' <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:19-08:002006-03-22T19:06:19Z2006-03-22T19:06:19Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305437925214076Visionary or myopic?<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=138085358">Visionary or myopic?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Trinidad & Tobago Express - Port-of-Spain,Trinidad and Tobago</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) attempts to assess citizen well-being between countries. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:16-08:002006-03-22T19:06:16Z2006-03-22T19:06:16Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305437611385424Focus-Leadership Challenge<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.thenational.com.pg/1213/column6.htm">Focus-Leadership Challenge</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>The National - Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Every year, the United Nations Development Programme publishes its <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, in which countries are categorised based on their general human <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://pd.cpim.org/2005/1211/12112005_pandhe.htm">TRADE UNIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>People's Democracy</FONT><BR><B>...</B> below the mark. The United Nations' <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> ranks India at 127th position out of 175 in the list. The capitalists <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=emilJurado_dec13_2005">Failure to communicate</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Manila Standard Today - Philippines</FONT><BR><B>...</B> On quality of life, the Philippines ranked in the latest UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> 83rd of 177 nations (from 77th in 2002) in the quality-of-life survey (GDP <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.forfas.ie/news.asp?page_id=307">Launch of Annual Competitiveness Report and Competitiveness <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Forf�s - Dublin,Ireland</FONT><BR><B>...</B> most competitiveness indicators but also with regard to broader quality of life measures; Ireland's score under the UN's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> places us <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:13-08:002006-03-22T19:06:13Z2006-03-22T19:06:13Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305437365325247World Index Shows Azerbaijan Behind Armenia<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=16921">World Index Shows Azerbaijan Behind Armenia</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan,Armenia</FONT><BR><B>...</B> So far ahead that there is really no room to compare. Beginning with the UN�s <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, Armenia is ahead of Azerbaijan. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.feajd.org/breve.php3?&id_breve=164&lang=en">Promoting a European approach to Armenian issues</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>F�d�ration Euro-Arm�nienne (Communiqu�s de presse) - Bruxelles,Belgium</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Minister stated. According to him, beginning with the UN�s <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, Armenia is ahead of Azerbaijan. The international <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=32558">ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: Role of Private Sector in Amazon Triggers <B>...</B></A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Inter Press Service (subscription) - Rome,Italy</FONT><BR><B>...</B> America. All have low rankings on the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI), with the exception of Malaysia, said Higuchi. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://pd.cpim.org/2006/0319/03192006_parliament.htm">THE WEEK IN PARLIAMENT</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>People's Democracy</FONT><BR><B>...</B> poverty is recast. On the UN's <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, India ranks 127th among 177 countries. Unemployment is rampant. There is <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://allafrica.com/stories/200603201042.html">Namibia [opinion]: Investment And Funding for Vision 2030</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The latest UN <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> (HDI) showed that the inequality in income distribution is one of the skewest in the world. <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=282927&sid=NAT">Govt to announce plan for devpt of Naxal-infested areas: Patil</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Zee News - Noida,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Patil said. Naxal menace was predominant in areas where the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) was low, Patil added. Besides measures <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1019116&CatID=1">Budget may focus on rural development</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai,India</FONT><BR>The central theme of this year�s budget is likely to focus on improving the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) of rural Maharashtra. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:10-08:002006-03-22T19:06:10Z2006-03-22T19:06:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305437053476234Budget 'regressive,' says IICD<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=265667&n_date=20060302&cat=Asia">Budget 'regressive,' says IICD</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Webindia123 - India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Institute of Community Development (IICD) has termed the Union Budget as 'regressive' as it did not pay any attention to the <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B> (HDI) in <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:07-08:002006-03-22T19:06:07Z2006-03-22T19:06:07Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305436777770558The death penalty revisited<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20051030/focus/focus1.html">The death penalty revisited</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,Jamaica</FONT><BR><B>...</B> In the UN's most recent <B>human</B> <B>development</B> <B>index</B>, Jamaica slipped 19 places largely because the state of human security has declined so badly. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://iecolumnists.expressindia.com/full_column.php?content_id=81038">Bihar: Poverty and potential</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Indian Express - New Delhi,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>, a composite of literacy, life expectancy and per capita income, has increased for Bihar like the rest of India, but Bihar still <B>...</B> <BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:04-08:002006-03-22T19:06:04Z2006-03-22T19:06:04Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305436487465397East Timor leader appeals for aid<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.nzz.ch/2006/03/15/eng/article6551213.html">East Timor leader appeals for aid</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>NZZ Online - Zurich,Switzerland</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The report said the UN's newest member state still ranked below all Southeast Asian countries on the <B>human</B>-<B>development</B> <B>index</B>, and that half the population <B>...</B><BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/15/stories/2006031505582100.htm">Medals matter, but so do personal bests</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Hindu - Chennai,India</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Occasionally it seems the United Nations <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> doesn't get such scrutiny. Everyone interprets medal tables the way they want. <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P> <P> </P></DIV></FONT>falseHobo Research2006-03-22T11:06:02-08:002006-03-22T19:06:02Z2006-03-22T19:06:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24258193.post-114305436237414606The Value of Humans<FONT face=Arial size=3> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-moms_27edi.ART.State.Edition1.e385916.html">The Value of Humans</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Dallas Morning News (subscription) - TX,USA</FONT><BR><B>...</B> The <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B> rates nations based on a combination of factors including life expectancy, adult literacy, school enrollment and poverty. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/d054e74d11561217004d0b2dd51f934c.htm">YEMEN: World Bank cuts support by a third citing slow progress</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK</FONT><BR><B>...</B> Yemen is one of the least developed countries in the world, ranking 148th out of 175 countries on the 2003 UNDP <B>Human</B> <B>Development</B> <B>Index</B>. <B>...</B> <BR></FONT> <P><A style="COLOR: blue" href="http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/">Human Development Reports</A><BR><FONT size=-1>About this year's <B>Human Development Index</B> � About UNDP. Press Releases.<BR>Cultural Liberty Essential for Human Development, Argues 2004 Report <B>...</B><BR></FONT><BR> <P></P></DIV> <P> </P></FONT>false