What is HDI? The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development"‚ taken as a synonym of the older terms "standard of living" and/or "quality of life"‚ and distinguishing "very high human development"‚ "high human development"‚ "medium human development"‚ and "low human development" countries. HDI was devised and launched by Pakistani economist Mahbub ul Haq‚ followed by Indian economist Amartya Sen in 1990. The HDI is a comparative measure
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Toy A teddy bear A toy is any object that can be used for play. Toys are associated commonly with children and pets. Playing with toys is often thought to be an enjoyable means of training the young for life in human society. Different materials are used to make toys enjoyable and cuddly to both young and old. Many items are designed to serve as toys‚ but goods produced for other purposes can also be used. For instance‚ a small child may pick up a household item and "fly" it through the air as
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Sandy Cromer July 19‚ 2014 P157 Week Two Study Guide A body of rules that defines crime and punishes people convicted of committing crimes is how criminal law is defined. Classification of crimes is based on the extent or type of punishment that can be given. Felony- Imprisonment of greater than a year. Misdemeanor- Fine or imprisonment for not more than a year. Petty offenses or infraction- Traffic or building code violations. A prosecutor must prove the elements of criminal liability
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TM Democracy index 2011 Democracy under stress A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit www.eiu.com Democracy Index 2011 Democracy under stress The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2011 Democracy under stress This is the fourth edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy index. It reflects the situation as of the beginning of December 2011. The first edition‚ published in The Economist’s The World in 2007‚ measured the state of democracy in September
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Business Scenario As discussed there are three different types of businesses‚ sole proprietor‚ partnership and corporations. With these businesses come many advantages and disadvantages that one will have to determine will best suit their own lifestyle. Starting a business is something very serious to plan and make sure you have the necessary financial backing to keep it running‚ and have the legal knowledge to keep yourself and organization covered. Lastly‚ if you have the knowledge and product
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For the purposes of this paper I used the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Heath literature‚ or CINAHL. To find this article I used the key word searches “pediatric nursing”‚ “caring model”‚ and “Watson.” The purpose of the study within this article was to construct a model to improve healing and caring for nurses within an environment as well as to describe the process that allows for the creation of this environment (Emoto‚ Tsutsui‚ & Kawana‚ 2015). Throughout this study the authors were
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------------------------------------------------- Professor B. Berkowitz ------------------------------------------------- 10 /17/23 There are several different types of unemployment that we encountered through out these few chapters. They are as follows; structural unemployment‚ frictional unemployment‚ and cyclical unemployment. But yet each one is different in its own unique way. Cyclical unemployment is a factor of overall unemployment that relates to the cyclical trends in growth and production
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SILK CREPE DE CHINE is a silk‚ wool‚ or polyester fabric of a gauzy texture‚ having a peculiar crisp or crimpy appearance. (The word crape is also used as an Anglicized spelling of Crêpe.) Silk crape is woven of hard spun silk yarn in the gum or natural condition. There are two distinct varieties of the textile: soft‚ Canton‚ or Oriental crape‚ and hard or crisped crape. Thin crêpe is called crêpe de Chine ("Chinese crêpe"). La CREPE DE CHINE è una‚ lana seta‚ tessuto di poliestere o di una texture
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among family members rather than going out to an amusement park. They also feel that it gives them time to relax together and actually catch up on each others lives outside of home. There are three types of games that til this day have not burned out in the flame of boredom under a family household. Card games‚ board games‚ and outdoor games are the three types of games played at home. Card games are at the top of the pedestal under family households. Goldfish‚ spades‚ tunk‚ and speed are only
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variety of various shoppers; it is almost guaranteed that if observed closely‚ one of the four major types will be easily identified. Thus‚ your everyday mall is filled with shoppers that are categorized into four major categories: bargain‚ aggressive‚ impulsive and hesitant. The Hesitant Shopper: The Hesitant shopper is an individual who wants to buy things but knows in reality that they either do not need the item or are unable to afford it. They ponder whether or not the item they will be purchasing
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