France has the world's highest quality of life
20/02/2007
A new international study has concluded that France has the world's
highest quality of life...
International Living magazine has released its 26th Annual Quality of
Life Index. According to IL's comprehensive analysis, France again
offers the greatest quality of life of any country, while war-torn
Iraq remains in last place.
Despite high taxes, bureaucracy, and a high cost of living, France is
once again in pole position after taking over the top slot last year.
And it's even relatively affordable in some regions too. Outside of
Paris, the cost of living is significantly lower and livable homes are
selling for less than $100,000. France has benefited from its
best-in-the-world health care system, legendary cultural amenities and
safety, IL reports.
"France has a good climate, unspoiled countryside, and great health
care. And its capital, Paris, is arguably the world's most beautiful
and romantic city on earth," said Laura Sheridan, Managing Editor of
International Living magazine, who conducted the study. "Add to all
this the world-competitive infrastructure and you can understand why
we'd name France the world's best place to live."
To produce the annual index, International Living considers nine
categories: Cost of Living, Culture and Leisure, Economy, Environment,
Freedom, Health, Infrastructure, Safety and Risk, and Climate.
International Living uses statistics from a number of official
government, non-profit, and media sources for much of the number
crunching. IL also includes the input from International Living's
extensive roster of correspondents from around the world.
The fall and rise of the United States
The United States - which had ranked at the top of the charts for an
impressive 21 consecutive years until being dethroned in last year's
survey - regained its footing somewhat, climbing up to the number 5
slot from number 7 in last year's survey. The United States'
improvement was fueled by a significant improvement in its Cost of
Living score. The United States' fall in the rankings last year was
due to a decline in its Freedom score. That score remains
significantly lower than its peer countries at the top of the chart,
and is one of the primary reasons it is not higher in the rankings.
Six of the top 10 positions in this year's survey were taken over by
European countries. Argentina rose to number 10 in the rankings. Many
of the countries that showed the greatest increase from the 2006
International Living study were from Latin America.
International Living's 2007 Quality of Life Index highlights:
* Leaders: 1. France, 2. Australia, 3. Netherlands, 4. New
Zealand, 5. United States
* Bottom Five: 195. Iraq, 194. Somalia, 193. Yemen, 192. Sudan,
191. Afghanistan
* Other Notables: 8. Italy, 11. Germany, 22. Canada, 25.
Mexico, 34. Panama, 37. United Kingdom, 108. Cuba, 116. China, 116.
Russia
Other Highs and Lows:
* Lowest cost of living: Nauru (it's an island in the Pacific)
* Best Infrastructure: United States
* Most Corrupt: Haiti
* Best for culture: Italy
* Best climate: Zimbabwe
* Best to register a new company: Australia
* Longest life expectancy: Andorra
Fastest Risers:
* Dominican Republic: Up 50 positions
* El Salvador: Up 49 positions
* Vietnam: Up 46 positions
* Botswana: Up 42 positions
* Kuwait: Up 42 positions
* Costa Rica: Up 38 positions
Falling Behind:
* Iran: Down 43 positions
* Russia: Down 43 positions
* Swaziland: Down 43 positions
* Papua New Guinea: Down 38 positions
* Israel: Down 37 positions
You can find the complete chart at www.qualityoflife2007.com.
Kejau Touray
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Subject: A SIMPLE PROPOSAL TO PROVE JAMMEH'S AIDS CURE CLAIM
The dishonesty of Jammeh and his cronies is just amazing but what is
even more amazing is that these people are so dumb they think they can
play games with this process.
I am sure Dr Mbowe and any other medical professional around Jammeh
who are complacent in this scandal understand very well that:
You cannot claim to have tested people and achieved certain results
and then send blood samples to another lab that had nothing to do with
the original testing or test results or evidence of the original
diagnosis and who have no proof of who the blood samples they received
belong to, or that the owners were infact clinically diagnosed with
AIDs(other than what someone else told them) and then claim that the
results from the new samples belong to the same people who were
originally diagnosed with AIDs. There is nothing to confirm to the lab
in senegal that the blood samples belong to the people indicated and
there is nothing that the Senegal lab has to confirm that the blood
they tested belong to the same people who were originally diagnosed as
having the AIDs virus, or that these people were even diagnosed as
having the AIDs virus in the first place. If Mbowe does not know that,
then we need to make sure no other Gambians are sent to study medicine
where he studied.
If Yaya Jammeh can cure AIDS, he stands to make lots of money and I
am sure he and his cronies would not hesitate to capitalize on such a
valuable discovery if it was indeed true.
I think the argument about whether Jammeh can cure AIDs or not can be
put to rest with a few simple steps. I have a proposal for them. Let
us outline a simple scientific process for them because it appears
they do not know how to really establish once and for all, through the
use of a simple scientific process if this claim of a cure for AIDS is
true or not, and that hype and game playing is not going to help them
sell this scam. However, I think they do know this and that is
precisely why they have refused to have their claims put to the test
once and for all.
1. Let Jammeh and those who support the claim that he can cure AIDS
bring forward a new batch of patients who have been diagnosed as being
infected with the AIDS virus.
2. Have these people re-tested to establish that they are indeed
infected with the AIDs virus. Have the drawing of the blood samples
and the labelling and subsequent testing witnessed by medical experts
from Gambia as well as from the WHO and other medical representatives
from around the World. This can take place in The Gambia or in Senegal
or anywhere they choose. Have some controls who will also be tested
and disgnosed but who will not receive the treatment
3. Have "Dr" Jammeh apply his treatment to these patients
4 Repeat the blood drawing and requisite testing and re-testing
scenario as in #2 above to see if these people are free of the AIDS
virus.
Simple process and if he has found a cure for AIDS, then I am sure
the World will applaud Jammeh and the sky will be the limit for his
fame and fortune.
Any other arguments and attempts to frame other medical
professionals, countries, pharmaceutical companies etc with some hocus
pocus twisted logic will not hold water, and the more Yaya Jammeh and
those who support him in this fiasco try to discredit those who
challenge their false claims, the more infamous and ridiculous they
will appear to the rest of the World and the more embarassing this
will be for our country.
All they have to do is agree to have this claim put to the test as
described.
However, I bet the Daily Observer editor will never advocate such a
thing in the pages of that paper because Jammeh will have his head.
Instead, he continues to exemplify all that is worse in any human
being.
Another very grave consequence is that Yaya Jammeh is tarnishing the
name of Islam and the holy Qur'an by associating this holy book with
his so-called cure and the Muslim leaders in The Gambia who are not
speaking out against this blasphemy should know that their silence is
contributing to the curse that is already upon our nation, namely
having Yaya Jammeh as our head os state.
Jabou Joh
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