"Someday," you say, "I'm going to get my health back on track, after this next project," or "when I get back from my cruise," or "when the kids get a little older" ... C'mon, you know your list of reasons -- or what I call EXCUSES -- better than I.

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The top three ranked countries in the HDI are, in order, Norway, Australia and Iceland. France rejoined the top 10 countries after dropping down for one year, while Luxembourg fell from the top 10. The entire report, with the ranking as annex A, can be accessed here: .pdf

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The Veterans' Administration should expect a high volume of Iraq veterans seeking treatment of post traumatic stress disorder, with researchers anticipating that the rate among armed forces will be as high as 35%, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue  …

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Our natural world needs attention immediately if we, as humans, expect to have a future worth living.

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People Like to Hate... What do you hate the most?

It's incredibly stupid... the fact that people like to hate is. It's difficult to comprehend, but when there's a group of people together discussing what's happening in everyones' lives is that negativity tops the scale with hate topping it all - that's in my opinion anyway.

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Here's a good summary of what to do to keep healthy at work. Workplaces are notorious for unhealthy foods, and the recent events in banning high GI and high fat foods in New York shows how urgent this is becoming. See some useful tips here.

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Excerpt: Who hasn't experienced the winter blahs? The short days and long nights are too often accompanied by a sense of restlessness or sadness that can translate into weight gain and a shortage of energy.

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It may be an infuriating puzzle which has baffled and defeated countless children and their parents over more than two decades, but this octopus appears determined to solve the Rubik's Cube.

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Cyberspace is now a significant setting for health promotion.

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Understanding Europe, Part 4: Welfarism

Definition Welfarism is interpreted here quite simply as giving priority to well-being over wealth. My understanding of the term thus should not be equated with the 'Welfare State' or with the economic definition of welfarism, as these are only partly related.

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Natural health is under direct threat from those that claim to be on the look out for our wellbeing.

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Contrary to what might be expected if we assume that economic growth and the material wealth it creates are the best measures of wellbeing, a recent study found the happiest people in the world live in Nigeria, with the next happiest countries being Mexico, Venezuela, El Salvador …

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The science of happiness needs input from philosophy, says Mark Vernon. Mill himself found lasting happiness not by pursuing it but in friendship. However, it would be a mistake to think that wellbeing might be boosted just by promoting friendship.

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In the week that a UNICEF survey (An Overview of Child Wellbeing in Rich Countries) placed Britain's kids at the bottom of the table of wellbeing in developed countries, this parent is striking back. As the writer says:

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The Netherlands tops the league, followed by Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Spain. The bottom five are Portugal, Austria, Hungary, the US and the UK.

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A look at how humor helps managers and employees during times of stress in the workplace.

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The tiny South Pacific Ocean archipelago of Vanuatu is the happiest country on Earth, according to a study published measuring people's wellbeing and their impact on the environment.

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Generation 1000 euro, or generation Low Cost

THOUSANDS DOWNLOAD AN INTERNET NOVEL HIGHLIGHTING THE PLIGHT OF THE €1,000-A-MONTH WORKERS

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