Democracy Index

1. Introduction Since the 3rd wave of democratization in the late 20th century, there has been a number of democratic regimes which have experienced at least some degree of authoritarian backsliding (the decline of democracy). While research has focused on economic and institutional factors contributing to authoritarian backsliding, little research has focused on the social factors such as ethnic diversity. Ethnic diversity can be measured by the percent of citizens in a country that are not a…

visible LEDs. In majority of these applications, potential use of organic polymers is in the form of anti-reflective coatings, optical adhesives, substrates, and micro lenses. The critical property necessary for such applications is the high refractive index (RI) of the material. However, typical carbon based polymers have low RI values which limits the use of these polymers in the aforementioned applications. Thus, organic polymers with higher RI values, typically greater than 1.8, have…

REIT Index, which is a composition of public traded equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) (Wallace…

In July 1994, I was involved in an accident, and in this accident I lost the end of my right middle finger. So the story I’m about to tell you is true. On this particular day I was working at the United States Postal Service at 7117 W. Harry I had just been assigned to work with Rick Sifford. Rick and I were to move some three-inch angle iron. I think there were about 20 feet long so that equates to a lot of weight, far more than was safe for two people to move. I forget how many pieces of iron…

As people with type 2 diabetes body’s develop resistance to insulin. Therefore, it is critical that diabetics know how to control their blood glucose levels with diet and exercise. One of the primary uses for the glycaemic index is to help diabetic individuals control their blood sugar. It is imperative that diabetics have a diet and exercise regime to ensure homeostasis. It is beneficial for diabetics to plan meals consisting primarily of foods from the low and medium GI…

Back when I was in the fifth grade. I had three injuries back to back. First I broke my index finger, then ring finger, and finally my right collar bone. The first two where due to sports, but the last one was due to the fact that I was stupid. So pretty much I stayed hurt in fifth grade. I had found it to be so hysterical that all my injuries happened on my right side of my body. Well let me explain how I got them three injuries. Well, I have played baseball from Tee-ball from Babe…

My bird blue was not just my pet, but also he was my best friend that I even considered him as my son. On new years eve I went to a pet store having in mind that I was going to buy a dog because since I was a kid I always like dogs, but unfortunately I never got one because of the space that I was living; it was small. As I went inside the pet store, there were noises of all different kind of animals including cats, dogs, rabbits and birds. At first I noticed some cute chihuahuas and other…

remember it. Do not spent so much time on it that you forget why you are even up there, and of course, stay focused, stay confident. Now for the hands, position the ball so that the numbers on it are facing you. Place your dominant hand so that your index finger is lined up slightly below the needle hole on the ball. Space your fingers about a half of an inch apart and place your other hand on the side of the ball so the center of your palm lines up where the lines on the ball meet. Make sure…

She simply pounced at the lemur, saying: "No.". Jasper wriggled, but the sorceress placed her enormous butt on him, pinning him to the ground. "I'm happy with who I am, little one. Now I won, but I promised you that you'll be free to touch me before I eat you. Come on, feel free to do whatever you want. Rub my belly, play with my breasts, touch my butt, I'm ready for anything. Just don't bite or scratch me, if you hurt me, I'll kill you without mercy. So go ahead, dear: enjoy my body." she said…

A book by John Clifton Bogle, founder and former CEO of the Vanguard Mutual Fund Group and one of the greatest investors in the history, titled “Enough”(2009) is a relatively quick and good read in the financial literature genre. Although the book’s jacket is not very attractive— it has no photographs or illustrations, its title, in my opinion, is quite catchy, and attracts ones’ attention. Moreover, the title does encapsulate the main message—that the average investor feeds at the bottom of…