No worries, mate. Any time ;-) Hope the new baby isn't giving you too many sleepless nights. Our little bundle of joy turns 1 in a few weeks time. Grant SYD QF Jan Broe wrote: > Okay, admittedly I didn't look it up before typing, as we're practically always on top along with the two other Scandinavian countries (as you can see they're still in 1st and 4th places). Now that I see your mail I remember reading something in the news about slipping lower as our life expectancy is lower than Norway and Sweden due to more smokers... Never mind, that part really wasn't the core issue of my mail... > Would be more than happy to check out your weather and beaches. Noting that you work for Qantas, should I just send you the personal details of my family and you'll send us some tickets (preferably C- class)??? ;-) > > Rgds > Jan Broe > EKCH ATC > > > Grant McKenzie <grantmckenzie@optushome.com.au> wrote: > >>Jan Broe wrote: >> >> >>>David Ross wrote: >>> >>> >>>>One last word on this then I'll leave it, too. >>>>Australia banned guns, crime shot up (no pun intended). >>>> >>>> >>>The nice thing about statistics is that you can always >>> >>find something that >> >>>will prove your point... >>> >>>Here in Denmark guns have been banned ever since they were >>> >>invented (or some >> >>>time just about then), and I'm sorry to report that in >>> >>this well-developed >> >>>country (our standard of living is higher than both >>> >>Australia and the United >> >>>States by all accepted international ways of measurement) >>> >>we have very >> >>>little crime compared to these two countries, and of a >>> >>much 'milder' nature. >> >> >> >>The Human Development Index (HDI), arguably the most >>authoritative of >>living standards measurements, is published annually by the >>UN. It >>ranks nations according to their citizens' quality of life >>rather than >>strictly by a nation's traditional economic figures. The >>criteria for >>calculating rankings include life expectancy, adult >>literacy, school >>enrollment, educational attainment, and per capita GDP. The >>latest >>rankings (for 2001) are as follows: >> >>1. Norway >>2. Australia >>3. Canada >>4. Sweden >>5. Belgium >>6. USA >>7. Iceland >>8. Netherlands >>9. Japan >>10. Finland >> >>Denmark came in at 15. Sorry Jan, but we've got more >>sunshine and better >>beaches too ;-) Come down under and see for yourself. >> >>Grant >>SYD >>QF >> > >