Quality of Life

I Ain't No Broken Window

Paul Boden | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Western Regional Advocacy Project, Human Rights, Homelessness, Business, Broken Windows Theory, Civil Rights, James Q Wilson, Ugly Laws, Social Justice, Anti-Okie Laws, Private Security, Civility, Sundown Towns, Jim Crow, Organizing, Privatization, Quality of Life, Business Improvement Districts, Politics News

These are the civilized people; they are consumers. They are us. The people these laws are enforced against are not us. They are them.

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Does a Good Quality of Life Mean Money?

Daylle Deanna Schwartz | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Inner Contentment, Can Money Buy Happiness, Choices, Happiness, Quality of Life, Healthy Living News

What do you consider a good quality of life? For me, it's living in a place I love, being healthy, having good friends, loving what I do for a living, paying my bills and having enough money for what I want -- and I don't need a lot.

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Give Women The Right Not to Choose

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Human Givens, Equality, Women, Men's Movement, Mental Health, International Men's Day, Children, Care, Employment, Men, Work-Life Balance, Homo Economicus, Mothers, Teenagers, Hours, Education, Iwd, Work, Society, Technology, International Womens Day, Families, Quality of Life, Women News

Imagine now a world in which women -- and men -- had a right NOT to choose. Where they didn't have to choose between a fulfilling life at work AND a real, invested life at home.

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Which Colleges Have The Best Quality Of Life?

Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Manchester, Rice University, College, Best Colleges, College Rankings, Emory, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Decatur, Davidson, Agnes Scott College, Quality of Life, Princeton Review, College News

College is much more than simply going to classes and working towards a summer internship. Students look for a campus where the quality of life will h...

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Girlfriends Over Husbands?

Nancy Deville | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Friendship, Loneliness, Friends, Longevity, Fun, Holiday Loneliness, Breast Cancer, Teenage Girls, Heart Disease, Girlfriend Guide, Gossip Girl, Girlfriends, Quality of Life, Women News

"Are you going to get married again, Grandma?" I asked her. "NO!" Her vehemence was startling enough to spark my curiosity, and for the next few years, I observed her and her friends.

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Former NYPD Patrolmen Revealed As Famous '80s Graffiti Artist

Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Manhattan Supreme Court, Neo, Neo Graffiti, Ed Koch, Nypd, Queens, Nypd Scandals, Graffiti, Mayor Ed Koch, Nyc-Graffiti, Queens New York, Graffiti-Art, Quality-of-Life-Laws, New York, New York City, Quality of Life, Arts News

In the history of graffiti, no rivalry has been as controversial or polarizing as the bouts between the NYPD and the writers of their city. Ever since...

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No Profits Without Nonprofits

Robert Egger | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Nonprofits, Community, Funding Nonprofits, 2012 Election, Economic Recession, Economy, Quality of Life, DC News

America needs leaders who don't clutch to the antiquated notion that businesses drive the economy while charities do good deeds.

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Generation WTF

Leslie Hendry | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Tax Credits, Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Forbes Magazine, Wtf, Billionaires, Healthcare, Wealth, Quality of Life, New York News

Occupy Wall Street is not politicizing, alienating, seeking power or trying to overthrow anything. They are simply asking for serious review to move beyond generation WTF.

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Is Happiness Really Priceless?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Work-Life Balance, Quality of Life, Happiness Tips, Happiness, Measures of Success, Recession Tips, Recession, Gnp, Women News

If it drains you in too many ways to count, is a higher paying job really more valuable to you? Can we assign a dollar value to the restorative powers of a vacation with friends, or the satisfaction you feel from having time to pursue interests outside of the office?

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People Are Happier In Countries Where The Rich Pay Higher Taxes: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Progressive Taxation, Progressive Taxes, Taxing the Rich, Progressive Tax, Warren Buffett, Social Services, Taxation, Progressive Tax Rates, National Happiness, Quality of Life, Happiness, Video, Business News

Detractors of Warren Buffett take note: The more a country taxes its richest citizens, the happier everyone in that country will be. Such are the f...

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What Is It About the Italians?

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 09.12.2011

For a country with ostensibly similar values to the US, Italy is a world away from the hustle of home.

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Former Prime Minister Of Thailand Talks 'Gross National Happiness'

Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Thailand, Gdp, Thailand Prime Minister, Gross National Happiness, Happiness Index, Anand Panyarachun, Quality of Life, Happiness, Video, Impact News

When measuring the success of a country, many look to measure its GDP. What economics don't reveal, though, is where the country stands on a happiness...

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Thanks To Dr. Jack Kevorkian

Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Hospice, Terminally Ill Patients, Life Goals, End of Life Care, Dying, PAD Laws, Palliative Care, End of Life, Suffering, Jack Kevorkian, Debilitating Illness, Physician Aid in Dying, Quality of Life, Death, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

I believe that he should actually be thanked because Dr. Kevorkian raised the awareness that we don't do dying well, particularly when people are suffering and in physical pain.

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Avoiding Burnout: 7 Ideas for Happier Workdays

Kristi Blicharski | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Unplugging, Overworked, Work-Life Balance, Commuting, Los Angeles Commute, Quality of Life, Los Angeles News

Working less and slowing down at the office can lead you to a happier work life. Easier said than done? It may seem that way, but even making a few tiny changes can make a huge difference.

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Corporations: Pillars of the Community?

Marian Salzman | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Foursquare, Euro Rscg, Austin, Local, Farmers Markets, Community, Entrepreneurs, Business, Csr, Hyperlocal, Doing Good, Outsourcing, Stamford, Corporations, Millennials, Digital, Hyperlocal Media, Patch, Pittsburgh, Brands, Creative Class, Quality of Life, Business News

There's a real paradox today in the meaning of the word community. On one hand, we're building our communities online and forming tribes with like-min...

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Renting The American Dream

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mortgages, Rental Market, Home-Ownership, Housing, American Dream, Financial Trouble, Real Estate, NY Real Estate, Stress Reduction, Quality of Life, Rentals, Healthy Living News

I earn a living representing buyers and sellers of real estate, so discouraging a client from entering into a transaction was certainly against my interests.

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Think Again: The Economist's "Happy" Ignorance

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aging, Scandinavia, The Economist, Bulgaria, Inequality, Income, Quality of Life, Happiness, Media News

American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn't be.

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How Much Could Your Boss Pay You to Be Unhappy?

Toan Lam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Living Well, Quality Job, Unplug and Recharge, Happy Life, Happy Job, Quality Living, Quality of Life, Impact News

If you could have a job you loved that didn't pay well, or one you didn't that paid great -- that is, If you could choose one or the other -- money or happiness -- which one would it be?

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CNBC Names America's Top States For Business In 2010--How'd Colorado Stack Up? (VOTE)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ranking States, Education, CNBC Business, Cost of Living, Economy, Slidepollajax, Best States for Business, Business in Colorado, Quality of Life, Video, Denver News

CNBC recently released their annual assessment of the top states in the nation for business. While Colorado's overall ranking of no. 3 remains unchan...

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How to Prevent an Empty Economic Recovery

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, Unemployment, Workers, Economic Crisis, Osha, Worker's Rights, Worker Safety, Quality of Life, Latino Prosperity, Politics News

During the North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, May 2-8, 2010, Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NC...

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World's Most Liveable Cities: Monocle Magazine 'Quality of Life' Survey (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World's Best Cities, Most Liveable Cities, Public Health, Zurich, Helsinki, Stockholm, Melbourne, Paris, Tokyo, Madrid, Sydney, Munich, Socio-Economics, Monocle Magazine, Copenhagen, Slidepollajax, Vienna, Quality of Life, Berlin, World News

Munich residents have a reason to toast themselves months before Oktoberfest this year, as the Bavarian city tops the list of Monocle Magazine's Quali...

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What Is Arianna Reading Next For HuffPost Books? You Do It Every Day...

Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Work Life Balance, Work, Arianna's Reading, Employment, Jobs, Huffpost Books, Quality of Life, Books News

It's something that you do every day, you like it sometimes and at others you don't. You're probably taking a break from it to read this post.

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Translating Livability Goals Into Policy

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Bus Rapid Transit, Mayor Bloomberg, Ferries, Airline-Congestion, Livability, Nextgen, Quality of Life, Metrocards, New York News

Bloomberg has consistently focused on quality of life as an underpinning of his public policy and investment decisions. Nowhere is this more true than with the city's Department of Transportation.

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'Empathic Civilization': Is It Time To Replace The American Dream?

Jeremy Rifkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homo Empathicus, Enlightenment Philosophy, Arianna's Reading, Income Disparity, Skype, Books, American Dream, Market Regulation, Empathic Civilization, Quality of Life, Books News

To suggest that the American Dream itself is misguided, outdated, and even damaging to the American psyche, would be considered almost treasonous. Yet, I would like to suggest just that.

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Knife Military Spending: Kill the Deficit

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Defense Costs, Taxes, Defense, Military, Deficits, Banking Regulation, Barney Frank, Health Care Reform, Banking Crisis, Iraq, Afghanistan, Defense Spending, Debts, Health Care, Financial Meltdown, Quality of Life, Business News

If the U.S. had not waged two wars -- Afghanistan and Iraq -- and continued to keep unnecessary military commitments, the deficit and debt situation would not be an issue.

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