OECD: PISA 2006 on Mathematics

December 7, 2007 at 12:44 pm (Asia, OECD, Statistic)
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Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - students performance on Mathematics in 2006:

Chinese Taipei 549
Finland 548
Hong Kong-China 547
Korea 547
Netherlands 531
Switzerland 530
Canada 527
Macao-China 525
Liechtenstein 525
Japan 523
New Zealand 522
Belgium 520
Australia 520
Denmark 513
Iceland 506
Austria 505
Germany 504
Sweden 502
Ireland 501
France 496
United Kingdom 495
Luxembourg 490
Norway 490
Spain 480
United States 474
Portugal 466
Italy 462
Greece 459
Turkey 424
Thailand 417
Mexico 406
Indonesia 391
Brazil 370

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Cancer Death Rate 1970 – 2005: Japan, Netherlands, Norway

December 7, 2007 at 2:02 am (Health, Japan, OECD, Statistic)
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Death rate (per 100 000 men/women) due to cancer or malignant neoplasms in Japan, Netherlands and Norway from year 1970 to 2005:

Legend: square – man, cross – woman

Sources:
1. Japan: Historical Statistic of Japan – 2-28- a Deaths by Leading Cause of Death (1899–2002)
2. Netherlands: Statistic Netherlands, Population – Births and Deaths
3. Norway: Statistic Norway, Health – 03.01.10 Diseases, functional disabilities, causes of death

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Picture: My Favourite Cameron Highland

December 7, 2007 at 1:58 am (Malaysia, Picture, Travel)
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Cameron Highland 09.11.2007, originally uploaded by micpohling.

Yeah, this is the ideal place of my favourite Cameron Highland. I could live here for retirement! :)

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