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A living fossil is an extant taxon that phenotypically resembles related species known only from the fossil record. To be considered a living fossil, the fossil species must be old relative to the time of origin of the extant clade. Living fossils commonly are of species-poor lineages, but they need not be.
City Quality of Life Indices are lists of cities that are ranked according to a defined measure of living conditions.In addition to considering the provision of clean water, clean air, adequate food and shelter, many indexes also measure more subjective elements including a city's capacity to generate a sense of community and offer hospitable settings for all, especially young people, to ...
Two widely known measures of livability are the Economist Intelligence Unit's Where-to-be-born Index and Mercer's Quality of Living Reports. These two measures calculate the livability of countries and cities around the world, respectively, through a combination of subjective life-satisfaction surveys and objective determinants of quality of ...
Inspectors say some of the conditions people are living in are "horrendous". The levels of damp and mould found in a bedroom are described as "the worst" inspectors have seen [Emma Baugh/BBC News]
MIS brought these two approaches together. Detailed research with members of the public takes forward work by Peter Townsend (sociologist) on relative poverty and low income, which argued that living conditions must be seen in the context of widely held expectations of the resources that members of a society should have. The first MIS ...
One lesson the stars of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test have learned is that rough living conditions can be just as tough to handle as the challenges. Celebrities are pushed to their ...
Habitability is the conformance of a residence or abode to the implied warranty of habitability. [circular definition] A residence that complies is said to be habitable.It is an implied warranty or contract, meaning it does not have to be an express contract, covenant, or provision of a contract.
Bottom line. Ultimately, whether you can retire on less than $1 million will largely depend on your spending needs during retirement and your remaining life expectancy.