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The cubical capacity of the interior of a skull, and hence the size of the brain it contained, can be fairly accurately ascertained by turning it upside down and filling it with beans, rice or small shot, and then emptying and measuring its contents. A square glass receptacle marked with cubic inches on one side may be used for the purpose. Computations of this description, however, are of but slight value, as it is with the exterior dimensions of the living head that an analyst is engaged, and these can readily be obtained by external tape or caliper measurements, as above described. The eye, however, becomes so trained with practice in estimating proportions of heads that mechanical measurements can soon be dispensed with.* A "Cephalic Index," which was conceived by Retzius and developed by Broca, indicates the relative proportions of the breadth of the cranium to its antero-posterior length. In making this calculation the extreme breadth of the skull in inches and decimal fractions thereof should be multiplied by one hundred and divided by its maximum antero-posterior length. (1) If the length of the cranium relative to its breadth produces an index less than 70, it is hyperdolichocephalic—extremely long (see* Plate 15). (2) If its length in proportion to its width ranges from 70 to 75, it is dolichocephalic (long). (3) If its length relative to its breadth is still less pronounced so that the index is between 75 and 80, it is mesaticephalic (medium). (4) If its length relative to its breadth is still less, so that the index ranges from 80 to 85, it is brachycephalic—short (see Plate 1). (5) If its length is but slight and its breadth excessive, the result exceeding 85, it is hyperbrachycephalic (extremely short). An index produced by the above method is of value in describing the general proportions of craniums, but there are other indices which the author would suggest that are of equal interest to a characterologist, such as the height of the cranium relative to its breadth, which can be ascertained by multiplying the height above the orifice of the ear by 100 and dividing by its breadth. If the resulting index is small, 80 to 85 inches, the height of the cranium relative to its breadth is slight (see Plates 4, 19, 25, and 27); while if it is large, 90 to 95, the reverse is the case (see Plates 7, 15, and 28). Again, the relation of the height to the antero-posterior length of the cranium should be considered. This index can be ascertained by multiplying the maximum height of the cranium above the orifice of the ear by 100 and dividing this sum by its extreme length from sinciput to occiput. If the resulting index is small, 60 to 65, the length in comparison with the height of the cranium is great (see Plates 3, 10, 15, 21, 27, and 31), and if it is large, 70 to 75, the reverse is the case (see Plates 7 and 28). The above three indices can be differentiated by calling the first the B-L (Breadth to Length) index, the second, the H-B (Height to Breadth) index, and the last, the H-L (Height to Length) index. These indices used in conjunction will enable an analyst to describe comprehensively the cranial proportions of a subject.
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UNESCO's Director-General highlights key role of education in poverty eradication

October 17, 2003 - Poverty presents a threat to world security that affects each and every one of us, says the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura in his message on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Some three billion women and men live on less than two dollars a day. Eight million children die each year as a result of poverty. But poverty is not inevitable, Mr Matsuura added. More