The final sign of a turnaround, which I call "long-term value creation, " occurs if and when the country's leaders seriously address long-term competitiveness issues: quality of products, value-added component of exports, acquisition of state-of-the-art technology and educational reforms.

CNN: Emotional Indicators

While clear standards are a necessary component of a quality education, there is no evidence that standards by themselves lead to education reforms.

CNN: Competition, Not Standards

Mr Gould says UNESCO is committed to the preservation of languages as a vital component of linguistic and cultural diversity, multilingualism and quality education for all.

UNESCO: Samoan language week an international success

In addition, Panasonic's commitment to quality-at both the component and finished goods level-results in a total of more than 500 checks and tests during and after production.

ENGADGET: Panasonic slips Core i5 into 'world's lightest' 12.1-inch Toughbook C1 convertible tablet

Besides meaning you have one less ugly component to deal with, getting rid of the cable box also usually means better picture quality and you don't have pay rental fees for your box any more (though we have faith that the cable companies will eventually find a way to charge seven bucks a month for CableCard rentals).

ENGADGET: Get ready for CableCard