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Two years ago, I was the highest rated lecturer at MIT's entrepreneurial master's program.

We're talking about top 10 Nielsen rated shows over the course of 50 years.

Accordingly, the Human Development Report 2005 rated Armenia No. 83, well ahead of all its immediate neighbours.

If I could have rated the carousel I would have given it full marks, but thankfully nobody asked.

The responses indicated that the workshop was a success and most participants rated the effectiveness of the trainers highly.

Croatia is one of the countries rated as very likely to achieve all of its specific Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The Institute conducted the course also, mutatis mutandis, for other correctional officers, who rated it as very valuable for their operations.

Overall, the participants rated the workshop highly, particularly the quality of materials distributed and the effectiveness of the trainers (see figure 2).

CHICAGO It is universally recognized that a key factor underlying the 2007 2008 financial crisis was the diffusion of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), the infamous special purpose vehicles that transformed lower rated debt into highly rated debt. As these structures lost popularity on Wall Street, however, they gained popularity on the other side of the Atlantic.

So before I do that, just one warning, which is that this presentation has been rated 'R' by the Motion Picture Association of America.

OIOS is pleased to note that since 2001, the percentage of audited operations rated as average and above has steadily increased (A 59 359, para.

Rating agencies have been and should remain an important aspect of modern capital markets. But to make ratings work, the raters need to be rated.

OIOS is pleased to note that since 2001, the percentage of audited operations rated as average and above has steadily increased (A 59 359, para.

On the question of methodology, she inquired about information sources, how information was selected, rated and disclosed and why certain countries were singled out for criticism.

When it asked people to rate it on terms of the quality of the working alliance, people rated the robot higher and they trusted the robot more.

Some dimensions of personal attraction, such as appearance and non verbal communication, can be tested. Various studies show that people who are rated as attractive are treated more favorably than unattractive people.

Regarding the MTR of the Mozambique country programme, two speakers rated the performance of UNICEF as very satisfactory, but expressed concern about the multiplicity of United Nations agencies and overlapping of activities.

The economic headwinds are formidable fiscal austerity, high interest rates outside AAA rated countries, credit cutting by banks, deleveraging households, weak private sector investment, and declining exports as the global slowdown undermines demand.

The 17 year old attacking midfielder made five appearances in total last season, becoming the first player born in 1999 to appear in the Premier League, and is also highly rated in the England underage system.

The experts rated responses to climate change extremely low on the to do list. In fact, the panel called these ventures including the Kyoto Protocol bad projects because they cost more than the good they do.

Of the enterprises that would be rated with a red card, heavy polluters such as those involved in electroplating, printing and dyeing, and prevention and control dominate. A number of waste water treatment plants were also listed.

Children and adolescents can also watch films rated for an age group immediately above theirs if they are in the company of their parents or legal guardian, as long as these are not under 18 years old.

Ratings showed that of the 1,251 enterprises listed on the environmental protection credit management register, 134 were not rated temporarily because of production stoppage, not having been checked and accepted, having been shut down, and or other reasons.

Meanwhile, we've got two trillion dollars at a minimum, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers that we need to expend to even make a dent in the infrastructure, which is currently rated at a D minus.

You have comfort, irreverence, and social commentary, not only battling it out in our society, but you literally have two establishment shows Gunsmoke and Gomer Pyle in 1969 are the number two and number three rated television shows.

Since 2005, following recommendations by the United Nations Board of Auditors, all audits rated at below average or deficient are brought to the attention of the Oversight Committee where the main control failures and emerging risks are highlighted.

Banks loaded up on the relatively high yield debt of countries like Greece because they had to set aside very little capital. But, while the debt was highly rated, how could anyone objectively assess unsecured and virtually unenforceable obligations?

How do these Nielsen ratings reflect not just what you've heard about, which is the idea of our social, collective unconscious, but how do these top 10 Nielsen rated shows over 50 years reflect the idea of our social conscience?

In any case, one would not expect prize committees or historians to judge leaders solely by quantitative criteria. Few Americans thought Harry Truman had been a good president immediately after he left office, but now he is rated very high.

Was this a big problem in an otherwise sound institution, or was there an iceberg beneath the surface. After all, AIG was an AAA rated firm that turned out in late 2008 to have assumed more risk than it could handle.

In the 31 audit reports issued in 2004 2005, some 52 per cent of the audited operations were rated as average, while 29 per cent were above average or very good, and 19 per cent were below average or deficient.

The key to mortgage regulation is the concept of risk weight, a measure that increases with the probability that a borrower will default. For example, a loan to AAA rated Microsoft has a 0 risk weight, meaning that it is virtually risk free.

Ranking exercises, like the things they rank, are not all the same different approaches fit different situations. We live in a world where everything is being rated, whether you are a professional judge or an individual trying to make sense of modern life.

The EFSF, created to assist countries facing illiquidity, is designed exactly like a CDO. The EFSF buys the bonds of the countries which find it difficult to finance themselves in the marketplace (for example, Ireland) and issues bonds that are AAA rated.

Specifically, participants rated interstate conflict with regional consequences as the top risk, in terms of likelihood, facing the world in 2015, with extreme weather events coming in second. The top risks in terms of impact were water crises and the spread of infectious diseases.

From the above data, it can be seen that of the 246 countries that have been rated, a total of 99 countries (or 40 of the total) haven't imposed any restrictions on the transactions and use of Bitcoin. They are represented by green and orange patches.

The criteria for expanding the Program in 2004 rated the states by percentage incidence of child labor, in the age group of 5 to 15 years, based on the most recent PNAD 2002 data, in comparison with the percentage coverage of the Program in the respective state.

In its 2004 report to the General Assembly, the Office of Internal Oversight Services indicated that Some 64 per cent of the audited operations for this period were rated as average, 21 per cent were above average or very good and 15 per cent were below average or deficient.

The stock market s recent performance often is attributed to the unconventional monetary policies that many central banks have been pursuing. These policies, by design, lowered the return on sovereign bonds, forcing investors to seek yield in markets for higher risk assets like equities, lower rated bonds, and foreign securities.

CDOs are a form of financial alchemy special purpose vehicles that buy the financial equivalent of lead (low rated mortgaged backed securities) and finance themselves mostly with the financial equivalent of gold (highly sought after AAA bonds). This transformation is based on one sound principle and two shaky ones.

Political rights and civil liberties are rated between 1 and 7 for each country, with 1 representing the most free and 7 the least free. The designation of countries as free (1 2.5), partly free (3.0 5.0), or not free (5.5 7.0) is determined by combining these ratings.

As private rating agencies live on the fees they collect from rated companies, they cannot easily downgrade important clients or the assets they sell. The big American investment banks received excellent ratings up to the last moment, and so did the CDOs with which they betrayed the world.

In its 2004 report to the General Assembly, the Office of Internal Oversight Services indicated that Some 64 per cent of the audited operations for this period were rated as average, 21 per cent were above average or very good and 15 per cent were below average or deficient.

Poor, Moody s, and Fitch rated as safe in the boom years turned out to be lethally dangerous. And the problem isn t limited to such financial products with issuers of other debt securities choosing and compensating the firms that rate them, the agencies still have strong incentives to reciprocate with good ratings.