...Immediately upon going to MSNBC.com CNN.com, they talked about breaking news of Egypts. On all three sites, I found links to other information about how President in Egypt was preparing to step down. There are also links to click to view videos of how bad the situation really is. CNN.com tells you things such as how the military rulers dissolve parliament and put constitution on hold in moves cautiously welcomed by protestors. I found it interesting how FOXnews.com shows photos and videos about how the Egyptian military dissolves parliament. The site also gives sponsor links to find other information about the breaking news. Currently, FOXnews.com says, Military rulers take sweeping action to dismantle Mubarak's autocratic legacy as they dissolve parliament, suspend constitution and promise elections in moves cautiously welcomed by protesters. You can also recommend the story to people on Face book with a link. People on Face book might be inclined to view the link, since you viewed it and shared it with them on Face book. This increases CNN's publicity, and more people will view the top stories as a result. MSBNC.com has an article about how Egypt puts Midwest peace efforts on hold. CNN has information about the revolt in Egypt and how the people are waiting to see what the President has to say. Upon going to FOXnews.com, I found the article immediately it had bolded letters that said Egyptian Military Dissolves Parliament. This caught my attention and guided me to click on that...
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...Rating the News Sites The links that are used are FOXNews.com and CNN.com. The commentary associated with the stories are the same, but some of the reporter’s words are different such as FOX News use the word “five people” and CNN uses the words “five clergy” , FOX News also used ‘molested’ and CNN used the words “abuse victims.” Even though the story is about the same thing, the reporters’ words are different. Both stories where from interviews that the Pope had apologizing to five people who were molested as children by a priest where a march was held in London. FOX News and CNN are both great station that covers news that happens around the world. Both companies take pride in their works and want to make sure that their viewers are interesting in the stories that they reports. Both FOX News and CNN cover the news 24-hours a day and the information from the stories they report are facts and not opinions. FOX News and CNN are well-known news medias that people all around the world depends on to keep them updated on what is going in the United States as well as other countries. In the story that FOX News and CNN reported about the Pope apologizing to the people that was molested by a priest when they were young, both news medias did tremendous interviews and provided coverage so that all the viewers on the internet and the viewers that watch it on TV could see the Pope apologizing and showing the protestors that march in Central London. CNN reported that they would have...
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...HUM 176 Week 7 Rating the News Sites Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/hum-176-week-7-rating-news-sites/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) Baghdad, Iraq (CNN). News today that will I discuss on the killing of innocent people of our fellow Christians and the suffering faced in Iraq. Police in Mosul said there are three people were killed Monday in Iraq in the latest attack against Christians, the attack was the only one of two brothers of Christians in the northern city of Mosul when gunmen stormed into a place of work in the industrial city and shot them. The two brothers they were working in the welding in a workshop belonging to them in Mosul. Police also found an old woman Christian killed strangled in her home in central Mosul. The attacks spread on The Christians since the last attack in 31 October in Baghdad goes all the way up to the northern regions of the country. Local police last week stated that a sticky bomb placed in a Christian car exploded in eastern Mosul killing him and killing his daughter six years old. HUM 176 Week 7 Rating the News Sites Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/hum-176-week-7-rating-news-sites/ For More Courses and Exams...
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...Rating Action: Moody's assigns ratings to Chrysler refinancing; Ba1 to first lien term loan and B1 to second lien notes. Outlook is stable. Global Credit Research - 29 Jan 2014 Approximately $5 billion of obligations rated New York, January 29, 2014 -- Moody's Investors Service assigned ratings to debt securities being offered by Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) in connection with the refinancing of $4.7 billion of VEBA trust note. Ratings assigned are: Ba1 to $2 billion of new first-lien term loans that rank pari passu with the company's existing $2.9 billion in outstanding term loans (also rated Ba1) and B1 to $2.7 billion of second-lien secured notes that rank pari passu with the company's $3.2 billion in outstanding second-lien notes (also rated B1). Proceeds will be used to refinance $4.7 billion in outstanding VEBA trust note. The company's B1 Corporate Family Rating (CFR), B1-PD Probability of Default Rating, and SGL-2 Speculative Grade Liquidity ratings are unaffected. The rating outlook is stable. RATINGS RATIONALE The assignment of the new Chrysler ratings recognizes that the transaction is a refinancing that will not materially change the company's level of outstanding debt. Benefits from the transaction will include a meaningful reduction in interest expense as the VEBA notes carry an effective interest rate of 11.7%. The interest rate on the new offerings will be considerably lower. However, the newly-offered obligations will have a shorter maturity profile compared...
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...1. Jules Kroll is planning to enter the credit ratings business. Is this a good idea? Is this a good time? Why? We suggest it is a good time but not a good idea for Jules Kroll to enter the credit ratings business. In order to know whether it is right for him to do so, we have used SWOT analysis to see the feasibility of this plan. Strength Jules B. Kroll — the leader of Kroll Bond Rating Agency, is the formidable strength for them to enter this new industry by his successful business career and abundant experience as an entrepreneur. Few people ever penetrate the dark side of money, but Jules Kroll is one of them. He has done all his life to look under the covers. The previous success and reputation of the Kroll corporate intelligence firm and K2 Global Partners can help Kroll Bond Rating Agency stepping into spotlight, while give public confidence that Jules Kroll could break into such a tough industry. Weakness Credit rating business is brand new field to Jules Kroll. He must do a lot of preparations to meet the requirements — a large amount of qualified experts, which would be a key to success; interest from users and issuers; NRSRO designation; investors who can help developing the financial viability of the project. Startup companies lack the geographical reach and industry expertise of the established players. It is costly and time consuming to recruit prominent staff of credit rating industry, and it is also hard for Kroll to attract users and issuers since majority...
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...Does it matter who pays for bond ratings? Historical evidence$ John (Xuefeng) Jiang a,n, Mary Harris Stanford b, Yuan Xie c a Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University, N252 Business Complex, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA M. J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA c Fordham University, 441E Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458, USA b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 12 December 2010 Received in revised form 13 July 2011 Accepted 9 August 2011 Available online 7 April 2012 JEL classification: G18 G20 G28 Keywords: Credit ratings Investor pay Issuer pay Moody’s S&P abstract We test whether Standard and Poor’s (S&P) assigns higher bond ratings after it switches from investor-pay to issuer-pay fees in 1974. Using Moody’s rating for the same bond as a benchmark, we find that when S&P charges investors and Moody’s charges issuers, S&P’s ratings are lower than Moody’s. Once S&P adopts issuer-pay, its ratings increase and no longer differ from Moody’s. More importantly, S&P only assigns higher ratings for bonds that are subject to greater conflicts of interest, measured by higher expected rating fees or lower credit quality. These findings suggest that the issuer-pay model leads to higher ratings. & 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction This paper investigates whether charging bond issuers for credit ratings leads to higher ratings. The three major credit rating agencies—Standard & Poor’s (S&P)...
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...Outline Thesis: The MPAA is no longer an effective source to categorize the ratings of modern movies and the lack of censorship is harming children and teens. I: The NC-17 rating has become irrelevant. A. The producers edit and re-submit their films for a lower rating. B. Theaters do not want to air them. II: The MPAA does not treat content consistently. A. Violence is not treated as harshly as sexual content. 1. Small moments of sexual content will warrant a higher rating. 2. It takes extreme amounts of violence to warrant an R rating. B. The system does not consider alcohol or tobacco. C. There is a set limit on swear words. 1. A. An extra use of the swear word can push a film over the edge. 2. Only considers the f word. III....
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...The Unfairness and Vagueness of the MPAA Rating System Many people take notice of a film rating, whether in the theater or on the DVD case. The American culture, especially, relies very heavily on these ratings. Oftentimes, there is almost an incredible amount of trust put in them. But where did this trust come from, and is it really deserved? The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) determines the ratings on almost every film that is produced today. Although filmmakers are not required to have a rating attached to their films, the MPAA has great power in its ratings. After a close examination of the MPAA movie rating system, it is clear that there are many flaws both because of its unfair rating of different films and also because of its vague guidelines. Before the MPAA's rating system can be critiqued, it is important to understand society's need for censorship, the difficulty in rating, and the history and past critiques of not only the MPAA's rating system, but the other systems that came before it. It is impossible to look at the rating system without questioning the need for it in the first place. Media censorship is tricky, because it must “protect both free speech and children” (Jordan 235). There is a very tricky balance between these two sides. The American government recognizes the right to free speech. This means that, technically speaking, filmmakers are allowed to be able to express what they want to express in the way that they...
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...Plan Rating Feature Specification Families First V1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Stakeholders / Team Document History Approval Form A. Introduction Purpose Referenced Documents Requirements Issues B. Group Purpose and Objective Business Process / Need or Background Information Specification 1.1. Treatment Plan Goal Rating Module C. Ad Hoc Reporting Reporting Examples Data Dictionary D. Customer Communication E. Traceability Requirements to Specification Stakeholders / Team The following people are stakeholders or part of the team. Stakeholder Function Christy Winters Director of CQI for Families First Steve Walton Information Systems Coordinator Brent Blane Project Manager, QSI Doug King Business Analyst, QSI Document History Version Release Date Author, Reviewers Release Notes V1 Author: Doug King Reviewers: BA Team Approval Form Treatment Plan Rating Feature Specification Families First Project Information Client Families First Project Families First Version V1 Families First Qualifacts Systems Inc. 200 2nd Avenue South Nashville, TN 37201 By: By: Printed: Printed: Title: Title: Date: Date: Introduction Purpose This document details the business requirements and functional specifications for the following Feature. Group Description ECR Adding the treatment plan goal rating to...
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...Preliminary Market Strategy Market size – Geriatric Population (age 65 and over) * 17% of the current US population (23 million) year 2010 * 27 % of the projected population by 2020 (32 million) * 31% of the projected population by 2030 (37 million) Market size – Senior Population (age 50 to 64) * 18% of the current population (17 million) year 2010 * 22 % of the projected population (19 million) by 2020 * 24 % of the projected population (22 million) by 2030 Estimated Usage of Glasses for Reading/Corrective Vision * 62 % of US citizens over the age of 50 * 73% of US citizens over the age of 70 Number of New Prescription Glasses per Year per Age Cohort * 50 – 59. 3.2 million * 60 – 69. 4.9 million * 70 – 79. 5.5 million * 80 – 89. 8.1 million Actual Market Size Estimates (reading and corrective vision) * 2010 – 33.2 million * 2020 – 41.5 million * 2030 – 55.4 million Geriatric Population is the fastest growing cohort in the United States followed by the senior cohort. In other countries the use of eyewear for prescription purposes is far exceeded by the United States. However, the use of reading glasses is very popular with the geriatric population. Some estimates have the usage up to 12 % in European and Asian countries. Growth of Senior/Geriatric Market in the U.S. Combined Senior/Geriatric cohorts will combine to about 44% of US population by 2050. Preliminary Target Markets American Association...
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...CREDIT RATING * A credit rating evaluates the credit worthiness of a debtor, especially a business (company) or a government. It is an evaluation made by a credit rating agency of the debtor's ability to pay back the debt and the likelihood of default.[3] * Credit ratings are determined by credit ratings agencies. The credit rating represents the credit rating agency's evaluation of qualitative and quantitative information for a company or government; including non-public information obtained by the credit rating agencies analysts. * Credit ratings are not based on mathematical formulas. Instead, credit rating agencies use their judgment and experience in determining what public and private information should be considered in giving a rating to a particular company or government. The credit rating is used by individuals and entities that purchase the bonds issued by companies and governments to determine the likelihood that the government will pay its bond obligations. * A poor credit rating indicates a credit rating agency's opinion that the company or government has a high risk of defaulting, based on the agency's analysis of the entity's history and analysis of long term economic prospects. In India there are 5 credit rating agencies. First, Credit Rating InformationServices Of India Limited (CRISIL) set up by ICICI AND UTI in 1988. Secondly InvestmentInformation and Credit Rating Agency of India limited (ICRA) set up by IFCI in 1991. Thirdly,Credit Analysis...
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...Università degli studi di torino | Rating agencies and financial speculation | An analysis of the protagonists of the world market | | Elisa Valenti | Matricola 711323 | | INDEX The protagonists of the world market | 2 | A particular source of power: rating agencies and country rating | 2 | Conflict of interest? | 4 | Other issues of concern * Barriers to entry and lack of competition * Transparency | 555 | The importance of reputation | 6 | What went wrong? | 7 | The need for regulation | 7 | Can we trust the rating agencies? * The Enron Case Study * The Parmalat Case Study | 889 | Are rating agencies guilty? | 12 | The sinister power of rating agencies | 13 | A world without rating agencies | 14 | Conclusions | 15 | References | 16 | The protagonists of the world market A rating agency is a private firm which publicly evaluates a company capacity to repay the debt issued. This capacity is classified using a scale that goes from a maximum of AAA and a minimum of DDD. Obviously the evaluation received influences the interests that a company has to pay to receive credit. Today the rating market is controlled by three giants, the so called “three sisters”: Moody’s Investor Service, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch . Till the 70s rating agencies were not making high profits, but today they are extremely relevant such that in 1996 the New York Times was writing that there were just two powers in the world, the United...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) is a Philippine government agency responsible for rating and reviewing television programs, movies and home videos. Unlike other organizations worldwide, the board does not rate video games. This is due to the fact that the Philippines does not produce video games (other than titles from studios such as Anino Games), since most video games are imported, with almost all of it coming from the United States. Because of that, ratings from the ESRB is the de facto system used in the Philippines, but legal restrictions (such as prohibition of sales of M-rated and higher games to minors) usually do not apply, although certain software vendors ask for a valid ID or any other verification when selling those games. The board also does not rate literature, unlike some other organizations. Recently, the board has revised its classification ratings for television shows. A memorandum issued by the review board on Aug. 25 stated that the revised ratings are as follows: General Patronage (“G”), Parental Guidance (“PG”), Strong Parental Guidance (“SPG”) and Disapproved for airing on TV (“X”). After massive media education, a parent will be wiser than to allow children to watch television relentlessly. A parent will be wiser than to keep his child up after nine in the evening, knowing that 9 p.m. is proper bedtime for the kids and knowing that television will thereafter be more risqué as it will...
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...Table of content: 1) Introduction 2) Rating agency: * Who are rating agencies? * Development of the rating agencies * Function of rating agencies * The procedure of rating assignment * Solicited method * Unsolicited method * Sovereign rating * Rating scale and definition * Advantages of credit rating * Disadvantages of credit rating 3) Rating agencies and companies: * Failures of rating agencies * Reasons for the mistakes of rating agencies 4) Rating agencies and states: * Background * History of Italian rating * Critics against Italian rating 5) How to improve the rating: * “Issuer pays” or “Investor pays” * Public funding of rating * Government rating agency * Increase of competition * Liability of CRAs 6) Conclusion 7) references Introduction: The history of the Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) is well represented through a parabolic trend. Before 1960 CRAs were quite famous only in the USA, later on their importance have increased in all the world until the recent crisis, in which they reached their highest level; whereupon they have been loosing power. Credit Rating Agencies are: an independent company that evaluates the financial condition of issuers of debt instruments and then assigns a rating that reflects its assessment of the issuer's ability to make the debt payments. An important key to understand the future of the thesis concerns the...
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