Some chop-shop version of CNN (easy cnngo.com) has ranked 'Merica #5 on the world's "coolest" countries list. Factors working in favor of our ranking, according to the panelists?
Rock and roll, classic Hollywood films, great American novels, tail fins, blue jeans, jazz, hip hop, “The Sopranos,” 360-degree slam dunks and surfing.
Personally, I think it was also pretty rad when we saved the world in WWII, but maybe I am just more of a renaissance man. Two oceans, countless mountain ranges, deserts, locations with 1, 2, 3 or 4 seasons, football instead of futbol, and cheerleaders come to mind rather quickly as well.
Perhaps not so surprisingly, Brazil came in at numero uno. See the full rankings here.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Friday, October 15, 2010
TCD Education Exclusive: Campus Update
1) APR Violations: So 80s!
The 1980s were back in the classroom this week. Finally.
Of all the rules in the world, Absolute Priority Rule (APR) sounds like a pretty important one. But what does a rule with a title of such supremacy - the Rule of Rules, if you will - actually mean and how is it related to the 1980s other than the fact that really important rules are so 80s? Glad you asked. APR determines the order in which different classes of creditors of a firm are paid. According to research by Eberhart, Moore, Roenfeldt (1990), APR violations occurred in 75% of bankruptcies filed between 1979 and 1986. Gross rule violations are also so 80s, a fact Big Wave confirmed via text during class.
2) Massey - Peabody Rankings.
A few weeks ago, TCD introduced the universe to the Massey-Peabody NFL Power Rankings. Numbers are published on Wednesdays and the blog blows up Thursday to Friday.
The 1980s were back in the classroom this week. Finally.
Of all the rules in the world, Absolute Priority Rule (APR) sounds like a pretty important one. But what does a rule with a title of such supremacy - the Rule of Rules, if you will - actually mean and how is it related to the 1980s other than the fact that really important rules are so 80s? Glad you asked. APR determines the order in which different classes of creditors of a firm are paid. According to research by Eberhart, Moore, Roenfeldt (1990), APR violations occurred in 75% of bankruptcies filed between 1979 and 1986. Gross rule violations are also so 80s, a fact Big Wave confirmed via text during class.
2) Massey - Peabody Rankings.
A few weeks ago, TCD introduced the universe to the Massey-Peabody NFL Power Rankings. Numbers are published on Wednesdays and the blog blows up Thursday to Friday.
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