standard and poor's ratings
21Standard & Poor's Underlying Rating - SPURs — A rating for a debt issue on a stand alone basis without credit enhancements. SPURs provide ratings for the credit worthiness of municipal bonds and are only one of the types of ratings services offered by Standard Poor s for public sector… …
22Ratings Service — A company, such as Moody s or Standard Poor s, that rates various debt and preferred stock issues for safety of payment of principal, interest, or dividends. Ratings range from AAA or Aaa (the highest) to C or D, which represents a company that… …
23Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
24Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer. The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …
25Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
26AC power plugs and sockets — See also: Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets Plugs and sockets may sometimes combine male and female contacts, but t …
27Wacky Races Starring Dastardly and Muttley (PS2 Game) — Infobox VG| title = Wacky Races Starring Dastardly and Muttley developer = Infogrames publisher = Infogrames designer = engine = released = 2001 genre = Racing modes = Single player, 2 4 multiplayer ratings = None platforms = PlayStation 2 media …
28Canadian and American health care systems compared — basis ($2724 and $2121 on a non adjusted basis); total U.S. spending was US$6096 vs. US$3137 (PPP) ($6096 and $3038 on a non adjusted basis).] Studies have come to different conclusions about the result of this disparity in spending. A 2007… …
29Mobile phone radiation and health — A man speaking on a mobile telephone The effect of mobile phone radiation on human health is the subject of recent interest and study, as a result of the enormous increase in mobile phone usage throughout the world (as of June 2009 …
30Comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States — Health spending per capita, in U.S. dollars PPP adjusted, with the U.S. and Canada compared amongst other first world nations. Comparison of the health care systems in Canada and the United States are often made by government, public health and… …
