Three judges rated each performance based on technical skill, stage presence,and "airness."

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The 2005 VMAs, which were clouded by Hurricane Katrina and the shooting of hip-hop impresario Suge Knight, drew just 8 million viewers, its lowest-rated performance in over five years.

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Also, 72% of Afghans rated President Hamid Karzai as excellent or good - compared with 52% 12 months ago - and 60% rated the performance of the present government as good or excellent, as opposed to 10% who thought it was poor.

BBC: Afghans more optimistic for future, survey shows

Food majors like Brasil Foods (BRFS) are hurting because of exports and continually gets re-rated on poor performance.

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