1.   A magazine recently ranked the school as one of the best in the country.

2.   For the first time, the magazine was ranking graduate programs in creative writing.

3.   Fortune magazine ranks us pretty good.

4.   In March, the magazine also ranked the hard-throwing right-hander as the top pitching prospect in the major leagues.

5.   Last year, national magazines ranked the city tops in the United States for tourism and business.

6.   Last year, the magazine ranked Smith Barney, a unit of Travelers Group Inc., fifth in its annual survey.

7.   Last year, Fortune magazine ranked Advantica the best company in America for minorities.

8.   Last year, Fortune magazine ranked her as the second-most-powerful woman in corporate America, behind Carly Fiorina, the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard.

9.   Other magazines have been ranking the Seattle area at the top or near the top of numerous lists in recent years.

10.   Only a year ago Forbes magazine ranked Austin as the best city in the nation in which to do business.