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Christmas comes early for Germany after 55-billion-euro accounting error | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 29.10.2011
The discovery of the mother of all accounting errors at a troubled bank under government protection has made Germany some 55 billion euros richer, the Finance Ministry said late on Friday. The discovery of a whopping accounting error has made Germany instantly 55.5 billon euros ($78.5 billion) richer. The error was caused by a double booking at the state-owned bad bank, created to handle the toxic assets of bankrupt Hypo Real Estate bank, which was nationalized in 2009. Freeing up the cash means that German national debt, as a percentage of gross domestic product, dropped from 83.7 to 81.1 percent. The error was caused when accountants subtracted funds, instead of adding them.
Dopamine release in human brain tracked at microsecond timescale reveals decision-making
Public release date: 28-Oct-2011 [ Print | E-mail | Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Paula Byron paulabyron@vtc.vt.edu 540-526-2027 Virginia Tech Roanoke, Va. – A research team led by investigators at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute has demonstrated the first rapid measurements of dopamine release in a human brain and provided preliminary evidence that the neurotransmitter can be tracked in its movement between brain cells while a subject expresses decision-making behavior. "In an experiment where we measured dopamine release while a subject made investment decisions in a stock market trading game, we showed that dopamine tracks changes in the value of the market," said Read Montague, director of the Human Neuroimaging Laboratory at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and professor of physics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech.Apr. 1, 2008 — A finding by a team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health may account for why the flu virus is more infectious in cold winter temperatures than during the warmer months. At winter temperatures, the virus’s outer covering, or envelope, hardens to a rubbery gel that could shield the virus as it passes from person to person, the researchers have found. At warmer temperatures, however, the protective gel melts to a liquid phase. But this liquid phase apparently isn’t tough enough to protect the virus against the elements, and so the virus loses its ability to spread from person to person. “The study results open new avenues of research for thwarting winter flu outbreaks,” said National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Director Duane Alexander.
Why The Flu Virus Is More Infectious In Cold Winter Temperatures
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Fascism
Fascism ( pron.: / ˈ f æ ʃ ɪ z əm / ) is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism [ 1 ] [ 2 ] that came to prominence in mid-20th century Europe. Fascists seek to unify their nation through a totalitarian state that seeks the mass mobilization of the national community, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] relying on a vanguard party to initiate a revolution to organize the nation on fascist principles. [ 5 ] Hostile to liberal democracy , socialism , and communism , fascist movements share certain common features, including the veneration of the state, a devotion to a strong leader, and an emphasis on ultranationalism , ethnocentrism , and militarism . Fascism views political violence, war, and imperialism as a means to achieve national rejuvenation [ 3 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and asserts that "superior" nations and races should attain living space by displacing weak and inferior ones. [ 9 ]<img alt="Photo: Pamela Littky" src="/magazine/wp-content/images/19-10/ff_google_horowitz_f.jpg" title="The positive response to Google+ has been sweet vindication for Bradley Horowitz, Google's VP of products." width="660" height="450" /> The positive response to Google+ has been sweet vindication for Bradley Horowitz, Google's VP of products. Photo: Pamela Littky For all of Google’s successes , the company has an underwhelming track record when it comes to social networks.
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Unified Modeling Language
UML logo Unified Modeling Language ( UML ) is a standardized general-purpose modeling language in the field of object-oriented software engineering . The Unified Modeling Language includes a set of graphic notation techniques to create visual models of object-oriented software-intensive systems. The Unified Modeling Language was developed by Grady Booch , Ivar Jacobson and James Rumbaugh at Rational Software in the 1990s. [ 1 ] It was adopted by the Object Management Group (OMG) in 1997, and has been managed by this organisation ever since.Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood City , California, The United States. The company specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly its own brands of database management systems . Oracle is the third-largest software maker by revenue, after Microsoft and IBM . [ 3 ] The company also builds tools for database development and systems of middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software.
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Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress, known for her roles in the films The Big Easy , Sea of Love and Switch . As of 2012 [update] she stars as Jane Forrest (Nana) in the NBC sitcom The New Normal . [ edit ] Early life
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Patricia Duff is an American political activist and a fundraiser for political and philanthropic causes. [ edit ] Career Duff founded a non-profit, non-partisan organization, The Common Good , in New York in 2007. The organization puts on forums, panels and special events to encourage greater citizen participation in civic life and the political process.
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Ronald Owen Perelman (born January 1, 1943) is an American businessman. Through his company MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. , he has invested in various companies in grocery, cigar, licorice, makeup, car, photography, television, camping, security, lottery, jewelry, banks, and the American comic book industry. Mr. Perelman annually is one of the world's largest philanthropic donors.
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The Giving Pledge is a campaign to encourage the wealthiest people in the world to make a commitment to give most of their wealth to philanthropic causes. The campaign specifically focuses on billionaires and was made public in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates . The Huffington Post reported in April 2012 that "81 billionaires committed to giving at least half of their fortunes to charity". [ 1 ] As of March 2013, 105 billionaires have signed the pledge. [ 2 ]