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Ponzi scheme theme in 'Made Off' videogame
May 06, 2009 |
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Is there a bit of Bernie in you? Mobile phone users worldwide will soon be able to play Ponzi scheme scammers in a new videogame based on the financial ruin wreaked by jailed US fraudster Bernard Madoff.
Gypsy Moth Management Made More Efficient, Cost-Effective
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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A computer model that provides land managers with a more efficient and cost-effective approach for controlling gypsy moths and other invasive pests has been created by biologists at Penn State University and ...
Expert: Flawed corporate watchdog methods helped fuel economic crisis
Oct 09, 2008 |
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Archaic corporate governing systems that failed to ferret out risky business deals helped stoke the nation's deepest financial meltdown since the Great Depression, a University of Illinois business law expert says.
Purdue-developed tool can get most pollution control for the money
Jun 15, 2009 |
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There may be thousands of things large and small that can be done to better control pollution on even the smallest waterways, and a new tool developed at Purdue University may help sort out how to choose the best ones.
Happier hospitals means healthier patients
Aug 06, 2007 |
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The National Inquiry into Management and Medicine looked at hospitals across the UK, focussing on the often troubled relationships between doctors and NHS managers. It found that where the two sides have formed a genuine ...
Researchers change focus on threatened species
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Oct 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland-led research is suggesting new ways to protect threatened species. Professor Hugh Possingham, director of UQ's Ecology Centre, and colleagues from the French National ...
Are most consumers planners when it comes to time and money? New study shows some benefits
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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Planning -- regarding money or time -- can bring tangible benefits to consumers. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research discovered what makes planners tick.
Probing Question: How do Ponzi Schemes work?
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Imagine the shock, the horror, and the sheer panic that would come with learning that the financial plan you’d sunk your life savings into was a sham, the financial experts you trusted were crooks, and all your money was ...
Businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Most of us think cyber crooks cast their phishing lines mostly to try to hook everyday consumers. But some businesses across the country have seen hundreds of thousands of dollars vanish from their bank accounts after cyber ...
Researchers revolutionise opportunities for the European water industry
Feb 15, 2006 |
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A team of international researchers has revolutionised the opportunities for water industry software developers. They have developed a new toolkit that, for the first time, provides a common standard for linking ...
Landscape study may offer solutions for fire managers
Jul 24, 2008 |
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A fire is currently burning through a study area where projections were made about fire behavior about 2 years ago. Managers used data and analysis from the Gotchen Late-Successional Reserve (LSR) study in the planning, analysis, ...
Boosting self-esteem can backfire in decision-making
Mar 31, 2008 |
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Smart business leaders understand that confidence affects decision-making and ultimately a company’s earnings. But giving employees positive feedback in the hopes of promoting better decisions sometimes can backfire, suggests ...
Wildfires result in loss of forests reserved by Northwest Forest Plan
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Although the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) significantly reduced cutting of old-growth forests on federal land, forests in the driest regions are now at greater risk of being lost to wildfire than to logging. A team of federal ...
Housing for homeless alcoholics can reduce costs to taxpayers
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Providing housing and support services for homeless alcoholics costs taxpayers less than leaving them on the street, where taxpayer money goes towards police and emergency health care. Stable housing also results in reduced ...
Computer IDs problematic on networks
May 19, 2006 |
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IT managers can only identify between 55 percent and 65 percent of the computers connected to a network, according to a recent Gartner study. The unknown 35 percent to 45 percent of the network can be a security nightmare, ...
