The final payment of £59.5 million, writes off the crippling debt that was the price for one world war and laid the foundations for another. Germany was forced to pay the reparations at the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 as compensation to the war-ravaged nations of Belgium and France and to pay the Allies some of the costs of waging what was then the bloodiest conflict in history, leaving nearly ten million soldiers dead.

The initial sum agreed upon for war damages in 1919 was 226 billion Reichsmarks, a sum later reduced to 132 billion, £22 billion at the time. The bill would have been settled much earlier had Adolf Hitler not reneged on reparations during his reign.

While Kelsey Martinovich was celebrating winning a car, a New York modelling contract, a $25,000 ad campaign, $20,000 cash and the cover of a national magazine, Sarah Murdoch’s drop jopped, she brought her hand to her mouth, started tearing-up and was left speechless. The coin-drop moment for Sarah Murdoch is at the 2’32” mark.

Hey, you’re a self-motivated guy with PowerPoint expertise trying to get ahead in 2k10 — why not give your personal brand some extra juice by making a video resume?

Dream big. Or small, depending on the day, or hour! Either way you’ll make a big impression at this year’s costume ball in this charming Alice costume. Just don’t be late!

Taxpayers should get a receipt so they know what they’re paying for, a think tank called Third Way argues in a new paper. Here’s a sample from the group. It includes federal income tax and FICA, which funds Medicare and Social Security.