It was the start of something new.

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So when PeopleSoft was acquired and a lot of his employees were out of work, he decided to start something new with a business associate called, Workday.

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When you start something new, a large number of neurons in the frontal cortex (the higher, more conscious command area of the brain) are recruited and become active, helping you in the learning process.

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"This idea of revolution has given me an inspiration to start something new in a new way because it's a little different to what I have done before, " he said.

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Perhaps, if it can resolve the squabble over its election result peacefully and it gets a new president to set new standards of accountability, Liberia may start exporting something good.

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More seriously, Google Now can have an unwieldy feel to it, like it's the start of a new OS growing inside the belly of the old one -- something that adds functionality but probably also represents the peculiar ability of Android to scare some people off with its complexity.

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Citizens get excited about being part of something even larger than themselves especially in the New Year, as they resolve to start anew by working off the holiday fat.

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