It will be hard for BP to resurrect its reputation, although my money is betting that they are going to try.

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Seeing CEOs make millions for being fired and even for losing money may be hard to stomach, but it is collateral damage in the economics of motivating them to run their companies well.

WSJ: In Defense of the CEO

The big aid agencies are gearing up for an appeal, but fear it will be hard to raise money until there is evidence that people are starving to death.

ECONOMIST: Among other troubles, Yemen faces a creeping famine

It was hit hard by the Greek debt restructuring and seems to be a haven for Russian money.

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Scholarships are free money that's yours for taking, but they can be hard to get.

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The shift from private to public would be a giant step for Glencore, but its current partnership structure makes it hard to raise money in the markets to fund future growth.

ECONOMIST: Xstrata and Glencore

For your hard-earned (but yet-to-be-determined) money, you'll get pretty much everything you could possibly want, spec-wise: 10Mbps HSDPA and 2Mbps HSUPA, 8 megapixel cam with image stabilization and LED flash, 3.5mm headphone jack, a 4-inch 800 x 400 display (a first at this resolution for a production Android device), AGPS, and microSDHC expansion.

ENGADGET: Sony Ericsson's Android-powered XPERIA X3 sorta confirmed by way of retailer

According to the people, players would be fined for mistakes or poor plays, the money would go into a pot, and then it would be distributed for hard hits that knocked opponents out of games, with payments into and out of the pot tracked throughout the seasons.

WSJ: NFL Plays Defense on Suits

The objective, I'm told, is to encourage better financial planning as the new benefit, the Universal Credit, which will be paid monthly is phased in, with the aim of re-establishing the idea that benefits are a safety net for people who've fallen on hard times, and that the money paid out should be spent on essentials, not luxuries.

BBC: Watch this space