"This afternoon we couldn't do so much due to the weather, but this morning it looked OK, although the tyres don't last very long!"

CNN: Ice-cool Raikkonen tops the charts in steamy Malaysia

Although the East India Company flourished a very long time ago, in a very different world, its growth, longevity and demise have lessons for those who run today's state companies and debate their future, lessons about the benefits of linking a company's interests to a nation's and the dangers of doing so.

ECONOMIST: The East India Company

The MPs heard from the Met Office that the decline in sea ice is part of a long-term trend, although this year's very severe melt was likely to have been accelerated by local weather conditions.

BBC: MPs' call to halt Arctic drilling amid safety concerns

Vanguard also has the advantage of long offering the very cheapest funds in terms of management fees, although Schwab is giving Vanguard a run for its money there, too.

FORBES: As ETF Costs Crater, Retirement Investors Win

Brass instruments are wind instruments, and although they may be coiled or bent into different shapes, all brass instruments consist essentially of a very long metal tube.

NPR: Young Tuba Player Gets Nod from Phila. Orchestra

Although in recent months she has taken some very welcome moves to right a foundering ship, she still has a long way to go before convincing the markets that Argentina will at last get serious on her watch.

ECONOMIST: Argentina

Although history suggests you might do better diving into the market with a lump sum (because, over the very long haul, markets have gone up more than they've gone down), dollar-cost averaging has a lot of appeal these days.

WSJ: How Investing Dimes Can Beat Dollars