Rather than banning some games outright, the best way to keep grown-up games away from children is to educate non-gaming parents that, as with films, not all games are suitable for children.

ECONOMIST: Video games

"We've spent a lot of time away from our families and grown closer as a squad, " centre-back Chris Smalling told BBC Sport.

BBC: From the Cottage to the Continent

Those who are for more widespread use of ethanol said it can improve national security, improve our ability to make home-grown fuel and improve our health by steering us away from an energy source that is becoming increasing harder to get to and dirtier to extract.

CNN: Ethanol: Is it friend or foe?

His mission: to spread the word about the virtues of home-grown American fuel made from stuff that normally gets thrown away, or in the case of corn cobs, plowed back into the fields.

FORBES: Taking A Ride In A Corn-Cob-Powered Truck

To be grown for a purpose, and then have that purpose taken away from you must be a double kick in the gut.

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Dubbed Dubai's first "boutique" hotel, in truth it is a little too big and corporate to carry off that label convincingly, but it definitely feels a world away from the usual high-end high rises we have grown used to in Dubai.

BBC: Dubai��s hotel revolution

The San Francisco Symphony's Mr. Theil said ticket sales have grown more slowly than in the past and that the orchestra had seen a shift away from season subscriptions and toward one-time and last-minute purchases that are costlier for the symphony to sell.

WSJ: San Francisco Symphony Strike Drags On

Lindsay Tanner, the finance minister, cites figures showing how much Australia had come to depend on such revenues, and the shock when they abruptly fade away: at the latest boom's peak, company taxes had grown to a quarter of federal revenue, from just 9% in the mid-1980s.

ECONOMIST: Kevin Rudd shops for a recovery