The exact value of these resources is impossible to calculate reliably, but a leading UN official described the scale of mineral deposits in the world's oceans as "staggering" with "several hundred years' worth of cobalt and nickel".

BBC: UK Seabed Resources joins deep-ocean mineral-mining rush

That then increases the size of the hole in their balance sheets, and therefore the scale of the official rescue from taxpayers they will eventually require.

BBC: Spain moves nearer to full-scale rescue

Police Commissioner Ed Davis is the most high-profile official to call for large-scale counseling efforts, a seemingly unusual gesture from the commander of a large police department.

WSJ: First Responders Seek Out Counseling as Attitudes Shift

Banks are unlikely to admit to large-scale withdrawals taking place and official statistics come out with a delay of a number of weeks.

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This form of small-scale distributed generation does not even make the official statistics by bureaus like the Energy Information Administration, yet it is quickly growing in capacity to become a serious part of the mix.

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According to a Scottish government official talking to property specialists this week, these large-scale investment packages could be backed with government support to reduce risk.

BBC: Salmond scales up foreign loan application

"I'm a bit speechless about the negligence some member states have been showing, " said Jos Delbeke, a senior Commission official for the environment, adding that it was too early to say what the scale of the thefts may be.

BBC: EU investigating carbon trading thefts

The NSA years ago began a small-scale effort to address this problem code-named April Strawberry, the military official said.

WSJ: U.S. Program to Detect Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure

With its official launch in the summer, it's an initiative I hope can help Africa's innovators to scale up and become profitable.

CNN: Why tech innovators are Africa's future