The problem lies in creating a solution less flawed and distrusted than private-sector bonuses, which are often divorced from tangible proof of rising performance.

ECONOMIST: Public-sector pay

Humanitarian and development programmes are often divorced from each other.

ECONOMIST: The Sahel: Hungry again | The

But unofficial accounts suggest that as many as 3m Saudis, often in households headed by divorced or widowed women, live in relative poverty.

ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia: The long day closes | The

Does it just seem like it, or do the famous get married--and divorced-- more often than the rest of us?

FORBES: The Liz Taylor Syndrome

When I meet someone I think I might like to know better, my secret is to share something about myself that is both personal and maybe a little embarrassing or self-deprecating (I often tell people that I am divorced.) That tends to spark their curiosity and open them up.

WSJ: Advice for Making New Friends: Share But Don't Overshare

Although the principal group of victims was over 40 years old, divorced or widowed, disabled, and often elderly, everybody is at risk.

FORBES: Where Americans Lost Money Online

As is often the case during periods of economic pain, the conventional wisdom is divorced from reality.

FORBES

In fact Le Pen, a twice-divorced mother-of-three, says her voters these days often come from both the political right and left, although this claim is not borne out by public opinion polls.

CNN: Marine Le Pen: Right-wing wild card in French election

Too often, cloud marketing is designed solely to capture the attention of CEOs, CFOs and others who are divorced from the day-to-day concerns of IT staff.

FORBES: Cloud Computing: How Marketers Are Alienating CIOs