The Dutch, Belgians and French have special grounds to worry: in each of those countries, second generation immigrants said they felt more discrimination in the job market than their first generation elders.

ECONOMIST: European politics

"We decided to deploy extra resources from our special operations teams on the grounds of patient safety, " he said.

BBC: Tent set up as ambulances queue at Norfolk and Norwich

Yet as the special report on the waste business in this week's issue argues, there are grounds for optimism amid the mounds of rubbish.

ECONOMIST: The waste industry

Before the Jubilee show began on a special bank holiday weekend in June, 12, 000 ticket holders had picnicked in the grounds of the palace, eating from a hamper created by Blumenthal and the Queen's royal chef, Mark Flanagan.

BBC: Queen honours stars for Diamond Jubilee celebrations

Closed hearings involving special advocates are already used in a number of cases, such as deportations on national security grounds and challenges to counter-terrorism control orders.

BBC: UK Politics

"The Vision and Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u: The 100th Anniversary of His Birth" is on special exhibit through Sept. 9 at the grandly modern Heiseikan Gallery, completed in 1999, on the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park.

WSJ: The Vision and Calligraphy of Aoyama San'u | Tokyo National Museum | Transformational Characters | By Michael Judge

Also special this year is the "Historical Wiesn", a small camp set up on the southern edge of the grounds.

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