"Since cork can modulate temperature and damp sound, " says Ms. Moura Guedes, "it could turn up in large public spaces, terminals or restaurants" and be applied beyond existing soundproofing usage in recording studios.

WSJ: Cork's Popping Potential

But Labour's white paper, outlining the devolution proposals, says that the British and Scottish governments will have to agree to a common position before they turn up in Brussels, which simply makes public the debate that has always taken place in private between the Scottish secretary and his cabinet colleagues.

ECONOMIST: Devolution: The choice for Scotland and Wales | The

By default, the page is public and will turn up in a Google search.

WSJ: Google Requires People to Use the Google+ Social Network, Gains Ground Against Facebook

Today, Italians hold about half of Italy's outstanding public debt, which in turn makes up about 20% of their household wealth.

WSJ: Ordinary Italians Confront Crisis by Buying Debt

One reason we haven't noticed the "extra" money flowing to the front line is that it has been swallowed up by pay rises, which, in turn, have meant much, much bigger-than-expected cuts in public sector employment.

BBC: Hard times for Mr Osborne