The authors dwell at length on the case of a former McKinsey employee, Suzanne Porter, who sued the consultancy for refusing to make her a partner, which tells us little about anything other than America's love of litigation.

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We took a first look at New York City's gigantic, spiky blue smog-eating wendy pavilion, and at the Dwell on Design Show in LA this week we spotted the Casa Bubble House, a round, transparent pod made of recycled material that can be used like a tent.

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All this is true, although not the sort of thing most political campaigns like to dwell on, especially with unemployment at 8.5%.

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No, in the context of a state visit which was intended to underline the success and importance of the relationship between London and Washington, Iraq was definitely not a subject to dwell on, or indeed to mention at all if it could possibly be avoided.

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But I try to look at the best of everything and not dwell so much on myself.

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Further, Samsung is quite adept at more or less for creating the hype they dwell in.

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"We're trying to extend dwell time in a positive way, " says Camille Waxer, chief administrative officer at Canary Wharf Group PLC.

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Speaking at a reception for supporters late on Sunday, Mr Obama suggested he would dwell on the "common good" and the "goodness, the resilience, neighbourliness, the patriotism" of Americans.

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