To capture a sense of life in a new destination, many travellers have used zoom lenses and hidden-camera tricks to surreptitiously snap photos of locals without their permission -- and likely -- without their knowledge.

BBC: Taking photographs of people

They were organised by collectors and connoisseurs, usually in the face of opposition from established artists, who saw in them a threat to their sales and not without reason, since many lenders used the new exhibitions to publicise objects they were hoping to sell.

ECONOMIST: The trouble with blockbusters

To understand how Microsoft and Google could be both the biggest winners and losers, Top Prospect used a ratio to compare how many new people a company hired for each employee it lost.

FORBES: Winners And Losers In Silicon Valley's War For Talent

We used to look at a new technology and ask, How many people use it?

FORBES: Hitching a Ride with the Next 'Angry Birds' Before Take-Off

It will be at least two years before the new system bears fruit: The Ford Futura is the first of as many as 10 new Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models to be built off the same underpinning used for the Mazda 6 midsize sedan. (Ford has a controlling stake in Mazda.) In all, Ford's domestic brands plan to introduce 65 new or redesigned vehicles in the next five years.

FORBES: Companies, People, Ideas

In Albany on Tuesday, many protesters said they felt cheated by New York's Republican lawmakers and the process Mr. Cuomo used to pass the bill, which he announced and passed in a single day.

WSJ: Pro-Gun Rally Hits Cuomo

Still, the storm was not as bad as some of the forecasts led many to fear, and not as dire as the Blizzard of '78, used by longtime New Englanders as the benchmark by which all other winter storms are measured.

WSJ: Northeast trying to get back on track after storm

"Powerline networking between modems and set-top boxes is being used today by many broadband service providers to reduce capital expenses and support costs associated with delivering new triple play and IPTV services, " said Kurt Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates.

ENGADGET: HomePlug Powerline Alliance reveals features of new HomePlug AV2 spec