MS patent looks just like Unix command, critics howl
The Register
'Sudo for dummies' Microsoft has won a patent that covers functionality closely resembling security features that have been at the heart of Unix for more than two decades and more recently been folded into the Linux and Mac operating system...
Column: Palin doing OK
Topeka Capital-Journal
It is perhaps sexy, depending on the beholder's eyes, but it couldn't be construed as sexual. Sexist? Would we show a man similarly posed? Only if he positioned himself that way -- and looked as good. We've seen dozens of far-less flatterin...
Plastic love story
The Herald of Arkansas State University
They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Of course, if the beholder is a plastic surgeon with all the money and the time in the world to spend on your face and physique, that beauty is subject to change. In Berlin, Germany, a 48-year...
SE Qns. voters claim term limits last straw
YourNabe.com
Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his controversial bid for a third term by a surprisingly slim margin. Part of the reason for his win may be that in southeast Queens, his Democratic rival, city Comptroller William Thompson, bested Blo...
Column: Success is in the eye of the beholder
Digital Collegian
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The captain watched his successor plunge over the goal line for Penn State's final score of 2009 and stood on the sideline with both arms stoically raised over his head. The message from Daryll Clark's statuesque pose...
O'Malley honored by magazine but title is in eye of beholder
Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
You may have heard already: Gov. Martin O’Malley has been named a “Public Official of the Year” by Governing magazine. It’s a national magazine with a circulation roughly equal to the population of Columbia, Md., but the publication's prais...
BeautifulPeople.com: Brits Are Ugliest In The World
The Huffington Post
What's Your Reaction? British people are among the ugliest in the world according to elitist dating website BeautifulPeople.com . Interested applicants submit their photos and are rated based on looks to determine whether they can join the ...
Have refs closed ranks against United?
Guardian Unlimited
Sir Alex Ferguson was given a touchline ban for criticising Alan Wiley, but some feel the real punishment is being handed out on the pitch Are you a fussy eater? Do you ask for slight menu alterations: no lettuce, maybe, or nothing remotely...
In the 'I' of the beholder
Al-Ahram Weekly
Film festivals are in essence an opportunity to view a large cross-section of fare from a variety of different cultures. They make it possible to enjoy film away from the strictures of the mainstream, which floods film theatres for most of ...
Leading the Way in a Different Kind of Transition
New York Times
Charles Smith, executive director of the National Basketball Retired Players Association, has started a program of counseling and help in defining a second career.
(Hand)Made In Seattle: UmberDove
Seattlest
UmberDove’s Etsy store is awash with color: hand-sewn pillowcases, pouches, clutches, and table runners each patch-worked together in a blend of fabric and shape. The artist, Seattleite Kelly Clark, sews and posts new items on a r...
For Public, Affordability A Key Issue In Health Bill
NPR News
But there's also a third test — and it's that affordability is in the eye of the beholder. And for a lot of beholders in the real world, health insurance costs are quickly becoming unaffordable. Keeping Costs Reasonable Eric and Cynthia Cat...
Fame finds a place among Miami book lovers
Miami Herald
When Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini steps onto the Miami Book Fair International stage Thursday night to read from her new book, Green Porno, her audience may be captivated less by her writing skills than her star power.