Frequency and intensity of storms aside, future hurricanes that hit the east coast will do so atop rising sea levels.
Not everyone was having fun celebrating Irishness, of course, with a festive post on Chelsea's Twitter account causing an outpouring of anger from people with handles like @EDL_Phil and @Blues_Brothers_Loyal – but bonkers and intermittently sectarian Twitter storms aside, what a weekend of football.
The difficulty of being all things to all men would rapidly become apparent.The near abroadThese storm-clouds aside, one unsung success of the Howard years has been its willingness to take up the burden of the South Pacific, a collection of dysfunctional island nations that no one else wants to grapple with.
However, business aside, Storm actually wins this round with "Le Bonheur," a curated selection of tracks that go beyond a surface attempt at proving range and versatility by just presenting classic songs.
Storm's own blustery self-image and the bit of unrealness noted aside, Agent Storm: My Life Inside al Qaeda and the CIA is a decent read for anyone watching the world of intelligence who also appreciates a good story.
Tyson Fury made an abrupt exit from a press conference to preview his rematch with Dereck Chisora, tossing the top table aside and storming off after promising to knock his opponent out.
Tony Coll, the property manager for the building that includes Mr. Feuer's gallery, as well as the Franklin Parrasch Gallery and the CRG Gallery (it is the former home of the Dia Center for the Arts), said that artworks aside, the storm caused damage to the building that would have to be dealt with before many of the galleries could get back to business.
Greg Carbin, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service, told me, half seriously, that he would like to see the largely unpopulated area of western Kansas set aside as Storm Chaser National Park, where all the adrenaline junkies could drive around freely, at their own risk, without getting in the way of residents or emergency vehicles.
Fancy features aside, the Storm is debuting in a particularly tough market.
Nonexistent naming controversy aside, the storm isn't expected to cause much damage.
The one topic that Snooki has been tweeting up a storm about this week -- aside from her burgeoning baby bump, of course -- is her new novel, "Gorilla Beach".
