What a difference a year makes Sep 26, 2009
There is an eerie calm about the Storm this September, compared with the tempest that blew up last year when Bellamy challenged Smith's suspension before a packed press conference. Last year, they expended too much emotional energy chasing the minor premiership, and subsequently lost the first versus eighth match against the Warriors. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Symphony plays tribute to video games Sep 26, 2009
The concert properly opened with an homage to the origins of video game music, with orchestral arrangements of the perfectly timed beeps of Pong merging into tunes from later pioneers such as Tetris and Tempest. Highlights of the evening included an onstage Frogger competition with the orchestra playing accompaniment, an appearance by World of Warcraft composer Russell Brower and a Guitar Hero segment. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tweet wisely Sep 23, 2009
That tempest wasn't nearly as big as the storm set off by remarks that Redskins rookie Robert Henson made on his Twitter account - which he since has closed. After Washington beat the Rams 9-7, he responded to fans who booed the team during and after the game, calling them "dim wits" and questioning how people working 9-5 at McDonald's could know anything about football. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Facebook's 'tagging' option is a big hit with photo sharing Sep 23, 2009
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY. Scott Marlette is the Facebook engineer who oversees the site's photo-sharing application. (USA Today -- Tech)
Ceaseless Deaths Of Famous Mark Summer '09 Sep 22, 2009
"Twitter feeds go out. Every death seems to become more of a tempest rather than just the simple news of what it is.". Hayes Ferguson, the chief operating officer of Legacy. (Click2Houston, TX)
In Mexico, where state is vital to arts, museums struggling Sep 20, 2009
Authorities have still not said how deep the budget cuts will be, leaving everyone on edge and fueling a tempest of rumors and demands for transparency because of suspicions that some measures might be hidden. Art aficionados, actors, writers, and dancers are circulating petitions and holding town hall meetings to protest what they call brutal cutbacks. (Boston Globe)
Cameron Family Glass shuts down Kalama operations Sep 16, 2009
" unnown01 wrote on Sep 15, 2009 5:06 PM:" you are so right crguy who would indeed maybe the many company's that realize i am not lazy and am actually willing to do actual work because i have owned businesses and know my personal value so you just sit in castle rock in you mobile home thinking you actually know what you are talking about and i there is no "k" in my screen name i am jerk i make no apology's for it because there are so many lazy stupid people in america just go sit out side wal... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Saturn Lightning Storm Breaks Solar System Record Sep 16, 2009
A lightning storm has been raging on since mid-January, making the tempest the longest-lasting storm ever detected in our solar system, astronomers announced today. The lightning flashes are 10,000 times stronger than lightning flashes on Earth, research team member Georg Fischer, of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, said via email. (National Geographic)
Taxing Off A Runway Sep 10, 2009
Delahunt reportedly has dismissed the controversy over the proposed travel tax as "a tempest in a teapot" and an ex-staffer is believed to be slated to head Uncle Sam's new travel promotion office. Over in the Senate, the effort is led by Byron Dorgan, D-S.D., who has also shown a hostility to the free flow of trade, capital and people. (Investors Business Daily)
For presidents, talking to kids can be tricky Sep 9, 2009
The political tempest is a reminder that presidents have regularly directed messages to the nations children, at least once before sparking a reaction reminiscent of the storm over President Barack Obamas back-to-school address to students Tuesday. When Bush spoke, the uproar was over the possibility that he might use footage of the event in political ads. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Q&A: Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser Sep 3, 2009
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All over ‘Town’ Sep 2, 2009
She said her plans for the next year include teaching at Columbia University and adapting The Tempest with a female lead she s calling Prospera. Cruise thriller readying for rolloutSounds like there will be some serious stunts in the Tom Cruise spy thriller that s set to start shooting here. (Boston Globe)
'Angry White Man' resurfaces amid health care debate, recession Aug 31, 2009
Many say the tempest over health care has its origin in the new administration's breathtaking pace of change and in the long-term social and demographic trends that helped put the nation's first African-American president in the White House. But there is also a powerful social catalyst: The recession has savaged whites and middle-aged men to a degree unseen in most people's lifetimes. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Hurricane Bill Leaves New Englanders Alone Aug 24, 2009
Storm Causes Little Damage in Massachusetts, Sets Sights on Newfoundland. This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image taken Aug. 23, 2009 at 4:01 a.m EDT shows Hurricane Bill in the Atlantic Ocean. (CBS News)
Obamacare's Inevitable Logic Aug 19, 2009
Like the end-of-life tempest. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin popularized the term "death panels." She said: "The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down syndrome will have to stand in front of Obama's 'death panel' so his bureaucrats can decide, based on a subjective judgment of their 'level of productivity in society,' whether they are worthy ". (Townhall.com)
Dropship Now Free Aug 17, 2009
This arcade-style action game used neo-retro style visuals -- kind of a Tempest vibe, really. We enjoyed the game a lot here. (IGN Wireless Games)
* Washington urged to reassure Latin America over bases Aug 15, 2009
Frank Mora, a Defense Department official for Latin America, however, insists that the controversy is a tempest in a teapot. This agreement simply formalizes what already almost exists right now, he said by telephone. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
24 South St. Notebook Aug 12, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT. The address for Auburn's Memorial City Hall on South Street is familiar to many follower's of the city's government and its political scene. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Blu-Ray Killed HD-DVD, Now Getting Killed by HD-DVD Aug 6, 2009
Just when Blu-ray thought it had clear sailing, a tempest has risen in the East: China Blue Hi-definition Disk (CBHD). Toshiba has licensed its HD DVD to them and it will be the unit world leader in HD optical technology in just 12 months. (Newsmax)
No More Racial Sell-Outs Jul 31, 2009
Rick Sanchez, a CNN anchor, provoked a tempest in a Twitter this week when he said he'd be a rich guy if he "sold out as hispanic and worked at fox news." The commentary on the episode mostly centered on whether working at Fox News Channel constituted "selling out," with left-wing bloggers defending Sanchez and conservatives weighing in on Fox's behalf. But the real outrage in Sanchez's statement isn't what he implied about Fox News; it's the whole idea that an individual is capable of "selling... (Townhall.com)
Small Town Myths Jul 31, 2009
The other stereotype involves a placid calm that masks a swirling tempest of murder (Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt), violence, racism (Pudd'nhead Wilson), small mindedness, and cowfucking (that would be Faulkner). The most accurate depiction of life in a small town I have ever seen, the TV show Friday Night Lights, is constantly in danger of being canceled. (The American Conservative)
Navarrette: Why GOP senators misfired on judge Jul 28, 2009
Because of what they and many of their colleagues have gone through, and will no doubt go through again, Republican senators should have been able to see through the tempest caused by Sotomayor's "wise Latina" comments. They know how frustrating it is to be judged by a sound bite or a statement. (CNN -- US)
ISU's enrichment programs beginning soon Jul 27, 2009
Intrigue, Money, Terror, War: The Geopolitics of the Former Soviet Union, Richard Tempest, professor in department of Slavic languages at the University of Illinois; 2:30-4 p.m. Nov. 9, 11, 16 and 18, ISU Alumni Center. Indian Tribes of Illinois (1673-1832), Michael Waint, director of Dickson Mounds Museum; 1:30-3 p.m. Jan. 5, 12, 19 and 26, ISU Alumni Center. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
61 postmodern reads Jul 25, 2009
I don't see any justification for including Hamlet in this list, though I might think of Twelfth Night or maybe the Tempest in this way, given the way they mess with time, space, and gender and have unreliable protagonists. Posted by: Mal. (Harper's Magazine)
Glamis Resources Ltd. Announces Recapitalization Transaction and New Management Group Jul 16, 2009
Mr. Dawson is the President and CEO of Open Range Energy Corp. Previously he was President and CEO of Tempest Energy Corp. and led Tempest to a plan of arrangement with Daylight Energy Trust and the formation of Open Range in November, 2005. Previously Mr. Dawson was co-founder, President and CEO of Tier One Energy Corp., a public oil and gas company, which commenced operations in 1996 and was sold in 1999. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
The Most Important Questions To Ask About the CIA's Targeted Killing Program Jul 16, 2009
That's one strong objection to this current tempest in a teapot. Another is that it is doing a lot to torpedo any possible spirit of bipartisanship at a time when Obama is trying to get Congress to overhaul our medical system. (Slate)
Beatrix Potter's 'inspiration' goes on sale Jul 15, 2009
The Fishings were originally owned by the Tempest Family who let the area to Beatrix's father Rupert Potter every summer. Agent CKD Galbraith said the spot for sale extends to 1; miles of double bank that produces an average annual catch of about 113 salmon. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Giving life a shape Jul 15, 2009
A modern reading of The Tempest could explain the digital world ... Take The Tempest, for example, Shakespeare's last play and one of his finest ... Set on a remote island where Prospero, exiled Duke of Milan, lives with his daughter Miranda and a strange creature called Caliban, the Tempest explores issues of redemption and forgiveness and the use and abuse of power. (BBC News -- Technology)
Levi, take a hint Jul 14, 2009
Jim from Boston wrote on Jul 13, 2009 8:26 AM:" For all the ethics clouds around Sister Sarah she should receive some credit for doing the right thing and not just giving Levi some government hack job to shut him up. Of course the press would probably have been all over that, also. I have to voice some support for Sister Sarah. She was damned if you do, damned if you don't. Tempest in a teapot here. ". AK Territory gal wrote on Jul 13, 2009 8:16 AM:" Levi...you make me sick ,SHAMEuseing the... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
More of this story Jul 9, 2009
mil wrote on Jul 8, 2009 11:55 AM:" What a tempest in a teapot. If Mr. Gordon is not going to be involved then Mrs. Hartford is right...what a waste of time....Get on with it! ". unclesmedley wrote on Jul 8, 2009 11:47 AM:" "Infantile paralysis" was once a synonym for polio. It should now be revived as a descriptor for the manner in which Westerly politicos behave when large decisions loom. This fatuous high school renovations committee seems (for the most part) to be far more interested in who... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Mixed signals over Chinese missiles Jul 9, 2009
"The BX-1 mission was highly publicized and discussed in detail in the Chinese media, but because [many US experts were] unable to understand that material, [they] created yet another tempest in a teapot over the BX-1.". In Asia, important gaps in the NASIC report have generated questions in India in particular. (Asia Times Online)
Tears, Fanfare as Troops Depart Jul 7, 2009
By Rone Tempest and Seema Mehta Times Staff Writers. March 14, 2004. (FOX61, CT)
The Cut Scene Jul 5, 2009
Often demonized by parents groups, video games just got a high-profile child-advocacy supporter. The Joan Ganz Clooney Center at Sesame Workshop has issued a detailing the potentially positive effects of games in helping to educate children and promote their well-being. (Variety)
How Obama Is Destroyingand Improvingthe Press Conference Jun 27, 2009
President ObamaThere was a tiny tempest this week in the Washington press corps. The White House arranged to have ask a question he received over the Web from an Iranian. (Slate)
GlastoPoem - The Interactive Glastonbury Poem on Twitter Jun 25, 2009
GLASTONBURY, England, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- This year the BBC Poetry Season has delved into the world of poetry with eclectic programming and collaborative events (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
First Hurricane Of Season Forms In Pacific Jun 24, 2009
(AP) The tropical tempest Andres strengthened into the Pacific season's first hurricane Tuesday, flooding homes, toppling trees and killing at least one person as it swiped Mexico's southwestern coast with wind and rain. Andres packed maximum winds near 75 mph, just over the threshold of hurricane strength, but was expected to weaken over the next day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. (CBS News)
Hacker gathering to examine public networks Jun 23, 2009
The two-hour sessions will give participants a deeper understanding and practical experience in Tempest attacks the exploiting of electromagnetic emissions in order to gather information data. For more information on HITBSecConf2009, go to http://conference. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
High-tech radar can't predict tornadoes Jun 19, 2009
While television viewers could count lightning strikes and track rotating storm cells over Turtle Creek, Connellsville and even Kennywood, neither they nor the meteorologists monitoring this powerful tempest knew if, when and where tornadoes might touch down. None ever did, despite numerous sightings of funnel clouds from Twitter-ing, Flickr-ing storm watchers. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Darkside Chronicles': 'Resident Evil' meets 'Cloverfield' Jun 19, 2009
An original pinball wizard, he eventually was seduced by Robotron: 2084 and Tempest. These days he is a fan of action/shooters and lives out his Keith Moon fantasies playing a mean drum kit on music games. (USA Today -- Tech)
A textbook love affair? Jun 17, 2009
Page last updated at 10:53 GMT, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 11:53 UK. A textbook love affair. (BBC News -- UK)
Bisbees Obscure Productions presents The Vagina Monologues at Bisbee Pride Jun 16, 2009
She directed Shakespeare s The Tempest which played this spring to great acclaim ... Some of her best roles have been the garrulous Gonzalo in The Tempest, the ditzy Dora Bunner in Murder is Announced and Titania in A Midsummer Night s Dream ... She played some wild roles in BTV, Peter Pan and Eleanor of Aquitaine at the original Bisbee Rep and was most recently seen as an evil duchess in BOP s production of The Tempest. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Cynical? 2 reasons why not Jun 16, 2009
By cracking wise with references to Palin s slutty flight attendant look and her imaginary need to keep her daughter away from Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, the Late Show host set off a significant political tempest. Experts and observers of politics and the media see two larger expediencies present: the funnyman s need to break through the late-night giggle chamber, particularly with Conan O Brien s new gig on The Tonight Show, and conservatives need to find a foil. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
9 muscle cars we'd miss Jun 6, 2009
1964 Pontiac GTOIn 1964, Pontiac offered the first true muscle car as a racy options package on its unremarkable Tempest. For a couple hundred dollars extra, you could get a full-size V-8 engine and a European nickname that engineer John DeLorean borrowed from Ferrari: GTO, short for gran turismo omologato. (CNN -- Money)
Editorial:Gambling with our budgets Jun 6, 2009
We are such stuff as dreams are made on, Prospero says in Shakespeare s The Tempest. Gambling is one of our dreams. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Invocation 'should be discussed in the open' Jun 5, 2009
wtf wrote on Jun 4, 2009 11:34 AM:" As I've said before: This is a tempest in a teapot. But I have to chuckle given that it's very annoying that some group in another state has to stick their noses in our business here in Lodi; yet, this is what the U.S. does all around the world...and then we wonder why other countries are peeved at us. LOL! ". wtf wrote on Jun 4, 2009 11:32 AM:" dogs4your wrote: "Suppose the vast members were of the Muslim Community showed up at a CC meeting, it would seem... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Deepwater milestone signals a step forward Jun 4, 2009
The watchdog group Project on Government Oversight published a report May 21 that states that the Bertholf does not meet Tempest standards for securing classified communications ... Gary Blore, assistant commandant for acquisition at the Coast Guard, said the final Tempest testing had been completed ... Blore : There are a lot of misunderstandings about the SCIF and Tempest certification. (FCW.com)
Sony introduces new PlayStation Portable Jun 3, 2009
" Tretton says 100 new titles will release for PS2 this year.2:13 p.m. ET: Sony Computer Entertainment Jack Tretton takes the stage to kick things off, following a long montage of the PlayStation lineup.By Brett MolinaTags: PreviousNextTo report corrections and clarifications, contact Reader Editor . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification.Guidelines: You share in the USA TODAY community, so please keep your... (USA Today -- Tech)
Obama Saving GM Needed Wall Street's Dealmakers to Break It in Bankruptcy Jun 1, 2009
Pontiac, which spawned the muscle- car era in 1964 when it stuffed a 389-cubic-inch V8 engine into a Tempest and called it the GTO, would disappear. Obama announced the Chrysler bankruptcy three days later, saying it would give the company a new lease on life. (Bloomberg -- US)
West Union ties economy to ecology writeLink("vid_id=1587&file=westunion052409.flv"); May 31, 2009
One such tempest was a proposal to have back-in parking, Bostrom said. "We did not realize that would be one thing that residents would have a great concern about," she said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Group may sue city of Lodi over prayers at council meetings May 30, 2009
Then I don't see our fair city having any problem and think that my 'tempest in a teapot' may be an apt description ... Sounds like a tempest in a teapot. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Monongahela dispute linked to ex-officials May 27, 2009
Mr. Kepics said suspicions were raised after agents from the inspector general's fraud detection unit served a subpoena on Monongahela Police Chief Brian Tempest last fall, asking for any records concerning MountainTop Technologies, a Johnstown company hired to administer millions of dollars in federal grants to police departments ... "One thing I don't do is I don't lie to anybody. Was this bid? No, I believe not, no," said Mr. Tempest ... Chief Tempest yesterday said federal investigators are... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Exit the king of Belvoir St, as an era in theatre closes May 25, 2009
"To then bounce off the success of Hamlet and The Tempest to The Blind Giant Is Dancing, The Alchemist, and projects such as Cloudstreet, Exit The King and Toy Symphony, well, it's been an absolute pleasure to communicate that work with our audiences. In turn, a sophisticated, loyal and demanding family has grown up on and off the stage "At times you wonder if you are making any difference but you become aware that relationships have deepened. " send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Media Watch- Learning from Notre Dame May 23, 2009
It s amazing that you can learn as much from a tempest in a teapot as from an actual hurricane. News outlets spent nearly the entire week before the event setting-up the massive confrontation. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
College students worried about future May 20, 2009
7 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007, parents and students alike are swept up in the tempest. Parents usually worry about their kids' finances. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Poll Shows Tough Times for College Grads May 20, 2009
7 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007, parent and student alike are swept up in the tempest. In the poll of students, nearly one in five reported that at least one parent lost a job in the last year. (Time.com)
Honolulu cop show in works on A&E May 19, 2009
That included feature films such as "The Tempest" starring Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren and 20 episodes of the television game show "Wheel of Fortune." There were also nearly 50 television commercials shot here. The total was down 36 percent from 2007's $229 million of expenditures, when the state was able to attract several films that did most of the production work here. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Colleagues Blast Pelosi Critics May 13, 2009
I think it s a tempest in a teapot, really, to say, well, Speaker Pelosi should have known all of this. She should have stopped it. (Roll Call)
S.F. Decorator Showcase spotlights art May 11, 2009
The rooftop space is dotted with sculpture from Suzman's collection amid beds of drought-tolerant succulents and includes a topiary by Rod Waller that resembles a Henry Moore sculpture; "Tempest" by Jennifer Gilbert Asher; and "Counterpart," a stainless steel sculpture of masked heads by Albert Dicruttalo. In the basement walk-in safe, which is now a wine cellar, Michelle Wempe of Zumaooh has designed a fluid mural painted by Berkeley artist Rye Hudak of Stonelace Designs with Bioshield zero-VOC... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Testaguy's gutsy run gives the boys a thrill May 10, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. STEVE RICHARDS has only two Testa Rossa progeny and the lesser light, Testaguy, gave his many owners a big thrill when he landed his first metropolitan win at Flemington yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Aisha Tyler jokes at Cobb's Comedy Club May 8, 2009
Her days were spent in the School of the Arts at McAteer High School, and afternoons were spent with her divorced father at the huge arcade near the downtown bus terminal, dropping quarters into Defender, Centipede and Tempest games. "To this day, my father will call me and hold the phone next to a Ms. Pac Man machine," Tyler says. (San Francisco Chronicle)
In love with the elegance and passion of timeless Cuba May 6, 2009
Toby Gough's work as a theatre director has taken him around the world and immersed him in myriad exotic cultures - to Barbados for a production of The Caribbean Tempest with Kylie Minogue; to New Zealand for a live production of Whale Rider; to Sarajevo to co-direct Opera Europa during the Bosnian war; to East and Central Africa for The African Julius Caesar. Yet it is to Cuba that Gough returns time and again. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Three officers arrested in small Smith Township May 3, 2009
Smith's tempest in blue has its origins in a traffic stop last spring carried out by Officers North and Price. On March 21, 2008, they pulled over Harold Huber Jr., 53, because of a burned-out light on his pickup truck. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Diners report seeing Virgin Mary in food griddle May 1, 2009
"This is amazing. It's a true miracle," said one, known as Mr. Tempest. Since the discovery, the griddle has been taken out of service and placed in a shrine in a storage room. (AZCentral -- News)
Remembering Ben Teague:A passion for theater Apr 30, 2009
Above, Ben Teague performs in the play ;The Tempest; in 2006. Below left, Teague works on a set for a Town Players production. (Athens Banner-Herald)
How Hackers Can Steal Secrets from Reflections Apr 28, 2009
From Tempest to Teapot The idea of stealing information through side channels is far older than the personal computer ... In the 1960s American military scientists began studying the radio waves given off by computer monitors and launched a program, code-named Tempest, to develop shielding techniques that are used to this day in sensitive government and banking computer systems ... Without Tempest shielding, the image being scanned line by line onto the screen of a standard cathode-ray tube... (Scientific American)
