On Father Capodanno Boulevard in Staten Island's Midland Beach, frigid gusts blew in from the water, but those residents who have moved back in to their houses said the wind wasn't as bad as feared even at the height of the storm.

WSJ: Motorists stranded as Long Island pelted with snow

The cold weather "couldn't have come at a worse time" because it coincided with the height of the lambing season, said NFU spokesman Mike Thomas.

BBC: Cold weather: Winners and losers from the long winter

This is an actress at the height of her powers who hasn't been afraid to lop off her long hair or face the camera only lightly made up.

WSJ: Prime Time | Beauty's New HD-Ready Icons

But where the referral trial is in effect, the batsman on the receiving end of the umpire's original decision or the captain of the fielding side can appeal by making a "T" sign with both forearms at shoulder height.

BBC: Referrals change for England tour

Christie's won't name the seller, a Japanese conglomerate that bought the work at the height of the 1980s art bubble and must now, because of financial pressure, get rid of it.

FORBES: Picasso to Go

Christie's won't name the seller, a Japanese industrial conglomerate that bought the work at the height of the 1980s art bubble and must now, because of financial pressure, get rid of it.

FORBES: Picasso to Go

O'Neill doesn't mince words: a colleague recalls introducing O'Neill to Newt Gingrich at the height of the Republican revolution.

CNN: Turnaround Guy

And this week, that territory feels pretty familiar: I hadn't remembered until I saw it again that Duck Soup, made in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression, begins with talk of an economic bailout.

NPR: 'Duck Soup': Take One Fiscal Crisis, Boil Merrily