Word: abyss
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...home," and Noel (Zooey Deschanel), a precocious virgin just becoming aware of her power over men. She doesn't want to go to college and spend "four years writing bad girl-poetry"; he is reluctant to take advantage of the first girl who could make him fall into the abyss of love...
Before we touched it, we charted it. Before we charted it, we named it. Before we named it, we looked up to it. And we always will. Humans have gazed above and sought to learn more about the massive abyss that looms over us—space—and the gas and particles that sprinkle the sky with stars. Although we know that risks abound with any exploration of this magnitude, tragedies as a result of space journey become no less poignant when they occur...
...Bankers Association of America's report last week of a 6.1 percent dropoff in their index of mortgage and refinancing activity for the week ended Jan. 17, even as mortgage rates continued to fall, suggests that last year's "refi" boom - credited with keeping the country from the economic abyss in a year that could have been much worse - may have peaked...
...even as Holt approached the top of the world, he teetered dangerously close to the abyss. His marriage slowly deteriorating, he found his once-charming eccentricity manifesting itself in ugly ways. Holt struggled with crises in his personal and family life, beginning a self-described process of “drifting” from his previously stable home life and career...
...control of Cegetel. The revelation that prosecutors have begun a criminal investigation into whether Vivendi misled investors under former CEO Jean-Marie Messier reminded observers that Fourtou was parachuted in to clear the air of scandal. But this rejection of Vodafone's offer risks plunging Vivendi deeper into the abyss. The big question now is how long Vivendi's shareholders - and lenders - are willing to stay there. MEDIA Hacker, Or Just A Great Hack? saying a reporter breaks news too quickly is like saying a priest is too religious. But when employees of Swedish information technology group Intentia...