Bed hoppingMany high-fliers claim to be addicted to sex, but can they be? May 2, 2008
" Heroin withdrawal induces physical pain There's a difference in responding to your own adrenaline rush - which some people may receive from a passion for golf or Celine Dion - and craving a substance your body is addicted to. If everything was resting on it, then a sex obsessive would not walk over the abyss but a real addict would, says Mr Hodson. Substance addiction stops the body's natural production of opiates, thus inducing "cold turkey" which has a physical pain akin to old age. What... (BBC News -- Health)
Monday letters May 2, 2008
Anyone who thinks a joke about the pope "opens up the abyss of nothingness" or "causes a person to question everything he or she ever learned about the world" is standing on very thin psychological ice. Reese wants to outlaw painful criticism of "great people ... good leaders ... the religious people." Thing is, there are already plenty of countries like that around. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
McCain misguided on health care Apr 21, 2008
On a world stage America has a 4th rate national healthcare system and McCain wants to see how far we can sink into the abyss. We all know that corporations and special-interest lobbyists have a stranglehold on our government and the people no longer rule. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Having the war in Iraq both ways Apr 18, 2008
John McCain was firm of voice and steady of gaze as he looked out into the crowd and said, We are no longer staring into the abyss of defeat, and we can now look ahead to the genuine prospect of success. He was talking about Iraq, oddly enough. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Snowmobiler who fell into St Helens crater recalls harrowing ordeal Apr 18, 2008
But his weight was pulling his hands towards the abyss. Just as he thought he would fall to his death, Rob Mays, 140 pounds, dove and grabbed the bigger man s arms. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Connecting Hitler and Darwin Apr 18, 2008
Oh that mine head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears," runs the lamentation in Jeremiah 9.1, that I might weep day and night for the slain daughters of my people. And yet if anti-Semitism has been the white noise of European history, to assign it causal powers over the Holocaust is simply to ignore very specific ideas that emerged in the 19th century, and that at once seized the imagination of scientists throughout the world. What is often called social Darwinism was a malignant force... (Human Events Online)
Souren Melikian: The hidden conflict in Poussin's landscapes Apr 11, 2008
A glance at the sketches that Poussin did outdoors is enough to gauge the abyss that separates his spontaneous perception of nature from the compositions that he later painted on canvas. This raises a question that is not discussed by Keith Christiansen and Pierre Rosenberg in the remarkable exhibition book that they coedited. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
McCain upbeat on Iraq Apr 8, 2008
Senator McCain said: "We are no longer staring into the abyss of defeat.". He is at odds with Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, who have said they would start withdrawing troops soon after taking office. (BBC News -- Africa)
Phones on planesMobiles will make air travel even worse, says Clive James Apr 6, 2008
I also invite you to note the abyss of misunderstanding that lay behind the spokesman's contention that "most people" would be dissuaded from making mobile phone calls on crowded planes. But surely unless everybody can be dissuaded, then it would take only one mobile phone user to turn a long-distance flight into a journey through Purgatory. (BBC News -- UK)
If the name Fits … Apr 6, 2008
He revealed that Ms Fits was Hardy, citing a selection of her provocative writings as evidence that she was just "one more 'socially aware' woman, who means good and has cultural power" but was unwittingly helping to "push us into the abyss of despair". "I wrote about her quite aggressively in a way I probably wouldn't write now," Hardy says. (Sydney Morning Herald)
'What I'm not is a cheery person' Apr 5, 2008
" Her favourite part of the process has always been the writing - usually with one co-writer at a time, and often with friends throwing in lines.It seems like the most masochistic thing in the world for a shy girl to aspire to - getting up on stage, staring into the abyss, the audience fuelled on schadenfreude, desperate to see you... She grins and fills in the word. ". fail. (Guardian Unlimited)
Starbuck is back in "Battlestar Galactica" Apr 4, 2008
This small band of colonists, floating through the abyss of space, struggles to bring the reassurance of faith into their lives despite the constant threat of annihilation by the Cylons, but the doubters are everywhere. In past seasons, the battle between faith and doubt has played out in the conflict between President Roslin (Mary McDonnell), who has felt it's her destiny to lead the colonists to Earth, and Adm. (Salon)
Our Story Begins, new and Selected stories by Tobias Wolff Mar 31, 2008
In the stronger stories, however, as in his powerful 1989 memoir "This Boy's Life," he demonstrates his ability to write about misfortune and survival with a winning combination of sympathy and humor, depicting both his characters' recognition of the abyss - "where wounds did not heal, and things did not work out for the best" - and their dogged determination somehow to navigate around this gaping chasm as best they can. . (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
If/then consequences and the case of Britney Spears Mar 25, 2008
And then there's a crash into the abyss of depression. Bipolar disorder is a disease with evidence of abnormalities in genes, neurochemistry, even the structure of the brain. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Mercedes-Benz SL: Conspicuous consumption Mar 23, 2008
As the world teeters at the abyss of recession, luxury-goods makers are preparing for tough times. Even that stalwart of British middle-class kitchens, Aga (the Aktiebolaget Gas Accumulator), is preparing to tighten its belt and Mercedes is aware the writing is on the wall as petrol hovers around the 5 a gallon mark and the Chancellor introduces a 950 sales tax on cars emitting more than 255g/km of CO2 - which includes all SL models except the SL350. (Telegraph.co.uk)
* World News Quick Take Mar 19, 2008
Linnehan and Behnken wrapped up their walk after six hours and 54 minutes outside the ISS, and on the 43rd anniversary of the very first walk in space by a human, when a Russian cosmonaut pushed into the abyss for 12 minutes on March 18, 1965. UNITED STATES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Uncomfortably numb Mar 15, 2008
The drug offers a small island in the abyss; a bit of land in the deep chasm into which one's soul is disappearing. Slowly this bit of land grows until the abyss is covered over covered over or filled in ... What happens to the abyss. (Globe and Mail)
Tragedy of Israel and Palestine Mar 10, 2008
But so dysfunctional are the current dynamics that neither side seems willing to take the first step away from the abyss. In such a situation, only a strong outside party can force the warring sides to make the hard compromises necessary to achieve a just and lasting peace. (Aljazeera.Net)
Search for rojo diablo Mar 9, 2008
He said a squid dislocated his shoulder while others tried to pull him into the abyss during his first dive among them 14 years ago. Since then, he has dived with squid about 2,000 times wearing a specially designed protective suit. (North County Times)
* OTHER RELEASES Feb 29, 2008
Aliens of the Deep Director James Cameron (Aliens, The Abyss) combines his fictional interests in this 3D documentary from 2005 made in IMAX format in conjunction with NASA. Combining spectacular underwater footage with computer graphics, audiences are shown creatures along the massive Mid-Ocean Ridge that will fascinate and amuse. Screening from tomorrow at the Miramar in Dazhi (j), Taipei City. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Serbia: One nation, indivisible Feb 28, 2008
If we can find a creative way to step back from the abyss that is Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence, we could not only salvage the credibility of the international system, but even strengthen it through a recommitment to its basic principles. Some will say that it's too late to put the genie back in the bottle. (International Herald Tribune)
Mac College theatre to present ‘The Retreat from Moscow' Feb 26, 2008
Like night and day, the polar opposites of these characters create a personal cold war, causing their visiting son Jamie to serve as a general in the abyss of the family's disillusionment. This static drama was presented at the Booth Theatre on Broadway in 2003 with John Lithgow, Eileen Atkins, and Ben Chaplin as the starring cast. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars Feb 23, 2008
"Mr. Echo, go to hell!" an angry, frustrated Kit Draper shouts into the abyss. Mars can be a lonely place. (Suite101.com)
Russia's dive under polar ice irks American Feb 19, 2008
Last August, a team of Russian scientists and legislators trekked to the North Pole and plunged through the ice pack into the abyss, descending more than two miles through inky darkness to the bottom of the ocean. There, explorers planted Russia's flag and, upon surfacing, declared that the feat had strengthened Moscow's claims to nearly half the Arctic seabed. (International Herald Tribune)
Knight Rider: Stuck in Reverse Feb 18, 2008
It s going to be a forgettable night unless you enjoy the rubbernecking spectacle of watching a network slip further into the abyss of cultural irrelevancy. (You doubt me. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Undersea odysseys fit for Poseidon Feb 14, 2008
Scuba-diving guests swim 21 feet down into the lodge, where they watch films like The Abyss and gaze out the portals at passing angelfish or the lodges mer-chef descending with dinner. Also on this story. (MSNBC -- Travel)
The zombies are coming, so be prepared Feb 13, 2008
Everyone who has watched "The Abyss" knows that no matter how many tidal wave warnings are issued, half of your neighbors will head toward the beach and stare at the sea anyway. The only organization I could find preparing us for the zombie holocaust is Zombiedefense. (San Francisco Chronicle)
In Bruges hits the target Feb 6, 2008
But then you get a movie like In Bruges, the feature directorial debut of acclaimed Irish playwright Martin McDonagh (The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Beauty Queen of Leenane), which gazes directly into the abyss of hired killers and how their job affects them. Which is not to say that In Bruges isnt hilarious and unpredictable. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Hannah Montana Gets Added Dimension with the PACE/Cameron Fusion System Feb 5, 2008
Vince Pace is currently serving as the film's 2nd Unit DP. -- Ghosts of the Abyss - PACE/Cameron FUSION System was utilized for acquisition. Vince Pace served as the Director of Photography. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Politics that passeth all reason Feb 3, 2008
I have stared into the sprawling abyss and the abyss has waved right back and given me the finger. Nasty abyss. (Globe and Mail)
OH MY GOTH, MANSON'S HAPPY Jan 29, 2008
January 29, 2008 -- MARILYN Manson is a strong, sinister character onstage - ready to make lion chow out of the Christian right and shock the status quo out of complacency - but he says he was pushed to "the far end of the abyss" when he learned that his marriage was over. On Dec. 24, 2006, his bride of just a year, burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, dropped the divorce bomb. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Cruz mixes beauty, brains in Disney cartoon Jan 22, 2008
"G-Force" marks the directorial debut of visual effects innovator Hoyt Yeatman, who won an Oscar for his work on "The Abyss." Prolific filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer is producing. Cruz's upcoming projects include "Elegy" and Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona.". (Reuters)
Sundance screening spotlight: De Niro's 'What Just Happened?' Jan 21, 2008
The movie based on the best-selling memoir by Fight Club and The Untouchables producer Art Linson (who also wrote the screenplay) is about a movie producer who is barely keeping his personal and professional life from spiraling into the abyss. He has a drug-addled director who is battling with a hardliner studio executive (Catherine Keener) over the gruesomely cruel climax to a new Sean Penn movie. (USA Today -- Life)
Nigeria rebels want Clooney's help Jan 20, 2008
"Mr. Clooney, MEND extends an invitation to you to see things for yourself and is willing to work with you and other credible peace makers of international repute to stop Nigeria from plunging into the abyss of war," the group said in a statement. UN assistance. (Aljazeera.Net)
Murder by numbers Jan 19, 2008
"It's funny - a little bit - isn't it? When you're going down the abyss of depression, it's nice to have a sense of humour about it. It was more exhilarating and fun. And having music on the set was exhilarating.". But there is no denying the melancholy in the barber's permanent scowl. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mad Money fails to generate interest Jan 16, 2008
But the gap between that 1991 classic and Mad Money resembles the abyss that Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis drove into in Khouris earlier hit. Keaton stars as Bridget, a well-to-do woman whose upper-class lifestyle is threatened when husband Don (Ted Danson) gets downsized and cant find a new job. (MSNBC -- Movies)
True stories Jan 14, 2008
Opinion What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves. 011408 OPINION 2 The Morning Sun What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves ... What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves. (SunOnline)
Directors chew the fat Jan 12, 2008
The guy was never sick in his life, and he was at the abyss. I couldn't help him. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
• From Bell To Butterfly Jan 8, 2008
From Bell To Butterfly Bob Veillette Has Begun To Emerge From The Abyss Of Despair Into Which He Was Flung By A Rare Condition That Left Him In His Own Body. By JESSE LEAVENWORTH | Courant Staff Writer. (FOX61, CT)
Professor Wrestling: 'Final Resolution' Picks Jan 4, 2008
There's nothing wrong with creepy monster storylines, but the Abyss tale is sometimes so confusing, one doesn't care what happens. As for this match, if Judas wins, reveal who he is and why he's in TNA as soon as possible, or quit wasting my time. (NBC 11, CA)
Will the West Survive the Threat of China in 2008? Jan 4, 2008
But, of course, we need a full spectrum of cinematographers to create a film in which most Americans will see the abyss of being annihilated by the dictatorship of China and will vote for a presidential candidate who understands how dangerous the biggest dictatorship in recorded history can be, and is not only able to charm President Hu at the top U.S. government level. You can e-mail me at navlev@cloud9. (Newsmax)
Lame Duck? Bush is the Comeback Kid Jan 3, 2008
Despite the doom-and-gloom forecasts that Iraq was plunging into the abyss, the surge strategy has been a spectacular success ... Despite the doom-and-gloom forecasts that Iraq was plunging into the abyss, the surge strategy has been a spectacular success. (Townhall.com)
Worst films of 07: Awful is the new awesome Dec 28, 2007
Can you turn your eyes away from the abyss. Mr. (MSNBC -- News)
Al Gore lambasts US climate obstructions Dec 21, 2007
Shouldn"t we look at a bigger picture and draw our conclusions there? We are contributors to the changes..no doubt..can we fix it in the next 150-200 years..let's stay realistic.Ralph, Willcox, ArizonaI worked for NOAA and I assure you there are no high paid scientists there rolling over for the govt. The science is there and is world wide. Only an idiot would think that every scientist that agrees with global warming is paid off by someone somewhere for political purposes and only an idiot... (Yahoo News -- Bush Administration)
Helen Mirren Q&A Dec 15, 2007
Swinging across the abyss I did, and I did all the stuff in the water myself. Obviously with help and safety from a fabulous stunt crew. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
New copyright law starts Web storm Dec 12, 2007
Why on earth would we want to follow them into the abyss. Now more than ever we should be distancing ourselves from their draconian policies. (Globe and Mail)
Friday Faceoff: Parity or mediocrity? Dec 8, 2007
Just as you're ready to right it off as a title team heading into the abyss, it wins a few and then drops a couple. I think the low-scoring style of hockey we're seeing now just sees a lot of games turn on a single play, a single shot. (ESPN -- NHL)
Every Herzog but happy Nov 24, 2007
Above all, though, there's Visionary Werner, the film director who likes to push his characters into the heart of hostile landscapes, then push his camera to "look deep into the abyss of the human soul". Whether making a feature or a documentary, it's the "ecstasy of truth" he is after, an "illumination", an evocation of spirit that goes beyond mere acting and lighting. (The Age)
Giving thanks in a time of unease Nov 19, 2007
It feels like we re edging toward the abyss ... Over the past couple of years, I have witnessed the proximity of the abyss among my closest friends ... Probably we will edge away from the abyss. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
FBI: Potential Christmas attacks at shopping malls... Nov 9, 2007
With the economy slumping deeper into the Abyss, Do they really think there will be THAT many holiday shoppers crowding the malls of America to become potential targets. What happends if they attack and nobodys home. (The Drudge Report)
Extract: Forever now Nov 3, 2007
above the abyss". Clive's loquacity, his almost compulsive need to talk and keep conversations going, served to maintain a precarious platform, and when he came to a stop, the abyss was there, waiting to engulf him. This, indeed, is what happened when we went to a supermarket and he got separated briefly from Deborah. He suddenly exclaimed, "I'm conscious now ... "This, too, is very much the case with Clive, who, for all his musical powers, needs "close direction". He needs someone to put the... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Roky Erickson Oct 30, 2007
Variety: Digital Editions. Daily VarietyWithout the smudgy fingers. (Variety)
Break Open the Thermometer: Mercury Meltdown Revolution Launches on the Wii Today! Oct 18, 2007
Carefully creep the slippery blob through mazes, avoid mechanical obstacles, and balance on wobbly platforms that threaten to toss you into the abyss. Mercury Meltdown Revolution is a deep and unique puzzler, taking full advantage of the Wiis innovative controls, says Ken Gratz, Director of Product Development at Ignition USA. This is an essential title for anyone who has a Wii, especially at only $19. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
People in the News: Hilton's makeover starts in Rwanda Oct 16, 2007
Brangelina stays together and keeps trying to save the world one child at a time, Britney spirals further into the abyss and Paris Hilton stays a party girl. But nooooo, Hilton wants to turn our lives upside down by trying to do good in the world. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Nuclear power primed for comeback Oct 8, 2007
Director James Cameron used it to film "The Abyss," a 1989 movie about civilian divers who encounter aliens while trying to rescue a stricken nuclear submarine ... Inside, the props for "The Abyss" lay covered with dust. (MSNBC -- Business)
Experts probe La Jolla landslide Oct 7, 2007
I'll be down there for hours scraping away, Adams said before heading into the abyss. The first two holes will be drilled on Soledad Mountain Road. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Political system in our country has to change Oct 5, 2007
I shall not wring my hands that we are at the abysss as you believe ... Here we are, poised at the abyss. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
* US between the devil and deep blue sea in Iraq Oct 3, 2007
Moreover, in the Middle East, there is no safety net like the EU, which has helped lure the Balkans out of the abyss. The only way out of this dilemma is to set a reachable and realistic goal. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New on DVD: Heigl makes getting 'Knocked Up' a riot Sep 28, 2007
Both descend into the abyss amid brief intermissions during which Harry Connick Jr. shows up, mighty convincingly, as Judd's slug of an ex. Friedkin's direction is fluid in a potentially constricting setting, and Judd's performance is her best since 1993's breakout with Ruby in Paradise. (USA Today -- Life)
Sounds Of The Season Sep 22, 2007
Word started getting around earlier this year that the 2007 fall/holiday season would be the last hurrah for the music business as it's currently configured, with a rash of new releases igniting one final blaze of glory before sales plunge into the abyss for good and the CD is finally declared dead. If that's the case, the major labels are certainly going out in style, rolling out monster releases from artists like Kanye West, Rascal Flatts, Carrie Underwood and Bruce Springsteen. (CBS News)
Cambodians go blogging, if they're rich enough Sep 22, 2007
"I feel so shameful of our Prime Minister Hun Sen. We are begging the world for money," Vanak Thom wrote on his "Blog By Khmer." "(His) government is too corrupt. Without corruption, I know our Cambodia can be free from the abyss of this poverty.". Human Rights Watch continues to criticize the Cambodian government's treatment of dissent, but bloggers are able to express at least some overt criticism. (Globe and Mail)
Castro: Strange Deaths & Aggression Sep 20, 2007
According to notes taken from Chapter 17 of the book At the Abyss: An Insiders History of the Cold War, by Thomas C. Reed, former Secretary of the United States Air Force, Leonid Brezhnev told a group of senior Party officials in 1972: We Communists have to string along with the capitalists for a while. We need their credits, their agriculture and their technology. (Zmag.org)
RGV Ki Aag: Movie review Sep 5, 2007
It reflects the precipice and the abyss. The challenges in remaking Sholay are plentiful. (Andhra Cafe)
A personal story of the ravages of war on Poland's aristocracy Aug 14, 2007
"I can see them now," he writes of his aunt and uncle and his parents at Rudnik in August 1939, "living the last, long summer days of their beautiful privileged world. . . . They gallop across fields and along forest roads, their shouts and laughter rising above the gentle Carpathian foothills. It is a moment of utter clarity. They are on the edge of the abyss. In a few days their country will be overwhelmed. . .". Several times Tarnowski refers to the life of Poland's landed aristocracy as... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Buying homes through short sales can lead to long waits Aug 13, 2007
The offer "just fell into the abyss," said Schmitt, 38, a handyman/remodeler who also lends his expertise to several fix-it shows on the Home n TV Network. That's because the couple was buying in what's called a "short sale," in which a house sells for less than - or "short" of - what is owed on the mortgage. (San Francisco Chronicle)
