We barely glanced at our wall-scribblings for fear of what a few weeks or even hours might expose in our infatuations.

NEWYORKER: The King of Sentences

For nearly two weeks, Libya has been gripped by fear of new armed conflict after militias stormed and surrounded government buildings in Tripoli, blocking access to ministries in an attempt to push parliament to pass a contentious law that would prevent members of Moammar Gadhafi's regime from serving in senior government posts.

NPR: Anti-Militias Protesters Attacked In Libya

After being closed for nearly two weeks, there was some fear that the reopening of Cyprus banks on Thursday could lead to a widespread run on deposits.

WSJ: S&P 500 Breaks Above Closing High

Some have been told that is impossible to stop the notices and been forced to pay up money they have already paid and hope it is refunded when their case is finally attended to, while others obtain varying hold times on the notices of 9 to 14 weeks and then live in fear that the collections will start again before their cases are settled.

FORBES: IRS Notice Snafus? Yes, Even With Offshore Accounts

Fear of delay led companies to rush through around 140 deals in the weeks before the switchover in June.

ECONOMIST: The competition watchdog gets teeth