Word: detailism
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Until Israel relents, Arafat's meetings are going to be less hands-on. The only comrades left at his side last week were spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeineh and a few bodyguards from his Force 17 security detail. The others vanished as the Israeli army attacked. Not everyone escaped. Five Palestinians were killed, and Israeli soldiers captured another 150, including a number from Israel's list of wanted Palestinian militants, some of whom were trying to hide in the Muqata'a. (The Muqata'a is not unknown to the Israelis; it served as their military headquarters in Ramallah until the army...
...Brother Blue, this way of living is made possible, in part, by his wife and agent Ruth E. Hill, who works on oral history projects at the Schlesinger Library. Theirs is a love story and business partnership: He gushes while recounting their courtship, and she, more detail-oriented, makes sure he shows up for his appointments on time when the butterflies and passersby get to be too much of a distraction...
...ability to concentrate, my independence, my highly-trained skepticism all contributed to an obsessive fear that got out of hand. Once the seeds of doubt were sowed, my mind voraciously seized on the question, analyzing every potential hazardous scenario, playing out the screaming voices in ever-more excruciating detail. The focus that is usually so helpful for excelling in classes quickly became debilitating as it latched onto a destructive tendency...
...parishioners, and they let him minister at ecclesiastical posts around the country. In 1990 when Egan took over as bishop, he met with Brett and later noted, "All things considered, he made a good impression. In the course of our conversation, the particulars of his case came out in detail and with grace." As a result, Egan let Brett come back to Bridgeport as a priest...
...even 10 years ago, children kept silent about sexual molestation. By and large they were ignorant, scared, guilty and sure no one would believe them. "I don't know that I identified it [as abuse] then," Chris Dixon, 40, told TIME. He came forward only this month to detail two-decades-old allegations against Bishop Anthony O'Connell, of Palm Beach, Fla., who resigned a few days later: "Why would anyone believe me? I thought my parents would blame...