Word: distinctives
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...idea of turning every normal human habit into a full-fledged pathological problem (does each child who throws a tantrum deserve the diagnosis Attention Deficit Disorder?). But a group of experts insists that binge eating disorder isn't a harmless variation of what we all do, but a distinct, troublesome syndrome. Though we don't need another eating disorder to worry about, I'm inclined to agree. "Binge eaters are totally preoccupied. When they're not binging, they're worried about binging," says James Hudson, professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. "It completely interferes with their life...
...boot camps are die-hard but undetectable soldiers of the movement. "The Takfir," says Jacquard, "are the hard core of the hard core: they are the ones who will be called upon to organize and execute the really big attacks." French officials think that Takfiri beliefs have bred a distinct form of terrorism. "The goal of Takfir," says one, "is to blend into corrupt societies in order to plot attacks against them better. Members live together, will drink alcohol, eat during Ramadan, become smart dressers and ladies' men to show just how integrated they...
...boot camps are die-hard but undetectable soldiers of the movement. "The Takfir," says Jacquard, "are the hard core of the hard core: they are the ones who will be called upon to organize and execute the really big attacks." French officials think that Takfiri beliefs have bred a distinct form of terrorism. "The goal of Takfir," says one, "is to blend into corrupt societies in order to plot attacks against them better. Members live together, will drink alcohol, eat during Ramadan, become smart dressers and ladies' men to show just how integrated they...
...initiative is hoped to reach a broad audience with their free course materials, Lerman said, including three distinct audiences...
Everything that made Michael Jackson a success—the irresistibly compelling dance numbers, the unique vocal stylings—is briefly paid homage to and is just as quickly discarded. This is clearly meant to be the rebirth of a new Jackson, distinct from all that has come before. As critics continually delight in pointing out, it has been 20 years since Thriller, 20 years since the King of Pop rocked the world. The intervening years for him were a struggle to prove that he could do it again. Formulas were trotted out and repeated; the world changed...