Word: distinguished
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...artillery. Masked ethnic Macedonian civilians, outraged at the rebel ambush, rampaged through Albanian communities smashing shop windows and beating residents - the first time civilians took to the streets since violence first erupted a month ago. The rebels say they are fighting for Albanian rights but have yet to distinguish their claims from those of existing Albanian parties already in government. In Washington, George W. Bush met Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski and promised to "support the necessary steps Macedonia is taking...
Smith said he will be able to "distinguish the difference between emotionally-induced facts and empirically-supported ones...
...levels, are nonetheless robust, tightening the competition for spots in the best schools. At the same time, almost all those schools have democratized their admissions policies, meaning it's no longer just the elite who can attend. With competition getting ever keener, kids have to do ever more to distinguish themselves...
...knowledge that you will forgive them for whatever they break or spill or forget, if they learn to share because you are sharing, if they don't have to fight for your attention, those skills may serve them better in the adventure that is kindergarten than being able to distinguish the octagon from the hexagon or fuchsia from lilac. The best news about raising a super child is that the secret to doing it is not to try too hard...
...violent entertainment may affect children's brains. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to monitor brain activity of eight kids ages eight to 13, researchers found that watching violent images activated a part of the brain that stores memories of traumatic events. The study implies that the brain may not distinguish between fictional and actual violence...