Word: distractability
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...aerial spin kicks. Lau was willing to accept less-than-top billing for a chance to work in a major mainland production?it's his first?with one of Asia's most honored directors. "In Hong Kong the camera is always moving," says Lau. The cinematic trick can distract an audience, providing cover for weak or halfhearted acting. "Zhang Yimou will put the camera on you and leave it there. And if you're good, you're good. And if you're not, well ..." A virgin to Oscar-class filmmaking, Lau says the project is both daunting and enticing: "People...
...steroid controversy earlier this year, Major League Baseball is making sure players clean up their acts in other ways. The league has told Blue Jays pitcher Justin Miller, above, that he'll have to cover the tattoos that adorn his arms with long sleeves so as not to distract other players. In the past, similar concerns have led to skirmishes and new rules of sartorial conduct...
...don’t like to take a class without at least four of my teammates in it. That way, even if it is extremely boring, we can entertain each other. And by “entertain each other”, I guess I mean I annoy them, distract them and make them laugh...
...Blickstead ’05 withdrew his sponsorship for a modified bill because it “prostitut[ed] an idea to other companies.” But what Blickstead fails to recognize is that this project would not only turn our representatives into ring prostitutes, it would distract them from working on important matters of student interest and perpetuate the purchase of class rings—a ridiculous tradition whose ouster is long overdue...
...sound like a win-win situation, but watch out for the terms of the deal. "It can be fun and occasionally lucrative to get rewards," says Gail Hillebrand, an attorney with Consumers Union. "But don't allow the marketing to distract you from the true cost." Some factors to consider...