Word: distractedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The crash at Reno of a Galaxy Airlines Electra that killed 70 people, many of them fans returning to Minneapolis from the 1985 Super Bowl game in San Francisco, turned out to be a horror story of multiple mistakes. NTSB investigators found that on the ground at Reno, the headsets...
As Frances, Stefanie Powers hits one note loud and often: she speaks nearly all her lines in a sort of loony, distracted haze. Though her performance lacks shadings, she creates a memorable monster. Doug McKeon and Corey Parker are at once scary and pathetic as her sons. E.G. Marshall, John...
Coach Roby said that he is thrilled about the chance to play teams of such caliber. But he is worried that his players may be distracted against Merrimack--the Crimson's opponent Saturday--knowing that they are leaving for the West Coast immediately after the game.
When asked whether the team would be distracted by the sunny Florida weather, freshman Stuart Hirsch said, "Swimming is first down there. We'll be in the pool about five hours a day. All we'll be able to do is swim and lie in the sun and eat."
Bok obviously is not a neutral observer on the subject of higher learning. Too often, though, his biases muddle his attempt at a sober piece of work. One could easily come away from the book thinking that all the good being done in America's universites is the work of...