Word: distracter
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...likely to hear a tirade against the Amhara or the Tigreans, Indians or Pakistanis. If all the world's a global village, that means that the ancestral divisions of every place can play out in every other. And the very use of that comforting word village tends to distract us from the fact that much of the world is coming to resemble a global city (with all the gang warfare, fragmentation and generalized estrangement that those centers of affluence promote). When the past century began, 13% of humans lived in cities; by the time it ended, roughly...
...says, the U.S. telegraphs its intentions by warning mariners and aviators before every space launch. Using spherical trigonometry, the trackers plot a potential orbit and notify other amateurs worldwide where to look. That's how Eberst and others track the famous 1990 stealth satellite, despite decoys deployed to distract observers. They lost that satellite after it maneuvered unexpectedly a few months later, but even that much tracking has some spooks steamed...
...National Association of Elementary School Principals found that barely half (52 percent) of principals in schools with mandated uniforms reported improved academic performance. There are detractors, including some parents and students in Philadelphia, who turn the argument on its head, believing that enforcement of a dress code will actually distract from the business of learning. And then there are those education analysts who have raised fears that uniforms could in fact accentuate the chasm between the haves and the have-nots. "It's very hard, especially in poor areas, to mandate school uniforms because some families simply cannot afford...
James E. Davis, a senior lecturer in the chemistry department who teaches more than 300 students in Chemistry 5: "Introduction to Principles of Chemistry" during the academic year, says there is less to distract students during the summer...
...World Class reps use the debaucheries, sex and hedonism of Spring Break like candy to distract most spring breakers from the issue at hand - downgraded accommodations and a slew of other costs hidden in the original contract, specifically the $150 "free" party package. The Reps even give each spring-breaker a complimentary "Spring Break Survival Kit" fully equipped with condoms and breath mints, Cancun must-haves...