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	Distraction - The Social Price and Potential of New (mobile) Technology
		Distraction - The Social Price and Potential of New (mobile) Technology
		Why a new sense of discipline is required to prevent us drowning in distraction.
		Why each of us can use digital to be creative.
	www.distraction.futuretext.com (238 words)

	Distraction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Distraction is the process of diverting the attention of an individual (or group) from one subject to something else.
		The owner of an infected computer is often oblivious to his or her computer's affliction, as Trojan horses are slyly packaged in with certain types of disreputable freeware.
		In open field, mass Military strategy, sometimes a contingent of troops is used to distract the enemy army so their flank is exposed, or to draw them away from a key point or fortification, such as a city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Distraction (496 words)

	AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Resources
		The distraction that results from the carrying on the telephone conversation, on the other hand, is largely mental and is greatly influenced by the nature of the conversation itself particularly, the amount of attention it demands.
		The two distraction variables displayed in the figure are not independent of one another; where subjects failed to respond to a situation, the maximum response time taken by any subject exposed to that particular situation under that distraction was entered as the response time.
		The distracting effect of cellular phone use or radio tuning tasks upon the response to highway-traffic conditions might be expected to vary as a function of the amount of attention devoted to the tasks.
	www.aaafoundation.org /resources/index.cfm?button=cellphone (9387 words)

	CTheory.net
		A distracted mass, potentially, owes nothing, not even its life, to power, and the most dangerous groups are always those that could care less about power, i.e., that are too distracted to care about their own survival.
		Distraction is not an effect of the subject, but a self-organizing machinic assemblage that channels and sorts flows of differently composed matters into relatively consistent layers, much like we see in natural processes of sedimentation and stratification.
		Distraction is a machinery that generates differential rates of flow of matter and energy.
	www.ctheory.net /text_file.asp?pick=131 (6913 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Distraction
		Distractions, however, according to the commonly accepted teaching, do not rob prayer of its essential character.
		To be sure one must have had the intention to pray and therefore in the beginning some formal advertence; otherwise a man would not know what he was doing, and his prayer could not be described even as a human act.
		Voluntary distractions, that is the conscious deliberate surrender of the mind to thoughts foreign to prayers, are sinful because of the obvious irreverence for God with Whom at such times are presuming to hold intercourse.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/05047b.htm (445 words)

	Driven to distraction - Icon - Technology - smh.com.au
		The first International Conference on Driver Distraction was held in Sydney on June 2 and among the guests was Dr Michael Regan, senior research fellow at the Monash University Accident Research Centre.
		Regan defines distraction as something that "occurs when a driver engages, willingly or unwillingly, in a secondary activity which interferes with performance of the primary driving task.
		Driver distraction is one of the key issues that the Australian Telematics Industry Cluster addresses and Humphreys believes it's only by focusing on a commercial outcome through collaborative projects like these that the best solution can be found.
	www.smh.com.au /news/icon/driven-to-distraction/2005/08/03/1122748680715.html (1910 words)

	eMedicine - Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis : Article by Mario J Imola, MD, DDS, FRCSC, FACS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Distraction was introduced first by Codvilla nearly a hundred years ago and was subsequently popularized during the 1940s by Ilizarov, who developed a single-stage procedure to lengthen long bones without the use of grafting material.
		Finally, appliance rigidity during distraction and consolidation is a critical element to ensure that bending or shearing forces do not result in microfractures of the immature columns of new bone within the regenerate, which lead to focal hemorrhage and cartilage interposition.
		Preoperative considerations for mandibular distraction include (1) the preexisting shape of the lower jaw (eg, ramus height, body length, gonial angle), (2) its position relative to the maxilla and cranial base, (3) the presence of asymmetry and mandibular and occlusal plane angles, and (4) the occlusion (eg, anteroposterior relationships, transverse relationships, open bite deformities).
	www.emedicine.com /ent/topic702.htm (2997 words)

	Distraction - SourceWatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Techniques of distraction are used to suppress information or points of view by crowding them out of the media, or by inducing other people or groups of people to stop listening to certain arguments, or simply by drawing their attention elsewhere.
		It is controversial, and may be just another conspiracy theory, to say that the government or large corporations are deliberately manipulating the media to distract the populace.
		A newly coined word by Andrew Orlowski of The Register [3] (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30087.html) in April of 2003 to describe the alleged practice of changing the meaning of a meme (in this example, w:Second Superpower) by web-publishing a well-linked article using the term in an inoffensive manner, stripped of its political significance.
	www.sourcewatch.org /wiki.phtml?title=Distraction (997 words)

	village voice > books > by Carol Cooper
		Yet Distraction is the third Sterling book in a row to share a carefully calculated sensibility— an attitudinal link that may even constitute a new definition of the term trilogy.
		In Distraction, Oscar Valparaiso, the central protagonist, is an optimist and a charismatic motivator.
		Distraction is more than a futuristic political thriller; it is Sterling's persuasive vision of a social revolution that is as much biotechnological as philosophical in scope.
	www.villagevoice.com /books/9852,cooper,3062,10.html (933 words)

	eMedicine - Distraction Osteogenesis of the Maxilla : Article by Anil Shah, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Distraction histogenesis is a term that describes the gradual increase in soft tissue volume in response to the stress forces applied with bony distraction.
		Indications for distraction osteogenesis of the maxilla are craniofacial anomalies, facial clefts, severe sleep apnea, hemifacial microsomia, a deficient alveolar ridge, and complex trauma.
		Distraction may also be indicated in cases of complex, high-impact midface fractures, especially for the delayed repair of bony fractures of the midface.
	www.emedicine.com /ent/topic764.htm (3320 words)

	Bruce Sterling: Distraction - an infinity plus review
		Huey has the means to drive whole populations to distraction; and as this danger becomes clearer, the struggle at the Collaboratory attracts the attention of the very powerful, who must generate ever more formidable distractions to conceal the countermeasures they are taking....
		Along the way, Sterling proffers numerous distractions of his own, acting as a facetious future-historian chronicling countless manifestations of socio-political craziness: the politics of squatting; amateur builders guided in their work by talking construction equipment; subcultures whose only currency is prestige; military fundraising by means of shakedowns at roadblocks.
		But Distraction is also a love story, the sustained telling of which raises a deeper question, that of the competing levels of the human mind.
	www.infinityplus.co.uk /nonfiction/distract.htm (979 words)

	Distraction and Dissonance Chapter 2: A Theory of Distraction
		Here distraction was found effective in increasing the effectiveness of a persuasive message despite the negative content (sets of slides drawn from dental hygiene and psychology) of the distraction.
		However, while self induced irrelevant distractions focus the subjects attention on a stimulus wholly unrelated to the message, cognitive distractions involve focusing the subjects attention on how his approval of the message is dissonant with his existing attitudes.
		Distraction strength will interact with the complexity of the message, the evaluative focus of the audience, and the status of the speaker to determine the apex of this curve.
	foulger.info /davis/mastersThesis/chapter2.htm (4893 words)

	Distraction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		They use this to distract us from the issues or the portions of issues that they do not want you to be aware of.
		Well imagine this, one of the current distractions is directly related to the fact that one of the huge distractions of the year will be less of a distractions soon!
		Well, let’s see, other than Arnold we had a bit of a distraction by the judge in Alabama who is breaking the law by crossing the line between church and state with the 10 commandments statue in the courthouse.
	tvnewslies.org /html/distraction.html (2461 words)

	Distraction - TWoP Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Distraction is a British game show, and Comedy Central has decided to make their own version of it.
		"Distraction" is a weekly series hosted by Jimmy Carr that puts four contestants in a battle of wits to answer general knowledge questions while being "distracted" by a series of gruelling and psychically testing challenges.
		I guess they call the game distraction because of the pervasive regret that streams through the mind daily after knowing that the car is damaged or that you blew up your own vespa.
	forums.televisionwithoutpity.com /index.php?showtopic=3121290 (1340 words)

	M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - PIKNIC - Relaxation, Distraction & Imagery to Help Control Pain
		In fact, the pain-control effects of cognitive behavioral techniques like relaxation, distraction and guided imagery are well documented, and researchers continue to study the mind-body connection.
		"Distraction therapy is based on the gate control theory of pain," Harle says.
		"Distraction is good for those who are about to undergo a medical procedure that might be painful or stressful," Harle says.
	www.mdanderson.org /topics/paincontrol/display.cfm?id=a790d5be-43ac-42f2-953817c9046958f6&method=displayfull (591 words)

	Mind Tools - Sports Psychology - Distraction Control
		Distraction is damaging to your performance because it interferes with your ability to focus and disrupts flow.
		Coping with distractions and minor irritations is mainly a matter of attitude - you can either dwell on them and blow them up out of all proportion to their significance, or you can accept them and bypass them.
		What is worth remembering is that when you are distracted, lose concentration and make a mistake, you have not lost your skills.
	www.mindtools.com /distcont.html (329 words)

	DISTRACTION: Shedding Light on the Cognitive Unde
		The differences in impaired rate between the two types of measures are substantial, and reflect the importance of a source of distraction in assessing memory problems in fibromyalgia.
		Distractions are more than a nuisance variable that cause the mind to wander.
		They are a vital part of life and central to an understanding of the cognitive underpinning of why people with fibromyalgia do not remember, and why neuropsychologists must take distractions from competing tasks into account in their examination.
	www.webspawner.com /users/distraction2 (1089 words)

	Desert City Soundtrack - Contents Of Distraction (DER-425)
		Contents Of Distraction both caresses and pummels the listener, hammering you with sheer guitar violence and strained vocals before evaporating gracefully into moments of unsettled tranquility, accented by the moody beauty of Cory Gray's piano.
		The most impressive aspect of the band is the sheer girth of their sound, as the members incorporate hardcore with more ethereal components, yet still have the passion to generate the six minute plus songs like Murderhearts, a pristine piano-laced effort that appears harmless until its volcanic climax.
		An innate discord dominates the record, creating instability in the beginning that later translates to conformity as the sound is held together by periods of unity that transition seamlessly in and out of the turmoil.
	www.deepelm.com /sum/425_sum.html (3449 words)

	Distraction Osteogenesis for Maxillofacial Application (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		First, the complex morphology of the distraction chamber, second is the inherent difference in bone healing in the facial skeleton, and third is the effect of functional load on the consolidating site.
		To allow practical, clinical use of distraction osteogenesis to intraoral and maxillofacial applications requires modification in both armamentarium and surgical technique.
		The key is to incorporate the positive regenerative capability of orthopedic distraction osteogenesis into a practical method for facial bone reconstruction.
	www.distraction.net /pages/maxillofacial.html (361 words)

	AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety - Projects
		,the overall percentage of crash-involved vehicles with distracted drivers is 12.9%.Â The yearly percentages are 13.9% for 1995, 11.3% for 1996, 9.9% for 1997, 16.5% for 1998, and 12.7% for 1999.
		Other devices brought into the vehicle that distracted drivers included objects that fell onto the floor and/or off the seat of the vehicle, such as cassette tapes, water bottles, purses, etc., and also actions, such as reaching for objects in the vehicle or rolling down the window of the vehicle.
		Smoking distractions were all attributed to cigarettes, and included about equal numbers of searching for a cigarette, lighting it, dropping it, and having it blow back into the vehicle when trying to dispose of it outside.
	www.aaafoundation.org /projects/index.cfm?button=distraction (2065 words)

	Distraction Osteogenesis - Childrens Hospital San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Distraction Osteogenesis is an innovative treatment option in craniofacial surgery that is available at Children’s Hospital and Health Center, San Diego.
		First used in orthopedic surgery and later adapted by surgeons to treat children with abnormally recessed chins, distraction is a less invasive and safer technique for correcting certain types of craniofacial deformities.
		Mandibular distraction gradually advances the lower jaw and may be utilized earlier than conventional techniques.
	www.chsd.org /1378.cfm (809 words)

	Using One War to Distract From Another
		But it served its purpose in a couple of ways in 1983, and one of them was to distract from the tragedy of Beirut.
		It was a marvelous satire about a president who was in trouble over a love affair and whose handlers created a phony war to distract the public.
		He'd be trying to distract Americans from the last war he started in a place that has been wrecked, and where Americans are being killed every week.
	www.commondreams.org /views03/0706-08.htm (967 words)

	DO Interactive Study Club
		This comprehensive, full-color text presents the latest detailed information on extraoral and intraoral distraction osteogenesis including mandibular lengthening, widening and bone transport, alveolar distraction, maxillary and mid-face distraction, cranial distraction, and distraction of periodontal ligament.
		The library of 44 case studies, collected from world-renowned experts in the field of distraction osteogenesis, illustrates the details of specific techniques along with the clinical results and potential complications.
		The reference library of over 500 clinical and scientific papers and the distraction osteogenesis dictionary with 92 terms and definitions are both tightly integrated with the interactive course for better understanding of the content, and to provide an additional source of information.
	www.globalmednet.com /do (373 words)

	Distraction
		Specialising in diverse musical excursions, Distraction is an record label-cum-events movement set up to offer a challenging alternative to monotonous sonic gutterswipe.
		For more of an idea of what we're about, here is an interview that was conducted with Get Rhythm magazine in June 2005.
		That means, no, we're not looking to employ anyone in the near future, until things really start to take off.
	www.distractionrecords.com /contact.htm (1051 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Football / Patriots / Overreaction to 'distraction'
		The guy to whom everything is a potential and dreaded "distraction," now must try to convince his team that the defection of its offensive coordinator is, well, not a distraction.
		FOXBOROUGH -- The guy to whom everything is a potential and dreaded "distraction," now must try to convince his team that the defection of its offensive coordinator is, well, not a distraction.
		Yes or no would have been sufficient, but that might be distracting.
	www.boston.com /sports/football/patriots/articles/2004/12/14/overreaction_to_distraction (430 words)

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		It's a nice distraction and some of the games are pretty fun.
		And you don't have to worry about your pet starving to death, there's a soup kitchen for poor folks (like me).
		One thing I enjoy doing to distract myself is to play video games.
	www.angelfire.com /nc/angeldustworld/distraction.html (301 words)

	Distraction
		He was tempted to open the window to let some air in, but giving into that would make it easier to give into other things.
		Despite his earlier resolution about distractions, this one he didn't mind.
		As frustrating as the situation was, Tatsumi couldn't help but smile himself at how determined Tsuzuki was to distract him.
	doki3.net /void/ynm/distraction.html (771 words)

	The Literary Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		When the parenthesis does not come, a small alarm bell rings in the mind of a sophisticated reader and distracts attention from the sense of what is being argued.
		Generally mixed metaphors add a distracting confusion to the semantics of a sentence.
		The over-done is always a distraction and mistake.
	www.literaryencyclopedia.com /stylebook/stylebook.php (12185 words)

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