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Distracted, that is, until he found a way to bring together both his passion for service and his love of coffee.
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One bill, titled the Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009, was introduced by Senate Commerce Committee chairman John Rockefeller of West Virginia, and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchinson of Texas, among other Senators.
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Mr. Brokaw, who did well by the Roundabout 's production of Lisa Loomer' s "Distracted," has done an equally fine job of staging "The Language Archive," though I wish he 'd encouraged Mr. Letscher to give a somewhat less wide-eyed performance.
Too Cute for Words Terry Teachout 2010
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On the other hand, "Distracted" is also smart, funny and genuinely felt, and Mark Brokaw, the director, keeps the action flying by so fast that the weaker parts of the script are gone almost before you know it.
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But Ms. Loomer, like all true satirists, never lets any of her characters off easy, thereby giving "Distracted" the kind of refreshing unpredictability rarely found in issue-driven plays.
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BBC NEWS | Americas | 'Distracted' pilots fail to land: An inquiry has begun after a US plane heading from San Diego to Minneapolis missed the airport it was meant to land at by 150 miles 240km.
Archive 2009-10-18 Bill Crider 2009
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"Distracted" isn't nearly as taut or disciplined a piece of work as "Living Out."
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And while it's easy to see what she's trying to do by cramming "Distracted" full of fast-paced dialogue, the play's hectic pace makes it seem longer than it really is.
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In "Distracted" Cynthia Nixon and Josh Stamberg play the parents of Jesse (Matthew Gumley), a bright, energetic child of 9 whose inappropriate behavior in the classroom and at home causes him to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder.
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In addition, "Distracted" also has shrewd things to say about the insidious way in which our therapeutic society encourages us to suppose that all problems can be fixed and all children can be gifted.
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