This set off a chain reaction of roughing penalties that distorted the focus and negated any chance for the Hurricanes to recover.
The Charlotte Observer recently editorialized on the state's distorted regulatory focus, writing that the disaster in Flint is "a cautionary tale for public officials and the citizens they serve" and that it should "resonate in states like North Carolina, where the regulatory focus has too often shifted away from protecting residents to accommodating business and industry".
The focusing properties do not show a clear change when σ = 0 (rounded nanoholes) in Fig. 5 is increased to a1 σ = 0.4, a2 σ = 0.7 with a horizontal distorted direction, and a3 σ = 0.7 with a perpendicular distorted direction.
And three of the serious candidates for the presidency in 2008 John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are all pushing for federal measures.Europe's good, and bad, exampleUnfortunately, Mr Bush's new-found interest in climate change is coupled with, and distorted by, his focus on energy security.
Toy cameras aren't just for children There is a thriving art movement built on the out-of-focus, distorted, inaccurately colored photos that come from toy cameras.
One of the best flashbacks ever was when the cameras - presumably after sifting all their footage - suddenly found a wonderful image of Ballack's face when he scored his decisive free-kick against Austria, a distorted mask of focused breathing energy, like a classical sculpture of a wind god.
She believes the public view of him as a social and religious leader is distorted because of the focus on his incendiary statements.
The World Bank tells me the map would be even more distorted were it to focus only on public spending on health, education and welfare benefits.
The artwork is not quite impressionistic (there's no loose brushwork here), but these Bitmaps and ClearType landscapes do fit somewhere within the post-impressionism realm, as they focus on distorted geometric forms, exaggerated interpretations of natural settings, and arbitrary use of color.
His face was obscured and his voice was somewhat distorted, but the camera focussed on his hands and his shirt.
