Word: effecting
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...this is hardly characteristic. Most of the time we don't know each other and the effect is less one of secret divulgence and more of trying to get work done in the cafeteria. My closed winter windows are little insulation: the rising volume levels that come with alcohol consumption more than compensate for a thin layer of glass--not to mention the efforts of nightly Tommy's pilgrimages, Fly partygoers and the 9 a.m. recycling crew...
...University Attorney Allan A. Ryan Jr., the administration's chief negotiator on sweatshops, said the vote -43 to nine in favor of the bill--will have little immediate effect on University policy...
...extramarital sex. Sure, we think adultery is a bad thing, just not bad enough to disqualify anyone from ruling the world. Meanwhile, there have been few takers for covenant marriages, showing that most people like to keep their options open. Tulane University sociologist Laura Sanchez speculates that the ultimate effect of covenant marriages may be to open up the subversive possibility of diversifying the institution of marriage--with different types for different folks, including, perhaps someday, even gay folks...
...cyberrevolution will have an effect inside the home as well. It will challenge the cohesiveness of the family as children become self-sufficient citizens of the virtual world. The home will continuously readjust itself to the family's needs. As cyberspace becomes the kind of space that matters, the primitive territorial need for fixed rooms will fade, and the house will be divided among specific activities rather than simply among family members. So much for arguments among the kids over who gets the biggest bedroom...
Breeding New Comedians While there has been much ballyhoo in the past decade over progress in cinematic special effects with computer-generated imagery (CGI), no one has been talking, at least publicly, about the incredible breakthroughs in the relatively nascent field of comedic gene engineering (CGE). Manipulating genes to alter the makeup of a human's looks and personality has been in the realm of possibility for years. But the prospect of doing it for comedic effect is just starting to take shape. Scientists are working to isolate the specific genetic code responsible for what makes us laugh--the "funny...