Word: function
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...toll on Richard Sinnott, 55, the former city censor. In charge of issuing permits for rock concerts, Sinnott occasionally took in the acts. The rowdy crowds, he claimed, "instilled a sense of terror throughout my entire body. I was reduced to a shell of myself, barely able to function." His pension request: $21,000 a year...
...designed by Architect Richard F. Hammel, 58, of Hammel Green Abrahamson, Inc., a Minneapolis-based firm. "Designing religious buildings is arduous," says Hammel. "It took six years of discussions and hard work with the congregation and its pastor, Dr. Arthur Rouner Jr., to achieve a harmonious understanding of the function and meaning of their church. But it is wonderful work, because something other than dollars is valued. You are designing for the celebration of human life...
...also said the reopening of the museum to the public was "a miracle worked against the forces of inertia." He added. "I hope we all do our part, which we have not all done in the past" to aid in promoting the public function of the museum...
Walcott, 52, was born in St. Lucia and still lives part of each year in Trinidad. He brings a highly developed poetic skill to bear on underdeveloped areas. His point of view is both privileged and painful: "I accept my function as a colonial upstart at the end of an empire, a single, circling, homeless satellite." The upstart has not lacked for recognition; last year Walcott received an award from the John D. and Catherine MacArthur Foundation that will yield him $48,000 annually for five years. Yet estrangement is not a matter of finances: "I am thinking...
Behavioral Effects. The principal active element in marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), like alcohol, impairs motor coordination, the ability to follow a moving object and to detect a flash of light. Since these functions are necessary for safe driving, the report notes, their impairment "may suggest a substantial risk." The effects may last four to eight hours after the time the user feels a "high," unlike alcohol, which is more quickly metabolized. Marijuana hampers short-term memory, slows learning and produces distortions of judgment, including reactions of panic and confusion. Consequently, there is special concern since much of the heavy...