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• n  the striking of one body against another
• n  a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  the book had an important impact on my thinking
• n  influencing strongly
• n  the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
• v  press or wedge together; pack together
• v  have an effect upon

• Colin and Michelle Beavan talk to PTI about their yearlong attempt to impact the environment as little as possible and how the experiment changed their lives.
• Impact July 4 Earth at impact.
• Keller studied sediments near the impact site in Mexico, where a massive bloom of new plankton species should have emerged within a handful of millenniums after the impact, taking .

• wallop
• impingement
• encroachment
• shock
• affect
• bear upon
• bear on
• touch on
• touch

News & Articles

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• Does Google Not Get Hadoop?!
  As a former Microsoft and Apple employee, I've always looked at Google from a different perspective. Many of friends work there and I admire them for helping the company drive incredible breakthrough, from search to self-driving cars to now “intelligent” glasses. Google has had a foundational impact on Big Data, yet, the company has the opportunity to better explain how its assets ultimately ...
  July 1, 2013 - Forbes
• Cascio's late goal lifts Rapids past Impact, 4-3
  MONTREAL (AP) -- Tony Cascio scored in stoppage time and the Colorado Rapids rallied for a 4-3 victory over Montreal on Saturday night, handing the Impact their first home loss of the season.
  June 30, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
• Montreal’s Hassoun Camara scores with a flick over the shoulder while sitting down
  Montreal Impact defender Hassoun Camara scored a 38th-minute equalizer against Colorado with a clever bit of skill that didn't even require standing up. After tumbling over an opponent in a failed attempt to head a corner kick, Camara found himself … Continue reading ?
  June 30, 2013 - Dirty Tackle via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Jerry Patterson in The Associated Press
  We've said since day one that if and when we have an impact from Deepwater Horizon, it would be in the form of tarballs,Patterson said in a news release. "This shows that our modeling is accurate. Any Texas shores impacted by the Deepwater...
• Joe Barton in The Associated Press
  I apologize for using the term 'shakedown' with regard to yesterday's actions at the White House this morning, and I retract my apology to BP,it began, and finished: "I regret the impact that my statement this morning implied that BP...
• Jimmy Carter in Washington Post
  I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation around the world, this administration has been the worst in history,Carter told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in a story that appeared in the newspaper's Saturday editions. "The overt...