Word: effective
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...they have turned a respectable business into fashion's most watched house. They added footwear, women's ready-to-wear, a younger collection called Miu Miu, menswear, underwear and sportswear. Prada's design sense has made her the most influential designer of the decade, with a ripple effect being felt as far down as the Gap. She has an exquisite offbeat sensibility, creating clothes that look simple, even plain, but are incredibly luxurious. Her first successful item, the logo-less (in the '80s!) black nylon backpack, is still emblematic of her way: discreet but not mousy, individual but not outre...
...this is why denuded southern China has seen a decline in rainfall this century, and why West Africa has lost one of two rainy seasons. Looming over all rain forests is the threat of global warming caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases. Computer simulations suggest that the greenhouse effect will increase the frequency of drought in tropical areas...
What all this adds up to is a cycle of destruction. Chopping down the forests creates conditions that foster fires. The fires pour carbon dioxide into the air, which promotes global warming and makes the forests dryer still. A computer simulation of the effect of climate change in Mexico has predicted that if temperatures rise as feared, rainfall might be reduced 40%--a drop that would doom the remaining rain forests in the state of Chiapas...
...must all set ourselves the goal of giving such principles practical effect, and the success of our efforts can only be measured by the improved well-being of individuals around the world," she said...
...YORK: So the salad days are back, right? The Federal Reserve's yen-propping Wednesday certainly had the desired effect: The yen rebounded, the dollar retreated, and the Dow, in one spectacular burst, erased nearly all of Monday's losses and closed up Wednesday 164 points in the black. Tonight, look for Asia to be back in a buying mood...