In a message dated 4/5/2006 6:25:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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The  Webster's New Universal Dictionary says that "The verb IMPACT has
developed  the transitive sense 'to have impact of effect on' and the
intransitive  sense 'to have an impact or effect.'  Although recent, the new
uses  are entirely standard and most likely to occur in formal speech  and
writing."



I believe that if everyone who reads HISTARCH were to take an example of  how 
environmental IMPACT studies have improved our understanding of  historic 
archaeology and send it with a nice letter to their U.S. Congressman or  U.S. 
Senator and urge them to save the National Historic Preservation Act,  Section 
106 Regulations, then we would have an IMPACT that would be of  national 
significance. The common language evolution of the word "impact"  accelerated during 
this incredible federal program to study the effects of  undertaking IMPACTS 
upon prehistoric and historic properties. How long would it  take to make your 
own IMPACT? A letter, a few news clippings, and a testimonial  that your 
Representative/Senator can use in countering Congressman Pombo's  attack on our 
National Heritage?
 
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.