Sir, - On page 8, Home News, of your edition of Friday August 20th, a very prominent headline read as follows: "Roll-overs in global positioning systems may effect receivers." Surely you mean "affect" and not "effect"? I find this carelessness or ignorance in a reputable paper like The Irish Times shocking. - Yours, etc.,
Peggy Reichert, Killarney Road, Killorglin, Co Kerry.