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...like that of a Jesus-Magdalene marriage. ("No other biblical figure," Schaberg notes, "has had such a vivid and bizarre postbiblical life.") The Gnostic Gospel of Philip describes Magdalene as "the one who was called [Jesus'] companion," claiming that he "used to kiss her on her [mouth]." Most scholars discount a Jesus-Magdalene match because it finds little echo in the canonical Gospels once the false Magdalenes are removed. But it fulfills a deep narrative expectation: for the alpha male to take a mate, for a yin to Jesus' yang or, as some neopagans have suggested, for a goddess...
...term investor, the up-front A shares are cheapest. Wake Forest economist Edward O'Neal has proved that over a period of more than seven years, no other load structure can outperform A shares. And if you invest $25,000 or more, most load funds will give you a discount on the up-front sales charge--making A shares the best choice even in the short run. Those discounts, which are not available on B or C shares, are called breakpoints...
...force investigators are trying resolve whether, as last month's congressional report on 9/11 suggests, Aulaqi aided hijackers Nawaf Al Hazmi and Khalid Al Midhar when they attended his mosque in San Diego. The report alleges the imam was observed holding "closed-door meetings" with the hijackers. FBI officials discount that allegation, from a single, dubious source. But both FBI and congressional investigators want to know why Al Hazmi and a third hijacker, Hani Hanjour, showed up at a Falls Church, Va., mosque shortly after the imam transferred there in 2001. "In my view, he is more than a coincidental...
...Brazilian up-and-comer has garnered fresh attention. Embraer recently announced that it would open a plant in Jacksonville, Fla., and start pursuing U.S. defense and homeland-security contracts. (Embraer already sells a line of surveillance aircraft to the governments of Brazil, Greece and Mexico.) Then more news: discount carrier JetBlue Airways ordered 100 Embraer regional jets for $3 billion. The deal was especially notable because JetBlue had earlier espoused the maintenance and training efficiencies of using only one type of plane--one made by Airbus...
...fate of so many that failed? "We built a website around a business," answers Dhamija. "We didn't build a business around a website." E-bookers makes 30% of its sales through shops and call centers. Dhamija, who came to Britain from India in 1968, set up a discount-travel shop in London in 1980. His knowledge of the industry, not technowizardry, was the basis of e-bookers' success. To avoid competition with low-cost, puddle-jumping carriers like Easyjet, it focuses on the mid- and long-haul market. To get cheap merchant fares, e-bookers has personnel...