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...fast, say some Christian academics. "It is certainly not perfectly clear that the tablet is talking about a crucified and risen savior figure called Simon," says Ben Witherington, an early-Christianity expert at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. The verb that Knohl translates as "rise!," Witherington says, could also mean "there arose," and so one can ask "does it mean 'he comes to life,' i.e., a resurrection, or that he just 'shows up?' " Witherington also points out that gospel texts are far less reliant on the observed fact of the Resurrection (there is no angelic command in them like...
...Guinness World Record for most downloads (8.2 million) in a 24-hour period. Since no one currently holds that title, it's a safe bet that Firefox 3 will claim it. Other reasons for the mad rush: Firefox 3 is stable, meaning it hardly ever crashes. It's fast. You'll see performance differences on sites like Gmail. It's secure. Pop-up alerts tell you when you're visiting sites suspected of pushing virus-laden software or "phishing" scams--pretending to be, say, your bank, in an attempt to get account information. And with more than...
...Face-stuffing has been around for centuries, of course: the Edda, a collection of 13th-century Norse myths, tells of an eating contest between the god Loki and his servant (the servant won by eating the plate). But organized competitive eating - consuming as much as you can, as fast as you can, within a given period of time - is relatively new. According to Major League Eating, the sport's governing body (yes, there is one) the American version of the pastime began in 1916, the year that Nathan's Famous held its first Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest...
...Starbucks clearly did build too much too fast, and had the misfortune to do it just as a downturn in the economy and consumer spending made it harder for any retailer to turn a profit. Of the 600 company-owned stores due to close, some 70% were opened since October 2005, and most have another store in close proximity. Starbucks's strategy of cannibalizing its own sales - a store loses about 25% to 30% of its revenue when another outlet opens down the block - works when customers keep streaming in, but once foot traffic slows, as it has over...
...have chipped in already - helping Oxford to more than $1 billion so far - but there are many that haven't. Still need convincing? "The task before us is to guarantee Oxford's future pre-eminence," announced Vivien Duffield, chairman of the campaign, "in a world now changing so fast that we must lead or fall behind...