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...Resurrecting a Dead Language Lisa Takeuchi Cullen wants a return to the Latin Mass because she is unhappy with Roman Catholic teachings and would like to escape back to a time when those in the pew had no clue [Aug. 6]. The allure of Mass is not in language but in the celebration itself. Cullen should savor the fact that she can understand what is being said in English and disagree with it. The church should maintain the common language of the people, because it is their faith that makes the church more of a community than an institution. Josh...
There is another way. In December, Sir Rod Eddington, former head of British Airways, completed a study on transport for the U.K. He evaluated all kinds of projects--from fancy high-speed trains to simple bike paths--and calculated the return on investment per pound spent. What he found was surprising. "Small can be beautiful," his report concluded. Large projects like new rail lines tended to be less beneficial for the money than modest ones, like widening an old road. The British government is now funding more projects on the basis of this more rational notion of overall value...
...ANGELES Getty to return 40 artworks to Italy...
...RETURN With immigration reform stalled, the government is poised to crack down on illegals in the workplace, and Real ID would help employers tell who's who. Washington will try out a voluntary hybrid card system, which officials say will boost antiterrorism efforts...
...live up to a pact it signed onto in the so called six-party talks in September of 2005. (The February agreement also laid out the diplomatic steps and economic assistance the other parties to the talks - the U.S., China, Japan, Russia and South Korea - were to take in return for the North's cooperation...