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They were hoping for a miracle, but all they can do now is turn the other cheek. On Wednesday Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, authors of The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, lost their lawsuit against publisher Random House - again - when Britain's Court of Appeal ruled that Dan Brown had not stolen their ideas for his mega-hit cryptic thriller The Da Vinci Code...
...lightbulbs. A cfl may consume 75% less energy to generate the equivalent light, but my furnace has to make up for the heat no longer provided by the incandescent bulb. Since there are also disposal issues (cfls contain mercury), I suggest that cfls be used only in the refrigerator. Richard Wilhelm, PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON...
...Richard Lacayo remarked that architecture has become "practically as glamorously daredevil as bullfighting." But bullfighting is certainly not glamorous for the bull, which is destined to die in a hideous, cruel manner, nor is it daredevil for the coward who wields the swords. Any way you look at it, bullfighting is not a good comparison for great architecture. Joyce Janicki, ST CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN...
...about Christianity bashing, by either those in Hollywood or anyone else. It is merely the presentation of evidence that invites enlightened discussion. Although the dogma of the physical Resurrection might be called into question, faith in Jesus and belief in his teachings should not be threatened by new findings. Richard Miller, NEW YORK CITY...
...five percent of on-duty time that is spent on fire suppression, and disproportionately high rates were seen for other emergency activities, such as alarm response. “The recent Harvard study clearly demonstrates the further need for expanding medical evaluations for firefighters,” said Richard Duffy, assistant to the General President of the International Association of Firefighters, a major national union. “Probably less than 20 percent of the career fire departments have full-blown health and fitness programs.” The Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) runs a health and wellness program...