Re: [GOANET] He turned around a failed state

2003-01-31 Thread James Almeida
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- The GNP has been rising at between 6 and 7 per cent a year, and literacy rates in double

Re: [GOANET] On Wahhabism (1 of 3)

2002-11-19 Thread James Almeida
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Tari

[GOANET] On Wahhabism (3 of 3)

2002-11-18 Thread James Almeida
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Lope

[GOANET] On Wahhabism (2 of 3)

2002-11-18 Thread James Almeida
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Lope

[GOANET] On Wahhabism (1 of 3)

2002-11-18 Thread James Almeida
Goa's phone numbers change from Nov 10, 2002. Prefix old number with a 2. New numbers will be seven-digit 2XX (where XX is the old number). Pres

[Goanet] Dinesh D'Souza on Destiny!

2002-08-21 Thread James Almeida
Folks, This op-ed by Dinesh appeared in the Times of India, and should raise considerable heckles! Needless to say, it is characterized by gross generalizations, but nevertheless, an interesting read. Enjoy! James Times of India August 20, 2002 In the Driver?s Seat of Destiny Dinesh D?So

[Goanet] On Civilizations!

2002-07-08 Thread James Almeida
Folks, I was referred to this excellent article from the New York Review of Books. It contrasts Orientalism and Occidentalism (yes, investigating the schisms among the "isms"), given the soul searching that continues to pervade the discourse in the US. Those of you who are familiar with Samu

Re: [Goanet] Marlon/Germany and Football

2002-07-02 Thread James Almeida
To all the soccer (er, I mean, futbol) fanatics out there: Marlon's diatribe, following the outcome of the Final, was not surprising nor unexpected. However, I was unsure whether his rant was a result of his frustration at the existing quality of German football or whether it was at his embar

Re: [Goanet] Dinesh D?Souza: Assimilation of immigrants in the West.

2002-05-02 Thread James Almeida
Thanks for posting that note Eddie. While Dinesh does gloss over some issues, the essence of his message is indeed quite true. I must admit, though, that he appears to have somewhat softened his stance over the years (for instance, comparing his book on Race from the early 90s to his most re

Re: [Goanet] Arundhati Roy - Part I, II, III

2002-05-01 Thread James Almeida
>>3.Richest men in the world are Muslims? What has this got to do with >>Arundhati Roy or the Gujerat problem. Maybe Im just too dumb to >> understand. > >Incidentally I said "richest man" and not "men" and the person is Azim >Premji, CEO of WIPRO. Folks, Just a clarification. I think Mr. P

Re: [Goanet] Catholic

2002-04-15 Thread James Almeida
>I personally therefore object to the term "Roman Catholic" (which was >interoduced by the British to differentiate us from Anglicans -- I much >prefer "Christian" which then associates me with Jesus Christ and not with >any human organisation. I do not want to get into a protracted discussio