[Assam] Mukul Mahant is sending you a story from Chieftain.com

2005-09-04 Thread mikemahant
This mail was sent to you from http://www.chieftain.com. Mukul Mahant thought you would be interested in this story from http://www.chieftain.com : http://www.chieftain.com/editorial/1125822762/4 You ought to discuss this too

[Assam] From The Sentinel: Assamese NRI in US Presidential commission

2005-09-04 Thread Rini Kakati
Assamese NRI in US Presidential commission GUWAHATI, Sept 3: Assamese NRI Dr Naba Goswami has been appointed to the US Presidential Business Commission at Washington DC. This commission is a unique group of the nation’s business leaders who work with the US President and Republican leaders of the

[Assam] NYTimes.com: The Bursting Point

2005-09-04 Thread cmahanta
Title: E-Mail This This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message from sender: And this from a Republican, often a staunch supporter of GWB. cm OPINION | September 4, 2005 Op-Ed Columnist: The Bursting Point By DAVID BROOKS

[Assam] NYTimes.com: The Bursting Point

2005-09-04 Thread cmahanta
Title: E-Mail This This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message from sender: And this from a Republican, often a staunch supporter of GWB. cm OPINION | September 4, 2005 Op-Ed Columnist: The Bursting Point By DAVID BROOKS

[Assam] Spare us from your lip service. Talk to ULFA on Assam Sovereignty issue.

2005-09-04 Thread Bartta Bistar
Dialogue is the way out, says Manmohan http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/03/stories/2005090315391400.htm Special Correspondent Urges those outside poll process to shun violence and resolve issues by talks THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday urged all sections outside

[Assam] Donations for Katrina victims

2005-09-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
If anyone wants tomake adonation of any kind (cash or kind) to the "Hurrican Katrina Relief fund" here are some addresses and contact numbers: http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18473 http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina/help.center/#dv http://www.blackamericaweb.com/relief/

Re: [Assam] Donations for Katrina victims

2005-09-04 Thread Alpana B. Sarangapani
Thanks C'da. I missed this main site as it was included in one of the very local sites of Houston(the 1960 one). Here are the addresses of the houston chapter of it: http://www.houstonredcross.org/cgi-bin/DonationsList.cgi?section=cat=Generalrec=2 http://www.houstonredcross.org/ Guwahati and

Re: [Assam] Evolution: Chimp is 96% Man - Harvard-MIT-Wash. Univ.research; Jurassic

2005-09-04 Thread umesh sharma
Maybe we are all offsprings of a mix breeds - cro-magnon and homo-sapiens. SOme exhibit more cro-magnon qualities than others - perhaps! Umeshmc mahant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the info on the book.Yesterday in Europe-papers carried item that in the same cave somewhere -they found

[Assam] Fast food - automated world exacerbated Katrina pain? kumbha

2005-09-04 Thread umesh sharma
Hi, I was recalling my experience of a Katrina like situation in Jaipur, which as you know is a city in sandy desert. In 1981 or 1982 there was a flood - unheard of there- so the embankments were cut off -electric poles were down -and the roads to the main city were washed away - water cuts

[Assam] some good work by Harvard for Katrina victim students - Hurricane Katrina Assistance

2005-09-04 Thread umesh sharma
I think such effort should be made by Indian educational institutions in case flood floods or droughts or like Tsunami effects. Umesh Harvard Grad. Sch. of Edu. -Dean wrote to the alumni: "Several universities have lost their campuses as a result of the hurricane.We will be offering 25 students

Re: [Assam] Fast food-automated world exacerbated Katrina pain? Kumbha

2005-09-04 Thread BBaruah
Sometime ago I read a full account as to how the organisers go about preparing for this gigantic mela. The name of an IAS officer was mentioned. Perhaps those interested seriously enough might salvage it from the websites if it exists for the netters' benefit.Alas!I have not had

Re: [Assam] Evolution: Chimp is 96% Man - Harvard-MIT-Wash. Univ.research; Ju...

2005-09-04 Thread BBaruah
Umesh I think I've not really understood this discovery. Not only the holy men, even scientists haven't accepted Darwin's theory of evolution universally. As I understand the champs have more than 90% of human DNA, in other wordsthat they're our nearest cousinamong the animal kingdom was

[Assam] Freedom of speech censored?

2005-09-04 Thread kjdeka
One's basic premise of understanding in regard tofree speech rights, would perhaps be clear if one reads the following paragraphs: "Holmes' famous standard of protected speech involved two tests: proximity and degree. In other words, the crucial consideration for speech that promoted an

Re: [Assam] Evolution: Chimp is 96% Man - Harvard-MIT-Wash. Univ.research; Ju...

2005-09-04 Thread Pranta Das
Other than being an observer of the facts that humans often act like total monkeys, and the neighborhood zoo's chimpanzee often tries to ape the onlookers by mimicking their every move, I'm not much of a biologist. Anyway, if you really want to find out how much of a monkey you are, you can send

Re: [Assam] A forgotten civil war in northeastern India

2005-09-04 Thread PRANJAL SONOWAL
Is it necessary to call for BANDH against the killing of ULFA veteran Rabin Handique by alleged Security forces??? ULFA has called for 12hrs Assam Bandh on 8th Sept. How when they will understand the real problems of common people? Regards Pranjal The Difference Between

Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world

2005-09-04 Thread PRANJAL SONOWAL
All these so called developments are like show business. I too agree that during Asian Car Rally Guwahati has been made near to New York. But just after 30days its good look disappeared. Why this happens every time??? We need to understand. People are talking about VOLVO now days in Assam. But how

Re: [Assam] newspapers of the world

2005-09-04 Thread PRANJAL SONOWAL
All these so called developments are like show business. I too agree that during Asian Car Rally Guwahati has been made near to New York. But just after 30days its good look disappeared. Why this happens every time??? We need to understand. People are talking about VOLVO now days in Assam. But how