Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread ashok _
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Anil Kumar wrote: My response is in reference to Point - 4: I quite disagree with the 'less government 'support' the better' argument. In India, good examples (IMHO) are the development of the Information Technology sector, now followed by the Business Process

Re: [silk] Bush's Arabian visit....

2008-05-20 Thread Badri Natarajan
a certain perl hacker is a strong proponent of the manhattan-jfk helicopter. he notes that at $99 it is not quite twice as expensive as a taxi, and takes 11 minutes straight to a gate within the airport. he gleefully recounted a story where a friend refused to take the helicopter, got stuck

Re: [silk] Bush's Arabian visit....

2008-05-20 Thread ashok _
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: It seems to be $159 one way now (minimum) at flyush.com. It's still very affordable. It's about $60 for a cab, and about $100 for a limo. For about $200 (including a cab ride from the heliport) it's quite a nice ride. Are you

Re: [silk] Bush's Arabian visit....

2008-05-20 Thread Srini Ramakrishnan
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Badri Natarajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] It seems to be $159 one way now (minimum) at flyush.com. It's still very affordable. It's about $60 for a cab, and about $100 for a limo. For about $200 (including a cab ride from the heliport) it's quite a nice

Re: [silk] Bush's Arabian visit....

2008-05-20 Thread ss
On Tuesday 20 May 2008 3:21:03 pm ashok _ wrote: Are you expected to tip helicopter pilots? If they look like they don't know how to fly, a few tips might be a good idea. Ideally these are given well before hitting the ground. shiv

Re: [silk] Bush's Arabian visit....

2008-05-20 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
On Tue, 2008-05-20 at 09:56 +0100, Badri Natarajan wrote: It seems to be $159 one way now (minimum) at flyush.com. yeah, it was apparently $99 for a promo till oct 2007 [1]. and though it's an 8 minute flight, it's not a taxi, i.e. there are scheduled departures. -rishab 1.

[silk] What the Export Land Model Means for Energy Prices

2008-05-20 Thread Gautam John
http://www.investorsinsight.com/blogs/john_mauldins_outside_the_box/archive/2008/05/19/what-the-export-land-model-means-for-energy-prices.aspx -- Please read our new blog at: http://blog.prathambooks.org/

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread va
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:52 AM, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe some of these regulations were incorrect to start with ? or maybe businesses would have still come despite these regulations..? or maybe there are other regulatory mechanisms not directly related which are to blame...?

Re: [silk] Bush's Arabian visit....

2008-05-20 Thread Perry E. Metzger
ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: It seems to be $159 one way now (minimum) at flyush.com. It's still very affordable. It's about $60 for a cab, and about $100 for a limo. For about $200 (including a cab ride from the heliport)

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread Brian Behlendorf
On Tue, 20 May 2008, va wrote: I remember my 25-minute conversation with one government official (from an entrepreneur course for small-scale industries) who hemmed and hawed around the dangers/negatives that women entering the manufacturing industry would face and was very coy about uttering

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Brian Behlendorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 20 May 2008, va wrote: I remember my 25-minute conversation with one government official (from an entrepreneur course for small-scale industries) who hemmed and hawed around the dangers/negatives that women entering the manufacturing

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread ss
On Tuesday 20 May 2008 11:21:17 pm Perry E. Metzger wrote: When public officials control what may be bought and sold, the first things to be bought and sold are public officials. LOL - that is a quotable quote that I must remember and use. shiv

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread Perry E. Metzger
ss [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tuesday 20 May 2008 11:21:17 pm Perry E. Metzger wrote: When public officials control what may be bought and sold, the first things to be bought and sold are public officials. LOL - that is a quotable quote that I must remember and use. FYI, it is a