[silk] Fwd: Letter to a Young American Hindu

2007-05-22 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Interesting, if long-winded, essay that makes a number of points that were also touched upon in the recent thread. Sent to me by an ex-silklister who presumably continues to follow the list via the archives. Udhay This might liven up Silk a little more at this time. http://www.passtheroti.co

Re: [silk] Interesting jet lag cure

2007-05-22 Thread Thaths
On 5/22/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6676585.stm Viagra could be used to help people flying eastwards recover from jetlag, animal research suggests. Requirements for joining the Mile High club severely relaxed. Thaths -- Homer: He has all th

[silk] Interesting jet lag cure

2007-05-22 Thread Udhay Shankar N
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6676585.stm Viagra could be used to help people flying eastwards recover from jetlag, animal research suggests. A team of Argentine scientists found the drug helped hamsters recover up to 50% faster from forward shifts in their daily time cycles. However, t

Re: [silk] Art, or what

2007-05-22 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
this is not an ad hominem attack; this says that the article criticises violence and not non-violent beliefs; therefore, it should not offend those who do not support such violence, and its posting is justified. my comment doesn't imply that you or anyone else supports violence. it does imply that

Re: [silk] Art, or what

2007-05-22 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 05:57 +0530, shiv sastry wrote: > Martha Nussbaum wants to tell Americans about the Hindu right wing without > showing any inclination to say where being a "normal Hindu" ends and where a > "right wing Hindutvadi" begins. she criticises things she says are "right wing extre