Wirt, why do you insist on posting press articles which are incorrect?

When Columbus sailed west from Europe, he was not trying to get to India, he
was on his way to Cathay.  That was the name the people of Columbus' times
had for China.

Also, nobody was disputing the fact the Earth was round, what they were
arguing about was the fact Columbus would never make it to Cathay with his
ships, it was way too far.  The detractors were right; if the (now named)
American continent had not been there, Columbus an his 3 crews would have
perished on their way to Cathay.

I stopped reading the article right after the first couple sentences. Would
you please refrain from posting such crap in the future?

Denys

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Of Wirt Atmar
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:55 PM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Off-topic, but not by much (Part I)

Tom Friedman was on NBC's Today Show this morning promoting his new book, "A
Brief History of the 21st Century." He also wrote the following a few days
ago
in the NY Times. And he has a program on the Discovery Channel this coming
Thursday night on somewhat the same subject.

People have discussed the "threat" that India and China represent to the
American way of Life, especially to IT departments, before on this list, and
that
concern represents a good deal of the material to follow. But the bottom
line
that Friedman argues is that a failing education in America underlies much
of
the problem -- and is the ultimate source of much of the whining.

Due to email space limitations, I can't put everything I would wish in this
one email, so read this one first and then the one to follow.

Wirt Atmar

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April 3, 2005
It's a Flat World, After All
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

In 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail for India, going west. He had the
Nina,
the Pinta and the Santa Maria. He never did find India, but he called the
people he met ''Indians'' and came home and reported to his king and queen:
''The world is round.'' I set off for India 512 years later. I knew just
which direction I was going. I went east. I had Lufthansa business class,
and I came home and reported only to my wife and only in a whisper: ''The
world is flat.''

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