[Goanet] 10QUESTIONS: From the UN to computers for an island school...
10QUESTIONS* FROM THE U.N. TO THE ISLAND OF CHORAO: THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERING From the UN to an island, Alwyn Noronha (46) has opted for a life in Chorao, a tiny island-village off the Goa capital of Panjim. This returned expat is now helping the local St Bartholomew School with sprucing up and boosting its computer education facilities. Born in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), he came to Goa at the age of 10 and studied at Don Bosco's, Almeida's, Loyola's and Dhempe's. For a while, he tried being a medical rep at Bombay. They threw me out. Sales in my area had plunged. From that time I realised I should never do anything involving people, he laughs. But his ticket was already booked to go to Vienna, where his uncle was based. He worked at the Austrian Information Service for Development Politics, an NGO there; and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, which he calls a 'Cold War' institution, at Laxenburg, outside Vienna. Next, he used his computer skills at the UNIDO (UN Industrial Development Organisation), and finally he spent at decade at the UNOV (UN Office in Vienna). Today, after returning back to Goa with wife Lisa Dias-Noronha and family, he's volunteering with the Goa Linux-for-Schools venture, being supported by local volunteers and expats like the Goa Sudharop (www.goasudharop.org). Alwyn represents the skills that an expat-oriented society like Goa could tap, and productively utilise, if only the structure existed for this. Schools in this state have already received a limited number of computers from the regional government. But much more efforts are required if these computers are to be augmented with more, to offer better resources to the average student across the state. That's where people like Alwyn fit in. Excerpts from an interview with the soft-spoken, man of few words FN: What motivated you to get involved with this project? To tell you the truth, I got dragged into it. The PCs were coming here anyway (to the village school, through a donor-project started by expats). I would be here, anyway. And my wife Lisa was already involved in the school a couple of years back, through a waste-management project. We've already made some investment of time in the school with its library project (with books shipped in from Austria in the past). FN: What are your plans as far as the computers go? To make sure they are used well. FN: How will you manage that? We hope to supplement with teaching help. My contribution would be anything we can do in improving the situation, increasing the number of PCs, organising training material... above all, actually spending time here. FN: What has been the attitude of the school? Very positive, extremely cooperative. Everything required (was made available on time). Funds were managed. Fittings for the computer room was done quickly, thanks to a cooperative principal and staff. (This has not been the experience with all other schools benefited from donated equipment, though. -FN) FN: What is the big challenge facing Goa's schools trying to offer students more access to computers? I know too little on this. This is my first involvement in computer education in schools anywhere, not just in Goa. So we will see what the problems are...I haven't had any problems so far. FN: How does Goa's schools ensure optimum utilisation of computers? We want to see after they've done word-processing and spread-sheets what else could be done. Internet connectivity, and setting up local websites... FN: Do you think students would have a problem with the GNU/Linux Operating System, since it's somewhat different from Windows? Basically no. I've never seen LTSP (a networking tool, using a local server, to share lower-powered computing resources more efficiently) in action, and haven't used Star Office. (Alwyn is into Lotus Notes, etc) But we will install and see.
[Goanet] Questions for candidates contesting the May 30, 2002 elections
SOUTH GOA PUBLIC INTEREST ACTION GROUP (NGO) Benlix Bldg, Opp Fatima Convent Margao 403 601 GOA Tel : 0832 ? 715269 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] - QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES CONTESTING THE GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS - 30 MAY, 2002 Members of the Legislative Assembly are expected to legislate on beneficial legislations to improve the quality of life of the people . Our belief therefore is that ambiguity, loopholes, amendments to existing laws translation or enactment of new laws and placing the right persons strictly on merit by ones worth not birth is the essence of good governance. Some of the common grievances faced are listed below. Are those seeking re-election able to explain why they failed to solve these problems? Or, for those seeking their first term, have they taken note of these issues? ** Land filling, cutting of hills, is rampant nowadays It is a cognizable offence under sec 17A of Town Country Planning Act but the authorities being mere planning bodies have to depend on the police to file a case and this becomes time consuming . If powers were given to Revenue authorities the problem could be solved.In the case of change of use of land from one purpose to another viz agriculture to nonagricultural purposes without permission is a violation under sec 33 of the Goa Daman Diu Land Revenue Code 1968 but regularization on payment of fines or restoration of land to original position is provided for to be decided by the Collector. If it is a cognizable offence problem could be solved. Most of the irregularities in building construction witnessed in the cities towns and villages is because for a consideration the certifying authorities viz Chief Officers/Muncipal Engineers of these structures overlook the gross irregularities. Occupancy certificates issued by the Municipalities cannot be revoked. Both the Municipalities Act Goa Panchayat Act provides for regularization of the illegal structures . If necessary amendments to revoke Occupancy certificates and delete the provision of regularization are made these problems could be checked. Occupiers of apartments, restaurants eating houses etc release/discharge waste waters on streets and open drains causing nuisance and health hazards. Municipalities spend crores of public funds in clearing up this nuisance. The menance has reached the villages . The Municpal Act provides for measely fines .The Sub divisional magistrates and health authorities have only recently been empowered to take cognizance of this nuisances. The fines if enhanced would have served as a deterrent ; Also if the underground sewerage network was completed on priority lakhs of rupees spent on fumigation and threat of malaria filarial prevented. The High Court judgement 29-11-1999 is clear on this issue . Encroachments on road widening areas and foothpath have been checked following the 18/12/2000 High Court order yet the menance continues during and after office hours. If Chief Officers and concerned officials were pulled up for dereliction of duties the menance could be rid permanently Rise in vehicular population specially two wheelers i.e. 75 % has been the cause of fatal deaths, traffic congestion ,.pollution and related health hazards. Sprouting up of way side vehicle workshops in residential and busy thoroughfares are yet another nuisance. If there was a mass transportation policy this exhorbitant vehicle population could be curbed. Parking is a perennial problem in major cities of the State. Major apartment complexes never provide parking spaces or if provided convert them later to other uses. In 1987 a model byelaws ( fees for vehicles occupying Municipal land was enacted} and roads open spaces unused busstands earmarked thereafter. If only pay parking as in the rest of the country is introduced this perennial problem could be solved atleast during peak hours. If pedetrianisation of roads is done mishaps would lower. Plastic has been the cause of the latest nuisance . Setting up of 'No Plastic Zone' and in phases of much o three months , a not less than 20, 40, 100 microns use of plastic permitted this nuisance could be avoided . This instead of spending lakhs in pre-monsoon clearing of drains. The menance of stray dogs has been a cause of grave concern. Waste from the dustbins provided in municipalities and other areas if cleared after noon and during nights instead of alternative days at morn . If provision of licences for domesticated dogs and their vaccination is enforced strictly this menance could be solved. If wayside mobile cart eateries are prevented from operating on road sides and they are covered under the Goa Prevention of Food Adulteration Act like other eating houses hotels etc; the nuisance of health hazard can be checked. Also stray dog menance avoided. Hawking zones if
goanet-digest V1 #4026
goanet-digest Monday, May 27 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4026 - In this issue: Re: [Goanet] Is water is found only on Earth? [Goanet] Questions for candidates contesting the May 30, 2002 elections See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 04:52:15 - From: santoshhelekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Is water is found only on Earth? - --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], J. Almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: True. They are trying to falsify the dogma that life is found ONLY on Earth. That is the significance of their effort. Imagine an application for funds that reads something like this: This project will confirm that life is found only on earth. We propose to do this by travelling widely on earth and recording the occurence of living creatures. This will confirm that life is found only on earth. . Falsification leads to scientific discovery. Joel, the above example is at least as much a caricature of a scientific funding application, as Popper's falsification folly is a caricature of the scientific discovery process iself. But apart from that, this example gives us a great opportunity to see how trivial and flawed this Popperian concept is. Jumping from water on Mars to life on earth as you have tried to do, let us stipulate that those who are looking for water on Mars are indeed trying to falsify the rather tangential and awkwardly phrased hypothesis that there is life only on earth. But this hypothesis is conceptually the converse of the hypothesis that there is life elsewhere. A Popperian scientist trying to falsify the hypothesis that there is life elsewhere would go from planet to planet looking for evidence that there is no life there. No matter how many planets he might manage to comb through without finding life on them, he would never be able to falsify the said hypothesis, because in practical terms, given the possibility of an infinite universe or at least the enormity of it, there would always be an unexplored planet where there might be life. On the other hand, an anti-Popperian scientist looking for confirmatory evidence for the same hypothesis that there is life elsewhere, by merely finding one confirming instance of such life in the form of a live, dead or fossilized specimen on some planet other than earth, would establish, once and for all that there is life elsewhere. Here is a clear-cut case wherein a single confirmatory observation establishes a scientific fact, while falsification leads one into eternal ignorance. So much for falsification leading to discovery. The asymmetric appearance of falsification as opposed to confirmation rests entirely on how you phrase the target hypothesis. I am sorry, it is hard for me to take seriously any concept that is so precariously balanced on the exact choice of words that a mere rearrangement of these words brings it crashing to the ground. I would much rather invest my limited mental capacity in more mundane but substantive concepts. Cheers, Santosh P.S. I think I have exhausted my arguments on this subject. So please forgive me if I don't reply to any of your future posts on this thread. -- Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:26:59 +0100 (BST) From: South Goa Public Interest Action Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Questions for candidates contesting the May 30, 2002 elections SOUTH GOA PUBLIC INTEREST ACTION GROUP (NGO) Benlix Bldg, Opp Fatima Convent Margao 403 601 GOA Tel : 0832 ? 715269 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES CONTESTING THE GOA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS - 30 MAY, 2002 Members of the Legislative Assembly are expected to legislate on beneficial legislations to improve the quality of life of the people . Our belief therefore is that ambiguity, loopholes, amendments to existing laws translation or enactment of new laws and placing the right persons strictly on merit by ones worth not birth is the essence of good governance. Some of the common grievances faced are listed below. Are those seeking re-election able to explain why they failed to solve these problems? Or, for those seeking their first term, have they taken note of these issues? ** Land filling, cutting of hills, is rampant nowadays It is a cognizable offence under sec 17A of Town Country Planning Act but the authorities being mere planning bodies have to depend on the police to file a case and this becomes time consuming . If powers were given to Revenue authorities the problem could be solved.In the case of change of use of land from one purpose to another viz agriculture to
[Goanet] 10QUESTIONS: Corruption has led to communalism... says Goa Suraj
10QUESTIONS: IN FACT, CORRUPTION HAS LED TO COMMUNALISM IN GOA, SAYS GOA SU-RAJ At sea for 25 years, Floriano Lobo saw the ship of Goa floundering badly when he returned. With his team, this Moira-based 54-year-old thought of forming the Goa Su-Raj as an answer. Running his construction firm out of his village since the mid-nineties, the former radio officer is one of the Goa professionals and businessmen who feels something has to be done. Fast. Fighting a tough battle as a new, small party, the Goa Suraj president says: Our candidates' legs are swollen, I pity them. They're doing door-to-door campaigning silently on their own. The party cannot give them any support except for a few banners. Lobo, who once fought a battle against noise pollution, explains the issues behind the high-decible election campaign, as his party sees it, to FREDERICK NORONHA: --- FN: You have some good candidates, some of your programmes sound catchy. But probably I too might have not voted for Goa Suraj, fearing a wasted vote. --- Voting for a winner is following the herd mentality. People should vote to change the system, and not get bogged down in the same, old corrupt (and of late, communal) system. --- FN: Of corruption and communalism, which do you'll consider the greater evil. Or are both equally bad? --- We consider that corruption has led to communalism. Corruption in the Congress and opportunist parties like the NCP -- specially people like Dr de Souza -- are responsible for the rise of BJP rule in Goa, which would have never been otherwise possible. So, both have to go. --- FN: Isn't money power a major opponenent for any smaller party in the fray? --- We want to eventually root out money power, which is lavished in elections, wasted on banners, posters, flags, rallies, loud-speaker vans. Our next election campaign is going to be a very silent one, without the use of this paraphernalia. Our election process will start very early; in fact it has already started (for the next time round). --- FN: Have you'll learnt any surprising lessons during this campaign? --- Our Benaulim candidate was threatened and pressurised. But this is not the first time. We've been in politics and elections (not as a party though) for long, and know exactly what happens. How money flows, and at what stage of the campaign. On the second-last and last day of the campaigns, virtually on election eve. We wouldn't be bothered about that. It is only meant to cater to the confirmed vote banks, and those who are sought to be swayed. --- FN: On what basis does the voter make up his or her mind, would you say? --- Voters are very, very elusive entities. The affluent voters are not bothered with voting; you really have to give them a strong motive to vote. The middle-class thinking voters are passive. Confused maybe. In this election, the voter is being given an option to throw out communal forces at the cost of accepting corruption. This is a ploy. Basically, every election comes with a ploy. About 25-30% of the electorate is a confirmed vote-bank of different parties. Some percentage could switch at the last moment, when lured with heavy packets, or items like TVs or sarees. --- FN: Reducing elections to a one-point issue seems counter-productive from the voter's perspective. Would you agree? --- In the past too, there were these ploys put out. In 1999, the Congress was given a mandate on the basis of the promises of having a six-member Cabinet and clean faces. Before that, it was (emotive) issues like language. Everything has been reduced to a single-point agenda. This time, it is a fear-psychosis of communalism, vis-a-vis what happened in Gujarat. This is something that can never happen in Goa. --- FN: One view is that the BJP is supporting smaller parties to split the vote. Charges have come up against the UGDP. Your comment?
[Goanet] HERALD: Tuesday Tunes
www.oherald.com dated May 28, 2002 TUESDAY TUNES Tough poll talking IT'S THAT TIME in an election campaign when things are getting heated up in the political arena. A time when political stalwarts have no qualms about taking digs at each other. Two such veteran stalwarts of Goan politics are - Speaker, Pratapsing Raoji Rane, and his long-time rival Dr Wilfred de Souza - and both have no love lost for each other. Recently, at the 'open forum' organised by the Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ), Dr de Souza snatched at an opportunity to take a dig at the Sultan of Poriem. The issue being discussed was defections and the Congress representative there had just finished suggesting possible changes in the law to ban defections. Dr de Souza, however, was quick to state: The law is perfect. Only, the Speaker must act as required under the law and decide the disqualification cases filed before him. But, what happened in Goa? The Speaker kept the petitions in his drawers only because he wanted the government of a particular party to survive? Now the Congress is making the same Speaker head its campaign. This is shameful. Only, Rane was not present and therefore unable to defend himself, a task that his colleague, Shantaram Naik, hardly fulfilled. On another occasion, while addressing a press conference, one journo provoked the good doctor from Saligao into taking a dig at the Sultan of Poriem. And, a dig, the doctor did take. One journo, pointed out that historically, politicians in Goa facing elections as Speakers, have always lost. Barring, of course, one or two exceptions. The hint was enough, and Dr de Souza, known for his unfailing memory, rattled out details of election after election, when Speakers were defeated at the hustings. Tomazinho Cardozo in 1999, Shaikh Hassan Haroon in 1994, Dayanand Narvekar in 1989, Froilano Machado in 1984 Dr de Souza went on in reverse order. And hey, not to forget the punch-line: What will happen in 2002? Will Pratapsing Rane survive? the dotor added. Reminds us of that traditional Willy-Babu rivalry. Both had a good laugh in 1984, right? Filipe gets fillip FILIPE NERI SCORED a victory of sorts over his rivals with the Returning Officer, Sanjit Rodrigues granting him permission to screen his documentary film on cable TV and also at the corner meetings. He was cautioned not to distort the documentary during screening, which is to be done after obtaining necessary permision under the Cinematograph Act or the Cable Act. Paani politics MARGAO MUNICIPAL COUNCILLOR, Sadanand Naik, contesting on the NCP ticket in Fatorda, had earned immense goodwill for supplying water through tankers whenever the Selaulim pipeline broke down. Recently, when water supply was disrupted following a major leakage in the pipeline, Sadanand again rose to the occassion by deploying three water tankers in Fatorda constituency. Will the people remember his generosity at the time of casting the ballots?. David v/s Goliath? CONGRESS LEADER LUIZINHO Faleiro was apparently hurt and angry when his posters and banners were allegedly torn by a person from Orlim. He managed to get the person arrested after lodging a complaint with the collector. Poor John Raikar, Luizinho's rival. Must be wondering what's going on in Navelim. Because, he had to contend with strong opposition and threats from a brother of a Congress heavyweight when he planned to open his election office in Varca. Even the owner of the premises was forced to return the money back to John for letting the place. Flags and poles THE BJP HAS the distinction of using the maximum number of electricity poles for displaying party flags in Salcete. Except in Velim, party flags were seen flying on electric poles at many places. The electricty department apparentely looked the other way. But, the Returning Officers for Salcete took upon themselves the task to remove the propaganda material from these power poles. An holocaust? WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE of timing in politics? Check this out. The NCP symbol - Clock - that shows a timing of 10.10 (am or pm?) signifies, according to one school of thought, the time when the 'atom bomb' was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That's not all. The Congress candidate from Taleigao, Somnath Zuwarkar, addressed a press conference on Monday. It was originally slated for 10 am, and word was that the Taleigao turk, would drop a 'bomb'. Indeed, a 'bomb' Zuwarkar did drop at the press conference, in the form of an inquiry report submitted by the Director of Co-operation, Government of India, that exonerated him in the alleged Goa State Co-operative Bank Ltd's, one-time settlement scandal. Only, instead of 10 am, he began the press conference dot at 10.10 am! So, will it really turn out to be a holocaust in Taleigao?!?! Rane and CM SPEAKER PRATAPSING RANE was just trying to put the record straight when after the release of the Congress manifesto, he stood up and told journalists that he was
Re: [Goanet] Re: Whats on in Canada !
But she wants to use her own success to let the world know that the disease can be fought and a person can lead a normal life. She's an inspiration to lot of MS victims, particularly the young and the youth. Eugene Correia It was a wonderful post - Eugene is more than just a journalist. Its that , that makes the DIFFERENCE - I hope such post encourages others MS victims too. - I too knew Chrystal - but that was when she was just a baby ! rene I would like to thank Eugene and Fred...in keeping us informed. ---Original Message--- From: Eugene Correia Date: Friday, May 24, 2002 08:28:18 To: rene barreto; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Re: Whats on in Canada ! So much about Chrystal Gomes. Last year, sometime in October, I did a big feature on her in a local South Asian paper. She had invited me to her performance at a comedy club. I also did a small feature on her in India Today (international edition). She was happy. After that I got her to perform at the Miss Canada-India Beauty Princess pageant. I thought of sending the piece to GOANOW, but, as it often happens with journalists, I forgot. I have known her since she served for a brief time on the Goan Overseas Association executive committee in the 80s. She was young then, and still young. I have known her father, Danny Gomes, who has been president of GOA and a trustee. In fact, it was he who suggested to her to invite me for her show when we bumped into each other at the Viva Goa festival last year. She and I are in constant email communication. Coincidentally, she's from Colva, my village. She's a wonderful person. Two months ago I was passing by her house and called her if we could have dinner as I had an invitation at a newly-opened Indian-Chinese restaurant. She's couldn't as she had a show, but insisted I visit her house. It was my first visit to her place. Surprisingly, she had left a scotch bottle with her dad to give it to me. It's unfortunate that such a lovely person is stricken with MS, the dreadful disease. But she wants to use her own success to let the world know that the disease can be fought and a person can lead a normal life. She's an inspiration to lot of MS victims, particularly the young and the youth. Eugene Correia __ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=- To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet == For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] re: BEWARE OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE
gLoBaL~E~LINKED [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Who has certified that these brands are safe? The appropriate first question for any product is: What is the incidence rate of alleged adverse effects following the use of the product? That is the first step in considering safety. Knowingly concealing adverse effects is dishonest. However, manufacturers and marketers might simply not know whether or not their product is free from serious adverse effects (hence the term no scientific evidence of serious adverse effects). Most of the time they are lucky: adverse effects turn out to be rare, or mild, or unconnected with the product. Sometimes adverse effects come to light too late, as with thalidomide used for morning sickness in pregnancy. The severity and frequency of the disease make a difference to risk/benefit analysis with products. If the disease is potentially fatal, greater risks of adverse effects tend to be accepted: in order to gain protection from the disease. If you have grave concerns, enlist the help of a competent epidemiologist to review all the reported evidence (or to reveal the lack of it). My own inclination would be to focus on bogus life-saving drugs, where the active ingredient is diluted to the point of inefficacy. Campaigning against the dishonest manufacturers of such important drugs would be a worthwhile consumer effort. Regards, Joel Almeida __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
goanet-digest V1 #4028
goanet-digest Tuesday, May 28 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4028 - In this issue: [Goanet] HERALD: Tuesday Tunes Re: [Goanet] Re: Whats on in Canada ! [Goanet] re: BEWARE OF HEPATITIS B VACCINE See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 17:27:17 +0530 From: Frederick Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] HERALD: Tuesday Tunes www.oherald.com dated May 28, 2002 TUESDAY TUNES Tough poll talking IT'S THAT TIME in an election campaign when things are getting heated up in the political arena. A time when political stalwarts have no qualms about taking digs at each other. Two such veteran stalwarts of Goan politics are - Speaker, Pratapsing Raoji Rane, and his long-time rival Dr Wilfred de Souza - and both have no love lost for each other. Recently, at the 'open forum' organised by the Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ), Dr de Souza snatched at an opportunity to take a dig at the Sultan of Poriem. The issue being discussed was defections and the Congress representative there had just finished suggesting possible changes in the law to ban defections. Dr de Souza, however, was quick to state: The law is perfect. Only, the Speaker must act as required under the law and decide the disqualification cases filed before him. But, what happened in Goa? The Speaker kept the petitions in his drawers only because he wanted the government of a particular party to survive? Now the Congress is making the same Speaker head its campaign. This is shameful. Only, Rane was not present and therefore unable to defend himself, a task that his colleague, Shantaram Naik, hardly fulfilled. On another occasion, while addressing a press conference, one journo provoked the good doctor from Saligao into taking a dig at the Sultan of Poriem. And, a dig, the doctor did take. One journo, pointed out that historically, politicians in Goa facing elections as Speakers, have always lost. Barring, of course, one or two exceptions. The hint was enough, and Dr de Souza, known for his unfailing memory, rattled out details of election after election, when Speakers were defeated at the hustings. Tomazinho Cardozo in 1999, Shaikh Hassan Haroon in 1994, Dayanand Narvekar in 1989, Froilano Machado in 1984 Dr de Souza went on in reverse order. And hey, not to forget the punch-line: What will happen in 2002? Will Pratapsing Rane survive? the dotor added. Reminds us of that traditional Willy-Babu rivalry. Both had a good laugh in 1984, right? Filipe gets fillip FILIPE NERI SCORED a victory of sorts over his rivals with the Returning Officer, Sanjit Rodrigues granting him permission to screen his documentary film on cable TV and also at the corner meetings. He was cautioned not to distort the documentary during screening, which is to be done after obtaining necessary permision under the Cinematograph Act or the Cable Act. Paani politics MARGAO MUNICIPAL COUNCILLOR, Sadanand Naik, contesting on the NCP ticket in Fatorda, had earned immense goodwill for supplying water through tankers whenever the Selaulim pipeline broke down. Recently, when water supply was disrupted following a major leakage in the pipeline, Sadanand again rose to the occassion by deploying three water tankers in Fatorda constituency. Will the people remember his generosity at the time of casting the ballots?. David v/s Goliath? CONGRESS LEADER LUIZINHO Faleiro was apparently hurt and angry when his posters and banners were allegedly torn by a person from Orlim. He managed to get the person arrested after lodging a complaint with the collector. Poor John Raikar, Luizinho's rival. Must be wondering what's going on in Navelim. Because, he had to contend with strong opposition and threats from a brother of a Congress heavyweight when he planned to open his election office in Varca. Even the owner of the premises was forced to return the money back to John for letting the place. Flags and poles THE BJP HAS the distinction of using the maximum number of electricity poles for displaying party flags in Salcete. Except in Velim, party flags were seen flying on electric poles at many places. The electricty department apparentely looked the other way. But, the Returning Officers for Salcete took upon themselves the task to remove the propaganda material from these power poles. An holocaust? WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE of timing in politics? Check this out. The NCP symbol - Clock - that shows a timing of 10.10 (am or pm?) signifies, according to one school of thought, the time when the 'atom bomb' was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That's not all. The Congress candidate from Taleigao, Somnath Zuwarkar, addressed a press conference on Monday. It was originally slated for 10 am, and word was that the Taleigao turk, would drop a 'bomb'.
[Goanet] re: Is water found only on Earth?
Dear Santosh, You write: there is life only on earth. But this hypothesis is conceptually the converse of the hypothesis that there is life elsewhere. False. The word you are looking for is reverse, not converse. Here are the logically correct statements. Statement: Life is confined to earth Re-statement: Life cannot be found outside earth Those are logically equivalent. State it either way. Take your pick. Falsify either one. In either case, one discovery of life outside earth suffices. Something just came crashing down, as you say. But falsification continues to flourish among rational scientists. Try it: it is the only known safeguard against pseudo-science. Regards, Joel Almeida __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
Fw: [Goanet] Sorry about repeat postings
As my today's posted bounced because I had not deleted the footer, I am forwarding it below, without that footer. Livia - Original Message - From: Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: albertina almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goa-Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Sorry about repeat postings Dear Albertina, Please don't apologise for repetaed postings about the screening of Hey Ram. Even if the same posting came over and over for consecutive days, at least until the 30th it would still not be sufficient. I continue to admire the work of Bailancho Saad albeit you try to keep a low profile. You have now challenged the supposedly true Goans or Powers that are and as says Tony Correia-Afonso Kudos to you and to the Bailancho Saad. May your strength never fail. I have read Tamas (Darkness), I have read City of Djinns and since July 1994 I have been trying to finish Taslima Nasrin's Lajja (Shame) but my simple mind has not been able to grasp and digest the accounts given by the author. I have a plate hanging in my kitchen with a prayer that begins like this Lord of all pots and pans, and things, I would say Lord of all Universe, please save my little Goa from ever being the subject for 'savage indictment of religious extremism and man's inhumanity to man' as is depicted in 'Hey Ram', 'Tamas', 'Lajja' ,'City of Djinns', etc.. Livia de Abreu Noronha - Original Message - From: albertina almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:37 AM Subject: [Goanet] Sorry about repeat postings Sorry about the repeat postings about the screening of Hey Ram. There was some problem with the e-mail which has since been set right. albertina =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] re: Is water found only on Earth?
Dear Santosh, You write: Popper is a pauper. Name-calling? Why not refute his ideas if you can (preferably after reading his writing on scientific discovery)? Logic will probably get you further than name-calling. Regards, Joel Almeida __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
goanet-digest V1 #4029
goanet-digest Tuesday, May 28 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4029 - In this issue: [Goanet] re: Is water found only on Earth? [Goanet] re: Is water found only on Earth? Fw: [Goanet] Sorry about repeat postings [Goanet] re: Is water found only on Earth? [Goanet] vote for upright candidates only. [Goanet] JesusChrist Superstar (Report from Pakistan) See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 08:45:06 -0700 (PDT) From: J. Almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] re: Is water found only on Earth? Dear Santosh, You write: there is life only on earth. But this hypothesis is conceptually the converse of the hypothesis that there is life elsewhere. False. The word you are looking for is reverse, not converse. Here are the logically correct statements. Statement: Life is confined to earth Re-statement: Life cannot be found outside earth Those are logically equivalent. State it either way. Take your pick. Falsify either one. In either case, one discovery of life outside earth suffices. Something just came crashing down, as you say. But falsification continues to flourish among rational scientists. Try it: it is the only known safeguard against pseudo-science. Regards, Joel Almeida __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 17:04:03 - From: santoshhelekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] re: Is water found only on Earth? - --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], J. Almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: False. The word you are looking for is reverse, not converse. Here are the logically correct statements. Statement: Life is confined to earth Re-statement: Life cannot be found outside earth Those are logically equivalent. State it either way. Take your pick. Falsify either one. In either case, one discovery of life outside earth suffices. Joel, you are right. The only way you can defend falsification is by playing word games. In writing what you wrote in your last post, I hope you realize that you have inadvertently confirmed my contention that all that this fluffy, flimsy Popperian notion amounts to, is a silly dance of words. Knowing fully that you can only confirm and not falsify the perfectly legitimate hypothesis that there can be life outside earth, you rephrased it by merely adding a not to can to suit your purpose. If you really think that you are making a substantive and substantial point in doing that then I guess I would have to again blame my poor mental capacity to appreciate that point. You can play more word games if you like. But as far as I am concerned, from the point of view of richness of ideas Popper is a pauper. This I hope is my last sentence on falsification. Cheers, Santosh -- Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 19:44:02 +0100 From: Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fw: [Goanet] Sorry about repeat postings As my today's posted bounced because I had not deleted the footer, I am forwarding it below, without that footer. Livia - - Original Message - From: Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: albertina almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goa-Net [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Sorry about repeat postings Dear Albertina, Please don't apologise for repetaed postings about the screening of Hey Ram. Even if the same posting came over and over for consecutive days, at least until the 30th it would still not be sufficient. I continue to admire the work of Bailancho Saad albeit you try to keep a low profile. You have now challenged the supposedly true Goans or Powers that are and as says Tony Correia-Afonso Kudos to you and to the Bailancho Saad. May your strength never fail. I have read Tamas (Darkness), I have read City of Djinns and since July 1994 I have been trying to finish Taslima Nasrin's Lajja (Shame) but my simple mind has not been able to grasp and digest the accounts given by the author. I have a plate hanging in my kitchen with a prayer that begins like this Lord of all pots and pans, and things, I would say Lord of all Universe, please save my little Goa from ever being the subject for 'savage indictment of religious extremism and man's inhumanity to man' as is depicted in 'Hey Ram', 'Tamas', 'Lajja' ,'City of Djinns', etc.. Livia de Abreu Noronha - Original Message - From: albertina almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:37 AM Subject: [Goanet] Sorry about repeat postings Sorry about the repeat postings about the screening of Hey Ram. There was some problem with the e-mail which has since been
