Re: [Goanet] Misinformation on Carbon Monoxide, etc
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For a discussion by an environmental expert who provides an opposing view to that Santosh pushes visit the University of Virginia web site: www.evsc.virginia.edu/faculty/people/michaels.shtml For a criticism of the opinions, views and papers of Dr. Patrick J. Michaels, the environmental expert referred to above, please see the following: http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Patrick_J._Michaels Here are a couple of critical statements about his views and contributions to science from two of his peers: Dr. John Holdren, Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard University testified to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee, presumably under oath, in this way: Michaels is another of the handful of US climate-change contrarians... He has published little if anything of distinction in the professional literature, being noted rather for his shrill op-ed pieces and indiscriminate denunciations of virtually every finding of mainstream climate science. Dr. Peter Gleick, President of Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security made the following public statement, which withstood a legal threat of filing a defamation suit: Pat Michaels is not one of the nation's leading researchers on climate change. On the contrary, he is one of a very small minority of nay-sayers who continue to dispute the facts and science about climate change in the face of compelling, overwhelming, and growing evidence. Unfortunately, anyone who remembers basic chemistry would know that carbon monoxide cannot stay as carbon monoxide for a few hours in the atmosphere without turning into carbon dioxide. The above statement is false. Carbon monoxide can persist in the atmosphere for upto 2 months. It has an atmospheric lifetime of 1 - 2 months. To find out more about this please see the following scientific paper published by the American Geophysical Union by Dr. M. A. K. Khalil, an expert on atmospheric carbon monoxide. http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/khalil.html The current steady-state level of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere is 0.19 parts per million or 0.19%. This level can go up to more than 30 parts per million or 0.003% in urban areas. Here is a link for this and other information on carbon monoxide pollution provided by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: http://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/emissions/co.html Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet]mea culpa
Peter D'Souza rightly pointed my mistake in writing Sanjay Gandhi as PM. It was Rajiv, no doubt. I may have made other errors, and the one I noticed while scrolling through the stories on goanet is that I said Chair in the story on entertainment. It should be American Chai. Filing stories for both a Toronto paper and India West in San Francisco at the media centre at the end of an exhausting day was painful, more so because of the prevailing conditions in the media centre. The centre was noisy, crowded and badly organized. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) officials were not very helpful. I and many others had lot of problems with them, from getting our media passes to special police clearance to cover the last day when the president spoke. It was so frustrating that I yelled at one of them, who behaved as a big-shot babu. Despite a senior official telling one of the junior officials to issue me a pass, after showing him the credentials and also the messages from the Consul General in Toronto to the MEA, he behaved in a rude manner. He had given me a hard time on the inaugural day, keeping me outside the gate for more than a hour until a senior official issued me an invite. This guy told me I would not be allowed to cover as I didn't have a J visa, issued for journalists. Even telling him that I came via Dubai where a tourist visa was issued to me, he was adamant. Ultimately, I got the pass. I had applied in November 2004 and I had a copy of the email that the Toronto Consulate had sent to the MEA in the same month. The applications had to be routed through Indian diplomatic missions. But no excuse for mistakes. As many journalists would vouch, when faced with deadline and with more than one story to write, it is a race against time. Errors crop in and, hence, there are desk people who must catch such mistakes. Eugene __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Plot with House for sale in Moira
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[Goanet]History of the Beauty Pageant - by Michael Sones
History of the Beauty Pageant by Michael Sones One of the first beauty contests took place in the mists of mythic time when Paris of Troy had to choose which of three beauties was the most comely. Helen was the daughter of the Greek god Zeus and Leda, who was the wife of Tyndareus. Zeus approached Leda in the form of a swan. Helen was born from this union and she was the sister of the Dioscuri, the twins Castor and Pollux, who were renowned for their bravery and skills at fighting. Helen was renowned as the most beautiful woman in the world. Theseus, who had killed the Minotaur, carried her off as a child but the Dioscuri rescued her. All of the kings of Greece wanted to marry her because of her beauty and courted her. To save conflict between them Odysseus suggested that they let Helen choose and then all agree to protect her husband. She chose Menelaus but was later kidnapped by Paris, the son of Priam and Hecuba of Troy. At Zeus' command Paris had been the judge at a beauty contest and had to choose which of the goddesses Hera, Athene, or Aphrodite was the fairest. He chose Aphrodite who had promised him the most beautiful woman in the world for his wife. He carried Helen off which did not please Menelaus and so the Greeks set sail to Troy. The Trojan war lasted ten years. While modern beauty contests have almost always been dogged by controversy we are not aware of any which have started a war. However, in 1921 a few hoteliers hatched the idea of staging a local beauty bathing contest on the shores of Atlantic City as part of a larger plan to get vacationers to stay in town beyond Labour Day Weekend. They almost certainly had no idea of the tradition and institution they were starting. The Great War had ended a few years before and it was the beginning of the Roaring Twenties. Women had made an enormous contribution to the war effort on the home front and this had led to a change in the way they saw themselves. Many no longer felt that they had to remain quiet and corseted at home. Ten years previously the idea of bathing beauties would probably have never seen the light of day but now, with strict Victorian principles being challenged everywhere, the idea had immediate appeal to enough people that eight beauty finalists were chosen from photo entries to local Eastern newspapers. Miss Margaret Gorman, representing Miss Washington, D.C., was the first Miss America. Only 16, she was said to bear a strong resemblance to Mary Pickford the legendary matinee idol of the silent screen. The following year the contest was held again and that year's winner was Mary Katherine Campbell. She won the following year as well and it was decided after that to bring in a rule that no one could win twice. As the contest increased in popularity, more contestants entered. The following year the rules had to be amended once again when it was discovered that Miss Alaska, Heidi Leiderman, was neither a miss, nor from Alaska. Instead she was a married woman hailing from New York. The arrival of the Great Depression at the end of the 1920's saw the postponement of the Miss America contest until 1932 when it was revived in Wildwood, New Jersey. That year it was won by Dorothy Hann. 50,000 onlookers proved that while it had been gone for three years, the Miss America contest had not been forgotten. It returned to its original home in Atlantic City the following year under new management and a new banner, The Variety Showman's Jubilee. The winner, Marian Bergeron, broke with tradition in being the first to be crowned wearing an evening gown instead of a swimsuit. Controversy ensued when it was revealed that she was underage and only 15! Should she be disqualified? The waters were further muddied when her crown was stolen from her hotel room and the contest was a financial failure. The good news for Marian was that she was allowed to keep the title and hold it for two years as there was no contest the following year. In 1935 the pageant was resurrected again under the successful directorship of Lenora Slaughter. Hollywood by now was really coming into its own and the Miss America contest was seen by some as being a fast track to acquiring the fame and fortune of the Hollywood Stars. Movie moguls such as Howard Hughes also saw the potential of these young, beautiful women as future starlets. Dorothy Lamour was one such contestant who went on to become a glamorous movie star. The contest however continued to be haunted by unexpected and publicity-bringing events. In 1937 the winner, Miss Bette Cooper, disappeared in the night. Speculation about her disappearance abounded; had she sacrificed her place on the beauty throne for the love of her life, as the heir to the English throne had? Pictures in the papers featured an empty throne, surrounded by runners-up. In the end, the truth was much more banal. The young woman had persuaded her chaperone to take her back home
[Goanet]Global dumbing/global warming
Global Dumbing? by: Gary Whittaker I am beginning to wonder if scientists have been getting it all wrong. All this time, people have been worried about the Ozone, or a giant asteroid, or some breakout of a bio-hazardous agent by a terrorist organization being the doom of mankind. We have spent all this time looking outward instead of inward towards ourselves. The latest studies have identified two startling facts: 1 - that the whole in the Ozone layer is getting smaller, and 2 - that the brightness levels on the earth are getting dimmer. Does this all mean that Global Warming is all just a sham? Does it mean that the corporations who continue to abuse our earth with reckless abandon have been right all along? That tree-hugging hippies have had their brains melted from too much LSD? Scientists seem to be getting dumber in direct proportion to the grants given to them by governments, which are lobbied. of course, by corporate interests. They have looked at the new Global Dimming phenomenon and said, It can't be getting warming with less sunlight! And no doubt that as this new story makes it rounds about the Ozone getting smaller, they will point to the great job done by their benefactors at reducing Green House emissions and say that the Ozone must be replenishing itself. Statements like those should be judged as criminal, just as tobacco companies should be held accountable for the deaths of all their consumers. The population must be made aware of the truth behind their corporate agenda. We, the working class, are the ones that can control our future, and dictate to those Ozone depleting companies our new terms. We demand clean air. We demand that pollutants stop being poured into our waters. We demand our forests not be cut down faster than we can replant. We demand alternate, safer energy sources to heat our homes, and power our vehicles. We demand all this because our Earth is dying before our own eyes. The whole in the Ozone layer has gotten smaller, but at the cost of thinner protection worldwide. We are not just talking about a gap over Antarctica. We are talking about more harmful radiation being let in on a yearly, monthly, daily basis. We used to be able to send out our children to play outside all day. No one needed any sunscreen with special UV protection. Now, one has to only go outside for 20 minutes before feeling the sting of the sun, while sunscreen industry has become big business. No one will react until research tells us 15 to 30 years from now that cancer has reach epidemic proportions. The warning signs are there already, we are just choosing not to listen. Global Dimming is the best example yet. Scientists have started to look at how it has become increasing dimmer on the planet. Sunlight is not getting through as it once used to. It is only normal to think that whatever is keeping the sunlight out, must be keeping the heat in. And whatever is keeping the sunlight out is not necessarily providing us with a layer of protection. More likely, it is beginning to coat our planet with more harmful cancer causing radiation. While I do not profess to hold a degree in science, I do profess to hold common sense. All science has done is identify several situations, but has done nothing to confirm how we got there, and what we need to do to get back to where we were. My belief is that there may be too much corporate interference for any decisive action to be taken. And for the companies who will continue to pollute our environment, that is equal to victory. The worst thing that we can do as a population, is to add Global Dumbing to the list. Get smart, take action. You may not be able to make a difference individually, but together, you can effect change. We may always live in a world that separates the rich from the poor, but that does not mean that we have to accept how those in power secure their wealth. * Take public transit * Buy hybrid cars. Create the market and force companies to move away from their alliances with Oil Companies, and forge new ones with alternate energy sources. * Get more active, in physically, with your family, and in your community * Read labels and ask questions * Write to your representative We have the power as consumers to change our purchasing habits. Force companies to hear our plea by talking the only language they understand: net profit. If we take away their profits, they will hear us in volume! -- Source: http://www.lendingexpo.net/articlec_health_799.htm ===
[Goanet]Fw: GOA MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (REMOVAL OF DISQUALIFICATION) (AMENDMENT BILL 2005)
- Original Message - From: goasuraj To: GOVERNOR OF GOA Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 11:18 AM Subject: Re: GOA MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (REMOVAL OF DISQUALIFICATION) (AMENDMENT BILL 2005) Our Ref: GSRP/GOG/ADB/01/05 January 19, 2005 Your Excellency, Subject: January 13 Passing of Goa Members of Legislative Assembly (Removal) of Disqualification) (Amendment Bill, 2005). --- -- Goa Su-Raj Party holds you and your Office in highest of esteem. In the above context, as the constitutional head of the State of Goa, it is our belief that you will act in the most appropriate and deserving manner to put your honoured seal of acceptance or refusal on Continued overleaf:- the Bill to maintain the trust of the people of Goa in the Secular Democratic Constitution of our nation. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, for Goa Su-Raj Party. Sd/- (Floriano C. Lobo) President. To: Shri. S.C. Jamir, Governor of Goa, Raj Bhavan, Dona Paula, Goa.
[Goanet]Re: Notice: jc dropping out of Mario Goveia's education class - too tough for me.
Dear, dear Dr. Jose, I love you, man, but it's against the Geneva Convention on internet debate to declare a unilateral ceasefire right after firing a barrage of verbal missiles, even before they have landed on their target. (That was a joke.) We should agree to disagree, not fire missiles and than declare a unilateral cease fire. I am disappointed in how you find ideas in my carefully crafted communications that do not exist. For example, I never said it was all about oil. The point is that the US guarantees the free flow of oil, which we all depend on, especially Europe and Japan, though oil may not mean much to you bicycle- riding, wind-surfing, cricket-playing Bahamians and your non-industrial economy. You will be glad to hear that I am waiving my normal fee, because you are correct. You are not ready for a serious course in geopolitics. That requires a knowledge of UN resolutions and UN ultimatums and the how the US waits for the UN to exhaust its options before acting, which it did after 12 years in Iraq. You see the liberation of Muslims from a brutal Muslim dictator as a double standard. You want the US to intervene willy nilly wherever you choose, but not where you do not choose. You see the ending of colonialism in Goa as an invasion as if Goa were a sovereign country. I'm not surprised that you are dazed at how the world works from your idyllic vantage point, with no responsibility for others who are being oppressed either expected or provided. I am also disappointed, as I always am with you lefties, who are so selective in your choice of whose violence you choose to oppose. When Saddam was brutalizing his neighbors, his own people, and conducting a dictatorship as a minority by killing anyone who opposed him, you were silent. When the Taliban were brutalizing Afghanistan and whipping women in the street and preventing girls from an education, you were silent. It was none of your business. After all that was just Muslims brutalizing other Muslims. When the US then leads a coalition to stop the brutality, you are suddenly awakened from your xit-codi and home made miskut induced slumber and are outraged. They are making poixe you thunder illogically, catching the bull by the tail. How dare they liberate anyone and make poixe, you ask? Apparently, poixe must only be made by accepting brutality and avoiding violence selectively. Why aren't you preaching your less violent methods to al Qaeda and Bin Laden, who declared war on America at the height of Bill Clinton's Dr. Jose Colaco- oriented foreign policy? Those less violent methods by the US throughout the 90s only served to embolden them leading directly to 9/11. You seem to be blissfully unaware that innocent people were dying before April 2003 in Iraq, the aim of the liberation was to stop the killing in Iraq and the potential killing elsewhere, albeit at the cost of some lives in the process. The most violent conflict in modern history, WW-II, was violence being confronted by violence, and was followed by decades of peace, with former enemies now friends and allies. Enjoy the sun, sand and cricket. Let's agree to disagree and hopefully we can share some xit-codi and home made miskut some day with some fine caju fenny as well.
[Goanet]book on cuncolim by Fr. Planton Faria
Fr Planton Faria from Cuncolim is writing a book on cuncolim highlighting all the leading lights of Cuncolim the book is due for release shortly.
[Goanet]Maria Aurora Couto's yearend remarks on Goa
Date:06/01/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/06/stories/2005010604721000.htm Opinion - Leader Page Articles Dangerous currents By Maria Aurora Couto History and memory need to be recovered by both the Hindu and Catholic communities of Goa but not with crude productions that distort and telescope unrelated events to create divisive hatreds.
Re: [Goanet]Re: Bush abandons hunt for Saddam's WMD
George Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a high school parking lot here in California yesterday, Lance Cpl. Andres Raya, 19, a Marine who just returned from Iraq, shot and killed a police officer and wounded another before he was shot to death by a police officer. His family blames his traumatic service in Iraq for him losing it yesterday. Two dead, one seriously wounded. Bush's illegal war in Iraq is taking a direct toll here at home too. George, If you ever wondered why there is no list of names of those who died because of Bush's misadventure in Iraq, the following may help. Mervyn2.0 The Voice of the White House. http://tbrnews.org January 12, 2005: Several interesting items, one only amusing and the other serious. The Bush people have received so many very serious death threats aimed at Our Beloved Leader that they might as well put a dummy in the Presidential limo on inauguration day. No one will talk about the volume and apparent seriousness of these ongoing threats and neither will they talk about the ACTUAL DEATH TOLLS IN IRAQ! You have been posting only the official figures which are not accurate. These OFFICIAL figures indicate about 1,400 are dead and perhaps 4,000 wounded. Actually, and I have seen the figures from the Pentagon, over 8,000 are dead and over 15,000 are wounded, some maimed for life blind, missing legs and arms or with the prospect of spending the rest of their young lives confined to a wheelchair in a Vets hospital with a permanent piss bag tied to a leg. This is the greatest secret and holds the greatest fear for the Bush people. If the public ever finds out the truth, they will lynch him and his fascist co-workers in about ten minutes. Already, parents are wondering why their son's name is not on official lists and this number is growing every day. This is the real reason why Bush forbade any pictures being taken of arriving caskets at Dover. All even an idiot would have to do would be to count the daily supermarket checkout and the rat would be out of the bag. This nasty business has real legs and even the dullard Bush is terrified. Rigid censorship has been clamped down by the Pentagon on any information and especially the following truly horrible news: The Arabs have captured a number of GIs and have tortured them terribly before chopping of their heads which they defile by dumping into a well-used latrine. Their statements are that since the US under Bush has ignored the Geneva Treaty and tortured prisoners of war and executed a number of them plus God knows how many unarmed civilians, they will kill every GI they capture. Beheaded and terribly mutilated bodies are quickly grabbed by special teams of GI undertakers, hidden away and sent home in sealed caskets or cremated in a large oven in downtown Baghdad. This is one of the reasons why there are so many suicides and so many desertions among the terrified troops. This really awful business is a top priority secret but I will make the shits happy by letting it out and if I can get the actual figures, I will give them to you, names and all, to post alongside the official lies. Why don't you ask survivors to send you the names of their lost sons and husbands and then check them against the Pentagon Lie List? Better, publish the entire roster of Official Dead and ask anyone whose relatives, sons or husbands are not on it to contact you. You are in the position of doing all of us a great favor if you do. __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Re: [Goanet]Re: Religious Stamps
--- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Santosh, the OED defines secular as 1. not religious, sacred, or spiritual. 2 (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/secular?view=uk Based on this quote from Chuck Colson's latest column, I am inclined to believe that the American English definition is not very different: Why do militant secularists attempt to snuff out religious practice, Peter, As I said before, the word secularism or secular has many meanings. The above compact version of Oxford dictionary gives only two of those multiple meanings. Even so, as Jose said, the second meaning above recognizes that there may be religious priests who are secular in their outlook. If you refer to an expanded version of Oxford English dictionary, you will find that the word secular has over 15 different meanings. You will need a subscription for this, but here is the link for the word secular in that version of the Oxford dictionary: http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50218143?single=1query_type=wordqueryword=secularfirst=1max_to_show=10 I submit to you that the word secular or secularism, as it is commonly used in India (and raised in reference to Fr. Cosme J. Costa), invokes the sense in which this word is used in the Indian Constitution, which, in short, is to refer to its commitment to religious pluralism. I don't know whether you know this, but the preamble of the Indian Constitution defines India as a secular democratic republic. Secularism as enshrined in the Constitution of India is described by the Vice Chancellor of Goa University, Prof. P. R. Dubhashi in the following manner: Secularism has been one of the essential elements in the basic structure of our Constitution which lays down that 1) the state has no religion; 2) all citizens however have the fundamental right to follow and propagate their own religion; and 3) it is the duty of the state to protect life, liberty and property of all citizens, provide security to them and enable them to exercise their fundamental rights. The state will not discriminate between the citizens on the grounds of religion and language. The above quote is taken from an article entitled Meaning of Secularism by P. R. Dubhashi. Here is the link to that article: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/op/2002/06/11/stories/2002061100020200.htm The militant secularists of Chuck Colson is a mean spirited pejorative usage, which is unfortunately not unique to American politics. Religious chauvinists everywhere are fond of using that term, often to vent their hatred of people who disagree with them or who are indifferent to religion in general. The Hindutva zealots in India use the same term to describe those who oppose their views and policies. In their view Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Mahatma Gandhi, who personified the spirit of secularism in the founding of modern India, are militant secularists. Cheers, Santosh
Re: [Goanet]Pravasi Divas
Sanjay Gandhi was never the PM. He was an MP until he was killed in a plane crash. His airline pilot brother, Rajiv, was then induced to enter politics and became PM before being assassinated. --- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- | Pitroda, Bhagwati, Shyamalan among awardees | | by Eugene Correia | | Mumbai: Fifteen people of Indian origin were honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on the concluding day of the third Pravasi Divas in Mumbai on Jan. 9. Three of them are based in the United States -- Dr. Sam Pitroda, the man who pioneered the telecommunications era in modern India as Technology Advisor to the late Indian Prime Minister Sanjay Gandhi, Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, of Columbia. When was Sanjay Gandhi Prime Minister? Another great editorial by Jagdish Bhagwati in today's Wall Street Journal. Peter
Re: [Goanet]Re: Global dimming/global warming
Ronald Albuquerque wrote: A correction here. The Cato Institute is not an *independent* think-tank. Rather, it is a libertarian think-tank. For further clarification, look no further than how the Cato Institute describes itself: http://www.cato.org/about/about.html Mario replies: Libertarians do consider themselves to be independent relative to conservatives and liberals in the US political spectrum. From the Cato Institute web site: Cato's Mission The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government. Ronald, thanks for warning us that they allow consideration of the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace. They must definitely be biased against socialism.
Re: [Goanet]Bush abandons hunt for Saddam's WMD
Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, George Bush's intelligence sent 1,300 young Americans to their deaths. And thats not the bad news. The bad news is that the American youth in Iraq are getting killed at a higher rate every passing day. Mario replies: 1. It was intelligence believed by the entire world community since 1991, ten years before George Bush became US president, and decided that 12 years of defying the UN was enough. 2. 1,300 American dead, and 10,000 wounded, though sad and unfortunate, is not the criterion by which such momentous decisions are made, and the Americans who died understood that and had volunteered to risk their lives in the service they provided for others. 3. Americans are not getting killed at a higher rate. The bad news is that the insurgents are targeting and killing innocent Iraqis in an attempt to terrorize them. It is not working as almost 15 million have registered to vote, including several Sunnis. The good news is that Grand-Ayatollah Ali al Sistani has issued a fatwa to Shias that they should vote. The worst news is that people like Mervyn continue their drumbeat of opposition to the liberation of Iraq, while living safely in a system of freedom and democracy. Apparently it's fine for them, but not for the Iraqis.
Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Global dimming/global warming
Santosh Helekar says: No reasonable person would regard it as common sense to question the motives of a professional scientist simply because his scientific findings are inconsistent with one's preconceived unscientific ideology. Most reasonable people would regard it as prejudice borne out of scientific ignorance and/or an ideological agenda. Mario replies: As I have said before, this is the gullible school of environmentalism, which ignores all the contradictory evidence on global warming in order to make claims of the future based on phony readings of computer models. Garbage in garbage out. The environmental alarmist movement is dominated by researchers looking for grant money, and socialists who see this as their last hope of bringing western industry down to the lowest common denominator, which is why they exempt India and China from their suggested solutions. For a discussion by an environmental expert who provides an opposing view to that Santosh pushes visit the University of Virginia web site: www.evsc.virginia.edu/faculty/people/michaels.shtml Finally, Santosh says: 0.02% of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere can kill you in a few hours. Unfortunately, anyone who remembers basic chemistry would know that carbon monoxide cannot stay as carbon monoxide for a few hours in the atmosphere without turning into carbon dioxide.
[Goanet]GoanetReader -- Beauty pageants booming in Goa, but at a price
BEAUTY PAGEANTS BOOMING IN GOA, BUT SURELY AT A PRICE By Bindu Vaz vaz_bindu at rediffmail.com What's wrong with looking beautiful? What is so bad about being judged the most beautiful girl in Goa? What is so ugly about putting yourself up for public scrutiny? Nothing. There's nothing wrong, especially considering the enormous perks that come with being a Beauty Queen. The money, the adoration, the red-carpet treatment and the big boost to your self-esteem. Nothing wrong at all if you can only ignore a few examples like the following: Liposuction operation leaves 24-year old Miss Russia in coma. Doctors say she has little chances of ever waking up. Nafisa Joseph -- former Miss India -- commits suicide over a failed relationship. Miss India runner-up is stripped of her title after organisers find out that she lied about marital status in her contest form. Who can forget the 'heartbreak' suffered by the Bombay's Hot Favourite Aishwarya Rai when she lost the Miss India title to Sushmita Sen? I could go on with innumerable such examples -- but do you see the point I make, in the above examples? In the first case, a 24-year-old beauty queen, a winner twice over, in 1999 and 2000, believed that she was not 'beautiful' enough and therefore went in for a cosmetic surgery. In the second case, another successful beauty queen believed that her life was not worth living because she 'failed' in a relationship. In the third, a young girl was so desperate to become a beauty queen at any cost that she thought nothing about 'lying' about her marital status. And in the fourth case, Aishwarya actually felt that she had 'lost' because she was judged second and not first at a beauty pageant. She believed that she 'deserved' to come first. Do you see the common thread that strings these beads together? The thread of 'insecurity'. Of 'low self worth'. Of feeling good about yourself 'in comparison' to someone else. Many young girls aspire to be in the shoes of Diana Hayden or Aishwarya Rai. Many young parents would like their daughters (as young as 5 years old) to be the next Sushmita Sen. But hey, give this another thought. What happens to these girls when they turn 35-40? When their beauty starts eroding. How do they define themselves then? Oh I can think of a few positive aspects of becoming (or training for) a beauty queen: * You become health conscious and resolve to attain peak fitness. * You can speak up in front of a huge audience. * You travel to various countries and cities, and that in itself is a learning experience. But how many 20-somethings can distinguish between the 'healthy' lessons one can learn like those cited above as against those that are learnt like: * You are obsessed about 'perfect' body statistics and can become extremely un-healthy (read: anorexic or bulimic). * You get accustomed to public performances or adoration to give you that feeling of 'high' (that boost to your self-esteem). * You visit only the shopping malls and other 'touristy' places in the various countries/cities and miss out on the experiences of a 'traveller'. Having seen the glamour industry at close quarters (since I was in advertising), I have witnessed the 'insecurities' and 'fears' of models, beauty queens and Bollywood stars. As a mother, I strive to discourage my daughter from associating 'beauty' with what can be seen from the outside. From equating 'beauty' with what is impermanent. From believing that 'beautiful' people are those who wear designer clothes, make-up and high-heeled shoes. And my job is very difficult. Because of the role the media plays in creating a 'larger than life' image of glamorous women. Because of the marketing companies who 'commodity' women to sell products. Because of Barbie doll -- that symbol of the 'dumb blonde' woman! It is not that I don't wear designer clothes -- sometimes I do -- or high-heeled shoes -- rarely, but I do -- or that I don't like wearing make-up for fun -- occasionally I love to. But I ALWAYS know that who I am is NOT and can NEVER be what I look like. So please think again the next time you encourage your daughter (or niece or friend) to participate in a beauty contest. Think about what is the motivation here to be known as the more beautiful 'than' someone else. Because, after all, like in the fairy-tale 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the mirror will at some point tell the queen that she is no longer the fairest of them all! How can you try to negate the influences of media when your child or teenager speaks about 'beauty queen' with awe in her voice? * Tell her about other women in India and abroad who are 'beautiful' from the inside -- like Kiran Bedi and Kalpana Chawla. * At a young age, start to explain that beauty from within is about
[Goanet]Re: NEWS: Fish Prices Crash, Tsunami-hit Coastal Families Struggle For Livelihood (SAR)
Fish Prices Crash, Tsunami-hit Coastal Families Struggle For Livelihood By SAR NEWS Father Pinto said the sale of fish has dropped drastically in South Asian markets, particularly in India and Sri Lanka, after Dec. 26 tragedy with millions of fish lovers keeping away from eating fish fearing seafood could be contaminated. Fred, thanks for the forward. It is a small world. Fr. Xavier Pinto and his brother, Francis, were in my OLPS Parish when I grew up in Chembur, Mumbai. Along with Fr. Desmond (Demi) D'Souza and Fr. Ozzie (all Redemptorists) and in Goa now, they have fought for the little guys, the poor, the destitute, the workers. Fr. Desmond was recently rallying opposition to the communal history video. Tremendous group of priests, doing social justice work. Regards, George P.S. For the record, the Pinto priests are not related to me.
[Goanet]Cuncolim advocate Pio Lawrence dead
Adv Pio Lawrence, chairman of the Cuncolim Educational Society Cuncolim and president of Sociedade de Agricol de Veroda E Cuncolim died inthe early hours of Tuesday at Cuncolim. He is the maternal uncle of high court judge Ferdino Rebello (ex-MLA) of cuncolim. Cuncolim Educational Society, besides running a school, also run a higher secondary and arts and commerce college in Cuncolim.
[Goanet]Calling Josephites ... a note from Arpora
Tomazinho Cardozo Headmaster ST. JOSEPH'S HIGH SCHOOL Arpora, Bardez, Goa. Dear Josephites Well Wishers of the school, St. Joseph's High School, Arpora is the first English medium school in Goa, imparting education till date. It was established in the year 1887. The founder of this institution was Fr. William Robert Lyons, a scholar and visionary. Fr. Lyons started this institution in a house in Arpora, Bardez, Goa with few students. It grew in strength, popularity and standard with the passage of time. He got the school recognized by the University of Bombay in 1897. The school sent its first batch of students for Matriculation Examination in 1900. Fr. Lyons, a pioneer of English Education in Goa, died in 1925. Fr. M. A. Lobo took charge of the school and worked with sincerity and dedication till 1937. Fr. Felipe Neri Mendonca, an outstanding educationist and a strict disciplinarian, took over as the Principal in 1931. He was responsible for constructing a new school building which was inaugurated in 1937, on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the school. Students from different parts of Goa, irrespective of caste, creed and religion, acquired qualitative education in the school. They excelled in studies, sports and co-curricular activities. The school became a nursery for eminent professors, doctors, engineers, lawyers, business executives, etc. The Government of India conferred the prestigious National Award for Excellence in Education on Fr. Filipe Neri Mendonca for his valuable contribution on the field of education in Goa. In fact Fr. Filipe Neri Mendonca, was the first Goan to get National Award in the liberated Goa. He expired in 1966. Subsequently, the school was handed over to Diocesan Society of Education and presently the school is administered by this Society under the care of Archbishop Rev. Fr. Filipe Neri Ferrao. The school has completed 117 years of its fruitful existence. In July 2001, I was appointed as the Headmaster of this school. I tried to learn more about these two great personalities, Fr. William Robert Lyons and Fr. Filipe Neri Mendonca, who were responsible to spread English education in Goa. Being the pioneers of English education, they should have figured prominently on the educational scenario of Goa. It pained me to note that no body knows about their contribution and hence they are not given any importance. I felt that their contribution was not recorded by us after their deaths. If it was done, due prominence would have been given to these great educationists. Therefore I have decided to write a book on their lives, their works and on their untiring efforts in giving English education to thousands of Goans. In view of this, I request all the ex-students and all well wishers of the school, who are working in practically each and every nook and corner of the world, to send any information, experience, etc., they have of Fr. William Robert Lyons and of Rev. Fr. Filipe Neri Mendonca, so that the same can be included in the book. Information shared by you, will go a long way in making the content of the book authentic. You may send the information to the following address: Tomazinho Cardozo, Orda, Candolim, Bardez, Goa. 405 515 Phone: 2277019 , 9822170102. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Awaiting for your co-operation, Tomazinho Cardozo. Headmaster St. Joseph's High School, Arpora, Bardez, Goa.
[Goanet]Re: Secular Stamps
From: Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Santosh, the OED defines secular as 1. not religious, sacred, or spiritual. 2 (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/secular?view=uk I knew it..my good Uncle priest was NOT a secular priest. He was religious and was (as far as I could see ) bound by religious rule. ooops! what does http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/secular?view=uk also say secular/sekyoolr/ noun a SECULAR priest. jc _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]NEWS: Fish Prices Crash, Tsunami-hit Coastal Families Struggle For Livelihood (SAR)
Fish Prices Crash, Tsunami-hit Coastal Families Struggle For Livelihood By SAR NEWS MUMBAI, Maharashtra (SAR NEWS) -- Eat fish to help fisher folks in the coastal belt hit hard by the devastating Dec. 26 Tsunami tragedy, a Catholic priest has said. If you have stopped eating fish these days, may be you need not contribute to any Tsunami fund at all. In that case praying for them too is rather useless, Redemptorist Father Xavier Pinto, South Asia coordinator for the Vatican's Apostleship of the Sea told SAR News Jan. 18. He said many people were refusing to buy fish and other seafood from tsunami-hit areas, fearing that the fish could be contaminated due to many human corpses dragged out to sea. Father Pinto said the sale of fish has dropped drastically in South Asian markets, particularly in India and Sri Lanka, after Dec. 26 tragedy with millions of fish lovers keeping away from eating fish fearing seafood could be contaminated. He said the Apostleship of the Sea involved in aiding the tsunami affected people had launched a campaign on behalf of South Asian fishermen after fish prices plummeted drastically to an all-time low, jeopardizing the livelihood of the fishing community. If you don't eat fish because of fear of contamination you may be unleashing an economic 'tsunami' wave on the already traumatized fisher folks, the priest, who returned after touring the tsunami affected areas, said. He said a rumour had spread thick and fast the fishes devoured the dead human bodies floating in the sea. Such rumour mongering was detrimental to the very livelihood of the people trying to come to terms with the loss of lives and property, Father Pinto said. He said fish sold in the market was not from tsunami-affected areas because no serious fishing activities have been carried out in the affected areas in Southern India and Sri Lanka over the past two weeks. Father Pinto said the fisher folks in Karnataka and Maharashtra were also hit hard by the price crash, although these regions had no effect of tsunami. The priest also rubbished the idea of fish devoured dead human bodies. He explained that only three non-edible varieties of fish--Scavenger fish, killer whales and killer sharks--fed on alien or human flesh. These fishes are not sold in the markets and do not reach your table, he added. Father Pinto said the fishing community were already in huge debt and now faced starvation as whatever fish they caught being unsold in the market.
[Goanet]Kuwait was great !!
Well friends, I really had a long break. I along with my daughter Veeam spent almost two weeks in Kuwait... courtesy Konkani Heritage Kuwait !! We did have a fine holiday but the chill climate was unbearable at times. We were there to perform for the Heritage Musical Show at the Hawally hall on 14th Jan. instead, directed by Mr. Fidelis Fernandes. Besides us there was Peter-Roshan, Melody Prince Lawry, Konkani writer/musician Boaventure D'Pietro and the comedy kings of Konkani stage -Prince Jacob and his brother Humbert all the way from Goa. Three new Konkani CDs were released on the occasion. Veeam's hits MHOZO HERO, Lawry's duets album PAI TO PAI and a Video film SURYA by Peter-Roshan. Visiting artists Boaventure and Ms. Veeam were felicitated and presented a memento each at the hands of Mr. Fidelis Fernandes and Mr. Lawrence Pinto respectively. Another Musician honoured at the hands of Mr. Joseph D'Souza was Mr. Denis from Kuwait - the bass guitarist for his contribution in the music scene for several years. So now we are back to homeland with sweeet memories of our stay in Kuwait. Veeam and self would like to sincerely thank all those who made our stay in Kuwait a pleasant and memorable one. (Insha Allha) - Till we meet again !! - Alfonso Bond Braganza. Mapusa Goa.
[Goanet]Pravasi Divas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 | Pitroda, Bhagwati, Shyamalan among awardees | | by Eugene Correia | | Mumbai: Fifteen people of Indian origin were honoured | with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on the concluding day | of the third Pravasi Divas in Mumbai on Jan. 9. | Three of them are based in the United States -- Dr. | Sam Pitroda, the man who pioneered the | telecommunications era in modern India as Technology | Advisor to the late Indian Prime Minister Sanjay | Gandhi, Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, of Columbia When was Sanjay Gandhi Prime Minister? Another great editorial by Jagdish Bhagwati in today's Wall Street Journal. Peter -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFB7UTFXtSoha+i4wwRAjVoAJ9ylMzUgyiF03EZmsDnrLzXtvtEDgCfQStP F9jBZAhJTBFaB9Se081VcAE= =62Rs -END PGP SIGNATURE-
[Goanet]Re: Religious Stamps
Santosh Helekar wrote: The word secularism has many meanings, all of which are good. In Indian and British English this word is commonly used to mean tolerance and respect for the right of an individual to hold or not to hold the beliefs of any religion. Secular people, irrespective of whether they are priests or not, consider all religions, as well as absence of religion, to be completely equal. Santosh, the OED defines secular as 1. not religious, sacred, or spiritual. 2 (of clergy) not subject to or bound by religious rule. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/secular?view=uk Based on this quote from Chuck Colson's latest column, I am inclined to believe that the American English definition is not very different: Why do militant secularists attempt to snuff out religious practice, even in prisons, where it is so desperately needed? Partly, its a fanatical hostility toward religion. But these efforts also reflect a serious misunderstanding both of the role religion should play in public life and of religions social benefits. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/chuckcolson/printcc20050114.shtml All of this is to say that I still find no reason as to why Fr. Cosme J. Costa of Pilar must be impressed with a spirit of secularism. He can maintain his commitment to Catholicism and be entirely tolerant of other religions without being a secularist. Peter
[Goanet]Thanks, Eugene and Armstrong
Thank you Eugene for your reporting on the expat Indian convention. This would be of interest to quite a few Goanetters. Thanks also to Armstrong for bringing us a lot of interesting content from Cuncolim! FN Frederick Noronha (FN)Nr Convent Saligao 403511 GoaIndia Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://fn-floss.notlong.com http://goabooks.swiki.net * Reviews of books on Goa... and more
[Goanet]28 JAN FRIDAY BALCAO:Problems related to the Nursing profession in Goa
-- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Read the Balcao Synopsis on the website http://www.goadesc.org/balcao/ -- Dear Cybergaokars on GoaNet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 28th January from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No. 11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa Goa Ph. 2252660 TOPIC:Problems related to the Nursing profession in Goa SPEAKER: Smt. Nilima Rane, Trained Nurses Association of India, (Goa Branch) We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the Friday Balcao event but if you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by post to FRIDAY BALCAO Post Box 78, Mapusa 403 507 or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] best wishes, Lillian D'Costa - Don't miss out on the discussion. Get the BALCAO Synopsis monthly for Rs.100/- Information is power, Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! -- The FRIDAY BALCAO BOOKLET is available for RS.70/- only Buy your personal copy and gift one to your relatives, neighbours and friends. The information handbook that is a must in every Goan home. -- === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy ===
[Goanet]RE: the curiousity wrt JC dropping out...
From: Radhakrishnan Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr JC: I strongly believe that it is wrong to attack without being attacked. That is why I have fundamental difficulty with India's unprovoked 1961 invasion of Goa.) Do you have the same fundamental difficulty with the Portuguese invasion of Goa in the first place, Dr JC? Just curious, RKN == Dear RKN...my answer is YES! I strongly believe that the Portuguese should NOT have got mixed up in the blood bath involving the Hindu and Muslim warlord kings controlling Goa. If they were interested in black pepper, they should have taken the pepper and gone back to where they came from. Yes. the Portuguese had NO business to invade Adil Shah's Goa. Full stop. hope that solves your curiousity jc _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: [Goanet]18 JAN 2005: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:09:54 +0530, Joel D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS 18 January, 2005 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Tokli rajvoddki ajmas korunk; teach pasot Devan tika kallza poros voir tharailea. )The head is supposed to rule; that's why God placed it higher than the heart.) domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] RESPONSE: Without the heart the head is nothing! Cheers, Gabe.
[Goanet]Mother of all Tsunamis,U.K. Viewers.
19:00 Krakatoa [subtitles] In a series of three programmes over the coming week, Channel 4 looks at the history, science and politics of the Asian Tsunami, weighing up its repercussions, and asking whether we will ever be able to predict such terrible events in the future. -- Cheers, Gabe. Wimbledon - London England.
[Goanet]Re: Global dimming/global warming
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:19:55 -0800 (PST) Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [...] Since you seem seriously concerned let me refer you to a brief article called A Massive Extinction of Logic by Patrick J. Michaels, a senior fellow in environmental studies at the Cato Institute, which can be seen at: www.cato.org/dailys/01-13-04-2.html The article discusses the computer models that are used to alarm you. For you Brits, the Cato Institute is an independent and highly respected think tank. Hey, I'm a Brit. and a Yank :-) A correction here. The Cato Institute is not an *independent* think-tank. Rather, it is a libertarian think-tank. For further clarification, look no further than how the Cato Institute describes itself: http://www.cato.org/about/about.html Just to be clear: I am not saying that this paper is nonsense. However, any policy papers produced by ANY institution that promotes a particular agenda need to be regarded carefully. By definition, such papers are not from an independent point of view.
[Goanet]pbd--- youth
Call for youth to join in Indias progress From Eugene Correia Mumbai: Three young Members of Parliament (MP), with one common characteristic of having studied abroad and worked abroad, B. J. Panda, Milind Deora, and Manvendra Singh, brought their own experiences of living abroad and unveiled their vision for a new India. Hailed as part of the new breed of Indian MPs, the three spelled out the things that need to be done to by the new generation of India to enhance and improve Indias image at home and abroad. At the plenary session on India and the Generation Next, the three MPs, who formed the part of Indian panelists, were joined by diaspora youth panelists, Prof. Premnarine Misir, Pro-Chancellor, University of Guyana, Vigneswaran, MP and Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malaysia, Dharmesh Mistry, Management Consultant, who left his job in the UK to work with Indicops, a voluntary group, in India, and Dr. Amitabha Ghosh, NASA scientist. Moderated by Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office, and himself a returned expatriate, the debate took a lively turns. Dr. Ghosh was very critical of government services, saying he found that many slum dwellers had a fridge, a TV and a motorbike but no essential services like water and sanitation. The picture, according to him, says that the private sector has delivered but the government sector has failed. It drew a clarification from Manvendra Singh that the slums are illegal and, hence, theres no question of providing them with either water or sanitation. It was Mistry who articulated very well the need for overseas Indian youth to provide voluntarily their knowledge and skills to India. He said he has high hopes India would come on top and the youth would lead the way. Both Panda and Deora said that not much must be made of the fact they are young MPs. They chose to get into politics to help change the face of India. Milind is son of former MP, Murli Deora, who regained the South Bombay seat for the Congress, while Manvendra, BJP MP, is son of former BJP Minister, Jaswant Singh. Panda (Janata Dal is member of Rajya Sabha. There was the group of diaspora interns, who came to India from different countries for a two-week visit. The group went to many universities and other places. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
[Goanet]bpd every two years
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas may be held every two years From Eugene Correia Mumbai: Though there has been no official announcement, the Indian government may hold the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas every two years. The organizers, FICCI and the newly created Ministry for Overseas Indians Affairs, said that 2,500 delegates participated, the highest so far. The previous two meets were held in Delhi. There has been criticism that the PBD is nothing but a jamboree where nothing of significance gets achieved. However, opinions on its worth is divided. It seems a good idea to have the event every second year and the intervening year filled with an economic meet. With the organizers trying to pack as much possible within the three days, the business community does not get enough time to network. Those who have attended the previous two meets say that the issues are repeated. By holding it every two years, it would give the government and the diaspora community time to take stock of the government promises and of new issues. __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Ethel D'Costa - Raves Rants
HEART 2 HEART BY ETHEL DA COSTA 'Rave' and Rant Dear Mr Parrikar, At the risk of sounding so-do-done, let's just stop sipping old wine from an old bottle, please. For once, and finish this business for good, why don't you come clear about Goa's stand on rave parties, beach parties, acid parties, birthday parties, whatever. Why don't you put pen to paper, mind to matter, law to lathi and tell us which psychedelic hell you want to banish the dope heads, the MLAs, the sarpanches and hafta sniffing cops who actively and legally encourage and support the cocaine stupor, come every December. Because while Tsunami ravaged the seaside villages of hapless people down South, North Goa was ravaged by a wave of trance beats, high on mind-altering narcotics, as part of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Everybody had a blast, got stoned and left the mess for the locals to clean up. Predictably, every year I'm asked by colleagues of national television networks for sound bytes on how Goa goes ballistics at her rave parties. Do they really happen? they ask me with awe. Do they go the whole hog? You know, sex, drugs, free love, trance? with nauseating wide-eyed expression. `Of course they do. Ask Parrikar,' I told them this year. I know for sure that you were aware of these back-to-back parties organized this year, the same way you are aware of the many hands that pass the monies, for black to be turned into white. It's a done rule. Given your understanding of politics, you know that well. Restrictions get converted into legal sanction (and new bridges begin to sink) sound barriers blown to the wind, a few babus are invited to 'cut the birthday cake,' go into hyper 'image' building exercises and everything is hunky dory in dope town, sorry, Goa. The police don't come cracking, the chai wallahs make their moolah, the mineral water bottle companies enough publicity to have them raving till next year. Not to forget the bikes and cars the organizers have probably now bought for themselves, all in the name of funding the local temple, celebrating a child's birthday (these shameless blokes) or laying the foundation stone for a school. How sweet! Not that the national media is buying this hogwash, but, the keepers of the Fourth Estate are few, fed as they are with so much imagery of beautiful beaches that the rot sinking in our lives is hard for them to see. The rot is sinking deep, Mr Chief Minister. And it is frighteningly disturbing. Goa has pressing social issues that need top priority, because law breaking is turning into a way of life, if you only know somebody higher up. Of course, we all know that the average politician is a glib-tongued treacherous animal who ensures his own survival first, but time to come clean on this rave and rant the media gets into periodically over acid parties. Come clean, come honest and spell out the nexus. Are these parties another medium of putting Goa on the international map, a la IFFI? (foreign films, foreign tourists, foreign exchange, what's the difference, right?). Are these parties a source of revenue for a State now running on empty coffers? So, how much have your MLAs made? If you are endorsing their (MLAs justification for rave parties) existence with your silence, why not organize a government sponsored rave - that will clear the cobwebs once for all the debate on their legal status - that will certainly help Goa get out of the debt trap, post IFFI, considering the mega bucks a rave organizer makes (we are pro thinking. We have a mini-jungle around Miramar beach anyway). Go ahead. Put your finger on this pulse. And while I'm on it, did you know that recently one of your cops pulled out Rs 10,000 (all in cash) from her uniform pocket to silence a poor woman standing at the police doorstep to file a grievance of cheating against a fraudulent lover. Your cop was in a hurry, in line for a promotion and in no mood to show a pending case on her file. I'm told, first hand, by a witness, that she wasted no time in telling the poor woman to scoot back to her village, pressing Rs 10,000 into her palm, for her silence and cooperation. Ah, how well greased your paradise runs. =
[Goanet]pravasi divas -- awardees
Pitroda, Bhagwati, Shyamalan among awardees by Eugene Correia Mumbai: Fifteen people of Indian origin were honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards on the concluding day of the third Pravasi Divas in Mumbai on Jan. 9. Three of them are based in the United States -- Dr. Sam Pitroda, the man who pioneered the telecommunications era in modern India as Technology Advisor to the late Indian Prime Minister Sanjay Gandhi, Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati, of Columbia University, who is engaged in writing about developmental economics and has authored many papers on India's economy, Prof. Sunil Khilani, who teaches political science at John Hopkins University, Washington, DC, author Vikram Seth, who divides his time between India and USA, often in San Francisco, California. and filmmaker Manoj Night Shyamalan. Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and now the Opposition leader, Basdeo Panday, Lord Bhiku Chhotalal Parekh, a political scientist who has contributed tremendously to socio-political studies in both UK and India, Amina Cachalia, a social activist who founded the Women's Progressive Union in South Africa, Ahmed Kathrada, also from South Africa and a social activist who served in Nelson Mandela's cabinet, Alokeranjan Dasgupta, a noted translator of Bengali poetry and former teacher at the South Asian Institute, University of Heidelberg, Vijay Singh, one of the world's leading golfer, from Fiji, J.K. Chande, a community leader in Tanzania, M. Arunachalam, Hong Kong businessmen and cultural activist, M.A. Yussuffali, who runs a big grocery business in the United Arab Emirates and also engaged in many charitable organizations, and Sant Singh Virmani, of the Phillipines, renowned for his research work in hybrid rice. Shymalan, Seth, Prof. Bhagwati and Vijay Singh were absent. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
