[Goanet]'Dual citizenship? NRIs should pay tax too'
NEW DELHI: If India gives us citizenship, it should also give NRIs voting rights. And NRIs should accept the tax obligations too, says noted economist Jagdish Bhagwati. In an exclusive interview to Timesofindia.com , Prof Bhgawati, a member of the Democratic Party and University Professor at Columbia University, says, Citizenship rights come along with tax obligations. Prof Bhagwati is keen to take up his Indian 'nationality'. He says, As soon as the dual citizenship comes up, I will regain my old one which I had to renounce in 1992. I feel loyal to both the countries. One is the country of my origin and the other my destination. That is true of most people today. I think people are quite happy to be hyphenated Americans. Dual citizenship has become the buzzword in this era of globalization and porous borders. Prof. Bhagwati says, If you feel dual loyalty is the in thing now, no body minds it but NRIs will have to accept their citizenship rights with all other obligations. I have been arguing that if dual citizenship rights are granted you should also get voting rights. Also with it accept the tax obligations. NRIs at one level think they are doing wonderful things for you guys for here and they should be should be given all the rights. Read the rest of this article @: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1031385.cms So.Should NRIs pay tax ??? --- Goanet - http://www.goanet.org - Goa's premier mailing list is 10 years old
[Goanet]Musical Concert
Lindas EBONY IVORY ACADEMY, with her students, presented their inaugural Musical Extravaganza and Prize Distribution on Sunday, 30th January 2005, on stage, at a Margao School Hall. The students performed individual and duet piano recitals of famous composers, selections of non-classical tunes, group dances including the Cha-Cha-Cha and Soca, in colourful costumes, all excellently staged and danced. The entire programme was choreographed and conceptualized by Linda DCosta, an experienced and qualified Piano Music teacher for many years, and one who can be very proud of a 100% pass rate including over 96% in distinctions. The highlight of the show included the Ensemble of Linda DCosta (Piano), Victor Da Costa (1st Violin), Cheryl Pereira (2nd Violin), Johann Quadros (2nd Violin), Robert Fernandes (Cello), performing Waltz Themes from the Golden Age of Operetta. The Chief Guest was Rev. Fr. Joe Rodrigues, President of The Diocesan Commission of Sacred Music and Guests of Honour were Rev. Fr. Peter Martin Rodrigues, Rev. Fr. Joseph Baptista, Adv. Alvaro Faleiro. The Piano was provided by L.M. Furtado Co., Panaji, and Anar Creations, Margao, stitched the costumes. Local TV Stations and the media covered the event. Linda is the daughter of late Thome and late Lucy Pereira (Ex-Nairobi, Kenya Betalbatim, Goa) and is part of a talented family where music has not only been a way of life but also an instrument of love. Her late parents were musicians as indeed are all her four brothers. Her niece Lucy is a music graduate, composing her own songs and music, often playing her keyboard and singing skills with bands in Europe and also at Pedros Benaulim with an ex-UB40 musician. Linda D Costa, a Grade 8 Pianist is registered with the Trinity College and The Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRSM) through which London professional Bodies she enters her students for examinations in theory and practical, for grades 1 to 8. Lindas initial aim was to be a Concert Pianist, and she spent many long hours at her piano, and the conservatoire of music, whilst also concentrating on her academic studies at High School.
[Goanet]A note of Thanks
Hi all, I would just like to put on record my thanks to Fred Noronha and Cecil Pinto for being reguler contributors to this group. I am in Malaysia and although I do not say much, I do read the messages/news posted. It gives me a comforting feeling to see a constant - u know - its like coming home seeing family and knowing ur home. Fred brings news of events and Cecil never fals to make me smile. Waiting for his first edition of Humourous EXPRESSIONS to come out !! Take care all ! Luv Ya. Viveca (Malaysia)
Re: [Goanet]Re: New research on * Goan MP's in the Portuguese Parliament*
Teotonio, I wonder what is there to pick and choose from you historical writings. The anti rethoric is the same. I am glad that your colours are now changing. As for 5 centuries of slavery there are many who have contributed to this statement on this list. You have never come forward to defend the truth as a histo. Where do we stand today (in relation to Goa)? Some have brilliant ideas to step up shop with the Portuguese lanuguage talent. What Portuguese talent since 1961? B. Colaco --- Teotonio R. de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bernado, thank you for your response. But may I request you to stop choosing only what suits your tastes? ___ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] Evolution
--- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just read the article you refer to from the ICR. Unless my understanding of the article is completely off, I don't think Mr. Morris was making a case for a 2% population growth rate; rather, he was making a case against the alarm raised by eugenicists such as Margaret Mead (founder of Planned Parenthood) who based their fears on such a growth rate. Peter, I have to say that your understanding of the article is completely off. What you state above refers only to the first couple of paragraphs of that article with quite revealing title of Evolution and the Population Problem. If you read the entire article, you will find that Morris makes an argument for a Biblically mandated recent origin of man based on a constant population growth rate. He gives a formula to calculate the number of years that have elapsed since the origin of man assuming that the entire human population emerged from one human couple created by God given whatever the actual value of the population of the world was around 1800 A.D. When he plugs in a population growth rate of 1/3% (not 2%) in the formula he gets a value of 6300 years for the origin of man. He says that this is consistent with what is inferred from the Biblical account. Here are some of the relevant quotes from his article that you seem to have missed somehow: In that case, the length of time required for the population to grow from 2 people to one billion people, at 1/3% increase per year is: n = log(10^9/2)/log(1.00333) = 6100 years To this should be added the 175 years since 1800. Thus, the most probable date of human origin, based on the known data from population statistics, is about 6,300 years ago. This figure, of course, is vastly smaller than the usually assumed million-year history of man. Nevertheless it correlates well not only with Biblical chronology but also with other ancient written records as well as with even the usual evolutionary dates for the origin of agriculture, animal husbandry, urbanization, metallurgy and other attributes of human civilization. Please ask your friend where he got his fallacious argument for linking the population growth rate with the origin of man. I am willing to bet that it is from Henry Morriss writings or their derivations. Ergo, the extrapolation is based purely on demographic trends and recorded natural events which might have skewed the patterns of population growth. Henry Morriss (and your friends) argument is completely wrong for the following reasons: 1. It is well known that the rate and direction of population change has not remained constant throughout history. There were times when the world population declined drastically because of epidemics, wars, famines, natural disasters, etc. At other times, the population showed little or no growth at all. The increased growth rate of up to 2% occurred only in the last century. One does not have to be Harvard educated or a friend of Stephen Jay Gould to realize any of this. Here are the real scientific estimates of world population over the last 12,000 years, provided by the U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/worldhis.html Please note that the table showing these estimates says that there were anywhere from 1 10 million people in the world in 10,000 B.C. The original reference on this is: Thomlinson, Ralph, 1975, Demographic Problems, Controversy Over Population Control, Second Edition. 2. It should be obvious to most people today that there is an overwhelming amount of physical evidence such as fossilized human skeletal parts, which has been dated with high accuracy to being at least 80,000 years old. 3. There are well preserved human mummies that are much more than 8000 years old, e.g. ninety six 9000 year-old Chinchorro mummies from Chile and the 9400 year-old Spirit Cave Man from Nevada covered with leather moccasins, rabbit-skin blanket, and burial mats. My point in citing him and his colleague Stephen Jay Gould was to say that, in spite of his belief in evolutionary theory, he can't deny that our human forebears can't be traced based on population growth alone--beyond the 6,000 - 8,000 period that we've been talking about. It is hard to believe that any scientist would propose or take seriously such a patently flawed extrapolation based on erroneous assumptions about population growth rate. I submit to you that Stephen Jay Gould has never endorsed such an argument. He has certainly not written about it. I think this is simply a case of name-dropping. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet]Lorna
Dear Frederick Noronha, I am of Goan origin presently residing in Canada. During my last visit to Goa I bought a CD of a Goan singer named Lorna.I was fasinated by her voice and the music and I would like to know the names of all the CD she has produced. Could you please help me to get this list,so that I can order them.The CD that I have is called Lorna Forever and is manufactured by V.P.Sinari and Sons.I would like to be able to write or send E-Mails to Lorna. Thank you in anticipationDunstan Rosario.
[Goanet]Voice Of The Exploited (1)
GL responds: Response to Fred's and Sachin's post. The first paragraph of the original post states: it's the so called FICTIONAL SEXUAL ESCAPADES of a Priest. Hope that answers many of Fred's rhetorical questions. Why did Fred and other protests the Goa VCD? Was it only because it was funded by the govt. and forced on the kids? Or was it fictional (very biased) and could lead to a disruption in the harmony of the Goan community? How does the message and content of the Goa VCD differ from this SINS movie? Other than, one is historical and the other sexual. I have not seen either. Do we set an environment for the production of Goa VCD or SIN (under the guise of free press) ANI MAGIR strongly protest the inevitable end-result? Regards, GL Frederick Noronha With regard to the protests against the movie 'Sins' what is the issue about? Are we (i) saying priests, even if the exceptional ones, don't indulge in such behaviour (ii) that the film is unacceptable because it is criticism from the 'outside', i.e. it comes from someone who isn't a Catholic or (iii) that such themes hurt the sentiments of a section of the people, and hence should not be allowed? How would be react is the religious of other religions (e.g. the Sankaracharya of Puri, in real life) was similarly targeted? I'm not sure where the line between sensitive film-making ends and censorship in the name of religion begins. It would be nice to hear what others feel about this issue. Your thoughts are welcome. FN Gilbert Lawrence wrote: The following post could well be directed to several cyber Goans who are in the habit of doing the same or something similar as Director Vinod Pande. Just because these Goans are Catholics does not give them any immunity in doing the same thing as Director Vinod Pande is doing. In fact for a minimum we should be holding these Goan Catholics (smart though they may consider themselves to be) to a higher standard. I am not seeking censorship. But should the cyber-Goa administrators play a role especially with allegations. Or the mailing list becomes nothing more than a sensational tabloid. I noticed the ire generated about wrong information on Thalassemia and other posts. The same should apply to other issues. Regards [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Goanet]AICU BCS DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL OF THE MOVIE 'sins' PRESS STATEMENT February18, 2005 The EditorPRESS STATEMENT Re: AICU BCS DEMANDS WITHDRAWAL OF THE MOVIE 'sins' The All India Catholic Union [AICU] The Bombay Catholic Sabha [BCS] condemns the attempts made by the Director Vinod Pande to sensationalize the so called fictional sexual escapades of a Priest. This portrayal of an ordained Priest in such light will hurt the sentiments of the Christian Community as there appears to be a fine dividing line between pornography, truth and fiction.
[Goanet]RE: Defection: bane of Indian politics
Dr. Jose, All your questions will be answered if you go through today's Times of India. Good luck. Read on. Gaspar Almeida www.goa-world.com CM No. 1 A magazine survey rates you as the number one chief minister in the country. Do you deserve it? The ratings are on the basis of my government's performance. I have gone by the BJP's election manifesto in the daily functioning of the government. But one must also admit that being a new state there is a lot of opportunity to work in Chhattisgarh and it is easy to take decisions and implement them. Since it is a small state, the regional imbalances are not so difficult to deal with. In the past 14 months we focused not only on infrastructure, that is sadak, paani etc, but even concentrated on services like the PDS (public distribution system). That had a direct impact and people could feel some improvement in the system. And since I have been a chief minister for just 14 months, the anti-incumbency factor isn't there. That shows in the ratings. How do you know that people are happy with your government? In all the recent elections starting with the Lok Sabha in May last year to the municipal and panchayat polls afterwards, the BJP's vote share has gone up in the state. This is a clear indicator that people are happy with the government. We have tried to focus on improving irrigation, agriculture and allied sectors. For instance, the number of water pumps installed in the region over the last 40 years was one lakh. We have planned to replicate the same figure in the next three years. Also, we have identified one lakh families to benefit from the Rs 600-crore poverty alleviation scheme. We will give Rs 30,000 to each family as 100 per cent grant, and not loan. Is there any dissidence within the state unit or resentment against you as one can see in many BJP-ruled states? Fortunately, there is no dissidence in Chhattisgarh. In fact, that has helped the government to function smoothly. What about Dilip Singh Judeo? He is a popular leader and has only contributed to the BJP government's image in the state. Isn't Ajit Jogi also popular as a politician? People did not accept him. The Congress unit in the state is like an 11-member cricket team where everyone considers himself captain. Such a situation is an advantage for the BJP. Do you get directives from the party's central leadership on running the government? People in the state consider me as part of the organisation. I am not an outsider. I have spent 25 years working in this area and know every bylane in the state. I have also served as the state unit president. That acceptability and familiarity makes it easier for me to function. As for the central leadership, I am in regular touch with the party president and Vajpayeeji. It is a healthy interaction and they guide me. But there is no interference. Has the change of government at the Centre affected you in any way? The state's development has been suffering ever since the UPA government came to power. For instance, an AIIMS-like medical institution has been planned in Raipur, but only Rs 5 crore has come in for the Rs 300-crore project this year. This is not enough even for the boundary wall. Then, Bilaspur being the biggest railway zone needs more railway lines but there is no progress. These are only a few of the instances of discrimination by the Centre. But it is the UPA's Planning Commission which has granted you a 29 per cent hike in the plan outlay for 2005-06. True. I would say that some institutions like the Planning Commission are doing a good job. And I am happy about that. But a lot of political doing is discriminatory in nature. Chhattisgarh, like Andhra Pradesh, has to deal with left wing extremism. Do you intend to talk to the Maoists? If the Andhra Pradesh experiment had worked, I would have considered it. But it has not. So there is no question of talking to them, on their terms, at this juncture. The state is suffering a great deal because of them, routed from Nepal to Sri Lanka via Chhattisgarh. And with the crackdown in Nepal, the troubles have gone up. When one pressure point is sealed, the pressure comes out through other outlets. Manohar Parrikar was also rated highly as chief minister (of Goa). But his government has been dismissed? Do you feel threatened? Any chief minister who delivers could be a threat to the Congress. But I would also say that I have a lot of regard for the governor's office. All governors are not like S C Jamir. Jamir alone could have obliged the Congress the way he did. I don't really feel threatened. --- jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Gasparbab, Are you suggesting that defectors be disqualified AND barred from recontesting in the bye election? or just disqualified..? = Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their
[Goanet]Re: Goans and caste - ? Consensus statement
All, Gilbert's statement is curious and wrong for the following reasons: 1. The vast, overwhelming consensus is that the caste system is alive and well among some Goan Catholics and in the Goa church. Except for Gilbert, most (all?) of the posts appear to suggest it exists. So I am not sure what further consensus is needed other than Gilbert is now grudgingly admitting to what is obvious to the rest of us. 2. I am not sure what a few of them happen to be Catholics means? The caste system exists among some Hindus too. Is Gilbert still being defensive with respect to Catholics with an emphasis on their feelings? 3. Over the last few years, some priests and nuns have written or spoken to me privately and have commended me for my constructive comments where the church needs to improve. In addition, I occasionally receive thanks for my positive comments - the most recent was two weeks ago regarding the great work the Redemptorist Goan priests are doing in social justice matters. In certain instances, they said they wrote or speak privately as they teach at Catholic institutions or are affiliated with Catholic hospitals, etc. and do not want public comments to generate controversy. Same with lay Catholics who have written or spoken to me privately. I understand but I do not agree as I think it is important to speak up publicly. Is Gilbert constrained by being in this group where he cannot speak out without wounding any individual, group of individuals, segments of Goan society or Goan institutions? Regards, George --- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With so many replies to Cornell, here may be consensus statement around which many Goan Catholics participating in this thread may find acceptable. Some Goans still continue to have some deep-seated caste instincts and unfortunately a few of them happen to be Catholics. This makes a lot more sense without wounding any individual, group of individuals, segments of Goan society or Goan institutions.
[Goanet]Goans and caste - ? Consensus statement
With so many replies to Cornell, here may be consensus statement around which many Goan Catholics participating in this thread may find acceptable. I do not want to sound a linguist. But at the same time the issue of caste seems to affect our Goan society, judging by the posts it generates on the net. Hence, rather than loosely / pejoratively calling Goan Catholics 'casteist' (and worse still drag the Church into it) or 'Catdus' (presumably Catholics who behave like Hindus) we should more correctly state: Some Goans still continue to have some deep-seated caste instincts and unfortunately a few of them happen to be Catholics. This makes a lot more sense without wounding any individual, group of individuals, segments of Goan society or Goan institutions. Hopefully we then can continue to have a more intellectual and constructive dialogue on finding some specific solutions. Regards, GL, Utica, NY.
Re: [Goanet]New research on * Goan MP's in the Portuguese Parliament*
--- Teotonio R. de Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It was approved yesterday and with the highest qualification an MPhil dissertation of a Portuguese lady researcher, Susana Costa Pinho (with MA in Political Science and working presently as Journalist) on the Representatives of Portuguese India in the Portuguese Parliament (1822-1892) Teo, could you please confirm then that: 1. Goa had representation in the Portuguese Courts and later, the Parliament (including that of Salazar), and that a number of these represenatives were native Goans; 2. How these representatives were elected; If possible, please indicate a link to a list of the names and the periods in which these representatives were active members or the Courts / the Portuguese Parliament, even if this link is not in English. An interesting aside would be if there were any Goa-related representatives in the Portuguese Courts / Parliament for regions other than Goa. This would go a long way to clear the air regarding the relationship between Goans and Portuguese. Regards, Gabriel de Figueiredo Melbourne - Australia. (ex-Ponjekar ani Lotlekar) Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com
[Goanet]RE: Defection: bane of Indian politics
From: A:l:m:e:i:d:a:G:(:j:i: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The members who defect from their parent party should be disqualified irrespective of their strength. A byelection should be ordered in their respective constituencies by the Election Commission. This is the only way to get rid of defection-prone politics. Dear Gasparbab, Are you suggesting that defectors be disqualified AND barred from recontesting in the bye election? or just disqualified..? What if the individual has a fundamental disagreement with the direction of the party leaders. Does he get disqualified AND barred in that situation too? What if the leaders are like Salazar or Castro or Pinochet? Do they have a right to dissent? or does the politician merely go with the flow? And why should they resign? -It is not the politicians whom the MP/MLA represents... but the people. Are you also suggesting that the defectors be disqualified AND barred from holding any paid or position of influence in the Govt? e.g. Corporations, Akademi etc? You favourite party of the besht CM got past the disqualification via resignation remember. The reality of the matter is that a Party in Power .is essentially that i.e. a Party in POWER.It can even swing the vote to make an independent Isidore win . The real loophole is WHO gets to disqualify WHOM and WHEN ? What if the Speaker SITS on the disqualification process for a couple of years? What if the Speaker himself needs to be disqualified - even for something as simple as 'Inability to count properly' . How did the Goa chap get to 18-6? The sad reality Gasparbab is that Goa which for centuries was stuck with the problems of Portugal, is now stuck with the problems of India. The main problem with politics and esp Indian politics isn't defection BUT corruption. That, my dear friend, is unlikely to change anytime soon. Sure there is an alternative like a Third Force. But WHO exactly will vote for the Third Force? WHo knows about them. WHICH Goa Journal except Goa Observer and Gomantak is writing about the corrupt Indian politician. And WHICH Goa Journo has given the Florianos, Francisco Colacos, Datta Naiks etc their due. And WHO knows when they will find the uncorrupted Mathanys? After all, Goans have experienced the Radharaos, the Luizinhos, the Bandodkars, Ravi Naiks and Mesquittas ...have they not? The only WYSIWYG Goan politician is Churchill Alemao. What You See Is What You Get ! Sadly Gasparbab, Corruption, Corrupt politicians and their financiers in business are in Goa to stay. That is possibly what those jokers mean by Liberation. From the pot into the fire jc _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Divo Konkani Award
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR B.B. Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, GOA 403521 (0832) 2415857, 2415864 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 24 February 2005 DIVO SAHITY PUROSKAR 2004 Every year Divo Konkani Weekly from Mumbai gives Divo Literary Award to Konkani writers. For the year 2004 Fr. Pratap Naik, S.J., the director of Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Alto Porvorim and Konkani novelist and short story writer Mr. Valerian Quadros were selected. Fr. Pratap Naik was chosen for his contribution to Konkani language and research. The award consists of Rs 25,000/- each, a citation, a shawl, a traditional oil lamp and a fruit tray. The award giving function was held at Dr. Antonio da Silva School Hall, Dadar West, Mumbai on Sunday February 13, 2005 at 10.30 a.m. Mr. Alfred D'Souza was the Chief guest and gave the award to the recipients. Mr. Benn Lewis, the MD of Benn Electricals Pvt. Ltd. was the guest of honour. The award giving function was followed by lunch and Konkani music programme by Mr. Wilfred Fernandes and his group.
Re: [Goanet]Racket by Imigration officials
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:17:45 -, Eddie Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, The 4 week max stay restriction for charter tourists was introduced last year as part of the Open Skies policy! .. Representations have been made to the authorities since then and to Dr Willy when he visited London last August. He subsequently visited Delhi and urged to Minister of Civil Aviation to drop the restriction. The matter is under consideration. The issue is complicated by a number of possible scenarios - all assume that the visitor has a valid visa for the duration of their stay: . 3. The travel agent or tour operator in London who issues tickets for more than 4 weeks stay because of customer demand/ unjustified restrictions/ desire to make a fast buck/etc There probably are others. The restrictions on charter flights are Union rather that State matters and Dr Willy does not have the power to make changes. Highlighting such cases brings bribery, greed and corruption to the fore and the publicity to such cases is important. It is the journalists and the NRI Cell who need to follow up these leads. The Gomantak Times article on the subject today (24 Feb.) was sent to me by Cecil. The text and the link can be found in today's issue of Goan Voice UK - see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2005/Feb/issue4/ Cheers Eddie Fernandes London RESPONSE: The picture is now very crystal clear indeed from the initial hazy portrait that was painted. Could it be that the 'Gomantak Fernandes' (Travel Agent) and Assis Fernandes who posted his piece on Goanet are one and the same? The 'Gomantak Fernandes' claims that his clients complained to him. I do not see why Fernandes is taking up the cudgel on behalf of clients who clearly chose to stay longer than 4 weeks and bought tickets from 'unscrupulous Travel Agents' in Goa.This is what has been stated. Could it just be, that in fact Fernandes sold his clients tickets in excess of 4 weeks and his clients are peeved off and seeking redress? Fernandes in turn is looking to blame someone else for this debacle. We are now all clear on the matter - the Central Government has issued the decree, regarding length of stay when flying by Charetered Airlines. A health warning should be attached to any tickets sold for more than 4 weeks in the U.K. This is in fact illegal and contrary to the Laws imposed by the Government of India. Agents selling these tickets have to bear responsibility and compensate their clients accordingly, unless the clients are prepared to accept and bear the responsibility themselves at the time of booking. Making a fast buck indeed, come on Fernandes and admit that you sold tickets contravening the decree passed by the Government of India. We should be grateful and acknowledge the service rendered by the Goan Voice's Eddie Fernandes in exposing as well as, praising Goans where praise is due! Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England.
[Goanet]Email 101... an old but useful (e)book
If you're (relatively) new to the Net, or even if you're like me and still need to pick up a lot of things, then this is the book to go for. It's called EMAIL-101 and is available on Project Gutenberg for free download. http://gutenberg.net Or simply google for it. FN This course is intended for the general public--students, businesspersons, librarians, teachers, writers, journalists--in fact anyone who needs to find information and communicate with others. Whether you are researching a paper, writing an article, or trying to get technical information on a product, you will use these techniques over and over. Chapters marked with an asterisk are omitted from this edition. COURSE CONTENTS 1 : The Past and the Future of Internetworking 2 : What Is the Internet? 3 : How Do I Connect to the Internet? 4 : Who Pays for the Internet? 5 : Internet Basics 6 : Getting on the Internet Step by Step 7 : Programs and Pictures 8 : File Compression Methods for Faster Transfer 9 : What to Do When You Only Have E-mail 10 : Employee Development: How to Get Your Employees Internetworking Part II Special Concerns 11 : Special for Businesses 12 : Special for Students and their Parents 13 : Special for Writers, Journalists, Publishers, and Printers 14 : Special for Elementary and High School Teachers 15 : Special for Librarians 16 : Special for Scholars 17 : Special for Churches, Synagogues, and Mosques Part III Research, Organization, and Writing 18 : Research Methods I: Basic Navigation Methods *19 : Research Methods II: Usenet Newsgroups 20 : Research Methods III: Advanced Techniques *21 : Organizing Information *22 : Information Structures *23 : Boolean Logic *24 : Writing for an Internetworked World: Basic Problems *25 : Writing for an Internetworked World: Getting Through to your Audience Part IV Resources *26 : The Internet Address Book 27 : Bibliography *28 : Glossary Appendix A. Computer Hints for the *Really* Green Appendix B. Using a Modem *Appendix C. Technical Details of an Internet Connection Appendix D. Just Enough UNIX Appendix E. The Ten Best Things To Get If You Only Have E-Mail 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
[Goanet]Defection: bane of Indian politics
Defection: bane of Indian politics The Indian polity has always been marred by defection by opportunistic politicians. The latest victim of the defection game is the tiny coastal state of Goa, which has witnessed a change of guard following the political border-crossing by its state legislators. The last time time the BJP has hit the jackpot by succeeding in forming the government on its own following the merger of the splinter groups of the Congress into the BJP. Goa has thus earned the distinction of having three Chief Ministers within a short span of 15 months. The game of defection will continue unabated in our country unless the relevant schedule in our Constitution is amended. Schedule 10 of our Constitution deals with the procedure of political defection in which it is stated that if one-third members of a legislative or parliamentary party defect from their parent party, then they would be recognised as a separate entity in the House by terming the defection as a legal split. Whereas if a single member or less than one-third members defect from their parent party, they stand automatically disqualified from their membership. Is this a fair provision? The members who defect from their parent party should be disqualified irrespective of their strength. A byelection should be ordered in their respective constituencies by the Election Commission. This is the only way to get rid of defection-prone politics. AlmeidaG(ji) www.goa-world.com/goa/about_goa/ = Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. Goa's finest websites: www.colaco.netwww.supergoa.com www.goa-world.com
[Goanet]-Mr Digamber Kamat MLA Margao -- betrays BJP fold enthuses INC led ULA camp
Contrary to the normal belief that what is loudly talked about never happens the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Mr Digamber Kamat a Saraswat Brahmin tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly this morning at 10.32 am,IST after paying obeisance to the gods at a temple in Quepem. Mr Naik who earlier returned from Jaipur in Rajashtan, where some MLAs of the BJP were hurdled away to avoid poaching by INC MLAs to attend the Delimitation of Constituencies Panel sitting in Goa took this opportunity to hobnob with the ruling INC and struck a deal. It is not immediately clear what triggered this volte face by Kamat coming as it did after having spoken out loud and clear against the INC members at a largely attended BJP meet at Azad Maidan Panaji on 1st February, 2005 i.e on the eve of the special sitting to test the majority on the floor of the Goa Legislative Assembly House on 2nd February 2005 , even his supporters in the BJP were spell bound by this move. But apparently the pressure from the Saraswat lobby headed by the Margao based new political outfit Lok Shakti under the leadership of realtor Datta D Naik and company and ex colleagues in the INC that must have played a decisive roll in this morning decision. As stated earlier by this writer the Goan Saraswat Brahmin lobby for the first time in the history of Goa Legislative Assembly found that none of its members were in the ruling INC led United Legislative Party headed for the time being by Mr Pratapsing Raoji Rane and assuming that this would have disastrous effects viz no representation in the Government for their community prospects may have prevailed upon Mr Kamat to take this decisive stand even at the cost of tarnishing his otherwise fair image. Notwithstanding the sobriquet he had earned for himself as naal Kamat for his penchant to crush a coconut at every inaugural function under the erstwhile BJP led government. Even otherwise Mr Kamat has in the past turned to be a chameleon when he deserted the INC for not being granted a ticket and joined the BJP some years ago later he betrayed trusted friend MLA Mr Francisco Sardinha ex CM while he was holidaying in kangaroo country Australia in October 2000 and the present move, which indeed least expected by the intelligentia from an otherwise cultured politician came as a shock to beleagured ex CM Manohar Parikar but having known his penchant for such round about turns Mr Parrikar had bestowed a near Dy CM status and was prominently present on all major ocassions even where he did not hold portfolio. Even the priests that this writer contacted were shocked with Mr Kamats move which they say ought to have come much earlier and not at this juncture. It is like hitting below the belt said a shocked nun who had on several ocassions admired the secular credentials of Mr Kamat even while in the BJP. This is no gentleman expectation said a senior citizen who may not live to see the next hustings but he was committed not to vote Mr Digamber Kamat again having voted for him thrice earlier. For Mr Kamat hailing from Margao Assembly Constituency often billed as the cradle of Goan politics after his mentor late Mr Anant Narcinva Naik (Babu) who roped him into politics in 1980 as Chairman of the Goa Agriculure Produce Marketing Corporation and later a Councillor of the Margao Municipal Council he felt that he had a still long way to go and to the seat of power as the Chief Executive of the state and with Parrikar safely entrenched in the seat of power he perhaps felt that sooner or later he would not be able to demand plum position . It may be recalled that after a sob look in the recent elections June 2002 Mr Kamat was given the same portfolios he held when the BJP led government formed its first government in October,2000 . Whether this move will call for others to follow suit is doubtful, but one thing is clear that the ruling INC led ULP combine will now find it difficult to accomodate, last minute entrants, and its own bandwagon of ex CMs ex Dy CMs ex Ministers multiple times and one time Ministers to the only twelve positions available --- distributing portfolios will be again another difficult move for 33 years experienced CM Pratapsing Rane . And as thing stands there is a strong rumour in the air that Mr Rane may just be warming the seats for the High Command appointed CM Mr Faleiro as it is at her (Madam Sonia Gandhis ) behest that her blue eyed boy was included in the Cabinet without seeking for himself portfolio until dooms day now 28th February, 2005 at 2.30 p.m. IST when there will be many dramatic changes but one thing is clear that President's Rule is the Vox Populi demand. In the meanwhile the citizens stand a mere spectator and the Governors role is coming in for sharper criticism for he had earlier stated when Mr Isidore Fernandes resigned to seek re-election from Poinguinin on a BJP ticket that any further resignations would
[Goanet]Charter flights
Afra Dias commented on Dabolim Airport being one which charters land and no other flights land other than internal Indian flights. This was the situation in the UK for a number of years when the regional airports tended to handle the charter traffic and the main London airports handled to scheduled flights. As the years go on the regional airports started to take on more and more schedule flights and one would have hoped Goa would do the same. This is perhaps not the case but I do see an Indian Airlines flight goes from Goa - Mumbai and then to the Gulf. Perhaps this is the start of a change in policy Dave -- David Futers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newbiggin by the Sea http://www.futers.org Northumberland NE64 6NL UNITED KINGDOM
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PHOTOGRAPHS in today's Herald: * BJP men on their toes. North Goa MP Shripad
Naik and RSS Goa chief Subhash Velingker rushing to Digambar Kamat's house
to take stock of the situation. * Parrikar gets on line: Former CM and BJP
mastermind Parrikar busy chalking out his plains amidst the DK scare. *
Congress on a high: Churchill Alemao flashes his victory sign as a beaming
Margaret Alva and Luizinho Faleiro walk out of the hotel after a marathon
meeting. Photos by Guilherme Almeida (A Guilherme) and Arvind Tengse.
o DIGAMBAR KAMAT is set to leave Parrikar powerless (GT)
In what could be a stunning blow to the BJP, the
former number two man in the Parrikar cabinet and
the party's most loyal face in south Goa, Digambar
Kamat was on the verge of resigning and pledging
alleigance to the Congress and the Rane-led government. GT
o PARRIKAR says: I fear danger to my MLAs. (GT)
o BJP tries to pull Kamat back. (GT)
o DIGAMBAR says he is free to take any decision
on whether to continue in the BJP or not, but said
he is a committed BJP worker. He said: If I want to quit,
can anyone stop me from doing so?
o BJP TRIES to pull Kamat back. (GT) A worried Parrikar led
almost all top leaders to Digambar Kamat's residence
to stem what could turn out to be the most decisive
nail in the BJP coffin. Along with Parrikar, the others
who rushed to the Kamat residence at Margao in the
evening were BJP state president Rajendra Arlekar,
saffron educationist Subhash Velingkar Zilla Parishad
member Prakash Velip, BJP Margao block president
Chandan Naik, Margao Municipal Council chairperson
Kamlini Poinguinkar. (GT)
o THEY ARE rumours, says Parrikar. (H)
o CORRUPT IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS 'pound' overstaying tourists.
Travel agents may complain to Indian High Commission in London
as UK tourists asked to pay UKP 40 to board return flights. (GT)
o PARRIKAR warns Rane that on the pre-employment scheme he is
playing with fire and cautioned him against playing with
the sentiments of the youth. If more than 100,000 people applied,
it only discloses the number of unemployed in the state of Goa
and not a fraud as claimed by Rane. (GT)
o COPS STILL CLUELESS about murder of Nalini Menon's stabbling.
Nalini (75) was the wife of retired Indian Foreign Service
officer PTB Menon, who lived at Alto Porvorim. (GT)
o CONTRACT FOR REMOVAL of River Princess modified.
o WILLY FLAYS Parrikar for theft on River Princess. The
Cong dy CM says the BJP government allowed the gounded
River Princess to be stripped during the last four years,
and demanded action against the person responsible for
vandalising the vessel. (H)
o Rane's is just an announcement government says Parrikar,
alleging that it has not been able to implement any decision.(H)
o Rane-led government is non-performing, says Parrikar. (GT)
o Disgruntled BJP MLAs in touch with Congress, says Alva. (H)
o NGOs, corporates should work together to promote Goa's culture,
says industrialist Srinivas Dempo. (NT)
o Kala Academy invites applications for booking its 'kala mandir'
(main hall) and open air auditorium for quarterly allotment basis
from April to June 2005. (NT)
o Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (GoG) advertises
for two posts of psychiatrists, pay Rs 10,325 pm plus allowances. (NT)
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY: The expodus of political tsunami will continue. No
person with dignity will continue in the BJP ... after the murder of
democracy, rape of constitution and desecration of the office of the
speaker. -- Cong leader Luizinho Faleiro, 8.20 pm statement on national TV.
Goa's goings on will never cease to end. -- Rajdeep Sardesai, editor, NDTV,
and himself a Goan, on the national telecast, 10.20 pm IST.ks
REQUIEM TO THE BJP ERA: The Rane government has a lot of work cut out due to
the utter misrule of the Parrikar Government in the field of education,
health and rural up-liftment. The Congress in Goa has to act speedily to
undo the damage done to the average Goan before it is too late, since
(Corrected) Re: [Goanet] Evolution
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~Did this evolutionary expert friend get this from ~Henry Morris, the creationist expert and founder of ~The Institute of Creation Research, A Christ-Focused ~Creation Ministry? ~His 1975 article can be accessed here: ~http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-021.htm ~I wonder why even after all these years all normal ~scientists, including Stephen Jay Gould and the other ~Harvard scientists, as well as the Pope have ~disregarded this finding in favor of the conventional ~theory of human evolution. Santosh, I just read the article you refer to from the ICR. Unless my understanding of the article is completely off, I don't think Mr. Morris was making a case for a 2% population growth rate; rather, he was making a case against the alarm raised by eugenicists such as Margaret Mead (founder of Planned Parenthood) who based their fears on such a growth rate. A population growth rate is not usually determined by evolutionists or creationists, but rather by actual demographic statistics. One does not require an evolutionary scientist to tell you that the population of India will exceed that of China circa 2025, or that the Goan population in the diaspora exceeds that of the growth rate in Goa. Ergo, the extrapolation is based purely on demographic trends and recorded natural events which might have skewed the patterns of population growth. My friend, for the record, is no fan of the Creation Research Institute. He is a very committed evolutionist and probably knows more about the subject than do most believers in the theory. My point in citing him and his colleague Stephen Jay Gould was to say that, in spite of his belief in evolutionary theory, he can't deny that our human forebears can't be traced--based on population growth alone--beyond the 6,000 - 8,000 period that we've been talking about. Sincerely, Peter -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCHgCeXtSoha+i4wwRAkWTAJ978WrkLKW7trUPxXIdsKdfgqlYRACfUV4l gNzPK8sOa0Q8YwcUGgpvDKU= =WrbE -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Goanet]Racket by Imigration officials
Folks, The 4 week max stay restriction for charter tourists was introduced last year as part of the Open Skies policy! At the time I wrote that it would inconvenience those who seek to invest in Goa and buy holiday homes or plan to run a business in Goa. There are some who no doubt believe that such investments should be discouraged but that is another matter! Representations have been made to the authorities since then and to Dr Willy when he visited London last August. He subsequently visited Delhi and urged to Minister of Civil Aviation to drop the restriction. The matter is under consideration. The issue is complicated by a number of possible scenarios - all assume that the visitor has a valid visa for the duration of their stay: 1. The tourist who visits Goa for 2 weeks, falls ill, gets a revised departure date from the travel agent and seeks to leave Goa after the 4 week period. 2. The tourist who arrives for 2 weeks, forfeits the return half of the ticket and buys a one-way Goa-London ticket after the 4 week period. 3. The travel agent or tour operator in London who issues tickets for more than 4 weeks stay because of customer demand/ unjustified restrictions/ desire to make a fast buck/etc There probably are others. The restrictions on charter flights are Union rather that State matters and Dr Willy does not have the power to make changes. Highlighting such cases brings bribery, greed and corruption to the fore and the publicity to such cases is important. It is the journalists and the NRI Cell who need to follow up these leads. The Gomantak Times article on the subject today (24 Feb.) was sent to me by Cecil. The text and the link can be found in today's issue of Goan Voice UK - see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2005/Feb/issue4/ Cheers Eddie Fernandes London = - Original Message - From: Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: goanet@goanet.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet]Racket by Imigration officials On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:18:35 -, Eddie Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Assis, We are grateful to you for this info. However, Is it possible to have legitimate charter flight tickets for over 4 weeks? I am under the impression that Indian Government regulations stipulate that 4 weeks is the max. involvement? Cheers, Eddie Fernandes London [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Assis Fernandes goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 3:02 AM Subject: [Goanet]Racket by Imigration officials There is a new racket at the Goa Imigration .Tourists leaving Goa who have legitimate tickets to stay for over four weeks are bieng charged in Foreign currency a fee between £30 £40... to leave Goa.No receipts are given,if asked they are told that boarding on flight for which they have checked in will not be allowed.! RESPONSE: I am almost certain that I read News items pertaining to Charter Flights terminating in Goa. It had been stipulated that people would not be allowed to stay beyond 4 weeks. I may be wrong, further, I remember an NRI requesting the Authorities concerned, (last year) to relax this imposition, on people travelling on Charter Flights. I believe it was common knowledge among Goans wanting to travel to Goa on Charter flights for longer periods, that this impediment was in place. Nevertheless I know of several Goans from London who travelled by charter for more than the stipulated 4 weeks. When I enquired of one ticket seller as to the validity of this - the response was that it was all in order! Eddie has asked a pertinent and relevant question regarding the validity and legality of issuing tickets for more than 4 weeks. We wait with bated breath for a response from Mr. Assis Fernandes. A substantive response would give comfort to all those who bought tickets for more than 4 weeks, in good faith, for Charter Flights to Goa. I would like to know whether tickets for a duration of over 4 weeks was sold with the caveat it would be okay but you bear the risk, or whether tickets were sold 'that all was in order'. If the latter was the case then the people/persons who sold these tickets have a responsibility to the passengers who coughed up the £30 or £40 to the extortionists ( if this was the case) or to the Compliance officers at Dabolim Airport. I too, have heard about these incidents, whereby money was demanded and given and no receipt was issued. One can safely assume that those who coughed up, are now seeking recompense from persons/people who sold tickets for over 4 weeks duration. These operators are now passing the buck to the Tourist Minister. In all fairness one should ask where does the buck stop? Dr. Willy is the new man in - what was implemented was during the reign of the BJP Govt. Nontheless I am sure the good Dr. will look into this, to ascertain whether it is a scam or whether
[Goanet]Jobs...summer placements
Hey Everybody.. I'm a student from St. Xaviers college, and since it is compulsary for us to have summer placements( it's a 100 mark project for us) , i'd really be grateful if anyone could supply me information on placements in Bombay. ANYTHING other than call centres or the usual door to door 'marketing' jobs will do. Preferably in the hospitality industry. Even an accounts or marketing job will be fine. I assure you i will be a credit to your organisation. :D... Thanks ! Marjorie Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in sideways, greasy fries in one hand, beer in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOOHOO... what a ride! sOnu..
[Goanet]RE: Honourable?
(Tony Correia-Afonso wrote: Unless we give up such hyprocrisy and learn to call a spade a spade, we cannot hope for any reform in the system.) Absolutely true and sound logic as always, Mr Correia-Afonso. But can we call a spade a spade? Imagine the consequences if we use the deserving adjectives you've mentioned to refer to our rulers in public! Like, the MLA from Balatkarwadi, Mr Rapist, the MP from Chorchowki, Mr Thief, etc. Cheers, RKN _ The real power of teamwork. Experience it in real time. http://www.microsoft.com/india/office/experience/ Experience MS Office System.
[Goanet]Ga ga Goa, Portufutball.
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnewsid=76971 Goa to have a ball with Portugese soccer trainers: [India News]: Panaji (Goa), Feb 24 : Five centuries after Portugal found the sea route to India, the sub-continent is hoping to harness the southwest European republic's skills to scale greater footballing heights. A seven-member Portuguese team landed here Wednesday to train Indian football coaches of under-12 players. Officials said Prof. Julio Garganta and Prof. Jorge Pinto from the University of Porto's faculty of sports sciences and physical education would be conducting a six-day residential football course here. Thirty Indian coaches, including 20 from Goa, would benefit from the training made possible by an Indo-Portuguese agreement signed Sept 2004, said officials. Over the six days, the coaches would learn educational and scientific strategies in training young players. Officials said the focus would be on offensive and defensive principles in football, planning training sessions, basic movements and positions on the field, game analysis and more. Portugal was one of the 32 countries that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Korea and Japan. And with football a craze in Goa, the expectations are high. Football is key to the Goan character, said Shivanand Salgaocar, president of the Goa Football Association and treasurer of the All India Football Federation, at a function to launch the programme. It's the most significant tie-up. This huge delegation to our small state shows that despite all these years of separation, Portugal's heart is in Goa, said Dr Susana DeSouza, Goa sports director. Goa was a colony of Portugal from 1510 to 1961. Pedro Cabral Adaosaid, Portugal's consul general in Goa, said that sports plays the role diplomats need to play - of building bridges between cultures and people - but in a much more pleasant manner. Adaosaid recalled Goa's support for Portugal in the 2002 World Cup. One day, I wish India can reach a World Cup final, with a lot of Goan players in the team. We will all be so proud, Adaosaid said. With a population of just 1.4 million in a country of more than a billion people, Goa has six groups competing in the National Football League played between 12 teams. Among the others in the visiting Portugal delegation are Portuguese Olympic committee president Commandante Vincente Moura and the director of the Portuguese sports newspaper A Bola. --Indo-Asian News Service -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. Wimbledon, England
[Goanet]Catholic Goans and caste
Basilio, Many thanks for the clarification you provided. I will immediately accept, from you, that you cannot be rightly placed with Gilbert Lawrence as defending the indefensible on caste. However, I must say that your preference for dealing with caste among the Catholic Goans is intriguing to me. I sincerely hope it is one workable technique/strategy among others. Regards, Cornel
Re: [Goanet]Racket by Imigration officials
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:18:35 -, Eddie Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Assis, We are grateful to you for this info. However, Is it possible to have legitimate charter flight tickets for over 4 weeks? I am under the impression that Indian Government regulations stipulate that 4 weeks is the max. involvement? Cheers, Eddie Fernandes London [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Assis Fernandes goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 3:02 AM Subject: [Goanet]Racket by Imigration officials There is a new racket at the Goa Imigration .Tourists leaving Goa who have legitimate tickets to stay for over four weeks are bieng charged in Foreign currency a fee between £30 £40... to leave Goa.No receipts are given,if asked they are told that boarding on flight for which they have checked in will not be allowed.! RESPONSE: I am almost certain that I read News items pertaining to Charter Flights terminating in Goa. It had been stipulated that people would not be allowed to stay beyond 4 weeks. I may be wrong, further, I remember an NRI requesting the Authorities concerned, (last year) to relax this imposition, on people travelling on Charter Flights. I believe it was common knowledge among Goans wanting to travel to Goa on Charter flights for longer periods, that this impediment was in place. Nevertheless I know of several Goans from London who travelled by charter for more than the stipulated 4 weeks. When I enquired of one ticket seller as to the validity of this - the response was that it was all in order! Eddie has asked a pertinent and relevant question regarding the validity and legality of issuing tickets for more than 4 weeks. We wait with bated breath for a response from Mr. Assis Fernandes. A substantive response would give comfort to all those who bought tickets for more than 4 weeks, in good faith, for Charter Flights to Goa. I would like to know whether tickets for a duration of over 4 weeks was sold with the caveat it would be okay but you bear the risk, or whether tickets were sold 'that all was in order'. If the latter was the case then the people/persons who sold these tickets have a responsibility to the passengers who coughed up the £30 or £40 to the extortionists ( if this was the case) or to the Compliance officers at Dabolim Airport. I too, have heard about these incidents, whereby money was demanded and given and no receipt was issued. One can safely assume that those who coughed up, are now seeking recompense from persons/people who sold tickets for over 4 weeks duration. These operators are now passing the buck to the Tourist Minister. In all fairness one should ask where does the buck stop? Dr. Willy is the new man in - what was implemented was during the reign of the BJP Govt. Nontheless I am sure the good Dr. will look into this, to ascertain whether it is a scam or whether the Compliance officers are bolstering the states cofffers by ensuring due digilence by executing their duties. Cheers, Gabe Menezes. Wimbledon England.
[Goanet]Catholic Goans and Caste
Cecil, In all my many posts on the topic of Catholic Goans and caste, you will find that, it is very unlikely I personally used the term Brahmins upon whom to focus. I always used, in my preferred terminogy, the term-- the casteists. This is because I am entirely aware that casteism is many layered and it would be entirely wrong and uninformed to focus only on any one named group e.g. the Brahmins. However, when quoting the excerpts collected, the word Brahmin, several times, and Chardo once, inevitably crept in because, for reasons of authenticity, the data had to be presented, as given to me by the informants. I was quite aware of a potential problem here but I hope you can see that I am quite clear that casteism, in its many guises, is my central concern and not a specific group or groups. Cornel
[Goanet]Democracy by Numbers (EPW Editorial)
Excerpt from: http://www.epw.org.in/showArticles.php?root=2005leaf=02filename=8284filet ype=html (Economic Political Weekly, Feb 19, 2005) .. ... ... .. ... ... The Goan crisis brings to the fore once again questions about the nature of the checks and balances, the Constitution ostensibly devised to sustain democratic traditions - the role of the governor, the speaker and whether the anti-defection law is equipped with necessary safeguards. It is ironical that in a state more 'stable' than others, Goa's politicians continue to provide its only source of instability; reshaping and remodelling alliances to stave off 'instability' is perhaps linked to the very nature of the state. A population of 14 lakhs has 40 members to represent it; thus for the voter, individual appeal and the degree of familiarity a candidate cultivates matters more than party image. In Goa's pre-statehood days, the two older parties, the MGP and UGP, had clear representative bases. The former was mass-based whereas the UGP was dominated by landlords, including catholics and brahmins. But Goa has seen much transition since then. The 1970s saw land reform legislation, the 1980s onwards the state found increasing popularity as a tourist destination, more recently, it is a much sought after industrial hub. Yet, Goa's political leaders are clearly unable to give voice to the state's new, emerging identity and aspirations. For a stronger political ethos to emerge, it is simply not enough to put in place stricter constitutional measures that ensure political defectors are not rewarded, Goa's changing identity needs to be better reflected by people who want to represent it in government. -
Re: [Goanet] Evolution
--- Peter D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have it from an evolutionary expert friend of mine at Harvard (who happened to count the late eminent evolutionist J. Stephen Gould as a personal friend and mentor) that by extrapolating from the population growth rate (approximately 2% per year) and recorded natural catastrophes the first man probably existed about 6,000 - 8,000 years ago, nearly in line with the biblical genealogical record. Did this evolutionary expert friend get this from Henry Morris, the creationist expert and founder of The Institute of Creation Research, A Christ-Focused Creation Ministry? His 1975 article can be accessed here: http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-021.htm I wonder why even after all these years all normal scientists, including Stephen Jay Gould and the other Harvard scientists, as well as the Pope have disregarded this finding in favor of the conventional theory of human evolution. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet]Re: New research on * Goan MP's in the Portuguese Parliament*
Bernado, thank you for your response. But may I request you to stop choosing only what suits your tastes? It is important to look with equanimity at the positive and the negative sides of any reality. I wish you had the time (and an open mind above all) to read my writings in their totality. Stop picking and choosing bits and pieces. My bibliographical link below could help you or anyone else interested to trace all my writings from 1972 till today. You will see that since 1995 (following my arrival in Portugal) I have written much in Portuguese and in Portugal. In today's globalized world the access to texts is easy anywhere in the world. Only some nutty two-tone theorists (defenders of one tone) can believe otherwise and keep entertaining the rag-pickers like themselves! Only red rags seem to catch their eye. Perhaps an Iberian tradition of touradas (bull-fights) in such preference for one tone?! Real life is made of many tones and many colours. Let us not divest it from its rich and colourful diversity. http:// www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1503/teo_publ.pdf Teotonio R. de Souza P.S. Please let me benefit from your knowledge and wisdom: Let me know where exactly you learnt that we were all slaves for 5 centuries. Or is it just one more of your over-statements of frustration resulting from some ill-digested readings? -- Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 03:42:22 + (GMT) From: Bernado Colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet]New research on * Goan MP's in the Portuguese Parliament* To: goanet@goanet.org Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org What lovely, jubley comments Teotonio! Who has been behind the *ad nauseam* messages on goanet? We were all slaves for 5 centuries innit?
Re: [Goanet] 10,000 vs 15 million
--- afra dias goanet@goanet.org wrote: OLD WORLD MONKEYS AND APES - DID HUMANS EVOLVE? OR THEY WERE HAND MADE OUT OF CLAY BY GOD. MONKEYS APES HUMANS WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE, EVOLUTION MY DEAR.MOSQUITOES BITE HUMANS AS WELL AS APES. Hi Afra, I like your game. It's fun. So I will play. The card you are playing now seems to be that we humans got the Thalassemia mutations from the monkeys and apes who lived in Greece 15 million years ago because we evolved from those ancestral Greek primates. Consistency with your original assertion would demand further that the mutations in these distant Greek ancestors would have had to be naturally selected by evolutionary pressure from severe forms of malaria. The card I have contradicts your contention. It says the following, and it is the current scientific understanding: 1. Humans evolved from primate ancestors in Africa, not Greece. The type of monkeys and apes found in Greece 15 million years ago do not figure in our direct evolutionary lineage. 2. The types of malarial parasites against which Thalassemia provides some protection evolved less than a million years ago. In fact, Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly of such parasites evolved no earlier than 7000 years ago. It first evolved in Africa, then spread to the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, then Southeast Asia, and finally, only about 500 years ago, to the Americas. 3. Evidence indicates that Thalassemia mutations emerged in humans by natural selection due to evolutionary pressure from severe forms of malaria only over the past 3000-5000 years. It coincided with the period of development of agricultural communities in Africa and the Middle East 4. The malarial parasites that infect apes and monkeys do not infect humans. Cheers, Santosh
[Goanet]RE: [Goanet]Re: [Goanet]Re: London/Delhi £ 99 return - Dep. 11 Jan: 1-4 week stay
I am also very sorry Goanet blocked the sender's email address. When I responded to a posting two of my ex High school classmates who I had not been in touch with for 35 years responded. So please Goanet, restore the addresses unless those posting do not want it displayed. Tony Soares -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Fernandes Sent: 23 February 2005 09:54 To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]Re: [Goanet]Re: London/Delhi £ 99 return - Dep. 11 Jan: 1-4 week stay Dear Eddie Antao, I was hoping to reply personally to you but I see that Goanet has invoked the facility that blocks the email address of the message authors. Pity, because there is much fruitful contact that goes on off the list. I am not involved with providing flights to Goa - merely reporting bargains I am aware of. You need to contact travel agents - you will find some of them listed in the sponsors section at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ The Nov. and Dec. traditionally includes the highest and lowest fares. Last minute fares tend to be far cheaper than those booked months in advance. Other members of the list may wish to offer you advice as well. Do let me know how you get on with your enquiries - I append my e-mail address. Eddie Fernandes London [EMAIL PROTECTED] === - Original Message - From: EDDIE ANTAO goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:34 AM Subject: [Goanet]Re: London/Delhi £ 99 return - Dep. 11 Jan: 1-4 week stay HI EDDIE. DO YOU HAVE ANY FLIGHTS GOING FROM LONDON TO GOA IN THE MONTH OF NOV AND DEC 2005 EDDIE ANTAO
[Goanet]LATEST NEWS: Goa BJP MLA Digambar Kamat resigns
Goa BJP MLA Digambar Kamat resigns Press Trust of India/Panaji, February 24|11:52 IST Prominent BJP MLA Digambar Kamat on Friday resigned from his seat just a few days ahead of the Rane Government's confidence vote in Goa Assembly on February 28. Kamat handed over his resignation to Legislature Secretary Sudhir Narvekar and will be addressing a press conference with GPCC President Luisinio Falerio at 1200 hrs. Kamat was considered next-in-line to former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Both BJP and Congress-led sides had expressed confidence that they would win the confidence vote, but had declined to reveal their strategy. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1255267,000900040002.htm = Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. Konkani Drama NOORA by Micheal D'Silva under the auspices of United Friends Club-Kuwait on 8th April 2005 with Olga Vaz, Menino Mario, Macxy, Comedians John DSilva and Ben Evangelisto, Querobina, Jose Rod, Sylvester Vaz, Laurente Pereira, Donald Colaco, Cajetan-Marcus-Mario, Adrian, Bab Agnel, Bab Jonathan Michael DSilva. For details, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pick of the week: http://www.colaco.net/1/EthelSting.htm http://www.geocities.com/mangaloreancatholic/woc/ Goa's finest websites: www.colaco.netwww.supergoa.com www.goa-world.com Celebrate in Style Greet Someone You Love Back Home in Goa with Fresh Flowers Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.goa-world.com/expressions/ Konkani weekly V-Ixtt now online at www.v-ixtt.com Konkani monthly magazine now online at www.gulabonline.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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