[Goanet] Covid May Never Go Away
CNN says, here’s why. While some countries are still being ravaged by the pandemic, the United States is learning how complicated it will be to get out the other side. One dawning realization is that Covid-19 may never actually go away. US experts are beginning to cast doubt on the notion that we'll ever reach herd immunity — the threshold of widespread immunity that means the disease stops being transmitted. Millions of Americans won’t get the shot for personal, health or political reasons, meaning that the virus could stay in certain communities even when a majority of the country is vaccinated. That means periodic flare-ups of the contagion, complicating the return to normal life, from travel to education. Experts are especially worried that a large pool of people who are not yet protected by vaccines will allow the virus to grab a bigger foothold again in the fall, when the cold weather in which it thrives returns. Add in the possibility of emerging, extra-contagious variants, and America's current flirtation with normality could soon be over. “We could start this whole process all over again and have another huge pandemic come the winter,” Dr. Leana Wen, a former Baltimore health commissioner, told CNN. That's why American doctors are pushing for as many people as possible to get vaccinated in the coming months. And while it may seem counterintuitive after months of urging people to mask up, some experts also want the government to relax more restrictions on people who are vaccinated -- in hopes that the sight of immunized people in restaurants and bars will give vaccine skeptics an incentive to get the shot. The problem is that people who don’t get vaccinated — often conservatives — are frequently among those most adamantly opposed to tracking measures like “vaccine passports,” which could help the limited reopening of some activities. The fight against a disease that seems to have an uncanny ability to tear at the cultural and ideological fault lines of American life has been a political minefield. And despite all their promise, vaccines aren't making those divides any easier to navigate. 'It’s like a petri dish' The continuing spread of Covid-19 will fuel the rise of more variants with unpredictable outcomes, US Food and Drug Administration acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock warned Monday. “With so much virus replication going on in many parts of the world, it's like a giant petri dish. And so they're going to be spitting up variants all the time because there's so much virus replication,” she told Dr. Marc Siegel on SiriusXM’s Doctor Radio Reports. Roland. Toronto.
[Goanet] Video: Report from the field
The sky looks blue...but global climate change is beginning to affect the farms in Goa. Video: The challenges of planting a crop in today's Goa... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u_pR_eFDZw -- --- Albert Peres Goa Culture List goaculturel...@gmail.com +1 416-660-0847 www.goaculturelist.ca Canada
Re: [Goanet] ENGLISH IS ENGLISH! NOT SIMPLE OR COMPLEX
THE GUNNING FOG INDEX OF YOUR WRITING BELOW IS 12.56 The number of major punctuation marks, eg. [.], was 22 The number of words was 356 The number of 3+ syllable words, highlighted in blue, was 53 Calculated via: http://gunning-fog-index.com/fog.cgi This means: (i) A fog index of 12 requires the reading level of a United States high school senior (around 18 years old). (ii) The number of "complex" words you use (three syllables or more) is important. Count the "complex" words consisting of three or more syllables. Do not include proper nouns, familiar jargon, or compound words. Do not include common suffixes (such as -es, -ed, or -ing) as a syllable See more about the fog index here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunning_fog_index FN On Tue, 4 May 2021 at 03:14, Aires Rodrigues wrote: > A social media friend from South Goa who is an undergraduate and who I have > personally not yet met but only have corresponded with over the internet > for about five years has sent me a message which has left me in a quandary. > > While thanking me for my writings which he says he regularly reads without > fail, he has requested me to try and write in simple English. > > Thank God I was not educated at Oxford but went to just normal schools and > colleges. In fact my formative years in the third and fourth standard of > schooling was at a little Government run Primary school at Ribandar. I was > admitted there so that my Aunt who was a teacher there could keep a > watchful eye on my unending adventures. > > All through my academic years, I was so blessed with good and dedicated > teachers who cared for and guided me all through my student days. On the > extra curricular side, they encouraged me to participate in public speaking > and essay contests. They were always a source of inspiration being friends > rather than mere teachers. What ever knowledge I was able to assimilate and > acquire to use in life, I owe it all to my dear teachers who were very > caring and patient despite my always being a very challenging student. > > Now coming back to the request to pen in simple English, it may be too late > at 60 to return to basic schooling. But, if the Benaulim MLA Churchill > Alemao and even Chief Minister Pramod Sawant don’t have to struggle in > understanding what I write, I hope my social media pal from South Goa will > try and cope with the situation. May be we could bridge the gap once the > new Zuari bridge is operational. > > In all that I candidly and fearlessly write, I attempt to ensure that > nobody needs the assistance of a dictionary to read and understand the > thoughts I express. I always aim for clarity, fact and sincerity. David > Gerrold an American novelist echoed my thoughts when he said ‘The single > most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. > Concentrate on precision. Don’t worry always about constructing beautiful > sentences. Beauty comes from meaning, not language. Accuracy is the most > effective style of all”. > > Have at all times believed that the Pen is always mightier than the Sword. > May it always be so. > -- _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ FN * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436 _/ See a different Goa here, via _/ https://youtube.com/c/frederickfnnoronha _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
[Goanet] The Standards of Desperation.
Patients lie on the floor of India hospital after beds run out https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/05/03/overwhelmed-hospital-india-coronavirus-ward-lead-dnt-vpx.cnn Roland. Toronto.
[Goanet] ENGLISH IS ENGLISH! NOT SIMPLE OR COMPLEX
A social media friend from South Goa who is an undergraduate and who I have personally not yet met but only have corresponded with over the internet for about five years has sent me a message which has left me in a quandary. While thanking me for my writings which he says he regularly reads without fail, he has requested me to try and write in simple English. Thank God I was not educated at Oxford but went to just normal schools and colleges. In fact my formative years in the third and fourth standard of schooling was at a little Government run Primary school at Ribandar. I was admitted there so that my Aunt who was a teacher there could keep a watchful eye on my unending adventures. All through my academic years, I was so blessed with good and dedicated teachers who cared for and guided me all through my student days. On the extra curricular side, they encouraged me to participate in public speaking and essay contests. They were always a source of inspiration being friends rather than mere teachers. What ever knowledge I was able to assimilate and acquire to use in life, I owe it all to my dear teachers who were very caring and patient despite my always being a very challenging student. Now coming back to the request to pen in simple English, it may be too late at 60 to return to basic schooling. But, if the Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao and even Chief Minister Pramod Sawant don’t have to struggle in understanding what I write, I hope my social media pal from South Goa will try and cope with the situation. May be we could bridge the gap once the new Zuari bridge is operational. In all that I candidly and fearlessly write, I attempt to ensure that nobody needs the assistance of a dictionary to read and understand the thoughts I express. I always aim for clarity, fact and sincerity. David Gerrold an American novelist echoed my thoughts when he said ‘The single most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. Concentrate on precision. Don’t worry always about constructing beautiful sentences. Beauty comes from meaning, not language. Accuracy is the most effective style of all”. Have at all times believed that the Pen is always mightier than the Sword. May it always be so. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] Kerala - A Govt That Works, A Population That Is Disciplined
One would that thought that Goa with an equivalent level of education and as wealthy would have been as fortunate. Communism has worked. https://youtu.be/GbxQCzEXUBM Roland Toronto.
[Goanet] Schedule for Tuesday 4th May 2021
CCR TV GOA Channel of God's love✝ You can also watch CCR TV live on your smartphone via the CCR TV App Available on Google PlayStore for Android Platform. Click the link below. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccr.tv4 Email ID: ccrgoame...@gmail.com Schedule for Tuesday 4th May 2021 12:00 AM Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries 12:24 AM Bhajan - Namo Spirita - Fr. Glen D'Silva 12:33 AM Bhurgeanlem Angonn - Bhag 12 12:36 AM Adoration 12 - St Anthony Church, Siolim 1:00 AM Mass in Konkani for Sunday 2:00 AM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Dukhiche Mister 2:24 AM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 123 - Mhonva Mus Ani Mus - Fr Pratap Naik sj 2:31 AM Devachem Utor - Dhormdutancho Itihas - Avesvor 10 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 2:45 AM St. Mother Teresa - Talk by Alfwold Silveira 3:15 AM Bible Project - Acts of the Apostle - Ch 1-7 3:21 AM Hymn - Yeshu Ki Jai Ho - Savina & Leon Gonsalves 3:28 AM Outreaches and Offshoots of the CCR - Bishop Francis Kalist 4:08 AM Hymn - Maie Kaklutin Ge Bhorlole - Assencia Fernandes 4:13 AM Are we Pharisees? - Dr Brenda Nazareth Menezes 4:41 AM Hymn - Gonvlli Kitlo Boro - Fr John Fernandes 4:46 AM Career Guidance -ITI - Montfort College 5:26 AM Health Matters - Arthritis - Dr Zelio D'Mello 5:54 AM Short Film - Kurpa Mog - Fr Freddy Lobo 5:58 AM Magnnem - Talk by Orlando D'Souza 6:42 AM 53rd Mando Festival - Merxechim Sobit Fullam - Children 6:52 AM Song - He's got the whole world in His hands 6:57 AM Sokalchem Magnnem - Eastertide 7:00 AM Konknai Mass from Archbishop's House followed by Jivitacho Prokas 7:45 AM Morning Prayer - Eastertide 7:50 AM Bhokti Lharam - Bhag 23 7:55 AM Call to Religious Life - Talk by Sr Saral 8:06 AM Music - Stuthi 2 followed by Povitr Atmeak Dispottem Magnnem 8:37 AM Jivitacheo Vankddeo Vatto Nitt Korum-ia- Talk by Fr Henry Falcao 9:04 AM Fr Joseph Vaz - Talk by Fr Eremito Rebelo 9:24 AM The Importance of Eucharistic Celebration - Talk by Luz Marie Engineer 9:46 AM Museums of Goa - Paulino Art Gallery - Varca 10:31 AM Scripture in the life of a Disciple - Dr Silvia Noronha 11:00 AM Devachem Utor - Dhormdutancho Itihas - Avesvor 11 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 11:09 AM Music - Jezu Novem Ietolo - Fr Eusico Pereira 11:15 AM Novena Prayer to St Joseph Vaz 11:18 AM Intercessions (English) 11:30 AM Mass in English from Panjim Church followed by Daily Flash 12:15 PM Through Mary to Jesus - Eps 9 12:38 PM Nokhetram - Michael Gracias chats with Team Porot Mogan Podd 1:08 PM On the Third Day - Eps 10 - Farmer's Market - Darryl D'Souza, Miguel Braganza, Priyanka Parab 1:35 PM Fuddarache Dive - Aleka Velora Cardozo interviewed by Michael Gracias 2:05 PM Prayer over Childless Couples - St Joseph Vaz 2:07 PM Amchi Bhas Amche Borovpi - Rui Coelho interviewed by Daniel F. de Souza 2:35 PM Our Father - Oraon 2:39 PM Prayer to St. Joseph by Pope Francis 2:41 PM Experiencing Freedom - Talk by Fr Merwin SJ 3:07 PM Talk - Take Heart, Rise Gourish Naik 3:30 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:40 PM Entrepreneurship - Alison Jane Lobo - Bread and Pao - interviewed by Basil D'Cunha 4:00 PM Rosary - Sorrowful Mysteries 4:24 PM Reflection on the Gospel - Dominicans 4:30 PM Senior Citizens Exercises - 2 5:09 PM Praise and Worship - Stella Pinto 5:34 PM Importance of Prayers and God's Word - Godfrey Pereira 6:05 PM Regina Caeli (English) 6:06 PM Ximpientlim Motiam - Bhag 139 - Hanv Konn - Fr Pratap Naik sj 6:15 PM Prayer - You are My Refuge Lord 6:18 PM Intercessions (Konkani) 6:30 PM Konknai Mass from Archbishop's House followed by Jivitacho Prokas 7:15 PM Tell me a story - Eps 21 - Jacob cheats Esau 7:30 PM Saibinnichi Ruzai - Dukhiche Mister 7:54 PM Hymn - Yeshu Ki Jai Ho - Savina & Leon Gonsalves 8:00 PM Panel Discussion - Childline se dosti 8:45 PM My Music Videos - Jezu Mhojo Raja - Myran Travasso 8:51 PM Couples Prayer (Konkani) 8:56 PM Biblical Hidden Heroes - Eps 5 - DCBA 9:00 PM Devachem Utor - Dhormdutancho Itihas - Avesvor 12 - Vachpi Orlando D'Souza 9:09 PM Adoration led by Godfret Pereira 9:45 PM Ratchem Magnem 10:01 PM Goychea Futtbolachea Vostad Ep 6- Yolanda de Souza interviewed by Daniel de Souza 10:50 PM Konkani Music Concert - Part 2 - Melbourne 2019 11:30 PM Magnificat (Konkani) 11:32 PM Abundant Life :What is your MQ? - Prof. Nicholas D'Souza Donations may be made to: Beneficiary name : CCR GOA MEDIA. Name of Bank : ICICI Bank Branch Name: Panaji Branch RTGS/NEFT Code : ICIC015 Savings Bank Account No : 262401000183
[Goanet] Maka Podonc Nam
Nothing is more heart breaking than the personal grief of your family member. This video depicts a father and in a later scene the brother of a Covid afflicted 25 year old young man who was admitted to a Delhi hospital and the next thing the father knew, he was dead. Arvind Kejriwal Delhi Chief Minister is being blamed but the buck really stops with the Prime Minister who calls the shots including the right to call in the Army (which even Fauci told him to do) but has not done so for his own strange reason. Not to say there are no others that need to share the blame for this young man’s death. A lot of blame can be attributed to the apathy of the average citizen who allows those in power to get away with criminal acts of commission and omission. A good lesson for Goa where “amcam pondonc nam” (it doesn’t concern us) is almost a commandment. https://youtu.be/T5jp8alxUCk Roland. Toronto.
[Goanet] WILL IT BE BABUSH MONSERRATE’S SECOND EXIT FROM THE BJP?
With his political greed unending even during this current raging pandemic, Panaji MLA Babush Monserrate accompanied by his side-kick the Santa Cruz MLA Tony Fernandes met Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday 1st May at his official bungalow at Althinho and demanded an immediate reshuffle of the State Cabinet. Monserrate reportedly told the Chief Minister that if no action was taken within a week that he would go public on the issue. This breaking news was published today on the front page of the Goa Edition of the Marathi daily ‘Lokmat’. Babush Monserrate has not lasted long in any political party and this is his second stint in the BJP which may now not put up any longer with his tantrums and may just sack him along with the St Cruz MLA. Babush Monserrate over the years in his quest for greener and lucrative political pastures has been hopping from Party to Party. He has seen them all. In 2005, the then Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had the courage to strip Babush Monserrate of the Town and Country Planning portfolio due to the growing corruption in the department with regards to the Regional Plan. That in the bargain Manohar Parrikar had to lose his Chair is another issue. With the Assembly elections due early next year and which may be preponed, Goa may witness another round of political slugfest. The Goa BJP bus currently very overloaded with MLAs accumulated from various political parties is bound to crash under its own weight. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 16, Issue 250
Biden?s Attempted Genocide Against Indians Message-ID: Goanet Digest, Vol 16, Issue 250 I refer the above message and feel that what Modi said on WEF speech on Jan 28 made Biden ashamed of his country and he thought of making his citizen safe: Hear what he said at WEF on Jan 28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZr7Lq_VKUk Just thought On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 10:39 AM wrote: > Send Goanet mailing list submissions to > goanet@lists.goanet.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > goanet-requ...@lists.goanet.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > goanet-ow...@lists.goanet.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Goanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > >1. A Research on Bank Notes of Portuguese India - Rezwan Razack > (Frederick Noronha) >2. TO RESCUE GOA FROM COVID, TRUST EXPERTS, NOT POLITICIANS > (Aires Rodrigues) >3. Lara Naik's memoir about the Gaudi community (Vivian A. DSouza) >4. Re: The Hypersensitive Indian Is the Bane of India > (Bernice Pereira) >5. Biden?s Attempted Genocide Against Indians (Rajan Parrikar) >6. Release if magazine dedicated to Francis (Nelson Lopes) >7. A name by any other -- (eric pinto) >8. Re: Biden?s Attempted Genocide Against Indians (BT Yahoo Mail) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:01:37 +0530 > From: Frederick Noronha > To: Goanet > Cc: goa-research-...@googlegroups.com > Subject: [Goanet] A Research on Bank Notes of Portuguese India - > Rezwan Razack > Message-ID: > < > camcr53lkv0t9ejy4cssnafphi1kd+uroxxrrrpqjovfctw0...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > https://indianbanknote.blogspot.com/2008/07/research-on-bank-notes-of-portuguese_30.html > > -- > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > _/ FN * ? * ??? +91-9822122436 > _/ See a different Goa here, via > _/ https://youtube.com/c/frederickfnnoronha > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > > -- > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:34:48 +0530 > From: Aires Rodrigues > To: goanet > Subject: [Goanet] TO RESCUE GOA FROM COVID, TRUST EXPERTS, NOT > POLITICIANS > Message-ID: > vgxcvcj1retg...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > The current meaningless and futile night curfew 'declared' (but not > strictly enforced) by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant mocks our intelligence, > our dignity and our right to life. And by sarcastically appealing to the > people to jointly fight the pandemic, he has exposed the government's > careless and shameless lack of will to act sensibly and decisively to > protect the health and well being of citizens. > > > > Goans find themselves helpless at this lack of political will to boldly > deal with the current deepening crisis. Despite clear warnings of what was > coming, the Chief Minister has merrily dragged his feet while taking no > precautionary and preventive measures to control the spread of this deadly > virus. > > > > Pretending to have woken up from the slumber, it is now impossible for him > to augment the medical infrastructure overnight. More beds may be laid out, > but from where are they going to get the much needed doctors, nurses and > support staff, so crucial to save lives. After a grueling year, the entire > medical fraternity is mentally and physically exhausted and how are they to > cope with this new, aggravated calamity? > > > > As the government has positively goofed up in handling this pandemic, it is > imperative that decisions and strategy of the battle against COVID-19 be > now entrusted solely to the medical experts and scientists with proven > knowledge in the field, and their opinions and recommendations be binding > on the Government. > > > > These experts, and only they, should be competent to decide, as an > immediate measure, whether the Casinos and night clubs, which are hot stops > for the spread of the virus, should be shut, in order to contain the > currently grave situation from escalating further. > > > > It should also be examined on priority, whether it would be prudent to make > a COVID negative certificate mandatory for all those entering the State. In > the current scenario our borders cannot be left wide open in this pandemic > for the vicious virus to sneak in, thanks to the irresponsible conduct of > the visitors, whether the riff-raff or the celebrity variety. > > > > In the last two years, with Pramod Sawant as Chief Minister, the > devastation of Goa has escalated and accelerated, the situation only > worsening beyond imaginat
