[Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-06 Thread Vidyadhar Gadgil
Herald, Panjim, 4 April 2008 DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD - The Bigger Picture Let us remember that all is not lost. In Goa we are uniquely placed to tread a different path, and give the lead to others. We still have a relatively unspo

[Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-07 Thread Philip Thomas
So the different road Goa is being asked to follow is by no means an easy one. That road has to be mapped out much more minutely than the article has attempted. It cannot be intuitively grasped. There are limits to the powers of local self government which have been lauded by the author. What can

[Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-07 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:53:00 +0530 From: Vidyadhar Gadgil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The rich live in glitzy gated communities, while the poor starve and seethe with resentment in squalid, miserable conditions. The cultural homogenisation that takes place under the aegis of globalisation and consumer

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2008-04-09 Thread Mario Goveia
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Global temperatures in 2007 were essentially back to >where they were in 1900, which has left the global >warming crowd scratching their heads and threatening >us with higher temperatures in the future. > Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:34:35 -0700 (PDT) Fro

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2008-04-10 Thread Mario Goveia
Mario wrote: > > The evidence shows that the planet is doing just > fine. > From, Mervyn Lobo mervynalobo at yahoo.ca Mon Apr 7 17:53:50 PDT 2008 > Mario, Where are you getting this priceless info from? > Mario responds: > Mervyn, > Please see the priceless info on this subject in the post below

[Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-16 Thread Mario Goveia
From, Philip Thomas phlp_thms at hotmail.com Sun Apr 6 23:53:34 PDT 2008 > All this requires a state government which is equally strong -- and smart (in the best sense of the word)-- and 'top down' as far as leadership is concerned. But in Goa it is yet to figure out how to remain stable for more t

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2008-04-07 Thread Flower2
Excellent piece Mr. Gadgil. How evocatively you have described the process of "development". Yes undoubtedly our problems stem from the anti people, globalised model of development we have bought into creating a dehumanised society and a system that is slowly but surely programming us to believe t

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2008-04-07 Thread Floriano 1
ad snubbed them with a one-liner telling them that "Wars are not fought from the sanctity and comfort of one's bedrooms" floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Vidyadhar Gadgil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Goanet mails <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, Apr

Re: [Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-07 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Global temperatures in 2007 were essentially back to >where they were in 1900, which has left the global >warming crowd scratching their heads and threatening >us with higher temperatures in the future. > The above is pure nonsense. The mean global t

Re: [Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-07 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Mario Goveia wrote: > The evidence shows that the planet is doing just fine. > Global temperatures in 2007 were essentially back to > where they were in 1900, which has left the global > warming crowd scratching their heads and threatening > us with higher temperatures in the future. We need to >

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2008-04-09 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. UK's Hadley Climate Research Unit [HadCRUT] > 2. Remote Sensing Systems of Santa Rosa, CA [RSS] > 3. University of Alabama, Huntsville [UAH] > 4. NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies.[GISS] > Neither the above institutions nor John Christy o

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2008-04-11 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 06:45:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 1. UK's Hadley Climate Research Unit [HadCRUT] > 2. Remote Sensing Systems of Santa Rosa, CA [RSS] > 3. University of Alabama, Huntsville [UAH] > 4. NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies.[GISS] > Neither t

Re: [Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-12 Thread Santosh Helekar
It is important for people to never forget that reliable and accurate information about scientific findings can only be obtained from the publications of responsible scientific institutions, not from newspaper reports, internet blogs, opinion editorials or material published by ideological propagan

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2008-04-12 Thread Gabe Menezes
On 12/04/2008, Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It is important for people to never forget that > reliable and accurate information about scientific > findings can only be obtained from the publications of > responsible scientific institutions, not from > newspaper reports, internet

Re: [Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD

2008-04-12 Thread Mario Goveia
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:31:50 +0100 From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To try to illuminate a non believer is wasted energy. Most if not all, on this forum believe in present causes of global warming. > Mario responds: > Gabe, > You seem to have missed the fact that presently there is glo