goanet-digest Tuesday, May 21 2002 Volume 01 : Number 3994
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In this issue:
[Goanet] May Queen Ball in Dubai
[Goanet] re: Scientific Method
[Goanet] REPORT ON AGEING IN GOA:Copies now available.
[Goanet] 21 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:00:45 +0400
From: "Sunila Muzawar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] May Queen Ball in Dubai
You are invited to attend a May Queen Ball in Dubai :
Date : Wednesday - 22 May, 2002 (tomorrow)
Timing : 8.30 pm
Venue : Hotel Renaisance Ballroom
Dress Code : Strictly formal
Band : "ARCHIES" - from Goa (they are "ex-Syndicate")
Host : UPDESH all the way from Goa and De Dom
Tickets : Dirhams 110/- per person or Dirhams 200/- per couple
Call Telephone no. 050-4949032 for further information or to purchase
tickets.
Have fun !!!
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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 05:24:29 -0000
From: "santoshhelekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] re: Scientific Method
- --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "J. Almeida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>Give as many examples as you like to those concerned,
>I have no objection. What has all that got to do with
>my religious belief? I do object to being tarred with
>the same brush you use for them.
>
Dear Joel:
It is not my intention to tar anybody. When I say that religious
beliefs, such as the ones I had listed in my last post, are based on
faith in spite of contrary evidence, I am not making that statement
to cast aspersions on people who hold these beliefs. I thought I had
made this fact clear. I do not use the phrase "belief based purely on
faith" in a pejorative sense. In fact, I strongly object to your
comparing (perhaps unwittingly) these folk, some of whom are my dear
friends, with "sexually promiscuous industrialists", as you do below.
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>I know of many sexually promiscuous industrialists.
>However, I do not imply that being an industrialist
>requires sexual promiscuity. Similarly, although I
>know many illogical believers, religious belief does
>not require me to abandon scientific method or to
>cling to beliefs which have been refuted by evidence
>or logic.
>
>From my personal experience I know that many of these illogical
religious believers have also not abandoned their scientific method.
They merely keep their religious beliefs separate from their
scientific ideas, and do it amazingly effectively.
>
>If you are not attempting to generalize about
>religious belief from such examples, then I happily
>withdraw allegations of prejudice and stereotyping and
>apologise for misunderstanding you.
>
I am certainly attempting to generalize about religious belief from
the examples I gave, but I am doing it without any kind of prejudice.
I feel thoroughly justified in doing that because I am yet to be
convinced by you or anybody else that religious belief of any sort is
based on evidence. In fact, I must say that I have never met a person
who has claimed that their religious beliefs are based on scientific
evidence. The closest that somebody has come to saying something like
that are VHP types who have claimed that Vedas contain scientifically
accurate statements, such as the exact value for the speed of light.
I would like this to be my last post on this thread. Please don't
take offense if I do not respond to your reply to this post. It was
fun having this dialogue with you.
Regards,
Santosh
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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 11:36:58 +0530
From: Goa Desc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] REPORT ON AGEING IN GOA:Copies now available.
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REPORT ON AGEING IN GOA:Copies now available.
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At a function organised by the Research Institute
for Women, Goa, on 16th instant at Panjim, its report entitled
"Age and Wisdom undervalued
- -An inquiry into the social process of ageing in Goa
at the turn of the third millennium"
was released at the hands of Dr. Jolly Mascarenhas,
former professor of Goa Medical College.
The report studies the conditions of the elderly that prevails
at the moment in Goa, gauges the changes in the status
of senior citizens and analyses the causes of such changes.
The report also surveys the conditions of retirement homes in Goa
which is dismal and makes specific recommendations
to the Government, Panchayats, other local bodies,
NGO, religious organizations and families.
The release of the report was followed by two interesting talks
one by Dr. Ajoy Estibeiro who spoke about the need for planning
for a secure old age and another by Architects Dean D'Cruz and Ritu
who spoke on the ways of conserving the character of Panjim city
and enhancing its quality of life. Prof. Isabel Vas welcomed the guests
and Dr. Zinia da Silva compered the function.
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Copies of the above mentioned report are priced at Rs. 150
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Copies can be ordered from the
Research Institute for Women, Goa at the following email:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
or phone no. 230538 during working hours
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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 11:47:13 +0530
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] 21 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
21 May 2002
A CART-LOAD OF PROMISES: The Congress manifesto carrying 27 point
developmental strategies for the State was released in Panjim yesterday.
Withdrawal of all notifications levying exorbitant land revenue,
development of knowledge based industries, banning of communal
organisations, setting up of a full-fledged high court in Goa, periodical
disclosure of the discretionary powers of ministers and pursuing the
amendment of Anti-Defection Law are the key issues in the Congress
manifesto. (GT)
THE CONGRESS PACKAGE: The Congress in Goa seems to have tried to tackle the
malaise of defections in its own way by obtaining a pledge from all its
candidates for 30 May mid-term assembly elections saying that they would be
loyal to the party and in the event of any serious differences with it in
respect of its policies and programmes, they would quite their membership
of the House and seek re-election. (Edit in GT)
PARRIKAR WILL BE CM, SHRIPAD DEPUTY: While speaking to a sizeable crowd at
the public meeting in Panjim yesterday, BJP stalwart Pramod Mahajan said
that Mr Manohar Parrikar will be the chief minister and Shripad Naik his
deputy. "Goa desperately needs a stable government and BJP is the only
party which can give stable, good and corruption free governance," he said. (H)
SHRIPAD JUSTIFIES: Does he (Shripad Naik) agree with Mr Advani's statement
to defeat the tainted men even if they are in the BJP? "Yes, I fully agree
with him but in the BJP there are no tainted men," he says initially but
then he concedes that defection is also a taint. He shifts gears by saying,
"We give them a chance to change from bad to good." He admits that there
are a few tainted men in his party, defection or corruption-wise, but not
as many as in the other parties like the Congress. (Ervell E Menezes in NT)
CLAIMS UNFOUNDED: Nationalist Congress Party state president Wilfred told
reporters yesterday that the Congress propaganda that a split in votes in a
triangular contest, involving the two parties and the BJP would help the
latter, was unfounded. He said the BJP's image had sunk low in the wake of
the Gujarat carnage and a church circular appealing for a vote against
communal forces would affect it (and Shiv Sena) further. (GT)
COMMUNAL OR CORRUPT: Because the national executive meet was held in Goa,
locals became conscious and aware of the BJP's fanaticism�Post Gujarat or
to be more specific post national convention of the BJP in the State, the
conviction has been, Parrikar himself may be a good man but there is no way
anyone can support the BJP for the gross insensitivity it has displayed in
Gujarat. (Edit in Herald)
CONVICTED FOR SALE OF ADULTERATED EDIBLE OIL: The judicial magistrate first
class, Mapusa, has convicted Gregorio D Noronha, a shopkeeper from Mapusa,
under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. (NT)
ELECTROCUTED IN CURCHOREM: According to reliable sources, Dyaneshwar Tanaji
Keni of Bhoma-Ponda climbed up an electricity pole to tie a banner of a
party candidate, when he came in contact with live wires and died on the
spot. However, Curchorem police have officially recorded that Keni was
"chit-chatting along with the village boys and was leaning on the electric
pole, when he got a shock and fell down". (H)
CHECKS DYKES: The Chief Secretary, Mr Baleshwar Rai, inspected the
construction of dykes on Chapora river and the pumping station at Sal meant
for drawing additional raw water to the Amthane reservoir. (NT)
BB BORKAR AWARD: "Pangara", a collection of Marathi short stories by Ms
Rekha Mirajkar, has been awarded the BB Borkar Prize, instituted by
Pragatik Vichar Manch. (NT)
PORTUGUESE COURSE: The Xavier Centre of Historical Research will hold a
Portuguese language course for beginners from 10 June to 26 July (Monday to
Friday) from 6.30 to 8.30 pm. Tel: 417772. (GT)
THE AGUADA BAR: The Captain of Ports has notified that until further notice
the Aguada Bar shall remain closed for all Inland Traffic Vessels with
effect from midnight of May 21. It is also notified that the Lighthouses of
Malim, Campal, Tejo Front and Tejo Rear, Reis Magos and Aguada Beacon will
cease functioning with effect from midnight of June 1, until further
notice. This is due to the period of foul season in Goa from the midnight
of May 21 to September 15.
MOTHER TERESA MAY BE BEATIFIED WITHIN A YEAR: Mother Teresa of Calcutta
could be beatified as soon as next spring, "Il Messaggero" reported,
quoting unnamed sources at the Vatican's congregation for the cause of
saints. (H)
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA vide A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.28 dtd March 4,
2002 have notified the closure of NRNR and NRSR schemes w.e.f. 1 April,
2002. From 1 April, 2002 NRNR (Non-Resident Non Repatriable) deposits are
fully repatriable. Existing balances of NRNR deposits will be allowed to be
continued upto the date of maturity and upon maturity the same shall be
credited to the person's Non-Resident (External) Account. It is also
proposed to discontinue NRSR (Non Resident (Special) Rupee) account schemes
w.e.f. 01/04/2002. Existing NRSR maturing before 30 September, 2002 shall
not be renewed. [Source: www.nribanks.com] From a message to Goanet by
"Egbert Correia" [EMAIL PROTECTED])
S P O R T S
SAYULI, DEEPAK FOR SWIMMING CAMP: Goa's Sayuli Raikar and Deepak Varier
have been selected to attend the national swimming coaching camp, to be
held in Delhi, in view of the forthcoming Asian Games and the Asian Age
Group championship 2002. (H)
FOOTBALL RESULTS: Sangolda Lightning Club sailed into the quarter-finals of
the Nerul Panchayat Cup soccer tournament, defeating Sai Avtaar, Anjuna,
60-4 via the tie-breaker, at Nerul grounds. Goa Velha Sports Club downed
Parra-Verla-Canca Association 2-0, to storm into the semi-finals of the
Saligao Villagers Trophy soccer tournament, at Adarsh Grounds, Saligao.
Davorlim Sporting Club edged past Sao Jose de Areal 2-1, to move into the
quarter-finals of the Fr Robert Vaz Memorial Soccer tournament, at Navelim. (H)
SARASWATI WIN: Saraswati Sports club, Bambolim, defeated Housie Yuwak
Sports club, St Cruz, three sets to two, to win the All-Goa Junior
Volleyball tournament, organised by Bambolim Sporting Association. (H)
D E A T H S
19 May: Siolim: BRIGIDA PINTO BELCHIOR, wife of Belchior, mother of
Marina, Gerson, Luzette and Ulrich. No Condolence visits.
19 May: Nerul: SHYAM K DALVI, husband of Sarojini, father of
Rajeew/Sucheta, Sanjeev/Monica, Bharati/Rajan Kamat, Sangeeta/Vivek Kamat,
expired in Mumbai.
20 May: Loutulim: GUILHERME SOARES, husband of late Terezinha, father
of Maryan/Agnelo Jos Cabral, Odila/Lume Quadros, Cesar/Assumpta de Sa.
19 May: Verna: MARIA SANTANA ROWLAND-SALEMA, wife of late
Peter-Rowland, mother of Fr Joseph (Episcopal Vicar, North Goa), Julie, Sr
Precilla (Pondicherry), Veronica/Caetano Lourenco, Francis/Patricia,
Mario/Jennifer and Maria.
7 May: Batim: MENINO PEDRO PILLAI, husband of Carmelina, father of
Jercyl, brother/brother-in-law of Francisco/Lucy, Joaquim/Josephine,
Natalia/Max, Milena/Pascoal.
20 May: Colva: MANUEL RODRIGUES, husband of Filu, father of Succorina,
Swela, Samuel, brother of Relix, Lawrence, Vincent, Menino, Antonetta,
Joanita.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 28.9 deg C (84.0 deg F) at 7.30 am at Assagao
Max temp: 33.9 deg C; Humidity: 66 per cent. (Panjim yesterday)
Courtesy: H=Herald, NT=The Navhind Times, GT= Gomantak Times
Daily Goacom News Clippings also at: http://www.goacom.com/news
Website: http://www.goacom.com
Webzine: http://www.goacom.com/goanow
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