goanet-digest Wednesday, May 22 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4006
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In this issue:
[Goanet] THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW
[Goanet] Child Prostitution
[Goanet] BEWARE OF HEPATITIS "B" VACCINE.
[Goanet] 23 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
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Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 23:15:16 +0000
From: "Joe Vaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW
Humor: THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW
A few things you probably don't want to know... but you are human, and being
a curious human, will read.
Did you know...
It is impossible to lick your own elbow.
A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.
A shrimp's heart is in its head.
In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one reported a
single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a
telephone call.
The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest
tongue twister in the English language.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a
million descendants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear
by 700 times.
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them
and photocopying their butts.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is unique.
Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow. :-)
With compliments,
Joe Vaz
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Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 20:11:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Francisco Alves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Child Prostitution
Can India declare war against those victimizing these innocents?
Girls For Sale
Sex Slave Trade in India
July 16 � When Bharti Tapas was 14, she says
was sold into slavery, beaten and forced into
prostitution.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
One Man's Crusade
Intersection of Poverty and Sexism
"When I arrived at the brothel, I refused to do what they told me to
and they beat me and starved me for 10 days," says the softspoken
girl. "I thought I would rather kill myself than be forced to
work as a prostitute."
She was just a schoolgirl when she found herself in
Bombay, along with thousands of other
girls who are beaten, locked in tiny cages or hidden
in attics. Some are forced to have sex with
as many as 20 men a day under the watchful eyes of
madams and pimps.
"They are not given enough to eat. There are no
beds. They have to sleep on the floor.
Sometimes they are raped," says Ruchira Gupta, a
social worker and documentary filmmaker
who spent months investigating the horrors of
Bombay's brothels for her film The Selling of
Innocents.
It can take 10 years for a woman to buy her freedom
� if she doesn't first succumb to AIDS,
other STDs, complications from repeated abortions,
malnourishment, malaria, or TB. Most don't
make it to the age of 40.
"There's high rates of suicides among these girls
because they have no escape," says Gupta.
"Once or twice I know of girls who tried to get out
and they were beaten black and blue and
locked up all over again."
One Man's Crusade
Though prostitutes can be seen openly soliciting on
the streets in the red-light district, police
often pay no heed. Asked what role his department
plays in rescuing these girls, the Bombay
police commissioner says, "Prostitution is said to
be the oldest profession in this world � The
society has been accepting it, demanding it and then
encouraging it � We are not social
workers � we are law enforcers."
And yet, it is one civilian � and not the police �
who has taken on a personal and very
dangerous crusade to rescue abducted girls. So far,
Balkrishna Archarya, a Bombay
businessman, says he has rescued 187 underage girls.
One of those girls was Bharti, whom he saved with
the help of ABCNEWS' hidden cameras.
Bharti was then reunited with her family. Though she
still fears the stigma of being shunned by
her family and village for having worked as a
prostitute, she is back in school in West Bengal.
The Intersection of Poverty and Sexism
According to Gupta, it is often the parents who send
their children away, thinking they may be
going to do domestic work, when in fact they will
end up in prostitution.
"It is the intersection of poverty and sexism," says
Gupta, who recalls a father of four children
who worked as a bricklayer in Kathmandu. "At the
time I met him, one of his kids had
tuberculosis. The family was literally starving,"
she says. "He thought if he would let one child go
at least the other three would survive."
So he sold one of his girls for approximately $80.
What he did not know was that he had actually
sold his daughter to Gupta, who filmed the
transaction for her documentary. Gupta not only
supported the child whom he had sold, but also put
all four of his kids through boarding school in
Kathmandu.
Gupta then set up an organization called Apne Aap,
in an attempt to put an end to prostitution
and reduce HIV transmission.
"We are trying to create a system of support for
these girls who want to get out of prostitution,"
she says of her organization, which has reached out
to about 17,000 women. Based in
Bombay's red-light area, Apne Aap also seeks to
protect the daughters of prostitutes from being
sexually exploited.
"Literally we are buying time from the brothel
madams for the daughters of the prostitutes to stay
in school," she says.
ABCNEWS.com's Rebecca Raphael contributed to this
report.
What You Can Do
Ruchira Gupta is the founder of Apne Aap, the
initiative to end sex trafficking and support
marginalized women and girls.
Witness works to overcome political, economic, and
physical barriers, and to expose human
rights abuses to the world via television,
grassroots advocacy, and Internet broadcasting.
To contact Balkrishna Archarya, who was featured in
the Downtown segment for rescuing
Bharti and other underage girls forced into
prostitution: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:10:52 +0530
From: Goa Desc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] BEWARE OF HEPATITIS "B" VACCINE.
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BEWARE OF HEPATITIS "B" VACCINE.
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Hepatitis 'B' Vaccine has the following adverse effects.
* Arthritis
* Sudden Infant death Syndrome (SIDS)
* Lupus
* Guillian Barre Syndrome
* POTS (an auto immune cardio vascular neurological problem)
And other life threatening diseases.
All Parents are requested to take note
of this before inoculating their children.
For any clarifications please check out these links on the Internet.
1. www.doctorslegal.com/arthritis.html
2. www.chetday.com/hepbarticle.html
3. www.medsupport.org/hepatitis.html
4. www.aapsonline.org/press/nrohvac.html
We, at citizens for health,
are planning to take up this issue with the Govt.
Parents whose wards have developed complications
following this vaccine are requested to contact us
at our office, telephone us or email us at:
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Off: 307, Damodar Phase II,
Near Police Station, Margao-Goa.
Ph:- 738280.
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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 09:35:44 +0530
From: "Joel D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] 23 MAY: GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
23 May 2002
PM WARNS PAKISTAN: In a tough message to Pakistan, Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday declared that the time had come to wage a
"decisive battle" against cross-border terrorism. Addressing troops barely
25 kms from the Line of Control, Vajpayee said there was a limit to India's
tolerance of the proxy war. (PTI report in GT)
CONG COUNTING ON SONIA: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's public address at
the Campal grounds today is expected to hold major significance in
determining the vote bank of the Congress in the State. With the major
party leaders from across the country pouring into the State and holding
public functions, Sonia's address will play a decisive role, opined a
senior Congressmen. (GT)
SONIA UNFIT TO RULE; ANWAR: All India Congress president Sonia Gandhi is
not an Indian citizen by birth but enjoys acquired citizenship, and hence
is not eligible to become the prime minister of India in future, said
Nationalist Congress Party national general secretary Tariq Anwar
yesterday. He has also predicted that there will be fractured mandate in
the State in the May 30 elections. (GT)
PARRIKAR FLAYS DIXIT, TYTLER: Reacting to statements made by Delhi Chief
Minister Sheela Dixit, former Union ministers Jagdish Tytler and Kamalnath
of the Congress Party, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar stated yesterday
that these leaders, who have a bad track record in their own states should
not preach to BJP and Goans about the concept of good governance. (GT)
"MINORITIES TOTALLY EXPLOITED": "Minorities were not being taken seriously.
All the more, the Gujarat riots and certain local incidents (not just the
Socorro Muslims prayer hall arson but two other unreported incidents) had
led me to review my relations with the BJP...I still feel he (CM Manohar
Parrikar) has adminstrative abilities and discipline. But certain
compulsions of politics perhaps influenced his decision-making process. The
zeal with which he started his tenure, specially his fight against
corruption and other illegalities, has almost died out." (Soter D'Souza,
who recently quit as the general secretary of the BJP's Minority Morcha, in
a chat with Frederick Noronha, in Herald)
BJP SUPPORTERS ASSAULT CONGMEN: The Curchorem constituency remained tense
yesterday, following the assault of three Congress workers by the BJP
workers. One of the assailants happened to be a brother of the BJP
candidate Ramrao Dessai. (GT)
DR HELECAR FELICITATED: The Anand Helecar, former Director of Health
Services, has been honoured with the Bharat Gaurav award along with a
certificate of excellence, for his outstanding services and contribution to
society. (GT)
HEPATITIS B VACCINE SAFE: According to the Director of the Food and Drugs
Administration, SN Tripathi, the allegation that a particular Hep B vaccine
is banned is baseless, since they would have been informed immediately
about it. (H)
LIC DIRECTED TO STOP ISSUING DSSS CHEQUES: Life Insurance Corporation has
been directed to stop issuing cheques under the Dayanand Social Security
Scheme till June 1, 2002. The instructions were issued yesterday by the
Chief Elector Officer after investigating into receipt of various
complaints that cheques were being distributed by candidates in a bid to
woo voters. (H)
FOR MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN: Peace Haven Home and School for Mentally
Retarded Children, Caranzalem, will open admissions for boarding/school for
the new academic year 2002-03 from May 24 to 30. (H)
GOAN MAGICIANS Guild has said that it was in no way connected with the
convention of magicians, recently held at the Kala Academy. (H)
WON'T DEFECT: Francis D'Souza (BJP), Paresh Raikar (MGP), Prasad Divkar
(NCP) and Sanjay Harmalkar (Shiv Sena) who were present at the "Meet Your
Candidate" programme at Mapusa's Hanuman Theatre yesterday evening,
promised not to defect to any other party if elected to the forthcoming
legislative assembly. Congress candidate, Armindo Braganza, was not
present. (NT)
PEREIRA PIMENTA LAUNCHES RCC PIPES: The house of Pereira Pimenta known for
cement products have introduced RCC pipes of 30 cms diameter, 45 cms
diameter and 90 cms diameter. (H)
DECISION IN SEIZED TAPE AWAITED: The police are awaiting the decision of
the chief electoral officer to take action against the screening of
objectionable video clipping of Gujarat carnage in Velim constituency. (NT)
BLOOD DONATION CAMP: The Calangute Junior Chamber will be organising a
blood donation and detection camp on May 26, at Calangute Association Hall,
from 11 am to 1.30 pm. (NT)
THAKRANS GRANTED BAIL: Sanjay and Anjali Thakran, who were accused in the
Nanda couple murder, were granted bail by the Goa bench of the Bombay High
Court yesterday. (GT)
FRIDAY BALCAO, the fortnightly discussion event, to be held on May 24 will
feature a presentation by Architect Dean D'Cruz on his experiences as an
architect in dealing with issues affecting Goa. D'Cruz, an architect with
18 years experience, is well known for his unique architectural styles all
over Goa. He has made a significant contribution to social causes in Goa
especially in environmental protection, conservation of Goa's heritage and
alternate perspectives in town & country planning. (Goa Desc
[EMAIL PROTECTED])
S P O R T S
FOOTBALL: Salcete Veterans downed Merces Club 3-1 to win the all-Goa
Veterans soccer tournament, organised by Bon Bosco Past Pupils, Panjim. Goa
Velha Sports Club edged past Sai Avtaar, Anjuna, 2-1, to book a place in
the semi-finals of the Siolim-Marna Panchayat Cup soccer tournament in
Siolim. Sangolda Lightning Club entered the semi-finals of the Saligao
Villagers Trophy soccer tournament, defeating Batim Youth Club 8-7 via the
sudden-death, in Saligao. CRC Chinchinim outdid Don Bosco Oratory, Fatorda,
5-3 in an exciting final to clinch Chinchinim Villagers Trophy soccer title
at Chinchinim church grounds. ICSC Paroda defeated Macazana Welfare Club by
a solitary goal to win the Guirdolim Villagers Cup soccer tournament at
Chandor grounds. Maina Sports Club, Curtorim, defeated Friends XI, Vaddem,
2-0 to move into the semi-finals of the Nerul Panchayat Cup soccer
tournament at Nerul. Challengers Sports Club, Peddem-Lolyem, defeated
United Boys, Palolem "A" 3-2 to move into the finals of the all-Canacona
9-a-side Jack Memorial soccer tournament. Curtorim Gymkhana defeated St
Rock Youth Club, Calata-Majorda, 2-1 to move into the quarter-finals of the
Fr Robert Vaz Memorial soccer tournament, in Navelim. Mesta Bhatt "B"
thrashed DJ Moloca 5-0 in the Merces inter-ward soccer tournament in
Merces. (H)
SUMMER BRIDGE NATIONALS IN GOA: The 33rd summer national bridge
championship will be conducted by the Goa Bridge Association under the
auspices of Bridge Federation of India from June 2-9 at Kamat Holiday Homes
Resort, Candolim. (NT)
22 May. Gulf News. UAE Xchange (Chinchinim) Abu Dhabi, UFFC, Dubai and SFX
Old Goa entered the quarterfinals of the Panasonic Gold Cup Expatriate
football Tournament 2002, organised by the Dulsco Sports Club at Dulsco
Ground, Al Quoz, Dubai.
http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=51886
D E A T H S
22 May: Per Seraulim: JOAQUIM DIAS (Ex-Scindias), husband of late
Angelica, father of Benny/Philomena, Judith/Paul Pereira, Lourdes/cirenia,
Michael.
22 May: Loutulim: MIGUEL VICTOR DE NORONHA, husband of Berta, father of
Caetano/Lorena, Anacleto/Mylra, Sarita/Angelo, Carlos/Edna, German/Maria de
Jesus.
22 May: Vasco-Maimollem: ANA MARIA NUNES, wife of late Pascoal, mother
of Albino/Connie, Andrew/Filomena, late Ave Maria, Antonio/Joanna.
22 May: Margao-Comba: DAMODAR KRISHNA KENI, husband of Premabai, father
of Nitin/Shailaja Keni.
G O A W E A T H E R
Temp: 29.6 deg C at 7.30 am at Assagao
Max temp: 33.7 deg C; Humidity: 67 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/goan
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