Well done Cip! I share your sentiments Hope this will not end up as one big Fokann that Goans have been subject to,by anybody exploiting the Nostalgic sentiments of those who share a feeling of comradeship with others having the same roots. We hope that truely the committee of Cyber- Goans espouses genuine Goan Causes and not egocentric objectives Auspicio F.M.Rodrigues On The Internet! In Panjim Goa. ----- Original Message ----- From: C Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 7:50 AM Subject: RE: [Goanet] Nomination of Candidates for Goenchem Prize
> Goanetters: > > First of all, my best wishes and I extend my full support to the committee > so that they achieve committee's objectives and goals. > > Further, as a matter of interest just want to know who has appointed the so > called "A committee of cyber-Goans" and was there any criteria to select a > committee member? Was it based on development of member's right brain or > left brain or something else?, of course not so called EGO or group EGO. > > May I suggest to add one more item on "practice and concern" list (to make > it 14) as mentioned "to educate the public". This 14th addition is NOT > because I am superstitious of number 13, perhaps may be to educate ourselves > or the so called committee members. > > The 14th item to the "practice and concern" list: > "Without knowing one's EGO or GROUP EGO to educate others, driven by EGO's > desire" > > I hope this desire of "A committee of cyber-Goans" to change others or so > called 'members of public' is NOT a common drive among 'committee members' > group EGO (may be either subtle in their mind or well know to themselves). > > Honestly, I like to suggest to all cyber-Goans to nominate all the so called > "committee members" and once they come clean, including with the 14th item > (their EGO) then the cyber-Goans may nominate members of the public (perhaps > next year). > > Please note that this posting is neither an attack on any person nor a group > of people, just my personal views. > > Once again, my best wishes and my full support to so called "A committee of > cyber-Goans", as their intentions are good without doubt. > > Cip Fernandes > London > > -----Original Message----- > Santosh Helekar Sent: 01 July 2003 01:51, To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Goanet] Nomination of Candidates for Goenchem Prize > > > OPEN INVITATION FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES > > for > > THE GOENCHEM PRIZE > > FOR THE PROMOTION OF HONESTY, RATIONALITY > AND COMMON SENSE > > A committee of cyber-Goans invites members of the public to nominate > candidates for an annual prize called the Goenchem Prize, established to > promote the cause of honesty, rationality and common sense in public > service, public policy, public education, public safety and public health. > The nominee should be an individual or a group of individuals who are Goan > by birth, ancestry, marriage or residence. This prize is intended to educate > the public about harms done by the > following practices and concerns in today's society: > > 1. Corruption > 2. Financial scams > 3. Superstition > 4. New age cults > 5. New age fads > 6. Pseudoscience > 7. Quackery > 8. Bogus issues in environmental activism > 9. Politically motivated historical revisionism > 10. Infusion of religion into public policy and education > 11. Mass hysteria caused by paranormal phenomena > 12. Public deception and disinformation campaigns > 13. Unchecked influence of poseurs and frauds > > The winner will be chosen from nominees who have addressed the above issues > by taking actions such as: > > 1. Publicly exposing a cult, superstition, fad, practice or attitude that > continues to cause significant harm in terms of physical, psychological or > socioeconomic pain and suffering within the community. > > 2. Becoming a whistleblower to uncover corrupt practices in any > governmental, statutory, autonomous or non-governmental organization > supported by public/government funds. > > 3. Making a significant contribution to educating the public about false > claims regarding cures for diseases, bogus health scares, fake environmental > threats, phony new age fads, paranormal hysteria and pseudoscientific > breakthroughs. > > 4. Offering a public refutation of politically motivated historical > revisionism and infusion of religion into public policy and education. > > 5. Publicly unmasking a quack, poseur, corrupt professional or organization > that is perpetrating a financial or health scam. > > 6. Presenting in a public forum in Goa an expos� on a public scam, racket, > fraud, deception or disinformation campaign. > > Potential contenders for the prize will be entered into the selection > process each year by nomination. The nominating letter should be submitted > by the nominee herself/himself or any other person by email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] It should include a brief description of > the specific accomplishment for which the nominee is deemed to be worthy of > the prize. The final deadline for submission of nominations this year is the > inauspicious fifth Tuesday in July i. > e. the 28th of July, 2003. > > The Goenchem Prize committee of cyber-Goans will vote to choose the > prizewinner. The prize will consist of a citation plaque and Rs. 13,666 > (Thirteen thousand six hundred and sixty six rupees). This prize amount, > donated by three anonymous Goans, is chosen because it contains the unlucky > numbers 13 and 36, and the number of the beast 666. The winner will be > announced in Goan newspapers and on Goan mailing lists, and the prize will > be presented in Goa at an inauspicious time on World Goa Day in August. > > Sincerely, > > Rene Barreto, U.K. > Dr. Jose Colaco, Bahamas > Marina Correia-Afonso, Goa, India > Vivian D'Souza, Goa, India and U.S.A. > Valmiki Faleiro, Goa, India > Dr. Santosh A. Helekar, U.S.A. > Dr. Samir Kelekar, Bangalore, India > Margaret Mascarenhas, Goa, India > Dr. Basilio Monteiro, U.S.A. > Niraj Naik, Goa, India > Cecil Pinto, Goa, India > Tariq Siddiqui, U.S.A. > Ramrao Wagh, Goa, India > > > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## > ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
