Re: [Goanet] Missing posters

unding our voice > out of Lisbon, along with a few more. > May both rest, together and afar in the yonder. > Santosh Helekar is specially missed : his was a voice of reason and > compassion. I would include him in the invitation to > Merwyn, both of whom now take in the the joys

Re: [Goanet] Gone from Goanet but not forgotten! Santosh Helekar.

We are doing fine so far. I appreciate your concern. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Gabe Menezes wrote: > > > Hope you and your family as safe and sound. > > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM > > Gabe Menezes. > >

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE ON CELL TOWER RADIATION BY EXPERTS PANEL ON MIRROR NOW

University Houston, Texas, U.S.A. On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 12:25 AM, Girish Kumar <prof.gku...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Stephen, > > Recd your following email, where you have forwarded email from > Santosh Helekar. He has mentioned two websites: > 1. https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE ON CELL TOWER RADIATION BY EXPERTS PANEL ON MIRROR NOW

The claims made by the TV panelists below regarding the so-called harmful effects of cell phone and tower radiations, as well as the power output of cell phone towers in the U.S. are entirely bogus. Here is accurate information on this from reputed regulatory and medical research organizations:

Re: [Goanet] Goodbye ... JC!

Goanet friend), Dr. Jose Colaco is no more Doutorbab passed away peacefully while on holiday. The funeral will be held in Nassau, she said." Santosh Helekar, a Goan researcher in Texas added: "Josebab passed away in his sleep last night He died while on vacation with his extended fa

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - International Threat

Mervyn, It is fairly obvious that Trump has all of the worst possible character flaws that any human being can ever have. There are two nice euphemistic Konknni words that best describe him - rostad and ordinar. He is therefore also attractive to people who have similar attributes. Unfortunately,

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - International Threat

, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Santosh Helekar <chimbel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice article here: > > http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/03/is-trump-russias-useful-idiot-or-has-he-been-irreparably-compromised/ > > Cheers, > > Santosh > > ***

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - International Threat

Nice article here: http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/03/is-trump-russias-useful-idiot-or-has-he-been-irreparably-compromised/ Cheers, Santosh -- * No offense meant. But let the chips fall where they may.

Re: [Goanet] Preet Bharara

Looks like Bharara was fired by Trump to obstruct justice. Please see this tweet from prior White House ethics advisor, Norman Eisen: QUOTE Norm Eisen‏ @NormEisen Norm Eisen Retweeted Maggie Haberman 1/ Wed: we filed request 2 investigate Trump w Bharara http://bit.ly/2nbodr5. Thu: Trump calls

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - Debacle

Here is a beginning of a series of nice articles about collusion: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/02/michael-flynns-disaster/516285/ Cheers, Santosh * No offense meant. But let the chips fall where they may.

Re: [Goanet] Jules Fausto Mendonca de Sa replies to Jim...

Here is another nice article by someone who actually knows what he is talking about: http://prospect.org/article/impeachment-or-impairment-inevitability-trump%E2%80%99s-removal The statement below implies that Trump is a loser, and Bannon a winner. Cheers, Santosh Jim Fernandes amigo007 at

Re: [Goanet] Jules Fausto Mendonca de Sa replies to Jim...

Mr. Mendonca de Sa and Frederick are right. The H1-B and other immigrant visas are loopholes for inferior non-white races to invade the U.S., from the standpoint of the white nationalists/neo-nazis who support Trump."Legal" immigration through these loopholes, as well as the green card and the

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

el, that too in the Atlantic. > Here is another nice offtopic article from The Atlantic, which is a very could magazine with great liberal and conservative writers: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/trump-administration-jobs/514805/ Cheers, Santosh On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 9:37 AM,

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

Here is more clarity for Goanetters to prepare themselves for the global threat: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/01/31/donald-trump-our-america-first-president-is-profoundly-un-american.html Cheers, Santosh On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Santosh Helekar <chimbel...@gmail.

Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

Here is another clarifying moment on the global threat: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/27/mystery-death-ex-kgb-chief-linked-mi6-spys-dossier-donald-trump/ Cheers, Santosh On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 11:05 PM, Santosh Helekar <chimbel...@gmail.com> wrote: > https://www.theatlantic.com/

[Goanet] OFFTOPIC - A Clarifying Moment

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/a-clarifying-moment-in-american-history/514868/ Cheers, Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Donald Trump Boosters

Gilbert is right. Of course, this is a topic that would not be of much interest to Goanetters in general. But they need to know the truth rather than the misguided or distorted opinions of individuals who have not cared to follow what is going on. The fact is that this time a notorious New

[Goanet] Fraud in America

http://www.salon.com/2015/10/02/the_donald_is_a_fraud_the_unseemly_truth_about_his_american_success_story_partner/ On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 1:50 PM, wrote: > > Message: 10 > Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:22:02 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Jim Fernandes"

Re: [Goanet] Secrets of Sugar - Part 1

It is best not to trust public health and science-related information circulated by the general public in internet forums. In matters of personal and public health, in particular, one should only seek advice from a qualified physician or a public health professional. Information on health

Re: [Goanet] DR SHEKHAR SALKAR NEEDS A INTENSE DOSE ON ETHICS

him to be Clueless about the practice of medicine. Hence, I will invite him to read what my esteemed colleague, Dr. Santosh Helekar has written. 3: Aires also has accused Dr. Salkar of administering Chemotherapy to DEAD patients (plural). 4: AiresLast night on CNN, a Justice of one

Re: [Goanet] DR SHEKHAR SALKAR NEEDS A INTENSE DOSE ON ETHICS

Shekhar Salkar is a well-trained cancer surgeon. He obtained his specialty training in cancer surgery or surgical oncology in Tata Memorial Cancer Centre in Mumbai more than two decades ago. Medical/Surgical residency at this institution of high repute in the cancer field is recognized by the

Re: [Goanet] CONFUSION ON DEHYDROGEN MONOOXIDE CONTENTS IN AQUAFINA /PERSI COLA NEWS IN YOUR PRIME TV CHANNEL

This must be the funniest post I have read on Goanet in a long time. Perhaps, the TV news story is a spoof meant to poke fun at crackpot environmentalists sprouting everywhere like wild mushrooms in monsoon nowadays. But on the other hand, it might be the price that today's journalists, TV

Re: [Goanet] DEBATE: The Source of Violence (Nazar da Silva)

- Original Message - On Fri, 6/5/15, Naz da Silva wrote: This opens our eyes to a deeper truth: that we are all made in the image of our Creator. -snip- Basically, we are wired by our animal instincts to do only that which pleasures us. Science tells us that life

Re: [Goanet] Goanetters semi-literate?

Dear Josebab, I disagree with you. Nobody on GBC or Goanet is a bad individual. Cheers, Santosh - Original Message - From: Jose cola...@gmail.com Dear Gabe, I disagree with you. The absolute vast majority of Goans on GBC and Goanet are good individuals. Let us not Tar the

Re: [Goanet] What is Virgin Coconut Oil? (Sunetra Talaulikar, ICAR-PIB)

I would just like to correct the misinformation circulated below. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a non-profit consumer advocacy organization that provides accurate information about health and nutrition, and seeks to advocate better regulation of foods and nutritional

Re: [Goanet] What is Virgin Coconut Oil? (Sunetra Talaulikar, ICAR-PIB)

The health claims in the article posted in this thread about virgin coconut oil are bogus. Those who are marketing and selling it as a wealth loss, heart healthy, anti-aging, anti-HIV, anti-viral and anti-bacterial treatment are endangering lives. Here is an article from the Center for Science

Re: [Goanet] Hate Crimes in India

Here is a nice article on Indophobia - the hatred of India and the people of India: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vamsee-juluri/indophobia-the-real-eleph_b_415237.html Cheers, Santosh F. dos Reis Falcao wrote: COMMENT: One just requires common sense to conclude what are the resultant

Re: [Goanet] Hate Crimes in India

It is very hard to find an objective, evidence-based report from a genuinely secular source, unconnected with any right-wing Hindu, Christian, Muslim or Sikh religious organization about real hate crimes in India. However, here is one such impartial and trustworthy article that I was able to

Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] Convent Schools

Here is a very important secular issue on women's choice raised by Melinda Gates in the Times of India interview: QUOTE The Indian government is now putting out postcards on IUDs and training people on how to insert those in young women. Over time I'd like to see the Indian government offer

Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] The Inquisition Lore

should revert to being a Hindu (as the extreme right would have us do) does not make sense. marie On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@gmail.com [seculargoa] secular...@yahoogroups.com wrote: Good to see that Vivek has provided a pertinent quote from Priolkar

Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] The Inquisition Lore

Good to see that Vivek has provided a pertinent quote from Priolkar in which he appears to be expressing the concern that his account would be dismissed as biased because it was not written by a Portuguese historian. Legitimate specific criticisms of any scholarly work is always a good thing. What

Re: [Goanet] [Secular Goa] The Inquisition Lore

Priolkar's, Dellon's and Buchanan's accounts are well-reasoned descriptions of the inquisition. Buchanan's account in particular is a fairly objective and even-handed account. For example, he also describes all the fanatical suicides and sacrificial killings of the Hindus in gory detail. Those who

Re: [Goanet] Science Congress: Ancient India Had Planes

Like almost all other bogus pronouncements regarding Vedic science the claim that airplanes and aeronautics are described in the Vedas has also been debunked. Scientists (Mukunda, Deshpande, Nagendra, Prabhu and Govindaraju) at the Indian Institute of Science published a nice research paper in

Re: [Goanet] Cell phones and brain tumours

My interest here is providing accurate information about science, medicine and public health. I cannot help it if someone deliberately distorts the meaning of what I write for whatever reason, and tells others that I am an idiot and he is smart. The thalidomide tragedy took place in 1957

Re: [Goanet] Cell phones and brain tumours

The pictures and videos below do not show us anything that science caused 50 years ago. It is ignorance of science that caused all of those things. Those who ignore science are making the same mistake today by falsely perpetuating the belief that cancers caused by something else in their

Re: [Goanet] Cell phones and brain tumours

to use mic/earphones, and speakers (esp while driving) when using cell phones to communicate. Santosh Helekar wrote: Cell phone use has increased 300% since 2000, but there has not been even the slightest increase in the incidence of glioma, the brain tumor that is referred to in the article

Re: [Goanet] Cell phones and brain tumours

If this type of empty cynicism had taken root in our society we would not have seen any progress. We would still be in the dark ages. Today science and technology are advancing at unprecedented pace. Humankind is reaping huge benefits from this progress. Cell phones are a great example of this.

Re: [Goanet] Cell phones and brain tumours

It is important to provide a comprehensive and accurate view of the present understanding on any public health topic. The article cited below refers to a rehashed post-hoc analysis of two old case control studies conducted to milk out some result where there is none. Exposures were assessed by

Re: [Goanet] MYSTERIES EXPLORED: AMAZING SCIENTIFIC REASONS BEHIND HINDU TRADITIONS

The claimed scientific reasons are not scientific at all. Every statement is pure rubbish. Cheers, Santosh On Thursday, October 9, 2014 5:17 AM, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: I came across this posting on Facebook. Could anyone who has knowledge on the subject throw some

Re: [Goanet] A man, a woman, and their tryst with destiny

A beautiful tribute George to both the man and the woman. I send my Congratulations to Filomena and wish her well. Hope to meet you and her again some time soon. Cheers, Santosh George Pinto georgejpinto at yahoo.com wrote: Some thoughts on the Joseph Vaz canonization By George Pinto

[Goanet] I agree with Adv. Radharao

I agree 100% with Adv. Radharao Gracias that Goans are historically, and I would add, genetically Indian. Please see his latest article at the following link: http://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/People-Edit/A-Goan-or-Central-Indian/78662.html I have also appended it below. That is why it is

Re: [Goanet] Is eastern medicine (aurveda chinese traditional ) superior to western medicine?

Con Menezes cmenezes at tpg.com.au asked: Is eastern medicine (aurveda chinese traditional )superior to western medicine? Read... http://www.itmonline.org/arts/ayurherb.htm The answer is no. Eastern pre-scientific healing practices are

Re: [Goanet] A Goa Referendum

Which political party or mass separatist movement in Goa is demanding such a referendum? As far as we know, only a few stray internet characters, all of whom are foreign citizens with an anti-India mindset are ranting about this. I doubt anybody in Goa takes them seriously. For comparison see

Re: [Goanet] The Paper, and either we are Indians first or Goans first.

Sensible views from Eugene in this post. Most Goans living in Goa today would agree with them 100%. Cheers, Santosh On Friday, September 12, 2014 9:07 AM, Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com wrote: So far there has been no answer to my query as to who, besides Frank Moraes, were

[Goanet] Errors in fact and logic in Adv. Radharao's Herald Column

I find the argument in Adv. Radharao Gracias' article entitled A Goan First in Herald to be unconvincing and absurd. I have pointed out some of the errors in fact and logic below. His article can be accessed at this link: http://www.heraldgoa.in/Edit/Opinions/A-Goan-first/78350.html QUOTE

[Goanet] Helga's latest important research paper in Nature Communications

Helga do Rosario Gomes and Joaquim Goes are Goa's foremost oceanographers and environmental scientists based in the U.S. They have just published an important peer-reviewed research article in one of the world's best scientific journals called Nature Communications on the drastic climatic

Re: [Goanet] business of medicine, Goa style

Rather than cautious optimism, what is more prudent is caution or cautiousness. This has been true all along throughout history. The good thing about the present day is that independent bodies can verify the authenticity of the active ingredients in any pharmaceutical formulation in terms their

Re: [Goanet] business of medicine, Goa style ( response to Savio Figueiredo)

QUOTE Thank you for your post. I am absolutely delighted that you (like me) believe that Goans are very honest professionals, esp in comparison to their counterparts on the rest of the subcontinent. UNQUOTE ..Josebab Colaco Please see Josebab's post appended below for the entire context.

Re: [Goanet] business of medicine, Goa style

It is always prudent to follow the notion that truth is somewhere in between. It is not hard to find evidence for the belief that there are corrupt pharmacists, doctors, businessmen and financial analysts anywhere, and at any time in history. The question is only of scale, and of the causes

Re: [Goanet] Alfredo Tavares - Goan of Distinction

The passing of Alfredchacha touches me as deeply as that of a member of my own family. I am the lucky man to whom he introduced himself as my chacha on Goanet now nearly a decade ago when he found out that his close friend was my long departed favorite uncle Mohanmama. Ever since I have had

[Goanet] Blind prejudice

It is important to understand what blind prejudice is. For example, if one believes that one group of human beings such as Indians or non-Christians are morally as good or bad as another group such as Europeans or Christians, respectively, then one is not prejudiced. It is only when one

Re: [Goanet] Blind prejudice

Psychologists have not recognized the term skin deep secularism. It is a term used by religious and political activists and politically active journalists as a political campaigning tool or to promote their religious views. Please see for example the following opinion pieces, in addition to the

Re: [Goanet] Open secret: Doctors take cuts for referrals

QUOTE Not absolutely sure about this but I am hearing that this unethical practice of KB has now fully arrived in Goa.  Many Thanks .'librashun'.  UNQUOTE ..Josebab Colaco Josebab's quote above implies that liberation from Portugal is somehow responsible for corruption among doctors in

Re: [Goanet] Goa's heritage under threat: The ongoing museum scandal

It is indeed disgraceful that the people and governments of Goa have no interest in their long history and tradition. The few who do, other than one or two genuine lovers of our diverse culture like Dom Martin, are focused only on their religion or personal biases, such as an extremely

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: ARE WE CHRISTIANS OR HINDUS IN INDIA SECULAR COUNTRY

mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: Santosh Helekar: The Indian courts like courts in other countries have tried to do exactly that. In doing so they and all genuinely secular thinkers have recognized that people commit crimes and atrocities, not because they belong to any particular religion

Re: [Goanet] ARE WE CHRISTIANS OR HINDUS IN INDIA SECULAR COUNTRY?

ministers. UNQUOTE Cheers, Santosh On Thursday, July 31, 2014 3:02 AM, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: Santosh Helekar: I have no idea why this Marshall below is gratuitously abusing me making false defamatory allegations against me breaking the decency rules of Goanet. I also

Re: [Goanet] ARE WE CHRISTIANS OR HINDUS IN INDIA SECULAR COUNTRY?

There certainly are atheistic religions such as some of the prominent sects of Buddhism and Jainism. But the claim below that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Atheism is a religion is false. All that that court has done is recognized that atheism is equivalent to a 'religion' for purposes

Re: [Goanet] ARE WE CHRISTIANS OR HINDUS IN INDIA SECULAR COUNTRY?

Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: Santosh Helekar: Please note the phrase: First Amendment embraces the right to select any religious faith or none at all.? None at all cannot be deemed to be a religious faith by any stretch of the imagination when it is contrasted with religious

[Goanet] Criminal defamation in India

Unlike politicians and public figures, private individuals need to be protected against malicious personal abuse in forums such as Goanet. One good mechanism to do this is to file a criminal defamation complaint. As opposed to many other democratic countries, in India defamation is covered both

[Goanet] Finally a good doctor

Finally, a good doctor has written about one of the many dangerous forms of quackery being spread in Goa and Goan forums to gullible folk. Here is a nice article by Dr. Francisco Colaco exposing the bogus nonsense called chelation therapy:

Re: [Goanet] FW: Escola Medica de Goa the anihilation of Indira Gandhi‏

From Alfredchacha's Herald article at: http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=16626boxid=155454984uid=dat=6/22/2014 QUOTE It, apparently, least botheredmattered Gandhi that the EMG degrees were fully accepted by every university in the western world and had so been since the mid

Re: [Goanet] Request from Selma Carvalho

I think the month-long duet on Goanet has boosted the sales of Selma's book. Selma should wish that it goes on forever, and that she has many more such best friends.   Cheers,   Santosh On Sunday, June 1, 2014 11:29 PM, roland.fran...@ymail.com roland.fran...@ymail.com wrote: For Selma:

Re: [Goanet] Goa: Facebook user faces jail term for anti-Modi comments

What an outrage! Hope sanity prevails at the high court level and the case is thrown out. Cheers, Santosh On Friday, May 23, 2014 4:53 AM, Mayabhushan mayabhus...@gmail.com wrote: Sign of things to come? Goa: Facebook user faces jail term for anti-Modi comments by Mayabhushan Nagvenkar

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho's book some unsavoury comments - (Response on Santosh Helekar's posting by Rose Fernandes)

Dear Rose, Selma's book is excellent. I just read two more chapters. I would advise you to start reading it, and buy copies for all your best friends. You seem like a person who has many best friends both out of love and jealousy. My best to you. Cheers, Santosh On Friday, May 16, 2014 6:57

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho's book some unsavoury comments - (Response on Santosh Helekar's posting by Rose Fernandes)

, Santosh P.S.- BTW, Are you a member of the talented community? Since you are new to Goanet, any introduction you provide about yourself would be helpful. On Thursday, May 15, 2014 9:13 AM, Melvyn Fernandes mel...@orange.net wrote: Dear readers Santosh Helekar wrote to me I am not sure

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho's book some unsavoury comments - (Response by Rose Fernandes)

Bernado here is talking about the fact that I have posted descriptions of what was reported in foreign newspapers during Portuguese times with respect to Alfredchacha's post on Goanet and article in Herald, as well as Roland's implicit challenge to me to defend my contention that the Portuguese

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho's book some unsavoury comments - (Response on Santosh Helekar's posting by Rose Fernandes)

Dear Rose, I don't agree with anything you have written so far. I said someone, not someone else. That someone included me and the historian Christine Nicholls. I already told you why I think Selma's book is well written and well researched. If you disagree then please tell me why. I also

Re: [Goanet] Free book gift!

Does this man only know to heap abuse on others. I have no idea how Goanet is letting him vomit this much bile in public against people who have done nothing to him personally. Cheers, Santosh On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:09 PM, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote: Another wise crack,

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho's book some unsavoury comments - (Response by Rose Fernandes)

community. .C. S. Nicholls Here is her profile: http://www.oldafricamagazine.com/users/csnicholls Cheers, Santosh    On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:36 PM, Melvyn Fernandes mel...@orange.net  wrote: Dear goanet readers Santosh Helekar is the person who deserves high praise, if he says

Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho's book some unsavoury comments

Selma's book is well-researched and well-written. She deserves nothing but high praise. I thank her for sending a copy to me. Cheers, Santosh On Monday, May 12, 2014 5:15 AM, Mervyn Maciel mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com wrote: The more I read this book, the more I am convinced that very

[Goanet] Cell phone radiation: Wrong number

Here is my article published in Herald: http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=15574boxid=17028312uid=dat=5/4/2014 A fuller version of the article is the following: The health-food craze, the environmental movement and other left-wing and right-wing political activist movements have

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Re: Incubator For Political Crooks?

I just noticed these unbiased responses from Roland on Goanet. Looks like he has different levels or standards of corruption and crookedness in his unbiased mind. Illegal profiteering from massive fraud and forgery does not reach the threshold if it happens during the Portuguese rule. The same

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Re: Incubator For Political Crooks?

I just noticed these unbiased responses from Roland on Goanet. Looks like he has different levels or standards of corruption and crookedness in his unbiased mind. Illegal profiteering from massive fraud and forgery does not reach the threshold if it happens during the Portuguese rule. The same

Re: [Goanet] Fwd: Re: Incubator For Political Crooks?

. Roland. Sent from Samsung Mobile Original message From: Jose Colaco cola...@gmail.com Date: 04-04-2014  8:09 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com,Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Cc: roland.francis roland.fran

Re: [Goanet] Incubator For Political Crooks?

How is Roland sure that there were no crooks in Portuguese administration, and when? What system did not allow it? Cheers, Santosh On Friday, April 4, 2014 12:02 AM, roland.francis roland.fran...@ymail.com wrote: A very recent Goa news item says that one-third of Goa candidates have

Re: [Goanet] Incubator For Political Crooks?

that corruption and crookedness does not have anything do with education, race or religion. Cheers, Santosh On Friday, April 4, 2014 7:09 AM, Jose Colaco cola...@gmail.com wrote: On Apr 4, 2014, at 1:12 AM, Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com wrote: How is Roland sure

[Goanet] Repetition of the word Persecution

My longstanding issue with the repeated bogus persecution narrative promoted by religious activists in India have now been finally independently recognized by Catholic Bishops in the Middle East. Please see below. Cheers, Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Journey towards soft fascism

someone like you who otherwise is wise enough to produce the proofs while making statements for/against any matter, can be so abrupt while accusing Modi of being a bigot/dispot ???  On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 3:23 AM, Santosh Helekar wrote:  It is frustrating that people who believe in secular ideals, free

Re: [Goanet] Journey towards soft fascism

It is frustrating that people who believe in secular ideals, free market economy and meritocracy are aligning with a Hindu bigot and a despot. How can people be fooled so easily? I am not yet willing to accept that the Indian masses will let such a man come to power at the center. Cheers,

Re: [Goanet] 'You are my son's discovery'

C. V. Raman was Indian and dark. So it is unlikely that he would have objected to both characteristics. Raman chose his own bride and married a woman from a different sub-caste against the wishes of his mother. Like him his father had no problem with his marital discovery.  Cheers, Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Top Dog

I doubt there are too many who are interested in knowing about this on Goanet. But it is good to know that at least one guy has finally become fascinated by brain science. Cheers, Santosh - Original Message - From: Jim Fernandes amigo...@att.net To: estb. 1994! Goa's premiere

[Goanet] Medical Conspiracy Theories

The latest issue of Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) has an article on medical conspiracy theories. Here it is:  https://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1835348 One of the conspiracy theories listed in Table 1 is: Health officials know that cell phones cause

Re: [Goanet] cell tower radiation hazards

Dear Gerard, Thanks for your kind words. Please call me Santosh. I would be happy to write an article in a Goan newspaper on this subject. I have written OpEds in Herald before. Regarding the angry response by Prof. Girish Kumar to your email, let me just assure you that my reasoning is my

Re: [Goanet] Fait accompli....

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:27 PM, Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com wrote: In a sense it was democratic when over 90% voted to join Russia; it is too late for Goa, if a vote was held tomorrow the majority in Goa (outsiders) would vote to remain in India. The majority in Goa are

Re: [Goanet] cell tower radiation hazards - technical references

serious a blow this, in and of itself, is to the main argument presented in your report. While I am not confident that there is any way to explain away or disregard all of these fatal flaws, I would love to find out if you can do it. Cheers, Santosh On Friday, March 14, 2014 7:46 AM, Santosh

Re: [Goanet] cell tower radiation hazards - technical references

, March 16, 2014 1:42 PM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote: Santosh Helekar chimbelcho at yahoo.com on Sun Mar 16 09:05:35 PDT 2014 wrote: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2014-March/238678.html COMMENT: In the Medical College, ie. Goa Medical

Re: [Goanet] Misinformation of the radiation from mobile towers

It is important to obtain medical information from reliable sources. Here is what American Cancer Society says about lack of any evidence for the harmful effects of cell phone towers: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/cellular-phone-towers Cheers, Santosh On

Re: [Goanet] cell tower radiation hazards - technical references

/ ** On Thu, 13 Mar 2014, Santosh Helekar wrote: Dear Prof. Kumar, Can you please refer me to any peer-reviewed research paper(s) in a reputed scientific journal that substantiate(s) your claims about effects of low power microwave radiation, and the physical

Re: [Goanet] cell tower radiation hazards - coverage in Goa

etc Leave apart the business what he claims that your daughter is doing, that is not my interest. Stephen Dias date: 13.3.2014 Message: 7 Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:08:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com

Re: [Goanet] Misinformation of the radiation from mobile towers

Thanks Gerard for sharing this information. It is important to counter these bogus scares that crop up from time to time by educating people about basic scientific concepts. Underlying these scares there invariably is some commercial scam or MLM-type fraud being perpetrated.  Cheers, Santosh

[Goanet] Wendy's triumph of reason and freedom over religio-political extremism

Please see - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/opinion/banned-in-bangalore.html?src=rechp_r=0 QUOTE What is new, and heartening, this time is that the best are suddenly full of passionate intensity. The dormant liberal conscience of India was awakened by the stunning blow to freedom of speech

Re: [Goanet] Religious Persecution in India: Are you sure?

been passed in India in this regard. I hear that they have weasel words that keep them free of constitutional challenge. Cheers, Santosh Joe Lobo wrote: Santosh Helekar  seems  to  gloss over the  fact  that  a Hindu organisation   , ie  the  RSS ( Rashtriya Sevak Sangh )  set up in   India`s

Re: [Goanet] Religious Persecution in India: Are you sure?

Basilio Monteiro wrote: I would like to offer a few random (not exhaustive) thoughts for consideration about the complex issue of religious persecution in India. It is a sensitive and provocative issue. Of course, a few Catholic priests and nuns get killed, and that is painfully sad; the

Re: [Goanet] Goanet commitment to Goans?

The status of biofeedback is the same as it ever was. Its value in therapy over and above placebo has remained questionable, just like acupuncture. As far as scientific research is concerned, there is more of it being done today on quack modalities such as Chinese medicine, herbal therapy and

Re: [Goanet] wrt Patricia Alvares' Healing with Crystals article in the Herald

On Thursday, February 6, 2014 7:08 AM, J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com wrote: Whatever one believes or not about 'crystals' (and I know nothing about crystals), Is Santoshbab stating that the term curative used by journalist / sub-editor of the Herald in the article amounts to Fraud?

[Goanet] Religious Persecution in India: Are you sure? (posted in GX forum)

Religious persecution in India: are you sure? By Basilio Monteiro I would like to offer a few random (not exhaustive) thoughts for consideration about the complex issue of religious persecution in India. It is a sensitive and provocative issue. Of course, a few Catholic priests and nuns get

Re: [Goanet] Quackery on Herald

On Friday, January 31, 2014 10:34 PM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote: Santosh Helekar chimbelcho at yahoo.com on Sun Jan 26 17:08:46 PST 2014 wrote: 1. Falcao got his medical degree from the same medical college from which I got mine, namely Goa

Re: [Goanet] wrt Patricia Alvares' Healing with Crystals article in the Herald

What Herald has advertised in the interview in question is quackery because of the following reasons: 1. The claims made in the interview perfectly satisfy the dictionary definitions of quackery, which is:  A fraudulent claim to medical knowledge; treating the sick without knowledge of

Re: [Goanet] Quackery on Herald

On Friday, January 31, 2014 10:34 PM, Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão drferdina...@hotmail.com wrote:     Santosh Helekar chimbelcho at yahoo.com on Sun Jan 26 17:08:46 PST 2014 wrote:   1. Falcao got his medical degree from the same medical college from which I got mine, namely Goa

Re: [Goanet] Joseph Vaz - Did he take part in the Goa Inquisition?

Good to see a well-argued article by Filomena on a topic that is dear to her. The article that she is responding to is a fanatical diatribe of the type we see with all types of religious chauvinists in India and abroad. I am still trying to track down the primary source of the Xavier story.

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