RE: [chottala.com] Research Information

Dear writer,   All I was worried about you may end up getting the wrong data for your analysis. The reason you are doing it is noble and I wish you luck with your job.   thanks and regards,   mahmud --- On Tue, 9/30/08, Lost@yahoo.com <Lost@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Lost@yahoo.com <Lost@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [chottala.com] Research Information To: chottala@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 12:47 AM Dear Mr. Hassan,   Thank you very much for writing on this subject. Your kind suggestions and directives are much appreciated.   As a PhD student I am sure you are well aware that research data on many subjects can be gathered from existing resources  but when the subject matter is non-existent one has to begin from bottom. Any information/ data collected from such raw sources has to be vetted to verify its reliability. I am beginning from the raw end then intend to go upwards. Since I am not much educated as you, my ideas are limited. I would be obliged if you could kindly direct me to resources.   I do not know whether you are familiar with End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF), it's a devasting health issue and the citizens of Bangladesh will face massive growth of ESRF in the near future because of consumption of contaminated drinks and foods. The last conservative statistics, done five years ago shows one in every million but presently it is three in every million. This is a very alarming figure. As there is no cure for this disease, the only way to survive is kidney transplant or dialysis which is extremely expensive. My questions therefore     ""Is Chittagong ready to face this calamity?""   In a seminar held September, 2007, it was`revealed that 20 million (two crore) kidney patients are presently in Bangladesh and 35,000 are added each year. I am confident that out of these 20 million at least one million are from Chittagong. What are these people doing?   In the Health budget of Bangladesh only 1.2% of the GNP is allocated and the priority areas are Population control, provision of clean drinking water and eradication of communicable diseases.  There is negligible allocation of development of existing healthcare systems, education to healthcare and facing the challenges of tomorrow. Of course I understand that the government have many other core priorities, like energy, security etc. etc.   Sir, I am not entering into a debate for your wise-crack comments but I hope you understand my reasons for seeking assistance and help from anyone interested to assist me. All I am trying to do is direct a US$5 million fund to Chittagong to develop healthcare for ESRF patients and be ready to face the issue when this disaster strikes. Since I was born in Chittagong I am trying to contribute to the city of my birth, please join me if you can.   I hope you attain your PhD soon and help our community. Bangladesh needs help and is crying.   Kind regards. To: chottala@yahoogroup s.com From: mhapu@yahoo. com Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:08:16 -0700 Subject: Re: [chottala.com] Research Information Dear Writer,     How can you rely on the data that is collected by the person whom you never know..please consider research ethics and be sure of your the data collection method.   mahmud hassan PhD student Australia --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Lost Dream <lostadream@hotmail. com> wrote: From: Lost Dream <lostadream@hotmail. com> Subject: [chottala.com] Research Information To: chottala@yahoogroup s.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 12:18 AM Dear Members,   I am preparing a research Project Proposal for Chittagong Bangladesh and had been trying to find some basis information unfortunately I could not get any information. It would be very helpful if anyone could kindly provide me with the following information:   1. Number of Dialysis Clinic in Chittagong:   Governmental, Private and Charitable dialysis clinics. 2. What are their charges for each treatment and the average changes paid by patients. 3. Number of Nephrogolists practising in Chittagong who are based in Chittagong. 4. If any Nephrologists based elsewehere in the country but visit Chittagong regularly to attend patients, like once a week or more.   I would be much obliged if anyone would respond. If you do not have information on all the four points, please respond with whatever partial information you might have   Kind regards       Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn "10 hidden secrets" from Jamie. Learn Now Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live. See Now

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[chottala.com] ARNOB AND FRIEND CONCERT - Sat. Oct. 18, 2008

DRISHTIPAT is delighted to present ARNOB and friends in a rare performance on October 18, 2008 at one of Washington's finest performance venues, the Historic Synagogue at Sixth and I. This concert is part of the 'Unheard Voices World Tour', organized to raise funds for DRISHTIPAT's humanitarian projects.
 
"Timeless", "The most talented musician from Bangladesh", "Spell binding live performance" are some of the phrases used to describe ARNOB's performance. He is a star of the Bangladeshi pop scene, whose innovative blend of traditional instruments, themes and rhythms with contemporary arrangements and harmonies are truly groundbreaking. Add to this the jazz-based interpretations of his collaborator Andrew Morris on soprano sax and you have an extraordinary treat in store.
 
Come celebrate the 400th anniversary of DHAKA city with us!
 
Purchase tickets now at
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Read more about the concert here
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We have several exciting sponsorship opportunities for local companies. Please email arnob.concert@gmail.com for more information.
 

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Dear Mr. Hassan,
 
Thank you very much for writing on this subject. Your kind suggestions and directives are much appreciated.
 
As a PhD student I am sure you are well aware that research data on many subjects can be gathered from existing resources  but when the subject matter is non-existent one has to begin from bottom. Any information/data collected from such raw sources has to be vetted to verify its reliability. I am beginning from the raw end then intend to go upwards. Since I am not much educated as you, my ideas are limited. I would be obliged if you could kindly direct me to resources.
 
I do not know whether you are familiar with End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF), it's a devasting health issue and the citizens of Bangladesh will face massive growth of ESRF in the near future because of consumption of contaminated drinks and foods. The last conservative statistics, done five years ago shows one in every million but presently it is three in every million. This is a very alarming figure. As there is no cure for this disease, the only way to survive is kidney transplant or dialysis which is extremely expensive. My questions therefore     ""Is Chittagong ready to face this calamity?""
 
In a seminar held September, 2007, it was`revealed that 20 million (two crore) kidney patients are presently in Bangladesh and 35,000 are added each year. I am confident that out of these 20 million at least one million are from Chittagong. What are these people doing?
 
In the Health budget of Bangladesh only 1.2% of the GNP is allocated and the priority areas are Population control, provision of clean drinking water and eradication of communicable diseases.  There is negligible allocation of development of existing healthcare systems, education to healthcare and facing the challenges of tomorrow. Of course I understand that the government have many other core priorities, like energy, security etc. etc.
 
Sir, I am not entering into a debate for your wise-crack comments but I hope you understand my reasons for seeking assistance and help from anyone interested to assist me. All I am trying to do is direct a US$5 million fund to Chittagong to develop healthcare for ESRF patients and be ready to face the issue when this disaster strikes. Since I was born in Chittagong I am trying to contribute to the city of my birth, please join me if you can.
 
I hope you attain your PhD soon and help our community. Bangladesh needs help and is crying.
 
Kind regards.

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From: mhapu@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:08:16 -0700
Subject: Re: [chottala.com] Research Information

Dear Writer,     How can you rely on the data that is collected by the person whom you never know..please consider research ethics and be sure of your the data collection method.   mahmud hassan PhD student Australia --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Lost Dream <lostadream@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Lost Dream <lostadream@hotmail.com> Subject: [chottala.com] Research Information To: chottala@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 12:18 AM Dear Members,   I am preparing a research Project Proposal for Chittagong Bangladesh and had been trying to find some basis information unfortunately I could not get any information. It would be very helpful if anyone could kindly provide me with the following information:   1. Number of Dialysis Clinic in Chittagong:   Governmental, Private and Charitable dialysis clinics. 2. What are their charges for each treatment and the average changes paid by patients. 3. Number of Nephrogolists practising in Chittagong who are based in Chittagong. 4. If any Nephrologists based elsewehere in the country but visit Chittagong regularly to attend patients, like once a week or more.   I would be much obliged if anyone would respond. If you do not have information on all the four points, please respond with whatever partial information you might have   Kind regards       Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn "10 hidden secrets" from Jamie. Learn Now

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[chottala.com] Scholars urge Islamic movements a rethink - By Anwar Elshamy [Gulf Times]

Scholars urge Islamic movements a rethink

Prof al-Sayed flanked by al-Jurashi and ADF's secretary general Mohsin Marzouq who was the moderator, during the seminar By Anwar Elshamy TWO leading Islamic thinkers have urged Islamic movements in the Arab world to conduct a "radical intellectual revision" to their convictions, saying that these movements should abandon the idea of establishing a religious state. Dr Radwan al-Sayed, a professor of Islamic Studies at the Lebanon University, said that Islamists should stop thinking of setting up an Islamic state, which he said, is "not possible because it is dogmatic". "While the religious state is not possible, it is the civil state, where the law rather than the Sharia rules, which we all should stick to. It is the insistence of Islamic movements to establish an Islamic state which triggered a horrendous clash with the Arab counties' regimes. Any Islamic state would have a problem with democracy because Islamists seek to create a religious state in which the infallible Islamic Sharia would replace the law though Sharia is merely a way of life. Even the Islamic caliphate state was not a religious state at all," al-Sayed said at "the Islamic Movements and Democracy: Lebanon as an Example" seminar yesterday. The seminar was organised by the Doha-based Arab Democracy Foundation (ADF). Al-Sayed, who is also a visiting professor at Harvard and Chicago universities, slammed both Hamas movement and Hezbollah party for what he called "resorting to violence to attain their goals". "Islamic movements should denounce violence and ban it by all means because when they exercise it, they do that in the name of God. Though Hamas has developed its approaches as an Islamic movement, it has relapsed into violence against the Palestinians who voted for it. The same practice committed by Hezbollah when it swept Beirut and controlled it by the force of weapons this year just to obtain more advantages over the other rival factions," he said. He also blamed the rise of Islamic movements around the Arab world on what he called "the weakening of the religious institutions by the Arab regimes", saying that this has created a vacuum, which Islamists sought to fill. "A main obstacle to democratisation in the Arab countries is the ruling regimes themselves. They suppress all the civil society movements including the Islamists. In Egypt, as an example, Islamic movements flourished only after the Al Azhar authority has been sidelined and weakened by the State. One can easily notice that the violent fundamentalists appeared in every Arab country where the traditional religious institution was weakened," he explained. "Any democratisation in the Arab world would be impossible without involving Islamists who constitute 40mn around the Arab world and difficult to be ignored. But at the same time all the current Islamic movements need to conduct some sort of intellectual reform for their approaches." About the prospects of democratisation in Lebanon, al-Sayed ruled out the possibility of establishing any democratic system in Lebanon, saying that the different sects making up the country make it impossible to have any type of democracy. "It is sects which exchange power in Lebanon rather than parties. I believe that there would be no future for democracy in Lebanon because of this. We have two armies, one for the government, and the other for Hezbollah. The aircraft of a Lebanese pilot was shot down only because he entered the zone controlled by Hezbollah. I can't perceive any democracy in a country where sectarianism prevail the concept of the state," he added. He slammed the military regimes that assumed power in the region during the last decades, saying they undermined all the values of the Arab communities. Dr Salah al-Din al-Jurashi, a Tunisian Islamic researcher and analyst, called on Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt to abandon theme of "Islam is the solution", saying this slogan creates confusion and make them "seem to be in monopoly of Islam". "I hope that Islamists can give up the idea that application of the Sharia will solve all the problems of our societies and do some sort of calm revision of their approaches. Without a radical revision made by Islamists, a relapse would remain possible," he said. He also warned against the aggravation of conflict among the Lebanese parties saying that "any conflict with Hezbollah would mean an all-out war between the Sunnis and Shias. I hope that we can denounce the inevitability of the conflict between the Sunnis and Shias as this will only benefit the enemies of Islam including the US and Israel," he added.

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Re: [chottala.com] How Stupid Is Sarah Palin?

I totally agree with everything you are saying. I have to confess that I don't know much about US politics and politics in general--So just a few questions:   1. What credentials does one need to run for US presidency? Do you need to have a degree in every subject? Or a Resume with 20 years experience ?   2. Does a candidate have to know anything and everything about a huge and complex country ?   3. Perhaps the parties in the US should cultivate one or two persons and train them to be the most knowledgeable on all topics and then nominate them during election time, rather than picking a senator etc from a particular state. This process would provide a very knowledgeable person who can say the right things and make everyone happy.   4. Correct me if I am wrong-- but I think Bill Clinton was the most educated president that the USA has ever had. Regan was a "good" president and he was a celebrity from Hollywood.   5. Do the US presidents really make decisions them selves? Or they have a thousand advisors telling them what to say and do ?   6. Would the US congress pass a "bad" proposal that a president proposed?   7. We all blame Bush for all the bad stuff but it is the people who elected him twice, correct ?   8. Palin has done some good things for the state of Alaska-- does anyone know about that ?   9. How much international relationship experience does Obama bring ? How many countries did he travel to as an executive?   10. How many Born Americans have travelled out of their country once in their lives? So if Palin has not travelled then good for her; she represents the majority of the American population, no ?   11. How many "educated" Americans know about Geography and Economy of the worlds' ? They would only know it if the needed to-- as and when Palin needs to know these things she will be advised on the best course of action-- and she will learn on the job, perhaps?   12. ... and a lot more basic questions we should ask, instead of beating up Palin, she was chosen by the party she didn't force herself on!   Cheers       --- On Fri, 9/26/08, tariq matin <emailad4tariq@yahoo.com> wrote: From: tariq matin <emailad4tariq@yahoo.com> Subject: [chottala.com] How Stupid Is Sarah Palin? To: chottala@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, September 26, 2008, 9:41 AM We have made two consecutive mistakes in the past elections as a nation. We have elected a clueless governor of Texas as President who claimed that trade with Mexico was one of his great achievements dealing with a foreign country. Look where he has taken us! Now we are considering electing a vice president who claims that her trades with Russia, a country she can see from her home with her naked eye, as one of her notable accomplishments dealing with foreign neighbor! And are we falling for her because we are so gullible? I have a claim to make. My claim is Sarah Palin is plain old Stupid with a capital "S"!!!! No wonder why John Mccain is trying to shield her from the media! Is this one of the reasons why he is trying to focus his attention to Wall Street even though there are only few days left before the election for the Main Street! If you guys want to know how STUPID the "Palin" lady is then you would feel sorry for the "maverick" John Mccain for picking this airhead. I think even the thought of voting for Palin as the vice president is an insult to intelligence after witnessing her embarrassing episodes with the media. You have to watch the interview with Katie Couric to get a feel for the incompetence of Sarah Palin. Here is an excerpt from the interview: Couric: You've said, quote, "John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business." Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight? Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie - that, that's paramount. That's more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for us. Couric: But he's been in Congress for 26 years. He's been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more. Palin: He's also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he's been talking about - the need to reform government. Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you've said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this? Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today. Couric: I'm just going to ask you one more time - not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation. Palin: I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you. Here is the link : http://www.cbsnews. com/stories/ 2008/09/24/ eveningnews/ main4476173. shtm tariq matin

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