Some how it looks like the government which promised the change is following in the footsteps of the predecessors. Can any one point out any real change? What I feel is game is the same only sides have changed.
Over the issue of land for premium engineering institute in Goa it is a shame for all of us that we are not even making it an issue. I think we are happy going to the foreign land and doing odd jobs and be second class citizens rather than work hard in our own land and give our children best opportunities in our own land. Hmm if a IITian politician can't see the bigger picture what will be our next step??? ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 10:45 AM Subject: Goanet Digest, Vol 8, Issue 341 Send Goanet mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Goanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Poixe poixe, Pounds and dollars (JoeGoaUk) 2. ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (4Jun13) (alexyz fernandes) 3. Re: NO LAND FOR IIT IN GOA? ( joe lobo) 4. Re: Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors (marlon menezes) 5. Isopacheo Kannio: Review (dale luis menezes) 6. Basketball players to stage protest (Sandeep Heble) 7. Arvind V Mahankali, an eighth grader ....wins (Andrew Antao) 8. NIYAAZ takeaway (JoeGoaUk) 9. Super Sammy - courtesy : thegoan.net (Camillo Fernandes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 22:07:26 +0100 (BST) From: JoeGoaUk <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Poixe poixe, Pounds and dollars Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 ? Poixe poixe, Pound http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8645311666/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8644215817/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8644216617/in/photostream/ Coins http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8645313720/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8645316170/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8644220041/in/photostream/ 50,20,10, 5 notes http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8644220959/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8644221853/in/photostream/ Dollars http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8645314966/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/8644218735/in/photostream/ ? Indian Rupees http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6674751727/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra3/6674756259/ [email protected] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial? 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc?? ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 01:05:54 -0400 From: alexyz fernandes <[email protected]> To: "Goanet" <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (4Jun13) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=response ~ Rubber Stamp President ~ Presenting Jagmohan Dalmiya Fixed as the Interim Prez of the Board of Cricket Gone Out Control till he Fixes The Previous Prez to Take Control Again! To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 13:30:41 -0400 From: " joe lobo" <[email protected]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] NO LAND FOR IIT IN GOA? Message-ID: <318EE08E1C0C4525AF6600E8ADE64EC7@joepc> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original It`s obvious your beloved Chief Minister does not give a damn about this issue but has time to entertain the wishes of the Casino promoters................and the other north indian land developers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelson Lopes" <[email protected]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 3:34 AM Subject: [Goanet] NO LAND FOR IIT IN GOA? > It is a pity that the premier institution IIT sanctioned for Goa has till > date , no permanent address. it is utilising make shift arrangement at > Farmagudi engineering college complex. The stablishment of this Institute > of repute will give advantage of 50% seats to Goan students on merit among > themselves. This is no mean assurance It is an open secret, how tough and > difficult the competition is at all India level to qualify for such a > seat. > Are we going to throw away this beneficial privilege ?In the past > reservations of 25 seats to Goans in National Institutes and Regional > colleges have been stopped, The C.M who recently entertained the idea and > the proposal for French Educational expansion must give prority to what is > already guaranted. Govt has acquired acres of land, displacing people and > traditional occupations. It appears there is land for every thing except > IIT to take a foothold . In Goa Mr Parikar who himself is the > EducationMinister and an alumini of IIT, will appreciate the difficult > level in securing an admission at such institutes. > Politics must not be allowed to sabotage the proposal and IIT be allowed > to > be moved out of Goa for want of land. Those scholars who are unable to get > merit scholarships of Goa Govt, and admission on merit at all India level, > can reasonably hope to be admitted on 50% reserved quota for Goans > Nelson Lopes Chinchinim ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 12:59:15 -0700 (PDT) From: marlon menezes <[email protected]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 First some basic info: Energy density (energy per unit mass) of a Li-ion battery is around 2% that of gasoline. Alternatively, I would need 50 pounds of Li-ion to carry the same energy as 1 pound of gasoline. Energy efficiency of a gasoline engine ~ 20% vs 90% for electric, which means that an electric car does not need the same amount of energy to move a unit distance, which means that the electric car would need ~10 pounds of Li-ion to have the same range as 1 pound of gasoline. Therefore, battery technology has to improve by a factor of 10 to become equivalent to gasoline (not including costs). This is definitely not going to happen in the next 5 years. A more likely?scenario?is that batteries will be competitive in 15-20 years from now. Next, about the claim that electric cars are "zero" emissions: ?In a typical country, around 50% of the electricity is produced by fossil fuels, which in many cases is coal, which is amongst the worst polluter in terms of COx per unit of energy output. ? Again, in 15-20 years from now, the energy mix will probably change drastically, with coal being displaced by cleaner gas and with nuclear being replaced with wind and some solar. But the bottom line is that electric cars are not necessarily zero emissions vehicles due to the source of their power. Now, regarding the Tesla: The cost of a battery in the Tesla is between $30K to 40K, depending upon the model. Even in the cheaper Nissan Leaf, around a third to half the price of the car is just the battery. Secondly, Tesla's?super chargers are not compatible with parallel electric infrastructure that is being established with other companies and cities. It is like going to a gas station and finding out that the nozzle does not fit! About electric cars in general, the consensus is that there is not going to mass electrification of propulsion systems until the fundamental battery technology is figured out, which as I said may be 15-20 years away. ?However, there is going to be greater electrification of various subsystems in a car. Right now hydraulic steering and brakes are being displaced by electric steering and regenerative braking. Various components such as the fuel and water pumps are now becoming electric. Other components up for electrification are electric enhanced turbos and electric valve trains. All these additions can contribute to a?significant?improvement in engine efficiency, with modest battery capacities. ?These changes, coupled with continuous improvements in engine efficiency (combustion and mechanical) means that it is possible that the internal combustion engine will still be chugging along as the as main propulsion source decades from now.? Finally, will the Chinese come up with something to threaten the establishment? By the time, battery technology becomes cheap enough, it will have become a commodity. ?Most of us don't care about what brand of gasoline we buy. It is the packaging and engineering of the overall product that matters, rather than the the brand of gasoline in it!?It is also very unlikely that the Chinese will have a lock on battery technology. ?A few years ago, there was a big splash when China's largest battery maker, ?BYD announced its intent to build an electric car for a very low price. It even attracted attention from Warren Buffet. So far, BYD has failed to come up with anything substantial. Ironically, this battery company mostly makes cars powered by ... yep, gasoline engines! ? Marlon? ________________________________ From: Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013 2:46 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors Jim Fernandes wrote: > Secondly, as a marketing strategy, the company is initially installing so > called? > "Super Charging" stations along major interstate highways that take > you from Los Angeles to New York - a distance of about 2500 miles (or about > 4000 > Kms.). These fast charging stations are charged using "Solar Power" to > power themselves. Tesla's model-S takes only about 20 minutes to partially > charge it's battery, that will take your car 200 miles at a time (a full > charge can take you some 300 miles). To lure customers, the company is giving > away the charging for free. Eventually, they may slap a fee to charge the car, > but that is immaterial at this point. Jim, Good luck on your bet.? Looking forward, the day will probably come when the car that does not cost anything to refuel, will also be on the top of the list of most stolen cars. I do not want to be Juan Carlos and be subjected to high insurance premiums. A more scary thought is if the 'free' fuel supply is electronically monitored, Uncle Sam will know exactly where and when you are in the land of liberty.? > Can you imagine what would happen if the company installs these solar powered > fast charging stations along all major US highways and cities?? I have driven, with a camper in tow, from San Francisco to Toronto. The US is a beautiful country. There are lots and lots of distractions to take you away from your planed route. Here is one such example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45002663@N00/1565591766/in/set-72157633879352177 Given a choice of a vehicle which has fuel stations every 30 miles or one which has stations every 150 miles, my money says that people will chose the former, every time. The internal combustion engine has stuck around for so long because it is the cheapest form of mobile power. For the electric vehicle to succeed commercially, it has to cost much less than an internal combustion engine. Period. ? ?? Lastly, when the electric car is perfected, I expect the Chinese to have all the research in their hands and they will be offering a much cheaper model.? Once again, good luck on your bet. Mervyn1650 ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: 4 Jun 2013 05:07:29 -0000 From: "dale luis menezes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Isopacheo Kannio: Review Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" OF MORALS AND FABLES By DALE LUIS MENEZES Our childhood was replete with stories where animals spoke and acted like humans and as the story ended there was always a ?moral? to be drawn from it. Be it Aesop?s Fables or the Panchatantra, these didactic narratives which were a part of our childhood days have stayed with us even today. This review will focus on the translation of a hundred of Aesop?s Fables into Konknni by Fr. Pratap Naik SJ and Shilpa Salvi titled Isopacheo Kannio. Many of these narratives are used as ?lessons? in our textbooks and reading them made me remember many of my textbook ?lessons? once again! Aesop?s Fables are believed to have been composed somewhere around 6th century BC by Aesop who was a slave and a story-teller in ancient Greece. These short fables not only served as ?entertaining anecdotes? but also taught ?a pointed lesson by indirect means.? Scholars point out that the genre of fables is fundamentally concerned with relations of unequal power between individuals and groups: in terms of money, prestige or power. Fables were believed to be an expression or cultural form of the lower classes and that it articulated their disadvantaged position. But such fables are also found in aristocratic writings as well. Naik and Salvi have done a wonderful job. The translation is crisp and the editing is tight. But most importantly, the language and choice of phrases used in the book will not be a bother for the children reading this book. The translators have taken immense pain to be concise while remaining true to the structure of the story. Translation is a tricky business. Sometimes the flavour of the fables can be lost in the process of translation. Take the example of Konkani Folk Tales retold by Olivinho J. F. Gomes (National Book Trust, 2007) from Konknni to English where one gets the feeling that the translation is too academic. Fables and/or folk tales whether in English or Konknni are fun to read in the original and somehow the flavour has to be maintained. In this context, one can also mention Venchik Lok-Kannio, a collection of folk-tales (not a translation) by Dr. Jayanti Naik, which were rendered into Romi a few years ago by Felicio Cardozo. The flavour and mellifluous flow of a Konknni folk-tale is best introduced to the reader through this book. In Isopacheo Kannio all the hundred stories are accompanied with illustrations by Dominic Cordo. It must be said that each illustration is carefully thought out and the crux of the story is ably depicted. However, this book could also have benefitted from a better cover, one that immediately appeals to the kids and filled with complementing colours. As mentioned earlier, fables convey a ?political message? and when put in the context of ancient Greek city-life, the message that is given is of unequal power-relations where the weak must obey the strong. But there can also be another possible reflection on these fables, that is, if one does not want herself and others to suffer from the situations and power-relations described in the story they can strive to create a social universe to prevent the narrative of the story from playing out. One can also ask, ?Why should we choose to act like animals when we can choose not to and when we can create an environment in which acting like animals is unnecessary?? Since these stories do not take place in any particular context and share many structural features with the Konknni folk-tales such as the extraction of morals from the stories, the process of rendering and understanding Aesop?s Fables in a distinctly Konknni register has not created any problems. Thus, as pointed above, these fables could have multiple ?morals? derived from them and hence the translators could have provided more than one ?moral? (even if they are contradictory to one another) for the reader to reflect upon. This is a wonderful addition to the corpus of Konknni literature. Isopacheo Kannio is a must read for all young readers. Comments/feedback @ www.daleluismenezes.blogspot.com END OF ARTICLE All quotations from: Clayton, Edward. ?Aesop, Aristotle, and Animals: The Role of Fables in Human Life.? Humanitas 21, no. 1 and 2 (2008): 179?200. Rothwell, Jr., Kenneth S. ?Aristophanes? ?Wasps? and the Sociopolitics of Aesop?s Fables.? The Classical Journal 90, no. 3 (1995): 233?254. Photo: (L-R) Shilpa Salvi, Fr. Pratap Naik SJ, Vincy Quadros, Fr. Feroz Fernandes, Dionisio N F Carvalho, Premanand Lotlikar, Isidore Dantas, Anita Pinto at the release of Isopacheo Kannio on Children?s Day, 2012 in Children?s Park, Campal, Panjim. Isopacheo Kannio translated by Fr. Pratap Naik SJ and Shilpa Salvi (Ponnje/Panjim: Dalgado Konknni Akademi), 2012; pp. 206, Rs. 100/-; Phone: 91-0832-2221688 (Available at Dalgado Konknni Akademi, Panjim) Find my writings @ www.daleluismenezes.blogspot.com ------------------------------- Push thought to extremes -Louis Althusser ------------------------------- ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 19:58:08 +0530 From: Sandeep Heble <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Goanet] Basketball players to stage protest Message-ID: <CACB95nfrK4viVfdiqVEDiX64XDMR8=Rws=wbamr66fou5tj...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Basketball players to stage protest SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Basketball players will stage a peaceful protest against the functioning of the Goa Basketball Association (GBA), here on Monday. Sandeep Heble, speaking on behalf of the players, said the protest was against the functioning of the Lusofonia Games Association and the Goa government?s inaction in the matter. Mr. Heble said the players were upset that C.F. Vaz, president, and Shekhar Jain, secretary of the association, were functioning ?illegally and unconstitutionally, in collaboration with some officials from the Basketball Federation of India?. The protests will be held at 10 a.m. outside the office of the Sports Authority of Goa, Patto Plaza. Ahead of their protest, 100 signatories, including basketball players past and present and supporters of the sport, have addressed a petition to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday. In the petition, they expressed their dismay, disenchantment and frustration with GBA?s functioning in the past 20 years. Alleging several violations and gross abuse of law by the GBA, the signatories urged Mr. Parrikar to take corrective measures by appointing an administrator or ad hoc committee to run the association temporarily, until elections can be held. GBA, which lost legal status, had been declared an unregistered society; however, funds are being raised in the association?s name. It has also been stated in the petition that the membership of the association is presently less than a dozen. Despite being de-recognised by the Sports Authority of Goa and the Goa Olympic Association, the GBA has been selecting teams to represent Goa in an arbitrary and non-transparent manner, which has severely affected Goa?s performance at the national level, signatories said. Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/basketball-players-to-stage-protest/article4777168.ece ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 13:26:47 -0400 From: Andrew Antao <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [Goanet] Arvind V Mahankali, an eighth grader ....wins Message-ID: <CAEaDKzdRmHUM8Vy5htC3m_7P9F+=_wtjrjmcsgtggcqo3gx...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 NEW YORK (TIP): Arvind V Mahankali, an eighth grader at Nathaniel Hawthorne Middle School, won the nationally televised contest on May 30 night by spelling ?knaidel,? a Yiddish term of German origin meaning ?dumpling.? Straight-faced through most of the bee, Arvind broke into a wry grin when he heard the etymology of his last word; the previous two years, he had been knocked out by German words and finished third. But he appeared confident this time, calmly spelling the last two words correctly to win. Arvind, who advanced through a local event sponsored by The Daily News, was briefly in a duel with the runner-up from Illinois, Pranav Sivakumar. But Pranav stumbled on ?cyanophycean,? opening the door for Arvind. First, he rattled off ?tokonoma,? then ?knaidel,? and soon he stood alone on the stage showered with confetti. Hoisting the trophy, Arvind said, ?The German curse has turned into a German blessing.? Asked about the significance of the victory in his final year of eligibility, he said, ?It means that I am retiring on a good note.? It also means he will get $30,000 cash and a $2,500 savings bond. ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 21:49:50 +0100 (BST) From: JoeGoaUk <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] NIYAAZ takeaway Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Popular and busy NIYAAZ takeaway Merces junctions NH17 (KTC Bambolim bypasss Road) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/8736672777/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/8736673647/in/photostream/ My take away ? Chicken Biryani http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/8736674455/in/photostream/ when emptied on a plate http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/8737797834/in/photostream/ Their gajjar ka halwa http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/8736675477/in/photostream/ [email protected] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial? 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc???? ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 11:13:23 +0530 From: Camillo Fernandes <[email protected]> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [Goanet] Super Sammy - courtesy : thegoan.net Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" His duty as a police officer has always been his number one priority, but DySp Sammy Tavares has never been able to ignore his passion - tiatrDaniel F de Souza / The Goan 01 June 2013Konkani music and theatre has attracted people from all walks of life ? from doctors and lawyers to teachers, lecturers, engineers and businessmen. A high ranking official in the Goa Police Force, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sammy Tavares also dons two different hats. When he is not busy maintaining law and order in the state (he is currently posted at the crime branch in Dona Paula), Tavares picks up a pen and writes scripts and songs for tiatr.His tiatr ?Apleam Bhurgeam Sangatak?and audio albums- ?Police Porjek?, ?Desak Bhettoi? and the most recent ?Mhaka Mog Goykarancho? have received wide acclaim. Growing up in Sanvorcotto in Cuncolim, a young Tavares would watch his father and uncle and brother, Max Tavares promote, script and stage tiatr in the village during feast time. Then in the m id-eighties when his brother Max left to take up a job in the Gulf, Sammy took up the challenge and began writing scripts for tiatr. A new playwright was in the making, but when he landed a job in the Goa Police Force as a sub-inspector in 1987, the responsibilities of the job and a year long training programme in distant Nasik resulted in tiatr taking a back stage.?Once I returned back from Nasik, I was deployed at various police stations across Goa and this left me with very little time to pursue my second love, Konkani music and its stage. With hectic duty schedules and pressure to perform weighing heavily on me, I gave all my attention to my job and tiatr was pushed to the back burner.?One can take a Goan out of the theatre and music scene, but no one can take the music and theatre out of any Goan and it was only after his promotion to the post of a deputy superintendent that Tavares could make time for his passion. His solo ?Porot Ghara Iea? based on a real life story w as what changed the tide for him. ?The song was a hit and appreciated even by professional Konkani stage singers and that convinced me that I could try my hand at composing. That was how my first Konkani album ?Police Porjek? came about in 2010,? reminisces Tavares, who was one of the first directors to make a successful foreign tour of London, France, Kuwait, Dubai and Muscat on his first ever attempt with his tiatr ?Apleam Bhurgeam Sangatak? in 2012. Having tasted unprecedented success, Tavares is well grounded and says, ?My efforts would never have been successful if not for the co-operation and support of my superiors and the department. However, my duty remains my first priority, everything else can wait.? With ideals and integrities such as this, it is safe to say that the state and the stage are both in good hands. End of Goanet Digest, Vol 8, Issue 341 **************************************
