Re: [Goanet] CLARIFICATION REQUIRED
Pls see here: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2011-March/206945.html Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490 On 21 March 2011 23:49, prabhu michaelpra...@vsnl.net wrote: Dear Frederick, I sent a post on the 20th. It does not seem to have been posted as of Digest no. 287 which came in a short while earlier. Have I missed it, or is there something amiss with what I wrote in my letter? Regards, Michael *From:* prabhu michaelpra...@vsnl.net *To:* goa...@goanet.org *Cc:* fredericknoro...@gmail.com ; gabbydeso...@rediffmail.com ; gabrield...@gmail.com ; gabrielj...@gmail.com ; gabrielr...@gmail.com ; gabrielr...@gmail.com *Sent:* Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:22 PM *Subject:* Re: Which Catholic Group is Willing to fight the Church Authorities if something is wrong? Dear Frederick, Thanks for your guidance. This is the message that I wanted to send when I first contacted you on the 16th after reading a post by one Gabriel D'Souza on http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg74796.html: *Which Catholic Group is Willing to fight the Church Authorities if something is wrong?* ** I refer to Gabriel D'Souza of Mumbai's post of March 14, 2011: Which Catholic Group is Willing to fight the Church Authorities if something is wrong? *1.* *His point no 6 was Demand from the Bishop that married catholic priests should also be allowed to perform masses in churches on freelance basis.* *-Catholics know that the question of married priests does not even arise for discussion.* *-One does not fight the Church. We are members of the Body of Christ. A member of a body does not fight another member of the same body. * *-The Church is NOT a democracy as in political. It is a koinonocracy, a COMMUNITY. Things are done differently here.* That demand of Gabriel's shows that he either is completely ignorant of Church teaching on the matter, or that he is not Catholic, or that he is a liberal/dissident Catholic or a combination of them. *2.* I also privately received this message from this Gabriel D'Souza. Gabriel D'Souza sends numerous meaningless unsolicited mails, something that I strongly object to. There is no way to stop him from doing so either. He always ignores and sometimes even argues when requested to unsubscribe, or he simply changes his name and/or email id and writes again. And again.. Using the name Gabriel, he has written under several ids -- switching all the time -- such as gabbydeso...@rediffmail.com; gabrield...@gmail.com; gabrielj...@gmail.com; gabrielr...@gmail.com; gabrielr...@gmail.com; etc. He is also almost certainly the same person who writes as Gabriel Fernandes [*gabrielpf...@gmail.com*], Paul D'Souza [*paulg...@gmail.com*], Paul Gonsalves [*bombayvo...@gmail.com*] - when he called on the Church to implement a two-child policy, again something very un-Catholic, Marcos Gonsalves [*marcosg...@gmail.com*], Marcos Fernandes [* marcosp...@gmail.com*], Jorge Dias [*jorges...@gmail.com*], Jorge D'Souza [*jorgep...@gmail.com*], Jorge Rodrigues [*jorger...@gmail.com*], George D'Mello [*george...@gmail.com*], Alfred Fernandes [*alfred...@gmail.com*], Andrew Fernandes [*andrewg...@gmail.com*], Brian Fernandes [* brianj...@gmail.com*], Daniel Borges [*danielj...@gmail.com*], Daniel Gonzalez [*danielgn...@gmail.com*], Daniel Gonsalves [* danielg...@gmail.com*; danielg...@gmail.com; danielg...@gmail.com], Dr. Alfred D'Souza [*alfred...@gmail.com*], Brian D'Souza [*brian...@gmail.com *], Mark D'Souza [*markj...@gmail.com*]; and I have wondered if he is also Layman Christian [* info@laymanchristian.c*om], Christ's People [*christspeo...@gmail.com*]. A lot of what he writes is rubbish. How does one stop this spam from this man of multiple identities? One of our list guidelines is False and/or ambiguous email aliases will not be tolerated.. *3.* My message to Greg Pereira, President of AOCC, who responded with a comment to Gabriel D'Souza: Greg, I believe that AOCC should expand as ASSOCIATION OF CONCERNED CATHOLICS and not as ASSOCIATION OF CONCERN CATHOLICS. Michael Prabhu, Chennai
Re: [Goanet] Goa's Political Quirks
Thank you for your information, Frederick. I stand corrected. I would just like to point out that the existence of the BJP came into existence in 1980. If I am not mistaken, Bhandare had started being a Press Note specialist even before then. I could be mistaken on this also as age, senility, Alzheimers and other sundry ills which plague the retired have taken a strong hold. On a side note, Surendra Sirsat once told me in a private conversation that it was Khalap who gave the BJP a foot hold in Goa by agreeing to a seat sharing arrangement with the BJP. And then success begets success. (it started with me accusing the MGP outright for giving the BJP a chance to step into Goa's political scenario. This was after Sirsat was grumbling about the school complex and the super school complexes introduced by the BJP) But then Khalap was Sirsat's bete noir and so his views could be coloured. Regards -- Tony de Sa. tonydesa at gmail dot com ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v
[Goanet] Daily Grook #913
DAILY GROOK #913 BET DUET by Francis Rodrigues marrying a gambler isn't such a curse, a guy you'll prefer for bettor or worse! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hits GOA: PEDRO FERNANDES: Tel.2226642 FURTADOS: Tel.2223278 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119017685910
[Goanet] Did Civil Aviation Minister lie to Parliament or is State lying to Mopkars High Court?
http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Main%20Page%20News/Did-Civil-Aviation-Minister-lie-to-Parliament-or-is-State-lying-to-Mopkars-High-Court/46648.html Did Civil Aviation Minister lie to Parliament or is State lying to Mopkars High Court? BY AJAY THAKUR Did Civil Aviation Minister lie to Parliament or is State lying to Mopkars High Court? BY AJAY THAKUR PANJIM, March 21 This might qualify for the greatest gaffe or a blatant lie that both Central Government as well as Goa Government meted out to people of Goa. On March 9, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Vyalar Ravi informed Lok Sabha that about 1000 acres of land had been ‘acquired’ for Mopa Airport. 24 hours later, M K Vasta, Special Land Acquisition Officer for Mopa Airport told Herald that Revenue Department had only ‘approved the acquisition’ of land for Mopa at four villages namely Mopa, Uguem, Chandel and Ambarem earlier last week and that award is yet to take place. The process of land acquisition starts with notification, hearing of objections, approval from Revenue Department, payment of compensation, acquisition of land and then possession. The slip between cup and lip has happened yet again at Mopa. It is not the first time that Centre and State have spoken different languages on Mopa. In the past when Herald had broken the news that Amman Whitney was the chosen Consultant for Mopa, Centre confirmed it while State denied. Land acquisition is the new turf for doublespeak. But there is more to how Centre-State’s duality on Mopa Land Acquisition raises eyebrows. On May 5, 2010, passing an interim order on Writ Petition No. 510/2009, High Court of Bombay at Goa instructed “Respondents (read State Government) shall be at liberty to proceed with the acquisition proceedings. However, this shall be entirely without prejudice to all the rights and contentions of the parties. Further respondents shall not take possession of the land which is the subject matter of the petition”. Either an overzealous State Government went overboard in stating to the Centre that land was already with them or an insensitive Centre cocksure that any opposition did not exist, either ways the land users of Mopa left stunned whom to believe. Even though the Court Room Battle for Mopa’s emergency land acquisition is not yet over and a final round of hearing happening this week, SLAO Vasta has sprung up another surprise. When Herald quizzed him if he was aware of Writ Petition Nos. 510/2009, 568/2009 and 135/2010 at High Court, all dealing with ‘what was the emergency in land acquisition’ his reply was “I am not aware”. Strange, as over 100 of project affected people in and around the affected site had filed three writ petitions at High Court of Bombay’s Goa Bench against the arbitrary manner of acquisition but the main concerned acquiring authority wasn’t aware. Ground Zero is a picture of shock and horror as most of the residents never got notices of Land Acquisition. At other times, they were not aware of dates of hearing. Goa Government in a bid to beat any popular unrest followed a code of silence and unleashed LAA 1894’s infamous emergency clause Section 17(i) which gives the Collector unchallenged powers to acquire land without hearing the owners/tillers. Interestingly, earlier this month, two days before Vyalar Ravi’s admission, Supreme Court (on March 7) in its landmark judgement on emergency land acquisitions had held that right to possess a land being a right to property cannot be taken away without conducting an enquiry under the Land Acquisition Act (LAA). “Admittedly the LAA, a pre-Constitutional legislation of colonial vintage is a drastic law, being expropriatory in nature as it confers on the State a power which affects a person’s property right”. The Bench comprising Justice G S Singhvi and Justice A K Ganguly had said “the concept of public purpose on this broad horizon must also be read into the provisions of emergency power under Section 17 with the consequential dispensation of right of hearing under Section 5A of the LAA. The courts must examine these questions very carefully when little Indians lose their small property in the name of mindless acquisition at the instance of the State.” Writing the judgment Justice Ganguly also said: “Even though right to property is no longer a fundamental right, and was never a natural right, and is acquired on a concession by the State, it has to be accepted that without right to some property, other rights become illusory. The concept of public purpose cannot remain static for all time to come”. Will justice then overcome the reign of Centre-State lies? -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. Rape of Goa : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO:
[Goanet] Deaths: Little girl dies after a fall in a 'shopping mall play area'..
Deaths: Little girl dies after a fall in a 'shopping mall play area'.. Baby Hemant Kamat 4, died after a fall in a play area of a shopping mall http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/5548859833/sizes/l/ don't know if it is St. Inez shopping mall as it too has a children play area. In another incident , a 15 year old died of burn injury at Cumcolim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextra2/5549443352/ -- joego...@yahoo.co.uk 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
[Goanet] I'm my own grand-pa
Here are 3 links to the video I'm my own grandpa ! 1. Dennis Warner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7x1ETPkZsk 2. Ray Stevens: (with family tree diagram) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiwfeature=related 3.Ray Stevens:(in cartoon format) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWztxTufJ8cfeature=related Enjoy ! SILVAN M. D'SA Socorro, Goa. - No worry! Message was scanned by AVG and no virus was found. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3521 - Release Date: 03/21/11
Re: [Goanet] Holistic Medicine by Tucarama from Brazil
Since I forwarded the Part 1 and 2 circulars from Dr. Forsu d. R. Popot and Pres. Pandurang Fernandes, respectively, let me tell you that Dr. Popot has knowledge of both English and Science. He has read about Holistic Medicine in all dictionaries. We know that he passed out at a recognized Portuguese university while studying hard from a Portuguese-English dictionary in the 1970s before it was de-recognized. In fact, holistic bhairi was given to him to restore his consciousness after the passing out. Pres. Fernandes has no medical, scientific and English diploma, although he has passed out many times. That is why he is qualified to practice Holistic Medicine. Cheers, Santosh --- On Mon, 3/21/11, Tukaram Naik tukan...@yahoo.com wrote: Mervyn Lobo writes in reply : Secondly, let me reassure you that the author of the article above has an excellent knowledge of both English and science. REPLY : Okay, now I understand. In other words the author of the article and Mervyn believe in : The operation was successful, but the patient died Let me advise Mervyn, I do not go by assurances of others. No experienced person does; because he has experience. There are too many people in this world who do not understand what they are assuring, leave aside reassuring. Tucarama Naique. --- On Sun, 3/20/11, Tukaram Naik tukan...@yahoo.com wrote: The writer of this article either does not know English or Science. Please check the meaning of the English word 'holistic'. Tucarama Naique.
[Goanet] Et tu Ratan!How Tata's and BJP diddled India
Vasant Baliga: Did Arun Shourie gift the Tatas 773 acres of land which should have been demerged before VSNL’s disinvestment but wasn’t? Response: While I do not agree with the political ideology of Arun Shourie, I have great trust in his personal integrity. I am sure he will come out with an appropriate response soon. Regards, Marshall
[Goanet] What is your Mother Tongue?
What is your Mother Tongue? By Mr. Plastino D'Costa We Indians, including Goans are very obsessive about ones own mother tongue, and at the top of the list would be Indians from the South. However, when the mother tongue gains precedence over the national language or an international business language, it becomes crucial to deliberate the pros and cons of the issue of languages, to decide which language should be the preferred mode of communication for our Generation Next. Agreed, the mother tongue is the first language we learn when we start talking, hence the name, but how much significance should the mother tongue have, given the changing dynamics of the new integrated world, where already there exists so much miscommunication, even when two humans talk the same language. An ideal situation would be for all Indians to speak one language, so that we all are on the same page, but that seems difficult in this new political reality of pleasing narrow coalitions and even narrower vote banks. Once in a while our Goan politicians understandably rake up the mother tongue issue to get political benefit; after all they need to recycle some issue. But has anyone thought, that in our arrogance of promoting different mother tongues our Generation Next is now subject to learning 3 or 4 languages, that too with different scripts, and that changing the medium of instruction in the middle of their schooling years is taking a toll on their quality of education. Definitely, learning the mother tongue gives us a sense of community belonging, but spare a thought for the Generation Next, they need to learn minimum three languages to please the World, Nation and State All languages have their own importance, but to arrogantly defend one's mother tongue superiority over the other is merely becoming an ego inflating exercise. People in position of power and who sway public opinion should look at ones conscious before making unreasonable demands on the Generation Next to learn so many languages. Although learning 3 or more languages have its advantages, we should be aware of the pitfalls also. We are preparing the Generation Next Goans (Indians) to learn 3 languages, little knowing that their vocabulary will be compromised by more than a third, than those for example, who knows one language thoroughly. No wonder Indian diplomats can never do a good job when negotiating with other countries, be it nuclear deals, trade negotiations, extradition treaties etc. After all people listen to legitimate points only if they are expressed in proper language and in the right vocabulary, or else they are mostly lost in translation. In our quest to learn as many regional languages as possible, we have not been able to perfect a single language. Some out of focus Konkani Stage Artists, have been aligning with politicians for the mother tongue cause, when actually their job should be composing quality Konkani compositions, which will promote the language. If the compositions are good, eventually that will be a good service to the language they have been composed. Chris Perry (Konkani), or the comedian Dada Kondke (Marathi), always made sure their audience get quality compositions in their shows, plays, or films and people seem to have accepted them irrespective of what they were composed in. These gentlemen never arrogantly thrust the language on us and yet made a positive impact on their respective languages. Goans even accepted the Lambada, Macarena, LaBamba etc without even knowing what language their lyrics were written. With the Chinese forcing English in their syllabus have not made them anti-Chinese, then why should we Indians be so insecure about our mother tongue? Goan politicians recently in their elections campaign mostly gave speeches in the Konkani Language, which we assumed we understood, and yet after two months we are confused what they actually meant in these speeches. A survey of how many politician offspring get their education in English Medium Schools should prove their hypocritical effort of enforcing the rest of the population to educate in the mother tongue medium. We Indians and Goans must make up our mind as to which language should get priority, so that our Generation Next Indians or Goans are better focused in the language they speak among themselves or to the rest of the world. We don't want to repeat the situation we faced not so long ago, when we had a Prime Minister who did not know the national language and had to address the parliament in English which also had to be translated into English. Above Article first appeared on Herald - Goa on 16th September 2007
[Goanet] Spiritual and immoral
Excerpt: One can be deeply spiritual; meditate every day, pray, observe the many rituals and then proceed about one's business. One can then proceed to cheat, swindle, take and offer bribes, deprive the state of crores of rupees that are secreted into different funds under different names, and come back home a satisfied man. One can do all this without being psychotic. In fact, several people do just this and have been seen to be stalwarts in society. Many are associated with organisations that serve the less privileged, poor children, and destitute and abandoned women. Full read @ http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2805/stories/20110311280508600.htm -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] PM Manmohan Singh misleading public on US cables: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Manmohan-Singh-misleading-public-on-US-cables-WikiLeaks-founder-Julian-Assange/articleshow/7754853.cms
NEW DELHI: WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange says Indian leaders are trying to
mislead the public by challenging the authenticity of US diplomatic cables
suggesting some MPs were bribed during a 2008 parliament trust vote.
It is not correct to say that all these cables are mere opinions by US
diplomats, that is not true, Assange told NDTV's Prannoy Roy in an interview
telecast on Monday.
These are official correspondence sent by ambassadors, sent in their official
capacity... They report what they say are facts, and they also present
opinions. It's important to keep these two different, he said.
In the case of the Indian cable which is causing such a furore about bribery,
it is very hard to understand why any US embassy official would lie to
Washington.
The comment I have been hearing from Prime Minister (Manmohan) Singh, these,
to me, seem like a deliberate attempt to mislead the public by suggesting that
governments around the world do not accept the material and it is not
verified... absolutely false!
There is no doubt these are bonafide reports sent by American ambassador to
Washington and these should be seen in that context. That does not mean every
fact in them are correct, he said.
Assange's comments follow the uproar in India after an American embassy cable
leaked by WikiLeaks quoted an aide to a Congress leader as saying that money
was paid to some MPs -- and more were to be paid -- to win support for Manmohan
Singh's government in parliament in July 2008.
The government has denied the allegation. Government leaders have also said
that the leaked cables carry no authenticity and cannot be verified.
Assange argued that if this was true, then US diplomats in India can be accused
of lying.
If this cable on bribery is incorrect, then the US ambassador in India has a
lot to answer for because he has been sending back very serious reports to
Washington about senior politicians and (their) behaviour in Indian parliament,
which casts it in very negative light.
It would affect the relationship between India and the US, he said. So he
has committed a grave error.
Assange, an Australian, said there was an attempt to distort the record and
fool the public about the nature of the material.
First, they refused to comment at all, (then) to suggest the materials are not
verified and no other government accepted it. Absolutely false...
This is actually the behaviour of guilty men. Man who is innocent doesn't tend
to behave like that.
That doesn't mean people making those statements like Prime Minister Singh are
guilty of this particular crime.
It suggests something that how Indian parliamentarians and politicians respond
to very serious allegations.
They respond through indirection and attempting to cover up the issue for the
public, rather than address it fully and frankly.
WikiLeaks accessed over 200,000 US diplomatic cables from an American soldier
who is now in jail.
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Re: [Goanet] Et tu Ratan!How Tata's and BJP diddled India
On 21 March 2011 17:03, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote: Response: While I do not agree with the political ideology of Arun Shourie, I have great trust in his personal integrity. I am sure he will come out with an appropriate response soon. Regards, Marshall RESPONSE: Here is an article from last month's Frontline:- http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2805/stories/20110311280513200.htm -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Re : Copyright Law
Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão (of the MEDIA and pass out fame from the University, he says, was derecognised, wrote this: And a piece of advice; your last lines of your post do not provoke me. That is typical village attitude. Comment: The fact is that Dr. Falcao is easily provoked. ps: So the chap who made a bold statement that Bombay University was derecognised ..now apparently cannot find the evidence to support his claim. So what does he do? He asks somebody else to do the leg-work for him. Typical Gulfie-miski attitude? jc
[Goanet] The BJP and the Tatas and Arun Shourie
Marshall: While I do not agree with the political ideology of Arun Shourie, I have great trust in his personal integrity. I am sure he will come out with an appropriate response soon. Response: I too have great faith in Manmohan Singh's personal integrity, honesty and his truthfulness-like he said that neither the Congress nor his Government indulged in any Bribery in the Cash for Votes Scandal which saved his government in 2008. I am confident he will get to the bottom of all scams!
[Goanet] Medium Of Instruction
Medium Of Instruction In truth I never imagined the gathering to fight for the right to the Medium Of Instruction would be so large, large yes, so large no ! It is indeed good to see that so many people especially parents can come together to fight for a bright future for their children. It is heartening and it evolves in me a hope that we Goans could unite in one voice if push comes to shove. I was a product of Konkanni medium in primary school way back in the late 60's and the transition to English medium in the 5th standard was not as bad as we had expected, for me and other Catholic students Devnagri script was as foreign as Hebrew or Greek but in the end had to master it and by God most of us did. It was certainly not easy. As people have expressed, Mother Tongue Konkanni should not be promoted beyond a certain limit especially beyond the primary. English is certainly good for the all-round development of students and that is what the students want too. A lot of people say Konkanni is being spoken in our homes and the children can learn it there, but how far is that true ? How many parents and their children actually speak in Konkanni at home ? I am not being a judge here, Konkanni has to be protected and nourished and it has to be done in the homes more than in schools by the parents, and that is certainly the duty of the parents. In other countries, most of the schools are in their mother tongues, there will be a very few or miniscule number of English schools, in countries like Germany, Japan, China, Philippines and other such, but still their students are as good as any if not better, in India too, if you see Kerala, most of the schools have their mother tongue as the medium of instruction, we all know how successful they have been all over the world. That is because they have just one major language in their state or country, but we all know that cannot be applied to Goa because we have three major languages along with a mere minority speaking one or two other languages, Marathi is spoken and professed only by a large section of our Hindus brothers, Catholics and Hindus (again) speak and profess in Konkanni that too, the Catholics prefer Romi Konkanni and the Hindus Devnagri, English is spoken and professed by the educated Goan Catholics and educated Hindus to a lesser extent, Urdu and Hindi are spoken and professed by Goan Muslims along with a bit of Konkanni. Now with the majority of Goans being educated it's obvious that our medium of education (over 80% literacy, quality of literacy is made irrelevant) has to be changed as per time. Now can our Government for once think of the wishes of the people or will they continue to wrangle and dangle the language issue to suit their purpose ? Looking at the distinguished gathering I am as much amused as any one else to see our political luminaries pouring in to comfort and support the students and parents marginalized by the very people running the government which reminds of the saying when translated in English means when the forest is on fire the animals run to town. I congratulate the parents for making the future of their children their prime objective, but they should not forget their duty towards Goa, and should support equally if not more the people fighting for the causes of Goa and Goans. Do not wait for the stone to fall on your house to come out to voice your concerns. Goa's issues will affect every Goan, parents and students included. God Bless Goa and Goans Freddy Agnelo Fernandes The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system.
[Goanet] PTA ENGLISH MEDIUM RALLY: 7 chors nullify efforts of 10000 saos.
Whether the demands are just or not. The 7 CHORS in the crowd nullified the efforts of 1 strong CROWD. If the buses were funded by the 7 Chors, I piety PTAs. You shame yourselves! Krishna
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Mangoes, Shigmo etc
Talking Photos: Mangoes, Shigmo etc King of mangoes Rs.100 each http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5549284019/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5549868788/ Alphons Rs. 50 each http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5549283275/ Ghonttam Rs. 20 each http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5549868264/ Dancing in the market, some Maharastrian dancers http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5549869288/ Panjim Shigmo Programes Stage set up at Azad Maidan http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5549865678/sizes/l/ The main Gate / Entrance http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5549866428/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk 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
[Goanet] GOACAN to observe Water Consumer's Rights Awareness Fortnight from 22nd March
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. - --- GOACAN Water Consumer's Rights Awareness Fortnight --- GOACAN will observe a Water Consumer’s Rights Awareness Fortnight from the 22nd March on the occasion of World Water Day to highlight the various challenges faced by consumers on issues of water shortages, drinking water quality, water contamination and the various Acts Rules linked to water. During the fortnight GOACAN along with the volunteers from the village based Consumer Forums and campus based Consumer Welfare Cells will disseminate information necessary for consumers to understand their rights responsibilities linked to water. Volunteers will promote the use of the Water Helpline to encourage consumers of the Public Works Department (PWD) Water Supply to report their complaints of short supply, low pressure, non receipt of bills and leakages from water tanks and pipelines. The role scope of the loan of over Rs.1000 crores taken by Goa Govt. from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) for the augmentation of the water supply network and its impact on consumers will also be discussed during the fortnight. The volunteers will also interact with PWD officials to better understand the functioning of the various filtration plants in Goa, the role of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) laboratories and the supply network at the Taluka level. The volunteers will also work to activate the functioning of the PWD promoted Village Water and Sanitation Committee at the Panchayat level by undertaking the testing of drinking water sources such as taps, wells springs by using the Water Testing Kit provided to every Panchayat by the PWD. During the fortnight GOACAN will prepare volunteers for the forthcoming Gram Sabha meetings to discuss proposals on the Water Security of the village and the need for a Water Audit to determine the sources and quantum of water available. Consumer Forum volunteers will also interact with the officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD) to better understand the various irrigation schemes of the Department and the supply of raw water to PWD for treatment onward distribution to consumers. During the fortnight volunteers will discuss the need for alternatives to the present practice of supplying treated water for industrial purposes and daily usage in toilets of households. Volunteers will also create awareness on the scope and purpose of the Goa Ground Water Regulation Act 2002, the role of the Ground Water Cell presently headed by the Chief Engineer WRD, the registration of existing wells, permission for new wells transportation of ground water by tankers. Consumers are requested to send copies of their water related complaints suggestions by post to GOACAN Post Box 187, Margao 403 601 or on email to goa...@gmail.com during this fortnight. -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: goa...@gmail.com Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com -
[Goanet] Goa news for March 23, 2011
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Thousands in Goa demand English as medium of instruction - Sify oing children and nearly all of Goa's Catholic legislators, converged here Monday demanding that grants must be given to primary schools offering English as the medium of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGgMwBihSiDC9o9k3mVPNrnwrVH_Qurl=http://www.sify.com/news/thousands-in-goa-demand-english-as-medium-of-instruction-news-national-ldvvkndfeia.html *** Ramdev's trust crusades against Goa illegal mining - indiablooms ike crisis. The continuous mining activity has ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEuQHek6PmsbAgNaaWkWE_OtjM0iQurl=http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/environmentDetails210311a.php *** Manohars clash, house erupts - Times of India elated charges of corruption against opposition leader Manohar Parrikar. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGiiC5AutU72kvVCiyV-oGfhXEFkQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Manohars-clash-house-erupts/articleshow/7758462.cms *** Parrikar, Asgaonkar apologise for ''unruly'' behaviour in Goa - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHXbZwwC6MhHqMg1joDFDplOXClFgurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/parrikar-asgaonkar-apologise-for-unruly-behaviour-in-goa/617344.html *** CWG-like scam in National Games-2014: Goa opposition - Sify tar hotels and niche hospitality projects were being surreptitiously brought in, under the guise infrastructure- creation for the 2014 National Games in Goa, legislators across the spectrum alleged Monday. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG5B2fokL2e0hnp2KCSHXbsZY8AsAurl=http://www.sify.com/news/cwg-like-scam-in-national-games-2014-goa-opposition-news-national-ldvp4idacib.html *** Teacher dies after falling off bike - Times of India mes of IndiaTalk on Portuguese civil code delivered: Sushma T Mandrekar, of the Goa Federation of women lawyers, recently delivered a talk at the all Odisha lawyers association meet in Bhubaneswar on benefits provided to women under the Portuguese Civil Code of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF0N-87isC6WOPySdZ5dxUsWZC_hwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Teacher-dies-after-falling-off-bike/articleshow/7758689.cms *** Striking GGEA vows to 'paralyze everything' if demands are not met - Times of India own, tool-down strike which started on Monday was a success. The government, however, has termed it illegal. GGEA president ML Shetkar said, More than 85% of the affected ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHudTp9R5yhLbQTBmFaVrqdfXDbSAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Striking-GGEA-vows-to-paralyze-everything-if-demands-are-not-met/articleshow/7758711.cms *** After Carnival, Goa goes into Shigmo festivities - Sify ong celebration of the carnival's indigenous variant called Shigmo. The festival of Shigmo, which is marked by the boisterous ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGXVH8IiM7AIDo8TLl7mBFrPMkqtgurl=http://www.sify.com/news/after-carnival-goa-goes-into-shigmo-festivities-news-national-ldvrkoeficc.html *** Congress aims for 1L new members - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The Goa Pradesh Youth Congress (GPYC) hopes to enroll 1 lakh new members by April 5 in the ongoing membership drive, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Subhash Shirodkar said on Monday. Organizations like the Seva Dal, mahila mandals, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNERR-6KnGHDNzwXfpheY_rAjdD6Xwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Congress-aims-for-1L-new-members/articleshow/7758677.cms *** Sell Sesa Goa at Rs 270: Manghnani - Moneycontrol.com V18, I think Rs 240-230 is the key area. It might or at least should retest that level. I think post the budget there wasn'ta bit ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEHUyfu8V-OB6lWCkTn-KE597eZPgurl=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/stocks-views/sell-sesa-goa-at-rs-270-manghnani_530741.html Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
Re: [Goanet] Are YOU going to let this one get by you?
Dear Shubha, While I have not been to the said mall you are referring to, I believe that your post - if accurate - is self explanatory. I am taking the liberty of reposting it on Goanet and The Goan Forum (with your e-address in bcc good wishes jc ps: Back to your subject line: I believe that Goans have NO choice but to tolerate. It is their Karma. Besides, What One cannot cure, One must endure. shubha ...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Colaco, I recently returned to Australia after my annual trip to India. While in Goa, I visited the St. Inez area of Panaji. I request everyone visiting ‘Goa’s first Mall’ to take a walk behind the Mall to see something that really appalled me. A huge generator and other equipment has been installed directly in front of the gates of a residential complex. While people are invited to shop in air-conditioned comfort (and the tills of the Caculo Mall ring merrily on), residents living behind the mall are forced to endure the constant noise of the equipment and breathe in the toxic, possibly cancer-causing, fumes being emitted. While the front facade of the mall sparkles, garbage from the mall is strewn at the back, right in front of these residential buildings. With loading and unloading taking place just in front of the building entrance gates the peaceful residential neighbourhood has been turned into a dirty fairground area. Residents (and patients at the nearby hospital) often have to endure loud, blaring music till the mall shuts down at 9:00pm. There are daily traffic jams caused by insufficient parking and the road to the hospital is often blocked, making it usafe for pedestrians, elderly residents and young children. Yet work is now on to expand the mall even further. Is this a deliberate move to dislodge the residents and the hospital and take over this prime space? How can gross violations like this be tolerated, more so in Panaji’s beautiful heritage city? regards, Shubha
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Some Fish Curry Rice thalies, Prawns Fry etc
Talking Photos: Some Fish Curry Rice thalies Prawns Fry Meenaxi Hotel, Margao http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5441508680/ Extra Fish Fry http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5441509420/ At Ritz Cafe (sister concern of Ritz Classics) Located near Garcia de Orta, Garden Rs.60 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5549181537/sizes/l/ Plain Prawns Fry /Ritz Rs.100 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5549765220/sizes/l/ Fish Curry rice Thali at Gandharv Panjim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5551320710/ Plain Prawns fry http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5551322176/ Bonus: Complementary salad when buy other stuff, Miramar D’Silva’s http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukfishcurryrice2/5524463336/ coming next - Non-Veg or Meat exclusive joego...@yahoo.co.uk 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
[Goanet] Training Program for office bearers members of Coop. Housing Societies located in Vasco
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. - --- Training Program for office bearers members of Coop. Housing Societies located in Vasco --- As part of continuing education to propogate the spirit of co-operation in accordance with its principles , The Goa State Coop.Housing Finance Federation Ltd., Panaji will be organizing one day Management Training Program for office bearers and members of the Coop. Housing Societies located in Vasco and surrounding areas. The Training Programme will be held on Saturday, 26th March, 2011 at “ JANATA VACHANALAYA” Municipality Building, 1st Floor, Vasco-Da-Gama. The Programme will be held from 10.30am to 5.00 p.m. The objective of the programme is to impart education and enlighten the office bearers/members of Coop. Housing Societies about co-operative principles and proper management which is required for efficiently running of the institutions, in keeping with the Goa State Coop. Act, 2001, rules 2003 and the model Bye-Laws. The programme is open for all members of the Coop. Housing Societies and those interested to participate may kindly register the names with the Housing Federation by writing or over the telephone nos. 2229865 and 232 latest by 24th March , 2011 to enable the orgainsers to make proper arrangements. There is no participation fees, refreshments and working lunch etc., will be provided by the organizers. - Press Release from P. G. Kenkare Chairman The Goa State Coop.Housing Finance Federation Ltd., Panaji Email: goaho...@bsnl.in - -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: goa...@gmail.com Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com -
[Goanet] Re; Medium of Instruction
In other countries, most of the schools are in their mother tongues, there will be a very few or miniscule number of English schools, in countries like Germany, Japan, China, Philippines and other such, but still their students are as good as any if not better, in India too, if you see Kerala, most of the schools have their mother tongue as the medium of instruction, we all know how successful they have been all over the world. .End quote Freddy Fernandes. Fair enough, Freddy but then these countries/ states have sufficient resources to take their students all the way to post graduation in their own languages in every field of studies. The students do not have to change the language of learning and teaching at any stage. That is what causes all the problems. -- Tony de Sa. tonydesa at gmail dot com ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v
[Goanet] PTA ENGLISH MEDIUM RALLY: 7 chors nullify efforts of 10000 saos.
Krishna wrote: The 7 CHORS in the crowd nullified the efforts of 1 strong CROWD. If the buses were funded by the 7 Chors, I piety PTAs. You shame yourselves! Krishna. Comment: Hare Rama! What are you trying to aim at? Surprisingly your microscope got focussed on the buses used by PTA. Never saw a word about this bus buiness when it came to the recent GRA rally where some chors were holed up in in the crowd. The efforts did not get nullified when a supposed youth leader of a politial party addressed the gathering? Are some chors holier than the other chors? -Soter
[Goanet] Daily Grook #914
DAILY GROOK #914 === BOWLED COLD === by Francis Rodrigues the real cricketer his side does hold, they show no fear as they are bold! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hits GOA: PEDRO FERNANDES: Tel.2226642 FURTADOS: Tel.2223278 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119017685910
Re: [Goanet] Massive Rally at Azad Maidan today (PTA)
For what it is worth, here is my take on the Rally and the whole issue of English as a medium of instruction in elementary schools. Personally, I feel the whole rally was vitiated by the presence of the MLAs. Most of the catholic MLAs attended the rally while none of the Hindu MLAs did. Privately, many of the Hindu MLAs are in favour of accepting English as a medium of instruction, but are afraid to voice their convictions for the reason that they might be branded as against the Marathi/ Konkani 'sanscruti' and thus jeopardize their vote banks. The presence of the Catholic MLAs could give communal overtones to an otherwise peoples mass agitation for their demands. In a communal situation, it is but natural that the Hindu MLAs will close ranks and jointly vote against the decision. That pedagogically, children learn better in their mother tongue is an accepted fact. But the premise remains defective in Goa/ India in the light of the fact that the definition of mother tongue is flawed. Parents prefer English as the Language of Learning and Teaching as they perceive English as a 'Power Language' that will empower their children. The best compromise under these circumstances would be to promote a duality of languages in schools English and the Mother Tongue. I visualize the end game being played as follows: 1. Diggu will sit on the fence and keep the status quo seeing as the general elections are less than a year away. Let the new Government take care of this baby. After all said and done, he who runs away lives to fight another day. So why rock the boat? 2. In the other scenario, Diggu will concede the demand and work out some sort of compromise. Unless the strong footballer can some how do some arm twisting. My pet oktopussy tells me to put my shirt on 1. Perhaps G Punter of Goa Suvidha could set up a book for Goanetters and sell tickets to Goanetters. P S it is unfortunate that the Konkani camp is divided on the script issue. PPS We have heard some lofty views regarding the use of Medium of Instruction in schools. Most of these commentators have not been to schools since they left/ dropped out or completed further studies. On the practical side has anyone of these idealists seen the pathetic conditions of students in schools today? Most of them (students) cannot read their texts in Science and Social Science with comprehension. Even those in the tenth. They do a lot of - no almost 100% rote work in studying their lessons. This is why they do badly or miserably in subjects and tests involving reasoning, discussion, orals etc. They manage to pass the exams because the teachers take a lenient view of this. Teachers also have to justify the handsome salaries paid to them. In any case with the clubbing of the exam marks through out the year, marks for practicals, assignment (more often than not done by tutors, parents or plagiarized from the net), home work (ditto) and notebooks etc. It is extremely difficult to fail. That students still manage to do it has always been a source of wonder to me. -- Tony de Sa. tonydesa at gmail dot com ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v
[Goanet] SPRUCE UP THE JUDICIARY
That PD Dinakaran continues as Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court despite 16 charges of corruption and irregularities against him only goes to prove how fractured the current system is. There are many judges who are honest and incorruptible but it is the likes of PD Dinakaran that bring the entire Judiciary into disrepute. Every judge has to have unimpeachable integrity and his conduct should be above reproach. Corruption in the judiciary cannot be tolerated so also there should be no room for incompetent judges. Corrupt or incompetent judges need to be speedily probed and dismissed. Ordinary citizens knock on the doors of the courts as the last resort. There is need for some drastic action to treat this cancer of corruption that is posing a grave threat to the justice delivery system. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Footsteps of Jesus(Goa Minister's Advice!!!)
*http://www.oheraldo.in/newscategory/Letters/13* *Footsteps of Jesus J M Pinto, Siridao *PWD minister Churchill Alemao recently commented on a news channel about the Panchwadi issue: “To padri tingasor kitem kortalo igorz sanddun?” Such comments by a minister are uncalled for. The Parish Priest was discharging his rightful duty as a citizen as well as a true shepherd of his flock. They are the real Church, not the four stone walls. He was rightfully fighting for the people of Panchwadi, to defend them from the evil perpetrated by the state government. Goa has been destroyed by mining. What the people of Panchwadi and other mining areas are trying to protect is not only for themselves, but for the entire state of Goa. I wish other priests who claim to be following in the footsteps of Jesus would do what the Parish Priest of Panchwadi did. -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. Rape of Goa : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/
[Goanet] 19 mines within 500 metres of Goa''s Selaulim reservoir: Kamat
19 mines within 500 metres of Goa''s Selaulim reservoir: Kamat http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/19-mines-within-500-metres-of-goas-selaulim-reservoir-kamat/618405.html PTI | 04:03 PM,Mar 22,2011 Panaji, Mar 22 (PTI) Goa government today admitted that 19 mine sites are located within 500 metres of Selaulim water reservoir, which provides drinking water to almost 80 per cent of the state's population. As per the reply tabled on the floor of the House by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, of the 19 mining sites, 17 are within 200 metres of the reservoir. The question was raised by BJP legislator Vasudeo Meng Gaonkar, representing Sanguem constituency, where the dam is located, during the ongoing budget session. Selaulim dam and reservoir is the state's biggest dam on Zuari river and supplies water to whole of South Goa and parts of North Goa. It has a water storing capacity of 234.36 million cubic metres. Kamat has conceded that nine of the mines, that extract iron ore and manganese, from these sites do not have environmental clearance. Goa Legislative Assembly's ad hoc committee on forests, had in the past suggested that water quality in the Selaulim dam be monitored as mining rejects from nearby dumps flow into it. The government should have an appropriate mechanism to undertake regular inspections and monitor the activities of the mining companies to prevent the flow of mining rejects in river bodies, especially in the vicinity of Selaulim dam at Sanguem, the panel headed by BJP legislator Laxmikant Parsekar had stated. In yet another reply today, Kamat admitted that no study has been conducted to verify the impact of mining on the quality of water and also its impact on aquifer. QUESTION: So what is the Govt going to do about it; where are the activists? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Hope for Memory Loss
From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com Hope for Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/04/bad-memory-research-_n_831460.html **Dear Dr.Gilbert, Thanks for your useful message. It will be a boon for the neurologists and Alzheimer's patients (with amnesia and dementia). This, the study's authors conclude, means that PKMzeta is a potential target not only for memory blockers, which may be useful, for example in treating post-traumatic stress) but also for novel types of memory enhancers in the treatment of amnesia and cognitive decline. Neuroscientists and neurologists of high calibre will be able to appreciate the news better than you and I. Regards. Fr.Ivo
Re: [Goanet] Holistic Medicine
TukaramNaik wrote: Okay, now I understand. In other words the author of the article and Mervyn believe in: The operation was successful, but the patient died Let me advise Mervyn, I do not go by assurances of others. No experienced person does; because he has experience. There are too many people in this world who do not understand what they are assuring, leave aside reassuring. -- TucaramaNaique, Ok, let me give this one last try. A few years ago, I noticed that an old man liked to sit next to the loudspeakers at the investment centre that I go to. So if I happened to be sitting near a loudspeaker, I would get up and offer him my seat. After a while the slightly deaf old chap started to befriend me. One day he said, You seem like a bright young fellow, can you check for me if ABC co is a good firm to invest in? I told him I would do so and gave him my opinion the following day.This continued for a few weeks. After three months it struck me. I figured out who the deaf guy was. The old man was actually pointing to me the good companies to buy but that advice was falling on deaf ears. I had not yet figured out that the old man had an excellent stock broker and was sharing his knowledge and experience with me, and anyone else willing to hear. Someone had sent me an angel. An angel in disguise! Despite all the signs and assurances, I nearly missed recognizing the deaf man. Mervyn1429Lobo
[Goanet] Anganwadi teacher dies after a fall
-- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM MARCH 21: A 44 year old Anganwadi teacher from Housing board Sanquelim died on the spot when she had a fatal fall from a two wheeler near PHC Sanquelim. According to the available information one Anuradha Anil Girap (44) from Housing board Sanquelim was going with her husband towards Sanquelim on a two wheeler (GA-04-A-5733) when they lost control and Anuradha had a fatal fall near the PHC Sanquelim. Anuradha was working as an Anganwadi teacher at Karapur Sanquelim. She was rushed to the hospital but died on the way. Bicholim PSI, Vikram Naik conducted the panchanama and handed over the body to the relatives.
Re: [Goanet] Obituary.. .Germana Driscoll
Dear Dan, I don't believe we've met, and I live very far away, but I know of the work you are doing in Goa and my heart goes out to you in your bereavement. I have said a prayer for Germana. May she rest in Paradise. Warm regards, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro From: Dan Driscoll law...@dataone.in To: Goanet Post goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sat, March 19, 2011 1:03:47 AM Subject: [Goanet] Obituary.. .Germana Driscoll 'Germana', Mumbai/Canada/Betim-Goa Wife of Daniel Driscoll; Departed peacefully, at Mandovi Clinic (Porvorim) on 18-3-2011 at 10:00 P.M. Cremated at Ste Inez, on 19-3-2011. Grateful Appreciation to Fr. Delio Mendonca, S.J., and Staff of Mandovi Clinic. No Condolence Visits; Just a Thought and a Prayer.
[Goanet] Indian Strikers in Semis; Maroons v/s NYC on Friday
Alvernaz-Lalush Alemao NYC Trophy :::Indian Strikers in Semis; Maroons v/s NYC on Friday::: Kuwait: The pulse of Indian football in Kuwait will be racing, strong and vibrant as ever - maybe stronger, as hosts and defending champions Navelim Youth Centre meet their arch rivals Goa Maroons in the quarter final of the Alvernaz-Lalush Alemao NYC Trophy to be played Friday 18th March 2011. Maroons and Navelim, who have a history of rivalry between them, meet in the quarter-final. A match between these two giants is dubbed by many as the ‘El-Classico’ of Indian football in Kuwait. An El-Classico, more famous for A match between Real Madrid and Barcelona of Spain, is equivalent to a Salgaocar-Dempo match in Goa, East Bengal v/s Mohun Bagan in Calcutta, Indonesia v/s Malaysia in the far east, and Argentina v/s Brazil in South America. The tournament held under the auspices of Kuwait Indian Football Federation is the 21st edition of the trophy. The games are officiated by KIFF referees at MoH ground, Shuwaikh. In the matches played on 18th March 2011, Kuwait Goan Association (KGA), one of the favorites of this year, were eliminated in the tie-breaker by Skynet Riders while CRC Chinchinim and Indian Strikers had easy victories over their rivals. United Friends Club won a rare walk-over as their opponents failed to show up. Indian Strikers with enthusiastic footballers in their team marched into the semis with a hard fought victory over fancied DHL Football Club 2-0. Ryju Rajjapan took the lead for Indian Strikers while Anthony Adima sealed the fate of DHL with his strike. Nelson Victor, Syed Muneer, Dixon Benadict, Baiju Stellapan, Roy Pathrose, Biju Titus, Shan Thomas, Jagdeesh, Anthony Joseph, Shaji Man, Anu Anthony and Jineesh were the other players who took the field for Strikers. KGA and Skynet Raiders played a goalless draw and the match had to be decided by a penalty shootout. Skynet won the tie-breaker 4-2. Skynet Raiders playing eleven consisted of Marcelino, Domnic Fernandes, Caridade D’Souza, Joe Rebello, Martin Dias, Durvesh Naik, Edward Brito, Alex Goes, Unikrishnan Vanna, Binoj and Manoj. Skynet Raiders will now face Chichinim in the quarter final. CRC Chinchinim scored through Russel Rodrigues, Edwin Gomes and star striker Sony Gomes for a 3-1 victory over United Goan Strikers. Chinchinim consisted of Anthony Fernandes, Lourenco Cardozo, Alex Fernandes, John Dias, Joywin Pires, Anthony Cardozo, Russel Rodrigues, Vencio D’Souza, Edwin Gomes, Lesly Fernandes and Sony Gomes. The lone substitute used by Chinchinim was Jude D’Costa. The matches were officiated by Anthony Cardozo, Jerry D’Mello and Edward Dias supported by assistance referees. Alvernaz-Lalush Memorial NYC Trophy sponsored by Churchill Brothers, Goa is organized by Navelim under the leadership of President Agnello A. S. Fernandes. With ‘Friendship through Sports’ as the theme, the main aim of the organization is to promote football and friendship among the Indian Masses in Kuwait. Fourteen strong teams affiliated to Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) are contesting for the prestigious, perhaps one of the most uniquely sculpt trophies worldwide, instituted by Navelim Youth Centre in the year 1993. Hosts Navelim Youth Centre have won the trophy 7 times since its inception while Maroons have won the tournament 5 times. The participating teams are: Navelim Youth Centre, Curtorcares United, Goa Maroons, Kuwait Goan Association, United Friends Club, DHL, Skynet Raiders, CRC Chinchinim, YRC Rising Stars, Santos FC, United Goans Strikers, Indian Strikers, Rawda Challengers and FC Sparx. :::Friday (25/03/2011) Fixtures::: Curtorcares United v/s United Friends Club – 6.45am Goa Maroons v/s Navelim Youth Centre – 8.30am Skynet Raiders v/s CRC Chinchinim :::The above News Report appeared in Kuwait's Arab Times dated 22/03/2011::: click http://gaspersworld.blogspot.com/
[Goanet] Saving Goa's coastline
Folks, The following link was sent to me by someone in Goa. The first segment is about sand mining in Goa. The person pushing for the sand mining in Goa rivers, amazingly, is the Goan Minister of the Environment. Here, get a feeling for the current situation. http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/save-india-s-coast/saving-goa-s-coastline/194143 Mervyn1428Lobo
[Goanet] Government subsidizing Wealthy Miners
Goan mining industry consumes 60 crore litres of diesel every year. Today when Brent Crude is hovering around $115/bbl, the under-recoveries of Oil Marketing Companies (HPCL,BPCL etc) have mounted to Rs 25/litre. Thus the subsidy on diesel enjoyed by wealthy miners is Rs 1500 crore a year!
Re: [Goanet] Old Goa.
Dear Eric, Truly fascinating. But what is the source of this piece? If you tell us, or give us the link, we could then see the photographs as well. Warm regards, Victor From: eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 2:26:12 AM Subject: [Goanet] Old Goa. A FACINATING HISTORY OF OUR MOTHERLAND Peninsular India: Old Goa If the Pacific Ocean was once a Spanish Lake, then the Indian Ocean during the 16th Century belonged to the Portuguese. The administrative center of this Portuguese Lake was Goa. What did it look like? Most of the city of that time has been obliterated, partly by time but largely by the Portuguese themselves using it as a stone quarry. Words come to the partial rescue, here in a snippet of the account left by Francois Pyrard, writing shortly after 1600. It is about a hundred and ten years since the Portuguese made themselves masters of this island of Goa, and I have often wondered at the rapidity with which the Portuguese have been able to rear stately edifices, so many churches, convents, palaces, fortesses, and other buildings This city is the metropolis of the whole of the Portuguese dominions in India Every year more than a thousand ships touch there laden with cargo. Don't be misled by his use of the word island. It's not; by a stretch the city stood on a peninsula. (Quoted in José Nicola da Fonseca, Sketch of the City of Goa, 1878, p. 156) Well, here we are, a busy street 400 years ago. Jan van Linschoten, assistant to the archbishop and in modern language also an industrial spy, wrote that one street was crowded with cotton and silk dresses, China porcelain, and velvet from Portugal. Another was for woodworking--beds, chairs, joinery. Linschoten did more than describe the commercial geography of Old Goa: he copied the maps long held secret by the Portuguese, and when he brought them back to his Dutch countrymen, they began sailing the Portuguese Lake, with ruinous effect for the Portuguese. By 1774, Portugal's eminent Marquis of Pombal sent out a new governor with instructions to restore the city's glory. It was not to be, but Pombal's instructions to José Pedro da Camara describe Goa by then as overtaken by such calamities that she is reduced to a heap of ruins; so that she is now a mere wreck of what she was in happier times. (Fonseca, p. 183) A coconut grove on the site of former buildings. The heap of stones was made recently, when the landowner cleared the site before planting it. If you like lamentations, you'll love Tomas Ribeiro (1831-1901), who wrote of Goa: I have come to witness the collapse of glory, to have to show to foreign peoples only ruins, deserts and skulls, as all the trophies of our history. (Quoted in Churches of Goa by Jose Pereira, 2002, p. 90) It almost takes an archaeologist to sort it out: the relics of ancient Goa are not the stone blocks in the upper half of this picture. They're the thin fragments of roof tile in the lower half. Visitors today arrive by road, but in the old days they came up the Mandovi River, here at low tide five miles from the sea. There's a lot of bulk-carrier traffic, as well as ferries on the river, but no oceanic passenger ships. The 16th Century city was walled with a gate that was decorated for the arrival of new governors. Then in 1599, when the governor was Dom Francisco da Gama, the great-grandson of Vasco da Gama, this arch was built at the river's edge by order of the Senate of the city of Goa, with the twofold object of saving the expense of decoration and of perpetuating the name of the famous discoverer of the sea route to India. (Fonseca, p. 193) Sorry to disappoint, but the arch collapsed in 1948 and was entirely rebuilt in 1954. Old engravings show a slightly more elaborate structure, with an upper image containing a statue of St. Catherine. (See, for example, the one in Antonio Lopes Mendes, A India Portuguesa, 1886, vol. 1, p. 51.) Vasco in his Sunday best. Although Vasco came to India in 1498, Portuguese rule over Goa was established instead by Afonso Albuquerque, who in 1510 defeated the forces of the Sultan of Bijapur. It happened on November 25th, the feast day of St. Catherine, which is why her image originally appeared above Vasco's. Rear of arch, with view through to ferry dock. Notice the statue at the top of the arch? It shows a woman, sword in hand, standing over a man in native dress. Symbol of Portugal's rule? Inside the arch is this tablet. The upper portion reads: The legitimate and true king, Dom Joao IV, restorer of Portuguese liberty. 1656. The reference is to Portugal's regaining in 1640 its independence from Spain. Perhaps a hundred yards up the road is this last vestige of the palace of Yusuf Adil Khan, the last Muslim ruler in Goa. For a long
[Goanet] The Japanese Could Teach Us a Thing or Two
The Japanese Could Teach Us a Thing or Two By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF Published: March 19, 2011When America is under stress, as is happening right now with debates about where to pare the budget, we sometimes trample the least powerful and most vulnerable among us.Damon Winter/The New York TimesNicholas D. KristofSo maybe we can learn something from Japan, where the earthquake, tsunami and radiation leaks haven’t caused society to come apart at the seams but to be knit together more tightly than ever. The selflessness, stoicism and discipline in Japan these days are epitomized by those workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, uncomplainingly and anonymously risking dangerous doses of radiation as they struggle to prevent a complete meltdown that would endanger their fellow citizens.The most famous statue in Japan is arguably one of a dog, Hachiko, who exemplified loyalty, perseverance and duty. Hachiko met his owner at the train station when he returned from work each day, but the owner died at work one day in 1925 and never returned. Until he died about 10 years later, Hachiko faithfully went to the station each afternoon just in case his master returned.I hope that some day Japan will erect another symbol of loyalty and dedication to duty: a statue of those nuclear plant workers.I lived in Japan for five years as the Tokyo bureau chief for The New York Times, and I was sometimes perceived as hostile to the country because I was often critical of the Japanese government’s incompetence and duplicity. But the truth is that I came to cherish Japan’s civility and selflessness. There’s a kind of national honor code, exemplified by the way even cheap restaurants will lend you an umbrella if you’re caught in a downpour; you’re simply expected to return it in a day or two. If you lose your wallet in the subway, you expect to get it back.The earthquake has put that dichotomy on display. The Japanese government has been hapless. And the Japanese people have been magnificent, enduring impossible hardships with dignity and grace.As I recalled recently on my blog, I covered the 1995 Kobe earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people, and I looked everywhere for an example of people looting merchandise from one of the many shops with shattered windows. I did find a homeowner who was missing two bicycles, but as I did more reporting, it seemed as if they might have been taken for rescue efforts.Finally, I came across a minimart owner who had seen three young men grab food from his shop and run away. I asked the shop owner if he was surprised that his fellow Japanese would stoop so low.“No, you misunderstand,” the shop owner told me. “These looters weren’t Japanese. They were foreigners.”Granted, Japan’s ethic of uncomplaining perseverance — gaman, in Japanese — may also explain why the country settles for third-rate leaders. Moreover, Japan’s tight-knit social fabric can lead to discrimination against those who don’t fit in. Bullying is a problem from elementary school to the corporate suite. Ethnic Koreans and an underclass known as burakumin are stigmatized. Indeed, after the terrible 1923 earthquake, Japanese rampaged against ethnic Koreans (who were accused of setting fires or even somehow causing the quake) and slaughtered an estimated 6,000 of them.So Japan’s communitarianism has its downside, but we Americans could usefully move a step or two in that direction. Gaps between rich and poor are more modest in Japan, and Japan’s corporate tycoons would be embarrassed by the flamboyant pay packages that are common in America. Even in poor areas — including ethnic Korean or burakumin neighborhoods — schools are excellent.My wife and I saw the collective ethos drummed into children when we sent our kids to Japanese schools. When the teacher was sick, there was no substitute teacher. The children were in charge. When our son Gregory came home from a school athletic meet, we were impressed that he had won first place in all his events, until we realized that every child had won first place.For Gregory’s birthday, we invited his classmates over and taught them to play musical chairs. Disaster! The children, especially the girls, were traumatized by having to push aside others to gain a seat for themselves. What unfolded may have been the most polite, most apologetic, and least competitive game of musical chairs in the history of the world.Look, we’re pushy Americans. We sometimes treat life, and budget negotiations, as a contest in which the weakest (such as children) are to be gleefully pushed aside when the music stops. But I wish we might learn a bit from the Japanese who right now are selflessly subsuming their own interests for the common good. We should sympathize with Japanese, yes, but we can also learn from them.
Re: [Goanet] Your doctor won't tell you!
From: Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com What your doctor won't tell you? Being over-weight! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/06/too-few-doctors-tell-pati_n_831627.html **Dear Dr.Gilbert, Some family physicians may not tackle the problem of obesity. Today women are more conscious of this problem. It has to be well understood by the physicians. A holistic approach to health is required so as to know the background and origin of this disease. Regards. Fr.Ivo
[Goanet] Preventive Police Action:Facilitating the Citizenry: Mumbai Police
Hi, Recently I had occassion to be in Mumbai.The Mumbai Police are constantly on their toes thinking up novel and citizen friendly ways to PREVENT CRIME. One such method that grabbed my attention was the decision of an IPS officer in one of Mumbai's major Crime Zones between Ghatkopar and Mulund to install Steel Boxes at multiple locations near Schools, Colleges, Bus-stands,near Post-Offices and other innocous locations for people to report Crime or file ANONYMOUS complaints, or simply share information ANNOYMOUSLY of criminal activity. The measure is reported to have paid off MAGNIFICENTLY.. The rate of Crime has dropped in these areas.Local goons,toughies and other criminally inclined people are lying low.The Police on their part take each communication by the citizenry seriously and follow-up, investigate,file Criminal Cases, or simply ask the criminal /person likely to be in conflict of the law ,to visit the Police Station and in Police fashion COUNSEL the criminally inclined about the consequences of resorting to criminal activity. SIMPLE MEASURES, GREAT RESULTS, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. have proven to go a long way. Incidents of ragging,child woman molestation,tenant harassment,petty extortion have significantly gone down. Could this simple measure be adopted by the Police in Goa?Or could not Goan civil society/NGOs nudge/encourage the Goa Police ? Could we have similar Boxes put up at Schools, Colleges and Bus-stands to begin with.? Would this measure help in reducing drug peddling, paedophilia,and Crime against Children, Women and Senior Citizens? Furthermore, it is reported that the Commissioner of Police Mr. Arup Patnaik, a tough,no-nonsense COP regularly summons the major-domos of Crime who are on Bail to his Office and tells them TO KEEP YOUR NOSE CLEAN Many such MAJOR-DOMOS of crime are reported to have got fits of shiverring and sweating on being PREVENTIVELY COUNSELLED by the Police Commissioner himsef. As usual despite its many FLAWS ,the spirit of Mumbai is refreshing. Could we do something akin in Goa? Regards, Gerry .
