[Goanet] Francisco Sardinha's Dabolim Assurance???
Recently South Goa MP Francisco Sardinha has been strongly advocating that Goa can have Dual Airports i.e. Dabolim MOPA. Apparently he says he has got assurances/letter from the Centre. I would like respected Mr. Sardinha to please give Goans an environmental and economic feasibility report justifying the same; and not some flimsy letter from the Corrupt Congress Government at the Centre. We got assurance from the same party in 1961 that Goa's identity will be preserved and we all know what happened to that promise!! Perhaps he is right that 2 Airport might be open, question is will International airlines generally find it economical to fly to 2 airports? Or is Mr. Sardinha planning to convince Airlines to make 2 Stops in Goa? Will one extra airport simple kept open to burden the taxpayer for pacifying Goans, without much relevant International Flights coming into Dabolim? I request Mr. Francisco Sardinha to work for Goan Interests and not for his masters in Delhi!! -Again to re-iterate if he is convinced then please convince us with a proper feasibility report justifying the economics of having 2 Airports in Small Goa!! Arwin Mesquita.
[Goanet] Rice Transplanter - A new Boon for Mechanized Cultivation
www.goa-world. comGULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994) http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ www.colaco.nethttp://www.live365.com/index.live _ Rice Transplanter - A new Boon for Mechanized Cultivation Team Mangalorean Mangalore: Gone are the days where farmers had to spend more money on labourers. This is an era of mechanized cultivation. Rice Transplanter, an instance of innovative technology has come to help the farmers of coastal districts. The Rice Planter machine will help the farmers in cultivation. It is very easy to operate and it is a profitable one. In olden days people used to spend more than Rs 12,000 by appointing 15 to 20 labourers for planting the rice paddy. And for one acre of land it was taking 8 to 10 days but now with the help of 2 labourers the same work can be done. Speaking on the occasion Elias D'Souza said, I have cultivated 5 acres of land and got an yield of 18 tonnes of rice. He further said that with the help of the Rice Transplanter, the sowing work will be done within a day, whereas it was taking 12 days to sow. Even the production is more, he said.Eliaz used 10 tones of manure, one kg borax, 8 kgs tin sulphate and 8 kgs chalk for each acre of land and has got a good yield. According to the advice of the Farmers Communication Centre, Agriculture department, Elias bought the Rice Transplanter for Rs 1.60 lakhs. He also rents the Rice Transplanter to his neighbours for use. His son Suraj said that the Mechanized cultivation has brought good profit, the Rice Transplanter works faster than humans saving more time and energy. _ BRAZ DE PARRA TO PRESENT KONKANI TIATR IN KUWAIT http://www.goablog100.blogspot.com/2013/02/ami-khuxal.html _THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If we say less than we should, it is easy to add. But having said too much, it is hard to take it away. -- St. Francis de Sales
[Goanet] 'Development' ho!
To Goanet - Taken about an hour or so ago this evening. http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/Ribandar.jpg PS: Much more 'development' like is in the offing. From the Divar side more and more activity is visible now on the hill across (Kadamba plateau). r
[Goanet] WHAT [17feb13] NEWSPAPERS SAY - COMMENTS
GOA: WHAT [17feb13] NEWSPAPERS SAY - COMMENTS http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/news/2914.asp H: NOW, A FERVENT PLEA FROM TALSANZOR - Spare our houses from demolition, say residents, mostly comprising of the ST community [Pg2] COMMENTS: When 20 point programmes across the State have utilized Comunidade lands to house mostly migrants, why should Talsanzor residents be de-housed? GSRP is ceased of this new development and sympathizes with this neglected Goan community. It may not be that the Govt has suddenly fallen in love with COMUNIDADES. It is certainly a message to these people to say Look here, you VOTE for the RSS-BJP lock stock and barrel and the houses will not be demolished. It is a wonder that Vijay-bab has not seen thro' it. It is not possible for Manohar-bab to think beyond creating VOTE-BANKS, whereas his mentor from Gujarat is capitalizing on the vote-banks of others to get to the top job. H:VIJAY CHIDES SARDINHA'S UTTERANCES ON MOPA [Pg2] NT:VIJAY OBJECTS TO SARDINHA'S STATEMENT ON DABOLIM, MOPA COEXISTING [Pg3] COMMENTS: Vijay? Even a child will have no respect for this grown up man, who has been Goa's Legislator and now an esteemed MP, for his flip-flop on Dabolim and MOPA. Does he know if he is coming or going? This man must realize that Dabolim will be in the Navy's bag once Mopa comes along. This is exactly the Navy wants. Sure. Two airports can co-exist within Goa and within less than 150 NM from each other. But one will be solely a Military Airport and the other a Civilian. There will be no feasibility problems whatsoever with one Civilian Airport at all times. Sardinha, Sir, Capisce? It is shameful to be educating you on this basics. H:CM ASSURES TO CHANGE FACE OF MAPUSA IN NEXT THREE YEARS [Pg2] NT.DEVELOPMENT OF MAPUSA IS ON FAST TRACK, SAY CM [Pg3] COMMENTS: Haven't we heard this before? Example: During his tenure of 2002-2004, I had the privilege of sending him an email saying: Manohar-bab, you are the son of Mapusa. Don't just polish Panjim because it is your constituency. Also look at Mapusa which required 3 things badly. (1) Mapusa sewerage treatment plant as the Mapusa River is getting poisoned with entire Mapusa's raw sewage. (2) Mapusa Market which need attention badly and which is on the Touristic Map of the World, and (3) Kadamba terminus which is an eyesore. I was overjoyed to get the following cryptic reply: Florian-bab, you will see vast improvements in Mapusa before Christmas. Since my email was sometime in September, I waited for the Christmas to come and go. Nothing happened to Mapusa. The polish was concentrated even further on Panjim. Therefore I replied to his email in March to say: 'Manohar-bab ! WHICH CHRISTMAS DID YOU MEAN?? I guess we, not only Mapxemkars but entire Bardezkars will have to wait until the arrival of Christmas 2013 for Mapusa to at least be dutifully swept clean not before 6 a.m. but at least by 4 p.m? :-) NT: CM CALLS TO INCULCATE HIGH VALUES AMONG CHILDREN [Pg.3] COMMENTS: Two things that CM may do to accomplish this task. (1) Ask Flavian Dias, the veteran errand-boy turned Freedom Fighter ( by passing press-statements from newspaper to newspaper offices in Bombay prior to 1961) to develop another RSS-Sponsored- values depicting VCD that can be circulated to all schools to be mandatorily shown the children just like the RSS-sponsored erstwhile Freedom Movement of Goa VCD, (2). Hang a life-size photograph of CM adorning the kali-topi, khaki cheddi and gilli-danda, marching in the RSS-Parade, at every school assembly, first thing in the morning, so they may following in his foot-steps. VOILA ! NT:PRESIDENT CONCERNED OVER FREQUENT DISRUPTIONS IN PARLIAMENT [Pg10] COMMENTS: The other day we read about a UP farmer writing to the President of India asking for permission to commit suicide. Could we have the President write to the farmer asking for the same, instead??? It will do this stupid nation a whole lot of GOOD. NT:CJI CONCERNED OVER FALLING STANDARDS OF LEGAL PROFESSION [Pg10] COMMENTS: Yes, we agree with the CJI, completely. That, and a curb on 'export' of these falling standards of LEGAL PROFESSION to other western countries, especially the US where an Indian Lawyer has been recently sent to jail caught for terrible 'lies' to promote her carrier. GT WEEKENDER: GOA LOKAYUKTA IMBROGLIO: AIRES WANTS AG TO QUIT [Pg3] COMMENTS: Aires is perfectly right. Goa cannot afford to have a boot-polisher in the shoes of the esteemed AG. It is demeaning. It is another thing altogether, that Manohar Parrikar does not wear any shoes that we know of. May be he has his RSS-PARADE Marching shoes kept in absolute mirror finished polished readiness for unexpected emergency use?? Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org floriano.l...@gmail.com Twitter@flory29 f...@floriano.lobo --
[Goanet] SCANDALS WILL SPELL DISASTER FOR DEFENCE - EDIT- ASIAN AGE - COMMENTS
SCANDALS WILL SPELL DISASTER FOR DEFENCE - EDIT- ASIAN AGE http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/news/2912.asp http://epaper.asianage.com/PUBLICATIONS/ASIAN/AAGE/2013/02/17/ArticleHtmls/Scandals-will-spell-disaster-for-defence-17022013006007.shtml?Mode=undefined COMMENTS: Scandals in the defence forces of India have come to stay since the very first scandal of New India with Jawaharlal Nehru as PM and Krishna Menon as the Indian High Commissioner of Britain in 1948 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_scandal_case. If otherwise desired, it is going to be just the wishful thinking. Here at GOA, the Indian Navy is mired in scandals after scandals after having occupied ( as spoils of war) Goa's only CIVILIAN AIRPORT at Dabolim since 1961and is consolidating its position full swing to retain this airport illegally at whatever costs and by even being the instrument of instigation for the development of another Civilian Airport at MOPA. It is a pity that Goa's Political class is blind to the realities of losing Dabolim's centrally located civilian airport to the navy for good once this MOPA disaster comes up, if at all. This must not happen, and this will never be allowed to happen. If at all this happens, then it will, over thousands of dead bodies of GOANS who will go down fighting. GSRP, in 2017, when elected to power, will see that the Indian Navy is kicked out of Goa with such a powerful kick that it automatically lands at Karwar Sea Bird Base, where it belongs. Approximately tens of thousands of crores of rupees have been allocated/spent from the taxpayer's money for this prestigious project but the people on the acquired land are yet to be evacuated, so it is believed. http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/breaking-news-indian-navy-planning-new-air-base-karwar ; http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/navy-plans-rs-10-000-cr-expansion-of-karwar-base_786155.htm; http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1518/15180680.htm. The Delhi-Nagpur-Baramati and elsewhere based HIGH COMMANDS operating in Goa to the detriment of the people of Goa will never want to eject the Navy from Dabolim and they will be more than happy to give Goa's sole Civilian Airport for free as the spoils of war to the Indian Navy on a silver platter. If at all, these shallow guys like MP Sardinha, who call themselves GOANS, will beat their chests and pull their hair to save themselves from the ire of the people of Goa when they have helped Indian Navy to rob Goa's Dabolim Civilian Airport. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org floriano.l...@gmail.com Twitter@flory29 f...@floriano.lobo -- Goa Su-Raj Party strongly believes that Parliamentary Elections must be contested by National Parties only AND/OR by a Federation of State Regional Parties. with a reciprocating understanding by the National Parties that the 'State Elections' shall be the prerogative of State Registered Political Parties only. Even then, and in the absence of such a ruling by the Election Commission of India, GSRP would want GOANS who are ERUDITE, knowledgeable about India and its problems, as well as World affairs, 'STATESMEN/WOMEN' , to contest on it's 'TICKET' in the coming 2014 Parliamentary Elections. Let GOA endeavour to send two real Parliamentarians to the House of the People in New Delhi for once.
[Goanet] Roland Francis: Man of the Cloth from La Motte
68 years ago in the tiny village of La Motte, 600 kms from Montreal, a future Pope of the Catholic Church may have been born. His father with 7 other children was a farmer like most of the men in that remotely rural area although later with self-education he became a school trustee and administrator. Quebec was then staunchly religious and Catholicism ruled every aspect of people's lives, often stifling their social freedom. Young Marc Ouellet grew up to be an avid sportsman and outdoors buff, fishing and hunting as often as he could. His religious transformation took place when he was injured in an ice hockey game and he began to read the only books available to him - of the Saints and of his religion. When he was ordained a priest in the late 60s, Quebec after the Quiet Revolution was already going the other way, divesting itself of its Catholic influence, leading to the province taking over health care and education which was in the hands of the Church until then. In 1970 during the October Crisis, sovereignist francophones under the FLQ rebelled against the administration, leading to the imposition of the War Measures Act. During this very time, Ouellet was sent to teach in South America where he remained until the new century. Returning to his native land, ultimately as Cardinal of Quebec City, he found a completely different civil society from when he left it. Sunday mass attendance was ghostly and the church had completely lost its influence. Ouellet was disoriented, encountering much criticism from politicians, women's groups and the media when he said abortion was a moral crime even in the context of rape. He retained his staunch conservatism and lost the chance to build bridges with his fellow Quebecers. Elsewhere meanwhile, in Europe, as in Quebec, churches were becoming empty chambers. People were embracing secular and radical ideas of homosexual equality, contraception, sex and laxer moral standards in dating and marriage. The US led most of these revolutionary changes, with their clergy quickly adapting to the new social standards. This adaptation often brought them in conflict with the Vatican old guard. In less than two generations, Catholicism and religion had undergone a sea change. China and India, emerging Asia's two biggest Catholic population centers were engrossed with their changing economies and Africa a later rising bastion of Catholic conversion was still engrossed in life after colonialism, finding itself embroiled in border wars and tribal violence. Meanwhile the Catholic Church found itself in the middle of a huge sex scandal, the ramifications of which are still unfolding, and another scandal, this one a gigantic mesh of Vatican corruption. Can Ouellet or any other Pope sort out all the problems that beset their world today? What must the Church do to make itself relevant to their flock while maintaining the tempo of rising numbers of devout followers in Africa, Latin America and India-Asia? A century ago, the Catholic population of Africa was 1 percent, now it is 21. Half a century ago India was 1 per cent Christian, today it is 5. China had almost no practicing Catholics under communism, today they are a large and influential body. Catholicism is challenged in the old world except among immigrant communities, by the temptations of progressive society. The evangelical Protestants, well funded and spiritually motivated, are making wide inroads in largely Catholic South America and in Muslim Africa. In China, India and the rest of Asia, they work like well-oiled machines, constantly expanding their influence. Islam is another challenge, considering it their duty to in Africa to wage a crusade against Christian conversion, flush with weapons and funds from extremist Gulf Arab quarters. In Goa, the Portuguese seem to have done a good job with religion. Goan Catholics have remained more or less faithful to their faith and religious traditions although riddled with comical hypocrisy. The old vestige of caste has gone underground, but rears its ugly head when occasion demands. Brotherly love goes out the door when it comes to land or money. Bribery, cheating corruption and crime are common as with the rest of the population. Priests are no longer the moral beacons of yore and the higher clergy seem to do nothing about it. Bombay, the most influential Indian diocese has a Goan Cardinal who is also the head of the chapter of the Asian Bishops Conference but he is too mild, decent and studious where a firmer, take-charge prince of the church is called for. But who knows what the future holds. For the sake of the church, we wish for a Pope who brings better times although that is a difficult task.
Re: [Goanet] Any Goans on board?
Frederick FN Noronha wrote: Nightmare at Sea: Carnival Cruise Liner Nears Port http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6aFxnesstc FN, Since this cruise left from Galveston, Texas, there would be few if any Goans as passengers on board. Had the departure been from Florida or any port in the Caribbean, it would have been a different story. At this time of the year, you usually have groups of 40 or more Goans from Toronto going on Caribbean cruises every week. As for Goans as crew members, I hope there were a lot of them. The crew has been getting rave reviews by the passengers. Almost every passenger has said the crew went beyond the call of duty. I have been looking to short the Carnival Cruise Lines stock ever since the engine room fire. However, this particular ship is registered in the Bahamas and that adds another layer of complexity to the legalities. What I find perplexing about the Carnival people though, is that the ship left from Texas but they decided to tow the crippled ship, one without electricity or indoor plumbing to Alabama i.e. the only US state with no electricity or indoor plumbing requirements. The latest news is that a bus with some ex-passengers who were being sent from Mobile to Galveston broke down. Some of those passengers were sent to the nearest airport to catch a flight. The flight they were booked on could not leave because of electrical problems on the plane. If I was religious, I would be inspecting those particular ex-passengers scalps for 666. Mervyn
[Goanet] church as a society
i am nowhere compared to Radharo Gracias as he is a lawyer and should know better than me but a friend of mine who knows someone from the registrar of society specially the religious society has been registered and he told him that the church is registered under society act 1860. I am sure Radharao Gracias can make time and dig into this
[Goanet] Hollywood Bowl - Opening Cermony June 22, 2013
Hi All, The GOA is putting a group together with the help of Adrian Desa (HB Entertaintment Director) a night at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, and you're invited! The event is preceded by a potluck dinner. Sat, June 22, 2013 at 8:00 PM Opening Night Ceremony About This Performance 2013 Hall of Fame inductees to be announced Our star-studded Opening Night, one of the most anticipated highlights of the season, honors music legends with the HollywoodBowl Hall of Fame concert, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display. Cost: $25/ per person which includes the price for the picnic area reservation. Children under 2 free. Meet in the parking lot / picnic area at the corner of Highland Ave. Odin St. at 5 PM. There is a parking charge. Dinner cocktails. Bring a meal to share, and plan to be fully self-sufficient: plates, cups, napkins, etc. Alcoholic beverages are permitted. After eating, drinking, socializing - we'll head on over to the Bowl at 7:30 PM as the show starts at 8:00 PM If you'd like to join the party here's what you need to do: Make the check out to GOANS OF AMERICA Mail the check to: Donovan Rodrigues 1645 S. Melissa Way Anaheim, CA 92802 The cut off date for receiving checks is March 1, 2013 as the tickets are going to be purchased on March 2, 2013. Remember, if you're on the fence, it's a whole lot easier to dispose them off than trying to get tickets at a later time. It'll be fun! I hope you're in! Thanks Donovan Rodrigues GOA President Disclaimer: THE GOA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR PRICING, CANCELLATIONS, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES OR ACCIDENTS. Hi All, The GOA is putting a group together with the help of Adrian Desa (HB Entertaintment Director) a night at the Hollywood Bowl this summer, and you're invited! The event is preceded by a potluck dinner. Sat, June 22, 2013 at 8:00 PM Opening Night Ceremony About This Performance 2013 Hall of Fame inductees to be announced Our star-studded Opening Night, one of the most anticipated highlights of the season, honors music legends with the HollywoodBowl Hall of Fame concert, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display. Cost: $25/ per person which includes the price for the picnic area reservation. Children under 2 free. Meet in the parking lot / picnic area at the corner of Highland Ave. Odin St. at 5 PM. There is a parking charge. Dinner cocktails. Bring a meal to share, and plan to be fully self-sufficient: plates, cups, napkins, etc. Alcoholic beverages are permitted. After eating, drinking, socializing - we'll head on over to the Bowl at 7:30 PM as the show starts at 8:00 PM If you'd like to join the party here's what you need to do: Make the check out to GOANS OF AMERICA Mail the check to: Donovan Rodrigues 1645 S. Melissa Way Anaheim, CA 92802 The cut off date for receiving checks is March 1, 2013 as the tickets are going to be purchased on March 2, 2013. Remember, if you're on the fence, it's a whole lot easier to dispose them off than trying to get tickets at a later time. It'll be fun! I hope you're in! Thanks Donovan Rodrigues GOA President Disclaimer: THE GOA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR PRICING, CANCELLATIONS, MEDICAL EMERGENCIES OR ACCIDENTS.
[Goanet] Anupam Mishra: The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/anupam_mishra_the_ancient_ingenuity_of_water_harvesting.html
[Goanet] Pain you shouldn't ignore - Today Tonight
http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/latest/article/-/15155947/pain-you-shouldnt-ignore/
[Goanet] Fado/Portugues special on Goa's airwaves!
Inviting all Goan Fado and Portuguese singers to contribute your recordings to Indigo Goa Grooves 24th February broadcast featuring our own world renowned Fado Queen Sonia Shirsat. Have your recording broadcast to your biggest ever audience on Indigo 91.9 FM. Goans in Goa and around the world can email your mp3's to jazz...@yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet] Roland Francis: Man of the Cloth from La Motte
Roland Francis wrote: Half a century ago India was 1 per cent Christian, today it is 5. FN wrote: Where did Roland get these figures from? FN, Every one is entitled to his own strange opinion and some feel entitled to their own facts too. Non-facts are easy to catch. Errors in numbers are easier to point out. I am glad at least one person here is interested to keeping the numbers straight. Let me add another strange paragraph from Roland Francis: China and India, emerging Asia's two biggest Catholic population centers were engrossed with their changing economies and Africa a later rising bastion of Catholic conversion was still engrossed in life after colonialism, finding itself embroiled in border wars and tribal violence. The above makes absolutely no sense if the Philippines is an Asian country. Mervyn
