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Founded 1994 by Herman Carneiro http://www.goanet.org * Building social capital! Visit Goanet's archives for February at: http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/date.html This issue compiled by FN on Sunday, February 12, 2006. --------------------------------------------------------------------- OPINION --------------------------------------------------------------------- o John Eric Gomes writes in The Right to Information Act (RTI) Simplified: "Goa was the first State to bring out its RTI, but most of those who tried to use this Act were stonewalled into frustration...." He explains the new Central law passed on the same subject, and its potential. http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038368.html o Goa, an East-West fusion cultural policy needed: Godfrey Gonsalves. It is this fusion of culture over 451 years ... that give Goans a personality of having communal tolerance towards one and all -- unheard of in the rest of the country. But the shocking discovery and confirmed by a senior ,inister of the Goa Government is that the Government of Goa till today neither has a cultural policy nor a tourism policy.... http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038534.html o Was Francis Newton Souza the mentor of M F Hussain asks Eugene Correa. http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038533.html o What young Goan parents dread: Four years of Konkani medium schooling. By Cecil Pinto http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038463.html o Where did the funds go? Municipal garden... or roads paved with gold? Rs 1.25 cr for garden facelift... http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038521.html VALMIKI FALEIRO, ON GOA'S SURVEY MYSTERIES: Why in this age and time, you may ask, when accurate and affordable land survey systems are available, is Goa's land survey mess not being cleaned up? With an altogether fresh physical survey, starting with a new and accurate grid ... *ab initio*? A "new survey" idea was, indeed, mooted not long ago; by one many consider to be Goa's best ever Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar. http://tinyurl.com/a7c6k o The internet: A teaching tool for Konkani? Politico Rodrigues http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038537.html o Goa's politicians counting their chickens: Aires Rodrigues http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038506.html o Devanagari versus Romi battle lines drawn Ulhas Buyao famed for his "Chaniyache rati" song left no stone unturned to launch a scathing tirade against those who believed that Ek lipi (one script) ek bhas (one language) ek sahitya (one literature) and ek samaz (one community) would help the growth of Konknnni He said 19 years proved it could not and castigated Mr Bhembre for his road map for faster development and standardisation of Konknni language would only spell the ruin of Roman and other scripts by then. -- Godfrey JI Gonsalves http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038469.html o Shantaram Naik said that we must erect a monument indicating the symbol of Two Leaves and somebody said Nehru was the hero of Opinion Poll. I ask now, where is the name of Dr. Jack de Sequeira gone? Why not the monument of Dr. Sequeira? -- A Veronica Fernandes http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038536.html o Anti-plastic drive threatens 2,400 jobs in state Propaganda from the pro-plastics lobby? Judge for yourself http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038429.html o Feedback about Cuncolim... http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038420.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- INFO YOU CAN USE... FILE THIS FOR LATTER! --------------------------------------------------------------------- o Photos from Goa... by Sajith T S <sajith at gmail.com> "I came (for the first time!) to Goa early October, before the hordes of tourists hit the shores. I shot color transparencies, and took my sweet time to hand the roll over to Prabhu Digital here in Bangalore for processing. Thought I'd share the pictures." http://flickr.com/photos/sajith/tags/goa http://sajith.livejournal.com/60016.html o Gagged By The Bag! Participant Info. MailinglistClint! Clinton Vaz of Benaulim offers some interesting links to groups working on environmental issues, options to plastic and more ... in Goa. This list includes the CCP (Corporation of the City of Panjim), People's Movement for Civic Action, Tetra Pak India, Joe Cottage Industries (paper bags made by the blind), Anjuman High School (cloth bags), RK Gifts (paper cups, paper plates at wholesale rates), Eco Fashion Wear, DPA's composting bin, Prison Ministry (paper bags made by prisoners), Surya-sold solar water heaters/cookers, Eco Fashion Wear by Christine Maurice, Institute of Social Service Jute and Paper bags, National Assn for the Blind (paper bags), Centre for Environment Education, Dangui & Co's paper and cloth bags, Freedom Foundation's newspaper bags, effective microorganisations, Sesha eco-fashion wear, Goacan's environment info, GHRSSIDC's cloth and jute bags, Nella's Choice eco fashion for children, Goa Green Works' effective micro-organisms and vermicomposting, Positive People's newspaper bags, Raj Paper Bags, Bharat's jute and cloth bags, Eco Green Unit's cups and plates from beetelnut leaves, Shinde Packaging brown paperbags of various thickness; and photo exhibitions by Asavari Kulkarni and Gasper D'Souza. http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038514.html o Relations between Goa and Portugal: Present and Future The Perspective of the Consul General of Portugal. Talk in Goa by Dr. Pedro Cabral Adao at Xavier Centre of Historical Research B. B. Borkar Road Alto Porvorim. Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 at 5.30 pm. Tel: 2417772; 2414971. Email: deliom at dataone.in. Dr. Pedro Cabral Adão studied International Relations and Law in Lisbon. He was a journalist for five years and a lecturer at the University. He joined Foreign Services in 1995 and thereafter served in Iran, East Timor and the Portuguese Mission to the United Nations Organisation in New York. He also served at the Embassy of Portugal in Sweden. At present Dr. Cabral Adão is Consul General of Portugal in Goa, a post he occupies since February 2, 2005. http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038515.html o Travelpack, a UK-based provider of specialist holidays to India, moved most of its data entry and accounting functions to offices in Goa. It set up an IP-based virtual private network to handle data transfer.... Read how it did it with a GNU/Linux solution. http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038445.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWS --------------------------------------------------------------------- St Mary's (Mapusa) ex-principal and current manager Sr Sylvania died in Goa. Arlette Azavedo in Mapusa writes: "She was indeed one of the very few teachers who was loved and respected. She taught for many years and has left us students a lot of memories. She was my French teacher. Although some of us did not have her for a teacher, we feel that she was a great teacher who did not teach for a living and for money, but to be with the children and to actually TEACH. She was somewhat strict, but she was a wonderful teacher and adult. She respected students like an adult would respect another adult. We only wish she had more time to live, and that she had found out earlier about her illness." http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038527.html o 12 injured in road mishap at Tivim http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038532.html o GU to adopt restructured undergraduate courses http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038530.html o Goa University to implement UGC guidelines http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038519.html o Konkani speaking people must unite: activists http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038524.html o AVC retains UG trophy in Kuwait, writes Francis Xavier francis at gdc.com.kw http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038525.html o Goa: Hotels Make Hay as Valentine's Day Approaches http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038518.html o Carnival in Panaji in grand scale http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038511.html o State gets Rs 7.88 cr to develop horticulture http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038502.html o Roman script backers demand equal status http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038493.html o RTPi to telecast 13-part Portuguese series on Goa http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038479.html o World Konkani Sammelan to be held in Goa: Rane http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038473.html o Willy has an identity crisis in Saligao (Gomantak Times) http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038475.html o Goa university develops new oyster mushroom strain http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038453.html o Carambolim cross desecrated http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038456.html o Catholic Priest makes Bollywood Film http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038337.html o Sex-tourism (allegations are) just hype: DIG (police chief) http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038394.html o Gigabyte to set up mfg, R&D hub in Goa http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038436.html o Higher Education in Goa: Seminar planned in March 2006 http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038414.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- GOA INITIATIVES, ART AND CULTURE --------------------------------------------------------------------- o Konkani CD Review “Saibinnicho Tisro Segred” by Sanny de Quepem Silviano Barbosa http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038516.html o Fokot avoi-bapaicho mog jivit bhor togonk tankta. (Only parents’ love can last our lives) Domnic Fernandes' thought for the day in his AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP series. http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038512.html o Last Bus to Vasco - Brian Mendonca "The book comes with an audio CD of 50 minutes with the poems read out by me with appropriate sounds of goa layered over the poetic text. These sounds I picked up during my dashes to goa and recorded on my sony walkman. The cd contains the original sound of the pealing bells of St Andrews, children playing in Mangor, waves lapping at the sea, the sound to the Goa Express train and its horn - cooo-cooo, the sound of crows, the bulbul which used to speak to my mum when she used to sit on the balcony, and the engine sound of bus changing gears on its perpetual journey" - Brian Mendonca. To be released shortly. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] o From stethoscope to keyboard... an expatnovel set in the US (Reviewed by Dr Cornel DaCosta) http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038355.html FROM DOMNIC FERNANDES AND DOM'S ANTIQUE SHELF: "The late Alfred Rose was not only Melody King of Goa but he was also an ambassador of our mother tongue. Besides his golden voice and beautiful music, his composition was superb and always carried a moral lesson to the audience. Here are the lyrics of one of his old songs in which he refers to the nizache Goenkar, Kunnbi ani Gavddi, who spoke niz Konknni: NIZACHE GOENKAR by the late Alfred Rose I Goenkar ami soglle baba Goenche Goenkar Bhattkar, munddkar toxech vhoddle savkar Goyem soddun Bomboi ievn thodde zalet Bomboikar Torui astannam soglle ami Goenche ganvkar Chorus Thoddeank assat te zonn, tankam mhunttat zonnkar Thoddeank assat xetam, tankam mhunttat xetkar Thoddea zannank assat bhattam, tankam mhunttat bhattkar Bhattkar, xetkar, zonnkar punn soglle Goenche Goenkar II Hindu, Kristanv soglle uloitanv amchi bhas Konkani Nhoi ek sarki punn vegllea ritinim Hindu uloitat bhas nettoilea Marati utranim Amche bhaxen Portugez utram assat ozaranim Chorus Punn puri Konknni bhas, uloitat zait khuimsor Nhoi padri, nhoi potram, nhoi tiatristam bhitor Nizachi Goenchi Konknni bhas tumkam aikonk zai tor Team Kunnbi ani Gavddeanche bhaxecher kan dovor III Oh! Kunnbi ani Gavddeanchim utram ekdom gostachim Punn amkam matxim guspavn ghalpachim Utram tim nhoi Marati vo Portugez kastachim Zannar mhunnttat tim utram mhunn niz Konknne bhaxechim Chorus Aikonk nam tim utram, tanche lagim mevta Ami tim visorleanv, te azun uloita Goenchem nizachem nesop, tanchea angar dista Kunnbi ani Gavddi amchi sanskrutai sambavta Let us attend the rally tomorrow and prove that we are flowers of one garden, regardless of the dialect. -- Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038405.html o Canada: Second course for Stephen Lobo tonight (Eddie F'des) http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038507.html o "Movin' Out is a musical opera staged by the students of Don Bosco's, Panjim," says Jeanne Coelho who has directed the music of it. She adds that it is a musical based on and around the songs of rock legend and 5-time Grammy Award winner Billy Joel. The musical is open to the public. http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038522.html o Review of Pooja Bhat's 'Holiday', a film set in Goa http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038497.html o Vishwajeet takes on Parrikar- Jr Rane demands unconditional apology for defamation http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038481.html o RTPi to telecast 13-part Portuguese series on Goa http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038479.html o When will football make the news? (DNA) via D'Souza, Avelino http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/2006-February/038487.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- LINKS FROM OTHER NETWORKS --------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking For: WW2 experiences: From Leola Pinto: I work at Coventry Older Peoples Forum and we are collecting Second World War II stories for the BBC website. I wonder if any of your readers of the Goanvoice newsletter could send any stories they may have to my email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to Coventry Older Peoples Forum, Harp Place, 2 Sandy Lane, Coventry CV1 4DX. Thank you. Source: http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Hooters set to cheer Goa: 2 Feb: Economic Times. The All-American Hooter girls will be in India, finally. A recent Delhi High Court ruling allowing women to work as bartenders in pubs and bars has got the Hooters of America excited. Famous worldwide for the trademark cheerleader waitresses in hip-hugging orange shorts, sneakers and white socks, spicy American food, beer and TV sports, the Atlanta-based restaurant chain has zeroed in on Goa and Bangalore for its India venture. The Hooter girls, as the women servers of the restaurant chain are popularly called, will fly down from the US to train their Indian counterparts. For full text, 416 words, click here. For the main Hooters website see http://www.hooters.com/ For the Hooters India website see http://www.hootindia.com/ Source: http://www.goanvoice.org.uk Desais of Satari http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net/message/277 BOOK REVIEW: Criminal justice system in Goa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net/message/255 ORLANDO DA COSTA (1929-2006) - A tribute from his Lyceum colleague http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net/message/259 Managing Digital Images using Gnu / Linux Tools - Workshop at the Goa Engineering College http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/messages How to stop spread of virus- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/message/12784 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This listing is a subjective compiliation based on my judgement. 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