goanet-digest Saturday, June 29 2002 Volume 01 : Number 4120
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In this issue:
[Goanet] Football quiz
[Goanet] ECAP 2002 - Computer Exhibition by CSI-Goa Chapter
[Goanet] NEWS-LONDON: Musician John Pandit rejects British honour
[Goanet] NEWS: Brazil a hot favourite with Indian fans to lift World Cup
[Goanet] COLUMN Here we go again
[Goanet] VOLUNTEER: Collating information on Goa
[Goanet] The Express (London). Surgeon hit wife with coathanger
[Goanet] WRANGLERS AND STRANGLERS
[Goanet] KKK's Musical Drama in Kuwait.
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Date: 6/29/02
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Subject: [Goanet] Football quiz
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 04:29:57 -0600 (MDT)
From: "P. R. Mahambre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] ECAP 2002 - Computer Exhibition by CSI-Goa Chapter
ECAP-2002 the Exhibition of Computers and Allied Produts by Computer
Society of India, Goa Chapter is now announced for two venues this year at
Hotel Mandovi in Panaji and at Nanutel in Margao on different dates. This
is the 10th consecutive year since 1993 that CSI-Goa Chapter will be
organising this exhibition.
Please plan your participation early and do your booking to avoid
disappointment later. Please note that specific stall numbers will be done
only against payment received by us as per terms announced.
Thanking you and awaiting your response,
P. R. Mahambre
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P. R. Mahambre,
Chairman - Exhibition Committee,
Computer Society of India Goa Chapter.
C/o V. S. Dempo & Co. Pvt. Ltd.,
Dempo House, Campal,
Panaji, GOA. 403 001
INDIA.
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Telephone: 91-832-226281 Ext: 360
Fax: 91-832-225098
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URL: http://www.csi-goa.org
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 16:37:03 +0530 (IST)
From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] NEWS-LONDON: Musician John Pandit rejects British honour
Musician John Pandit rejects British honour
By Sanjay Suri, Indo-Asian News Service
London, June 29 (IANS) And at last now an Indian in Britain who has said no
to being honoured as what the British still like to call Member of the
British Empire (MBE).
For years Indians have forgotten their colonial past to vie for these titles
the British government doles out annually. The badges that declare Indians
members of the long gone "Empire" have become a status symbol.
Not for John Pandit, better known as Pandit G, from the angry band, the
Asian Dub Foundation. He was given an MBE in this year's honours list for
"services to the music industry." Pandit G has refused to accept the
"honour" because he says he does not believe in the honours system.
Pandit G is an angry musician anyway. The music is mixed with political
messages about racism in Britain and about contemporary difficulties in
India. Not something that could go with the title of Member of the British
Empire.
In rejecting the title he said: "I personally don't think it's appropriate.
I've never supported the honours system.
"There's no point in giving an individual (an honour). To bring people into
the establishment won't actually help the organisations."
- --Indo-Asian News Service
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 18:06:52 +0530 (IST)
From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] NEWS: Brazil a hot favourite with Indian fans to lift World Cup
Brazil a hot favourite with Indian fans to lift World Cup
>From Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Tens of thousands of Indian football fans will be
rooting for Brazil as the samba footballers take on Germany in the World Cup
final at Yokohama on Sunday.
It's not just Brazil's four previous wins that give the South American
nation the edge. For soccer-crazy Indian fans, it has perhaps to do with
sentiment and emotion in equal measure.
In terms of sheer artistry, there are few teams to rival the Brazilians and
this touches an immediate chord among Indian fans.
"Oh, what a shot," is an expression that could apply equally to Ronaldo's
deftness with his feet and to Sachin Tendulkar's rolling his wrists to
dispatch a delivery to the fence.
Give Indian sports fans a choice between style and order and eight out of
ten would pick the former and this ultimately is the difference between
Brazil and Germany.
If one excels in play making, the other is a well-oiled machine. At the end
of the day, Brazil excites while Germany impresses - but excitement gets the
vote.
Thus, from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to diehard soccer fans in
Kolkata, Thiruvanathapuram and a multitude of cities, Indians are gearing
themselves for an afternoon of passionate football.
In Kolkata, arguably India's football capital, passions are running high on
a Brazilian victory. Prayers have even been offered at the Kalighat temple
in the city.
"We prayed that Brazil settle the issue in the regulation playing time of 90
minutes," said Partha Chakraborthy of the Aikya Sangha football club.
Across the city, which traditionally supports the Latin American giants,
firecrackers have been kept in readiness for a Brazilian victory. Anidya
Chatterjee, a banker, summed up the mood: "There is no way Brazil can lose
because they have already smelt blood."
Similar sentiments are evident in the southern state of Kerala. The match
will be telecast on a cinema screen in a government-owned theatre in
Thiruvananthapuram while several clubs have also made arrangements to beam
the tie on giant screens especially put up for the purpose.
The politicians are not to be left behind. Said Mohammad Ali, a legislator
from Malappuram and an ardent supporter of Brazil: "If the match goes into
extra time, I may not be able to catch the night train to Thiruvananthapuram
in time to attend the assembly session on Monday."
Football fever is at fever pitch even in cities not known for their
addiction to soccer.
Most hotels in the city have organised special promotions to pull in the
fans. Web portal Yahoo even postponed the celebrations of its second
anniversary in India to coincide with the World Cup finals. And, not to be
left behind, the Brazilian embassy has installed a giant screen for fans to
watch the match.
In the Bihar capital of Patna, the match will be shown on a giant screen in
the Maurya, the city's only five-star hotel. All seats have already been
taken, the hotel management said.
In Hyderabad, pubs like 10 Downing Street have been decked up with soccer
memorabilia in a bid to cash in on the World Cup.
The soccer craze has not hit everyone in India. In commercial capital
Mumbai, which is also home to India's Hindi film industry, cricket seems to
have put a spanner in the works.
"There was very little absenteeism during the World Cup. A cricket match
would have been different though," said says an officer at the headquarters
of Western Railway at Churchgate.
Added Dipak Gupta, who owns a small electronics firm in Borivili in north
Mumbai: "We have sold a number of television sets during the world Cup.
However, a cricket series would have resulted in greater sales."
Considering that India, which ranks 123 in the ratings of FIFA, the
governing body of the game, and has never qualified for the World Cup, this
passion for football might be surprising. But then, that's what football is
all about.
- --Indo-Asian News Service
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 10:10:44 -0600 (MDT)
From: M Mascarenhas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] COLUMN Here we go again
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
margaret mascarenhas
Here we go again
Okay, I'd like the BJPgoa website to run that poll again. You know -- the
one about how many people think the roads of Goa have improved under the
Parrikar government. I guess if the giant crater effect, contrasted with
huge protruding manhole constructions, constitutes an 'improvement' in the
unique BJP lexicon, then these are the best roads I've ever seen in the
history of my residence here. Maybe they mean it in terms of a forced
improvement of driving skills, where the objective is to increase the
ability of citizens to navigate these roads without breaking their vehicle
suspension or their necks in the process.
After about a week of rain, 18th June Road was in pieces. I tried a detour
on the parallel roads, but they were in pieces too. To the inconvenience
of many, the Dhempe College road was closed for months, while workers conducted
some complicated-looking drainage work, followed by the construction of a
meaningless elevation spanning several metres over their drainage
work. This curious hill-thing is now a veritable obstacle course, since it
too has broken into pieces. In case you haven't noticed, this is how your
tax money is being spent year in and year out, irrespective of the
political incumbency.
Rumour has it that the Catholic and Hindu Brahmin elite, largely
responsible though their high profile BJP advocacy for the re-election of
Manohar Parrikar in Panjim, are less than delighted with the current
distribution of portfolios, which will necessitate their playing in the
sandbox with some very scruffy boys. They are starting to see the big
picture. And hey, I get their angst. I too like the idea of having a CM
who is not personally corrupt and who is clearly not a mental
midget. He's accessible and efficient. (He's also very adept at wooing
prominent members of the Catholic community) Personally, I think Manohar
Parrikar is the right man in the wrong party. And, at the risk of boring
you, I will repeat my earlier mantra: some of you may not endorse the BJP
agenda which often smacks of communalism, but you have to acknowledge
this: at least they have one. And they pull together behind their man. You
don't see them behaving like morons, openly bickering over who gets to
lead the party, and trying to undermine one another.
And despite my deep depression after seeing Professor Mahale appear on a
front page BJP ad during the campaign, the alternatives seem either
completely unrealistic (Suraj party) or unpalatable in the extreme
(Congress, NCP, MGP, UDGP).
Which brings me to another rumour making the rounds: that certain MLAs
(four, maybe six) from the Congress are considering jumping ship into the
already polluted waters of the BJP bathtub. Whether it's true or not, it's
certainly believable, given what we have witnessed over the past ten
years, and even the rumour will serve to keep rogue elements with
portfolios on their toes. As for the wily Manohar Parrikar, the need to
manage yet another precarious coalition will certainly keep HIM on his
toes. So, perhaps in end, we will actually have balance. Certainly, if
nothing else, we will witness an entertaining balancing act.
As an escape tactic, I have decided to immerse myself in fiction writing,
and finish at least one of the two books I've been working on. So you'll
be hearing from me only intermittently over the next couple of months. But
before I disengage from the ugly reality, I am raising a toast to Tarun
Tejpal, who, in spite of an unbelievable level of harassment and scant
support from the journalistic community in India, has stood his ground
with regard to the now infamous Tehelka tapes.
Reportedly, counsel for George Fernandes and Jaya Jaitly are now claiming
that the voice overs used by Tehelka on the tapes are "disparaging to
their clients' reputations". I mean, are they kidding? Who cares about
voice overs, when you have the visuals? Fellow journalist Anita Pratap
told me recently that as a result of the victimization of Tejpal, many
journalists are running scared, fearing the loss of their jobs. This does
not bode well for journalism in India. Or, for democracy.
And now, just in case the BJPgoa website doesn't run that poll again, let
me run it here: how many of you think the roads are better since the BJP
came into power in Goa? Feel free to write in with your verdict to every
Goan newspaper and website you can think of. And while you're at it, send
a few letters to your local municipality department.
http://mmascgoa.tripod.com
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 00:41:00 +0530 (IST)
From: Frederick Noronha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] VOLUNTEER: Collating information on Goa
Wanted volunteer(s) to help (i) collate information for building a website
targeted at youth, offering information on things-to-do in (and
around) the state of Goa (ii) conceptualising a network that would help to
build links between returned-expats, people resettling in Goa and others
similarly placed, and those needed their volunteer skills.
Both these ideas are still in the preliminary stage, and are of
non-commercial nature. We were talking this idea over with friends this
morning. If these plans interest you, or you have some ideas
of how these could be taken forward, just get in touch with the
subjectline VOLUNTEER. Thanks a lot. FN
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 20:16:21 +0100
From: "Eddie Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] The Express (London). Surgeon hit wife with coathanger
1. BURTON, Richard F. Goa and the Blue Mountains. London, Bentley, 1851.
Richard Burton, the Orientalist (Kama Sutra, Arabian Knights, etc.) went to
Goa to recuperate after he e was unwell, and stayed there for six months.
He wrote a book on his experiences there. He did not like Goa at all. He
lived in Panjim and asked his Goan manservant, Salvador, one day,:
“Salvador, what is that terrible noise – are they slaughtering a pig?”
“Nothing,” replied Salvador, “nothing whatever – some Christian beating his
wife.”
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2. The Express (London). 29 June 2002.
Headline: Surgeon hit wife with coathanger.
By Sally Guyoncourt.
A Surgeon hit his wife with a coathanger after he caught her dancing with a
younger man at a party.
Ear, nose and throat specialist Dennis Mendonca, 62, was warned by
magistrates that the assault on his wife, Judith, was so serious that he
could face a stretch behind bars.
Mendonca, who is originally from Bombay, admitted punching his wife,
slapping her across the buttocks and then hitting her so hard with a plastic
coathanger it snapped.
But he asked the court, at Cirencester, Gloucestershire, to show leniency.
"I'm looking forward to a new life, which, hopefully, will be peaceful,
without alcohol and without aggro," he said.
"I look to this court for some mercy."
The attack happened earlier this month while the couple were spending a
weekend at their country home at Coln Rogers, Gloucestershire.
They went to a neighbour's party and a row broke out when Mendonca saw his
wife dancing with a young man.
She then returned home alone.
The doctor returned later to find her asleep in their spare room and he then
flew into a violent rage.
After the beating, Mrs Mendonca managed to struggle to her feet but then
lost her balance and fell down the stairs.
She awoke some time later at the bottom of the stairs with bruising to her
face, a black eye, a deep wound on her hand and some bruising to her right
buttock.
The police were called early the following morning but Mrs Mendonca refused
hospital treatment.
Harley Street surgeon Mendonca admitted assault causing actual bodily harm
when he was questioned at Stroud Police Station.
He said: "I started to make amends the next day and I will continue to do
so."
He added that he was now reconciled with his wife and was trying to get his
life back on track, attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and an anger
management group.
Prosecutor Geoff Nash told the court: "Mrs Mendonca apparently danced with a
younger man at the party, which caused the defendant some concern."
Mendonca, who also practises at Kingston Hospital in Surrey and at Queen
Mary's University Hospital in London, said that he was very sorry for
committing the offence.
However, he also claimed some of his wife's injuries could have been
sustained when she fell down the stairs.
He was remanded on bail and will be sentenced on July 23.
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Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 21:01:44 +0000
From: "Joe Vaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] WRANGLERS AND STRANGLERS
WRANGLERS AND STRANGLERS
Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University
of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative literary talent.
They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were
extraordinary in their ability to put the English language to its
best use. These promising young men met regularly to read and
critique each other's work. And critique it they did!
These men were merciless with one another. They dissected the most
minute literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were
heartless, tough, even mean in their criticism. The sessions became
such arenas of literary criticism that the members of this exclusive
club called themselves the "Stranglers."
Not to be outdone, the women of literary talent in the university
were determined to start a club of their own, one comparable to the
Stranglers. They called themselves the "Wranglers." They, too, read
their works to one another. But there was one great difference. The
criticism was much softer, more positive, more encouraging.
Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even
the most feeble one, was encouraged.
Twenty years later an alumnus of the university was doing an
exhaustive study of his classmates' careers when he noticed a vast
difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as
opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the bright young men in the
Stranglers, not one had made a significant literary accomplishment of
any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful writers,
some of national renown such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote
The Yearling.
Talent between the two? Probably the same. Level of education? Not
much difference. But the Stranglers strangled, while the Wranglers
were determined to give each other a lift. The Stranglers promoted an
atmosphere of contention and self doubt. The Wranglers highlighted
the best, not the worst. (Author Unknown).
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Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 02:34:44 +0000
From: "A. Veronica Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] KKK's Musical Drama in Kuwait.
KUWAIT KONKNNI KENDR.
On 11th October this year, Kuwait Konknni Kendr (KKK) will organise its
"Musical Drama" at one of the well known city hotels. The programme will
start at 4.00 p.m. with the participation of visiting and local artistes.
Watch out for more details.
Kuwait Konknni Kendre was formed in Kuwait 18 years back to support and
promote the cause of Konkani.
A. VERONICA FERNANDES,
Kuwait.
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