[Goanet] The Marriage of the Pets (Chapter 1)
I present below the second part of the Post-Marriage Story that resulted from George Pinto's elaboration of a Bambino Martins riddle involving a Goan Bhatcar, his two sons, and three pets, on the Goan Forum. This part deals with what happened after the cow married the goat in George's elaboration of Bambino's riddle. I would like to warn readers that this is a long post, and presented here in three chapters because of length limitations. Some of the statements in this story are only relevant in the context of a discussion between three other contributors to the Goan Forum, but the subject matter should be of interest to everybody. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PETS The two creatures that are the subjects of this story were excluded from the opportunity to savor the subjective perspective offered by a theoretical pantheist religion, because their masters thought that they could not think for themselves. So the poor ruminant beings spent their lives ruminating on their own, unable to express their views in any forum. They had to settle for loving and caring for each other, and quietly solving the material problems of their lives, for which thankfully they received at least one generous undirected salute on The Goan Forum. As if the treatment that they received in the Goan bhatcar's household was not enough, their private lives and their marriage were unfortunately subjected to a smear campaign initiated by a hastily formed Silicon Valley internet rag mag startup company whose aggressive accounting practices, we have now learned, are exemplified by the equation 2+2=5. One of the early casualties of this media-generated morass of confusion was the sexual orientation of the cow. The cow was not a cow or gay as reported. He was a transvestite bull who had a fairly healthy, albeit somewhat awkward, heterosexual love affair with the goat before marriage. Any awkwardness that was there in the physical relationship was adequately remedied by the cross-dressing, which provided a prosthetic benefit in facilitating the many recreational activities conducted by the ruminant pair. If you have not already guessed it, this union was one where the need for recreation superseded the need for procreation, because of the very practical uncertainty about the identity and size of the offspring. For this thoughtful choice they were once considered for the Freedom from Cynicism and Insensitivity Award of the Independent Republic of Chimbel. However, like most marriages this one also had to sooner or later face a minor crisis. The predicament began when the bovine husband received that annoying phone call in the middle of the night, this time claiming that recreational sex was a conspiracy hatched by liberal intellectuals, and artificial birth control, a money-making scheme launched by the scientific establishment still rooted in the cultural context of the socialist university dorms of the sixties, but tempted by the irrational capitalist exuberance of the nineties. The seeds of guilt sown by this phone call and other similar ones, each containing familiar but slightly different liberally used quotes of a conservative British intellectual whose name escaped the caller, ate at the unrecognized conscience of the bull, who began wondering if he was indeed wasting his own seeds. The spilling of seeds on the ground he had heard had displeased God and caused Him to slay Onan, although the phone calls never mentioned this. Tormented by these progressive thoughts that had found their way in his otherwise imprisoned mind, not having received the benefit of a passionate and subjective freedom that can only come from an ultraconservative religious upbringing, the bull in cow's clothing wondered how he would broach the topic with his beloved bundle of mutton. But with appropriate deftness and lack of condescension that would make his co-travelers (even those who have long since got off his bandwagon to join a real band) filled with delight, he laid out his problem before his caprine wife, proceeding with great caution to make sure she would not be paralyzed by his analysis. So with the right amount of confluence of streams of emotion and reason, to create warmth like the kind you only feel in a bathtub fitted with properly functioning hot and cold faucets in a vacation resort in the Bahamas, where they like to entertain people with a 2 night stay in a five star hotel, with a promise not to engage in a face-to-face argument, even if the guest is the elusive Raul, he mooed: My dear bokdi, we are getting old, and I think we have had enough fun. We have to think about our future, our posterity and our legacy. Don't you think we should have a calf?, slightly apprehensive that he might have caused his wife to spend many a sleepless night juggling contradictory ideas, when her mind and her hooves could be on something better. The wife, startled by the tone of her husband's newly found voice as much as the content of his first real
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goanet-digest Friday, May 3 2002 Volume 01 : Number 3922 - In this issue: [Goanet] New York Related-Film on Rap musicians Re: [Goanet] Dinesh D?Souza: Assimilation of immigrants in the West. [Goanet] Vietnam and India Sign Nuclear Co-Operation Plan [Goanet] NEWS: Rights activist asks court to derecognise BJP [Goanet] Educational CD on malaria [Goanet] Church statement on Goa's political situation See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 15:13:00 EDT From: Venantius J Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] New York Related-Film on Rap musicians I am coping this message about a film screening (part of the Brooklyn Int Film Festival) that a friend sent to me. venantius Black Picket Fence. (http://www.blackpicketfence.net). Its about Rap musicians (Thurs. May 2 and 9pm at the Brooklyn Museum - 200 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn) $10. The 1 and 2 7th ave. subway trains go directly to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum st -- Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 21:40:59 + From: James Almeida [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Dinesh D?Souza: Assimilation of immigrants in the West. Thanks for posting that note Eddie. While Dinesh does gloss over some issues, the essence of his message is indeed quite true. I must admit, though, that he appears to have somewhat softened his stance over the years (for instance, comparing his book on Race from the early 90s to his most recent publication). Then again, maybe his current position as a fellow of the American Enterprise Institute has had an impact!:-) Thanks again. James _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 23:22:45 + From: Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Vietnam and India Sign Nuclear Co-Operation Plan Vietnam and India have signed a memorandum of understanding that includes a 'detailed work plan of co-operation for the year 2002 - 2003' for the development of nuclear energy for peaceful and commercial purposes. The memorandum was signed during a visit to India by a four-member delegation from Vietnam last month, at the invitation of the chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Anil Kakodkar. According to officials at the Indian department of atomic energy, the discussions included presentations by the Indian side on multi-purpose research reactors, the 220 megawatt (MW) pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) and regulatory infrastructure. The announcement follows a bilateral agreement for co-operation into the utilisation of atomic energy for peaceful purposes signed between Vietnam and India in 1986. According to the department of atomic energy, bilateral co-operation regarding nuclear energy particulary gained momentum from 1988 when India started receiving Vietnamese scientists on an annual basis for the one-year training programme at the Bhabha atomic research centre. This has helped Vietnam to build its human resource base in the nuclear field. India recently helped in the setting up of the Vietnam / India nuclear science centre in Dalat, north Vietnam, by providing equipment and free expert services. The centre was inaugurated last January, marking 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Both sides have agreed to explore the possibility of using the centre as a regional research base to conduct training programmes in nuclear science. In a separate development, Russia gave the go-ahead last month for the signing of a bilateral agreement for nuclear power co-operation between Russia and Vietnam, intended to facilitate the construction of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant. The Vietnamese government recently approved the launch of a feasibility study - to be completed by 2003 - which may pave the way for a nuclear plant to be commissioned by 2019 (see News No. 129, 4th April). Meanwhile, talks between India and Russia continue concerning the construction of two further units at the Kudankulam site in India. AEC chairman Mr Kakodkar recently said: If anybody, including Russia, gives a proposal which is beneficial to us, we will certainly consider it. Otherwise, we have our own programme. We can put up four indigenous 700 MW units. Russia's deputy prime minister Reshet Nikov confirmed talks were still under way, adding: I understand that it is not the best possible scenario for India to have the new technology only in two units. He said the question will be solved during president Vladimir Putin's visit to India later this year. Tim de Mello [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ontario, CANADA
[Goanet] The Marriage of the Pets (Chapter 3)
The last chapter in this saga began abruptly and ended even more quickly, before the bull could sense what hit him. Like the terrorist attacks that befell this great nation of Chimbel, the events that transpired at the top secret private meeting between the bull, the sentient being, and the President's people who use bull, the verbal instrument, in the art of sophistry accompanying political and business dealings, forever changed two ordinary lives. By the time the bull emerged from the meeting his mind was thrust into such a quagmire that he wished he had joined a circus as a professional juggler juggling contradictory ideas for a living. He was carrying in his hands a hurriedly typed rough draft of a summary of the minutes of the meeting, which required him to sign an agreement: The draft read: The President's decision regarding the issue of the interspecies marriage between Mr. Boil and Mrs. Bokdi-Boil is as follows: (Pandurang had no clue about the specifics of any of this. He was not yet able to say interspecies, but he was going to be working on it. He would be happy if he could say some of the words in this statement, let alone remember them.) This union is in the national interest. It is the only union of common working people that is in the national interest. It addresses the central social and economic issues of our lives. The proposal of Mr. Boil to have a mixed breed calf or calves is a good one, because it is pro-life. Such calves would also benefit our economy, because they would provide a new resource for the agricultural and food industry, struggling to market products to consumers whose dietary habits have expanded due to the communal harmony generated by Hindus having been forcibly converted to Christianity, and Christians having been forced to adopt Hindu ways and first names, for fear of being scapegoated or lynched by patriots. The first McDonald's restaurant to be opened in Chimbel has already patented the rights to sell Bokboilburger in four self-explanatory varieties, trademarked McBokboil, McBoilbok, McGaibok and McBokgai. The overseas trade assessment by our experts suggests that substantial commercial activity can be generated by marketing this new form of livestock to Muslims (those who we determine are against the terrorists), and the Goan and Indian Hindus (those who deny they are for the terrorists) who have adopted western ways. We have always been bothered by the fact that we have not been able to take advantage of the commercial benefits of cloning and embryonic stem cells because of our politically fruitful pro-life agenda. We did not want to terminate a life created by God through a natural union. But we believe God would not mind if we used lives created through perverted unnatural unions. So we believe we can continue to be pro-life, and allow unrestricted cloning and embryonic stem cell use, as long as it is conducted on an interspecies union. Towards this end, a prominent multinational company that has had some financial trouble recently, but is nevertheless known for its ability to be lucrative for everybody, has diversified into the agricultural and food sector by forming a new subsidiary, appropriately named Embryon, Inc. This company will have their head office in the Independent Republic of Chimbel, for which they will receive the appropriate tax breaks. Mr. Boil and Mrs. Bokdi-Boil who have never received a tax cut and who have never had the privilege of donating for a political cause will receive both for their role in this enterprise. In conclusion, there is the minor issue of the likelihood of loss of life of the goat during delivery, should a bokodgai or bokodboil be born. But we have concluded that sacrificing a goat in the national interest is a small price to pay. The President of the Independent Republic of Chimbel therefore issues an executive order to Mr. Boil and Mrs. Bokdi-Boil to be the patriots that, we are sure, they always wanted to be and kindly sign the requisite documents in the national interest of this great country. ___ Thus the story of the bull and the goat was not just the lost last chapter of Animal Farm, but it was also the first chapter of A Brave New World part deux, which was going to be inaugurated with a small involuntary sacrifice of a goat at an altar sanctifying the backdoor fusion between religious conservatism and avaricious capitalism, presided over by a clueless cowherd, whose wandering mind was incapable of spotting the many seemingly insignificant detours around the separation of the Church and the State, and the excesses of profit-minded special interests motivated by greed. _ The End Cheers, Santosh =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or
[Goanet] 03 May:GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS
GOACOM NEWS CLIPPINGS 03 May 2002 CANDIDATES MUST DECLARE CRIMINAL RECORDS: In a bid to rid the system of criminals, the Supreme Court yesterday directed the Election Commission to ask candidates contesting parliamentary or assembly elections to mandatorily furnish details about their criminal antecedents, if any, to allow voters to think before they make their choice. The candidate also needs to furnish details of assets (immovable, movable, bank balances, etc) and of his/her spouse and that of dependants. (From PTI report) NCP TELLS CONG NOT TO ALLOCATE TICKETS TO DEFECTORS: While the much-awaited seat-adjustment proposal between the Congress Party and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is yet to take a concrete shape, the NCP has put a pre-condition that it would not allow the Congress Party to allow tickets to those Congress defectors, who had joined the BJP and returned to the defected party. (NT) MAHAJAN, GEORGE URGE KHALAP NOT TO QUIT: Water Resources Minister Ramakant Khalap, who has camped in Delhi for the past two days, met IT Minister Pramod Mahajan and Defence Minister George Fernandes yesterday. Sources close to Khalap stated that both the Union minister impressed upon him not to resign from the BJP party. (GT) EXCEPT FOR POWER: While judging this (BJP) governments performance in developing the states infrastructure, it must be said that barring power, there arent any other noteworthy achievements, though there have been mere promises galore, of constructing several bridges in the State. This government has also been guilty of dragging its feet on completion of several existing projects. A case in point is the never ending Siolim-Chopdem bridge project. (ASHLEY DO ROSARIO in Herald) NARVEKAR, THREE AIDES DISCHARGED: In a setback to the prosecution case judicial magistrate first class has discharged Dayanand Narvekar and his three associates from endangering human life case (ODI match) by allowing their application for recall of process. (GT) SHORTAGE OF WATER IN SANVORDEM IRKS SALGAONKAR: Independent candidate and industrialist Anil Salgaonkar may not dish out the Deep Purple hit Smoke on the Water, but he certainly intends to generate smoke if there is no water for his voters in the Sanvordem constituency. While water is being used for gardening, farmers in Collem and other parts of Sanvordem constituency face acute water shortage for agriculture, claimed Salgaonkar. (H) CYBER CRIME CELL OPENED: The Cyber Crime Offences Cell was opened at the CID/Crime Branch, Panaji, with effect from yesterday. All cyber crimes will be registered under the Information technology (IT) Act, 2000. (GT) CONSTABLE STABBED AT BAINA: A police constable, Kishore Salgaonkar, was stabbed by unknown tourists at Bainas red light area on Thursday night. Reliable sources informed that the constable alongwith three other colleagues, who were sitting in a bar at Baina, had an altercation with the tourists who had come in two jeeps. (GT) FATAL FALL: A 55-year-old man from Ambaulim, Minguel DCosta, died after he fell off a tree, which he had climbed to pluck zamblam fruit. (H) 5 LABOURERS DIE IN WELL DUE TO SUFFOCATION: Five drillers died of asphyxiation while drilling a 75-feet-deep well located at Chorlem Ghat on Goa-Karnataka border. (H) FPB TO CONTROL CRIME: Hard-core criminals, dacoits, thieves, thugs and robbers beware, it is time for you to mend your ways. Or else, there is every possibility youll walk straight into the police net soon after committing any kind of crime, as the Goa Police is now equipped with highly sophisticated and most powerful fingerprint software. (NT) COURSE IN LINUX CERTIFICATION: Agnel Technical Education Complex has recently partnered with Red Hat India Private Limited to conduct courses in Linux leading to the Red Hat Certified Engineer certification and becomes a part of the global network of authorities training centres established by Red Hat Inc, USA. (GT) CURTORIM PARISHIONERS AGITATE: Several parishioners from Curtorim yesterday held a dharna at Curtorim market, protesting against Congress observer Prodyut Guhas alleged statements terming the Church as anti-national and communal. PLEAS OPPOSING PSI RECRUITMENT: Yet another petition has been filed in the Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court challenging the recruitment to the posts of Police Sub-Inspector in the Police Department, this time by Victor Lobo of Merces a contender for the said post. Another contender, Tanveer Khatib of Sangolda, had also approached the Court earlier in this connection. (H) STOP BEING CORRUPT: She (Goa) was so beautiful, so precious, so pure, and we sold her to the poorest tourists from Europethe taxi drivers, the mechanics, the welders. The lower than low-budget tourists are the ones who pack our chartersWhat does the government need to do to take Goa in the right direction? Just one single thing: stop being corrupt. (REMO FERNANDES
[Goanet] Goa to US calls at Rs 3 per minute?
This is what is being promised. After VoIP (Voice-over-IP) belatedly got legalised in India from April 1, 2002, the benefits of low-cost long-distance telephony might be just about reaching Goa. Railton Electronics of Porvorim's Landscape City, run by Sanjay Bhaiya, is promising Caltiger's solution to the user in Goa. Railton [EMAIL PROTECTED] says Caltiger's Internet Telephony Cards work through Net2Phone the world's largest player. PC-to-phone calls from Goa to the US (by their estimates, unverified by me) cost Rs 3 per minute. This rate is also being offered to other countries as an introductory offer. Lesser-useful PC-to-PC calls anywhere in India are priced at Rs 1.20 per minute. They're also talking about exciting IP (internet protocol) telephony devices for the first time in India. But one has to buy prepaid cards for Rs 500, which are valid for three months from the date of first call made. This means that such offers are useful mainly for cyber centres, PCOs, and other bulk users like hotels, travel-agents, etc. This is not intended to be an endorsement of the efficacy of the product, and I have no commercial interest in the same. Nonetheless, there is an exciting potential in such ideas in an expat-oriented state which has suddenly touched the second-highest density nationwide (meaning, after Delhi, Goa ranks second in terms of numbers of telephones per hundred population). For someone who believes in the power of information and communication technologies, ICTs, if properly applied, this is surely interesting. FN *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
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Some news currently up at www.freenewsgoa.net -- it costs to tell the truth -- Forwarded message -- NCP says 'no' Quislings Friday, May 03, 2002 - 01:46 PM GMT+5:30 Can the Congress in Goa afford to renominate defectors and hope to win the election, or will it suffer a public backlash? The party, which is in a one-to-one battle in this state with the BJP, saw three of its governments sink since 1998, with wholesale defections, writes Deccan Herald's Devika Sequeira * DEMOCRACY IN DANGER in GOA Friday, May 03, 2002 - 01:38 PM GMT+5:30 This is the Goa Church's Diocesan Service Centre for Social Action's statement for the forthcoming elections. Corruption, communalism... and the debate-provoing suggestion to identify and promote a third candidate, if the choice is between a communal and a corrupt one. Do you agree? * Church puts BJP on the defensive in Goa Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 06:31 PM GMT+5:30 Devika Sequeira of Deccan Herald says the BJP has found itself at a disadvantage in the Assembly election here, due to its handling of the communal violence in Gujarat * Goa CM blames Gujarat violence on bad governance Tuesday, April 30, 2002 Sandesh Prabhudesai in Panaji (Courtesy: Rediff.com) reports: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party, has said that bad governance is the cause of the communal violence in Gujarat. Good governance by my government in Goa could be adopted as a model by all states in the country that are hit by group violence, the IIT engineer-turned-politician said. * Targetting its guns on corruption: Goa Suraj Saturday, April 27, 2002 - 03:27 PM GMT+5:30 Goa Su-raj party came into being as an answer to the current state of affairs in Goa including politics of aya-Ram gaya-Ram (frequent floor crossings). The party is striving hard to promote good persons to clean the Goan polity. It is perhaps the only political party which does not authorise its executive committee members to contest elections. Goa Su-Raj says it has a vision for good governance and also has an answer to prevent elected members from defecting, says party president FLORIANO LOBO in an interview with Ashley do Rosario. * How to get the most of this site... Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 10:14 PM GMT+5:30 Freenewsgoa.net is still in the beta testing stages. Some tips to get the most of this site, including details of how to post your comments to stories already posted... and how to vote in a poll. * 'India was secular even before Muslims and Christians came here...' Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 11:40 PM GMT+5:30 Reprinted here is the English text of the speech, delivered in Hindi, by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at a public meeting in Goa on April 12. This speech raked up a major row nationwide, with clarifications coming in from the PMO (Prime Minister's Office). * BJP banking on stability plank to ride back to power in the State Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 08:06 PM GMT+5:30 The Bharatiya Janata Party claims to swear by a dharma that is entirely against defections. How, then, does it explain its own ascent to power during the 31-month tenure of the just dissolved assembly a la defections? In an interview with ASHLEY do ROSARIO, its general secretary and spokesman, Govind Parvatkar, claims that the party was forced to rely on defections, if only to teach a lesson to the Congress, which was desperately attempting to lure BJP MLAs. He also speaks about the party's chances in the polls, the impact of Vajpayee's speech in Goa, and whether politicians in Goa deserting the BJP will mar its chances. * PARRIKAR: ENGINEERING ANOTHER GOA... Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 03:51 PM GMT+5:30 WILL HE make it? Metallurgical engineer Manohar Parrikar, who ascended the chief ministership of Goa after engineering defections from the other parties and alloying a quaint but shaky and ideologically-disparate coalition, has made a big gamble. Going in for mid-term elections. PAMELA D'MELLO hears from the Goa CM, just before he faces a crucial poll... on a range of issues. On how he takes on his opponents, what the BJP chances in the election are, the communal situation in the state, taxes on citizens... and whether he changed the rules of the game by jailing political opponents. *
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KONKANI SHOW BY MANGALOREANS. Kuwait Canara Welfare Association is a well known Manglorean Association in Kuwait and this association is doing yeomen services for the cause of their community members in Mangalore, in Kuwait and also for Konkani. They are the people who forcefully display their love for their mother tongue. Among Indian Associations KCWA association is doing excellent work for the upliftment and betterment of their needy brothers and sisters back in Mangalore. When Lawry Pinto was its president a few years back, I wrote an article in this forum highlighting their contribution in the field of education to the needy and handicapped in Mangalore. That particular article was read all around the world and in response to it I received a reply from an official of World Bank asking more details of this association and also appreciating KCWAs efforts in this field. I passed that message to Lawry and even to others. KCWAs contribution for the welfare of human beings is top most. They have especial fund for education and the beneficiaries of this fund are mainly the poor children. They have especially raised one school at a cost of rupees 31 lakhs for the physically deformed children in Mangalore besides helping plenty of their poor children in Kuwait to acquire education. For Gujarat Earthquake victims recently they donated almost 2 lakhs. Likewise they have innumerable incidents to cite as far as their charitable work is concerned. KCWA is on forefront to spread the gospel of Konkani by organising cultural/traditional and other theatrical items. On 26th of last month they organized a Konkani Comedy Show at Funaitees Indian Arts Circle Auditorium, at 7.15 attended by a good number of people mainly Mangaloreans. Normally what I noticed among Konkani people here is this when Goans organize their Konkani shows lot of Mangaloreans flock to witness these shows but when Mangaloreans organize their shows only me and few like me attend these shows. Some ways have to be devised to create more awareness among Goans to attend Mangalorean shows which many times I find rich in literature and in comedy always superb. Goans can learn a lot from these plays. No doubt very many Goans find it rather difficult to digest Mangalorean Konkani and accent yet ways can be found out to make it more accessible for both the communities. After all Managalorean Konkani people and Goans are come from the same roots. Our beginning is same but due to geographical barriers and due to historical mishaps we are separated from each other. We can easily integrate with each other for the good of humanity and for the cause of Konkani, our culture, tradition and history. Goan find Mangalorean Konkani more sanskritik, more Hindik and more local, because of these factors Goans find Mangalorean Konkani rather difficult to understand and absorb. The Konkani Comedy show I mentioned above was Dothor Damiyaon directed by Lancy Rodrigues and translated by George Pinto. The whole play was sourrounded around beautiful and very intellectual comedy role played by Konkani activist, writer and Konkani promoter Johny Suratkal whose role of a drunkard was excellent. Even in earlier shows I noticed greatness in Johny Suratkal in playing such roles, he has acquired specialty in performing the roles of drunkard. Others too contributed their mite namely Valerian Desouza, Rinna Desouza, Anil Menezes, Renny Menezes and Rudolph Desouza. In singing as usual the husband and wife couple Roney and Jasmine stole the show. But the best song Dhaum Bhoinnim was rendered by Kavita and Namitha Desouza beautifully sung which was very pleasing to the listeners ears. They have lived up to the reputation of their parents Mr. Mrs. Francis who are well known singers in the Church activities as conductors of Konkani Choir. Both these young daughters of Francis should be given more and more exposures to delight the listeners. The stage setting was good. Musical score single-handedly was provided by maestro Adrian Gomes simultaneously playing Trumpet and Organ. Adrian is showing lot of enthusiasm in performing for Konkani musical shows. He has great love for Konkani and Konkani musical shows. Recently he released his Audio Cassette and CD on Konkani Instrumental and the entire musical score was provided by him only and in fact the music was very rich. In his inaugural address the President of KCWA Mr. Mxim DMello welcome the gathering and highlighted on the donations and other charities KCWA has done, these are in lakhs of ruppes. Ms Ida DSilva while proposing the vote of thanks detailed the contribution of everyone to make this show a big success. It was very interesting and encouraging to have such an energetic woman amongst Konkani people to speak so gracefully and beautifully thereby bringing elegance to the whole function. Her talent should be utilized by other Konkani
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goanet-digest Friday, May 3 2002 Volume 01 : Number 3926 - In this issue: [Goanet] TOI article about visitor visa to the US [Goanet] Goa to US calls at Rs 3 per minute? [Goanet] Links to http://www.freenewsgoa.net [none] See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Fri, 03 May 2002 15:25:09 + From: Sachin Naik [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] TOI article about visitor visa to the US Indians needn't worry about US visa regulations ROBERT D BLACKWILL [ THURSDAY, MAY 02, 2002 11:57:54 PM ] NEW DELHI: Close ties bind India and the United States. There are about two million people of Indian origin in America. They are US citizens, participants in American commerce, students at university or visitors. It is because of this constant interchange that there has been keen interest in the proposed new visa regulations by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Despite much coverage in the media, some misconceptions about the INS proposals exist. I hope I can put many people's minds at ease: the vast majority of visitors from India to the US will experience no disruption to their travel because of the proposed new regulations. Let me tell you why: First, there will be no changes in the way visas are issued by the US Embassy and Consulates in India. Visa applicants will still use our appointment system and courier pass-back services to receive their visas before traveling to the US. And the long lines for visas are a thing of the past. Second, the proposals will not reduce the number of visas granted to Indians. Some two-thirds of all applicants from India are granted visas -over 300,000 last year -and travel between the US and India seems certain to grow further in coming years. Americans certainly welcome this trend. Third, immigrant visas, the permanent Green Card work permit and the temporary H1B visa work permit will not be affected. Two changes to INS visa regulations may affect Indians seeking US visas. One change has already occurred, and approval of the other is pending. The INS has implemented a procedure that will limit student visa adjustments within the US, but will not affect legitimate student visa applicants applying abroad. In the past, foreign students could visit the US on a tourist visa and, while in the US, could apply to change from a tourist (B-2) to a student visa (F-1). This is no longer allowed. Indians wishing to study in America should have their student visas issued in their country of residence before they go to the US. This will not affect a person's ability to study at his or her chosen university. In its continuing effort to enhance national security and strengthen immigration controls in the US, the INS has proposed modifying the current admission period for B-1/B-2 non-immigrant visitors. In the past, the INS allowed most visitors a six-month stay in the US, regardless of the time they required. Now, the INS proposes to base the admission period on the amount of time the visitor requests in order to accomplish the purpose of his or her trip. This modification has been wrongly described as allowing visitors only a 30-day visit to the US. That is not accurate. If this change of rule is accepted, the INS inspector at the port of entry in the US would ask all visitors how much time they require to complete their visit. If a visitor does not request more than 30 days in the US, then he or she would generally be granted a stay of 30 days. If the visitor needs more than 30 days, the longer period would normally be approved. In addition to these two INS regulations, the Senate has approved legislation (still to be passed by the House of Representatives and signed into law by the president) that would require universities to notify the INS of individuals who have entered the country claiming to be students but who, in fact, have not pursued their course of study. This legislation would not affect genuine students, but should help the INS find those who would use the liberal US visa system to enter America for illegal purposes. I believe these changes strike the appropriate balance between INS' mission to stop illegal immigration, and our desire to welcome legitimate visitors to the US. Indians and Americans of Indian origin play an increasingly important part in American life. President Bush welcomes this. So do I. (Robert D Blackwill is the US Ambassador to India) _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 18:56:57 +0530 From: FREDERICK NORONHA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Goa to US calls at Rs 3 per minute? This is what is being promised. After VoIP
[Goanet] FBI was warned of suspicious flight students
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two months before the suicide hijackings, an FBI agent in Arizona alerted Washington headquarters that several Middle Easterners were training at a U.S. aviation school and recommended contacting other schools nationwide where Arabs might be studying. FBIHQ should discuss this matter with other elements of the U.S. intelligence community and task the community for any information that supports Phoenix's suspicions, the agent recommended in the memo obtained by The Associated Press. The FBI sent the intelligence to its terrorism experts in Washington and New York for analysis and had begun discussing conducting a nationwide canvass of flight schools when the September 11 tragedies occurred, officials told AP. At least one leader of the 19 hijackers, Hani Hanjour, received flight training in Arizona in 2001 but his name had not surfaced in the FBI intelligence from Arizona, the officials said. None of the Middle Eastern men identified by the Arizona counterterrorism agents or any information contained in their July 2001 memo pointed to the suicide plot that leveled the World Trade Center and killed thousands in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, officials said. None of the people i dentified by Phoenix are connected to the September 11 attacks, FBI Assistant Director John Collingwood said Thursday night. The Phoenix communication went to appropriate operational agents and analysts but it did not lead to uncovering the impending attacks, Collingwood said. Officials said FBI counterterrorism agents in Phoenix were suspicious why several Arab men were seeking airport operations, security information and pilot training. The agents recommended that the FBI begin alerting local offices when Middle Easterners sought visas for training at local aeronautical schools. FBIHQ should consider seeking the necessary authority to obtain visa information from the USDOS (State Department) on individuals obtaining visas to attend these types of schools and notify the appropriate FBI field office when these individuals are scheduled to arrive in their area of responsibility, the memo said. Sketchy tips before September 11 The FBI's concerns about the U.S. flight schools is the latest revelation about information, much of it sketchy, that the government possessed before September 11 concerning the possibility of terrorism in the skies. For example: The AP reported last month that Filipino authorities alerted the FBI as early as 1995 that several Middle Eastern pilots were training at American flight schools and at least one had proposed hijacking a commercial jet and crashing it into federal buildings. A month after the 2001 memo from Arizona to FBI headquarters, FBI agents in Minnesota arrested a French citizen of Moroccan descent, Zacarias Moussaoui, after a flight school instructor became suspicious of his desire to learn to fly a commercial jet. Moussaoui has since emerged as the single most important defendant in the post-September 11 terrorism investigation, charged with conspiring with the hijackers and Osama bin Laden to kill thousands of Americans. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. About the same time as the Phoenix memo and Moussaoui's arrest, U.S. intelligence issued a late summer warning that there was heightened risk of a terrorist attack on Americans, possibly even on U.S. soil, officials have said. Law enforcement officials said in retrospect the FBI believes it should have accelerated the suggested check of U.S. flight schools after Moussaoui's arrest, but does not believe it would have led to the hijackers. FBI officials said a supervisory agent in Arizona wrote a several-page memo to FBI headquarters in July 2001 laying out information his counterterrorism team had developed in an unrelated investigation. A portion of the memo dealt with an Arizona flight school, officials said. The memo indicated agents were suspicious about why several nonresident Arab men were seeking training at a commercial aeronautical school in Prescott, Arizona. Collingwood said the men were enrolled in various aspects of civil aviation engineering, airport operations and pilot training. The agents were particularly concerned that some were attempting to learn about airport security operations, officials said. The Phoenix memo urged FBI headquarters to assemble a list of U.S. aviation academies and to instruct field offices across the country to make appropriate liaison with their local schools where other Middle Easterners might be training. Information sent to terrorism experts The information was shared with intelligence analysts who monitored terrorist threats and was even sent to the FBI office in New York that had the most experience with terrorism cases, officials said. After the suicide attacks, the FBI quickly descended upon flight schools nationwide, identifying academies in Florida, Arizona and elsewhere where the leaders of the 19
goanet-digest V1 #3927
goanet-digest Friday, May 3 2002 Volume 01 : Number 3927 - In this issue: [Goanet] FEATURE: NFL's foreign strikers: step forward or own goal? (Indian Express) [Goanet] FBI was warned of suspicious flight students See end of digest for information on subscribing/unsusbcribing. -- Date: Sat, 4 May 2002 01:17:23 +0530 (IST) From: Frederick Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] FEATURE: NFL's foreign strikers: step forward or own goal? (Indian Express) NFL's foreign strikers: step forward or own goal? [The Indian Express * April 28, 2002] T h e d o m i n a n c e of foreigners in the score-sheets has put home-grown players in the shade. By MICKY AIGNER THEY CAME, they saw and conquered. Ghanaian Yusif Yakubu (Churchill Brothers) and Brazilian Baretto (Mohun Bagan), the top two scorers in the recently concluded National Football League, netted 33 goals between them. While it brought in rich dividents for their clubs (Bagan went on to win the league) it has raised one vital question: Has Indian football -- and have Indian footballers -- gained in the bargain? Baichung Bhutia's success and IM Vijayan's brilliance have been noticed abroad, but such successes are few and far between. The domestic league is peppered with strikers who can never wear the Indian jersey; the top scorer in each of the past four seasons has been a foreigner (see box). - - Clubs have made the NFL too commercial, putting aside the concept of producing caliber players for India. What's the use of laurels when one cannot produce? - -- India's goal-keeping coach Brahmanand - - Ask what went wrong and a host of theories surface. Over-dependence on foreigners, a short-sighted attitude of coaches who preferred ready-made material from abroad rather than groom local talent. As competition grew, so too did the demand on clubs; it became easier to shop around than grow at home. It may sound odious -- and self-defeating -- to draw comparisons but the same story plays out in Europe. The arguments have been going on for years in England, where the national squad lacks a mid-field -- or even a goal-keeper -- to match those of its top three clubs. The most obvious fallout is cosmopolitan Chelsea, where few English footballers stand a chance. The club and the AIFF are to blame, says India's goal-keeping coach Brahmanand Shankwalkar. Clubs have made the NFL too commercial, putting aside the concept of producing caliber players for India. What's the use of laurels when one cannot produce? Why blame the clubs, asks Churchill Brothers owner Joaquim Alemao. Blame the federation, whose rules permit each team to play four foreign players in a match. The reason, he says, is pure business. We, or for that matter any team, spend a huge sum getting players and I don't suppose targeting a title after doing so is an issue. Six years -- the life of the NFL to date -- is enough time for Indian footballers to hone their natural skills, says Shyam Thapa, whose trademark bicycle kick made him a feared striker in the 1970s. Curbs are needed on foreign players. One way of doing this, he says, is by making grooming of players a criterion for the best coach award. India has, over the years, seen class players in Cheema Okerie, Majid Baskar, Jamshed Nasseri, Chibuzor Nwakanma, Percy Mawse, Stephan Abarowei, Sunday Seah to name a few, but has churned out very few to match their potential. The league is overcrowded now and our players have been relegated to also-rans, says Thapa. For the record, the sixth NFL saw 11 foreigners score more than five goals for their team, which included four hat-tricks (two by Yakubu, and one each by Abdul Ganiyu (Churchill), Mike Okoro (ITI) and Akeem (Tollygunge). For the record, both Yakubu and Baretto are unsure of how long they'll continue in India; they say they wish to keep their options open. But for every Barretto, there will be another Brazilian walking in, for every Yakubu another from Africa. Thapa asks, How do you expect our boys to learn then? The work is already done the moment they get their chance. The ball now seems to be in the AIFF's court. It needs to act fast. It could implement its idea of a much-delayed under-19 league -- aimed at developing a second line of attack for each club. (ENDS) * INTERNATIONAL FLAVOUR IN NATIONAL LEAGUE * 1st NFL: Baichung Bhutia (East Bengal) 14 goals 2nd NFL: Raman Vijayan (FCK) 10 goals; CHIMA OKERI (Mohun Bagan; Nigeria) 9 goals; Baichung Bhutia (E Bengal) 8 goals and Chibuzor Nawakanma (Churchill: Nigeria) 7 goals. 3rd NFL: PHILIP MENSAH (Churchill, Ghana) 11 goals; Raman Vijayan (EB) 10
[Goanet] Mamlatdar forced to clear Colvale waste
* Documented by Goa Desc Documentation Service circulated by Goa Civic Consumer Action Network (GOA CAN)[EMAIL PROTECTED] * - Mamlatdar forced to clear Colvale waste --- Agitating citizens compel him to summon contractor and remove waste immediately. -- From Our Mapusa Bureau MAPUSA, May 2: The power of a united and determined citizenry came into sharp and pleasant focus yesterday when their efforts compelled Bardez Mamlatdar, Mr S Shetye to order a private contractor to remove the hazardous industrial waste that was being illegally dumped and burned at Colvale, Bardez. More than 100 jubilant citizens from Colvale and Maddel, Tivim, gathered at the open space off National Highway 17, near Carraswado, and watched a hapless contractor, Ahmed Rizwan, re-load the industrial waste into his truck. The waste included fibre glass strands, glass fibre strands used in pressure vessels, roving, certain types of clay, colour pellets, resin with and without pigment, pultrusion rods, fibre reinforced plastic pipes and other material. Citizens in the area had feared that the toxic fumes and chemical dust caused by the illegal dumping and burning of this hazardous industrial waste may adversely affect their health in the long run. Citizens present at the site said that the contractor was nervous at the sight of the large crowd, but proceeded with the waste removal after being assured that he would not be harmed. Among the crowd were children carrying banners that read, we want to live, Save Goa and Make the world a better place. While he has promised the citizens to clear the land of all waste and even to gather the ashes of the burnt material, the citizens have vowed to supervise and ensure that he fulfils his promises. Against the backdrop of illegal dumping of garbage elsewhere in Goa, the Colvale case sets a good precedent for citizens. But the victory did not come easy. Colvale residents, under the banner of the Colvale Jagrut Manch, filed complaints with police and other authorities. On their insistent prodding, the Colvale Panchayat and the Colvale Communidade also filed separate complaints with authorities. It is learnt that residents of Maddel, Tivim, led by panch member Mr Arjun Aroskar and Mr Douglas, also contributed to these efforts. Not happy with the slow pace of action from authorities, a delegation of Colvale Jagrut Manch met the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar on April 25 and handed him a memorandum seeking his intercession. The Bardez Mamlatdar's order was quick to follow. Following a report from Mapusa police, the Mamlatdar issued an order dated April 29, to restrain the respondents from dumping the waste materials and hereby order to remove the waste materials and restore the land to its original position within 15 days. Mr Shetye's order named 9 respondents; Pentair Water India Private Limited (Verna), GKB Ophthalmics Limited, GKB Hitech Lenses Limited, Phil Corporation Private Limited, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Blossom Pharmaceuticals, all of Carraswaddo, Goa Glass Fibre Limited (Colvale), GKB Vision (Pilerne) and the contractor, Ahmed Rizwan from Carraswaddo. Though Rizwan has now cleared the Colvale land of the hazardous industrial waste, he has not specified at what location he is taking it. I am taking it where it belongs, the contractor reportedly told the assembled citizens. Members of the Colvale Jagrut Manch said they would inspect the place after it is restored to its original condition. - THE NAVHIND TIMES 3/5/02 Page 3 - === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy === =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet === For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Help support non-commercial projects in Goa by advertizing!! * * * * Your ad here !!
[Goanet] Indian Ayurvedic medicine lowers cholesterol
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