[GOANET] GoaCyberMatrimonials (January 27, 2003)
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- C Y B E R - M A T R I M O N I A L S ** LOOKING OUT FOR a life partner? Circulate your message among thousands of Goans for free. For a listing in this column send details to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subjectline MATRIMONIAL. Respondents are requested to verify details for themselves. We carry, in good faith, details as sent in by our readers. Make sure to include an email address to enable you to get faster responses. Due to an overcluttered mailbox, it is possible that a despatch you sent through may have not got reproduced below. If this is the case, please write in and resend the message. Our apologies. If you'd like to repeat your announcement, feel free to do so. READING, TRAVELING, SAILING...: Matrimonial alliance sought for a Goan Catholic male living in the USA. I am 43 yrs of age, slim, 5.8 height. Enjoy reading, traveling, sailing, animals and music. Vastly traveled. Good family background and very well settled with a US government job. Looking for a compatible partner and best friend who is ambitious, educated, well mannered, simple, attractive and supportive. You can expect the same! [EMAIL PROTECTED] LOOKING OUT FOR THAT NICE GOAN FAMILY: I am a parent of a Mangalorean/Goan bachelor of 34 years and am interested in my son marrying a Roman Catholic girl of Goan origin. I have family in Goa and visit there quite often. I also have another son who just turned 31 AND happily married with two babies. My daughter of 23 is on a work/travel Student Work Abroad Program (SWAP) in Australia for a year and hopes to return to Canada next November. 2003. I am anxious that my older son marries into a nice Goan family as he is now well settled with his job and a house in Mississauga (Toronto) Ont. Caste is not important. My husband and I are still working here in Canada. I can proudly say that he comes from a fine family background and has his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Waterloo, his MBA from Sir Wilfrid Laurier university and is a member of the P.Eng. Society. He is handsome, sincere, has good morals/mature with sober habits and is currently employed by a well known Insurance Company. For more details you can respond to my e-mail address at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. I will then forward it accordingly SEEKING MATCH FOR SINCERE: Alliance invited from parents for Roman Catholic Goan girl from India 40 yrs, 5' 3", Graduate, fair, sincere, homely and God fearing, well employed, from Bachelors who are well educated and well placed with sober habits and good family background upto 48 yrs from India/ Gulf or Abroad. Please respond with complete details to [EMAIL PROTECTED] SEEKING SUITABLE MATCH FROM BACHELORS: Alliance invited from parents for Roman Catholic Goan lady from India 43 yrs, 5' 3", graduate, fair, goodlooking, sincere, homely, and God fearing, well employed, from bachelors who are well educated and well placed with sober habits and good family background upto 48 yrs from India/ Gulf or Abroad. Please respond with complete details to [EMAIL PROTECTED] GOAN, 28, WELL EDUCATED, CURRENTLY IN THE US: Goan RC Bachelor seeks a Goan RC girl. I'm 28 yrs old, 5'8, well educated. From a good family, religious and trustworthy. Currently working in the US in the Information Technology field. I'm looking for a beautiful girl who is 27 yrs old or younger, slim, fair,educated, religious, trustworthy, outgoing, and from a good family. If interested please reply (with a picture, if possible) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] QUERY: Just was writing to find out if you know of any Goan matrimonial web sites in the USA, UK and Canadatremedio GOAN SPINSTER, LOOKING FOR A NON-SMOKER AND DECENT TYPE: Goan RC spinster, 35 yrs, 5.6", fair, smart, working for a multinational Co. in Mumbai as Executive Secretaryloking for a well settled Goan RC bachelor below 40 yrs, min 5.10" good looking, non-smoking with decent habits. Should be a pleasant personality. Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] SEEKING SUITABLE LIFE PARTNER FOR RC GOAN SPINSTER : 42 years, 5' 4" height, wheatish complexion, post graduate with good family background & moral values, working for a reputed MNC. Proposals invited from Goan Roman Catholic Bachelors, good natured, well educated and well settled . Please write with full details to [EMAIL PROTECTED] SEEKING SUITABLE MATCH, PREFERABLY IN INDIA: RC Goan spinster, 35 yrs, 5' 3-1/2 ", Post graduate, wheatish complexion God fearing, Central Government Officer invites proposal from Goan Roman Catholic B
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[GOANET] Hello from Goa
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Sir/Madam, The Hello Group was established in October 1998 with the launch of Goa's pioneering 24-hour telephone based helpline service 'Hello 2412121'. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year, Hello 2412121 has grown to be a saviour to housewives, students, tourists and businessmen alike. With the single most comprehensive and perhaps only data-base in the state it is easy to see why Hello 2412121 has become a household name. As part of a long term expansion programme the Hello Group ventured into the field of publications and launched two bi-monthly magazines - Hello Panjim and Hello Margao. These are presently Goa's largest circulated magazines with a combined circulation of 37,000 copies for every edition. Travel Talk, the exclusive travel magazine was launched next and has over the years become standard reading for the 'Who's Who' in Goa's travel industry and the tourists coming down to Goa. With a circulation of 18,000, Travel Talk is also distributed free of cost to incoming charter tourists and often serves as their first glimpse into our very own sunshine state - Goa. Our site http://www.hellotraveltalk.com on an average has over 50 page views per day, most of it being overseas surfers. We have also incorporated a secure payment gateway, a first for a Goan site. Apart from a comprehensive list of hotels, restaurants, tourist resources etc we also offer Goa's one & only secure online shopping mall. We have great offers on fresh flowers & cakes for the coming Valentine's & Easter season. Send your folks & friends back home a token of your love. Hello Travel Talk, keeping you & Goa in touch, always... Best Regards, Sangeet Augustine Manager - Technical Hello Information Services Pvt Ltd. HJS-60, Housing Board Colony, Pundalik Nagar, Porvorim, Goa - 403 521 India Tel: 91-832-2415980, 2415982 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.hellotraveltalk.com "The Spirit of Goa" ---
[GOANET] NEWS: Goa faces new wave of inmigration from Karnataka drought areas
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Goa faces new wave of inmigration from Karnataka drought areas >From Devika Sequeira DH News Service PANAJI, Jan 22 They have grown from a negligible minority in the '70s, to the third largest linguistic majority (after Konkani and Marathi) in Goa. Estimates by the Kannada Parishad here suggest the presence of 3.5 lakh (over 25 per cent of the state's population) Kannadigas in Goa. Their impact on Goa's political, social and cultural milieu can no longer be ignored, say Kannadigas living here. "There are constituencies in Goa, where candidates are dependent on the Kannadiga vote to get elected," points out the Goa Kannada Parishad president D M Ashrit. In Mormugao, Vasco, Cortalim, Navelim, Ponda and Aldona, pockets of Kannadiga settlers were furiously wooed in the 2002 assembly election. The Congress had Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna fly down twice to address a series of meetings in these areas, and BJP chief Venkaiah Naidu met personally with Kannadiga community leaders to solicit support. What began as a trickle of white-collared migration from across the borders, to fill in positions in the state government after Goa's Liberation, has today grown to a swell of migrant labour, drawn by the real estate boom. "Migration for government posts was at its peak between 1961 to 1982," says Ashrit, who himself arrived here in 1961, and retired from the state's irrigation department. "We were filling in for Goa's need for engineers, chartered accountants and grain merchants," recalls H L Kulkarni. Attached to the state's Industrial Development Corporation, he has lived here for 31 years. The profile of the Kannadiga immigrant has however seen a dramatic turnaround in recent years. With few jobs available in the upmarket category, the inflow has served to fill in the low-end jobs of waiters, vegetable vendors and at construction sites. What many here find disturbing though, is the recent swarm of inmigration spurred by drought in the Bijapur district. "We have seen hundreds of them coming in from Ranivennur and Haveri, and wandering around in Calangute and other development areas," says Ashrit. The fact that 60 per cent of the Kannadiga labour is on its own (unattached to labour contractors) makes them vulnerable to exploitation, both by contractors and the police, he says. The Kannada sanghas here are now in serious discussion over organising Karnataka-origin labour, and are planning a conference here later this year to thrash out the issue. "Unless we organise this sector, they could become a serious problem," he says./ends ---
[GOANET] Festival of the Arts....................
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Mr Parrikar, inaugurated the 9-day long 'Fontainhas - Festival of the Arts', organised by the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) in association with the Panaji Municipal Council (PMC) Mr Ashok Naik, the PMC chairman released a special tile designed by Alexyz to commemorate the event. Here are a few pics of the functiondidn't come out too well, but here they are anyway... http://community.webshots.com/album/46869815YhoOBQ Rajiv - fwd- rene
[GOANET] 'Fontainhas - Festival of the Arts',
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Mr Parrikar, inaugurated the 9-day long 'Fontainhas - Festival of the Arts', organised by the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) in association with the Panaji Municipal Council (PMC), Mr Ashok Naik, the PMC chairman released a special tile designed by Alexyz to commemorate the event. Here are a few pics of the functiondidn't come out too well, but here they are anyway... http://community.webshots.com/album/46869815YhoOBQ - fwd- rene
[GOANET] I celebrate you
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Tej-Prasarini Don Bosco Communications releases I CELEBRATE YOU -- P E T E R G O N S A L V E S SDB To quote composer song writer Peter Gonsalves: this is "A celebration of reconciliation, worship, praise, thanksgiving to the 'Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ' for every blessing received and for being my God". His emotions are stark naked and seesaw as he bares his soul as he sinks, searches, seeks and sees his God. The structure of the music album reflects the intermittent surrender, desperation, depression, repentance, joy, hope and ecstasy he experiences, or as a matter of fact any pilgrim does. This is a very positive compilation as you join Peter in his walk down memory lane, through the ups and downs in life, through darkness and light, knowing all along that God is there. You get to see Peter up front, close, personal and real as you have never before seen him. This is a truly remarkable experience. Experience it. (Review by Jose' Cordeiro) Available at Tej-Prasarini Don Bosco Communications, Matunga, Mumbai = 400019 India e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CD: Rs. 125/- (postage extra) Cassette: Rs. 50/- (postage extra) --- TO BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 2, 2003 EXERCISES IN EDUCATION TO PEACE (PEACE MANUAL FOR TEACHERS & WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS) ---
[GOANET] Sharing with you... a Christmas class presentation
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- I just had to share this with you. Its so cute. My niece who is 9 wrote it. At present in Canada. She had to make a class presentation i.e. public speaking. Write her own story and say it. This girl has chosen and written this story by herself. I just edited it for her. She has been chosen among the 10 kids in her class for the final round. She was asked just to improve on her delivery, and was told her contents are very good. Fatima THE CHRISTMAS STORY BY MICHELLE PAIS Can you guess whose birthday is the most popular among all? 75% of the people celebrate it. This also happens to be the most exciting time of the year! Everyone loves it! Good morning Judges, teachers, parents and fellow students. My name is Michelle. Today, I will talk to you about Christmas. So much plays a part of Christmas. Angels, Virgin Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, Wise-men. Anyways let me just tell you about it. One day the Angel Gabriel came down from heaven and said to Mary, "Blessed are You, because you will have a Son who will be the most high. You will call him Jesus. He will be God's son and will be the saviour whom people have been waiting for. Mary said, "I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done according to thy will". Then she got married to Joseph, the carpenter. He was a good man. On the twenty-fifth of December, Mary gave birth to baby Jesus in Bethlehem. He was not born in a palace, but in a manger in a cattle shed. He was the king of all kings. After Jesus was born, the three kings who were three wise-men, noticed a bright star in the sky and knew what the meaning of it was. It was a sign that a king was born. They followed the star and found the baby Jesus. They gave him presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Herod was the king at the time when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. He was a wicked man. He had asked the three wise men to let him know where the baby king was born, but they returned to their country by another road. Well, this is how Christmas started two thousand and two years ago. It is the day we celebrate Jesus' birthday. *The three wise men represent the people who worship God and also people who exchange gifts on Christmas Day. There is always more joy in giving, than receiving. Christmas brings joy to everyone. It brings families together. It brings smiles to people's faces and makes everyone so happy. People exchange gifts during this season. In my family, it a tradition that we take a Christmas lunch to either a Home for the poor or aged and I always look forward to wishing these lonely people. Christmas is the time you spend with the family. Families usually get together from far and near. Catholics celebrate Christmas by going for mass. It is also that time of the year when Santa makes his appearance with his sack of presents. And when Santa comes around you can see the children are so happy and are smiling. *My best Christmas was infact just this last one, the 2002 Christmas. I spend it in Chicago where my grandmother lives with my uncle. Most of my family gathered there. We went for the midnight mass and as it started snowing just before the mass, the whole place was brightly lit up with the snow. The chapel was very beautifully decorated and the choir sang very nice carols and hymns. After the mass everyone was greeting each other. In the morning, my whole family and me sat beside the Christmas tree and opened our presents. I was so excited to open my presents and all of them were the things I really wanted. My best gift was a telescope given to me by my grandmother. It was the Christmas I will never forget. On Christmas Day people usually have special dinners with Turkey and a lot of food. This year for a change we had Steaks and it was fun!! *I know it is rather too early in the year to wish you a Merry Christmas but I will do so all the same. I hope you and your families have a Very Merry 2003 Christmas and I hope you will always remember the Christmas story and What Christmas really means. Thank you
[GOANET] City of Panaji Corporation Bill 2002
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- PANJIM CORPORATION BILL. The People?s Movement for Civic Action (PMCA) had an Extraordinary General Body Meeting on Thursday, January 23, 2003 to discuss the recently passed City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002. Recent statements emanating from Official sources, including the Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Parikkar, have caused both concern and consternation among the general public. The passing of the City of Panaji Corporation Bill by the Goa Legislative Assembly without soliciting the opinions of the Panchayats concerned, has been universally and vehemently condemned by the respective Panchayats which are sought to be included in the ambit of the proposed City of Panaji Municipal Corporation. Even more disturbing is the fact that the Panjim Municipal Council, which is sought to be upgraded to a Corporation, was not consulted by the Government before it tabled this Bill in the Assembly and had it passed. Such an attitude is unprecedented and bodes ill for the future of democracy in Goa. The Chief Minister is reported to have stated that he will go ahead with the formation of the Municipal Corporation of Panaji, but that he will leave it to the Panchayats to decide whether they want to become part of the Corporation. If this is true, it makes a complete mockery of the Rule of Law. It has never been heard of anywhere in the world that a piece of Legislation is enacted which allows citizens to decide whether they want to be covered by the Legislation or not. A Law is either applicable or not. It is not left to the discretion of the citizens to decide whether it will apply to them or not. Statements such as those reported in the media about the coverage of this particular legislation only add to the general perception that the Government is either ignorant about, or is callous about the sanctity of legislation. The inherent contradictions in the legislation, reinforced by official pronouncements, only add to the disrespect for the Law, which is widely prevalent among the citizenry. While, on the one hand, the legislation seeks to bring within the ambit of the Municipal Corporation far-flung Panchayat areas, on the other hand it seeks to exclude areas which are presently part of the Panjim Municipal Council. There is no explanation for this gross contradiction in the official position of the Government of Goa. If Taleigao can be allowed to opt out of the Corporation limits, why can't Ribandar be allowed the same option? The meeting, chaired by Mr. Averthanus D?Souza, Vice President of the People's Movement for Civic Action, was addressed by Advocate Ms. Agni, who presented an overview of the legislation and indicated the inherent contradictions contained in it.
[GOANET] Interesting article on Iraq.
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Observer | I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr BushI thought I'd share this article with you I found it rather worthwile Cheers Gabe. Comment I'm losing patience with my neighbours, Mr Bush Terry Jones Sunday January 26, 2003 The Observer I'm really excited by George Bush's latest reason for bombing Iraq: he's running out of patience. And so am I! For some time now I've been really pissed off with Mr Johnson, who lives a couple of doors down the street. Well, him and Mr Patel, who runs the health food shop. They both give me queer looks, and I'm sure Mr Johnson is planning something nasty for me, but so far I haven't been able to discover what. I've been round to his place a few times to see what he's up to, but he's got everything well hidden. That's how devious he is. As for Mr Patel, don't ask me how I know, I just know - from very good sources - that he is, in reality, a Mass Murderer. I have leafleted the street telling them that if we don't act first, he'll pick us off one by one. Some of my neighbours say, if I've got proof, why don't I go to the police? But that's simply ridiculous. The police will say that they need evidence of a crime with which to charge my neighbours. They'll come up with endless red tape and quibbling about the rights and wrongs of a pre-emptive strike and all the while Mr Johnson will be finalising his plans to do terrible things to me, while Mr Patel will be secretly murdering people. Since I'm the only one in the street with a decent range of automatic firearms, I reckon it's up to me to keep the peace. But until recently that's been a little difficult. Now, however, George W. Bush has made it clear that all I need to do is run out of patience, and then I can wade in and do whatever I want! And let's face it, Mr Bush's carefully thought-out policy towards Iraq is the only way to bring about international peace and security. The one certain way to stop Muslim fundamentalist suicide bombers targeting the US or the UK is to bomb a few Muslim countries that have never threatened us. That's why I want to blow up Mr Johnson's garage and kill his wife and children. Strike first! That'll teach him a lesson. Then he'll leave us in peace and stop peering at me in that totally unacceptable way. Mr Bush makes it clear that all he needs to know before bombing Iraq is that Saddam is a really nasty man and that he has weapons of mass destruction - even if no one can find them. I'm certain I've just as much justification for killing Mr Johnson's wife and children as Mr Bush has for bombing Iraq. Mr Bush's long-term aim is to make the world a safer place by eliminating 'rogue states' and 'terrorism'. It's such a clever long-term aim because how can you ever know when you've achieved it? How will Mr Bush know when he's wiped out all terrorists? When every single terrorist is dead? But then a terrorist is only a terrorist once he's committed an act of terror. What about would-be terrorists? These are the ones you really want to eliminate, since most of the known terrorists, being suicide bombers, have already eliminated themselves. Perhaps Mr Bush needs to wipe out everyone who could possibly be a future terrorist? Maybe he can't be sure he's achieved his objective until every Muslim fundamentalist is dead? But then some moderate Muslims might convert to fundamentalism. Maybe the only really safe thing to do would be for Mr Bush to eliminate all Muslims? It's the same in my street. Mr Johnson and Mr Patel are just the tip of the iceberg. There are dozens of other people in the street who I don't like and who - quite frankly - look at me in odd ways. No one will be really safe until I've wiped them all out. My wife says I might be going too far but I tell her I'm simply using the same logic as the President of the United States. That shuts her up. Like Mr Bush, I've run out of patience, and if that's a good enough reason for the President, it's good enough for me. I'm going to give the whole street two weeks - no, 10 days - to come out in the open and hand over all aliens and interplanetary hijackers, galactic outlaws and interstellar terrorist masterminds, and if they don't hand them over nicely and say 'Thank you', I'm going to bomb the entire street to kingdom come. It's just as sane as what George W. Bush is proposing - and, in contrast to what he's intending, my policy will destroy only one street. Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2003
[GOANET] An article by Siddiqui
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- HAROON SIDDIQUI THE TORONTO STAR MYSOREThis historic city in India has been overshadowed by nearby Bangalore, hub of India's information technology. But this former capital of a regional Hindu empire (1394-1947 but for a 40-year Muslim interregnum) offers greater charms: The exquisite palace of the maharajah, featuring a gilded dome and stained glass ceiling, teak and rosewood doors with silver and ivory inlay, and a bejewelled throne of fig wood; ancient temples in and out of the city; a lush countryside; and past it, up on a hill, British India's famous summer resort of Ooty. To this city came 230 academics and others for a joint meeting of the Canada-Asia Pacific Conference and the Indian Association for Canadian Studies. I posed two questions to a random sample of delegates: What do you think of George W. Bush? And of a possible war on Iraq? Herewith some of their responses: Myung-Bae Yeom: director, American Canadian Institute, Chungnam National University, Daejon, South Korea. I don't believe a word of what Bush says. He's not as wise as a president of the United States should be. He thinks the cowboyish way. Under him, the world may end up with a one-state tyranny. In our Oriental way of thinking, people of age and power are respected. But they have the wisdom to concede to the young and the weak. The United States does not. That's the core of the world's current conflict with America. Dr. Harish Narang, professor, English, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. What caused 9/11? Anger at America. The blatant manner in which America is supporting Israel is leading to a counter-movement in the world. More than Israel, it will be America that will pay the price. Sept. 11 was just a straw in the wind. Just about everybody hates America now, not only Islamists or jihadis or Al Qaeda or Osama bin Laden. Germany's Gerhard Schroeder won an election opposing an American war on Iraq. Hundreds and thousands of people are protesting in London, Rome and elsewhere for the first time since the Vietnam War. But the lessons of Vietnam seem to have been lost on America. It has become brash and arrogant: supporting acts of Israeli terror on hapless Palestinians, in total defiance of world opinion; bombing Iraq into the stone age and then forcing millions of innocent Iraqi people to pay either with their lives or by surviving at a subhuman level for the sins of Saddam Hussein; and now it's threatening another war. This is America at its brazen worst, an icon of barbarity. It's a political pariah. Sunil Sondhi, professor, international relations, Delhi University. I support George Bush. The currency of international relations is power. The United States is the biggest economic and military power. If the president perceives that Iraq is an emerging threat to his country, he has every right to take a stand. As for his double standards, I believe that any country in that position would do the same. Amarjeet Singh Narang, professor, social sciences, Indira Gandhi University, New Delhi. Bush's plan to attack Iraq is not justified, from a humanitarian or international legal point of view. He cannot be the self-appointed policeman of the world when he himself has the maximum number of nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, there is no deterrent to American power. Russia, China and others are looking to improve their economic relations with America. The only possibility of a counterweight is the European Union. Dr. Jameela Begum, professor, English, University of Kerala, Trivandrum. I think Bush is another Hitler. He thinks there is only one nation and it must rule the world. Dr. Vinnay Jain, professor political science, Ambedkar University, Agra. Originally, I thought that Bush was daft. But his foreign policy, whether it is his own or dictated by his associates, shows maturity even if his pronouncements don't. His rhetoric "smoke them out of the caves," "fight to the last man," etc. is very cowboyish. I don't believe a word he says about Saddam Hussein. My students feel the same way. They think Saddam is a hero because they want someone, anyone, to stand up to America. Dr. Chandra Mohan, president of Indian Association for Canadian Studies. Bush adopts a soft attitude towards his friends' terrorism but wages war against other forms of terrorism. He has a double standard when it comes to Palestine and when it comes to Iraq. The same allegation applies to his dealings with our country, India, because he is giving monetary assistance to Pakistan (accused of cross-border terrorism in Kashmir). B. Hariharan, lecturer, English, Mysore University. Bush is aggressive when he need not be. Power is completely corrupted in his hands. It's painful to watch. What crime have the people of Iraq committed? What
[GOANET] Look who is bombing you
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- WILLIAM WALKER WASHINGTON BUREAU THE TORONTO STAR 24JAN2003 BARKSDALE AFB, La.A fighter pilot on amphetamines is no different than an impaired driver in terms of perceptions and reactions, a medical expert said in a statement to the military hearing into the deaths of four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. "Being sufficiently awake to ... fly an airplane while using amphetamines does not preclude the possibility that the amphetamines alter the perception and judgment of the user, any more than being able to drive while intoxicated with alcohol presumes sound judgment and safe driving practices," said Dr. William Frees Haning, director of addiction psychiatry at the University of Hawaii. Prolonged use of the amphetamine Dexedrine, provided to pilots by the U.S. Air Force, can cause extreme paranoia, hallucinations and defensive reactions, another expert said. Defence lawyers for pilots Maj. Harry Schmidt, 37, and Maj. William Umbach, 43 charged in the April 18 bombing of Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan submitted the medical opinions in writing as the hearing concluded yesterday. Since the doctors did not appear as witnesses, prosecutors could not cross-examine them. It is the U.S. Air Force's position that Dexedrine is safe. Both pilots had used Dexedrine during the mission that night. Schmidt, who dropped the bomb, took two of the pills, including one while in flight. The Star revealed air force policy on providing such "go-pills" and accompanying "no-go" or sleeping pills, last Aug. 1. Dexedrine "stimulates the central nervous system and evokes ... the `fight-or-flight' response," said Dr. Jonathan Lipman, a neuropharmacologist and consultant. "It produces a psycho-toxic condition characterized by suspiciousness, irrational fears and paranoia. The user may experience delusions fixed but irrational beliefs and hallucinations, or false sensory perceptions, consistent with these paranoid fears." Schmidt thought he saw enemy Taliban soldiers firing from the ground that night in Afghanistan. He reacted swiftly by declaring "self-defence" and diving in to bomb the target, which was actually Canadian soldiers. This is consistent with the fact "commonly such hallucinations take the visual form of threats, seen especially in peripheral visual fields," Lipman said. Haning also criticized the way Dexedrine was supplied by the air force, with "no control or restraint" over dosage and evaluation of after-effects. Under such circumstances, he said, "it is the prescribing agency and not the pilots who must take responsibility for any adverse consequences." - Brings a new meaning to the term, "War on drugs" dosen't it? Mervyn Lobo __ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
[GOANET] Re: "tuka kittem lagta?"
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Gilbert Lawrence wrote: > >I am sure in each category there may be other issues which this slow >thinker does not get. Hence cyberGoans (the cream of Goan thinkers) >should brainstorm on practical aspects of scenarios A, B, C. My >concern is: Except for one or two, are Goans substituting action and >deep thinking with "just mouthing off"? > Hey Gilbert: You turn out to be an excellent wise cracking Goan after all. I always thought that Goanet was a mailing list for Goans and Goa lovers to discuss all kinds of issues. There is no obligation to restrict it to issues that result in some kind of social action in Goa or anywhere else. The list is also not restricted only to people who participate in such action or engage in deep thinking. Otherwise I would be excluded. I am not able to do either of those things. But I would like people to oppose the war in Iraq, and I love the fact that I can "just mouth that off" on Goanet. Cheers, Santosh
[GOANET] Proposals- for the consideration of NRI Facilitation Centre Goa
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Dear Netizens, KIndly offer your suggestions for necessary further action. NRIs-WHAT THE GOA GOVERNMENT CAN DO. Introduction:Non-resident Indians of Goan origin are settled mainly in Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Karachi, New Zealand, Portugal, UK, USA,UAE etc; There are others who are sea-farers on the oceans of the world.They are either with or without requisite educational/professional/technical qualifications which could otherwise qualify them for employment in India in Central/State Government, autonomous bodies, public or private sector.Reasons for emigration is a) high remunerative employment prospects b) to join families for permanent settlement c) for studies d) marriage e) etcEmigration era comprises, those migrated in pre- Liberation and those in post Liberation mainly after the oil embargo of 1974 to the UAE. EMIGRATIONRecruitment agencies-There is a Central law in place, to regulate recruitment etc., yet, unscrupulous recruiting agents are successful in duping job seekers. The lengthy litigation, often well beyond ones lifetime,abetment of law enforcing authorities dissuade the victims from filingcomplains. Passport/Visa/CDC _Harrowing experience at the Passport issuing office. Requirements of multiple documents, ECNR or ECR erroneously stamped. insistence of employers certificates even from private organizations. CDC -applicants have to run to Director General of Shipping at Mumbai, time and again. Medicals is done in Mumbai alone. These could be done in Goa now that we are a full fledged State. Visa requirements are considered only at respective Consulate offices in Mumbai . There is no Protectorate of Emigration office in Goa, hence the bee line to Mumbai SENSE OF INSECURITYLien on employment :Able bodied persons in age group of 18 to 45 cannot easily find jobs in Goa India .Government and some private sector organizations have schemes to provide lien on their employment in India to those in employment and seeking opportunities abroad but they are not implemented in letter and spirit. Self employment :Immigration procedures are being tightened by foreign countries. Amnesty schemes announced result in large scale deportation of NRIs but there are no exclusive schemes by Economic Development Corporation, Rural Development Agency POST MIGRATION :The NRI invariably toil with the sweat of their brow to improve the quality of life of their next of kin. Economic prosperity brings change in life style, living standards and higher aspirations of the NRIs. There is a desire to create immovable assets or set-up business or both.Present job contracts are of one two years. The visits to India are short periods ranging from 45 days to 90 days. Acquisition of land/apartments/construction of homes/farms -NRIs have been subject to time consuming running around from offices of sub-registrars , survey , revenue, Town and Country Planning, Planning Development Authorities, village panchayats and municipalities --- for partition of property, mutation, sanad conversion, approval of plans , conveyance retrieval of property documents etc; the numerous affidavits, grant of power of attorney. Despite greasing of palms (bribes) more and more technicalities are pointed out and this disillusions the NRIs .Falsified documents unrealiable title deeds even after validation by Advocates, have resulted in several cases being filed by NRIs in the Consumer Forums against the Builders, fore defective titles, failure of specific performance of the agreements to the Apartments Purchase by them.. Advocates, Notary, Civil Engineers, Realtors, Architects Evaluators Surveyors. Talathis politicians , there is no difference each one demands his pound of flesh knowing full well that the NRIs visit is shortlived. Setting up of enterprise:Whether it is industry, or services excise licence, sales tax licence , stage carriage permit, the clearances are numerous something like twenty five and one has to visit every Government office and made to run around even. Retrieving ancestral property:Eviction of persons encroaching on lands of absentee NRIs is a time consuming ordeal. Inventory proceedings are lond drawn in the absence of judges. Archaic legal procedures have frustrated NRIs and compelled them to abandon ancestral land & house property or sell them of the builders or non Goans for a song. Marriage / Birth and Deaths Registration/Change of Names:he documents required are one too many. Attestation of documents from overseas by the offices of the Collectorate and the Sub-Registrar offices are cumbersome.Getting birth and death certificates is a tedious and documents are mutiliate from Registers House Tax/Power & Water Bills Change of name to the present
Re: [GOANET] Aldonet...
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Dear Rico, Thanks for the inspiration and help in net fora.Savio is willing to administer the Aldonet on yahoogroups or goacom.Cecil Pinto has already agreed to support it. He has even added email IDs of a few other aldonkars to my list. I am sure it will gain momentum. Can you advise us how to go about creating such a mail list for Aldona or,better still ,create one for us. Sorry to trouble you ,but it is easier for the experts. The mail list for Mapusa Plus is indeed news to me.Let us activate it from the issue out on 26 January. I will email the text in Word to the mail list.January is a nice month to start. Warm regards , Miguel - Original Message - From: "FREDERICK NORONHA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 2:17 AM Subject: [GOANET] Aldonet... > -- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > -- > > Miguel, It's very easy to set up a village-based mailing list. And > you would possibly get (some) participation from overseas Aldonkars, > if you manage to get your message out to them. > > You could set up the list on a friendly server, or opt for > yahoogroups.com (they place ads below each message). Besides > Saligao's 135-member-strong Net, Calangutenet is also in operation > (though this is still rather small). Sancoale-Cortalim-StJacinto Net > is also working. We tried to set up something for Sanguem, with the > involvement of Niraj Naik. But that is yet to get activated. > > Even publications (like MapusaPlus) could set up a list that could > keep readers informed, inexpensively and informally, in between > issues. Was discussing this with Ilidio and Roque; lists are set up > and waiting to be activated. > > The village-list idea is a good one. It could help to re-build old > networks, share useful information, throw up positive ideas, and > build links near and far in a way that something positive flows out > for the villages concerned. We've had quite a few positive > experiences on SaligaoNet. But that is another story. > > (Membership of Saligaonet is kept widely open -- anyone who is or > was connected with the village in any way, even if as a student in > the local schools... all are welcome, but some link with the village > is essential). I would not hesitate to recommend that anyone > interested set up lists covering specific geographical areas, or > niche-interests (your Botanical Society list has really come to > life!) FN > > -- > > From: "Miguel Braganza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [GOANET] Welcome new members! > Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 23:07:07 +0530 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ... cheque or cash...once in a lifetime. I do know that the people > of Saligao have saligaonet.I was wondering whether there would be > enough Aldonkars worldwide interested in interacting on the > net.Cecil Pinto,Ashwin Fernandes,Savio Figueiredo,Merwyn Fernandes > are some of the natural choices.There will be others like myself > ,who are not Aldonkars by birth but associated with the >
[GOANET] Hindu beliefs & customs - why no respect? (Part 2b)
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- HINDU BELIEFS & CUSTOMS - WHY NO RESPECT Part 2b (Continued from Part 2a) Poor promotion & public relations Hindu religious leaders and exegetes have not bothered to promote their religion within a coherent, rational framework. Unlike the Chinese, Indians didn't keep written rigorous records about their own history and achievements but depended mostly on oral traditions and folklore. Discussion and debate were the preserve of the Brahmins and there was little dissemination of knowledge to the general population. It was through foreign records that we begin to get a clearer picture about India. Indians have always had problems communicating with other cultures. The colonising Brits were aware of Indian contributions in astronomy and mathematics and sought to enter into a rational discourse with the Indians. John Playfair (1748-1819), professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh had requested the Asiatic Society to organise 'an actual examination of the stars and constellations in company with a Hindu astronomer.' They just couldn't overcome the cognitive hurdles. Here is what the President of the Society replied: "I would have long examined the heavens in company with an intelligent Hindu astronomer if such a companion could have been found. I was assured by the Brahmin who I had commissioned to search for instructions that no Pundit in Bengal even pretended to possess the knowledge I required." G Thibaut (1848-1914) who popularised early Indian geometry wrote: "Indian life has been under the mighty sway of religion (including) those departments of knowledge which the Indians have cultivated with such remarkable success." Popular expositions of Hindu beliefs are not readily available and the typical Hindu is curiously unable to explain the core beliefs succinctly to an outsider. Discussions tend to littered with dogmatic assertions and non sequiturs (from a failure to provide supporting evidence and to abide by the rules of logic and inference). Examples: The Vidya Bharati texts for schools in India contain statements like the following [see for example www.sabrang.com for details.] a) 'Lord Ram, the blue-skinned warrior king of Hindu lore lived 886,000 years ago', a conclusion based on 'ancient texts and astrology.' b) Homer based his epic (Iliad) on Valmiki's Ramayana. c) The North American Indian languages have evolved from ancient Indian languages. Crude assertions like these are abhorrent to scholars and can hardly inspire respect. In August 2001, reputed Indian scientists and mathematicians jointly expressed concern over the campaign to introduce so-called 'Vedic Mathematics' in the school curriculum by the NCERT, and 'Vedic Astrology' at the university level by the University Grants Commission. They pointed out that "the so-called 'Vedic maths' is no more a bag of tricks to do some elementary arithmetic computations. Its value is at best recreational and its pedagogical use limited". The signatories demanded that the NCERT proposals be submitted for thorough scrutiny by a proper body of scholars in India. So What should Hindus do? Here are tentative proposals for a) educating the West on Hinduism, b) improving the Indian image before the West, c) turning the tables on the Christians (!). 1. Prepare a series of pamphlets in popular style about Hinduism, including an illustrative catalogue of Hindu deities - explaining their form & function (elephant trunk, multiple arms, extended tongue.). The idea is to throw light on the symbolism by rational tools. 2. Persuade the BBC or Channel 4 (in the UK) to launch a popular series on Hindu myths, rituals & deities - explaining the core beliefs, the meaning of rituals, the philosophical underpinnings. 3. Indians should strive to be more assertive & articulate, grovel less before power, adhere to scientific norms in debate, forge a vibrant intellectual culture. 4. Instead of acting the victim, Hindus could turn the tables on the Christians (not by silly slogans or physical assaults) but by mounting satirical attacks on Christian beliefs, especially the fundamentalists (the Christian Right). Let's elaborate a bit on the last point. If the Hindus would only care to study the Christian scriptures and practices, they would find plenty of unsavoury facts to throw back at the Christians. In May 2002, the secretary of the National Council of Hindu Temples (UK) was shocked that Selfridges (London superstore) had topped their cakes with the figures of Hindu deities: 'The idea of cutting and eating the image of a god is incredibly offensive.' No Hindu pointed out in response that the Christians (the Catholic variety at any rate) do it all the time during their 'communion service' - they claim to eat the body of Christ and drink his blood, a ritu
[GOANET] Condemning the U.S.!
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Hello Tony, Are we saying that the intentions of the US in bringing regime change is by using a Sony Playstation (term plagarised)? What I read between the lines from your post is that Nehru's dadagiri was more than regime change ie.: the desecration and plunder of Goa? BTW I think you should vividly remember that prior to the occupation of GDD, the Indians had a Consulate General placed in Goa thereby recognising the sovereignty of EIP. Regards B. Colaco Bernado: > The Indian Minister was not condemning the U.S. > for ignoring U.N. > resolutions, but for demanding a "regime change" in > Iraq - a fellow-member > of the U.N. India may have "occupied" Goa, Daman & > Diu in 1961, but it never > sought a "regime change" in Portugal by replacing > Salazar. > ---Tony Correia-Afonso. > == > From: A. Correia-Afonso > Address: 542 Pulvaddo, Benaulim, Goa 403716,India. > 'Phone: 91-832-2772063 > Fax: 91-832-2772062 (prior intimation) > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > = > > __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
[GOANET] Goa email addresses (govt depts)
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Please visit www.goa.nic.in and click on E-mail directory. All e-mail addresses of govt. depts are available. Archana
[GOANET] Continue to work for Goa's progress, Governor tells people
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Government of Goa, Department of Information and Publicity, Panaji-Goa. NEWS BULLETIN CONTINUE TO WORK FOR GOA'S PROGRESS - GOVERNOR TELLS PEOPLE Panaji: January 26, 2003. Governor of Goa, Mr Kidar Nath Sahani has appealed to the people of Goa to continue their support and cooperation to make Goa a foremost and a model State in the Country in every respect. Governor was speaking as Chief Guest at the State level Republic Day function held at Parade Grounds, Campal, Panaji in the distinguished presence of Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, Ms. Vimal Sahani, Union MOS for Civil Aviation, Mr Shripad Naik, Health Minister, Dr. Suresh Amonkar, Industries Minister, Mr Ramarao Dessai, Agriculture Minister Mr Dayanand Mandrekar, Transport Minister, Mr Pandurang Madkaikar, Town & Country Planning Minister, Mr Atanasio Monserrate, Leader of Opposition, Mr Pratapsingh Rane, Chairperson of Sanjay School, Ms Vijayadevi Rane and other dignitaries. Speaking further, the Governor paid tributes to the freedom fighters and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country. Governor said, the country has achieved phenomenal progress in every field, be it in science, technology, agriculture, industry, medicine, education or defence. The quality of life of the people has improved, he added. The Governor said, country's genuine commitments and contribution to world peace and order has been acknowledged universally. However, we should not remain complacent, he said and called upon people to work with greater sense of patriotism, unity and vision to transform India into a great power and rededicate themselves in the task of speeding up further the process of national reconstruction. He said, the people in the country have always maintained the fundamental unity in diviersity. Our spiritual, moral ethical and human values, and our catholicity of outlook, continue to inspire and influence the world community. We must live up to this age-old and time-honoured tradition. We must promote spirit of oneness. Friendship, amity and goodwill must prevail among all religious communities, so that we can live a life worth living, he added. The Governor lauded the traditional peace and communal harmony in Goa, which has helped in achieving the level of progress at which the State today stand. Goa continues to serve as an example for other States in this regard. He said, Goa has made spectacular achievements since its liberation in areas like literacy, per-capita income, creditable birth and death ratios, and extensive network of public health centres, schools, colleges, banks and other financial institutions. Goa is among the very best States in social, financial and health indicators. Revenue generation went up by 30 percent last year, and during this fiscal year too, the figures are expected to be good. Goa is one of those States that have not defaulted on financial obligations. Goa has good network of roads and industries, he added. The Governor said, Goa, today can be described as an "Intelligent State" in the making. With its educated manpower, the State always had the potential to attract high-value and service-related and non-polluting industries. Efforts are afoot to lay a strong foundation for creating a new computer-savvy manpower, and ready to take on the challenges ahead in IT sector, Efforts are to take the State to new heights in IT sector. The Governor said in the interest o all-round development of the State, the Government will soon be releasing an Information Technology Policy, an Industrial Policy and an Employment Policy. All these steps will support a more broad-based vision of the State, and such a vision document will give an insight into the long-term development strategy of the State. The Governor said, tourism is an important sector of Goa's economy, also a major source of direct and indirect employment. The response received by the State from tourist on the last New Year's eve is a happy reminder of the fact that the State enjoys a special place among tourists across the country and the world. We have to maintain this reputation. We should provide better civic amenities. There is need to promote cultural tourism. Goa has a rich cultural heritage which needs to be properly showcased. He expressed concern over the unemployment problem in Goa and said we should change the mindset of the people, particularly the younger generation to give dignity of labour. Along with unemployment, other social problems such as alcoholism, drug addiction, and the like also need to be removed from society. Earlier the Governor unfurled the national flag, inspected the parade and took t
[GOANET] Looking for the words......
Can anyone help me find the words in Konkani for the prayer songs of St. Anthony and St Francis Xavier? Please send them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I appreciate your help. Thanks in advance. Pet Thornton Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now
RE: [GOANET] "Tuka kittem lagta?"
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Every person has a vision in a subtle state of his/her mind and may be consciously as well. The vision has a boundary, may be imaginary or geographical like boundary of a village, county (taluka), state, country, continent, world, universe, etc with or without clarity. Every person has a free will and absolute freedom to set his/her own vision of life (boundaries) in a clear or confused state and hence, no one can have objection to this. We must respect each other's vision and perhaps, understand their view point. People with narrow or confused vision of life may be right in whatever they say but not necessarily right compare to the people with clear universal or humanity vision. It appears Mr. Correia-Afonso has boundary of the world and humanity or perhaps beyond, which is very good. When one has clear vision of humanity, the world or beyond, one also develops capacity to understand and instantly forgive the people with narrow or confused vision of life. People with narrow vision have difficulties to understand the people with wide clear humanity vision. Cip Fernandes -Original Message- Tony Correia-Afonso wrote on January 24, 2003 12:57 AM Gilbert Lawrence's objection to members discussing the Iraq crisis on this forum because it does not concern Goa or Goans, reflects a typical attitude of us Goans. Being something of a social activitist, whenever I try to involve my fellow-villagers in a a cause of social concern, I am often faced with the remark (in konkani) "tuka kittem lagta?" - meaning "how does it affect you?" In other words, if your neighbour's house is on fire, why should you worry about it - it's not your house is it? The fact that the fire may soon spread to your own house and it would be both prudent and in one own's self-interest to assist him in putting out the fire does not appear to occur to them! The world today is a global village. Industrial emissions from the U.S. which blow a hole in the ozone layer cause skin cancer and bush fires in Australia and floods in other parts of the world. There are lakhs of Goans in the Gulf region in the immediate vicinity of the theatre of the impending war. So let us not say that it is of no concern to us. ---Tony Correia-Afonso.
[GOANET] Caging of Margao Municipal Garden & Aga Khan Park
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- To any Goan the Margao Garden, in Salcete Taluka , South Goa District is a cynosure of all eyes. The garden comprises of two parts: the Municipal Garden on the South end, facing the Camara or Municipal Building and His Highness Prince Aga Khan Park on the Northern side, facing the Post Office. It was this head of the Ismailis, whose benevolence extends to far corners of the world,who gifted this park in the heart of the city to the Goans. This garden is appropriately called the "lungs of the city" as the chaotic transport system which caters to the entire 30 villages of Salcete and other neighbouring Talukas pass the garden enroute to and fro the city. There is no doubt that the majestic gate facing the Municpal Building matches the ambience of the garden and the facade of the Municipality. Today there is a proposal to use the same design to construct arches at the entrance of the city on all directions North, South, East and West. The age old Konkani music played in the gardens provides a harmonious atmosphere, neutralising the present cacophony around while soothing the minds of those relaxing in the garden especially mothers and children indulging in recreation in the Park. The Past Presidents of Margao Municipality with special reference to late Vassudev Sarmalkar and late M. Gaundalkar were so attached to the garden that painting of the concrete benches in and around the garden and the park, trimming of trees was almost a religious ritual year after year. As all good things must come to an end the previous Congress backed Margao Municipal Council, allegedly invited tenders. It entered into a three page, 20 clauses agreement dated 24.11.1998 on a Rs 10 /- stamped paper favouring a Goan Contractor, M/s Multipurpose Industrial Services of Chicalim, Mormugao Goa to erect within a period of six months i.e by 23.05.1999 a 1.50 meter high (not stated from whether the ground or elsewhere) "decorative" "illuminated" fence of mild steel "strictly " as per the design approved; besides"other items", (not specified) to be maintained for a period of 15 years. All this in lieu of the Contractor being permited display of advertisements boards as per the dimensions in the sketches ( the sketch reveals 4x2 feet boards and a 30 cms pedestrian guard the decorative poles ought to be in "conrcrete or metal pole" with a round globe like bulb on each pole.) Besides this the Contractor will pay Rs.35,000 per annum which has since been hiked to Rs.70,000 per annum following a public outcry.The repairs to be carried out mention only the "then existing swings slides etc." There is no mention of the fountain in the municipal garden or rivulet in the Aga Khan Park, the concrete horse structures, the benches Hence one does not know what are the other things the Contractor ought to execute. Nowhere, it is mentioned that Contractor ought to construct another mermaid of a rock and rouble structure , flowing water fountain that surprisingly has been erected by the Contractor but was immediately put into disuse after "Dindi" Festival in November. Even the lighting which is carried out only on festival days otherwise sees the bulbs broken not illuminated. There is nowhere mentioned in the agreement that the aesthetic structured benches as seen on the Northern side could be plastered to enable the Contractor display advertisements thereon. Yet this has been carried out. Instead of one display board between two poles the Contractor has erected two in its place. This has made the Municipal garden a literal zoo and families are afraid to move in as homosexuals prowl the place after twilight. The Contractor however has succeeded in carrying out his business. There are 72 boards on the Our Lady of Grace Church side with rates varying from Rs.500 to Rs 1500 per board per month and each advertiser has to take aminimum of five boards. Similarly there are 63 boards on the State Bank of India side. Thus the contractor earns Rs 1,24,000 per month on all these boards. Imagine what are his earnings in the next 15 years until 2013. This week in the wee hours of the evening the work of erecting a similar caged fencing has commenced on the Aga Khan Park on the North side and therefore the citizens especially the women are up in arms. We at South Goa Public Interest Action Group, a Regd NGO, with jurisdiction in South Goa District, having registered Office at Benlix Bldg, Opp Fatima Convent, Margao Goa India 00-91-0832-2715269 , obtained the copy of the Agreement under the Goa Right of Information Act and rules thereof and were shocked to learn of the contents of the Agreement as illustrated above. A protest was lodged with the Chief Officer Margao Municipal Council vide our letter SGPIAG/2001-2002/0
Re: [goancauses] Re: [GOANET] Sadam Hussein vs George Bush vs Goans vs Goans
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- On goan chat you will find nothing but "POZZDEO GHAYIM" --- Joaquim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a Goa Chatline? I mean can we talk to our > Goans from abroad? > > Regards > Jo > > --- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I am all in favor of cyberGoans chatting and fully > > participating in the > > Goanet chat line. > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
[GOANET] New recruitment rule will affect Goan youths: Congress
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- New Recruitment Rule will affect Goan youths: Congress NT Staff Reporter: Panjim: Jan 25: The Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president, Ms. Nirmala Sawant has expressed shock and surprise over the state government's action of relaxing the domicile period for the candidates seeking jobs in government service from neighbouring states. Addressing a press conference at the Congress House, here this evening, Ms. Sawant said the government has released an advertisement in local dailies inviting applications for filling in vacancies for the posts of junior engineers and stenographers in Electricity Department. She said the department has asked the candidates to furnish 15 years residence certificate from the taluka mamlatdars. Ms. Sawant said that the department seeks 15-year domicile certificate from Goan youth, but the period is relaxed for the candidates from neighbouring states. "This is gross injustice being meted out to the Goan unemployed youth." Ms. Sawant said, and added that the government should clarify the recruitment criteria. The department has released an advertisement in local dailies inviting applications to fill 37 junior engineer (electrical apprentice) posts by the chief electrical engineer and asking the Goan youth to produce 15 years residence certificate. However, the period has been relaxed for candidates applying from neighbouring states. Ms. Sawant said there are a number of unemployed engineers available in Goa and suspected some 'hidden motive' in relaxing the domicile period for the candidates from neighbouring states. Ms. Nirmala Sawant demanded immediate withdrawal of the said advertisement and seeks amendment to the rules for the benefit of the Goan youth. She stated that if the advertisement is not withdrawn within the stipulated time than Congress will be forced to follow the path of agitation. COMMENTS: There is nothing shocking about this, as Ms. Sawant, president of the GPCC makes out to be. This is the old ruse whereby, this route has been followed, perhaps invented by the Congress during its long rule of Goa, to make money and promote nepotism in the electricity/Public Works Departments. If Ms. Sawant is not aware, for far too long advertisements have appeared in Madras and Karnataka and Kerala etc. in local dailies there for jobs in the Electricity and PWD in Goa. Candidates have been selected before advertisements have been released in Goa, interviews conducted and posts assigned. In many cases, none of the candidates who appeared for the interviews in Goa have been selected for obvious reasons, as this was only an eye-wash to fool the Goan job seekers. In this particular case, the candidates from neighbouring states must be already selected Therefore the relaxation of the residency requirement. If no hue and cry is made, it goes through and everyone concerned is happy. Otherwise, the plan is discarded with a polite "I am sorry" If this advertisement is infact what it is, then Goa Su-Raj Party is going to demand from the CM the the resignation of the Chief Engineer of the Electricity Department or whoever is responsible for its release. This is the height of effrontery which does not require the support of mass agitation. If the recruitment rules are faulty, the blame must go to the marauding people's representatives who have not catered to the interests of qualified Goans for far too long and probably capitalizing on this oversight for their own selfish ends. goasuraj.
[GOANET] Konkani One Act Play Competition in Kuwait
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION UNITED CLUB OF UTORDA - KUWAIT in association with GOAN WELFARE SOCIETY(GWS) proudly announces that their 2nd Annual ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION in Konkani which will be held on Friday the 31st January 2003, at 3.30 p.m. at GULF ENGLISH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM, RUMEITHIYA. Five Directors are taking part in this competition and are all set to show their hidden talents, with their new plays. 1.HO NEAI KOSLO?:Director: Domnick Araujo Writer: Maria Rodrigues.(Mandur) 2.KHORO MONIS:Writer/Dir.:Salu Faleiro.(Betalbatim) 3 JIVIT EK ODRUXTT:Writer/Dir:Mariano Diniz(Canacona) 4.PATANG:Writer/Dir.: Joe Ferreira (Assolna) 5.XERMAVN: Director: Lancy Rodrigues(Mungllur) Writer: George Pinto.(Mungllur) In addition to the above plays there will be newly composed songs after each play and it will be sung by the following renowned artists: Joe Frank, Laurente Pereira, Edward Estibeiro, Seby Mascarenhas (all from Utorda) Mario de Majorda, Bab Agnel(Best Singer Award Winner, Kala Mogi Kuwait)Domnick, Seby D'Silva, Donald and Jane, Everybody's favourite Michael D'Silva. Catchy duets by Rony and Jasmine, newly formed first ever youngster Trio group Bab Jonathan-Bab Clifford-Bab Terence will entertain you with their first trio. Above all, our guest appearance the Hitman of the Konkani stage Mr.Sylvester Vaz will be back to Kuwait, with his super hits. For further details and gate passes please contact: Chequinho Fernandes 6691664 or 122 Ext 3524 Res. 4343658(after 6p.m.) Socorro Richard Rodrigues 4839984 Ext.210 Nicolau Rodrigues 9732917, Laurente Pereira 6262597 = http://www.goa-world.net/poems __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
Re: [GOANET] Sadam Hussein vs George Bush vs Goans vs Goans
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Is there a Goa Chatline? I mean can we talk to our Goans from abroad? Regards Jo --- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am all in favor of cyberGoans chatting and fully > participating in the > Goanet chat line. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
[GOANET] Fw: [goancauses] Goa fishermen resist Raymonds tycoon Singhania's water sports project.
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- > - Original Message - > From: gerry ferns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: [goancauses] Goa fishermen resist Raymonds tycoon Singhania's > water sports project. > > > > THREE CHEERS TO THE NERUL FISHERMEN!!! MAY THEIR TRIBE > > INCREASE AND MULTIPLY SEVENTY TIMES SEVENFISHERMEN > > WERE AMONGST THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT DISCIPLES OF > > CHRIST- THE UNPARALLELED FISHER OF MANKIND .MAY THEIR > > MESSAGE SPREAD TO OTHER REMOTE FISHING HAMLETS LIKE > > MORJIM WHICH MAY NOW BE SELECTED BY MR SINGHANIA FOR > > HIS WATERSPORTS ACTIVITIES.THE BEER TYCOON OF > > KINGFISHER FAME HAS ALREADY BEEN FROLICKING AROUND AT > > SECLUDED MORJIM WHICH IS QUICKLY BECOMING THE NEW > > LOCATION FOR RAVE DRUG PARTIES. PREVENTION IS BETTER > > THAN CURE. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY LATER!! > > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > -- > - > > > Goa fishermen resist Singhania s water sports > > > project > > > > > -- > - > > > Devika Sequeira, DH News Service, > > > > > > Raymonds tycoon Gautam Singhania s ambitious plan to > > > run > > > one of the biggest water sports facilities and > > > yachting institutes > > > on Coco Beach in Goa has run into a tide of protests > > > from local > > > fishermen, who view the move as a blatant > > > encroachment on > > > their traditional livelihood. > > > > > > The company has now been asked to look for an > > > alternative location > > > by the state s Tourism Minister Micky Pacheco who > > > had to intervene > > > to defuse tension in the area this morning. There is > > > no way I can > > > accept the situation when people s traditional > > > livelihood > > > is threatened, Mr Pacheco said. > > > > > > The standoff between the Raymonds facility at Nerul, > > > across the river > > > from Panjim, and the fishing village has been > > > growing for over > > > a month, after the company began to test-run its > > > water sports > > > equipment. It took an ugly turn yesterday when > > > villagers off loaded > > > their anger on some staff and equipment of the Coco > > > Club. > > > > > > Though Singhania representative S Vohra claimed that > > > Raymonds > > > had spent Rs 2.5 crore and committed another Rs 5 > > > crore on the project, > > > the company has not acquired a single state > > > government licence > > > to operate it. Even Mr Pacheco confirmed this. > > > According to Nerul > > > Sarpanch Shashikala Govekar, the company s > > > application was > > > unanimously turned down by the panchayat. > > > > > > It is not our intention to use any motorised > > > equipment that will affect > > > traditional fishing. Our institute is basically > > > equipped with kayaks, > > > sail boats and inflatable rafts, Mr Vohra said. > > > > > > But the local fishermen insist that five water skis > > > had already been > > > in operation, despite their numerous protests to the > > > Tourism > > > Department and the captain of ports. The irate crowd > > > of protesters > > > most of them from the Ramponkar (traditional > > > fishermen) community > > > gathered on the picturesque Coco Beach this morning, > > > said that under no circumstances would the project > > > be allowed. > > > > > > Nerul, a traditional fishing and agrarian hamlet, is > > > the latest example > > > of the conflict of interests between an intrusive > > > tourism and an > > > older way of life. In fact protests were also lodged > > > today against > > > beer tycoon and MP Vijay Mallya s swanky yacht > > > anchored just off > > > Coco Beach. A number of fishing boats have had their > > > nets ripped > > > on the yacht s anchor, the fishermen complained. > > > -- > > > Deccan Herald, January 23, 2003 > > > -- > > >
[GOANET] Article On Goa
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Hello Everybody I had just received my February 2003 issue of TRAVEL + LEISURE magazine containing a beautiful article accompanied by some splendid photographs titled GOA'S GOLDEN AGE Here is the link to the article, http://www.travelandleisure.com/invoke.cfm?ObjectID=8AD3999A-284B-11D7-82BF0002B3309983 Enjoy Asit K. Ghosh Rockledge, Florida, USA __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
[GOANET] 26 JAN 2003: GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- GOACOM DAILY NEWS CLIPPINGS January 26, 2003 RS.3 CR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MALA: The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, said that the Goa Infrastructure Development Corporation has sanctioned an amount of Rs 3 crore for upgradation project of the Mala area wherein a lake in the ward would undergo beautification, besides improvement in the sewerage system. "Mala will be converted into a beautiful locality, within the next 6 months," he observed. Mr Parrikar, who earlier inaugurated the 9-day long 'Fontainhas - Festival of the Arts', organised by the Goa Heritage Action Group (GHAG) in association with the Panaji Municipal Council (PMC), stated that heritage festival was a new concept with community participation on a large scale being tried for the first time in the state. Mr Ashok Naik, the PMC chairman released a special tile designed by Alexyz to commemorate the event. The inaugural function was followed by fireworks, Indian classical music performances by Baban Marathe and troupe and Marche de Fontainhas by Dr Francisco Colaco and a Bombay troupe. A special performance of the Portuguese and Latin American music participated by noted musicians Remo and Lucio Miranda will be held on January 26. The cultural fiesta stretching from Corte de Oietero junction to the crossroads near Mushtifund School has the local houses partly opened for visitors and converted into galleries, where exhibitions of the works of 34 artists from different parts of the country are being held. The street exhibitions and art workshops of crochet, embroidery, puppet and little pottery, besides mix of traditional, folk as well as contemporary music and dance performances, and traditional food stalls form other attractions. (NT) PROTECT GOAN IDENTITY, CULTURE: CM: The Goa Yuva Mahotsav comes as a refreshing change especially in the backdrop of the resurgent language controversy. While core leaders like Konkani Bhasha Mandal president, Prof Shyam Verenkar, was wary of painting any controversy, the lower rung organisers like chief convenor, Mr Mangaldas Bhat and working committee president, Mr Chetan Acharya, indirectly spoke of protest against what they termed as "insult to the motherland" at Curchorem. The Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar, who briefly made his presence felt at the inaugural function due to his "busy schedule," appeared to be treading on safe grounds. Mr Parrikar said the red soil has this inherent quality to calm down anybody. However, he said, the same peaceful land is also capable to become furious and appealed to the youth to stand up in fury to protect Goan identity and culture at any cost. Around 4,000 students and youth from all villages and towns have gathered at Osmitai Nagar, a huge pandal erected in Curchorem, for the Yuva Mahotsav, a festival of performing art, depicting various facets of the Goa identity (NT) SAHANI TO HOIST TRI-COLOUR: Governor Kidar Nath Sahani will hoist the national flag to kick-off the Republic Day celebrations in State, today at 8.45 am, at the Parade Ground, Campal, Panjim. He will then review the parade and present awards to outstanding personalities. On the occasion platoons of the navy, army, police, fire service, home guards, NCC, scouts and guides and contingents from various schools in State will participate in the combined parade. Later students of schools from Panjim and surrounding areas will present mass PT display, dance and songs. Mr Sahani in his message said, "fifty three year ago, the people of India took the destiny of our nation into our own hands by bringing into force the Constitution of India based on classical tenets of democracy to ensure to all citizens justice, liberty, equality and fraternity." (H) BJP-BACKED PANEL BAGS 8 SEATS: In the keenly contested board of directors election to the Goa State Co-operative Bank, an apex cooperative bank in Goa, held yesterday, the Sahakar Vistar panel, backed by the ruling BJP secured eight seats, while six seats went in favour of the cooperators' group Sahakar panel. Both panels have claimed the support of two unopposed directors, who were elected from Daman and Diu, respectively and they hold the key in deciding the power in the bank. (NT) ENERGY PARK IN MARGAO: The Urban Development Minister, Mr Digamber Kamat, stressed on the need to boost agriculture which is the core sector of the economy. He was speaking as the chief guest at the concluding day function of the all-Goa agriculture exhibition and flower show here today. Mr Kamat stated that youth should be encouraged to take up agriculture as their means of livelihood. "This will help to wipe out unemployment" Mr Kamat said, adding that the government will also encourage them. (NT) DESSAI AWARDE
[GOANET] 54th. India Repuplic Day - Greetings.
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- GOA SU-RAJ Party wishes the people of GOA and the people of our beloved nation India, " Happy 54th. Republic Day Celebrations." Today, the people of India will be witnessing, through the Republic Day Parade in our capital city New Delhi, the display of the might of our nation to defend itself against its external enemies. We shall also witness our country's cultural, linguistic and ethnic bonds that make this nation one of the greatest nations in the world. We shall also see the display of the bonds of friendship that our nation has with other comity of nations, who wish our nation well. In his long and eloquent Republic day address to the nation, our beloved President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has put before us a vision that our dear national and state leaders have for us in the year 2020. And it warms our hearts to know that good things and good tidings are in store for us just 17 years ahead. In recent times, we have been witness to the unprecedented encroachments on the Secular fabric of our Constitution, which is the formula devised and adopted by our peers and the drafters of the same that will keep this nation together in all it diversity, multiplicity and ethnicity with linguistic panorama and allow it to forge ahead to be the un-paralleled leader of the world. And it is sad for the nation to see that on this day of the show of solidarity of the nation' from within, the very forces that are acting as the catalyst in destroying our national unity in diversity are hogging the limelight and taking the credit for our nation's progress for the last 54 years. >From the outside, our nation is a figure of a giant tree displaying an aura of health and stability, dwarfing others in the immediate vicinity. But it does not auger well for this giant if its roots be allowed to be attacked and be steadily eaten away by deadly termites in the name of religion and majority percentages. This giant tree must eventually succumb to these divisive forces and fall to the ground and disintegrate. Let the display of our missiles and guns, warships and warplanes, men and resources along with the power of the people of this great nation be channelised, first, to flush out the enemy from within before we train them outwards to defend ourselves from our external enemies. Secured, to grow in wisdom , health and unity, the external enemy will realize the futility of engaging with a vibrant and strong India and will want to extend its co-operation to live in peace. And, the vision that has been spelled out for us by our dear President will but be realized and fulfilled. Otherwise, it will remain on the paper that it has been written on, the only beneficiary being the waste paper basket. President
[GOANET] BB TUESDAY FILM HAPPENING
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- BETWEEN BREATHS CAFE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE Open Air Film Projection Tuesday 28th January,2003 "THE ELEPHANT GOD" at 7.00pm directed by Satyajit Ray. Friday 31st January.,2003 "BELLE DE JOUR" directed by Luis Bunuel. SEA FOOD BUFFET: (RESERVATION ADVISABLE) Super fresh Boneless Red Snapper cooked in lemon and orange juice and served with a salad of red and yellow bell peppers. Game fish of the day marinated in basil, parsley, coriander and honey and cooked over a woodfire. Mackarel smoked in mango leaves. House Salad(diverse lettuces and herbs; feta cheese; cucumber; tomato; spring onions; tossed in a herbal vinegar dressing). Desert: Home Baked Date and walnut cake/Choice of Fresh Fruit. For More Details: call (0832) 2275733 or Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HOW TO GET THERE MAP VISIT WEBSITE : www.pranaline.com. THE ELEPHANT GOD ( JOI BABA FELUNATH) : Private investigator Pradosh Mitter (FELU) arrived in the holy city called a Varanasi for a holiday with his young cousin Tapesh and a friend Lalmohan Ganguly,popular writer of adventure stories. On being told by the Hotel Manager, they went to have a look at Macchli Baba, a strang holyman who gave blessings to the devotees every evening by the riverside. Here Felu met Umanath Ghosal, who informed him about theft of a rare and valuable gold statue of Ganesha-The Elephant God-from his father's safe. Felu was engaged to unravel the mystery of the missing Ganesha. Umanath informed Felu about Maganlal, a rich businessman and a disciple of the holyman had offered him a large sum of money for that Ganesha. Madanlal was widely suspected for selling smuggled Indian Art objects to foreigners. Later, Felu had an encounter with Maganlal, who offered him money to give up the investigations, and realised that the Ganesha had not yet come in possession of Maganlal. Notwithstanding Maganlal's threats, Felu continued his investigations and eventually solved the mystery of the missing Ganesha.
[GOANET] Condemning the U.S.!
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Bernado: The Indian Minister was not condemning the U.S. for ignoring U.N. resolutions, but for demanding a "regime change" in Iraq - a fellow-member of the U.N. India may have "occupied" Goa, Daman & Diu in 1961, but it never sought a "regime change" in Portugal by replacing Salazar. ---Tony Correia-Afonso. == From: A. Correia-Afonso Address: 542 Pulvaddo, Benaulim, Goa 403716,India. 'Phone: 91-832-2772063 Fax: 91-832-2772062 (prior intimation) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
Re: [GOANET] "tuka kittem lagta?" - meaning "how does it affect you?"
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Gilbert, I thought you were complaining just a couple of days ago about many on Goanet, being obssessed with the Iraq issue! How I wish George W. Bush would be man enough in changing his war policies, just as you did here!! I am also pleased at the fact that you have now decided to set the agenda for future discussions on this forum. Goanet has been missing a moderator since its inception and many had been complaining about it. Now don't you tell me that all your mails are sarcastic in nature! I have heard all that once too often!! Nagesh Bhatcar [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Gilbert Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Guys! RE: "tuka kittem lagta?" - meaning "how does it affect you?" Thanks for waking up! For a time the comments on Bush and Saddam were getting to be .same old. same old .same old! Now there is a new target. Shoot the messenger! And while most people in the world do it, some Goans (no names please) have made it into an art form. There is a serious situation in the Middle East. The world (especially Ashcroft, Pointdexter and Condelliza Rice) want to know the Goan angle. So in all seriousness give them (the world) and me the Goan angle. Goans in the Middle East: The anguish of Goans working in countries in the Middle East. How many will temporarily be out of a job? How many if any will be requested to leave and from which countries? What should Goans do with their bank accounts and other fixed and liquid assets? Goans in Goa: How will Goa and India be specifically affected if war breaks out? How will exports and imports to the Middle East be affected? What is being done to prepare for such a situation? What are the experiences learnt from the last war? How should that experience help? Should Goans in Goa be doing something practical as a precaution? How should Goa prepare for the influx of repatriates, if it occurs? Goans in the West: Should Indians lobby their respective Governments to give immigration priority to "Middle East Asian-Indians" who have been displaced by the war and become refugees. I am sure in each category there may be other issues which this slow thinker does not get. Hence cyberGoans (the cream of Goan thinkers) should brainstorm on practical aspects of scenarios A, B, C. My concern is: Except for one or two, are Goans substituting action and deep thinking with "just mouthing off"? So cyberGoans should perhaps scratch their heads and not crack their heads with the Iraq war. If one insists on doing the latter, I will not give you my helmet. When we were in college in Bombay (Mumbai - I do not want to start another discussion!), we classified some sincere friends as NATO (No Action Talk Only)! So please continue the Goan perspective on the Iraq war. Please remember your target (not the messenger!). Responders please identify as NATO or non-NATO members (Just kidding!). Regards GL (definitely NATO) P.S. Any cyberGoans interested in the non-macho subject that was recently in the Goan news "The school dropout rate is high in Goa". I am all eyes! _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[GOANET] 4th Meeting of the Goan Engineers/Professionals ~ Toronto
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- Message from Stephanie Mendes The next meeting of Goan Engineers/Professionals is scheduled for Sunday, February 9, 2003 at11:00am at the Pickering Nuclear Information Centre at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. See the map at http://www.goanvoice.ca/2003/issue2/. If you are driving east on Montgomery Park Road, turn right to go towards the station. The Information Centre is on the left. There are visitor signs posted that should lead you right there. Again, I encourage you to bring along your spouse/partner, friends, or children who may be interested in a career in an engineering or related field. There will be a small collection to pay for the refreshments/lunch that will be available. Please RSVP myself at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to confirm if you will be attending and how many people you will be bringing. The agenda will be provided at a later date but will include networking, career planning, professional development, getting a job, health &safety in the workplace. I hope to see you all there! Stephanie Mendes RSVP - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted by JJD'S Note Any Goan related business or professional organization is invited to send a small information kit for distribution to the attendees. This could take the form of a business card, or a one-page flier of their services or products. Those interested please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[GOANET] SITEWATCH: http://www.italabgoa.com
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- URL : http://www.italabgoa.com WE ARE AN N.A.B.L. ACCREDITED LABORATORY Recognised by the Export Inspection Council, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India In the service of mining and export industry of Goa since 1950. Preshipment Inspection, Sampling and Analysis of Ores, Minerals, Pellets, Coke & Coal, Oils, Waters, Foods, Fertilisers-Pollution Monitoring etc., With effect from 21.02.2002, Italab (Goa) has obtained accreditation by N.A.B.L. (National Accreditation Board for Laboratories) for the following divisions: CHEMICAL: 1. Ores & Minerals ( Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Coal, Coke, Limestone, Dolomite etc.) 2. Environment Quality Monitoring (Ambient Air, Stack Gases etc.) 3. Construction Materials (Cement etc BIOLOGICAL: 4. Microbiological Laboratory (Water, Food & Industrial Products) Note: N.A.B.L. is a Government of India Institution that awards accreditation to laboratories that company with its strict norms, standards and procedures that incorporate ISO and other internationally recognised standards. Operational Areas Goa, Mangalore, Redi, Karwar & Belikeri Associates: in major ports around the world. Italab Japan Ltd., - Tokyo. (Est .1961) Contact Office: Italab (Goa) Pvt Ltd P.O. Box No 103, Lotlikar Building, Margao- Goa- 403 601 India Tel No: 91-832-704883/ 704836 Fax: 91-832-736296 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Office: M/s Italab (Japan) Ltd., Suzu Bldg., 5th floor, 6-10, Nihonbashi, Bakurocho, 2-chome, Chuo-ku, C.P.O. Box No.1555, Tokyo-103. JAPAN Tel No: 813-3661-1669, 1672 3662-9815 3840-2736 (R) Fax: 813-3661-1768 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Type of Work: - Sampling & Analysis of Ores & Pellets [itabarge.gif] exported from Goa & Mangalore. - Coal/Coke sampling & analysis: Steel mills in Karnataka & around the State of Goa. - Pollution monitoring: Industrial Units in Goa. - Water & food testing: major starred Hotels in Goa & Food Processing units. - In addition: testing of a wide range of chemical and microbiological samples, minerals, foods and food products, construction materials such as sand, cement, soil, aggregate etc. Cyber Advanced Technology Systems Pvt. Ltd.
[GOANET] Repeating the 'mistake' of Vietnam
-- Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ -- REPEATING THE 'MISTAKE' OF VIETNAM What the US and the West did in Vietnam and across the globe were not mistakes, but calculated actions of foreign policy which included misleading the North American and Western population. The same thing is happening now in Iraq. We are again being misguided by our most powerful and trusted leaders, our media and academics are again accepting or quietly acquiescing to the 'inevitability' that the US, Britain and to-be-named-allies will just have to attack Iraq. By Grahame Russell Third World Network Features 'Wouldn't have mattered very much,' said Henry Kissinger, US National Security Advisor and head of the State Department during the Nixon administration in the early 1970s, responding recently to the question 'What if the US had allowed Vietnam to go communist after World War II?' [Interview with Stephen Talbot, Toronto Star, 8 December 2002, first published in salon.com] In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, nothing mattered more to the US and the West. Across the planet, we supported atrocious regimes and political movements and overthrew governments and political movements, in the name of 'fighting communism'. There were few speeches by Kissinger or other US leaders not based on defending why it was imperative that the US and the West 'fight communism' in every corner of the planet. Because this battle of Good versus Evil mattered so much, the US killed over 1,000,000 Vietnamese. Most of the Western media and academics defended the US war effort. Most history books found today in North American schools defend and justify the West's fight against 'communism'. And yet today, we are told by Kissinger that it 'wouldn't have mattered very much' if the US had 'allowed Vietnam to go communist'. Ho hum. Kissinger essentially admits, quite casually, that the war justifications of the 1960s and 70s were lies. Given his decision-making power at the time, one would think that Kissinger's admission should be used as proof of criminal behaviour leading up to and during the Vietnam War. But the issue is much broader than the role and responsibility of one man. What do other Western governments, the Western media and academics - all long-time defenders of the American War in Vietnam -- think now? How do they see their role? The killing and destruction of the war in Vietnam happened in part because of the overt support or quiet acquiescence of the majority of US and Western citizens. It was not until American soldiers 'came home in body bags' that the media began to regularly present the strong voices of opposition. And even then, the media coverage was given to the opposition concerning the mounting American casualties - not to why the US and West had attacked Vietnam in the first place. Kissinger, the foreign policy establishment, the media and academics played a fundamental role in orchestrating and assuring overt support or quiet acquiescence. Why drag this up now? Ancient history? An ageing politician admitting a few 'mistakes' from the past? What the US and the West did in Vietnam and across the globe were not mistakes, but calculated actions of foreign policy. Misleading the North American and Western population was part of this. And is this not happening right now in Iraq? Are we not again being misguided by our most powerful and trusted leaders? Are not our media and academics again accepting or quietly acquiescing to the 'inevitability' that the US, Britain and to-be-named-allies will just have to attack Iraq ... again? Is it not again hundreds of thousands, if not millions of children and elderly, men and women of another far-off nation that will be killed and destroyed ... again? Now is the time to use our knowledge of the deceptions of the Vietnam War, to work harder to prevent today and tomorrow's killing and destruction in Iraq, to be carried out in our name. - Third World Network Features -ends- About the writer: Grahame Russell works with Rights Action. www.rightsaction.org. [EMAIL PROTECTED] When reproducing this feature, please credit Third World Network Features and (if applicable) the cooperating magazine or agency involved in the article, and give the byline. Please send us cuttings. * Third World Network Features is a unique, reliable, independent features service, monitoring the world through Third World Eyes, rather than blindly reproducing the self-serving assertions of the Western media. The feature service is available by email. We have special low rates for medium and small newspapers.
