[Goanet]http://spiritualdirection.org/Newsletter-Glow04Summer.htm
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## - Forwarded message from Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 16:37:40 -0700 From: Ariosto J. Coelho, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] MOGALL IXXT - Hello Friends, Permit me to introduce to you the Newsetter of Spiritual Direction: Interfaith Catholic. HYPERLINK http://spiritualdirection.org/Newsletter-Glow04Summer.htmhttp://spirit ualdirection.org/Newsletter-Glow04Summer.htm It's summer! Time to relax. Take a break. Meditate. Do fun things. Time to resume duties. Study. Pray. Go to work. Time to enjoy the shining sun or refreshing rain As the case may be. This Summer I want to share with you SEVEN PAINTINGS OF LIGHT WITHIN, SEVEN MINDFULNESS PRACTICES and A SHORT STORY. Please let me know if you're interested in further developments of the story. Vivian and I wish you PEACE and GLORY: XÀNTI ani MOIMA. Mog assom di ani vaddom di. Ariosto Coelho President www.SpiritualDirection.org - End forwarded message -
[Goanet]NRI-Goa Facilitation Centre
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## - Forwarded message from Goa-World.Com [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 03:09:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Goa-World.Com [EMAIL PROTECTED] NRI-Goa Facilitation Centre Crystal Focus Club welcomes and conveys its heartiest congratulations to the newly reconstituted Executive Committee of NRI-Goa Facilitation Centre and the appointed Monitoring Committee and Advisory Committee of NRIs residing in various foreign countries. We are pleased to convey our support and cooperation to the NRI-Goa Facilitation Centre Team in its mission of serving the Goan Diaspora in Kuwait and worldwide. Wishing the Team all success for the year ahead. Hilda Aguiar President - Crystal Focus Club-Kuwait Crystal Focus Club [EMAIL PROTECTED] Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/message/4244 Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter since 1994 is moderated by [EMAIL PROTECTED]@R @LMEID@, Associate goa-world.com presented by Ulysses Menezes, Owner goa-world.com website. All postings archived at www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ - End forwarded message -
[Goanet]Remembering the people who give back to the Net...
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I just came across this fascinating piece. As Goanet completes 10 years on
August 25, 2004, this is a tribute to all those who made it what it is,
including by posting a single useful message. FN
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Frederick Noronha * Freelance Journalist * Goa, India
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Ph 832.2409490 Cell 9822 122436
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September 28, 2003
posted by Dan Gillmor mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 08:00 AM
(Note: This is also my Sunday column in the http://www.mercurynews.com San
Jose Mercury News.)
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Remembering the People Who Give Back to the Net, and All of Us
{Praising those who give back to the community...)
http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/001376.shtml
Several weeks ago, a friend, http://http://hyperorg.com/blogger/ David
Weinberger, and I launched a small, non-commercial Web site. We called it
http://www.wordpirates.com ``WordPirates'', the purpose of which was to
remind people how some good words in our language have been hijacked by
corporate and political interests.
Because we aren't the only people with ideas along these lines, we opened
the site to allow anyone to add a word plus an explanation of why it should
be there. As we expected, some folks used the system to make off-point,
irrelevant or puerile postings, often with no explanation. We've had to
prune heavily.
But pure malevolence fills some souls, and the Internet is their toxic
playground. One creep found a security flaw in the software powering the
site and exploited it. This person posted programming code inside a comment
form -- some HTML that took users to an unaffiliated Web page containing
one of the most disgusting photographs I've ever seen.
The site came down temporarily but quickly, thanks to users who alerted us.
The offending post has been removed, thanks to a sharp-eyed programmer who
let us know what had happened. The hole is being permanently repaired,
thanks to the free software's developer, who hadn't foreseen this misuse.
We'd surely seen the downside of the Net. But in the response of people who
helped us find, analyze and fix the problem, we'd also seen the profound
upside.
The Internet has become a grossly commercialized Wild West in so many ways.
But the community spirit on which it was founded is alive and well. The Net
depends on the same spirit that motivates volunteers in the physical world:
a commitment to solve problems and make life better for those who might
otherwise not have the resources or expertise.
Some have counteracted predatory moves by companies and governments -- like
white blood cells swarming to protect the body. Others have simply been
builders of common value. All deserve celebration.
One notable recent case involves the Mountain View company that controls the
database containing the ``.com'' Internet domain names. Abusing its
monopoly, http://weblog.siliconvalley.com/column/dangillmor/archives/http
VeriSign is taking advantage of people's typos in Web browsers' address
boxes. If you type in a non-existent domain, you get taken to VeriSign's own
advertising-laden page offering alternative Web sites. This act has played
havoc with some of the Internet's fundamental underpinnings, according to
experts, but VeriSign has raised a corporate middle finger in response.
Enter the http://www.isc.org Internet Software Consortium, a Redwood City
non-profit that maintains some of the software at the heart of the Net's
basic workings. Asked by many people in the community to find a way to
thwart VeriSign's destabilizing move, Paul Vixie and his colleagues issued
an update to software used by most machines that look up Net domains. This
software ``patch,'' as it's called, helped mitigate the VeriSign damage.
The ISC patch falls into the antibody category. So does the help we
received in fixing the vandalism on our misused-words site.
Builders are more prevalent. One who deserves credit is Brewster Kahle, a
successful entrepreneur who also has done some great community work. The
http://www.archive.org Internet Archive's billions of Web pages, many of
which have long disappeared from the live Internet, are a valuable
resource. Now the San Francisco operation is adding digitized audio and
video files as well, encouraging people to use them in a variety of ways
that could enhance our culture.
Another Kahle-led project, the
[Goanet]RE: [World Goa Day] Mrs. Acaria Almeida, President, Goa Sudha rop
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Goans have a tendency or a gifted inclination, if you may to excel as individuals rather than as an entity. Whether this is perceived as a complimentary trademark or trait, it is what it is. I have nothing against the Goan Wagon. But the infrequent times when I have lent my shoulder to the wheel, I would end up dislocating it. And it has nothing to do with the wheel or the circumstances in which the wheel got stuck and remains unprogressive. It has to do with my Doidiro luck or timing, wherein, I lamentably find myself jumping into a wagon that has no driver or chasing one that took off seconds before I could get my foot in. In any event, I do admire and commend those who are able to achieve in a collective format. When it comes to a noteworthy cause, there is no preferred method or format. The realization of the cause is what matters foremost. Dom Martin In a message dated 6/20/2004 10:35:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, Rene Barreto writes: We need more than just words , we need action. The idea of the Goan International Writers workshop - has not caught the imagination of the Goans as yet. We Goans would prefer to work single handedly rather than collectively. . . The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
[Goanet]KONKANI PROVERBS/AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY)!
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Dear Domnic Bab, Please continue the good work you are doingthere may be 1000 sites for thoughts for today but there wont be any for 'Aichea Dissak Chintop'. Your article will help many Goans to learn Konkani...niz konkani bhaxen. Regards Eddie Verdes Jeddah?KSA - Original Message - From: domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 19, 2004 9:16 AM Subject: [Goanet]KONKANI PROVERBS/AICHEA DISSAK CHINTOP (THOUGHT FOR TODAY)! Dear Goanetters, Recently, some Goanetters pointed out websites where one can find Konkani proverbs. This is indeed very good news. However, I wished they came up with these websites earlier - Ghoddnem uprant budhvont zavop sompem (It is easy to be wise after the event). Therefore, if anyone knows of any websites with Konkani SAYINGS, please post them on Goanet. Until then, I have decided to put on hold my daily article Aichea Dissak Chintop (Thought for Today). It would be foolish of me to keep on posting them every day (5 days a week) if they are already available on websites. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
[Goanet]The Goan political situation
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Just back from Goa after a brief trip. I attended the Lok Shakti convention. Definitely, Datta Nayak is a breath of fresh air in Goan politics; I was happy to meet a whole lot others at the convention: Roland Martins, Floriano etc. Lots of problems are plaguing Goa. The recent demolition at Baina is in bad taste, because it was done without any due diligence as to what had to demolished and what not. Another big problem that still persists is that of River Princess. Apparantely, the govt. does not have the gumption to take on the Salgaonkars, and those who actually try to do something themselves get knocked off, like what our man Micky Pacheco has realized. I think people have to agitate for removal of River Princess and we cannot let big mining lobbies hijack our beaches. Lok Shakti is just born and has a long way to go. However, my gut feel now is that the people's movement in Goa is crossing a threshhold and will show results soon. The fact that BJP was dislodged in South Goa is a good sign. It is important to join hands for like minded people in the next elections so that neither the BJP nor the Congress can do what they please. As Rajan Narayan put it in his last column, even if 5 to 6 seats can be won, it can put one in a strong negoitating position, as the others being power hungry would come to make deals with you. regards, Samir Kelekar Bangalore
Re: [Goanet]NEW KONKANI PROVERBS?
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Indeed it is true that Konkani proverbs do not belong to anyone and we have not been able to find out the original writer of the Konkani Proverbs which may be over 100 years old. As I recollect, the topic of Proverbs first came on Goanet in 2002, though I cant find it in the archives, and ever since then I had been compiling them as I always had an interest in them. I remember Cine/Goa times had one column 'Tum Zannaim' which were mostly these proverbs. I had a collection of the same but lost them when I came to Saudi Arabia. On 28th Aug 03 there was a post from Sonia regarding this proverbs and Floriana responded with a request for more proverbs from goanetters(Wisdom in Konkani Proverbs). I responded first, then Cypriano, Domnic n others followed. There were also some suggestions of books available, among them was Fr. Antonio Pereiras Oparinchem Bhanddar which was not available that time, ( I think Valmiki had the copy) a book by Chavan (in Devnagri script) and some others. I later compiled (sorted alphabetically, rearranged as there were duplicates) all the proverbs and sent them to those who had requested with a note of thanks to Cyprian, Domnic and rest of the Goanetters for contributing to the proverbs. At that time there was no mention of any sites where the proverbs are available, but as I checked the GoaNow archive, I saw some proverbs column which was started in Aug 03 This column has some proverbs from Fr. Antonio's book and some from the goanet. If one googles for konkani Proverbs, there is not much free stuff available other then the Goanet. I will continue to compile this list with new proverbs as I come across.If any Goanetter needs a copy, please drop in a line on [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards Eddie Verdes Jeddah/KSA Original Message - From: domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:17 PM Subject: [Goanet]NEW KONKANI PROVERBS? Here is how the 300+ Konkani proverbs were collected and posted on Goanet. Last September, there was an article by Florina Fernandes from the States about Konkani proverbs. In this article she mentioned a couple of proverbs and said it would be nice if we had a collection of Goan proverbs. So, initially Cypriano, Eddie and I taxed our brains and came up with some proverbs. Many others joined us in the fray, so to say. In all, we posted We posted Goan proverbs on Goanet out of our love for Konkani and for Goanetters free consumption not for personal gains!
[Goanet]DSS Scheme - 30% fake beneficiaries-NO SURPRISE
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## The heading does not surprise anyone. First it is a shame that in a state which boasts of highest % of literacy ( National Literacy campaign definition --meaning ability to sign ones name )second to discover that in a computer age 30% DSS scheme beneficiaries found to be fake. Who is to be blamed ? and what action is the Government proposing on those responsible? Will the money thus disbursed be recovered either from the recipient the MLA or the sanctioning authority. The easiest way to implement the scheme suggested earlier was a) ensure that every person who is desirous of recieving benefit under the Scheme had ones name enrolled on the electoral roll and possess a Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) (this would simulataneously ensure that every eligible voters has ones name on the electoral roll as well as an EPIC card this practice is followed for Goa Government Mediclaim Scheme ) b) The form for DSS Scheme should have been routed through the elected ward representative at the Village Panchayat/Municipality of the applicant and the respective MLA of the concerned Assembly Constituency; (this would ensure that the ward representative of VP/Mun and MLA could vouch for the genuinity of the claimant; c) A signed DECLARATION that the applicant does NOT recieve PENSION from any other source by way of one being repartriate /NRI/ex-employee in an organised sector/Defence forces/Central or State Government employment or is NOT an INCOME TAX assessee would have been useful. Obviously one could not expect an applicant not to have been in some organised sector employment as this gets reflected on the annual income declaration d) the respective VP Panchayats and Municipalities could display the list of persons who have been sanctioned the pension BEFORE the Directorate or Social Welfare and the Life Insurance Corporation of India releases the cheques. The six monthly -life certificate- could have been insisted either by the disbursing Bank of the applicant the LIC or the Directorate of Social Welfare This methods with some further modifications for other schemes is definitely a fool proof method for availing government schemes. It also ensures that the elected representatives can ensure that every voter in the ward/constituency is given the benefit. The Chief Minister as a Chief Executive of the State should use this VOTERS LIST (ofcourse natives first and domicile of voters need to be considered here too) check list to ensure that elected representatives of respective Village Panchayat Municipalities and Constituencies do not deprive the deserving for their own vindictive purpose. A mere application of mind by the Goa Government Civil Services officers in the Senior / Junior cadre ( (even though 99% of them are either either qualified only as matriculates SSC( old ) BA/MA /BSc/Bcom graduates and only 0.1% LL..Bs and not beyond) but are having over 15 years service in the Government could have detected the above falsified claims. But it was apparent that a) there WAS NO POLITICAL WILL to ensure that the benefit goes to the genuine persons on purely economic consideration BUT strictly on POLITICAL/economic consideration as the Chief Minister stated in the Goa Assembly that it was difficult to provide a list of the beneficiaries Taluka wise when such demand was made earlier by the Opposition (but not pressed upon to its logical conclusion as normally is the stunt when one is in the Opposition) even though upon discreet enquiries with the LIC sometime ago by this writer it was revealed that this was not next to impossible as the entire data is available till date with them on the floppy and only if Village Panchayat / Municipality/ Assembly Constitutency/Taluka wise data was fed all this misuse could have been avoided. Now perhaps that the Government realised that the scheme though welcomed by all and infact is a blessing to the deserving ones - did not fetch the BJP the desired PRECIOUS VOTES this report has now surfaced and is reported now will be acted upon But if the Government is really sincere they can still insist upon the beneficiaries an AMNESTY upto say 31st JULY 2004 to comply with all that is stated above and if this is administratively difficult hold the MLA sanctioning such bogus forms accountable. In any case it is the tax payers of Goa that have lost due to the negligence of the Goa Government in administering the scheme in a place as small as the size of a district in any other state of India administered by just one IAS District Collector and not the mammoth
[Goanet]Re: A Father's Last Gift - Father's Day
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## This forum has mostly focused on Goan issues recently, a good thing. I was a little surprized to read the reference to Ronald Reagan below and Father's day. Two things struck me - 1. Do we need to go outside the Goan community as we often do to find our heroes and heroines? Often to the west and whites? Is that how we gain validation for our lives and values? 2. I do not like to speak ill of the dead, but is Ronald Reagan the example to be used on Father's Day? I know his children must be proud but I wonder about the many several thousand orphans in Central America who fathers died fighting Reagan's bogus wars there in 80's. What do those children think of Reagan on Father's Day? I immigrated to the USA a week before Reagan was elected President and was old enough to remember the lies he told. Regards, George --- Eddie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To All FathersHappy Father's Day.from Eddie Verdes/KSA A Father's Last Gift - By Douglas W. Phillips During his eight years in the office of president, Ronald Wilson Reagan left an indelible mark on this nation and the world. However, the greatest message of Ronald Reagan's life came not through his letters or public speeches,
[Goanet]Anju bags bronze in IAAF Grand Prix meet
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Anju bags bronze in IAAF Grand Prix meet June 20, 2004 19:51 IST World number four long jumper Anju Bobby George won the bronze medal in the Prefontaine Classic IAAF Grand Prix meet in USA with a career best but wind aided leap of 6.83m. American sprint queen Marion Jones of USA, who suffered a rare defeat in the women's 100m finishing fifth, won the gold with a big leap of 6.93m. Her compatriot World No. 6 Grace Upshaw clinched the silver touching down at 6.88m (wind aided) yesterday at the University of Oregon. This was Anju's second wind aided 6.8m plus jump after winning the gold in the Super Grand Prix meet in Doha where she recorded a distance of 6.82m on May 14. The tail wind recorded yesterday was 2.6 metre/seconds more than the legal limit of 2.0 m/s. On June 8, the 27-year-old Indian had ended fifth in Ostrava Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic with an effort of 6.59m. Her national record still remains at 6.74m, first achieved at Thiruvananthapuram and later equalled in New Delhi in 2002. Anju, who has been training in USA after competing in the Ostrava meet, will continue with her Olympic preparations in USA before moving to Europe to compete in the Madrid Grand Prix on July 17. -- Opera - Simply the Best Internet Experience: http://www.opera.com
[Goanet]RE: KONKANNI QUOTES,THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Hi Victor, Thank you very much for your message of last Friday. It is good to know that you like my Konkani quotes and that you use them to brush up your Konkani. As for your request, I intend to repeat my previous Konkani quotes with English translation, but I would request you to wait until I receive GoaNetters' response to my following message which was posted on GoaNet yesterday: Dear Goanetters, Recently, some Goanetters pointed out websites where one can find Konkani proverbs. This is indeed very good news. However, I wished they came up with these websites earlier - Ghoddnem uprant budhvont zavop sompem (It is easy to be wise after the event). Therefore, if anyone knows of any websites with Konkani SAYINGS, please post them on Goanet. Until then, I have decided to put on hold my daily article Aichea Dissak Chintop (Thought for Today). It would be foolish of me to keep on posting them every day (5 days a week) if they are already available on websites. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA From: victor fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KONKANNI QUOTES,THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 06:27:07 -0700 (PDT) HI DOMNIC !! SINCE I JOINED [EMAIL PROTECTED] RECENTLY, I GET DAILY NEWS UPDATES, IN MY E MAIL. I ENJOY YOUR KONKANNI QUOTES VERY MUCH. I HAVE A SMALL REQUEST, COULD YOU E-MAIL ME SOME OF YOUR PREVIOUS QUOTES ALONGWITH THE KONKANNI TRANSLATIONS, AS MY KONKANNI IS VERY RUSTY. PS. I AM PRESENLTY MUMBAI BASED,AND MY KNOWLEDGE OF KONKANNI IS LIMITED,AS I HAVE LEARNT IT BY HEARING PEOPLE SPEAK SELF-TAUGHT. THANQ VICTOR FERNANDEZ. - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
[Goanet]Re:Re: Explanation
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## (Dr Santosh Helekar: Those new values are already outdated. They are now unAmerican. Newer revised version of Americanism requires one to revise freedom of belief to bring it in conformity with neoconversative ideals of mass conformity, servility, sycophancy, fear of persecution and fear of war of liberation.) You said it, Santosh! Congrats! RKN _ Marriage? http://www.bharatmatrimony.com/cgi-bin/bmclicks1.cgi?74 Join BharatMatrimony.com for free.
[Goanet]YESTERYEARS' MOVIE THEATERS - ALDONA!
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Hi Errol, Thank you very much for confirming the fact. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA - Forwarded message from Pinto, Errol [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:07:54 -0400 From: Pinto, Errol [EMAIL PROTECTED] As a boy of about 12, I went to see a movie in that house at the Aldona tinto opposite Dr Carlos's house. Sat on a bench. It was in one of the rooms of the house itself. Hot and airless enough to make one faint. Unique experience. It was a time when we did not have electricity in village homes. They probably had a generator - high tech stuff for us! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cecil Pinto Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 11:42 AM As usual, Domnic's encyclopaedic memory of recent Goan history never fails to amaze me. That was a wonderfully informative piece on Movie Theatres in the Bardez area. But I think there was an error. Dominic mentions JANATA Talkies in Aldona. I don't recall any such theatre but I do know that movies were shown to the public in 'Teacher' Margaret's house opposite the motorcycle pilot stand near the 'triangle'. _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
[Goanet]Keith Vaz .......
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## BBC NEWS | Politics | Blair urged to push constitutionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3822759.stm Blair urged to push constitution Keith Vaz says ministers must speak more about the EU constitution The government will lose the referendum on the new EU constitution unless ministers do more to promote it, former Europe Minister Keith Vaz says. Mr Vaz says he has surveyed ministerial speeches and few Cabinet members have mentioned the constitution publicly. Tony Blair will begin the task of persuading the public of its merits in media interviews later on Sunday. But Labour Eurosceptics are meeting on Monday to form an anti-treaty campaign group, Labour Against a Superstate. One of its founders, Ian Davidson, said most Labour voters do not want the new constitution and that Mr Blair is riding for a fall. A separate Vote No campaign has the backing of 20 business leaders who have written to the prime minister saying the constitution would harm jobs, living standards and democracy. Pro-Europeans say the Yes campaign must begin now. But BBC correspondent Carole Walker says the government seems prepared to put that off until after the election. She says Mr Blair believes that once people see the reality of Europe's new rule book, he will be able to persuade them to vote for it in a referendum. Poll Meanwhile, a YouGov poll of nearly 1,300 people for the Sunday Times showed voters would reject the constitution by 49% to 23%. But the paper also pointed to misconceptions about the constitution amongst those surveyed. It said many wrongly believed the constitution gave Europe immediate power over UK tax rates, that the British passport would be replaced by a European one and that Britain would be replaced on the UN Security Council by a European representative. However, it said voters said they would back the constitution by 41% to 35% if concerns on these and other issues were met. Opposition The Conservatives on Saturday vowed to fight the government over what they say is a handover of power to Brussels. Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Ancram said the Tories would oppose and expose the constitution. But Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the document was a good package that would be accepted by the British people. Although some were uneasy about the EU, few thought Britain should have an ineffective marginal role, he said. They are defending it, not on what they have won, but on what they haven't lost Michael Ancram Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has given his support for the treaty, and said it was now time to make the case for it in a referendum. Mr Ancram questioned how Mr Straw could be claiming a victory. They are defending it, not on what they have won, but on what they haven't lost. Who do they think they're duping? Every country must now ratify the constitution, which will require a referendum in Britain. The government has not yet said when the referendum will be held, although analysts think it is unlikely to be before the next election. The issue will first be debated by MPs. Forwarded by Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet]Case against city lawyer dismissed
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## CASE AGAINST CITY LAWYER DISMISSED The Judicial Magistrate First Class, (JMFC) Panaji has dismissed the case filed by the Old Goa Police against Adv. Aires Rodrigues regarding an alleged trespass by him into a flat of a Norwegian national Mr. Ivar Fjeld at Milroc Complex, Ribandar. Adv. Rodrigues had stated that he had merely accompanied the police team led by PI Gurudas Gawade as they had asked him to show them Mr Fjeld's flat. In his order Judge Shinde has stated that that the conduct of Adv. Rodrigues shows that he had no criminal intention of breaking the public peace and committing any offence. The Judge has further stated that there was no whisper in the complaint or in the statement of the witnesses that Adv. Rodrigues had given any threat to Mr. Fjeld and that mere entry into Mr. Fjeld's flat by Adv. Rodrigues does not constitute an offence of house trespass. The JMFC P.M.Shinde has discharged Adv. Rodrigues of all the charges framed against him as there was no prima facie evidence to proceed with the matter and that the charges leveled were with insufficient materials. Meanwhile Adv. Aires Rodrigues has regretted that the Old Goa police succumbed to high-handed political pressures in registering a false and very fabricated case him. Adv. Rodrigues further stated that he has instructed his lawyer to file proceedings for damages against the Government of Goa to the tune of Rs 50 lakhs, and that he would donate all these proceeds to the NGO's doing the relief work for the displaced people of the Baina demolition. * * *
[Goanet]Ransom[JOKE]
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## A man is caught in a traffic jam when suddenly, someone taps on the Window of his car. He lowers the window and asks what he wants. The other the man says, President Bush was kidnapped and the ransom is $50 million. If the ransom is not paid, the kidnappers have threatened to douse the President with gasoline and set him on fire. We are taking up a collection, do you wish to participate? The man in the car asks, On average, what are people donating? The other man replies, About 5 to 10 litres!
[Goanet]A Father's Last Gift - Father's Day
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## To All FathersHappy Father's Day.from Eddie Verdes/KSA A Father's Last Gift - By Douglas W. Phillips During his eight years in the office of president, Ronald Wilson Reagan left an indelible mark on this nation and the world. However, the greatest message of Ronald Reagan's life came not through his letters or public speeches, but through the testimony of a devoted son he helped to lead to Jesus Christ. As the California sun waned magnificently in the backdrop of the Reagan Library before the television cameras of America and the few select guests present for the closing funeral homage to our fortieth president, a lone figure rose to the podium to speak. It was the president's son, Michael. His intensely personal words were stunning for their simplicity, their eloquence, and their boldness. Here is what he said: Good evening. I'm Mike Reagan. You knew my father as governor, as president. But I knew him as dad. I want to tell you a little bit about my dad. A little bit about Cameron and Ashley's grandfather because not a whole lot is ever spoken about that side of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan adopted me into his family 1945. I was a chosen one. I was the lucky one. And all of his years, he never mentioned that I was adopted either behind my back or in front of me. I was his son, Michael Edward Reagan. When his families grew to be two families, he didn't walk away from the one to go to the other. But he became a father to both. To Patti and then Ronnie, but always to Maureen, my sister, and myself. We looked forward to those Saturday mornings when he would pick us up, sitting on the curve on Beverly Glen as his car would turn the corner from Sunset Boulevard and we would get in and ride to his ranch and play games and he would always make sure it ended up a tie. We would swim and we would ride horses or we'd just watch him cut firewood. We would be in awe of our father. As years went by and I became older and found a woman I would marry, Colleen, he sent me a letter about marriage and how important it was to be faithful to the woman you love with a P.S.: You'll never get in trouble if you say I love you at least once a day, and I'm sure he told Nancy every day ``I love you'' as I tell Colleen. He also sent letters to his grandchildren. He wasn't able to be the grandfather that many of you are able to be because of the job that he had. And so he would write letters. He sent one letter to Cameron, said: ``Cameron, some guy got $10,000 for my signature. Maybe this letter will help you pay for your college education. He signed it, Grandpa. P.S. Your grandpa is the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan. He just signed his sign.'' Those are the kinds of things my father did. At the early onset of Alzheimer's disease, my father and I would tell each other we loved each other and we would give each other a hug. As the years went by and he could no longer verbalize my name, he recognized me as the man who hugged him. So when I would walk into the house, he would be there in his chair opening up his arms for that hug, hello, and the hug goodbye. It was a blessing truly brought on by God. We had wonderful blessings of that nature. Wonderful, wonderful blessings that my father gave to me each and every day of my life. I was so proud to have the Reagan name and to be Ronald Reagan's son. What a great honor. He gave me a lot of gifts as a child. Gave me a horse. Gave me a car. Gave me a lot of things. But there's a gift he gave me that I think is wonderful for every father to give every son. Last Saturday, when my father opened his eyes for the last time, and visualized Nancy and gave her such a wonderful, wonderful gift. When he closed his eyes, that's when I realized the gift that he gave to me, the gift that he was going to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He had, back in 1988 on a flight from Washington, D.C. to Point Mugu, told me about his love of God, his love of Christ as his Savior. I didn't know then what it all meant. But I certainly, certainly know now. I can't think of a better gift for a father to give a son. And I hope to honor my father by giving my son Cameron and my daughter Ashley that very same gift he gave to me. Knowing where he is this very moment, this very day, that he is in Heaven, and I can only promise my father this. Dad, when I go, I will go to Heaven, too. And you and I and my sister, Maureen, that went before us, we will dance with the heavenly host of angels before the presence of God. We will do it melanoma and Alzheimer's free. Thank you for letting me share my father,
[Goanet]The Tragedy of Baina
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Baina is a problem that festered and was permitted to grow for too many years. The cleaning up was inevitable, and necessary. It's sad that the authorities made good on their job so ham-handedly - a metaphor for bad, inept, unthinking governance. But Baina was a tumour that needed to be excised. And yet, throwing the baby out of with the bathwater is not the answer. Something needs to be done for the innocents who have lost so much in the bargain - and the middle-classes who will benefit from the removal of the scum owes it the innocents to rehabilitate them. I hope it happens. We are a kind people who need to display this kindness now, more perhaps than ever before, in a way that pre-empts what self-serving politicians will do. And do-gooder journalists shd wipe their crocodile tears and help constructively in the process. Stanley Pinto STANLEY YVONNE PINTO 153 The Embassy 15 Ali Askar Road Bangalore 560 052, INDIA Home Tel: (91-80) 2220 3320 5114 8153 Mobile: 91-98453 95319 Original Message Follows From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet-news]SUNDAY SPECIAL: Returning home to a mass of rubble: the untold story of Baina Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 01:53:26 +0530 (IST) ## # Would you like to discuss the news? Your comments are of interest! # # Post your comments, feed-back, opionion to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## RETURNING HOME TO A MASS OF RUBBLE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BAINA From Pamela D'Mello Panaji, Jun 17: Sitava Harijan stands before the Mormugao Municpal Council, with her ration card and her election voter ID. The saree she wears and a few household items is all that her family of six managed to rescue from their home when authorities lathi charged residents and bulldozed their illegal shanties in the port town of Vasco da Gama on June 14. Jitaya Bhind, a security guard at a nearby factory managed to take nothing. He had left for work at 7 am that day and returned to find his home of 45 years a mass of rubble. All he now has is a plastic bag with his security uniform. The sudden and brutal action --- one of the biggest demolitions in the state --- has become somewhat of an embarrassment for the government. The government wanted to get rid of the red light district. but why did they also target families, asks Anil Chavan, who lost his small shop in the 40 year old red light district. Some of those affected show their notices from the govenrment estate office, which were still being processed, when the demolition began. Admitting this, state authorities have promised a rehabilitation and relief measures, but hardly enough to compensate for their losses, the dishoused people complain. Most of them are Dalit migrants from neighbouring Karnataka and from North India, working in the port and surrounding areas in the unorganised sector. Intially, the 2500 commercial sex workers operating from Baina, were the focus of the demolition. But by June 14, when the area was flattened, all had dispersed and seem to have been the least affected. Most moved to other states after a police cordon since December 2003 froze all business coming to the area. The 250 who stayed on spurned a rehabilitation package offered by the state appointed Goa Women's Commission, when it became clear it would confine them to an unused goverbment building under police guard. Most of the pimps, brothel keepers and gharwalis simply shifted to flats or alternative accomodation before the demolition began. Justifying the action, the state government points to a high court order directing destruction of the 250 cubicles where the sex trade operated from. But the opposition Congress and NGOs banded under the Forum for Justice in Baina have sought a national human rights commission intervention for the brutal manner in which the monsoon demolition was carried out and extended to other houses not identified by the High Court. On Wednesday South Goa Congress MP Churchill Alemao intervened to stop further demolitions of adjoining shanties, that obstruct a highway project. But on Thursday, middle class residents of the town, long supportive of an oust-Baina campaign in a state where xenophobic anti-outsider sentiment simmers beneath the surface --- held a meet congratulating the chief minister's courageous action. Moves are afoot to rename the area, one suggesting it be recalled
[Goanet]Re: Explanation
## # If Goanet stops reaching you, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # Want to check the archives? http://www.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet/# # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ## Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send / post on the Goan cyberspace your pictures in that attire making your hospital rounds and holding your patients, who just adore you. I'd love to see you 'walk the talk' in Houston Texas. Gilbert, It is not about doing something or believing something just to be different from other people. It is about doing and believing something out of conviction. I would also love to add - conviction based on evidence - but that is not required according to the constitution. I feel comfortable in the clothes that I am wearing. I have never felt the need to wear a poodvem even in Goa and other parts of India. I also feel comfortable in my skin, both literally and figuratively. I have never felt the need to undergo plastic surgery or to wear make- up to make me appear lighter or darker than I am, depending on my place of residence. I confess to have professed agnosticism in pious company, evolutionism while being surrounded by creationists, scientific medicine in the company of quacks, skepticism in spite of overwhelming opposition by hostile paranormalists. What else do you want me to do? Cheers, Santosh
