[Goanet]GREAT WALL OF GOA: ENROUTE TO KO OR TKO?
Note: Great Wall of Goa = Military Presence at Dabolim http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/may/31airline.htm http://mboard.rediff.com/board/board.php?boardid=money2005may31airline Subject: Review Restrictions at Air Bases The author has rightly referred to the relatively high fuel costs, landing charges and navigation charges which militate against low cost aviation in India. What everyone overlooks is the stranglehold of Defence restrictions which many economically important airports suffer. Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, and Goa are some of these airports. There are about 25 defence controlled airports in which civilian flights operate under severe restrictions. No one is highlighting the acute need for a high level and expeditious review of the restrictions and easing of these at the earliest to facilitate low cost aviation without seriously undermining security needs. Such easing would go a long way in enabling low cost airlines to keep their planes flying point to point productively (at low fares) instead of either circling for a runway slot or sitting on the ground. Jet Airways recently approached the army with an offer to ferry personnel from the LoC at special rates. This may be a good ploy to open channels of communication with the military about airport bottlenecks. The Defence Minister is himself the chairman of the Empowered Group on airport privatisation! Posted by Philip Thomas on 01-JUN-05
[Goanet]VERDICT BYE POLLS JUNE 2005 GOA
Counting of votes for the five Assembly bye elections began this morning on a tense note both at Margao and Panaji today 5/6/2005. The counting agents of the respective parties and supporters were all present at around 0700 hrs. There was a huge police bandobust just in case tensions rise as the results were declared. Being a Sunday there was the expected crowd. Tommorrow schools begin for the academic year 2005-06 The results as confirmed from the election office. 11 Taleigao Assembly Constituency INC Antanasio (Babush) Monserate 14 Cumbarjua Assembly Constituency INC Pandurang Madkaikar 28 Benaulim Assembly Constituency NCP Francisco (Micky) Pacheco 30 Margao Assembly Constituency INC Digamber Kamat 40 Poinguinim Assembly Constituency BJP Ramesh Tawadekar NEW COMPOSITION BJP (17) Mr Manohar Parrikar, Mr Manohar (Babu) Ajgaonkar, Dr Suresh Amonkar, Mr Francisco D Souza, Mr Ramrao Desai Mr Dayanand Mandrekar, Mr Vinay Tendolkar, Mr Vishwas Satarkar, Mr Narhari Haldankar, Mr Damodar Naik , Mr Laximikant V Parsekar, Mr Sadanand Shet, Mr Rajendra Arlekar, Mr Rajesh T Patnekar, Mr Vasudeo M Gaonkar Mr V Pai Khot Mr Ramesh Tawadekar UGDP (1) Mr M Saldhana Total 17 + 1 =18 ** INC 18 Mr Pratapsing Rane, Mr Agnelo Fernandes, Mr Aleixo Sequeira, Mr Chandrakant Kavlekar, Mr Dayanad Narvekar, Mr Francisco Sardinha , Mr Francisco Silveira, Mr Giovani Karl Vaz, Mr Harish Zantye, Mr Jeetendra Desprabhu, Mr Joaquim Braz Alemao, Mr Luizinho Faleiro, Mr Ravi Naik, Mr Subhash Shirodkar, Ms Victoria Fernandes Mr Atnasio (Babush)Monserate Mr Pandurang Madkaikar Mr Digamber Kamat NCP 2 Dr Wilfred De Souza Mr Francisco (Micky) Pacheco MGP 1 Mr Ramkrishna Dhavlikar 18 + 2 + 1 = 21 *** The INC becomes the single largest party with 18 followed by BJP 17 NCP 2 UGDP 1 and MGP 1 it therefore follows that the INC can form the combine with its pre-poll ally the NCP now with two seats and the support of the lone MGP to give it 21 seats as against the simple majority of 20 in a House of effective strenght 39. It is not known whether the BJP will prefer to seat in the Opposition or take advantage of the squabbles that are bound to arise. Notwithstanding the claims of the Low Command in Goa to prefer a majority community member for the post of Chief Minister it is for certain that the blue eyed boy of Madam Sonia Gandhi, viz Mr Luizinho Faleiro will be the CM but that would depend on how the NCP settles down to this bargain. Alternatively Mr Digamber Kamat who is believed to have been promised the Chief Ministerial post may lay his claim in which case the NCP Dr Wilfred De Souza will have to be made the Deputy Chief Minister a non constitutional post. But there is one feeling that the BJP UGDP (18) combine may agree to lend support to the NCP MGP in which case the strenght will be 21 with a Chief Ministerial berth to Dr Chief Minister and a quid proquo to allow the cases of disqualification to meander in the Supreme Court until the next elections in May 2007 . As official figures are still awaited from the Officer of the Chief Electoral officer given the near close margins of some of the candidates. The BJP is also thinking in terms of resigning en masse as one senior activist has given this writer to understand. This is however intended to follow only if the INC NCP begans wrangling for Chief Ministerial candidate and other portfolios so that an impression is created that the predicted instablilty of the INC NCP will not augur well for the development of the State and the BJP would not like to be seen as responsible for the collapse of the administration owing to the INC NCP rumblings. This is the vox populi view at the counting centres around the Multipurpose High School at Gogal Fatorda where counting took place. While in Taleigao Mr Monserate voters began celebrations the Margao camp was by and large peaceful, apparently the winners are engaged in confabulations on the formation of Government. from the Counting Centre at Margao GODFREY J I GONSALVES BORDA MARGAO GOA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Congress-NCP has won 4 seats, BJP 1
Mickey, Madkaikar, Babush, Digamber through. Cong set to form govt Congress sweeps bye-polls in Goa, set to form government Congress-NCP has won all the four seats for which results are declared so far. Babush won Taliegao seat. Mickey Pacheco wins Benaulim by 2937 margin, Digamber Kamat wins Margao by 1373 margin while Pandurang Madkaikar sails through in Cumbarjua. BENAULIM Mickey Pacheco (NCP) 8432 Monte Cruze(UGDP) 5495 MARGAO Digmaber Kamat (Cong) 8682 Sharmad Raiturkar (BJP)7305 DETAIL REPORT TO FOLLOW (Courtesy: www.digitalgoa.com) - Forwarded by AlmeidaG, http://www.goa-world.com/ Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter is moderated by AlmeidaG(ji) since 1994, and presented by Ulysses Menezes, owner of http://www.goa-world.com website. Any and all postings from Goans are welcomed - be it a Goan business enterprise, a Goan event/programme of cultural heritage, or of a personal nature. This first of its kind Gulf-Goans e-newsletter is dedicated to Goans around the Globe. http://www.goa-world.com/ Team and founders are always the first to get you in the limelight - in the field of sports, politics, social, cultural, educational, other actitivity(ies) or to the benefit of Goans and Goa via its news services from professional journalists and supporters based in Gulf countries and as far as the Americas. Thanks for the support to Goa and Goans. Random Thought: Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home. ~David Frost~ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]NEWS: Congress-NCP gets 4 seats in Goa; BJP gets 1
CONGRESS-NCP WINS 4 SEATS IN GOA; BJP GETS 1 From Frederick Noronha PANAJI (Goa), June 5: Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance won four of the five seats, in results coming in Sunday morning, making probable a Congress return to power after five-and-half years in this state of 1.4 million. Congress won the seats of Taleigao, Margao and Cumbharjua while its NCP alliance took Benaulim. Poinguinim -- the fifth seat, in extreme southernmost Goa and close to the Karnataka border -- narrowly went to the BJP. These five seats became vacant after local MLAs, of diverse background, most of whom had defected into the BJP, left the party in a series of political defections since January 2005. Goa has a 40-seat assembly. It has been under 'suspended animation' with the State placed under President's Rule since March 2005, because no party has a clear majority. With defections, resignations and disqualifications repeatedly hitting the assembly since the turmoil of January-end this year, the equation has been continually changing in the assembly. But till just a fortnight before elections, both BJP and Congress were almost equally poised with 16+1 in the BJP camp and 15+2 in the Congress. Now, the election results have tippled the scales in favour of the Congress-NCP alliance. Results trickling in from early morning stunned the BJP, which ruled Goa from late 2000, after ousting the Congress through a round of defections in 1999, and allowing its ex-Congress dissident allies to rule for a short while. A pro-Congress wind reached Goa not long after the May 2004 election results at New Delhi. Former BJP strongman and ex-chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, who virtually single-handedly propped up the BJP in Goa, has however determinedly fought off challenges and kept up party morale with a never-say-die attitude. Both BJP and Congress had claimed they would win the five seats that went in for bye-elections. Claims for forming the government are expected to be made later on Sunday. ENDS
[Goanet]Digamber Kamat Wins Margao
Digamber Kamat Wins in Margao. Results via NDTV. 9.03am Clinton..
[Goanet]Babush Wins in Talegao
Babush Wins in Talegao, results via NDTV
[Goanet]Mikky Wins in Benaulim
Mickky Pacheco wins in Benaulim, by little about 2900 votes. Just in via NDTV.
[Goanet]Value of the Indian Rupee
Indian Rupee 1 INR in INR American Dollar 0.0229885 43.5 Australian Dollar 0.0304563 32.8339 Brazilian Real0.0553586 18.064 British Pound 0.0126875 78.8176 Canadian Dollar 0.0286966 34.8474 Chinese Yuan 0.190264 5.25584 Danish Krone 0.139871 7.14943 Euro 0.0188014 53.1875 Hong Kong Dollar 0.178899 5.58975 Japanese Yen 2.47908 0.403375 Malaysian Ringgit 0.0873563 11.4474 Mexican Peso 0.248828 4.01885 New Zealand Dollar0.0328455 30.4456 Norwegian Kroner 0.148478 6.735 Singapore Dollar 0.0383448 26.0791 South African Rand0.157701 6.34111 South Korean Won 23.1264 0.0432406 Sri Lanka Rupee 2.29701 0.435348 Swedish Krona 0.171701 5.82407 Swiss Franc 0.0288391 34.6752 Taiwan Dollar 0.718851 1.39111 Thai Baht 0.934023 1.07064 Venezuelan Bolivar 49.3011 0.0202835 Source: http://www.x-rates.com/d/INR/table.html using values from Friday, June 03, 2005 .. Frederick (FN) Noronha | Freelance Journalist | Mobile +91 9822 122436 Tel +91.832.2409490| http://fn.swiki.net | http://www.bytesforall.net ..
[Goanet]NEWS-SPORTS: Eight Goa Pro clubs oppose AIFF's move to ban foreigners in leagues
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=newsStory_ID=060438 Eight Goa Pro clubs oppose AIFF's move to ban foreigners in leagues NT Sports Reporter Margao June 3: The Goa Football Association (GFA) today adopted a resolution on behalf of the eight Professional League teams that no change in respect of the eligibility of foreign players participating in Goa Pro league should be made. However, if the AIFF wishes to take a decision in this respect, the Pro Clubs should be consulted in particular as some of them have foreign player committments made since 2004-05 and also due to regulations requiring foreign players having to be signed for a minimum of six months whereas the NFL runs only for 3 months. The resolution was unanimous with the clubs and their representatives as follows: Dempo SC (Mr Manuel Rebello and Mr Custodio Araujo), Salgaocar SC (Mr Henry Brito), Sporting Clube de Goa (Mr Peter Vaz), Vasco Club (Mr Mario Leitao), Churchill Bros (Mr Denzil Ferrao), Fransa FC (Mr Anthony Leo Fernandes), Raia FC (Mr Anthony Pango) and Cabral SC (Mr Carlos Fernandes). The GFA secretary, Mr Savio Messias told The Navhind Times that the meeting was called at the clubs' request at its headquarters in Panaji since the delicate issue will be discussed at the AIFF executive committee meeting on June 8. The AIFF has sought the views of its executive committee members whether to bar foreigners from participating in all the domestic tournaments except the National Football League. A ban on foreigners in Second Division NFL has already been enforced this year, and the move to bar foreigners in state leagues was being talked about so as to promote local talent. The clubs resolved to inform the AIFF that no change in respect of eligibility of foreign players participating in the GFA league should be made, with Mr Manuel Rebello of Dempo, the NFL and Federation Cup champs giving total backing for the same. Mr Messias said that if the AIFF ratified its decision to ban foreigners from domestic tournaments then it will prove detrimental, especially for the Goa Professional League and Governor's Cup, which are the major sponsored events played in Goa by the professional clubs. He said the presence of foreigners in the Goa League doesn't hamper the progress of the local footballers as only nine foreigners represented a total of eight clubs in the state league last season of which only three were foreigners - which is a minimum number as compared to 24 strikers on the whole playing for eight clubs. If foreigners were barred from local leagues it will take away the charm from the event, a club official stated. Besides, since some contracts have already been signed with some foreigners last year, there would be huge financial implications, he added. It is learnt that Mr Shivanand V Salgaocar (AIFF treasurer) will represent Goa at the June 8 AIFF meeting in Delhi, which will decide on the ratification to ban foreigners from domestic tournaments, a move which has been strongly protested also by Bengal clubs and the IFA (West Bengal). Mr Salgaocar, GFA president, did not attend today's meeting as he is out of station. Mr Lavinio Rebello, Mr Anthony Botelho, Mr Vinod Parkot of GFA executive committee were also present. Meanwhile, the AIFF secretary, Mr Alberto Colaco when contacted in Delhi said a clear picture on the foreigners issue will emerge on June 8 after the executive committee meeting. State associations have to consult the member clubs and a final decision will be taken on June 8 concerning banning of foreigners from domestic tournaments, added Mr Colaco while speaking to The Navhind Times. When asked to comment on a resolution passed by Goan professional clubs opposing the AIFF's move to ban foreigners, Mr Colaco maintained: We have not taken any decision so far. The scenario will be clear after Wednesday's (June 8) meeting, he reiterated. There are strong apprehensions that the move to bar foreigners from state leagues would find support from the majority of the members of the AIFF executive committee except two - Goa and Bengal. There are no well structured and highly competitive leagues in most of the other states, which is one of the main reasons for football not being spread throughout the country. Small wonder that the AFC has dubbed India as the sleeping giant of Asia. The AIFF should wake up the states where there are no leagues or where the leagues do not attract spectators for several reasons including poor organisational infrastructure and administration, a club official remarked.
Fwd: Re: [Goanet]Politically incorrect adjectives
Add gentler to fairer to qualify the word sex to form an euphemism for women. Shades of the good old days when women could be patted on the head and called gentle and fair, with no concern for those who were either one or the other, or neither. But, it's 2005 now. They can kick a** with the best of us. Can we please call a spade a spade and use the actual word, women? Just a suggestion. --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet]Politically incorrect adjectives To: goanet@goanet.org Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 17:55:37 -0700 (PDT) I notice the more politically correct among us also have a curious tendency to use certain politically incorrect adjectives. For example, a reference to white lies as good or at least harmless lies. Now a reference to the fairer sex and again to Dutch courage. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.
Re: [Goanet]Goan dances around the world
Herman D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would be willing to go for this dance. I will not dance with the most desirable woman, however I am ready to dance with the rest of the most desirable women at the dance. And by the way, how do one judge a most desirable woman??? Different men have different tastes? am I right? Ones persons food may also be another persons poison. Herman, When you dance, do you step forward or backward? Mervyn3.0 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]NEWS-PHARMA: RLL's Goa plant gets UK regulator's nod
RLL's Goa plant gets UK regulator's nod http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13816655 Saturday, 04 June , 2005, 09:26 New Delhi: Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd has received approval from Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), UK for its tablets manufacturing unit in Goa. The company can now seek approvals through national filings and Mutual Recognition Procedures in 27 EU/EEA member states and other countries such as Australia, New Zealand and Romania. The Goa facility also houses a cream and ointment-manufacturing block, which is approved by ANVISA, Brazil. The tablet-manufacturing unit has a capacity to produce 720 million tablets per annum. Ranbaxy has 19 manufacturing facilities spread across seven countries which includes 10 plants in India, four dosage forms plants in the US and one dosage forms plant each in Ireland, China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Nigeria. These facilities are approved by international regulatory agencies such as USFDA, MHRA-UK, Bfarm-Germany, MCC-South Africa, ANVISA-Brazil and TGA-Australia, for a range of products. All these facilities conform and comply with GMP standards.
[Goanet]Tiananmen - 16 years later
All I remember this day 16 years ago. I do not know how many students/demonstrators were killed in Tiananmen square by Chinese troops. The estimate is at least 3,000. For me, the most memorable image was a student waving down an approaching tank. I wonder what happened to him. Every year, I recall this day of terrible human injustice. Given human history, every day it seems would be a remembrance of some atrocity, some grave injustice we have perpetrated on our own. In memory and solidarity with those who fight the good fight, especially those who pay with their lives. To the 3,000 souls who believed, ever so fleetingly, in freedom, I say, we have not forgotten. Regards, George
Re: [Goanet]A letter from Canada
Floriano, First of all, what are you doing living in Canada with a Sancharnet email address? Secondly, my advice to you is to take whatever happens in distant Goa as it comes, with a minimum of sentimental and emotional baggage, to avoid unnecessary angst. After all, you no longer live there, and have little input or influence over what does happen. I now go there for a few weeks every year, while it is still bearably cool, enjoy the sun, sand, exquisite food and feni, and bask in the warmth of friends and family, then get the heck away before it gets too hot. I don't know about you, but I came to the US years ago to make the best of both worlds, in true capitalist style. I have no pretentions of giving back or making Goa better, other than through my self-serving investments in Goan real estate, which I recommend as still a bargain, some charitable contributions to worthy causes and personal expenditures when we go there. Good luck to you. --- Floriano [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sir, Thoughts of Goa from distant Canada Today I browsed the internet for the latest news about our dear old Goa from where I now live in distant Canada and learnt that both the Congress and the BJP are hopeful of forming the next government. My good old friend Ravi Naik who is hopefully still drinking his daily strengthening doze of Aloe Vera Gel as advised by me while in Goa is reportedly very hopeful of majority strength after more strong armed nourishments to his party from victorious MLAs specially from the one that bears my first name. But whether the Congress comes to power in Goa or not does not really matter for Goa or for Goans. It does not really matter because either party is going to damage Goa much more than it has ever been. Looking back at the Congress in Goa, it was people like myself that worked hard for the Congress Party in Goa from childhood and ultimately brought it to power somewhere in 1977 thinking that it was the end of the MGP misrule and good things would now happen. However, in our short sightedness, we failed to realize that although we did not like the communal mentality of the MGP, the persons who had flocked into the Congress at the time were infact MGP people. We would not vote for these people while they were in the MGP, but we got the same rascals elected as Congressmen believing on party labels. Very soon they showed their selfish ambitions and their stink filled the Congress to such an extent that good congressmen started feeling claustrophobic. Looking back, I feel ashamed of myself today and feel guilty of the fact that it is under the Congress party, the party that I worked for, that Goa joined the national mainstream of corruption. Ever since, Goa has never looked back. Every subsequent new legislator resourcefully invented newer ways of indulging in corrupt ways of enriching himself and the rags to riches transformation of almost all of the modern day legislators is a testimony. No matter what happened, Rane is always imposed by Delhi as the CM as he and he alone has the infinite patience of tolerating any amount of corruption from his ministers and MLAs as long as he is in the chair. Additionally, he alone has always had the right connections to keep the people at the Goa Desk at the Delhi Party High Command totally flushed with currency sent from Goa as a share of the loot which explained why they never had the time nor the inclination to look into the complaints of aggrieved Goan Congressmen. We have seen it all from Bhuta Singh's time right up to the time of Ramesh Chinithala when election tickets were literally sold to the highest bidding ex-defector against our warnings to Sonia Gandhi that BJP's victory in Goa was inevitable if these defectors were fielded again. They did what they had to do and the frustrated voters taught the Congress a lesson. The BJP came in with their venomous snakes and people like myself had to leave the motherland and the land of our ancestors with many still on the way out. Looking back, is the Congress Party the same as it used to be? Except for the name, everything has changed for the worst. All the good people in the party have been systematically harassed, victimized, threatened and vandalized to such an extent that they were forced to get out of the party or to give up politics altogether. I myself spent the prime of my youth thinking that we could make Goa a better place. I got involved. I even spent 10 years in the Panchayat even rising up to the position of Sarpanch of Moira/Nachinola. That is the time my troubles started. My very own MLA, Mr. Dyanand Narvekar whom I was instrumental in supporting in his victory in Tivim with a landslide voting from Moira/Nachinola after he was thrown out by Aldona for one term made my life absolutely miserable. Through his own and his PA's intercession, the police even booked criminal cases
Re: [Goanet]Politically incorrect adjectives
I notice the more politically correct among us also have a curious tendency to use certain politically incorrect adjectives. For example, a reference to white lies as good or at least harmless lies. Now a reference to the fairer sex and again to Dutch courage. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. --- Melinda Powell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gabe Menezes wrote:'' P.S. I have noticed Goanet posters are growing in number and the Goanet administrators are accommodating the fairer sex with their postings - mis-responses and chain emails! All in all, just to give them Dutch courage! I'll drink a Johnny Walker Blue to that! _
[Goanet]Re: Goan dances around the world
Simple! Mervyn 3.0 invites the Trojan Paris and profers him an a golden apple to launch another thousand sea-craft! AT From: Herman D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] And by the way, how do one judge a most desirable woman??? Different men have different tastes? am I right? Ones persons food may also be another persons poison. Herman
[Goanet]NEWS: Goa bypoll result tomorrow (TNN, Sanjay Banerjee)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1132519.cms Goa bypoll result tomorrow SANJAY BANERJEE TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SATURDAY, JUNE 04, 2005 08:08:42 PM ] PANAJI: The counting of votes of the byelection to the five assembly constituencies in Goa will be held on Sunday. Around 67 per cent of the electorate had cast their franchise on Thursday. There is expectation that the president's rule will be revoked and the house kept under suspended animation will be restored for the formation of a government. The by election is crucial for both the congress and the BJP as they are tied at 17 each (with their allies) in the assembly. The strength of the house is 40 but as one independent member was disqualified, the effective strength is 39. In a 40-member house, 21 is required for a simple majority. The BJP that has 16 MLAs though is little tentative about its figures as a judgement on May 27 by the Goa bench of Bombay high court set aside the assembly election held in 2002 for two of its members. The rival NCP candidates had filed a disqualification petition against the two BJP members on grounds that they held office of profit. The BJP has said that it would appeal to the Supreme Court. A question that arises in wake of the numbers game is whether the assembly would be restored. At present one independent member, Filipe Neri Rodrigues, who supports the congress is contesting the decision of a former Speaker to disqualify him on February 2 when the erstwhile BJP government led by Manohar Parrikar sought the vote of confidence. Rodrigues was said to have violated the provision of 10th schedule as he had joined the BJP. But later the central forensic science laboratory in Hyderabad confirmed the claim of the Rodrigues that the signature on the BJP membership form was forged. The case is before the court. Regarding the setting aside of election of two BJP MLAs, Justice N A Britto said Considering the totality of the of the facts of the case at hand including that at present the legislative assembly of Goa is under suspended animation, I'm of the view that the judgement of the court ought to be stayed for a period of 30 days to enable the respondent to appeal to the Supreme Court and this without any conditions. The petitioner will be at liberty to apply afresh to this court for modification of this order if permissible under law in case the proclamation under article 356 of the Constitution is revoked. The congress says that it is absolutely sure of the house being restored and also rubbishes the claim of the BJP to form the government. We are already 17 and would win all the five seats or maybe four of them, the party leaders affirm. The Congress contested four seats and supported the NCP in one constituency in the bypoll.
Re: [Goanet]RE: Property in Goa ani Afra Tosh
On 04/06/05, jose colaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: afra dias goanet@goanet.org Dear Goencars, What Jose Colaco is saying is absolute 'tosh'. Gaonkar in English means Citzenship - not of the country, but of the village s/he is born. What right has a foreigner like Jose Colaco got to come to our village and tell us what we should do with their ancestral property which our grandfathers acquired by working on the ships etc?.3. If there was no thalasaemia the human populations would have been wiped off 4. Napoleaons army when they invaded the north of India and his army settled in the North 5. To consult a Pathologist (not a GP).. RESPONSE: Dear Doutor, You are supposed to tread gently, I have! We are supposed to give the gentler sex a chance - not shoot them down, that they never show their work piece here again. It is, after all, the Admins. desired goal to get more women to participate! You never, ever let anyone get away with it - like I used to be some time ago - time to mellow a wee bit, me thinks. Given in the kindest of spirit ( Johnny Walker Blue) hope it is taken, that way! Slam dunk a bit O.T.T. Cheers. Gabe Menezes. London England.
Re: [Goanet]Touching life story.....
May I suggest that when such stories are circulated, they should also be identified by the name of the sender, village, city/state, etc.? That would prevent our being blindsided by a religious post, when we were expecting something else. I am prompted to suggest this because the number of such posts seems to be increasing. At least with Cynthia, we know what to expect. Regards, Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, Porvorim and New Jersey
[Goanet]boilanchi-gaddi
Alfred, I am reading the book Loving Ayesha right now. The story of the bullock cart speaks of the boilanchi-gaddi of yonder times. The name of the story is Moon dance Sr. Margaret Correa
[Goanet]GWS Annual General Body Meeting
GWS Annual General Body Meeting GWS had a very successfuly year 2004-05 and it is now time to have the annual general body meeting of the Goan Welfare Society (GWS), Kuwait. The date, time and venue will be announced shortly and circulars will be sent by mail/email to all GWS members. GWS Members who wish to be part of the 15-member Managing Committee and contest the election to fill in the positions of committee members who retire by rotation, as well as those wishing to receive the AGM circulars by fax/email/post or have changed their mailing address should contact the GWS President, Mr. Carmo Santos at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 9407401 and copying it to the GWS Gen. Secretary, Mr. Gaspar Almeida at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 4830089. When corresponding, all GWS members should provide their membership number without fail. Any suggestions to better the GWS' organized programmes, namely: the Annual Goa Day, GWS Education Awards Presentation, Christmas Tree, SFX Patron Feast, May Ball, and/or supporting Konkani dramas/musical shows/drama competition, Programmes for school students, namely: Konkani singing competitions, drawing/essay competition, crib/star and carol singing competitions; and the proposed educational seminars, sports and football tournament, etc. are welcomed. The managing committee of the Goan Welfare Society (GWS) take this opportunity to thank all members, well-wishers and sponsors of the various programmes and we look forward to the continued patronage and support. Goan Welfare Society (GWS) - Kuwait http://www.goa-world.com/goa/gws/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Goanet]Letter to the Editor - GT GO
Dear Editor, Treachery by any other name is just as despicable.There is no way in which treachery can be condoned. The Congress Party, however, has given a new twist to this reprehensible phenomenon in Goa's politics. When an elected politician from the BJP joins the Congress Party, he is welcomed with open arms; and is even rewarded with a ticket to fight the bye elections in the Cumbarjua constituency. But when Nirmala Sawant opts out of the Congress for being a party without principles, she is branded a traitor and is publicly humiliated by the High Command which declared that the doors of the Congress Party will remain forever closed to her. The Congress Party has specialized in this form of double-talk and has corrupted the electoral process to an extent never known before. Most of the present leaders of the Congress Party are traitors in the classical meaning of the word. They should have been barred from standing for electoral office on the grounds of moral depravity. However, it appears that the more unethical they become, the more they are rewarded because of their winnability factor. The BJP in Goa has been a disaster for the State, but the Congress, with its twisted principles, is no alternative either. It is time that the citizens of Goa reject both the BJP and the Congress and elect new incumbents to the Legislative Assembly - persons of integrity, who have never changed their political affiliations, and who will clean up the mess which has been left by both the Congress and the BJP. Yours faithfully, Averthanus L. D'Souza, D-13, La Marvel Colony, Dona Paula, Goa. Tel: 2453628.
[Goanet]Goa by-election results
All eyes on poll results NT Staff Reporter Panaji June 3: With the by-elections for five seats ending yesterday, all eyes are now set on who will form the next government in the state. The by-election results would decide the fate of the new government as the present strength of both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in state legislative assembly is not sufficient to form the government. Both the parties have claimed that they would win majority of the seats from amongst the five seats, which went to polls yesterday. In view of heavy turnout in all the constituencies, it is difficult to assess the situation and the swing of votes thereby indicating surprise results. However, it appears that the Congress may wrest two seats and one each seat is expected to go into pocket of the BJP and NCP, while one seat may go in favour of an independent candidate. Heavy betting is being done on the Cumbharjua and Margao seats while less bets are being made on other seats. This was basically because in Cumbharjua, the Congress rebel candidate, Ms Nirmala Sawant had eaten sizably into the Congress vote bank. While there was a tough battle of ballots for the Margao seat, as the BJP had made it a prestige issue by fielding a novice, Mr Sharmad Raiturkar and launched a vigorous campaign to defeat the Congress candidate, Mr Digamber Kamat, who had ditched the BJP on the eve of crucial vote of confidence in Goa House. Margao saw a voter turnout of 63.18 per cent yesterday. The Congress is expected to increase its strength from 15 to 17 seats, if it wins two seats. The Congress predicts the victory of NCP candidate, its alliance partner, and seeks the support of an independent, and is preparing itself to stake claim to form the new government. Though the Congress-led alliance, which was formed after the dismissal of the Parrikar government does not exist, attempts are being made to forge a fresh alliance. The Congress camp said that with the help of NCP and MGP it would be in the comfortable position to form the new government. If the BJP wins one or two seats, its strength will go up from present 14 (election of two BJP MLAs was declared null and void by the High Court, though both enjoy the privileges for one month) to 15 or 16. The BJP has a support of one UGDP and it may take it to 17 seats. The votes will be counted on Sunday. The votes of the Cumbharjua and Taleigao constituencies will be counted at the Institute Menezes Braganza Hall, Panaji. While the votes of Benaulim, Margao and Poinguinim will be counted at the Multipurpose High School, Margao. All results are expected to be announced before 10 a.m. Our Margao Bureau adds: With the polling process over, the scene has now shifted to the Multipurpose High School complex at Borda where the electronic voting machines from the three constituencies - Margao, Benaulim and Poinguinim are stored. Being guarded by 28 police personnel of the Maharashtra State Reserve Police, the voting machines from all the three constituencies will be closely guarded before they are taken out for counting from the strong room on June 5. While counting for the Benaulim constituency will be taken up first, Margao and Poinguinim will follow.
[Goanet]Tears in the rain
John and Sandra were deeply in love.. They were the perfect couple in all their friends' eyes. They went out together like all couples do and enjoy each other company and love. However there is one thing, John did not understand. Every time when it rains, Sandra would love to go out in the rain alone and seems like enjoying herself. John always wanted to join Sandra in the rain, but Sandra stopped him and said that she was afraid he would get sick. Things never last, their love lasted for one year and John met another girl called Natty. The love for Natty was much stronger and John finally broke up with Sandra. On the last day of their relationship, John sent Sandra home. John gave his last goodnight kiss to Sandra and said that he was sorry for everything. Before they parted, John asked Sandra one question, How come you always like to go out in the rain alone, without me accompany you? Sandra gave a feint smile, and say Because I don't want to let you see me crying in the rain . . . Cynthia
RE: [Goanet]Pilar
From: afra dias goanet@goanet.org Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]Pilar Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 22:12:37 -0400 JoeGoaUK wrote: For most of us, Fr. Agnelo means Pilar. Did you know that Fr. Agnelo was died at Rachol Seminary Chapel whilst saying mass? No my dears: Fr. Agnelo died at Rachol seminary but not whilest saying Mass. He had been bedridden and during the last days unconcious. His Anjuna co-villager, and protegé, Pe. Faustino de Sousa, who is awaiting being declared VENERABLE, used to tell the anecdote that on being instructed to maintain silence because he was ill, the intrepid boys replied: The night is for silence, not the day. Did you know Fr.Agnelo was first buried there (at Raitura Cemetery)? I think he remained buried there for about 11 years. His mortal remains were then shifted to Pilar So was St. Francisco Xavier, first at Satsewan and then in Malacca before being translated to Goa. So was St Anthony da Padva and countless legion other saints, burried severally. First also in Padua and then, after the completion of the grand cathedral in his honour, translated therein. Quite a few, like the Apostle St.James/Santiago, the Greater is believed to be lyiing (his relics) in Compostella, Spain as well as sundry other locations. No wonder the Vatican are ignoring our pleas to make him a saint or a blessed, coz we don't even know where he was buried. We only go to Pilar for favours. (wrong place to go to). Irrelevant. Many hundreds of candidates for sainthood are awaiting cannonization since centuries earlier than even the Bl. Jose Vaz, the Patron of Goa Archdiocese and of CGN. Goa's only martyrs (and, the first ever jesuit martyrs) Bl. Rudolf Aquavivva and companios, died in mid- sixteenth century and were beatified, if I am not mistaken, before Pe. Vaz's and Pe. Agnelo's lifetime. Can check up if you wish me to. And many more have been kept waiting centuries to be eklevated to the honours of the Altar. However, dear Afra, you can help very much by your paryers for his expedited Beatification. He has to be beatified you know, before the next and loftiest step. At least one recorded, verifiable miracle is essentially required prior to each step. Not just recovering a lost hair-pin or a kitten. Something more edifying. Sincerely, But do Afra Dias (london) _ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.com/
[Goanet]Unchristian
Afra Dias wrote: Dear 'Whoever you are', Typing in Bold letters in itself tells me that u r Psychologically Traumatised and deserved every bit u got. You are still not mentally OK. You went to Jesus coz he does not shout back at you while the others on earth DO... please, thats not in good taste. ## - I too agree with Salus , i also believe that the post is Un_Christian -- Afra says: May be coz u r Christian u took it as anti, it was anti Religion. Any one who goes to god or gods, does so out of desperation. 1. They cannot control the situation they are in. Therefore they are control freaks (like it or not) 2. They go to god coz s/he does not say things against you, secondly coz the people in this world have failed your expectations, therefore u ask the gods to interfere on your behalf. (again to gain control) Those who go to god are either control freaks (priests/pundits/mullhas etc.) or frustrated control freaks (ordinary people who could not gain control by fair means or foul). Afra Dias (london)
[Goanet]India's Jet Airways and Al Qaeda?
http://in.rediff.com/money/2005/jun/04jet1.htm Jet Airways' US flights in doubt over 'Al Qaeda link' T V Parasuram in Washington | June 04, 2005 18:33 IST Jet Airways finds itself at the centre of another controversy with an American aviation company trying to scuttle Jet's plans to start services to the US from June 23 by accusing it of having terrorist links, which the US Transportation Department is looking into. Maryland-based Jet Airways, Inc, which is yet to commence airline operations, has filed a petition with the US Transport Department that if the Indian carrier is allowed to operate in the US then we will once again have the Al Qaeda flying and controlling aircraft over American cities. and this time the officials who issue these permits will be held accountable for knowingly giving these aircraft the entry, the complaint said. The American company has alleged that since Jet Airways (India) Ltd was planned and started in 1991, it has been funded by Al Qaeda 'Specifically Designated Global Terrorist' Dawood Ibrahim, and no matter how wonderful the service and the airline may be in India, it is still an enterprise which is used to launder money for Al Qaeda and it is still an Al Qaeda airline. Asked about the US firm's petition, Bill Mosley, spokesman for the US Transportation Department, told PTI that the objection is under review. A newspaper report, however, said that the Jet Airways' Washington-based counsel had written to the transportation department stating that the allegations were unsupported, offensive and groundless. Jet Airways' India spokesman said their lawyers were drafting a statement in this regard. The largest Indian private airliner has scheduled inauguration of its operations to the US with a flight from Mumbai to Newark via Brussels on June 23. In the petition filed by Nancy M Heckerman, president and CEO of the American company, also objected to the use of its registered trademark 'Jet Airways' by the Indian company and demanded that it desisted from use of this name immediately. Meanwhile, the Indian carrier has got a boost when the Port Authority of Newark and New Jersey wrote to the US Transport Department supporting its entry. In its letter late last month, the Authority said it supported Jet Airways India for a foreign air carrier permit and also for an exemption to introduce new air services under the India-US open skies agreement. It also endorsed the selection of Newark Airport as the Indian carrier's first trans-Atlantic destination. The Indian carrier has also engaged the services of two legal firms to fight their case before the US Transport Department. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet]Goa bursting with CM hopefuls
Congress bursting with CM hopefuls By Herald Reporter PANJIM, June 3, 2005 - Pratapsing Rane, Luizinho Faleiro and Ravi Naik will be the main contenders for the chief ministerial post in the event the Congress has the requisite numbers to form the next government, sources in the party said Whichever party manages to get 20 seats along with their allies will be able to form the next government. Though BJP may struggle to have 20 on their side, there is no dispute over the leadership issue; it will be none other Manohar Parrikar who is BJP's chief ministerial candidate. Smelling victory, the All INdia Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Margaret Alva yesterday mentioned that the sitting MLAs of the Congress as well as those who will be elected in the bye-elections, will meet on Sunday to elect their leader. Currently, Rane is the leader of the Congress legislture party (CLP). Interestingly, the new president of Goa Pradesh Congress committee (GPCC) Ravi Naik, replying to a question at a press conference three days ago, said that the CLP leaderhsip issue would be deicded by the Congress high command. As of now, the Congress High Command is likely to consider threee names - Rane, Luizinho Faleiro and Ravi, all former chief ministers, for the top post, sources said. Congress, as usual no dearth of senior leaders who think they are chief ministerial material. These include Dayanand Narvekar, Subhash Shirodkar and others. Sources said that as is the case with all major parties, the views of the CLP will be considered before the leader is selected. In February this year, when the Congress wilh its allies was allowed to form the government after the fall of Parrikar ministry, Pratapsing Rane was selected for the chief minister's post mainly because his candidature was inisited upon by the allies. This was done so because the alliance partners knew that Congress might find it very difficult to elect its leader due to the factionalsim within the party. That time, the Congress-led alliance had formed what is called United Legislature Pary (ULP) which ironically hardly remained united after the President's rule was imposed. All its partners had said that ULP was no more in existence though the same leaders during the bye-elections didn't hesitate to say ULP is alive. ULP when in power had 17 members - Congress (15), NCP (1) - Dr Wilfred de Souza and MGP (1) - Sudin Dhavlikar. The MGP legislator who played an important role in the fall of Parrikar governmetn had retained in teh Rane cabient the same portfolios he held in the BJP government. Dhavlikar who is known as a shrewd politician, has been approached by the BJP leaders for support in the event that the come close to forming the new government. Forgetting the charges of corruption Parrikar made against Dhavlikar in March, the BJP, it is learnt, is working on a deal with Dhavlikar. Whether Dhavlikar who proved his popularity in the zilla pacnhaayt elections defeating candidates of former Speaker Vishwas Satarkar in neighbouring Priol constsituency two months ago, will bite the bait is to be seen. Dhavlikar, whose support to the Congress is vital, is lieky to insist on making Rane the chief minister again. This time, the decision may not entirely depend on the say of the allies, sources said addign that it would be a consesnsus of all the parties which align with the Congress. Congress leaders however, are confident that Dhavlikar would stick with the Congress-led coalition. Meanwhile, the BJP was analysing the polling in yesterday's crcial bye- elections and expressed confidence of winning three seats. Meanwhile, the Congress spokesman Shantaram Naik has complained to the Election Commission of India that the joint chief electoral officer, Goa, S Patidar, didn't co-operate with the Congress party when polling was very slow on Thursday, sources in the party said. Naik had lambasted the officer for not looking into the genuine problem of slow polling in many booths yesterday. Note: O'Herald's new website is now online. - www.oheraldo.in- - You heard it first at http://www.goa-world.com/ Random Thought: Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home. ~David Frost~
Re: [Goanet]Trainee poder LCD
On 04/06/05, Cecil Pinto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Gabe, I don't know what you meant by 'trainee poder' but I take no insult. ... But I do take insult to you calling me the Lowest Common Denominator. Surely there are people more stupid than me on this forum? Cheers! Cecil = RESPONSE: Sorry, was not meant for you! I should have started a new para - that would make a whole load of difference! It's like the saying goes 'a slip of the tongue can lead one into deep *hit' I guess it pays to be definitive and insert the commas and full stops in the correct place, otherwise some sentences could give rise to an uprising:-. Woman without her man is nothing - could read: Woman, without her, man is nothing. Or Woman without her man, is nothing. Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
Re: [Goanet]Heaven!
--- cornel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Mario, Just thinking really. You mentioned in one or more of your posts that you were a Catholic believer. As such you must have your eye on heaven in the next existence. I also think that you had indicated indirectly that hell was not on your agenda. Mario replies: I am an avowed cafeteria Catholic, hoping to tap dance enough to sneak past St. Pedro, assuming there is a heaven. If not, what the heck, it helped to keep me on the straight and narrow, most of the time. I have a sneaking suspicion that, when the time comes, our atheist friends and their unholier than thou new converts, are in for a big surprise. Like the suicidal jihadis who are shocked to find that THEY are the highly-prized virgins when they get to their destination. Cornel writes: With some tongue in cheek, as most of your posts indicate clearly that, you are already in nirvana or heaven in the blessed USA, I simply ask why would you want to have two bites of the proverbial cherry? Naked American capitalism? Mario replies: I don't know about naked, Cornel, but as you know, we capitalists want it all, here and up there, all in the relentless search for enlightened self interest, which the socialists mistake for greed, while at the same time they want to tell everyone else what is good and bad for them.
[Goanet]Course in Industrial Chemistry at St. Xaviers College
Course in Industrial Chemistry at St. Xavier's College. St. Xavier's College offers the 3 year Degree Course in Industrial Chemistry. The course has many unique features. One of them is the 60 days on the job-training at different industries provided to students to acquire skills which they can use for the production of goods and services ant to motivate them for continuous upgrading of knowledge and skills in the context of ever changing production technology. Some of the industries wherein these students have undergone training are E-Merck, United Breweries, Centaur Pharmaceuticals, Geno Pharmaceuticals, Centaur Drug House, Blossom Pharmaceuticals, Blue Cross Pharmaceuticals, Venus Ethoxy Ether, Esteem Industries and Cosme Pharma. Our past pupils are presently employed as quality control chemists, marketing executives for pharmaceutical companies and a few are pursuing their master's degree in India and abroad. The eligibility criteria for the course is Std. XII science with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with a minimum of 60% marks. Graduates in Industrial Chemistry have openings in such industries as plastics, rubber, oil, cosmetics, fertilizers and pharmaceutical Industries. They work as a team with chemical engineers to check properties of raw materials and ensure that the end product meets the requirement of the specific industry. The field offers a wide range of job opportunities especially after post-graduation. PRINCIPAL
[Goanet]A letter from Canada
Sir, Thoughts of Goa from distant Canada Today I browsed the internet for the latest news about our dear old Goa from where I now live in distant Canada and learnt that both the Congress and the BJP are hopeful of forming the next government. My good old friend Ravi Naik who is hopefully still drinking his daily strengthening doze of Aloe Vera Gel as advised by me while in Goa is reportedly very hopeful of majority strength after more strong armed nourishments to his party from victorious MLAs specially from the one that bears my first name. But whether the Congress comes to power in Goa or not does not really matter for Goa or for Goans. It does not really matter because either party is going to damage Goa much more than it has ever been. Looking back at the Congress in Goa, it was people like myself that worked hard for the Congress Party in Goa from childhood and ultimately brought it to power somewhere in 1977 thinking that it was the end of the MGP misrule and good things would now happen. However, in our short sightedness, we failed to realize that although we did not like the communal mentality of the MGP, the persons who had flocked into the Congress at the time were infact MGP people. We would not vote for these people while they were in the MGP, but we got the same rascals elected as Congressmen believing on party labels. Very soon they showed their selfish ambitions and their stink filled the Congress to such an extent that good congressmen started feeling claustrophobic. Looking back, I feel ashamed of myself today and feel guilty of the fact that it is under the Congress party, the party that I worked for, that Goa joined the national mainstream of corruption. Ever since, Goa has never looked back. Every subsequent new legislator resourcefully invented newer ways of indulging in corrupt ways of enriching himself and the rags to riches transformation of almost all of the modern day legislators is a testimony. No matter what happened, Rane is always imposed by Delhi as the CM as he and he alone has the infinite patience of tolerating any amount of corruption from his ministers and MLAs as long as he is in the chair. Additionally, he alone has always had the right connections to keep the people at the Goa Desk at the Delhi Party High Command totally flushed with currency sent from Goa as a share of the loot which explained why they never had the time nor the inclination to look into the complaints of aggrieved Goan Congressmen. We have seen it all from Bhuta Singh's time right up to the time of Ramesh Chinithala when election tickets were literally sold to the highest bidding ex-defector against our warnings to Sonia Gandhi that BJP's victory in Goa was inevitable if these defectors were fielded again. They did what they had to do and the frustrated voters taught the Congress a lesson. The BJP came in with their venomous snakes and people like myself had to leave the motherland and the land of our ancestors with many still on the way out. Looking back, is the Congress Party the same as it used to be? Except for the name, everything has changed for the worst. All the good people in the party have been systematically harassed, victimized, threatened and vandalized to such an extent that they were forced to get out of the party or to give up politics altogether. I myself spent the prime of my youth thinking that we could make Goa a better place. I got involved. I even spent 10 years in the Panchayat even rising up to the position of Sarpanch of Moira/Nachinola. That is the time my troubles started. My very own MLA, Mr. Dyanand Narvekar whom I was instrumental in supporting in his victory in Tivim with a landslide voting from Moira/Nachinola after he was thrown out by Aldona for one term made my life absolutely miserable. Through his own and his PA's intercession, the police even booked criminal cases against me and made me appear in court of law as a criminal for alleged criminal activities like rioting at a site of illegal construction where in fact, I was myself the complainant and was part of the Panchayat Site Inspection team. I was also similarly prosecuted for allegedly threatening to kill my own Panchayat Secretary while I was the Sarpanch for I had the audacity of filing a complaint of forgery against the said secretary before the police and also before the Director of Panchayats. While the crooks had political protection, I was spending most of my time either in courts or with lawyers away from work and family. Ultimately, both cases were thrown out by the court of law as being without any substance. It not only happened to me, but it also happened to a whole lot of other good members of the Congress Party. Ultimately every good member has either left the party or are just continuing the membership discussing their frustrations over a plate of bhaji not very far from the Congress House in Panjim. Like myself, many packed up and immigrated to distant countries where at least there is
Re: [Goanet]Goan dances around the world
Sure I would be willing to go for this dance. I will not dance with the most desirable woman, however I am ready to dance with the rest of the most desirable women at the dance. And by the way, how do one judge a most desirable woman??? Different men have different tastes? am I right? Ones persons food may also be another persons poison. Herman --- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Folks, I am going Cecil and will try to take a poll on Goanet. Is there any Goan man here who would accept an invitation to go for the following dance? A dance where the invitee has just one restriction. That restriction is that you can dance with anyone you want to, but are barred from dancing with the most desirable woman at the function. If there is someone who would go for such a dance, please let me know. Mervyn3.0 Notice that I have not complicated things by adding that the guest may also be barred from going to certain areas like the bar, etc. If any of you think that this is an analogy for the US presidency, Cuba, etc, well, that is purely coincidental. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Too much spam in your inbox? Yahoo! Mail gives you the best spam protection for FREE! http://in.mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Goa Su-Raj:Politics of Self-Aggrandisement
GOA SU-RAJ: POLITICS OF SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT. 1.We cannot but help echo the words of Dag Hammarskold which maintain that THE PRIDE OF THE CUP IS THE DRINK,ITS HUMILITY IN THE SERVING. You are not the oil,you are not the air--- merely the point of combustion,the flash-point where the light is born.You are merely the lens in the beam. You can only receive,give and possess the light as a lens does.If you seek yourself,you prevent the oil and the air from meeting in the flame,you rob the lens of its transparence. Sancity--either to be the light or to be self-effaced in the light,so that it may be born,self-effaced so that it may be focussed or spread wider 2.Most unfortunately the Goa Su-Raj Party which has the LIGHTHOUSE as its Symbol is being choked by the actions of an UNELECTED,SELF-PROCLAIMED Party President, who being so FULL OF HIMSELF has singularly and blatantly trampled upon its Party Constitution. NO PARTY ELECTIONS AS ENVISAGED IN ITS CONSTITUTION HAVE BEEN HELD. INNER PARTY DEMOCRACY IS CONSPICOUS BY ITS ABSENCE! At the recent Bye-Elections to the State Legislative Assembly, the UNELECTED Party President awarded himself the ticket to contest the Bye-Elections from Talegaio, in utter breach of the procedures prescribed in the Party Constitution. Was this Bye-Election from Talegaio contested at the behest of a powerful Corporate having interests in MINING and owning a Hotel in Talegaio Constituency ? Has this person turned the Party into a hired gun at the beck and call of selfish men with mainly personal animosities to grind? Has this Corporate Chieftain funded the Candidate? Will this Corporate reflect its funding of the purported Goa Su- Raj candidate in its Accounts, or is it a clever device at laundering black money? What about Corporate Governance? 3.It is time that the ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA turned its attention to ensuring that political parties complied with their own constitutions and hold regular Party Elections.Or how else can Political Parties be expected to uphold the Constitution of India, and the democratic principles? Significantly,even mere Companies are required to adhere to their Memorandum and Articles of Association, and also hold Annual General Meetings.The same is the situation with Trade Unions who are under legal obligations under the Trade Unions Act. 4.The 1st step in solving a problem,is the realisation and acceptance that a problem exists!! Unless the Cup realises that it is empty, it cannot attract the Youth into coming forward to serve Goa and its people.Is it time that the retired CHIEF STEWARD who sailed the seven seas,and who brays of his exploits at watering holes in different parts of the Globe, be put to pasture by providing an enduring watering trough at Moira in the State of Goa? We reiterate the words of Mahatma Gandhi YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE,YOU SEEK IN THE WORLD Gerald Fernandes, Advisor. GOA JUSTICE AND LABOUR FOUNDATION (Registered under The Trade Unions Act 1926) Registration No. Goa 413 Regd.Office: Annexe 271, Turtle Bay, Tembavaddo, Morjim Beach, Pernem, Goa-403512 WE CARE, WE DARE!
[Goanet]RE: Property in Goa ani Afra Tosh
From: afra dias goanet@goanet.org Dear Goencars, What Jose Colaco is saying is absolute 'tosh'. Gaonkar in English means Citzenship - not of the country, but of the village s/he is born. What right has a foreigner like Jose Colaco got to come to our village and tell us what we should do with their ancestral property which our grandfathers acquired by working on the ships etc? ___ _ Reading Afra'a views got me thinking... Would Afra let me know where she has property in Goa, and if she is willing to give it to me for free Wouldn't that be just great? Thank you Afra, you are so kind, and so generous. Just let me know when you manage to effect the transfer of title etc!!! - Yes! keep thinking. In this world you don't get nothing for nothing. Hven't you realised it by now Afra Dias.(London) Response from Jose Colaco ( atleast this one) Dear Afra Dias (london), I commend you for giving me credit/debit for words I have not written. NONE of the Quoted words in your preceeding two posts are mine. I wonder then WHAT exactly you are crediting/debiting me for. But may be ... I should NOT After all Aren't you the same Afra Dias (london) who told us that 1. Thalasaemia is not a disease, it is an immune system 2. Thalasaemia was discovered only about 10 or so years ago 3. If there was no thalasaemia the human populations would have been wiped off 4. Napoleaons army when they invaded the north of India and his army settled in the North 5. To consult a Pathologist (not a GP). That is HOW the UK Health system works,Right? One good thing is that you did eventually correct (4) jc reference for 1: http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=Newslist=goanetinfo=2005-February/datepost_id=024339 reference for 2,3,4 http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=Newslist=goanetinfo=2005-February/datepost_id=024380 Reference 5: http://www.goanet.org/post.php?name=Newslist=goanetinfo=2005-February/datepost_id=024412 This is not a wind up. Please consult any Pathologist, not ur local GP. GPs either ignore it or give u Iron tablets, saying u r anaemicbecause GPs think that it is anaemia, it has been downgraded, as far as abortion is concerened it should be a priority _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]Heaven!
Hi Mario, Just thinking really. You mentioned in one or more of your posts that you were a Catholic believer. As such you must have your eye on heaven in the next existence. I also think that you had indicated indirectly that hell was not on your agenda. With some tongue in cheek, as most of your posts indicate clearly that, you are already in nirvana or heaven in the blessed USA, I simply ask why would you want to have two bites of the proverbial cherry? Naked American capitalism? Cordially, Cornel
[Goanet]PRESIDENT's RULE to end in Goa.
With the return of the President of India Mr A P J Abdul Kalam, from his 14 day four nation tour this evening Saturday 4th June 2005 , the three month President's Rule introduced since the 4th March 2005 will come to an end. The notification to this is expected any moment even before the results are out on Sunday 5th June 2005 according to sources in New Delhi this writer has contacted. One of the reasons for the immediate revocation of President's Rule is that during the recently concluded bye-elections to the five assembly constituencies the Goa Legislative Assembly House was placed under suspended animation, and to enable the new combine to stake claim to form the Government following the results that pour in it would obviously be advisable to revoke the suspension as well. Ironically when this writer contacted some party workers from the erstwhile United Legislative Alliance viz; the Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party atleast the NCP workers were clear that the ULA does not exist any longer. The MGP were a confused lot and were uncertain of their stand. The UGDP is in a piquant situation in that one of their members Mr Mathany Saldhana has till date extended its support to the BJP while the other Mr Francisco Monte Cruz has made it clear that if elected he will extend support to the INC. Whatever the claims the fact remains that new permutations and combinations will come in play. While the BJP is clear on its Chief Ministerial candidate the INC seems to have now settled for Pratapsing Raoji Rane as its CM until the time of writing. But the BJP though had on an earlier ocassion mentioned that it would prefer to sit in the Opposition may have different thoughts if the verdict is not in their favour. As a matter of fact the five candidates in the fray for the BJP are literally political lightweights owing their winnability or otherwise on the Party and not in their individual capacity unlike those in the INC who have staked their individual capacity rather than party ideology. Therefore this bye election result will be a litmus test to ascertain the base of the BJP and their next moves based on the % of votes polled. One thing is clear this time that for the INC the young legislators and first timers will demand their pound of flesh and the seniors in the party or ex ministerial candidates of two or three years standing could be asked to make --- the supreme sacrifice to rejuvenate the party if it succeeds in forming the Government. GODFREY J I GONSALVES BORDA MARGAO GOA __ Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com
[Goanet]Casimir Effect
Dr.Santosh Helekar wrote: Something can indeed come from nothing. Modern Physics tells us how through the discovery of the Casimir Effect, and has already demonstrated it through several successful experiments in the last decade. The Casimir Effect and Zero-point Energy or the Energy of Vacuum are well-recognized facts... *--Dear Dr.Santosh, Sorry to witness a sad development in our dialogue. Instead of Goanet, I had to read aggressive messages in Goenchim Xapotam, and witness a duel or war among different members. Casimir Effect explains how the Universe works, it is not creation from nothing, of which I am speaking... Unfortunately, you are wrong on two scores: First, hermeneutical error--you speak of creation out of nothing, when it is a fluctuation, or a change. Secondly, scientific error--according to the first law of thermodynamics, energy is neither lost nor created (law of conservation of matter). The first law of thermodynamics states that the energy of the universe is constant. Energy can be transferred from the system to its surroundings, or vice versa, but it can't be created or destroyed. Therefore, Casimir Effect is not creation out of nothing... Ivo da C.Souza
[Goanet]Cheers to the goanet gals/Melinda Coutinho Powell
Gabe Menezes wrote:'' P.S. I have noticed Goanet posters are growing in number and the Goanet administrators are accommodating the fairer sex with their postings - mis-responses and chain emails! All in all, just to give them Dutch courage! I'll drink a Johnny Walker Blue to that! __ Cheers Gabe, I hope you enjoyed the Johnny Walker Blue Label. accommodating the fairer sex mis responses surely you jest. one of these days,there will be a flood of mail from the women, Just you wait Gabe Menezes,just you wait. Melinda
[Goanet]Trainee poder LCD
Gabe Menezes wrote: Many more and I am sincerely sorry I can not mention you all, but as Elvis sang 'you are always on my mind' and last not least Cecil the trainee poder. The strength of Goanet is in its lowest common denominator. - Dear Gabe, I don't know what you meant by 'trainee poder' but I take no insult. In my late teens I used to make some pocket money by taking the cycle 'panto' from my friend Remedios Almeida's bakery on the Soddo-Naikavado-Castelvaddo route in Aldona. It was hard work balancing the cycle and keeping it from toppling over with the heavy load behind. On at least two occasions on the Castelwado 'chottee (incline) the cycle's front wheel lifted up high with and I crashed. But it was also great fun and good early morning exercise. But I do take insult to you calling me the Lowest Common Denominator. Surely there are people more stupid than me on this forum? Cheers! Cecil =
[Goanet]Goan dances around the world
Folks, I am going Cecil and will try to take a poll on Goanet. Is there any Goan man here who would accept an invitation to go for the following dance? A dance where the invitee has just one restriction. That restriction is that you can dance with anyone you want to, but are barred from dancing with the most desirable woman at the function. If there is someone who would go for such a dance, please let me know. Mervyn3.0 Notice that I have not complicated things by adding that the guest may also be barred from going to certain areas like the bar, etc. If any of you think that this is an analogy for the US presidency, Cuba, etc, well, that is purely coincidental. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Goanet]Touching life story.....
On 04/06/05, JESSICA DS goanet@goanet.org wrote: A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. RESPONSE: JESSICA DS, Cynthia Fernandes and all others (including myself) since you are inclined to post chain emails on Goanet could you kindly do the soul below a favour and include her email in your send to list. It will I am sure help her in her project. others so inclined are invited to do the same:- From: Gemma Brown To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 12:46 PM Subject: This is a reply to the mail you sent me. (Ref. H69R45X4BR3) Hi - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent from Gemma Brown. I recently received a chain letter (A piece of mail that had been forwarded to me) that had your e-mail address in it along with several other peoples. I thought that as your mail address was on one of these chain letters (forwards) you may have others that you would be willing to send to me. I know that this might sound like a daft request but I can assure you that this is a serious request. I am involved in a university project that is based over a year and we are analysing Internet mail, we are trying to ascertain trends and patterns to come up with some fairly accurate statistics regarding the type of mail that circulates around the internet, we know that 70% of all mail is spam but what we don't know is what percentage of that spam accounts for chain mail (forwards of any type, something that has been forwarded to you, a piece of mail that has formed part of a chain). Please send absolutely anything and everything that remotely resembles chain mail, forwards of any type (even the rude ones). My project is based over a year and I need one million forwards for this project to be a success, so please keep them coming and don't worry I have some pretty huge mail boxes. I would be grateful if you would be kind enough to forward this piece of mail to all your friends as I need as much help as I can get. Please send all chain mail (forwards) to the following address. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Everyone that helps will receive a copy of our results and findings in January of next year so please help if you can. Thanks Gemma Reference No - (H69R45X4BR3) You will only receive this mail the once, it will not be sent to you again and your e-mail address will not be passed on, however to conform to the law we must give you the opportunity to have your e-mail removed from our list. Please reply with the word delete to have your address removed. .
[Goanet]UPDATE: DABOLIM DETAILS
TIMES OF INDIA (June 4) headline: Navy to get new squadron for trainee pilots. Excerpt: The Indian Navy is all set to get a new air squadron to train its carrier-based jet pilots ...The Indian Navy Air Squadron INAS-552 will be carved out of the INAS-551 which consists of Kiran jets and Sea Harriers... [T]he Defence Ministry took eight years to sanction the new squadron whose pilots were earlier sent to the UK for training. Only after the acquisition of a simulator ... has the defence ministry been able to save crores of rupees because Sea Harrier pilots are now trained at Goa. .. In the morning, screaming Sea Harriers take off from this naval base with trainee pilots ... Navy pilots [also] have to fly at night and land on pitching and rolling vessels before they are certified fit for combat duty. Once the pilots are trained they are shifted to another squadron where they see front line combat duty. This squadron called INAS-300s is also based in Goa. Comment: Training seems to involve a sequence of Kiran jets, Sea Harrier simulator, land-based Sea Harriers, and finally sea based Sea Harriers.
[Goanet]Gaddo and bullock cart
Jerry Fernandes wrote: I smell humour in your confusion. Gaddo and bullock cart are one and the same, and I too have ridden along with our friends when we were kids but not on long journeys as Peter did, but only in our village. The best part of it was learning some lovely words when the captain of the gaddo used to whip the poor _cows...___ _Hey Jerry, bull's eye on the first line. remember : eerri eeri jho. vhoah! jho jho!!! followed by the traditional portugoan obsenities by some captains. And by the way, BULLS mate, not poor cows!
RE: [Goanet]SANT ANTON ANJE...NOVENA IN KONKNI
From: Salus Correia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]SANT ANTON ANJE, PAUS GHAL SANJE Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2005 16:29:04 +1000 Victor Rangel-Ribeiro wrote: SANT ANTON ANJE, PAUS GHAL SANJE In my day (late 1920s) the children in Porvorim would carry stones on their head, singing Sant' Anton, man'chea bettan Paus gall amchea shetan. __ in my village it went: Sant Anton virgo, Iscolacho burgo! Dev Saiba paus dhi!!! The lines, in the rain-litany I loved: Sant'Anton firiganchö Paus gall mirgancho... Firingui = Pacló, foreigner Mirg = The storm initiating the annual monsoons along the Malabar coast. In our childhood it came near-punctually arround June 10. When it had hit Ceylon, my father, and others used to soak in the rice seedling. it took ca five days for monsoons to make it to our region, by which time the sprouting rice were ready to be sown. Nowadays, quite often, the first rain-burst turns out to be just a teaser, and the process has to be repeated. Woe to those who are left without seed: most. Lest this happens this year, posting St Anthony's novena in Konkni. When he was taken out for a merry stroll through the parched fields we were discouraged to holler exclusively in Concanim BHAGEVONT ANTONICHEM NOVEN: JUNH 4-12 MAGNNEM Bhagevontam bhitor bhov mozur ani bolea Bhagevont Antoni, tuzo zolto mog Deva sorim, tuje unch sugunn ani tuji vhodd doya tujeam bhav-bhoinnim sorim, hankam lagun sonvsarantuch astanam vismitan korchi podvi, dusrea khoincheach bhagevontak diunk na tosli, tuka mellun gheuncheak tum purto zaloi. Vismitam tujea utrakuch ravtalim ani addknollink sampoddleat tannim ulo marlear, tem utor utor ulounk tum sodanch asloi toyar. Piddevontank bholaiki tunvem portun dillii, sanddlelem tem tunvem porot haddun dilei, dukhik sampoddleleank konnvallaien tum churchurloi, ani dukhovlelea kallzan aplea khontichea somdirant thaun tuka ulo marlo tednam, meleleank porian tunvem jivont kelei. Tum sonvsarant astanam tujean korunk zaina toslem kaich naslem. Akantak and dukhik, sampoddleanche churchure korinastanam ravunk, hem mat tujean nozo aslem. Hem chintun mhaka dhir bhogta ani tuji mozot folladik mhun hanv borem zannom. Dekun hanv tuje laguim prathun magtam tem hem. (magnnem). Hem mhojea magnneak zap diunk ek vismit zai zait. Toxem zalearui, vismitancho dhoni nhoi tum? Tum sonvsarant astanam tuvem ek utor mhunlear puro aslem ani vismitam ghoddtalim. Mozur ani mogall Bhagevont Antoni, tujem kalliz monseancheam churchureamnim sodanch bhorlelem. Tor mhoji goroz Jezuchea kanant funkun sang. Tuje vengent ieun ravunk taka tor vhodd khuxi asli. Ek utor tujem ani mhoji goroz zaun veteli. Ah! tench ek utor uloi ani mhojem kalliz sodankal tuzo upkar atthoitelem. Amen. Ek Bhagevont Antoniche sodoiv Jibe, khotkhotit magneam vorvim ani thokonaslele Xub-Vortomanache porghottnne vorvim Devachi vhoddvik korunk tum sodanch toyar aslii, tor hem novol tujea jivea hajirponnachem zaun-di amkam boll amchi jib khoreponnim vapurcheak Devachea ani peleachea mogan ani mellun gheuncheak inam zo Tannem bhasaila apleam boream ani visvaxi chakrank. Ek sodoiv Jibe, tunem sodanch Devak porkonddlo ani tum vavurli herammim Taka porkonddunk, tor atam uggtim dixtti poddta kitli punean tum bhorleli ti Deva mukhar. Amchea Bapa, Noman Morie ani Onod Bapak. Alfred de Tavares, Stockholm, 2004-06-03 _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet]NEWS: AIFF scores an own goalAdd to Clippings
AIFF scores an own goal NILANJAN DATTA TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ FRIDAY, JUNE 03, 2005 11:01:28 PM ] NEW DELHI: It isn't official as yet. Nevertheless, it's inviting criticism. All India Football Federation's (AIFF) plans to ban foreign recruits in domestic tournaments other than the NFL is drawing flak and seems like boomeranging on it. In Goa, as many as eight professional clubs on Friday signed a memorandum urging the AIFF to maintain status-quo. We have forwarded a resolution signed by the clubs to AIFF, Savio Messias, secretary of Goa Football Association (GFA) told TOI on Friday. How can AIFF dictate terms to us? Savio lashed out. Can the FIFA ever decide on the number of recruits that will be playing in the NFL? The AIFF never provides any financial assistance. How can they eat into our revenues? A senior official, in fact, claimed that banning foreigners for domestic ties isn't within the jurisdiction of the AIFF. It's unconstitutional. Majority of the office-bearers aren't well-versed with the rules. They don't know what falls within their domain. Savio strongly feels that absence of the recruits, who are crowd-pullers, will have an adverse effect on the marketing of the game. In Kolkata, the Indian Football Association (IFA) governing body meeting takes place on Saturday (IFA looks after the game in West Bengal). Its secretary, Subrata Datta informed: We too have received communication signed by all the registered clubs opposing the move. When contacted, an NFL club official remarked: As per FIFA guidelines, a foreigner has to be recruited for a minimum of six months. But as the NFL runs only for three months, we would be deprived of the players' services for three months. We have already finalised deals with recruits for the next two years. Another club official added: If the recruits are barred from domestic tournaments, how would we finalise combinations and strategies? Even the AFC Cup allows three foreigners. But the respective clubs won't be able to field them. The AIFF, it seems, isn't interested in seeing Indian clubs garner international glory. The AIFF calendar suggests that the national team's exposure tours take place in June-July. If the Indian stars too stay away at that time, the state leagues would further suffer. Foreigners comprise just over one per cent of the total strength of a squad. How can this be a roadblock to Indian footballers? Savio was livid. The AIFF should develop state leagues all over. Goa and Bengal will be the worst sufferers in this case. The sponsors won't be attracted; the media would also stay away. Tell me, how will it prove beneficial? The issue would be decided in AIFF's executive committee meeting in the Capital on June 8.
[Goanet]Writing elegance
Hi George, This is just to thank you for your compliment to some of us ex East Africans on writing elegance. I am not sure it is so deserved, but I am still 'beavering' away to become a reasonable wordsmith. Goanet most certainly helps in this respect! Tony Barros has an interesting take on the Cambridge School Certificate and particularly re English. I think he is right. I had forgotten, about the demands it had made. Unfortunately, it had its downside as a general school leaving certificate. This is because around this time, and with the follow-up to the 2 year Higher Cambridge School Certificate Exam, (which incidentally, I taught myself as it was unavailable in Mombasa), only 3% of 18 year olds, with good advanced level subject grades, could get into university in the UK and this was what we basically had to compete for as there was no higher education as such in Kenya. Today, in the UK, some 45% gain entry to university education and the target is 50%. Consequently, in our day in East Africa, we were, on reflection, on a very demanding stream of education. Very sadly, it also took a very high toll of good people who were perfectly capable but were definitely failed by the bottle-necked system. Incidentally, who is Milton as per your post? Regards, Cornel
[Goanet]A380 READINESS OF WORLD AIRPORTS
This job of getting 'A380' readiness, was planned and executed, recently at the Tullamarine Airport, in Melbourne. The Planning was done thoroughly, and then execution was announced, and the work which was scheduled to be completed, in six weeks, was actually completed 10 days ahead of the schedule.[Nasci Caldeira, June 4] Just to disabuse folks of any thought that A380 readiness is a trivial matter: A survey done by the ACI revealed that one airport needed to fork out some US$100 million but Genottin said that on average, it would be one percent of the cost of the airport.He cited the John F Kennedy Airport in New York which invested 1.2 percent from its master plan of US$9.88 billion; Los Angeles International 0.6 percent of US$8.95 billion; while San Francisco International 0.4 percent of US$4.98 billion... He said Airbus has [had]consultant teams dedicated *since 1994* to assist world airports [re A380 operation][From link in the original post] In my opinion A380 readiness may be beyond even our established airports (due to paucity of traffic if anything) leave alone a johnny-come-lately like Mopa. Let's get serious.
[Goanet]FOLLOW UP:Scrap yards come under Fire Services scanner
- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- -- Scrap yards come under Fire Services scanner -- After the major fire on May 2, in scrap yard at Karaswada Mapusa, the Directorate of Fire and Emergency has issued instructions to all its fire stations to identify scrap yards.The officers have also been asked to gather data on type of scrap, scrap dealers piling at their yards. Dr P K John, director of Fire and Emergency Services informed Herald on Friday that Station Fire officers have given direction to collect data about existing scrape yards in the State so that owners are made to take precautionary measures against fire. As of now it is not known how many scrap yards exists in the State, however, a senior officer in the department said there should be about 50 big scrap yards of which mostly are located in Karaswada -Mapusa, area which is now known as scrap waddo. The scrap has to be piled systematically -- plastic, paper, wood and chemical gallons, has to be segregated and piled separately, leaving a distance of two-three meters between each pile.Most importantly, plastic gallons used for storing chemicals and inflammable have to be stocked separately from other plastic drums. If dumped together they have to be washed off their chemical contents, says an officer. Hardly any scrap yard in the State follows any such rules, leave alone following the rules or having fire safety measures, some scrap yards operate without any legal permission, says the officer. Not surprisingly, fire in scrap yard at Karaswada aggravated within a matter of short time. Paper, wood, plastic, oil drums everything was placed together thus fire spread widely within few minutes, said an official, who was part of the fire tendering team at Karaswada. Any place which expect fire emergency has to obtain certificate from Fire Service department but shockingly just a few of scrap dealers at Vasco have so far obtained certificate from Fire Services. - HERALD 4/05/05 page 1 === GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goadesc.org -- Working On Issues Of Development Democracy ===
[Goanet]Posts to Goanet are getting delayed...
A number of posts meant for Goanet are getting delayed in transmission, because they're being sent in non-text formats (mainly MIME or HTML). If you send your post in a non-text format, it cannot be circulated via Goanet, not only because of the extra bandwidth required by such posts, but because of their scrambled appearance on the Goanet Digest. Hence, each such non-text post has to be forwarded to an admin member, re-formatted and re-posted. This could mean an unnecessary delay of anything from a couple of hours to a couple of days! And a lot of extra work too... Please contact Bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] for help on how to post directly in plain-text format. Thanks! FN (Frederick Noronha) in Saligao-Goa On behalf of Goanet Admin Ph 832.2409490 or 9822 122436 PS: Another request, please sign each post with your village or city/state location, to make this list even more interactive for its members. Phone numbers are welcome too!
[Goanet]FAIR USE on Hindunet
Could Bernado or any other goanetter tell us whom we should ask to correct and defend the Gospels against its blatant distortions and misuse in the same forum and its website mentioned below? That too can endanger all Christians in Goa and elsewhere in India. It is the Hindunet's defintion of FAIR USE of copyrighted material that needs to be questioned. It does not aply only to me. Any of us could be the next victim of that fair use! Curiously the Hindunet on its website entitled Christian Aggression displays the following: «FAIR USE NOTICE: Many of the stories on this site contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making this material available in its efforts to advance the understanding of different issues related to this site. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use such copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Note: The views expressed on this site are those of the respective authors and not necessarily those of this website. This website holds the Christian faith in high regard and is in no way anti-Christian. Rather this website is opposed to the aggression practiced under in the name of Christianity.» http://christianaggression.org/item_display.php?type=ARTICLESid=1117736878
RE: [Goanet]A380 READINESS OF WORLD AIRPORTS
Hi all, This job of getting 'A380' readiness, was planned and executed, recently at the Tullamarine Airport, in Melbourne. The Planning was done thoroughly, and then execution was announced, and the work which was scheduled to be completed, in six weeks, was actually completed 10 days ahead of the schedule. All the planning and construction is done properly in advanced countries and even in Malaysia, Singapore etc, except in India, where the old ways still take hold! During execution, all aircraft and airlines which suffered small delays, in landing and take off, for being asked to 'go into a holding pattern' were adequately compensated and all this was arranged and announced in advance. I wonder when Indian planning and construction will be able to reach such high levels of performance. Too many graduates 'cramming' into their degrees, and very little practical and field expertise?? Or Indian bureaucracy left way behind to where the Bristish had lleft them at time of Independance?? Nasci Caldeira Melbourne, Down Under. From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]A380 READINESS OF WORLD AIRPORTS Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 10:34:06 +0530 KLIA's Upgrading Costs For A380 To Be Very Much Less On the readiness of the world's airports to have the A380 in their operations, he said many were ready to handle the A380 today. Airbus is expecting 63 airports to see the aircraft by 2010, 42 by 2008 and 21 by 2006. He said the readiness was driven mainly by demand by world airlines. Looking closely where the B747 really flies, Genottin said 80 percent of all its movements were concentrated into just 37 airports from the total 183 airports in the world. All of these 37 airports and more were either now ready, preparing or planning for A380 operations, he said. And then there's Mopa in Goa! (But only after 2014!)
[Goanet]SANT ANTON ANJE, PAUS GHAL SANJE
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro wrote: SANT ANTON ANJE, PAUS GHAL SANJE In my day (late 1920s) the children in Porvorim would carry stones on their head, singing Sant' Anton, man'chea bettan Paus gall amchea shetan. __ in my village it went: Sant Anton virgo, Iscolacho burgo! Dev Saiba paus dhi!!!
[Goanet]Consumers fight back - Bata shops raided for price fixing
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED, The time is come for the people of Goa to ORGANISE not AGONISE !! - - Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ --- --- Bata shops raided for price fixing --- In major raids conducted on Bata showrooms in Margao, Mapusa and Ponda, the officials of the Weights and Measures department have seized rainy shoes worth Rs 50,000 after their prices were found to be smudged. Officials of the Weights and Measures department, Margao on Friday raided the Bata showroom at Old station road and seized footwear worth Rs 50,000. Assistant Controller of Legal Meterology, South, D P Kholkar told newsmen that the showroom was raided following complaints from the public that the footwear rates were allegedly altered and smudged. According to him, the altered rates made a difference in the price from Rs 10 to Rs 40. The showroom was found closed between 10 am and 1 pm when the officials conducted detailed inspection of the premises. We have taken in our possession of the goods, Kholkar stated, adding that investigations were on. The seizure was booked under the Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and under the Weights and Measures Packing Commodities Act, Rule 1977. The raid was conducted by Inspector Arun Panchwadkar and assisted by laboratory assistant, D Cardozo under the supervision of Kholkar. When our Panjim reporter contacted the Controller of Legal Metrology, N M Naik on the same on Friday, he said that smudging of price printed by the manufacturer is contravention of Package Commodities Act. The price of shoes seized range from Rs 89 to 109, Rs 169 to 179, Rs 109 to Rs 134 and Rs 179 To Rs 189. The department is conducting further investigation, and also checking out whether other showrooms in the State selling rainy shoes are violating the Packaged Commodities rules. HERALD 4/05/05 page 1 --- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK --- an initiative of GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE to promote civic and consumer rights in Goa --- GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 2252660 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org ---
