Re: [Goanet] Funny answers to questions about comical alternative science
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- In the latest installment of recycled material on "alternative science" we get the following comical information: 1. When asked to name some real scientists the names of Bush and Blair are offered in response. 2. We are told that India and China are generating increasing amounts of greenhouse gases but humans in general are not responsible for them. 3. When asked to name a legitimate scientific source such as an expert scientist or a reputed scientific organization, a website called "JunkScience.com" run by a political activist and a lawyer is offered in response. 4. We are told that Blair agrees with Bush that "alternative scientific evidence" contradicts human causation of global warming. The first three items above are self-explanatorily comical alternatives of reality. The comical alternative nature of the fourth item can be gleaned from the following excerpt from a speech by Tony Blair, which clearly shows that he accepts the mainstream consensus scientific position on climate change: "But tonight I want to concentrate on what I believe to be the world's greatest environmental challenge: climate change. Our effect on the environment, and in particular on climate change, is large and growing. To summarise my argument at the outset: >From the start of the industrial revolution more than 200 years ago, developed nations have achieved ever greater prosperity and higher living standards. But through this period our activities have come to affect our atmosphere, oceans, geology, chemistry and biodiversity. What is now plain is that the emission of greenhouse gases, associated with industrialisation and strong economic growth from a world population that has increased sixfold in 200 years, is causing global warming at a rate that began as significant, has become alarming and is simply unsustainable in the long-term. And by long-term I do not mean centuries ahead. I mean within the lifetime of my children certainly; and possibly within my own. And by unsustainable, I do not mean a phenomenon causing problems of adjustment. I mean a challenge so far-reaching in its impact and irreversible in its destructive power, that it alters radically human existence." Tony Blair --- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >... > As long as there are world leaders with common sense > like President Bush and P.M. Tony Blair there is > nothing to be afraid of. Those gullible nations who > want to impose mandatory controls on their own > economies are feee to do so, and fool themselves > into believing they will achieve something while India > and China continue to generate increasing amounts of > greenhouse gases. > > President George Bush and P.M. Tony Blair, have explicitly or >tacitly agreed that mandatory standards are irresponsible in the >context of the contradictions in the scientific evidence that >humans are to blame for global warming. > -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: No NRG Energy (VM)
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- No N R G Energy by V. M. de Malar Nobody cares, but the Gomant Vishwa Sammelan starts today. Although there are thousands of Non-Resident Goans back in our homeland for the holidays, the organizers of this convention expect a turnout of less than 300; it's a waste of time even before it starts, a pathetic non-event where nothing significant is planned or expected. This is all particularly disgraceful because there's never been a more opportune moment for the spectacularly diverse Non-Resident Goan diaspora to come together. Political and cultural divisions of the past are fading into insignificance, the colonial hangover that tainted previous decades has worn off, India is unstoppably resurgent and Goa's never had more allure. Plus, we need our diaspora now, at this time of great change and rapid transition, it's what Americans call a no-brainer, an obvious logical move. Alas, the administration is another kind of no-brainer, a shortsighted, deeply incompetent, often mindless, set of the usual suspects that never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Thus, we get this meaningless damp squib instead of productive dialogue between non-residents and the administration, this shabby and half-baked affair that's completely ignored by the thousands of successful expatriates who are here at this time of year. Yes, it's a real joke, but this year it doesn't feel funny. Numerically speaking, we Goans are almost insignificant, and at least half our number lives outside the state. When the polity, and the so-called leadership, willfully disconnects the state's administration from the expatriates, when a million non-resident voices are effectively silenced, the kleptocrats create a vacuum in which they can operate with a kind of real impunity, they can get away with virtually anything because local opposition can be bulldozed away, because they're persuaded that no one is paying attention. Activists always warn that silence can equal death. In 2006, the deafening silence from expatriates means the steady death of Goa as we know it, the Goa we cherish, the marvellous environmental, cultural, architectural legacies that our ancestors safeguarded through the centuries. We stand at the cusp of total degradation via tourism onslaught and illegal land conversion; the predatory forces have never been stronger or better organized. We need to rally together to defend the character of our blessed, unique, little homeland. And so we need our expatriates like never before, we need their support and strength in numbers, we need them to stay connected and informed as we face the coming threat. Diasporas can bear tremendous fruit, witness the economic miracle financed and engineered by the Chinese diaspora, or the meaningful role played by the scattered and disparate Jewish community in Israel. Here in India, the IT marvels of Bangalore are directly tied to the gains made by software engineers in California, and we're seeing a steady homeward flow of NRI's to the big cities as India's economic picture becomes more and more attractive. In Goa, too, we've undergone a kind of mini-renaissance when the Africa hands trouped home in the 70's, and that phenomenon could repeat itself. But, obviously, we can't rely on our political class to understand, appreciate, or foster much-needed and essential dialogue and interaction. For one thing, we've to accept that we have an exceptionally shortsighted and incompetent bunch and we can't seem to rid ourselves of them. For another, they're amazingly incapable, but they're not stupid; they're well aware of the advantages in a silent, seemingly acquiescent, diaspora. It's what allows them to try and bulldoze the Assagao hillock via stealth and bribery, it's what allows them to try and sneak in a horrifying Ordinance that concentrates far too much planning power in the most unreliable hands in the state, it's what allows them to siphon a constant stream of funds from insanely grandiose projects like inappropriate monorails and unnecessary convention centres. Here too, our system is broken, and here too we face a disaster unless we fix it ourselves. Forget the pathetic show that's starting today, we've got to find a working alternative to make every expatriate voice count because we need every ounce of diaspora muscle we can muster to face the coming challenge. Silence will equal death, failure will result in abject surrender, our blessed Goa's fate hangs in the bala
[Goanet] Electricity
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- PLEASE GIVE ME DETAILED INFORMATION ON WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED WITH THE 3 GIRLS & THEIR PRESENT CONDITION IN HOSPITAL. REGARDS, MRS.AUDREY HENRIQUES DUBAI UAE. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: Tenancy Act to be amended soon: Rane
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Hello goanetters, So lynching or murder does have its valid points in certain aspects. It wakes the government from its deep sleep and benefits the tenants. So are the people who took part in the lynching or murder, Murderers or freedom fighters like other freedom fighters. If the fight leads to the change in law for tenants, than they surely qualify as freedom fighters. So let the government include their names too as freedom fighter and dole out the taxpayers money to them too. It reminds of another fight that took place many years ago during my college days. The 50 percent travel concession for the students, and I am so happy to know that the students are still enjoying those benefits for which the students of than fought. The leaders of that movement really fought bravely, of course than there were no lynching or murder but police beatings. Cheers Jerry Fernandes Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 08:00:59 +0300 Subject: [Goanet] Tenancy Act to be amended soon: Rane The Goa Tenancy Act would be amended suitably so that its provisions are applicable to the entire state, Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane said. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Is Saleli a local issue or Ghanti's issue?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Hello Edgar, You mentioned Real Goans are more interested in making a fast buck out of tourism. Wish that was the case, and most Goans were self employed, or employed to enjoy the benefits of this fast buck, with all the menghai , but, well if one looks than mostly its only the tourist taxi drivers who may qualify for that, otherwise most of the business are run by non Goans. Goans are only employees in most places working or salaries hard for survival. Real Goans are looking either to migrate or look for jobs out of India. Government jobs are hard to get, as they require vasta and bribes, which most goans cannot afford. Cheers Jerry From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: e: [Goanet] Is Saleli a local issue or Ghanti's issue? The recent incident in Valpoi describes complete lawlessness in Goa. It appears that Ghanti's, Ghanti's and more Ghanti's are attached to this issue in North Goa than mainstream Goans. Valpoi and North Goa is of little or less interest to Panjimites and Ponjekar's. Real Goans are more interested in making a fast buck out of tourism, and very soon eco-tourism. They can tear and themselves leave them alone. Does it really matter? EF -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] HOW OLD & NEW AIRPORTS CO-EXIST IN THAILAND
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://www.forbes.com/work/feeds/afx/2005/12/29/afx2418674.html Thailand's Thaksin puts expansion plans for new airport on hold - official 12.29.2005, 05:19 AM BANGKOK (AFX) - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has shelved plans to expand Bangkok's new international airport immediately after it opens next June, said Somchai Sawasdeepon, a general manager of Suvarnabhumi international airport. The new 3.7-bln-usd airport, 25 kilometers east of Bangkok, will open with annual capacity of 45 mln passengers compared to 38 mln at the existing Don Muang airport. Initially there were plans to start expanding Suvarnabhumi costing 48 bln baht immediately after the opening to raise its annual capacity to 54 mln. But Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rejected the immediate expansion plans, saying the airport should spend more time studying its impact on operations at Don Muang. 'The prime minister wants to make sure whether Don Muang Airport can still accommodate some domestic and charter flights after the opening of the new airport,' the airport official told Agence France-Presse. 'We have to wait for a committee under the transport ministry to finalize a utilization plan for Don Muang Airport. The final study will be out in February next year, then we will know when we can begin the expansion,' he said. The airport, planned more than 40 years ago, was first intended to open in 1990, then in 2000. But it was delayed after the government decided it will handle both domestic and international flights, not simply international ones as consultants had proposed. Thailand hopes the new airport will outpace regional rivals Singapore and Malaysia to become Southeast Asia's busiest. (1 usd = 40.93 baht) -- Dont let the Civil Aviation Ministry fool us into believing that closing an old airport when a new one is commissioned is "international practice". Here is one glaring exception! -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: *** Goanet Reader: Real Estate, Again (V M de Malar)
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Could not agree with this view on global tourism and land development- but what can we do, how about some suggestions? -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] DEEP CONNECTIVITY ....AND GOA?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1004682 Deep connectivity is a trump card for any economy G R Gopinath [At Dabolim, its a piddling 20-25 per day accounting for 2-2.5% of the total!] [Ergo, civil aviation plays a key role in a 'state's' economy -- and society! Is Goa listening?] -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] IFFI Parrikar v/s IFFI Rane
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Sorry I am late on this, could not delay any longer so this one hurriedly written... = IFFI Parikar v/s IFFI Rane Another words, IFFI 2004 v/s IFFI 2005 Lots has been talked about IFFI but here I am basically trying to compare this year with that of last year celebrations. I must say that the Parikar IFFI was the best and this has been even admitted by Ranes own strong supporters. Last year, there was a real IFFI whereas this years it just like its carbon copy. All streets from Miramar to Inox -the whole of JoeGoaUk Road (see photos below) was looking beautiful with lights decoration etc and I could see the road was busy with tourist up to midnight. This year, the road decoration was done from Kala Academy to Inox only. It seems Parrikar done his best with little given time to him but Rane had all the time and yet the work which was left incomplete still remained incomplete e.g. tiling of abv road pavements. And yet the expenditure was more that Parrikar ref. GT. Parrikar spent 5.5 crores wheras Rane spent 17 crores. Importance: So much importance was given to this years IFFI that our Trafic Police Dept even forgot about the Old Goa Feast traffic arrangements where the High Mas was delayed by about 30 minutes due to the main celebrants The Bishop who was held up in the traffic jam. The crowd: As some one rightly said in the local Daily GT hordes of bekar people Yes, not being Goan bekar people but represent 95% of non-Goan bekar people. The Theme song: Not being IFFIs, but the crowds. Last year it was from the Film DOOM and this year ASHIK BANAYA check the video clip on this song. 3 in 1 Festivals: IFFI, Old Goa Novena/Feast and Fontainhas Festival of Arts- all these took place same time i.e. between Nov.22 to Dec. 04. The Stages/The Music/Songs: Satrting from outside of Kala Academy to Opp Old GMC, there were about 6 stages on the pavement (one being in the children park). But there were hardly any takers for English/Konkani Music/Singers but 99% of the crowd preferred Bollywood type of music/songs. Check some video clips of songs. And if you watch all clips, you might be able to detect my mirror image.. Conclusion: If Fatorda Stadium's credit goes to Monte Cruz then IFFI credit goes to Parrikar. Parrikar Zindabad. IFFI Photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk/sets/1747491/ For IFFI VideoClips (Konkani songs also included) http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/files/ then click on IFFI 2005 -Just for you http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk/ Ponje Fest (including Brass band Video clips), some Tiatrists photos etc also attached/link. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ for Goa & Goa Flights info.. http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/LetsGotoGoa For info on Konkani VCDs etc -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] MORE GOODIES FOR DABOLIM?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/01/02/stories/2006010201700600.htm Flying into a turbocharged 2006 Ashwini Phadnis -- 1) Two airports' names are missing from this list. 2) The time frame involved is not mentioned. 3) The average investment per airport works out to a whopping Rs 187 crores! How much is Goa slated to get? -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] The Top 10 Junk Science Claims of 2005
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- With a view to find out if global warming is a reality or a mere myth, I looked into Google search engine with key words 'causes of global warming'. And quite contrary to claims by some, it appears to be a reality and human activity being the main cause. There are some people who will go on and on merely to justify what they think is correct or right and go to lengths to prove it. We can say, only time will tell, but alas, we will not be there. The below information can be seen even in non partisan, non-profit organizations from the US. Scients I believe do some research prior conclusion or presenting their papers. What I found: Carbon dioxide and other air pollution traps the sun's heat causing the planet to warm up. Coal-burning power plants are the largest source of carbon dioxide pollution (US produces 2.5 billion tons every year). Automobiles, the second largest source, create nearly 1.5 billion tons of CO2 annually. Average temperatures in the US could be 3 to 9 degrees higher by the end of the century. Global warming is already causing damage by worst wildfires, severe dust storms due to drought, floods and more powerful and destructive hurricanes. Snow accumulation has declined 60 percent and winter seasons have shortened in some areas and the area of the Arctic's perennial polar ice cap is declining at the rate of 9 percent per decade. Carbon dioxide is released when burning fossil fuels like oil, natural gas, coal and wood and wood products. Methane is emitted during production and transport of coal, natural gas, oil and decomposition of organic wastes in landfills, raising livestock. Nitrous oxide is emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, as well as during combustion of solid waste and fossil fuels. Very powerful man-made greenhouse gases that are not naturally occurring include hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), which are generated in a variety of industrial processes. I do not see any junk science in this. Do you? Maurice D'Mello -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Mario: > My humble suggestion for solving all the world's current > problems including Iran - Scrap all international > organisations, treaties and conventions established over the > past few centuries. Entrust the reponsibility of running > the world with full authority to "take whatever action they > may deem necessary" for solving world problems to US President > George W. Bush and UK Premier Tony Blair. If they feel that > the security of the U.S. and the U.K. demands it, they should > be free to blast he rest of the world to high heaven, if > required. It may be the only way in which they could carry out > their God-given mission of "spreading freedom and democracy" > thoughout the world! > Mario responds: > As we have seen in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the peaceful capitulation of Lybia, there is no need to blast "the world" to high heaven, even while a cynical world sat on the sidelines and displayed a callous disregard for the condition of the oppressed Muslim populations in those countries. > I hope you agree that all the international organizations and their treaties, especially the UN, have been totally corrupted and ignored as we saw with the 17 UN resolutions defied by Saddam Hussein from 1991 to 2003 and the oil-for-food scandal, and the agreements entered into by N. Korea and Iran, then broken in an amazing defiance of civilized norms. > I hope you agree that these same international organizations, especially the UN, have also shown a callous disregard for international tyranny, conflicts, genocides, atrocities and pandemics, as we saw in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Rwanda, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Somalia and Sudan among other areas, and are seeing in N. Korea and Iran, and continue to see in the HIV-AIDS stricken areas of the world. > I hope you agree that democracies tend to not attack their neighbors unilaterally or export terrorism and fascism, that only democracies tend to go to the aid of the oppressed, and therefore, simple sequential logic seems to indicate that spreading "freedom and democracy" throughout the world is the only common sense way to achieve lasting world peace in the long term - assuming, of course, that lasting world peace is a goal one deems worthy of striving for. > Since the rest of the world is either far too weak or short-sighted to see this, it is fortunate that the only countries that have any concern for others and have any spine left, the UK, the US and Australia, along with some of the eastern European countries that have learned to appreciate the freedom and democracy that was previously denied them by the old Soviet Union, also have leaders who are willing to bring their own resources to bear to promote the safety and well being of others. > Were it not for the sacrifice of these countries, 50 million Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq would still be under the sadistic and brutal heel of Muslim tyrants, ever ready to join their fellow Islamo-fascists in exporting tyranny, and ever willing to further their 60 year attempt to wipe Israel off the map, as recently confirmed publicly by Ayman al-Zuwahiri and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. > Prior to WW-II, feckless leaders like Neville Chamberlain let the Nazi genie out of the bottle, and millions had to die in order to bring the Nazis and their partners in evil, the Fascists and Imperialists under control. Those countries, stripped of their evil ideas are now friends and productive members of the world community. > Of what's left of the modern Axis of Evil, N. Korea, in my opinion, will be controlled by neighbors most at risk, leaving Iran and Syria that the US and its allies better deal with, or Israel will do so pre-emptively for it's own survival. > -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Left agenda to cripple economy in India
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://www.samachar.com/showurl.htm?rurl=http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=front%5Fpage&file_name=story3%2Etxt&counter_img=3?headline=Left~agenda~to~cripple~economy > Excerpt below is from link above: > "If the Left parties have their way, you will be paying more for committing the 'sin' of living a comfortable life. The proposal being mooted by the Red brigade to help Government mobilise additional revenue in place of divestment of profit-making non-Navratna PSUs, wants you to pay for an array of things, including your marriage bash and the pleasure of shopping." -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Questions about comical regurgitations and accusations
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- --- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The continuing comical regurgitations and accusations against > unnamed scientists and the scientific consensus by the poster > quoted below lead to the following interesting questions: > > 1. Why does this poster continue this comical behavior? > Mario replies: > This is another in the series of amusing but increasingly desperate attempts by Santosh to deflect attention from the absurd claims of the extreme socialist-environmental scientists by web sites like JunkScience.com. Santosh apparently has no response to the numerous contradictory claims that I have listed by his environmentalist friends, who are embarrassing themselves with their contradictions. > Santosh writes: > > 2. Why can he not name a single scientist against whom he > points his accusatory finger? What is he afraid of? > Mario replies: > My finger is pointed at all the environmental charlatans who blame human industrial activity for the global warming taking place. > As long as there are world leaders with common sense like President Bush and P.M. Tony Blair there is nothing to be afraid of. Those gullible nations who want to impose mandatory controls on their own economies are feee to do so, and fool themselves into believing they will achieve something while India and China continue to generate increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. > However, this is another classic example of childish behavior aimed at deflecting attention from the primary issue, which is the conflict between opposing scientific schools of thought. > Santosh writes: > > 3. Why can he not cite a single legitimate scientific source > such as a real scientific expert or organization to back any > of his comical "alternative scientific" material? > Mario replies: > All the information Santosh needs can be found on JunkScience.com. > By the way, the extreme environmental scientists now find themselves on the wrong side of history, exactly like their socialist co-horts. The biggest proponents of the Kyoto Protocols, the countries of "old Europe", who thought they could bring the US down to their level with mandatory environmental controls, are failing to achieve their own bogus standards, and the only world leaders that count, President George Bush and P.M. Tony Blair, have explicitly or tacitly agreed that mandatory standards are irresponsible in the context of the contradictions in the scientific evidence that humans are to blame for global warming. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Dubai's GDP Growth to 16%?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Hello Amche Goemkarano As per the newspaper report on 3rd January, Dubai's Economy grew 16 % in 2005 and is expected to touch AED 136 Billion according to Dubai Department of Economic Development. This rate of growth is expected to beat China said to be one of the fastest growing economies. The main reason for all this is business friendly government policies, and according to DED, is expected to touch 150 billion. Although, the contributions to the GDP by Oil have been 5.8%, the non-oil contribution has been 94.20%. The governments, initiative have enabled continuous inflow of foreign capital. To make it grow more, they will be setting a viable industrial sector, which according to Director General of DED, is a real evidence of true economic growth thru the establishment of industrial incubation. Now coming to Goa, we know that Portuguese somehow came to Goa and built up that place to make it the main center of business for all the Asian countries and Europe. How they ruled is another matter although its no different from the present leaders. People from far and wide would come to Goa, and it was called the Rome of the East. What was it that attracted the Portuguese to Goa? What had Goa to offer? After 1961 what became of Goa? In our present times our own people have done their best to drive away companies coming to Goa saying they will pollute the atmosphere in Goa. Dubai is slightly bigger than Goa in size. What petrol did for Dubai, the Iron ore could have done for Goa. Dubai is now reaping rewards and no more dependent on oil as they make more money in what they sowed many years ago. If Goa had thinking leaders, Goa too could have been another Dubai in Indian sub continent and Goans need not have to go to other shores looking for Jobs. It's a pity that all our leaders only looked for their benefits and hence we can read stories of rebellions now and than like the one in the last few days. Cheers -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] FW: Sad News
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- >From: Violet Monteiro >Subject: Sad News >Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:04:28 -0500 > >Hi everyone: >We heard yesterday of the sad news of the passing away of Cedric D'Souza, >formerly a teacher from St. Mary's School. >He taught with Antonio and was a talented musician and an avid bridge >player. >We heard that he went out on December 28th to a function at a Church Hall >and was to go out with friends on the 29th. >When he did not meet them, they went over and knocked and when there was no >reply, they broke into his apartment and found him dead. There was to be a >post mortem but we have not heard the results but it was suspected to be a >severe heart attack. Really sad - may his soul rest in peach.We >remember a dear friend and colleague fondly. >Regards, Violet and Antonio > > -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Re: Stand up to the 'bhailes' - Ethel da Costa
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Ethel, You have my word that I will refuse to attend any party Amitabh invites me to. Nothing in the post so far I am happy to report.. > HEART TO HEART (Jan 1, 2006) > By Ethel Da Costa > > Goans, it's time to govern our land! I'm not a party > pooper. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] GOA SUDHAROP ANNUAL AWARDS FOR 2006
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Thanks to all who came yesterday to CARITAS HALL, PANJIM, for the awards event. It was good to see familiar faces and put faces to some cybernames. Apologies to those who had to stand at the back of the hall due to the overflow crowd, we had not anticipated the large turnout. Two cybergoans requested I post my remarks made at the event, see below. George *** On behalf of the Board of Directors of Goa Sudharop I am pleased to welcome you to the 2006 Goa Sudharop awards. We first started with annual awards in the year 2000 and thanks to the support of our volunteers and donors that tradition continues to this day. Goa Sudharop is a USA-based non-profit NGO, working for the betterment of Goa and Goans and has come to be recognized as someone said as "the mother of Goan NGO's" as we try and assist in their work and progress. It is an opportunity for Goan expats to contribute time, money, and skills towards the betterment of Goa and Goans. Some of our past fellowships and awardees are with us today, a Who's Who of Goa activists. In September 2005 we launched the World G.O.A.N. network bringing together various Goan organizations, associations, and NGO's from around the world. Goa Sudharop wants to be a part of the development of Goa and Goans. I spent Christmas week in Bombay. At some parties it was clear the liquor bill was in several lakhs while little children were on the streets begging for food. I am sure it is similar in Goa, the gap with those who have and those who do not appears to be growing. Somehow we must find in ourselves to provide opportunity to those who do not have, consistent with sustainable development and fair trade. Goa, like Bombay, has its contradictions. There are those effectively living in slums and those living in skyscrapers. This sounds critical - we have become immune to the plight of those who need help. We have become a people of pleasure not purpose, of selfish desires not selfless deeds, hedonists not helpers. Goa Sudharop wants to be with the helpers. A cursory look at any Goan newspaper on any day will show the challenges Goa faces. There are many challenges but there is hope. There is hope because of people like you in this room who identify with social justice, who fight the good fight, who are on the side of the weak, the oppressed, the poor, the sick and who refuse to be intimidated by power elites, politicans, and powerful institutions. I am honored and humbled to be in this room in your presence. We know what has not been done. Our governments and leaders have not delivered, they have actually stood in the way. Expat Goans have been by and large insular, with only lip service, if that, paid to Goa and Goans. They experience Goa on holiday every couple of years, mostly visit a few beaches and complain of how bad things have become while recalling the "good old days". They leave without giving anything back. This must change. Individually and collectively we must fight against the evils of the three C's: corruption, communalism, and casteism. There is another challenge, another C: present day Culturalism and the elimination and dilution of Goan traditions. In 2005, our theme was YEAR OF THE CHILD. Many of our activities were directed towards children. Today's awards reflects the importance we pay to children and those who serve them. In today's world, children are often the victims of adult misconduct, whether caught in the crossfire of war, the exploitation of their environment, physical and mental child abuse, child trafficking, pedophilia - the list goes on. Tragically some die at a tender age of disease. I would like to observe a moment of silence for all these children and specially Jessica Fernandes who passed away last week in California. [MOMENT'S PAUSE] A special thanks to all of you for coming, to our Chief Guest Mr. Perceival Noronha who we honored with a life-time achievement award last year, and to our Goa team Ibonio D'Souza, Valerie Rodrigues and Melinda Powell for their tireless hard work in putting this event together. Without them nothing would have happened. May you and yours prosper, may Goa endure. And when all is said and done, I hope each of us has done our little bit to make Goa and Goans better off. Thank you. George Pinto -- |
[Goanet] [Fwd: Rabies: How are we coping with this menance ?.]
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Thanks very much Maria, for the serious issues you raise. I'll forward your post to Goanet. The address to post is goanet@goanet.org Thanks again! FN From: "Maria Josefa D'Souza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/01/04 Wed AM 12:34:05 IST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Rabies: How are we coping with this menance ?. Hi Frederick, I am in vacation in Goa right now. I wanted to send a email to our goanet list but do not have the email address. I wanted to highlight a issue which happened in our neighbouring area and have a discussion with our members on this. Just 2 days ago a 6th std school girl died of rabies in Corlim-Ilhas near old Banastarim bridge. She belonged to a poor family. According to her family she was bitten 2 years ago but did not take the course of anti-rabies injections. She was a very jovial girl and its very sad to see her go. She was admitted to ID hospital ,Ponda and when her body was brought for cremation at her home her body was not sealed. There are a lot of dogs running wild in the area from Dhulapi to the old Banastarim Bridge. Most of them are not vaccinated. Some pertinent questions need to be answered 1) a) Whose responsibility is it to vaccinate these dogs ?. Many of them are stray dogs. If any one of them is infected there will be a rabies epidemic in this area. Many people cannot afford to have the dogs vaccinated. b) Does our goverment have sufficient funds allocated for this ?. Do we have a program to vaccinate dogs in rural areas ?. How often are they vaccinated ? 2) When a person is bitten by a dog, we need to educate the people as to what needs to be done. Do we have a program to educate people in this regard ? a) If the dog dies within 10 days, we need to get everyone that handled the dog vaccinated with anti-rabies shots. c) When a vaccine called immuno-globin is required ? b) Many a times people cannot afford the anti-rabies shots. what can the goverment do in this regard ? 3) a) what facilities exist for a person suffering from rabies ?. Many a times the entire family is shunned by society. How can we prevent this ? b) Is there any research being done in Goa to save lives of people suffering from rabies ?. c) Do any alternative medicines exist ? 4) a) What if a person dies of rabies ?. b) What precautions need to be taken by the people handling the body ?. It is a good idea to seal the body before being given to the relatives. c) Education needs to be provided to have the entire family vaccinated. d) What about vaccinations for the colleagues of the person with whom she interacted?. Rabies is a disease that cannot be taken lightly and prevention and education is key in elimating this dreadful disease. Thanks, -Buchun - Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] History being made at Mumbai airport
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- History being made at Mumbai airport Expressindia EASING AIRPORT CONGRESTION: TRIAL RUN OF SIMULTANEOUS USE OF CROSS-SHAPED RUNWAYS UNDERWAY Lekha Agarwal Mumbai, January 2: AN X-shaped revolution began at the country's busiest airport on Sunday as, for the first time in the country's aviation history, the Director General of Civil Aviation okayed the simultaneous use of Mumbai airport's cross-shaped runways. ''We can now add three to four flights per hour,'' said airport director Sudhir Kumar cautiously, calling the much delayed move to decongest air traffic-Mumbai airport sees at least 520 flights landing or taking off every day-a ''happy decision''. At present, Mumbai airport's Air Traffic Control (ATC) is only able to handle 30-32 aircraft per hour. The futuristic cross-runways, technically called 09-27 and 14-32-the runways were named according to the direction of the wind-were constructed decades ago, only the 09-27, the primary runway, has been used till date. The shorter, secondary runway was used only if the primary one was in operational. Sunday and Monday saw trial runs of both runways simultaneously, a minutely monitored and complex operation for ATCs. Kumar affirmed that the trial run is already improving the throughput (number of aircraft movements) on the runway. However, the 14-32 is only slotted for domestic departures, for now. All domestic carriers are now using it for take-offs, said an ATC official. Speaking to Newsline from New Delhi, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said: ''We have to increase the capacity of the Mumbai airport, while ensuring all safety aspects are taken care of. Using the runways simultaneously will help ease congestion.'' Emphasising that all safety standards were in place and the International Civil Aviation Organisation norms have been adhered to, he added: ''There are no shortcuts in aviation.'' With safety of prime importance, Patel informed that the strength of the staff at the ATC tower has been strengthened for the trial run. A new batch of 76 controllers has been appointed, he said, and further appointments will continue. It's the first time since 1999 that fresh recruitments have been made for the Mumbai ATC. ''ATCs from less busy airstrips are also being brought into Delhi and Mumbai,'' the minister said. All technicalities and staff strength may be revised after the trial run, he added. On condition of anonymity, a senior ATC official said additional staff members had indeed joined and the trial run is being studied closely. ''But there is definitely the visibility criteria to be looked at-both runways cannot be used at the same time if visibility is less than 3,000 metres,'' he added. Another ATC official said there is still a shortage of Approach Controllers, who work with the radar. They monitor aircraft once they are airborne and do so until they reach an optimum flight height. There are only five radar controllers now, split in three shifts. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Mahindra, Sporting main challenge for Dempo: Colaco
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Mahindra, Sporting main challenge for Dempo: Colaco 04 Jan 2006 - UNI Panaji, Jan 3: The main challenge for defending champions Dempo Sports Club will be from Mahindra United, Mumbai and Sporting Club de Goa in the tenth edition of the National Football League Championship which gets underway from Janaury 10. Dempo captain Stanely Colaco, interacting with media persons along with Sporting, Salgaocar and Fransa coaches at a meet-the-press organised jointly by Sports Journalists Association of Goa and Goa Football Association here today, said his team is keen to retain the title this year with performance of Kolkata teams-East Bengal and Mohan Bagan-showing a decline. The Goan teams, on the other hand, have done well. His team will play with three foreigners-Brazilian Beto, Nigerian Majek Bolaji and Renty Martin in the NFL championship. He said Sporting and Mahindra are both good teams and have good forward line and defense. "As Riston Rodrigues and Climax Lawrence are in the injury list, we will find it a little difficult initially. But, gradually, we will perform well," Colaco said. Sporting coach Clifford Chukuwuma said, "We hope to perform well in the NFL, though we lost in the Durand Cup finals in Delhi and Federation Cup finals in Goa. Our team is still in the learning process." Retaining most of last year's top players was an advantage with his team, Chukuwama said and agreed that Dempo and Mahindra are very good teams in the NFL this year. Salgaocar coach Shabbir Ali admitted that their performance had been very poor in the Goa Professional league due to a lack of strike force, "but our team will perform better in the NFL". There are always ups and downs and we will try to put up a good show, he said. I firmly believe all the ten teams in the league are equals and the team playing better will win, he said. Fransa coach Norbert Gonsalves said compared to last year, they had a new squad this year and had a tough time rebuilding the team. "Though we are the underdogs, we will try to survive and finish in the top teams," he said. On paper, all the teams in the NFL are well balanced sides, he added. All the four Goan NFL teams expressed preference for holding the matches at 1700 hours when asked about it by GFA secretary Savio Messeis. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Protests against French ship's journey to India
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Protests against French ship's journey to India EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE Wednesday, January 04, 2006 at 0053 hours IST NEW DELHI, JANUARY 3: As the Clemenceau, the decommissioned French military ship, starts its journey from France to India for dismantling at Alang in Gujarat, Greenpeace activists demonstrated outside the French Embassy here today before being detained by the police. They said that the ship's journey to India was in flagrant violation of international law and that the ship, which has toxic asbestos on board, has already been rejected by Turkey and Greece. France is a signatory to the Basel Convention, which prohibits the transfer of wastes to countries that are not part of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development. During Monday's protest, activists held up pictures of the unacceptable working conditions at the ship-breaking yard at Alang. They also held aloft banners proclaiming: ''Clemenceau. Your waste. Your responsibility''. Despite the protests, the ship was dispatched from France on December 31 and is being towed to the Alang ship-breaking yard. ''France has behaved shamefully as far as the Clemenceau is concerned. They have lied about the amount of hazardous material on board, tried to hide behind confidentiality clauses, and deliberately misrepresented facts,'' accused Ramapati Kumar, Toxics Campaigner, Greenpeace India. Officials from Technopure, the company contracted by the French Government to decontaminate the ship before its dispatch to India, have gone on record to confirm that the ship carries as much as 500 tonnes of asbestos, a far cry from the 50 tonnes that the French Government has admitted to. Technopure ended its contract with the French government and disclosed this information on moral grounds, despite the confidentiality clause they had signed. However, these claims have not been verified by the French government as yet. Greenpeace is calling on the Ministry of Environment and Forests to revoke its clearance for the Clemenceau, and prohibit its arrival in India. ''Apart from the havoc that the ship will wreak on the Indian environment and workers' health, it is also a symbol of the developed world's arrogant assumption that India can be a recipient for their refuse,'' said G Ananthapadmanabhan, Executive Director, Greenpeace India. According to them this is a matter of ''national shame'' and the Indian government's passive acceptance of this dumping is certainly not in keeping with the country's growing international stature. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] 65 designers to participate in India Fashion Week 2006
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- 65 designers to participate in India Fashion Week 2006 Webindia123.com New Delhi | January 04, 2006 1:15:18 AM IST Sixty-five designers will participate in the India Fashion Week (IFW) here in April and the event's organisers are currently finalising sponsors. A statement from the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), which organises the IFW, said the number of participants in this year's event was up from 63 designers last year. FDCI also said it had received a letter from the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission, seeking information on the IFW and related matters. The letter had been sent to FDCI's legal team, which "will respond appropriately", the statement said. FDCI is a leading organisation of India's fashion design industry, and was set up in 1998 with leading designers. It said its membership had grown from 54 in 1998 to 166. The first IFW was held in New Delhi in 2000, when 33 designers presented their prêt lines, while IFW 2001 in Mumbai had collections from 44 designers and IFW 2004 had 63 designers.(IANS) -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Days before death, pilot wrote about 'blanking out'
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Days before death, pilot wrote about 'blanking out' Financial Express In an article, he described the phenomenon which, Navy suspects, may have caused the crash SHIV AROOR Wednesday, January 04, 2006 at 0133 hours IST NEW DELHI, JANUARY 3: Days before Navy pilot Lt Commander Harpawan Pannu gunned his Sea Harrier fighter for what would be his last take-off, he had warned of the dangers of disorientation while flying a fighter in a Naval flight safety journal. Ironically, it is precisely this condition which, the Navy suspects, caused the crash that killed the 30-year-old pilot. Apart from the almost prophetic nature of Pannu's article in the November's issue of Meatball -the Navy's in-house flight safety journal-the Naval Headquarters is still befuddled by the circumstances surrounding the accident at Goa's Dabolim airfield on December 5. That morning, Pannu, a pilot with the INAS 552 squadron, had been on a full thrust take-off roll in his Sea Harrier. But the alarmed Air Traffic Controllers watched as the jet zoomed far beyond the point at which it was to lift off. Seconds before the aircraft rammed a concrete wall at the far end of the tarmac, Pannu contacted the controllers to say ''barrier approaching''. The next moment, they saw the fireball. Supporting the Navy's suspicions that Pannu may have ''frozen at the controls'' or ''blanked out'' is the fact that he had not reported any mechanical failure, which he would have done if there was a component malfunction. Pannu had gone through the mandatory pre-flight medical tests and was cleared for the mission. Sources told The Indian Express that the court of inquiry ordered to investigate the crash has had little success in isolating a cause, because there was hardly any material evidence left to work with. The aircraft had been almost completely destroyed. In the journal, in article titled ''It Happened To Me'', Pannu had described a dangerous situation he encountered years ago while being flight-trained on a MiG-21 T-69 trainer aircraft at the Tezpur MiG training unit. Presenting a detailed account of what could easily have ended in an engine flameout and crash of the trainer, Pannu wrote, ''...one has to be very much alive to the present situation and this can only be done by learning and practising the checks and procedures again and again''. The footnote to his article reads: ''A person who learns from his mistakes is smart. A person who learns from other people's mistakes is smarter.'' Meanwhile, remembering him as one of its bright, highly capable and upcoming officers, the Navy has decided to honour Pannu's memory in a special way. Footage of the officer at the Goa Naval air base will be a prominent part of a short film being made by the Navy for its upcoming fleet review. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa seeks overseas Goans' help in development
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Goa seeks overseas Goans' help in development 03 Jan 2006 - IANS Panaji: Goa Governor S.C. Jamir Tuesday called upon Goans settled abroad to help shape the state's destiny by contributing to developmental plans. Inaugurating the third edition of Gomant Vishwa Sammelan, a convention of Goans based abroad as well as elsewhere in the country, Jamir advised the participants to focus on the plight of the educated unemployed. The convention is yet another bid from the NRI Goa Facilitation Centre of the state government to rope in an estimated quarter-million non-resident Indians (NRIs) of the Goan origin and involve them in the state's development agenda. Officials said that the convention would offer participants an opportunity to explore options available in the state's industry, education and tourism, besides giving them a chance to interact with Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane and others. The two-day event, however, has once again failed to attract Goans of note from outside the state. Many well-known Goans, including Mumbai-based architect Charles Correa and Citibank's Victor Menezes, have given the meet a slip. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Dual citizenship for Pravasi Indians
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Dual citizenship for Pravasi Indians [ Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:12:22 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ] NEW DELHI: If President Kalam is the 'first citizen of India', there will soon be a proud claimant to the title of the 'first overseas citizen of India'. Actually, there will be two claimants to that honour. For, at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Hyderabad on January 7, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due to confer 'dual citizenship' on two overseas Indians one living abroad and the other who has been staying in India on a long-term visa. The identity of the lucky two who will be getting the first Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) certificates has not been announced yet. They will be selected from the shortlist of those who have applied for OCI and also confirmed that they would be present at the function in Hyderabad. Read the rest of this article at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1357465.cms -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Mumbai Mirror: A CRISIS OF FAITH ?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- A CRISIS OF FAITH ? A study conducted by the Don Bosco order of priests finds that Catholic youth are in danger of moving from the community to groups that offer a greater sense of belonging Manoj R Nair A study of Catholic youth in India has warned that young people in the community could be heading towards a crisis of faith' and that they might move away from the Church to join groups that offer a more vibrant sense of community and belonging. The study conducted by priests of Don Bosco's Salesian order as part of the centennial celebrations of their presence in India says that the views of Catholic youth on birth control, sexuality and violence seem to be drawn from the general society they live in rather than from the Catholic faith, which has strong views on these issues. However, the three-year long all-India study, makes a distinction between faith and belief and added that there is no crisis of belief'. The study said that while the Church was successful in transmitting its religious dogma', it had not been effective in helping to conveying an appropriate faith. "Hence, the danger could be that in a crisis situation, these young Catholics may easily fall away from the religion and join other groups that offer them better prospects of internalisation and a more vibrant sense of community," the study said. Therefore, the study concludes that the challenge the Catholic Church has to face is to convert its "believing and belonging youth" into "faith-ful youth". They have to be helped to move from an inherited religion to a personally appropriated living out' of their Catholic religion, the study suggested. "This means that while the youth think that faith is important, when it comes to practising the faith, there are difficulties," said father Darryl D'Souza, director of Tej Prasarini, the communications wing of Don Bosco. Bandra resident Richard D'Souza, father of a 20-year-old said that while most churches had plenty of youth groups, the young "have a tough schedule with jobs, academics and sports like my daughter had," he said. The Don Bosco order, founded in Italy in AD 1859 by St John Bosco, is known for its work among the young. The study was initiated by father Adolph Furtado in July 2002 and then continued by father Cyril de Souza and social activists Josanthony Joseph and Johny Joseph. The study proposed to draw up the religious profile of contemporary Catholic youth in India to find out what they think and know about their religion, and whether they feel they live it out in practice. The study targeted boys and girls between 12 and 25 years. Questionnaires were sent to 5,000 people across India, in 10 languages; only 3,609 responded. The findings, compiled in a book "Lord I believe. Increase my Faith" - The Response of Catholic Youth to Religion will be released later this week in Bangalore. THE YOUTH SAY In my parish in Orlem, there are a lot of activities for the youth. A lot of young people are also active in the programmes. However, I do feel that many of them do not necessarily practice what is taught in the church. Lyndon Rodriques, 13 Orlem, Malad In my parish, the youth is very involved in church activities. I am part of the choir and I feel that there is a sense of belonging. Caroline Santos, 21 Vakola, Santacruz I do not mind missing the weekly mass as long as I pray at home or elsewhere. But I do not think that the youth lack a sense of belonging. It varies from person to person. I believe that as long you are a good human being, attending prayer meetings does not really matter. Alison D'Souza, 20 Bandra THE CHURCH SAYS We cannot make a generalised statement that there could a crisis of faith. This would be unfair to the young people who are greatly involved in church activities. There are lot of programmes for the young and there are youth animators in parishes. They have good programmes in faith development and faith formation. In fact, compared to earlier times, the young understand faith as a personal surrender to God rather than just dogmatic truths and rituals. Of course, there would be some youth who are not interested. Father Anthony Charanghat, spokesperson for the Archbishop of Mumbai I have observed that in Mumbai, more than 80 per cent of the churches are geared to create a niche for young people. There are youth masses and a youth director who is a priest. There are effort
[Goanet] Goan Voice UK. Daily Newsletter. Wednesday, 04 Jan. 2006
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Young London Goans Society (YLGS) Newsletter Dec 2005 issue GoanGlobal features the review of the YLGS Christmas boat Party on the Thames, Q&A on the relevance of Christmas, the 2nd part of buying Property in Goa, New member in da Frame, King Kong film review and Christmas humour! Check it out at http://www.ylgs.org.uk/newsletter/December2005.pdf Canada: Movers & shakers 2005: The review. 26 Dec: Ottawa Citizen. Most Funky: Three cheers for Jeremy Dias, the University of Ottawa student who managed to draw a group of MPs and NDP leader Jack Layton to a wacky fundraiser for an anti-discrimination scholarship he established. The Jeremy Dias Foundation, home of Canada's first national Anti-Discrimination scholarship for youth has a website at http://www.jersvision.org/ [The site is due for a major re-launch next month]. For a photograph of Jeremy Dias see http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Sattari people's ultimatum to the govt 3 Dec: Digital Goa: People of Sattari today took out a marcha on Mamlatdar office at Valpoi demanding the immediate release of all the accused in Saleli incident. The 4000 strong morcha which was in support of the people of Saleli was attended by the people from all the villages of Sattari taluka. A memorandum was given to the mamlatdar asking for the release of all the accused within 24 hours. They have also threatened to start chain hunger strike if they are not release before the expiry of the deadline. People from all the villages will participate in the hunger strike. http://www.digitalgoa.com/ UK: 'sex for visa' claim 3 Jan: The Sun. Corrupt officials bed attractive girls desperate to avoid being kicked out of the country in return for granting them visas. Meanwhile "ugly" migrants risk having their applications rejected. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006000188,00.html Brit not in paedophile list 3 Jan: Herald. Goa Police said British citizen Douglas Ian William Rankin, 62, who was arrested in Bangalore with two teenage boys didn't figure in the list of wanted paedophiles available with the State authorities Police said further investigation is on. http://oheraldo.in/node/8206 This Scot paedophile had 10-yr honeymoon in Goa 3 Jan: Gomantak Times. A Scot, who was arrested in Bangalore on charges of masterminding a worldwide child sex racket, had a 10-year sojourn in Goa before shifting his base to Bangalore. However, the Goa police and the NGOs dealing with children in Goa seem to be clueless. Douglas Rankin, 62, from Selkirk, was arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle two boys into Britain on false passports. Preliminary investigations by the immigration officials have revealed that Douglas was illegally staying in Goa since last 10 years. Once again his arrest raises the issue of using Goa as a holiday destination by paedophiles to harvest victims. [Joel Newsclips Summary]. Tourists on to a Winner as Firms Slash their Prices 3 Jan: Daily Record. Latedeals.co.uk has a week in Brazil, for £259 and a week in Goa for £218. Both are from London. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16540570&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=tourists-on-to-a-winner-as-firms-slash-their-prices--name_page.html Latedeals also has Goa, 2 weeks, dep. 8 Jan. for £178. http://www.latedeals.co.uk/category.asp?channel=longhaul&linkFrom=top_long&ito=1492 How I caught a cheap flight 3 Jan: Rediff. Merril Diniz writes on the Mumbai to Goa experience. http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2006/jan/03goair.htm Death 17 Nov: Mumbai. HILARY (LARRY) PEREIRA, (born 1956 in Pemba, Tanzania). Expired in a tragic train accident. Son of Elvira Fernandes Pereira and H.A, (Bertie)Pereira of Tanga, grandson of late H.B.Fernandes and Rosalina Coutinho Fernandes of Pemba and later Zanzibar and Late Dr.Joseph Michael Pereira and Adelaide Pereira of Bombay. [Info from goans_tanzanite] .. Goa: Faded colonial grandeur, stunning beaches and exotic cuisine blending Asian and Portuguese influences give the Indian coastal state its unique character. By Tim Pile Source: South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), 4 January 2006 1186 words Full text: Dozing beside the Mandovi River, Panaji, in all its lethargic ambience, is an antidote to the hectic hedonism of the coast. By Indian state capital standards the pace of life is noticeably unhurried, and
Re: [Goanet] The Top 10 Junk Science Claims of 2005
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Santosh writes: > > I submit to you that the above poster will not able to name any actual scientist who has obtained a research grant in the manner described by him above. He will also not be able to name a single scientist who has been "co-opted by > > the socialists" as he frivolously claims. > Mario responds: > This request to name people engaged in such behavior > is absurd and a desperate attempt to divert attention -snip- blah, blah, blah -snip- > that 0.036% of the earth's atmosphere is a > significant amount, that we can control greenhouse > gases by exempting India and China, that ... > > > Are Goanetters getting the point here? I hope so. Mario, We are getting the point loud and clear. The point is: You could not come up with the name of a single scientist. You also gotta admit that you posted a history of the world instead :-) Mervyn3.0 __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: [Goanet] Questions about comical regurgitations and accusations
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- The continuing comical regurgitations and accusations against unnamed scientists and the scientific consensus by the poster quoted below lead to the following interesting questions: 1. Why does this poster continue this comical behavior? 2. Why can he not name a single scientist against whom he points his accusatory finger? What is he afraid of? 3. Why can he not cite a single legitimate scientific source such as a real scientific expert or organization to back any of his comical "alternative scientific" material? Cheers, Santosh --- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >This is truly amusing in the context of the strenuous attempts >by the extreme environmental scientists to convince the rest of >us to ignore the opinions of those scientists and other analysts >who disagree with them. > >. > >Scientists make a handsome living by applying for research >grants for all kinds of projects that others feel are bogus and >frivolous, and there are many foundations and organizations who >are gullible enough to provide funds for such research. > -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Victor Menezes, Retiree !!
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Same Park Avenue, Manhattan office suite of 20 years, same lovely secretary of ten, chairs same Emerging Market Committee, but new winter digs - Palm Springs !! eric, also employed, bronx n.y. __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Stand up to the 'bhailes' - Ethel da Costa
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- HEART TO HEART (Jan 1, 2006) By Ethel Da Costa Goans, it's time to govern our land! I'm not a party pooper. I love the nightlife. But lately, it's beginning to get to me. I don't mean to sound nasty, but I see no reason why I should be condescending either. Especially when I know that Goans by large are not a star-struck population, and wouldn't bat an eyelid even if Amitabh Bachchan was wearing a lungi and playing golf at Miramar beach, or Shah Rukh Khan was hitch-hiking in drag at Baga. Goans are sucegad. Period. It's a lifestyle statement. We are generally a happy, hospitable State. The world envies us our pace of life. But, I wish to tell seventy per cent of non-Goans (and outside) setting shop here who think Goa is one long, easy lay, that Goans are not back-bench sitters. This is not meant to be racist, but having seen what I see it's time to tell them that you can't come to Goa and believe you can take over the neighbourhood and our values with money. Goans are not celebrity hunger who want to get their picture into Page 3, or are even moderately interested in the brand of shoes you might have picked up in Monte Carlo. An average Goan loves his peace, his fish, his home and will fight for his land. He wants an affordable, comfortable living. He wants respect. An average Goan is not necessarily a back-bender who will kiss ass to network his 'contacts.' The celebrity virus offloaded from Bombay and Delhi is beginning to eat into the Goan social fabric (as I see them falling over each other to be invited for parties and other ego-massaging power trips. It's nauseating). Mega birthday parties (yes, its all good for Goa's economy and image), the falling over of who gets invited (the climbing over backs of wanting to get invited just to be 'seen' as a status symbol) and the over-the-top media ho-ha that follows celebrity bashes, is deeply disturbing. What disturbs deepest is the nouveau Goan, cash rich, landed, flashing money his poor grandfather might have slogged sweat to build the family business, who dreams and craves upward social mobility just to 'belong' to the 'society crowd,' ass kissing the celebrity brigade that Goa should be wary of. It is this breed of soul-less 'brat' entrants who are selling Goa for a song, their pocket and bank balance. This is why Goans who love Goa and her values must stand up, take stock and govern the 'new residents', before we totally lose our identity. I am usually driven by passion. But it is anger which drives this column. Simply because for too long we have been reduced to playing second fiddle in our own land. For too long we have been bystanders to a corrosion of values that money brings in. Our hospitality and good nature is being taken for granted, as a state of people who lack drive, ambition and dreams. Yes, I know that we have ourselves to blame and our governments for the lethargy that has set into our society, because everyone wants to suckle up to the system instead of standing up to it. I know first hand foreign residents doing business in Goa openly threatening other foreigners and locals 'not to step in my way' to warn off competitors (Would they allow us to do the same in their own country?). There seems to be a virtual, but sure take-over of business opportunities by foreigners in Goa and a shady, below-the-belt competition eating into Goa's moral and social fabric, inhabited by Goa's society crowd, who are only interested in where to get the best pedicure, designer thongs, who's doing whom and who's invited to the next celebrity do. My stomach churns. I know a New Year is for resolutions. So a few of us (and friends from South Goa who also feel the same) are firmly set to create 'watch-dogs' in society who will off-set the forces of blatant materialism with a driving energy of protecting what is ours. Before Goa spirals headlong into another materialistic driven, empty soul metro. Let each Goan make a resolution to stand up for his village, to protect his land fast slipping out of his fingers, to be vigilant against the smooth-talking money bag who wants to steal your home and values. Let Goans learn to 'govern' instead of being content binging on free booze and bitching about Goa going to the dogs, because we don't stand up to the 'bhailes.' Utt Goenkara! -- |Goa - 2005
[Goanet] A letter to Santa - Ethel da Costa
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- HEART TO HEART ( Dec 25) By Ethel Da Costa Together for a `Garbage Free' Panjim Dear Santa, My girls have been complaining that friends at school have been weaving theories to them of your non-existence and that you fell down the chimney and broke your neck! I'm horrified. I've made the right attempts at maintaining the right, serious expressions at dinner to express my shock at these 'false rumours' of your death. And I've worked bloody hard and extra this Christmas just to prove the point to them that you're alive and kicking. So, I'm adding my wish list too to your never ending legacy. In all sincerity and concern, I hope you will not disappoint me. I've worked hard not to burden you this year with a request for a pair of Chanel shoes. Especially when I know not what I'm stepping onto these days, with the landfill site choking to its brim and the citizens of Panjim and Taleigao finding shortcuts with their waste into the neighbour's backyard, field, pathway and footpath. The horror of confronting human body waste every step of our way on a site inspection behind the PWD Sewage Office, Tonca, and the unbearable stench that can gag sensitive stomachs and sensibilities still remains freshly imprinted on my mind. It's a horror story I've confronted. I shudder to think of Curca. But Panjim is sitting on the verge of turning into a garbage dumpsite too, and it's all because people have forgotten how to minimize their waste and educate themselves on how not to use plastic for disposing bio-degradable waste; how not to use plastic at all and live healthy. It's un-cool. And it's turning my stomach at all the unpleasant sights and smells that greet us, as we scout for another landfill to cope with the pressures of a city struggling with unscrupulous builders (who have turned into voracious land sharks) without thought or concern for making arrangements in their colonies for composting stations. Nallahs, drains and riverbeds choking with plastic waste, even as we add more without a thought that we're killing our planet with our ignorance and lethargy. For turning a blind eye to politicians, panchayats, sarpanchs, MLAs and ministers and other twits who have lop-sided priorities when it comes to planning garbage management plans. Citizens who waste hours of precious time gossiping about the neighbour's daughter, son, daughter-in-law and single girl, but don't think it necessary to educate their peers on waste segregation, safe disposal and ban on plastic. NGOs who beat their chests at a public meeting and then lose steam when it comes to the crux of fighting out a corrupt politician in their taluka, who does not care where you dump your garbage as long as it's not his compound. We're rocketing into a 'plastics only' 21st century. We're all going to die choking on plastic as it gags our existence with dependency. But not me, Santa. I've declared a ban on plastic in my home. And I've been telling off the shopkeeper, book house and designer who has been thrusting plastic into my life and into my home, that I don't want their trash. It's time we form human chains of information, awareness and education with our involvement and commitment towards keeping our spaces plastic and garbage free by not adding to the menace; by involving heads of schools and colleges to educate their students about waste management and segregation; by accepting responsibility towards non-generation of non-biodegradable waste; by being community partners and spreading the good word that the solution to reducing waste is by encouraging the growth of more composting stations. We're determined to do it for Panjim. And we're committed that we will succeed. Let's work together for our city. Let Panjim set the right example (for Margao, Vasco, Mapusa, Calangute, Candolim, Baga) as a city that makes us proud we belong to her. It's time to reclaim our villages too. Because there's no power greater than community power to turn wastelands into fields of gold. Do it with pride! Do it because we care what happens to our environment. Do it because we want our children to live safe lives. Do it because we want our fields and mountains to grow green again. Do it because we want Goa to be a model State, who does not brush her garbage under the carpet while forgetting that out of sight may not necessarily mean free of stench. Do it because the only answer to survival is through se
[Goanet] Thank you Goa! - Ethel da Costa
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- HEART 2 HEART (Herald, Dec 11) By Ethel Da Costa Thank you Goa! The dust is settling down and my muscles are aching. My brain is asking me, `What now?' even as my eyelids dare to shut in the middle of an early evening conversation. Those long sleepless nights caught in enthusiastic euphoria, even as the wheels of imagination in the mind keep churning their stories and ideas. Bits and pieces of names and events, people and faces, conversation and contacts, scripts and cut-throat deadlines, I've had a blast these ten days being part of a culture that sweeps you off your feet, 75mm no less. Flashbulbs and red carpets, taking the good with the ugly. And for that I thank Goa for putting her best face forward, despite the zits that do appear on the surface time and again. But, one never learns unless one maintains a healthy routine of do's and don'ts. And an air of positive vibrations. Goa is on her way as the globetrotter's destination. Goa is breaking out of the mould. Goa is proving to be the glamour focal point of a country which is asking more of her. And we must step in now to ensure that we get our act together, before we claim a bigger share of the apple pie. I agree with the critics when they say there is more to Goa than a socialite celebrity flashing a well-toned cleavage at the parties that boast IFFI's coming of age. I agree that monies can be better put to use than blowing it up on starry tantrums (and believe you me there is more than we can handle sometimes in this industry), and getting prime airline seats. But don't you agree that we have to look at Goa as more than just a sunny place with sunny beaches, and the way to do it sometimes is to give in to the movers and shakers who bring the moolah in, while not losing sense of our identity as a unique race of people who know when to put our foot down? I've learnt this and much more this IFFI 2005. I've also learnt that Goa can go places internationally with political willpower, with professional organization of her events, with good people who are encouraged and driven by good ideas, by dreamers and doers fuelled to push their own physical and mental limits to achieve goals, with the right prioritization of needs, infrastructure, sacrifice and long term plans. I've discovered people who fulfill the above criteria, but we're still waiting for political willpower to push Goa into brushing shoulders in competitive fields with the `Who's Who' of world leaders. It may be sheer idealism for some. But for those who believe dreams are possible if you believe in them, the road less trodden is sometimes worth risking your skin for. The curtains may have closed for IFFI 2005, but I see it as a beginning of more things to come for Goa, going by the feedback I receive from Goans and friends in Delhi. But first, let us ask of our representatives the infrastructural support Goa needs to host international events in terms of manpower, intellectual excellence, professional expertise, commitment and dedication to see a project through completion, irrespective of party politics and ego. Goa cannot be made victim to political dilly-dallying. Let us ask our political heads to strengthen our basic facilities with the same zeal, enthusiasm, drive and money power they set about putting a mega event together (and of course it's possible). Let us help, as a community, as a population, to garner our professionals to share ideas and plans on setting Goa in the right course as an international destination with international qualities in standards of living. Let us clean up our beaches, clean up our governments of crime and corruption, clean up our ways of thinking, clean up our political systems with new, holistic ways of development. Let's give our youth a creative outlet to discover themselves through music, arts, cinema, theatre, production, journalism and work towards putting an event calendar for Goa in order to turn her into a 365 lifestyle destination. Is this wishful thinking? But dreams are possible, no? Or, maybe I should try my hand at script writing. It's so much easier creating a near perfect world than wishing you were living in one. = -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer
Re: [Goanet] The Top 10 Junk Science Claims of 2005
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- > --- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Some of the "serious" scientists need to describe > the "sky as falling" in order to scare people into > providing more research grants. Others have been > co-opted by the socialists who have infiltrated the > environmental movement and are trying to excercise > control over the western industrial economies. > --- Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Please note the baseless accusations and innuendo > hurled against some unnamed scientists without any > provocation, in the above quote. > Mario replies: > Santosh says my charges are "baseless" and "without provocation". This is truly amusing in the context of the strenuous attempts by the extreme environmental scientists to convince the rest of us to ignore the opinions of those scientists and other analysts who disagree with them. The extreme environmentalists constantly attack those who disagree with them as unworthy of participating in the debate, as Santosh Helekar has done on this forum, without addressing the specifics of the alternative scientific opinions. > Santosh writes: > > I submit to you that the above poster will not able to name > any actual scientist who has obtained a research grant in the > manner described by him above. He will also not be able to > name a single scientist who has been "co-opted by the > socialists" as he frivolously claims. > Mario responds: > This request to name people engaged in such behavior is absurd and a desperate attempt to divert attention from the essential nonsense being proposed as a solution to the problem of global warming, if it is a problem. Many analysts believe that modest global warming will actually benefit humanity tremendously. > Scientists make a handsome living by applying for research grants for all kinds of projects that others feel are bogus and frivolous, and there are many foundations and organizations who are gullible enough to provide funds for such research. In the environmental area the most popular procedure is to scare people into thinking that humans are responsible for global warming. I listed in my previous post a whole list of nonsensical claims by environmentalists that are believed by many gullible people. > The best example of mass international gullibility resulted in the bogus Kyoto Protocols, which includes the monumental absurdity that greenhouse gases can be reduced worldwide by forcing the older industrial countries to have expensive and mandatory controls, while exempting the new industrial powerhouses, India and China, which have virtually NO environmental controls of any kind. Most of the the western countries, especially the US, already have massive controls for health reasons, and the percentage of the earth's atmosphere that the Kyoto Protocols address is less than 0.05%. > The claim that the discredited socialist movement is now part of the environmental movement comes from the observation that the environmental movement proposes the same kinds of mandatory and coercive central planning that socialism is based on, with the same socialist attitude that a small cadre of "elites", who are smarter than the rest of us, know what's best for us, better than we do. > Santosh writes: > > The rest of the comical regurgitated material contained in the > above post has already been discredited and refuted in this > forum by at least two Goanetters. The unscientific, > ideological agenda and the ulterior motives behind > he "Junkscience.com" website promoted once again in that post > have been thoroughly exposed in the previous post in this > thread. > Mario responds: > I'm really glad Santosh finds JunkScience.com comical because some of the ideas he supports that they talk about. > Santosh considers demonizing those who disagree with him as being the same thing as discrediting their opinions. Nothing has been discredited by people like Santosh giving us one side of the issue. There are reputable scientists on both sides of this issue. > However, Santosh has demonstrated for us the typical extreme environmental tactic of demonizing a web site that debunks much of the nonsense that comes out of the scientific community, by assigning "ulterior motives" to them. Apparently the motives of Santosh and the proponents of "Junk Science" are as pure as the driven snow and as noble and humanitarian as Mother Theresa. > Yet we are asked by these noble elitists to ignore the fact that glo
[Goanet] Nearly 70 percent road mishaps in Goa are caused due to over-speeding.
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | 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/ -- - State spells out action plan to curb over speeding -- The Road Safety Week commenced in Goa on Monday with the Government spelling out its action plan to curb violations of over-speeding and overloading described as the two major causes of road accidents in Goa. Statistics unveiled at a program organized by the Transport Department on Monday has pointed out that nearly 70 percent road mishaps in Goa are caused due to over-speeding. Similarly, overloading,non-use of seat belts, use of mobile phones, drunken driving, improper road engineering are other cause of accidents. The Traffic Cell of the Goa Police regretted that even though fatalities have reduced, that the number of road accidents has not decreased. While data for 2005 indicates a marginal increasein road accidents by 2 per cent, the traffic cell feels that road accidents are still a major concern for not only the Government but the people of Goa too. The SP Traffic Atmaram Deshpande said "People must obey the rules." He added further that the cell has collected nearly Rs 2 crore by way of fines by booking over 1.60 lakh cases in 2005, which is also not a very healthy sign. He said "Nearly 60 per cent of the accidents are man-made and can be controlled.' He also impressed upon the Government to introduce speed governors to control speed and opined that this will also reduce the burning of fuel. Noted journalist Jagdish Wagh also impressed on the need for a close co-ordination between various departments namely, PWD, Central PWD, TCP, Collectorate, panchayats and municipalities on various road related matters. He also said, "There is an urgent need for planning and for good public transport systems." He also referred to a World Health Organisation report, which has described road accidents as a global disaster with over 3000 people in the world dying every day.He also said that no leniency should be shown to traffic offenders. Roland Martins from GOACAN also pointed out to various problems associated with improper direction signs causing chaos on Goan roads and confusion for tourists resulting in road mishaps. He also said, "The PWD must have a road engineering cell and accident prone zones should be looked into with seriousness." He also said that road safety should not be observed only for a week in the year by all through the year. The minister for Transport Pandurang Madkaikar while addressing the gathering also spelt out plans for having weighbridges at the Goa borders and mining areas to check on overloading for vehicles particularly mining trucks. He also opined that tourist vehicles entering Goa from Maharashtra and Karnataka caused 50 per cent of road accidents occurring during the fag end of the year. He said that this problem needs to be looked into and also added that the concerned authorities must ensure that the youth in Goa who apply for licences are trained with traffic rules to ensure safety for both riders and drivers and road users in the State. He stated that over 5 lakh vehicles are registered on Goan roads with an addition of almost 40,000 vehicles every year.Earlier, Director of Transport Mihir Vardhan also emphasized on the need for educating students in schools on the importance of road safety and the efforts being made by the department to curb violations on Goan roads. Others present at the programme were KTCL MD S V Naik and Transport Secretary Rajuv Yadhuvanshi. -- HERALD 03/01/06 page 2 -- -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 9822180182 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org -- -
[Goanet] Re:How should the world deal with Iran?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Mario: My humble suggestion for solving all the world's current problems including Iran - Scrap all international organisations, treaties and conventions established over the past few centuries. Entrust the reponsibility of running the world with full authority to "take whatever action they may deem necessary" for solving world problems to US President George W. Bush and UK Premier Tony Blair. If they feel that the security of the U.S. and the U.K. demands it, they should be free to blast he rest of the world to high heaven, if required. It may be the only way in which they could carry out their God-given mission of "spreading freedom and democracy" thoughout the world! Satyameva Jayate! --- Tony Correia-Afonso. This message was sent using NWebmail, BSNL's Webmail Program -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa seeks overseas Goans' help in development
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=78295 Goa seeks overseas Goans' help in development Panaji: Goa Governor S.C. Jamir Tuesday called upon Goans settled abroad to help shape the state's destiny by contributing to developmental plans. Inaugurating the third edition of Gomant Vishwa Sammelan, a convention of Goans based abroad as well as elsewhere in the country, Jamir advised the participants to focus on the plight of the educated unemployed. The convention is yet another bid from the NRI Goa Facilitation Centre of the state government to rope in an estimated quarter-million non-resident Indians (NRIs) of the Goan origin and involve them in the state's development agenda. Officials said that the convention would offer participants an opportunity to explore options available in the state's industry, education and tourism, besides giving them a chance to interact with Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane and others. The two-day event, however, has once again failed to attract Goans of note from outside the state. Many well-known Goans, including Mumbai-based architect Charles Correa and Citibank's Victor Menezes, have given the meet a slip. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] ROAD SAFETY WEEK ACTION results in seizure of fake helmets
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | 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/ - - 14 fake helmets seized in raids - On the occasion of Road Safety Week, a campaign against supply and sale of fake helmets has commenced with a raid conducted on Monday along the St Cruz - Bambolim highway. In two separate raids, a total of 14 helmets were seized from two persons selling fake protective headgear by the roadside. The Department of Legal Metrology following a complaint filed by Roland Martins, the co-ordinator of GOACAN and member of the Goa State Consumer Protection Council on Monday initiated action. Martins drew the attention of the Department to the sale of fake helmets at a cheap rate thereby tempting two-wheeler riders to compromise on safety by using alleged sub-standard protective headgear. The complaint points out that the helmets are being sold without the MRP or ISI markings and are not as per the specified norms. He also emphasized on the need for an investigation by the authorities into the supply of fake helmets into the Goan markets. Martins said that he would also draw the attention of the transport department and the traffic cell of the Goa police on the seriousness of this issue particularly since these two departments are the main advocators for the use of helmets. - HERALD 03/01/06 page 2 - -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 Tel: 9822180182 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website: www.goacan.org -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] How Fred supports Vasco & VascokarsUnited
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Found out more about Fred's support here.. http://vasco-goa.blogspot.com/ The Vasco Blog To keep track of news and events from the port town of Vasco da Gama in Goa... wonder if this blog could help to build activity in cyberspace. There's already a useful list called VascokarsUnited on Yahoogroups.com Thanks a lot, Fred. warm reg, Jen *~Jen Birmingham UK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VascokarsUnited/ __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] 2005 Sahitya Akademi award to Konkani: A case of unethical procedure
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- 2005 Sahitya Akademi Award to Konkani: unethical procedure 2005 award of Sahitya Akademi for outstanding contribution to Konkani literature was declared to Mr. N. Shivdas for his Konkani collection of stories 'Bhangarsal'. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 50,000/-. Konkani community and writers are totally surprised that Sahitya Akademi has decided to give this award to Mr. N. Shivdas, who is a member of the Advisory Board of the Sahitya Akademi! Once again a few among those who promote Konkani in Devanagari script are exposed as cunning manipulators and swindlers. But in the society they are considered as thinkers, writers, poets, artists and so on. To select a book for the award a procedure is followed by the Sahitya Akademi. In this procedure the Advisory Board of each language is involved. Advisory board of Konkani language consists of 10 members and Mr. N. Shivdas is one of the members of Advisory Board for the years 2003-2007. How a member of Advisory Board can be nominated for the award? Is this act justified? Is it based on sound reasoning and ethical code? These questions are hotly discussed these days among Konkanis. The role of the advisory Board to select a book for the award is evident from the following terms and conditions of Sahitya Akademi for the year 2003 -2007. PREPARATION OF THE GROUND LIST AND OBTAINING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE LANGUAGE ADVISORY BOARD: 01. The Akademi shall have every year a ground list prepared of eligible books of each recognized language. Preparation of the ground list shall be entrusted to an expert or, at the discretion of the President, to two experts. 02. Each language Advisory Board member shall send a panel of not more than five names and the President of the Akademi shall choose the expert or experts out of this panel. 03. In preparing the ground list, the expert or experts shall strictly conform to the criteria of eligibility laid down in these rules. The ground list so prepared along with the ground list of the previous years shall be send to all the members of the concerned language Advisory Board (including the Convener) with the request to recommend, by such date as may be specified by the Akademi, two titles each. THE PRELIMINARY PANEL AND ITS FUNCTIONS: 01. The Preliminary panel shall consist of ten Referees. These Referees shall be nominated by the President after considering suggestions of the members of the Language Advisory Board concerned. 02. The recommendations received from members of the Language Advisory Board shall be compiled and sent to each referee. THE JURY AND ITS FUNCTION: 1. The recommendations of Referees in the Preliminary Panel shall be considered by three-member Jury. The jury members shall be selected by the President after considering the recommendations in this behalf by the members of the Language Advisory Board concerned. >From this procedure it is evident that the Advisory Board of a language plays the key role to select a book for the annual award. In this background it is utterly unreasonable and unethical on the part of the Sahitya Akademi to give its award to a member of its advisory Board. Hence the sahitya akademi should immediately withdraw its 2005 award for Konkani. Pratap Naik, S.J. THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR B. B. Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim Goa - 403 521, INDIA. (0832) 2415857, 2415864 e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] website:www.tskk.org -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] query - Remo's website
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Hi, Just a quick query... Does Remo (Fernandes) have a working web-site? http://www.remofernandes.com/ doesnt open ... reg, Jen *~Jen Birmingham UK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VascokarsUnited/ __ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Land Holdings and Land Ceiling in Goa.
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- A few personal thoughts on land holdings and land ceiling in Goa,to which I would be delighted to receive responses as I am in the process of writing a paper on the topic. 1.It is my understanding that in the State of Goa there is no limit to the amount of land that a person can hold. The word person is used in the juridical sense and includes artificial persons in law like associations, Companies , Communidades , Trade Unions etc etc. 2. Land is an original gift of God, or a byproduct of cosmological events (over which humans did not have any control?) 3.The means by which CONTROL over land is accquired is through an human instrument which takes the form of a transfer, whether by purchase, gift, exchange,distrainment,execution of decree of competent courts, operation of law. 4. The holding of land must whilst serving the individual right to property must subserve the greater common goood of society as determined by laws relating to land use, town & country planning, public revenue, national imperatives of State related to territorial integrity protection as in the areas of Defence. 5 Every holder of land is an "occupant" of land under the existing Revenue laws of Goa,( quite similar in essence to land revenue laws in other parts of India) whilst the State is vested with right PARAMOUNT in the land. 6.The State by virtue of being PARAMOUNT holder of all land is entitled to revenue to be paid to it by all land -holders, and in cases of default is entitled to distraint of land under legal process. IT IS OUR THESIS THAT A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF LAND-HOLDERS IN GOA HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY REMISS IN PAYING REVENUE DUES TO THE STATE OF GOA.( Reasons galore of design, sheer inability to pay, unwillingness to pay, personal problems etc) IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE WOULD THE STATE OF GOA BE CORRECT IN ALLOWING LAND-HOLDERS TO PAY ALL THEIR DUES WITHIN A PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD? FAILING PAYMENT OF THE REVENUE DUES WOULD THE STATE OF GOA BE JUSTIFIED IN IMPOSING A LAND CEILING ON HOLDINGS IN THE STATE OF GOA ALONG LINES SIMILAR TO OTHER STATES OF INDIA? OR SINCE THE REVENUE LAW OF GOA RANKS PARI-PASSU WITH THE REVENUE LAW OF OTHER STATES OF THE UNION OF INDIA WHY ARE LANDS THAT DO NOT YIELD REVENUE TO THE STATE OF GOA, NOT DISTRAINED BY LEGAL PROCESS AND PUBLICLY AUCTIONED, AS DONE IN OTHER STATES OF INDIA? OR SHOULD GOAN LAND-HOLDERS BY VIRTUE OF THEIR "UNIQUE " STATUS BE EXEMPTED FROM PAYING REVENUE TO THE STATE? With respect, Gerry. __ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Is our electricity supply safe?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- I ignorantly asked my friend as to what is the issue about 3 young girls caught is electrical mix firing? My friend very furiously said I don't want to seat with you for a minute if you want to talk on electricity. You know, our electricity supply is one of the best systems in the world. Concerned minister and his supporting staff are working round the clock to see that every individual is kept happy. Don't raise the issues, if you have problems with electricity I will take you to the minister okay. He will ensure that you go back happily! For a decade he has studied the pulses of every Madgaonkars including trouble shooter Goans. He will do every thing to impress upon general public that he is one of the honest person in this Goa. By the way are you honest? If you are not honest he will never be your friend? And yet see that you are entangled in legal proceedings. He likes honest persons who pray with his name every day round the clock. Are you ready to pray like me? For your information, he never tolerates any issues raised in his name. Have you seen any write-up or article against his name? No never? And if you are talking about one article in Goan Observer forget it like stay thoughts! My dear if you don't get supply or if you are getting electrical shock dial me any time. I will see that all your problems are solved but don't talk about electricity! Some times we have to create such surprises just to gage who are with us in this turbulence days. Most importantly why don't you think that electricity tries to stop Goa developing like concrete jungle? What does our electricity get from such development? Do you get what I am talking about? So let's forget about electricity as an issue in Goa. Not only this, you have to be also saying that there is no shortage of electricity in Goa. Our electricity is a fail safe and is a roll model to entire world. Secondly those three girls who are admitted in best Vintage hospital are ensured of full medical bill payment. What else you want. Clearing of hospital bills need not be your worries. We have our Dean placed only for that! He will clear the required documents saying they have no facility to treat such patients. We will settle all the bills with middle men that too with 50:50 cut. Don't you still get what I am trying to say? What dumboo character are you? I have yet to come across such a dumboo character? I really don't want to talk to you any more. These all thoughts are enough for the day! Good buy!! And he walked of f without even wishing other friends present!!! I was stunt with his lengthy expressions and that too not allowing me to express myself or to interrupt him in his talk - rather in his preaching like a big sermon!!! Dear Goanet members please guide me why my friend behaved and talked like this? -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goa isn't just for the party season
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1355991.cms Goa isn't just for the party season. Many Mumbaiites prefer it in January. Thus far, Goa has been a popular choice to bring in the New Year. But for those who don't exactly love crowds, Goa is best visited after the party hats are discarded and the mass exodus of people out of Goa takes place in the first week of January. And many Mumbaiites have chosen to do just that. Says Andy Dalwani, owner of a travel agency, "Late January or February (that's when the carnival happens) according to me is the best time to head to Goa. That's when it rocks." Says actor Kulraj Kaul, "January is a lot more chilled out in Goa. The rates of everything drop, you get your own space and the parties don't really stop. In January, the weather is still as cool as it is in December." Agrees partygoer Pooja Kotwani (24), "Going to Goa in January is the ultimate after-party. If someone's not been to Goa during New Year's before, then it's probably a good experience to feel the buzz over there on the 31st night, as that's where the action is, but for those who don't like the push and shove, January's cool in more ways than one. Around New Year's, Goa is pretty much like Mumbai, and we all need a break from that! Even Bollywood seems to be chilling in Goa right now. Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri with their friends; Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sajid Nadiadwala, Alvira and Atul Agnihotri, Sohail and Seema Khan, Amrita Arora and boyfriend Usman Afzal are all in Goa at present. Looks like Goa in January is as popular as Goa in December! [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Goan NRIs hoping against hope
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | --http://oheraldo.in/node/8200 Goan NRIs hoping against hope BY HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 2 — For the third time in Goa, Non Resident Indians (NRIs) will voice their expectations on a common platform in the hope of receiving some response from the government. The Gomant Vishwa Sammelan, a worldwide Goans convention organized by the NRI Goa Facilitation Center sets stage on January 3 and 4, 2006 in Panjim. However with the last two conventions held in 2004 and 2005, not much of an outcome has been in sight, according to NRIs. Says Zamir Khan, NRI from Saudi Arabia, "We openly discussed our problems with the Chief Minister last year but nothing much has been done." NRIs have general problems pertaining to land, health, and education among others. We had demanded a single window to address our problems, but this demand has not been met, says Khan. The State Government has no concrete working for the NRIs, opines Peter D'Souza, also from Saudi Arabia. The government needs to introduce projects and proposals for the NRIs and go to the point of sale just like Kerala or Andhra Pradesh where the State government reaches out to the NRIs worldwide, opines D'Souza. As for these conventions, they are held once or twice and then forgotten, says D'Souza. You can't expect anything concrete from such conventions, he says. "The fact is that both sides are not serious", he opines. The NRIs have a poor attendance due to the timing of the conventions and the government is not strongly interested, says D'Souza. No doubt that the NRI centre is in its initial stages. But with such conventions, we plan direct NRI involvement in the State, says Dinar Bhatkar, chief coordinator, NRI Facilitation Centre. We have recommended to the government that a survey be done on issues pertaining to NRIs, says Bhatkar. However, the biggest stumbling block after the convention in January last year was the change in government, which brought things to a standstill, says Bhatkar. On the other hand, there have been schemes in the past such as the insurance scheme for NRIs, which have seen good results. Problems pertaining to immigration, litigation cases are being sorted out to some extent, he says. The process has started and it will take some time for results, according to Bhatkar. Nearly 30 per cent of Goans are abroad. However, the situation in Goa still remains different as compared to Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. In these States, the government has a separate budget to address NRI issues but this is not the case in Goa, says Bhatkar. NRI, Dr Sunil Khilnani, from the US opines that the government is trying to be responsive to some extent, but a lot more can be done by the government. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
Re: e: [Goanet] Is Saleli a local issue or Ghanti's issue?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- The problem is that Goans have no control over Goa. Many think that Goa is made up of the Velhas Conquistas ie. Salcete and Bardez. The rest bairem zao. Such is the sorrowing state of Goa. It is up to the hindus to save Goa. They have used the Novas Conquistas only for votes and to cause sectarianism among Goans. I have heard that some of the places are very, very poor compared to that of the VC. BC > The recent incident in Valpoi describes complete > lawlessness in Goa. ___ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Can you be # 100?
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Goanet-Careers is a new list, run by Goanet admin team member Bosco D'Mello, and it already has 97 members. Goanet-careers is an opportunity where Goans and those interested in the welfare of Goa and Goans can share information pertaining to jobs, job-postings, career-guidance, immigration, relocation and related aspects of developing a career. To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Goanet-careers Archives. http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet-careers/ Would you like to become the 100th member of this list? Please share openings with this list, and with others who might find it useful. FN -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | http://del.icio.us/fredericknoronha Saligao, Goa, India | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 -- -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] St John's postgraduate, Bangalore
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- More such inputs at Goanet-Careers http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet-careers St John's National Academy of Health Science in Bangalore 560034 is offering admission for its post-graduate courses. Application forms and prospectus available at the Admissions Office from January 2, 2006 by remitting a demand draft of Rs 650 in favour of St John's Medical College, payable at Bangalore. Postgraduate courses: MD Anaesthesia, MD Anatomy, MD Biochemistry, MD Community Medicine, MD in Dermatology and Venereology and Leprosy, MD General Medicine, MS Gen Surgery, MD Microbiology, MS Obst & Gynae, MS Opthalmology, MS Orthopaedics, MD Paediatrics, MD Pathology, MD Pharmacology, MD Physiology, MD Phychiatry, MD Radio-Diagnosis, DA (Anaesthesis), DLO (ENT), DGO (OBst & Gynae), DCH (Pediatrics), DCP (Pathology), DMRD (Radiology). Last date for issuing applications is Feb 15, 2006. Last date for receiving completed applications is also Feb 15, 2006. Entrance test on February 19, 2006. A cadndiate may apply for not more than two PG courses (and two diploma courses offered in those two subjects). Weightage will be given to candidates who have done two years or more of rural service, recognised as such, by the institution. All correspondence to be addressed to: The Registrar, Admissions Office, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Sarjapur Road, John Nagar, Bangalore 560034. -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
[Goanet] Sonia's book, The Girl
-- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | |Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -- Sonia Faleiro who's a senior journalist at Tehelka has just released a novel, The Girl, this month. More information is on her website www.soniafaleiro.com Looking forward to seeing the same... -- |Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | || | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --
