Re: [Goanet] Of identities... on Goanet
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Greetings all and I should jump into the rough waters on revealing ones identify or 'bearing ones soul' is it? C'mon folks...there are only a handful of posts a day that make interesting to mildly interesting reading (soneone said this group was relatively active and vibrant). Personally, where ever I am in the world (including back in Sawantwadi), there are certain posters one delets post-haste...their appearence in my mail box is unwelcome as when Rane comes visiting! So whats the point revealing ones true identify if the post is unreadable tripe! Fat chance one would be calling those who beat out end-less debate (a Concani term is zooroi, zooroi). One would not care about the posters identity; thier point of view, news, tid-bit is more interesting. And why do I continue to be on Goa net?...because I am Goan and what ever mess Goa gets intoits my roots, my heritage, maybe part of my soul! And I have been way back in 1995!! Don't you think we should be talking about, is Goa mature enough to vote?for example (after the latest Government fall). Its it shameful that we are a greedy lot (now now, lets not blame politicians; they are what we make of them)...or are not-fit-for-democracy in a shirt-pant and easy access to the internet? Ain't Goa sinking into a holy mess...I myself dwell over 'what Goa was' but thats all there is...memories. The present is rather bleakly strung in inaccessable blue-green pieces of paper called crores and concrete and the future is not clear, its written in Russian. BTW, please do spare any responses personal or otherwise (its pointless)..but do take a minute to think...it aint't important to reveal ones full identify (as long as one is not abuvise and shows traits of physholigical damage etc) and give out phone nos etc...unless one is desperate to get calls let along a few abuses thrown ones way. Errr...for those with phone nos, do you accept collect calls? Gotta go, got a call...Shakuntala (my better half) says there a 'Comba Dootor' on the line! Trust this is a tad thought-provoking. Pandurang. On 7/29/07, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक नोरोंया [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A young friend jumped into my Gmail chat window the other day, almost accusing me. Are you Rui Nuvo? he asked me. Blame it on mid-life crisis or whatever, but I never used to be so touchy about what I used to get called in the past. So, I just told him: No. Actually, I'm Rui Porno. Quickly bit my lip and added: Please note, the name ain't English! We both haha'ed, and my young friend told me, Oh, it's a good way to start a conversation anyway. Having nothing else to say, I just agreed. So what's the point I'm making here? While some of us bare our lives in cyberspace, and tell you everything about our pet peeves, our eccentricities and more, the arrival of some eloquent writers on Goanet causes mistrust, distrust and suspicion for some. In short, to avoid any fingers being pointed, why don't you guys just introduce yourselves? Of course, if you don't, we can't force you to. But this is just a request.FN -- Frederick Noronha Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] P: +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402 Yahoo: fredericknoronha Skype: fredericknoronha GTalk: fredericknoronha 784, Sonarbhat, Near Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India
[Goanet] God and You
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear friends Sometime back an old man asked me for a lift. He was 72years old and had gone to the Bank to collect his senior citizen pension Ithink it is 750 rupees. This gentleman has three sons working in the gulf .They are doing very well and married and has families. This old man and his wife are left to fend for themselves. The only salvation is that they now receive this small pension by which they can at least live happily. They had a small field which they used to cultivate but due to the old age they could not but a good neigbour seeing their difficulty has started cultivating the field and gives them half the produce with which they cook cunji and eat. The sons come to Goa for holidays but they do not live with the parents and when they ever think of visiting them the mother begs money for her survival from the son and they give her one or two thousand which they store for the raining day. help from the church is refused as their sons are working in the gulf and are doing very well. This is the story of life. Albert _ Download the latest version of Windows Live Messenger NOW! http://get.live.com/en-ie/messenger/overview -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070917/f970c476/attachment.html
[Goanet] Multicultural Goans in Canada
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear Cornel: The reason why many catholics migrated abroad when Goa was liberated was because they believed that with their colonal godfathers getting whacked the playing field would be now level...the perks and priveleges of being the same religion as the colonial masters(most of the perks and priveleges were imagined) would dissapear... their adopted religion (or rather the one they were terrorised into accepting) also made them feel more comfortable as slaves of the white man rather than as free citizens of the land of their ancestors... regards B Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Re Legal Guidance Required
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hello, There is no defnite problem, we just want to know that are there any statuatory bodies in india or in the country whose embassy, consulate is being represented. Under what rules and regulations are embassies and consulate governed and control. The main focus is on the aspect that if a common person is unsatisfied with the maltreatment and disagreed with the attitude and practices prevailing in the consulate/embassy and wants to object the same and seek redressal of his grievences in a legal way. Secondly, if any personel of embassy/consulate is not willing to ACKNOWLEDGE the letters given to them and is UNWILLING to reply anything in writing, then what has to be done. Acknowledgement and giving reply in writing does establish sufficient evidence; which can be used and is vital for intiating legal action if it is injustified quoted unjustified. How can one approach to consulate general or an Ambassador despite being not allowed to meet him. As we all know that in india one can take matters to court and sue a person or an organisation, send legal notices etc. Similarly is there any appropriate mechanary through which one can atleast file a complaint. That's it Shashikant. ** Dear Gabe, It is my understanding that 'diplomatic immunity' is normally availed of by members of the diplomatic corps - when some form of felony/crime is committed by that personi.e Something for which any other person could normally be charged for. In the scenario presented above - this does not appear to be the case. Perhaps, swastik will give us more details as to what the case isANDon what basis he/she wants/intends to bring legal action against an embassy and consulate. It might be interesting to read through the details before offering an answer. Besides, it is difficult to offer a constructive answer in a vacuum good wishes jc
[Goanet] Departed Architect-musician Lucio Miranda Laid to Rest
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Panaji, Oct 1: Goa's multifaceted gem Lucio Miranda passed away on September 28, 2007, leaving behind the kind influence only he could have had on Goa and the Goans. Lucio Miranda who was in his early 70's and who originally hailed from Loutolim, Salcete, South Goa, passed away in sleep at his residence at Altinho, Panaji. Lucio Miranda along with his unbounded capacity and creativity in the field of architecture, was also a noted musician-vocalist and has many immortal numbers to his credit including Malaguena. He had staged musical shows with well-known musicians and singers to the likes of Padma Shri Remo Fernandes and the celebrated Valadares sisters. Lucio Miranda will be remembered for his equally divided talents in both music and architecture. He had designed some of the finest resorts in the state which include The Sun Village and others and never to forget the Chapel of the Holy Souls at Siridao which was built in 1973. Lucio Miranda never went after cheap publicity and opted to remain in his very own creative world like a real artist. He had music running in his veins and the concept of architecture in his blood. The funeral mass was held in the St Inez Church in Panaji and his mortal remains were laid to eternal rest in the St Inez cemetery on Sunday. The funeral Mass was attended, along with the members of the Miranda family, by various well-known personalities from different areas which included speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly and former chief minister Pratap Singh Rane, industrialist Dattaraj Salgaonkar, chairman of the Goa Planning Board Dr Wilfred D'Souza, world renowned cartoonist Mario Miranda, former bureaucrat Albano Couto, vice president of the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Cesar Menezes, Dr Justice (retd) E S D'Silva, delegate of Fundacao Oriente in India Dr Paulo Varela Gomes, delegate of Fundacao Cidade de Lisboa in India Dr Jorge Fernandes and noted construction magnate Victor Albuquerque' Salgaocar, in his brief speech before the service said that an encounter with Lucio was a rich and fulfilling experience. Lucio was a star in the constellation of the Miranda family members of Loutolim, he added. Speaking further, Salgaocar said that music ran in the veins of Lucio. Lucio introduced a new dimension to the Goan architecture, he said and while doing so, song and music did not leave him. Salgaocar also maintained that the architecture of Lucio was as much pleasing to the eyes as his music was to the ears. Lucio, who sang alongside well-known music greats like Remo and the Valadares sisters, had gained immense popularity, especially for rendering Portuguese 'Fado', true to its original style. He had also conceptualized a number of architectural projects which have today become landmarks. Funeral pictures at: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=38669n_tit=Departed+A rchitect-musician+Lucio+Miranda+Laid+to+Rest ~(^^)~ Avelino
Re: [Goanet] MLALAD [as sent to all Goa's dailies]
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org rmath July 14, 2007 Subject: MLALAD The Goa Su-Raj Party is categorically against setting-up of such funding. It has been following-up on the reactions to this funding by individual MLAs who are to benefit from this decision as well as the reactions to it from various political parties and citizens. This Party's objections to this funding, whether it is Rs. 50 lacs or more per year is based on the following reasoning:- In his editorial (NT- July 13) Mr. Arun Sinha has cautioned against this type of funding. He has gone further to explain how this type of funding has failed in Orissa. The reactions of Dr. Wilfred D'Souza is on level when he says that any constituency cannot be developed on its own in isolation of Goa as a whole. This Party has been saying this so often that it has become like a slogan. The caution raised by Mr. Pandurang Raut is justified when he says that this is a double edged sword extreme caution must be exercised.. The euphoria with which most of the MLAs have reacted to this funding is justifiable too. This is what all MLAs have been waiting for. This party believes that Digamber Kamat has not been made the Chief Minister for nothing. His 'YESMANSHIP' must benefit all and sundry. This funding goes directly against the 73rd and 74th. Amendments to the Constitution. This party believes that this MLALAD is nothing but the legal way of supplying money in the hands of a MLA to secure his/her vote banks free of cost and the cost of the tax-payer. The Election Commission is getting tougher and tougher on the distribution of money to secure votes during election times. This is a brilliant way of countering it. As it is, MLAs have been shelling out the extorted money and fighting pitched battles during elections to take control of the vote-banks. This way, each MLA will be sitting on 2.5 crores of rupees of the tax-payers money for the 5 year term of the government unless the government is dissolved and new elections take place, to do what they want and how they want. The argument that rules and regulations must be formulated to see that this money is utilized properly is pure hog-wash. There are umpteen rules and regulations rotting in the law books. Yet we have violations galore, may it be CRZ, Health Sanitation, Sale of properties to foreigners etc.etc. For example, Dayanand Narvekar did all the hot-mixing of the entire Aldona Constituency roads not through the PWD but through the Infotech Corporation. He even wanted to repair the Salvador do Mundo Church through these funds. He, as the Health Minister authorized and built a public Sulab toilet in the village of Pomburpa without the mandatory septic tank, bypassing the Health regulations, to deliver the effluents into the Mandovi tributary. Citizens who complained got beaten up until conscious minded people had to approach the High Court to get things corrected which include gross CRZ violations by hotels. This party is of the belief that every elected member, whether it be from the Panchayat, Municipality or the Assembly, the eye is distinctly on the Tax-Payer's money. Collectively, this money is a huge mountain, and our elected members believe that there is enough in it for everyone and that each one should get more by the double. At the rate at which the run on the public exchequer in general is continuing, there seems to be little thought on how effectively these funds are to be used. The classic example is the Public Distribution System where Australian imported wheat at US$300/ton has been decaying in the warehouses, rendering it unfit for human consumption. The fear is that, as time goes by, and if drastic reformation of our political system does not come by, every enterprising person will want to contest public office elections. For herein lies an excellent scope of getting rich and realizing one's dreams in less than a quarter of the time that would take in any other profession. End. Floriano C. Lobo, General Secretary/Spokesperson Goa Su-Raj Party - GOA needs a 'REVOLUTION' if it is to see better days. Goasuraj is that revolution. It needs your support. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.goasu-raj.org Ph: 2266111 - (M) 9890470896 --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to
[Goanet] Tolerance (Monday-muse 01 Oct)
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org MONDAY MUSE (01 October '07) TOLERANCE A Zen legend tells the tale of a great warrior, who though quite old, was able to defeat any challenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered to study under him. One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village, determined to be the first man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his opponent to make the first move, thus revealing a weakness, and then would strike with merciless force and lightning speed. No one had ever lasted with him in a match beyond the first move. Much against the advice of his concerned students, the old master accepted the young warrior's challenge. As the two squared off for battle, the young warrior began to hurl insults at the old master. He threw dirt and spit in his face. For hours, he verbally assaulted him with every curse and insult known to mankind. However, the old warrior merely stood there motionless and calm. Finally, the young warrior exhausted himself. Knowing he was defeated, he left feeling ashamed. Somewhat disappointed that he did not fight the insolent youth, the students gathered around the old master and questioned him. How did you drive him away? If someone comes to give you a gift and you do not receive it, the master replied, to whom does the gift belong? Tolerance when combined with dignity and clarity of thought makes for strong character in a human being. Character is all about developing the dimensions of tolerance, dignity and an open mind. In fact, the absence of broad-mindedness, leads to an attitude of intolerance. Mahatma Gandhi has shown us the way of disagreeing without being disagreeable, protesting without insolence and speaking without shouting. Gandhis satyagraha showed that tolerance, courage and truth were far more appropriate tools for achieving political and social goals than hatred and violence. Hey, wait dont hurry to react, lets choose responsive dignity... Tolerance will develop new dimensions in our personality... Regards Pravin 24 September 2007, Goa. A life coach with a passion to connect people to their potential, Pravin Sabnis conducts unlearning unlimited workshops for leading corporate and other groups. The Monday Muse series (since 2004) is dedicated to the annual theme of JCI-India. Pravin K. Sabnis (cell: 9422640141) visit: www.unlearningunlimited.blogspot.com www.poems-pravinsabnis.blogspot.com www.monday-muse.blogspot.com Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php/
Re: [Goanet] Tolerance (Monday-muse 01 Oct)
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org On 01/10/2007, Pravin Sabnis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Regards Pravin 24 September 2007, Goa. A life coach with a passion to connect people to their potential, Pravin Sabnis conducts unlearning unlimited workshops for leading corporate and other groups. The Monday Muse series (since 2004) is dedicated to the annual theme of JCI-India. Pravin K. Sabnis (cell: 9422640141) visit: www.unlearningunlimited.blogspot.com www.poems-pravinsabnis.blogspot.com www.monday-muse.blogspot.com QUESTION: Since you are a passionate life coach, could you please try and instill some sense in our mutual friend from chicken country USA ? -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Salute to Utt Goemkara
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Salute to Utt Goemkara Although i do not know much about this organisation in Goa, i really appreciate the guts and spirit of Aires Rodrigues in taking on the mighty and powerful. wish him well and its a shame for many other Goa-based upcoming parties that think they are the rays of the 'rising sun' in Goan Politics...and are trying to gain as much mileage on Goanet by preaching than practicing... Let Goa and Goans prevail! Cedric da Costa Dubai-UAE Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=summer+activities+for+kidscs=bz
[Goanet] Goan Soccer in Dubai
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Goan Soccer in Dubai Mr Eugene Correa thanks for that update, the goan soccer tournament in dubai is organised so sheepishly that it is shameful to see a small cotorie of people fumble all the time. Over the years things never improved, infact the rebel soccer tournament organised last year at al nasr was so professionally organised that the one at iranian club should take lessons from them. Goans abroad are never united, unlike their other counterparts. they act typically like the crabs in the basket...the social organisations in dubai related to goa are excellent examples. Thats the exact reason that unlike kuwait, qatar and other gulf countries, Dubai doesnt host any great goan event of its own, except an occassional tiatr. Further more, the senior organisers try to put obstacles in the way of others when you try and organise an event. Having personally being involved in events management and hosting them, i have seen it personally. Also, as you try to paint the current soccer organisers in bright colours, can you tell me or the world why was a certain media man (a close friend of mine) not allowed to play for a team he wanted to, despite being medically fit...were the organisers biased there to deny this great footballer a chance to play just because he belonged to a media house in Dubai that didn't cover your football event? Do we see some politics here...? Cedric da Costa Dubai Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] NIMBY ism Star Bucks Fast Food / Drink theenvironment.
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org , On 29/09/2007, JOHN MONTEIRO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think its a bit more complicated than that. Starbucks or any other fast food / drink venue would be hotly denied a roost in many parts of high brow locations in the UK, especially in London or other highly valued residential areas. In fact its difficult to get a shop open unless there are already Classified areas for these... Regards John Monteiro Berkshire, England RESPONSE: I guess your post was in response to mine, regarding the Starbucks' phenomenon; Big Mac, Burger king, Pizza Hut and KFC don't generate a similar response, in fact the opposite might be truea turn off, for potential investors. It is not something that I made up, it is a well known stat fact, among Estate Agents; apparently there is now a new phenomenon...please check the URL below:- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2007/09/20/lpdeli120.xml What a difference a day makes, todays Telegraph warns of a severe downturn in 'buy to let' property, as the URL below shows :- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/01/nproperty101.xml also click on to this site for more gloom and doom on the U.K. housing market, on what may be things to come:- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/24/nwealth224.xml -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Dubai Soccer : Siolim, Cansaulim, Pernem Nuvem to fight for Qater-Final place.
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org DUBAI Peter Fernandes fired two superb goal and created another as St. Anthonys Siolim crushed Raia 5-0 in the 4 here yesterday. The win put St. Anthonys Siolim Cansaulim are battling to qualify for the quarter-final spot from Group D. In the second match of the day Cansaulim CAC, defeated St. Anthonys Pernem 2-0. Clifford Fernandes opened the scoring for St. Anthonys Siolim in the match against Raia with a close range effort, just four minutes into the game. Peter Fernandes then doubled the scores after 19 minutes with a great effort from the centre for a 2-0 first-half lead. He struck again, 6th minute on resumption, with an easy goal for a 3-0 lead before Cirilo Gomes own goal made it 4-0. Nispy Fernandes then rounded off the scores with the fifth goal, eighteen minutes into the session, for a convincing victory. Peter Fernandes was voted man of the match. Two late goals by Remedios Rodrigues and Jonathan DSouza, meanwhile, sank St. Anthonys Pernem in the match against Cansaulim CAC. After a goalless first-half, Rodrigues and DSouza were on target in the final five minutes to clinch victory for Cansaulim CAC. Jose Rodrigues, St. Anthonys Pernems keeper was in fine form producing a string of fine saves but that could not rescue his side. Vincent DSouza of Cansaulim CAC was voted man of the match. Group D is now wide open and there are 4 teams in this group who will try their best to qualify for the Quater-Final. The team standing are as follows. Teams P W D L Pts St. Anthonys Siolim : 3 2 1 0 7 Cansaulim CAC: 3 2 1 0 7 St. AnthonysPernem : 3 1 2 0 5 Raia : 3 1 1 1 4 Nuvem: 4 0 0 4 0 In the last round of Group D St. Anthonys Siolim will play Cansaulim CAC St. Anthonys Pernem will play Raia. All the teams need to beat each other to qualify for the Quater-Final. Lets see which team will qualify. Todays matches: 3.45pm F. C. Siolim v AVC Moses Eleven; 5pm Fr. Agnel Pilar EK FC v Anjuna. News taken from Khaleejtimes news paper with additional input form Borgee. Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545433
Re: [Goanet] Re Legal Guidance Required
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org The question does need at least one specific bit of information: Is one intending to sue/complain about one's OWN country's consulate/embassy or that of another. If the problem is with one's own consulate/embassy while one is in a foreign land - one can complain to one's own govt. A foreign govt's representative has no obligation to respond to you or to meet with you. (i.e. one cannot complain about the Portuguese Consulate in Goa for not responding to whatever - if one is not a registered Portuguese citizen) The Govt can summon the representative of another country to a meeting IF there was an international incident warranting such a meeting That is the sum total of my understanding sincerely jc On 01/10/2007, Swastik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hello, There is no defnite problem, we just want to know that are there any statuatory bodies in india or in the country whose embassy, consulate is being represented. Under what rules and regulations are embassies and consulate governed and control. The main focus is on the aspect that if a common person is unsatisfied with the maltreatment and disagreed with the attitude and practices prevailing in the consulate/embassy and wants to object the same and seek redressal of his grievences in a legal way. Secondly, if any personel of embassy/consulate is not willing to ACKNOWLEDGE the letters given to them and is UNWILLING to reply anything in writing, then what has to be done. Acknowledgement and giving reply in writing does establish sufficient evidence; which can be used and is vital for intiating legal action if it is injustified quoted unjustified. How can one approach to consulate general or an Ambassador despite being not allowed to meet him. As we all know that in india one can take matters to court and sue a person or an organisation, send legal notices etc. Similarly is there any appropriate mechanary through which one can atleast file a complaint. That's it Shashikant.
Re: [Goanet] dubai soccer
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Just to clarify, I said the tournament is organized by Lucky Stars. It is organized by United Goans and presented by Seven Stars Exhibition Organising and sponsored by Arab Digital Distribution. The teams are fighting for Pehla Cup. I believe that Seven Stars hold the license to hold entertainment events and that the United Goans s composed of team managers. Today (Monday), India team plays Al Nasr club in an exhibition match at 9:30 pm. It was announced at the Iranian Club that there are five Goans in the India team which has stopped en route to its match, I believe, in Qatar. I presume admission is free. eugene Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest shows on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] India meet Al Nasr in football friendly
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org India meet Al Nasr in football friendly Khaleejtimes 30 September 2007 DUBAI The Indian national footbal team will play a friendly game against Al Nasr Club at Al Nasr Stadium in Dubai tomorrow at 9.30pm, a Press release from the hosts Gulf International Promotions (GIP) stated. The Indian national football team are in Dubai for a 10-day training stint before their World Cup qualifier against Lebanon in Beirut on October 8. We are honoured to be involved with the Indian team here in Dubai and are doing our best to make the team's stay comfortable, Raul Fernandes, managing director of GIP said. This is the second time that GIP are making arrangements for an Indian national team. We hope the Indian nationals here in the UAE will come along to support their team on Monday. We thank Al Ahli Club for the cooperation given for the Indian team's training here, Fernandes added. The team depart for Lebanon on October 6. India have come to Dubai after a short training camp in Goa. India team: Sandip Nandy - goalkeeper; Subrasish Roy Chowdhury - goalkeeper; Subrata Paul - goalkeeper; Singh Irungbam Surkumar - defender; Mahesh Gawli - defender; Syed Rahim Nabi - defender; Samir Subash Naik - defender; Manju Nanjangud Shivananju - defender; Debabrta Roy - defender; Krishnan Nair Ajayan - midfielder; Climax Lawrence - midfielder; Pradeep Naduparampil Pappachan - midfielder; Clifford Rayes Miranda - midfielder; Steven Benedic Dias - midfielder; Mehraj Ud Din Wadoo - midfielder; Renedy Potsangbam Singh - midfielder; Bungo Thokchom Singh - midfielder; Gouramangi Singh - midfielder; Bhaichung Bhutia - forward; Sunil Chhetri - forward; Abhishek Yadav - forward; Manjit Singh - forward; Tarif Ahamed Saikh - forward. Officials: Robert Douglas Houghton - chief coach; Colm Joseph Toal - technical director; Choudhury Pradip Kumar - manager; Antonio Marcos Pacheco - goalkeeper coach; Sureshbabu Kavuluri - physical trainer; Tapan Bhattacharya - physiotherapist; Dr. Arya Roy - doctor; Prithi Kumar V M - masseur. Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow
[Goanet] Ghazal-Qawwali and Mando-Dulpod
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Ghazal-Qawwali and Mando-Dulpod During my visit to Bahrain on May 31, 2007, I met one of my old friends at the Dilmon Hotel where the glittering May Queen Ball event was held and where my book was released. We had a long chat over a glass of barley water. My friend had arrived mid-way through the proceedings of the night. When asked why he was late, he told me he and his friends usually attend Ghazal/Qawwali sessions on weekends. He was the fourth Catholic Goan to tell me he appreciated and enjoyed these programs - a person who otherwise has no interest in music at all. I found it strange coming from a Catholic Goan but on second thoughts, I said to myself – Hey! Music runs in our blood! Just like Qawwalis, lines of every Dulpod are repeated; sometimes a line is repeated several times. Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to forage the internet for more information. I came up with the following: There are two systems of classical music in India, the Carnatic and the Hindustani. Both traditions derive inspiration from the indigenous bhakti (“devotional”) movement. The two main vocal traditions in Hindustani music are ‘khayal’ or imagination (13th Century), with a romantic content and elaborate ornamentation, which have a greater display of virtuosity and imagination, and ‘dhrupad’, the purest of all, without any embellishment and completely austere in its delivery. Less abstract vocal forms fall into the light-classical variety: bhajans, kirtans, dadra, thumris, tappaas, nazms, ghazals (shers) and qawwali. Khayal is a form of rendering a raga. The essential component of a khayal is a composition and the expansion of the text of the composition within the framework of the raga. The nuances and sub forms employed to improvise and embellish the rendition vary from singer to singer. Dhruvapada or Dhrupad is another form of rendering a raga. It has a specific composition, consisting of four parts and is sung in different styles. The percussion accompaniment is the Mridang or Pakhawaj, a one-piece drum, as opposed to the two-piece drum, the tabla, in Khayal. The main difference between these two musical forms is that the Dhrupad is rigidly bound by the composition and the tala, within which all improvisation has to be made. The Khayal, on the other hand, has the freedom to free itself from the rhythmic beat and then return to the beginning of each time cycle (tala). Also, the two essential idioms used in Khayal, which are absent in Dhrupad, are the Sargam and Taan. Sargam is the singing of the notes (sa, re, ga,..), per se, instead of words while Taan is the sequential movement through the different notes using the vowel Aa. Khayaal or Khayal is an Urdu word of Arabic origin, meaning imagination and thought. It is difficult to explain to the uninitiated the ethos of the word khayaal, but suffice it to say that it is an entire world in abstraction. Whatever be the origin of the Khayal style, no doubt Dhrupad was the style that received patronage from kings and aristocracy till the time of later Mughal emperors, probably starting with Muhammad Shah. The Dhrupad compositions and style was serious and mostly in Sanskrit phraseology. Khayal compositions on the other hand were in commonly spoken language and the theme was mostly romantic. The singing style consequently was leisurely, ornamented and given to improvisation. Also, not being part of the religious ritual it was necessarily fostered outside the places of worship; hence an element of physical pleasure, particularly of the courtier, became predominant. I believe there is connection between Ghazal, Qawwali, Khayal songs and Goan Mandos and Dulpods. First off, let us have a look at Ghazal and Qawwali. The Ghazal (Arabic/Persian/Urdu/Turkish) is a poetic form consisting of couplets which share a rhyme and a refrain. The word literally refers to the mortal cry of a gazelle. The animal is called Ghizaal, from which the English word gazelle stems. The allegory stems from the notion that Ghazals are usually the expression of love, separation, and loneliness, (these ideas being usually interlinked in the same Ghazal) much to the likeness of musk-developing gazelles, which must be killed to obtain the sweet fragrance they produce. The plaintive, mortal cry that the doe makes upon being killed can be etymologically likened to the painful experience of separation or loss of love; hence, the name and, indeed, inspiration of Ghazal. The form is ancient,
Re: [Goanet] Goan Soccer in Dubai
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hi Cedric, I think the Organiser of this year tournanment United Goans doing a fine job. Remember it is not easy to organise such tournanments. We all are working here and to arrange the sponsors, stadium etc is not at all easy. As you said that Goans abroad are never united, unlike their other counterparts. they act typically like the crabs in the basket... If you know this than why the hell are you pulling United Goans legs? You wrote that the rebel soccer tournament organised last year at al nasr was so professionally organised. Where the professionals are gone this year? They are not professionals if they were professionals than the United Goans would have never formed. The professionals as u call them, were looking only for the money? Mog assundhi!! borgee Goan Soccer in Dubai Mr Eugene Correa thanks for that update, the goan soccer tournament in dubai is organised so sheepishly that it is shameful to see a small cotorie of people fumble all the time. Over the years things never improved, infact the rebel soccer tournament organised last year at al nasr was so professionally organised that the one at iranian club should take lessons from them. Goans abroad are never united, unlike their other counterparts. they act typically like the crabs in the basket...the social organisations in dubai related to goa are excellent examples. Thats the exact reason that unlike kuwait, qatar and other gulf countries, Dubai doesnt host any great goan event of its own, except an occassional tiatr. Further more, the senior organisers try to put obstacles in the way of others when you try and organise an event. Having personally being involved in events management and hosting them, i have seen it personally. Also, as you try to paint the current soccer organisers in bright colours, can you tell me or the world why was a certain media man (a close friend of mine) not allowed to play for a team he wanted to, despite being medically fit...were the organisers biased there to deny this great footballer a chance to play just because he belonged to a media house in Dubai that didn't cover your football event? Do we see some politics here...? Cedric da Costa Dubai Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Re Legal Guidance Required
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hello Jose, My query pertains to complaining an embassy/consulate of another country and complainant being a citizen of india. As you have mentioned that A foreign govt's representative has no obligation to respond to you or to meet with you. In such a case where is a not a citizen of that country then what has to be done? In such cases is there no way one can take up matters or complain to supreme authority of that country. Need to know the process as I do feel that there must be some way out and adequate steps for resolution of such matters. Shashikant. *** On 10/1/07, J. Colaço jc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The question does need at least one specific bit of information: Is one intending to sue/complain about one's OWN country's consulate/embassy or that of another. If the problem is with one's own consulate/embassy while one is in a foreign land - one can complain to one's own govt. A foreign govt's representative has no obligation to respond to you or to meet with you. (i.e. one cannot complain about the Portuguese Consulate in Goa for not responding to whatever - if one is not a registered Portuguese citizen) The Govt can summon the representative of another country to a meeting IF there was an international incident warranting such a meeting That is the sum total of my understanding sincerely jc On 01/10/2007, Swastik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hello, There is no defnite problem, we just want to know that are there any statuatory bodies in india or in the country whose embassy, consulate is being represented. Under what rules and regulations are embassies and consulate governed and control. The main focus is on the aspect that if a common person is unsatisfied with the maltreatment and disagreed with the attitude and practices prevailing in the consulate/embassy and wants to object the same and seek redressal of his grievences in a legal way. Secondly, if any personel of embassy/consulate is not willing to ACKNOWLEDGE the letters given to them and is UNWILLING to reply anything in writing, then what has to be done. Acknowledgement and giving reply in writing does establish sufficient evidence; which can be used and is vital for intiating legal action if it is injustified quoted unjustified. How can one approach to consulate general or an Ambassador despite being not allowed to meet him. As we all know that in india one can take matters to court and sue a person or an organisation, send legal notices etc. Similarly is there any appropriate mechanary through which one can atleast file a complaint. That's it Shashikant.
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Why the Penpricks expose was anonymous (thehoot.org)
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org http://thehoot.org/story.asp?storyid=Web5917811053Hoot32517%20PM2700pn=1 Why the Penpricks expose was anonymous The media in Goa is either owned by corrupt petty crooks or the mining biggies. While the former are vindictive, no one dare take on the latter. Frederick Noronha interviews them Strange things happen in Goa. Besides governments toppling with amazing regularity, and politicians hopping sides, a media-blog that focussed on regional issues accused a prominent newspaper with being ready to sell its editorial space for Rs 300,000. Penpricks.blogspot.com, which has been drawing some audiences with its sharp-tongued comments on the Goan media, went one step further with its sting ... on the media! The blog explained: Penpricks posed as business consultants and booked nearly a dozen editorials for Rs 300,000 per piece for the tourism-frenzied months of October and November. Penpricks posed as Manoj Rastogi, business manager of a fictitious Delhi-based vacation-marketing company called Acer Consultants, which was interested in writing and placing six commercially-driven editorials as part of its Rs 35-lakh advertising campaign in Goa. See http://penpricks.blogspot.com/2007/09/big-one-cash-for-editorials.html That Penpricks is an anonymously-run blog complicates issues. Some have argued that the media in Goa deserves such a blunt treatment. Others, like Gomantak editor Derek Almeida, called the blog one run by Mr No Name No Face and added The dark shadows [of anonymity] of the alley are for pimps. For its part, Penpricks promises its readers to help them discover the rotund flanks and the shaggy underbelly of the Goan media. And of course, the rare honest rib. This email interview, that focusses on the issues involved: FN: What has been the response to the 'cash-for-editorials' scam? Penpricks: From the journos in Goa? There has been an avalanche of silence. That's understandable, cause in their unusually long, insipid lifetime Goan journos - both English and vernacular -- have three pilgrimage destinations each to pay homage to. The English language journos make it from the OHeraldO, to The Navhind Times and to The Gomantak Times, while the vernacular counterparts run from Tarun Bharat, to Gomantak and Goa Doot. After doing these rounds, they run out of options. So it's generally a shut-up-to-survive dictum out here. But other folk too have been reading in too. The response to our less-than-six-month old blog [http://penpricks.blogspot.com] has been very healthy. Following our 'cash for editorials' investigation, we've been asked by an Aussie tech magazine to state our take on how technology empowers readers [http://penpricks.blogspot.com/2007/09/penpricks-on-techgoss.html]. Another watchdog website to be launched in October has requested us to use the 'cash for editorials' as its launch story. FN: Why should I take you seriously, if you are not willing to add your name to the story? Penpricks: How does a name help? Take the example of the OHeraldO, a newspaper we love to quote the most. We have brought to light how they have been shamelessly plagiarizing editorials and stealing articles from newspapers all over the world over the last six months. And we are not just pulling this from out of our hats. We have shown our readers both the original and the plagiarized version each time we leveled the charge. In the cash for editorials story, we have reproduced the email conversations we've had with Herald?s representatives. On the other hand, the Herald does offer you names on its print line -- Editor Robin Abreu, Editor-in-chief Raul Fernandes. Just because they lend their name they ought to be taken seriously? And we, cause we function anonymously, we ought to be ridiculed? Is that what you are trying to say? FN: All the same, how do you justify your own choice of anonymity? What makes signing your name so difficult? Penpricks: Explain this? Why does the entire Goan media not have a single media review column? The truth is the media in Goa is not only corrupt but is either owned by corrupt petty crooks or the mining biggies. While the former are vindictive and touchy, no one dare take on the latter. We had an instance, when the owner of an English language newspaper (of the former sort) who actually called a meeting of his top brass to discuss as to whether they should report a people's agitation against a Jindal owned pollution-friendly factory in South Goa. The reason? The company had offered to place a series of ads, if the newspaper promised to block out
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 871: Shrikant Barve's post - This is what we expect for so alled secularist...
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org My dear Shrikant You quote a blogspot in your post:http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2007/09/ram-science-and-religious-belief.html When I went there I saw that you sent them a comment in the name of Goachess. Could you please do me a favour - say whatever you want about whatever you want, but it would be good if you don't use the label Goachess when dealing with matters so completely unrelated to chess. Otherwise this may unneccesarily create a lot of confusion. Cheers Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India,403514 E [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350 - Save all your chat conversations. Find them online.
[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] Twenty-seventh Sunday of the Year
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org 30-Sep-2007 Dear Friend, We would all admit that we cannot live without faith, because every day we are called to believe. But the question we need to ask is: In whom or in what do we believe? Do we believe only in ourselves and in our capabilities? Do we believe in others? Do we believe in God? If we believe, can we put our lives totally in the hands of God? Have a great weekend celebrating the gift of faith! Fr. Jude Sunday Reflections:Twenty-seventh Sunday Faith does the impossible! 7-Oct-07 Readings: Habakkuk 1:2-3;2:2-4;2Timothy 1:6-8,13-14; Luke 17:5-10; The Prophet Habakkuk, a contemporary of Jeremiah wants to know why God the all-pure, the all holy allows Israel to suffer at the hands of the unholy pagans. Why is it that sinners prosper while the just are made to suffer? A question that is relevant today as well! Gods answer that no power can overcome the faithful person is valid today as well. Habakkuk had the great event of the Exodus to remind him and the Israelites that God is the rock he saves his people. All we have to do is trust and be faithful to him even when he appears to be silent. Mountain moving faith An old woman regularly read the Bible before retiring at night. One day she came across the passage that said: If you have faith as little as a mustard seed and ask the mountain to go away, it will go. She decided to test the efficacy of the passage There was a hillock behind her house. She commanded the hillock to go away from there and went to bed. In the morning she got up as usual and remembered her command to the hillock. She wore her spectacles and peered through the window. The hillock was there. Then she muttered to herself, Ah! Thats what I thought. - What she thought was that the mountain would not move. While her outer mind gave the command, her inner mind was convinced that she was giving a futile order. She did not have even an atom of faith at her command. G. Francis Xavier in The worlds best inspiring stories In the second reading from Paul to Timothy we are reminded that faith is a gift of God, it is never definitively possessed, it must be continually stirred up. The circumstances of life, particularly trials, have the function of recalling to believers their reasons for being faithful. Fear and timidity disappears where the love and the power of the spirit reign in our hearts. In todays Gospel faith is connected with miracles, it is only in connection with miracles that Jesus mentions it, and it is generated and fostered by witnessing miracles, though the beneficiary has some faith already. Perhaps the clearest example of what is meant by faith is the miracle of the calming of the storm, when Jesus reproaches the disciples for their lack of faith. The attitude of the disciple must be a total commitment to God with certainty in his power to save. It is this unquestioning certainty which is being expressed in this somewhat absurd and exaggerated example of the mulberry tree. Immediately after this saying Luke adds the little parable of the servant who expects a reward for what he was expected to do, for what was his duty. Perhaps there is a warning that we should not expect light-hearted and irrelevant requests to be granted by God. Confidence in Gods power to save and even work miracles is one thing, but expectation of answers to prayers for trivial matter is flippant and unworthy. God is not our servant and after all that we do have to consider ourselves unworthy servants waiting on his bounty and not deserving anything by right. For the man of faith, everything is gift and never a matter of self acquisition. We earn nothing from God. Be careful in whom you place your trust! Before modern radio and television became so sophisticated, a telephone operator used to get a call every afternoon asking for the correct time. She was always able to give this information with great confidence. The reason for this was that she always checked her watch, and adjusted it when needed, when the whistle blew for the closing time in the local factory. One day her watch stopped. The telephone rang inquiring for the correct time. She explained her predicament. Her watch had stopped, and she had no way of ascertaining the correct time until the factory whistle sounded some time later. The caller then explained his predicament. He was calling today, as he had done every other day, from the same local factory, and he had always
Re: [Goanet] Goan Pride
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hi Gilbert For purposes of clarification only, can I assume that you do not except yourself from your words of wisdom below? Regards Cornel Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What starts as one's way of thinking about others, returns to become one's own destiny. Hence we should watch whatever we think, say and do. One sows what one reaps sooner or later. Kind Regards, GL
[Goanet] I have not received Goanet News of This Morning - Please Send
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org I have not received Goanet News of This Morning - Please Send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You Carmo
Re: [Goanet] Goanet posters
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org On 15/09/2007, avelin fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I find people come on goanet JUST TO SEE THEIR NAME on goanet and in print. Right or wrong or plain ignorant, they just write any rubbish here. Carmo comes with his Parrikar rant during election. Goanet Rules plainly says no SPAM. Carmo's every mail is a total spam, which the moderator fail to spot. Bandare's mail is a Spam too and propaganda for RSS. Gabe thinks he is the Godfather of Goanet. How come you excluded me, when I'm trying so hard to say something silly? FN -- Frederick Noronha Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org In Hyderabad. Ph 040-23132176 SMS: 9822122436
[Goanet] All about Family Affair (Vid Pic)
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org All about Family Affair (Vid Pic) Talking Photos: Identify these four people (one of them is Ex-Speaker) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1387643731/ Ans. in a video clip soon So here it is.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=pMy-Fk_TsJY Here is another pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1387644915/ another but diff. family http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk11/1387644333/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://thisisgoa.com/ ___ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Seriously not funny
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. On 06/09/07, Gilbert Saxe-Coburg Goethe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All Here is a test for you, this was recently broadcast on channel 5 in UK (richard and judy program). Try it for skill, there are 5 levels. (once loaded with a black screen click on the arrow in the centre to start) Hand, eye, coordination, (concentration needed - no talking) sound is needed too(maximum sound) coz bleeps when you touch the sides should be heard. after you have done it let me know, there are some people who have achieved great things after completing this test. YOUTUBE has the videos, I will give you the link once you have done this. Here it is: www.winterrowd.com/maze Cheers, Gilbert. RESPONSE: Gilbert, sorry don't have a mobile #. Why don't you send us a case of your family's beer instead ? The one that is brewed by the Count Von What'sisname... Since it is the weekend, to make you happy here is a better link: Chuck Berry strumming, Uma and John swinging ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxOElxPD5bM -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] Superhuman: The Uncharted Territory of Transhumanism
Superhuman: The Uncharted Territory of Transhumanism by Eric Pavlat By responsible use of science, technology, and other rational means we shall eventually manage to become posthuman. -Nick Bostrom The moral challenge of transhumanism will transcend those of abortion and euthanasia. For this reason, the pro-life movement must become the pro-human movement. -Nigel M. Cameron Cryonics. Neural implants. Designer babies. Welcome to the future of transhumanism. This energetic movement, comprising thousands of adherents, actively promotes the enhancement of humans via cybernetics, genetics, medicine, surgery, nanotechnology, and a full panoply of other scientific advancements. This enhancement would, according to Nick Bostrom's Transhumanist Declaration, seek to advocate the moral right for those who wish to do so to extend their mental and physical (including reproductive) capacities and to improve their control over their own lives. [They] seek personal growth beyond [their] current biological limitations (see www.transhumanism.org). This may sound like science fiction, but the philosophy behind the movement-improving or extending human life by whatever means possible-has already taken hold in society. Advances in modern medicine seem to offer us the very Fountain of Youth, and we seem fully prepared to embrace it. But at what cost? The question is not an easy one. Other issues touching on human life-abortion, embryonic stem cell research, euthanasia-have all been clearly defined by Church teaching. But the questions become more nuanced when we move from wholesale destruction of the person to varying degrees of interference with or enhancement of the body. The Church has not definitively spoken on many areas of the transhumanist agenda, nor have bioethicists made many public proclamations. We're not even asking the right questions yet, admits Rev. Nicanor Austriaco, a bioethicist at Providence College. http://www.holyspiritinteractive.net/columns/guests/ericpavlat/superhuman.asp
Re: [Goanet] How To Save Goa
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org On 17/09/2007, CARMO DCRUZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It should be very simple for Goans - We dont quite need Ladaianhas and Novenas. We just have to elect the best ever qualified Chief Minister to the CM's Koddel in Goa - IITian Manohar Parrrikar and Goa will become the Singapore of India ! All Indian and foreign companies will flock to set up shop in Goa. Goans will be 100% employed in high paying jobs by the multi-national companies. All Goans will be prosperous and happy ! QUESTION: When are the elections forthcoming ? I shall advise all to vote for him ? -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
[Goanet] VM's photos of Moira village... nice!
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Moira slideshow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157602044303629/show/ -- Frederick Noronha Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org In Hyderabad. Ph 040-23132176 SMS: 9822122436
Re: [Goanet] response for swayamsevak Fred
On 24/07/07, Bhandare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had heard a lot about missionaries ..but only when i attended some retreats here,read their publications, and actually heard evangelical preachers preach, befriended them and heard them out did I finally realise what the real story was. Are you sure your US evangelical preachers compare with 21st century Catholicism in Goa? I have grown up with an arrogant Church in the 'sixties and 'seventies. It has changed unrecognisably since. The other day, when I went to Church for my daughter's communion, I was pleasantly surprised to see the way the changes had worked out. It was the long-neglected and hitherto badly-treated lower castes who were most active in the Church ... and why not? Women were playing an increasing role too, though effective power is far from being devolved to them. In my younger days, I couldn't imagine altar-girls serve mass and nuns hand out communion. There's still a long way to go though... In the 'eighties, organisations like the All India Catholic Universities' Federation (controlled by the Jesuits, but facing a student challenge, which even led, if one recalls rightly, to a Hindu student being elected as president -- and not just a token one -- at one stage) taught me lessons in tolerance towards others religious views (not to communalism though, of whatever brand!). Before that, in my late teens itself, I was already undergoing what religious people would call a crisis of faith. I still live in a world beyond religious beliefs, and am still very comfortable with that. It pushes me beyond easy formulas and solutions. It challenges one into understanding other points of views. Unlike others, like my friend and ex-neighbour Kevin, I however try to generally not offend the religious views of others. Religion is beyond logic and Science; everyone has their right to hold their own views on it. I think you're another of those expats, who likes the glitz, glamour and opportunity of the US, but finds it difficult to stomach the religious bigotry and intolerance which goes along with it. Maybe those of us who belong to a Western-influence religions tradition don't perceive it so strongly. But I can understand what you feel, and empathise with you. The solution, of course, is hardly to offend other peoples' religious views. (In the early 'nineites, I spent three months on scholarship in West Berlin and my closest friend was a Muslim from the Maldives, encountering the arrogance of West European Christendom and its preachers who jumped to conclusions about *his* religion, and how he needed 'salvation'! It was a very traumatic time for him too, to put it mildly, as I learnt when he confided in me.) Peace to you. I hope you overcome the sense of hurt that anyone might have caused to you, and grow to appreciate deeper the implications of some of the stands you're taking. --FN -- Frederick Noronha Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] P: +91-832-2409490 M: +91-9970157402 Yahoo: fredericknoronha Skype: fredericknoronha GTalk: fredericknoronha 784, Sonarbhat, Near Lourdes Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070724/5137a37c/attachment.htm
[Goanet] Astrolgy and the M M Joshi Fiasco
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. In 2001 Dr M M Joshi introduced Astrology as a subject in UGC. Predictably all hell broke loose and the usual suspects started making all the regular noises about fascism, hindu supremacy and RSS and all Even reputed scientists like Narlikar jumped into the fray and criticised the govt for introducing Astrology as a SCIENCE subject in UGC Most mainstream english press screamed that a fraud was being perpetrated on India and as usual the RSS was villified. But the facts of the case were quite different and the real story was downed in the din created primarily by the marxists and their secular lackeys. FIRST and FOREMOST, Astrology was introduced NOT as SCIENCE but AS ART subject. The degrees to be awarded were BA MA and PhD nor BSc and MSc. Since Astrology is called JyotirVigyan the press mischeveosly created the impression that astrology was being offered as a science subject and almost managed to convince people that the regular scientific curriculum was being replaced. It is unfortunate that this canard wasnt exposed early on and even scientists like Narlikar didnt raise this issue. Joshi was not even the first one to start such a course of study as was widely insinuated. JyotirVigyan was being offered in as many 20 universities (obscure but still functioning universities) in India ALL as ART subject and NOT SCIENCE as well as many foreign universities including ones in USA, UK ,Switzerland etc for many years. Further more,holding that the teaching of jyotir vigyan can under no circumstances be equated with teaching of any particular religion, the Bench of former Chief Justice of India S. Rajendra Babu, who relinquished the office on June 1, and Mr Justice G.P. Mathur in its verdict said: We are of the opinion that the challenge made to the inclusion of the subject as a course of study on the ground that the same will violate or impinge upon the concept of secularism enshrined in the Constitution has no merit and must be rejected. Be it the Astrology issue or the Christian persecution issue, SC and HC judgements are only valid for these secularists if they are useful. Yet certain vested interests in India who take every opportunity to villify and ridicule everything related to Hindu culture created such amounts of confusion that all these facts were basically lost in the din. They had succesfully managed to convince a large section of formally educated rational yet naive people that M M Joshi , himself a top physicist, had somehow conspired to replace traditional science with some junk because he was a Hindu supremacist. Music,history, journalism, philosophy, political science etc are all being taught for so many years in our universities None of these disciplines are classified as science and rightly so. There may be some scientific basis to a few of them but no one ever protested that Political Science is being offered as a Science course,because it was not.Theology is nothing but superstition for some yet there are so many renowned theology schools which even give degrees in Bible Studies Many of these schools are in the US, arguably one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world. If the US could achieve so much scientific progress inspite of having so many schools of theology why can not Science and Astrology co-exist in Indian curriculum This whole fiasco is conveniently cited by all these secularists in their blogs and elsewhere simply because it nicely suits their nefarious design to denigrate Hindu culture. Unfortunately for them, it is not the Truth. Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mailp=graduation+giftscs=bz
[Goanet] LONG TERM PREMIUM VISA TO UK
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. LONG TERM PREMIUM VISA, OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR VALUED AND TRUSTED CUSTOMERS (01/08/07) Do you travel to the UK frequently, either on business or for leisure or family purposes? Like many other countries, the UK is introducing the collection of biometric data of all visa applicants. This is a quick and simple process involving a ten finger scan which enables us to keep you safe and identify you as someone that we know and trust. To demonstrate the value the UK places upon travelers who chose to visit the UK regularly UKvisas is providing the option of a long-term, multiple entry, premium visit visa. The long-term premium visa includes the following benefits: allows unlimited entries to the UK, for up to six months at any one time, for the validity of the visa saves you time - you only need to provide your biometric data once during the whole validity of the visa identifies the holder as a person known and trusted by the UK government helps to protect customers from identity theft prevents mistaken identity (i.e. preventing confusing an individual with another person bearing the same or similar name) protects the holder against any future visa fee increases for the validity of the long-term visa A long-term premium visa demonstrates our long-term commitment to our valued and trusted customers. In addition, our trusted customers can apply to enroll in the automatic iris recognition system at UK ports, which facilitates 'fast track' admission by the use of automatic booths, avoiding queues. Information about automatic iris recognition system is available on the Border and Immigration Agency website. Further information on long-term premium visas, can be obtained from the nearest British mission overseas where there is a visa section or a visa application centre. http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPagec=Pagecid=1006977150106a=KArticleaid=1184757145751 Cip
[Goanet] How To Save Goa - to Carmo
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hi Carmo, Why don't you go to Goa and help, all Goans will be happy including you. Parrikar has another 4 years to wait, long time for you and him to wait, but you can get the wheels in motions, all it needs is a Qualified IITian to polish his Koddel for him no one did it for him last time so he lost (poor chap - never mind heh!). Carmo, get going NOW before it is too late. Don't just give advice, ACT, show some gumption, Goan happiness will follow. You and him can then get rid of all Ladainhas and Novenas and Easters BUT KEEP GANESH of course and we all Goans will live happily ever after. How about that. AF. --- It should be very simple for Goans - We dont quite need Ladaianhas and Novenas. We just have to elect the best ever qualified Chief Minister to the CM's Koddel in Goa - IITian Manohar Parrrikar and Goa will become the Singapore of India ! All Indian and foreign companies will flock to set up shop in Goa. Goans will be 100% employed in high paying jobs by the multi-national companies. All Goans will be prosperous and happy !
Re: [Goanet] SITEWATCH: http://www.cocobananagoa.com/
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- The First Konkani E-Cinema BLACK Nhesop Atanchem Fashion Premiers at Masrah, Hawalli Auditorium, Kuwait on Aug 10, 2007 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-August/060201.html --- Dear Domnic, I think that Alfred is right. Caravela was in Panjim, in the inter-island launch service (river navigation) building. But in Calangute there was also another thatch-roofed eatery by the name of Bancal, which was - like the Sousa Lobo - very well patronised. Jorge - Original Message - From: domnic fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:12 PM Subject: [Goanet] SITEWATCH: http://www.cocobananagoa.com/ Dear Alfred, It was 'Caravela' - not Casino. Moi-mogan, Domnic Fernandes Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA 1926? In Calangute? Pah! The only hostelry in the area until mid 1950s were Casino, where present ugly Tourist Hotel stands and the Sousa Lobo´s seasonal thatched, very popular establishment. Alfred de T
[Goanet] WORLD GOA DAY 2007 -BEST WISHES
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Follow the online presence of the Museum of Christian Art, Old Goa Contacts: Tel: +91 832 2285299 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://christianartmuseum.goa-india.org/ --- 20 August 2007 - 8th Anniv May I take this opportunity through Goanet to wish one and all a happy GOA DAY Melvyn Fernandes Thornton Heath Surrey England -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070820/9a88c1ff/attachment.html
[Goanet] Goa’s entry into India
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. Goas entry into India It is revealing to know from the article Recalling the liberation of Goa (September 2) that eminent people like Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Rajaji and others were not happy about the way Goa was brought into India since it spoiled Indias image.. John Foster Dulles of the U.S. vehemently castigated Indias action claiming that, by international law, Goa was a part of metropolitan Portugal, absence of geographic contiguity being immaterial. V.K. Krishna Menons angry retort to the American pressman was Do you expect us to send a postcard to the Pentagon seeking its approval? With the benefit of hindsight, we may now claim we did the politically wise thing instead of referring the matter to the United Nations where it would still be pending as one more unsolved territorial dispute. C.P.Srinivasan, Minneapolis, the U.S. http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/09/09/stories/2007090950160600.htm Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com --- http://www.GOANET.org --- ECAP 2007 - Computer Society of India - Goa Chapter inaugurates its 15th Exhibition of Computers Allied Products at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji at 9:30am on Sep 8, 2007 at the hands of Mr. M. N. Rao - Advisor Director (IT) Department of Computer Science - Government of Goa. All are cordially Invited ---
Re: [Goanet] Gerson da Cunha visiting Toronto, Canada
http://www.GOANET.org TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing Registration at The International Centre Goa Ph: +91 (832) 2452805 to 10 Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org GOOD GOVERNANCE are just words coming out of tongues from every Goan/indian mouths. Prominent in the minds of every Goan/indian is CORRUPTION and when india got Goa into its stronghold the flies of corruption has settled on every household. If Gerson wants the numbers for change than he should be spending more of his energies finding needles in the haystack.needles being the ones least corruptable ie for want of honest GOANS or indians. He should also ursher the corrupt people in the indian government to stop saving seats for the lower scheduled casts and the down trodden (both illiterate groups of people) and let INDIA/GOA be run by intelligent compitent people who will have earned their place on their own merits by way of their bio/resume. Let him find a way to scrap the crap of minimum 5th grader/prisoners/prostitues/ and galores running India's Offices. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gerson da Cunha from Mumbai is presently visiting Toronto, Canada. The Goanetters of Toronto will be meeting Gerson and his wife Uma over lunch on Sunday, Sep 9, 2007. Gerson would like to meet and network with Goans here in Toronto. Please contact the undersigned if you are interested in attending this luncheon to meet Gerson. Gerson is also the driving force behind the NGO, Action for good Governance and Networking in India (AGNI) - http://www.agnimumbai.org/ For an interview and photo of Gerson, please see: http://www.indianngos.com/governence/gersondacunha/fullinterview.htm Thank you - Bosco
[Goanet] Tri-Continental Film Festival - Film Preview: Thirst
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Water shortages are ever increasing phenomena. In Goa the CM has promised '24 hours water supply. This miracle is sought to be achieved through Japanese aid. We do not know what the terms and conditions of Japanese Aid to Goa for this project. However it is important to know that in many parts of the world World Bank aid for such projects have been refused because they involve the 'privatization of Water. Thirts a film on this issue is being screened at International Centre Dona Paula on October 2. In the brief article below, Kosh Tharakan introduces this must see film for those interested in the issue. .to Fetch a Pail of Water Global Struggle against the Corporatization of Water By Koshy Tharakan (Goa University) Panaji, September 30, 2007 - All things are water, quipped the ancient Greek philosopher Thales in his quest to understand the nature of Reality. One may not agree with Thales. Nonetheless, the present day geopolitics of Globalization and its agenda of privatization make 'Water' the most tangible 'Reality'. Multinational companies across the globe are competing for the rights to 'market' water. The crazy rush for water has earned it the epithet blue gold. In Plachimada, a remote village in Kerala, the Coca-Cola plant has gone for litigation against the Panchayat as it cancelled the conditional license issued in 2000 to extract ground water. The Panchayat was responding to the villagers protest against over exploitation of water resources by Coca-Cola resulting in the depletion of water level all around the place. Consider the eventuality of Goa Government, under developmental aid from Japan ODA or any such funding agencies, entering into an agreement with one of the multinational corporations for the efficient management of our water supply. At the implementation stage of such a package, you might be in for a rude shock. The MNC might ask Goa University, as the latter has of late put in place an efficient way of harvesting the rain water that used to go down the drains on its campus, to pay a license fee to the former for conserving those precious drops! Privatization of the water supply as attempted in Cochabamba, Bolivia vouch for this. To continue the traditional practice of rain water harvesting, the local people there had to seek permits from the MNC Bechtel and pay heftily for the consumption of drinking water supplied by the corporation under an agreement with the Government of Bolivia. The question whether water should be a part of commons shared, like air for instance, by the people or a commodity to be bought and sold in the global market is at the centre of debates in the recent times. Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow in their film Thirst portray the perils of commodification of water. Thirst will be screened as part of the Tri Continental Film Festival at the International Centre, Goa on Tuesday, 02 October, 2007. Thirst is filmed in Bolivia, India and the USA. It depicts the struggle against the corporate drive to market water as a commodity to be traded for profit. The gravity of the debate regarding water is evidenced in the United Nations holding a consultation in May 2007 on Human Rights and Access to Safe-Drinking Water and Sanitation as well as the World Water Forum's conventions held in every three years. The fourth meet of the World water Forum was held in Mexico from March 16-22, 2006. The deli! berations in these forums underscore the need to make a 'right' approach to the issues pertaining to water by declaring access to water as an inalienable Human Right. However such water rights for people may not guarantee a free and unlimited supply of water. Nor would it amount to the supply of water uniformly to all regions. We have regions that get more rain falls and adequate water sources as well as those with less rain fall and inadequate water sources. In a proper water democracy, points out Vandana Shiva, the basic water needs of all the people and other forms of life are to be taken care of and since all humans belong to the same species, they have the same sustenance need for water. The onus is then on the government to provide adequate water to all. Not enough, the government should also ensure that no one is exploiting the water resources for selfish motives. As Gandhiji, on whose birthday the film is being screened in Goa, remarked: 'Nature has enough for everybody's needs but not for anybody's greed'. In the present context this calls for judicious use of water by conservati! on and
[Goanet] Goa tourism industry against norms over night parties
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Goa tourism industry against norms over night parties Panaji, Sept. 29 (PTI): Goa tourism industry has expressed its reservations over the stringent norms to be implemented by the state against noise created by late night parties. The norms should not be implemented in letter but spirit, Travel and Tours Association of Goa (TTAG) president Ralf D'souza said. With the begining of tourist season in the state, the administration has geared up to lower noise pollution created through loud music during parties. As per Madhya Pradesh Noise Pollution Act, there is a ban on parties playing music over 55 decibels after 2200 hrs. However, tourism industry feels that such a stringent Act would discourage tourism trade in the state. People come here to enjoy night life you can't expect them to go to bed at 10 in the night, D'souza said. The parties which do not disturb their neighbourhood or are held at isolated places need not be stopped just for the sake of implementing the Act, he asserted. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200709290325.htm Sanny de Quepem [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
[Goanet] saving Goa-3
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear goanet readers This is my last post on the topic with some solution to our problems in Goa 1. *Corruption:* this has two components. *Politicians and the power lobby*-- In this case, the industrialists and the builders.They both need each other to remain in power and make money. They have a prostitute and client type relationship.Thismoney is used for wealth, elections and perpetuate power and end of the day it is all robbed from honest public in one form or the other.The key is to break this chain,but it is not as easy. One of the solution will be to target all those politicians who have amassed wealth all these years by voting them out or don't elect anybody for more than once.Public education and a persistent campaign against such candidates during elections-- as was done in some cases this time- is very effective. *Public*: you cant win this war without public cooperation.Unfortunately, people are used to this evil as something unavoidable.There should be mass awareness campaign by all like minded persons and organisations and possibly have an Anti corruption cell manned by voluntary organisation. *you can only minimise corruption, but cant eliminate it*! 2. *Garbage:* mass awareness campaign about hazards of garbage.Takepanchayats and muncipalities to task over this issue.Privatise garbage collection. This can generate employment.Governmentcan use latest technology.this subject should be thought in all schools. 3. *Immigration:* control of ration cards. charge all immigrants for health and education.strict control of labour intensive industries. *Ban all hutments*. Make shitting in public places an offence and punish people who employ outsiders and do not provide provide them with facilities for housing, bath and toilet. Under the present constitution, there is provision not to sell land to outsiders as is case of Kashmere and Sikkim.Mechanise ares of industries rather than rely on cheap labour.Minimum Wage act should be implemented so that people are paid to meet their living standards- which is quite high in case of goa- it might tempt our own people to work at home instead of working abroad.Ban unwanted industries and SEZ. * THE FINAL SOLUTION*;FORM A* THIRD FRONT* COMPRISING OF ALL LIKE MINDED PEOPLE AND ORGANISATION WHO HAVE INTEREST OF GOA AT HEART. THIS FRONT SHOULD ACT AS THINK TANK,WATCHDOG AND POSSIBLY A POLITICAL ALTERNATIVE TO EXISTING PARTIES OR JOIN FORCES WITH PEOPLE FROM PRESENT PARTIES WITH GOOD TRACK RECORD. BEWARE OF NGOS OR STOOGES OF PRESENT POLITICAL PARTIES AS WAS THE CASE IN PRESENT ELECTIONS WHEREIN SOME PROMINENT ACTIVISTS, INDIVIDUALLY OR ORGANISATION BASED, WERE USED BY POLITICAL PARTIES. * MEDIA*: PRESENT MEDIA IN GOA IS BADLY COMPROMISED AND WAS BOUGHT OUT BY POLITICIANS DURING THE LAST ELECTIONS,EVEN THE MOST PROMINENT MEDIA PERSONS WHO ONCE FOUGHT PASSIONATELY FOR LOT OF PUBLIC ISSUES WERE VERY BIASED AND DISTORTED THE REAL ISSUES.IDEAL WOULD BE TO GET OUR MEDIA.GOANET SHOULD BE USED MORE EFFECTIVELY TO HIGHLIGHT/RAISE/DISCUSS REAL ISSUES CONCERNING GOA INSTEAD OF RAISING CONTROVERSIES AND SATISFYING PERSONAL EGOS. *DONT FORGET NRIS*: THEY ARE POWERFUL INTERNATIONAL FORCE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT GOA AND CAN BE A TREMENDOUS ASSET.THE GULF GOANS WILL BE A REAL PRESSURE GROUP AS THEY HAVE THEIR NEXT KITH AND KIN AT HOME AND HAVE MUCH TO LOOSE IF GOA GOES DOWN THE DRAIN.NRI SERVE AS GOODWILL AMBASSADORS ABROAD WHICH HELPS TOURISM, BESIDES CONTRIBUTING GENEROUSLY TO GOAN ECONOMY. *TIME TO FIGHT BACK IF YOU WANT TO PRESERVE GOAN IDENTITY AND CULTURE.* * START WITH LOK SABHA ELECTIONS BY PUTTING UP A FRESH FACE*. I have tried to analyse/ discuss and give some possible solution to our burning issues.I hope this will do some soul searching among all those who love goa and join together to put up a united front.Please feel free to write with feedback at [EMAIL PROTECTED] .I am not an imposter.I am real and do exist and honestly believe that united together, we can win this battle!!
[Goanet] Question ?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Over the last couple of days I have been inundated with prior digest postings from GoaNet going as far back as early August. I receive GoaNet in the digest version. I had read and deleted all these old GoaNet digest postings from my Inbox, but they are re-appearing as new posts with same old date of course. I am not very technically savvy. So I was wondering whether there is something wrong with my computer or the GoaNet server. Anybody else experiencing this curious phenomenon ? Vivian - Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.
Re: [Goanet] Class / Caste / Gold / matter of opinion fact.
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hi Floriano Thanks for the input your opinion that by God's grace all will be ok if only we accept Him via the Catholic route but as I said, its a bit more complicated than that (in my opinion). I very much doubt if God will come down to Earth, or send yet another messenger, or ask His first one to repeat the process of 2007 years ago, neither will come and clean up OUR ACT on this planet. God has given us BRAINS to go forth and multiply, unfortunately we have concentrated a bit too much on the latter and not done the former a bit more, using our brains that is, not going forth! We will always be seeking to go forth, but never reach for the skies, and be first (a pun), we will aways act as the animals if we are permitted as this is the easiest option, we do not have to make an effort, we can just sit back and pass the buck onto God. When we pray, we do so for OURSELVES and not for our neighbours, we ask all the Gods Goddesses of the world to do something for US only, we dont pray to be given the strength to fight the good fight, to clean up OUR ACT and those of others by actions words. Yes, the magic wand was given to us many centuries ago, and is still being offered to us daily. We just dont jump at the chance to make life better, we will still rely on the lower classes, no matter how you put it caste or class its all the same, its always the people on the lower rung of the ladder that will pick up the shit (literally, with their hands if necessary, if the next class up the ladder deems it to be so). But I suppose words will not do to change things overnight but if every word, constructed to prick someone's conscience is worth a ton of Gold, then people will listen. At least that is what this forum is for, to prick peoples consciences in the hope that life will continue for the better when someone may sit up take ACTION against the greedy. At least that is what one hopes. As for Gordon Brown, well he may or may not do better than his predecessor, but we all know what the last one's slogan was... and failed abysmally. But as a FAT CAT now (with an equally FAT CAT wife), they were in it for the money the fame. They got what they were after I hope they live long enough to spend it all but I doubt if they will find that in their old age, they will be as reviled as Margaret Thatcher is. The rich always get richer forget the days when they had little or nothing. THAT is what God may intervene in eventually. Using your BRAINS for the betterment of man/womankind, not for PERSONAL weath above all else, after all THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL, as was previously posted on this forum Will we ever learn? I live in hope probably die in despair if I allow it. John Monteiro Berkshire, England Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org 'NIMBY' First by Valmiki Faleiro on Goa's garbage that is gold for only some ... And, Now John Monteiro on ever increasing chronic dependence on FFs, the American style. Needless to say that both write-ups are very well appreciated. However, if we (the world I mean) could have a handful of leaders spread around, who thought alike (like the good old Solomon) the world at large would be a better and neater place to live in. I guess GOD has stopped manufacturing such endowed leaders for sometime now. Perhaps God is in short supply of the required ingredients. Perhaps it is HIS revenge a' la Soddom et Gomorrah ??? [GO FORTH AND DESTROY YOURSELVES - attitude???] If GOD should change HIS MIND, Goa, a small pearl in the world, would herald HIS NAME forever if such a leader should be hurried put together to walk down our streets, roads, Highways and our market places with a MAGIC WAND' and make the curse of littered garbage disappear, along with all the crores of rupees in the bank accounts that our fat politicians have deposited through its wantom mismanagement for a long long time. floriano goasuraj ...
[Goanet] Tourists can now rent a motorcycle in Rajasthan
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Tourists can now rent a motorcycle in Rajasthan Indo-Asian News Service Jaipur, Oct 1 (IANS) Tourists in Rajasthan can now rent motorcycles to visit their favourite holiday destinations. It is a novel scheme modelled on one that has proved a huge success in Goa. Rajasthan, India's desert state popular for its spectacular forts, palaces and sand dunes, has been a favourite destination for foreign and domestic tourists. The charges of renting the motorcycle are very reasonable thanks to the government's decision to cut road tax by three percent on the purchase of bikes under the Rent a Motorcycle scheme. So far, the scheme has been operational in Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar, Mount Abu, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, where 12 licensees have permits to run 70 motorcycles. Now the scheme will be expanded to the entire state. The department has also decided to issue more licences and identity cards for drivers. Provision for a special dress code for drivers and a special number for each motorcycle is also being considered. The colour of the motorcycles will be black or yellow. If tourists don't know how to drive motorcycles, they can hire a driver. With a record arrival of more than 1.2 million foreign tourists and 17 million domestic tourists during 2005-06, Rajasthan has been one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. The total spending by tourists in the state annually is estimated at Rs.10 billion.
Re: [Goanet] Re Legal Guidance Required
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org In summary, from my understanding of the matter 1. If the matter refers to generalised harassment at the time visitor visas, one's own government might be able to apply some pressure. Visit visas are reciprocal arrangements. Immigrant visas are not subject to such reciprocal arrangements. A foreign consulate or embassy may refuse to consider applications or even grant interviews subject to a number of issues which they are not obligated to share with a foreign national or a foreign government. 2. As far as complaining to any 'supreme authority in that country', it depends if any statutes of that country have been violated. The exact wording and the interpretation of the relevant statute is very important. If none has been violated, there is nothing any court (which is the supreme authority to adjudicate in such matters) can or will do anything about it. In European (and most common law jurisdictions) there is something called the separation of powers. The judiciary will not interfere with the executive or legislature for that matter. Hope this helps. I am afraid that I cannot comment further in a vacuum. If you put forth a near-actual scenario without the names of course - and detail what attempts have been made to contact which consulate on what matter - and the basis of the application, some among us might be able to comment and possibly advise. sincerely jc On 01/10/2007, Swastik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Jose, My query pertains to complaining an embassy/consulate of another country and complainant being a citizen of india. As you have mentioned that A foreign govt's representative has no obligation to respond to you or to meet with you. In such a case where is a not a citizen of that country then what has to be done? In such cases is there no way one can take up matters or complain to supreme authority of that country. Need to know the process as I do feel that there must be some way out and adequate steps for resolution of such matters. Shashikant.
Re: [Goanet] Aguada, lighthouse...
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear Frederick, If - in your own words - Aguada lighthouse dates back to 1864, the Guia lighthouse in Macau to 1865 and the Bojador lighthouse to 1892, what doubt is there about Aguada being the first lighthouse in Asia? -And in which Asian country is this place Burgos (with its Bojador lighthouse) situated? Regards. - Jorge - Original Message - From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * ??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:55 PM Subject: [Goanet] Aguada, lighthouse... Was Aguada really the first lighthouse in Asia? Strange, there are all kinds of claims coming up from other regions. * Guia Hill, in Macau 1865. http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/macau/macau-popular-destinations/guia-hill.html * Bojeador Lighthouse of Burgos Oldest and tallest in Asia, 1892 http://community.iexplore.com/planning/journalEntryFreeForm.asp?JournalID=26729EntryID=14253n=Bojeador%20Lighthouse%20of%20Burgost= Aguada, we know, was 1864. How come the British didn't think of building any in their colonies? Or the French and the Dutch (Patrice?) Or did it not matter as much to them? Any inputs? FN -- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org Ph 0091-832-2409490 List of Indian e-lists http://wikiwikiweb.de/MailingListsInIndia
Re: [Goanet] Grant-in-aid to Goa from Ministry of Rural Development
http://www.GOANET.org International Cuisine Conference on Traditional Asian Diet Panaji, Goa, September 2-5, 2007 - http://www.indologygoa.in Online Media Partner: http://www.goanet.org What does this mean? Could you translate it? Is it significant, or just one of the pipes pouring in money into Goa that then gets unaccounted or lost, thanks in part to a system of accounting that doesn't keep Balance Sheets for governments in this part of the globe? FN On 13/07/07, C Fernandes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Grant-in-aid to Goa from Ministry of Rural Development http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=29116 Grant-in- aid amounting to Rs. 21.97 lakh to 2 DRDAs of Goa towards balance payment of first instalment of Central share for the year 2007-2008 under DRDA Administration has been released by the Ministry of Rural Development, as per details given below: North Goa Rs.12.16 lakhs South Goa Rs. 9.81 lakhs. The funding pattern under the scheme is 75:25 between Centre and the State. The utilization of funds is to be in accordance with the DRDA administration guidelines and the release of the second instalment during 2006-07 is subject to the fulfillment of all the conditions as per the DRDA Administration guidelines. Cip -- FN: Frederick Noronha http://wikiwikiweb.de/MyContacts Phone 0091-832-2409490 Cell: 091-9822122436 or 9970157402 (after 1 pm) A film on copyright! GOOD COPY BAD COPY: a documentary about the current state of copyright and culture. http://www.goodcopybadcopy.net/ --- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
[Goanet] Calangute panch survives bid on life at no-trust meet
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Calangute panch survives bid on life at no-trust meet PORVORIM, OCT 1 - The no-confidence motion against Calangute Sarpanch Albert Fernandes and his Deputy Roopa Chodankar took a violent turn on Monday, when Calangute panch Joseph Sequeira was attacked with a knife in the panchayat office. Despite the drama, the no-confidence motion went ahead and both Fernandes and Chodankar were voted out of office. The incident took place at about 10 am, when Sequeira entered the panchayat office to attend a meeting convened by the Bardez Block Development Officer, to discuss the no-confidence motion moved against Fernandes and Chodankar. Speaking to reporters, Sequeira said eight unknown persons, came out of the panchayat secretary's office and attacked him with a knife, besides kicking him in his abdomen and groin. I managed to overpower the assailant holding the knife. However, my palms were slit in the process, Sequeira said. Calangute panch Sneha Salgaonker was also not spared by the assailants. She claimed that assailants manhandled her and twisted her left hand. Sequeira has accused the Government of failing to pay heed to his requests for police presence. I had written to Home Minister Ravi Naik, Chief Secretary J P Singh, DIG Ujjwal Misra, Director of Panchayats and the Bardez BDO, requesting them to provide police protection during the meeting. But the police arrived only after the incident took place, Sequeira said. Sequeira alleged that his archrival and Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes, Panchayat Secretary M S Mardolker and Sarpanch Albert Fernandes were hand in glove with the assailants. http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=2049cid=10
[Goanet] Teacher assaulted, mangalsutra snatched at Bicholim
-- samir BICHOLIM JULY 24: Some unknown culprits snactched mangalsutra worth Rs 25,000/- and assulted a teacher from Karapur Sanquelim today. According to the available information one Nageshree N Satardekar from Dnyanvidya High School from Karapur was proceeding towards her house at Kulan after the school in the afternoon. As Satardekar was walking from a short cut lonely road some unknown person stopped her and snatched the mangalsutra after assaulting her. She later reported the incident to the police. PSI, Tukaram Walke attached to the Bicholim police station is further investigating the case. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070725/fbed83d2/attachment.htm
Re: [Goanet] President rule in goa
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * GARCA BRANCA VACATION ACCOMMODATION LOUTULIM, SOUTH GOA. For RR; modern/clean amenities; serene, healthy and wholesome location Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. In reply to Mr. Mario, I quite agree with what has been said, Mr. Phadte should mind his own business, every citizen has a right in democratic country, who is Mr. Phadte to insult Fr. Antimo Gomes. The way the Goa government is going, it has no head nor tail, the politicians are hungry for the chair, where nobody can manage the government. They are playing against the sentiments of the people of Goa. The best solution is the President rule, that will teach the politicians the power of the people. Bartholomew Mendes Mario Vicente Santos Pereira Reply to Phadte, You are insulting an Indian citizen without knowing the democratic right.One wrote something what he thinks is right from his point of view. Your duty is to support or forget about what you read. If you have right to talk or write something than every citizen has the same. You should not try to teach others the democratic rights. You must be a part of that group and have lost your support to GDA's(goons dons association). You have lost your right.
Re: [Goanet] How to contact (and expect an answer) Parish Priest fromSt. Diogo, Guirim??
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- The First Konkani E-Cinema BLACK Nhesop Atanchem Fashion Premiers at Masrah, Hawalli Auditorium, Kuwait on Aug 10, 2007 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-August/060201.html --- WHICH VILLAGE IS THIS PARISH SITUATED IN ? AT From: els verwimp [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] How to contact (and expect an answer) Parish Priest fromSt. Diogo, Guirim?? Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 23:14:44 +0200 Dear all, as my search regarding my family history continues I dare to ask if someone on this list knows who the Parish Priest of the St. Diogo Church is and how that I should contact this person in order to receive an answer from him? Adios Martin Van Camp - Duarte -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20070804/78bf3204/attachment.html _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Re: [Goanet] Vote for Manohar Parrrikar and let Goa have the besteducated Chief Minister !
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- The First Konkani E-Cinema BLACK Nhesop Atanchem Fashion Premiers at Masrah, Hawalli Auditorium, Kuwait on Aug 10, 2007 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2007-August/060201.html --- Poor IIT, whatever the dharamsala imparts. With such clowns to carry its torch who would...ever deign dance behind them. And too, poor Porrekar...however much we disdain the man one can´t but pity the poor fellow that such flimsy straw should prove his loathsome millstone. AdeT From: Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Vote for Manohar Parrrikar and let Goa have the besteducated Chief Minister ! Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 21:31:34 -0400 (EDT) CARMO DCRUZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Remember Manohar-bab is an IITian and IITians are smart ! Dr. Carmo D'Cruz, The only IITian I know is you and you are far from smart. Let me explain why. Only an absolute idiot would make a post on Goanet claiming that Digambar Kamat is not a Goan. If it is possible to sink lower than that, you did that too. You were sent irrefutable proof that Kamat is a Goan. Knowing the truth, you were faced with two choices: 1) Keep quiet and pretend no one else noticed. 2) Admit you were wrong. The er, smart IITian made a choice that is reminisce of another with a highly inflated ego. Yes, Dick Nixon's response was the exact same blunder you are making. I am looking forward to your next post as I am sure you would want the content to reflect on ALL IITians. Mervyn3.0 Get news delivered with the All new Yahoo! Mail. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your Mail page. Start today at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
[Goanet] Felicitation function at Raia
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org RAIA WELFARE ASS,OCIATION Raia-Salcete. Goa. Founded in 2003 Add. for correspondence: C/o Mrs,Flory Monteiro, Santemol, Raia, Salcete, Goa -. 403 720, TeL:2776122 Date : 1st Oct 2007 Raia Welfare Association, a NGO working in Raia for the upliftment of needy and poor by providing some essential commodities to them atleast twice a year is celebrating its 3rd Annual Day on 2nd Oct. 2007 at 10.30 a.m. at Panchayat Multipurpose Hall On this occasion we have planned to distribute some essential commodities to around 50 people at the hands of our M.L.A. Mr. Reginald Lourence. Top ranking 20 students of S.S.C. and H.S.S.C. of the village will also be honoured felicitated. Apart from above two eminent personalities of Raia Engineer Ernesto Moniz and Dr. Ananta Bandekar will also be felicitated for their Life time services to our village. Briefing of the felicitating personalities : Mr. Ernesto Moniz : Mr. Moniz is Chartered Engineer, Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), Life Member of Indian Concrete Institute, Fellow of Institute of Valvuerss (India) and Registered Valuer under Wealth Tax Act. He is also a member of Conservation Committee, Govt of Goa and President, General Assembly, Clube Harmonia de Margao. Born and brought up in Raia Mr. Moniz serves the village of Raia in every village level construction that come up for Raia. It may be of Panchayat, Church or MPLAD scheme, Mr. Moniz stands as a backbone of the work order. Dr. Ananta G Bandekar : Dr. Bandekar is a practicing ophthalmologist at Margao and Ponda. He is also a Consultant Eye surgeon at Hospicio Hospital, Margao. He has taken specialized training in Eye Surgery at Madurai and Hyderabad after M.S.Ophthalmology. He is associated with 'Sneha Mandir' Bandora for yearly eye camp and cataract operations. Born and brought up in Raia Dr. Bandekar serves free of cost to the villagers of Raia. All are invited to attend the function in large number.
Re: [Goanet] GOENCHO SAIB'S LIFE-SIZE STATUE AT OLD GOA PROPOSED
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org It will constitute a provocative act, i predict a backlash that will hurt the community: let the saint be allowed to return in peace to his Basque country, where scores have been murdered over the years by Uzkaddi 'homeland' partisans. Perhaps the Diocese would consider a statue of the SAINTLY Pe. Jose Vas to be more representative of the yearnings of 'all' the people in Goa ! eric. GOENCHO SAIB'S LIFE-SIZE STATUE AT OLD GOA PROPOSED Saturday, September 29, 2007 6:52:31 PM (IST) from Lenny Barretto Daijiworld Media Network - Goa (MB) Panaji, Sep 29: To commemorate St Francis Xavier's 500th birth anniversary, Bom Jesus Basilica director has decided to approach the government with a proposal to erect a life-size statue of the saint at Old Goa.
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Why the Penpricks expose was anonymous (thehoot.org)
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org This is spot on, and about time our Goa Press sits up and does its homework properly. In fact the Goa visual media is outstripping the print media in public interest! Example,When I write a public interest letter to the Editor, I send it to all the local dailies, in the hope that what I want to expose/ say will come out. If it features, It generally gets censored/mutilated or vital sentences/conclusion cut for fitting into space available I suppose. Makes no sense to me or what I wanted to say manytimes. Only if a person reads all the dailies, and my letter is featured and remembered, it can have the impact I intended! We rarely get to read about cases of RTI victories, Consumer Court important decisions, follow up of crime reporting, investigative reporting, own sting operations to expose corruption, etc etc.Thank God for the other media and the internet.
[Goanet] IS CONSENSUAL SEX OKAY?
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Dear Fr.Joaquim Loiola, Your answer has made an important point: controversy is an 'art'. Values cannot be sidetracked. Discussion on Internet can enlighten us or darken our relationship. Thanks! Ivo da C.Souza - Original Message - From: Joaquim Loiola Pereira Of course, opinions as many as there are heads there will always be. Especially in 'juicy' topics like the present one. But let the heads remain in their proper place and not try to 'outhead' some head else, heading for a headless bunch. To present one's point of view without torpedoing other viewpoints appears to be a forgotten art. Or may be we must snobbishly call ours a 'contemporary' art of discussing.
[Goanet] Tri-Continental Film Festival - Report on Day 4
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Tri-Continental Film Festival - Report on Day 4 By Ameeta Mascarenhas Panaji, October 1, 2007 - It was a morning of contrasting cinematic styles and content today, the fourth day at the Tri-Continental Film Festival, with the screening of two startlingly different films. The first 'Shake Hands with the devil: The journey of Romeo Dallaire' directed by Peter Raymont is the heartrending portrayal of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 of the Tutsis and the moderate Hutus who supported them, and the horrific inaction by the UN and international community while it happened. It is the tragic and courageous story of General Dallaire and his handful of soldiers unsupported by the UN that sent them there and his return to Rwanda to confront his past. This documentary brought up questions about the role of the UN in peacekeeping, but also racism and betrayal in the arena of international politics. The second film 'West Bank Story' directed by Ari Sandel, is a short film that spoofs the famous Hollywood Musical 'West Side Story' to humourously dramatise the Israeli Palestinian conflict. David an Israeli Soldier falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian Fatima. Can their love withstand a 2000 year old conflict? This refreshing departure from the serious documentary film style was found to be as powerful and thought-provoking in addressing a problem as any other more pedantic ones. It won rave reviews from the audience who agreed that the solution always lies at an individual level and, who can deny it 'love' is the answer! The evening's session began with 'Sister's in Law' which gave a glimpse of the superbly common-sense justice served up at a small courthouse in South West Cameroon. The two women at the heart of it are the State Counsel and Court President. With wisdom, wisecracks and justice in equal measure they run the legal system of the village. The film, directed by Kim Longinotto and Florence Avisi made us all wonder why we cannot bring this quick and just system to our villages - where women and children issues get lost in the dreary deadlock of an overburdened, over-complicated legal blackhole. The day ended with 'Our America (Unser America/Nuestra America) directed by Kristina Konrad, in which she returns to Nicaragua twenty-five years after the Sandanista revolution of 1979. It looks at the lives of the remarkable women who took up arms against the US-funded contras and their struggle to survive today. Dr Dilip Loundo, Brazilian Chair at the Goa University gave us a brief overview of the political situation in South America at the time, and the unique form of socialist revolution in Nicaragua and Cuba. He then led a very enthusiastic discussion about the film and the particular tone of the film in depicting the revolution as a failure - in the sense that it was a dream to triumph over poverty and discrimination, within a system of political plurality and a mixed economic system while remaining independent of world political blocs. The role of the indigenous poet Ruben Dario and the church and religion in this revolution was also debated. (ENDS) Photos article at: http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=957 Goanet AE http://www.goanet.org
Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 2, Issue 881_Software_hone_english
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Hi Cornel, Thanks. This is good to know and I will pass it on to my brothers too. I hold a day job as a digital artist. There was a time when I wished to work in the field of software -- helping refine and develop paint programs. My goal being to create an opportunity for myself to suggest the underpinnings of paint programs. This would have involved parlaying my understanding traditional tools into software promises. As we know manufactures promise a lot but delivers sparingly. Cecilia's studies, my timidity, perhaps my searches being in isolation, and later, the deaths in the family all put an end to this aspiration. Looking back it was for the better. But software is still a loss for it. vhoi! Another plan was to become a radiology technician, or some other imaging technician in the newer technologies. My friend Sunil Khushalani said in Hindi, and I am paraphrasing here, Arre baba, if you do become a technician, make sure you do not tell the doctor your opinion. Not too many will take kindly to it; and knowing you -- you will even be right. Besides you are good and happy at what you do (now). This memory reminded me of Sunil's Bombay poems; Bartanwala, Gurkha, Sherbetwalla, and Singchanawalla. http://ziyalan.com/marmara/sunil_khushalani.html Mumbaikars, erstwhile Goan tarvottis who stayed at the koors of Bombay, and others will relate to these poems. Although I work digitally -- jobwise, the majority of my work is is in traditional media. Currently, I am working on two relatively large prints that will be digital and woodblock. Venantius __ From: CORNEL DACOSTA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: [Goanet] Further info on software to hone anyone's written English As you are in the field of computer software, perhaps you might wish to explore what Whitesmoke reputedly has to offer. Some examples that, illustrated garbled text becoming quite understandable after 'treatment' by the computer were interesting. Regards Cornel
[Goanet] Rev. Fr. Oliver Antao, Farewell Party
TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007 http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org Date: Sunday, 11th November 2007. Place: The Sacred Heart Church , Edge Hill, Wimbledon SW19 4LU. Time: 2.00 P.M. Mass followed by reception and entertainment. Tickets: £10.00 (will include food and a welcome drink) Organised by friends. Parking on the Church Premises, not allowed ! For tickets please contact : - Rev. Fr. Francis Rosario Tel # 020 86652176. Joe and Daniela Fernandes Tel. # 020 8764 9419. Frank and Margaret Sequeira Tel # 017842 1577. Sally D'Costa Tel # 012 9354 3520. Any one wishing, to make a farewell monetary donation, to Fr. Antao, may do so on the day. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
