[Goanet-News] Goa news for March 25, 2008
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa govt suspends doctor who conducted autopsy on Scarlett - Times of India [4 hours ago] PANAJI: Goa government on Monday placed under suspension forensic expert Dr Silvano Sapeco who had conducted the first autopsy on slain british girl ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa_govt_suspends_doctor_who_conducted_autopsy_on_Scarlett/articleshow/2896191.cmscid=1144694000ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzesOT5_8Vum_SUSHikUk1rEtxzHhA *** Delhi, Goa among India\'s top e-governed states - survey - Reuters India [15 hours ago] MUMBAI (Reuters) - Delhi, Goa, Chhattisgarh, TamilNadu and Kerala were among India's best e-governed states in 2007, a survey released on Monday said. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-32648120080324cid=1144048676ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzdNXio7TpjkGw1FAwF0KCpMtrKLCw *** Scarlette case exposes degradation of Goan society - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] By Maria Aurora Couto The immense media focus on young Scarlette Keelings death has exposed the degradation that has seeped into the fabric of Goan society ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=032563cid=1145213574ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzcxNOK2pEk_APHeb-MjIcE5OxcWSg *** Goa needs a giant wave to wash off the stains - Economic Times [23 hours ago] PANAJI: GOA desperately needs a facelift. Its not that the one-off murder of a British teenager on a Goa beach will suddenly make tourists apprehansive. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Goa_needs_giant_wave_to_wash_stains/articleshow/2893079.cmscid=1144909865ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzeyY_pAwr2ZBV97W42BT41acbylzQ *** We will make Goa a model state, says Kamat - Financial Express [Mar 23, 2008] New Delhi More private sector participation in the social sector is likely in the healthcare sector in Goa. The state government is actively considering ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/We-will-make-Goa-a-model-state--says-Kamat/287639/cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzcuGOMRX_6HhEM5O2sNRj7pRxkS-w *** #152;Tourism infrastructure in Goa inadequate - Financial Express [Mar 23, 2008] New Delhi Even as a debate rages on whether Goa is really safe for tourists,the state government, which is trying hard to salvage its brand image of being ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/-Tourism-infrastructure-in-Goa-inadequate-/287633/cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzdpsug6uV6Pimn9o8p00nTEWE8arw *** Goa\'s 400-yr-old Good Friday ritual - Times of India [Mar 22, 2008] PANAJI: It's a solemn but eye-catching procession, more than 400-year-old, and probably observed only in Rome and at the Se Cathedral in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goas_400-yr-old_Good_Friday_ritual/articleshow/2890104.cmscid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzf-da8yjDE_0LgLFlt45GQ6kgrYaQ *** Patrolling to be intensified in coastal areas of N Goa: IGP - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Sensitive parts of Anjuna, Pernem, and Arambol will have nakabandhis starting from today as a progression of the crackdown by the police on the north ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=032556cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzcaWsCdjKM5nDg_gQhWPKPHJvSHKA *** Goa, Bihar doing worse in controlling TB: report - Thaindian.com [8 hours ago] New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Goa, Bihar, Pondicherry and Meghalaya are doing worse in controlling tuberculosis in India, a new report card said Monday on the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/goa-bihar-doing-worse-in-controlling-tb-report_10030829.htmlcid=1145450110ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzeMi4WYO2-rO8ZnXXW-ESDC6-ZN5Q *** British man held for mailing drugs out of Mumbai, Goa - Daily News Analysis [1 hour ago] ... on Sunday nabbed a British national for allegedly mailing two parcels containing diazepam worth Rs45,000 to UK from Mumbai and Goa last year. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1157490cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzf7XVMA4-JxF2GoTThSMvosRpDYfg
Re: [Goanet] Confusing yet interesting!!
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dr. U. G. Barad wrote: 1: I expected present response to be something still more confusing when Geb responded to the subject! 2: I also wonder whether this book also contains memory recalling technique about Mountbattens? 3: I feel degraded 4: that you should have and used that initial which is the initial of a great universal Jesus Christ (JC). 5: hope your tribe decreases and dissolves = jc's response: re #1: Ah Geb! - who is that? re #2: Mountbatten hanh? - where is that book that Barad was referring to? re #3: I am sorry that you feel degraded. Did you try some Arsoramchen Udok? You will feel upgraded. re #4: Just in case you were referring to the word initials, I wonder if you have visited any church and looked at the top of a Cross. The initials for Jesus Christ are not really J.C., they are I.N. - but that on another day. re #5: Well well, it appears that the tribe of Goans who spoke Concanim and believed that Goan Hindus and Catholics should work together to help each other, is dissolving indeed and surely disappearing from Goa. The proverbial 'bhailli sanskriti' will soon be in the majority. sincerely jc
Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Spot the difference
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- One person short in pic to right, Alfred Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:47:51 + From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Spot the difference Talking Photos: Spot the difference Two pics are shown, can u spot the diffrence? clue provided within the pic. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk13/2352147737/sizes/l/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 _ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-ussource=wlmailtagline
Re: [Goanet] Come on Ravi....your reputation is our reputation
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dr Jose Colaco said : I agree with Floriano Lobo's views on Manohar Parrikar's do whatever to keep the kodel. I submit that IF Manohar Parrikar hadn't come to power via coups and try to stay in power by making deal with the ones he now criticises, He would have been incharge of Goa for a long time. Don't know if that would have been good or bad for Goa - after all, even Antonio Oliveira Salazar was initially - an able administrator! My comment : Based on a careful study of Manohar Parrikar during his term as chief minister ..and an equally detailed analysis of him after he was dethroned ..and actual meetings with a much changed individual following the inability to come back to power in 2007, I am firmly convinced of the following : 1 ) If Manohar Parrikar's term in power had continued uninterrupted beyond February 05 for a prolonged period , it would have been bad for Goa. Pretty BAD. 2 ) After 3 years of being in the wilderness and having become more pragmatic , a much more mature administrator and most importantly , more considerate about viewpoints and ideologies that do not match his own , if he comes back to power now and has a long run , it will be good for Goa.Unequivocally GOOD. warm regards , anand
Re: [Goanet] WE THE PEOPLE in Goa on the Scarlett Keeling
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- I enjoy the programme WE THE PEOPLE and a great admirer of Bharka Dutt, but why do we need publicity on T. V Channels, why can't we act, one of the Ministers on the show did not have much to say and i guess due to the frustrations he was comparing the level of crimes with UK, Remo Fernandes (whom i really respect) only criticised the top guns , mafia,and the links, Oscar apart from trying to make his voice felt and actions like a politician in the making could not make an impact, i find it very strange we never act , never put our actions , never come out as united to fight these anti-social elements, and one point Remo made which is very valid was disunity amongst Goans. Goans need to wake up to safeguard their mother land and all the goan youth who are falling prey to very bad habits , forget all this jazz of we the people , all this is mere media publicity and hype and we get carried away. Let's get our act together of unity and save Goa and Goan youth . Bonefacio On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 Miguel Braganza wrote : Dear Satyawan, Thanks for bringing out the difference in the assessment. If the Tom Cat is Goan, so is Rajan Narayan because both migrated recently to Goa in search of employment as working journalists and editors.
Re: [Goanet] Hinduism and Henotheism
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] As a scientist, he is searching in the Bible (or Religion) what is not being offered there. This is a gross distortion of my statements, and of what I am doing. *I am time and again repeating that Bible does not offer scientific explanations of the natural phenomena. Yet Dr.Santosh is referring to the fundamentalist, literalist, wrong interpretation of the Creation School. This is the reason why I said that he is searching in the Bible what the Bible is not offering. My contention stands, namely there is no conflict between the Bible and sience. (Please see http://www.biblebaptistpublications.org/sciencebible.html for the Biblical interpretation of another Christian denomination, which has a major conflict with science). *We have to investigate the literary genres and the poetic style. Those are not scientific statements, but poetic expressions. My problem is with Fr. Ivo's bogus interpretation of science, *Again he is distorting my views. My definition of Science is the standard concept given by the empirical sciences. and with the implication that his specific religious interpretations represent religion in general. *I am precisely for a critique of religions and for a dialogue. Fr. Ivo's interpretation of the Bible has absolutely no bearing on the understanding of Hinduism... *How could it have? Every pious Hindu believes in reincarnation, which is in direct conflict with science. **It has to be investigated. I found an explanation in http://www.boloji.com/hinduism/064.htm and in http://people.howstuffworks.com/reincarnation4.htm. I am not discussing it here. I do accept the teaching of the Bible on the resurrection of the dead. People of many religions, including Fr. Ivo's, believe in miraculous explanations for natural phenomena, which is also in horrible conflict with science. *Natural phenomena cannot have miraculous explanations. When the facts are extraordinary and not to be explained by Science at all, we can think about the intervention of God. There are several criteria to determine whether an event is a miracle. I am writing these lines on the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, it is a meta-historical event, supra-scientific: the tomb was empty, verified by the witnesses, and then Jesus of Nazareth appeared to his disciples. These events brought a radical transformation in them. This goes beyond the categories of time and space, beyond Science... Happy Easter to all! Fr.Ivo
Re: [Goanet] Arte Palmarica... a centuries-old book about the coconut in Goa
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Hi Leonard, I think a volunteer-driven model would be more apt. I've scanned the 36-page book, and have some offers for volunteer-based translations. As far as printing goes, anyone wanting a (paper) copy could pay for it. FN PS: You can see a lower-res version online at http://www.divshare.com/download/4088057-e79 Show More Sharing Options http://upload.divshare.com/sharing/4088057-e79 Leonard Fernandes wrote: --- We'll do it. If anyone is willing to help with the costs, I'd like to hear from them but we'll do it - typing, editing, translating into English and printing
Re: [Goanet] ( In ) Frequently asked questions regarding Toronto convention
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Anand, before I answer your questions posed, let me unequivocally apologise for my oversight at having the FAQ in question on our website. The success (or failure) of the upcoming International Goan Convention in Toronto has absolutely nothing to do with the agenda of any other similar meeting taking place on this or any other continent. I would not want you to foster that erroneous connotation. - A few questions to the organisers of the Toronto convention : # Are non Hindu brethren excluded from the pleasant social gathering with song and dance organised by the Hindu brethren ? NO, check out their list of attendees. # Are Hindu brethren excluded from the full-fledged international working conference which plans powerful initiatives and historic changes for our motherland ? NO, but none have responded to our call. Surely all the Konkanis of Ontario aren't heading south this July. # Is it not possible that an informal gathering can come up with a few initiatives for Goa ( maybe not as powerful and historic as in the working conference ) and celebrate Goan identity over coffee and cocktails ? Absolutely, and we wish them every success in that unscripted endeavour. # Are you sure there will be no native Goenkars at the song and dance conference ? Their keynote speaker is one # How do you think Hindu brethren will react to the remark above ? Their sentiments have already been conveyed to us and this public apology together with the timely removal/editing of the offending paragraph will hopefully convey our sense of regret. # How would non Hindu brethren feel if a similar remark was made by the organisers of the song and dance conventionnay social event, about the working conference which is committed to powerful initiatives and historic changes for Goa ? We are looking for constructive criticism but lets not get carried away with the rhetoric. # Finally , will the attendance at the powerful and historic Toronto convention reflect the proportion of religious and political affiliations in Goa ( and have previous working conferences organised by the personnel associated done so ? ) NO, the proportions of the diasporic Goans in the Greater Toronto Area and, for that matter, outside Goa, are significantly different their counterparts within Goa. For obvious reasons, we don't expect a huge contingent of delegates from Goa that will influence those proportions. If not , WHY ? I cannot speak for organizers of previous working conferences (the previous academic conference, 20 years ago, was well represented albeit in numbers proportional to the immigrant population of Goans at the time.) - Thank you for bringing this unsavoury matter to our attention. I take full responsibility for not having adequately reviewed the website. Sincerely, Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. -- http://2008goanconvention.com http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/ecp/content/goans.html
[Goanet] Goan with the Wind ...on GSB wings ;-)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear r, I am aware of your caste credentials and figurative cowshed [gothra]. Your badge [stated by you, below] may serve others. About muddleheadedness, I will let it pass. Between rejection and resurrection of this post, JC has summed up the issue well ...GSBs are as bhaille as Parashuram or ... paraia-shu Ram [as against Apna Ram] Let me add a word to my earlier sentence to be more specific. As the comments from other online readers below show, I am not the first one to discover the CASTEISM of Rajdeep's ARTICLE. I am dealing with Catholic Charles Correia's Saraswat Brahmin pride separately. I am not even half done with that, yet. Perhaps, he will renounce his religion . or his caste, whichever is convenient. ;-) Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:04:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goan with the Wind ...on GSB wings ;-) It must be thrilling to discover warmth and happiness in the kindred company of the muddleheaded. Nothing in Rajdeep's article reveals his own views on caste. He has reported on the caste antecedents or and the pride professed by Charles Correia. r - Goud Saraswat Brahmin -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Spot the difference
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Thanks Alfred for your usual support. The right ans. would be.. Aguad Foler missing from the background (Light from the Aguade light house) Check here once again http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk13/2352147737/sizes/l/ thanks again for your continued support. [Goanet] Talking Photos: Spot the difference Alfred de Tavares alfredtavares at hotmail.com Sun Mar 23 09:12:22 PDT 2008 One person short in pic to right, Alfred Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:47:51 + From: joegoauk at yahoo.co.uk Subject: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Spot the difference Talking Photos: Spot the difference Two pics are shown, can u spot the diffrence? clue provided within the pic. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk13/2352147737/sizes/l/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 ___ Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/
[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY 47 - HOT AIR ON GOANET
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- HOT AIR ON GOANET I must confess on reflection, and with all due respect, That there's a yawning and frightening disconnect Between what one reads on Goanet And the reality that one can easily get On the ground – if one were the real facts to collect. The common man in Goa is far from being at all concerned With analyses, theories and arguments however learned. He simply wants to know why things are not as they should be, And why they have now changed, for the worse, to such a degree, And when he'll see the eden for which he long had yearned. - Shanti Dhoot
[Goanet] GOA: Anti-Goans, Migrants and pearl-dripping neo-Goans
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dears, There is an interesting article in the GT today by Adv. Jos Peter [also author of Scarlett, Manion and Me in Herald and GT earlier] that compares and contrasts poor labour class non-Goan immigrants, the noveau riche Delhiite Goans and the Goa-born anti-Goans [a term coined by Oscar Rebello which has gained currency on the banks of the river Mandovi and recently at We, the People at Baga-Calangute] Adv. Peter seems to have taken a leaf out of Pravin Sabnis' Monday Muse and taken the use of the Metaphor [or, smilingly, the simile as in the Convent song that goes When you are happy and you know and you really want to show it ...S M I L E. ;-) ] and compared Scarlett's death to that of a roadside hit-n-run accident involving a stoned youth in stone-washed jeans on a motorbike, possibly riding triple seat. It is an interesting article ...even though I do not agree with his suggestion that we should focus only on the two-sides of one issue ...reponsibility of the keeper and the killer. When there is collateral damage, one has to take a multi-lateral approach. Fiona and her family can move on. The rest of Goa's populace [specially the Nth generation Goan, where N 1] hardly has that option to protect his/her /their children from the ravages of drugs ...even if there is no mafia involved in Goa. Adv. Peter, of course, is a lawyer from one or more of the accused in the case ...and represented another who may now be a Prosecution witness, instead of being an abbettor to the crime specially if he had the means to call PCR on Toll Free 100 and save a life. Mog asundi Miguel -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] SCARLETT'S AFTERMATH PUBLIC MEETING AT CHAPORA
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Utt Goenkara will hold a public meeting at Chapora Market on Tuesday 25th March at 5 pm to demand the immediate suspension of Dr Silvano Dias Sapeco, Professor and Head of Forensic Medicine at the Goa Medical College for bungling of British teenager Scarlett Eden Keelings post-mortem by his grave irresponsible and professional lapses. The meeting would also demand that suspended Police Sub Inspector (PSI) Nerlon Albuquerque who is sought to be made a scapegoat out of political vendetta be immediately re-instated. Amongst other irregularities Dr Sapeco in 2003 had messed up a postmortem of a Molcornem man in Quepem Taluka, Mr. Floriano Diniz by converting a glaring murder into a suicide and Dr. Sapecos continued manipulation of post mortems needs to stop. The Chapora meeting will highlight Goas crumbling infrastructure and filthy beaches as a result of which the State was being visited by a class of tourists who are more of a nuisance value than a boon to our economy. The meeting will also demand a total crackdown on the rampant drugs and other anti-social activities on the coastal belt in particular. Goa Government would be called upon to send a very clear message to the world that tourists looking for drugs, sex and other nefarious activities were not welcome or needed in Goa. __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. More Ways to Keep in Touch. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
[Goanet] AMCHEA GOYANT: Hoi, Te firngi Gele, Atam Nove Dada Ube Zale
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Hôi, Te Firngi Gele, Atam Nove Dada Ube Zale Vasco da Gama-chea tarvan Indiê veslean verem dhôrlem, sumar 450 vorsam firngeamnim amcher raj choloylem, punn az kãi desanchea lokan Gõyant mottê hikmotin pennem kelem. Khorench, lingi mouza, gungê-vokdam, pozddeô rave parties... az amcheam dorya-degeveleam ganvamnim buzbuztat. MorjimArambol hanga voch: Ruxi (Ruxia desantlo) lôk gungê-vokdancho dhondo choloytat. Vagatorant Israeli dada zaleat. KollonguttBaga vexi, Evropi aplo boncho fuloytat; ani Afrikeche KenyanNigerian fattim ravunk nant, te-i Kandollê raza zaleat. Oxi khobor porgôtt zalea. Porkeam desantlim Cocaine, MDMA, Ecstasy gulliô adi amcheam dorya-vellancher rokddinch melltat. Êk gram Cocaine gheunk 3 te 4 hozar Rupoyancho khôrch zata. Israeli LSD-icho dhondo choloytat ani tachea eka thembeak 400 Rupoy poddtat. Punn tacho faido konnak? Vokdam vikpich nhoi, bogor pulis, sorkari odhikari, ganvche panch... aplim bolsam bhôrtat. Lôk hem borem zanno ani hachi gozal korit asa: uzo nastanam dhunvor zata? Gõy bhonvddekarancho sorg mhonn nanv gazlam. Punn dusrê vatten vhoddlem odruxtt - mhonngê produxonn vô mhellavnni (corruption) - lotton ailam: udkachem, zomnichem ani vareachench produxonn nhoi, punn lokachea atmik jivitachem, promannik sobhavachem, monxasoimbak favo aslolea man-adorachem. Soddeak onek purave asat. Fattleam don vorsam modem 126 porkim monxam Gõyant morun gelim mhonn kollon ailam. Onvduncheach vorsa poileam don mhoineam bhitor bara zannancho jiv kobar zalo ani khup ostorianchea (zannteam ani tornatteam amcheam bhoinninchea) angar yeun bolatkar kele mhonn khatrechi khobor asa. Dhampun dovrunk zainam tosle itle khun ani kanttalleacheô ghòddnniô ghòddtat astanam, kãi unchle sorkari odhikari Gõy ek surokxit vô sugur raj mhonn mottean nare gazoun lokacheam kanank vaingim bandtat. Bhonvddekaram amkam kiteak zay mhonn vicharlear, ier faideancher lokx ghalinastanam, tim ailear sorkarache kodde poixeamnim bhoron yetole, oxem mhonntat. Hôi, poixeanchich girestkay mukhêl hetu amcho? Ticheruch dhòrlolo asa gai amchea opurbayechea Gõycho vikas? Punn dusrê vatten vegllê konixttayent ani lacharponnant ami odik-odik buddot vetanv. Fultim tornattim kanttalleachea rebant poddleant. Bebdikay, gungê-vokdam, pozddeô chali ani dhadosponnam osleank tim bhulleant, osleam vesnank (vices) vô bhov vaitt sonvoyank vesnadhin (addicted) zait vetat. Ghorabeantli xist vhanvun gelea. Avoybapayk apleam bhurgeanchi sodpus gheunk ani tankam xiddkaunk kallji nam. Kristi ghorabeamnim legun bhov thoddi xist dista. Xikop kortolim tornattim Dev-dhorm sôddtat, vhoddilank konnxeak martat, mhozo fuddar mhojea hatant mhonn somzun chodd durdoivi rostear choltat. Avoy-bapayamnim, mistirimni ani margdorxon dakovpiamnim toxench dharmik fuddariamnim aple dolle dhampun ravunk zainam. Az ami upay gheunche, faleam tim amchea hatak anink mellchim nant. http://www.v-ixtt.com/ogrlekh.html - Forwarded by www.goa-world.com - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
[Goanet] Barxem Shigmo Pictures
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Re: [Goanet] If you reach Fatorpa...
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Interesting Fred. This proverb written in Devnagiri is Fatarpechyean(not Fatorpechyean). V.P. Chavan also includes an analogous proverb, Kashila ghele mhunzhe Prayag javal. Having gone to Kashi means Prayag is nearby. If it is the same Fatorpa, this means as you speculate, that it was outside the known boundaries of Goa--but was Quepem ever outside Goa, or just the village Fatorpa/Fatarpa? Perhaps this has to do with the Novo Conquistas. One would think this proverb has been around in excess of a couple of centuries--also considering that pilgrims would visit that Shantadurga temple there from far. If it indeed is Fatarpa and not Fatorpa, the proverb would be saying, Having gone to Fatarpem(the village) means Goa is close by. Now do not tell me that Goa was ever close to Tughlakabad or Nayii Dilli, or Bihar! venantius From: Frederick [FN] Noronha * ??? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] If you reach Fatorpa... OLD KONKANI SAYING: If you reach Fatorpa, Goa isn't far away... (Fatorpechyean goem lagim.) From The Konkani Proverbs by V P Chavan... guess it only highlights the changing nature of Goa's borders.
[Goanet] Who is trying to divert the issue , Ravi ?
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Goanetters , The Goa home minister said at a press conference on 18 March 08 that Fiona MacKeown is trying to divert attention from questions about her own negligent behavior by blaming Ravi Naik and the Goa police. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFOky4xf5VI Well Ravi , here are a few questions about the negligent behavior of the Goa home minister , Goa police and Goa Forensics : # Scarlette died on 16 February 08. What were the police doing till 8 March 08 when a 2nd autopsy was performed after persistent demands from Mrs MacKeown ? # How could the chief of forensic medicine in Goa, Dr S Sapeco give a report of accidental drowning on a child of 15 found without clothes on and with 50 injuries on her ? # How could the police accept this report ? # Dr Sapeco said on CNN IBN that he had verbally mentioned the possibility of homicide although he had not included this in his written report. Is this normal procedure ? # Had Dr Sapeco been involved in a similar incident previously and suspended by Manohar Parrikar ? # How did the number of injuries increase from 5 to 50 in the second autopsy report ? # What did your friend Aleixo Sequeira mean the other day on NDTV when he said there was not much difference between the 2 autopsies ? # Why was the police officer Nerlon Albuquerque suspended ? # Had Nerlon Albuquerque been involved in a similar incident previously and suspended by Manohar Parrikar ? # What right did the police have to photocopy and release Scarlette's private diary ( as well as confidential emails from police computers ) into the public domain ? # On what basis are you demanding that Fiona MacKeown's visa to India not be extended / renewed ? # How come the Goa government has developed a sudden interest in the professional career of Vikram Verma , the lawyer defending Fiona and Scarlette ? # Why is the Goa government so vehemently opposed to CBI involvement ? # How come the police don't like Dr Sapeco's second report which says the child was murdered ( when they loved the first one which concluded it was accidental drowning ) ? http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200803232121.htm # Last , but not least , do you know Ravi Naik's son Roy Naik who has been named on NDTV by 2 independent sources , including a Deputy Superintendent of Goa police , as being knee deep in the drug trade in Goa ? http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=032062 WHO IS TRYING TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM THESE QUESTIONS , EH ? And BTW goanetters , while we are on this topic , have a look at these videos of the statements made by Goa Police on this issue. Their body language probably reveals than the predictable comments they make. IGP Kishen Kumar on 14 Mar 08 http://youtube.com/watch?v=QhTPxAkf3tY Director General Brar on 20 Mar 08 http://youtube.com/watch?v=dzpgvMH6CsY IGP KK reappears on 21 Mar 08 ( last 1.5 minutes of clip ) http://youtube.com/watch?v=DI0xRqe6buk regards, anand ( Dr Anand Virgincar )
[Goanet] Come on Ravi....your reputation is our reputation
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Marshall, Well said. Your suggestion could also well serve Dr. Anand Virgincar on his thread Why Manohar Parrikar is not the CM of Goa ...and probably never will. The BJP, like the MGP, SGF and UGDP [now already de-recognised] would do well to reform and revise their constitutions. Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:11:40 +0530 (IST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Come on Raviyour reputation is our reputation Vinay Natekar wrote: The reason people of Goa not voting BJP to power as per my first approximation is a vast section of our Goan voters are ignorant, corrupt and casteist. Comment: Wow!!! What logic!! First castigate the Congress and now the voters. Just because the people do not vote for the communal favourite party of Vinay. Perhaps if Vinay had to advise his favourite party and leader to reform and dump its reactionary ideology, he may see a see change in its fortunes. Regards, Marshall Mendonza -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
Re: [Goanet] Hinduism and Henotheism
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- I have NOT been following this thread carefully. And it appears most of its contents have long gone off course. Most intelligent people BUILD ON various constructs in a POSITIVE manner. That is how progress is made in a dialog and in a community. A few, perhaps more than a few among Goans, appear to promote themselves by merely zapping others. The topic of separating, and trying to present as a contradiction, science and religion appears to be an endearing subject for Goans, especially on Goanet. In displaying their limited knowledge, this topic of contradictions is used to demagogue both fields. This thread and others related to religion may have become an adult version of a Pissing Contest. I wish the moderators gave some consideration to ending this thread. Yet, here is an example of bringing together the two fields rather than engaging in I am smarter than you. I am attaching a link below on some self-study of mine about migration patterns of world population. I found interesting papers including the following. This paper appears to be a collaboration of / linking together of religion and science. We need more of these references and such dialogue. The author in using gene studies and describes a genetic Adam and a genetic Eve. The web paper is as recent as 18 months. Good wishes for Easter Kind Regards, GL http://www.duerinck.com/migrate.html A KEVIN DUERINCK - GENETIC MIGRATIONS PAGE GENETICS AND HUMAN MIGRATION PATTERNS (GENETIC ANTHROPOLOGY) [Last revised December 9, 2006] Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
[Goanet] A Question
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:43:29 +0530 From: Fr. Ivo da C. Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for giving me a well-deserved mental-health break. Mario responds: You are very welcome. I hope you don't need another one soon by defending the indefensible:-)) Comment: The comments identified by initials below are from the previous post. My current comments are identified by my full first name. MG: such discussions miss the whole point of a religion, certainly ours. In our religion, I believe the focus should be on the Golden Rule, the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. Fr. Ivo: *It is the only commandment mentioned by Jesus (cf.Jn 13:34). MG: Much of the rest is ceremonial stuff, conjured up by church leaders, some for fundraising purposes, that often distracts from the essential message of Christ which is summarized in these teachings. Fr. Ivo: The sacraments are celebrations of life, the Word of God has a central place. Mario adds: John 13:34 is supported in very practical terms by Matthew 5 - 7. I support anything that focuses on John 13:34 and Matthew 5 - 7, and oppose anything that distracts attention from these. MG: Over the years our church leaders developed so many rituals that are repetitive to the point of being meaningless in any practical sense. For example, does repeating the Hail Mary endlessly in the Rosary, almost as if one were in a trance, substitute for a heartfelt prayer to her in your own words? I doubt it. Do we think Mary did not get it the first time? Fr. Ivo: There are different kinds of prayer. All these methods, including biblical and spontaneous prayers, may help different people. Mario responds: I have never understood how repeating some prayers by rote as if in a trance, over and over and over again until the mind is numbed, helps anyone when the focus should be on John 13:34 and Matthew 5 - 7? MG: How many Saints do we need to intercede for us in Heaven? Do any of them count if Mary, Christ's own Mother, cannot help you? Fr. Ivo: You know the doctrine of the Communion of Saints. We have a big album of our Friends in Heaven. Mario adds: The album started off great with martyrs who were persecuted and gave their lives for the Christ. Lately, the album is tending to become a farce. For example, the attempt to fast track Pope John Paul II. In my never humble opinion, the case of this Pope should be decided by subsequent generations far removed from knowing him personally and benefiting from his patronage, not by his own friends and cronies who succeeded him. I have formally objected to fast tracking his case simply because he reacted very late to the priestly pedophile scandal, then reacted weakly and seemed more concerned for the pedophiles and the image of the church, and not concerned nearly enough for the thousands of victims who were scarred for life. For this Pope to bring Cardinal John Law, who had tolerated and enabled one of the worst of the pedophiles and was forced to resign in disgrace, out of retirement and make him an Arch Priest at Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the few churches in Rome directly administered by the Vatican was nothing short of scandalous. I have written to Pope Benny that he clearly has a conflict of interest in the case of John Paul II and should recuse himself in this case. Leave it to others 50 years from now. What's the hurry? When I need help I go straight to the top - to Mary, whom I was named after but have repeatedly failed to live up to. I don't bother with anyone else. MG: How did we get from the manger to the palace? Fr. Ivo: This is part of our inculturation. It is unavoidable. Although trying to live close to Christ, you are not living in a 'manger'. Mario responds: Inculturation? Unavoidable? Bah, humbug! These are self-serving sophistries. The church has gotten so far from the manger that claims that they are living close to Christ are patently bogus. MG: I was thoroughly amused just a few days ago when the Church listed some more sins - one of which has something to do with accumulating excessive wealth. Fr. Ivo: The sin of affluence in the materialistic world. MG: Is there any institution with more excessive wealth than the Catholic Church? Just visit Rome and the rest of Italy and see for yourself. Fr. Ivo: Remember that you are speaking of the Church that is 'mobilizing' money for distribution throughout the world. Mario responds: Most of the inordinate wealth of the Catholic church is immobile and invested in bricks and mortar and real estate and expensive works
[Goanet] Goa's Editors-3: HERALD (Goa) Goa's Editors-4:HERALD (Goa)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Goanetters, My response to Message: 6 Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:43:25 +0530 From: Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa's Editors-3: HERALD (Goa) Goa's Editors-4:HERALD (Goa) My humble explanations to humble corrections suggested earlier on above subject line. In case of a story about Catholic fisherwoman from Margao fish market and that of Margao Business man I was very clear in saying in my first response i.e. Here I am not contesting as to which of the two versions are correct. I am only trying to cite what had appeared in dailies during those days and who was the editor those days. (Have a relook to my original posting which is appended here below) So I have NO heart to loose NOW nor I lost my heart THOSE DAYS. On the contrary, may be those days me being young as was the writer of the original message, I might have been thrilled to read that story! Let me explain why I remember that incident. Mr. Felicio Cardozo was then a teacher at Navelim School was also the reporter of Romi Konkani Daily named Uzvaad whose editor was Mr. Evagrio Jeorge. Mr. Evagrio Jeorge, a freedom fighter along with another freedom fighter Mr. Mark Fernandes was killed in a shocking and tragic bus accident in front of Tourist Hostel at Panaji. I just cannot forget that tragic accident because that accident killed two freedom fighters at one go. Since that time I used to always appreciate Evagrio for his smashing reporting in Uzvaad along with the reporting of the famous story which writer wrote recently under the subject titled above. The story/message/reporting was carried in Uzvaad for the first time (I maintain my previous expression). And if at all it was subsequently carried by Divtti, (a Margao based daily with office at Comba - Margao) as the writer say I am not aware of it. But this is not the point in question or under debate. I maintain my original clarification about that incident that - incident did not occur - did appear in Gomantak one year later and the editor of Gomantak was Gadkari. I remember this because after this news we the college mates did heavy discussions on Gadkari's reporting! ( Have a re-look at my original posting which I had written i.e. Here I am not contesting as to which of the two versions are correct.) Regarding WCT (West Cost Times) why I contested the discussion on historical write-up. One of my beloved friend who was working with WCT suffered a lot and was not alive to read the last WCT editorial WCT died a brave death written by last editor of WCT Subhash Desai and there after WCT was closed for ever. I even recollect the dharnas launched by Goa Union of journalist in protest of closure of WCT. In WCT case I am sure you know much more than me! Wish you happy SUNDAY EASTER Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad (I have nothing to lose nor gain or take to heart about historical facts ( I don't know about you?) and if you have to ? I am ready to take any platform with prior appointment with me. I am not JC to thresh every line and every word of the message!!!) Attached: MY FIRST RESPONSE: Dear Mr. Valmiki two humble corrections to your two posts that appeared in Goanet dated March 9, 2008 March 16, 2008? First correction is regarding a story that you mentioned in Goa's Editors - 3 about a Catholic fisherwoman from Margao fish market and that of Margao Business man. I recollected and sort reconfirmation that this story was carried by Romi Konkani Daily named Uzwad when Mr. Felicio Cardozo was the reporter of that daily and Editor was Mr. Evagrio Jeorge. Mr. Felecio Cardozo was not the Editor those days. And for your information, Marathi Daily of the same business house named Gomantak whose editor then was Mr. Gadkari published exactly opposite story year later saying - after detail investigations we have come to conclusion that such incidence never occurred in Margao at Monte Hill. This clarification was carried by Gomantak and not by Uzwad. Here I am not contesting as to which of the two versions are correct. I am only trying to cite what had appeared in dailies during those days and who were the editors those days. Second correction is regarding West Cost Times (WCT) in Goa's Editors-4: HERALD (Goa). You made a mention that WCT could not blaze a path-breaking trail in Goa's journalistic history. That's true, but you have not given the factual behind this. WCT was paying almost double the salary to its reporters and above officials as compared to other local dailies including Margao daily
[Goanet] Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today...and will probably not ever be
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Dr. Anand Vigincar, Anand-bab, Dongor pois suttiant sazre, lagim suttiant kazre. I am waiting for the interview video to be uploaded by little r. It will be more revealing. Till then, try this: Your diagnosis of the ailment that prevented Manohar-bab from being the CM of Goa for the THIRD TIME in seven years is partially right like Dr.Silvano Dias Sapeco's first autopsy report on Scarlett Keeling. Unlike Scarlett, Manohar-bab and the BJP are alive in Goa ...though not exactly thriving and may regain power. The failed coups of July, 2007 and January, 2008 ar not the end of the world. Remember the story of King Bruce and the spider [Kohli or Wani]. Perhaps, Manohar bab can learn from the Konkan spiders. So I do not agree with your prognosis ...though I would work to ensure that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. To reduce verbosity, I am truncating your posting below and interspersing my comments with a short prayer to the almighty Goanet Admin to approve its line and length and not accuse me of chucking ;-) Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:11:36 + From: Anand Virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today...and will probablynot be ever Dear Goanetters , While many anti-BJP personnel on Goanet harbour a blind hatred for the BJP and Manohar Parrikar ( and are liberal in their propagations of falsehoods and use of uncivil language in their criticism ) COMMENT: Please name the offenders. Generalisations help not. over the 12 weeks of my presence on this forum , I have recognised some who are prepared to engage in a rational discussion. This posting ( and also the interview with Manohar Parrikar ) is directed specifically at the latter. COMMENT: Carry on, Doctor ;-) Bab Floriano and Dotor Jose Colaco have stated recently that the BJP would have been in power longer if only Manohar had not : 1 ) Come to power via coups rather than the ballot box. 2 ) Tried to remain in power using unconstitutional means ( and this refers , I presume , to the Feb 05 Satarkar / Neri episode in the main ) 3 ) Associated himself with nefarious elements ( and I assume , Babush Monseratte heads the list here ) COMMENT: 1. Factually correct for 2000 A.D [7 B.P] but NOT for 2002 A.D., when Matanhy's objection to the Congress left the UGDP group of 3 MLAs no choice as to whom to support. Congress should take the rap for that ...it also put the worst candidates possible. 2. The Satra-attra kar that was declared 18-6 was a blot on the Goa Legislature. It remains so. It is another matter that the Cogress actually promoted the then Marshall P.I. Mahesh Gaokar to Dy.S.P. rank ...and posted him in the CRIME Branch at that. 3. Not just Babush, but Matka king of the South and the Dope King of the North were cabinet ministers with Manohar-bab ... while another took the cake for groping in the Black Forests of Belgaum in his capacity as the Goa Forest Minister. ;-) The fourth reason is of course ...that of the Hindutva agenda. COMMENT: Hardly an issue from 1994 [while riding piggy-back on MGP] till the UGDP men were absorbed in 2004 YET , the BJP were not voted back to power. This a a summary of why ( in my opinion ) Manohar Parrikar is not in the CM's chair today and will probably never be : 1 ) MP did not ( and will not ) allow uncontrolled corruption . COMMENT: Pure BULL ...except if the coruption was actually controlled [as in managed] by him. 2 ) MP did not ( and will not ) cater to the personal agenda's of individuals the way Congressmen do. COMMENT: Also BULL. Matka, dope, raves, haftas continued unabated during BOTH the stints of BJP rule: 2000-2002 and 2002-2005 [January] 3 ) MP was dictatorial during his term. That is exactly what is required of a leader in Goa today. However , the super-ego's in the bureucreatic and political set up in Goa do not enjoy this , thus adding to the list of his political foes. COMMENT: Dictatorship is good if the Dictator can be shot dead at the end of one term. was a comment by an expert during a discussion on the forms of gevernance. Well, I like Manohar-bab. So what if he messed his second term? He makes a good Leader of the Opposition! May he live long and prosper in that post forever. Amen. It is another matter that the cabinet colleagues did not like the mini- Dictator during the second term ...many of them were aspiring for that role, themselves. ;-) 4 ) MP and the BJP cannot match the money and muscle power of the Congress in general. In addition , there are some constituencies like Taleigao ,
[Goanet] DNAIndia.com : The Goa drug divide
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- This message was sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED], as a service of dnaindia.com -- Comments from sender : Gday F.N., Bosco and Goanet. Kindly list this. Thank you. Ruby Goes -- Full Story can be found at http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1157367 The Goa drug divide Cocaine, LSD and hashish, rave parties, a corrupt police, the Russian mafia and the odd murder or two. tourism in Goa couldn't have been more exciting. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = For news updates throughout the day, visit dnaindia.com http://www.dnaindia.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = © 2005-2008 Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. All rights reserved.
[Goanet] Conference on Indian Expatriates in the Gulf Countries / 29 March 2008 / Hotel Mandovi - Goa
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- CONFERENCE ON INDIAN EXPATRIATES IN THE GULF COUNTRIES March 29, 2008 at 3:00 pm at Hotel Mandovi, Convention Hall - Panaji-Goa. The Department of NRI Affairs will hold a Conference on Indian expatriates in the Gulf countries on March 29 at 3 p.m. at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji. Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi will inaugurate the Conference. Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Digambar Kamat will be the Chief Guest and Chief Secretary, Shri J. P. Singh will be the Guest of Honour. Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Shri Eduardo Faleiro will preside over the Conference. On this occasion, Community Service Leadership Awards will be presented to some leaders of the Goan community in the Gulf countries. The Handbook for NRGs, containing information useful to our emigrants and facilities available to them will be released at the Conference. Action Taken Reports on memoranda submitted to the NRI Commissioner during his recent visit to the Gulf countries will also be circulated at the Conference. Attendance to the Conference will by invitations only , if you would like to attend - please send in your requests to us before the 20th of March 2008 - giving us your full name and address in Goa- to enable the NRI GOA- Dept to despatch the invitations to you. Rene Barreto Overall Coordinator , WORLD ALLIANCE of GOAN ASSOCIATIONS WORLD GOA DAY - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Email: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - As posted by www.goa-world.com on Kuwaitsamachar.com
Re: [Goanet] Goa is going down the drain (Remo Fernandes in Tehelka)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- i like his views about 'ideal Goa'...but then how will have my hut there..? maybe u can help me have one... --- Read all Goanet messages at: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ ---
[Goanet] Former Chairman of SBI to deliver a talk at International Centre
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Former Chairman of SBI to deliver a talk at International Centre Life Trustee and former President of International Centre Goa, Former Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) and author of My 40 years with SBI, Mr. P G Kakodkar will deliver a talk on Reminiscences of an Old Goan at International Centre Goa, Dona Paula on Wednesday, 26 March 2008. The programme is open for all. Mr. Kakodkar is the only Goan to reach the highest position in SBI, the largest bank in the world. Mr. Kakodkar has authored his autobiography recently has also started to author his second book on some untold stories of his life. Mr. Kakodkar will speak about how a Goan has reached to the position of the Chiarman of SBI with dedication and commitment. Mr. Kakodkar is also associated with several other social causes and institutions including the Goa Unviersity. This will be an inspiring talk for aspirants of important positions in the career. The main aim of organising this Special Lecture is to give opportunity to the young aspirants to know the hardships that go to being head of world's largest bank. SOURCE: The International Centre, Goa Goanet - Where Goans Connect http://www.goanet.org
[Goanet] SOUP? - monday-muse (24mar08)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- MONDAY MUSE (24 March 2008) SOUP? Job Interviews are conducted to assess a potential employee to see if he/she has the required competencies and attitude. And in recent times, innovative situations are created to assess the reflexes and responses to find out who is better than the rest. Just consider the following case: All the candidates for managerial positions are educated about the organisation’s vision, mission and systems through a striking audio visual presentation. Next the presenter announces, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the interview shall commence after a 30 minute recess. Till then, help yourself to some delicious soup.” Everyone begins to queue up at the serving table… even those who do not want the soup, choose not to be part of a slight. The atmosphere is one of discipline… no pushes and shoves… smiles flash around… everyone knows they are being watched and hence the best behaviour is out on display. The bowl is gracefully lifted… a prompt “thank-you” is uttered as the waiter pours the soup… One moves further, to gracefully add a series of additives that await… chilly sauce, vinegar, pepper, salt, etcetera. The assessment is complete! Everyone who adds without tasting and checking out whether the soup actually requires add-ons find themselves in hot soup as far as the interview is concerned In the quest to assess who is better, the ones who fall aside are the ones who use resources without considering whether they are needed. To BE BETTER than the rest, we must ensure that our behaviour is based on situational thinking instead of perfunctory behaviour. And we have to start with unlearning habits and embracing a responsive approach that shuns the mechanical unthinking. We must unlearn habits of mechanical inclination, To BE BETTER lets indulge in responsive action. regards Pravin-da 24 March 2008, Goa, India. Since 2004, the MONDAY MUSE series (based on JCI-India’s annual theme) is penned by PRAVIN SABNIS - a life coach with a passion to connect people to their passion potential. He employs creative competencies in theatre trekking in his UNLEARNING UNLIMITED workshops conducted for leading corporate other groups. Meet people who discuss and share your passions. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups
[Goanet] Goa and Pornographic governance
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Goanetters, The DNA report below labels the governance in Goa as PORNOGRAPHIC Even worse , it refers to the selfless , valiant , forthright and amazingly far sighted Digamber Kamat as SHAMELESS http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1157356 warm regards, anand
[Goanet] Arte Palmarica...
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- An easier-to-access version of Arte Palmarica (an old Jesuit-written book on the coconut tree in Goa): http://www.divshare.com/download/4088057-e79 More about the book: http://observatoriodaimprensa.pt/periodicos-portugueses/arte-palmarica/ Rgds, FN -- -- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | Ym/Gmailtalk: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9970157402 --
[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO: Food Safety: making it a reality in our homes the neighbourhood.
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- - Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 28th March from 4pm. to 6pm. at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa Goa. TOPIC:Food Safety:making it a reality in our homes the neighbourhood. SPEAKER:Open Discussion We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the Friday Balcao event but if you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by post to FRIDAY BALCAO Post Box 78, Mapusa 403 507 or by email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] best wishes, Roland Martins Don't miss out on the discussion. Information is power, Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! - GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE Documentation + Education + Solidarity 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Working On Issues Of Development Democracy =
[Goanet] Deconstructing tourism image of Goa
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- The Hindu, 24 March 2008 Deconstructing tourism image of Goa Maria Aurora Couto The recent tragedy in Goa exposes degradation of coastline and human resource. The immense media focus on young Scarlette Keeling’s death has exposed the degradation that has seeped into the fabric of Goan society, predominantly along the coastal belt in north Goa. However, her tragic death only points to a disease that has afflicted Goa for more than a decade. It is to be hoped that the sequence of developments will expose a nexus of perpetrators who have raped the pristine beaches, and lured a significant section of the youth into drugs. It is a disease spread through the very construction of the image of Goa as a tourist paradise, a party place, Goa-where-anything-goes. And the pickings have been rich for the powerful, their underlings and the middlemen spread across the globe, within the nation and of course within Goa. Historically there has been an image of Goa and Goans constructed by British historians and travellers such as Richard Burton in the 19th century. They despised the failure of Portuguese colonialism and hence despised Goan culture — of which they knew nothing. They created the stereotype of a mixed race, of temple dancers, women of easy virtue, hard drinkers, a people with no history and no culture. This stereotype has been reworked in our time by Nirad C. Chaudhuri and V.S. Naipaul, and in Bollywood films. Yet we Goans know we are by and large a law-abiding society, with strong family values. The temples and churches are overflowing, the festivals are celebrated with a typically Goan combination of élan and deep spirituality, and our village life is vibrant and active. Writers and artists have chosen to make Goa their home. Amitav Ghosh, who now has a home in Goa, feels it is the special quality of the Goan people, their warmth and cosmopolitanism, that draws people here. Contradictory perspectives How, then, does one make sense of these two contradictory perspectives? What is of concern to me is that the image of Goa constructed to sell tourism has been sedulously cultivated to reinvent for modern times the perverted stereotype constructed since the 19th century or earlier. The notoriety, the quiet wink and knowing look that have been inseparable from the idea of Goa in certain circles, appears to have been co-opted to sell tourism with a kind of tacit understanding that much will be condoned. And these same forces collude to keep the party going, to ignore the crimes, and the despair of a law-abiding population that finds itself trapped between a description of its homeland as one of the best States in the country in terms of human resource development yet also is host to paedophiles, drug pushers, and most recently, gambling, to lure yet another kind of tourist, a State with a high rate of literacy second only to Kerala yet with a 40 per cent dropout rate, and an equal percentage of the educated unemployed. I lived in Goa in 1962 soon after its liberation when people flocked from our metropolitan cities to buy foreign goods and cheap liquor. Goa itself was not taken seriously except as a place to have a good time. The scene is no better today. There is a sense in which the national tourist ‘others’ the Goan. We are an open society, cosmopolitan, with fewer inhibitions in the sense that we are informal, love music and dance, with time for leisure built into a hardworking day. And perhaps more crucially, there is an easy informality between the sexes, which is wildly misunderstood by the Indian tourist, in particular, who often arrives to let go of his own inhibitions, drawn by the media image of “in Goa anything goes.” Figures show that the consumption of liquor by tourists in a day in the high season is more than is consumed by Goans in a whole year — although drunkenness is now disrupting family life more than ever before. Goa has suffered many shocks which have rocked the stability of its society, which is essentially feudal, and its ancient system of land-holding known as communidade. Both received a mortal blow from insensitive land reforms. As a result, rich agricultural lands are lying fallow — and a great deal of it has been converted by unscrupulous politicians into settlement zones. Hence there has been a huge diversion of agricultural land to satisfy the greed of national and international players for real estate. One reads of a sale in Delhi earlier this month at an “Extensive Goa Property Show.” Goans know nothing about this, nor do they know to whom the land belongs. Simultaneously, a signature campaign is
[Goanet] Open Letter to Goan Overseas Organisations
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Overseas Goans Organisations, There are many Goan Organisations worldwide involved in many goodwill services to our Community. To each Organisation; we need to address a priority on a urgent basis i.e. to mobilise a mass awareness among overseas Goans to protect Goa's Identity; else we will no longer have a place to call home. The time to act is now!! This awareness programme needs to be well planned co-ordinated to spread the facts; This is very important as many Overseas Goans are unaware of the facts threatening our identity. People will only act if they are aware. Goans generally appear to have resigned themselves to loosing their Identity. If this is the case, then we should stop creating/having Goan organisations/Forums, as in my view what is the point; if we carry on as we are; soon without a Goa with Goan Identity, all these organisations/forums will not be relevant!! I request each Overseas Goan Organisation to initiate spreading the said awareness amongst as many Goans as possible, in their respective country/region. Arwin Mesquita, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
[Goanet] KONKANI SONG - MONDAY
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- *WELCOME TO EDU'S WORLD* KONKANI SONG - MONDAY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sfeniiAVig *enjoy edu* ** ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Goanet] Goa's Editors-3: HERALD (Goa) Goa's Editors-4:HERALD (Goa)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Goanetters, So, with the long ramble below, what is the writer trying to say -- that I should have sought and quoted his learned views in my column, and having failed to do so, was why what I wrote all wrong? What was it that he tried to clarify in the first place? I seem to be dealing with a confused mind. If what he meant to clarify (or rather ask) was why, when I was talking of Goa's Editors, I wrote about that rare Margao Monte scandal unearthed by Felicio Cardoso, who according to Mr. Barad was a Reporter (and not an EDITOR) at the time, I clearly stated in my first reply to him that I may have erred in thinking Felicio was Editor at that point of time. The words may have were intentional, for I knew that Felicio was Editor -- and a respected one at that -- for a better part of his journalistic life, starting with the 'Divtti' in 1966. I conceded to having possibly erred because to check the 'Uzvadd' and 'Divtti' archives, all the way in Panjim, over such a minor issue, was, imho, not worth the time and effort. Mr. Barad's second clarification was on issues altogether unrelated to Editors... like salaries of Reporters at WEST COAST TIMES and reasons for its closure -- based on grossly false premises that Mr. Barad claimed, or at least pretended, to know. Here again, as humbly and as docilely as I could, I explained how he was wide off the mark. (Even in his latest post below, he exposes his ignorance, claiming that Subhash Dessai -- never mind it was Suresh -- was that paper's last Editor. Let him lie in his bliss. I will only assert that it was a British hippie hired as an editor, who presided over the WCT's demise, not Suresh!) Mr. Barad then suddenly comes off at a tangent, with incoherent generalities, talking about 'HEARTS' (his caps) and alluding to the fact that I happen to live almost next door to one of Goa's better known cardiologists. Instead of trying to refute me with facts, as he knows them. Mr. Barad might have forgotten I was on facts alone, not opinions, and since he seemed intent to press with his mistaken impressions, I told him I was ready to debate the issues on a public forum of his choice -- to preclude a needless 'ad nauseum' debate at this forum. My offer stands. If I get him at a public forum, I promise to unmask either or both his ignorance/ deliberate untruths. If he is the son of the same Comba garage owner, Barad, who had two sons one of who was my classmate at Loyola and a younger, who I knew at Damodar Commerce, then I agree the present Mr. Barad and I should, as he claims, be about the same age, and at that age, and thrilled about the Monte escapade. But, when he talks of the WEST COAST TIMES, he could go to town and tell it to the marines: I was there, he was not. (I am convinced he is capable of coming off with another one on this fact too!) Mr. Barad ought to know that if he is hell-bent on making a laughing stock of himself, I won't stop him. If he wants to have the last word, I will let him: I am not going to spend any further time (and readers' patience) attempting to either correct or refute him, except debate with him in public, preferably before an audience of objective current Editors in Goa. -v PS: Comments and criticism of my Sunday HERALD column being re-posted on this forum is most welcome. Only retain the original subject line if you want that I should read it (or mail me privately.) Some responses, with a changed subject line, were brought to my notice by third-party acquaintances. At least on this score, I must commend Mr. Barad for not substantially changing the subject line, and that's how I came to read and respond to his post. Thank you! -v On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 Dr.U.G.Barad wrote : Dear Goanetters, My response to Message: 6 Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:43:25 +0530 From: Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] My humble explanations to humble corrections suggested earlier on above subject line. In case of a story about Catholic fisherwoman from Margao fish market and that of Margao Business man I was very clear in saying in my first response i.e. Here I am not contesting as to which of the two versions are correct. I am only trying to cite what had appeared in dailies during those days and who was the editor those days. (Have a relook to my original posting which is appended here below) So I have NO heart to loose NOW nor I lost my heart THOSE DAYS. On the contrary, may be those days me being young as was the writer of the original message, I might have been thrilled to read that story! Let me explain why I remember that incident. Mr. Felicio
[Goanet] Postings on Goanet
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I am getting a little tired of so many vacuous postings on Goanet, many of them by individuals who only seem to want their 24 hours in the limelight. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I have now stopped reading a lot of the garbage that you include and confine myself to Alexysz cartoon, Shanti Dhoot's limericks and the Haiku which I often find inscrutable.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I think Goanet is going to drown in all this verbiage unless some serious effort is made to curb this outpouring of words for the sake of words.Nicholas DSouza
[Goanet] 2º Prémio Literário (dos Colóqu ios) da Lusofonia 2008
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- A Câmara Municipal de Bragança acaba de disponibilizar no seu sítio http://www.cm-braganca.pt/pagegen.asp?SYS_PAGE_ID=520398id=230 o Regulamento do 2º Prémio Literário da Lusofonia que será entregue no decurso do 7º Colóquio Anual da Lusofonia de 1 a 4 de Outubro de 2007 Este ano o tema principal dos Colóquios (cujos patronos são Professor Doutor Evanildo Bechara, Academia Brasileira de Letras e Professor Doutor João Malaca Casteleiro Academia das Ciências de Lisboa) É A LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA E OS CRIOULOS UMA RELAÇÃO BIUNÍVOCA Colóquio Anual da Lusofonia, O Presidente da Comissão Executiva J. CHRYS CHRYSTELLO ACL Mentor , University of Brighton, UK. e Reviewer Helsinki University Finland Telefone: (351) 296 446940 Telemóvel: (+ 351) 91 9287816 / 91 6755675 E-fax (E-mail fax): + (00) 1 630 563 1902 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Página da internet: http://LUSOFONIA2008.com.sapo.pt / HTTP://LUSOFONIAS.COM.SAPO.PT Local do colóquio: CENTRO CULTURAL MUNICIPAL (Anfiteatro) Praça da Sé Colóquio Anual da Lusofonia - com o apoio da Câmara Municipal de Bragança
Re: [Goanet] ~Goa is going down the drain (Rem o Fernandes in Tehelka)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Hi YOU'R POINTS ARE VERY TRUE ESPECIALLY THE LATTER ,I HOPE GOANS RELISE THAT IF THINGS GO ON LIKE THIS THEN GOA WILL BE GONE FOR EVER MARIO GOAN (NRI)
[Goanet] Scarlett Keeling's mother goes into hiding (Daily Telegraph)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dears, If a mother wanted to have a quiet weekend [not exactly quiet as she has half a dozen of her children with her] ...away from the prying eyes, ears and tongues of the media ... I do not believe it is proper to say that she has gone into hiding. She is obviously in contact with her lawyer, who said a Writ will be filed in the [Panaji Bench of the Bombay] High Court by Wednesday or Thursday based on the analysis report of the viscera and an interesting interpretation by the one and only Dr.Silvano Dias Sapeco, who has the Goa Police red in the face and screaming purple murder of their case tailored to the earlier autopsy reports. While the NT normally had exclusive bytes from the good doctor, today it is the turn of GT [page 3] and Herald [page 1] to report on him while NT maintains silence. Each one to his own addictions. Mog asundi. Miguel Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:37:51 +0530 From: Frederick [FN] Noronha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Scarlett Keeling's mother goes into hiding (Daily Telegraph, UK) Scarlett Keeling's mother goes into hiding By Caroline Gammell Last Updated: 5:40pm GMT 23/03/2008 The mother of the murdered teenager Scarlett Keeling has gone into hiding, saying that she fears for her safety after criticising the investigation into her daughter's death in southern India. Fiona MacKeown, 43, said she wanted court protection after stirring up a hornet's nest in Goa by accusing police officials, politicians and local drugs mafia of a cover-up. A pathologist's report has been published concluding that the 15-year-old had drowned after being forcibly submerged in water for five to 10 minutes. The traces of drugs and alcohol found in her body were not enough to cause death. The report, conducted at Goa Medical College by the government's chief pathologist, contradicted initial police findings that she had accidentally drowned. Miss MacKeown, who was accused of negligence after leaving Scarlett with friends at the time of the murder, has repeatedly criticised the police investigation. The mother-of nine said that both she and her lawyer had been warned that she might be in danger: We've been warned by a lot of locals to be careful, she said. We've been stirring up a big hornet's nest here. The drug people are not going to be very happy with me. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/23/wkeeling223.xml -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today...and so on and so forth
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- From: Anand Virgincar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today...and will probablynot be ever The 'whitewash Parrikar' campaign is clearly getting increasingly desperate as is obvious from the note of hysteria that is creeping in, and the increasing one-point obsession with that particular politician. Come on guys, there's life beyond Manohar Parrikar... While many anti-BJP personnel on Goanet harbour a blind hatred for the BJP and Manohar Parrikar ( and are liberal in their propagations of falsehoods and use of uncivil language in their criticism ) That's hilarious. The worst offender in terms of uncivil language is one r, who precedes his warm regards with reams of intemperate abuse that make me fear for his blood pressure. While all the above reasons are entirely valid to some extent , I submit that the principal reasons why Manohar and the BJP are not in power today are related to the electoral demograhics and economic interests of Goans ( and not any of the above ) Just say it straight like Vinay Natekar did -- because Manohar Parrikar and the BJP are a bunch of angels and a collection of no-hopers like the Goan voters don't deserve them! This complex charade of pretending to criticize while putting people up on a pedestal is rather tedious. How one wishes for the good ole days of one Carmo D'Cruz with his 'Vivas' which were at least simple, direct, and to the point. 2 ) Manohar Parrikar and the BJP had made significant compromises on the Hindutva agenda , not just in issuing an apology for errors made in the way minority issues were handled but also in going out of the way to reassure minority communities ( the latter was obvious throughout the election campaign ). This is news to me. You probably missed attending the election meetings of BJP candidates, where one did not notice any dilution of the Hindutva agenda. Even assuming that this did happen during the election campaign, what does it mean? Spend the rest of the time hassling minorities, and woo them during election campaigning? 5 ) While the so called communal incidents were a factor , none of them were of such serious nature that they would dictate that Manohar and the BJP were untouchable for the minorities. Furthermore , in the 2 years out of power , no major communal issues were fuelled by the BJP . Sanvordem-Curchorem communal violence happened in March 2006. YET , the BJP were not voted back to power ( it being besides the point that the Congress were not voted back to power either , only forming a government with the help of the Vishwajits, Dhavalikars , Churchills and Babushs ) This is meaningless. By the same token, in 2002 the BJP was not voted to power either but only formed a government with the help of Babushs, Dhavalikars, etc. This a a summary of why ( in my opinion ) Manohar Parrikar is not in the CM's chair today and will probably never be : And now follows: MP and the BJP are angels and angels don't get the CM's chair. Talk about whitewash jobs. Also plenty of wild, unsubstantiated allegations without any names/details, so it's pointless getting into that. 10 ) Most importantly , only a fraction of genuinely educated and politically aware Goans are politically active. The rest are content with endless and pointless sermonising. Mr Anand Virgincar excepted, presumably, who spends his time in 'politically active' grassroots campaigning? Problem is , as far as some Goan voters go , for MP and BJP to make any error is unforgiveable ..while the Congress is so divine that all their errors are easily forgiveable. This gets weirder and weirder. Just go through goanet's archives for the past few months, and you will see about 10 posts whitewashing the BJP and co. to one whitewashing the Congress and co. The way of coping with one's problems here appears to be that of projecting them on to others. -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
[Goanet] Opposition councillor of QMC warns agitation over garbage issued
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- John Fernandes, Quepem If Smt. Tereza Travasso resigns as Chairperson of Quepem Municipal Council we will find a solution to the garbage problem within 48 hours stated opposition councilor at a press conference today. That the Quepem Municipal council since last more than 2 months have not regularly lifted the garbage from the town which given rise to many problems. Even the municipal garbage truck which were filled with garbage last about 25 days back have not been emptied and are on the verge of corroding. At a press conference which was attended by councilor Rahul Pereia, Caty Fernandes, Narayan Gaonkar and Antoneta Simoes stated that if the council failed to lift the Garbage by Wednesday, they will to highlight the issue will stage a morchea on the council on Thursday 27/3/2008) for which they have appealed to the people of Quepem town to join them at 10.00 AM near fish market. They alleged that the Chairperson though representing the town is purposely not finding any solution to the garbage problem presently faced by the town as she wants to be on the chair and the present garbage problem is her trick to keep other candidate way from claiming the chairmanship post. Stated the councilors further . At all the last three meeting of the council we have suggested and requested the chairperson Smt. Tereza Travasso to call a meeting of the Pedamol villagers who are opposing the garbage dumping site , along with all the councilor to find a solution. But the chairperson has not paid any hid to their suggestion nor called find any meeting to find a solution to the problem. They claim that Quepem cant march forward under her leadership. Councillor Nana Gaonkar alleges that the Quepem MLA Shri Chandrakant Kavlekar is also not concerned about the problem as not finding any solution to it . If he is realy concerned than he would called a meeting of all the councilors to try to find a solution to the same, which he has not yet done. - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
[Goanet] Goan with the Wind (by Rajdeep Sardesai) Mine.
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dears, Most writers use whatever figures come to their mind ...and impress the ignorami. Rajdeep may well be talking about 10,000K Yen ...now that Lira have made way for the Euro. Scarlett is the colour of the season . that one's clothes turn Red in the open-cast iron ore mining belt amidst the virgin rainforests, is NOT something that Rajdeep Sardesai is about to write or talk about just yet. That topic is still among the murmurs in the NGO circuit. Shall we beard the Lion in his own den? We even have a mine-owner as an MLA in the current Goa Legislative Assembly ...and plenty of them have their proxies, right to the top! If you think the MGP or the BJP or the Congress ruled Goa, think again. Goa is ruled by the mining lobby [which also owns most of the industries and some of the newspapers in Goa] by proxy. Rajdeep has stated in this article that he is proud to be a Goan [may even sing Basilio Magno's song of that name on this WGD] ... and even offered to build a house near KINGFISHER villa [surrogate advertising?] for anyone who shows him a daughter of a fisherman wearing 'shorts' or a bikini like Dimple Kapadia in Bobby [tempting enough for me since I know a few girls of the Kharvi community, certified as such for admission to professional courses, who indeed wear shorts, swim suits and bikinis] and the grapevine has it that Rajdeep has a plot of land closer to Baga-Calangute. May be we could swap that plot for a photo of a Kharvi belle in a bikini ...or mandakini! In the meanwhile, Scarlett teri Mama maili is the refrain of the Goa Police and Home Minister. Shall we now shout mine. minE, miNE, mINE , MINE ! or just read Dr.Claude Alvares' book GOA: this Sweet land of MINE. to familiarise ourselves with the visuals and issues? Mog asundi. Miguel PS It would be nice for those who want to discuss mining in Goa to at least view Rajendra Talak's film ALEESHA [starirng Priyanka and Prashanti Talpankar] being screened at the ESG's auditorium in the Maquinez Palace [old FDA building in the old GMC complex], near INOX, Panaji. the DVD/VCD costs just Rs.250/- thee film is in Konkani but the visuals tell the story well enough. Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:44:21 +0530 From: Philip Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Goan with the Wind (by Rajdeep Sardesai) 1. Goa's tourism industry - earning the state approximately 10,000 crores in foreign exchange per annum -- has been at the heartof the modern-day mythification of the state as some form of a sexual paradise. Rs 10K crores for 2.5 million tourists may also be high. Rs3K-4K crores may be OK. 2. the real threat to Goa's cultural identity does not lie inthe lifestyle of the tourist, confined as they are to a small stretchof the state. In fact, in a state with limited employment opportunities, Goa needs to attract more, not less tourists. 3It isn't the influx of tourists whichshould trouble Goans as much as the growing influence of the builders and construction agents who appear determined to destroy the state's environmental treasure in violation of all existing laws. While Goa's politicians go into cataclysms over the Scarlett case, how many of them have bothered to raise their voice against the virtual auction ofthe state to land sharks? Here we need to understand the value chain on which tourism occurs. And btw, how come the mining industry which has been degrading the environment here for decades gone unnoticed? -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. -- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts, Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
[Goanet] Talking Photos: It's Raining in Goa..
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Talking Photos: It's Raining in Goa.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk13/2358321093/sizes/l/ Every where wet wet wet People now don't leave their homes without umbrellas Because, it's almost like July/August in Goa 3 days now (from Good Friday) it's raining. It also rained heavily a week before that. Open air weddings or functions? You better think twice!! This is what I remember while I was at school (STD II or III) from Balbharati English book A girl named 'Zarina' saying this Rain rain go-away Come again on another day Does anybody else remember? [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. More Ways to Keep in Touch. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
[Goanet] Remember 'Saibinn' that goes house to house?
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Remember 'Saibinn' that goes house to house? Ok, remmeber these popular hymns or 'Saibinnichim Orasao' ? (this is when the Saibinn about to leave your home) Adeus adeus Maye, Sorgimceha Neketra Kedinch ami visronai Korunk tujim gayonam (see more below II III) or (this is when (out in the streets) the 'Saibinn' goes from one house to another) Pau Maye, yo Maye Ghe amkam tujea Ghopant (see more below) Or The prayer.. NOMAN SAIBIN BHITOR SORTANA Eh, dulabe ani mogall Maye, ailo amkam bhagimcho vell pllpounk Tuka amchea ghorant and mandunk tuka amche familintli koxi.. followed by 'Famillichi Bhett' and 'Bhett Zonn Ekleachi' NOMAN SAIBINN BHAIR SORTANA Eh mogache Maye paulo vell tuen bhair sorcho hea garantli. Acmhim kallzam adeus tuka kortat dukin ani roddnean, Kitlo khoxeal dis ami kadlo tujea sangatak and kitli dhuk amkam bhogta polloun tum hea ghorantli bhair sortai munn.. Check Milagros Saibinn here http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk13/2352852524/sizes/l/ II Vaddoun-choddoun tujem naum Tuzo dhir-adaru zaum Gal Maye tujem besaum Bhagivont zaunk amcho ganv. III Sorgimchea disacho Uzvadd Maye tuzo Chondrim tuka man dita Dis Maye vornita MAYE TUM KAKUTIN BHORLELE RANNI SORGAR-SOUNSARACHE SODANKAL AMCHEA MOGAN LASTELI SANDUM NAKA MAYE MOGACHE PAU MAYE, YO MAYE GHE AMKAM TUJEA GOPANT (2) Moje maim thain vetolom (= Cominya mae istave?) Ek dis suka bhaginvonta Ankvar moryechea sangatak Sorga rag choiloitolom Sorgar, sorgar, Mhoje maim thaim vetolom (2) SOGOTT SANGATAK MELLYA SOGOTT LAGIM SORYA AMCHE TALLE EK KORYA MORYEK PORKONNDUM YA HORTAN-DURGANIM SODYA FULA EKTTAIM KORYA TANCHO EK POLLU KORYA ANI MORYEK DIUMYA NB: Soglleank tumkam amguer Saibinnik eunk amontronn ditam. Agxiche chali pormonnem, sogleamk tumkam un-unit ukolo chonne meutole. Tea bhair piyonk 'soft drink'. Zanttiyank kopachem astolem. Home Work: What is the main idea behind this 'Saibinn' tradition, you think? Pl say some thing. thank you. another pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk13/2090447153 Few months ago, I have posted some rare hymns that were sung around 1980's check it out here http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/message/3564 NB. I remember our Cecil started a thread on 'Saibinn tradition' some years ago on Goanet. [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 __ Sent from Yahoo! Mail. More Ways to Keep in Touch. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Guess which one is Rs.20
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Talking Photos: Guess which one is Rs.20 If one is Rs.20, then the other is Rs.25. So, which one is Rs.20? This one? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_fishcurryrice/2359456872/sizes/l/ or This one? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk_fishcurryrice/2358621915/sizes/l/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa or http://is.rediff.com/profilevisitor.php?mem_id=48419 ___ Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/
[Goanet] Goa news for March 25, 2008
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa govt suspends doctor who conducted autopsy on Scarlett - Times of India [4 hours ago] PANAJI: Goa government on Monday placed under suspension forensic expert Dr Silvano Sapeco who had conducted the first autopsy on slain british girl ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa_govt_suspends_doctor_who_conducted_autopsy_on_Scarlett/articleshow/2896191.cmscid=1144694000ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzesOT5_8Vum_SUSHikUk1rEtxzHhA *** Delhi, Goa among India\'s top e-governed states - survey - Reuters India [15 hours ago] MUMBAI (Reuters) - Delhi, Goa, Chhattisgarh, TamilNadu and Kerala were among India's best e-governed states in 2007, a survey released on Monday said. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-32648120080324cid=1144048676ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzdNXio7TpjkGw1FAwF0KCpMtrKLCw *** Scarlette case exposes degradation of Goan society - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] By Maria Aurora Couto The immense media focus on young Scarlette Keelings death has exposed the degradation that has seeped into the fabric of Goan society ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=032563cid=1145213574ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzcxNOK2pEk_APHeb-MjIcE5OxcWSg *** Goa needs a giant wave to wash off the stains - Economic Times [23 hours ago] PANAJI: GOA desperately needs a facelift. Its not that the one-off murder of a British teenager on a Goa beach will suddenly make tourists apprehansive. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Goa_needs_giant_wave_to_wash_stains/articleshow/2893079.cmscid=1144909865ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzeyY_pAwr2ZBV97W42BT41acbylzQ *** We will make Goa a model state, says Kamat - Financial Express [Mar 23, 2008] New Delhi More private sector participation in the social sector is likely in the healthcare sector in Goa. The state government is actively considering ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/We-will-make-Goa-a-model-state--says-Kamat/287639/cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzcuGOMRX_6HhEM5O2sNRj7pRxkS-w *** #152;Tourism infrastructure in Goa inadequate - Financial Express [Mar 23, 2008] New Delhi Even as a debate rages on whether Goa is really safe for tourists,the state government, which is trying hard to salvage its brand image of being ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/-Tourism-infrastructure-in-Goa-inadequate-/287633/cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzdpsug6uV6Pimn9o8p00nTEWE8arw *** Goa\'s 400-yr-old Good Friday ritual - Times of India [Mar 22, 2008] PANAJI: It's a solemn but eye-catching procession, more than 400-year-old, and probably observed only in Rome and at the Se Cathedral in Goa. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goas_400-yr-old_Good_Friday_ritual/articleshow/2890104.cmscid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzf-da8yjDE_0LgLFlt45GQ6kgrYaQ *** Patrolling to be intensified in coastal areas of N Goa: IGP - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Sensitive parts of Anjuna, Pernem, and Arambol will have nakabandhis starting from today as a progression of the crackdown by the police on the north ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=032556cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzcaWsCdjKM5nDg_gQhWPKPHJvSHKA *** Goa, Bihar doing worse in controlling TB: report - Thaindian.com [8 hours ago] New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Goa, Bihar, Pondicherry and Meghalaya are doing worse in controlling tuberculosis in India, a new report card said Monday on the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/health/goa-bihar-doing-worse-in-controlling-tb-report_10030829.htmlcid=1145450110ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzeMi4WYO2-rO8ZnXXW-ESDC6-ZN5Q *** British man held for mailing drugs out of Mumbai, Goa - Daily News Analysis [1 hour ago] ... on Sunday nabbed a British national for allegedly mailing two parcels containing diazepam worth Rs45,000 to UK from Mumbai and Goa last year. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1157490cid=0ei=fDnoR-ndKpfqqgPawcFlusg=AFrqEzf7XVMA4-JxF2GoTThSMvosRpDYfg
Re: [Goanet] Goan with the Wind (by Rajdeep Sardesai)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- There is only one Goa, One Goan I know and consider: A beachcomber, a sunday and holy day devout; biased to the catholic religion, but altogether considerate of all religions and peoples;; a feni-drinker, but not a drunk; a coconut water lover; a toddy maker, a baker, a fisherman, loyola high school, don bosco, monte de guirim, mother of perpetual convent, even Holy Spirit; UG leader, Sequiiera, was it?; Nirmon movie and konkannim actors/crooners of long ago; Villages from Cavelossim to Varca to Cansaulim on to Marmagoa, towns from Margao to Panjim; sausages from Miramar restaurant and patties from Longinos; pigs beating me out to the fallen fernandes mangoes; ( actually, i'd like to remove the charging pig and dog packs from the scenery ); always taught rape was a non-existent violence in Goa, matter of fact not a murder story ever came to my ears until recent years; So, my Goa still has men in suits and women in flowers bridal gowns . anthony fernandes
[Goanet] Goa and Pornographic governance
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dr. Anand wrote: Dear Goanetters, The DNA report below labels the governance in Goa as PORNOGRAPHIC Even worse , it refers to the selfless , valiant , forthright and amazingly far sighted Digamber Kamat as SHAMELESS Allow me to go little beyond to say; this is more because DNA, out of medical context, is redefined by Digu as Digamber Non Administrator and a perfect representative of KHADI meaning you Eat (KHA) and equally you Give (DI) to please Italian didi. Best regards, Dr. U. G. Barad
[Goanet] For BJP to err is in-human....to forgive Congress is divine
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Goanetters, I made a statement yesterday similar to the one in the subject line above. Have a look at the number of postings since then which justify my claim. # One poster says that the superimposition of the dates for IFFI 2004 by MP on the dates for St Xavier's feast was malevolent and malicious Agreed. The fact that the exposition during MP's term was the best organised one ever is irrelevant to this particular point. What about the Congress goverment doing the same ? IFFI this year, for instance , had the concluding ceremony on the exact date as the St. Xavier's feast ( with resultant traffic chaos ). That's OK , is it ? # The inquisition VCD makes another appearance on Goanet with ( quite rightly in my opinion ) , the major fault being pointed out was that it was screened for impressionable school children. Agreed ( for the nth time ) that this was a major error on MP's part. What about the year X textbook currently in the news ? Does that not stink of minority communalism by the Congress ? That's OK , is it ? # The misappropriation of funds during IFFI 2004 has again been brought up prominently Agreed, there was leakage of funds. Also, significant addition to the infrastructure occured and a world class event was organised from scratch. What about IFFI 2005 / 2006 / 2007 organised by the Congress ? More expenditure occured on each of these events than in IFFI 2004 ( with little or no addition to the infrastructure ) That's OK , is it ? # And one poster has been commended by another for stating that all and sundry would vote for BJP if the party moved away from their Hindutva constitution ? Disagree on this one. The reasons Goan's do not vote for BJP are much more complex. The Hindutva agenda is certainly a problem but has been used as a convenient weapon by anti-BJP propagandists who have other reasons to keep MP and BJP out of power. How about telling the Congress to stick to their constitution ? Have they not engaged in minority communalism ( not to mention unimaginable corruption ) in every term they have been in power ? That's OK , is it ? regards, anand ( Dr Anand Virgincar )
[Goanet] Wrong interpretation and foul language
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- --- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This paper appears to be a collaboration of / linking together of religion and science. We need more of these references and such dialogue. The author in using gene studies and describes a genetic Adam and a genetic Eve. The web paper is as recent as 18 months. I found the above bogus interpretation of population genetics in a post by Gilbert, whose main purpose was to denigrate Fr. Ivo and me by using offensive and foul language (please see his quote below). Ignoring Gilbert's use of potty language and unjustified cheap shots, I want to point out that the weblink he has provided says nothing about a link between science and religion. It merely uses the names Adam and Eve in a lay summary of some scientific data obtained over the last two decades by professional geneticists. This religious mischaracterization of science reveals another dimension of a conflict between religion and science, which is more evident than ever in Fr. Ivo's latest post on Goanet. Cheers, Santosh --- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This thread and others related to religion may have become an adult version of a Pissing Contest. I wish the moderators gave some consideration to ending this thread. Yet, here is an example of bringing together the two fields rather than engaging in I am smarter than you. I am attaching a link below on some self-study of mine about migration patterns of world population. I found interesting papers including the following. This paper appears to be a collaboration of / linking together of religion and science. We need more of these references and such dialogue. The author in using gene studies and describes a genetic Adam and a genetic Eve. The web paper is as recent as 18 months. Good wishes for Easter Kind Regards, GL http://www.duerinck.com/migrate.html A KEVIN DUERINCK - GENETIC MIGRATIONS PAGE GENETICS AND HUMAN MIGRATION PATTERNS (GENETIC ANTHROPOLOGY) [Last revised December 9, 2006]
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (25Mar08)
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Manohar Parrikar carrying a sign at a protest march against Casinos: No to Casinos Woman carrying a sign at the same protest march against Casinos: Yes Mr. Parrikar To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Daily Haiku #52
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- DAILY HAIKU #52: _ TEA TIME _ almonds in a silver bosh, diamonds forever dosh. __ explanation: for Nicholas D'Souza! a liitle picture of a goan tea-service. bosh = dish; dosh = diamond-shaped goan sweet. diamonds are forever is a famous line from the De Beers ad/Oppenheimer mines. Here forever chimes nicely with silver! __ _ Enter the Hunt you could win a 2008 Eclipse Spyder! Click here to enter! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/213
[Goanet] Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today...and so on
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Hi Vidyadhar Gadgil, I congratulate you, you reply is spot on (Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]). I couldn't have put it any better. ED. - Sent from Yahoo! Mail. More Ways to Keep in Touch.
[Goanet] PIL and Dr Rajan Parrikar
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- Dear Goanetters, Read this in the Navhindtimes. Hopefully, the municipal council will pay attention to the cleanliness in the city. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=032560 Dr Anil Desai
Re: [Goanet] Why Manohar Parrikar is not CM today...and so on and so forth
--- 2008 International Goan Convention Toronto, Canada Early Bird Discount Registration closes March 31, 2008 http://www.2008goanconvention.com/regform_print.html --- On 24/03/2008, Vidyadhar Gadgil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How one wishes for the good ole days of one Carmo D'Cruz with his 'Vivas' which were at least simple, direct, and to the point. RESPONSE: Please come back Carmo, all is forgiven; Manohar Parrikar, really does need you and don't allow anyone to tell you differently ! We desperately miss your 'joie de vivre', notwithstanding the upside down crucifixations. Your Cousin is pining, can't take your absence, It ain't making the heart fonder :-(( . I am all distraught, I really do miss you posts as does M.P. -- DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
