[Goanet-News] Goa news for April 17, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Scarlett\'s organs are not missing, says Goa - Sify [Apr 15, 2008] Panjim: Facing new allegations over vital organs missing from rape and murder victim Scarlett Keeling, the Goa government on Tuesday said there was no cover ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14650146cid=1150205608ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzfwjCfzRXOxP-2cjv14zkyK6n8i_g *** Russian tourist found dead in Goa - Hindu [Apr 14, 2008] PANAJI: A 30-year-old Russian tourist, Kabanov Vladimir, was found dead at a guest house at Vagator, on the north Goa coast, on Sunday afternoon. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/15/stories/2008041558470100.htmcid=1151136264ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzfKUDy5BhEO_HaVZ8Lxl9K764DiAg *** Goa villagers up in arms against housing project - Hindu [Apr 13, 2008] PANAJI: Residents of Aldona, a sleepy village of north Goa, are up in arms against a proposed mega housing project. The Aldona Bachao Abhiyan (ABA), ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041455001200.htmcid=1151124456ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzc89XuVD9HeugjhWZ9_DyqWMjKUNA *** Clube de Goa pips Mohammedan AC - Deepika [Apr 15, 2008] Kannur, Apr 15 (UNI) Sporting Clube de Goa beat Mohammedan AC, Kolkata by a solitary goal in the second EK Nayanar Memorial Gold Cup International Football ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG6_sub.asp?newscode=18006catcode=ENG6subcatcode=cid=1151688371ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdZea8yRJZ2yp87GIyLqz92t8uqNQ *** Goa Velhaâ#130;¬#132;¢s Sporting Club triumph - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] Vasco, April 16 Sporting Club Menezes of Goa Velha beat Varca SC via thetie-breaker 4-1 in the finals of all-Goa football tournament organised by Cross ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=041725cid=1151693612ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzcse5pf3Qca5bGzqB2hMQ4CFIPAPQ *** JK Tyre kart enduro race at Nuvem - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] In fact, the 24-hour enduro event is coming to India for the first time and Goa gets the opportunity to host it primarily because theNuvem race track is ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=041724cid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzeycsEZFPPcYP23ConA1e4vV9pB7Q *** USAID Provides Flood Assistance to Angola - FOXBusiness [13 hours ago] The Government of Angola's (GOA) Civil Protection Unit (CPU) reported that the floods have killed at least 14 people and displaced more than 56000 others in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/usaid-provides-flood-assistance-angola_563596_1.htmlcid=1151592864ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdT-8hq7LEp5HrHQacmLNZsp5DxnA *** Itsa puzzle but sun, sea and beer cant compete with SuDoku for ... - Times Online [1 hour ago] Goa is sweltering. It is 36C (96.8F) and the humidity is off the scale. British and Russian tourists are slowly going lobster-red by the pool at the Holiday ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/games_and_puzzles/article3761511.ececid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzcDmyAYM4KS-8HIvuy4yzaJ4Ih4mg *** Global warming threatens Goas coastline - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Panaji, April 16 Goas coast is under major threat from rising waters due to global warming. With this Goas main USP, its pristine beaches, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=04179cid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdIpbRntCTS6hUAWeRh5ItN78m0KA *** Goa witness alleges police harassment - Guardian [24 minutes ago] The key witness in the case of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was raped and killed on a Goa beach, claims he has not been allowed to leave the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/17/indiacid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdD6KUqsizkhcu7nZodml7HzrvnAQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] An Open Letter to Dr. Leo Rebello
An Open Letter to Dr. Leo Rebello Dear Dr. Rebello, It gives me great pleasure to inform you that I have crossed the target, which you were looking for You had complimented me on my poems on gulf-goans Newsletter on 1st Sept. 2002. I have the copy of your email and posting to gulf-goans newsletter (Goa-world.com) and on the goanet.org simultaneously so that the netters would know the text exactly which you were pleased to write 6 years back. HERE IS THE TEXT . Subject: Here is complimenting Lino Dourado for beautiful poems in Konkani Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 I would like to compliment Lino B. Dourado (Utorddekar-Kuwait) for writing very good poems in Konkani. Keep writing more such poems please. If he continues writing such high quality poems and complete at least 100- maybe we could compile them and recommend them for Sahitya Akademi Award. I have so far read two. I look forward to reading another 98 or more. If you run short of topics, ask me Best Wishes Dr. Leo Rebello (As posted on gulf-goans e-Newsletter) Writing Konkani poems and articles on various topics was a hobby since my childhood. Yours, as well as other fans encouragement gave me the confidence to carry my hobby on the net so that every Global Goans should be able to identify by our mother tongue Konkani. I am enlisting of my poems below. Before I conclude I would like to thank you and all my fans for devoting your precious time to read my poems and Konkani articles including (Aitaracheo Katkutleo). I reckon that is the greatest award for me from you. I take this opportunity to sincerely say a big Dev Borem Korum to all Konkani lovers. Moi mogan Lino Dourado [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1) ADEUS 2) AGA PAVSA 3) AGO SUNDOREA 4) AICHE BHIKARI 5) AICHO KARNAVAL 6) AICHO MONIS 7) AILEM TUM? 8) ALI HANSUN GELI RODDUN 9) AMBO 10) AMCHEM GOEM 11) ANI MAGTANA 12) ATM AVOR 13) AVAZ NASLELI KILLONCH 14) BOLKANVACHEA HUMBREAR 15) BOLLI 16) BORI VAGNNUNK 17) DONVON 18) DHOR VADDTANA 19) DUXIT 20) EK CHITT 21) EK GOYKAR SORGINCHEA DARVONTEAR 22) EK YAD 23) EK XIDDKAVNNI SORGAR THAVN 24) FAVO THOIM DIVNCHEM 25) FESTA DISA 26) GOYKAR AMI 27) GOYKAR 28) GOYKARAM MODDEM 29) GORIB GIREST NATALAM 30) GOY KAL ANI AIZ 31) HANV MONTRI ZALAM GA 32) HELLO UNCLE 33) HIXIR ZALO 34) INTERNET 35) JEZUK MELLUNK ZAI? 36) KAL ANI AIZ 37) KAVLLO RODDTA TEDNAM 38) KRIST KHOIM ASA? 39) KON TUM? 40) KONNACHI CHOLI KAI? 41) KONNUCH NANT? 42) KOUNCHECHIM KANKNNAM 43) KRISTAK PORTUN KHURSAR KHILAITAT 44) MHOJE AVOIK MAUXI NAM 45) MHOJEM VALENTINE 46) MONNEAPONNAN 47) MONTREACHM NATALAM 48) MONTREANCHO NATAL DANS 49) NATALANCHO KUNSVAR 50) NIDDDUKAI 51) NIKAL 52) NIMNNEM GIT 53) NIMNNO YEVKAR 54) NOKHETR 55) NOVEA VOSACHEM MAGNNEM 56) NOVEA VORSACHO CHUMB 57) OXO EK MOG ASLO 58) PAVSACHEA RATRI 59) PELETODDI PAVNCHEA ADIM 60) PINZREM NAXILLEM DAR 61) PORINNAM 62) PORMOLL UBTOKOCH 63) POROT AILI PIDDA 64) POROT KENNA YETLEM? 65) PRATHONAM 66) PROTIMA 67) PULIS OHIKARACHEM KUMSAR 68) PUNN AMI 69) PUNN 70) REXEADD BANGDDE 71) RUCH YETOCH 72) SUDD 73) SAIBACHEA FESTAK 74) SAIKOLL CHOLOITANAM 75) SANG MHAKA 76) SANG MOGRE ULOI MOGRE 77) SIOLIM-CHOPDEM PULACHEM RUDAN 78) SOBIT GOEM MHOJEM 79) SORPATEL 80) SUKNNEM 81) SUNDOREACHO BEIJ 82) TALLNNI 83) TEDNA ANI ATAM 84) TOKLEN GORIB TE 85) TOLLMOLLTAM 86) TUJI VATT POLLETANA 87) TUJEA AVAZAK AXELAM 88) TUKA YEVKAR DIUNK 89) TUKA KOBOR ASA? 90) TUKACH RAVTAM 91) TUTTILLIM LHARAM 92) UDKAM 93) VOGDDAM VIKALIM 94) XACUTI 95) XANTICHEA PARVEAKUI DAUKULAM ASAT 96) ZEZARNNICHO KOMBLO 97) XINN 98) YEO SUNDORE MOGAN NACHU-IA 99) YEO VEGIM 100) ZAP MELLOT? 101) ZOKOM http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=gulf-goans_yahoogroups_comrestrict=exclude=words=Lino+B.+Dourado - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
[Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT WITHOUT POWER FOR LAST 3 DAYS:GT
power supply to the airport is playing truant forthe past three days[GT report] Some more scraps of information have become available from a report headlined Officials warn of flight diversions in today's HERALD (H). Supplementing this with some data from the Airport Director's presentation (ADP) and a report of GCCI on Goa's infrastructure (GCCI), (as indicated by the respective abbreviations), the following picture emerges: The power is dispatched from the Extra High Voltage (EHV) station at Ponda and is distributed by a 33KVA/1 MW substation at the airport (ADP; H). The airport has a 720 T aircon plant. It has DVOR/DME navaids (ADP). There is a back up generator which runs for 3 or 4 hours befoere refueling (H). The A/C plant is probably shut down during the operation of the back up genset. The situation was exacerbated by the high ambient temps of late. The 33KV supply is subject to up to 20% low voltage especially during peak hours besides the problem of outright outages(GCCI; H). Airport officials now complain that international airports such as Dabolim are supposed to have a dedicated feeder line which ensures quality and reliability (H). An array of crucial devices and services depends on electricity. Runway lights, navigation systems, ATC operations, airline counter operations, etc , with aircon being the last but by no means least of them (H). According to the HERALD report, electricity problems have been prevalent for 8 days at the airport. This compares with 3 days mentioned by GT. Besides, the generally rickety electricity system of Goa must be taking its toll in a highly bureaucratic airport/airbase set-up. Surprisingly, neither ADP nor GCCI highlight the unsatisfactory nature of the airport's electricity supply and operation. It took a convergence of events affecting international pasengers to throw the spotlight on this unacceptable situation. It remains to be seen if AAI has the courage to actually declare a shut down until things are sorted out permanently on a war footing. This is a prime example of the chaltha hai mentality we find everywhere in the country.
[Goanet] Portugal sempre ali ao lado...
* Estando a terminar a minha missão neste Centro de Língua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camões de Goa-India por me ter aposentado e ir residir em Lisboa, gostaria de agradecer a todos os alunos do Departamento de Português da Universidade de Goa, a todos os membros do CLP/ IC e a todos quantos do público em geral nos apoiaram ao longo dos últimos anos todo o apoio e entusiasmo em torno da prática e divulgação da língua portuguesa em Goa e regiões afins. O meu sucessor, Dr. Delfim Correia da Silva, prosseguirá com as actividades culturais, os cursos de português e outros projectos, estando certo de que contará com o vosso apoio. Neste Ano Europeu do Diálogo Inter-cultural gostaria de vos desejar as melhores vivências culturais e felicidades pessoais. Cordiais cumprimentos e um abraço amigo, Miguel Lume Due to my retirement I'll be leaving Goa in a few days. Before going back to Lisbon, where I'll be residing, I would like to thank all the students from the Department of Portuguese, Goa University, all members of Centro de Língua Portuguesa/ Instituto Camoes-Goa, and public in general for all your support during these past years. My successor, Dr. Delfim Correia da Silva, will carry on the cultural activities, Portuguese courses and other projects. I am sure that he will get your personal support. This year is being celebrated as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and I wish you all the best cultural experiences and happiness. Warmest regards, Miguel Lume *
[Goanet] Dubai Tiatr Lovers Taken for a Ride
Subject: Dubai Tiatr Lovers Taken for a Ride The same organizer has staged a tiatr last season, whereby he had issued tickets with seat nos. but when we went there we could not find our seats. These seats were booked in advance. I questioned Mr.Rafael, he blantly said you can occupy (pointing) to vacant seats (which did not have any seat nos.) These seats (rows) were on the extreme side of the stage. Since he could not give our seats and we did not want to make any trouble we took what was available. These things happens when Mr. Rafael has a sell out. Poixe toklek martat - mijeas choddta Regarding Roseferns show, which I had seen in GOA, does not have much to write about and it is below expectation from a great writer. RockyF Message: 12 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:30:14 -0700 (PDT) From: cedrico dacosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet] Dubai Tiatr Lovers Taken for a Ride To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dubai Tiatr Lovers Taken for a Ride Last thursday the much awaited first tiatr of the season after Easter was presented in Dubai. The large Goan tiatr lovers in Dubai eagerly await the coming of any tiatr group to Dubai as it not only gives them a tiatr to watch, but also the whole event becomes a social meeting point with tiatr lovers from as far as Abu Dhabi and Fujeirah comming to Dubai to be part of the tiatr. Last week the much hyped, self proclaimed, 'Xekdeancho Raza'(king of centuries), Roseferns was brought to Dubai with his latest tiatr, Maim Tuzo Upkari Hanv (Mother, i am indebted to you). The organisers did much publicity for the tiatr and tiatr lovers thronged the Al Nasr Leisureland in large numbers. Much to the dismay of the tiatr lovers...the tiatr tickets were sold out within a few minutes and around a hunderd and twenty five people were denied entry. The tiatr was staged in the Nashwan Hall, adjoining the Al Nasr complex. Although the tickets this time were highly priced at AED 50 and Aed 60(VVIP) respectively. There were more AED 60 ticket rows than the AED 50 ones, and there in exposed the unscruplous attitude of the organisers to make as much money as possible, by taking the tiatr lovers for a ride. That was point 1. Outside the theatre, the eager tiatr lovers being denied the privilege to view the tiatr started growing restless. And to add insult to the injury, the organisers held in their pockets bundles of unsold tickets which were distributed to their friends as and when they came by and although the organisers announced to the public waiting outside that the hall was jampacked and no place was available even to stand, one by one the organisers would take their friends and families inside the theatre at regular intervals. Further the arrogance of the organisers, who had already recovered their monies and also made the profit much before even the opening chorus was sung, were acting very high handed and one Rafael who is the main organiser also rudely announced to the Al Nasr gate guard to close the gates and not to allow anyone inside the theatre as there was no place, the same Rafael later almost took inside nearly 25 of his friends one by one in liasion with the gate guards. Once inside the tiatr was a huge disappointment. The first appearance was horrible as there were not even proper lighting, sound and curtains or a neat stage set up. The tiatr from the pen of a centuries master like Roseferns lacked a basic story line and the talented cast like comedial sally, Tari and Peter de Benaulim were totally wasted in their badly written roles. The hall being jam packed the crowd grew restless and since the main stage where the tiatr was going on didnt have much to offer, the back stage, ie. the bar was making brisk business much to the delight of the organisers. And when the cup of cheer flowed freely so also the expletives and abuses from the angry tiatr fans flowed. There was also a huge security concern as the hall being jam packed had only one entry and exit point. The crowds went home a disappointed lot, with the tiatr and the attitude of the organisers. I do not wish to criticise the organisers as they have given us some good tiatrs in the past, but just a request that success corrupts and Goan tiatr lovers will not subscribe to such utter nonsense in the future. Also, since Dubai Goans are used to having entertained by master tiatrists in the past, this tiatr was no value for money at all and was a sheer waste of time and patience. We must not set such a bad example of bad organising and bad performance and then charge the public heavily for somehting that is not worth the amount. The organisers of this tiart showed that they cared less, that they didnt care of Goans were accomodated or not or if the sentiments of the Goan tiatr lovers were hurt by their act of acting greedily only to look at the aounts, profits and not look at the entetaining aspect of the tiatr and
[Goanet] Riya Sawant creates history
Eight and a half years old Riya Sawant, who is a 2nd standard student of St. Mary's High School, Mapusa created history by becoming the youngest ever Subjunior Girls Champion in the Goa State Subjunior Chess Championship which concluded at the Sarvodaya High School, Curchorem today. Riya, who is a student of V. Sivaswamy and a product of the Bambolim Chess Club, finished the tourney with a maximum of 5 possible points by winning her fifth round game against Sukanya Chari. The second and third places went to the top seeds Celiane Carvalho and Nandini Saripalli who finished with 4 points each and identical progressive scores. Celiane was adjudged third by virtue of a coin toss. The fourth place went to unrated Sukanya Chari who edged out Sonali Kerkar on a higher progressive score although both finished with an level score of 3.5 points. In the Boys section, top seed Anurag Mhamal drew both his last two games with Niraj Saripalli and Umang Kaisary. Nevertheless, he still finished first with 6 points and completed a creditable hattrick of victories in the same category. Second place went to Cyrus Perreira, the Asian Schools Under 11 Gold Medallist, who finished with 5 and a half points. Mohanan Harikrishnan, Niraj Saripalli and Umang Kaisary finished in fourth to sixth places in that order. Mrs. Jostna Saripalli and SAG coach Avinash Malvankar were the Chief Arbiters for the event organised by the Mir Sultan Khan Chess Academy. The prize money of Rs. 25,000/- was sponsored by Shreeji Sales Corporation. The Chief Guest for the prize distribution ceremony was Dr. Peter Carvalho, the founder of Cortalim Chess Club. Last round results with the points tally in brackets - Girls Sukanya Chari (3.5 pts) lost to Riya Sawant (5 pts) Celiane Carvalho (4 pts) beat Urvi Bandekar (3 pts) Sampada Barve (3 pts) lost to Nandini Saripalli (4 pts) Vidula Dempo (3 pts) beat Gauri Hadkonkar (2.5 pts) Sonali Kerkar (3.5 pts) beat Dipashree Malvankar (2 pts) Boys Anurag Mhamal (6 pts) drew with Umang Kaisary (5 pts) M. Harikrishnan (5.5 pts) drew with Cyrus Perreira (5.5 pts) Rakshit Rai (4.5 pts) drew with Niraj Saripalli (5 pts) Amod Kolwalkar (5 pts) beat Yeshitesh Shirodkar (4 pts) Snehil Shetty (4 pts) lost to Anirudh bhat (5 pts) SOURCE: Sameer Salgaocar - Vice President, All-India Chess Federation
Re: [Goanet] FW: On the slippery slope.
Goasuraj fully supports Averthan D'Souza on his sentiments and arguments portrayed herein. There are many things that institutions and governments cannot do enough to arrest the trends that degrade their envisaged working w.r.t. law and order. But giving in or accepting these degradations is to be impotent. In that case remove all blocks everywhere and let the society indulge itself into utter lawlessness and chaos.. Would that be prefered?? floriano goasuraj 9890470896 - Original Message - From: Averthan D'Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Council for Social Justice and Peace [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goanet [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Goadesc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:52 AM Subject: [Goanet] FW: On the slippery slope. _ From: Averthan D'Souza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 14 April 2008 19:16 To: Herald Goa; Gomantak Times ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); Goan Observer; Goa Today Subject: On the slippepry slope. Dear Editor, An important member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Mr. Inderjit Bindra is reported to have made a plea to legalise betting in cricket. The arguments he advances are two-fold: one that it is not possible for the Government to control the gambling which is associated with this game; and two that gambling is legal in many other parts of the cricket-playing world. He justifies this plea on the ground that it will eliminate match fixing
[Goanet] Direct flight between Goa and UAE
Dear Nelly, I agree and understand the URGENT requirement for all GOANS in UAE for a direct flight to Goa. Yes we do need a direct flight. This time, however, I personally feel we should NOT hurry and rush up and accept ANY AIRLINE. IC stopped without giving us any clues and without intimation. Then why should we support those who do not have the basic courtesy of warning or informing us their plans. Why not we Goans for a change ask for good service, quality, latest aircrafts, timely arrival and departure and associate ourselves with those who CARE for us and those who THINK BIG rather than with those who take us Goans for a ride. Given a preference , I will preferably NOT accept the airline which left us stranded overnight and for today’s helpless situation. And if I do fly with them who has their very own attitude that means I am encouraging the same caretakers who NEVER IMPROVE the standards even after being in this industry for 5 decades+. Let us treat this opportunity as golden opportunity and like an election time. ALL of GOA is already sold : left, right , top, bottom by these (Whatever name you call them). We keep electing the same .. and then cry later on. What is the use of trying to conduct post mortens, when we read nowadays that during post mortens there are chances of parts disappearing. I feel Goans in UAE should make a CLEAR request and ask for the BEST. Are we Goans not worth the BEST. SO, now given a choice lets go with the best and those who would care for us in the long run. Lets go for long term rather than short term requirements. Lets suffer now and overcome this suffering once and for all. Offcourse we should make sure we travel by this new appointed GOOD AND RELIABLE airline so that they also grow in business. I vote for KINGFISHER. For other Goans who think the same say YES. For those who do not accept my preference, Its OK, I respect your decision and your right to choose the best airline as per your thinking cap. Sir Vijay are you listenning. I am sure you will hold discussions uprightly with those in authority to award a fare deal to goans and ask them to discuss clean ON THE TABLE and NOT by any other means. Wake up Goans, show your class sometimes and when the opportunity arises. What cant we be a bit choosy, a bit demanding, a bit straightforward, show a bit of genuine desire for the PARADISE type feeling which actually used to exist in GOA for GOANS. PS - FLORIANO - I called the chairman of Goan Association and he informed they are NOT active for long time. So your request to us to get a letter from UAE to help you push NRI desk (Mr. Edward) appears not possible. CHAIRMAN - KING FISHER - As per my various personal communications with yourself, I am pleased to mark cc of above for your kind and early action. We appreciate your genuine desire to resolve this matter for Goans. Best Regards Mario Andrew Rodrigues Dubai – Calangute – Candolim + Message: 6 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:59:31 -0400 From: Nelly Pereira [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Goanet] Kingfisher-Deccan prunes global plan (Lookout for a Dubai-Goa flight) To: Goanet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original According to me, any airline will do. All what most of us would want is a direct flight to Goa. Ask me how difficult it was for me to travel Goa-Dubai via Mumbai. I went down for a short holiday mid March (a fortnight). The IC flight Sharjah-Goa direct was excellent timing although I had a lost baggage (result of carelessness with most airlines). I reconfirmed my return ticket on 26th March and I was pretty surprised nobody informed me at that point of time that the flights have been re-routed through Mumbai from 29th onwards. It was just two days prior from my travel that the airline staff calls and says the flight is cancelled.. isn't this funny?..and I need to have a fresh booking done. Secondly, the airline promised us that they would assist us in the airport transfer from domestic to In'tl and food would also be provided. Unsurprisingly nothing like this happened. Even their porters who were just lending a helping had came up saying `Madam, chai ke liye kuch de do'. I was travelling alone with my 7 year and 1 year old baby. The airport was overcrowded as usual, no proper seating arrangement, flies all around, A/cs were on but no proper cooling, kids getting restless, baggage to be taken care of (since connecting flight check in was only 5 hours later) and so on. It took me over 12 hours to reach my destination. Considering this, flying to Goa without a direct flight is like a nightmare. Hope some airlines considers this urgently atleast for the sake of families and our older parents who often visit their children out here. N, DXB.
[Goanet] All in a morning's drive
To Goanet - This is the state of Goa today, under Digambar Kamat (of the I will not do anything to harm Goa fame) and his coterie of the corrupt. Illegal jetty in Verem being built by some casino company (remember Mody of the Helipad in Nerul fame? Is is the handiwork of the same guy?), construction of which was stopped yesterday after the villagers protested - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/illegal-verem-jetty.jpg Further down in Kegdevelim. You have to see it for yourself to feel the extent of the devastation of the hillside. All of it is lamentably visible from Miramar beach - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/kegdevelim.jpg Up on the hillock in Nerul, lots of ongoing 'development' - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-1.jpg http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-2.jpg http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-3.jpg Down, further up the road, a section of the hillside has been depleted of trees. Looks like it will soon be 'developed' - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/nerul-4.jpg Non-resident Goans who have visions of spending their post-retirement years in Goa, please read this slowly and carefully: You will have nothing to come back to. All that will be left is a jungle of concrete, with Singh, Sharma and Ghosh occupying prime land, a teeming population of ghatis, an ocean of shanties, and lots of excrement along the seaside. Good luck. Warm regards, r
Re: [Goanet] Goy Shahir Ulhas Buyao - The Legend lives on.... and on.... and on....
Thank you Wilson for reminding usrightly The Legend Lives on and on... thru his beautiful songs in ..Original Treasure..released in 2006 by Rock and Raga Productions. It is great treasure he has left behind for Konkani lovers... Konkani lovers shud add this ablum to their collections of Konkani songs.. Here are the Lyrics one of his songDeva Mhojea Deva...fom the Original Treasure of Ulhas Buyao.. Deva mhojea Deva, tum sogllemcho adhar re2 Tuka chinta amchi soglleamchi, tum soglleak assa re2 Deva mhojea Deva, tum soglemcho adhar re...2 Sobit sokall sukneamche avaz,2 Xitoll varo, fulam follamchem vas...2 Hem soglem jem sobit sundor..2 Hi tujich maya re. Deva mhojea Deva, tum soglleamcho adhar re2 Konni Ram mhunnta, konni Krist mhunnta...2 Kon Jesu ani, konni Allah mhunnta2 Rong rupam tujim oslim zaitinch re...2 Tunvem sogleam samballeant re Deva mhojea Deva, tum soglleamcho adhar re2 Tuje lagim Deva ami magom kitem?,...2 Ami soglim tujim, hem soglem tujem...2 Diumchench zalear di dennem amkam2 Tujea paiyam lagchem vauchem Deva mhojea Deva, tum sogllemcho adhar re2 Tuka chinta amchi soglleamchi, tum soglleak assa re Deva mhojea Deva, tum soglemcho adhar re...2 Edward Verdes Chinchinim/KSA http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit/credit.htm - Original Message - From: Wilson Mazarello Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 4:25 AM Subject: [Goanet] Goy Shahir Ulhas Buyao - The Legend lives on and on and on
Re: [Goanet] Remo holds free concert to create awareness on global warming
An internet blog is hardly the place to look for an impartial assessment about a scientific issue. Perhaps, Helga or Joachim who have comprehensively weighed the scientific evidence on all sides in an informed and unbiased manner in their professional capacity, would tell us whether or not it points to a net loss of ice in Antarctica similar to that seen in Greenland, as a recent study from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, published in the reputed scientific journal Nature Geoscience, shows: Please see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080123181952.htm Cheers, Santosh --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://icecap.us/index.php/go/joes-blog/a_new_record_for_antartic_total_ice_extent An excerpt: While the Antarctic Peninsula area has warmed in recent years and ice near it diminished during the Southern Hemisphere summer, the interior of Antarctica has been colder and ice elsewhere has been more extensive and longer lasting, which explains the increase in total extent. This dichotomy was shown in this World Climate Report blog posted recently with a similar tale told in this paper by Ohio State Researcher David Bromwich, who agreed Its hard to see a global warming signal from the mainland of Antarctica right now. Indeed, according the NASA GISS data, the South Pole winter (June/July/August) has cooled about 1 degree F since 1957 and the coldest year was 2004.
[Goanet] Aldona news: Residents up in arms aga inst conversion ‘overdo’ by developers
Note: This appeared a day ago in the Madras edition of the Hindu; today (16/4/08) it is in the Mangalore edition, which is what we get in Goa. In Panjim, you should be able to get the Hindu at Varsha bookstall and in Mapusa at the newspaper between the Taxi stand and Syndicate Bank. Anyway, I am reproducing the piece below because it is very relevant not only to Aldona, but to what is going on all over Goa. -- The Hindu, Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008 Residents up in arms against conversion ‘overdo’ by developers Special Correspondent Mega housing project is proposed to come up in Aldona village Aldona is a coastal village in north Goa Stop work till Chief Town Planner grants permission: ABA PANAJI: In what is seen as a battle for survival, residents of villages in Goa are up in arms against the reckless conversion “overdo” by real estate developers who are targeting villages in pursuit of mega projects. Residents of Aldona, a sleepy coastal village of north Goa, who are concerned about the moves towards urbanisation of the village, are protesting against a proposed mega housing project. The Aldona Bachao Abhiyan (ABA), a core group formed by the residents, is gearing for its struggle armed with a notification issued by the State Government on March 13 regarding the role of the ward development committees, village panchayats and gram sabhas, as well as the zilla panchayat in the planning process. Accordingly, the ABA last Sunday has asked the village panchayat of Aldona to instruct the promoters of the controversial project to stop the work pending grant of permission by the Chief Town Planner as required under the Town and Country Planning Act (TCP), 1974, said Maria Aurora Couto, writer, social activist and spokesperson of the ABA. Petition The ABA is in the process of addressing a petition to the Chief Town Planner requesting him not to issue any licence under Section 17-A of the TCP Act. Ms. Couto said that the petition would be signed by a large number of residents of the village who would like to see development that would be beneficial to all the current residents of the village and not solely to the prospective new entrants in the proposed housing colonies. Ms. Couto said that request for assistance was coming in from neighbouring villages, which were also besieged by the so-called “development projects”. It had been decided that each village would deal with the issues locally but information would be shared between such groups, she said. The ABA has also pointed to yet another issue wherein tenanted Communidade land (land belonging to the age-old village land communes) is being sold by the tenant allegedly in connivance with members of the Communidades in different villages. In the light of the agricultural tenancy Act, no tenanted agricultural field can be converted for non-agricultural purpose such as housing. The ABA has called upon the authorities concerned to prevent the breach of law while granting construction licences. -- Question everything -- Karl Marx
[Goanet] Fw: RE: Suggestions: Route to UAE - Bombay-Goa sector (a reply from Vijay Mallya)
--- On Tue, 15/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Suggestions: Route to UAE - Bombay-Goa sector To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, 15 April, 2008, 7:23 PM Dear Joe, Thank you for your email of 9 April 2008, voicing your request as well as that of the members of your email group, for a direct Kingfisher Airlines flight from India to the UAE. I am aware that, in the short time since its inception, Kingfisher Airlines has become synonymous with a superlative flying experience, and I thank you for your implied compliments. We are indeed planning to launch our international operations subject to government regulations, and look forward to taking the Kingfisher experience to our overseas guests as well. Your inputs will help us when planning our international route networks. I look forward to the pleasure of welcoming you and other Goans in the Gulf as my guests on Kingfisher Airlines. Cheers ! Dr. Vijay Mallya, MP Chairman CEO Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. A UB Group Company From: JoeGoaUk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 4/9/2008 2:30 PM To: Chairman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Suggestions: Route to UAE - Bombay-Goa sector Dear Sir, I have a yahoo group with around 1000 members mostly from Gulf. In these days, there was a hot topic on the above subject. As AirIndia/Indian Airline stopped its operation on the above sector. As there is no direct flight for Goans working in UAE, I, on behalf of all UAE Goans, would like to request you to consider this matter/route when your popular airline goes international from say coming August. Thanking you, Joe (Group owner) ___ Yahoo! For Good helps you make a difference http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/
Re: [Goanet] Direct flight between Goa and UAE
Dear Mario, I totally agree to what you have to say. Kingfisher would also be my first preference if given a choice and believe me there will be nothing like it if this works. I have used this carrier on all my domestic tours back home and I would highly recommend their service and punctuality. It's just that at this stage, out of frustration that I felt beggars are not choosers. I also agree with all that you have to say about IC, their service, poor aircrafts, untimely arrivals/departures.., etc. Here is an example of how they treat you. During my trip to Goa last month, I lost a huge baggage and no IC staff even bothered to investigate into this matter. My baggage contained food staff which I carried for my year old baby. I kept following up continuously for days, contacted all authorities, but no use. I had to buy the whole lot of substituted stuff again. Ultimately, it was my husband who investigated into this matter and personally went down to the Sharjah Airport and found the baggage still lying there. Next morning, I received a call in style saying that my baggage has arrived and I need to collect it. All I had to tell them is hey listen, I know all about it and it wasn't they who organized it. I even mentioned to them that it's just because we have no option, we are forced to fly IC. If they was a private airline operating this sector, things would have been better and nobody would even consider IC. I even threatened that I would take up the matter with the Officer in charge, then felt it's a total waste of time, after all it is a government matter again. Back to reality, now with the summer holidays at hand, followed by Christmas planning, I hope things are set right for us and we get the very best as you have rightly pointed that we deserve the best. I am sure most of the goans are with you and hope Mr Vijay Mallya acts as a saviour to the thousands goans working in Dubai. His concern will definitely bring a smile on the heartbroken faces of all goans and their families and help us plan hassle-free holidays. Let's not lose hope. Cheers, N. DXB __ Note: This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential,proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Motivate Publishing and any of its subsidiaries each reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorized to state them to be the views of any such entity. Thank You. Motivate Publishing __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __
[Goanet] DARE TO WALK A DIFFERENT ROAD
From, Philip Thomas phlp_thms at hotmail.com Sun Apr 6 23:53:34 PDT 2008 All this requires a state government which is equally strong -- and smart (in the best sense of the word)-- and 'top down' as far as leadership is concerned. But in Goa it is yet to figure out how to remain stable for more than 15 days or even 15 weeks. There should be a follow up article about the kind of government needed at all levels for treading the new road. Mario observes: Philip, In a democracy, local and state legislators are elected by voters who make very personal decisions in the voting booth. Whether the resulting local and state governments are then strong and smart and wise and incorruptible and assertive depends on the viewpoint of each of those voters. What makes you think that such a government in Goa would choose to follow the economic principles and policies suggested by Vidhyadhar and enthusiastically endorsed by Diana and Anthony and Floriano, which tend to describe economic development as anti-people and dehumanising without suggesting any workable solutions that would ameliorate the poverty of the Goan poor? Which people or humans are these folks concerned about? Wouldn't the poor be denied the jobs that they and their families survive on if economic development in Goa were to be interrupted. In a democracy, people make economic decisions based on what they perceive to be in the best interests of themselves and their families. It strains credulity, not to mention common sense, to unctiously demand that a Goan family which inherits ancestral property but needs current spendable resources for whatever reason, not sell their property to the highest bidder within the law and the constitution. In my response to Floriano - see link below - I suggested an example of zoning laws that have been generally successful in controlling urban blight in the US. These generally seek to keep residential and scenic areas apart from industrial and commercial areas, protect historic buildings, require creative architectural and environmental solutions, etc. This concept seems to satisfy, to the extent possible in a democracy, those who want to preserve the beauty of traditional and natural ambience, without restricting those who want to promote economic development that provide the jobs necessary to raise the living standards of most of the population. In my opinion, the best solutions in a democracy are ones that benefit most of the people most of the time, not ones that appeal only to a relatively small ruling elite that are typically economically secure already.
[Goanet] NEWS FLASH: 6 billion Goans on earth!
To Goanet - April 16, 2008: Panaji, Goa In a stunning Nobel Prize-winning discovery, it has now been established that there are 6 billion Goans on our planet. This startling discovery made by Dr. Rebello was published today in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, The Navhind Times. Dr. Rebello proposed his novel taxonomy where the world is divided into Goans and anti-Goans. Following this premise, and adding in the factoid that the planet's total population is 6 billion people, he introduced the mathematical epsilon to represent the number of people who are against Goa and Goans, or anti-Goans in his terminology. Then came the Einsteinian masterstroke. Dr. Rebello's crucial insight was to recognize that infinity (a large number) minus epsilon (a relatively small number) is still infinity. Therefore, he argued - 6 billion Goans - epsilon anti-Goans = 6 billion Goans. QED. This fantabulous cockamamie theory has received rave reviews from Dr. Rebello's #1 fan, the valiant, forthright and amazingly farsighted Chief Minister of Goa. Warm regards, r
Re: [Goanet] Is the destructiveness of caste a myth?
--- Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, you can. Just as you can have race without racism, nation without nationalism, Islam without Islamism...you get the idea. It is perlexing that these simple matters are as yet unknown to you. -- Dear Rajan, I had mentally cast you in the role of bitter old man, but after watching the interview, I realise you're actually angry young man. A role only suitable for Big B, that too in his Deewar glory days :-) Your lip-quivering admonition of FN is hardly warranted. The words nationalism and racism have nation and race as their root but the meaning of the words is entirely different. Caste or jat (as the Indian word is), has everything to do with casteism. If one is historically particular and accurate, inherent in one's caste are certain privileges such as grants (usually land) from kings to Brahmans, exemption from taxes to some castes, entry or prohibition into certain guilds, not to mention the social privileges it alleges. All of this is ofcourse, much dust in the winds of history and the intent of caste and any inherent utility that it may have accrued is lost with its present day calcification. However, if one still professes a caste, one is tacitly assumes the privileges that go with it. Incidentally I wonder how many brahmins know that their predecessors were simple bards, huntsmen and charioteers, who later took on religious duties? That's something for our Catholic Bamons to think about :-) best, selma Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[Goanet] Parrikar Parrikar
Sandeep said: I however say this not to criticize Rajan but so that he can improve upon on this in his next assignment. Rajan should take this in the positive light. Maybe we can expect him putting Digamber Kamat on the dock by grilling him better.Cheers Sandeep Heble -- Hi, Digu Interview will never happen. Porrikar Interview questions were predetermined and over viewed by Porrikar before they were put to him by Rajan on tape. Porrikar had enough courage to answer the questions, by slouching on the chair, therefor the interview was a 'piece of piss' as we say over here, for Porrikar. Will Rajan do the same to Digu, give Digu the questions and say 'what do you think of these questions sir, when I ask?' I dont think that is possible. And, IF it does happen. Digu WILL be put on the dock not the slouching chair. WILL THE PORRIKAR JOKERS PROVE ME WRONG? ED - Yahoo! for Good helps you make a difference
Re: [Goanet] Appeasements, Haj Pilgrimage, Congress and the BJP
If the cardinal Rule that Religion must not mix with GOVERNANCE which is directly related to Politics is observed, there would be no possibility of any appeasement whatsoever. Governance of a state must restrict itself to cover each and every individual citizen irrespective of whether s/he belongs to any class/caste/religion on impartial basis thereby throwing out of the window all sorts of appeasements, grants etc to religious or caste/class groupings. This goes without saying that it implys that religions must thrive or perish on their own without governments showering largeses on these for whatever reasons. If you do for one, you have to do to everyone and governments cannot be said to be in business to do this. The weaker sections of the society is different. These should not be on religious or caste basis but purely on economic basis. This too must be such that these weaker sections are pumped with whatever resources required to get them up to the level of competition which is universal. What this entails is : If one is a scheduled caste and this individual seeks entrance to the IAS examination, pump in whatever resources required for this individual to be able to answer this examination without lowering the standard of the examination to suit the level of the individual. If the individual passes out, then give this individual the preference of selecting for a job over everone else who has passed this examination. In a country like India, subsidies for religious activities by the governments should be totally banned, over and out, irrespective of whether the governments are of Congress, the BJP or whatever. Does this nation have the heart to do this? I wonder! However, it is a different story altogether with Goasuraj where even the funds collected within the constituency by the grass-root committee may be spent on anything and everything but not a farthing on any religious activity. Period. Afterall, religions have been the bane of mankind. Rather than improving the understanding between different peoples, religions have created suspicions and distrusts leading to wars and destruction. Mankind must learn to keep religions in their places, confined and compartmentalised and they must suffer the brunt when they get out of hand and conflict with one another. Here, the governents must move in and put these in their sweet places back again even with severe punishments. We should be in the outer world for this to happen. :-) And BTW let us stop talking of what the Congress is doing and what the BJP has done. Let us find a newer solution outside of these two incorrigibles who have lead this country to the edge of the precipice. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:57 PM Subject: [Goanet] Appeasements, Haj Pilgrimage, Congress and the BJP Dr Anand wrote earlier on Goanet: How about telling the Congress to stick to their constitution ? Havethey not engaged in minority communalism ( not to mention unimaginable corruption ) in every term they have been in power ? That's OK , is it I can say from personal experience that in todays Goa ( and India ) , thanks to the minority appeasement / vote bank policies of the Congress and the reservation schemes for certain communities being born a Hindu is bad enough ... being born a Brahmin Hindu is the ultimate disadvantage
[Goanet] Next year in Old Goa
I think I owe an apology to Roland Francis. When I wrote '' think man think'' it was directed at all the casteists in India and minuscule Goa. Anyway I am glad with what you wrote for somehow there is that message I wished so much to give these casteists. Roland, I would like to add that I wish I had the power of expressing ideas that you have, my \own being of rather limited nature. Antonio
[Goanet] Job Vacancy - Sales Coordinator - 1 Nos - UAE ONLY
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[Goanet] Goan youth goes missing at sea
Goan youth goes missing at sea By Preetu Nair - TNN Benaulim (South Goa): For a fortnight now, ever since their son went missing, the D'Silva family has been swinging between hope and despair. Their 25-year-old son Joaquim, a kitchen hand on an Italian ship, was last seen on March 22. The ship was headed to Porto Lemon, Costa Rica. We have no clue whether he is dead or alive. We only know that his cabin mate last saw him around 11:45 pm on March 22,'' said Joaquim's father Caetano, a fisherman. The family alleges that maritime authorities have made no effort to trace Joaquim. It is obvious from the captain's report that no effort has been made to investigate the matter. The report looks like an attempt to conceal facts,'' said Caetano. Joaquim finally got a job after waiting for two years and paying an agent Rs 2.2 lakh. The athletic graduate joined MSC Lirica, owned by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, Italy, on January 29. When he last called his family on March 19, Joaquim sounded happy, said his father. Two days later, he sent an e-mail to his girlfriend. He had promised to call his family on Easter (March 23). The family has lodged a complaint with the Colva police and also written to Vice-Admiral John De Silva, chairman of Overseas Employment Agency of Goa. Confirming that a crew member of an Italian ship had gone missing, officials from recruiting agency Imperial Ocean Management Inc, Margao, said, The captain has informed the coast guard and maritime authorities in Costa Rica. (ENDS) == The above article appeared in The Times of India, Mumbai edition dated April 13,2008
[Goanet] Bombay Duck Chili Fry Recipe
*Bombay Duck Chili Fry Recipe* *Ingredients : *Serves 4 8 1/2 cup 2 2 cloves 3 Bombay ducks (see note below) Oil Medium onions, finely sliced Garlic, finely chopped Dried chilies, seeded and broken into pieces Lemon juice and salt to taste *Method :* - Cut the Bombay ducks into 5 cm lengths. - Heat oil in a small pan and deep fry the pieces. - Take them out and drain them. - Pour off oil, leaving about half the original amount. - In it, fry the onions and garlic until onion is soft and golden. - Add chilies and fry for 2 or 3 minutes longer. - Return the Bombay duck pieces and stir fry for a minute. - Add lemon juice and salt to taste. - Serve hot or at room temperature. Note : Bombay duck is not a bird, despite its name. This is a variety of fish that is salted and dried. It is sold in packets. Deep fried or grilled, it is served as an accompaniment to a meal or rice and curryhttp://www.asianonlinerecipes.com/online_recipes/srilanka/bombay-duck-chili-fry.php#, and should be nibbled in little pieces.
[Goanet] DNAIndia.com : After winter, rain a nd 'black fungus' wreck city's hapoos dreams
This message was sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED], as a service of dnaindia.com -- Comments from sender : HI GOANET, F.N. AND BOSCO, SAD NEWS. PL.LIST. THANKS. R.GOES -- Full Story can be found at http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1159932 After winter, rain and 'black fungus' wreck city's hapoos dreams The king of mangoes is going to cost you a king's ransom. It's middle of April, and yet Alphonsos are too hot to touch = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = For news updates throughout the day, visit dnaindia.com http://www.dnaindia.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = © 2005-2008 Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. All rights reserved.
Re: [Goanet] Is the destructiveness of caste a myth?
Hi Gilbert 1) 114 million Dalits in India indicate that they do not find their imposed identity liberating even as they seek the crumbs made available to them for being low caste people. Instead, they vigorously resort to the courts to demand their human rights as equals in a free and democratic society. 2) Ethnic groups that first stay close together for social support do not move to a better area as a group as you say. They become individually mobile and move away from their ethnic group as a manifestation of social mobility. Middle class blacks for example, having prospered through affirmative action tend to keep their distance from lower class blacks. In other words, class becomes stronger than ethnic identity. This is true whether in New York, Toronto, LA, London or anywhere else. Cornel --- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Fred, Being proud of one's identity (heritage) is self-confidence and liberating, and helps one achieve their best. In New York City and Toronto (just two examples), ethnic groups live in their own ethnic neighborhood for support and social identity. When their economic and political power improved, they stayed there or as a group moved to a new neighborhood.
[Goanet] Vacancies in Dubai, U.A.E. - Customer services, Males
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[Goanet] Is the destructiveness of caste ,a myth ?
On April,14, Gilbert Lawrence wrote on the Goanet : ''The Catholic Church is the institution that gave the lower caste and lower socio-economic Catholic Goans, education.'' This statement does not appear to reflect complete truth as far as imparting education to Goan masses is concerned To understand better, we have to separate the Catholic Church of Goa from the Catholic Church of Bombay ( including Pune, Belgaum, Bangalore , Karachi etc. ) Whereas churches in Bombay and especially the Jesuits have done an excellent job of imparting education to migrant Goans, I wish I could say the same of Goa's Catholic Church From 1510 to 1927, when Salazar became dictator of Portugal, various Goan village churches had what one may call parochial schools, These schools instead of imparting education of 3Rs, concentrated mostly in teaching catholic doctrine,playing of violin and choir singing so much that Padre Vigario wanted his parishioners to sing '' Et cum spiritus tuo '' in 101 differnet tunes. In 1945, when I suggested to a neighbour of mine whose husband was in Bombay ( it was postal order economy then ) that she should send her children to parochial school she blurted out : ''Kitem, cantaram kelear (choir singing) ani rebek vazoilear pot borlem ? In the late 1920s Salazar issued an order that each village in Portugal and colonies should have a primary school imparting education in Portuguese language. But then the Professora said :Crianssas, o cavalo tem quatro pes,thus preventing education from being popular from 1927 to 1961. After Lib eration, Dayanand Bandodkar, the first Chief Minister of Goa threw open the Goan Treasury and paid salaries of primary and secondary teachers irrespective of who owned the schools. That is how today each villaqge church has a primary cum secondary school attached to it. I can only say with a tinge of sadness, that the Catholic Church of Goa ( of bamon padris ) from 1510 to 1961 adopted a policy of benign neglect as far as education of masses was concerned. Antonio
[Goanet] Appeasements, Haj Pilgrimage, Congress and the BJP
Dr Anand however loses the plot even more so when he fails to mention how, when the BJP Government was ruling the Country with Vajpayee at the helm, they ironically increased the grants to Haj Pilgrims instead of reversing this act of appeasement. The Vajpayee Government incidentally had increased the Haj subsidy by 22 times from what it was during the Congress rule earlier. In other words, if the Congress Party committed a grave sin, the BJP Government went one step further and committed a sin 22 times greater than that committed by the earlier Congress regime. Yes, if the Congress is guilty of appeasements, so is the BJP, even more so literally. Make no mistake about that too! To put it mildly, if the Congress Party must deserve 1000 lashes for this act of misdemeanor, the BJP must deserve 22,000. And make that another 50 thousand more for misleading and double-crossing their vast legion of voters on this issue :-) You said it perfectly Sandeep, BJP say they are different.. but want to enjoy fruits of Ruling Party just like congressman...a step further they dont mind hataawing/ disapiaring views (people) in the name of RAM or Rastra.. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[Goanet] remembering Goem Shahir
check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePE91dpH9c for a tribute to a Great Goan Goem Shahir Ulhas Buyao whose inspiration is immortal... Pravin K. Sabnis visit: www.unlearningunlimited.blogspot.com www.poems-pravinsabnis.blogspot.com www.monday-muse.blogspot.com www.amkanakasez.blogspot.com Best Jokes, Best Friends, Best Food and more. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/bestofyahoo/
Re: [Goanet] Remo holds free concert to create awareness on global warming
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:18:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perhaps, Helga or Joachim who have comprehensively weighed the scientific evidence on all sides in an informed and unbiased manner Mario responds: Have they really? That's good. It is high time that Goans knew about the furious debate going on among climate scientists. It is an excellent idea to have these Goans review the scientific evidence on all sides and to let us know whether the Kyoto Protocols will solve the problem while exempting India and China and every other less developed country. They may also be able to win $150,000 by showing that humans are to blame for global warming by entering the challenge issued almost a year ago by the Junk Science web site with no takers so far. See: http://ultimateglobalwarmingchallenge.com/ While they are at it, I would like them to also review the findings and opinions in the following links, including the curious methodology used by the IPCC in developing their reports as described in the last two links shown below: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7081331.stm http://www.newsweek.com/id/35543 http://www.lavoisier.com.au/papers/articles/canadianPMletter06.html http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=c47c1209-233b-412c-b6d1-5c755457a8af http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?pageId=60626 http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080314/COMMENTARY/702895001/home.html http://www.dailytech.com/Survey+Less+Than+Half+of+all+Published+Scientists+Endorse+Global+Warming+Theory/article8641.htm
Re: [Goanet] NEWS FLASH: 6 billion Goans on earth!
Rajan P. Parrikar wrote: Then came the Einsteinian masterstroke. Dr. Rebello's crucial insight was to recognize that infinity (a large number) minus epsilon (a relatively small number) is still infinity. Therefore, he argued - 6 billion Goans - epsilon anti-Goans = 6 billion Goans. QED. r, I am with Dr. Rebello, the Muslims, the Minorities, the Marxists and the non-original inhabitants of Goa. In my experience, every time someone needs to define, Who is an Englishman, Who is a real American? or Hu is Chinese, the purpose of the exercise is to deprive rights from those people who are already enjoying them. You will agree with me that six billion Goans has a nice ring to it ;-) Mervyn3.0 Under private property ... Each tries to establish over the other an alien power, so as thereby to find satisfaction of his own selfish need. The increase in the quantity of objects is therefore accompanied by an extension of the realm of the alien powers to which man is subjected, and every new product represents a new potentiality of mutual swindling and mutual plundering. Marx, Human Requirements and Division of Labour __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
Re: [Goanet] NEWS FLASH: 6 billion Goans on earth!
Actually there's just one Goan on the planet, for the following reasons: 40% of Goan is non-Goan. Aren't all our politicians shouting themselves hoarse from the rooftops? 25.6% Goans are denationalised. Didn't T.B.Cunha talk of that, for the saffron lobby to convenient (mis)use it towards their own goals when it suited them? Another 20% Goans are non-fluent in Konkani, at least in the variant which we define as the only acceptable form. Women don't matter in our scheme of things (aren't we the World's Best Male Chauvinists?) so that excludes half of the remaining. All the rest are also excluded, since we guys are just great at excluding The Other on one ground or another. That leaves us with just one Goan. Your guess about his identity is as good as mine, but I think it's the letter-writer below. FN On 16/04/2008, Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To Goanet - April 16, 2008: Panaji, Goa In a stunning Nobel Prize-winning discovery, it has now been established that there are 6 billion Goans on our planet. This startling discovery made by Dr. Rebello was published today in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, The Navhind Times. Dr. Rebello proposed his novel taxonomy where the world is divided into Goans and anti-Goans. Following this premise, and adding in the factoid that the planet's total population is 6 billion people, he introduced the mathematical epsilon to represent the number of people who are against Goa and Goans, or anti-Goans in his terminology. Then came the Einsteinian masterstroke. Dr. Rebello's crucial insight was to recognize that infinity (a large number) minus epsilon (a relatively small number) is still infinity. Therefore, he argued - 6 billion Goans - epsilon anti-Goans = 6 billion Goans. QED. This fantabulous cockamamie theory has received rave reviews from Dr. Rebello's #1 fan, the valiant, forthright and amazingly farsighted Chief Minister of Goa.
Re: [Goanet] Appeasements, Haj Pilgrimage, Congress and the BJP
On 15/04/2008, Sandeep Heble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fredrick loses the plot horribly by trying to illustrate how the Congress Government's decision to grant subsidies to Haj pilgrims should not be seen as a form of appeasement because the money eventually ends up into Air India's coffers. The point I was making was simply this: appeasement in India means giving token crumbs of cake to a tiny elite of a community, without making any difference to the community as a whole. For instance, Congress and BJP would both be willing to build allies and cultivate friends among the Muslim community by offering them, say, Haj subsidies, but nothing significant would be done to ameliorate the abysmal situation that the average Muslim lives in here, the country with the second-largest Muslim population in the globe. Among Catholics in Goa, secularism for the Congress means offering a few crumbs to a handful of dominant minority politicians from Salcete (or elsewhere), while not addressing the legitimate grievances of various sections (including minorities). FN
[Goanet] Re - of Goans, non Goans and anti-Goans
Dr. Oscar Rebello gave many views on the subject, which I find disturbing. So far, I didn't challenge out of respect, of leading the GBA on the Regional Plan giving the benefit of doubt. From now onwards, he does not have my vote to speak for Goa, on the said subject!! Each World Community is influenced by migrations but identities take years to develop. Goa was isolated from India (and its migrations) for 400 years thru the ups/downs of the period, developed a unique identity. Isn't Goa, the most popular Tourist Destination (until now!!) despite, there being more beautiful places in other parts of India? Why complicate Identity? Just because we did not bother to document it, does not mean it's not definable. I got re-assured on the same, at the last Global Goan Convention in Goa, which showcased a rich mosaic of Goa's Unique Culture/Identity spread across caste/creed/religion. The most beautiful thing is that it's a blend, between east west. Am shocked that Hitler, Idi Amin, Milosevic was equated. Many Goan's seek controlled migration/land sale restrictions, IN A CIVILIZED MANNER, to preserve our Identity/Home. Was this same for Germany, Uganda Serbia i.e. their identities continue to exist!! What can Goan's fall back on, if Goa gets irrelevant! I sympathise with people yearning for a home land e.g. The Kurds etc The view could be a new world order, so then, India should open borders to all countries; many Indians have roots to ancestors over the world; what is Indian Identity? Let's ask developed countries to do the same; they are enacting tough laws on learning lessons, integrating unwanted immigrants realisingthreat to interests; if they don't tighten already existing controls. I am amazed that the views don't appreciate logic in migrant control. Different communities have different views sometimes radically different. No community can accept a major demographic change in at least a relatively small period!! (This is the personal opinion of Mr. Arwin Mesquita who is just an ordinary Goan)
[Goanet] Goa news for April 17, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Scarlett\'s organs are not missing, says Goa - Sify [Apr 15, 2008] Panjim: Facing new allegations over vital organs missing from rape and murder victim Scarlett Keeling, the Goa government on Tuesday said there was no cover ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14650146cid=1150205608ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzfwjCfzRXOxP-2cjv14zkyK6n8i_g *** Russian tourist found dead in Goa - Hindu [Apr 14, 2008] PANAJI: A 30-year-old Russian tourist, Kabanov Vladimir, was found dead at a guest house at Vagator, on the north Goa coast, on Sunday afternoon. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/15/stories/2008041558470100.htmcid=1151136264ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzfKUDy5BhEO_HaVZ8Lxl9K764DiAg *** Goa villagers up in arms against housing project - Hindu [Apr 13, 2008] PANAJI: Residents of Aldona, a sleepy village of north Goa, are up in arms against a proposed mega housing project. The Aldona Bachao Abhiyan (ABA), ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041455001200.htmcid=1151124456ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzc89XuVD9HeugjhWZ9_DyqWMjKUNA *** Clube de Goa pips Mohammedan AC - Deepika [Apr 15, 2008] Kannur, Apr 15 (UNI) Sporting Clube de Goa beat Mohammedan AC, Kolkata by a solitary goal in the second EK Nayanar Memorial Gold Cup International Football ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG6_sub.asp?newscode=18006catcode=ENG6subcatcode=cid=1151688371ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdZea8yRJZ2yp87GIyLqz92t8uqNQ *** Goa Velhaâ#130;¬#132;¢s Sporting Club triumph - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] Vasco, April 16 Sporting Club Menezes of Goa Velha beat Varca SC via thetie-breaker 4-1 in the finals of all-Goa football tournament organised by Cross ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=041725cid=1151693612ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzcse5pf3Qca5bGzqB2hMQ4CFIPAPQ *** JK Tyre kart enduro race at Nuvem - Navhind Times [2 hours ago] In fact, the 24-hour enduro event is coming to India for the first time and Goa gets the opportunity to host it primarily because theNuvem race track is ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=041724cid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzeycsEZFPPcYP23ConA1e4vV9pB7Q *** USAID Provides Flood Assistance to Angola - FOXBusiness [13 hours ago] The Government of Angola's (GOA) Civil Protection Unit (CPU) reported that the floods have killed at least 14 people and displaced more than 56000 others in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.foxbusiness.com/article/usaid-provides-flood-assistance-angola_563596_1.htmlcid=1151592864ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdT-8hq7LEp5HrHQacmLNZsp5DxnA *** Itsa puzzle but sun, sea and beer cant compete with SuDoku for ... - Times Online [1 hour ago] Goa is sweltering. It is 36C (96.8F) and the humidity is off the scale. British and Russian tourists are slowly going lobster-red by the pool at the Holiday ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/games_and_puzzles/article3761511.ececid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzcDmyAYM4KS-8HIvuy4yzaJ4Ih4mg *** Global warming threatens Goas coastline - Navhind Times [3 hours ago] Panaji, April 16 Goas coast is under major threat from rising waters due to global warming. With this Goas main USP, its pristine beaches, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=04179cid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdIpbRntCTS6hUAWeRh5ItN78m0KA *** Goa witness alleges police harassment - Guardian [24 minutes ago] The key witness in the case of Scarlett Keeling, the British teenager who was raped and killed on a Goa beach, claims he has not been allowed to leave the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/17/indiacid=0ei=_IsGSPPLH4zkywTGvsmiBwusg=AFrqEzdD6KUqsizkhcu7nZodml7HzrvnAQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] ONE DAY PARTY SNACKS' course
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Re: [Goanet] An Open Letter to Dr. Leo Rebello
Mogal Lino Tujeo Kovita ekdom ruchicheo Toxeoch tujeo Aitaracheo Katkutleo Zaito teomp zalo vachun jiv dadostalo Goanettarank toxench Gulfgoansankam tunvem konkanicho mog dilo. Amchi Romi Konkanichi ruch tunvem dili zaitea goemkarank Ingliz uloitat punn konkani vachunk pois ravonknant Zoxo Domnic babacho book porzol zalo vachunk sogleank Magtam tuzoi donxim kovatincho book jelo kosso eunk amchea gopant Wish you all the best Jerry
Re: [Goanet] Is the destructiveness of caste a myth?
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:11:22 -0400 From: Chris Vaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...if Cornel's statistics are anywhere near accurate (5% of the pop. being Brahmin -- of which even less are casteists), then the problem we have is very minor and doesn't deserve a jingoistic approach. If you insist on an immediate solution to the 'problem' I would strongly advocate you (with Cornel for moral fortitude) borrow Anthony D'Silvas megaphone and wield it at Friday's Mapusa market, collecting signatures for presentation to Digu-bab (??) and see how much good that will do! Mario responds: Chris, If the problem is so minor, why are you getting so excited about it and calling the approach of those who oppose caste jingoistic? Since jingoism is defined as extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy I don't see how it applies here. Wouldn't chauvinism apply to those who consider themselves to belong to a superior caste? BTW, have you noticed that one of your fellow-apologists for caste has taken to describing those who are against caste as the real casteists? If this were true, to be consistent he would have to also call those who fought against apartheid in South Africa and racism in the USA the real racists. Does that make sense to you? Thanks for your suggestion on using the Mapusa Market as a forum, which would be kind of hard for Cornel, Anand, Santosh and myself to do from where we live. However, I think the shrill defensive reactions and apologies and excuses for caste we are eliciting here on Goanet show that we are in a pretty good forum for this discussion. The silent majority can make up their own minds.
Re: [Goanet] Goa news for March 28, 2008
Hi Amol, I don't know if you remember me, Mario Rocha , who was in Xavier's and later in engineering collge, then working for Norman D'Souza. Good to see your post. Goans really need to wake up. But it's not for me to say as I now live abroad- and possbily don't have the authority to say anything - atleast the same authority as those that live in Goa. Last couple of years, I have been seeing the changes, not all good, went to Morjim and was made to feel un welcome at a Russian owned shack. They have put up a sign in Russian re naming the street the same name as the street near the Kremlim ( I have been to Moscow and seen the real street ) Construction seems to have got out of hand, traffic is really a nightmare, and Goans seem to have given up their culture in exchange for nothing positive. But thats my limited view ! Stay in touch, Mario P.S. Do you now have a real synthesizer or do you still have to make the sounds Twn without one ? ;) Amol Navelkar wrote: Dear All Goans, We are fighting on net on various issues, we are fighting with the neighbours at home,we are fighting on languages, we are fighting on road, we are fighting all along our day in day out in Goa, for Goa, with Goans for Goans against Goans.And in Goa we are eliminating ourself very fast that we will put rabbits to shame on their multiplication abilities with speed and we see all over Goa migrants(illegally occupying spaces for living)multiplying their business( again illegally occupying areas) are comming as SUNAMIS. wake up Goans these elected representatives get elected on ur vote and rule u to give all thehelping hands to all these migrants to establish their rights in Goa as HGoans. utt Goenkara
Re: [Goanet] Parrikar Parrikar
The much hyped Parrikar Parrikar video is surely an act... I doubt it being live, was it recorded live then it would have been done in front of a live audience...a la kaun banega Crorepathi.. does Porikar have it to face a secular crowd and answer an interview? it is easy to fool the people some time, but not all the people all the time... and now we are to watch another act with Digu? wonder what is the price tag over such an interview? how else can Porrikar (the ex BJP CM)deny that the charges of he being responsible of trying to let loose RSSwalhas on Goans specially the minorities... wasn't Porrikar the CM when the BJP forged Philip neri's signature? I am sure the shano Goemkar will not fall prey to such gimmicks of out of job people... BJP or porrikar in Goa...never again! Kind regards Cedric da Costa Dubai
Re: [Goanet] Of Goans, non Goans and anti-Goans
To Goanet - Of Goans, non Goans and anti-Goans By Oscar Rebello Long ago, when in medical school, I had this most horrifying encounter that always disturbs one and remains deeply etched in the deepest recesses of my heart. A true blue blooded, 'niz Goenkarâ' colleague of mine once asked me, Dude, how is it that you have green eyes? I replied that some great grandmother of mine was of Portuguese ancestry and that is how I'd probably inherited them. He simply glared at me and I didn't recognise the glint in his eye then as he spat Oh! So you are a Portuguese pig then. You aren't Goan? Poof! There is one nanosecond of prejudice a fellow Goan had de-Goanised me in his mind, just like that. What a hoot! Just this morning I sent off a post in which I called upon Dr. Oscar Rebello to step down from his position at the GBA and soon thereafter he drops this on us! Dr. Rebello first sang public praises of Digambar Kamat, whose administration along with Rane's has been the most vile and corrupt in Goa's history, the Digambar Kamat who oversees the systematic disintegration of Goa. Now, Dr. Oscar Rebello, wags his finger at us Goans, hectoring us on the virtues of tolerance. Is he up for nomination for the Mahatma of the Year Award or what? Dr. Oscar Rebello wants to have it both ways - use his position within the GBA for self-promotion and access to the media, and then in the same breath claim that these are his personal views. If there is anyone with even a shred of decency left within the GBA, I call upon them to eject Dr. Rebello from the GBA. He no longer represents or speaks for the Goan people. Regards, r
[Goanet] Goan band to perform at May event
Goan band to perform at May event Published: Thursday, 17 April, 2008, 01:45 AM Doha Time Staff Reporter GOA'S leading band, Forefront, will perform at the eighth May Queen Ball being hosted by the Goan Welfare Association (GWA) at the Diplomatic Club on May 8. The May Queen Ball is an annual dinner dance event, hosted by the Goan community in Qatar. The highlight of the event will be crowning of May Queen, organisers said yesterday. The band has been entertaining the world with their sensational blend of vocals, instruments, rhythm, visual technique in trend and showmanship. The band's track record contains performances in India and abroad with several award winning live concerts, said the organisers.3 Every year the quality of the May Ball has been rated high and the show improved tremendously with the support of sponsors and participants, said a GWA spokesperson. Our forum endeavours to be on the forefront to organise major events keeping in mind the Goan traditional hospitality, cultural heritage and music, he said. Forefront was featured on the popular MTV channel and they also had the honour of being the fast group to perform unplugged. The group is one of the best for pop and equally dazzling to rock, rap, reggae, Bhangra and Goa's ethnic dekhnni, mandos, dulpods. The Forefront's maiden album, Always by your side, was a runaway success in terms of fame and fortune. The team was featured in some memorable performances in the Gulf countries and parts of Europe. The Forefront catered to people of all tastes. This year's show will be patronised by a galaxy of top Bollywood stars. Splash is the title sponsor and official airline is Qatar Airways. Ramada Hotel is the official hotel. Inquiries could be made on 5550491, 5218480, 5807019 and 5504801. (ENDS) http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=213443version=1template_id=36parent_id=16
[Goanet] Indian autopsies in Scarlette case 'absolutely illegal'
Indian autopsies in Scarlette case 'absolutely illegal' By Alfred de Tavares Stockholm, April 16: Swedish forensic experts have said the two autopsies carried out in India on the body of British teenager Scarlette Keeling, found dead on a beach in Goa, were absolutely illegal. They also expressed concern that her organs, found missing during a third autopsy in Britain, may have been illegally traded. Scarlette's bruised and semi-naked body was found on the sea shore of Goa's Anjuna beach just before dawn on Feb 18. Initially, Goa police said the 15-year-old had drowned. However, Scarlette's mother Fiona MacKeown accused the Goa police of malpractice and campaigned for a second post-mortem, which concluded that Scarlette had more than 50 bruises and that she had been given ecstasy, cocaine and LSD on the night she died. Police then announced she had been raped and murdered. Swedish autopsy expert Per Arne Schedin told IANS: It is not just incredible, but absolutely illegal, the way they (Indian officials) have proceeded in their 'modus operandi' of obducing the poor girl's body. During my service I have carried out more than a 100,000 autopsies in Sweden and other countries. The standard procedure is, from the most initial incision, to speak into a recorder every detail resorted to and most minutely observed. Where electronic recording is not available, an assistant takes notes during the process, dictated by the obducent. This protocol is the vital part of the eventual investigation and its accuracy cannot be exaggerated, said Schedin, a 35-year veteran at Sweden's world-renowned Karolinska Hospital's Ratts Forensiska Avdelningen (judicial forensic department). What the Indian pathologists claim is most confounding. With present forensic advances, easily available in India, that they should find it so difficult to determine the results with greater accuracy is simply incredible. I confine myself to the professionalism in the case and do not wish to comment on the oversight of exterior signs of violence on the body that was reported from day one of this death, Schedin added. The Daily Mail reported Monday that Scarlette's mother, who had taken her body back to Britain, said some internal organs were missing. MacKeown was furious because nobody in India had sought her permission to remove Scarlette's organs. The missing organs - said to include kidneys, uterus and stomach - were reported after British forensic scientists conducted a third autopsy on the body. Authorities in Goa said that taking parts of the body for tests was a part of the post-mortem procedure, the paper reported. Schedin said: When removal of organs is involved, if prior permission is neither possible nor feasible, those we are responsible to - mostly the police authorities - are duly informed. And any organ extracted for purposes of forensic investigation is meticulously restored into the body or, as and when required, otherwise preserved. We followed this procedure strictly in Thailand after the horrendous tsunami. I carried out over a thousand autopsies. Even in cases in a far state of decomposition, all organs and matter extracted was duly restored or returned with the corpse. A colleague of Schedin, who did not wish to be identified, said: In the face of grave reports of illegal organ transactions in some countries, we are concerned that highly coveted organs of young, healthy people who have succumbed to tragedies may command tempting lures. There have been cases of Swedish deaths in India. Their mutilated bodies have been returned after apparently nonchalant autopsies. Even cases of distinct unnatural deaths have been certified as natural ones. Swedish authorities have been duly notified in every case. What steps they have then taken we do not know, he added. (Alfred de Tavares can be contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- IANS
Re: [Goanet] Remo holds free concert to create awareness on global warming
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have they really? That's good. It is high time that Goans knew about the furious debate going on among climate scientists. I am not exactly sure. But there may be another Goan or two who would also have a similar serious problem. Believing that Goan climate scientists Helga and Joaquim are better aware of genuine scientific discussions in their field than political bloggers and webmasters can indeed be hard. Cheers, Santosh P.S. BTW, Jody Wells Memorial Prize is being offered by HIV/AIDS denialists to anybody who can prove that AIDS is caused by the HIV virus. So far there are no takers there as well. Perhaps, the global warming conspirators are conspiring with the AIDS mafia to dupe the rest of humanity. --- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They may also be able to win $150,000 by showing that humans are to blame for global warming by entering the challenge issued almost a year ago by the Junk Science web site with no takers so far. See: http://ultimateglobalwarmingchallenge.com/ While they are at it, I would like them to also review the findings and opinions in the following links, including the curious methodology used by the IPCC in developing their reports as described in the last two links shown below:
[Goanet] Global warming threatens Goa's coastline
Global warming threatens Goa's coastline NT Staff Reporter Panaji, April 16 Goa's coast is under major threat from rising waters due to global warming. With this Goa's main USP, its pristine beaches, and subsequently its tourism industry, which attract millions of tourists will literally sink into oblivion and with it the livelihoods of millions of Goans. Says a scientist from the NIO, Dr Ramesh Kumar, this is a very dangerous situation and the water levels will keep on rising. Goa is only 5 feet above sea level. However, Goa is in exalted company. Climate change could also destroy Australia's Great Barrier Reef, which is top tourist attraction of that country. The Centre for Future Studies in September listed Goa and the Great Barrier Reef, as one of the top ten tourist attractions to be taken off the map by 2020. A Greenpeace study on Goa also say that Goa's beaches along with parts of the capital, Fort Aguada and Mapusa are under threat. Dr Kumar, whose area of expertise is the monsoon, also says that along with the rising waters, the increased convection over eastern Indian Ocean leads long breaks in monsoons in India due to global warning. Explaining, this phenomenon, Dr Kumar says that normally the 61 per cent of the monsoon is during the months of July and August, with the maximum rain in July. Earlier, the breaks between showers used to be more in August, but over a period of time the breaks have started getting longer and started shifting to the month of July. Another phenomenon that was observed last year was the intense unseasonal rainfall for the first time in 130 years. Dr Kumar is not willing to say that this is due to global warming but just underlines the fact that this has not happened for 130 years. The metrological officer, Mr K V Singh, feels that the unseasonal rainfall that lashed the state some time back was due temperature drop, saying Panaji received about 44.3 centimetres of rainfall last month, he said. Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century and its projected continuation. The average global air temperature near the surface increased by 0.74 ± 0.18 °C during the hundred years ending in 2005. The inter-governmental panel on climate change says, most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-twentieth century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. This has been endorsed by at least thirty scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialised countries. Some scientists have disagreed with some findings of the IPCC, but the overwhelming majority working on climate change agrees with the IPCC's main conclusions. Climate model projections summary of the IPCC says that average global surface temperature will likely rise a further 1.1 to 6.4 °C during the 21st century. Although most studies focus on the period up to 2100, warming and sea level rise will continue for more than a thousand years even if greenhouse gas levels are stabilized. Increasing global temperature will cause sea level to rise, and is expected to increase the intensity of extreme weather events and to change the amount and pattern of precipitation. Other effects of global warming include changes in agricultural yields, trade routes, glacier retreat, species extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease vectors. Dr Krishna said that the gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrogen oxide and CFC's also equally contribute to global warming. These gasses work like a blanket, which keeps heat in or does not allow heat to enter, he argues. He also says that the Artic Sea has almost vanished from 1988 to 2005 and added that major climatic change takes place in the Arctic region. Contaminated winds from industries and other sources provide a fast route to the Arctic region leading to melting of the ice caps, he argues. Based on estimates by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2005 was the warmest year since reliable, widespread instrumental measurements became available in the late 1800s, exceeding the previous record set in 1998 by a few hundredths of a degree. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=04179
Re: [Goanet] NRIs can get a PAN when required - Goan NRIs take a note
Dear Sir Taken note of your e-mail I have my PAN number which is AD in the name of Francis Mathias Athayde but I have lost my PAN Card in India Moreover, I want to get the PAN number to my wife. Kindly let me know the procedure to obtain the PAN number from Canada We are permenent emigrants in Canada and we have our savings in India in several Banks and at times they ask us to produce the Xerox copy of the PAN card Awaiting your kind guidance on this matter Thanks Francis Athayde
[Goanet] Three Cheers for Scarlette
But Scarlett! Think of the skin maan, so fair and lovely, so Gori man - just the fantasy which the doctor ordered us Indians! Add to that interracial sex! Can't you see the good she has done to our tourism? Look at the headlines - Goa - a Devil's Paradise! Goa - Land of the Lotus Eaters! Think of the thousands upon thousands of desis who'll be descending upon our beaches to get a glimpse of the white meat. What is this land of lotus eaters or glimpse of white meatits good day dreming ..hungry desis will poor in for white meat... All publicity is good publicity. And culture's for the vultures' maan! All we need is the money, honey!!, This are perfact words of Kaliyug and a Rishi who advise celebrate from borrowings... Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
[Goanet] LIMERICK FOR THE DAY - JOB OFFERS ON GOANET
JOB OFFERS ON GOANET Job offers on Goanet are few and far between. Why aren't more such offers to be seen? May be there could be a wider selection, Perhaps in a once-a-week special section. Then Goanet would, more than just a forum, mean. -Shanti Dhoot
[Goanet] Cecil the Three Pigs
I really got hooked to Cecil's humour column about the The Three Pigs that appeared in today's GT edition. I read it not once, but twice and may read it again. It is truly a delightful humourous satirical take a few Goan land issues. If there is one column that I never end up missing to read, it is Cecil's. When it comes to playing around with humour, words and the English language, there is none to beat Cecil. He is truly the Mozart! Thanks Cecil, for giving us the laughs week in and week out and for brightening up our days. Cheers from your dedicated fan Sandeep Heble
