[Goanet-News] Goa news for March 3, 2009
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa court convicts businessman for sexually abusing teenager - Indopia ear-old businessman for abusing a 14-year-old boy after luring him into a car. President of Childrenaposs court Desmond D' Costa convicted Shaikh Mohammad Rafiq under section 8 (2) of the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/514351/National/1/20/1cid=1310229731ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNGVbS6z_FLz2zL5vztEYU7T6AUgnQ *** We molestation complaint British woman Goa SP - Zee News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.zeenews.com/states/2009-03-02/511866news.htmlcid=131014ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNHEDPPXMJS-A6HzNShlCDD6ZlbIYw *** CPI to contest both LS seats in Goa - Times of India http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/CPI-to-contest-both-LS-seats-in-Goa/articleshow/4209162.cmscid=1309945441ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNG4QYySF0SqMn6Jl1v249J9NELIbw *** Save environment\' theme song for polls in Goa - Economic Times http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Save-environment-theme-song-for-polls-in-Goa/articleshow/4210176.cmscid=1310071025ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNFqulQu4ZlfTlT8NCQhjY-vCGAI8A *** BRIEF: Goa election panel chief first to declare assets - TMCnet McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Goa Election Commissioner PM Borkar became the first election official on Saturday to declare his assets after India's other election commissioners have ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-brief-goa-election-panel-chief-first-declare-assets-/2009/02/28/4021749.htmcid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNFchaupnaXzE8oqoIIsKBIeI2ZwGA *** A mix of Goa and Kerala was the promise, and tourists seem to like ... - Business Standard siness Standard, IndiaNoting the continuous and rising flow of foreign tourists to neighbouring Goa, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) decided to reduce the reasons for it. And the experiment seems to be paying. It began by investing Rs 1.2 crore in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/a-mixgoakerala-waspromisetourists-seem-to-likethey-see/00/03/350525/cid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNH36Sp3ciOo1vDgrnJPajEhbFyRgQ *** More migratory birds visit Goa - Times of India mes of India, IndiaPANAJI: The number of migratory birds species coming to Goa in the cool season has increased from 37 species last year to 50 species during the current year, as per statistics available with the state government. The important water bodies visited by ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/More-migratory-birds-visit-Goa/articleshow/4209912.cmscid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNGnIRJP1MXXV7JFfhBKC6kWVNM9fA *** Goa\'s marine environment is corrosive - Times of India orrosion measures in a marine environment like Goa results in losses to the tune of crores of rupees, say experts. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goas-marine-environment-is-corrosive/articleshow/4209920.cmscid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNH2C7kjXnPoMKHX9XrVEa3WHsBA9Q *** \'Goa can earn carbon credit for hydro power units\' - Hindu ndu, IndiaPanaji (PTI): The Goa Government can earn carbon credits worth Rs 11 crore from the three hydro power generating units it has planned over river Mandovi in the state borders, a senior government official said. The clean development mechanism study ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200903020921.htmcid=1310134596ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNFsG7SQRydKYdfYamvvlv-bEah1Ag *** Goa police seeks permit to interrogate Fiona in UK - Hindustan Times ndustan Times, IndiaPTI Goa police, probing the alleged negligence of Fiona Mackeown for allowing her minor daughter on a holiday trip to the State, have sought permission from the Union home ministry to go to the UK and interrogate the British lady. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=4747aa1d-c4a6-4bd2-9cf8-79174abcaa91SectionName=HomePagecid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNEdCQ6yt9BHTYmK44hxgSap1jnAyQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Photo(s): Saint Jacinto Island
Photo(s): Saint Jacinto Island Thanks for the pics and info. I must make another trip to St. Jacinto Island only to see the chapel/tunnel which I was not aware of. Also, I must see the Portuguese lighthouse, hope there is a road up there. This is from my collection. Entire St. Jacint Island http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476845940/sizes/l/ Main altar (see a link within for a close-up) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476849822/ the church http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2476034181/sizes/l/in/photostream/ quote: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-March/174499.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] VOA News - Scientists Use Smallpox Vaccine to Fight Bird Flu
G'day Goanetters, A pandemic would be catastrophic. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-01-voa12.cfm Fingers crossed. rubygoes
[Goanet] 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award Winner is Joseph O'Neill's Netherland - washingtonpost.com
Goanetters, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/26/AR2009022600 006.html?sid=ST2009022601461 Yay; there's cricket in New York! rubygoes
[Goanet] CASTEISM IN THE CHURCH
CBCI GENERAL BODY MEETING - SPECIAL Minutes of the meeting held in Varanasi from March 21 to 28, 1998 CATHOLIC INDIA Page no. 98 CASTEISM IN THE CHURCH: Christianity is not a caste religion. Church is the people of God and all the people are equal before God. The various Churches are also equal. There may be elder sisters and younger sisters among the churches but no superior and inferior. But it is a sad fact that caste system on which social organization has been built, has entered into the Church of India. The depressed classes of people belonging to the lowest level of the caste hierarchy were known as 'harijans'. Today the term Dalits is used to denote them. Literally the word means the weak, the broken the oppressed. In the Church today then name 'Dalit Christians' is used to denote Christians of scheduled caste origin. The problem of the Dalit Christians has come to focus today. The Dalit Christians are in fact discriminated by the government and the Churches. The rights and privileges given to the Dalits by the Government are denied to the Christian Dalits because they were converted to Christianity. It is a pity that in the Church also the Dalit Christians are discriminated because they are 'low caste or out castes'. In recent years the problem of the Dalit Christians is brought to the attention of the Church and the state. It seems that the Church has not offered opportunities to the Dalit members to come up educationally and socially. As a result even after hundreds of years of their existence in the church, they remain on the periphery of the community. There are few priests and leaders of the Church and from the Dalit section. In the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar where majority of the Christians are Dalits this problem is seriously felt. According to the reports 70% of the Tamil Catholics are Dalits. It is reported that out of 14 Bishops in TN only one is a Dalit. The percentage of Tamil priests are only 4%. There is no significant steps taken by the Church till recently to lift the socio-economic condition of the Dalits. Vocation from Dalit Christians have not been encouraged. A dalit priest's feelings have been expressed in the following words: 'We do understand that vocation is from God, but it boggles our mind why He should choose His priests from non-Dalit only. Is God too casteist? Does he also practice untouchability? Recorded from:- Cf. J. Kananaikal, The Emerging Dalit Identity Social action Vol. 43 Page 401 J. Massey, The Role of the Churches inthe whole Dalit Issues Religion and Society, Vol. XI page 94. Antony Raj, Dalit Christian Reality in Tamilnadu JeevadharaXXII, page 128
[Goanet] KOSAMBI FESTIVAL OF IDEAS 2009
I must congratulate the organisers for organising and bringing in just the right speakers to guide us in these turbulent times. Very briefly, Rajdeep( CNN-IBN) cautioned on excessive government control and manipulation of the Media ,Nandan (Infosys) scrupously avoided mentioning politicians and governance.( In fact when he was asked why the people of Goa have objections to Industrialisation, Casino culture etc he pointedly stated ask your government!).Dr Guha (Historian and Intellectual) boldly stated it like it is, why India is the most interesting and exasperating country in the world.This talk should have been compulsory for our politicians and bureaucrats. He was forthright like our retiring Lok Sabha speaker Chatterjee.The best speaker ( who had comparatively the least audience) was Expert on Urban planning Jaime Lerner. Absolutely down to earth, hands on grassroots man ,who found his town being destroyed by the policies of his government.Nobody would listen to this Architects simple ideas, so he even became a garbage collector worker, ran for Mayor so he could implement his ideas , became governor, eventually world famous and consultant to UNO for Urban planning.He said 1) A model city is possible with limited budget 2) Different from today's planning,he advised not to be afraid to keep it simple.GIVE ROOM TO PEOPLE TO CORRECT YOU.DO NOT THINK YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.This he emphasised is the key.3)For participatory planning to work, start with ideas that majority can understand and is desirable. It should be creative with sustainability in mind. 4)You get creativity when you cut zero from your budget, sustainability when you cut two zeros from your budget! Our builders,Industrialists and politicians should be quoting this and not out of context excerpts from the other speakers to justify Business as Usual. Mr. Lerner gave concrete examples of how he achieved a Happy Quotient for all concerned in Curitaba (Brazil) and got the Kala audience to sing to hisYou Can Do IT.These Kosambi lectures should serve as an eye opener to our government and warning to our Town and Country Planners for a balanced Development Plan where greed and corruption are sought to be minimised, and from the elaborate exercise of formulating RP 2021 , hopefully will emerge a win win policy worthy of the beautiful land and people of Goa. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
Re: [Goanet] The Great Goan Transition - a DOUBLE clarification
Roland Francis wrote: When I said the average US or Canadian black would have difficulty finding Africa on a world map, I really meant that Africa means little to the black person in the US and to a certain extent in Canada. The written word sometimes comes out not quite like you mean. Roland Francis, I really enjoy reading your observations of Goan life in Toronto. They are a riot! Your observations on other cultures in multi-cultural Toronto are funny too, if viewed from a certain stand point. I want to congratulate you for writing about what Africa means to the average US or Canadian black. And especially so since you were more eager (comfortable?) displaying your depth of this topic rather than, say, the topic of what Goa means to the average US or Canadian brown. Since you did not take long to reach the situation where you post something one day and then are forced to correct it the next morning, I look forward to more frequent post and correct operations from you. I hope I can avoid unnecessary controversy on this issue. You publicly claimed on this net group the following; I am not an angel of God sent on earth to say I love everybody. Since you have made it absolutely clear to all NOT to expect love from you, can you clarify what exactly should we expect from you i.e. apart from the unnecessary controversy that you attract? Lastly, it is always fascinating to read a different view on topic's where there is no correct answer. However, a view point only holds value if it is backed by numbers or facts. When facts and numbers are of no importance, so, in my opinion, is the view point. I am pasting below something that I got last night: Roland Francis said, 55% of Toronto residents are first or second generation immigrants. Of the Christian Torontonians, fully half are Roman Catholic. Nonsense. The 2006 census makes it clear, 33.4% CATHOLICS, 14% other Christian beliefs, 36% other religious beliefs and 17% with no religious beliefs. Catholics make up two thirds of Christian Torontonians. It IS a big difference whenever numbers matter. Mervyn1650Lobo __ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com
[Goanet] Fantastic Paddy Field View In Arpora - 85 lakhs. Any takers?
Received in my mailbox: Om Sai Ram Hello Sir / madam 1-3-2009 This is Mr Balwant Solanki from Porvorim Goa,India. A young and dynamic civil Engineer, contractor and developer. This is in response to internet search. I am sending you details of my exclusive Villa project at Arpora Noth Goa, India. Photos of the project can be seen on my website http://solankibros.tripod.com/life_style_bunglows_goa I am looking for a NRI / PIO , Indian or Goan groups of 15 people or less, who is interested to buy a Homes in Goa, India. Name of Project SUN SHINE VILLA Project has fantastic paddy field view and lake view from 1st floor Total Plot area is 3950sqmt. with 15 unit villas with common swimming pool We have duplex as well as independent units Villa no 1,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12,13,14 and 15 are having living/dining, kitchen, bedroom , Bathroom, and car parking garage on ground floor and 2 master bedrooms with Bathroom, Balcony and open terrace on first floor Villa no 2,3,4 and 5 have living/dining, kitchen, bathroom and car parking garage on ground floor , 3 Master bedrooms with Bathroom , small family room , 1 balcony for bedroom and 1 open terrace for other bedroom on first floor and 1 bedroom with bathroom and open terrace facing the lake and paddy field view on second floor Area of each villa as given below Villa Nos Buildup area Asking price in Rupees 1) 188.35sqmt 85, 000, 00=00 2) 244.74sqmt 115, 000, 00=00 3) 244.74sqmt 115, 000, 00=00 4) 244.74sqmt 115, 000, 00=00 5) 244.74sqmt 115, 000, 00=00 6) 190.00sqmt85, 500, 00=00 7) 190.00sqmt85, 500, 00=00 8) 193.16sqmt85, 000, 00=00 9) 193.16sqmt85, 000, 00=00 10) 183.08sqmt80, 000, 00=00 11) 183.08sqmt80, 000, 00=00 12) 183.08sqmt80, 000, 00=00 13) 183.08sqmt80, 000, 00=00 14) 183.08sqmt80, 000, 00=00 15) 183.08sqmt80, 000, 00=00 -- Total Amount13, 65, 000, 00=00 ( thirteen crore sixty five lakhs only ) Advantage of SUN SHINE VILLAS , project is located just 1 km away from Baga Beach and 2 km away from Anjuna Beach. The beauty of Arpora village is close to North Goa Beaches, famous for Night Bazaar (night market) surrounded with paddy field and salt pant Project is almost completed with 92% work and we will be giving possession in the last week of March 2009 Project is also design to convert Villas into 4 star Resort with 60+ rooms. __ I do have Approved Project of 8 nos 3BHK villas, 84 nos 1BHK apartment and 17 nos shop. this project can also convert into 150+ rooms Resort in Vagator beach, North Goa. Area of property is 8450sqmt. Asking price is Rs 10 crore only I am send you plan of project in attachments. Please Do forward this e-mail to all your friends looking to buy a second Homes in Goa India. Do feel free to call on my cell no 09422062843 for any details With Regards Solanki -- Roland Francis http://roland-torontogoan.blogspot.com +1 (416) 453.3371
[Goanet] Need a job? Try answering these 4 simple questions..
Need a job? Try answering these 4 simple questions.. 1. Who is the chief minister of Goa? (Churchill, Faleiro, Aleixo..) 2. Who is the jet speed singer of Goa? (Jet Airways, Air India..) 3. What do we wear under our pants? (nothing...) 4. When a person dies, who or what makes noise to spread the news? (Herald..) (Correct Ans. Digamabr Kamat, William de Curtorim, Underwear Church bell) Now, try training a fool for an interview on all above questions and answers .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKOgVjFpN9s
[Goanet] Calangute Panchayat and neighbouring villages
To, The Editor Herald Panjim Goa Dear Sir, Subject : Calangute panchayat and neighbouing villages This is with reference to the newsitem in Herald dated 2nd March titled Calangute Panchayat the richest in Goa . Firstly let me congratulate Mr. Joseph Sequeira our dynamic sarpanch for the developments he and his panchmembers have undertaken in Calangute . The most significant development is the Poriat football ground the villagers can be proud of and of course his excellent garbage disposal scheme his panchayat undertakes tirelessly everyday . Though I now am a resident of Calangute for over 15years my ancestral village is neighbouring Saligao and whenever I visit my relatives there they have a lot to complain about the garbage dumping that takes place daily at the hill ontop of their village . Incidentally the area where the garbage is dumped lies in Calangute jurisdiction but the percolation and pollution is borne unfortunately by the Saligao villagers. The air and water pollution especially during the monsoons can be felt in those areas of Saligao that lie at the foot of the plateau where the garbage is dumped . If the Calangute Panchayat is earning an average revenue of 3 crores I think it is time that they also solve the problems of the neighbouring villages . Saligao is begining to face a massive problem of garbage from within the village itself and lack of funds limits the ability of the Saligao Panchayat to address this problem. I would like to request Mr. Joseph Sequeira to look into the matter and atleast help the village of Saligao tide over its garbage problem . Maybe he can have the garbage van collect garbage from Saligao atleast twicce a week . For this the Saligaokars can coordinate with him to ascertain certain pickup points. Benefits should percolate to neighbouring villages as well ,as infrastructure for tourism is also provided by other villages for example there is a new road being proposed via Saligao hill to tide over the traffic congestion due to increase in tourist traffic. If not I request the Government authorities to try and merge the above two panchayats along with one or two more affected villages to give them a municipality status where the development can be broadbased benefitting all villages. I think it is high time the above affected villages come together on the above urgent matter. Thanking you, Yours truly, *Col. Cyril P. D'Souza ( Retd.)* #401 KHH Phase 11 Gauravaddo Calangute Goa Tel.: 0832- 2282881
Re: [Goanet] Global warming: A cause for concern
The problem with the post below again is that it does not cite any original scientific source. The only sources it cites are political and ideological in nature. They are: http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.BlogsContentRecord_id=84E9E44A-802A-23AD-493A-B35D0842FED8; and http://heartland.temp.siteexecutive.com/pdf/22835.pdf; The first is a Republican senator's blog, and the second a document provided by a socio-economic policy institute whose mission is clarified in the following statement: Heartland's mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Now whom would you trust on the subject of climate science? The work of the majority of world's climate scientists and the science academies of their countries or a U.S. senator and some sociologists and economists of a public policy institute? The fact that the material from the latter political and ideological sources cannot be trusted is clear from the following post which quotes excerpts that misrepresent the work of Stephen Schwartz, and rely on casual sound bites of an astronomer and a solar physicist from sensational websites and news items rather than the published work of climate scientists in mainstream scientific journals. Please see below the Brookhaven National Laboratory website of Stephen Schwartz to find out that he accepts the evidence indicating human involvement in greenhouse gas emissions and global warming: http://www.ecd.bnl.gov/steve/schwartz.html On another front the speculative claim of a solar physicist that the sun's activity is responsible for global warming has now been refuted by a number of studies. Please`see for instance the following peer-reviewed scientific paper from Stanford University: http://www.pnas.org/content/104/10/3713.full Here is the relevant excerpt: Despite the direct response of the model to solar forcing, even large solar irradiance change combined with realistic volcanic forcing over past centuries could not explain the late 20th century warming without inclusion of greenhouse gas forcing. Although solar and volcanic effects appear to dominate most of the slow climate variations within the past thousand years, the impacts of greenhouse gases have dominated since the second half of the last century. Cheers, Santosh --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net wrote: . According to, http://heartland.temp.siteexecutive.com/pdf/22835.pdf, the vast majority of the scientists who contribute to the IPCC studies have no direct influence on the conclusions expressed by the IPCC. .. http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.BlogsContentRecord_id=84E9E44A-802A-23AD-493A-B35D0842FED8 ... “Anthropogenic (man-made) global warming bites the dust,” declared astronomer Dr. Ian Wilson after reviewing the new study which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Another scientist said the peer-reviewed study overturned “in one fell swoop” the climate fears promoted by the UN and former Vice President Al Gore. The study entitled “Heat Capacity, Time Constant, and Sensitivity of Earth’s Climate System,” was authored by Brookhaven National Lab scientist Stephen Schwartz. See, http://www.ecd.bnl.gov/steve/pubs/HeatCapacity.pdf .. These assertions are debatable according to Solar physicist Dr. Pal Brekke, senior advisor to the Norwegian Space Centre in Oslo. Brekke has published more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific articles on the sun and solar interaction with the Earth.
[Goanet] Come to Goa says Savio (Brothers in arms)
Come to Goa says Savio (Brothers in arms) MUDANS KORUNK KEDNAI TUMI GOYANT EUNK ZAI GOYCHO OSLO GAUN TUKA MEUCHONA GO BAI PORDESANT AMI ASTANA, UGDDAS TUZO ETANA, POTTAI TUJIM AMKAM SOPNAM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfvy2-dH3MQ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
Re: [Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich powerful !
The one point agenda of the 10 year old Goa Su-Raj Party is to drive out the national parties from the sacred soil of GOA, lock-stock and barrel. The reasoning behind this is that the national parties are only interested in Goa as their watering hole since only 2 MPs Goa sends to the Parliament is chicken feed for these parties. On the one hand, the Congress has been looting Goa with impunity by giving Goans to understand that it is the sole protector of secularism can communal harmony in Goa, while on the other hand, the BJP has managed to put Goans against Goans through its communal ideology and has been no less of a looter of Goa. If anyone should feel the above is baseless, we want to know how and why. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: Geraldo Oliveira niger...@yahoo.com To: goanet goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 1:37 AM Subject: [Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich powerful ! Dear all, Sub: Government by the people, for the rich and powerful. The new ordinance to legalize Cidade de Goa’s illegal construction in the wake of Supreme Court judgement is misdemeanour of the Congress Government. Setting a precedent of such a magnitude will have colossal consequences and this Government is accountable for this sacrilegious act on the people of Goa, and in doing so has forfeited its right to rule. We have seen similar instances in the past with regard to shorten the fishing ban period by distributing solar prawns in the Assembly ; and the hasty ordinance to the ‘Code of Communidade’ to save top government officials escape the High Court ruling on Communidade plots. This decision of the present Government is unthinkable, corrupt and only demonstrates that, it works for the rich and powerful, while on the other hand is willing to demolish coastal dwellings of traditional fishermen and local residents. Judiciary is the forearm of Democracy, and the Government showing scant respect for the Apex Court ruling, is an infringement on the fundamental principles of rule of law. What moral right does this Government have, to act on other illegalities when it sets a precedent of this kind? This also leads to the question, why should aam admi only, abide by the law if illegalities can be legalized by ordinances ? Our present is in shambles, and with this chicanery Government there seems to be no future for our State. ‘Right to recall’ elected representatives is the only option left for good governance if at all, and must be ‘food for thought’ for the younger generation. Clearly another lesson for Goans to think ‘whom we vote’. Mog assom, Geraldo Oliveira
[Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich powerful !
In support of : Message: 8 Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:07:17 -0800 (PST) From: Geraldo Oliveira niger...@yahoo.com http://f5mail.rediff.com/prism/writemail?mode=mail_to_individualemail=nigeral d...@yahoo.comels=9855ba31872fc4c6c7782b796b96ff6f Subject: [Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich powerful ! Bravo Geraldo, Impressive post and I am sure it's come right from the heart of a true Goan. The forty cobra's in our Assembly, unfortunately, elected by us, guard and protect only the rich and the affluent. What and how much will they get from the poor costal village folks like us compared to the truck loads from the miners, builders and hoteliers ? The Aam Aadmi is just non existent on their agendas. To save one hotel owned by a high flying miner, our pathetic, indefatigably corrupt politicians hoodwinked the ordinance of the Supreme Court by amending a 114 year old land acquisition law overnight, where as the screams of Aam Aadmi against mining, mega housing and CRZ does not produce any sound waves for our insatiable politicians. This is just the start of the law of the jungle, further on well get to see how the rich and the powerful with the help of our incompetent corrupt politicians gobble up the whole of Goa right before our very own eyes and we'll be left just holding our tools with no place to pee. I think it would be best for all Goa loving Goans come together and put up our own candidates in the next election, I only hope and pray it will not be too late by then. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __
[Goanet] Papu cant dance sala (Can you guess this Papu's age?)
Papu cant dance sala (Can you guess this Papu's age?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4BDoM1v58 pl try joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Engaged Encounter Weekend in Goa
Dear Friends, We wish all of you a Blessed Lenten Season. ME Goa will be organizing a Engaged Encounter (EE) Weekend for couples planning to marry within the next 6 months. this program is open to couples of all faiths. It also open to couples who are newly married. The dates scheduled are 27 to 29 March 09 at Dasya, Porvorim, Goa. Please pray for the success of this weekend. We have not conducted an EE weekend for the past 5 years after Fr. Osie got transferred to Bombay. Fr Leslie has now very graciously agreed to help us out and so we are trying to restart as couples who have experienced the weekend have been constantly asking us to start once more. Please pass on this message to your friends and relatives and if possible to your Parish priest. *Looking for information about a Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend? * Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend retreat away with other engaged couples with plenty of time alone together to plan for a sacramental marriage. It is designed to give couples planning marriage the opportunity to dialogue honestly and intensively about their prospective lives together-- their strengths and weaknesses, desires, ambitions, goals, their attitudes about money, sex, children, family, their role in the church and society--in a face to face way. *What Happens on a Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekend?* An atmosphere is created for the two of you to concentrate exclusively on each other, free of the distractions, pressures and interruptions of daily living – a time out away from home, friends, and wedding preparations. There are no group dynamics or group therapy. It is a quiet weekend, specifically designed to give you the opportunity to talk honestly and intensively about your future together – an opportunity to discover a deeper appreciation of your relationship and God's call to unite in a permanent union, the Sacrament of Matrimony. The weekend consists of a series of presentations beginning Friday evening and ending Sunday afternoon. Led by a team of married couples and a priest, the two of you are encouraged to talk privately with each other on many aspects of marriage, always from the viewpoint of your own relationship. Among the subjects you will have an opportunity to discuss with each other are your ambitions, goals, attitudes about God, sex, money, children, family, and your role in the church and community. Personal reflection and couple discussion are the main focus of our weekend. Since each relationship is in a different place, your private answers will be unique and special to your relationship. Through personal sharings, the members of the presenting team talk about what the Sacrament of Matrimony means to them individually and the impact a great marriage can have on the world. We will not tell you how to live your life. Our stories are meant to encourage you to explore your own attitudes and expectations. We will offer some good ideas and tools to help the two of you to continue growing closer through the years. *Why Should We Go on A Weekend?* Our motto is a A wedding is a day, a marriage is a lifetime. Think of all the preparation you have done for your career or job. Most us spend years studying or learning. Think of the preparation taken for your wedding day. Most people spend months planning and many dollars preparing for their wedding. But how much time and effort do we spend preparing for what we hope will last 50 or 60 years – our marriage? Ask yourself this question, Am I willing to spend 44 hours devoted to hearing ideas and learning skills that will help to make my marriage the best it can be? Contact the undersigned for more information. Thank you and May God bless you. Valentine (Vally) Anna Coelho Unit Coordinators, Worldwide Marriage Encounter Goa -- Valentine (Vally) Anna Coelho Visit our blog: http://tob-attitudes.blogspot.com/
[Goanet] Are Muslims In India Appeased?
Hi Mario, You can quote as much as you like. The Qur'an was NOT written in Arabic. All that you have quoted and copied and pasted is a Translation. The Qur'an as is related and followed by the Mislims today is a Translation from another language. Therefore it is NOT a direct word of God but 'lost in translation word of God'. THIS IS A FACT - CHECK IT OUT. Just because you are a moderator you think you know it all. ED.
[Goanet] Watch what he does, not what he says
Hi Mario, You still don't get it, do you! Why are you still bring this Bush topic up? How long are you going to say that Buffoon Bush is Brilliant? Even his advisers are saying he is 'dim'. ED. - Obama more analytical than Bush, says Gates Mon, Mar 2 01:15 PM Washington, Mar.2 (ANI): US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that he finds President Barack Obama more analytical on issues than former President George W Bush. Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, Gates said: It's hard to say. I think probably President Obama is somewhat more analytical, and he makes sure he hears from everybody in the room on an issue, and if they don't speak up, he calls on them. In contrast, President Bush didn't go out of his way to elicit input from those in the room, Gates said. Gates believes the possibility that the plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 would change is fairly remote, but noted that President Obama has the authority to alter the plan. He also said that field commanders would have preferred keeping current troop levels through the end of 2010. Currently, all combat forces are expected to be out of Iraq by August 31, 2010, with up to 50,000 troops remaining in advisory capacities. Gates is the first Secretary of Defense to have served under presidents of both parties. (ANI)
Re: [Goanet] The Great Goan Transition - a DOUBLE clarification
Dear Mervyn. The religion question in the Canada Census is asked only once in 10 years. The last time it was asked was in the 2001 census. Therefore there are no 2006 religion census figures as you have claimed. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_2006_Census Secondly, the census does not break down the religion figures by city. Regards, Roland. On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 11:32 PM, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: I am pasting below something that I got last night: Roland Francis said, 55% of Toronto residents are first or second generation immigrants. Of the Christian Torontonians, fully half are Roman Catholic. Nonsense. The 2006 census makes it clear, 33.4% CATHOLICS, 14% other Christian beliefs, 36% other religious beliefs and 17% with no religious beliefs. Catholics make up two thirds of Christian Torontonians. It IS a big difference whenever numbers matter. Mervyn1650Lobo -- Roland Francis http://roland-torontogoan.blogspot.com +1 (416) 453.3371
[Goanet] {Goanet] Watch what he does, not what he says
I recently had to take issue with an adoring Goanetter who claimed we needed a leader like President Obama who tells it like it is. Those who consider him The Messiah may not know this, but as recently as last week, President Obama was promising, nay, vowing, that federal spending bills he would sign would have no earmarks, which are individual spending amounts slipped into bigger bills passed by Congress to benefit pet projects in the lawmaker's district. Obviously, the more powerful the lawmaker the more he or she can slip in. This is also known as pork barrel spending, a euphemism for wasteful spending. Now, not even a week later, he will sign a bill that has 8,600 earmarks in it totalling US$7.7 Billion according to an independant watchdog group in his continuing attempt to use vote bank politics. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/01/budget-chief-obama-sign-spending/ Excerpts: President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects, administration officials said. The House last week passed the measure that would keep the government running through Sept. 30, when the federal budget year ends. Taxpayers for Common Sense, a watchdog group, identified almost 8,600 specially sponsored projects totaling $7.7 billion; Democrats say the number is $3.8 billion. Either way, it is far more than Obama promised as a candidate. [end of excerpts] I have no idea any more when to believe anything the new President says and when not to. Neither do any of his supporters. The message in all this is: Watch what he does, not what he says.
[Goanet] Meet this young Jacint Vaz
Meet this young Jacint Vaz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02mcIeNSiow
[Goanet] Scarlett's death
I noticed there were no responses on Goanet to the recent post, reprinted from the London tabloid, referring to Scarlett's death. Reading the article carefully, the Englishman, who was an on-site factual witness, claims that evidence for murder and specifically the method of murder / homicide is still uncertain. The scratch marks on the body does not lead to death or a charge of murder. Below is a local story. It is similar to Scarlett's death from INTOXICATION. I am posting it, for young and old goanetters to appreciate that intoxication can cause acute illness leading to death; in addition to chronic illness and death. Combination of intoxicating agents can be an even bad mix. Regards, GL http://wcbstv.com/local/geneseo.student.dead.2.948437.html NYC Student Who Died Had Been Drinking For Hours 19-Year-Old Queens Man Found Unresponsive By Another Student At Off-Campus House In Finger Lakes Region * Police Investigate Death Of Geneseo Student(3/1/2009) State police say a 19-year-old college student found dead in an off-campus house in western New York drank a large quantity of alcohol in the hours before he died. Arman Partamian was among 20 to 30 people who attended a party Saturday near the State University of New York at Geneseo, where he was studying biology. State Trooper Mark O'Donnell says Partamian, a sophomore from Queens, began drinking at around 1 p.m. Saturday, was helped to bed late that night and was found dead the next morning by another student. O'Donnell says it could take up to two months to complete toxicology tests and determine the cause of death.
[Goanet] Wikileaks, anyone? http://tinyurl.com/d4kv4q
Perhaps Goa could do with some kind of Wikileaks (benefitting the citizen, not just particular political parties): What's Wikileaks, if you haven't heard of it yet? Wikipedia explains it thus: Wikileaks is a website that publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive governmental, corporate, or religious documents, while attempting to preserve the anonymity and untraceability of its contributors. Within one year of its December 2006 launch, its database had grown to more than 1.2 million documents.[1] Wikileaks runs on modified MediaWiki software. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks Listen to Jacob Applebaum, giving a very brief introduction to this amazing project ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWxq9O1GYf0feature=channel_page Some of its notable leaks are as follows: Bank Julius Baer lawsuit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks#Bank_Julius_Baer_lawsuit Guantánamo Bay procedures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks#Guant.C3.A1namo_Bay_procedures Scientology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks#Scientology Hack of Sarah Palin's Yahoo account http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks#Hack_of_Sarah_Palin.27s_Yahoo_account BNP membership list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks#BNP_membership_list Internal UN reports http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks#Internal_UN_reports Congressional Research Service reports http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks#Congressional_Research_Service_reports Check out Wikileaks here: http://www.wikileaks.org/ And take this quote from Britannia Radio: Wikileaks has released over 600 United Nations investigative reports, over 70 of which are classified. The reports expose sensitive matters from allegations of hundreds of European peace-keepers sexually abusing--and impregnating--refugee girls, to generals in Peru using Swiss bank accounts to engage in multi-million dollar procurement fraud. Thanks to Jacob Appelbaum for putting this on the agenda! FN -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://twitter.com/fn On Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/people/Frederick-Noronha/502514643 What a difference there is between a wise man and a fool. - Terence, Eunuchus
[Goanet] Request for photographs
If anyone has photographs of Goans in England in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s please do contact me. Photographs of interest are simple ones which depict a sense of the time and place. Black and whites would be great. Also any scanned images of the UK voucher that allowed immigration from East Africa into UK or other interesting documents of that era would be wonderful. Best, Selma
[Goanet] Susegad RICH Goans have become 5 star SLUM(slaves) millionaires
In reply to my Ordinance to amend 114 year old Land Aquistion Act(Goa) Floriano wrote : The ordinance has been signed sealed and delivered. Jai Ho – Floriano, goasuraj MY REPLY :- WWWW. Next...proposal ...in line...for GOANS..from the GOA Government.in consultation with Delhi Babus and Bahus is… GOA's name to be changed to 'TIMBLOA' GOA's Politicians food,clothing shelther provided free for life by 'TIMBLOA' GOA's Politicians families and friends(special friends from DELHI) can enjoy free SPA massages for life - Courtesy 'TIMBLOA' TIMBLOA's will soon build 5 star hotels on every beach in Goa and will restrict GOANS entry to beaches. ..DOGS GOANS NOT ALLOWED MALLYAGOA too has dreams probably to take over entire CANDOLIM as a private beach..DOGS GOANS NOT ALLOWED PRANOYGOA too has dreams to take over CALANGUTE and make it a private beach..DOGS GOANS NOT ALLOWED Assundi, Sod tem, Amkam kityeak podlam, Deo poitolo How will God see? What all will God see? GOD gave beautiful GOA to GOANS to enjoy, live and Protect GOA .. GOANS have not lived upto the dreams GOD had for us GOANS GOANS were supposed to be the luckiest lot to be born in GOA... And today as a Goan, what did I do ? a) I am fighting with my own family for property for 15-20 years and allowing all bhailes and outsiders to build whatever, wherever, even next to or in my own land.within couple of days. b) I am roaming with a 'price' tag and everyone now knows I ( Goan ) can be BOUGHT easily enough c) I am shouting at the poor slum people because they cannot understand my englizy but we keep quiet like a mouse and allow FIVE STAR SLUMS to flourish so that we can also enjoy once in a way by going to the PRIVATE SLUM BEACH GOANS GOANS GOANS The beach was ours, given free by GOD The field was ours, given free by GOD The hills were ours, given free by GOD The swaying palms were ours, given free by GOD The beautiful houses(call it portuguese type or goan houses) were such a wonder-land to live in The garden was ours, given free by GOD and what did we GOANS do. ALLOWED 5 STAR ILLEGAL SLUMS CONCRETE JUNGLE to finish off our dreams for few pieces of silver. I would not hesitate to say, WE ( GOANS) are like ADAM AND EVE and have ignored GODs instruction and are EATING OF THE WRONG TREE. Sorry to say Goans, we have become like prostitutes….available to everyone, giving in to the highest bidder. Don’t worry dear Goans for the word used “PROSTITUTES”. Remember one thing Dear Goans, no one will dare throw a stone at us for our sins, because those who dare to throw stones at us are the biggest sinners. We all are sinners. No doubt. Greed, Fame, Money, Pride, Ego, Richess,seems to have become “the way of Life”. Noone seems to be comfortable with the “the way of the Cross”. And our God, the right judge has already warned them “ let the one who is without sin cast the first stone”. My point is not if I or other should throw stones, my message is simple “Let us Sin no More” “ Let us stay away from worldly temptations” Its not too late yet, wake up now and join the many true activists who do exist in Goa and lets fight back to get Goa as it was on 19th Dec, 1961. Nothing less, nothing more. We want GOAs Beaches, Fields, Hills, Palms, Houses, Gardens as it was. I am sure many goans have read the below story, If not then here it is about Goans(however Susegad it may sound, Goans knew how to live Life, How to Enjoy abundant full life, How to love our neighbours. But, now, looking at the way We Goans live life, it appears ‘ Its not even worth a penny’ and in the race to make more and more MONEY, MONEY, MONEY we have become SLAVES(5 star slum millionaires) to corruption, injustice, illegalities. STORY A boat docked in a tiny Goan village. A tourist from Mumbai complimented the Goan fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. ‘Not very long,’ answered the fisherman. ‘But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?’ asked the Mumbaite. The Goan fisherman explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family. The Mumbaite asked, ‘But what do you do with the rest of your time?’ ‘I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, play guitar, sing a few songs… I have a full life.’ The Mumbaite interrupted, ‘I have an MBA from IIM-A, and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat.’ ‘And after that?’ asked the Goan. ‘With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then
[Goanet] A for Agriculture ?
People who visit Goa on holiday appear to need rooms to stay in but don't ever eat! As a result there is a great need to build only more and more rooms, more hotels. But what about food? Well, it can come from outside as Goa's agricultural land has to be sold to builders or it would appear from the government's land use policy. As shocking as it is true, Goa cannot boast of an agriculture college when this sector can provide employment on a large scale if it is given its due importance and support, such as, exclusive markets for farmers. But when even the CM is sympathetic to the building lobby and anti- agriculture, then there is little hope. Is he thinking of building an agriculture college after all the agricultural land has been sold? Maybe. With three schools moving out of Panaji (as reported in the media) why can't these buildings be used to start an agriculture college as it is well located and would be ideal for everyone in Goa. Now is the time to demand an agriculture college or are we going to see a scenario where these three buildings are going to be demolished and then replaced by hi-rise parking? I can only hope not!
[Goanet] VOA News - India to Hold General Elections Starting April 16
Goanetters in Goa, http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-02-voa13.cfm Who will you be voting for? LONG LIVE DEMOCRACY! rubygoes
[Goanet] Kundapur: Broken Statue of St Bernadette at Gangolli Church Shocks Locals
Karnataka is living upto its new reputation of following in the footsteps of Gujarat and Orissa in wrecking violence on minorities. Here is the latest from Udupi, Karnataka. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=57344 Regards, Marshall
[Goanet] DNA: Mumbai: Let us pledge to make Advani PM: Modi to Maharashtrians
Goanetters, Yikes. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1235674 rubygoes
[Goanet] Govt. by the people, for the rich powerful !
Indeed this govt. has lost all right to rule. How legal is for the govt. to come up with an ordinance with retrospective dates, in this case 1964 ? This is called Andher Nagari, chowpat raja. samir
Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD
Jim Fernandes wrote: Even though the US economy is in a black hole, the US is still regarded as the top dog. I wouldn't bet against the USD, considering everybody else is suffering from this recession. The only other currency I like is the Chinese Yuan (I got some stuff in the Chinese market). I do not believe the Yuan will fall against the USD regardless of the recession. Jim F, The suffering of this recession has only just started. The people in pain now are: a) Those who have already lost their jobs (in the US, this number increases by 700,000 people per month). and b) The retired, who were depending on monthly dividends for their living expenses. People all over the world are going to be losing their jobs. It is going to be especially painful to those who are linked to supplying the US with goods and services. As far as the dollar is concerned, there is the possibility that the US dollar and US treasuries will collapse in the near future. The US is at the epicentre of the financial crises. It goes against logic that the US dollar is still the strongest currency in the world. The strongest currency should be the one of the country with the most savings. As far as the Chinese Yuan is concerned, this cartoon from The Toronto Star, of 1st March, 2009, says it all. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45002...@n00/3323284611/in/set-72157601083477711/ Given the current situation, the Indian govenment is unlikely to spend their forex reserves to save the rupee from sliding more against the USD. For this reason, I believe the Indian rupee will touch 55 in the short term and then go on to hit the 60 mark within 18 months. I would be interested in the opinion of anyone resident in India on where they think the rupee will go, versus the dollar. Mervyn1650Lobo __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/
[Goanet] Goa news for March 3, 2009
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa court convicts businessman for sexually abusing teenager - Indopia ear-old businessman for abusing a 14-year-old boy after luring him into a car. President of Childrenaposs court Desmond D' Costa convicted Shaikh Mohammad Rafiq under section 8 (2) of the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/514351/National/1/20/1cid=1310229731ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNGVbS6z_FLz2zL5vztEYU7T6AUgnQ *** We molestation complaint British woman Goa SP - Zee News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://www.zeenews.com/states/2009-03-02/511866news.htmlcid=131014ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNHEDPPXMJS-A6HzNShlCDD6ZlbIYw *** CPI to contest both LS seats in Goa - Times of India http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/CPI-to-contest-both-LS-seats-in-Goa/articleshow/4209162.cmscid=1309945441ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNG4QYySF0SqMn6Jl1v249J9NELIbw *** Save environment\' theme song for polls in Goa - Economic Times http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Save-environment-theme-song-for-polls-in-Goa/articleshow/4210176.cmscid=1310071025ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNFqulQu4ZlfTlT8NCQhjY-vCGAI8A *** BRIEF: Goa election panel chief first to declare assets - TMCnet McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Goa Election Commissioner PM Borkar became the first election official on Saturday to declare his assets after India's other election commissioners have ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-brief-goa-election-panel-chief-first-declare-assets-/2009/02/28/4021749.htmcid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNFchaupnaXzE8oqoIIsKBIeI2ZwGA *** A mix of Goa and Kerala was the promise, and tourists seem to like ... - Business Standard siness Standard, IndiaNoting the continuous and rising flow of foreign tourists to neighbouring Goa, the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) decided to reduce the reasons for it. And the experiment seems to be paying. It began by investing Rs 1.2 crore in ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/a-mixgoakerala-waspromisetourists-seem-to-likethey-see/00/03/350525/cid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNH36Sp3ciOo1vDgrnJPajEhbFyRgQ *** More migratory birds visit Goa - Times of India mes of India, IndiaPANAJI: The number of migratory birds species coming to Goa in the cool season has increased from 37 species last year to 50 species during the current year, as per statistics available with the state government. The important water bodies visited by ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/More-migratory-birds-visit-Goa/articleshow/4209912.cmscid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNGnIRJP1MXXV7JFfhBKC6kWVNM9fA *** Goa\'s marine environment is corrosive - Times of India orrosion measures in a marine environment like Goa results in losses to the tune of crores of rupees, say experts. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goas-marine-environment-is-corrosive/articleshow/4209920.cmscid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNH2C7kjXnPoMKHX9XrVEa3WHsBA9Q *** \'Goa can earn carbon credit for hydro power units\' - Hindu ndu, IndiaPanaji (PTI): The Goa Government can earn carbon credits worth Rs 11 crore from the three hydro power generating units it has planned over river Mandovi in the state borders, a senior government official said. The clean development mechanism study ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200903020921.htmcid=1310134596ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNFsG7SQRydKYdfYamvvlv-bEah1Ag *** Goa police seeks permit to interrogate Fiona in UK - Hindustan Times ndustan Times, IndiaPTI Goa police, probing the alleged negligence of Fiona Mackeown for allowing her minor daughter on a holiday trip to the State, have sought permission from the Union home ministry to go to the UK and interrogate the British lady. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/redir.aspx?ID=4747aa1d-c4a6-4bd2-9cf8-79174abcaa91SectionName=HomePagecid=0ei=CnqsSfyiG4iYggPAt_3zAwusg=AFQjCNEdCQ6yt9BHTYmK44hxgSap1jnAyQ Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
Re: [Goanet] More false facts exposed
The problem with this claim is that the Bush administration and the big govt. Republicans had full control of all houses of the government until 2006. We can definitely say that the Democrats blocked reforms from 2006 onwards. Bottom line: there is very little difference between the two parties. The US needs a true reformer like Republican Ron Paul. Marlon --- On Sun, 3/1/09, Mario Goveia mgov...@sbcglobal.net wrote: While President Bush sometimes joined in taking credit for the growth in low income ownership that was at the heart of the problem, the timeline in the following report shows how the Bush administration repeatedly warned about the impending crisis and demanded that it be curbed, and was ridiculed by the Democrats who protected and defended the system and had the votes to prevent any serious action to control the problem before it became a crisis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNMNR=1
[Goanet] Silence of the Clams
To Goanet - One of the biggest scandals in post-Liberation Goa is being enacted in Goa right now by the Goa govt to help Timblo and Cidade de Goa get around the violation of established law. But where are the supposed keepers of Goan conscience? Where is Aravind Bhatikar and his posse of Nitoll Jinn? But of course, we need to give this a pass. After all, Digu and Timblo are our pals. Where is Datta Naik and the illegitimate baby he bought forth and named Lok Shakti? Where is this baby's nanny Dr. Francisco Colaco? By the way, what is the status of Datta Naik's mega project in Benaulim? What a tragedy for Goa to have such worthless coprophages commandeer leadership of our civil society. Regards, r
[Goanet] Fwd: Quepem MLA Is caught In the net of Betul FIsherman
-Original Message- From: anesim...@aim.com To: go...@goanet.org Sent: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 5:35 pm Subject: Quepem MLA Is caught In the net of Betul FIsherman Dear Goanet Readers After destroying our farms, forests and everything dear to Goa and Goans, Looks like this Govt. Is ready to chase Goans out of Goa and bring In Ghantis.After all, It Is election time now. Place like Canaguinim has not changed for years now with no Improvement of any sort, forget about any employment pportunities.ONGC could have employed quite a substancial number as the employable population Is very small, but these projects are buIit for non-goans on Goan land I don't remember any new houses havIng been built near the sea for past donkeys years.So, I do not understand which houses they want to demolish under the CRZ regulations.All those houses which exist there were buIlt probably before the AnexatIon of Goa.But Hold on, What about all those illegal structures IncludIng hotels whIch are buIlt close to the see! If the govt. wants to go ahead wIth thIs exercIse, then we are talkIng of makIng our Goans refugees by the very people who they have elected! As substancial number of these people wIll be Catholics, will the church stand up and fIght for Its flock or wIll It pretend Ignorance on the pretext that It Is ApolIitical.This Is not about Politics. It Is about Social Justice and Church worldwide has been and Is In the forefront fIghting such Injustices. And What about our so called fly by Night NGOS and other Highly Educated Social Activists whose hearts bled when Baina Beach was cleaned and all their sisters were made homeless overnight! God Save Goa! Cheers AnesImo
[Goanet] Goa is a failed state
--- On Mon, 3/2/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: I noticed there were no responses on Goanet to the recent post, reprinted from the London tabloid, referring to Scarlett's death. Reading the article carefully, the Englishman, who was an on-site factual witness, claims that evidence for murder and specifically the method of murder / homicide is still uncertain. If Goa were a country, it would be termed a failed state. There is no law and order, and the rot starts at the top (the latest Cidade de Goa case being one case in a long line of illegal activities). The building, mining, and real estate lobbies through their servants (Goan politicians) have sold Goa to the highest bidder with the acquiesce of the Goan voter. Regards, George
[Goanet] British woman molested in Goa
Hi All, Too many Ghantis in Goa sleeping on the road side and if they cant sleep this is what they do. Tourists won't complain, they just won't come. There is no smoke without fire. So?! the Tony the Fernandes should at least think there is some truth in it and that it is possible that it might happen. Shouldn't he do something about the layabouts in Goa? and drive them out, or/and make their life difficult? If not these Ganthis will make our life difficult - they already are, in more ways than one. ED http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1235462 'We have not received molestation complaint by any Brit woman' Panaji: Even as media today carried a story about a British woman molested in Goa's coast on Saturday night, the state police have said that they have not received any complaint. We have not received any complaint of British woman molested. I have checked with all my police stations, superintendent of Police (North) Tony Fernandes said. A news report published in local daily Herald mentions that the lady was molested by a group of Hindi speaking persons on Saturday night at Baga, a well-known tourist spot. The woman, reportedly, was returning back to her resort when the group under pretext of asking something molested her. If something of that sort has happened, we appeal the victim to complaint to the police so that the accused can be
[Goanet] A real life slumdog's amazing success
Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan need to see this: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5753211.ece?token=nulloffset=0page=1 Excerpt: Last night, a smart young TV channel technician from Bangalore watched Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. “You don’t need to ask me anything about my life. It is all there on the movie screen,” 22-year-old Manju beams proudly from the front seat of his friend’s Jeep, the latest Bollywood blockbuster blaring tinnily from a brand new Motorola mobile. “I am also Slumdog – but much worse. To me slum means you are lucky; it means shelter and no rain coming inside. I was sleeping on the street or in a drainpipe, depending on the weather,” he recalls, as the neon-lit oases of McDonald’s Drive Thru, Baskin-Robbins and Coffee Day flash past on the route to Mysore Highway. [end of excerpt]
[Goanet] Konkanni Kovita
Gõychem Rajkarbari Salazarachea hukumxayechi korun chiri Gõykaramni ghulamponnachi toddli dori Lokam modim sutleo sutkecheo zori Ekcharan Bharot lokxayecheo dorleo miri Lokxayek zavunk na vorsam bara Gõykaranchea pottant vazlim bara-tera Choramni khavn Maharastrachi dhall rotti Gõyenkarank vikun chintlem borunk peti Niz Gõykaramchea uleak zavn raji Mandlem zhuz ekvottan fulloun xat'ti Don panamchi hatant ghevn pontti Fulacher utleli lasun dili ghatki vaiti Don Pananchea zoitacheo vazleao ghanti Gõykaramni dakovn dili ekvottachi xokti Chor je ghatki-ponnachim chintna chinti Sogleanchea tonddant poddli mati Lokxayek vorsam azun zavnk nant ponas Gõykarancho anik ek-pautti bond zanvcho asa suvas Zaitea Gõykaranchim chintnam sopnam tosxich urlim Goykarponn kobar zavpak paulam lagim Amchea Rajkarbareank kainch na poddchem Gõychem vo sogott Gõyche porjechem Te matui chintinant Gõykarachea fudarachem Tankam duens laglam fokot girestkai ektthavpachem Atanchai Rajkarbareamni chintlam vikun khauvchem Sobit sundor Gõy amchem Gõyekaranchem Moteo-moteo imaroti bandpeank ani mina-dhonyank Mavondecheani Gõyem dilam dista doti dhenneank Rajkarbareamni Gõyank ghatlo mukhut brostacharacho Gõyche Vidan Sobhent asa pongod chorancho Lutt-mar, choreo, bolatkar, kirmi zatat disa-dispotim Hakach lagun dista mhaka Salazarachi hukumxaich bori asli Freddy Agnelo Fernandes The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __
Re: [Goanet] Goa govt to Goans: Get lost!
These comments made me dive into my archives for something that I had written a long time ago to re-enforce the point that Soter makes. It is the Synopsis of the Writ Petition that I filed against the CRZ violations by 3 hotels in Calangute/Baga belt, 'Calypso', 'Estrela do Mar' and 'Fahrenheit's. It will be seen that I have departed from the set legalese of putting together the synopsis. However, it is to be noted that cognizance of the Petition was duly taken by the Honourable High Court of Bombay at Goa and major portions of the CRZ violations by the 3 hotels have been razed especial of the Calypso to the tune of crores of rupees. Quote IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA Writ Petition (PIL) NO. 3 of 2007 Shri. Floriano Lobo.. Petitioner V/s State of Goa and Others... Respondents. Synopsis The petitioner is a responsible citizen of Goa and has been consciously following the various directives of the Honourable High Court of Bombay at Goa with respect to various environmental aspects such as the pollution by industries, garbage problems and mostly the rampant CRZ violations with or without the active connivance /support by the various authorities who are appointed by the Government to curb such violations. This petition is a result of the petitioner having lost faith in the various authorities where one has to run from pillar to post to get authentic information regarding the developmental projects coming up in the CRZ areas and by the fact that all attempts to get such vital information even through the official Right to Information Act, 2005 are mostly frustrated. To an ordinary citizen, who would want to respect and/or obey all laws rules and regulations, openly seeing that corners are being cut everywhere, rampantly, with total disregard to existing and enforceable laws, rules and regulations, the only recourse left is to knock on the doors of the Honourable High Court in the hope that the Honourable Justices will see it fit if justice in this case is desired or not. Otherwise, it would be better to disband all laws rules and regulations and let the citizens go about doing things as they like and as they feel. In that case, the society at large would have to seek its own level whether it wants to cross the line into lawlessness or it wants to remain on the side of being an honourable society adhering to the laws rules and regulations it would formulate to do just that. Your Lordships, this petitioner has done whatever that could be done within the means available to himself and begs to be excused if he is found wanting. The basic essence of 'common sense' that the laws rules and regulations existing in this State or in this Country must make has been lost and it would be the task at your lordship's very hands to restore it back in its place. This petition contains nothing but the frustrations of the petitioner with the regulating authorities who choose to be blind even to the extent when entire Goa is nothing but a huge hemorrhaging mass well on its way to its grave. If hope could resurrect Goa into being a well governed, orderly, peaceful and harmonious State so that all citizens may live their lives in an orderly manner, this petitioner would stick to this entity called hope. End. Unquote floriano goasuraj Original Message - From: soter so...@bsnl.in To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 11:23 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa govt to Goans: Get lost! Rajan Parikar's from the heart comments may be much to the dislike of many hypocrites. Anything not digestible to the hypocrites is conveniently labeled BJP just like the controversy over the potrayal of slums in slumdog millionaire. Our denial of the reality is strong. Goa is precariously poised at this juncture. On one hand we have the Cidade issue, on the other is the RP 2021, on another the Panchayat Bill, and the latest is the Notice inviting Tender for Nuvem NH17 which has just been received. Are Goans going to be happy producing more toilet paper in the form of memorandums? Are we only going to be seen doing something by publishing booklets on R(I)P 2021? or Are we going to put our foot down, come out on the roads not to return home until this government backs out? We have really stretched the art of good living beyond bounds whereby we have have become a society that is senseless and boorish. We seem to have stretched the idea of diplomacy in our dealings far too much. We sell the people of Goa by night and walk around town claiming to be social activists by day. For a social activist to profit from boat cruises the sound ban needs to be relaxed. Ridiculous! Imagine the height of stupidity in the comments of some Goans like Emiliano and Rosande on the Cidade issue. Just because people are going to lose jobs does it mean that the illegal act must be regularised? When it comes to the interests of elite hypocrites being at stake
[Goanet] Rupee to reach 60 to the US Dollar ?
I am living in India while getting my income from the USA. There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to the current exchange rate between the USA and India. The Indian economy, while suffering the effects of the worldwide recession is still in good shape. I cannot imagine the rupee sinking much further. I will stash some funds in rupees while the dollar is strong as a hedge against the dollar sinking, which is inevitable. As for the US Economy and the US Treasury collapsing, this is wishful thinking on Merwyn's part. There are just too many countries with a stake in propping up the US dollar and the US Economy to let that happen The fundamentals of the US Economy are still strong. The USA will weather this storm and come out stronger (sound like Obama dont I ?)/ But the people of the USA needed this reality check. The freewheeling and free spending days are a thing of the past. Most folks in the USA, except perhaps those in the Medical field (for now) are hurting badly. They will learn a lesson from this Depression. It is a Depression regardless of when the financial gurus reluctantly call it that. After hitching their hopes to a strong American economy, the world including Canada, will have no one else to turn to. The Chinese, despite their current surfeit of dollars, have their own problems as their factories become idle with slackening world demand, and a growing unemployment. I predict that India will slowly but surely grow into an Economic powerhouse, with its brains, its entrepreneurial spirit and relatively younger population. Some folks know that and are trying to derail India with terror attacks, but India will overcome these pinpricks and emerge stronger.
Re: [Goanet] The Great Goan Transition - now a TRIPLE
Roland Francis wrote: The religion question in the Canada Census is asked only once in 10 years. The last time it was asked was in the 2001 census. Therefore there are no 2006 religion census figures as you have claimed. Roland Francis, I think I get your drift. Since numbers are of no importance to you, how can they be of importance to Statistics Canada? As such, the data they release should not to be taken seriously. Roland, if you want to claim that the govt provides half baked data, hey, feel welcome to do so. For those who ARE interested in the Statistics Canada numbers, here is a summary: The demographics of Toronto make Toronto one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Data released by Statistics Canada as part of the 2006 census indicates that Toronto has surpassed Miami (which held the record in 2004) in terms of the number of foreign-born population within the city, with 49.9% of the population of Toronto being foreign-born. Secondly, the census does not break down the religion figures by city. Wrong again! Here are the quick numbers for Toronto: Christianity is the largest faith group in the Toronto census metropolitan area, with Roman Catholics comprising 33.4% of the population. The Anglican Church and United Church of Canada account for 6.9% each. Other religious groups include Islam (6.7%), Hinduism (4.1%), Judaism (3.5%), Buddhism (2.1%) and Sikhism (1.9%). 16.6% of the population have no religious affiliation. The info is from your favourite site, wikipedia. Here is the link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Toronto Now I have a question for you. You had previously written on Goanet. The population of the GTA is about 4 million souls of which Goans must be about 70 to 80 thousand. The Goan numbers are estimates. Your estimated Goan numbers are pure fantasy. My interest is in where you got the readily available GTA numbers from? Statscan pegs the GTA population at 5.5 million. Here is the link, in a picture form: http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/demo05a-eng.htm Mervyn1650Lobo __ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca
[Goanet] Cidade issue: Who will dare to raise voice against any BHATKAR?
Govt promulgates ordinance to amend Land Acquisition Act http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009030322 Suspicious silence of Opp. Leader Manohar Parrikar and Very active NGO's is dangerious. Govt. ordinance is effective from Oct 15, 1964. Scrupulous minds will start acting to make this applicable to other properties which has been leased out and conditioned not fulfilled. This is more bad than Cidade == 1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the Land Acquisition (Goa Amendment) Ordinance, 2009. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 15-10-1964, unless any other specific date is indicated in the body of this Ordinance. 2. Amendment of section 41.— In section 41 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894), as in force in the State of Goa, after clause (5), the following clauses, shall be inserted, namely.— “(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the judgment, decree or an order of any Court, Tribunal or any other authority, any development done or construction undertaken in pursuance of the agreement entered under this section between the Government and the Company on the basis of the statutory approvals like permissions granted by the Planning and Development Authority, Eco-Development Council, Goa Coastal Zone Management A uthority, Municipal Council, Panchayat, including renewals and deviations thereof approved and regularized, and all permissions obtained by the company and all the buildings constructed by the Company and all the proceedings taken by the competent authorities to issue the license or permission for undertaking construction, shall be deemed to have been validly done and have always been undertaken in accordance with the said agreement. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the judgment, decree, or order of any Court, Tribunal or any other Authority the appropriate Government shall be at liberty to modify the agreement executed under this section between the Government and the Company on mutually agreed terms in furtherance of the purpose for which the land was acquired, by publication of the modified agreement in the Official Gazette, and any such modifications made in the agreement, shall come into force from the date on which the original agreement with the Company was executed under this section and any action taken or things done under the modified agreement, shall for all purposes be deemed and to have always been done or taken in accordance with the original agreement”. (8) Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgment, decree or order of any Court, Tribunal or any other authority, if in any agreement entered into between the Government and the Company there be any clause prohibiting the Company to construct any buildings or structures in the acquired land, such clause shall stand deleted with retrospectives effect from 15-10-1964. (9) No suit or other proceeding shall be instituted, maintained or continued in any Court or before any Tribunal or other authority for cancellation of such permission or for demolition of buildings which were constructed after obtaining the permissions from the Statutory Authorities and have been validated under this section, or for questioning the validity of any action taken or things done or permission granted in pursuance of the original agreement as modified and no court shall enforce or recognized any decrees, judgment or orders declaring and such action taken or things done under the original agreement as modified, as invalid or unlawful”. Place: Raj Bhavan, Dr. Shivinder Singh Sidhu, Dona Paula. Governor of Goa. Date: 28 February, 2009. proceedings taken by the competent authorities to issue the license or permission for undertaking Shrikant Vinayak Barve Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it now, on http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: The suffering of this recession has only just started. The people in pain now are: a) Those who have already lost their jobs (in the US, this number increases by 700,000 people per month). and b) The retired, who were depending on monthly dividends for their living expenses. Comment: Wow really! What great insight. What fantastic closely guarded information now revealed by Mervyn. Aren't we all fortunate on Goanet to have access to this. People all over the world are going to be losing their jobs. It is going to be especially painful to those who are linked to supplying the US with goods and services. Comment: Another great piece of inside information from the Goanet pundit. Only person I know who takes current facts and passes them off as predictions. As far as the dollar is concerned, there is the possibility that the US dollar and US treasuries will collapse in the near future. The US is at the epicentre of the financial crises. It goes against logic that the US dollar is still the strongest currency in the world. The strongest currency should be the one of the country with the most savings. Comment: Thank God he said possibility. Must be the strong stuff wearing off. Or maybe he is getting chary of his own statements. What logic is he talking about? Would someone please do the man a favor and tell him that if the US financial system crashes, so does the rest of the world. The strongest currency in the world should be the one with the most savings. Now this is a biggie. Especially since the country with the most savings per capita is Haiti (Reference: The genuine saving rate on Chinese mainland was 25.5 percent and 21.4 percent in Hong Kong. In this item, China is only next to the first place Haiti, while the figure in United States is only 8.2 percent.) Someone should recommend Letterman invite Mervyn for his Late Night Show. With the Democratic Party mascot by his side. -- Roland Francis http://roland-torontogoan.blogspot.com +1 (416) 453.3371
[Goanet] Mining inside the Selaulim dam reservoir
According to reports reaching from Curpem tow of the legislators of Goa Legislative Assembly has began mining inside the Selaulim Water Dam in Samguem. The Selaulim water dam supplies water to over 50% of Goa's population that includes Salcete, Marmagoa and Quepem Talukas. South Goa tourism industry as well as Margao City is dependent upon the water supply from Selaulim Water Dam. Shantilal mining lease inside the water dam operated by Salgaonkar mining company with India's third largest legislator Anil Salgaokar with declared assets of whopping Rs.92 Crores - elected from Sanvordem Constituency in South Goa - is one of the responsibly irresponsible of the Goa's MLAs that is targeting Goa's Selaulim Dam. The other colluding MLA is Joaquim Alemao who is also Goa's current Urban Development Minister in Digambar Kamat Cabinet. He is a contrator to operate Salgaokar's business through his firm Raissa mining company. Salgaokar-Alemao mining nexus has been directing targeting the Selaulim dam from the later half of the first week of February 2009. The operations has been going on amidst tight private security and forest cover on the banks of Selauim dam is already chopped down by this brutal action by the two MLAs and their greed. It is not yet clear as to what is their source of authority to target Selaulim Dam in this heinous manner. Sebastian Rodrigues http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2009/03/mining-inside-selaulim-dam-reservoir.html _ Get Marriage Proposals Daily! Find your SPECIAL ONE on MSN Matrimony http://www.shaadi.com/msn/matrimony.php?ptnr=msnhottag
Re: [Goanet] Goa is a failed state
Dear George, You have said it. And it is important that you say this again and again, irrespective whether anyone heeds to it or not. You, as a patriot Goan will have done your duty unto your beloved Goa. floriano goasuraj - Original Message - From: George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 6:11 AM Subject: [Goanet] Goa is a failed state --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Gilbert Lawrence gilbert2...@yahoo.com wrote: I noticed there were no responses on Goanet to the recent post, reprinted from the London tabloid, referring to Scarlett's death. Reading the article carefully, the Englishman, who was an on-site factual witness, claims that evidence for murder and specifically the method of murder / homicide is still uncertain. If Goa were a country, it would be termed a failed state. There is no law and order, and the rot starts at the top (the latest Cidade de Goa case being one case in a long line of illegal activities). The building, mining, and real estate lobbies through their servants (Goan politicians) have sold Goa to the highest bidder with the acquiesce of the Goan voter. Regards, George
[Goanet] Are muslims in India appeased?
Barad: let us not try and get away from the fact there is a programme to appease the Muslims and other minorities. Response: Here is a news story from the Times of India. I would like to hear what hindutvavadis like you and Natekar have to say. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/BSY-grants-Rs130cr-for-temples-to-ward-off-predecessors-sins/articleshow/4198439.cms Regards, Marshall
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (3Mar09)
D.D. Kosambi Festival of Ideas City can improve Quality of Life in 3 yrs - J. Lerner Sir...If Goans persists with 'Todays Politicians' it may take 3 Millennium... To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
[Goanet] Quepem MLA is caught in the net of the Betul fishermen
Quepem MLA is caught in the net of the Betul fishermen The Quepem MLA was invited to attend the Gram Sabha at Naqueri and was grilled by the locals regarding the CRZ demolition notices, majority of whom were fishermen from Betul. The question put forth by the public was If the government is so bent on protecting the interests of one company, that it can bring in an ordinance to modify the law to favour one individual, why can't it do so to ensure that the livelihood of thousands of ordinary citizens is protected ? A very valid question in the present circumstances. Over 8000 structures all over Goa are to be demolished. These over 8000 structures, do they not belong to Goans ? Is it not the duty of the elected Government to protect it's citizens or are, only the rich to be protected ? There about 73 fisherfolks in Betul who have been issued CRZ demolition notices. Of course, unfortunately the people did push further when Mr Kavlekar promised to lead a delegation to the CM's residence. My question to Mr. Kavlekar is, which delegation did he take to the CM's residence when he proposed the Food Park at Naqueri ? or Which delegation did he take to the CM's residence at the time of his election ? To do all the dirty things they do not need the support of the people but to do some thing good for the people he needs to take a delegation to the CM's residence !! My other question to Mr. Kavlekar is, was Mr. Kavlekar not aware of this CRZ problem before and only needed the people to bring it to his notice at the Gram Sabha ? Why are all our politicians pretending to be deaf, dumb and blind ? Why is Aam Aadmi being taken for granted ? What good has Mr. Kavlekar done for the People of Quepem ? What has Mr. Kavlekar proposed or fought for during the very few Assembly Sessions that he has attended ? Mr. Kavlekar as an elected member of the Assembly you have an obligation to protect your electorate come what may. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __
Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD
I agree with Jim that it is a crap shoot as far as betting against the US dollar is concerned. All regions have their problems. Regarding China's currency versus the USD, the Chinese do not want the dollar devalued if they are going to fund the US deficit. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009sid=a_dsDz145J_A Whether they or the US can control this is uncertain. There are already indications that America's credit rating is under pressure. Within the AAA category, there are three sub categories, with the US (and UK) now occupying the second tier of the AAA category. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/4604826/High-debt-levels-endanger-Britains-AAA-credit-rating-for-first-time.html I came across this blog that suggests that the risk premiums of US debt is now worse than some US companies and even lower than that of France. http://www.agorafinancial.com/afrude/2009/02/26/buy-fertilizer/ What is also revealing is the US bond rates. US 30 year bond rates seem to be going up again, though its short term rates remain at 0%. This tells me for the short term, investors continue to have faith in the US, but long term, the increasing rates could portend a serious crisis of confidence if the US economy does not recover. If that happens, we could see a catastrophic collapse in the value of the US dollar. All of this begs the question, where the heck does one put one's money these days? Marlon Jim Fernandes wrote: Even though the US economy is in a black hole, the US is still regarded as the top dog. I wouldn't bet against the USD, considering everybody else is suffering from this recession. The only other currency I like is the Chinese Yuan (I got some stuff in the Chinese market). I do not believe the Yuan will fall against the USD regardless of the recession. --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: Jim F, The suffering of this recession has only just started. The people in pain now are: a) Those who have already lost their jobs (in the US, this number increases by 700,000 people per month). and b) The retired, who were depending on monthly dividends for their living expenses.
[Goanet] CROREPATI CARNIVAL AS REPORTED IN GOAN OBSERVER
Crorepati carnival Feb 21st, 2009 | Category: Cover Story, Lead Story BY RAJAN NARAYAN The Carnival of Loot and Plunder of politicians in power misusing and abusing their authority for their private benefit is a 365-day phenomenon. THE CROREPATI carnival continues with India Today listing five crorepati MLAs in Goa among the richest politicians in the country. The survey of the richest politicians in the country which appeared in the India Today issue dated February 3, 2009, covered Members of Parliament, chief ministers and Members of the Legislative Assembly. Even going by the income declared in the affidavits that they submitted at the time of filing their nominations during the last assembly elections, according to the survey, Goa has five crorepati Members of the Legislative Assembly. BABUSH ASSETS: Babush Monserrate’s mansions on the Dona Paula-Miramar bypass (top left) and in Taleigao will have a market value of over Rs. 15 crores. Heading the list of crorepati MLAs according to the India Today survey is the controversial mine owner and contractor of the long abandoned River Princess with an officially declared income of a whopping Rs. 91.4 crores. Indeed, Anil Salgaocar ranks eight among the ten wealthiest politicians in the country - just behind Anand Singh, the BJP MLA representing Vijaynagra in Karnataka and M.A.M. Ramswamy, the industrialist and race horse baron who is a Janata dal member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. While Anil Salgaocar’s wealth does not come as a surprise, considering his significant stake in the iron ore export business in Goa (which witnessed a huge boom in the last five years), the declared wealth of the other politicians in the list are obviously due to the misuse and abuse of their very remunerative offices of profit. Trailing far behind in terms of the declared assets of Rs. 91.4 crores attributed to Anil Salgaocar independent MLA from Sanvordem is Babush Monserrate, the independent MLA from Taleigao whose total declared assets are shown at Rs. 15 crores in the India Today survey. This is obviously a gross underestimate as, in his declaration to the returning officer, Babush Monserrate had grossly undervalued the market price of his ancestral mansion in Taleigao and his new mansion on the Dona Paula-Miramar bypass road in Panjim. Besides these two properties, it is public knowledge that Monserrate owns another plush mansion in the La Citadel colony in Dona Paula. BABUSH LOOT HE, or rather his son, is known to have bought the former Hotel Libdoran, which is adjacent to the Monserrate mansion on the Dona Paula bypass. Babush has also, in his declaration, admitted to owning several apartments and commercial premises in Campal and Kamat Kinara. It is also rumoured that Babush Monserrate has several floors in many buildings of owners to whom he granted a higher FAR during his tenure as Town and Country Planning Minister, notably Shalom which was allowed to go up to eight floors from the existing four floors during Monserrate’s tenure. Monserrate has also admitted to having prime property in Bangalore. It has been repeatedly alleged that the principal source of his assets, which are conservatively assessed at over Rs. 250 crores, came from the alleged kickbacks he extorted during the preparation of the scrapped Regional Plan 2011 when land sharks were permitted to literally dictate the shape of the Regional Plan for a hefty kickback. Indeed, if the market value of all of Babush’s declared known assets, including his fleet of cars and fancy motorcycles, is calculated it would far exceed the declared assets of the MLA from Sanvordem, Anil Salgaocar. RICHY RICH ACCORDING to the India Today survey of the Assembly of the rich, the third richest MLA in the state of Goa is the former chief minister and the present speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Pratapsingh Raoji Rane, who represents the Poriem constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Goa. Senior Rane’s declared assets do not come as a surprise as he is known to be a wealthy man with a flourishing farm in the Sattari taluka. Indeed Pratapsingh Rane has always prided himself on being a successful farmer. Besides his farm house, senior Rane is also known to own a bungalow in Altinho, a flat in Miramar and several other properties. Presumably, since agricultural income is not taxable, the probability is that senior Rane is worth much more than his declared assets. In his official declaration, like all other politicians, Senior Rane has only shown the depreciated book value of his various agricultural and non agricultural properties and not the market value. Going by the fact that t here has been a phenomenal increase in real estate prices, the assets of the senior Rane are likely to be worth closer to Rs. 80 crores rather than the Rs, 8.9 crores he has declared in his affidavit on assets and liabilities at the time of contesting the last general elections.
[Goanet] How regulation caused the financial crisis/looking forward
Gilbert Lawrence wrote: An example of what I mean: The use of government dollars to make us a more healthy society delivering better quality health-care. This in the long-run will reduce cost of health-care. If govt follows some recommendations, it would reduce the cost of health-care even in the short-run. Mario observes: When every government program is run inefficiently due to the lack of any normal incentives to be efficient, there is little reason to believe that the government will suddenly become efficient in providing universal health care. However, in Massachussets they have implemented a state-mandated and partially funded plan that covers every citizen that is slanted towards preventive health care but is still built around private insurance and the private health care system. I hope this is what you mean when you write, If govt follows some recommendations,... As a physician you must know about the rationing of health care in every single payer system in the world, especially for serious illnesses. Many Canadians who supposedly have free health care that they pay for through their taxes, buy private insurance for treatment in the US for serious procedures for which they are often put on waiting lists in Canada. See, http://canadaonline.about.com/od/healthcarewaittimes/Wait_Times_for_Health_Care_in_Canada.htm http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/may/06/health.politics If such a system in implemented in the US and leads to rationing of serious procedures, which is unheard of in the US, where will Americans and Canadians go when their lives may depend on a waiting list?
[Goanet] Why sleep when you can get a nightmare being awake?
Check out this AIG commercial. How ironic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VvGW98D3XA Marlon
[Goanet] Daily Grook #337
DAILY GROOK #337 ___ ROBE PROBE ___ by Francis Rodrigues a priest and nun hot can both go out with, long as he does not get into the habit! _ puns word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _ _ Reinvent how you stay in touch with the new Windows Live Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650731
[Goanet] song with mog
Hi guys here is some new songs and some old songs i hope you'll will like them mog to all from jjandson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EWDI3Y3eTs Goan Konkani love song 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-nLeHl85I8 vizmitt song 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIBwO3dJ2zY vizmitt song 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ_-qRqcn8M konkani song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i60hZdDEOuc sacrament zodlo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDUzM0n48Ak RED ROSE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U3gh4rnk8o Goan Konkani song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18TawNmG30Y AVSEQ14 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmfAt3lYO2Y sonvsar somplea uprant song 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD7Y3LSAwL8 vizmitt 1 iPhone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRzM3gqcmEU dirio part3 iPhone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxLt7wMfAFs sonvsr soplea uprant song 3http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29NBlgXShEk gloria sonvsar somplea song 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx1UzGRaSVE KONKANI SONG MY LOVE
[Goanet] GOD
After searching Google info about God, and witnessing all that is hapenning in Goa, India and with man and womankind, the answer to the existance of God as preached and perceived.all powerful,wise, knowing,compassionate, caring etc, the answer to Why do bad things happen to good people, and good things to bad people, and if God always existed, then as Carl Sagan said, why not the Universe has always existed, if we assume no one created God and He always was?Did God create man or man created God to have something he could always call upon and trust to rise above himself? Answers of re-incarnation, suffering because of bad things done in previous life, blind faith, miracles, unexplained phenomenon, the Universal Force and so on.Puny man cannot fathom mighty God?.And the Devil..who seems to be winning.What to believe? Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
[Goanet] March issue of VOICES on the web
Dear Goanetters, Greetings from sunny Goa. The March 09 issue of VOICES (a monthly newsletter of Holy Spirit Church, Margao, Goa) is now posted on the web. Read it at http://holyspiritchurchgoa.com/ Do read our cover story, Modern Day Christ - Fr Edward Sequeira, SVD of Orissa on the Editor's desk at http://holyspiritchurchgoa.com/editors_page.html and on http://holyspiritchurchgoa.com/Modern_Day_Christ.htm Rgds Leo D'Mello Live a Fuller Life
[Goanet] NEWS - Sri Lanka cricket team attacked in Pakistan
Sri Lanka cricket team attacked in Pakistan Agencies Published: March 03, 2009, 08:57 Lahore: Gunmen killed at least five people in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus on Tuesday as it drove to a stadium in the Pakistani city of Lahore, according witnesses and cricket officials. Sri Lankan media, quoting the sports minister, said five players received minor injuries in the attack - Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana. Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardena was slightly wounded in the foot, his father told a local television station after speaking with him by telephone. Pakistan television channels news channels said four people were killed. A witness told reporters he believed two police commandos were killed along with a regular policeman and a traffic warden. Shopkeeper Ahmed Ali said the two police commandos had been driving behind the team bus when they were hit. It was a very heavy firing and I heard at least two explosions at the time, said a witness who had been on his way to cover the test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan only invited the Sri Lanka team to tour after India's team pulled out with security concerns following the militant attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai in November.
[Goanet] Ultra Violet_Young feminists on life in contemporary India
*Ultra Violet* features a community of young feminists blogging on various issues, challenges, and triumphs that affect women in India today. It is a Hengasara Hakkina Sangha http://www.hengasarahakkinasangha.org/initiative. Check out the various links at the following url. Very educational. Young feminists on life in contemporary India http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/an-open-letter-to-the-state-government-from-the-women-of-karnataka/ venantius j pinto
Re: [Goanet] Global warming: A cause for concern
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 01:10:38 -0800 (PST) From: Santosh Helekar chimbel...@yahoo.com The problem with the post below again is that it does not cite any original scientific source. The only sources it cites are political and ideological in nature. They are: http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.BlogsContentRecord_id=84E9E44A-802A-23AD-493A-B35D0842FED8; and http://heartland.temp.siteexecutive.com/pdf/22835.pdf; The first is a Republican senator's blog, and the second a document provided by a socio-economic policy institute whose mission is clarified in the following statement: Heartland's mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Mario responds: While I can understand Santosh's desire to try and discredit and demean and demonize those who disagree with him, he has misrepresented both sources above, for reasons that are not clear to me, other than the blatant promotion of a particular ideology. What he describes as a Republican Senator's blog does, in fact contain links to numerous sources of peer-reviewed studies written by reputable and respected scientists who disagree with Santosh's point of view. For example, using information that anyone can see in the links above: Quote: “Anthropogenic (man-made) global warming bites the dust,” declared astronomer Dr. Ian Wilson after reviewing the new study which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Another scientist said the peer-reviewed study overturned “in one fell swoop” the climate fears promoted by the UN and former Vice President Al Gore. The study entitled “Heat Capacity, Time Constant, and Sensitivity of Earth’s Climate System,” was authored by Brookhaven National Lab scientist Stephen Schwartz. http://www.ecd.bnl.gov/steve/pubs/HeatCapacity.pdf Unquote. In the second case, Santosh insinuates that there is something wrong with, Heartland's mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. In the meantime, Santosh ignores what is written in the Heartland report, and misrepresents who wrote the report and who stands behind its findings. Someone should ask Santosh why he is denying that many climate scientists disagree with him, who is not a climate scientist. Santosh wrote: Now whom would you trust on the subject of climate science? The work of the majority of world's climate scientists and the science academies of their countries or a U.S. senator and some sociologists and economists of a public policy institute? Mario responds: I think we should trust those who do not deny the truth, which is that there are many scientists who disagree with the proponents of blaming humans for climate change. The issue is not whom would you trust? No one is suggesting we believe a US Senator who is not a scientist. However, the Senator has provided information from credible scientists, which shows that there is dissent in the scientific community. The issue, which Santosh somehow fails to see, is that there are hundreds of scientists who disagree with him and those who agree with him. In addition, the Heartland report was not written by sociologists and economists of a public policy institute. as Santosh falsely alleges. The Heartland report was compiled and edited by a scientist and professor of Environmental Science: S. Fred Singer President, Science and Environmental Policy Project Distinguished Research Professor, George Mason University Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science, University of Virginia Fred Singer writes, We regret that many advocates in the debate have chosen to give up debating the science and now focus almost exclusively on questioning the motives of ‘skeptics,’ name-calling, and ad hominem attacks. We view this as a sign of desperation on their part, and a sign that the debate has shifted toward climate realism. Mario asks, Sound familiar? The foreword of the report was written by a Past President of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Physical Society: Frederick Seitz President Emeritus, Rockefeller University Past President, National Academy of Sciences Past President, American Physical Society Chairman, Science and Environmental Policy Frederick Seitz says, Our concern about the environment, going back some 40 years, has taught us important lessons. It is one thing to impose drastic measures and harsh economic penalties when an environmental problem is clear-cut and severe. It is foolish to do so when the problem is largely hypothetical and not substantiated by observations. As NIPCC shows by offering an independent, non-governmental ‘second opinion’ on the ‘global warming’ issue, we do not currently have any convincing evidence or observations of significant climate change from other than natural causes. I would venture to say that such eminent scientists who are environmental experts
Re: [Goanet] Rupee to touch 60 Against the USD
Those of you who think the Indian rupee will go back to 39 Indian bucks against the US dollar are dead wrong. Till such time the US recovers and Americans invest back in India, the rupee is doomed to plow lower. Here's why: The fact that the rupee even touched 39 against the USD is no mystery at all. From the beginning of 2005, the western hedge funds and major financial institutions around the world (referred to in India as FII's) began to build equity positions in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) economies. These western investors (led mostly by Americans) were borrowing as much as 40 times the initial investments and plowing this money into the stock markets in places like India, driving their stocks to the moon. Of course much of the leveraged funds went on to prop up the housing market to dizzying levels in the US and Europe, but a significant portion also went into the Indian (and BRIC) stock markets. So when American funds want to invest in India, what is the first thing they need? Of course, they need rupees. So they sell US dollars and buy rupees - which in turn drives the value of the rupee higher (because of the higher demand for the rupee in this situation). The rupee peaked in Jan 2008, just around the time when the BSE sensex hit 21,000 points - from about 6000 points in Jan 2005! This crazy climb would have continued, had it not been for the unraveling of the housing bust in the United States. The housing bust in the US set off a chain reaction that resulted in the highly leveraged hedgies and big investors to receive margin calls. So what was the first thing they did in the reverse situation? They began to dump their holdings in the BRIC stock markets (including India) and repatriate their money back to the US, hoping they would be able to bring down their leverage ratio and make good on their margin calls. So when you sell the rupee to buy back the dollar, the value of the dollar obviously would have to go up, leaving the poor rupee holding the bag! Now, much of the foreign investments are zeroed out in the BRIC nations. So why is the rupee still falling? The answer is very simple. It has been known for at least two decades that the Indian rupee over a period of time, falls on average about 3 to 4 percent a year against the USD. So whats happening right now is a simple game of catch-up. No rocket science this !!! For better understanding, here are two simple charts - you may want to print and super impose the two charts and see the relationship in plain sight. In the year 2005 the USD did not fall much (as should have been the case) but I believe this was because the hedgies were quietly cherry picking their positions for a good 12 to 15 months. Chart 1. The rise and fall of the BSE sensex starting from 2005 till now http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EBSESNt=5yl=onz=mq=lc= Chart 2. USD v/s INR starting from 2005 till now http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=USDINR=X#chart13:symbol=usdinr=x;range=20050110,20090302;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on (please remove any new line characters or breaks in the http links) Jim F New York. -- Original message -- From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca Jim Fernandes wrote: Even though the US economy is in a black hole, the US is still regarded as the top dog. I wouldn't bet against the USD, considering everybody else is suffering from this recession. The only other currency I like is the Chinese Yuan (I got some stuff in the Chinese market). I do not believe the Yuan will fall against the USD regardless of the recession. Jim F, The suffering of this recession has only just started. The people in pain now are: a) Those who have already lost their jobs (in the US, this number increases by 700,000 people per month). and b) The retired, who were depending on monthly dividends for their living expenses. People all over the world are going to be losing their jobs. It is going to be especially painful to those who are linked to supplying the US with goods and services. As far as the dollar is concerned, there is the possibility that the US dollar and US treasuries will collapse in the near future. The US is at the epicentre of the financial crises. It goes against logic that the US dollar is still the strongest currency in the world. The strongest currency should be the one of the country with the most savings. As far as the Chinese Yuan is concerned, this cartoon from The Toronto Star, of 1st March, 2009, says it all. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45002...@n00/3323284611/in/set-72157601083477711/ Given the current situation, the Indian govenment is unlikely to spend their forex reserves to save the rupee from sliding more against the USD. For this reason, I believe the Indian rupee will touch 55 in the short term and then go on to hit the 60
Re: [Goanet] Goa govt to Goans: Get lost!
Dear Floriano I have always will continue to appreciate, applaud, welcome, thank you GSRP for all you'll did and are doing for Goa and Goans. Thanks again for all the hardships, pains, running around you did and do for Goa and Goans sake. I know you cannot be a policemen for entire GOA, especially to Timblo who also happens to be your friend and probably he may now drop the 500 crores charges against seby. Good luck. But, I am still NOT able to understand, If what Calypso, Estrela 'Fahrenheit's did was VIOLATIONS If what the FISHERFOLKS did for the sake of their families is VIOLATIONS Then what is it that CIDADE did that WAS VIOLATIONS and now IS NOT VIOLATIONS. EVERYONE acted in such a swift,smart, quiet, hush-hush manner to ensure ORDINANCE is signed, sealed and delivered promptly, confidentially and on schedule. It appears that CIDADE is a BIG JOINT FAMILY and probably we can not only find DOGS AND GOANS NOT ALLOWED ON THEIR PRIVATE BEACH , but we may also probably find 'PIGS, FISHERFOLKS, GOANS NOT ALLOWED' Time will tell. I am not sure why my name is ANDREW. But going back 2000 years If Andrew was a fishermen I am PROUD to say today that I , ANDREW, remain heart, body, mind soul a FISHERMEN and will continue to be with them(FISHERFOLKS) but if I myself can follow HIM and lead them to HIM HIS values teachings is a big HOPE. HOPE and HOPING you are me with on this. Rgds Mario Andrew Rodrigues Message: 10 Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 19:29:06 +0530 From: goasuraj goasuraj...@sancharnet.in Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa govt to Goans: Get lost! To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org, goa...@goanet.org Message-ID: 617bcf9b4e0742a39102e00772763...@home Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original These comments made me dive into my archives for something that I had written a long time ago to re-enforce the point that Soter makes. It is the Synopsis of the Writ Petition that I filed against the CRZ violations by 3 hotels in Calangute/Baga belt, 'Calypso', 'Estrela do Mar' and 'Fahrenheit's. It will be seen that I have departed from the set legalese of putting together the synopsis. However, it is to be noted that cognizance of the Petition was duly taken by the Honourable High Court of Bombay at Goa and major portions of the CRZ violations by the 3 hotels have been razed especial of the Calypso to the tune of crores of rupees. _ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/
[Goanet] GOA IS A FAILED STATE
Goans have failed Goa in everyway, each one for himself/herself and God for all. Too many articles on paper, goanet, NGO's just come up and vanish , we like to be seen on TV's answering questions , like to splashed on the newspapers etc etc, but we have not really got together, unitedly,with a sincere heart and one goal in mind to get rid of those who misuse power, against those who have acquired wealth in negative ways,those politicians and those govt.officers who have sold vast Goan land to many others and are flaunting their wealth direclty or through their children, we will only stand , watch and complain never ready to take up leadership, we are only followers , i think , hope and pray for a miracle that the Good lord almighty sends an angel to save Goa and Goans, who have not really cared for their motherland , who really don't know and understand that a day is coming where we will be kicked out from our own motherland and will have no place to stay ,as we are all running out of Goa for greener pastures while others are coming in to sow and reap the green pastures from Goa which we Goans do not want and cannot see it . God bless Goans first and then Goa. Bonefacio
[Goanet] Are Muslims In India Appeased?
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 04:56:45 -0800 (PST) From: edward desilva guirim...@yahoo.co.uk Hi Mario, You can quote as much as you like. The Qur'an was NOT written in Arabic. All that you have quoted and copied and pasted is a Translation. The Qur'an as is related and followed by the Mislims today is a Translation from another language. Therefore it is NOT?a direct?word of God but 'lost in translation word of God'. THIS IS A FACT - CHECK IT OUT. Just because you are a moderator you think you know it all. Mario responds: Edward, I may be your worst nightmare, but you need to wake up and read posts before responding to them:-)) Here, try again:-)) http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-March/174515.html I think your comments should be addressed to Bosco, who certainly knows it all, who is a moderator whose comments you are apparently addressing while putting my name on it, :-))
