[Goanet] Daily Grook #428
DAILY GROOK #428 __ PEACE POLICE __ by Francis Rodrigues the great indian yogis insist on non-violence, saying "no more meaties will give peas a chance!" _ puns & word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _ _ Attention all humans. We are your photos. Free us. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9666046
[Goanet] For soccer fans
Folks, Here is an article made available from Goan Voice UK. For those not aware of it, Goan Voice UK is run by Goanetter Eddie Fernandes. Here are the links. Mervyn1650Lobo e.org.uk/http://www.goanvoic http://www.coastweek.com/3223-28.htm Kenya’s Former International Football Goalkeeper is no more At 16 years of age, he played his first international match representing Tanganyika against a U.K. team REPORT BYCOASTWEEKCORRESPONDENT WILLIAM FARIAIN DUBAI UAE Coastweek -- Oscar De’Mello, Kenya’s former International football Goalkeeper and a man with immense sense of humour, is no more. The grand old man died last Thursday, aged 79 at a Nairobi hospital after a short illness.mayor) and Alfred Okoth. In mid 1940s to late 60’s, Oscar was the only non-African Goalkeeper to have played for Kenya and Tanganyika.team that visited the country. A month before he passed away, he had the opportunity to give his soccer experience to guest writer WILLIAM FARIA. Oscar, a Kenyan of Goan-Portuguese descent, developed a love for soccer at a very tender age and his interest developed more in the sport than in academics, though he was also good at his studies. Born on 21st August, 1930 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (then Tanganyika), Oscar’s life, hasn’t been a bed of roses like the rest, as he was orphaned at a very young age, but later he rose to become a soccer legend. He was however raised and brought up at St Joseph’s Convent in Dar, when the then Bishop Edgar Miranta took custody of the siblings who included his brother and four sisters. Oscar spent most of his time while in school, on the field and whenever teachers found him absent in the classroom, they would look for him at the playground, knowing that he would be there and sometimes on his own, so much so that soccer seems to run in his veins. He started off his career in the forward line, but at the age of eleven, a bout of Asthma attack forced him to switch to the goal, as his colleagues insisted that it was a better place to rest between the goal-posts, to prevent him from consistent coughing after running. When he was 14, his eldest sister got married and so the new family decided to take care of the remaining siblings and they left the convent. After schooling, Oscar got employed as an apprentice with the then East African Railways and Harbours (EAR&H), doing clerical work in Dar, earning a meagre 100/- per month, this amount was however quiet reasonable in those years, he recalled. He first approached the Goan Institute in Dar, but they declined to accept him, prompting him to instead form a club called Dar Wanderers in 1945, making it a multi-racial team comprising of ll his ex-school mates. He made a major breakthrough in his career at 16 At 16 years of age, Oscar made his first major breakthrough in his career. This was when he played his first international match representing Tanganyika against a UK From here on, it was no looking back, as he kept playing international matches for Tanganyika for the next ten years. Being a non-African, Oscar was not selected to represent the country for the East African challenge Cup, which was called Gossage Cup then, as it was only meant for Africans and Arabs. When a naval war ship H.M.S Kenya from England docked at Dar, they had semi-professional soccer players on board. The foreign team played three matches with African combine, Asia and European, they played Africa and beat them 1-0, they had a barren draw with Asia and trounced the European team 11-0. The European combine requested they meet again and wanted to make a change, bringing in Oscar as their guest goal-keeper. Asked how he was exclusively selected to play? He quipped: “Goans were never considered as Asians in the pre-colonial era, they were categorised as Europeans, because of their western lifestyle and the Portuguese relationship they have”. In the first half of the match, the opponent’s goal-keeper never had a chance to handle the ball, in fact the foreigners dominated the match and a constant threat at their host goal-mouth, where Oscar was the custodian and he pulled several magnificent saves. “At the end we settled for a 1-1 draw and the sailors carried me shoulder high, saying that I was the man of the match, a thrill I never experienced in life. They even hosted a party in my honour at the club they were staying and I felt overawed,” he reminisced. While still a member of the Referees Association as a third class referee, Oscar abandoned Dar Wanderers in 1950 to join Sunderland FC, whose patron, Ali Bin Said saw the potential in him requesting that he plays which he obliged. He was thus the first non-African to play for an African team in those days. In 1956 Oscar moved to Nairobi “In 1956, an ex team-mate, Peter Pinto approached me saying that OXO EA Ltd an agent for
[Goanet] Jai ho! Maha Rani ki jai!
Congress Rule v/s Princess Rule, who is supreme? On this day ( 6th June, 2000) I conquered Goa and I still rule Goa. Jai ho Maha Rani! http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2618663449/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2618662829/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk1/2619486170/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3497888389/sizes/l/ Jai Ho 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] NEWS-INDIA: Cheapest Car Rides on Govt Subsidies (IPS)
Fred, You live in Goa, not me. I am not an expert on what the mining companies in Goa are doing. Why do you choose to highlight some claims made against the Tatas and the Nano, while choosing to be silent about the apparent environmental degradation happening in Goa? Marlon > 2009/6/4 marlon menezes > > Hence the net annual revenue for the State is > $75million. Assuming simple > > interest, it will take the state 8000 years to recoup > its investment in this > > project. This does not make sense. > > > > Fred, where do you get this stuff from? --- On Thu, 6/4/09, Frederick [FN] Noronha * फ्रेडरिक न wrote: > Inter-Press Service (IPS). http://ipsnews.net/ > > Btw, I wonder if Marlon would have a calculation on the > number of years it > would take Goa (her environment, the people and the State) > to "recoup" the > "investment" in mining here? Does that make sense? FN
[Goanet] Theatre Performances in Goa!!!
For all those interested Please share the same with friends and family Thanks, Anabel :) -- Forwarded message -- From: Council for Social Justice and Peace Goa Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM Subject: Theatre Performances in Goa!!! To: "Fr. Maverik Fernandes" Hi All, Greetings from the Council! A theatre performance 'for Mother Earth' is being organised by this Council on the 13th of June 2009, at Immaculate Conception Church Hall, Panjim at 6.00 p.m. This theatre has been conceptualised and directed by Hartman D'Souza and will be performed along with a group of actors from Pune. There have been a series of performances in Pune and Mumbai, and now, have come to Goa to unravel a theatre performance with a difference. This breathtaking performance dedicated to 'Mother Earth' celebrates the earth, and points out the dire need for its security and conservation from the blatant abuse and greed of Humanity. This blend of movement and voice, encapsulates very beautifully life and living on this earth. A performance to touch the conscience of every Human person, through revival of a dying 'art' and our sensitivity towards nature, is here for all. Attached are the details of the performance. Kindly share the same with family, friends and those interested. Donation Coupons are available at Champs - Panjim, Cafe Amor - Panjim, Don Boscos Oratory - Panjim and Lighthouse - Margao. Thanking you in anticipation. Warm Wishes, Fr. Maverick Fernandes -- -- Council for Social Justice & Peace (CSJP), Institude Piedade, D. B. Marg, Panjim, Goa - 403 001 Ph No: (0832) 2422821 -- Anabel -- Anabel
[Goanet] What do you think this is?
Do not understand wa you mean by catching up with merger. Who were the major benefactors of Portuguese rule. Shri DB himself. Los minas and contrabandek etc were the assets. I believe there is a book being published by our historiador it is written in Portuguese and called 'A vida secreta do Bhausaib".: BC PS: About merger with Maharashtra, that was probably his way of 'catching up' with those who had benefitted from 451 years (or under 200 years) of "merger" with Portugal. Isn't it?
Re: [Goanet] Villains of the Financial Mess
"goa...@yahoo.com" wrote: > One investment vehicle I like is ProShares UltraShort > Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBT). This ETF is > effectively shorting long term US govt. bonds. There > are risks, but I feel it is worth it because I see one > of the two scenarios playing out over the long term: Marlon, TBT describes itself thus. "The fund seeks investments that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse of the daily performance of the corresponding Treasury Bond." This is a very sophisticated instrument. I use beta instruments only to capture the daily fluctuations in volatile sectors. One has to have a good understanding of the depth of these instruments before you get involved with them. I am convinced that beta instruments are for trading and are not nearly efficient as investments. > Besides this, other strategies to hedge against a US$ > decline/high inflation include: commodities, gold, foreign > currency, foreign markets and TIPS/WIPS. I think all US > based residents should have a significant portion of their > liquid assets in USD and inflation hedges. While I am a > long term optimist on the US, in the short to medium term, > things don't look so great. The US is borrowing 46 cents for every 100 cents it spends. When inflation hits the US, it will hit it with a wallop. Everything quoted on the world markets in US dollars will rise i.e. oil, metals, commodities, etc. As you have correctly pointed out, these are all good places to invest. While TIPS offers some defence against inflation, WIPS may not, as any country that exports to the US will be forced to depreciate their currency in tandem too. For fun, take a look at FTP on Toronto. They supply the Swiss Govt with the paper to print their banknotes. The Swiss Govt, like the US and all other countries that have introduced "quantitative easing," is exponentially increasing the amount of money they print. FTP may build a plant to triple their paper output this year. A word of caution. If the Swiss Govt does not have the money to pay for the paper, the Swiss Govt will buy the same quantity of paper from FTP as they normally do as "plan B" will be to resort to printing bank notes with an additional three or six more zeros on them. This is popular, I am told, as it allows citizens to carry much more money in their pockets Mervyn1650Lobo BTW, I love your President. He is proving to be much more socialist than I am. Hussein, peace be upon him, walks (and talks) like an Egyptian. __ 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
Re: [Goanet] Migrant workers and outsiders
That's correct. I visited Delhi last year. Though the capital was relatively clean, the environs known as Old Delhi is a mess. No wonder the rest of India is in the same state, and they cannot bear to see Goa being cleaner that the capital PS As far as I am concerned, the only saving grace for the 2010 games appears to be the new metro rail system - clean, uptodate, with an excellent ticketing system. Gabriel. - Original Message From: Mario Goveia To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Friday, 5 June, 2009 4:16:34 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Migrant workers and outsiders Mario observes: Have either of you visited somewhere in the rest of India recently? The entire country is publicly filthy, with very few exceptions, so why would Goa be different? I have never understood exactly why. And there is no end in sight. I have visited other relatively poor countries and nothing I have seen compares with the mess that India has seemingly always been. I can only speculate that it has something to do with a careless and callous national attitude towards others, which then manifests itself in public filth, urinating and defecating in public, spitting all over the place, throwing garbage in public places, and the lack of respect for others when negotiating the country's highways and byways in powered vehicles. Need a Holiday? Win a $10,000 Holiday of your choice. Enter now.http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJxN2x2ZmNpBF9zAzIwMjM2MTY2MTMEdG1fZG1lY2gDVGV4dCBMaW5rBHRtX2xuawNVMTEwMzk3NwR0bV9uZXQDWWFob28hBHRtX3BvcwN0YWdsaW5lBHRtX3BwdHkDYXVueg--/SIG=14600t3ni/**http%3A//au.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline/creativeholidays/*http%3A//au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/%3Fp1=other%26p2=au%26p3=mailtagline
[Goanet] Obama's speech in Cairo
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:55:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence President Obama's speech in Cairo. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/04/obama-cairo-speech-video_n_211210.html Mario adds: In my opinion Obama had good intentions but this was mostly wasted by Obama's obsequious and appeasing attitude and seething, subliminal hostility towards much of what has made America great on behalf of itself and the rest of the world. I predict the radical Muslims will read this as a sign of weakness and be emboldened. We have already seen this from Iran and N. Korea in recent months, who have enhanced their nuclear ambitions now that Bush has retired. For example, Obama never mentioned terror, terrorists or terrorism, even once, but insisted that some members of the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist group, be invited to his speech. Then, he keeps building a straw man and calling it torture, whereas the physician assisted enhanced interrogations conducted on captured terrorists did not come anywhere close to what real torture means to most people, while saving tens of thousands of innocent lives. The alleged "torture victims" are all hale and hearty and getting fat and sassy at US taxpayer expense while they live in luxury - for them - in a tropical resort while plotting how to kill more Americans. The speech also missed an opportunity to emphasize all the time, treasure and lives that America has voluntarily expended to help and defend tens of millions of innocent Muslims around the world from Christian and Muslim tyrants as well as Mother Nature. For example, in Bosnia and Kosovo, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, Indonesia after the tsunami and even Iran after their earthquakes. To me, the most offensive parts of Obama's speech were the false moral equivalence he makes a) between Israel and the Palestinians, and b) on women's rights when he says, "Now let me be clear: issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam. In Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia, we have seen Muslim-majority countries elect a woman to lead. Meanwhile, the struggle for women's equality continues in many aspects of American life, and in countries around the world." How anyone, especially an American president, can compare the hostility of the radical Palestinians for 62 years and their objective of eliminating Israel with the defensive posture the Israelis have been forced to assume, or the cultural brutality against and repression of women in most of the Islamic world with "women's equality...in many aspects of American life" is simply shocking. One of the most influential columnists in America, Charles Krauthammer, calls Obama's speech in Cairo "Abstract, vapid and self-absorbed" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM1QigkSH8E
[Goanet] re Tthikann to Be Staged At Margao and Mapusa - Pics n clips
Some video clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybNvD1fFArE Photos: Tiatr Boad/Flyer http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3551836063/sizes/l/ Gemma, Francis & Rosalia http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3552646658/ With Com.64 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3552648072/ Agusto de Calangute http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3552647334/ Elvis http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3552648216/ Francis & Camilo http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3552649106/ Others http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3551838883/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiatr/3552649266/ 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 --- On Fri, 5/6/09, renebarreto wrote: From: renebarreto Subject: [GOAN-NRI] Tthikann to Be Staged At Margao and Mapusa To: "Goanet" Date: Friday, 5 June, 2009, 7:08 AM _ _ _ _ From: ashley fernandes Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 7:24:17 PM Tthikann to Be Staged At Margao and Mapusa "TTHIKANN"Comedian 64 hit tiatr "Thikann" will be staged at Pai Tiatrist hall margao at 3:30pm 13th June and it will also be performed at Hanuman Theater, Mapusa at 3:30pm on the 20th of June. Child artist Gemma Fernandes will be accompanied by Francis, Camilo, Bento, Augusto, Sheryl, Martha, Rosalia, Kiran and Com.Salu. 20 shows of Tthikann have already been staged in variuos places like Raia, Porvorim,Kala Academy,Taligao, Loutolim etc. = = = = posted : rene barreto == __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Polls Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 8 New MembersVisit Your Group Yahoo! Mail Stay in Touch Stay connected and manage your life Yahoo! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others. . __,_._,___
[Goanet] Grants for authors and publishers
Just to inform those interested that the Goa government's Directorate of Arts & Culture has a small-grants programme to offer some funding to those wanting to come out with a book. The grants are meant to support authors and publishers from Goa. Check out their citizen's charter here: http://www.goagovt.nic.in/charter/files/Art&Culture/charter.pdf For authors, the grant is of upto Rs 25,000. While limited in size, this amount could go to bear part of the cost of printing your book. In the case of publishers, some copies of the book are purchased (upto 300, but could be less too). This year, the last date for taking the form from the DoA&C office at Pato, Panjim is June 10. After that, the last date for applying with two copies of the manuscript (or three copies of an already-published book) is June 30, 2009. -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you." - Bette Midler
[Goanet] Goa Freaks by Cleo Odzer
I happen to be reading Goa Freak, by Cleo Odzer, the cult account of the Hippies who in the 1970s did little else other than smoke exotic weed, snort coke, do smack, chew opium and other crazy things like having sex quite indiscriminately. Odzer's brilliant narrative style gives a penetrating insight into the world of the people who first made Goa into a modern tourist destination, although they would have hated to be called tourists. Highly recommended - except that laying hands on a copy is rather difficult. It was published by The Goa Adventure Co Pvt. Ltd, Calangute in 1995. Cheers Augusto -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal, Moira, Bardez, Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350
Re: [Goanet] Goan, be exclusionary
Firstly, I am bit confused by the heading, Goan, be exclusionary, when the
piece calls for Goans to be inclusive, if I have understood it correctly from
the sentence -- One would have thought that we all would be trying to widen the
circle, involve more people, and be more inclusive -- at the start of second
paragragh.
In the next para, Fred says "Goa is indeed a region with heavy rate of
outmigration." I am sure he is indeed talking of native Goans or "niz" Goenkars
going out of Goa in large numbers, but the reality is that there is lot of
cross-border migration into Goa.
Another confusing statement is that Goans "they've learnt a diversity of
tongues while doing so, from Swahili to Marathi to Burmese, while doing so." It
seems that Goans learnt the languages while migrating, possibly on the ships
that carried them to East Africa and Burma, and on trains, buses and steamers
that took them to Maharashtra. I thought Goans learnt these foreign languages
after they settled in foreign lands for a considerable period of time.
This sentence, "With linguistic diversity
and skills seen as something positive that could enrich the
region", should have been combined with the preceding sentence, {So, it would
be natural to expect that
the diversity would be tolerated" with a comma. Left alone, it dangles.
Why the question mark in this sentence, "We exclude
people on the basis of caste, ethnicity, class, migration,
education and knowledge (or lack of knowledge) of a language?" Isn't Fr
Stephens Konknni Kendr one institution that conducts Konknni courses?
"At other points of time, one has attempted to pick up Hindi, German,
Kannada..." Why "one has" instead of "I have"?
"In the 'sixties, if you were an young expat returning to Goa, there was good
reason to feel excluded." Can Fred qualify this statement.
I do not understand what "bizarre medium of instruction policy" means, and I
thought it is parents who pay for their children's education. Sad that
"children not affluent enough to pay..."
>From what I have read, communalism in Goa is a post-1961 phenomenon, forget it
>being an "invention." I don't know how things were complex during the
>Portuguese rule and how "class and caste" can determine communalism.
>Communalism is based on religion, as I have learnt. Discrimination on class
>and caste is vastly different from communalism.
I do not think "language can be tied up with communalism" The example of the
Marathi press raking up issues over conversions is not directly linked to the
languages groups speak, such as evangelical groups that Fred has cited.
The issue is conversion and the issues around it can be "fueled" in any
language.
Caste is part of India's varna system from centuries ago and is unlike to go
away in at least another century. Goa is no exception. I don't see what has
been "morphing and changing", as the battle lines seem to have remained the
same.
Fred writes: "Gender has also been a tool for exclusion, though this might be
getting weaker of late." Gender is not necessarily a "tool for exclusion" but
used as a "tool" by those who want to discriminate and segregate. If Fred is
talking of the male gender, all Goan men, including Fred and me, should worry
that the "tool" is getting weaker ;-)
Fred, what about Goan women?
Thanks Fred for expounding a new socio-economic theory that "decades of
'development' has apparently only helped to create a section of young Goan
women caught in lives of quiet desperation, who apparently are only waiting for
the guile of a Mahananda to deprive them of their gold and their lives."
What BS is this, may I ask my dear Fred. Are these desperate women waiting for
a Casanova like Mahananda? To me, the man was smart to trap the women who came
in contact with him. I am not able to understand why you put development in
quotes. Goa's development has helped women progess in many fields and not
"helped" create a section of young women leading lives in quiet desperation. If
some young women are living lonely lives they should find some ways to keep
themselves engaged in social or cultural activities. Or, they should find the
right men to fall in love and, perhaps, marry instead of living in "quiet
desperation." Maybe, these victims found Mahanand to be the "right man" and
paid a heavy price with the lives. Wrong choice, baby!
As an expat Goan I never find myself "excluded" when I come to Goa. What
baseless statement. Can some of the expat goanetters tell us if they are
feeling "excluded"?
What "small cake" are we fighting for. Do you Fred mean Goa is a "small cake"?
If so, how to we expand it? In case we expand the cake, why then should we try
through "other means to "ensure that we get a bigger piece" of the cake?
Fred suggests that we should be big frogs in a big pond by being inclusive, and
not the other way around. Whatever we try to do, either being exclusive or
inclusive, there would be a "heavy price" to pay in terms "Goanit
Re: [Goanet] What do you think is this??
Why call Dayanand Bandodkar (or DB, as you put it) a traitor? He was just looking after his own class/"clas-te" interest as you and me do, isn't it Gabriel? FN PS: About merger with Maharashtra, that was probably his way of 'catching up' with those who had benefitted from 451 years (or under 200 years) of "merger" with Portugal. Isn't it? 2009/6/4 Gabriel de Figueiredo > > AFAIK, that is the place where that traitor DB > was cremated, at Miramar. That is why some say > it was a waste of space & money ...
[Goanet] More people in hunt for frog hunters in Goa.
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be better informed CONSUMERS. --- --- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Email: goad...@bsnl.in -- More people in hunt for frog hunters Beware those out for frog hunting this monsoon season! The forest department and Goa police have bucked up their vigil to nab anyone involved in the activity, even as a total six persons were caught and released since Monday. ‘Wild Goa’, an organisation of wildlife enthusiasts is coordinating the drive, to save frogs and this year has associated itself with nine NGOs in the whole campaign. Last year too it had carried out several campaigns on the lawns of Kala Academy, here and other places, to make awareness on the importance of dwindling population of the amphibians in the ecological cycle. Wild Goa’s Clinton Vaz informed that on Monday four persons were detained in Balli in South Goa. They were later released after a warning. He said the forest department officials are doing the rounds to check frog poaching from Margao to Quepem, Quepem to Cuncolim and from Cuncolim to Paroda. Vaz further informed that two more youth were caught in Nuvem last night and they too were release after a stern warning. Deputy Conservator of Forest M K Bidi said that a separate officer is heading a group of 4-5 personnel to nab frog catchers. Two vehicles are permanently kept for this purpose. He said each forest range also has a vehicle available if there is a call pertaining to frog catching. Clinton said that it is important for even people to involve in the campaign to save frogs. He urged the people to find frog poachers moving about to call this number: North Goa 2228772 (Amar Heblekar) and Deputy Conservator of forest North Goa 9422437137 (M K Shambu); South Goa: 2750246 and (M K Bidi, Dy Conservation) 9422437037, Ponda: 2312095 and RFO Deepak Bedkekar 9423314824. - HERALD 05/6/09 page 5 -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto: goa...@bsnl.in --
[Goanet] HIDDEN AGENDA ? Karwar to be part of Goa ? Kaiga nuclear plant & naval base part of package ?
- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be better informed CONSUMERS. --- --- Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre (GDRC) Email: goad...@bsnl.in -- Is Churchill rooting for Karwar to be part of Goa ? People living in the neighbouring villages across Goa’s border with Karnataka including Karwar wish to be part of Goa, according to PWD Minister Churchill Alemao. During a press conference here, Alemao mentioned that “two villages” including Karwar have expressed their desire to de-link themselves from Karnataka and join Goa state. “They are all Konkani speaking people – originally from Goa - may be many of them had gone there during the early years of Portuguese presence in Goa” Alemao said the area consists of 3 lakh people and the area is around 3,000 sq km. Goa which has 3700-odd sq km area has a population of around 14 lakh. Alemao said the area has many assets - the Kaiga nuclear plant, naval base, etc Goa needs to think on this issue, he said clarifying that he should not be misunderstood on the issue. Some time ago, some people from the region called on him and he made a statement that people should think over it, he said stating that his political rivals tried to misguide his workers that he wants Karwar to be merged in Goa. Clarifying that he has not taken any stand on the issue, Alemao said nonetheless, it’s an important subject for discussion. Goa’s land mass could almost be doubled if the state decides on it, he opined. He answered in the negative whether the issue has been discussed among legislators of Goa so far. Alemao said Goa can benefit from the power plant and be self-sufficient. Besides, the naval base from Dabolim could be shifted to Karwar. All this has to be studied. However, he once again said he didn’t want to be a protagonist lest he is misunderstood or caught in a controversy. Replying to another question, he made it clear that it is not Vishal Gomantak – which was much debated in the state two decades ago. More than a year ago, some Konkani-speaking leaders from Goa’s neighbouring villages had come up with the proposal to merge the area into Goa. They had also held meetings in their villages and finding support, they had discussed the issue with some Goa leaders too. - HERALD 05/6/09 page 2 -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto: goa...@bsnl.in --
[Goanet] Questions before the Church: the wealth of the religious
Questions before the Church: the wealth of the religious By Augusto Pinto pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in Dr. Teotonio De Souza's article "The Political Economy of the Church" -- see http://bit.ly/fyG7q, and Herald 23-05-2009 -- is a trenchant critique of the Church in Goa. De Souza suggests that the vast amount of property and money in the hands of the Church should be better handled by making the administration of this institution more broad-based and democratic. But there are other issues, perhaps equally important which have been raised. He examines for instance, the relationship between the State and the religious institutions -- including Hindu temples -- in Goa and suggests they should be accountable to the past as well as to the future. The laws governing such institutions like the Lei de Confrarias and Lei de Mazanias were made in Portuguese times and still are in force. De Souza suggests that there is need for reflection and debate on these by our citizens, before someone clumsily alters them without thinking about the resulting chaos that may ensue. That Dr. De Souza was critical of the Church in the past too is evident from the references in his article. One suspects the Church chose not to respond then and preferred to ride out the storm. Perhaps this method of sitting out criticism was possible earlier when one could control the media directly or indirectly. But this is a dubious strategy in the age of electronic communication, where it does not take anyone to do more than a copy-paste operation to repeat any charges one chooses ad nauseum on a host of blog sites and mailing lists. After a while these cannot be ignored by the more conventional media like newspapers and television. Hence the issues raised by Dr. De Souza should be treated seriously for an ostrich-like head-in-the-sand attitude is unwise on the part of the Goan Church. And surely to be forewarned is to be forearmed. It is good that he voices his concerns in public, for in the internal fora of religious institutions, independent voices tend to be quickly stifled. Before proceeding further, an understanding of the functioning of the Church in property matters may help to understand the issues involved. Sociologist Alito Sequeira gave me a potted history of Goan Church administration. In colonial times, the village Churches owned the property which was controlled and administered by a body called the Fabrica. The parish priest and the Archdiocese had a limited say. During that time all the Church institutions were largely controlled by upper caste men. After Liberation, the Fabrica has had its wings clipped and the Archdiocese has seen its powers enhanced with respect to control over property rights. They have registered societies and trusts where priests hold controlling interests and so now Church property too is "private property" of the respective registered societies and trusts. The lay people do participate in the Church functioning through Parish Councils but these are just recommendatory bodies where appointments need to be approved by the parish priest. The Church does not believe in democracy but in hierarchy. Everyone down to the smallest functionary is appointed. Therefore each functionary needs be accountable only to the one above him. Sequeira suggests that in Goa the hierarchical domination of Church property coupled with the concentration of power in some upper-caste Catholic groups and especially the Catholic Brahmins led to much resentment among others. The Chaddos were their main competitors. Currently, from a legal standpoint, churches and other religious institutions in Goa do not have fears about relinquishing their property to the State. Except if the State intervenes. Religious institutions like the Church should not delude themselves into thinking that the State can never intervene. For in India the State can always intervene as the Right to Property is not a Fundamental Right. And historically, the entitlement of the Church and Hindu temples to property rests not upon Peter's rock, but upon very sandy foundations. For one should remember that the colonial laws which governed institutions like churches and temples are still in place. Of course, if at all the State does intervene a host of Constitutional and legal issues will crop up. For instance, Sequeira informs me that if the law of the rest of India is applied to Church property then while the traditional personal customs of the Church may govern decisions relating to ritual, some State-appointed managers may run the financial show. Such a solution may be worse than the problem as it is well known how honest State managers can be in property matters
[Goanet] Goa news for June 6, 2009
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Parallel between attacks on Goa tourists & Indians in Australia ... - Times of India & http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Parallel-between-Goa--Oz-attacks/articleshow/4611775.cms&cid=1253875999&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNHj9_tpIosJNKVtraGUYde_--Zz6A *** Karnataka holds Goa - Hindu & http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/04/stories/2009060460461800.htm&cid=1254160044&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNGRBgq2pVt6FEI0VVjdHyl6WohHDw *** Goa squeaks past a determined Services - Hindu p Services 1-0 and enhanced its chances of a semifinal berthin another ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/06/stories/2009060651671800.htm&cid=1255522734&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNEeIjbXRjs0oA3f3PjoISjXwSGvng *** `Southwest monsoon may not hit Mumbai soon\' - Hindu & http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200906052141.htm&cid=1254795782&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNFIW3khB4831AnN8d5CJlMyjyY1ag *** Goa to enact State Police bill in next session: Ravi Naik - Hindu & http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200906041833.htm&cid=1255233248&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNFKJZcd_a5B-tDMRfdC2v9_Mgnh6Q *** Goa edge out Services 1-0, strengthen chances of semis entry - Deepika ime champions Goa enhanced their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals, edging out Services by a solityary second half goal(1-0) in the second Group B quarter-final league outing in the 63rd national football championship ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG6_sub.asp?newscode=36915&catcode=ENG6&subcatcode=&cid=0&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNHZnCOcpuypH5pa6QiZefftYN4zJQ *** Rowdy Burger Gets Licensed, Fresh & East Moves to Pasadena, Goa Rumors - NBC Los Angeles C Los Angeles, CA[PUwBY] HWOOD”Rumors are swirling around that the old Goa spot on Cahuenga. Last year we got a heads up from the Daily Dish that Kris Keith was going to take over and turn the spot into a Mexican resto, but according to a tipster we heard that the new ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around_town/the_scene/EaterWire__Rowdy_Burger_Gets_Licensed__Fresh___East_Moves_to_Pasadena__Goa_Rumors_LA.html&cid=0&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNG0uO3535glSTTT2ZUrhBytp8xHKA *** Goa police order probe into dumping of beggar - Times of India mes of India, IndiaPANAJI: The Goa police on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the incident where in a destitute man, hailing from Tamil Nadu was picked up by cops from the Panaji market and thrown amid a mound of garbage dumped by the Corporation of the City of Panaji ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa-police-order-probe-into-dumping-of-beggar/articleshow/4618597.cms&cid=1255161839&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNGQLPYWsIKFm-tNGd1ReO5CqX7NLg *** \'Goan forests are tiger habitats\' - Times of India mes of India, IndiaPANAJI: Mhadei and Neturlim, Goa's wildlife sanctuaries declared in June 1999, were notified then as one of the finest tiger habitats in the country by the Goa government. They were also identified as a tiger conservation unit (TCU) along with ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goan-forests-are-tiger-habitats/articleshow/4618600.cms&cid=0&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNGjrDFs0UG9CFdufZ8Gqk11NrVZ3w *** Why We Travel - New York Times w York Times, United StatesRELAXING ON ANJUNA BEACH IN GOA, INDIA. Louise Alldis, 25, a massage therapist from Newcastle Emlyn, Wales, pictured with Dean Rodda, 27, Jan. 28, 2009. "I was at the start of a year's traveling around India and Thailand. Goa was my first stop, ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/06/07/travel/20090607_WHY_slideshow_index.html&cid=0&ei=eqopSqqgJeLEmQfU25nBBQ&usg=AFQjCNFrxQZ15QIB0B-Kio566rt83t8nPA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] Talking Photo: 'Paus andola' or 'Paus Manddla'
Talking Photo: 'Paus andola' or 'Paus Manddla' http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3597723947/sizes/l/ 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] Tthikann to Be Staged At Margao and Mapusa
From: ashley fernandes Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 7:24:17 PM Tthikann to Be Staged At Margao and Mapusa "TTHIKANN"Comedian 64 hit tiatr "Thikann" will be staged at Pai Tiatrist hall margao at 3:30pm 13th June and it will also be performed at Hanuman Theater, Mapusa at 3:30pm on the 20th of June. Child artist Gemma Fernandes will be accompanied by Francis, Camilo, Bento, Augusto, Sheryl, Martha, Rosalia, Kiran and Com.Salu. 20 shows of Tthikann have already been staged in variuos places like Raia, Porvorim,Kala Academy,Taligao, Loutolim etc. posted : rene barreto ==
[Goanet] Intracranial hemorrhage with an Ayurvedic preparation: Possible causal relationship
"Adverse Drug Event of the month" http://www.kem.edu/dept/clinical_pharmacology/adverse_event_month_case/case_november2003.htm Intracranial hemorrhage with an Ayurvedic preparation: Possible causal relationship Alternative medicine or Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has gained increasing attention in recent years with regard to both cure and potential health hazards[1]. 80 % of the world's population and 70-80 % of Indian population relies on these medicine since they are considered free from side effects[2]. In addition patients may not necessarily inform their physician about their use read more on the link above/below. http://tinyurl.com/pc9zko Shrikant Vinayak Barve 9403175973 Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with Yahoo! India Travel http://in.travel.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] NUTRACEUTICALS AND CANCER MANAGEMENT: Frontiers in Bioscience 10, 1607-1618, 2005 USA
http://www.bioscience.org/u37153137/gaDTRQo7632rgysaGWQYT64356/2005/v10/af/1644/1644.pdf http://tinyurl.com/lggpb3 http://www.sntmf.org/htm/publications.php 1. ABSTRACT The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasing rapidly in developed countries, which is already in use as traditional medicines in various Asian countries. The Indian system of medicine, named as Ayurveda has an edge in this field. Many plant products are in use as herbal medicine, as food supplement or as spices, in every day cooking. Some of them have been well studied in various experimental models of cancer, both in vivo and in vitro models. They have shown significant inhibition of cell proliferation. Some of them are in the phase of clinical trial or already available as food supplement. Cancer patients are specially exploring the use of CAM, because of the high risk of mortality and longterm morbidity associated with surgical procedures of cancer management and high side effects of chemotherapy. This paper reviews different class of phytomedicines, used in Indian system of medicine, and also in Europe, which have shown positive results in preventing cancer progression. It also covers the role of vitamins, minerals, dietary fat in relation to cancer control. The mechanisms of action of these phytomolecules have also been discussed. == Prof SN Tripathi Memorial Foundation (www.sntmf.org), is an NGO (928/92-93), established in 1992 on the initiative of Late Professor K N Udupa the founder Director of Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU to fulfil the incomplete goals of Late Professor S. N. Tripathi, the-then Dean Faculty of Ayurveda, member Executive council, Banaras Hindu University and a renowned physician & researcher of Ayurveda. Prof Tripathi had a firm belief that “Ayurvda is a Science and it can only be proved at the molecular level”. He was of the opinion that only good scientists and most advance laboratories can help in the proper development of Ayurveda. The main objective of this Foundations is to use science and technology for the health management by using all possible tools such as education, research and development, community programme, media application and action plans. Till date, we have organized several health camps, seminars, health-mela and contract researches. We are publishing a health news-letter “Ayurvigyan bulletin” in Hindi (RNI Reg. No. UPBIL/2001/6057). Some of our initiatives have already been accepted by Govt of India, such as patenting issue of ayurvedic texts 1992 (formulated as TKDL data of CSIR) organized cultivation of medicinal plants 1993, (as medicinal plant board) and so on. In the last 1 year, we organized 3 national workshops and one 30 days training program to develop skill among the students of science, technology, biotechnology, pharmacy and doctors. All of them were sponsored by DRDO, DBT, CSIR, ICMR and Dept of ISM, Govt of India. The foundation has good infrastructure to arrange seminar, symposia, workshops, short-term trainings, introductory courses in different subjects of medicine, agriculture, science and technology. Besides, we are giving opportunity to carry out summer and winter training and 6 months project work to the students of M Sc, B Sc and B tech, which is apart of their semester. We have also developed facilities for contract research and regular research for PhD students and industrial houses, who do not have enough facility at their host institution, like an incubator facility for researchers, on payment basis for in vivo experiments, microbial, plant and animal cell culture facility, associated with molecular biology, proteomics, genomics & Bioinformatics. We have animal house, registered with Dept of Environment and Forest GOI (1067/C/07/CPCSEA) and our R and D centre is under process of recognition with DISR, Ministry of Science and Technology. For some advance techniques, we have established collaborations with leading institutions in India and Abroad. Diagnostics, therapeutics, pharmacogenomics, bioinformatics, agriculture, industrial, environment biotechnologies aqua culture, drug development & standardization are some of the focuses of our research activities. We also run courses of alternative medicines, (Ayurveda and Homeopathy) to modern doctors for developing a holistic approach. Our Administrative Head Office is : 71 Krishna Bagh, Nagawa, Varanasi-221005 and Research and Development Centre is located on 1, Gandhi Nagar, Naria, Varanasi with 4000 Sq. feet of covered area. FACILITIES : A hassle-free environment, with all teaching aids with 24-hour high speed internet connectivity, uninterrupted power supply, round the clock security, good maintenance of all equipment. It is an ideal place for any motivated knowledge seeker. Staff and faculty (in-house and visiting) are all very accessib
[Goanet] List of Government Organizations working in the field of Traditional Medicine and Rural Development
List of Government Organizations working in the field of Traditional Medicine and Rural Development http://www.rasayu.com/e-journal/vol-1-7_list1.pdf Central Council for Research in Ayurveda & Siddha (CCRAS) http://ccras.nic.in National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB) http://www.nmpb.nic.in Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) http://www.icmr.nic.in Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) http://www.csir.res.in Indian council of Social science Research (ICSSR) http://www.icssr.org Ministry of Health and Family Welfare http://mohfw.nic.in Ministry of Rural Development http://www.rural.nic.in Shrikant Vinayak Barve 9403175973 Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Go to http://in.movies.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] Migrant Labourers and Outsiders
Aye Madame Goaswamy, it appears your curious, repetitive and tiresome line on 'we are Endian...' etc, etc...is getting annoying! Yours truly is Goan first, and Goan last. I am nothing but Goan all the way, its the way I feel and very proudly so. Its my identity and carry it proudly, our language Concani, our land, our way of life, our past, our Goaness,..and I tell anyone who cares to ask (and there are a lot of people, mostly nicely dressed and sweet smelling women,who ask) where I am from: am from Goa dammit and I am Goan! Truly Goan. And what is wrong with that? If you are so apologetic for being Goan (I doubt you are Goan and I won't argue- owning some property does not..., nor a local cross...or being honest does not.), its your free will to call yourself what you wish. If this was a reality show, I would vote... This list is pretty much a of celebration our Goanness, every thing Goan including our pride! A minor argument why I think we are unique as a lot: look at the way we do politics. We are hopeless, we care less (nothing to be proud of btw) and we are yearnings for a dictatorship of some sorts. We are hardly like the rest of Endia or Endians who vote wisely in elections, who complain of corruption, who have a democratic press. We are latin in spirit and culturally (or what ever is left of it)! We are but Goan, and our sport is bullfighting and football and our drink is a smelly feni and a land where no law applies but our very own bent and twisted, our is a land is full of joy and laughter and forgetting and great natural beauty! There is nothing wrong in fighting to keep our way of life, our name, our way! A quick clarification: I do not agree with the anti-migrant labour uttering but migrant labour certainly do not add value to our surroundings. But I guess its todays reality. NOTE: no personal replies, please. On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 4:59 AM, Ana Maria de souza-Goswami wrote: > Thanks Vivian for taking up for me. > > I cannot just understand why Goans are against migrant labourers. My maid is > a Muslim from Karnataka. Honest to the core. Very clean, unlike some Goan > maids who don't have a bath before coming to work. this is the usual > complain of friends of mine who employed goan maids.
[Goanet] Rural health care and an alternative source of income for rural communities.
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Integrate Traditional Medicines with Rural Development Rabish Chandra, Subhash C Mandal, Kamini Kumar*, Jyoti Kumar*. Jadavpur University, Kolkata- 700 032 *Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand. http://www.rasayu.com/e-journal/vol_1_6.html Conclusion There should be an aim at creating an alternative approach for rural health care and an alternative source of income for rural communities. Both local and external actors should be involved to integrate traditional medicine system with sustainable development in the form of natural resource management with an understanding of its ecological, socio-economical and cultural practices. Any action for rural health will certainly lead to the development of rural society. This can only be achieved through the consensus building between the local communities and expert professionals of different disciplines. There is a need of modern layering to ethnomedicinals constables (local traditional healers). A certification method should be adopted. These trained and certified ethnomedicinal practitioners should be engaged in alternative traditional medicine clinics for primary health care. Ayurvedic graduates with specialized expertise may use their potential for secondary and tertiary health services more effectively. Training and certification for traditional ethnomedicinal practitioners can be developed with the help of expert professionals of ayurveda, siddha, unani and homeopathy. Ethnobotanist can work with traditional healers and ayurvedic doctors to incorporate and evaluate the benefits of both stream while promoting conservation of plant and plant habitats. Local persons rely wholly on the traditional medicines prescribed by local traditional herbal practitioner. These traditional medicines need exploration and documentation. The particular relationships between agroforestry, alternative land users and health tend to context specific, so botanist (other researchers) are required to carry out more studies across a range of contexts are needed. Agroforestry based on health and nutrition may include the ethnic herbs used as food by different tribes. Ayurveda and other related disciplines of traditional medicine needs remodeling of their syllabi so that the interdisciplinary exercises for evaluation and investigation can be dealt. Training programmes for traditional herbal practitioner and farmers need to be initiated with an aim to strengthen the interlinking and consistency of raw materials. The dream of International Institute of Integrative Medicine should be supplemented / complemented by courses like PG diploma in Medicinal Plants (functional at Ranchi University, Ranchi, India), PG Diploma in Traditional medicines systems etc. One of the authors (JK) advocates for local herbal practitioners to act as a teacher in these types of institutes. Government policies should be revised for the betterment of resources and infrastructure used in herbal drug development. Researchers at all level and discipline should be provided with adequate facilities and funds. Attracting young generation both at the level of research and practicing traditional medicine will help in achieving long term vision. Extending the new findings to the last man of society with the help of Non Government Organisation will help in blending traditional medicine, rural health and development. Shrikant Vinayak Barve 9403175973 Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with Yahoo! India Travel http://in.travel.yahoo.com/
Re: [Goanet] The state of US capitalism and Ayurveda medicine
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:01:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo Looks like the US focus is on the costs of providing medical services. This is a significant difference from the Canadian focus which is?on providing a quality life style for its residents. Mario responds: I wonder if Mervyn has spoken with any Canadians before writing this. If he had he would have discovered that the Canadian quality life style includes being put on a medical waiting list for anything more serious than a hang nail: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/international/americas/26canada.html In the meantime, the abominable, cost conscious US health care system is a serious burden on US life styles because there are NO medical waiting lists. The US system also has some other major shortcomings as well as listed in the following analysis: http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba649 Mervyn wrote: The weakest section of society i.e. those over 65 is the section that benefits the most from Canada's system of health care. Obama (blessed be, his name) is studying the Canadian model at this very moment and may introduce the US to a clone of the Canadian model. Mario corrects the facts again: In Canada those over 65 are even more at risk from medical waiting lists because their illnesses are likely to be even more life threatening due to their age. In the meantime Americans over 65 are covered by a low cost Medicare system that includes NO medical waiting lists. At this very moment Obama is busy fraternizing with the Arabs, genuflecting before King Abdullah and finally proclaiming his Muslim background after denying it throughout the presidential campaign last year, even writing in his memoires that his now supposedly-Muslim father, whom he never knew, was an atheist. There is absolutely NO evidence that Obama has ever considered the Canadian system, as wonderful as it is in providing a quality life style by Canadian standards as shown above. Obama knows that if the US system becomes as efficient as the Canadian system, Canadians will have to go elsewhere for any serious and life threatening treatments if they want to prolong their lives to enjoy all that quality life style they have up there.
[Goanet] In pursuit of General Knowledge
In pursuit of General Knowledge Are you smarter, or just third grade? By Cecil Pinto >From 1980 to 1982 I was a member of the St. Thomas Boys School, Aldona, Quiz Team doing the inter-school competition rounds. We won some and lost some, but were always in the top few along with St. Mary’s and St. Britto’s. Considering ours was a village school that was quite an accomplishment. We attended quiz competitions in Mapusa, Panjim and even Calangute but for the life of me I can’t recall a quizzing visit to South Goa. Maybe South Goan schools of that time didn’t have quiz teams because I don’t even recall any competing schools from south of the Zuari. On the other hand years of an unhealthy lifestyle have made my brain cells deteriorate so not only are my memories faded I also don’t have much General Knowledge, as we called it then, left. Our school Quiz Team was quite organized in terms of areas of specialization. I was the expert on the Social Sciences and Linguistics which meant basically I was good at History and Geography, could spell well and knew a lot of acronyms (eg. LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation). Bharat Chodankar was the sports expert and knowledgeable about Goan and Indian politics. Carlos D’Souza was the master at international politics and current affairs as he listened to BBC radio and his folks used to buy national newspapers and magazines. And lastly we had Edward Rodrigues who made the team because 1) his father was a friend of the headmaster and 2) his father had a car and was agreeable to drive us to competitions. Of course it is unfair of me to say that Edward got on the team only by virtue of his influential father. If that was the case we would have objected but we didn’t because, well, quite simply, Edward had pretty sisters. We were so hormonal at the time that we even made him the Quiz Team captain. All to no avail as we never even got to talk to Edward’s sisters, leave alone date them. Keep in mind though that at that time quizzing was not as tough as it is today. There were less countries, ergo capitals, to remember. Yugoslavia and the USSR were still intact. We didn’t have states with made-up combo-names like Uttarakhand, and Goa was just a Union territory with some five-six ministers names to memorize. There were less personalities’ names to remember in current affairs – Indira Gandhi, Sunil Gavaskar, Martina Navratilova, Pratapsingh Rane, Bjorn Borg etc. pretty much seemed permanent fixtures in their respective fields. Unlike since 1988, when the Chief Minister of Goa changed 15 times in 15 years. Today’s quiz contestants have to know so much more, but then there’s also many new ways to access knowledge. We didn’t have Google or Wikipaedia or even TV for that matter and neither did the Quiz Masters - so Questions and Answers were pretty limited. We didn’t have Facebook either and so quiz competitions were also a chance to socialise. The girls from St. Mary’s (green chillies) Quiz Team were more desirable than our home grown St Thomas Girls (blue bottles); or were they? In retrospect I think our Aldona girls were much prettier. It’s just that the grass, or the skirts, always seem greener on the other side. But enough about my generation, which turned out quite ok despite having very limited access to knowledge and the opposite gender. Last Saturday I attended the Chandrakant Keni Memorial Goa Quiz at held at Panjim. What a fantastic event. Adman, advocate and ardent quizzer Harshvardhan Bhatkuly conceptualized and conducted the quiz with panache. An enthusiastic crowd of about 150 were thoroughly entertained and informed by the well chosen Goa centric questions – including audio visual rounds. I was tempted to form a team and participate, but at my age a certain fragile ego develops. Imagine being asked a question like, “ was created when took over as the Managing Director of ASP, an advertising agency. It was illustrated by Eustace Fernandes. Name both the s”, and being clueless despite having a background in advertising. Add to that the sheer embarrassment of having a little school girl in front of you knowing the answer. She didn’t get a chance and the correct answer (Sylvester da Cunha & the Amul Girl) was given by a woman with matted straightened hair. And all my life I thought women who straightened, and hence damaged, their hair must be brain dead. Probably one of the reasons why people my age don’t participate in quizzes is not so much because of the fear of losing but because of the mortification of being shown to be less knowledgeable than one you consider inferior in the social status scale – like maybe a fifth grader, or a woman from South Goa, or a member of a Zilla Parishad, or a young man who wears a suit with sequins on it. What a shame for one of such people to know an answer that you didn’t. There was a young father-daughter team at the Goa Quiz who did not make it to the finals, but their zeal and inter
[Goanet] Condolence Meet - Press Note
Tomazinho Cardozo President Tiatr Academy of Goa Panjim, Goa. Date: 05 . 06 . 09 Dear Editor Please publish the below given Press Note. We thank you in advance Tomazinho PRESS NOTE Condolence Meeting Tiatr Academy of Goa has organized a condolence meeting to pay homage to late Shri. M. Boyer – the doyen of Konkani stage who expired recently. The meet will be held on Tuesday, the 9th June, 2009 at 5.00 p.m at the Conference Hall of Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. Goans in general and all tiatr artistes, tiatr lovers and fans of late Shri. M. Boyer in particular are requested to attend the Condolence meeting. Those who would like to speak on the occasion are requested to contact Shri. Anil Kumar, Executive member of Tiatr Academy, Goa on phone number 9822160384 well in advance. Tomazinho Cardozo President Tiatr Academy, Goa
[Goanet] TOURISM: ‘‘Uganda Not Just Ab out Idi Amin, Civil War and AIDS’’
TOURISM: ‘‘Uganda Not Just About Idi Amin, Civil War and AIDS’’ By Wambi Michael Mountain gorillas in Bwindi National Park, Uganda. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS KAMPALA, Jun 2 (IPS) - Ugandans are unhappy with their tourism authority as they believe that their country’s warm climate and exceptional species, such as the mountain gorilla, should attract as many tourists as neighbouring Kenya. To compound matters, the global economic crisis has shrunk tourist arrivals from Europe. Kenya and Tanzania have remained the major destinations for tourists in East Africa. These countries, as well as Rwanda, advertise their tourist attractions widely while Uganda’s tourism potential remains unknown to the outside world, tour operators argue. They have been critical of the country's performance at international tourism exhibitions, saying it’s been underwhelming because of the small annual budget of 180,000 dollars allocated to Tourism Uganda. The tourism ministry in Uganda on average spends 500,000 dollars per annum on marketing and promotions, compared with the Kenya Tourist Board's 2,5 million dollars and the Tanzania Tourist Board's 1,5 million dollars. The Uganda Tourism Association’s president, Amos Wekesa, told IPS that ‘‘Uganda’s tourism has big potential, being one of the top 10 countries in the world in terms of biodiversity. It means that we should be one of the top 10 tourist destinations. But this can only happen when the government of Uganda has made sure that the world knows about Uganda. ‘‘The world doesn’t know the real Uganda. Those that know Uganda know it because of Idi Amin, HIV and AIDS and war. But they don’t know, for example, that the source of the Nile is in Uganda.’’ Wekesa, who owns lodges in some of Uganda’s national parks, explained that, ‘‘when you talk about the source of the Nile everybody thinks about Egypt. Egypt makes about seven billion dollars from tourism annually. What are their top two attractions? ‘‘It is the Nile and the pyramids. What have we done with the Nile as Uganda? Those are the issues.’’ Uganda hosts the nearly extinct mountain gorilla. Viewing these giant primates for a mere one hour costs 500 dollars, Wekesa pointed out. ‘‘How many tomatoes growers can grow tomatoes to earn 500 dollars a day? To see chimpanzees you pay 120 dollars. If we have just one million people visiting these parks, jobs will be created,’’ he added. The Uganda Tourism Board estimates that Uganda has more than 400 of the world's remaining 700 mountain gorillas. The rest are in Rwanda and the conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo. Tourism Uganda’s marketing and public relations manager Edwin Muzahura told IPS that Uganda earned 475 million dollars last year without proactive marketing or local and international advertisements. The earnings were less than remittances from Ugandans living abroad. Muzahura told IPS in an interview ‘‘Uganda has 10.2 percent of bird species in the world. There are about 10,000 species of the birds worldwide and Uganda has 1,056 bird species of birds while Africa as a whole has 2,000 species of bird. ‘‘Americans alone are currently spending four billion dollars watching birds. This means if Uganda went out and sought Americans who spend on birds to earn only 10 percent of what the Americans spend, we will have made four hundred million dollars. ‘‘Kibale National Park alone has the highest concentration of primates on earth. It is the best place to see chimps in the world." The park is in western Uganda and was created to protect an evergreen rainforest. Uganda faces challenges that put it at a disadvantaged position compared to Kenya and Tanzania. Luke Febario, a regular tourist to Uganda, complained about the poor road network in Uganda. ‘‘There are lots of things that need improvement if you want to aim at international tourism. This week when I was touring with my elderly parents, I realised that infrastructure is hampering tourism. My parents are both in their eighties and they like travelling but bumping up and down on some of Uganda’s roads makes them sick. ‘‘This week they decided to cut out some of the sites that I had put in the programme because they get tired,’’ he said. Besides, he said, promotion of Uganda at international level is required because there is little understanding of what Uganda offers as a tourist destination. Kimbugwe Salongo, a proprietor of a lodge on Uganda’s Sese Island in Lake Victoria, complained that Ugandans don’t tour in the local parks and tourist sites. ‘‘That creates a big problem for us - especially this time around when we have less foreign tourists because of the economic problems in Europe. ‘‘I have already received 10 cancellations because of the problems in Europe. We need to encourage Ugandans to tour here instead of going to other countries.’’ Uganda’s national parks, combined, have less than 500 beds while Kenya’s Masai Mara alone has more than 50 lodges. Two of the lodges have more rooms than
Re: [Goanet] Talking Photo: Bambolim (Miramar)
Emissora de Goa...the first target to draw aerial bombardment 18/12/61, allegedly droped by Goan Air Vice Marshal Pinto... AT > Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 22:12:43 + > From: joego...@yahoo.co.uk > To: goa...@goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] Talking Photo: Bambolim (Miramar) > > > This is at Babolim on the NH17 > Bambolim power Station? > http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3595229807/sizes/l/ > > > Ok, one more clue on this one > > It reminded me of old time gramophone record ‘His Master’s Voice’ logo > > This is on a prime land at Miramar beach > http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3592366357/sizes/l/ > > here is another pictorial clue (rpt) > http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3422234998/ > > 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 > > > _ Drag n’ drop—Get easy photo sharing with Windows Live™ Photos. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/photos.aspx
[Goanet] President Obama's speech in Cairo
President Obama's speech in Cairo. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/04/obama-cairo-speech-video_n_211210.html
Re: [Goanet] SENIOR BANKER SHANBHOGUE LEAVES GOA ON TRANSFER
Dear Goanetters, "Small Service is true service; the daisey by the shadow that it casts protects the lingering dew drops from the sun" Worthy words from the poet. How true it is in real life! Mr.Kishore G.Shanbhogue, Dy.General Manager, Corporation Bank , Rua de Ourem, Panaji, Goa, is transferred to Mangalore. He has been serving Goa from the year 2007. During his tenure, Mr.Shanbhogue not only increased the business of Corporation Bank, Goa Zone, but also got himself connected with the various developmental activities of Goa. He took initiatives on various fronts including Financial Inclusion Programme, Introduction of Electronic Biometric Cards to the illiterate Customers of the Bank, Engaging the services of Business Correspondents from the Self Help Group Women, the introduction of MICR Centre Clearing at Panaji and streamlining the functioning of the Speed Clearing etc., He also revived the functioning of the Banker's Club Panaji through his membership drive and increased interactions with the fellow bankers at Goa. His initiative to introduce Tax Collection of Government of Goa, through all the branches of Corporation Bank during the year 2008, helped the citizens of Goa to have an alternative payment centre at Corporation Bank branches, for tax payments to Goa Government. Mr.Shanbhogue took the initiative to co ordinate with the Banks and the GCCI, during the Iron Ore Crisis by assessing the magnitude of the crisis through the discussion platform of the Exporters and the Tipper owners and the Mine Owners' Organisations. There is a farewell function to Mr.Shanbhogue organised by the Banker's Club, Panaji. Goa will be missing the expertise of Mr.Kishore G.Shanbhogue but Goan sentiments and love remain withhim for ever. DEV BOREM KORUM N.CHANDRASEKHARAN Freelance writer, Banker, Feminist Economist, Broadcaster,Police Traffic Warden and Road Safety practitioner Flat No.4, EL Capitan Centre,Alta Feira, Mapusa Goa 403 50709423324122 "There is nothing to be feared;but everything is to be understood" _ Live Search extreme As India feels the heat of poll season, get all the info you need on the MSN News Aggregator http://news.in.msn.com/National/indiaelections2009/aggregator/default.aspx
Re: [Goanet] tragedy in Bogmalo
I have been informed that the reference to this incident is not in Lino Leitao's Gift of the Holy Cross but in Silviano Barbosa's Sixth Night. I knew I read in a novel but, as I said, I thought it was possibly in Lino's book. I must say that it was not because the young girl "spurned" a jawan's advances, as in the book, but her father's argument over a pack of cigarettes. Eugene
[Goanet] Request.
Hello. I just discovered you work. Lately my grandmother explained to me her asiatic descendence. I am Portuguese, my grandmother was born in Cape Verde Islands, in Saint Nicolas (São Nicolau) island. She is descendant of a lady from Goa that maried a portuguese slave trader (ilegal one, i believe) and went to Cape Verde. She does not have any documentation from her parents. Can you help find data from people who are connected to Cape Verde and Goa? I thank you for your atention. Rui Estrela ___Get the Free email that has everyone talking at http://www.mail2world.com target=new>http://www.mail2world.com Unlimited Email Storage – POP3 – Calendar – SMS – Translator – Much More!
[Goanet] What do you think this is?
Besides the space, the place was alloted a pandu havaldar to keep vigil 24x7. This went on for years. It is incredible how Goans are told to revere someone who wanted to split the Goan soul with intent of merging Goa to Maharastra. BC AFAIK, that is the place where that traitor DB was cremated, at Miramar. That is why some say it was a waste of space & money ...
[Goanet] Konkani Language.
Respected editor, With due regards,Mr.Richard Cabral has really written a very distinctly studied write up on Konkani Language.It is one of the official languages of BHARAT.As the writer says,this language is very closely associated with Sanskrit.In fact all the Bharatiya state languages regard Sanskrit as the mother language.Besides Sanskrit still exists in all the states of Bharat,in various forms.Sanskrit deserved the status of national language of this great nation Bharat. I was born in Goa,in 1937.My mother tongue definitely being Konkani.But there were no Konkani schools.So I did my Vernacular Final in Marathi.The exams were held in Malavan.Then I had to switch over to English,as s.s.c.exams could not be followed in Marathi.Portuguese were our rulers,so it was compulsory to appear for Premeiro Grau in Portuguese,before one entered the fifth standard of English.Then French was my second language for s.s.c.exams.Hindi was then supposed to be the Rashtra-Bhasha.So I learnt Hindi,up to Kovid of Wardha Hindi Institute. So learning languages is not a problem. The government at the centre,should have gone for a centalised education policy,with Mother-tongue in primary levels,and Sanskrit and English in secondary levels.This would have encouraged the state languages and with Sanskrit at national level,would have eased the National Integration.English naturally acting as International language. As for Konkani,it definitely must have the Devnagari script,rather then Roman or Kannada scripts.As Konkani is linked to Sanskrit,whose script is Deonagari. With best regards, Damodar V.Bale. Mr. Richard Cabral could perhaps give a second thought.
Re: [Goanet] Goan, be exclusionary
Thank you for your visionary article. Being outside Goa majority of years in my life I sometime fail to find words to express in Konkanim on my first day in Goa even though by third day I surprise myself in full and complete Konkanim conversation. This also happens to me when I am with Portuguese conversation. We have to be kind to all and try to understand where one comes from. Ev en when we all are Goans. Barnabe Rodrigues - Original Message - From: "Goanet Reader" - Hide quoted text - Goan, be exclusionary DEVIL'S ADVOCATE/ Frederick Noronha For a small place like Goa, where we are always short of critical mass, you would think that every individual counted.
[Goanet] Daily Grook #427
DAILY GROOK #427 __ RABBLE BABBLE __ by Francis Rodrigues rumour's a bust gossip is scorn, historians just babylon and on! _ puns & word-play of all kinds, hey...read between the lines! _ _ Windows Live helps you keep up with all your friends, in one place. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9660826
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (5Jun09)
*** Environment Day *** "Diggu Kaka Do we have any HOPE...in YOU...YOUR GOVT...that you will LEAVE A LIVEABLE ENVIRONMENT for US..!" To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
Re: [Goanet] Villains of the Financial Mess
> From: marlon menezes > The former US Vice Moron, Dick Cheney said that deficits > (ie. debt) did not matter. > > Mario observes: > > Good one, Marlon, but, I guess it takes one to know > one. Besides, Dick Cheney never said that. > Yes he did. Do a google on it. This is what the Weekly Standard, a conservative publication says about his comments: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/245esggv.asp > Mario responds: > > Perhaps there have been "huge" deficits and hyper inflation > on your planet, but not in the US for quite some time. ---> The US core CPI value does not include such components as food, energy and housing. Hence if you don't eat food, don't drive a vehicle, or don't own a home, then yes, there has not been any significant inflation in the US! With the Bush era inflationary housing bubble deflating, it is now Obama's turn. Where is the next bubble doing to inflate? ... which leads us to what is next: > Mario responds: > > Finally, you quote some credible source. > > The day of reckoning is right around the corner when we > will again experience high private unemployment, high > inflation and high interest rates. Anyone with a > mortgage should lock in today's interest rates as soon as > possible. ---> Fully agree. I got the lowest rates possible about a month ago. Rates have already increased by 1% from its low and seem to be still heading up. One view is that the US is losing its ability to manipulate its long term interest rates due to concerns about its escalating deficits. The other view is that everything is returning back to normal. One investment vehicle I like is ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TBT). This ETF is effectively shorting long term US govt. bonds. There are risks, but I feel it is worth it because I see one of the two scenarios playing out over the long term: (i) If by some miracle, the US does get itself out of this rut, unscathed, the current presumed safety of US bonds will evaporate, which will automatically result in real rates going up as was the case before the current recession. (ii) Alternatively, if the US economic polices fail, we could see a dramatic rise in inflation and concerns about its credit worthiness. In that case, nominal rates will rise, thus acting as an inflation hedge. Heads, you win. Tails, you win too! Besides this, other strategies to hedge against a US$ decline/high inflation include: commodities, gold, foreign currency, foreign markets and TIPS/WIPS. I think all US based residents should have a significant portion of their liquid assets in USD and inflation hedges. While I am a long term optimist on the US, in the short to medium term, things don't look so great. Marlon
