[Goanet] Sunday, May 16: San Francisco Bay Area Goan community event

[George Pinto]

San Francisco Bay Area Goan community to hold “Come Pray the Rosary in Konkani”

You are cordially invited to come pray the rosary in Konkani and sing the 
litany on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at 2pm, at the Church of St. John the Baptist, 
11150 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California, 94530, USA. There is no cost to 
attend and all are invited for this "once-in-a-lifetime experience". Following 
the service, there will be potluck reception in the Hall next to the church. 
The food will include boiled gram to add to this traditional event.

The Joyful Mystery recitation will be videotaped for later display on the 
http://konkanirosary.org/ website and will be broadcast live on the internet 
(details to follow). The Joseph Naik Vaz Institute kindly donated the Church 
and Hall to make this event possible and working with the SF Bay Area 
Leadership Rosary Team and Michael Pinto (Canada), this important spiritual 
event will be a milestone for the Goan community.

St. John's church is next to the Del Norte BART station on the Richmond line of 
the  Bay Area Rapid Transportation (BART) system, making it easier to get to 
the service. See http://saintjohnthebaptistchurch.org/. Address: 11150 San 
Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, California, 94530, USA. (Note: there is ample free 
parking in the rear of the church. Please do not park in the Bank of the West 
parking lot).

Although there is no cost to attend, please RSVP to Loreen D'Silva at 
1-510-537-3319 or email her at loreendsi...@yahoo.com if you wish to attend and 
let her know the number in your party.

You do not need to know Konkani to attend. However, as a Konkani speaker if you 
wish to participate, please call Acaria Almeida at 1-925-924-0513 or email her 
at jarks...@yahoo.com.

Please pass this message on to your family and friends.

Thank you.

http://konkanirosary.org/

[Goanet] Migrant Half-Truths

[Arwin Mesquita]

 Ref
http://www.navhindtimes.in/news/migrants-contribution-cannot-be-overlooked-cm
  As reported recently in the media whilst inaugurating the Goa Study Group,
Goa's Chief Minister said that the "migration happens because there is a
vacuum left in the state and. Goans don’t want to do low category jobs but
want white collar jobs only". Yes Migrants contribution must be recognized
but it is high time, we Goans look at this in the full correct perspective
rather than allow our politicians to state this half-truths for their own
selfish benefits. Yes, there are Jobs created by the Vacuum for
Migrants, but are our Corrupt Politicians not creating other avenues of
un-necessary employment; Let me state few facts:

(1) Are the Chief Ministers colleagues in the Builders lobby not bringing in
so many migrants for the so many un-necessary housing mega-projects; which
do not favour Goans?

(2) Have our shortsighted Politicians first seen the needs of the state
before sanctioning industries which eventually employs non-goans, surely
these industries are only bought so as to enable Politicians to monetarily
benefit from them. So if Goans do not have the Jobs in Goa that they are
qualified for, what is the only other option left for them other than to
migrate?

(3) Is the high level corruption not a key factor in Goans not getting jobs
in Goa and being forced to migrate; where Goan MLA's & Ministers are selling
jobs to the highest bidder and also manipulating documents to favour
migrants. Surely the average Goan, who cannot come up with such large sums
of money, is left with no other choice.



Our Politicians are only fooling us with excuses to do nothing; so as to
continue with the realization of the illegitimate incomes; it is high time
that Goans challenge all these Half-Truths!!



Arwin Mesquita (UAE)


-- 
Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/

Please also see below:
1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/
2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/
3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/
4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO:
http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html
5. For the Love of Konkani: http://www.radiogoa.net/
6. Goa's Identity Movement website: http://www.goamag.net/gim
7. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686
8. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/

[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Dev Konnancho? (Mottvi Khota)

[lino dourado]

   DEV KONNANCHO?
 (Mottvi Khota)
 
  To ganvcho ek vhodd bhatkar. Hixeob korunk yena titlo tache thaim duddu. 
Tachean zai te toren vilaxi (luxurious) jivit jiyeunk zata. Punn ekdom sado 
monis. Vortea molacheo vo margeleo motor-gaddi tachean ghevn zatat, punn to 
adlich pornni Lambretta skuttor moddlear mekanika thaim vorun dadai-budoi korun 
portean rostear cholpa sarki korta. Dekhunuch taka ganvche bhurge imtto bhatkar 
mhonntat.
 
Tachem bhitorlem doyallponn fokot ganvche igorjechi seva korunk ail’le 
padri-bab zanno astat. Ghelea panch doskean, mhonnchem ponas vorsam sumarak 
ganvche somydayechi ani igorjichi seva korunk ailole padri tache ghott ixtt 
zatat. Ani hachem kharan mhonllear, to lip-choriam ganvche igorjek, iskolak, 
durbbolleank uzvea hatant dan dita tem dhavea hatak koloinastana dita. Hench 
tachem gupttim kelolem vhoddponn
 
Orxim choddso to dhormik khariavollin igorjent disona, punn konnui ganvcho 
somplo zaler kosloch bhed-bhav, lhan-vhodd, girest-durbholl ho veglozar 
dovorinastana somploleachea mornank chukoinastona hajir zata. Ani hakach lagun 
ganvche malgoddeank (senior citizens) tachem hem saddeponn vakantat. Punn 
ganvche tornnateank mat to ek imtto-chamtti bhatkar dista. Ganvchea klubak to 
keddnach ek domddi dinam, nhoi mhunn klubanchea vangddeank lagim ghena. Hachem 
kharan toch zanna asta. 
 
Eke sanjer, pavsachea vaddoll-moddan ganvche dortorer thorthorlo haddlo. 
Rukh-zhaddam umtun rostear pattlayle. Igorjicche padrink ravpacho rabito ghorar 
(residential home) tekhun aslolo vhodd ambea zhadd koslun poddun ghorak sumar 
10-12 lak rupianchem luksan zata. Devache vhodd upkar. Tea nixttur disache 
sanjer Padri Vigar ani adhari padri, Pilarche seminarint eka dhobajeak hajir 
zaunk ghel’le astat.
 
Ganvcho lok utthlo. Kristanv–Hindu ho veglozar pollenastana ghor-ghoramni 
bhovun dhengi magli, punn ekloi te ganvche bhatkaragher vochunk raji naslo. 
Tannem sodam porim lip-choriam Padri Vigaraxim yevn padrink ravpachem ghor 
portean bandchea khatir vhodd duddvanchi mozot keli. Tori astona, ektthailole 
duddu novem gor mandpak pavonasle. Konn tori eka igorjichea kharbarean ganvcho 
ek vhodd donddekarak (business man) fon marlo ani padrinchea ghorachi 
poristhiti uktaili. Ekach farak don suknnim marpak tannem ek bud’dh dili. Sorti 
vo lottery ghalun duddu ektthaicho. Ani tannench zaun poilo inam’ Hyundai gaddi 
ani her moladik inamam motor-saikol, laptop, TV adi, adi basailim. Punn dor ek 
sortir tachem ani tagelea dondeanchem nanv chhapun haddunk zai aslem. Ganvant, 
xezarchea ganvamni ani pordesant porian sorti vhodda promonant kopunk lagleo. 
Ganvche iskolant vochpi bhurgeanchea hatamni sorti divn ganvant kopovpak 
head-mistricho hukum. Bhurgim babddim teo
 sorti kopovpak aplea avoy-bapai thaim ditalim zalear, thoddim bhurgim sota 
apun kopoitalim. 
 
Lhan toxim vhodd poram sorti ghevn tea bhatkaragher vochunk  toyar naslim. To 
ekdom darun kallzacho ani imtto mhonn, tim zannam aslim. Ani chukun tachea 
darant pavlear to dengxe ani boball korit, danvdaun ditalo. Punn tea disa 
boltench ghoddlem. Chovtte klasik xikpi Sylvia tachea durgan pavlem ani bel 
vazoili. Bhatkaran dar ugoddlem ani Sylvian aplea tonddar amurko hanso haddun 
tachea hatant sorticho book dilo. Hatant kitem dilam tem pollenastamna 
bhatkarbab tea inosent hanso ditolea porak pollenvkuch urlo ani tachea dolleam 
samkara ek veglech torecho sobhav tea choliechea mukhamollar khelltolo dislo. 
Tichem gunest rup ani nitoll hanso eka anj-bodveachem disnem koxem zollkunk 
laglem. Tichem sobit rup pollevn bhatkar tothaklo ani taka dislem monisponnache 
rupan dev-dhutt khorench sonvsarant bhonvtat mhunn. Poilech khepek tannem 
thonddayen ani movalle utramni tea porak zap dili. Taka salantle kodelir 
bosoilem. Te khoinchea vaddeantlem ani avoy-bapaichem
 nanv vicharlem. Thondd piyepa borobor bhouch margeleo biskiti khavnk dileo. 
Tinnem dil’lea sortichea book-avelo sogleo sorti vikot ghetleo, ani por 
ghorantlem bhair sorun vetamna tachea hatant foren chokleti ghatleo. Thank you 
uncle munit ghelem. Bhatkarachea ghorant konnuch dusro monis naslo. Sokallchea 
adesa vaddeantli ek ostori ani daddlo monis randunk ani ghorachi sap-safai 
korunk yetalim. To kazar zaunk naslo. 
 
To dis ailo. Sortichem abertur vo draw tea Aitarak dusrem Mis somplea uprant 
aslem. 25 lakh rupiancheo sorti kopun khobar zaleo mhunn Padri Vigaran 
sermavan, ganvchea lokak kolit korche korun adhar ani dhengi ditoleanche abar 
mandle. Ganvchea lhan bhurgeanchea hatantlean sortiche ankdde kaddche mhunn 
Padri Vigaran poilench sangun dovorlolem. Sortichem inamachem ek-ek korun 
abertur zatalem ani thoinche thoim topasnni korun inam’ konnank labla tem jahir 
kortale. Xevottak vhodd poilo inam’ Hyundai gaddiecher pali aili. Ani ho lucky 
number kaddpak Parish Councilachea odheoxan Sylvia-k apoun velem ani tinnem 
230953 ankdo kaddlo ani

Re: [Goanet] Deccan Herald Interview

[Santosh Helekar]

Hi Gilbert,

You have responded to my concern regarding the Inquisition Museum, but you have 
not responded to my request to provide real factual data to back up your wild 
accusations against a Goan historian and unsupported speculations about Goan 
history. Could you please do that? Not doing so might hurt your ego. 

Please be honest with yourself and recognize that it is you, not me, who has a 
problem with ego and factual data. I am not the one who is gratuitously 
advertising my superior British training on Goanet, and challenging a Goan 
historian on Goan history.

Cheers,

Santosh

--- On Sat, 5/8/10, Gilbert Lawrence  wrote:

>
> Hi Santosh,
> 
> You are wrong that I am against an Inquisition
> museum.  Thanks for suspecting that you were wrong
> about your assumption.
> 
> It is difficult to have an Inquisition museum without it
> being part of a museum of Portugal colonization in India and
> Asia. As the guru himself puts it, "The Inquisition was not
> a religious institution, but essentially a political
> institution for disciplining all colonial subjects." A
> Museum of Goan history would be a good addition to the
> many  tourist attractions in Goa.
> 
> The rest of your several posts are the usual pattern to
> piggy-back on someone else's writings without adding any
> factual data or real insights of your own, to advance the
> dialog. Your comments are aimed to your own assumptions and
> understanding of what is written. I hope that writing both
> on and of goanet helps your ego.
> 
> Regards, GL
> 

Re: [Goanet] Fussing about Jo-GoaUtorda

[Pandu Lampiao]

Naw, academics know 'sollem' about tiatre. They may observe and write
a line or two but understanding is left to those who have grown up
with Concani, speaking and living the language. Its the life and
heartbeat of Salcette, the tiatre is.

Any changes  and it may  loose its charm, its quaint set ups, its
'same-old' beat and the routine plot, not forgetting Roldao the
baatkar.

What is not explored and which I saw for the first time yesterday was
stand-up comedy. At the Chicalim "Amchem Sobit Goiem" (full of free
floating plastic bags, dirt and grime) had Rosilinda (not sure of the
name) doing a stand up comedy/skit.great. I think there is
potential there. The problem is the reach. In Murmagao where two
politicos had two song-dance festivals in the same village, Concani
was alive but not well.

Football? Goan football? What new fans...the crows at the stidium?

>>> "Why not, if Goan football manages to find some non-traditional fans?"

 WHAT?

When did you see a football game yo? Football is dead. The Goa
Football Association killed the game. The pot bellied folks who run
the Association have run it to the ground, our cultural mainstay, the
artistry of the likes of Saligao Domnic and the power of Bernard...all
gone.
Can you name one Goan footballer currently playing who you'd pay to
watch...whose autograph your kids would get excited about?
Perhaps you the journos got this from an Association press release!

The spectators at the Fatorda stadium sit like dead crows. The game is
life less in Goa, irrespective of what some of you may imagine. Gone
are the days when there was excitement in the air when Vasco played
Dempo-Souza Even the comment in the galleries have died down. There is
Merguliao who makes his rounds but even he is silent these days (the
person who acts clown at Fatorda).

The Association like its hoarse and inaudible announcer at the Fatorda
stadium have no ideas. Imagine, its the 50th anniversary of the
Association and you'd have to ask to know that organized football is
50 years old!

Thankfully thatre and the chooris-pau business is alive and well!

===
Pandu, You're giving up even before they get properly started!

The question is not whether there is an encashable market for the
tiatr in cyberspace today, but whether
the tiatr could expand its audiences, its appeal and its viability.

It took one article by Dr Pramod Kale (whose father was staging Ibsen
in Marathi  the 1920s and 1930s) to
open many eyes to the vibrancy of the tiatr. Dr Rafael's book, an
academic text published in English,
adds to the discussion and understanding.

The challenge today is to find new solutions. Could English subtitles
help? Would it create more fans?
(Why not, if Goan football manages to find some non-traditional fans?)
I would not judge everything by
money; Goanet earns next to nothing, but it does have a significant
impact in taking the debate forward
sometimes.

===
>
> People watch Joe's video's on Utube but is there any benefit for the
> titrist aside from publicity? Does the publicity equate to dineros?
> Naw. I doubt.
> There is a gang here on the Goanet thinking any publicity is great.
> Keep dreaming.
>

Re: [Goanet] Fussing about Jo-GoaUtorda

[Frederick Noronha]

Pandu Lampiao wrote:


People watch Joe's video's on Utube but is there any benefit for the
titrist aside from publicity? Does the publicity equate to dineros?
Naw. I doubt.
There is a gang here on the Goanet thinking any publicity is great.
Keep dreaming.


Pandu, You're giving up even before they get properly started!

The question is not whether there is an encashable market for the tiatr 
in cyberspace today, but whether the tiatr could expand its audiences, 
its appeal and its viability.


It took one article by Dr Pramod Kale (whose father was staging Ibsen in 
Marathi  the 1920s and 1930s) to open many eyes to the vibrancy of the 
tiatr. Dr Rafael's book, an academic text published in English, adds to 
the discussion and understanding.


The challenge today is to find new solutions. Could English subtitles 
help? Would it create more fans? (Why not, if Goan football manages to 
find some non-traditional fans?) I would not judge everything by money; 
Goanet earns next to nothing, but it does have a significant impact in 
taking the debate forward sometimes.


Dreams are necessary to life. -- Anais Nin.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not 
only plan, but also believe. -- Anatole France.

Nothing happens unless first a dream. -- Carl Sandburg.
Keep dreaming. -- Pandu Lampiao :-)

FN

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[Goanet] A Brief Comment From Godfrey Pereira

[Godfrey Pereira]

This is in response to the news brief: Mining companies in Goa to pay 
compensation for crop loss.


Question: When are the mining Companies going to pay compensation for 
the blood of Goa which they are filtering out through a two way drip 
feed. One tube inserted into the pockets of the politicians, the other 
headed for China.


Question: When are the dead Goans going to come back to life and look 
around their land and DO SOMETHING ABOUT their Goa?


And another question: Do you Goan imbeciles really think that The Mining 
Companies will stick to their end of the bargain?


If you are a Goan and your answer is YES to the last question, then my 
dead Soosaygadh Paowallah corpse, you ARE  better off dead.


I recently wrote an article Titled “Letter to The Bleddy Goans from An 
East Indian Bugger” The article was meant to awaken some Goans from 
their stupor.


The article was not about Goans Vs. East Indians. One hopes, that from 
all the reaction the article got, that a few, just a few Goans would get 
angry enough and look around Goa and SEE what the mining companies and 
politicians have done to Goa.


There is a Song by Singer Songwriter Neil Young titled “Ohio”. The 
song’s lyrics cry about The Four students who were shot at Kent State 
University. They were protesting the escalation of The Vietnam War. 
There is one line that all you Goan losers who have turned their backs 
on Goa should know about.


The Line screams: HOW CAN YOU RUN, WHEN YOU KNOW?

You Goans know what is happening to Goa, in Goa.
How can you run, when you know???

Godfrey Pereira
Hoboken New Jersey
E-mail: godfrey.pere...@hotmail.com

[Goanet] Goa news for May 9, 2010

[Goanet News Service]

Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org
Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.

*** Goa police asked to check if naxals using state as a shelter
- Hindustan Times
ndustan TimesPress Trust Of India In the wake of recent arrests
of some naxal leaders here, the Goa government has asked the
police to check whether naxals are using the ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/goa/Goa-police-asked-to-check-if-naxals-using-state-as-a-shelter/541056/H1-Article1-541020.aspx&usg=AFQjCNE2VmLili2bg3AjPMlAmNIEi2lQcg

*** Goa drug peddler in jail may be innocent: BJP - Times of
India
ill-personally-check-goan-arrested-in-drug-case-nitin-gadkari_1379828&usg=AFQjCNHtKsDmz3zeHc0t_o-Kzz6-BqnCgQ">I
will personally check Goan arrested in drug case: Nitin Gadkari
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Goa/Goa-drug-peddler-in-jail-may-be-innocent-BJP/articleshow/5898082.cms&usg=AFQjCNEl--ApvQuyixD8W1RhbMZMLck1AA

*** Arshad Warsi gets dose of Gandhigiri for smoking in public -
Daily News & Analysis
ily News & AnalysisThe National Organisation for Tobacco
Eradication (NOTE), in a letter to Warsi Friday, censured him
for smoking in an educational institute in south Goa ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_arshad-warsi-gets-dose-of-gandhigiri-for-smoking-in-public_1380549&usg=AFQjCNEOKxA8w33vKATbqeCLeVwdOul2Hg

*** I-League Forecast: Round 25 - Goal.com
 in Goa but they lost to the I-League debutants in the
Federation Cup group stage. So Lajong won't be intimidated ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/05/08/1915339/i-league-forecast-round-25&usg=AFQjCNHjZZL9IvkNDSqj7Ex3mrOHJfN96w

*** SAP FI-CO CONSULTANT, Goa - Lazybuzz News
plFSNQ_fZhM">and more »
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*** Transports gives 15 days notice for fare hike in Goa -
digITal Goa
All Goa commercial vehicle owners association, which met in the
city today once again resolved to launch an agitaion by
demanding fare hike ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=1147&usg=AFQjCNEuqrJ-Mr50SjuZ-4-6Dhm2ZUangw

*** Rane wants govt to crack down on drugs in Goa - digITal Goa
Goa's Speaker of Legislative assembly Pratapsingh Rane today
expressed his dissatisfaction over Goa's image being portrayed
as drug heaven ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=1144&usg=AFQjCNGCIvsMEvxJpdsvujswMwqRnA-cTw

*** North Goa to get more water from May 25: Churchill - Times
of India
mes of IndiaPANAJI: Augmentation of the Assonora water treatment
plant by 20 million litres daily will help solve the water
scarcity of 15 mld in North Goa, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/North-Goa-to-get-more-water-from-May-25-Churchill/articleshow/5904554.cms&usg=AFQjCNF0aWYp_Hx3tB21bguBYKuJLZIGCg

*** Man held with 7 tortoises - Times of India
YZM">and more »
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*** Weather-hit, cashew production down 35% - Times of India
M">
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Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

[Goanet] Priest owning Flats at Milroc Woods?

[JoeGoaUk]

Priest owning flats at Milroc Woods as a layman? 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/4590287464/sizes/l/

Bishop should investigate to find out the truth.

Fyi, last month I saw an ad selling 2bed apt (80sqmtrs) for Rs. 30 Lacs 
at Milroc Wood, Corlim


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] Rong+Colors_in Konk'nni

[Venantius J Pinto]

On African violets (Saintpaulia)

Goans in Africa, as also others would know of African violets, of the
genus Saintpaulia. African violets are not considered true violets but
we are interested here in color and thoughts (ranges from, yes white,
to violet to pink) and not arguing with Botanists. A bit of a tangent
on the topic of Color in Konk'nni (which may end up being a regular
occurrence) but they have interesting names, which I looked up in my
copy of Color, Why the World Isn’t Grey by Hazel Rossotti; from
Princeton University Press. They are as follows:

Thistledown, Colette, Wisteria, Waltz, Erica, Pansy,
Chiffon, Wistful, Veronica, Galliard, Fuchsia, Sovereign,
Valentine, Rhapsody, Ballade, Empress, Ophelia, Wineberry,
Capella, Nimbus, Turtle Dove, Highland, Mephisto, Charade

The precise color/ values for many of the above may be seen via the
Color Engine here, http://www.perbang.dk/rgb/337BCC/
More on Violets here:
http://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/mostpopularflowers/morepopularflowers/violets

Viole is the diminutive form of violet from the French violete.
English got the word through the Latin viola in the 15th century. It
is also presumed that its origins could be in a pre-Indo-European
Mediterranean language.

Perhaps someone enterprising can look into these unique and lovely
names, or post anecdotes on seeing them, growing/raising them, gifting
them to your gal, reading these names in poetry, about field-trips,
etc.


venantius j pinto

[Goanet] Need to save Goa by Joao Barros Pereira

[Bernice Pereira]

All of us painstakingly give your suggestions but they just remain like a cry 
in the wilderness of indifference.  Some of the letter portray the deep anguish 
felt by Goa lovers when they see the state going downhill, but the powers that 
be don't care.


Bernice Pereira

[Goanet] Attention FLAT OWNERS: Meeting on Sunday, 9th May at Margao

[Goa Desc]

  -
Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your
family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed.
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ATTENTION FLAT OWNERS
--
Has your builder transferred the land & building to
the housing society or executed the sale deed ?

Has your builder provided the mandatory free parking
space (2.5 x 5.0 mtrs + maneuvering space) for each flat ?

Has your builder provided you certified copies of all
title & construction plans, like sanctioned plans, completion
certificate, occupancy certificate, etc. ?

Is the construction as per approved sanctioned plans ?

If your answer to any of the above or similar questions is a “NO,”
then attend the awareness meeting for flat owners being
organized by GOACAN
at Loyola High School Hall, Margao
on Sunday, 9th May 2010 at 10am.

OR contact: GOACAN, Post Box 187, Margao, Goa 403 601
or e-mail: 
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promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa
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GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601
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mail: goa...@gmail.com Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com
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[Goanet] Fussing about Jo-GoaUtorda

[Pandu Lampiao]

One does not understand why the tiatrist are fussing about
JoeGoaUtorda. Really. All they (they must be an idle lot) want  is to
view him in person- is what I gathered from the Theatre book release
doo at the Tiatre Academy. I imagine there is a fair bit of paranoia
amongst the tiatre community which afflicts folks in theatre around
the world ( after reading novelist Margret Drabble, whose
characters  are  theatre personalities).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Drabble

Get a life yo. Joe is not denting your income with his postings is he?
As for the benefits, I ain't sure there is too much either. Concani
Tiatre  is limited in its reach.

The internet is a tricky business and I will get to that later.

My thinking for the boom in the tiatre business is  the arrival of
cable and minor prosperity (the cash/bribe money has to go somewhere
and there is only so much ice cream one can eat), people want to go
out and this is the joyous outing. As well, tiatrs are now held in
nice clean settings, during the afternoons at the Kala unlike in the
old days where one had to go to some godforsaken field where the
lights went out or the band master went missing in a local bar. They
are more professional now. And with the pathetic and gloomy state of
affairs in amchi Goiem, this is release no? What a lovely
release...Concani is truly beautiful as a spoken language and as
spoken by the Xastikars: sing-song and poetic, musical even.

I have my doubts as to the benefits of Joe's posting on Utube.
Seriously, tiatre is local business and perhaps has a market in the
Gulf. In the UK/Canada, I doubt there is much there unless I am
mistaken.

People watch Joe's video's on Utube but is there any benefit for the
titrist aside from publicity? Does the publicity equate to dineros?
Naw. I doubt.
There is a gang here on the Goanet thinking any publicity is great.
Keep dreaming.

Publicity is a tricky thing (I was in the publicity business in the
mid 80s when the left over rock bands from the West came to Mumbai for
cheap) and its really luck of the draw. If one posted Patricia Rozario
on Utube singing the dekni, that may indeed turn into a spiral pub
hit. But amcho tiatrehow many Goans outside of Goa and the Gulf
even attempt to speak Concani?

Joe Goa *wherever* aside, there other possibilities of using Utube,
example reviewing the latest Jackob with clips etc. Or professionally
done clips of songs. Maybe the tiatrist would like some of our
understanding of the internet...I for one would volunteer my time
to chat about using the internet. As well, possibility of doing an
English preview- I hear tourist visiting are showing interest in this
lovely art form.

I think some other folks should volunteer their time in the name of
Concani (what else do we have but our language and food to keep this
lovely but fading way of life called Goan?) Maybe some professional
video folks, some web folks can all pool in resources...maybe the
Theatre Academy needs a web site of its own now.

JoeGoa has inadvertently taken the theatre to the internet age, but is
that a good thing is debatable.

To the tiatrist, I  have a picture of JoeGoaUK taken last January 2008
posing with swinging Aunty-Ponty Fr*ncis de Toronto, but I ain't
showing. Not even for pau-baaji!

[Goanet] O the humanity!

[Rajan P. Parrikar]

To Goanet -

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100507/india_nm/india483210



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Re: [Goanet] Rong+Colors_in Konk'nni

[Venantius J Pinto]

Hi All,
Does anyone know the color used to represent India in
historical atlases, and whether there was a color to represent Goa.
Presumably he colors in historical "published in Germany, light blue
is traditionally used as a colour to represent Germany, as opposed to
pink for England, purple for France, and light green for Russia."**

**See the Grosshistoricher Weltatlas, 1965 edition (Other German
historical atlases use these same colours.), as seen on this page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue#Pigment_blue


venantius j pinto

[Goanet] Fw: Dr. Oz's Longevity Plan For the 50-Plus

[Con Menezes]

Goanetters...check on this advice by
Dr. Mehmet Oz's (famous on TV)  Longevity Plan for 
the OverFifties.
C












Dr. Oz's Longevity Plan For the 50-Plus
Posted on May 3rd 2010 3:00PM by Vanessa Voltolina 
Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & Entertainment, Fit After 40
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Dr. Oz is certainly not lacking in enthusiastic followers of his healthy living 
and lifestyle advice. But recently, the favorite physician focused on a new 
market by teaming up with AARP Magazine and creating a six-month plan for 
increasing longevity.

Oz, who himself is on the verge of turning the big 5-0, provided the 
publication, which focuses on the 50-year-old-plus population, with a regimen 
that features 18 stretching, strength and balance exercises, most of which can 
be done at home, according to Reuters. Oz also provided dietary guidelines and 
checklists to the magazine. The staple of the plan is a daily, 30-minute walk.

"This six month plan is designed to be a gradual process that will put you on 
the road to a longer, healthier life," Dr. Oz told AARP. "Consider it as a long 
journey in a car with a friendly GPS system. You might make a wrong turn along 
the way, but you simply take the next available U-turn to correct your course. 
It is meant to allow you to 'recalibrate' without judgment." 

Here's a preview of a few of Dr. Oz's exercise tips from the May/June 2010 
issue of AARP (these steps are found in month three of the plan): 

Week 1: Boost your aerobic activity by stepping up the pace of your walking -- 
you should be breathing fairly hard -- and by adding 3,000 more steps each day. 

Week 2: Add a short, 10-minute strength-training program to your routine. Start 
with scissor legs, then add exercises to strengthen your shoulders, arms and 
legs.

Week 3: This week, start each day with a 10-minute stretching session. 
Flexibility is key to ensuring that you don't injure yourself as you increase 
your physical activity. You'll want to stretch your chest, back, abdominals, 
hips and hamstrings. 

Week 4: Our sense of balance is coordinated by three things -- our 
proprioception (which is our brain telling us where we are in space), our 
vision and our hearing. As we age, our ability to integrate the signals from 
these three systems declines. But it takes only a few minutes a day to 
fine-tune it. 

The magazine also includes 6-Month Plan Daily Checklist:

Walk 30 minutes: Working out has benefits for your heart, weight, even your sex 
life. It may also help stave off Alzheimer's, new research finds.

Brush and floss: Brushing removes only about 60 percent of the germs from 
between your teeth. 

Drink two cups of green tea: Green tea may lessen the risk of some cancers, 
plus it lowers cholesterol levels.

Take 400mg of DHA omega-3s, 1,000 IU vitamin D, and 1,000mg calcium: Omega-3s 
diminish cognitive decline; calcium and vitamin D boost bone density. 

Sleep seven to eight hours a night: Our bodies use downtime to repair cells, 
process information, and raise growth hormone levels, which can up bone density 
and decrease body fat. 

Meditate for five minutes: Yoga, prayer, meditation -- they're all key to 
reducing stress and finding purpose (more on these in Months 4 and 5).

[Goanet] Commentary on modern society

[Gilbert Lawrence]

Commentary on modern society;  written by America's leading satirist.
Some of this, in principle, may apply to India and even to Goa.
I just loved it. Hope you enjoy it too!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-maher/new-rule-this-mothers-day_b_568696.html

Regards, GL


  

[Goanet] Leopard kills calf at Bicholim

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BICHOLIM MAY 7 :In yet another attack, a leopard killed a calf at
Maulinguem-Bicholim in the wee hours of Friday.
According to sources, the calf belonging to one Ashok Sawaikar was tied in a
cowshed, when it was attacked by the wild cat.
“Usually, we put on all the light surrounding our house at night especially
after the leopard killed our dog,” said Ashok's son, Mandar.
“Last night, we forgot to put on the light in the cowshed and when we came
in the morning, we found the calf dead.”
Animal Rescue Squad chief Amrut Singh informed that the leopard generally
goes in search of food in the evening or in the wee hours.
“Merely putting on the lights may not drive the leopard away,” said Singh.
It may be recalled that leopard attacks have been reported in the area in
the past few days.
“In three similar cases, calves belonging to Jitendra Sawaikar, Nigalye,
Govekar and another person from Naiginim Bicholim were reportedly killed by
the leopard.

[Goanet] Press note for kind favour of publication - Goan origin Vaz siblings elected to British Parliament.

[floriano]

Goa Su-Raj Party congratulates Valerie Vaz for having entered the House of 
Commons  of the British Parliament for the first time and also congratulates 
her brother and
incumbent MP for having retained his seat in the House of Commons. The Vaz 
sibling duo of Goan origin has done Goa, Goan diaspora and Goans in general, 
very very proud.


The Party wishes them both all the very best and God-Speed in taking Goa of 
their ancestors to the hight that it deserves.


Sd/-
Floriano Lobo,
Gen. Secretary,
Goa Su-Raj Party.
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org






It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizens  contest elections.
It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST  citizen voters elect good, honest 
representatives.

GOA urgently needs  'GOOD, HONEST, DISCIPLINED SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'.
Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be good, honest n disciplined, 
or to QUIT.


Only through PPS can such 'good, honest n disciplined system of governance' 
be identified and accepted.


PPS GOA =PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY = PEOPLE'S POWER SYSTEM
for a date in 2012

Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness 
tomorrow. 

[Goanet] Ajmal Kasab - Fierce crime must get fierce execution - the only deterrent

[floriano]

Reading thro' the letters to editor in today's newspapers regarding the 
passing of the death sentence on Ajmal Kasab,  I tend to agree with Anand 
Madgavkar [Herald/Goan Observer] that such things are not celebrated but 
solemnly accepted as justice done towards the crime committed. There is 
nothing to celebrate about. In fact it is a sad day that things like the 
crime that Kasab committed and the 'hang unto death' judgment passed has 
come to pass in this modern, civilized society. But even sterner judgments 
are required in order to curb the fanatic understanding that if one gives 
his/her own life in taking away hundreds of other's for a cause totally 
absurd and unknown, one is likely to be rewarded  in many ways in heaven by 
the Almighty God.


My brother has come down to Goa today from Mumbai for a couple of days to 
see our mother who is bed-ridden at 88. And we got to talking about the main 
news in the papers today about Ajmal Kasab getting the hanging rap. And what 
surprised me was my brother saying that he is totally not satisfied with the 
hanging unto death sentence. "It is too mild and a very easy way out for 
Kasab",  he said.


I disagreed with him asking him if he would prefer having  Kasab lined up 
against the dead wall and pumped with  a hundred bullets, like they did it 
to the President of Rumania Nikolae Causescu through  a firing squad.


"No",   he said. "That too is a sort of easy way out".  "If I were Justice M 
L Tahaliyani, I would have handed out a sentence that was the most cruel - 
HANGED - DRAWN AND QUARTERED."


In all these years of reading novels and books, I am no novice to that 
phrase. But I have never had the opportunity to find out what it actually 
meant. So I said to my brother. "Isn't it the same thing" l asked my 
brother.



"I had expected that you would know" he said. "It means, as the body is 
plunged and comes to the end of the rope, there is the executioner waiting 
with a knife who slits the chest open in one motion even as the body is in 
spasm, plucks out the beating heart with his bare hands, places it on the 
chopping block and cuts it into 4 quarters in a swift 'dak ..dak' motion".


Come to think of it, that all these years I had known the phrase but didn't 
know what it meant.


"Sure" I said. "I can't imagine anything more cruel than this".

Does not Kasab deserve it??? Perhaps the Supreme Court will know better.
And,
Perhaps our dear Remo must abandon the Arabian Sea mass  drowning for our 
GOA  politicians and solicit  for a 'Kalejah fry'  rave party instead.

:-))


Cheers
floriano
from PPS to PPS
9890470896
floriano.l...@gmail.com
www.goasu-raj.org



It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST citizens  contest elections.
It is not ENOUGH that GOOD, HONEST  citizen voters elect good, honest 
representatives.

GOA urgently needs  'GOOD, HONEST, DISCIPLINED SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'.
Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be good, honest n disciplined, 
or to QUIT.


Only through PPS can such 'good, honest n disciplined system of governance' 
be identified and accepted.


PPS GOA =PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY = PEOPLE'S POWER SYSTEM
for a date in 2012

Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness 
tomorrow. 

[Goanet] : Why boycott elections or contest them?

[manuel tavares]

Melvin, Your points are salient. But by voting the present established parties 
in parliament, aren't we re-electing the same corrupt scoundrels back into 
power. These are the branches of the same tree. The tree that does not produce 
the fruit that Goans want. We should seriously consider having another party 
which will compete against them. If sufficient voters register and there is a 
will, then there can be material change in Goa.

Regards.Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.

Re: [Goanet] Rong+Colors_in Konk'nni

[Venantius J Pinto]

Dear Sebastian, Hi All,
Could ful'l be the equivalent of shubra in Marathi, as in Pandra
Shubra (both adj). It matters not really, but Ful'l could be a
construct to express an "expanse" of pure unmarred white.

Kallem Kitt'tt, reminds me of of Kalakuta (also, halahala) — possibly
origin of Kala KUTT (Marathi)!
During the churning of the Ocean, there emerged the kalakuta poison,
which Shiva swallowed and held in his throat. It burnt his throat
turning it blue; hence Nilakantha [blue-throat(ed) one]. [as
recolected from a dictionary on Indian Lore, etc.]

Tambddem gunj: The seed of the berry--I hear you. Indian licorice!


venantius j pinto


>From Sebastian Borges:
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:10:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sebastian Borges 
(DEL)
Dhovem ful'l (snow-white).? Don't know whether ful'l means anything.
Kallem kitt'tt (pitchblack).? - do - regarding kitt'tt.
Tambddem gunj (bright red).? Perhaps gunj stands for gunji = seed of
abrus precatorius.

[Goanet] 2 RARE ALBINO CROWS (White crows) DIE AT BONDLA

[samir umarye]

-- 
Samir Umarye

BY SAMIR UMARYE
BICHOLIM, MAY 7: It should have been their sanctuary, but the Bondla
wildlife sanctuary turned out to be their graveyard.

Two rare albino crows died in the wildlife sanctuary barely days after they
were rescued from Ibrampur-Pernem and handed over to the sanctuary.
The incident, which has shocked wildlife activists, was reportedly kept
under wraps at the Bondla wildlife sanctuary for a number of days, until
confirmation finally came through that the two rare birds had died.
Herald investigations have revealed that the two albino crows, handed over
to the Bondla wildlife sanctuary by residents of Ibrampur Pernem, died
within few days after they were taken to the sanctuary.
The incident was kept secret almost for a month and visitors who were eager
to catch a glance of this rare species were told that they were left in the
jungle.
It may be recalled that both albino crows were found at Ibrampur last month.
The first one was found on April 10 near the house of one Mhaso Vishnu
Gawas. Other crows were trying to kill the albino crow, when Gawas informed
an animal activist, Narayan Kalangutkar, who had rescued the bird.
Barely four days later, another albino crow was rescued from the same
village. This time it was spotted by Sunil Kubal. Both crows were then sent
to the Bondla wildlife sanctuary, so that they could be protected while
under observation.
On receiving information that the two albino crows had die, this
correspondent rushed to Bondla on Friday to verify the reports.
The RFO and other officials had gone for a meeting at Panjim and when some
workers at Bondla zoo were contacted, most of them said the two birds were
released in the forest after initial treatment.
Some of them tried to evade queries on the issue and said they are unaware
about the whereabouts of the two albino birds.
Later, a few workers had the courage to disclose the truth and confirmed
that the albino crows had died just few days after they were brought to the
zoo.
“We were never given a chance to see them as they were always kept inside
and were undergoing some treatment,” said a worker on condition of
anonymity.
“We heard that they stopped eating after they were brought to the zoo and
one of them was also injured. The doctor always came to check them, but the
crows did not survive,” the worker added.
As there was no formal confirmation about the incident, attempts were made
to contact the RFO Paresh Porob, but he did not answer the call.
Assistant Forest Officer and the Bondla Zoo Manager, Pradeep Verekar,
however, confirmed the news on phone.
“The incident is true and they are dead,” said Verekar.
When asked for the reason behind the deaths, Verekar claimed he did not have
the report with him and that it was in the office.
“Right now, the report is not with me. You can come to the office and see
the entire report on Monday, to know the exact reason behind the incident,”
Verekar added.
Animal Rescue Squad Chief Amrut Singh expressed surprise and regret over the
incident. “They were rare species and we may not find a similar crow,” said
Singh.
Albino crows have red eyes and are unable to see when they come in contact
with sunlight. The crows need special care and attention, as they have to be
kept in the dark.
According to experts, albino crows get their white colour because of some
genetic changes, following a lack of melanin content that robs them of its
black pigmentation.

http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/2-rare-albino-crows-die-at-Bondla/36631.html

[Goanet] CEO of VEDANTA

[rajendra kakodkar]

Dear Soter,
 
If Chidambaram is the CEO of Vedanta who is the CEO of Sesa? Digukaka? Under 
him too it is emergency: Mining trucks are on rampage killing people after 
people. Martin Fernandes who died under a mining truck had to be cremated the 
day he was to get married. Yesterday, CM, who is mines minister continuously 
for a decade, was reportedly insulted by Sanguem locals when he went there to 
inaugurate beautification project. People questioned his priorties: 
Beautification v/s mining deaths.
Rajendra Kakodkar 9822101450   
 
Soter Dsouza had written:
Is India once again under the scourge of an undeclared emergency by the UPA 
government? Looks like with Home minister Chidambaram (CEO of Vedanta as 
mentioned by Arundhati Roy)  threatening legal action of jail upto 10 years for 
those symapthising with the naxalites. What is different from 1975 except that 
the President of India has not declared it this time. Democracy under threat? 

[Goanet] ATROCITIES ON WOMEN IN GOA

[Dr. Leo Rebello]

I GOT THIS FROM LUKE MENDES TODAY (Saturday, 8th May, 2010)
I have reported the matter to NHRC, NWC, PMO, Goa CM - present
and ex, Goan MPs, newspapers etc.  See what you can do at your end.

Cheryl D'Souza, her nine-year old daughter Aki, her mother Dora, aged 
eighty-four, are fighting the miners who have destroyed their dignity and who 
now want to destroy Paikeachi Zor {Paik's Spring} a fountain head for the 
villagers. They want to buy her land, Sanfranscisco Estate and turn it into a 
graveyard.

Cheryl D'Souza knows the deathly silence of graveyards well, her husband's 
ashes are scattered over her farm. When the miners wanted to rape her little 
daughter and take away her very existence, Cheryl turned She Wolf, feral and 
snarling, to thwart the beasts who are literally panting at her doorstep.

She wants to keep them away. They want to rape and then eat her daughter alive. 
She has pleaded, begged of the Goans to help her fight this juggernaut that is 
pounding Goa but the Goans have stayed silent. Let her fight, let her go to 
jail, let her young daughter and old mother be incarcerated, raped; we will 
continue to dip our paos in last night's stale curry, looking into our cracked 
plates so that we do not have to see or know. What a shame! What a bloody 
shame, you paowallahs!

The miners made her a monetary offer that they thought she could not refuse. 
She did. They threatened her. She fought back. They humiliated her. She snarled 
in protest. They thought they had won the battle.

One bright morning she declared war and tried to stop the ore trucks that were 
carting away the life blood of her Goa. They arrested her and her daughter and 
her old mother. And the Goans stayed silent watching her being gang raped by 
the politicians and the miners. 

[Goanet] Deccan Herald Interview

[Gilbert Lawrence]

Hi Santosh,

You are wrong that I am against an Inquisition museum.  Thanks for suspecting 
that you were wrong about your assumption.

It is difficult to have an Inquisition museum without it being part of a museum 
of Portugal colonization in India and Asia. As the guru himself puts it, "The 
Inquisition was not a religious institution, but essentially a political 
institution for disciplining all colonial subjects." A Museum of Goan history 
would be a good addition to the many  tourist attractions in Goa.

The rest of your several posts are the usual pattern to piggy-back on someone 
else's writings without adding any factual data or real insights of your own, 
to advance the dialog. Your comments are aimed to your own assumptions and 
understanding of what is written. I hope that writing both on and of goanet 
helps your ego.

Regards, GL

--- Santosh Helekar 

I ask Gilbert to correct me if I am wrong about his opposition to such a 
museum, and to justify his opposition if I am right.


  

[Goanet] In defence of JOEGOAUK

[manuel tavares]

I fully agree with Selma. JOEGOAUK does provide a superb service free of charge 
and his material is of the highest quality. I fail to understand where Samir is 
coming from. We should applaud Joe for his photographic and video contributions 
which are shared and enjoyed by thousands of Goans all over the world. I hope 
that Joe continues to provide us with these services in the future.
Thanks Joe and keep it up.

Regards..
Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.

[Goanet] Brilliant Thinkers Relish Ambiguity - Stepcase Lifehack

[Con Menezes]

Take your routine thinking ability  to brilliance.how?
Read this article...
"Stepcase Lifehack"
C
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/brilliant-thinkers-relish-ambiguity.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifeHack+(lifehack.org)

[Goanet] The Swedish Model home page link who exposed the drug mafia in Goa

[armstrong augusto vaz]

http://lucky.nu/?page_id=707

Archive for the ‘Bollywood’ Category

http://lucky.nu/?cat=7

http://www.luckynova.com/home.html

[Goanet] Fwd: Goa Mining Poster, Maps at Public Display in Bangalore

[Arwin Mesquita]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Siddarth Karapurkar 

 Thanks Seby!
Please also check out mining-related stories in our current HARDNEWS issue,
and also the last one. Kindly leave your feedback/comments online.

*1. By Subrat Kumar Sahu*
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/05/3540
**
*2. By Hartman de Souza*
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/05/3536
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/04/3519

*3. By Amit Sengupta*
http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/2010/05/3535

Thanks!
Warm regards
Shaweta

On 5/5/10, Sebastian Rodrigues  wrote:
>
> Please click the links below for the poster on mining in Goa:
>
> http://maps4change.cis-india.org/images/f/fb/Goa_Mining_Belt.pdf
>
> There is also reference to maps in this poster. The following are online
> maps:
>
>
> 1. Goa Mining Belt
>
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.00047bde78a1fda435bd2&ll=15.593691,73.92314&spn=0.040426,0.077162&z=14
>
> 2. Panchwadi exclusive roads for mining through forest
>
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.000480916f4b62dbfae9a&ll=15.308857,74.067764&spn=0.081295,0.154324&z=13
>
> 3. Mining in catchment area of Selaulim dam in Sanguem
>
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&source=embed&msa=0&msid=110567999679666203830.00047df770931ddc0ac13&z=12
>
>
> The above got generated during series of three maps for making change
> workshops between December 2009 to April 2010. The workshops were organised
> in Delhi, Ahmadebad and Bangalore and participated by around 40 people from
> all age groups and varied backgrounds learning to maps and redefine
> cartography itself at the same time with inputs from resources available via
> new media.
>
> I was able to attend two these workshops one in Delhi on December 03, 2009
> and another one in Bangalore on April 26-28, 2010. These were outcomes of
> joint collaboration between Centre of Internet and Society based in
> Bangalore and London based Tactical Technologies. My work on maps was made
> possible due to overwhelming public support in Goa and support in the form
> of Global Green Funds, USA for for the year 2009-2010. My thanks to Manshi
> Asher who got me to take GGF that made me to explore the GPS tool in more
> relaxed manner, Abhijit and Gaurav who came in as independent collaborators
> on maps and added important content to them and also more collaborators.
> Their enthusiasm and input has made this mapping project as one of the
> important ones as far as community participation is concerned. Thank you
> guys! I received whole heated support from GAKUVED team, people from Colamb
> village in Sanguem and Panchwadi village in Ponda. I remain committed in
> struggle shoulder to shoulder with these villagers symbolize and signify.
> Anja, Geetanjali, Kate, Pradeep, Namrata, Aliya, Madhuresh has been very
> helpful in teasing my talents out to get this out of me while at workshop in
> Bangalore. I thank all you folks!
>
> Maps are made by using Google API maps with GPS data added on to them. They
> can be accessed by clicking respective links and can also viewed in Google
> Earth. Each waypoint generates independent weblinks that can be used as and
> how users desires to maneuver.
>
> By the way this is second poster on this theme. The first poster Goa mining
> and metal sensitivity was displayed in Barcelona, Spain during 27-29 March
> 2010 and it is available at the following links:
>
>
> http://www.degrowth.eu/v1/uploads/media/Rodrigues_degrowth_poster_100318.pdf
>
> You may write to me with feedbacks and suggestion at
> sebydesio...@hotmail.com. They are eagerly awaited to be welcomed!
>
> Sebastian Rodrigues
>
>
> http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2010/05/mining-poster-maps-at-public-display-in.html
>
> --
> Visit blogs
> http://www.openspaceforum.net/twiki/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=17
>
> www.mandgoa.blogspot.com
>
>


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[Goanet] Fw: Just a Reaction....

[floriano]

- Original Message - 
From: floriano

To: Godfrey Pereira
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: Just a Reaction


Dear Dear Godfrey,

Thank you for your call much after mightnight when I was preparing for a 
day's good sleep, skeptical about the goodnees of that sleep due to the 
roasting hot weather here in Goa. And I am happy to say that I slept better 
than a baby does, thanks for your kind words all the way from Hoboken, New 
Jersey, USA.


As I have promissed you, I am opening up a channel so that you may unload 
your mind about Goa and Goans to the entire world of Goans, because I feel 
it in my bones that you do love Goa very much and have a lot of wires 
connecting you to Goa and Goans.


And let those who want to shut you  up may also have the channel open so 
that they may  unload their minds of the baggage which has  burried deep 
'what they know' about why Goa is in deep shit today, and come out singing 
the Neil Young's song, not 'Ohio',  but 'GOA'  with the title "HOW COULD WE 
HAVE RUN, WHEN WE KNEW".


And if such a song does not exist, it is high time for   Remo Fernandes,  to 
concentrate  his efforts and energy in composing this special Goan Song for 
Goa and Goans instead of voicing the futility of dumping Goa's politicians 
into the Arabian Sea. For,  dear Remo must know that the Arabian Sea is not 
big enough to accommodate them all at one shot.

:-))

Cheers
floriano
from PPS to PPS
9890470896
floriano.l...@gmail.com
www.gaosu-raj.org



- Original Message - 
From: Godfrey Pereira

To: floriano.l...@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 12:40 AM
Subject: Just a Reaction


Dear Floriano,
It was great talking to you. I just took a chance and called, and there you 
appeared, at the end of the long mystical cyber line between Jersey and Goa. 
Ha!
I will keep in touch. I found your letter, filled with a sad humor of 
something  precious slipping away something that you have tried to hold 
onto.


I have touched the raped hills in Maina district, I have seen the lepers 
colony on Calungute beach. I could have turned away.Technically I am a 
foreigner to India but my soul was ashamed... in my heart, warm Indian blood 
still runs wild. And so, maybe that is why I write about Goa.
Hopefully we will meet one day and share a Feni and look for answers to our 
unanswered prayers. Ha, Ha!

Peace
Godfrey Pereira
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This is in response to the news brief: Mining companies in Goa to pay 
compensation for crop loss.

This report appeared Sun Aug 5 12:43:16 PDT 2007 in Goa Net.


The month of this writing is May 2010.

What happened to the "Compensation." Does anybody know? Does anybody Care?


Question: When are the mining Companies going to pay compensation for the 
blood of Goa which they are filtering out through a two way drip feed. One 
bauxite tube is inserted into the pockets of the politicians, the other iron 
ore tube is headed for China; and the mining companies are laughing at you 
Goans as they make their way to the Bank. What happened to your dignity?


Question: When are the dead Goans going to come back to life and look around 
their land and DO SOMETHING ABOUT their Goa? What will it take for this 
resurrection to happen?


And another question: Do you Goan imbeciles really think that The Mining 
Companies will stick to their end of the bargain?
If you are a Goan, and your answer to the last question is YES,  then my 
dead Soosaygadh Paowallah Corpse, you ARE  better off dead.
I recently wrote an article Titled “Letter to The Bleddy Goans from An East 
Indian Bugger” The article was meant to awaken some Goans from their stupor.


The article was not about Goans Vs. East Indians. One hopes, that from all 
the reaction the article got, that a few, just a few Goans would get angry 
enough and look around Goa and SEE what the mining companies and politicians 
have done to Goa.


There is a Song by Singer Songwriter Neil Young titled “Ohio”. The song’s 
lyrics are an elegy to The Four students who were shot dead by TheOhio 
National Guard at Kent State University in Ohio on Monday, May 4, 1970.

The students were protesting the  American invasion of Cambodia.
There is one line that all you spineless Goan losers, who have turned their 
backs on Goa should know about.

The Line screams: HOW CAN YOU RUN, WHEN YOU KNOW?

You Goans know what is happening To Goa, In Goa.
How can you run, when you know???


Godfrey Pereira
Hoboken, New Jersey
Phone: 201 978 30 27
E-mail: godfrey.pere...@hotmail.com 

[Goanet] Need to Save Goa for Future Generations

[Joao Barros-Pereira]

*Need to Save Goa for Future Generations*
*Fri May 7 10:35:53 PDT 2010*

All this Save Goa business get my blood pressure going.
Joao adds: I'm sick of it too. Add my name to the list. Methinks, we Goans
have put the cart before the horse. We first need to save ourselves!
But, from whom? The Roman Catholic Church, Christianity! What is it, anyway,
this thing aka Christianity? In a nutshell, Adam and Eve ate the apple, Joao
is condemned, God sends his only begotten son to Save me for a crime I
haven't committed in the first place! God appears to be more nuts than I am!
No doubt about one thing, save is our favorite word  Cheers, Celebrate
Life!

Why won't we accept the fact that Goa is a failed state, and thingshave gone
down a steep slope. So why worry about saving Goa. Forwhat?Future
generations?Save Goa for the children of those who have come here and
destroyedour pretty shores? Naw. There arn't many Goichis now (we have
thelowest birth-rate) and there aren't going to be too many in the
futureunless they eat jackfruit (its good for the reproductive department,
Iheard).

There is no government in the traditional sense- just some blokes interrycot
shirts pretending to be busy running about running aboutaimlessly,
withottYou want a tourist destination, fly Dubai. Lovely beaches, gold
ischeap so you can wear the gangster luk for cheap.

Goa is not a destination foremployment like the metros of India. It is
basically a tourist destinationand the government should do all it can to
save the natural environment ofGoa. It should develop policies to safeguard
the interest of Goans in theemployment sector by reserving 90 per cent quota
for Goans before issuingpermission for industries, hotels etc. Are any of
our Goan leaderslistening? More importantly, will they take the necessary
action to saveGoa?

[Goanet] Daily Grook #692

[Francis Rodrigues]

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[Goanet] EIAs, Public Hearings structurally defective

[sebastian Rodrigues]

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) as well as Rapid Environment Impact 
Assessment (REIA) conducted by all the mining companies are defective ab 
initio. Firstly they are paid by 
the mining companies and private firms are employed to do these studies.
 So from the beginning itself comes the interest of mining industry. 
Study then gets tailored accordingly. It is packed up with false 
information. If it is not detected by public then it goes off as truth. 
Based on these reports Public Hearings under Environment Protection Act 
are conducted. To conduct these Public Hearings Goa State Pollution 
Control Board is paid Rs.5 lakh for each of the public hearings. 
Pollution control board then becomes the servant of the mining companies
 and feels it is obligatory to toe the line of the mining companies. 
There is plenty of evidence floating around in Goa for this. In fact 
each of the EIA and REIA reports is unchallengeable evidence.

The
 entire edifice of EIA and Public Hearings are corroded and defective. 
It provides undue advantage and legitimizes manipulation and distortion 
of information. Ecology suffers with this. Local communities suffer with
 this. Only mining companies and few their dependents gets high in this 
whole process. The planet earth gets wounded every day and demands stops
 to all this nonsense.

Sebastian Rodrigues

http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2010/05/eias-public-hearings-structurally.html





  
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[Goanet] How to heck EVM

[SHRIKANT BARVE]

EVM hacked! (We told you it's easy to do)
http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=62&contentid=201005062010050600232543c9f000db§xslt=

There’s no doubt about it. Electronic Voting Machines can be tampered with, and 
a team of experts have demonstrated exactly how it's done, using an EVM from 
Maharashtra

By Alka Shukla & Jaison Lewis
Posted On Thursday, May 06, 2010 at 12:23:25 AM

On March 29, 2010, Pune Mirror carried a report on how Electronic Voting 
Machines (EVMs) are easy to hack into.
Why your Vote may not count?
http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=62&contentid=2010032920100329022614001c24ca9§xslt=

Now, there is proof. Setting of alarm bells well in time for the next election 
in 2012, a team of researchers used a machine from the state to demonstrate two 
ways in which the results could have been rigged.

The researchers, in a report posted on their website, showed precisely how a 
display component could be replaced with a fake substitute programmed to steal 
a percentage of the votes in favour of a chosen candidate.

They also exposed how stored votes could be changed between the election and 
the public counting session, which in India can be weeks later, with a 
pocket-sized device.

The team, comprising Hyderabad-based NetIndia, Dr J Alex  Halderman, a 
professor and noted expert on electronic voting security from the University of 
Michigan and Holland-based security expert Rop Gonggrijp, was instrumental in 
the ban on EVMs in the Netherlands.

Last year, NetIndia Managing Director Hari Prasad had demonstrated how the 
instrument could have been tampered with, but he could prove this only 
theoretically as the election commission didn’t provide him with a real EVM.

“This time, a bureaucrat provided us with a real EVM,” said Prasad. He was 
vocal about the vulnerability of EVMs even as the chief election commission 
vouched for their ‘infallibility’ last year.

Indian EVMs record votes only onto the internal memory of the system. There are 
no paper records that allow for inspection or recount.

In fact, the vote-counting software in the EVMs is programmed to not allow the 
software to be read out and verified.

“Since these chips are made in the US and Japan, this has led to a situation 
where nobody in India knows for sure what software is in these machines or 
whether it counts votes accurately,” reads the report.
Shrikant Vinayak Barve

[Goanet] Meghnad oh! Megnad

[Antonio Menezes]

Times of India  May 7 published an article by Lord Meghnad Desai  on Goa
called
'''Economics of Sussegad'''.   Many thanks for the gem of Goan history
which runs
as follows:''' ...due to the long history  of Goa during the Portuguese
rule when
the Church took an active role in education'''

[Goanet] Swedish model who exposed Goa drug mafia was in Bollywood

[armstrong augusto vaz]

http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-101439.html

*Panaji, May 4 : Swedish model Lucky Farmhouse, whose spycam videotapes
helped bust one of the biggest drugs mafia-police nexus here, had a stint in
Bollywood before her brush with the narcotics mafia in Goa, according to a
local TV news channel.*

Local news channel Goa 365 telecast Tuesday an interview with Farmhouse,
whose spycam videos of Israeli drug dealer Yaniv Benaim alias Atala resulted
in the busting of the nexus, where she admits that she has acted in Karan
Johar's forthcoming film,
a remake of Julia Robert-starring blockbuster "Stepmom"