date:20100705

To Goanet -

See item below.  Bhailo Srivastava is commissioning a study to explore
the idea of turning Goa into a toilet to replicate the rathole in India he 
comes 
from.  I have every confidence that Goans will embrace the proposal like 
they do every proposal made by every third-rate bhailo.  Besides, this bhailo 
will be armed with a "study" in collaboration with some white folks.  Now
that's like icing on the Goa crapcake.

Regards,


r


Goa: Interspersing rural and urban

The debate over Goa over its urban future, the fight to preserve its 
biodiversity and for inclusive development will be the subject of a year long 
by 
Mejan Arc of the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm.

SHRUTI KHAIRNAR bure...@gomantaktimes.com PUNE: Goa has always been an idyllic 
weekend getaway for the middle classes of Mumbai and Pune but few know or want 
to acknowledge that the state is in the midst of an intense debate concerning 
its urban future. However Goa's fight to preserve its biodiversity and for 
inclusive development like rejecting SEZs can be an example for other cities 
and 
states in the country.
This issue has been selected as a subject of a year long study by Mejan Arc 
which is a forum of The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm that investigates 
issues relevant to the general public. Arc students will be assisted by the 
Mumbai based Institute of Urbanology that organizes participatory workshops, 
designs adaptable structures and develops web tools for urban communities and 
practitioners.
Founding partner, Institute of Urbanology, Rahul Srivastava said, "There has 
been no strong ideology of urbanism in Goa as the life in towns associated with 
an economic function is not very different from the surroundihg villages;for 
example Mapusa is a market place and Panjim is the administrative center. Hence 
we will explore Goa as an example of an urban system where different economies 
can exist together." Can Goa show the way for the rest of the country in a 
transformation from a rural to an urban economy, thereby offering a convincing 
urban alternative to the mega-cities and can Goa's biological and cultural 
diversity contribute to a resilient urban complex are the questions that the 
study aims to find answers to.
Srivastava's argument of rural and urban over-lap is interesting. "India, China 
and Africa have an overwhelming rural population. What we are saying is that 
the 
idea of villages is much more complicated while government policies make 
distinct divisions between the urban and rural. There is a simplistic 
understanding of villages that needs to change." 
With the study of Goa the Institute of Urbanology is moving away from the 
metropolis and challenging the notion of urbanism.
"We will be opening an office in Goa soon. We had a workshop with Mejan Arc 
last 
year and are in a process of conceptual shaping of the programme, arguments and 
getting together activists and other groups," said Srivastava. 
(GT, 4th july 2010)

[Goanet] Fw: Alert: Cause for concern over such urbanology studies

2010-07-05 Thread soter

Is this a part of the unwritten agenda by the Union Government to urbanise 
Goa rapidly and reduce it to 3 City Corporations?
Destination Goa is increasingly becoming popular among research students so 
that it can be mixed with a holiday and fun.
Outcomes of these studies a forgone conclusion. Is Mapusa a village for it 
to be considered to be similar to Panjim? Closely observe who is the 
reporter and researcher.


 Goa: 
Interspersing rural and urban


The debate over Goa over its urban future, the fight to preserve its 
biodiversity and for inclusive development will be the subject of a year 
long by Mejan Arc of the Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm.


SHRUTI KHAIRNAR bure...@gomantaktimes.com PUNE: Goa has always been an 
idyllic weekend getaway for the middle classes of Mumbai and Pune but few 
know or want to acknowledge that the state is in the midst of an intense 
debate concerning its urban future. However Goa's fight to preserve its 
biodiversity and for inclusive development like rejecting SEZs can be an 
example for other cities and states in the country.
This issue has been selected as a subject of a year long study by Mejan Arc 
which is a forum of The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm that investigates 
issues relevant to the general public. Arc students will be assisted by the 
Mumbai based Institute of Urbanology that organizes participatory workshops, 
designs adaptable structures and develops web tools for urban communities 
and practitioners.
Founding partner, Institute of Urbanology, Rahul Srivastava said, "There has 
been no strong ideology of urbanism in Goa as the life in towns associated 
with an economic function is not very different from the surroundihg 
villages;for example Mapusa is a market place and Panjim is the 
administrative center. Hence we will explore Goa as an example of an urban 
system where different economies can exist together." Can Goa show the way 
for the rest of the country in a transformation from a rural to an urban 
economy, thereby offering a convincing urban alternative to the mega-cities 
and can Goa's biological and cultural diversity contribute to a resilient 
urban complex are the questions that the study aims to find answers to.
Srivastava's argument of rural and urban over-lap is interesting. "India, 
China and Africa have an overwhelming rural population. What we are saying 
is that the idea of villages is much more complicated while government 
policies make distinct divisions between the urban and rural. There is a 
simplistic understanding of villages that needs to change."
With the study of Goa the Institute of Urbanology is moving away from the 
metropolis and challenging the notion of urbanism.
"We will be opening an office in Goa soon. We had a workshop with Mejan Arc 
last year and are in a process of conceptual shaping of the programme, 
arguments and getting together activists and other groups," said Srivastava.
(GT, 4th july 2010)

Re: [Goanet] India, the hype and the reality... (Radharao Gracias)

2010-07-05 Thread Jim Fernandes

Mr Baliga,

You fail to undertand that if given a chance, half the Indians would happily 
leave India in a nano-second to go settle in the United States or some wealthy 
Western nation.

Most Indian Americans I know, who go back to India permanently, is when they 
are retired or semi-retired. They spend their youth in a foreign country and 
then go back to India to die - which is an excellent idea, considering the 
Western world can be very challenging (weather-wise) for senior citizens. The 
percentage of younger generation of Indians returning back to India 
permanently, is miniscule.

By the way, even I took OCI - not because of better prospects in India! You got 
to be kidding if that was the reason I took the OCI. Even I have plans to come 
to spend sizeable amount of time in Goa India, but I intend to do it when I am 
still young - not when my bones begin to creak!

Jim F
New York.

--- On Mon, 7/5/10, Vasant Baliga  wrote:

> From: Vasant Baliga 
> Subject: [Goanet] India, the hype and the reality... (Radharao Gracias)
> To: "Goanet" 
> Date: Monday, July 5, 2010, 12:20 AM
> Dear Santosh,I think you are wasting
> your time with probably with what appear to be closed and
> prejudiced minds-1.Mr Nascy Caldeira had this to say in a
>  
...
...
> And For Mr.Fernandes-I say
> Your Sare Jahan se Acchha is your own PERSONAL choice-be
> happy where you are.A lot of Indian Americans have returned
> to India for better prospects-that is why there is a huge
> demand for OCI.
> To each his own!
>  
...
...
> Regards
>  
> Vasant
>

[Goanet] Powerful heart help -- even AFTER an attack

2010-07-05 Thread Con Menezes

Powerful heart helpeven AFTER an attack
Christine O'Brien in 
'Healthier Talk'
Con
http://www.healthiertalk.com/powerful-heart-help-even-after-attack-2019

[Goanet] The Church at the Service of the Nation (2)

2010-07-05 Thread Ivo


THE CHURCH AT THE SERVICE OF THE NATION (2)

1.7: As Jesus divested himself of all craving for power, “emptied himself, 
taking the form of a servant” (Phil 2:7), the Church has to renounce all 
claims to power and honours, it must not rule by love of domineering power, 
but by power of kenotic love. Like Jesus, the Servant of Yahweh, the Church 
has to overcome temptations of  triumphalism, prestige, glory and fame, 
wealth.  It takes care of human material and physical well-being, it works 
to save the whole man, body-soul unity. There is no dichotomy between the 
material and spiritual.  Man is a unity, spirit and matter simultaneously. 
Both  the material  and  spiritual well-being is considered as  a  sign  of 
God's  love for man, since Jesus came to save man as a whole  and therefore 
all  that  man is.  Jesus  has  to  offer his grace at the level of man  and 
of  his material needs. But the miracle is always a sign of God's concern 
for the ANAWIM. Jesus refuses to perform this sign, if it is only for a 
show-off and triumphalism  (cf.Jn 6:15). He wants to challenge and change 
Man and lead him to  faith.




1.8: He refuses to give a display of power by  throwing  himself down from 
the pinnacle of the Temple. His food is to do the  Will of the Father (Jn 
4:34). The Messiah must suffer and he is  ready (Lk  24:26).  Later on Jesus 
will refuse to save  himself  from  the Cross miraculously and give a 
crushing defeat to the Evil/Devil (cf.Lk 4:13, 'until an opportune time', 
which is the time of his passion, cf.Lk 19:47;22:3.53). He overcomes also 
another temptation of  political  messiahship. Israel  was politically lost 
and so she awaited a political  Messiah  who  would liberate her from the 
yoke of  the  Romans.  The people expected that Jesus would be their king 
and would exercise his  power in the political sense. But Jesus refuses to 
do it. His kingship is not  of  this world (Jn 18:36). It is not the 
exercise of the political  power. His  kingdom is the supreme revelation/ 
epiphany of love. He showed  it  on the Cross by doing his Father's Will (Mt 
28:18; Rv 19:16).  Thus, Jesus destroys the kingdom of the Devil and 
plunders his goods (Mk 3:27). He reveals his self-identity and overcomes 
gross  misunderstanding of  his messianic mission (cf.Lk 22:31-32; 
23:35-39). The Church has also to preserve its self-identity and be faithful 
to its mission of  the new Israel (Gal 6:16). It is the messianic  people, 
the sacrament  of  salvation,  making visible  the  saving  grace  of 
Christ. It is called to bring all the  domains of human existence to the 
Grace of Christ. It has to handle bread and earthly resources for the 
service of Man. Its mission is not only to "save souls", since man cannot 
live by the word of God alone. The Church has to care for the uplift of the 
needy.




1.9: In short,  the Grace of Christ has to be offered in a tangible  form of 
a  service;  on the other hand, the Church is  not  merely  a philanthropic 
institution, since man cannot live on bread  alone. Therefore, the service 
of the Church cannot stop on purely  human level. Man must be put in contact 
with the Grace of Christ.   Our social work must be a sign of God's love. 
But the Church  becomes a  prey to greed and ambition, prestige and 
popularity.  It may become  partisan of the influential and rich in the 
society.  It should  have  "preferential love for the  poor",   following 
the example  of Christ, who 'though he was rich, he became  poor  for our 
sake' (2 Cor 8:9). Its only Glory must be the Cross of Christ (2  Cor 
10:17; Gal 6:14). The external glory of the  Church  can become an obstacle 
and danger of faith. It has to shun party politics and save communion.  Our 
idols should not be money,  power, status, politics.




2.1: Context of India and Goa: We are still in transitional period, we have 
to be still emotionally integrated and politically mature. The new economic 
policy (NEP), with its new slogans of liberalisation and  globalisation, has 
played  havoc in the realm of  economics, culture and politics. There are 
ethnic clashes, communal conflicts, socio-economic tensions. Millions of 
people still live in dehumanizing, oppressing poverty—on or below the 
poverty line. They are crying for justice  and human  dignity. The situation 
of the poor has been worsened. They cannot lead a truly  human  life. They 
are politically still victims of hunger, malnutrition, disease and 
illiteracy. Women are treated as door-mats, as second-class citizens in this 
country, they suffer injustice and oppression from mother’s womb to their 
tomb, from the cradle to the grave. Female  foeticide,  the killing of  the 
baby  girl, sex  slavery, rape, murder--these are some of the ways in which 
women are oppressed in our country today.


2.2: There is still unrest in the country, particularly in Jammu and 
Kashmir. The land of Mahatma has become a slaughter-house, where   innocent 
people

[Goanet] Powerful letter from the Editor of the Times of India to the Prime Minister of India

2010-07-05 Thread Ren

 *Must Read ! Very Powerfully Worded. Bravo - Prakash Bajaj, Editor of Times
of India.*


*LETTER OF THE EDITOR OF "THE TIMES OF INDIA"  TO THE MOST CORRUPTED PRIME
MINISTER OF INDIA *

*Dear Mr. Prime minister, I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local
train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more
mice.  Mouse at least squeaks,  but we don't even do that.*
*
Today I heard your speech, in which you said, 'NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED'.  I
would like to remind you that fourteen years have passed since serial bomb
blasts in Mumbai took place.  Dawood was the main conspirator.  Till today
he is not caught.  All our Bollywood actors, our builders, our Gutka king
keep meeting him, but your Government can not catch him. Reason is simple;
all your ministers are hand in glove with him. If any attempt is made to
catch him, everybody will be exposed. Your statement 'NOBODY WOULD BE
SPARED' is nothing but a cruel joke on these unfortunate people of India.*
*
Enough is enough.   As such, after seeing terrorist attack carried out by
about a dozen young boys,  I realize that if same thing continues, days are
not far away when terrorists will attack by air, destroy our nuclear
reactors and there will be one more Hiroshima.*
*
We the people are left with only one mantra. Womb to Bomb to Tomb.  You
promised Mumbaikar Shanghai;  what you have given us is Jalianwala Baug.*
*
Today only your home minister resigned.  What took you so long to kick out
this joker? Only reason was that he was loyal to Gandhi family.  Loyalty to
Gandhi family is more important than blood of innocent people, isn't it?*
*
I am born and brought up in Mumbai for last fifty eight years.  Believe me,
corruption in Maharashtra is worse than that in Bihar.  Look at all the
politicians, Sharad Pawar, Chagan Bhujbal, Narayan Rane, Bal Thackeray ,
Gopinath Munde, Raj Thackeray, Vilasrao Deshmukh  all are rolling in money.
Vilasrao Deshmukh was one of the worst Chief ministers I have seen. His only
business is to increase the FSI every other day, make money and send it to
Delhi, so Congress can fight next election. Now the **clown has found a new
way and will increase FSI for fishermen, so they can build concrete houses
right on sea shore.  Next time terrorists can comfortably live in those
houses, enjoy the beauty of the sea and then attack our Mumbai at their
will.*
*
Recently, I had to purchase a house in Mumbai. I met about two dozen
builders. Everybody wanted about 30% in black. A common person like me knows
this and with all your intelligent agency & CBI, you and your finance
ministers are not aware of it. Where all the black money goes? **To the
underworld isn't it? Our politicians take help of these goondas to vacate
people by force. I myself was victim of it. If you have time please come to
me, I will tell you everything.*
*
If this has been a land of fools, idiots,  then I would not have ever cared
to write to you this letter. Just see the tragedy.  On one side we are
reaching the moon, people are so intelligent;  and on the other side, you
politicians have converted nectar into deadly poison. I am everything Hindu,
Muslim, Christian, Schedule caste, OBC, Muslim OBC, Christian Schedule
caste, and Creamy Schedule caste; only what I am not is INDIAN. You
politicians have raped every part of  Mother India by your policy of divide
and rule.*
*
Take example of our Former President Abdul Kalam. Such an intelligent
person; such a fine human being. But you politician didn't even spare him.
Your party along with opposition joined hands, because politicians feel they
are supreme and there is no place for good person.*
*
**Dear Mr Prime minister, you are one of the most intelligent persons, a
most learned, corrupted, crooked person. Just wake up, be a real SARDAR.
First and foremost, expose all selfish politicians.   Ask Swiss banks to
give names of all Indian account holders. Give reins of CBI to independent
agency.   Let them find wolves among us. There will be political upheaval,
but that will be better than the dance of death which we are witnessing
every day.  Just give us ambience where we can work honestly and without
fear. Let there be rule of law. Everything else will be taken care of.*
*
Choice is yours Mr. Prime Minister.   Do you want to be lead by one person,
or you want to lead the nation of 100 Crore people?
Prakash B. Bajaj
Editor Mumbai-Times of India
PLEASE READ N FORWARD TO AS MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR CONTACT LIST
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Re: [Goanet] Two years on

To Goanet -

Augusto Pinto wrote:

>I never imagined that I would write a letter which compliments Rajan
>P. Parrikar on issues Goan, for as opposed to his photography, which I greatly 
>admire, I am not exactly a fan of his political views which generally veer 
>towards the right.  
>But I think that this time, although no doubt his motivations are fuelled 
>by apparently anti-Christian sentiments, I agree with what...

Augusto Pinto's "theory of motivations" helps explain the farrago of
venom directed at BJP and Manohar Parrikar on Goanet in the last
10 years by Christaos.  According to Pinto's theory, their anti-BJP
views are "no doubt fuelled by apparently anti-Hindu sentiments."
The "no doubt" paired with "apparently" is a subtle point, one which
the professor will no doubt apparently explain in a future apparent
posting.

Regards,

r

[Goanet] Nadia was styling herself as Pacheco’ s wife’

Nadia was styling herself as Pacheco’s wife’

Panaji, July 5 (IANS) After calling 28-year-old Nadia Torrado former
Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco’s “family friend” ever since she
killed herself by consuming rat poison, his counsel Monday said that
she had been “advertising herself as Pachecho’s wife”.
Advocate Surendra Desai, arguing on behalf of Pacheco before the
additional district and sessions judge in Margao, also said that Nadia
could have consumed the rat poison after reading an advertisement for
a local theatre performance in a local newspaper recently, which said
Mickky Pacheco would be attending the performance with his ‘wife’
Viola.

“Nadia was advertising herself as Pacheco’s wife. That is evident from
the airlines tag found at her house, which read her identity as wife
of tourism minister,” Desai said, referring to a charred boarding pass
found by the police at Nadia’s home after her death.

“On May 14 there was an advertisement about a drama scheduled in the
Benaulim constituency, represented by Pacheco, in which Viola
Fernandes, was named as wife of Pacheco (chief guest for the theatre
performance), which might have irked Nadia,” Desai claimed.

Booked twice for assaulting government servants at work, Pacheco’s
flamboyant and bohemian lifestyle also includes imported vehicles,
designers clothes, occasionally wearing colourful bandanas to work and
relationships with several women.

While Pacheco is married to Sara, he is currently living in with Viola
Fernandes, who he has referred to as his wife on several occasions.
Sara has already filed a case of bigamy and domestic violence against
Pacheco with the authorities in Goa.

The former minister who once told the media “I can have as many women
as I want”, is also alleged to have had an affair with Nadia at the
time of her death.

Re: [Goanet] MICKY MANAGES TO GET ADMITTED IN ICU

 Gabe Menezes  wrote:

[1] Dear Dotor bab, kitem sangon tuka? I am not a Doctor - you are -
you know the answer!
[2] My second response to you would be the well known .. 'When in Rome
do as the Romans do'
[3] I wouldn't allow my wife, to not wear an abaya in Riyadh
[4] I did draw a line on taking 4 wives, My Lily is very possessive!
She would start kator re bajee! Unlike the Bobit case there would be
nothing left to stitch back on!!

COMMENT:

Dear Gabe, You may not be a doctor, but you surely are a deft debater.
The art of a good politician is to answer a question not asked of
him/her.while simultaneously ducking the questions asked. The
question asked of you was not one of medicine, but one of ethics and
law.

As I believe that you have significant legal resources within your
'yard', I ask you this question again. Do not feel rushed to answer
it.but do so at some time soon, if you are able to.

The Question: Is the charge of Sexual Molestation, one that can be
"settled out of court" . by the payment of compensation?

re # 3: Your 'refusal of permission' is just the tonic Baillancho Saad
are looking for.

re # 4: oouch! Having said that, I have yet to come across any woman
who is noted to be that "possessive" - unless her man was a 'real
player'.

jc

[Goanet] Goa news for July 6, 2010

2010-07-05 Thread Goanet News Service

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

*** 'Nadia was styling herself as Pacheco's wife' - Sify
ear-old Nadia Torrado former Goa tourism minister Mickky
Pacheco's 'family friend' ever since she killed herself by
consuming rat ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHTYdz-BGVdZBJW58bdhShLd7MIQw&url=http://sify.com/news/nadia-was-styling-herself-as-pacheco-s-wife-news-national-khfwufdaibi.html

*** Police seek to declare former Goa minister absconder - Sify
ear-old lover, ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEK_ycQcHcSOElzJNJ0_-AeAEp4TQ&url=http://sify.com/news/police-seek-to-declare-former-goa-minister-absconder-news-national-khbx4bjddeh.html

*** Bandh near total success in Goa: BJP - Sify
oa-paralysed.html">Life in Goa paralysed
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGYCMxTB-xrCCGeR9hKGgnYy59jBw&url=http://sify.com/news/bandh-near-total-success-in-goa-bjp-news-national-khft4cffiaj.html

*** Goa University to set up Marine research centre - Stock
Watch
AnQ
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEWOEzjifktSL_v77tsh3Y1giuWtg&url=http://www.stockwatch.in/goa-university-set-marine-research-centre-27924

*** Goa tourism board pepping up off-season - Economic Times
reen valley is perfect for a second honeymoon... so says the Goa
Tourism board. ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG3Ucdb5cIjwmBlsaDdUcvZEuiOpg&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/Goa-tourism-board-pepping-up-off-season-with-weekend-packages-discounts/articleshow/6128869.cms

*** Charges framed against Goa politician in Russian rape case -
Hindustan Times
oKuIrYBoJ3p23KKDMkULIRNA
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF9ga5kifepS-ro5_XVrRaDenzoQA&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Charges-framed-against-Goa-politician-in-Russian-rape-case/Article1-568007.aspx

*** Schemes for industrial workers by Goa welfare board -
digITal Goa
Goa Labour Welfare Board has announced various schemes such as
Financial Assistance for purchase of text book, scholarships for
children, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGVRkCj-62K_J6RL3Td3ioEKY30PQ&url=http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=1267

*** Hockey Cup: MPSHA Trounce Goa by 7-1 Goal - Outlook
 in the 63rd Rangaswami Cup Senior National Men's Hockey
Championship played at the ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNESH7vwr4nw7Eu-XiIhrkK6Rjm0aw&url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?686706

*** Letters to the editor - GulfNews
20HJnfavy8AM">and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE0wqV-90M6zetQvk6fdDL7TKBORQ&url=http://gulfnews.com/opinions/letters/letters-july-6-2010-1.650554

*** Goa offers Special Honeymoon Package for Newly Weds -
Rang7.com
ng7.comGoa with its long stretch of beaches, innumerable number
of churches, dense greenery, boating in lakes and backwaters and
the open atmosphere has been a ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE-yPvs8f_xitZhb-RxrUrA2pnC9w&url=http://www.rang7.com/news/tourism/goa-offers-special-honeymoon-package-for-newly-weds-528.htm


Compiled by Goanet News Service
http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php

Re: [Goanet] pot of bile

2010-07-05 Thread Goa-World.com

My advice to them is not to make admin Frederick Noronha your pot of bile to 
accumulate your maha frustrations. I, Floriano Lobo will vouch for him any time 
and all the way.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org for scroll-down Expanded Party Presentation on the Home Page.
 
 
Goa-world.com Team seconds Floriano Lobo's vouching in context to the 
patrakar's reporting qualities..  
 
 
 
 
 
- Original Message - From: "Rajan P. Parrikar" < parrikar at yahoo.com 
>To:  goanet at goanet.org >Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 8:19 PMSubject: Re: Goa 
in the gutter (ADDENDUM)> To Goanet - > > Admin Frederick Noronha suddenly goes 
wobbly now that Soter > asks him to name the bad guys. Admin Noronha, you may 
recall,  had no such inhibitions when Manohar Parrikar was in power.
> > he should take a leaf out of Digu's book and cut > a few cheques to alleged 
> > journos so they may continue to enjoy > the fruits of prolonged amnesia 
> > even longer. Admin Noronha no > doubt can get behind this proposal.
> > Regards, > > > r >

[Goanet] Ektaim Zavum Ters Korumya –Pray the Ro sary in Konkani

2010-07-05 Thread Mervyn Lobo

Folks,
I have been requested to post the following here.
Mervyn1310Lobo
-- 

Ektaim Zavum Ters Korumya –Pray the Rosary in Konkani
  
A new website www.konkanirosary.org has been unveiled which
allows viewers to participate in reciting all five decades of the Glorious
mystery in Konkani.
 

The recitation is based on the on  April 11, 2010, event when more than 220 
people from all parts of
the Greater Toronto Area, came to the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in
Scarborough for a service appropriately termed "Ektaim Zavum Ters
Korumya". The entire service rosary was videotaped for subsequent
post-processing and display on the Internet.
 
Preparing the video for the Internet was a daunting task
according to Michael Pinto of Winnipeg, who spearheaded the effort.  
  

Michael  writes “We were breaking new ground and had to start from scratch. The 
developers of
http://www.comepraytherosary.org website generously gave us their underlying
software templates and visual interfaces, but there were strict conditions for
it’s use. No logos or promotional material to be displayed. 


A considerable effort had to be spent in preparing the
videotapes before use in the program. Sound tracks had to be edited for timing
and quality. We had to go to a recording studio to re-record some Some of the
hymns and music. had to be re-recorded in a studio.  I also had to go to a 
community college to learn videotape
editing to remove extraneous sections for the tape and ensure smooth continuity
and reduce editing/dubbing costs


The task of matching video and voice to the computer program
was also a challenge. Each decade of the rosary is recited at a different
timing depending on the reciter. Hence getting the rosary beads to change
colour after each Holy Mary is an arduous task and had to be done bead by bead
for each decade. “


The task of mastering the workings of the program and  preparing it for the 
Internet was done in
Goa itself  by an IT team  team in Goa . Those following the rosary
have the option of viewing the Toronto service as a backdrop, or seeing screen
shots of Goa’s famous churches.


The site also includes an “Intentions Page” for dedicating
the recitation.
  
Plans are in hand for adding the remaining mysteries based
using on tapings done in San Francisco, and those scheduled for Melbourne, and
London (UK)

  
 See also:
View the Toronto taping - 11th April  2010-  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwB-p5uFoXI

View the San Francisco - 16th May 2010   
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz_Obtbietg

 

The Melbourne, Australia event is to be held on 25th July
2010  (tentative) at St. Theresa’s
Church, Albion. Victoria. Contact Joe Alfonso at  011-61-397-018-582 and 
Venessa Afonso at  011-61-392-662-866
  
London, UK  will
confirm if 30th August is a firm date, and the location for the Aylesford
Pilgrimage Event. The event is listed for Mon 30, August 2010 Bank Holiday:
GOAN PILGRIMAGE  See
www.thefriars.org.uk for directions and maps
  
In a letter to the Toronto Pray the Rosary supporters,
Michael adds…
  
The Konkani Rosary recitation will serve to enhance our
spiritual well-being. It will bind us to our Goan heritage, and maintain our
links with Goa. It should thrive and continue, but can only do so from grass
roots support the world over. Please help it continue.
  

Tumchea mogachea korubani tumi SaibinmicheAshirwad
zoddle,  ani tem sodanch tumechem
sovoyem assum, munon hanv magtam. Dev Borem Korum tumkam sogleank

Re: [Goanet] India the hype...

2010-07-05 Thread Santosh Helekar

--- On Mon, 7/5/10, Bernado Colaco  wrote:
>
>Like Santosh remarks to Nasci - I am ashamed of being an indian.
> 

What I said was that it was people like Nascy who bring shame to India. Like 
Jose, I did not know that Bernado considered himself an Indian. I thought that 
he was either a Portuguese or a Chinese. So now I must include Bernado among 
those Indians who give India a bad name.

Cheers,

Santosh

Re: [Goanet] Goa in the gutter (ADDENDUM)

To Goanet -

Muchos gracias to Floriano Lobo for a reasoned, well thought-out, 
rational post.  He has done his kindergarten class teacher proud today.
It is nice to see fellow shysters close ranks with such froth and
zeal.  Now if only Selma Cardoso, Rajan Narayan and Gadgil 
would rush in to lend fellow traveler Admin-bab another 
crutch or two, my cup of happiness will spill over.

Floriano's (impotent) bluster has been duly noted.  Floriano 
of the "My friend Audhut" fame, the same Audhut who later 
it came to light had funded the Goa Su-raj scheme at its inception, 
a nit that hadn't been revealed earlier.  The same Audhut 
who flouted the Supreme Court judgement, later persuading 
bum pal Digu to rewrite the law to suit him.  Sweet to know that 
the Goa Su-raj scheme was built on such a solid foundation 
with help from "My friend Audhut," that prince among men.

But the absolute delight - Lord O Lord, thank you - is that it was Floriano 
himself who had declared me the GREAT GOAN PATRIOT on Goanet 
and sent oodles of praise my way.  I am gratified to note that he thinks 
as highly of me today as he thought back then even though I did not 
slip a single cent into the bowl that feeds his Goa Su-raj scheme.

About Floriano's fantasy that I would call him from London to 
talk about Manohar-bab, I must disown credit for this charming piece
of fiction.  I did not know of the existence of this Goan Quixote until 
he himself deigned to call me one day in Goa and peddle his Goa Su-raj 
scheme.  And even though I did not fall for the scheme, I must thank
Floriano for still declaring me a GREAT GOAN PATRIOT and
authoring a several kilobytes of fulsome praise in my honour.

Oh and one more thing - next week I am meeting Manohar-bab
here in Panjim, and next month I expect another tête-à-tête with him 
in California.  Last week I had a highly classified meeting with Dr. Anil Desai
and Dr. Anand Virgincar at an exclusive London hotel.  Imagine, 2 bamons
and 1 bhat (super-bamon) plotting more Goanet intrigue.  Who
knows that these secretive RSS-wallahs will do next!

PS: Admin Noronha had claimed once on Goanet that Manohar Parrikar
is my relative.  Admin-bab as always was peering up the wrong skirt.
In the interest of full disclosure I should point out that Digu is also  
related to me, and it is a much closer connection than Manohar-bab's.  
Warm regards,


r

[Goanet] Ghana goalkeeping coach Edward Ansah's heart beats for India

Ghana goalkeeping coach Edward Ansah's heart beats for India

By Abhishek Roy

Cape Town, July 5 (IANS) If there is one coach in this World Cup whose
heart beats for India, it is Ghana's goalkeeping coach Edward Ansah.



Ansah, one of the finest goalkeepers Africa ever produced, ended his
playing career with Goa's I-League club Churchill Brothers, before
taking up the coaching job with Ghana.

A widely travelled goalkeeper who kept posts in several countries in
Africa and Asia, Ansah, 47, joined the Churchill Brothers in the
2000-01 season and played for five years.

He fondly remembers his days in India and despite his hectic schedule
with the Ghanian team, Ansah has been following Indian football
closely.

"I feel the Indian team has done well under Bob Houghton," Ansah told IANS.

"But they haven't come across any tough opponents till now. In the
Asian Cup next year they are pitted against teams like Australia and
South Korea. And both the teams, especially South Korea, are of high
standards. India can only progress if they play regularly against such
teams," he says.

Asked if was willing to work with India, Ansah said: "Oh, that would
be great! But India have a good coach in Bob Houghton and my old
friend Marcus Pacheco is the goalkeeping coach. My heart still beats
for India."

Ansah, who is working alongside Serbian coach Milan Rajevac, says
working with Ghana's national team has come as a big opportunity.

"It was a great honour for me to be a part of the national team in the
World Cup. It was also a privilege to working with Rajevac. I have
learnt a lot from him and now I can look forward to more challenging
assignments," said Ansah.

He is happy that Ghana attained stardom this World Cup by reaching
their maiden World Cup quarterfinals. But there is a shade of
disappointment as they lost to Uruguay in the quarterfinals.

At the packed Soccer City in Johannesburg Saturday, Ghana went down to
Uruguay on penalties and lost a golden opportunity to become the first
African team to qualify for the semifinal.

"It was a shocking loss for us. But we had to blame ourselves for the
loss. The whole Soccer City was cheering for us. You can't win a match
if you miss three penalties. It was bad," Ansah says.

Ansah, however, feels that Ghana's success will help African football
in the long run.

"This was first World Cup in Africa and I am happy that the Black
Stars (Ghana) gave the whole of Africa something to cheer about. It
was a sight to watch when a united Africa was cheering for Ghana."

Re: [Goanet] Swindon Goan Festiva

2010-07-05 Thread Tony de Sa

"Seb dc">
>If not mistaken, I think Silveira is the same BJP MLA who went hammer and
>tong to beatup up a Hotelier with his tugs in tow, in Mapusa not longtime
>ago.

>Seb
---
Hi Seb,
Could be a case of mistaken identity. The BJP MLA you probably have in mind
is Francis D'Souza who represents Mapusa Constituency.

haVE A NiCe dAy,
Tony
-- 

Tony de Sa.  tonydesa at gmail dot com   M   : +91 9975 162 897  Ph. : +91
832 2470 148

^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v

Re: [Goanet] (no subject)....was Swindon Goan Festival

On 5 July 2010 13:17, Seb dc  wrote:

> Thanksfor ur post! Probably this was another MLA !!
>
>
> hAVE a nICE dAY
> Seb
>

REPLY: It was a Francis - may be Francis Souza - the Law minster at that
time, who acted like a goonda,  attacked Braganza's in Mapusa - no charges,
nothing happned - this what we are reduced to in Goa!

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

[Goanet] Two years on

2010-07-05 Thread augusto pinto

I never imagined that I would write a letter which compliments Rajan
P. Parrikar on issues Goan, for as opposed to his photography, which I
greatly admire, I am not exactly a fan of his political views which
generally veer towards the right.

But I think that this time, although no doubt his motivations are
fuelled by apparently anti-Christian sentiments, I agree with what
"Rajan P. Parrikar" parri...@yahoo.com> wrote with regard to the
proliferation of 'mega-projects' in South Goa: "why is the Church
missing in action? These are all predominantly Catholic villages over
which the Church has far more sway than any political party.  So where
is the Church? The Archbishop spoke about our 'osmitai' a couple of
years ago at the Christmas gathering of invited politicos. Motley
village groups have been fighting the DLF, Rahejas and their ilk, and
are losing badly. Once again where is the Church in this fight between
its own and the rapacious builders?"

The Church, meaning the Church establishment led by Bamons starting
with Archbishop Felipe Neri Ferrao and his cohorts like the suave Fr
Loyola Pereira and Fr Jose Remedios are entirely and completely the
counterparts of the GSB stooges like Digu, who are in government to
milk this territory for whatever it is worth.

All these people are part and parcel of the elite, and they make their
living and the livings of their relatives and chamchas out of being
patted and petted and stroked by the Rahejas, the DLF, the Vedantas,
and what have you - and they care the a fig as to whether those who
are supposed to be their flock, or their constituency suffer as a
result of their acts of commission or omission.

Sadly

Augusto
-- 


Augusto Pinto
40, Novo Portugal,
Moira, Bardez,
Goa, India
E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in
P 0832-2470336
M 9881126350

[Goanet] Allen Costa (Emissoro de Goa) - a video tribute (JoeGoaUk)

2010-07-05 Thread augusto pinto

Dear joegoauk

How could you possibly write an article about Allen Costa without
mentioning that other legend Imelda (Tavora) Dias. She is still
around, I believe, living in a very tasteful flat in Altinho. She must
be pretty old now, having been born in 1928  but I still say that the
trouble taken to visit her if her family allows it would be well worth
the trouble.

I had done an article about All India Radio a long time ago for Goa
Today when I met her and listened to her fascinating stories.

She wrote two books - 'How Long is Forever - An Autobiography of a
Woman Ahead of Her Times' and a collection of autobiographical short
stories - 'Shattered Lives'.

Augusto

BTW - Should it not be Emissora de Goa and not Emissoro de Goa?

-- 


Augusto Pinto
40, Novo Portugal,
Moira, Bardez,
Goa, India
E pinto...@gmail.com or ypinto...@yahoo.co.in
P 0832-2470336
M 9881126350

[Goanet] Celibacy Today

2010-07-05 Thread Ivo


Dear Goanetters,
I would like to bring to your notice this beautiful article on a vital 
theme for us (from 
http://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?id=549).

Regards.
Fr.Ivo

Priestly & Religious Celibacy: Is It Dead, or Should It Be?

by Benedict J.Groeschel, CFR

Few aspects of traditional Catholic practice have come under so much attack 
in the past three decades as celibacy in the Latin Rite of the Catholic 
Church. One might have thought that an era that prided itself on altruistic 
causes would have found such a remarkable example of committed self-giving 
to be admirable. But in fact, celibate priests, sisters, and brothers find 
themselves being constantly analyzed, diagnosed, ridiculed, accused of 
perversion, and betrayed, even by those who once were members of their own 
ranks. That a discipline chosen by such a small segment of the population 
(approximately .01%) could attract so much scrutiny is amazing.


Celibacy in Catholicism has always meant complete sexual abstinence. It 
requires no great insight into human nature to realize that so rigorous a 
discipline has never been and could never be completely successful. Some 
writers like Richard Sipe, a former priest and critic of celibacy, make much 
of this fact (4 Secret World, 1990). It is difficult to imagine how any 
intelligent person could ever think a discipline as demanding as this one 
could be totally successful. Have the Ten Commandments or the Beatitudes 
been successful, or even the speed limit? In an important way they have been 
successful since all three have significantly influenced human behavior for 
the better, but it is perfectly obvious that they have been and will 
continue to be violated many times. This is true of any discipline or law 
that challenges human nature.


The Christian discipline of celibacy as a suggested practice and later as a 
requirement for the clergy goes back at least to St. Paul (I Cor. 7:32-35). 
Those who consider themselves followers of the Gospel might do well to 
ponder what Christ means when he praises those who have made themselves 
eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven (Mt. 19:12). Celibacy finds its roots in 
the admonition of Christ to his disciples to leave everything, including 
wives and children, to follow him (Mt. 19:26-29). The monastic tradition 
brought mandatory celibacy into the Church, although the practice was much 
older, and to this day is widespread in Hinduism and Buddhism. There are 
even rare examples of monastic celibacy in Jewish and Islamic history.


A careful observance of celibacy by religious and diocesan priests has been 
correlated with the vibrancy and fervor of the overall life of the Church. 
Older people will remember that celibacy flourished along with a remarkably 
vibrant Catholic community up to the early 1960s. When the Catholic 
community began to falter and lose its identity, the observance of celibacy 
was in trouble, and remains so to this day. Should any fair-minded person be 
surprised at this when every other expression of morality in our culture, 
especially in the family, is subject to widespread failure?


Those who for one reason or another feel they must announce the death of a 
religious discipline as old as Buddhism and as widespread as Christianity 
usually base their objections on arguments drawn from psychology, frequently 
pop psychology. A brief summary of those who joyously sound the death knell 
of celibacy might be helpful in answering the question posed by the title of 
this article. The big objection to celibacy is that it is rooted in 
pathology and usually represents either immaturity, repression, denial, 
homosexuality, or masochism. In response one might observe that Freud and 
his army of disciples said the same thing about human sexuality in general, 
but added a few other elements unrelated to committed celibacy, among them 
regression, narcissism, perversion, and sadism. One of my professors at 
Columbia observed rather wisely that sexuality is usually the weakest link 
in most people's suit of armor. Are there any so out of touch with reality 
that they think America's public attitude toward sexuality today is anything 
but regressed narcissism or even sado-masochism? Did you ever analyze the 
attitude toward sexuality and family life presented by a single evening of 
American television? That attitude would be enough to drive Boccaccio into 
the Franciscans and Voltaire into the Jesuits.


Celibacy, traditionally and properly understood, requires sexual 
abstinence — i.e., the avoidance of all voluntary genital pleasure and all 
other behavior that is likely to lead to it. Celibacy also requires that 
personal friendships be so organized that they do not lead into genital 
expression, which obviously includes a lot of things that are not genital. 
Since most human behavior has some defensive aspects to it, one should not 
expect all celibates to be so perfectly balanced that they would not use a 
little

[Goanet] Bharat / Goa/ Panjim Bandh Today - Pics and OMVN

2010-07-05 Thread JoeGoaUk

Bharat / Goa/ Panjim Bandh Today - Pics and OMVN
 
Bandh on 5/7/10 was called by BJP and other parties in protest
 against the recent rise in the oil prices.
 
Don’t know  about all India level nor all Goa level (for which will have to 
wait and see the morning newspapers).

As for Panjim Bandh, I would say it was near-total with upto 95%  
shops and establishments remaining closed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4764948344/sizes/l/
 
Panjim Market (Fruit/Veg/Fish) it was total
infact, the main gates were half open. 
Looks like the market is under BJP control
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4764947880/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk26/4764946448/
 
Not a single small hotel or eateries were open
Not even small-small gaddas serving limbu-soda
Nor the Bhelpuriwalas
Except Navtara under police protection where we had  
sukhi Bhaji Panv  (20) + cup of tea (10) Rs.60 for two.  
It had no other Bhajis all sold out. 
Even the Pastry shelves were almost empty not even Fott-fottem 
was available.
 
Some Cashew nuts shops including Zantye’s were open
Some whole sale liquor shops and other ready made garment, 
jewelry shops were open. So also Icecream parlours.
Vishal mega store was close around 6.30 but seen open after 7pm.
It also appears that many were with their shutters up around 7.30pm.
(I guess it was 8 bandh only).
 
All Pvt Buses were off the road but some KTC buses seen 
with no Pax in it.
Motor cycle Pilots were on so also Rickshawalas
Roads were as busy as usual with traffic except Pvt Buses.
 
Inox/Ashok Samrat multiplexes were on.
Infact we watched ‘I hate Luv stories’ 7.30pm show.
And hence the delay in transmitting this report
Movie got over at 10.15pm
 
Sunset cruising boats were on in the river Mandovi – see clip
 
OMVN: Panjim Bandh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqNmf3KnMdU


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] Of Doctors and the Politicians whom they admit to the ICU

re this from me: " I sincerely hope that any political party which has
individuals with Barvesque views never ever comes to power anywhere in
the world.

shrikant barve  wrote:

[1]  Jose Colaco knows that Usually I don't respond for his reaction
on my comments, however this was special
[2] So .Doctor has every right and freedom to express his view. I
also like it. They are straight and to the point.
[3] I will join again after 3 weeks Padayatra to Pandharpur.



RESPONSE

Srikant Barve, you know you have the unmitigated right to write
nonsense - even if it is in dreadful English

The only wish I have made known was that Hopefully, the party which
you and your ilk support, never comes into power - because that party
will be dictatorial like Salazar.

I have a fair idea why you do not respond to me: (a) I point out to
your dreadful English (b) You have no sensible response. [Did you say
you attended Sharada Mandir?]

BTW: Good luck on your Padayatra to Pandharpur. Perhaps, there you
will find a Chess club which will accept you..OR you could
consider Pataliputra.

jc

[Goanet] World Cup already decided?

This was sent to me


The world cup is already determined by the numbers

1. Brazil won the World Cup in 1994; before that they also won in 1970.
Adding 1970 + 1994= 3964

2. Argentina won its last World Cup in 1986; before that they also won in
1978. Adding 1978 + 1986= 3964

3. Germany won its last World Cup in 1990; before that they also won in
1974. Adding 1974 + 1990= 3964

4. Brazil also won the World Cup in 2002; before that they also won in 1962.
Adding 1962+ 2002= 3964

5. Therefore if you want to know what nation is going to win the World Cup
in 2010, you only have to subtract 2010 from the magic number that we have
determined: 3964.
3964 minus 2010 = 1954... In 1954 the World Cup was won by Germany!!!

Not at all scientific... but pretty interesting..
LETS WAIT & WATCH.

Left in the sweepstakes:-
GERMANY - Elora Lobo; Milan Kojnok
NETHERLANDS - Kurt Almeida; Maju/Glen Furtado
SPAIN -   Loreen/Oscar d'Silva; Kurt Almeida
URUGUAY - Aidan Pinto; Acaria Almeida


In the meantime here is Danke schoen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKKiXfY776o&feature=related



-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes.

Re: [Goanet] MICKY MANAGES TO GET ADMITTED IN ICU

On 5 July 2010 13:22, J. Colaco < jc>  wrote:

>
> Anyway .. Gabe, (If you know) this is a repeat of a question you
> ducked:
>
> In the UK, if a 14 year old girl goes to her GP and requests to be
> placed on Oral Contraceptives, and further requests that the GP not
> share this information with her mother, what is the doctor required by
> law . to do?
>
> Does she have any rights as a 14 year old girl -  quite independent of
> her mother?
>
> Does the mother suddenly regain control over the child upon travel to Goa?
>
> Before, we venture into the 'law of the land' argument .think
> ahead (please) of my next question. What would you say about an
> advogado (say in Iran) who went after the girl's mother because the 14
> year old was seen outside her house without her head-cover or
> (perhaps) a burkha?
>
> jc
>

RESPONSE: Dear Dotor bab, kitem sangon tuka? I am not a Doctor - you are -
you know the answer! My second respense to you would be the well known
phrase - have you heard of it? which also answers your first question! man
you are a man of questions!  I trust you have if not, here it is, to fill
your heart with joy. 'When in Rome do as the Romans do' for a breakdown of
what it means, for one and all:- //
www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/when+in+rome,+do+as+the+romans+do.html

I wouldn't allow my wife, to not wear an abaya in Riyadh - as that would
invite the mutawa'in to harass both of us and unnecessarily so. We prudently
followed the saying 'when in Rome do as the Romans do'.

-- 
DEV BOREM KORUM

Gabe Menezes

P.S. I did draw a line on taking 4 wives, My Lily is very possessive! She
would start kator re bajee! Unlike the Bobit case there would be nothing
left to stitch back on!!

[Goanet] Jail authorities pulled up for not producing Pacheco in court

Jail authorities pulled up for not producing Pacheco in court

Panaji, July 5 (IANS) A court here Monday lambasted the jail
authorities for not bringing before it Goa’s former tourism minister
Mickky Pacheco, currently hospitalised after he was sent to judicial
custody over the mysterious death of his alleged lover.
Additional Sessions Judge P.Kamat asked the jail officials present to
explain both why the minister had not been produced for the hearing
pre-scheduled for Monday or why the jail authorities had not been able
to furnish an official report of the health of the former minister.

Pacheco was first admitted for chest pain and hypertension and was
then “diagnosed” with jaundice by the doctors of the Hospicio
government hospital located in Margao, 35 kms from here.

Pacheco had surrendered before a court in Margao Saturday after being
on the run for nearly a month.

The Supreme Court had already rejected the former minister’s plea for
anticipatory bail last Thursday.

Pacheco and his aide Lyndon Monteiro face charges of culpable homicide
over Nadia Torrero’s death in Chennai May 30. Nadia died after
consuming rat poison following an apparent row with Pacheco.

The former minister went underground after being grilled by the Crime
Branch for over nine hours June 4.

[Goanet] Charges framed against Goa politician in Russian rape case

A court here today framed charges against John Fernandes, a local
politician accused of raping a 25-year-old Russian woman.

Sessions court Judge B P Deshpande framed charges under section 376
and 201 of IPC which deals with rape and destruction of evidence
respectively.

Fernandes was arrested for allegedly raping a Russian girl, whom he
had met at a shack in Colva beach, in his car after spiking her drinks
on December 1, 2009.

The South Goa based politician was on the run after being accused of
rape by the victim.

An attempt to rape case was initially registered at Colva police
station but the case was later handed over to the Crime Branch, which
registered a rape case after taking a fresh statement from the victim,
who was working in a five star resort.

After a month-long hiding, John surrendered on January 6 after his
anticipatory bail by District and Sessions court, which was later set
aside by Panaji Bench of Bombay High Court.

Police have also claimed that John destroyed crucial evidence in this
case by washing his car and deposing wrong clothes to the Crime
branch.

The rape case had made headlines after the Russian consulate expressed
strong reservations about safety of the country's citizens in Goa.

The tourist state receives around 40,000 Russian visitors annually,
only second to Britishers who top the chart.

[Goanet] Swindon Goan Festival (Request to Swindon/UK Goans)

2010-07-05 Thread Arwin Mesquita

Dear Goans,



With regards to the Swindon Goan Festival, I request a polite signature
campaign for Goa be done and be given to MLA Francisco Silveira (who the
organizers have invited); copies to the Chief Minister and if possible, to
other ministers as well.



I understand that Swindon has a sizeable Goan Community and have even seen a
BBC Documentary on the same. This action can send a strong message to our
Politicians that we cannot see our state/identity being destroyed and that
we need our Politicians need to act immediately.



The UAE Goans have already sent a signature campaign but we cannot do it
alone; I hope we all appreciate that if we lose Goa, all Goans including
that Overseas in Swindon, UAE and elsewhere will be irrelevant.



Arwin Mesquita, Abu Dhabi, UAE
-- 
Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/
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/

Re: [Goanet] Memories of Allen costa

2010-07-05 Thread soter

I  had the opportunity of meeting Allen Costa at AIR a few years before he 
retired on some occassions that our village choir went for recordings along 
with (late) Maestro Fr. Lourdino Barretto and (late) Mons. Fr. Chico Monteiro. 
Talk of AIR and I can hear the voice of Allen Costa reverbrate. Another voice I 
greatly loved to listen to was that of Imelda.
Such voices will be rare in future with hardly any attention being given to 
voice training in schools today. 
"Vhoddlem ghor, ani dar naslelem, ..." what a song with a bass voice ?
Those were the days my friends that produced voices like that of Ms. Leopoldina 
Figuereido, Mr. Velho Pereira, Mr. Agnel Crasto, Ms. Delilah, ..

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 15th Sunday of the Year

2010-07-05 Thread Jude Botelho

04-Jul-2010

Dear Friend,

It is said that some people look at life only from their own point of view. 
Others make an effort to look at life from the point of view of others. Still 
others prefer not to look at life at all! They prefer to be passers by – 
bypassing life! Everyone looks for happiness and for the possibility of leading 
a full life. Yet fullness of life eludes most because they are closed up in 
their puny self-centred existence instead of being open to others who can be 
the 
source of happiness and fulfilment. In focusing and finding God in others we 
can 
find our selves. Have an enriching weekend discovering God in others! Fr. Jude

Sunday Reflections: 15th Sunday of the year ‘Love God and find him your 
neighbour!  11-July 2010
Deuteronomy 30: 10-14                    Colossians 1: 15-20                    
Luke 10: 25-37

The first reading from the Book of Deuteronomy speaks of keeping the Law of God 
and observing his commandments always. It also tells us that keeping the law is 
not difficult though challenging. We might object that we do not know the law 
so 
how can we observe it? To which the author replies that the law is always close 
to us and ever accessible. The law is not something distant or foreign to us. 
God’s law is as near as his word to us. For those who love God his word is in 
their hearts and speaks to us in the depth of our heart. The lover is never 
distant from the beloved. The greatest Law is the law of love.

Push
A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when the Savior appeared and showed 
him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to 
push against the rock with all his might. This the man did, day after day for 
many years, pushing it with all his might. Each night the man returned to his 
cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain. He 
decided to take his thoughts to the Lord. "Lord" he said, "I have laboured long 
and hard putting all my strength to do which you have asked. Yet, after all 
this 
time, I have not even been able to budge that rock. Why am I failing?" The Lord 
responded compassionately, "My friend, When I asked you to serve me I told you 
that your task was to push against the rock with all your strength, which you 
have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your 
task was to push. And now you come to me thinking that you have failed. But, is 
that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back 
sinewy and brown, your hands are calloused from constant pressure, and your 
legs 
have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much and your 
abilities now surpass that which you used to have. Yet you haven't moved the 
rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your 
faith 
and trust in my wisdom. This you have done." At times, when we hear a word from 
God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what he wants, when actually 
what God wants is simple obedience and Faith in him...
Inspirational Stories from the Net

In today’s gospel we have a young man who comes to Jesus asking him what he 
should do in order to inherit the kingdom of God. Jesus responds with a 
question: What is the answer given by the Law? Jesus implies that if we search 
we will find the answer to all our queries in God’s Law. If we want to be happy 
“You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your strength, 
and with all your mind and your neighbour as yourself.” But the man was not 
satisfied, he wanted still further clarification from Jesus and so he asked: 
Who 
is my neighbour? He knew that the law demanded that he should love God and that 
this love should be seen in one’s attitude to one’s neighbour. But what did 
loving one’s neighbour imply? In answer Jesus told the parable of the Good 
Samaritan. There is the victim who is attacked, robbed and left wounded by the 
roadside. Two people, both noted for the observance of the law, came upon the 
wounded man but passed by. Perhaps they wondered whether they were bound to 
help 
by the demands of the law. But they thought otherwise and went their way. The 
Samaritan, on the other hand, on finding the stranger lying on the roadside did 
not stop to consider whether it was his duty or not but was moved by compassion 
to reach out and help the stranger. He went out of his way and carried him to a 
place of safety and care unmindful of the inconvenience caused. He did not 
think 
of the consequences for himself but of the predicament of the wounded person. 
The focus of the life of the first two persons was themselves. They looked at 
life from their own selfish perspective. Their life rotated around themselves. 
The Samaritan, on the other hand looked at life from the perspective of the 
other person and his need rather than his own. His heart and his love changed 
his view of the situation. Jesus in so many words, through this parable

[Goanet] Writing for kids: report of a children's writers workshop (Anita Pinto)

2010-07-05 Thread Goanet News

Writing for kids: report of a children's writers workshop
with Sandhya Rao
Organized by Bookworm, Panaji, Goa

Anita Pinto
anitapinto@gmail.com

I attended the workshop 'Writing for Children' organized by
Bookworm on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at XCHR, the Xavier
Centre for Historical Research, Porvorim. I have always been
impressed by Tulika Publishers' multi lingual books and was
happy to meet editor Sandhya Rao who was the resource person.

The workshop was from 10 am to 4.30pm but the hours just
flew. All the participants, 13 of them, were women and,
except for me, all were young mothers who knew all about what
young children want to read today and how much they can
handle.

Sandhya was an excellent resource person. It was a "Let's
chat" kind of workshop. Besides certain exercises in writing,
she also shared her experiences as writer and editor.

One exercise that she gave was for all to have a look at
Angelo Fonseca's paintings which were on display in a room
there and write anything that came to mind on any painting.

  The painting I selected was very real. It was a
  room with an old piano with a frayed cushion, tea
  set on a table, pipe on the bed, pictures askew on
  the wall etc.Typical of an old person's room in
  Goa. We were given a time limit. This is what I
  wrote:

Brother and Sister

"Ha! A pipe on the bed, Tea set for two. Leslie! Leslie!

Are we having company?

Did you remember?

Did you remember?"

"Did I remember what, Eileen?"

"I don't remember Leslie. I don't remember what you should
remember. Do you think that this cushion looks frayed Leslie?
How long have we had it?"

"From the time Mama was a little girl. Where's my pipe
Eileen? Have you seen my pipe?"

"Pipe? Are you smoking now? I'll tell Mama about you, Leslie"

"Mama's been gone 40 years now Eileen."

"Gone? Where has she gone?"

"She died, Eileen"

"Oh, yes, yes and Matthew and Anne and Papa also died. I
know. Why are we talking about death Leslie? Am I going to
die?"

"No, Eileen, I mean Yes; I guess we will both die. We're old
aren't we?"

"Yes, Leslie. But we had fun times didn't we? When Anne
played the piano and our friends came over and we sang and
danced?"

And don't forget you drank and smoked too Eileen!"

"I did, didn't I? But it was fun."

"It was Eileen."

And you fell in love with Anne. You couldn't take your eyes
off her... or your hands!"

"You're a great one to talk Eileen... dancing cheek to cheek
with Matthew when you were barely sixteen!"

"What's this pipe on the bed Leslie? Are you smoking? Tea
set on the table? Are we having company Leslie?"


Anita Pinto

The last exercise was to copy the style of Tulika Thum Thum
Books using incidents from our own lives. Sandhya promised
that if it met with the simple 9 or 11 page, bi-lingual
format and style, Tulika would publish it.

Sujata and Elaine of Bookworm were excellent hosts. The
workshop was very well organized and there was so much of
interaction that Sujata asked if we were willing to meet
again. There was a unanimous 'Yes'.

Thanks to all the organizers.

Contacts for Bookworm:
blog: http://goabookworm.wordpress.com
Phone 9823222665 or 832-2420146.
Bluebelle 2nd Fl, Tamba Colony, St. Inez

Re: [Goanet] India the hype...

Bernado Colaco wrote:  I am ashamed of being an indian.

OBSERVATION:

Finally, Bernado Colaco admits (no doubt by implication) that he is an Indian

Miracle!

And Santoshbab says that there is no such thing as a miracle.

jc

[Goanet] Goa-llll... football fever fights the rains in Goa (FN)

2010-07-05 Thread Goanet Reader

GOA-... FOOTBALL FEVER FIGHTS THE RAINS IN GOA

Frederick Noronha
f...@goa-india.org

On a rainswept night, as the wind howls outside and heavy
drops clatter on the tall roof, football fans sit glued to a
giant TV screen at the Clube Gaspar Dias, a club at Miramar
beach on the outskirts of Goa's state-capital Panaji.

Football is big sport, and big business, in Goa. In recent
years, India's smallest State has seen itself propelled to
the top of national football achievement, even while fans
here aren't quite sure how that all happened.

Cashing in on the football cup fever, a host of clubs,
restaurants and commercial firms are offering a wide range of
entertainment and products to fans who emerge bleary-eyed
with the late-night hours of the World Cup 2010.

"It all depends on who's playing whom," says Frankie Gracias,
part of the team helping the Clube Gaspar Dias event. Goan
fans are known to support Portugal, sometimes seen an
embarassingly politically incorrect choice given the long
colonial connections with this region (which ended amidst
bitterness in 1961 and started exactly five hundred years
ago, in 1510).

Others are known to be big time supporters of Brazil, or
other Latin-influenced teams, either from Iberian Europe or
Latin America.

  "There is so much of promise these days. We are the
  under-21 champions, under-19 I-League champions,
  National champions and, most importantly, Goan
  clubs secured the top two spots in the I-League,
  India's premier and richest club competition,"
  gushes sports journalist Marcus Mergulhao. In his
  30s, Mergulhao's career curve has paralleled the
  efficient growth of Goan football in recent years.

UNDERSTANDING GOAN FOOTBALL

Like its cuisine, Goa owes the football flavour of its sports
to its erstwhile rulers and now a global football powerhouse
-- Portugal -- during whose rule this discipline was
introduced over a century ago. The State boasts of an
organized league that is decades old, which manages to pull
crowds, including a few Euro tourists at times!

Goa's main football stadia or grounds are at Fatorda
(Margao), Tilak Maidan (Vasco), and the Duler Stadium
(Mapusa).  This sports grows here despite its politicians,
not because of them; some have drawn flak for plans to build
concrete monstrosities and real estate projects in the guise
of giving locals "sports stadiums" or "sport cities".

Others like Arunava Chaudhuri, the Germany-based till
recently editor-in-chief of IndianFootball.Com website (not
active for a few months), agree about the power of Goan
football, not even out of State loyalty.

Chaudhuri, who blogs about football at arunfoot.blogspot.com,
sees Goan football has having "come a long way over the last
few years." This is true especially with the club scene
having moved ahead with Dempo SC and Churchill Brothers SC
topping the I-League in the last three years, he notes.

"Goa is at the forefront of youth development with the Goa
Football Association putting a system in place which is
showing results. But infrastructure remains a problem. The
GFA with the clubs need to develop further grounds. Getting
the land for the expansion of the Duler ground in Mapusa is
only a first step," suggests Chaudhuri, via an e-interview.

What does he credit for the rise of football here?

"Authorities in Goa have worked together to develop football.
In the last few years the GFA secretary Savio Messias
especially has been at the forefront of development and
getting things done, though has been opposition and problems.
Dempo under the able leadership of coach and secretary
Armando Colaco has become the currently most successful club
in India. Four titles in six years are a clear sign of the
shape of things," says Chaudhuri.

Peter Vaz, president of the Sporting Clube de Goa, is clear
about the reason for Goa's run of luck in wins. "Our
association is very active. The GFA is probably the best
association entire country. Second reason, is the Goans'
passion for football. We conduct 700-800 matches every year,
right from inter-school level upwards. We have so many
coaches, referees, football academies. Our emphasis is on
youngsters, and we hold so many camps. Youth developed
efforts are bearing fruit."

But, as Vaz points out, football is facing competition in
Goa. On the one hand, there are other sports, and other
distractions too. "Goa is growing as a tourism destination,
which is not encouraging young people to take up sports.
Still football is doing well," he notes.

  But there's a rider: football starts don't seem to
  be emerging from coastal (and tourism prone)
  villages nowadays as they once did. "Earlier champs
  came from villages like Benaulim, Colva and
  Calangute. Not now. Now they come from hinterland
  (and non-touristy) villages like Nuvem, Raia,
  Chinchinim, Curtorim, Tivim or Guirim," says Vaz,
  who heads

[Goanet] Memories of Allen costa

2010-07-05 Thread Dr.Nandkumar Kamat

As a student of Panaji's Massano de Amorim Govt. Marathi primary school  I
was a child artist in the popular Khalar and malar' programme on AIR-Panaji.
I remember Allen costa  on AIR and can't forget his voice emanating from our
Radio with nice wooden cabinet. I bumped into  Allen later on AIR while
presenting talks, features and participating in Yuvavani programmes and
compering the same. AIR stopped sending contracts to me after 1999, full 33
years after my voice was aired as a kid.
We also had a similar National Radio set which needed four large dry cells.
I miss all the old voices from AIR. Allen's was most distinct and had a fine
timbre. I feel it still ricochets in the cavern of my conscience.  Life has
become multichromatic and polyphonic if not cacophonic... those who still
remember jovial personalities like Allen are doing a great service to the
legacy of Goa's entertainment culture in the age of innocence which we have
really lost...I still listen to songs from "Amchem noxib" and wonder where
we have reached today?. What have we gained and what have we lost?
But Allen is not there to entertain us
My generation is ever grateful to him
-- 
Dr. Nandkumar Kamat, GOA

[Goanet] Masters in Indian Studies

2010-07-05 Thread Jason Keith Fernandes

A Master's Program in Indian Studies offered by a Portuguese institution
(ISCTE) that seems to have put together an interesting faculty...

for more details, follow the link below...

http://indianstudies.iscte.pt/

regards,

Jason



-- 
-
Read my thoughts at www.dervishnotes.blogspot.com

For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What
is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity
and importance of political and social rights.
(B R Ambedkar)

Re: [Goanet] (no subject)....was Swindon Goan Festival

2010-07-05 Thread Frederick Noronha

>From Valmiki Faleiro's collection of Konkani sayings:

Xennt kad ani ambear mar, poddlear ambo poddl'lo, ghelear xennt gelem ...
Pluck a 'xentt' and toss it at the mango tree. You may get a mango, or
lose only one pubic hair. (Or it costs little to take a shot in the
dark.)

FN

On 5 July 2010 17:47, Seb dc  wrote:
> Thanksfor ur post! Probably this was another MLA !!

> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:54:56 +0530 (IST)
> From: Ignatius Xavier 

> FYI Francisco Silveira is from Agassaim and all the three times he got
> elected
> on Congress ticket. He never joined BJP.

> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 14:09:20 +0400
> From: "Seb dc" 

> If not mistaken, I think Silveira is the same BJP MLA who went hammer and
> tong to beatup up a Hotelier with his tugs in tow, in Mapusa not longtime
> ago.

[Goanet] India the hype...

2010-07-05 Thread Bernado Colaco

What is the point of digging and placing all this information? These same chaps 
world famous or whatever have no culture. I have heard of horrendous stories of 
indians coming to Macau. Like Santosh remarks to Nasci - I am ashamed of being 
an indian.

BC


Ramanujan has been regarded by the rest of the world as one of the
pre-eminent mathematical geniuses of all time. His original discoveries
have led to the birth of severe new disciplines of mathematical
research. An entire scholarly journal called "The Ramanujan Journal" is
being published bimonthly since 1997 to report on original research
stemming from his discoveries. Here is a description of that journal
and a link to it:

QUOTE
The remarkable discoveries made by
Srinivasa Ramanujan have made a great impact on several branches of
mathematics, revealing deep and fundamental connections. This journal
publishes papers of the highest quality in all areas of mathematics
influenced by Ramanujan, including:

Hyper-geometric and basic
hyper-geometric series (q-series) * Partitions, compositions and
combinatory analysis * Circle method and asymptotic formulae * Mock
theta functions * Elliptic and theta functions * Modular forms and
automorphic functions * Special functions and definite integrals *
Continued fractions * Diophantine analysis including irrationality and
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UNQUOTE

Re: [Goanet] (no subject)....was Swindon Goan Festival

2010-07-05 Thread Seb dc

Thanksfor ur post! Probably this was another MLA !!

hAVE a nICE dAY
Seb

Message: 4
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:54:56 +0530 (IST)
From: Ignatius Xavier 
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Subject: [Goanet] (no subject)
Message-ID: <70584.6010...@web94913.mail.in2.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

FYI Francisco Silveira is from Agassaim and all the three times he got
elected 
on Congress ticket. He never joined BJP.

Ignatius Dias
Agassaim/UAE

Message: 6
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 14:09:20 +0400
From: "Seb dc" 
To: 
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Swindon Goan Festival
Message-ID: <20100705101535.881248db0...@zapata.dreamhost.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;??? charset="us-ascii"

If not mistaken, I think Silveira is the same BJP MLA who went hammer and
tong to beatup up a Hotelier with his tugs in tow, in Mapusa not longtime
ago. 

Seb

Re: [Goanet] MICKY MANAGES TO GET ADMITTED IN ICU

Aires Rodrigues  wrote:

[1] 'hypertension, a medical condition unknown in persons with
elevated libido levels'
[2] He allegedly later tested positive for jaundice.
[3] Did his health condition merit his privileged stay in the ICU?
[4] The authorities and the doctors in particular have a lot to answer

COMMENT:

re #1: A 'breaking news' discovery?

re #2: So, one 'tests positive for jaundice', hanh?

re #3 & 4: If I was a doctor involved in such a situation (in Goa)
where there are advogados who are known to go after a mother who
recently lost a daughter under tragic circumstances and also try
convict individuals in the media, I would certainly admit any patient
who has stress related hypertension, who may or may not complain of
chest pain, to the ICU at GMC.

As far as I am concerned, Aires is running his mouth about a subject
(medicine) he knows precious little about.

But then ...what is new?

Anyway .. Gabe, (If you know) this is a repeat of a question you ducked:

In the UK, if a 14 year old girl goes to her GP and requests to be
placed on Oral Contraceptives, and further requests that the GP not
share this information with her mother, what is the doctor required by
law . to do?

Does she have any rights as a 14 year old girl -  quite independent of
her mother?

Does the mother suddenly regain control over the child upon travel to Goa?

Before, we venture into the 'law of the land' argument .think
ahead (please) of my next question. What would you say about an
advogado (say in Iran) who went after the girl's mother because the 14
year old was seen outside her house without her head-cover or
(perhaps) a burkha?

jc

[Goanet] U R invited to Tivim Feast n Social - 25/7/10

2010-07-05 Thread jane gillian rodrigues

Please forward. Please attend in large numbers in order to make the programme a 
huge success.

Regards

Jane Rodrigues
===
I INVITE

ALL GOANS AND NON-GOANS OF ALL RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES

TO JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING 

101ST TIVIM VILLAGE FEAST

DATE : SUNDAY, 25TH JULY, 2010

VENUE : VICTORIA CHURCH, MAHIM, MUMBAI

TIME : 9.30AM MASS 
10.30AM BREAKFAST
11.00AM * DANCING (GOAN/WESTERN), *SINGING -- 
(GOAN/PORTUGESE/ENGLISH/HINDI/MARATHI), 
*GAMES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN, *GIFTS FOR 
CHILDREN, *LUCKY DIP - FOR HAMPER WORTH RS. 
500/-, * GIFTS FOR LUCKY NUMBER ON ENTRY CARD 
AND NOVELTY DANCE, *HOUSIE, *GET-TO-GETHER, 
*INTRODUCTION OF SPINSTERS AND BACHELORS, 
*AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION & SPORTS
1.00PM LUNCH & DESSERT (BEST GOAN CATERERS)


TICKETS : Rs. 50/- ( CHILDREN OF TIVIM VILLAGE)
Rs. 100/- ( MEMBERS OF TIVIM VILLAGE)
Rs. 200/- ( GUESTS GOANS AND NON-GOANS) 

BOOK YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT AT:-

(a) 1, Henry House, 45-C Chappel Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050
Time 2pm 4pm daily / Mon Sat)
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Time 6pm 8pm daily / Mon Sat)

OR

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Send me a Friend Request on Facebook - Goans Worldwide - Jane Rodrigues

[Goanet] Two years on

To Goanet -

My documentary "The Rape of Goa" was released two years ago.  
See -

http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa

Time for a status check.

Virtually all the unfinished construction projects shown in the documentary
(and many, many others not shown but for which I have photographic
evidence) are now complete.  Admin Frederick Noronha and his wife 
Pamela D'Mello would have you believe it is all a mirage, an illusion
wrought by my telephoto lens.  You can take a drive around parts of Goa
and see for yourself (you could start in Taleigao).  Then decide whether 
you want to believe Admin Noronha or your own lying eyes.

While the old projects are now done, a flood of new projects have
since taken off the ground.  Thousands of apartments are coming up
in hitherto pristine villages.  And it ain't Goans who are going to be
living in them.  The overwhelming new owners of all these new
ratholes will be outsiders - Indians fleeing the sewers their
own stinking towns have turned into. 

A stroll around Panjim reveals that old heritage buildings are now
the new targets and have been demolished or marked for demolition, to
be replaced with concrete towers. 

In Dec 2006, it was the Church that mobilized people to turn up
in large numbers at the Azad Maidan GBA rally and the one subsequently 
in Margao.  (Dr. Oscar Rebello's conceit lead him to imagine that
it was his own charm that had attracted the throngs.)  Now that so many
of the Salcette villages are in mortal danger of being despoiled
(Carmona, Cansaulim et al), why is the Church missing in action?
These are all predominantly Catholic villages over which the Church
has far more sway than any political party.  So where is the Church?  
The Archbishop spoke about our 'osmitai' a couple of years ago at the 
Christmas gathering of invited politicos. Motley village groups have 
been fighting the DLF, Rahejas and their ilk, and are losing badly.  
Once again where is the Church in this fight between its own and 
the rapacious builders?

Regards,


r

Re: [Goanet] Goa in the gutter (ADDENDUM)

2010-07-05 Thread Seb dc

Guys lets be fair !!!

Big F names the bad guys and

Small r names the Journos who got the cheques!!

Rgds/Seb

Message: 1

The lesson for Manohar-bab here is that should he find himself 
in power again, he should take a leaf out of Digu's book and cut 
a few cheques to alleged journos so they may continue to enjoy
the fruits of prolonged amnesia even longer.  Admin Noronha no 
doubt can get behind this proposal.

Regards,


r



--

[Goanet] Poemoods:05-July Rains_Trivisions

2010-07-05 Thread Dr.Nandkumar Kamat

After experiencing 51 rains, a stage comes when rains cease to appear as
vertical streams of water and assume a different ecospiritual, transcendent
personality….monsoon in Goa needs an epic, but I have neither time , nor
priority to write one now….



Poemoods:05



July rains: trivisions



:Rhythm:

Drip tip leaves,

Sound of raindrops,

Falling on the litter,

Wet and decaying,

Aromatic,

Aesthetic,

Apurbayeche!

July rains

Have a different rhythm,

Rain covers the landscape

In soft flimsy vertical sheets,

Quivering, touching so  gently,

The tentative kiss of the earth,

The parting of the

Curtain of clouds

The explosion of light

The cold passing drops,

Falling scattered, indecisively

In slow motion,

July rains can be silent,

Like a lost Lama,

In the shangrila of clouds!



:Smell:



The first rains are cleansing type,

The rains of June,

The first rains inseminate,

The first rain drops,

The semen of the skies,

For Shakambari earth!

The goddess of vegetation,

July rains are healing type,

Smell the vegetation,

Listen to the birdsongs,

Look at the celebration

Of liquid joy,

July rains are nostalgic,

They loosen the grave soils,

They touch the bare bodies,

Living and dead,

Naked and clad,

July rains discharge,

The blessed holy water

July rains release,

A bouquet of perfumes,

Diversity of smells,

Filling the damp nostrils,

Waking up something inside,

Very deep, alien,

Evolutionary memories,

Oh dear,

How much we have walked from,

The plains of dark continent,

To arrive somewhere,

To be humans,

To be sensitive, sensitized,

July rains release

Archaic smells,

Of earths bygone,

July rains signal,

There is more to come,

Monsoon climax,

Floods of the greens,

Eye soothing orgies

Of cholorophyllous biomass,

July rains-are July rains

With character, identity, a personality

Soul solubilizing!

Bilkul divine, InshallaH….



: Touch:

The contact of this water is different,

Cold, silvery, molten,

On bare arms, skin

July rains communicate

In a liquid script,

Pure affection,

Affiliation to life,

More solid, strong, erect, unbending!

July rains…

July rains…

Goencho pavas!



Dr. Nandkumar Kamat,

July 5, 2010

Taleigao, Goa

[Goanet] The Germans Are Coming

2010-07-05 Thread Freddy Fernandes

The Germans Are Coming

 

If we go through the history and the heaps of movies, of the world wars and
there is just one sentence that sent shivers down the spines of Europeans at the
start of both the world wars, "The Germans are coming". This one sentence would
send the entire neighbourhood scampering for cover though no cover would be
enough to save them. The whole of Europe dreaded the very idea of coming face to
face with the Germans and nearly eight decades later history is repeating
itself, this time not on the war front but on the football field. World cup
2010, has certainly brought back those memories to life. 

 

Germany's 4-1 bombardment of the Australians in their very first match, gave us
enough clues of what was to come but, even then we did not give them much of a
chance, then some erroneous decisions by the referee stole the charm of their
match against Slovakia which they lost 0-1, then the sheer determination and
then speed of the "Black Pearls" who really fought bravely, but in end, had to
come second best with 0-1 defeat. At this point most people were of 50/50
opinion for their match against the highly overrated Englishmen but, on that
fateful day Germany were completely a different team from their previous two
matches. The Germans let the English know that stars alone do not make a winning
combination and taught them a lesson or two on the basics of football in their
4-1 trashing of the Englishmen. With the demolition of their highly overrated
European rivals England, they sent a message across the football world that
their best was yet to come.

 

As sure as day follows night, it happened in the next game against Argentina,
till that round the Argentineans had not lost a single match and had comfortably
won all their group matches and then they met Mexico where again some dubious
decisions by the referee against the Mexicans served the match on a platter to
Argentina for a 3-1 win. By now speculations were the order of the day and
though a lot of people thought the match could go either way with a minimum of
goal difference, but what unfolded shocked the entire football world where the
Germans ripped the mighty Argentineans to shreds, so much so that the best
player in world football today, Messi was a mere spectator and the hard working
Tevez looked like a wounded bull running into brick walls of the German defense.
The Germans over ran Argentina 4-0 and I am sure the Spaniards must have heard
the cry "The Germans are coming"

 

As I analyzed the match I just could not hide my awe at the turn in German
football. I have been a football fan from the time I was a small kid, and as I
played for my school we were shown a lot of the old world football classic, I
always enjoyed the south Americans and even the Hungarians but hated the long
passes followed by the looping crosses which were mostly converted into goals by
the Germans, they use to be very physical too, to tell the truth even now I
never like watching Bundesliga matches, but this world cup has changed it all,
and I am sure the long term thinking of the Germans to pick a very young team
has changed the face of German football. Due credit must be given to Joachim Low
for providing us with some fantastic football.

 

On the other hand the woes of the eccentric Maradona will continue, watching his
team being trashed, he just did not have a clue, what to do next, this is what
happens when a coach has just one plan. Maradona did not have any plan B or plan
C, his one and only plan was Messi nothing more and nothing less, is cases like
this the true credibility of the coaches come to the fore and I am sorry to say
that Maradona may have been a genius on the field, the best ever human being to
play football but as a coach he lacked basic coaching qualities. We all saw what
Jose Mourinho did with ten men to the ferociously talented Barcelona team in the
semi finals of the Champions League Cup, that is what coaches should be, all
well planned and exquisitely executed.

 

Now with just three matches to go in this 2010 world cup, the winds of
speculation have changed and I can clearly say that there can be only one
champion, the Germans have come and come to stay at the end I will say well done
Germany, I am made to  eat my words that German football was boring and  "Danke
Deutschland für das Spielen des aufregenden Fußballs" (thank you Germany for
playing exciting football) Hope you'll play even better and win the world cup -
Alles beste (all the best).

 

Freddy Agnelo Fernandes


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2010-07-05 Thread Ignatius Xavier

FYI Francisco Silveira is from Agassaim and all the three times he got elected 
on Congress ticket. He never joined BJP.

Ignatius Dias
Agassaim/UAE

Message: 6
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 14:09:20 +0400
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If not mistaken, I think Silveira is the same BJP MLA who went hammer and
tong to beatup up a Hotelier with his tugs in tow, in Mapusa not longtime
ago. 

Seb
---
Message: 4

I have not seen any Goa Friendly action or announcement in the Media by
MLS Francisco Silveira . Neither am I aware off any Anti-Goan Action by him.

Nevertheless Goans in Swindon MUST question him as an elected
representative; on what he is doing to preserve Goa, its land and its
Identity? I suggest giving him a signature campaign or a list of demands of
what we want to happen in Goa; perhaps this will send a clear/strong message
to our Anti-Goan Corrupt Government...

Arwin

Message: 7
From: ignatius fernandes 

Has anyone seen the new flyer for Swindon Goan Festival?
They have dumpedBabush Monserrate as a chief guest
and replaced him with Francisco Silveira a Goan MLA.
Does anyone have any information on Shree Francisco
Silveira.
Is he Goan friendly, does he help his constituents and
Goan people,Is he corrupted or honest?
Kudos to the Swidon Goan committee.
Ignatius Fernandes.

[Goanet] Jealousy........

2010-07-05 Thread Gina Fernandes

  


Jealousy is a canker that consumes man. 
All restlessness and fighting between one 
community and another, one man and another, 
are due to this evil quality. The heart of jealous 
man burns actually when he sees his neighbour 
in a more prosperous condition. Jealousy can be 
eradicated by developing nobility or magnanimity. 
Pride should be removed by developing humility. 
Hypocrisy should be removed by developing 
frankness and simplicity.
 
Have a nice day.
 
Gina Ferns

[Goanet] Allen Costa (Emissoro de Goa) - a video tribute

2010-07-05 Thread JoeGoaUk

Allen Costa (Emissoro de Goa)
 
A video tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVtG-I_7C5g
 
As I remember..
All India Radio Panjim (Akashvanni Ponnje) 
Radio was the only indoor means of entertainment for us.
There were no TVs, VCR/DVDs, MP3, Cable/SkyTVs, walkmen etc
There was a time whenever there was a 'Lokam Khell' (Folk Play)
(usually at 9.10pm till 10pm on Saturdays or Sundays)
we shouted calling every one saying..
Agnel, Francis, Camilo..yo re Khell eilo
Consu, Jillit, Kerbin yo go, khell eilo..
(we call every one by names to announce the play is about to start 
or just started) as not all households had Radio with them.
Our father being 'Tarvotti' we had one large 4 band 
National Panasonic Radio that worked on 4 large batteries
There was no electricty either at that time (Our village had it around 1975)
 
The popolar programes on Akashvanni Radio then were
Kadnam Ovllam 2.10pm (Konkani cantaram) after which 
AIR transmission takes break
ITLEAM AMCHI POILI SOBAH SOMPTA.
AMCHI DURSI SOBAH SANJECHEA PANCH ZAUM DHA MINNTAMCHER SURU ZATLI.
TO MEREM AMI TUMCHO NIROP GHETANV.
JAI HIND!
(we then switched to Vivid Bharati, a hindi programe at other frequency)
 
Next transmission starts at 5.30pm usually with Bhakti or 
sugam sangeet
Cholat tor 'Chaudder' around 6pm (farmers)
Yuva Vanni around 6.30pm (youth Programe)
Kellar ani Mallar with Hari-mam (sundays for kids)
Vivida (Hindi-Konkani-Marathi mixed songs on Wednesdays etc)
Bhuim Chaffim (again Konkani song in the moning)
Aboliamcho Jelo (Konkani song)
Manajoktim Gitam (konkani song by requests, weekly about an hour)
Manapasante gite (Marathi Songs as above)
Your favourites (English songs aa)
Ranassaince? (Portuguese songs aa)
Moujecho Khell
Honibaeli Vasri
'Tumchio Chitti Amchi Zap'  with Naguesh bab 
(Weekly. reply to listeners letters)
Regualr News/Bhatmia/Khobro (local, Bombay and National)
8.30am,1pm,  2pm, 7pm, 8pm  9pm etc (about 10 mins duration each)
Mumbai ani Ponnje konknnitlean Khobro dita (relayed from Bombay)
Suresh Naik tumkam Konknnintlean khobro dita, Mukel Khobro 
(daily konkani news 7pm)
Where ever there was a football match at state level etc, there was a 
Konkani/english running comentary too
Besides, nattkulim, kirtan, bhajan, fugddeo,Bazaracheo dhoro, 
Havaman etc etc
 
Allen Costa was very popular with Konkani Songs programe presentation.
'Manajoktim gitam' without him was boring.
Allen also very popular with his songs mostly played at 2.10pm 
 in Kadnam Ovllam.  Popular amongst them were Adeus korche Velar, Eksuro Bosun 
te Deger (as in above clip) etc etc
 
ALLEN COSTA    (A profile):
Born in Agassaim,  Goa on 4th March 1931
>From 1954 to 1989 – Dedicated 36 years of service as an 
Announcer at Emissora De Goa (during Portuguese rule), known as
 All India Radio after Goa’s liberation
• Produced more than 400 Khell Tiatrs for broadcast on radio 
written by famous goan artistes
• Assisted in the daily planning of programmes for broadcast,
 writing features and news in Konkani
• Hosted the famous weekly shows on radio, “Moujecho Khell” 
along with Paul Fernandes and “Antu Babachi Gozal”
• Sung many songs being regularly broadcast on All India Radio, 
of them the very famous composition by Reginaldo Fernandes,
 ‘Adeus Korchea Vellar’
• Hosted the Konkani request programme ‘Manajogtim Geetam’ 
twice a week
• Prepared and compered the report on Feast of St. Francis Xavier, 
Old Goa every year

Other Contributions
• Editor of ‘O Heraldo’ in Konkani for 2 years
• Wrote articles for various newspapers in Konkani i.e. on “Chakuli” (Bombay 
publication), 
“Porjecho Adhar” (Mapusa, Goa), weekly “Jivitache Rong” on “Vauraddeancho 
Ixtt”, Pilar, Goa
• Acted in John Claro’s theatr, “Camil Bottler” and in other Konkani 
dramas written by 
Nelson John Claro, Florence Fernandes
• On retirement, hosted chat shows popularly known as 
“Goenchea Mollbar” with his daughter on Goa FM which was a 
success for continuous 4 years

Achievement
Recipient of the Goa State Cultural Award in April 1992, 
for his dedicated service in promoting Konkani dramas
Allen Costa died on 8th March 2006
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr5/4763001492/
 
Note
Tiatr & Tiatrist, hea pustakacher, Bab Brazinho Soares boroita: 
1955 vorsa, Outubrache 4 tarker, Miguel Rod sompla tea disa, 
Ponnjechea Emissora de Goa tachea manak ek kherit kariavoll vitraili.  
Ogllim-unnem 2 horam ti kariavoll chol’li.  Tea kariavollint 
Miguel Rodachim jitlim geetam gramophone recordincher aslim, 
tanchea ek-eka geetacho ek-ek ‘chorus’ aikopeank aikunk dilo.
Tea kariavollichem sutr-sonchalon tedna amcho Allen Costa kortalo. 
 Ek-ek geet somplem mhunntoch dukhest tallean ani sobdeani to
 Miguel Rodachea jivita vixim ul’lek kortalo to aikun, khupxe aikun 
apleam dolleanim dukham bhortale.  Tedna Goeant Portugez serkar aslo.  
To serkar porki zaun, hea ganvtti kalokarak tanni to bhouman dilolo.  
Tachea uprant toslo man Goenchea Akashvanin ekai kolakarak diunk nam.


joego...@yahoo.co.uk

[Goanet] Fwd: Project stays as Cansaulim VP refuses to stop work

2010-07-05 Thread Arwin Mesquita

  -- Forwarded message --
From: roger dsouza 
Date: 5 July 2010 13:42
Subject: Project stays as Cansaulim VP refuses to stop work

Dear all,

The Cansaulim villagers continue to be given the run-around by their
Sarpanch Jose Manuel Fernandes and some of the Panch members including
that notorious old-time shrew Martha Saldanha. She along with rowdies
and the builder’s hench-men have even sought to pressurise the poor
villagers of Cansaulim and silence their legitimate wishes expressed
through the Gram Sabha. Some of these members of the Cansaulim
Panchayat want to allow this project to continue even though there are
serious irregularities and want to see it go through by hook or by
crook, as they have already received their share of the booty.
Likewise Mauvin Godinho who happens to be a grandson of the village is
backing the builder Aboobakr Sheikh and warned the villagers not to
oppose “this development of the village.”  These representatives who
should be promoting the interests of the Cansaulim villagers are
traitors and have their own hidden agenda and are in collusion with
the builder.

 The Sarpanch Jose Manuel Fernandes who now expresses helplessness
saying that the Panch members are against stopping the work revoking
the construction license issued to a certain Aboobakr Sheikh alias
Babloo who has suddenly portrayed himself as a builder out of nowhere
and is carrying out this project named as the Gonsalves Dias Gates
Project of over 66 flats with a swimming pool, community hall (no one
clearly knows whether it is a mosque or an entertainment hall) in the
heart of Cansaulim village. This particular project will destroy the
traditional character, idyllic greenery and pristine verdancy of the
heart of Cansaulim village changing it overnight into a concrete
jungle.

Vested parties who stand to gain including the Sarpanch and certain
Panch members are trying to pressurize the Cansaulim villagers and
silence them and push projects like these through the back door
without any concern about the damage it will do this beautiful
village.

If the Cansaulim Sarpanch and the Panchayat members are not ready to
follow the law then it’s high time for the Directorate of Panchayats
to  sack them.

Please voice your support and all Goans need  to speak out against
this as all our Goan villages face the same problems on account of the
close nexus between the builders, Panchayats, corrupt officials in the
TCP and of course our greedy and corrupt politicians.
The Goan villagers who have lived here for generations in these
villages going back in time should be the ones to decide what kind of
development they want and preserve the coastal ecology which is so
important -  otherwise what we are seeing in terms of weather changes,
soil erosion, tsunamis, floodings which were never heard of will be
the order of the day.

Consolidated efforts to rally and support the villagers so that no
project is passed through without checking the damages to this
delicate coastal ecology.  We should all join hands to support what
essentially is the heart of Goa –it’s villages, it’s people and their
Goan way of life that will be destroyed due to the unending greed of a
few traitors in our midst.

Attached below is the report in the Times of India.

***
Project stays as Cansaulim VP refuses to stop work
TNN, Jul 3, 2010, 02.06am IST

MARGAO: In what appears to be a blatant disregard for the authorities,
the village panchayat of Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim, at its meeting held
on Friday, decided against issuing a stop work order to a mega project
in Cansaulim. This is despite the town and country planning department
pointing out that the construction licence for the project was
obtained on the basis of an inaccurately drawn site plan.

Sarpanch Jose Manuel Fernandes, when contacted, confirmed that most of
the panchayat members voiced their opinion against issuing any stop
work order or revoking the construction licence. He admitted that the
decision was against the suggestion given by the TCP. "I really don't
know what to do now," Fernandes expressed his helplessness, when TOI
contacted him.

At the gram sabha of the Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim panchayat held last
month, the villagers had unanimously adopted a resolution demanding
that the construction licence granted to the mega project by the
panchayat be revoked. This was because the builder had failed to
submit a revised plan of the project as suggested by the TCP after it
observed several discrepancies in the original plan, locals said.

The TCP, in its letter to the panchayat dated May 6 had pointed out
that the traditional access passing through the property was not shown
in the plan and that no approval was taken from the water resources
department for the construction of a well by the builder. "You are
therefore requested to direct the applicant to submit the revised site
plan showing the existing traditional access passing thro

[Goanet] Fwd: (Sao Jose de Areal villagers have taken a major step forward for Goa)no transfer certificates, no inclusion in electoral rolls

2010-07-05 Thread Arwin Mesquita

http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-Areal-no-transfer-certificates-no-inclusion-in-electoral-rolls-575
2010-07-05

Sao Jose de Areal villagers have taken a major step forward for Goa. They
have demanded at the Gram Sabha hastily convened with a single day's notice,
that the election authorities must verify whether migrants whose names have
been included in the electoral rolls have been registered after verifying
their transfer certificates.

The members have lodged their strong objection to migrants being registered
in the electoral rolls. They have sought three months time to study the
electoral roll themselves and find out which migrants brought transfer
certificates from their native states. The gram sabha has determined that it
will not allow the registering of migrants without the transfer certificates
from their native states.

Thanks to the vigilance of the villagers of Sao Jose de Areal, other
villages can follow suit and demand to see if the migrant registered in the
electoral rolls have submitted transfer certificates or not. All that is
needed is to apply to the Election Commission Goa under Right to
Information.

--
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] Charisma – monday muse (5 July ’10)

2010-07-05 Thread Pravin Sabnis


MONDAY MUSE (5 July 2010)

CHARISMA

All of us are influenced and impressed by charismatic people. All of us seek to 
be owners of charisma that can influence and impress others. It is a special 
quality of impact personalities whose principles, purposes and powers 
differentiate them from others. To be called charismatic is considered a 
valuable compliment!

Many of us believe that charisma is a trait that cannot be developed since it 
appears to be a deep-rooted personality characteristic. But, it is pertinent to 
note that it is a quality that can be acquired and learnt. For example, being 
enthusiastic and emotionally expressive is a major ingredient for dishing out 
charisma – and surely, it is possible to learn to become emotionally expressive.

Look around at people whom you find charismatic. You will notice that they 
smile easily and seem constantly enthused. Notice that their ever eager energy 
is very visible. And this is so because they do not hold back their actual 
feelings. The best method to develop charisma is to be better at expressing our 
feelings more assertively, openly and freely. 

More importantly, charisma is about transference. Others must validate our 
charisma. And they will do so, only if it impacts them positively.  The way to 
acquire charisma, according to Dan Reiland is, ‘Be more concerned about making 
others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you.’
 
let’s BE BETTER at charismatic effectiveness,
by discovering our emotional expressiveness!

- Pravin K. Sabnis

[Goanet] Project stays as Cansaulim VP refuses to stop work!

2010-07-05 Thread roger dsouza

The Cansaulim villagers continue to be given the run-around by their
Sarpanch Jose Manuel Fernandes and some of the Panch members including
that notorious old-time shrew Martha Saldanha. She along with rowdies
and the builder’s hench-men have even sought to pressurise the poor
villagers of Cansaulim and silence their legitimate wishes expressed
through the Gram Sabha. Some of these members of the Cansaulim
Panchayat want to allow this project to continue even though there are
serious irregularities and want to see it go through by hook or by
crook, as they have already received their share of the booty.
Likewise Mauvin Godinho who happens to be a grandson of the village is
backing the builder Aboobakr Sheikh and warned the villagers not to
oppose “this development of the village.”  These representatives who
should be promoting the interests of the Cansaulim villagers are
traitors and have their own hidden agenda and are in collusion with
the builder.

 The Sarpanch Jose Manuel Fernandes who now expresses helplessness
saying that the Panch members are against stopping the work revoking
the construction license issued to a certain Aboobakr Sheikh alias
Babloo who has suddenly portrayed himself as a builder out of nowhere
and is carrying out this project named as the Gonsalves Dias Gates
Project of over 66 flats with a swimming pool, community hall (no one
clearly knows whether it is a mosque or an entertainment hall) in the
heart of Cansaulim village. This particular project will destroy the
traditional character, idyllic greenery and pristine verdancy of the
heart of Cansaulim village changing it overnight into a concrete
jungle.

Vested parties who stand to gain including the Sarpanch and certain
Panch members are trying to pressurize the Cansaulim villagers and
silence them and push projects like these through the back door
without any concern about the damage it will do this beautiful
village.

If the Cansaulim Sarpanch and the Panchayat members are not ready to
follow the law then it’s high time for the Directorate of Panchayats
to  sack them.

Please voice your support and all Goans need  to speak out against
this as all our Goan villages face the same problems on account of the
close nexus between the builders, Panchayats, corrupt officials in the
TCP and of course our greedy and corrupt politicians.

The Goan villagers who have lived here for generations in these
villages going back in time should be the ones to decide what kind of
development they want and preserve the coastal ecology which is so
important -  otherwise what we are seeing in terms of weather changes,
soil erosion, tsunamis, floodings which were never heard of will be
the order of the day.

Consolidated efforts to rally and support the villagers so that no
project is passed through without checking the damages to this
delicate coastal ecology.  We should all join hands to support what
essentially is the heart of Goa –it’s villages, it’s people and their
Goan way of life that will be destroyed due to the unending greed of a
few traitors in our midst.

Attached below is the report in the Times of India.

***
Project stays as Cansaulim VP refuses to stop work
TNN, Jul 3, 2010, 02.06am IST

MARGAO: In what appears to be a blatant disregard for the authorities,
the village panchayat of Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim, at its meeting held
on Friday, decided against issuing a stop work order to a mega project
in Cansaulim. This is despite the town and country planning department
pointing out that the construction licence for the project was
obtained on the basis of an inaccurately drawn site plan.

Sarpanch Jose Manuel Fernandes, when contacted, confirmed that most of
the panchayat members voiced their opinion against issuing any stop
work order or revoking the construction licence. He admitted that the
decision was against the suggestion given by the TCP. "I really don't
know what to do now," Fernandes expressed his helplessness, when TOI
contacted him.

At the gram sabha of the Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim panchayat held last
month, the villagers had unanimously adopted a resolution demanding
that the construction licence granted to the mega project by the
panchayat be revoked. This was because the builder had failed to
submit a revised plan of the project as suggested by the TCP after it
observed several discrepancies in the original plan, locals said.

The TCP, in its letter to the panchayat dated May 6 had pointed out
that the traditional access passing through the property was not shown
in the plan and that no approval was taken from the water resources
department for the construction of a well by the builder. "You are
therefore requested to direct the applicant to submit the revised site
plan showing the existing traditional access passing through the
property. The applicant may also be directed to obtain approval for
the construction of an open well from the WRD," stated the TCP's
letter to the pa

Re: [Goanet] Swindon Goan Festival

2010-07-05 Thread Seb dc

If not mistaken, I think Silveira is the same BJP MLA who went hammer and
tong to beatup up a Hotelier with his tugs in tow, in Mapusa not longtime
ago. 

Seb
---
Message: 4

I have not seen any Goa Friendly action or announcement in the Media by
MLS Francisco Silveira . Neither am I aware off any Anti-Goan Action by him.

Nevertheless Goans in Swindon MUST question him as an elected
representative; on what he is doing to preserve Goa, its land and its
Identity? I suggest giving him a signature campaign or a list of demands of
what we want to happen in Goa; perhaps this will send a clear/strong message
to our Anti-Goan Corrupt Government...

Arwin

Message: 7
From: ignatius fernandes 


Has anyone seen the new flyer for Swindon Goan Festival?
They have dumpedBabush Monserrate as a chief guest
and replaced him with Francisco Silveira a Goan MLA.
Does anyone have any information on Shree Francisco
Silveira.
Is he Goan friendly, does he help his constituents and
Goan people,Is he corrupted or honest?
Kudos to the Swidon Goan committee.
Ignatius Fernandes.

[Goanet] No jokes with Gram Sabha in Goa

2010-07-05 Thread soter



The civil servants have been treating the Gram Sabhas in a casual manner all 
these years. Now that the people know their rights these babus cannot take 
matters easy. Last sunday at one of the Extra-ordinary Gram Sabha meetings 
convened across Goa to update the electoral rolls, the Sao Jose de Areal Gram 
Sabha showed the election commission staff their rightful place and gave them a 
lesson or two on procedures to be followed at a Gram Sabha meeting. The 
election staff had taken over the dais and tried to call the extraordinary Gram 
Sabha meeting to order. Alert Gram Sabha members immediately intervened and 
told the election staff to get off the dais as it is the Sarpanch's duty to 
chair the Gram Sabha meetings. It was for the Sarpanch to invite them later on 
after explaining to the public. They also pointed out that it was not correct 
for the election staff to take signatures and note the minutes on their book. 
The Gram Sabha demanded that the minutes be recorded in the official minutes 
book of the Village panchayat since it is an Extraordinary Gram Sabha. The 
embarassed election staff on seeing the public outrage relented to the demand 
by vacating the dais while the Sarpanch took the chair. 
As soon as the meeting was called to order the members pointed out that the 
requirement of four days notice for convening an extra-ordinary Gram Sabha 
meeting was not followed. The sarpanch tried to explain that there was a 
circular from the Director of Panchayats  to convene the meeting which reached 
them on 30th June 2010 and accordingly the notice was issued. Gram Sabha 
members read out the rule and pointed out that there can be no concession for 
anyone to break the rules which are laid down. Then the members pointed out 
that there are lot of migrants whose names have been registered in the 
electoral rolls of the village. Since sufficient time was not given to study 
the rolls the Gram Sabha requested 3 months time to study the rolls. The 
Sarpanch agreed to the demand and adjourned the meeting for 3 months. 

-Soter D'Souza

[Goanet] History Hour - July 6

2010-07-05 Thread Deliom

HISTORY HOUR
 
XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH
 Cordially invites you to a talk and discussion on

Three Fleeting Voices:
Vimala Devi, Maria Elsa da Rocha and Epitácio Pais 

by

Dr. Paul Melo e Castro

Xavier Centre of Historical Research

Alto Porvorim

 

Tuesday, 6th July 2010

5. 30 pm

 

Tel: 2417772 ;  2414971

del...@dataone.in

 

This talk will centre on three Goan short-story writers from the 1960s: Vimala 
Devi, Maria Elsa da Rocha and Epitácio Pais. As well as analysing the themes, 
styles and concerns of these authors, Dr Melo e Castro will attempt to locate 
their work in relation to Lusophone Goan writing and describe some of the 
challenges this body of literature presents to post-colonial literary studies 
in general. The material covered in this talk is drawn from a wider project 
focusing on twentieth-century Portuguese-language short stories from Goa. In 
his discussion of the three writers in question, he will touch upon some of the 
theoretical difficulties he has faced so far concerning issues of 
representation, canon formation and comparison in literarystudies. 



Dr. Paul Melo e Castro is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of 
Portuguese, Spanish and Latin-American Studies at the University of Leeds in 
England. His research interests include post-colonial writing from the actual 
and former Lusophone world. Current and forthcoming publications on Goan themes 
include: '"E eu, que não conhecia nada": 'Vimala Devi's Monção: The Last 
Snapshots of Colonial Goa', The Representation of Today's Goa in Catarina 
Mourão's A Dama de Chandor (1998)' and 'Of Prison Walls and Barroom Brawls: 
Postcolonial Categories in Mia Couto's'De Como Se Vazou A Vida de Ascolino do 
Perpétuo Socorro' and Laxmanrao Sardessai's 'O Barco da África/The Africa Boat' 
and 'Into the Unknown: the Short Fiction of Epitácio Pais'.

[Goanet] KKK PRESIDENT ELVINO RODRIGUES SAYS "ADEUS"

2010-07-05 Thread Jose Pereira

KKK PRESIDENT ELVINO RODRIGUES SAYS "ADEUS" TO KUWAIT. 
“ If I get two Kuwait based Konknnivadis here in Goa with me to fight for the 
cause of Konkani, I will surely get our goal realized within a short time”, 
stated once in early eighties by Dr. Rebello from Maddel, Margao and a big man 
of Novem Goem Pratishthan and Novem Goem Daily. The two Konknnivaids he 
referred to were me and Elvino Rodrigues from Navelim, Mandopa, Salcette, Goa. 
After working for about 4 decades in Kuwait first for Bahar Shipping and later 
on shifting to Alghanims, last month Goa lover and Konkani promoter Elvino 
Rodrigues finally said “Adeus” to Kuwait and left for Goa for good along with 
his equally Goa lover wife also from Navelim who always strongly stood by her 
husband when he was fighting and working for the social, Goan and Konkani 
causes.



 Seen in the picture above are Elvino Rodrigues and his wife Annie.

After our success in organising Novem Goem movement in Kuwait for the 
establishment of Novem Goem Konkani Daily in Goa, I by chance met Elvino 
Rodrigues in Kuwait when I noticed in him great love for Konkani, Goa and Goan 
causes. I wanted to establish a Konkani promotion organization in Kuwait and 
for this purpose I wanted intellectually advanced Konkani promoters. With the 
help of Elvino, 26 years back we selected best of Konkani lovers in Kuwait and 
established Kuwait Konknni Kendr a permanent Konkani Body in Kuwait which still 
survives with dignity and without any scandal. To form such a reputed and 
dignified Goan organisaiton I needed colleagues of very high reputation 
characterwise, disciplinewise, reputationwise, educationwise, moralitywise, 
intellectuals and above all having total love for Konkani and Goa. Many of them 
are no more in Kuwait now, they are already retired from Kuwait and now 
residing in Goa, one died in Goa and the remaining few are
 still standing by KKK not for fame and self promotion but to serve the cause 
even by undergoing personal sacrifices spending their own time and own personal 
money; they are Luis Cardoso from Gurim Bardez, Mario Rebello from Panjim, 
Rosary Ferns from Colva and myself.

 Seen in the picture is Elvino Rodrigues delivering his speech.

Kuwait Konknni Kendr has done wonderful job for the cause of Konkani. It helped 
financially Novem Goem, Konkani Martys Fund, Funded Mando Festivals in Goa, 
Funded Konkani promotion Organisations in Goa and even in Mangalore, Funded 
printing of Konkani Books and many other activities in support of Konkani. 
While in Kuwait, Kuwait Konknni Kendr established Mando culture by organising 
Mando Festivals and Mando competitions; organising of Konkani cultural function 
and as a matter of unique distinction, KKK inducted first time in Kuwait 
Konkani functions in Five Star Hotels and thereby raised the credibility and 
status of Konkani in Kuwait. Not only that, KKK first time in the history of 
Kuwait Goans organized Konkani cultural programme in Five Star Hotel Meridien 
for Goa and Konkani lovers Free of Charge. Additionally, KKK has done lot of 
other activities in Kuwait and thru these activities silenced the critics of 
Konkani who many times abused Konkani
 promoters as “Illiterates” and “backward”. KKK proved every critic wrong. 
Elvino Rodrigues and we all others proved to everyone that Konkani in Kuwait is 
not in the hands of illiterate ignorants but educated intellectuals. In all our 
Konkani promotions and activities under KKK, Elvino Rodrigues played a very 
pivotal role first as a General Secretary and later on as President which post 
he was holding till his leaving Kuwait. In fact, among all the presidents of 
Goan Organisations in Kuwait, Elvino Rodrigues stands on top being highly 
intellectual and for having done great service for Konkani. His participation 
in Konkani and Goan causes from Kuwait was not to contest Panchayat or Assembly 
elections in Goa by gaining cheap publicity but purely for the love of Konkani 
and Goa.
Seen above is Sheila Rebello - wife of Mario Rebello presenting a Memento on 
behalf of Kuwait Konknni Kendr to Elvino Rodrigues.

One of the factors required for KKK members is to be of good character, 
especially morally. Elvino with his best character maintained the required 
discipline, so too the other members – in fact KKK is the only organisaiton in 
Kuwait whose members are known to spend their own personal money for the cause 
of Konkani without making a show of this; Elvino also spent lot of his personal 
money silently without making any show or noise for the cause of Konkani. He 
was a strong silent social worker as well. Such silent social workers are not 
existing now among us, Elvino is an exception. He was a pride of Goans in 
Kuwait, so also of Navelim and I dont think Navelkars in Kuwait will have 
another Elvino in their midst.

 Seen in middle is Elvino Rodrigues with his wife and Mario Rebello's wife.

Elvino Rodrigues is a bilingual journalist having scribed

[Goanet] Bail or Jail will be known today

2010-07-05 Thread Mauricio Pereira


The fate of former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco will be decided on Monday as 
the Sessions Court will hear his bail plea as well as the application moved by 
the Crime Branch to seek his police custody.
With the Sessions Court rejecting his plea for interim bail on Saturday, the 
former minister will be hoping that the court grant him bail after arguments 
scheduled on Monday.
Both the applications for bail and police custody will come up for hearing 
before Additional Sessions Judge P V Kamat on Monday noon.
As things stand today, Pacheco’s plea for interim bail had failed to find 
favour with the Sessions Court on Saturday. While rejecting the plea for 
interim bail, Judge Kamat had made it amply clear there are no intervening and 
compelling circumstances for the grant of interim relief.
The Crime Branch had moved the Sessions Court on Saturday to seek Pacheco’s 
police custody after he surrendered before the court in the morning. Public 
Prosecutor Sarojini Sardinha exuded confidence that the court would hand 
custody of the former minister to the Crime Branch for detailed interrogations 
into the death of Nadia Torrado.
Sardinha reminded that the Sessions Court, High Court as well as the Supreme 
Court had all rejected the anticipatory bail applications filed by Pacheco on 
grounds that he is required for custodial interrogation in connection with the 
case.
Sources in the Crime Branch informed that the investigating agency will 
vehemently oppose Pacheco’s bail application and will place all facts and 
reports before the court for his police custody.
On the other hand, the former tourism minister will press for his bail on 
grounds that no case is made out against him in the Torrado case. In fact, 
senior legal counsel representing Pacheco, Adv Surendra Desai had argued that 
none of the charges under Sections 304, 306, 309 and 201 of the IPC are 
attracted in the case of the former minister.
Adv Desai had maintained Section 304 of the IPC for culpable homicide not 
amounting to murder as well as abetment to commit suicide is not applicable to 
Pacheco as he is no way connected with her death.   
 
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[Goanet] MICKY MANAGES TO GET ADMITTED IN ICU

2010-07-05 Thread Aires Rodrigues

The rich, powerful and well connected can manipulate things to get
themselves out of any tight or awkward situation. We have seen it in the
past with other politicians and now once again with former Tourism Minister
Mr. Micky Pacheco. He managed to evade jail and stay in the comfort of the
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Margao Hospicio hospital. He was well all
day and suddenly when told to go to jail complained of hypertension, a
medical condition unknown in persons with elevated libido levels. He
allegedly later tested positive for jaundice. Did his health condition merit
his privileged stay in the ICU?  The authorities and the doctors in
particular have a lot to answer. Will the same “health concern” be shown to
all other accused in custody.



For Micky Pacheco it is a repeat of what he did in 2002 to avoid going to
jail when he was arrested by the Colva Police in the Betalbatim shack
burning case. Like then, the doctors now have again succumbed to political
pressure. “Fielding”, “Setting” and “Fixing” is what our politicians are
best at.



Aires Rodrigues
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Ribandar - Goa - 403006
Mobile: 9822684372

[Goanet] Re.Swindon Goan Festival

2010-07-05 Thread Ignatius Xavier



 
 
Dear Arwin & Ignatius,
 
MLA Fransico Silveira is a nice person but the decisions are made by his 
brothers and his brothers obey the orders of Churchill Alemao.
 
All the best to the organisers of Swindon Goan Festival.
 
Ignatius Dias
Agassaim/UAE
 
 
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Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:01:37 +0400
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I have not seen any Goa Friendly action or announce ment in the Media by
MLS Francisco Silveira . Neither am I aware off any Anti-Goan Action by him.

Nevertheless Goans in Swindon MUST question him as an elected
representative; on what he is doing to preserve Goa, its land and its
Identity? I suggest giving him a signature campaign or a list of demands of
what we want to happen in Goa; perhaps this will send a clear/strong message
to our Anti-Goan Corrupt Government...

Arwin

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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:26:15 +0100
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Has anyone seen the new flyer for Swindon Goan Festival?
They have dumpedBabush Monserrate as a chief guest
and replaced him with Francisco Silveira a Goan MLA.
Does anyone have any information on Shree Francisco
Silveira.
Is he Goan friendly, does he help his constituents and
Goan people,Is he corrupted or honest?
Kudos to the Swidon Goan committee.
Ignatius Fernandes.

Re: [Goanet] Goanet Digest, Vol 5, Issue 675

2010-07-05 Thread John Eric Gomes

INDIA HYPE AND REALITY

On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 9:53 PM,   wrote:
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"If you put a frog in a pot of hot water, it will immediately jump
out.  However, if you put the same frog in a pot of water and slowly
boil it, the frog will remain in and almost get boiled to death."

In other words, if someone (such as a foreigner like Mr. Kelly) who is
not used to the muck visits our country, he can immediately discern
the dirt.  However, if the person (indians) have been living in the
country for a number of years, they have gotten used to the increasing
muck and filth with each passing year.  After some time, they are
become part of the muck (system) and are unable to differentiate filth
from unfilth, and they even come to loathe cleanliness.

Unless we (read, politicians, babus and top business persons) learn to
introspect and acknowledge reality, we will never be able to fix it.

Unfortunately, 62 years of "independence" has clearly demonstrated
that our "leaders" are blind persons and, for that reason, the future
looks dark, very dark.

Victor.

I dont know if Cooper's down to earth views above will make any
difference,but it nappears to me that we Indians generally telescope
the past into the present. The past is dead,the present alive and full
of potential.
If we are to have a glorious future,we have to acknowledge the dismal
present.We can always rationalise, and make a rotten situation
something to be proud about.Just like we bow and scrape before the
corrupt, whom we should be ashamed of? Justify a crime or tolerate
injustice etc.and puff up our chest on the glorious pastand to not
admit the depths to which we have sunk!..Why cannot we discuss rather
than argue, label open minded and progressive people and
pontificate,call them immature,anti-national etc.This is
shameful!

[Goanet] Of Doctors and the Politicians whom they admit to the ICU

2010-07-05 Thread shrikant barve

 BTW: I sincerely hope that any political party which has individuals
with Barvesque views never ever comes to power anywhere in the world.

jc

Dr. Jose Colaco knows that Usually I don't respond for his reaction on my
comments, however this was special

So .
Doctor has every right and freedom to express his view.
I also like it. They are straight and to the point.

I will join again after 3 weeks Padayatra to Pandharpur.

Shrikant Vinayak Barve

[Goanet] Daily Grook #746

2010-07-05 Thread Francis Rodrigues


DAILY GROOK #746
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can profitably loot,
if you steal a shoe
you'll get the boot!



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