[Goanet] 3 new VCDs and 36th Tiatr Competition Schedule
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- 3 new VCDs and 36th Tiatr Competition Schedule VCD. No 321 MLA by Diago Rocha With Jannet, Agustin. Sally, Pitush, Filip Almeida, Daigo, Agnel, Saldie, Casley, Mario, Romeo, Olivia, Elvina etc etc Rs.150 Aug/2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr5/4949751844/ VCD No. 322 SWEET HEART by Richard d”Souza/ Ricseb With Com. Marcus, Michael, Evon, Crostina, Kenisha Tony Laceredo, Sardon Baretto, Olavo Gomes, Michael de Chandor, Richard D’Souza etc etc Rs.150 Sept.2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr5/4997398065/ VCD No. 323 TUJEA ADHARAN by Paul Rebello With Roma, Xavier Gomes, Francis de Tuem, Com Selvy, Luis Bachan, Elis D’Costa, Bro. Santano R. Fernandes, Paul Rebello etc Rs.150 Sept.2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr5/4997398255/ 36th Tiatr Competition Schedule - 21 tiatr groupes http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr5/5000612614/sizes/l/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] The connection between fruit juice and heart attacks?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- The Connection between Fruit Juice Heart attacks. Dr. Gabe Mirkin in 'Healthier Talk' http://www.healthiertalk.com/connection-between-fruit-juice-and-heart-attacks-2422
[Goanet] Talking Photos: Stray cattle all over Goa's Roads, more on NHs
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Talking Photos: Stray cattle all over Goa's Roads, more on NHs Stray cattle all over Goa’s roads More spotted on National Highways Be it at Porvorim, Mapusa, Ponda, Margao or Canacona Are they all holy? Do they get special treatment or what? Following is a slection from JoeGoaUk Canacona Chaude/ chauri NH17 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk29/4993542344/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk29/4992934985/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5000770910/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5000770070/ Sanvordem, Main Road http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5000168565/ Others/Archive Margao http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4397742981/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4398514956/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4397743713/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4398515520/ Ponda city with Ravi Naik http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4401166745/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk23/4401930978/ Mapusa city http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk29/4975603716/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk29/4975600296/ Porvorim http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/1534670973/sizes/l/ Raia http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukextras/4223257851/ Miramar http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk20/3699355778/ Old Goa http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk22/4141462512/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Clip: Sanguem, Sanvordem Quepem
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Clip: Sanguem, Sanvordem Quepem http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHcsQQyQU4I joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Joke
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known heart surgeon in his shop. The surgeon was there, waiting for the service manager to come and take a look at his bike.The mechanic shouted across the garage, Hey, Doc, can I ask you a question? The surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, So Doc, look at this engine. I open its heart, take valves out, fix 'em, put 'em back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. How is it, then, I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks, when you and I are doing basically the same work? The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic. Try doing it with the engine running he said. Charudatta Prabhudesai *
[Goanet] URGENT: Removal of Press Release
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- IMMEDIATE ATTENTION To: Web Administrator, GOANET, GOAN VOICE Field Hockey Canada urgently requests the removal of the press release Ken Pereira has been named Team Canada Flag Bearer for the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi from your websites. This is an unofficial release publically leaked that is unintended for posting. Commonwealth Games Canada will announce the flag bearer for Team Canada on Saturday, September 18, 2010 on CBC. Please assist us with ensuring the professional reputation of Canadian field hockey is preserved with our partners in sport and the media. Field Hockey Canada
[Goanet] Mickky threatens to sue Indian Express for defamation
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Mickky threatens to sue Indian Express for defamation HERALD REPORTER Mickky threatens to sue Indian Express for defamation HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, SEPT 17 Days after he hogged the headlines vis-à-vis the alleged immigration and money laundering racket, former tourism minister Mickky Pacheco has slapped a notice on the Indian Express calling upon the newspaper management to pay him Rs 50 crore as damages for defamation. Pacheco’s lawyer, Adv Srikant Nayak said that Pacheco has also demanded an unqualified and unambiguous apology from the Indian Express within 7 days failing which he has threatened to initiate immediate legal and criminal proceedings for the offence of defamation. In his notice, Adv Nayak said the news under the heading “Goa’s Pacheco may be part of mega racket, US tells India” is false, baseless and highly defamatory and made with the intention to defame the Benaulim MLA. “By saying so, you have engaged in writing a wanton, malign and completely outrageous, false and wholly indefensible libel of the Benaulim MLA. The published contents are a matter of record and have been read by millions of people around the country and the world and have inflicted grave, incalculable and irreparable damage to the reputation, character and credibility of the former minister,” the notice stated. “You have alleged that top government sources said that the Bureau of Diplomatic Security first got in touch with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) through the US mission in New Delhi, and has since backed the allegations against my clients with documents and details of banking transaction. You have further alleged that the evidence is being described as substantive and watertight,” Nayak said in the notice. Meanwhile, the Benaulim MLA told newsmen after inaugurating free tailoring classes at Majorda that he did not care for the political leaders and that only God and the people would decide his political future. “Let the political leaders plot against me, but I know that God and the people are with me,” he added. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Soapstone/ Steatite
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Hi Goanetters, Follow up with some examples of my Tenkoku. http://www.flickr.com/photos/venantius/5000479348/ There are many caves in Goa--also sites with inscriptions, glyphs, paleography, and other imagery. So, if people send me good images of glyphs, and if I carve one that I like--I will send you a print. They will be small. I will not be parting with the carved seal. For that we can negotiate if you are keen on feeding me something interesting and at least 4-5 image. Not hazy images please, and must include detail too. Sooner than later I plan on walking the distance in Goa, but here is a point in time when I can share and interact. Or just wait a few months and see what else goes up on flickr--I will post a link, with more examples. Please, do not tell me to contact this or that person. Tell that or those persons to feel free to contact me. venantius j pinto Message: 5 Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:33:13 -0400 From: Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Goanet] Soapstone/ Steatite It does not have to be only from Jabalpur. Its just that, I remembered my parents having a small box made of soapstone--sort of like a miniature reliquary which was gifted to them by relatives when they visited Jabalpur soon after their marriage. That repository holds a small ivory figurine of the babe Jesus with gold chains on its wrists, ankles and around the neck. Anyway, my father had mentioned to me that Jabalpur had soapstone quarries, and they saw many soapstone products on their trip. Also one does not have to be a practicing geologist as I mentioned earlier. Mea culpa. venantius j pinto On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:18 PM, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: Is there a practicing geologist on Goanet. Or anyone who has interest/ may know about the kinds of soapstone available in India. Besides gorara and palewa soapstones, are there others with striations, swirls, splatter patters including with mercuric sulphide (cinnabar, used as sindhoor)? The purpose is to carve, engrave chops (seals)--as I had mentioned sometime ago in a post concerning the availability of soapstone in Jabalpur. I am not talking of something more cohesive, and less flaky/flakes. Would some one know of their availability. It would certainly save me some time, and I would like to get larger pieces. venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Britain is not so much anti-Catholic as quite rude, and unusually secular
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Article in the Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/bagehot/2010/09/pope_visits_britain Sep 16th 2010, 17:35 by Bagehot FROM my office window high up in St James's, I can see the processional route down which Pope Benedict XVI will soon pass, on his state visit to Britain. Even in austerity Britain state visits are taken seriously. Bicycling home late at night over the past fortnight I have watched in amazement as squadrons of huge, beeping and clanking machines stripped the special red tarmac from the surface of the Mall and the street in front of Buckingham Palace, then replaced it with a fresh layer. Yellow and white papal flags alternate with the union flag all the way down the Mall. Crash barriers await the expected crowds. If you judged these things solely by press headlines, you would assume that the pope was about to face a lynch mob of jeering Protestants and vengeful atheists. Most Britons, we are told, are disgusted at the thought of spending a single pound on the visit, while various bigwigs from the arts and sciences have written a scornful open letter to Pope Ratzinger, attacking Vatican teachings on condom use, gay rights, the role of women and the handling of the clerical sex abuse scandal. Much has been made, at the 11th hour, of remarks by Cardinal Walter Kasper, a close adviser to the pope, who said Britain was in the grip of a new and aggressive atheism, and that travelling through Heathrow airport was at times like landing in a Third World country. (Rather brilliantly, the cardinal is citing an attack of gout as his reason for cancelling his plan to accompany the pope to Britain.) In return, various conservative commentators have detected old bigotries surging back to life, as newspaper columnists and polemicists denounce the pope and Catholicism in vitriolic terms. Such abuse would never be allowed if it were directed at Muslims, it has been argued: Britain remains in the grip of atavistic anti-Catholicism. Hmm. On the one hand, I admit it is impossible to look at some of the pope's critics and not detect a whiff of ancient prejudices. Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist and militant atheist, does not just criticise the Vatican's (shameful) handling of clerical child abuse over the years. He writes that the pope is a leering old villain in a frock, whose conservativism is, however, perfectly suited to destroying his evil church from within. Thus, says Mr Dawkins, the pope: should remain in charge of the whole rotten edifice - the whole profiteering, woman-fearing, guilt-gorging, truth-hating, child-raping institution - while it tumbles, amid a stench of incense and a rain of tourist-kitsch sacred hearts and preposterously crowned virgins, about his ears. I agree it is also remarkable that nobody seemed to blink when Julie Burchill, a noisy columnist, wrote that: if one is a Catholic, then surely double-speak and duplicity are second nature. A Church which rails against abortion and then spends decades covering up the most appalling degree of child abuse obviously has no problem with holding two opposing ideas at once – and at least the opposition to termination now makes perfect sense, with hindsight. All those unborn children that could have been molested – what a waste! But I think it is not right to say that such noisy commentators are only tough on the Catholic church, and spare other religions their ire. I think that conservative Muslims are regularly criticised in the British newspapers for their treatment of women, and for any statements they make questioning gay rights. I think that socially conservative American politicians get it in the neck, and so do conservative Jews when they use religious arguments to defend settlement-building, say. I also remember secular or left-wing commentators with equally fierce things to say about the Catholic church in Belgium, France or Spain: and all those are majority Catholic countries. What I really think marks Britain out is it is unusually secular (more than 60% of Britons never attend religious services), and it has an unusually rude and raucous press. What is more, mainstream Anglicanism is about as far removed from a fundamentalist faith as you can find. My own scripture lessons at school stopped when I was 12 years old, and were taken by the cricket master.
[Goanet] GOA GOVERNMENT’S FLAWED PRIORITIES
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- We all know that the Digambar Kamat government has, for long, misplaced priorities. It has always been able to find a way to squander money. The Chief Secretary and other officers are duty bound to audit the plans and schemes the politicians want formulated. Every paisa from the State exchequer needs to be well spent and duly accounted for. It is very surprising that bureaucrats today do not by way of fiscal responsibility raise any queries or objections on public money going down the drain. An example at hand is the “Know Goa Programme”. The Department of NRI Affairs has just sent out invitations for this programme which is scheduled to run from November 28 to December 12. Does it not know that people overseas make their travel plans almost a year in advance? It appears that the government has already finalized the list of those who will holiday in Goa under this programme at the tax payer’s expense. We are told that the scheme has been formulated for the benefit of youth of Goan origin, in the age group of 18 to 28 years who are not Indian Nationals and have not had the opportunity to discover their roots in Goa. Isn’t it the duty of the families to give an opportunity to enable their children to discover their roots? Why does the State of Goa have to take upon this responsibility? It is required that the aspiring candidates for this programme must have distinguished themselves in various fields and have shown an abiding interest in Goa. As to who will certify this is not known. If they have shown any interest in Goa by now they must have rediscovered their roots anyway. The government has stated that the participants will be taken to educational, cultural, historical and industrial places of interest, besides interacting with local youth and elected representatives of Panchayats, Zilla Parishads and Municipalities and will meet State and Central Government officers. Has the government realized that the authorities during those days will be busy with IFFI 2010 and the feast of St Francis Xavier? The whole itinerary may be of no interest to the visitors. It could all have been done over the internet and video conferencing anyway. Unless the government wants the visitors to have a first-hand look and experience of the mining ravaged parts of Goa, the heaps of garbage lying everywhere and get a feel of the filth and stray dog infested beaches. The programme also includes a visit to Delhi. One fails to understand why the government chose a trip to Delhi as part of the itinerary for the Know Goa programme. Are they not exposing the visitors to a dose of dengue before departing from India? It is also an irony that during the 14 day programme to Know Goa the visitors will be spending six days in Delhi. The Government of Goa will bear the entire cost of travel of the visitors from their country to Goa and back including the travel to Delhi. Full hospitality will be provided. Why should the government be so generous to bear all these costs? People coming from abroad can afford to bear their own expenses. The government could have at most guided the visitors to find their roots in Goa with no financial implications to the State Exchequer. All expenses on lodging and boarding will be borne by the State Government with the participants being accommodated at Miramar Residency in Deluxe Rooms. In addition to footing the entire expenses of the visitors, our so very generous government also will dole out a further Rs. 250/- per day to each visitor by way of pocket expenses. 2010 is the third year of this Know Goa Programme. In the first edition in 2008 the Goa government splashed Rs. 13, 47,689 on the guests. At the second round in 2009 a further Rs. 14, 99,877 was splurged. Can we afford such extravaganza when we cannot provide decent quality mid-day meals to our under nourished school children? Before hosting guests to visit Goa, the Government should first care to show Goa’s children what remains of Goa. They may very soon not be able to see any of it with the speed at which our once beautiful state is being ruined. Very sadly within the mining dumps, concrete jungles and sewerage infested wells, posterity may well have to track down their roots in what was once Goa, the Paradise of the East. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] GOA GOVERNMENT’S FLAWED PRIORITIES
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Activist Aires Rodrigues criticizes the Goa Government below for paying for young overseas Goans to visit Goa under the KNOW GOA PROGRAMME at Goan taxpayer expense when there are other critical needs which need to be addressed in Goa. --- On Fri, 9/17/10, Aires Rodrigues airesrodrigu...@gmail.com wrote: We all know that the Digambar Kamat government has, for long, misplaced priorities. It has always been able to find a way to squander money. The Chief Secretary and other officers are duty bound to audit the plans and schemes the politicians want formulated. Every paisa from the State exchequer needs to be well spent and duly accounted for. It is very surprising that bureaucrats today do not by way of fiscal responsibility raise any queries or objections on public money going down the drain. An example at hand is the “Know Goa Programme”. The Department of NRI Affairs has just sent out invitations for this programme which is scheduled to run from November 28 to December 12. Does it not know that people overseas make their travel plans almost a year in advance? It appears that the government has already finalized the list of those who will holiday in Goa under this programme at the tax payer’s expense. We are told that the scheme has been formulated for the benefit of youth of Goan origin, in the age group of 18 to 28 years who are not Indian Nationals and have not had the opportunity to discover their roots in Goa. Isn’t it the duty of the families to give an opportunity to enable their children to discover their roots? Why does the State of Goa have to take upon this responsibility? It is required that the aspiring candidates for this programme must have distinguished themselves in various fields and have shown an abiding interest in Goa. As to who will certify this is not known. If they have shown any interest in Goa by now they must have rediscovered their roots anyway. The government has stated that the participants will be taken to educational, cultural, historical and industrial places of interest, besides interacting with local youth and elected representatives of Panchayats, Zilla Parishads and Municipalities and will meet State and Central Government officers. Has the government realized that the authorities during those days will be busy with IFFI 2010 and the feast of St Francis Xavier? The whole itinerary may be of no interest to the visitors. It could all have been done over the internet and video conferencing anyway. Unless the government wants the visitors to have a first-hand look and experience of the mining ravaged parts of Goa, the heaps of garbage lying everywhere and get a feel of the filth and stray dog infested beaches. The programme also includes a visit to Delhi. One fails to understand why the government chose a trip to Delhi as part of the itinerary for the Know Goa programme. Are they not exposing the visitors to a dose of dengue before departing from India? It is also an irony that during the 14 day programme to Know Goa the visitors will be spending six days in Delhi. The Government of Goa will bear the entire cost of travel of the visitors from their country to Goa and back including the travel to Delhi. Full hospitality will be provided. Why should the government be so generous to bear all these costs? People coming from abroad can afford to bear their own expenses. The government could have at most guided the visitors to find their roots in Goa with no financial implications to the State Exchequer. All expenses on lodging and boarding will be borne by the State Government with the participants being accommodated at Miramar Residency in Deluxe Rooms. In addition to footing the entire expenses of the visitors, our so very generous government also will dole out a further Rs. 250/- per day to each visitor by way of pocket expenses. 2010 is the third year of this Know Goa Programme. In the first edition in 2008 the Goa government splashed Rs. 13, 47,689 on the guests. At the second round in 2009 a further Rs. 14, 99,877 was splurged. Can we afford such extravaganza when we cannot provide decent quality mid-day meals to our under nourished school children? Before hosting guests to visit Goa, the Government should first care to show Goa’s children what remains of Goa. They may very soon not be able to see
[Goanet] Brazilian translates the Holy BhagawadGita into Portuguese
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Thanks Mr. Vasant Baliga for providing the following link: http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/09/09/stories/2010090951520100.htm The last para of the very interesting article struck me the most. It reads as follows: Has her Indian inspired spirituality taken her away from Brazil? How can it? I am a Brazilian except that I see the logic, the higher order behind my learning Vedanta and teaching it to students in Brazil, she says. Gloria in a strange way belongs to the 'parampara' or lineage of the women Vedic experts- the great lineage of Gargi, Ghosha, Lopamudra and Maitreyi. Best regards, U. G. Barad Gita in Samba land Publication: The Hindu Date: September 9, 2010 URL: provided herein above. Brazilian Gloria Arieira has translated the Gita into Portuguese and holds Vedanta classes. Priyadershini S. meets the Sanskrit scholar The Bhagawad Gita in Portuguese? Well, why not? Gloria Arieira, a Brazilian and an authority in Sanskrit has translated the Bhagawad Gita and parts of the Vedas to Portuguese, enabling her students across Brazil and Portugal to access the depths of this great philosophy. So if you are seeking spirituality in the holiday resort of Copacabana, Rio, then you will find it at Vidya Mandir, a school of Vedanta studies founded and run by Gloria. Gloria, who is visiting Kalady, with a group of 28 students, has been to Kerala before. A disciple of Swami Chinmayananda and of Swami Dayananda, Gloria's entry into the world of spirituality was after she heard Swami Chinmayananda's talk on Vedanta in Rio. That was in 1973. Gloria felt that her search for the greater meaning to life was answered. With her curiosity aroused she wished to delve deeper into the philosophy of the Vedas and found her way to an ashram in Mumbai (Powai). Here she studied the Vedas and lived the ashram way of life. It was a simple life and I felt at ease, recalls Gloria who began teaching the Vedas when she went back to Rio in 1979. It was five years later that she started Vidya Mandir on land donated by one of her students. From eight students to start with, the numbers kept increasing. Soon the school became a centre where people came seeking spirituality. Raised in a western way of life, what exactly drew Gloria to this foreign philosophy and way of life? I was looking for answers to life itself. I thought it could not be only for pleasure, nor could it be only for 'dharma'. There had to be something else. Drawn to Vedic ways Dissatisfied with her search in other philosophies she was drawn towards Vedic ways. Was this attraction to another completely new way of thought strange? Gloria believes that at the start of this journey itself she was able to identify with the food, people and life in the ashram. Gloria learnt Sanskrit because it was the only way she could reach the depths of knowledge that she was seeking. The Bhagvad Gita and the Upanishads had to be read in the language they were written in. Once having mastered Sanskrit, Gloria translated the books into Portuguese so as to propagate the meaning of the text to her group of students. The number of her students increased as she could now reach out to them in Sanskrit, Portuguese and English. I could find a change in my students. They were all beginning to enjoy the goodness and greatness in these books. Vedanta studies had become popular, she says. Her student group comprises office goers, married couples, twenty year olds and also people who are in their eighties. There's this 80 year old gentleman who was my student once but comes daily to hear the talk on Vedanta. Gloria dresses like an Indian. Her teacher-mother-guru charm comes from her kind face, her thick neatly plaited salt and pepper hair, a gentle, slightly accented voice and a winning smile. She carries an aura of compassion and understanding of the complexities of life. Commentaries on Gita The course followed at the school is an initial study on Tatthva Boddha of Sree Sankara and then the Bhagwad Gita, with Gloria quoting high and low from the texts and explaining them to her enthusiastic students. She has done two commentaries on Gita in Portuguese. Earlier in 1996 she had visited the char dhams, along with her group. Later in 2007 they took a pilgrimage to Gangotri, Gomukh and Badrinath. This time she plans to visit Kedarnath, Yamunothri, Kalady and Kanyakumari.
[Goanet] Fw: Science Cannot Explain Life
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Dear Goanetters,
Benedict XVI explains why Science cannot explain meaning of life.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
The Pope told an audience of religious leaders from different faiths that
the human and natural sciences provide us with an ''invaluable
understanding'' of aspects of our existence.
But he said the disciplines cannot satisfy the ''fundamental'' question
about why we exist.
They cannot satisfy the deepest longings of the human heart, they cannot
fully explain to us our origin and our destiny, why and for what purpose we
exist, nor indeed can they provide us with an exhaustive answer to the
question 'Why is there something rather than nothing?', Benedict XVI told
his audience at St Mary's University College in Twickenham, south west
London.
The Pope's message comes after Professor Stephen Hawking argued in his new
book that God did not create the Universe.
In his speech, the Pope argued that genuine religious belief leads people
beyond present utility towards the Transcendent.
It reminds us of the possibility and the imperative of moral conversion, of
the duty to live peaceably with our neighbour, of the importance of living a
life of integrity, he said.
Properly understood, it brings enlightenment, it purifies our hearts and it
inspires noble and generous action, to the benefit of the entire human
family.
He added that co-operation and dialogue between religions throughout the
world called for mutual respect and the freedom to practise religion
without suffering persecution.
(cf.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/the-pope/8009242/Pope-says-science-cannot-explain-meaning-of-life.html)
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The Holy Father Benedict XVI calls atheism extremism. Civilization without
God cannot progress, it will be like a Tower of Babel...
Let us listen to his voice.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
Pope Warns of 'Marginalization' of Christianity
Pope Benedict XVI warned against the increasing marginalization of
Christianity in a speech at the British Parliament today, hours after police
arrested a group of men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack during his
U.K. visit.
Speaking to an audience at Westminster Hall that included former Prime
Ministers Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher and Gordon Brown, Benedict said the
role of religion in public life has been diminished, contributing to moral
relativism and a breakdown of ethics.
There are those who would advocate that the voice of religion be silenced,
or at least relegated to the purely private sphere, Benedict said, I
cannot but voice my concern at the increasing marginalization of religion,
particularly of Christianity, that is taking place in some quarters, even in
nations which place a great emphasis on tolerance.
The Pope was speaking as part of his historic visit to the United Kingdom,
which has included a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and discussions with
the archbishop of Canterbury.
Benedict warned that the drive toward secularism could push Christianity out
of all aspects of public life, with Christians forced to put aside their
beliefs in order to serve in public office.
There are those who argue that the public celebration of festivals such as
Christmas should be discouraged, in the questionable belief that it might
somehow offend those of other religions or none...
...The Pope began the second day of his U.K. tour with a visit to a
Catholic school in southwest London. Benedict warned some 4,000 young
people gathered at St. Mary's University College against the dangers of
celebrity culture and modern society's unhealthy obsession with wealth.
Having money makes it possible to be generous and do good in the world, but
on its own, it is not enough to make us happy, he told the children. One
of the great tragedies of this world [is that people don't find happiness]
because they look for it in the wrong places. ... The key to it is very
simple: True happiness is to be found in God.
That cautionary message came a day after Benedict warned against another
alleged modern peril: atheist extremism. In a speech to the Queen and
members of the royal family in Edinburgh, the Pope noted that the Nazi
tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common
humanity to many, especially the Jews, had resulted in the Holocaust. He
then asked the increasingly nonbelieving British public to reflect on the
sobering lessons of atheist extremism of the 20th century and urged
respect for those traditional values and cultural expressions that more
aggressive forms of secularism no longer value or even tolerate.
(cf.http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/pope-holds-historic-meeting-with-anglican-leader/19637846)
[Goanet] Algae a source of Energy (by Dr. Kent Moors)
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[Goanet] Goa shifting into election mode for Assembly after municipality
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Dear Goenkars, Today's Navhind Times has some very tricky news that could fox even the kolo from Saligao. See http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/cardozo-firm-son-contesting-civic-election A very interesting development is taking place in the backstreets of Madgaon: Mama ieta ani koko dita. Diggu-bab seems to be playing spot fixer and giving Mama's boy a spot in the MMC in exchange for Mama's support for his blue eyed boy getting a chance to contest and win. Social engineering is being taken to another level of corruption. In case Damu-bab of BJP does not want to contest on Congress ticket in the land of Dam-bab of Madgaon near Pimpalkatta, or if there is a need to play spoil sport for Churchill bab in Navelim that now extends all the way to Davorlim, there ia an alternative candidate ready and waiting. Politics make strange bad fellows and politics cannot get worser than this.Everyone is becoming either a social worker or a social activist. The word anti-social does not exist any more in Goa's dictionary. Everybody is so social in Goa. Tch! Tch! Do not criticize the Madgaonkars. They are getting all set to rock Goa with Konkani on the border of Fatorda grounds. Sachchi church hill, I am not joquim. Madgaon Moti dongra sokol-u Monti festu challuch asa-u. Best regards, Diogo Cardozo firm on son contesting civic election Published on: September 18, 2010 - 01:03 MARGAO: Reacting to accusations of spot-fixing for the upcoming municipality elections, two local politicians — longtime Congressman and three time MLA and ex-councillor, Mr Alex Cardozo and the Goa Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary, Mr Vijay Sardessai, involved in the meeting brokered by the Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat, reacted in two different ways. While Mr Vijai Sardessai said that he was only involved in a very limited way as these elections were not fought on party lines, Mr Alex Cardozo said his son was contesting from ward number 9 in Fatorda come what may. But, ironically, as if to prove that this was just a sideshow for the main event to follow – that of the Legislative Assembly elections - the meeting laid the framework for the combinations and permutations within Fatorda constituency adding some weight to the observation by many political observers that elections could follow the final round of municipality elections slated for somewhere around March next year. This meeting could even affect the neighbouring Nuvem constituency given the history of last time’s elections as both are dominated by ST voters. Mr Cardozo said that he had gone for the meeting on the express request of the Chief Minister The reason is that Vijay and I are not on good terms because of the last elections. And, the Chief Minister said being Congressmen we should meet, so we met, he told media. But, what was pertinent was that he said that he would support the GPCC general secretary if he was the Congress candidate this time. I have given assurance that my son will not stand this time (for Assembly), he said. But, as if to put a point across, he argued that he wanted our people to be represented properly. I want every person to be given representation. He was very adamant that the people who were with him for past 20 years should be given recognition. If I am given recognition alone, it is no use. I cannot work alone. I need these people too, he said. Going back on the municipal elections round the corner, he categorically stated that he was only interested in promoting his engineer son from ward number 9 (MMC) of Fatorda constituency. I am fielding my son on ward number 9. Hundred per cent I am going to do that. He is an engineer, he told media. Mr Sardessai, the contender for the Fatorda Congress ticket, told media that he and Mr Cardozo had met as Congressmen belittling the setting accusation. If Mama Cardozo meets me it is because he is the vice president of the Congress party and I am the general secretary, he said. He was also categorical that he was not floating a panel this time. I am not floating a panel this time, and professed that he was all for reservations done in a transparent manner.
Re: [Goanet] G.O.A. (Toronto) Ltd Mortgage Bondholders Meeting
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- On 18 September 2010 03:58, Cecil D'Cruz cecild_c...@hotmail.com wrote: G.O.A. (Toronto) Ltd Mortgage Bondholders Meeting A very important meeting of G.O.A. (Toronto) Limited Mortgage Bondholders is scheduled to take place on October 3, 2010. Many current and former G.O.A. members may be unsure if they are bondholders, and qualified to attend the meeting. We the undersigned, think that this meeting is enormously important, as it will allow the bondholders to have essential input into the governance of repayment of the bonds. It cannot be over emphasized that we have a vital stake in this matter and it is absolutely crucial that all bondholders attend this meeting. A comprehensive list of all contributors was published in the G.O.A. Silver Jubilee Brochure. The Agenda for the meeting can be viewed at http://www.goanvoice.ca/2010/issue19/announcements.htm#ann_1 The list of Bondholders can be viewed at http://www.goanvoice.ca/2010/issue19/ref/bondholders_list.pdf If you are a bondholder please check the list for your name. If you recognize the name of a relative or friend who may be unaware of the meeting, please inform them. Claude Gomes - Cecil D’Cruz - Anthony Saldanha QUESTION: What is the amount outstanding. Since the pain is shared by many and spread it is indeed prudent to pay no interest, as market conditions prevail. Has the G.O.A. (Toronto) the funds to pay every bond holder in full? What is the envisaged sale of the property likely to produce? The Debenture Holders of the G.O.A. (U.K.) Ltd were paid their monies in full. If there is any one out there who has not yet cashed in their debenture, kindly contact the Company Secretary of the G.O.A. (U.K) Ltd. Three Members, including me (£25,000) put up the money (50,000) to satisfy the Debenture holders. There was a prudent setup to fund the amount over several years, alas the money was used by one Committee to bail themselves out of their financial predicament. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] The endemic corruption in Goa - shall we start doing something about it?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Soter wrote: [1] Only if JC knew the havoc that alcohol is causing in Goa's villages and its role in corruption, [2] If only JC could experience the wonders of alcohol in swinging electoral prospects JC's response: If only Soter was aware that JC is aware of the havoc that alcoholism creates. If only Soter was aware that most States in India were (unsuccessfully) dry States until not so long ago. If only Soter was aware of the flourishing 'Dalda' and 'Navsagar' industry it spawned with the associated Gundagiri and Hafta aka Morarji Tax. If only Soter would read about the WHY many countries like the US dropped prohibition. Only then, perhaps, would Soter understand that It is NOT alcohol per se but the people who are responsible for the havoc. What is Soter suggesting Goa does next .Ban Mutton Biriyani or Sex (the latter especially because it causes an increase in the population)? History beckons that we learn from it and channel our energies wisely. We could choose to lead the 'Gandhian abstinence' ourselves - if we wish to lead by way of exampleor we could agitate to impose rules on others. Not that it cannot be done. Do they not have a Ban on Alcohol in parts of the Middle East? And that ban is very successful, Is it not? (;-) jc
Re: [Goanet] Talking Photos: Stray cattle all over Goa's Roads, more on NHs
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- On 18 September 2010 09:33, JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Talking Photos: Stray cattle all over Goa's Roads, more on NHs Stray cattle all over Goa’s roads More spotted on National Highways Be it at Porvorim, Mapusa, Ponda, Margao or Canacona Are they all holy? Do they get special treatment or what? RESPONSE: The correct terminology is: 'sacred cows' for some more pics of Sacred cows:- http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=enq=sacred+cowum=1ie=UTF-8source=univei=ZqKUTNfaK5uP4gbnxeW-BAsa=Xoi=image_result_groupct=titleresnum=4ved=0CDwQsAQwAwbiw=1014bih=566 COMMENT: Some time ago a sacred cow had to be put down as it was suffering from T.B. there was a hue and cry here from the Hare Krishna owners and many Hindushere is the human rights link:- http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23404583-sacred-bull-shambo-saved-from-execution.do Finally the law of the land prevailed. Here is the link:- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2148558.ece -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Drinking Water Proven to Help Weight Loss : Discovery News
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[Goanet] Horror or dual citizenship (OCI)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- The problem lies because of the use of amchi mae bhas!. These malcriado bharatis should find a new home in Sawantwadi! BC 3. It is unfortunate that the debate here has reached the levels of a slanging match and a put-India-down campaign. To apply the label xhiclolo bruto to the original poster is mean and insulting to the intelligence on the original poster. Needless to say Admin Noronha and his team have let such low posts through or let it slip through inadvertently. If advertent, then it strikes me that it is because it is one of those posts that will generate controversy and hence 'generate traffic', in the manner of newspapers posting controversial items to increase circulation.
[Goanet] Low vitamin D levels tied to pregnancy complication | Reuters
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[Goanet] Resort -- Olaulim Backyards.
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[Goanet] European Inquisition (Part 3)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Medieval Europe started in 500 AD as the Dark Ages (fall of the Roman Empire) and the period ended as a rejuvenated Renaissance Europe in 1500. This is also called the Middle Ages. Then started the Period of Modern History. As one era was ending, and the next beginning, there were major changes in the works. The feudal system was evolving to centralized national monarchies. They took-on other battles of succession and endless battles and with other monarchs and the power of the pope. This also resulted in a shift from widespread local corruption and moral decay to become stable but centralized power and tyranny. Hence the period is also called the Absolute Monarchs. The kings of Europe got more powerful as the Middle Ages were ending and the Age of Modern History progressed. The Popes lost control of administrative matters of the church within each country; with the king claiming the power to appoint bishops and approve any directives from Rome. Across Catholic Europe, the various kings could and did confiscate church property and the soldiers closed down and physically destroyed, in many situations, church institutions Hence, the Popes would rather give up administrative control of the Catholic churches in various countries rather than see part or the entire native church separated; as happened in England under Henry VIII who became king in 1509. Some of these Separation of Powers (spiritual v/s administrative) was formalized in arrangements, which were given special names. With Portugal, the power of the king over church affairs was called the Padrado. The same existed in Spain, France etc. There was incessant wars (paid-for by taxes on poor farmers), pestilence, famines and fall of many kings, including Constantinople in 1453. The nobility, clergy and city-states declined with resulting upheaval. Portugal and Spain were on the verge of economic breakthrough; as Italy saw its economic fortunes decline with loss of its monopoly on trade from Asia to Europe. The transition period was dominated by major figures in various fields. In exploration we had Columbus, Da Gama, Vespucci, Cabot etc.. In science there was Copernicus. In art there was Raphael, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and others. In philosophy there was Erasmus, Rabelais, Sir Thomas Moore, etc.. In literature there was Cervantes, Chaucer. In medicine Paracelsus. And in religion there were Martin Luther, Calvin, Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, and other religious reformers and counter-reformers, having been preceded by the likes of Savonarola. Paraphrased from The Reformation - Time Life series by Edith Simon. The dawn of the new world caused disintegration of the feudal system. It increased opportunities for some peasants. But for others, it was freedom to starve under higher taxes and rent. From time to time, this would burst into the open as in the Bloody Peasants' War of 1524 where 100,000 rebels were killed and 50,000 were left homeless, their villages and homes destroyed. There was famine and disease leading to beggars filling the cities and bandits prowling the villages. In the Modern World, there was an economic revolution changing the lives of people. Due to expanding trade, the old system of barter and land-based wealth gave way to money economy and use of capital to create more capital. There was a merchant class starting to form. They in the pursuit of profit nourished a great boom by developing more businesses and institutions like banking, credit and the stock market. Thomas Moore, the English statesman declared, Gold and silver had become the blood of the whole body-social. The 16th century business-boom brought prosperity to many and problems to all. The vast imported treasure from the colonies from Asia and the Americas entered Europe through a variety of bewildering mints and currencies; controlled by small and large kingdoms, free cities and duchies ruled by noblemen and clerics. All this led to inflation and bands of merchants in quest of profit. Inevitably, the new money economy fostered deplorable practices. The prospect of easy gain excited ruinous speculation, lotteries and other forms of gambling. Catholics were exploited by the sale of indulgences for a price which gave rake-offs to bankers who handled these revenues for
[Goanet] Simple Heart Test
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[Goanet] Fw: NHD Health Watch: Slash Your Risk of Parkinson's by 50 Percent
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Slash Your Risk of Parkinson's by 50 PercentSubject: NHD Health Watch: Slash Your Risk of Parkinson's by 50 Percent Home About Us Contact Us Friday September 17, 2010 Slash Your Risk of Parkinson's by 50 Percent Parkinson's can strike at anyone at any age. Find out what happened to this young Mum. Confusion gradually gave way to fear as the young mom found it difficult to complete even simple tasks. A five-minute drive to the grocery store became a real challenge. Over the next three years she gave up gardening all together. Just looking after her children was more than she could handle. She went to several neurologists but they were baffled. It was increasingly difficult to walk and hold things in my hands, she says. I was stooped and shuffling like an old person. Finally, Nicky went to a specialist in the UK. And to her horror, she discovered she had Parkinson's. She couldn't believe it and went to several other doctors. She followed up with test after test... But she finally had to accept the truth: she had Parkinson's. There was no cure... and her life would never be the same again. Parkinson's usually affects people in their 50s. Only one person in 20 gets it before age 30. It's a debilitating disease that can strike anyone at any time. In fact, 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's each year. Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, says Dr. Jonny Bowden. It plays havoc with motor skills and speech, and that's just the beginning. As the disease progresses, it can cause total immobility and death. There is no cure for Parkinson's. But we may be able to prevent it. Recent research says safe and simple remedies may be able to slow or even stop the spread of Parkinson's. And the latest findings show that deficiency in one natural mineral skyrockets your risk of Parkinson's by 50 percent. Parkinson's Packs Devastating Punch Parkinson's can strike anyone at any age. But, while Parkinson's can affect young people like Nicky, the single biggest risk factor is aging. There are often warning signs... slowed movement, tremors, and failing mental powers. But the disease can progress very quickly. End-stage Parkinson's is marked by dementia, immobility, personality disorders and death, says Parkinson's expert Julius Goepp, MD. As Parkinson's progresses, your neurons deteriorate. And that's bad news because they control motor and memory function. The destruction of these neurons drives the devastation seen in Parkinson's victims, says Dr. Goepp. He says the destructive process is triggered by oxidative stress and inflammation. And that's where there's hope... because antioxidants can reverse some of this damage. Tired of Trying to Keep Track of Everything You're Supposed to Be Scared Of? Cancer, heart attacks, strokes, fatigue, aging, arthritis... You know they're out there, they're killers, and they have too many causes to count... But if you had to worry about them all, you'd end up a paranoid ball of stress. That's no way to go through life. Wouldn't it relieve the stress if you knew you had the most powerful and fastest cures at hand if and when you ever have to face them? Read on to learn how a private research team can give you exactly that... Slowing Parkinson's Progress Nutrients can prevent brain cell damage which produces Parkinson's disease, says Dr. Goepp. And the most recent research shows that there are five minerals that offer hope. These include: a.. B vitamins b.. carnitine c.. green tea extract d.. omega-3 fatty acids e.. resveratrol Nutrients that protect against oxidant damage are among the leads for anti-Parkinson's therapies, he says. One study shows that vitamin B6 deficiency increases your risk of Parkinson's disease by 50 percent. Scientists used a hospital-based, case-control study to explore the effect of B vitamins on Parkinson's disease. They used 617 people in their study. 249 had Parkinson's disease; the other 368 did not. They then looked at dietary history and discovered that
Re: [Goanet] GOA GOVERNMENT’S FLAWED PRIORITIES
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From: George Pinto georgejpi...@yahoo.com
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Activist Aires Rodrigues criticizes the Goa Government below for paying
for young overseas Goans to visit Goa under the KNOW GOA PROGRAMME at Goan
taxpayer expense when there are other critical needs which need to be
addressed in Goa.
--- On Fri, 9/17/10, Aires Rodrigues airesrodrigu...@gmail.com wrote:
We all know that the Digambar Kamat government has, for long, misplaced
priorities. It has always been able to find a way to squander money. The
Chief Secretary and other officers are duty bound to audit the plans and
schemes the politicians want formulated. Every paisa from the State
exchequer needs to be well spent and duly accounted for. It is very
surprising that bureaucrats today do not by way of fiscal responsibility
raise any queries or objections on public money going down the drain. An
example at hand is the “Know Goa Programme”.
Before hosting guests to visit Goa, the Government should first care to
show Goa’s children what remains of Goa. They may very soon not be able to
see any of it with the speed at which our once beautiful state is being
ruined.
Very sadly within the mining dumps, concrete jungles and sewerage infested
wells, posterity may well have to track down their roots in what was once
Goa, the Paradise of the East.
Aires Rodrigues
T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat
Ribandar - Goa - 403006
Mobile: 9822684372
COMMENTS:
The above is the case of :
1. Not knowing the basic principles of: 'ANTUN POVOUN PA'EM SODDOP' - [
'SPREADING THE LEGS AS ACCORDING TO THE MATTING']
2. Of glorifying oneself at the cost of others: 'MEZAI'LEM KELLEM KADUN
SAGUAD ZODOP' - [GIFTING THE BANANA FROM THE SERVING TABLE]
3. Of not bothering to know who is paying for what: 'KONACHEA PAI'CHEM KITEM
VETA' - [ WHO'S FATHER WHAT GOES]
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
www.goasu-raj.org for expanded scrolling party presentation on the 'Home
Page' - Announcements Section
PS: Our political leaders must be given a crash course in 'belt tightening
exercises' . The paunches of most are overflowing. And if I am any
observer, Aires himself needs to take heed of this before he finds out that
the belt is rendered too short. :-))
[Goanet] Chemicals in Mattress
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Chemicals in your Mattress. Video by 'iHealth Tube' http://www.healthiertalk.com/your-mattress-making-you-sick
Re: [Goanet] Horror of Dual Citizenship With India (OCI)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- On 17 September 2010 10:20, Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com wrote: On the flip side, as a parting shot, let me cite a personal experience when a bureaucrat/ Government official went out of her way to help an inbound NRI without being asked to do so, WITHOUT ANY MONEY CHANGING HANDS, but merely because of the goodness of her heart. Bureaucrats are also human beings. It happened this way:... drivers, touts, etc. I was standing there, getting more and more anxious by the minute, when Customs Officer, Late Nina D'Silva, happened to walk by and she spotted me. We knew each other in St. Xavier's, Mapusa. She asked me who X was. I explained and we left things at that. After a wait of around 15 minutes, to my great surprise, there was Nina again with a stout old lady in tow. Yes, it was Aunt X. Aunty explained to me that her one big suitcase had just come and she was struggling with it and would eventually meet me at the door on completing formalities. About ten minutes or so later, Nina came to me and asked me if I would like to help my aunt with her luggage. I naturally agreed. She took me to her boss, who was, I think, an Asst. Collector of Customs, and took permission to allow me to lug my aunt's suitcase. Not only that but aunty X was waltzed through customs and immigration and out into my car as if by magic. God rest poor Nina's soul. (Nina was killed in a tragic accident at Porvorim when she was coming home from work) Hi Tony, I knew the late Nina and she was a smiley, good natured person till her life was cut tragically short in the road accident at Porvorim (another area for concern in Goa we hear so little about). What I'm saying here is by no way a disrespect to her attitude or work. But what you have described seems to have more to do with the fact that you knew each other (were collegemates, etc). There's little to conclude that it was a government officer who was helping you, but rather, a friend. I too often get that little extra special treatment, often because of the work done by me. But that counts for little when it comes to evaluating the efficiency of the system, and how it treats the average person passing through. What we need is measures to ensure efficiency that benefits all. Is there a problem because of (i) lack of staff and overwork (ii) the wrong mental attitude which survives from (British, and Portuguese) colonial times -- i.e. government servants are answerable to the government (iii) more severe structural problems (iv) attitudinal problems in our wider society (v) all of the above? Once we zero in accurate, we could be closer to understanding the issues at hand. What say? FN
Re: [Goanet] Fw: Science Cannot Explain Life
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- The subject line of this thread is factually wrong. Science has already explained life as a natural phenomenon. What science does not pretend or care to explain is the so-called meaning of life, or what life means to different types of people from a purely subjective standpoint. The so-called meaning of life varies based on the particular kinds of supernatural and superstitious beliefs that people hold. It also varies based on a person's station or circumstances in the natural world, irrespective of what supernatural world he/she claims to inhabit. Science has nothing to do with the contents of this supernatural realm. The more than a thousand or so different theistic and atheistic religions of the world have a mind-numbing diversity of mutually contradictory supernatural and superstitious beliefs, each claiming to possess ultimate knowledge of the true meaning of life. Cheers, Santosh --- On Sat, 9/18/10, Ivo icso...@bsnl.in wrote: Dear Goanetters, Benedict XVI explains why Science cannot explain meaning of life. Regards. Fr.Ivo The Pope told an audience of religious leaders from different faiths that the human and natural sciences provide us with an ''invaluable understanding'' of aspects of our existence. But he said the disciplines cannot satisfy the ''fundamental'' question about why we exist. They cannot satisfy the deepest longings of the human heart, they cannot fully explain to us our origin and our destiny, why and for what purpose we exist, nor indeed can they provide us with an exhaustive answer to the question 'Why is there something rather than nothing?', Benedict XVI told his audience at St Mary's University College in Twickenham, south west London. The Pope's message comes after Professor Stephen Hawking argued in his new book that God did not create the Universe. In his speech, the Pope argued that genuine religious belief leads people beyond present utility towards the Transcendent. It reminds us of the possibility and the imperative of moral conversion, of the duty to live peaceably with our neighbour, of the importance of living a life of integrity, he said. Properly understood, it brings enlightenment, it purifies our hearts and it inspires noble and generous action, to the benefit of the entire human family. He added that co-operation and dialogue between religions throughout the world called for mutual respect and the freedom to practise religion without suffering persecution. (cf.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/the-pope/8009242/Pope-says-science-cannot-explain-meaning-of-life.html)
Re: [Goanet] Low vitamin D levels tied to pregnancy complication | Reuters
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- On 18 September 2010 17:39, Con Menezes cmene...@tpg.com.au wrote: Pregnant?? Why you need to Demand this test. www.reuters.com http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67H3CJ20100818?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FhealthNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Health+News%29 Pregnant? Who gets pregnant these days? There was a time, not long back, in our childhood when pregnant women were very visible in public places. Today, Goa's low birth rate (as that of the West and other getting-to-be-affluent societies ... in South India too, but not North India) is reflected in the limited number of pregnant women one can see on the roads, in the marketplaces, in public places. This is just an observation, and not meant to blame women alone (or anyone for that matter) for the falling birth rates. As they would sometimes say, 'economic development' is the best contraceptive. At least it has its own logic. FN
[Goanet] KGA Churchill Bros. lift Livrament Boys Benaulim Trophy
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- GULF-GOANS e-NEWSLETTER (since 1994)® www.yahoogroups.com/group/gulf-goans/ www.goa-world.com http://www.goa-world.com/goa/credit%5Ccredit.htm Tumcam Maie-mogacho ieukar. Enjoy Life - This is not a rehearsal! Konkani uloi, boroi, vach ani samball - sodankal. Hich Goenchi osmitai ani amchem khalxelponn. Goenchi amchi Konkani bhas! Ekvottachem saddon Goenkaranchem. Stay tuned to Gulf Goans e-Newsletter - everyday someone, somewhere learns a little. KGA Churchill Bros. lift Livrament Boys Benaulim Trophy Mirqab, Kuwait: A large number of football lovers witnessed the one day 7-a-side football tournament organized by Livrament Boys Benaulim. After organizing three (3) tie-breakers tournament for the past three consecutive years, this was the first time they had a 7-a-side tournament which had 17 teams participating which included DHL, Veterans, Rising Stars, CRC Chinchinim, Livrament Boys, Ilhas Boys, United Freinds Club, St. Francis Xavier (SFX), Curtorcares United, UB40 Colva, Duler Boys, Fahaheel Brothers, Indian Strikers, KGA Churchill Bros., and Canacona Boys. As the matches progress from 6:30 a.m. whistle onwards, the teams reaching quarter-final stages were KGA Churchill Bros v/s Veterans; and Canacona Boys v/s Duler Boys which were won by KGA and Duler Boys respectively. In the other Q/F matches SFX won against UB40 Colva and UFC continued their winning stretch against Ilhas Boys. The tournament was supervised by Referees which included Ian D'souza, Edwardo Dias, Tiago Fernandes, Rosario Colaco, Godfrey Aguiar, Nazareth Azavedo, Remedius Fernandes, James Goveia, Anthony Cardozo and Rasol Rodrigues, and photography by Zelito Cardozo and Dwane Almeida. In the semi-finals SFX won by a tie-breaker against UFC and KGA Churchill Bros. were no match to Duler Boys, who later took away the winners Trophy. The chief guest was Denis D'Costa (Emirates Airlines) and Guest of honour Fidelis Fernandes, KIFF President. Ranifa Dias and Gulf-Goans e-Newsletter moderator Gaspar Almeida were the special invitees. The tournament proceedings were well conducted by the Livrament Boys Benaulim and the compere Manuel D'Costa kept the football lovers entertained with his witty commentary on the matches, teams and regular announcements. The chief guest in a short speech commended the organizers and the supporters and the participating teams for their high standard of football and discipline inspite of the high temperatures but enthusiastically showing their Eid festive holiday mood. This tournament was sponsored by Toyota - Al-Sayer, Mariano, Lawrence Pinto, Tome Gracias, V.K.Vohra, Valent, Kenedy Rebello, John Furtado, Peter (Goa Maroons), CRC Chinchinim, Fidelis Fernandes, Edward Dias, Darwin D'Cruz, Winners and Runners-up Trophies were donated by Rollo Dias (Siemens), Luis Cardozo, KGA, Micheal D'Silva (Benaulim), Pascoal Fernandes (Benaulim), Joe Pereira, Rafina Dias, Rasol Rodrigues, Lawrence Cardoso, Agnelo Borges, Cyril, Xavier, Tony Gracias, Jack Xavier, Seby, Salvador Dias (KGA President). The man of the match award was presented to Bernardo Pires (KGA Churchill Bros), Best Goal Keeper of the finals award went to Carlos Fernandes of SFX team, Best striker award was handed over to Noel of Veterans, Best midfielder award went to Edwin of UFC, Best goalkeeper of the tournament award was presented to Blesson D'Souza (KGA Churchill Bros), First scorer of the final award was taken away by Anil Thakuri (KGA Churchill Bros.) and the best disciplined team went to Duler Boys for the excellent sportsmanship. Mementos were presented to Avinash Rogtao and Manuel Pereira for all the support rendered. Connie Rodrigues and Micheal Mitchell efforts were highlighted and gratefully acknowledged in conducting the tournament successfully. The guest of honour, Fidelis Fernandes, praised the organizers for their fair organization of the tournament. Refreshments, softdrinks and water was provided to all spectators to quench the thirst on the hot windy day. - Report by Cajetan Fernandes. - Photos by Zelito Cardozo Dwane Almeida. [Report as published by Arab Times on Friday, September 17, 2010]
[Goanet] Goan Catholic Greeting Cards
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Goan Catholic Greeting Cards Feasts, feasts, feasts, feasts and more feasts By Cecil Pinto Last week I bumped into my entrepreneur friend Michael D'Costa. The previous time we met up his Goa T-shirts firm was going great guns. But knowing Michael I guessed he had moved on to other things. Sure enough. “Greeting Cards for Goan Catholics.” “What?! What’s so special about Goan Catholics? We have the same greeting occasions as everyone else. Christmas, Birthdays, Weddings, Christenings, Anniversaries…” “When was the last time you saw cards for First Communion or Confirmation?” “You get them at St. Paul’s and St. Joseph’s and…” “No Cecil. I’m not talking of those standard holy looking cards. Why can’t we have fun cards for these occasions too?” “Because these are solemn occasions. Receiving a Holy Sacrament is a sober religious experience. It is not a fun event.” “But you do celebrate with a party later don’t you?” “Yes, but…” “And you do have party games don’t you?” “Ok, but…” “And you do serve drinks and crack jokes at the party don’t you?” “Sure, but…” “So there. It is a fun event! And we are printing cards that allow Goan Catholics to greet each other for these events in a fun way. Come with me.” I got into Michael’s car, a huge SUV, expecting him to drive me to his printing press or to his card store. Instead Michael turned on the A/C full blast and then flipped open his equally impressive laptop. “You have a website?” “Yes. But it’s still under construction. I intend to have e-card services where you can e-mail a customized Virtual Card to the receiver for free. Side by side I am also offering customizable cards that will be printed on card paper and delivered to the receiver anywhere in Goa along with other goodies like flowers, cakes, wine and soft toys. For this I am tying up with service providers like Expressions who already have their clientele and infrastructure in place.” “Show me some samples, Michael.” “Let’s start with the Festam or Feasts section by clicking here. Here we are, take your pick. The most popular ones are St. Francis Xavier, Immaculate Conception, St. Anne or Tousachem Fest, Our Lady of Vailinkini, Three Kings, Assumption, Holy Spirit, Fama de Menino Jesus, Santachem Pursaum, Milag Saibin, Milag Khuris, Sao Joao, Sao Ped and the relatively saintless Konsanchem Fest or harvest feast” “Sounds good. Show me Sao Joao.” “Just click here. In the Funny section we have ‘Make a Splash!’, and these generic cards that just say ‘Viva Sao Joao!’ The photos and illustrations, as you can see, show water and wells and diving and fruits and here we have animations where you can fix your headshot to the flash animation of someone jumping in the well.” “What is this Wet Wet Wet section?” “That is for a more mature audience and has wet t-shirt competition photos and skinny dipping and lots of risqué wordplay with jump and hump and wells and what not. Strictly for adults.” “Ok! Ok! What do we have for St. Anne.” “This Cucumber Section pokes gentle fun at fertility rites. ‘Things can’t get wild, when there’s a child’, ‘Just do it!’ etc. We have to be very careful with anything involving Our Lady as Goan Catholics can take jokes about saints and God and even Jesus - but never against Our Lady. Take this card, ‘Necessity is the Mother of Invention but who is the Father of Assumption?’ Or this one for the Harvest Feast has a dirty huge mud encrusted pig on the cover. Inside it says ‘Reap what you sow!’” “That’s rather lame” “I know Cecil, but there’s not much I can do without hurting religious sentiments. The Holy Spirit of course provides ample opportunity for double speak. Take this card with a barely visible silhouette of a dove against a dark grey background, ‘The spirit was willing but the flash was weak!’ High spirits, right spirits, spirited enthusiasm… we’ve squeezed out every hackneyed innuendo connected to alcohol. Milag Saibin and Milag Khuris allow us to play the miracle angle to the fullest. Take this one, ‘Open this card on 23rd Feb and find a gift of Rs. 1,00,00,000/-’. So you open the card and there’s ‘You still believe in miracles. Good for you. Happy Milag Khuris!’ The cards in the adult section don’t involve money as gifts, but rather enhancements to body parts. “I can imagine. Let’s not go there. What’s this Feastlike section?” “Basically
[Goanet] RIBANDAR NEEDS A FOOTBALL GROUND NOT CASINOS
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- The Goa government has been unable to take a firm stand on any issue. Whether on the River Princess, the High Security Number Plates, SEZ’s, the new Mapusa Hospital and now on the Casinos. The administration lacks any direction or commitment. It is a travesty that this government and its legal brains do not understand the meaning of off shore. The decision to shift three Casinos towards Ribandar is uncalled for. It will disturb the local fishermen besides being a nuisance we can do without. Mr. Chief Minister, while Ribandar has been asking for a football ground you are sending us three casinos to play on. The Casino issue will end up with the formation of yet another government committee to study the issue. This is how this government has shelved and gambled from taking a decision on every issue it is confronted with. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
[Goanet] Sanchia bags honours at Konkani singing contest in Qatar, report in the Peninsula
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/126484-sanchia-bags-honours-at-konkani-singing-contest.html Sanchia bags honours at Konkani singing contest Doha: Sanchia Fernandes (pictured), a student of Ideal English School, won the first prize in the Konkani Hymn Singing Competition of the Konkani Speaking Community of Qatar. The eight grade student, daughter of Seby and Benny Fernandes, has been an outstanding talent and has won many awards in different singing competitions conducted by her school, singing songs in Hindi and English. “The Konkani hymn singing competition was the first time I sang in Konkani language,” said Sanchia, whose parents hail from the Indian state of Goa. Sanchia who is also good at dancing and painting, recently won the first prize in the Qafco Flower and Vegetable competition. Motivated by the first prize at the Konkani Hymn Singing Competition, the parents of the child sensation have decided to enrol her for music classes and also send for voice training. “We are enrolling her for music classes and at a later stage we intend to send her for voice training,” said Seby. “I wish to thank Almighty, my parents and elder sister (Blinsia) for constantly encouraging me,” said Sanchia, whose talent was first noticed by two Goan community members — Paul Fernandes and Mathew Estrocio — when she rendered a song at a private party one year back. The duo took upon them to promote Sanchia and she gave her first public performance at the Open Forum of Doha Goans Sports Club held a few months back in Doha, singing a Hindi song. The Peninsula
[Goanet] Talking Photos: ‘O Maria’ fil m shoot in Panjim
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- ‘O Maria’ film shoot in Panjim Film shooting strated on Aug. 23, 2010 and expecting to end in about one month's time i.e. by 20th Sept. 2010. The film also expected to be premiered at IFFI 2010 starting Nov this year. Music /Director: Remo Fernandes Story/Screen play by Rajendra Talak Producer: MB Creatins, Goa Casts: Meenacshi Martins, Kavin D' mello, Aryan Khedekar Sanjay Talwadkar, Sulbha Arya and Tiku Talsania etc Shooting mainly at Majorda, Agonda and Panjim This is at Panjim today 18/9/10, opp. Demp House, Promenade around 6pm Kevin D’ mello, Remo, Rajendra also seen http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001821140/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001220055/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001822648/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001822238/ It may be reminded that another Konkani Film TUM KITEM KORTOLO ASLO? By Sharon/Wilson also expected to be premiered at IFFI 2010 The title song of the film goes like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfGBI3OrzbQ Yet there was another Film by Bonifacio Dias Titled MOGACHI ZOR shooting of which was completed In 2006 with 60% in Niagara/US and 40% in Goa and was also expected to be premiered at IFFI2007 Don’t know if this will also be released during the forthcoming IFFI 2010 or if the same already been released earlier. Note: It looks like IFFIgoa2010 starts and ends a day earlier this time. No clash with SFX /Old Goa feast i.e. Dec. 3 41st International Film Festival of India 22 November 2010 - 2 December 2010, Goa Did you apply for IFFI delegate pass ? Registration is on since early Aug. 2010 If you were a delegate last year, you can automatically become a delegate this year just apply on online (no need to upload fresh photos, supporting docs etc, your details on fiile) joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Computer Ergonomics and Health: Avoiding Injuries
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- How to Protect your Health in the Computer Era. Dr Ben Kim in 'Healthier Talk' http://www.healthiertalk.com/how-protect-your-health-computer-era-0758
[Goanet] Mapusa (of pure Gold and Silver?)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Mapusa (of pure Gold and Silver?) Mapusa Market Area Is this real Silver and gold? Looks like it. See close-up http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001648448/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001643610/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001645246/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001646616/sizes/l/ Mapusa Police Station http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001647194/sizes/l/ All http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk30/5001647708/sizes/l/ for Panjim, Margao, Canacona, Vasco, Sanvordem, Sanguem, Quepem etc http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-September/199032.html joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Science Cannot Explain Life
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- SANTOSH HELEKAR WRITES: The subject line of this thread is factually wrong. Science has already explained life as a natural phenomenon. What science does not pretend or care to explain is the so-called meaning of life, or what life means to different types of people from a purely subjective standpoint... A QUESTION AS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND: Science deals with Physics, Maths, Cemistry Biology. Life cannot be explained in any way by any one of these. Natural phenomenon like lightning, rain, earthquakes, etc. are explained through Physics. Hallucinations delusions, growth, cancer, etc., are explained through Chemistry. Infections and some cancers are explained through Biology. May I know under which branch of Science is ‘Life’ explained and where? I would very much love to have this knowledge. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
[Goanet] GOACAN to observe a Crime Prevention Awareness Fortnight.
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. - GOACAN to observe a Crime Prevention Awareness Fortnight GOACAN will observe a Crime Prevention Awareness Fortnight from 17th September to positively harness consumer power to respond to the rise in crimes at the village, Taluka, District and State level. During the fortnight GOACAN alongwith the village based Consumer Forums will engage the officials of the Goa Police in dialogue on the causes for the rising crime in the State and the measures that need to be adopted at the community level. The Consumer Forum volunteers will move proposals at the respective Village Panchayat Gram Sabha meetings to discuss the rising crime situation and possible interventions at the level of the neighbourhood. Forum volunteers will examine measures to make the Beat Police system effective, the Tenant Verification system fully operational and the Neighbourhood Crime Watch Cell a possibility. The Consumer Forum volunteers will follow-up on the presentation of the Annual State of the Law Order, Security and Crime Report by the Police Officers to the respective Village Gram Sabha with the relevant recommendations for community action. GOACAN will pursue the setting up of two District level full fledged Police Stations to handle the prevention and investigation of Crimes against Women Children. Besides GOACAN will also pursue the setting up of a Crime Prevention Education Cell at the State level which will concentrate on educational institutions at School, Higher Secondary and College level in collaboration with the NCC, NSS, CWC and PTA's. During the fortnight GOACAN will promote the preparation of community level strategies to protect neighbourhoods, markets, religious places and recreation areas from crime. GOACAN will also petition the Tourism Department, Goa Tourism Development Corporation, Govt. of India Tourist Office and the Travel Tourism Association of Goa to prepare a special Crime Prevention Plan for the coastal villages which encounter large domestic foreign tourist arrivals due to beach tourism. GOACAN will also petition the Police Department to put in place a separate Crime Prevention Plan for the benefit of Senior Citizens who have received Identity Cards from the Directorate of Social Welfare. Meanwhile GOACAN invites consumers to send in their suggestions complaints on Crime Prevention by post to GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao 403 601 or on email to goa...@gmail.com -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: goa...@gmail.com Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com --
[Goanet] Panjim TT Club Ranking: Saloni to meet Devika in Finals
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Saloni Shirvoikar, showing glimpses of her fine touch and aggression which has won her several titles in the past, eased her way into the Finals of the Junior Girls event of the All Goa Major Ranking Table Tennis Tournament organised by Panjim Table Tennis Club in association with JCI St. Inez and Sports Authorrity of Goa. The former top seed playing her first Tourney this season was in cruise control as she registered an emphatic 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 win over Akshata Naik in the first semis She will meet Devika Sood who beat Roshani Gopani 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 in 3 straight sets in the other semis. In the Sub-Junior Girls, Roshni Gopani had to fight hard before beating the tenacious Tanisi Kirtani 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 3-11, 11-9 in five tough sets. In the other semis, Kafira Rodrigues was all business as she smashed her way to a 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 win over Apurva Bandekar. Meanwhile, in the Junior Boys semis, Top seed Tejas Shevde beat Yash Naik 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 while second seed Krishal Peres De Silva was given a tough time by Arjun Sood before he won the edge-of-the-seat battle 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9. The Finals will be played at Indoor Stadium, Campal-Panaji on Sunday at 5 pm. yours sincerely Sandeep Heble Secretary, Panjim table Tennis Club 9326129171
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Congratulations to Savio Pirkko,
And to Eric for bringing this to our notice, though we are hardly any much
distance from this spot from Moira.
This is actually the essense of Goa.
This party has hinted at this type of development for Goa, including the
hinterland tourism in its Road Map for Goa.
And
This is the type of development we need for Goa, not Mega housing projects
like in Orlim and elsewhere.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
http://www.goasu-raj.org/gen/articles/70.asp
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/254068/1043608998/name/roadmap_goa-su-raj_party.pdf
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gulf-goans/attachments/folder/132590897/item/64224316/view
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From: eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com
To: GOA2 goa...@goanet.org
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 4:43 PM
Subject: [Goanet] Resort -- Olaulim Backyards.
In the village of Olaulim (near Pomburpa, Bardez) in Goa, a quaint 5 cottage
resort run by friends Savio Pirkko.
You may find their website of interest www.olaulimgoa.com
[Goanet] GOA SUDHAROP: Tennis star/Konkani filmbook release, Tuesday, Sept 21, 4-6pm
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Indian tennis ace and 9 time Grand Slam winner, Mahesh Bhupathi, offers his best wishes for the success of author Isidore Dantas' much anticipated Konkani filmbook KONKNNI CHOLCHITRAM released in honour of GOA SUDHAROP's 10 year anniversary. The book's Goa launch will be at Hotel Mandovi, Panaji, on Tuesday, Sept 21 from 4-6pm. All invited, there is no cost to attend. Author Isidore Dantas will also be present to sign copies of the book and make them available for purchase at an attractive discounted price of Rs. 450/- at the launch event only for this iconic classic (normal cover price Rs 650/-). http://www.konkanifilmbook.com/ The book is in Romi Konkani script. We look forward to seeing you on Sept 21. Goa Sudharop www.goasudharop.org
Re: [Goanet] Horror of Dual Citizenship With India (OCI)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- FN: Hi Tony, I knew the late Nina and she was a smiley, good natured person till her life was cut tragically short in the road accident at Porvorim (another area for concern in Goa we hear so little about). What I'm saying here is by no way a disrespect to her attitude or work. But what you have described seems to have more to do with the fact that you knew each other (were collegemates, etc). There's little to conclude that it was a government officer who was helping you, but rather, a friend. I too often get that little extra special treatment, often because of the work done by me. But that counts for little when it comes to evaluating the efficiency of the system, and how it treats the average person passing through. What we need is measures to ensure efficiency that benefits all. Is there a problem because of (i) lack of staff and overwork (ii) the wrong mental attitude which survives from (British, and Portuguese) colonial times -- i.e. government servants are answerable to the government (iii) more severe structural problems (iv) attitudinal problems in our wider society (v) all of the above? Once we zero in accurate, we could be closer to understanding the issues at hand. What say? FN Response: Hi FN, While I do agree with you generally on the points you have raised and particularly that Nina's acts were certainly coloured by her knowing me, I was also trying to point out that bureaucracy does have a human face on occasion. Let me illustrate this with another example: During my years of service, I have often had to submit pension papers of employees to the authorities for processing, Employees have a choice to opt for commuting their pensions or not to do so. On an occasion employees do not opt to commute their pensions. The Accounts Department of Goa Government routinely sends these papers back because they believe in the philosophy that a bird in hand is worth two in the bush Commutation gives the employee and/ or his/ her dependents to get a huge chunk of money in hand today rather than accepting a larger pension which will no longer be there in case the pensioner unfortunately ends up a fatality the very next day or even later. Rather thoughtful if you come to think of it. Something not called for but in the employees interest. Coming back to the original post, a particular post in response was in bad taste - that is what I am trying to emphasize. I will also iterate that the Government does need to be more responsive to the people's needs. There is also the nation wide need to weed out corruption. When people pay huge sums as bribes to get plum jobs, it is but natural to try to recoup the investment, with the result that they are not even interested in giving you even the time of the day if there is nothing in it for them. That is not excusable, but it is a fact of life on the ground. Rome was not built in a day. Time will come as information and learning spread when these evils will be eradicated. All the western nations had to go through a process of purification before they reached the standard that they have reached today. America had its prohibition and the mafia wars. France had the French revolution. Russia the Bolshevik revolution. -- 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] The endemic corruption in Goa - shall we start doing something about it?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- JC's reactions are definitely interesting and not in the least surprising to me. Alcoholism is said to be a social disease and one need not drink to think like the one who abuses it. They will be banning beef shortly, mutton will follow. Contamination of sexes is also a concern for the saffronites. Then we can chicken out. There is no relation between prohibition and the use of alcohol whatsoever. Spurious liquor deaths also take place in Indian States where alcohol is legally available. Problem is corruption - profits. Spurious liquor is also legally available in Goa over the counter. JC has become extra defensive and jumped to associating 'abstinence' with 'prohibition'. I have never mentioned prohibition. I was talking of self-abstinence. If the government does not curb alcohol availability then probably the women will do it in time to come. Already one village in Bicholim taluka has shut down all the bars. Surprising for Goa, isn' t it? -Soter
[Goanet] Horror of dual citizenship with OCI
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Despite the title, nobody has been able to decisively tell us what the horror of so-called dual citizenship is. One individual forgot to carry his old US passport wherein the offical OCI sticker was attached, and was quite correctly pulled up by the Immigration authorities. His fault ! Other than that I have not read about anyone else having a problem. Yet this thread has taken on a life of its own. The OCI document is a godsend to those of us who have taken foreign citizenship. It recognizes that we still have ties to our motherland and allows us hassle free entry into India. Kudos to the Indian Government for giving us this special privilege. Bureaucrats are often a harried lot and as humans they react to the pressures and demands of their job. Some are downright crooks and try to extract bribes. I can say with a straight face that I have never paid a bribe, but in hindsight, in some encounters with Goan bureaucrats they were probably trying to get me to grease their palms. I was to niaive to realize it at the time, and had to dance to their merry tune. I have come across several, efficient, helpful and honest bureaucrats. Once when obtaining a drawing of my property, I was so grateful for the help I received, courteously and efficiently, that after the work was done, I tried to give a little bakshish to the lady who attended to my work. She politely refused to take it. Recently, I had to look up some very old birth records at the Archives office in Panjim. The young man who helped me was so kind. He went through the books and showed me a comment written there in, that the records for the particular year were not available as the pages were frayed. Seeing my disappointment, he consulted someone, and then went out of his way to another level of the building and was able to extract a Xerox copy of the very frayed but still decipherable record that I was looking for. He went well above and beyond the call of duty. I immediately went to his supervisor and commended the young man who helped me. Hopefully my comments will pay dividends to him in his career. Despite a few bad apples, there are some kind, efficient and helpful people in Goa's bureaucracy.
Re: [Goanet] Gandhi God-Kings
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- U.G.Barad wrote: I think it is fair to say that in the Communist parties and the BJP, such God-kings do not exist. There are people in these parties who are the children of the leadership. But in most cases, they have worked themselves up through the ranks. If one looks at the Western democracies, one can seldom see the kind of family politics that prevail in India. In the US over the past half a century, the Kennedys have dominated the political scene, followed by the Bush family. There is though a basic difference, they were elected by the people. In India and especially in the Congress party, the process of democratic elections have pretty much disappeared. Other than in dictatorships of North Korea, Syria, Iraq under Saddam Hussein and few other autocratic regimes, the family succession process is unique to the Indian subcontinent. Examples of family in politics in the subcontinent include Sirimao Bandarnaike and her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga Mujibur Rehman's daughter Sheikh Hasina, long afterhis death Benazir Bhutto, followed her Father Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto and Benazir was followed by her husband Zardari. However, no other democracy has been dominated by one family, as much as India is. One is yet to see such a phenomenon in Britain, Australia, Canada, Germany, France. Indira Gandhi systematically destroyed her opponents within the Congress, through the 60s, 70s and 80s. She became very powerful after she had eased out the likes of Kamarak, Nigalingappa and others. That led to the imposition of emergency and autocratic rule in 1975. During her Prime Ministership, she dismissed and appointed Chief Ministers in all states at will. At the Centre, if any person was even perceived to be a threat to her, used to be either sent back to the state or appointed to secondary posts. I think such an attitude destroyed the upcoming cadre of Congressmen and led to nepotism. Those close to the Gandhis and sucking up to them went up in hierarchy and promising leaders were unceremoniously cast aside. After the 1975 emergency fiasco, Indira Gandhi was pretty much destroyed. The person who revived her was none other than Devraj Urs, who got her elected from Chickamaglur. However, she sensed that he was getting too strong and she completely finished him. He died a shattered person! Sonia Gandhi still follows the same loyalty path. I am sure given the choice, Congress in Goa would not want Digambar Kamat as the Chief Minister. He has done a good job of pleasing the powers that be in Delhi -- The Gandhis!! He prays to the Gandhi God-Kings! It is indeed a sad state of affairs that the likes of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are the only face of the Congress Party. Naguesh Bhatcar From: dr.udayba...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org --- My response: I think it is fair to say that in the Communist parties and the BJP, such God-kings do not exist. There are people in these parties who are the children of the leadership. But in most cases, they have worked themselves up through the ranks. Perhaps Soter can give examples otherwise, and I will stand corrected. Going through the article by Dhume, following two quotes are worth considering: But unlike the Conservatives and Labour in Britain, or for that matter the Republicans and Democrats in America, Congress is defined less by adherence to a coherent ideology than by fealty to a single family. Beyond this apparent sense of noblesse oblige toward the toiling masses, the Gandhis are probably the most opaque major politicians in the democratic world. They rarely speak to the media, and when they do it's not to critics. Best regards, U. G. Barad
[Goanet] Goa news for September 19, 2010
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa to promote itself as film shooting destination during IFFI - IBNLive.com NLive.comPTI http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHN-b-CP81uSjgXB2d2ELWg59C4fAurl=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goa-to-promote-itself-as-film-shooting-destination-during-iffi/334624.html *** Goa beaches face fresh tar balls - Times of India IgJv7s1ooFNF-ASOg http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHO1niT28bb0dfpgwkNauFsRzrIHQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-beaches-face-fresh-tar-balls/articleshow/6576862.cms *** Goa forest guards get motorbikes to check crime - Times of India _TssqQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGa24Hu4-jDslj59MFYAEVHOTh7VAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Goa-forest-guards-get-motorbikes-to-check-crime-/articleshow/6574688.cms *** NavjeevanIndia, Pak filmmakers should not breed war: Pak senator - Times of India ember ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNE4o1K-X85gNNoKM4OhcBjPAJMSdQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/NavjeevanIndia-Pak-filmmakers-should-not-breed-war-Pak-senator/articleshow/6582534.cms *** Goa-Gujarat MOU for tourism promotion - digITal Goa Goa and Gujarat Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) to promote each others. The MOU is expected to help both the ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG5iZkWKsUfus-3_GPBYAmj8t-nkQurl=http://www.digitalgoa.com/ca_disp.php?id=1536 *** More Shivneri buses to Pune and Goa soon - Times of India Pune and Mumbai-Goa routes. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGXIEYMagp7lBnZ9AI2b9H-trySOQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/More-Shivneri-buses-to-Pune-and-Goa-soon/articleshow/6575884.cms *** South Medford defense halts North Medford in 31-7 victory - Paint Valley High School int Valley High SchoolSouth Medford got on the board frst with a touchdown at 8:04 in the first quarter, followed by a successful field goa attempt. The South defense held out ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNG2v7zYUTvkTW7cHydFDARcVKGBuAurl=http://www.ihigh.com/greatamericanrivalries/article_35799.html *** Shagun puts Goa in command - Asian Age andedly helped his side score 323 in the Moin-Ud Dowla cricket tournament semifinal against Orissa at the Rajiv Gandhi ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFyi0rE5ShK_wT9UVSt7hkH2ODhyAurl=http://www.asianage.com/cricket/shagun-puts-goa-command-473 *** Goan gang involved in robbery: SP - Times of India natching incidents in the city. ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFDfc6i-u9xDWlbAfxwW3nhLr6ZHAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Goan-gang-involved-in-robbery-SP/articleshow/6581107.cms *** 100 modern school bldgs still awaited - Times of India 0jUeU5aGtMand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEN2JcgfUwxJmTeXeA9FcwboEr0Lgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/100-modern-school-bldgs-still-awaited/articleshow/6582519.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] SONGLEANK NOMOSKAR in Qatar ad on facebook and Qatar living
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14481id=11183945879l=9bdea82e04 http://www.qatarliving.com/events/music/konkani-musical-show-on-september-24 http://www.qatarliving.com/event
Re: [Goanet] Horror of Dual Citizenship With India (OCI)
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- On 17 September 2010 10:20, Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com wrote: On the flip side, as a parting shot, let me cite a personal experience when a bureaucrat/ Government official went out of her way to help an inbound NRI without being asked to do so, WITHOUT ANY MONEY CHANGING HANDS, but merely because of the goodness of her heart. Bureaucrats are also human beings. It happened this way:... About ten minutes or so later, Nina came to me and asked me if I would like to help my aunt with her luggage. I naturally agreed. She took me to her boss, who was, I think, an Asst. Collector of Customs, and took permission to allow me to lug my aunt's suitcase. Not only that but aunty X was waltzed through customs and immigration and out into my car as if by magic. God rest poor Nina's soul. (Nina was killed in a tragic accident at Porvorim when she was coming home from work) COMMENT: Totally out of order; Aunty was carrying 5 kilos of Gold and she waltzed through thanks to Nina. Now why do we wonder, how the MLA's and those in the know just get through customs? T'was a setup and our man got suckered into it? I always thought the the law was supposed to be equal, now I am told it is not so in Goa. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] The endemic corruption in Goa - shall we start doing something about it?
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- soter so...@bsnl.in wrote: [1] I have never mentioned prohibition. I was talking of self-abstinence. [2] If the government does not curb alcohol availability then. [3] Already one village in Bicholim taluka has shut down all the bar JC's response: Dear Soter, While points 1 and 2+3 (above) appear to contradict each other, albeit partially, we may all wish to exercise abstinence (do not know what self-abstinence means). Now that I have agreed with you, almost, I believe ..let me get on with what I have to do. good wishes jc
Re: [Goanet] Gandhi God-Kings
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state Daddy's Home in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --- U.G.Barad wrote: I think it is fair to say that in the Communist parties and the BJP, such God-kings do not exist. There are people in these parties who are the children of the leadership. But in most cases, they have worked themselves up through the ranks. Like much of the politically-motivated criticism we read on Goanet, this one too FIRST decides whom it wants to target, and THEN goes about finding the evidence to do so. If you want to target Congress, then go for dynastic rule and corruption. No debate about that. BJP fares much better on these two fronts, but try it for communalism, pogroms, even corruption once it has been in office, and all kinds of intrigue and treachery in government (remember Sardinha?) and in the party too. Apart from bias on the caste and class fronts As far as the Communist Party of India (Marxist) goes, even its long-term supporters are aghast at how a progressive ideology (specially in West Bengal) has been largely reduced to a rule of goons and corrupt individuals acting as cadres. The only question there now is when the party will depart from office, how it will leave, and the impact of a joke of a Mamata being projected as a saviour of the masses. (In Kerala, the CPI-M is perhaps a bit better off, thanks perhaps to the local electorate's policy of replacing the LDF and UDF with amazing regularity. There too, the party is little more than a social democratic plank. But, in Tripura, a State we seldom hear of, is the CPI-M anything other than an extension of Bengali chauvinism?) I've never supported Congress, but despite the handful of overactive critics who never fail to point to its lapses (and there are many), it has also achieved a few things. Maybe if only due to the law of unintended consequences. Congress corruption means that there is, for instance, less of a bias in government recruitment (though a Parrikar would argue otherwise). You would find an occasional Kapil Sibal actually talking sense sometimes. Some of their pro-poor, anti-casteism, an Right to Information Act, consultations on corruption and possibly whistle-blowers' legislation, employment-guarantee policies might not be sufficient but are a good start. At least to acknowledge the priorities of a hungry country which has dreams of economic power someday. In Goa, it's another issue. With so many blood transfusions happening among politicians here, it's hard to say who is Congress and who is BJP. When it comes to their negative roles, Digubab hasn't been any better from what things were like in the Parrikar days; in many ways, it's business as usual. Yet, we keep hearing a PS: The problem is that the 'permanent government' is strong enough to subvert any attempts at change. This is not to say that one should not even try; there are many options outside of mainstream politics. Perhaps that is a field which offers far more hope. And things are happening too.
