[Goanet] CONGRATULATIONS
My sincere greetings and good wishes to the moderators and the contributers..something worthwhile is done instead of 'undra muja mama' games. Keep up the good work all u guys. Wish you all a Happy, health and prosperous NEW YEAR 2012. Maurice D'Mello Toronto --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] DGP Dr. Aditya Arya transferred
DGP Dr. Aditya Arya transferred by rui da Gama The transfer of DGP Dr. Arya did not come as a surprise to many of us. The people of Goa know very well that the Head of Police Department had political horns to dictate terms, with direct interference in daily affairs of the Goa Police Department. Dr. Arya taking verbal permission to travel to the neighboring State in his official car, was only an excuse for his political masters to transfer him. DGP Dr. Arya had raided police stations in Goa to ensure discipline in his Department. He personally raided a night club in Calangute which was operating as a brothel and rescued 18 women. His transparent way of handling the Police Department was disliked by his political masters. It was becoming difficult for the mafia, the drug peddlers, human traffickers and the corrupt to operate with him as head of the Goa Police. DGP Arya was going to be a thorn in the political flesh of his masters during the coming election in March. In the absence of a clearly defined working relationship between the Executive and the Police, there is constant political interference in the affairs of police stations around Goa. Even the Police Inspectors and others in the ranks of Police, have political godfathers in Goa. How can the head of a Police Department discipline the Goa Police force when there is so much political interference. There is almost no criminal investigations by Police and the rate of convictions have declined in Goa. The elected representative use the Police against their political opponents to suppress the democratic voice of the people. In a democracy, the working relationship between the Executive and the Police has to be clearly defined so that the power is separated. In India and Goa, we are using the British model of a Police Bill drafted in 1850 which means it is 160 years old. Through the help of the Commonwealth Human Rights branch office in Delhi, we had handed over to the Government of Goa a draft of the Police Reforms Bill which clearly defines the working relationship between the Executive and Police Department in countries such as U. S. A., Canada, England, Australia, etc. However, there has to be a political will to pass a new Police Reforms Bill which does not permit political interference in the working of the Police Department and Police Stations around Goa. Until and unless, people raise their voices to demand an immediate Police Reforms Bill, the security and safety of our citizens in Goa will be severely compromised at the hands of criminals. The criminalization of our society in Goa has a direct influence on people, especially the younger generation who break the laws and use illegal means to survive. What about those who are honest, law abiding and want to live peacefully? Should they silently suffer at the hands of the criminal and the corrupt? Source: Herald Jan 5 Edition --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] Annual Goanetters Luncheon Meet
On 4 January 2012 21:31, Richard & Betsy Nunes wrote: > As I said to you, we are amazed at the time you are devoting for the benefit > of all Goanetters and we both take this opportunity to thank you immensely > for all the work you put into this activity. Do pass on our grateful thanks > too to your wife, for allowing you to do this for and on behalf of us ALL. > We really do appreciate that. Dear Betsy and Richard, I just rechecked, and confirm that I do have the permission of my wife to say that I'm very independent in all my (online) activities, including those which I do without her tacit approval :-) Just joking there! And thank you for your kind words. But the praise is indeed undeserved. Goanet, as everyone who has got tired of me repeating myself (including Cecil Pinto) by now knows, is a 17 year old experiment started by a (then) 17 year old Herman Carneiro. As an aside, we will not be able to say this 17/17 stuff in a few months' time. Because it was (either by design or chance) quite neatly stitched out, it runs largely on autopilot with very little human interference. Okay, the last statement is a bit of an exaggeration. But the "human interference" involved is not just one or two persons, but teams and the wider (invisible) networks. The volunteer admin members -- definitely not me alone -- work to keep the list running, and on track. Every single one who posts adds value to the network. When Tony Correa-Afonso showed up at the Goanetters' meet the other day, I (half-embarassed but also gratefullly) reminded him that he was on this network before me (sometime in 1994), and that it was so good to have him back after he missed an annual meet or two. Then there are modest others like JoeGoaUk, journalists who share their posts, and an interesting base of posters from Goa itself. They might not be formal admin members, but do so much to add value to this (and other) network(s) by posting so many useful links from Goa. Outside of the network, there are so many people following up so many ideas. Most of these you would not even guess, but since everyone might not know everyone else, in this hub-and-spokes model, it is hard to keep track. Sometime back, I had a separate folder called 'Goa Initiatives' in my email account, and was surprised to see how many ideas were springing forth. Some realistic, others far-fetched... but almost all well intentioned. As for my own regular posts, you probably don't know what a news-junkie I can be. As a compulsive collector, I've got tonnes of scraps of paper flooding a dinner table, a bedroom, and more. As my photographer-friend Lui Godinho reminded me the other day, even before the Net and the first browsers as we know them emerged, sometime in the late 1980s I used to cut-and-paste interesting articles and snail-mail them to a few friends. This photocopied job was christined "Newsclips From Goa". (In those times, the local press was rather restricted in terms of what it covered, and my feeling then was the more interesting articles emerged in the outstation media rather than locally... hence the attempt to circulate it. Things have changed somewhat with media competition here now.) So, Goanet should not be blamed for my own ailment :-) It would have anyway surfaced in one way or another. One criticism has long been that Goanet is on an island of its own, out of touch with the local reality in Goa, because it has been (due to the way technology spread, rather than design) so expat-oriented. That has changed somewhat. But still, if you read Goanet and the local media, you could feel you're encountering two different places :-) We need to get more diversity into Goanet, and that has been happening, though slowly, as more people in Goa take the power of cyberspace seriously. As Goanet touches 18 this year, I think everyone who posts or reads this network has reason to be proud of what it achieved. Even if it dies tomorrow (but I suspect enough people are there who will not allow it to), it place is assured in the media history of Goa -- even if I'm saying this myself. But we also need to think of ways by which we can become more relevant to Goa, the diaspora, and everyone back in the State. We need to think of ways to involve more people, be able to generate more content, and play a bigger role towards the goal of a better Goa (however one might define that). One thing that happens is, because of my frequent posts, people like me get the credit (and, less often, the criticism) even when I don't deserve it. Specially the former. But please don't take that to mean that I do the work. The behind the scenes work can often be tougher and bring in less gratitude. Herman (you probably know his folks from Kenya) is a low-profile guy in the best of times, so it is sometimes easy to float the story that he has no involvement with his baby, Goanet. Bosco, who is an enthusastic organiser (the Ivana photos of an earlier Goanet meet are still doing the rounds here)
[Goanet] RISING LEVELS OF CRIME IN GOA
Spiraling levels of burglaries is just one indication of the steep rise in Crime that Goa has been witnessing over the last few years. The official crime figures infact do not depict the true picture as many victims choose to bear the brunt of the crime rather than going through further agony of lodging a complaint and getting entangled in the never ending legal nightmare. The rampant criminalization of politics also points to the nexus between politicians and criminals in Goa. The uncontrolled migration into Goa and the free access into the State is definitely one of the main causes for the spate of burglaries. The disorganized and lax policing system only aids the criminals. It is an irony that the police are preoccupied with the security and well being of the VIPs while the Aam Aadmi has to fend for himself. Unless the police are insulated from all political interference and manipulation the sordid state of affairs will just continue and get worse. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] SMILE...................... IT'S WEEKEND (05/01/2012)
IF YOU One afternoon, a little boy (Pitu) was playing outdoors. He used his mother's broom as a horse and had a wonderful time until it was getting dark. Pitu left the broom on the back porch. His mother (Pakolina) was cleaning up the kitchen when she realized that her broom was missing. She asked the little boy: Pakolina: Pitu, do you know where my broom is? Pitu: Yes Mom, I was playing outside with it, but I forgot to bring it in. Pakolina: Then go get it. Pitu: But Mom it's dark out there. Pakolina: So what? Pitu: I am afraid of the dark, please Mom, I don't want to go out to get the broom. Pakolina: (smiled) The Lord is out there too, don't be afraid. Little boy Pitu opened the back door a little and said: 'Lord if you are out there, please hand me the broom'. Cajetan de Sanvordem Kuwait. --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Arun Ferreira takes state government to court *BJP trying to convert Madhya Pradesh into Hindu state | The CSF
http://persecutedchurch.info/2012/01/04/bjp-trying-to-convert-madhya-pradesh-into-hindu-state/ --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Santo Estêvão (Jua) - Ferry, Church, Fort etc
We visited St. Estevao on 3rd January 2012 for Xmas Crib. and I did not know there was a ferry point named Daugim -Tolto and I did not know there existed a fort in St. Estevao. I did visit the hillock for The Christ the King Shrine in mid 80s but don't really remember seeing a fort there. No, the fort wasn't built in last 25 years, infact, it was there long before Portuguese came to Goa.. ..and while I was at it (on the net), I just discovered there exist a village named Gaundalim near Old Goa with it's own Church (Sao Braz) So small is our Goa and I think I have not even explored 40% of it so far and I don't think I would ever be able to make it to 50% despite having all the time and money at my disposal. Ok, over to.. Santo Estêvão (Jua) blog http://joegoauk.blogspot.com/2012/01/santo-estevao-jua.html Santo Estêvão (Jua) The Church (1575) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637590661/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6627971763/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6627974841/in/photostream/ Daugim or daujim Ferry Wharf http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637545435/in/photostream/ Tolto, the other side (St. Estevam) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637550773/in/photostream/ Distance between the two jetties http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637553583/in/photostream/ A holy Cross in the woods http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637561785/in/photostream/ Ferryboat at Tolto http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637567363/in/photostream/ A shrine at the jetty http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637574601/in/photostream/ Main Road, Church etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637579051/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637583437/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637597029/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637587491/in/photostream/ Church Main door – with two saints http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637600337/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637602929/in/photostream/ HIC DOMUS DEIES TET PORTAS CAELI(watch video) Don't know what it means (Here's God's door??) Ave Maria Shrine in front http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637594275/in/photostream/ AMFT http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637606403/in/photostream/ REDEU, don't know what this mean either.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637608261/in/photostream/ a house http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637612915/in/photostream/ A river view from the hillock http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637622201/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Christ the King http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637641619/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637626731/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637633267/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637629745/in/photostream/ The Statue of Jesus was brought from Rome in 1926 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637637323/in/photostream/ St. Estevam Fort http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637617617/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637648303/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637654225/in/photostream/ at sunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637657865/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637664529/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637669253/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637674515/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637680711/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637684873/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637691423/in/photostream/ A view / sunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637693959/in/photostream/ Barges, River etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk49/6637697751/in/photostream Videos - Ferry Chruch etc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEyVFqGJBt8 St Estevao Fort http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo8qDPEsh30 Ferry, Chruch etc 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 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Desai de Arabó
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Desai de Arabó' Arabó is a tiny ward of the village of Dhargal on River Chapora in north Goa. The name, a Goanized form referring to "Arab," furnishes a clue to its past. Arab merchants sailed here in their dhows in mediæval times trading goods with the locals. It is a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of place, [...] You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2012/01/04/desai-de-arabo/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Have Goans accepted RP-2021 and mining?
No sooner the elections were declared the noises against the RP-2021 and mining have ceased almost instantly. The English daily which promised to run a campaign against the RP-2021 seems to have ignored the issue totally. Some village groups are busy with the process of fielding candidates for the elections. Some other NGOs that issued press statements, probably to keep in the race with the emerging village groups, have also silenced their guns. Almost overnight Goa's much hyped issues of mining and RP-2021 have vanished from the news. Does the Election Code ofConduct also apply to these civil society groups? We hear that the script for raising the pitch on the anti-corruption issue is now being chalked out by anti-Congress forces. Was it that the masses did not bite the bait of RP-2021 and mining issues as intended by politicians, now that they have to fall back on reviving the anti-corruption hysteria? I come to my earlier questions: Are Goans really serious about protecting their State? Who and what decides the priority of issues in Goa? -Soter --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (05Jan12)
"Accident?" "Yes, Accident of Culture! Too many Dances!!!" To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goa news for January 5, 2012
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 'Scrap export duty hike for Goa ore' - Times of India low-to-Sesa-Goa-earni.html">Another blow to Sesa Goa earnings http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFKFA1CZ3LryvanW3O7RnpKAJVApw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Scrap-export-duty-hike-for-Goa-ore/articleshow/11369623.cms *** Sesa Goa may give 30-35% returns: SP Tulsian - Moneycontrol.com V18, "Sesa Goa, I have been taking a call for the last one week that Rs 150 looks to be in. In fact three days back when this news came, honestly I don't see that it can really fall below Rs 150 inspite of considering this 30%. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHFt9QvgtBmqUZravIzBMN4pan9oA&url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/stocks-views/sesa-goa-may-give-30-35-returns-sp-tulsian_644702.html *** Scam-scarred Goa gears up for polls - IBNLive.com NLive.comPanaji: From between the mountainous heaps of illegally mined ore and humungous moral craters of political corruption, a nervous Goa peers out in worry as March 3 approaches. A chief minister (Digambar Kamat) and several cabinet ministers have been ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGqHIbprZX0LCcqb-9c_jXnclTklA&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/scamscarred-goa-gears-up-for-polls/217750-3.html *** HAL Bangalore vs Sporting Clube de Goa Report - Goal.com India ottom placed team three points in Bangalore... By Goal.com I-League's basement club HAL Bangalore earned just their second point of the season, as they played out a 2-2 draw with ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFXXjFaeo_Ncl9-PIDKQYGNxsSkKA&url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2012/01/04/2830213/hal-sc-2-2-sporting-clube-de-goa-anthony-dsouza-saves-the *** Goa Board chalks out timetable of SSC exams - Times of India ided schools in the state answer the exams ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHkU4zn-tioh8wCWRXoS8Bp7ZLyaQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Board-chalks-out-timetable-of-SSC-exams/articleshow/11369792.cms *** Goa Dairy facing shortage of 6k litres per day - Times of India 5000 litres per ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHkNP3i7uNdlk96NKrcckFMB7V3xQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-Dairy-facing-shortage-of-6k-litres-per-day/articleshow/11357405.cms *** Farmers reap benefits in poll year - Times of India 2 for the purchase of farm machinery has been nearly exhausted by November-December 2011, sources said. "We will settle some more pending claims with whatever funds are available," an agriculture ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGrzfCtzoXqPXx66vqMbddESzTk8g&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Farmers-reap-benefits-in-poll-year/articleshow/11369777.cms *** Stop mining to save Goa - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Mining may have generated a few jobs in Goa, however, for every job in the mining sector, over 150 jobs are lost due to fields rendered infertile as a result of mining rejects, mineral toxicity to plants and a shortage of water since mining ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG4gKIrF6Lh_0i9oTg-suBdMJXW1Q&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Stop-mining-to-save-Goa/articleshow/11369769.cms *** Final arguments on MoI plea today - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday adjourned to January 5 the hearing of final arguments on a petition challenging the decision of medium of instruction (MoI) for giving grants to English medium primary schools. ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFKFpdVhBo_7ZT5ggdFH64J72RI-Q&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Final-arguments-on-MoI-plea-today/articleshow/11369807.cms *** Is BJP scared of its own leader? - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: North Goa BJP MP Shripad Naik's interest to contest the new assembly constituency of Porvorim has left several bigwigs within the party worried. Though the former state party chief is known to enjoy cadre support at the grassroots level, ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNECO8jZ9E2SF-n8Gh4u_2Pgblr5KQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Is-BJP-scared-of-its-own-leader/articleshow/11369827.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] School Assignments
Tony, At the risk of repeating myself: - Net information and real-life learning can go hand in hand, complement each other. Why not look at the Net as just an easy-to-access library (which needs to be treated with some caution though)? What do you have to say about the kiraitem information already available online? Including photographs? The comparisons you offer are loaded and misleading; I would like to be operated by a surgeon who keeps himself abrest with the latest developments, and it matters little whether he does so via the Net or any other means. - Wasn't Cyberage and all those thousands of computers meant to enhance Net access? Or was it just a program to generate e-wastes? I'm getting confused by all the diverse issues being raised, and churned together in a Sumeet mixer-grinder! Teaching children to use the Net, access to cyberspace, irrational assignments, parents trying to make up on things they missed out through their children... how are all these issues linked? I don't agree with the Parrikar logic that every college kid needs a PC to get the optimum access. Kids learn computing regardless of assignments and school-based education; any overlap is purely coincidental. For instance, my son is fluent at using a range of computers (with diverse software), a tablet and a Game Boy. Yet he fails in computing in school! Irrational assignments and overambitious parents have long been with us. At the end of the day, it probably is an issue of education just being out of touch with the real world -- in Goa or in the fancied West. Except that we probably waste less resources than them while being out of touch :-) FN -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Books from Goa,1556 http://scr.bi/Goa1556Books Audio recordings (mostly from Goa): http://bit.ly/GoaRecordings On 4 January 2012 22:02, Tony de Sa wrote: > Rico, > > *You don't seem to get the point. Net learning can at best assist > comprehension but there is nothing like the real thing. There are many > websites which allow you to dissect a cyber frog because the prevention of > cruelty to animal rules do not allow dissection of frogs in colleges. Now > tell me honestly would you have yourself operated upon by a surgeon who has > extensively dissected and practiced on cyber cadavers and patients or would > you prefer one who has practiced on the real thing? > > *I am not against net learning per se. What I am opposed to is a) getting > your assignment done by a third party - either the cyber cafe operative, > parent or older sibling and b) children not learning things practically > through experiential learning. First let us teach children to use the net > effectively, to reason out things for themselves and draw their own > conclusions and not reproduce essays, papers and theses verbatim from the > net. Otherwise we will produce a whole generation of net scientists. > > *Besides, cyberage scheme notwithstanding, how many of Goa's rural children > have internet facilities at home? If Lisa has learnt to surf the net and > use Facebook, it is because she has the opportunity, the equipment at her > disposal and perhaps the time and the interest. Moreover in this case, she > has supportive parents too. Can you envisage a similar scenario in most of > our rural areas? > > *Whether our Gennext becomes a generation of consumers or producers will > depend on what their schools have taught them. > > My beef was about irrational assignments being given to simply satisfy > certain rules and norms and parents running helter skelter to do their > children's assignments. As Selma has said, we as parents, are trying to > make up for the things we missed out on through our children. > > Cheers > > Tony --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] AUDIO: The Stunning Stratospheric Sopranos at the Kala (January 4, 2012)
The Stunning Stratospheric Sopranos at the Kala (January 4, 2012) http://www.archive.org/details/TheStunningStratosphericSopranosAtTheKala 1 01-firstpart48:46 2 02-secondpart 35:48 3 03-hanvsaibapoltodivetaum-konkani 2:46 Pro Musica organised this performance in early January 2012 (Jan 4) at the Kala Academy. Hear the voices of sopraonos Patricia Rozario, Joanne D'Mello (both with Goa links and roots) and Susanna Hurrell along with Mark Troop on the piano. This performance was staged in aid of Child's Play India Foundation. See http://www.childsplayindia.org and support generously. The programme included Handel (Alessandro) - Brilla nell'Alma - Susanna Hurell. Gluck (Orfeo ed Euridice) - Che fiero momento - Joanne D'Mello. Mozart (The Marriage of Figaro) - Sull'Aria (Duet) - Patricia Rozario / Joanne D'Mello. Bizet (Les Pêcheurs de Perles) - Me violà seule - Patricia Rozario. Handel (Cleopatra) - Piangerò la sorte mia - Joanne D'Mello. Mozart (Cosi fan Tutte) - Prenderò quell brunettino (duet) - Susanna Hurrell / Joanne D'Mello. Dvořák (Rusalka) - Song to the Moon - Patricia Rozario. Puccini (La Bohè) - Quando m'en vo - Joanne D'Mello. Gounod (Romeo et Juliette) - Je veux vivre - Susanna Hurrell. Mozart (The Magic Flute) - Der Hőlle Rache - Patricia Rozario. Mozart (Cosi fan tutte) - Una donna a quindici anni - Joanne D'Mello. Massenet (Manon) - Adieu, notre petite table - Susanna Hurrell. Delibes (Lakmé) - Flower Duet - Joanne D'Mello / Susanna Hurrell. J. Strauss (Die Fledemaus) - My dear marquis - Susanna Hurrell. Dove (Enchanted Pig) - It's My Wedding - Patricia Rozario. Dvořák - Gipsy Songs (Trio) - Patricia Rozario / Susanna Hurrell / Joanne D'Mello. My Song Resounds. Songs My Mother Taught Me. Tune thy Fiddle, Gypsy! Artist/Composer: Patricia Rozario (soprano), Joanne D'Mello (soprano), Susanna Hurrell (soprano), Mark Troop (piano) Keywords: goa; music; western; sopranos; patricia rozario; joanne d'mello; susanna hurrell; mark troop Notes Born in Bombay, PATRICIA ROZARIO studied at London's Guildhall School of Music, winning the Gold Medal and the Maggie Teyte Prize. Since then, her career has developed in opera, concert work, recording and broadcasting. Her unique voice and artistry has inspired several of the world's leading composers to write for her, most notably Arvo Pärt and Sir John Tavener, who alone has now written over thirty works for her, making their collaboration unique in the contemporary field. She has sung with Solti, Ashkenazy, Jurowski, Belohlavek, Gardiner, Pinnock and Andrew Davis, sung opera and given concerts in major venues all over the world. Her wide concert and opera repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music. She has given the premier performances of many pieces written especially for her, most recently John Casken's Farness and Chansons de Verlaine at the Wigmore Hall, and Jonathan Dove's setting of Vikram Seth, Minterne, with Steven Isserlis and Philippe Honoré. She has so far appeared eight times at the BBC Proms. Patricia Rozario was awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours, 2001 and the Asian Women's Award for Achievement in the Arts, 2002. JOANNE D'MELLO recently completed the Bachelor of Music degree at the Royal College of Music, London, studying with Patricia Rozario, OBE. She has a degree in Microbiology and studied singing and the violin in Goa, before taking up full-time music studies at the Royal College of Music in London. Joanne has participated in Masterclasses with Jutta Vulpius, Sarah Walker, Graham Johnson, Yvonne Minton, Ian Patridge and Jill Feldman. She has performed in concerts at various major venues around London, Holywell Music Hall (Oxford), Tomar (Portugal), Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Goa. Last December she was invited to do solo recitals in India with Japanese pianist Kumi Matsuo. In 2009, she was invited to perform at the Monte Music Festival in Goa by Fundação Oriente and did a series of concerts with the Goa String Orchestra. Currently she is based at the Flanders Operastudio in Ghent, Belgium. SUSANNA HURRELL was born in London to a musical family and joined the undergraduate programme at the Royal College of Music in 2005. After graduating with first class honours she gained a place to study with Patricia Rozario at the RCM International Opera School. During her time at college she won the English Song competition and second prize in the LOieder competition, and took part in many acclaimed performances such as Bruckner's Te Deum with Bernard Haitink and Mozart's C Minor Mass with Sir Charles Mackerras. Susanna has already embarked upon a varied solo career. On the operatic stage her roles include Dido in Dido and Aeneas, the Maid in The Crocodile, Papagena in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Euridice in Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, Rodelinda in Handel's Rodelinda, Rossanne in Handel's Alessandro, and Amariili in Handel's Il Pastor Fido. MARK TROOP, pianist, broadcaster and writer, is th
[Goanet] From The Leopold Cafe, Colaba.
An interesting narrative from the owner of the café that became world famous during the terrorist shootings at the Taj Mahal Hotel. Leopolds is just behind. My name is Farzadh Sheriar Jahani. I was born in Bombay and grew up in Fountain. Flora Fountain area. Thats where, you know, most of the Parsis and Parsi communities were living back then. We lived in a five storey building, on one floor was an Iranian family that was living there, working for the Iranian consulate and there was a Punjabi living on the first floor. The rest of the flats were all occupied by Zoroastrians, Iranis. My father got work in Irani restaurants, got the experience then like so many other Iranis, he took a share in several Irani joints. He ended up a partner in five restaurants in Bombay. One was called New York Restaurant which was on Hughes Road and he was a partner in Pyrkes Restaurant which was at Flora Fountain, he was a partner in Café Paris which was again at Flora Fountain. He was a partner in Moranaz and Company again very close to, ahhh, in the area of Fountain, and here at Leopolds, thats where my father was also. In fact, he was most of the time over here in Leopolds and all the others were run by my fathers brother, his sisters husband and other family. Mr Rustom was a partner with my father here at Leopolds and the building belonged to him Thats why the building is called Rustom Manzil. Also Aspandiar Ferhandaz Irani was a partner, Sheriar Framroze Jehani was a partner and Framroze Irani was also a partner he was Aspandiars brother. These were the four partners that were in Leopolds. During that time it was only my father who was running the show. All the other partners were you know doing something else. Rustom was coming and going. Aspi had a travel agent called Asiatic Travel Service which was near VT station, right opposite New Empire Cinema. The other gentleman was Framroze, he was living in Iran. So it was left to my father to run it daily. And it was in 1980, in the 80s, early 80s that I was in the 8th grade and I told my father I had an interest in learning the business. It was more of an old type Irani café and store back then, they were selling confectionary items like all kinds of things, they were selling biscuits and cakes and they were selling toothpaste, soaps, ah, you know medicines that didnt require licences, such as Aspirin. They were selling cigarettes, cigars, and oh, um, khari biscuits and wafers and samosas and pattice and there were more sales of meals like English chicken roast and cutlet with soup, sandwiches, puddings and custards. There were a few Parsi dishes such as dhansak on the menu but not many. Today we have 140-odd items on our menu card. The changes came in the late 80s like in 86, 87 we introduced Chinese food into our restaurant, because we realised that people are now going for Chinese food and so we did too. I remember my father telling me the 60s was the time of the hippies into the 70s, then the 80s was the time of the Arabs the phases of Leopold I am talking about- then came the backpackers and now we have the expats. And a lot of Indians too as Indians have a lot more money these days than they used to. When I was in my teens I used to meet people that were coming from Afghanistan, fleeing Afghanistan because the Russians had invaded. And we had a lot of, as I said, tourists, foreigners that were hanging around Colaba. So I have seen all kinds of crowd here. During the Iran-Iraq war we had people that had fled from Iran, young people that didnt want to go to the war. I have seen people that were helping Iranians get out of the country illegally, but none of these transactions would take place in the premises for the respect of the owners, for the respect of the place and everybody had a good relationship. And we had the Zoroastrian Parsis who would come here every Sunday morning, those were the cyclists. They used to have tournaments, races from Bombay to Pune and back, those kinds of things. There were a lot of young Parsis who would come basically on a Sunday on a holiday. But not the rest of the week. There used to be times when I would go with my Dad to Crawford market; because he would get up at 530 in the morning and by 6 oclock he used to be in the market. At that time we had to go over there, we had to buy things like mutton, chicken, vegetables everything had to be hand picked and then we had a guy who used to be a cart-puller hed load onto the cart and deliver it to the restaurant over here. My father used to have his Italian Fiat 1959 model which he used to get in and come back to Leopolds in. Sometimes if his car was spoilt I might come with him and we would get a bus ride, early in the morning, on the BEST as we call them and Id come with him, spend the day. Since my house was close just 1, 2 kilometres from Leopolds I could walk back home but no I would wait for my father , until he had finished, and then
Re: [Goanet] wake up and smell India
Ani zoxem nirmilolem te zalem! Zoxem nirmilolem te zalem? Goenkar mhunt'llo Hanv gheolom Igorzentu Choilo Eunoku Kit choil' tuvem Mhunt kit gho eunoku Eunak gho, Hijrod'do. Zoddem go tu? Ani tum titiu--khod'do Hanh te te Bombaim che Hijzd'de Voi te te, to te, Devak meulyai mista Believers mista-- Dista... Mista... Toxem zait! Padre Vigarache amig; Ami soggle ek Devache Te chopko marpache, Sambhav, sambhav Tuz an kit chop marcho? ontoskon choi gho tugellem! Na gho Devan amcam ekabashin kela Tencaim? Voi temcaim Chopkke marinant te Bombaim baban sangullem, ugdass ass' Eunak, Yeo naka re, Rab re tinga Nehrua borabor. Yet zalyaru Goenchem nokli hizryanku capad kor re tu! Saiba besanvan tujeru. Hijras 'R' Us Vasco da Gama, with a p-jama, showing banana venantius j pinto Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 11:07:02 +0400 > From: Eugene Correia > To: goa...@goanet.org > Subject: Re: [Goanet] wake up and smell India > > > Today's OHeraldo reports that the tourism corporation and other > hoteliers were happy with the holiday rush. Now who do you blame? It > is a commercial thing. I wish it didn't happen and Goa was left > ever-green or rather unmessay and without stink. The GTDC must also > created the infrastructure, not just be merry over the net result. > Read the following ? The number of eunuchs multiplied especially along > Tito?s lane. Same was the case with Lamanis and beggars. The tourist > security force was mute bystanders,? John Lobo of the Shack Owners > Welfare Society told Herald. > Wow, Goa has political eunuchs and this new invacion can make Goa a > Eunuchland, from being a Unique Land. > Cheers, > > Eugene Correia > > > -- > > --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goanetters meet, Cricket and TriMooli ki Sabji
1: Thanks FN for those pics of the Goanetters meet. I concur with Mervyn. It is always good to put a face to a name. Ema and I had planned to come to Goa for a family event. Unfortunately for us, the dates clashed with our assigned leave. This is the second wedding in the family we missed because of a clash of dates. The last one was a couple of years ago in midApril. Even so we were happy to see the pictures of the many names who post. 2: The cricket scene is heating up. It is good to see Pakistan making a come back. They are a talented lot who have unfortunately got involved in this sutta-bazi. Sri Lanka should do better once they correct their 'issues' and make the right team choices. Bangladesh are a young team and they need some experience. India needs to allow the older players to retire gracefully. There appears to be significant talent in the regions and too much load is being placed on the older players. India also needs to drop the Kohlis and Harbhajans of cricket. There is no room for 'over-heated folks' in professional settings. 3: Like my good friend Floriano Lobo, I admire Dr. Wilfred de Souza as a friend, counsellor, teacher (at GMC) and surgeon. I have yet to come across a better surgeon, anywhere, than Dr. Willie. I know that he has made significant personal sacrifices in the hope of making Goa a better place. He (correctly) believed that Bandodkar and the MGP were the root cause for the 'ghettoization' of the previous GMC hospital and the degradation of the standard the health-care delivery provided at GMC. That, sadly, appears to be the case even till this day. Even so and as I have stated repeatedly to Dr. Willie, he (Dr. Willie) would have done more for health care in Goa (Bandodkar, the MGP and the less-competent deputationists, notwithstanding) by staying OUT of partisan politics, and IN medicine. 4: I have NO good vibes about this T-mooli outfit. Even so, like in cricket, it is time for the senior players of politics, to retire and do the next best thing. jc --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] School Assignments
Rico, *You don't seem to get the point. Net learning can at best assist comprehension but there is nothing like the real thing. There are many websites which allow you to dissect a cyber frog because the prevention of cruelty to animal rules do not allow dissection of frogs in colleges. Now tell me honestly would you have yourself operated upon by a surgeon who has extensively dissected and practiced on cyber cadavers and patients or would you prefer one who has practiced on the real thing? *I am not against net learning per se. What I am opposed to is a) getting your assignment done by a third party - either the cyber cafe operative, parent or older sibling and b) children not learning things practically through experiential learning. First let us teach children to use the net effectively, to reason out things for themselves and draw their own conclusions and not reproduce essays, papers and theses verbatim from the net. Otherwise we will produce a whole generation of net scientists. *Besides, cyberage scheme notwithstanding, how many of Goa's rural children have internet facilities at home? If Lisa has learnt to surf the net and use Facebook, it is because she has the opportunity, the equipment at her disposal and perhaps the time and the interest. Moreover in this case, she has supportive parents too. Can you envisage a similar scenario in most of our rural areas? *Whether our Gennext becomes a generation of consumers or producers will depend on what their schools have taught them. My beef was about irrational assignments being given to simply satisfy certain rules and norms and parents running helter skelter to do their children's assignments. As Selma has said, we as parents, are trying to make up for the things we missed out on through our children. Cheers Tony >Tony, You raise some important points, but I'm not sure I agree with your conclusions. * Instead of the parents searching the Net, why not equip the children to do it themselves? My 13-year-old daughter understands Facebook better than I do, and I'm proud of that. * Is knowledge on the Net somehow inferior to "real world" knowledge? Is it an either-or situation? What if they combined the real-world knowledge WITH what exists on the Net? * The biggest challenge before small societies like ours, as I see is, is: will we simply become CONSUMERS of information, or will we have a chance to become PRODUCERS too? Depending on the answer to this lies the future of our kids' generation! FN PS: If your 'apro' Catholic businessman friend (or his kid) had to search the Net, they would have found this in two seconds -- Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stephens_Konknni_KendrThis institution gets its name from the sixteenth-century English Jesuit priest, ... Kiraitem (canscora in English, or Canscora decussata) is from India, but the zaifoll ... Canscora decussata (kiraitem) - Groups - Yahoo groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net/message/52955 Oct 2009 ? Kiraitem (canscora in English, or Canscora decussata) is from India ... quite some confusions, including uncertainity over its formal name. ... Biodiversity in the Western Ghats: An Information Kit (IIRR, 1994 ... www.nzdl.org/gsdlmod?...Local/Common name. Scientific name. Part used as vegetables. Additional uses and features Kiraitem, Chirata. Swertia chirata. Entire plant ... Metahistory www.scribd.com/doc/9635462/MetahistoryThe doors were opened to unrestricted imports from British India which in turn . Then, in June 1991, the Archbishop, in the name of the Rachol Museum Trust . He said he wanted to plant kiraitem in Portugal, because we had learnt ... 5.2 Conservation of traditional vegetables in the backyard www.greenstone.org/.../nzdl;...?a=d...Local/Common name. Scientific name. Part used as vegetables. Additional uses and features Kiraitem, Chirata. Swertia chirata. Entire plant ... IMAGES http://bit.ly/Ay4zS8<<< -- ** "Tony de Sa" < tonydesa at gmail dot com > ** --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Annual Goanetters Luncheon Meet
Dear Frederick, We take this opportunity to thank you for organising this event yesterday. It was a great Meet. We both enjoyed meeting several attendees who we have read of on the Goanet ... it was now great to meet them in person, i.e. to put a face to the name we read of, as it were!!! Additionally, we gained the impression that many were ex Africa in general and Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in particular. Two names that come to our mind are: Stella Mascarenhas-Keyes and Jeanne Hromik. It was a delight to talk to everyone there, especially these two ladies, who lived in Kenya in their youth and whose parents were our friends then. As I said to you, we are amazed at the time you are devoting for the benefit of all Goanetters and we both take this opportunity to thank you immensely for all the work you put into this activity. Do pass on our grateful thanks too to your wife, for allowing you to do this for and on behalf of us ALL. We really do appreciate that. Reading through the daily postings, we have been able to, in a short while, get to know more of Goa, her people around the world and, most importantly, what the projects that many of them are involved in. Thank you and be blessed, Frederick, Betsy and Richard --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Crime In Goa: Exam papers theft, dead crow, suicide, Briton dead, 29-year-old and chest pains, rash driving, theft of gold ring, rash driving, live round with Swede, woman dies, theft, satell
-- Forwarded message -- From: PRO GP PHQ Panaji Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 4:17 PM DATED: 03.01.12 Press Release For the day as on 02. 01. 2012 Pertaining to the cases Registered at below mentioned Pollice Stations / Units are as under. PANAJI PS; Smt Rajal W/O Kashyap Shinkre, Principal Goa College of Home Science at Campal, Panaji, complained that between 19.11.11 to 24.11.11 TNK at Academic office of Goa college of Home Science, unknown staff of the college committed theft of one envelope containing eight assessed answer sheets of food technology paper and statement of marks from office of the college. CR.No. 01/12 U/S 381 IPC stands registered. PSI B.Z.Pawar is I.O. 2) Dr. Ashutosh Prabhudesai R/O Taleigao lodged his complaint to the effect that prior to 02.12.12 at 12.45 hrs. at Cardozo wado, Taleigao, unknown person/s malignantly threw a dead crow in his water tank knowingly to be likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to the human life. CR.No. 02/12 U/S 270 IPC stands registered and PSI B.Z.Pawar is investigating. 3) Upon information from PCR Panaji on 02.02.12 at 00.02 hrs that one lady jumped in to water and accordingly after verifying the incident it was revealed that the name of the deceased was Mrs. Parvati W/O Vasudev Nipanikar, aged 56 yrs. R/O Mala, Panaji. PM examination conducted. Cause of death is certified as as “Asphyxia as a case of drowning into water. U.D. No. 03/12 u/s 174 Cr.p.C.registered. PSI Arjun H. Sangodker is I.O. ANJUNA PS; Upon information from PCR that one foreigner is found dead in the rented house of Sandeep Kannaik at Wadi, Siolim. As per passport of the deceased his name was John Jacob David Tagg, a Britain national. Dead body preserved in GMC morgue, Bambolim. UD No. 01/12 u/s 174 Cr.P.C. registered.PSI Anant Gaokar is I.O. CALANGUTE P.S: Shri A. Jones Xavier R/O Khobrawado, Calangute N/O Bangalore informed in writing that his friend Domnic Eroni Vareed, aged 29 yrs. R/O Shivajinagar, Bangalore expired in Chodankar’s private Hospital at Porvorim while undergoing treatment as a case of chest pain. Dead body preserved in GMC morgue. UD No. 1/12 u/s 174 Cr.P.C. registered. PSI Narayan Chimulkar is I.O. 2) Pramod Polji, HC, lodged complaint on behalf of the State that on 1.1.12 at 06.55 hrs, accused Vinod S/O Jose Kambreker, Candolim drove his Kinetic Honda scooter bearing No. GA-01-H-8831, in rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Calangute to Mapusa and when reached at Porobwado, Calangute near Lucky Bar & Restaurant, dashed to oncoming YAMAHA Motorcycle No. MH-02-C-3573 due to which Motorcycle rider of YAMAHA M/Cycle Kenneth Fernandes sustained injuries and later succumbed to the injuries. CR. No. 01/12 u/s 279, 304-A IPC stands registered. PSI Laxi Amonkar is I.O. 3) Mr. Abdul Gani Badyari R/O Umtawado, Calangute, complained that the accused namely Ali S/o Zia Khan, R/o Candolim, age 30 yrs. N/O Pune visited the his shop under the pretext of purchasing gold ring and after misguiding him committed theft of gold ring W/rs. 30,000/-.CR No. 02/12 u/s 380 IPC stands registered. PSI Gauresh Parab is I.O. SOUTH GOA DISTRICT VASCO PS: LHC Vanita Vinayak Kelker lodged complaint on behalf of the State that on 01.01.12 at 02.55 hrs. accused by name Kaushik Chakraborthy, aged 20 yrs. R/O Bogda, Marmugao, riding motorcycle bearing No. GA-06-C-8161 rode the same in rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Dabolim to Bogmalo and when reached near Chicolna, dashed oncoming YAMAHA M/cycle bearing No. GA-02-A-6269 which was proceding from Bogmalo to Dabolim due to which rider and pillion rider namely Sadhik Sangoli and Mallikarjun S/O Prabhakar Huddar sustained injuries. Later Sadhik Sangoli succumbed to injuries. Dead body handed over to relatives after all the legal formalities.CR No. 01/12 U/S 279, 337, 304-A stands registered. PSI Filomena Costa is I.O. 2) Shri Nafees Ahmad Shah IC & Inspector of EXE, CISF ASG Goa, lodged complaint that on 2.01.12 at 12.35 hrs, accused Harding Inger Maria Kristina, age 53 Yrs. Swedish national was found carrying one live round in her baggage in her possession without any valid license or documents while screening by CISF staff at Airport, Dabolim. CR 02/12 u/s 3 R/w 25 Arms Act stands registered. I.O.PSI F.L.Costa. MAINA CURTORIM PS: Smt. Caitana W/O Francisco Lario R/o Curtorim, Salcete lodged complaint that on 1.1.12 between 09.30 t0 14.00 hrs, accused person Roy Fernandes of Curtorim, Salcete who is boy friend of victim/deceased Sabina D/o Francisco Hilario, age 19 yrs, r/o Curtorim, negligently avoided to provide medical aid/attention to the victim girl who was vomiting at his residence which resulted in to her death. Accused arrested on 2.2.12 at 21.30 hrs and placed in lock up for further enquiry.CR 01/12 u/s 304 A IPC. I.O. PSI Suraj Samant. MARGAO TOWN P.S. Shri Rony Nicholas Vaz R/O Davorlim, Salcete, complained that on 1.1.12 between 13.00 to 15.00 hrs, unkno
[Goanet] Twitch time !
'titch' rabid, this claim, and it stands logic on it's head. eric. --- I think prop and chef is Mozambique -ex commando. Son i-l of a great dentist late dr. Abel Souza. But I do not know how Anglo Saxons got away with titch colonial in North America and Australia. BC Next time it is done I recommend *Horseshoe* (near Avanti on Ourem Creek road. We get that genial Angolan chef-proprietor to open up at noon and do a simple buffet of greens/soups/cheese, etc. @ abt 200 'rip-offs' (my slang translation for 'rupee') per person. It might be a titch 'old colonial', but we must not stand on conventions of nationalist patriotic sentiment---when there's really good food to be had! --- --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Dr. Willy adn Trinamool Congress
Dr. Willy and Trinamool Congress Dr. Willy, I must say, has always had a place in my heart. Hold on for a moment there. As a politician? Hell, No!. We have fallen out with each other on that count a long long time ago. But as a dear friend? Yes!. He had operated on my late mother for uterine tumor and she lived to a ripe old age of 89. He has also caesarian delivered my first born, a timely exercise that saved both lives. Am I grateful? Of course I am. And to respectfully heed to his invitation that we must talk, which I actually did not want to do, I mean, get sour all over again, discussing politics with a man who seems to have forgotten what politics is all about, but reading and watching the exposure that he has been getting these last few days with his vociferous denials that he has yet not accepted the invitation by Trinamool Congress of Mamta Banerjee, I decided to take a chance and see for myself what tricks the old fox had up his sleeves this time when he has taken all the trouble to search for a Bengali partner. And armed with a proposal, should he be in the listening mood, I did go visit him this morning, informing him that I was on my way to his Saligao residence. A fifteen minutes one-to one talk went like this:- [ There was a mutual friend with him but I preferred to talk one-to-one and Dr. obliged] FL: Doc. I am happy to see you getting heavy exposure by the press and the electronic media over your supposed joining with the 'TC' of Mamta Banerjee. Dr: Welcome, tell me. FL: I have a proposal for you, should you be in the listening mood. Dr: Tell me. Fl: You are well aware that the national parties have earned the dislike of the people of GOA for having taken them for a jolly good ride engineering manipulations and loot of the worst kind. Dr: So? FL: Here is your chance to make a come-back and to take GOA by the storm. Dr. How? FL: You lead 'TC' in Goa. But 'TC' must not get involved in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Leave that to the Regional Parties or a Regional Front. Your 'Rajiv Congress' [RC] comes into the picture as a regional party. RC + Gomant Lok Pokx, (GLP) + Save Goa Front (SGF) + Goa Su-Raj Party (GSRP) come together on a simple COMMON MINIMUM PROGRAMME' to form a viable Regional Front. Then invite UGDP, the newly revitalized Mickky's GVP and if possible MGP to see where that goes. Dr: And you want TC to just sit around and watch? FL: No. TC, i.e. 'you' actively help to put the Regional Front together. Dr. And what does TC get in return? FL: Next Parliamentary Elections, TC represents Goa in the Rajya Sabha (you) with two other distinguished Parliamentarian in the Lok Sabha, I mean real Parliamentarians and not Regional thugs. See what havoc these are playing in the country's esteemed House of the People. Dr. And you want me to wait until 2014? I could be dead before that. FL: So you want to get to places before you die. Is it? That is why you want to build-up a hay-stack with TC in a hurry? Look here doc, you have slaughtered your political image so bad that you don't exist any more in the hearts of the Goan people. I do hope you are mature enough to know that. The general sentiments of the people of Goa are against you. Those who are with you are those who are not allowed to do anything but praise you. In short sycophants. Dr. So, I must learn from you? FL: No. You have passed the stage of learning. And you cannot teach for nuts either. Dr. Where is the money going to come from in your scheme of things. FL: Doc, you are mixing things-up. Money et al comes into play after the 'intellectual exercise' of building Goa's worthwhile Regional Front to take on the national parties. Why do you put emphasis on money? Dr: My driver does not have a government job. I sent him to Vishwajeet. He promised heaven on earth. In the end he stretched his hand forward. There are hundreds of guys looking for government jobs that I know of. How are you going to give them jobs? What about the garbage. Do you have a solution for all this?? FL: You are catching the tail, again. Look here doctor, Goa needs a change. You could very well make this happen especially when the plate is hot. Just tell me you will mull over this option, talk to your honchos, whatever and I shall go home. Dr. No. Your option does not appeal to me. I don't have much time. FL: So you are building the TC's hay-stack for you to sit on top. Are you? Hope it does not burn your dreams along with you. I wish you all the very best. A long time ago I had walked out on him regarding 'Loud Music Noise Pollution' Today I walked out on him because I found that he was not only the 'empty mind' but a hollow one at that, one which affords the other to see through and through. I do hope that Doctor Willy becomes the CM of Goa again, this time rid
Re: [Goanet] Photos from Goa... Goanetters Meet 2011
Frederick FN Noronha wrote: Dear all: Photos from the 2011 Jan Goanetters meet held yesterday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/sets/72157628713210405/ -- Thanks for these pictures, FN. Special thanks for naming who is in each picture. It is nice to put a face to someone who one reads here and admires. Mervyn --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] TAG's Dance Competition
TAG’s Dance Competition Tiatr Academy Goa will organize its 1st Dance Competition with choreography on Konkani songs on 28th January 2012 from 10:00 am onwards at the Auditorium of Goa State Museum, Patto Plaza, Panjim Goa. Each participating troupe must consist of not less than 6 participants and not more than 10 participants. Any Konkani song on vinyl records or CD’s or DVD’s can be chosen to set the choreography of dancing. The performance will be judged on arrangement of steps, dance sequence, co-ordination with words and music of the song, costumes, expression, confidence, etc. The participating troupes will be provided with traveling allowance of Rs. 500/-, Rs. 750/- and Rs. 1250/- according to the distance from where the participating troupe comes. Attractive prizes for performance will be awarded as follows:- 1st Prize – Rs. 7000/- 2nd Prize – Rs. 5000/- 3rd Prize – Rs. 3000/- Besides cash prizes a memento and certificates will also be presented. Best choreographer will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 2000/- besides a memento and a certificate. The prescribed application forms are available in the office of Tiatr Acadmey Goa, Block A, 2nd Floor, Campal Trade Centre, Campal Panjim. The last date to submit the application is 23rd January 2012 during office hours. TAG requests lovers of Konkani song, music and dance to participate in the competition in large numbers. Victor de Sa Member Secretary --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] School Assignments
Tony, You raise some important points, but I'm not sure I agree with your conclusions. * Instead of the parents searching the Net, why not equip the children to do it themselves? My 13-year-old daughter understands Facebook better than I do, and I'm proud of that. * Is knowledge on the Net somehow inferior to "real world" knowledge? Is it an either-or situation? What if they combined the real-world knowledge WITH what exists on the Net? * The biggest challenge before small societies like ours, as I see is, is: will we simply become CONSUMERS of information, or will we have a chance to become PRODUCERS too? Depending on the answer to this lies the future of our kids' generation! FN PS: If your 'apro' Catholic businessman friend (or his kid) had to search the Net, they would have found this in two seconds -- Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stephens_Konknni_KendrThis institution gets its name from the sixteenth-century English Jesuit priest, ... Kiraitem (canscora in English, or Canscora decussata) is from India, but the zaifoll ... Canscora decussata (kiraitem) - Groups - Yahoo groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-research-net/message/52955 Oct 2009 – Kiraitem (canscora in English, or Canscora decussata) is from India ... quite some confusions, including uncertainity over its formal name. ... Biodiversity in the Western Ghats: An Information Kit (IIRR, 1994 ... www.nzdl.org/gsdlmod?...Local/Common name. Scientific name. Part used as vegetables. Additional uses and features Kiraitem, Chirata. Swertia chirata. Entire plant ... Metahistory www.scribd.com/doc/9635462/MetahistoryThe doors were opened to unrestricted imports from British India which in turn . Then, in June 1991, the Archbishop, in the name of the Rachol Museum Trust . He said he wanted to plant kiraitem in Portugal, because we had learnt ... 5.2 Conservation of traditional vegetables in the backyard www.greenstone.org/.../nzdl;...?a=d...Local/Common name. Scientific name. Part used as vegetables. Additional uses and features Kiraitem, Chirata. Swertia chirata. Entire plant ... IMAGES http://bit.ly/Ay4zS8 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] All government recruitment put on hold by Election Commission
All government recruitment put on hold by Election Commission 2012-01-03 Jobs were distributed after the Election Code was implemented. The BJP immediately lodged a complaint with the Election Commission in the State. The Electricity Department, Sports, Accounts, Fire Services and Animal Husbandry have flouted the rules and while investigation is on by the Election Commission, 13 freshers who have already taken up jobs in these departments have been told not to report for work until the elections are over. They were given appointment letters on the December 24 and told to report for work on December 26. The Election Commission should have declared the appointments null and void, but instead he has instructed the government to defer their appointments. The departments informed the Election Commission that only 13 jobs were allotted, but the Commissioner feels that 1300 jobs have been distributed as largesse in the run-up to elections. Media reports say that Churchill's PWD department, Vishwajit's Health Departmetn and Social Welfare Department have sent out appointment letters.All recruitment has been halted, including allotment of harness cases, where the individual dies in harness and the job is offered to his family member. But Viswajit's Health department takes the cake. A senior GMC official is allegedly on leave and has taken the department stamp with him. It is reported that the official has been typing out the appointment letters in his house and dispatching them. Goa now has 57,000 government servants. Each getting not less than Rs 6000 per month. From the year 2007 to 2010 there were 5600 jobs distributed.In 2011 alone there were 4,900! The recruits have to pay anything from Rs 1 lakh upwards for a job. That's a lower side figure of Rs 49 crore. The actual figure must be much much more which supposedly goes into a politician's pocket. So the Politician benefits. The new recruit is now a government servant and the taxpayer pays out a fat salary with perks and D.A. After he leaves, the taxpayer continues paying his pension. So the government servant benefits. What does the taxpayer get? Nothing. What does Goa get? A big fat deficit for the next generation to pay. Source: http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-All-government-recruitment-put-on-hold-by-Election-Commission-3349 --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] School Assignments
Thank you Tony for this wonderful article and hope to read many more from you in this year. I do hope you submit this to the daily newspapers in Goa, it is one all of us parents should read. I don't know why but we all end up doing our children's "fish" assignments. I think parents today are unbelievably competitive wanting our children to fulfil not just their own potential but ours as well. Best, Selma --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
Re: [Goanet] wake up and smell India
Today's OHeraldo reports that the tourism corporation and other hoteliers were happy with the holiday rush. Now who do you blame? It is a commercial thing. I wish it didn't happen and Goa was left ever-green or rather unmessay and without stink. The GTDC must also created the infrastructure, not just be merry over the net result. Read the following “ The number of eunuchs multiplied especially along Tito’s lane. Same was the case with Lamanis and beggars. The tourist security force was mute bystanders,” John Lobo of the Shack Owners Welfare Society told Herald. Wow, Goa has political eunuchs and this new invacion can make Goa a Eunuchland, from being a Unique Land. Cheers, Eugene Correia --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
[Goanet] Goa Arts and Lit. fest
This is in response to Jason K. Fernandes article which came out in the Gomantak Times today and reproduced in the Goanet. If one is organising a festival of this nature, one plans it months in advance. One does not necessarily want to attend all the sessions. Besides there are constraints on the part of the audience where transport is concerned. I live in Betim. Have to cross the ferry. wait for a bus which will take me to Dona Paula. It also clashed with the seminar at the Goa University. I agree, some of the sessions were full of people, especially in Mandovi and Zuari Hall. Arjun, who is the Programme Coordinator was very sympathetic and so was Mr. Mirchandani. There are many events in Goa which start on time, there are others which don't, but that doesn't give the right of one of the organisers being rude. Ana Maria de souza-Goswami --- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---
