[Goanet] ExoticGoa - e-mag launched by Rohan Lobo
Rohan Lobo from Calangute has launched the first edition of his e-magazine, ExoticGoa. http://www.exoticgoa.co.in/exotic-goa-magzine-issue1/index.html Contents July 2012 ~ Personalities ~ Yolanda Souza - A Yeomans Service to Women's football the Art world Bruno Coutinho - International Footballer of India Dr. Carmo D'Souza-Prof of Law, Mathematics author law fiction. Ms. Mary Kay Graves Fry Shares the memories of her father. ~ Events/entertainment ~ NoMoZo - II MILSIM Goa Music Video Release and Concert by KARMA 'LET IT RAIN', the umbrella project Save the Indian Bull Frog World Music Day Goa Dance Sport wins Dance Sport Nationals. San Joao celebrated in Goa. Google I/O extended 2012 ~ Heritage ~ St. Alex Church Calangute ~ Literature ~ Friend - Poem by Ms. Prudencia ~ Goans Overseas ~ Goan Association Canada Goa Sudarop met Captain Sullenberger Goanet A-C-E! Arts ~ Culture ~ Entertainment
[Goanet] Alcohol harm | Alcohol Concern
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[Goanet] FESTIVAL OF PLANTS FLOWERS 2012 -SIOLIM GOA
Global Goemkars !! It is with pleasure that I announce that the FESTIVAL OF PLANTS FLOWERS from 25 to 27 August, 2012, will be a part of our WORLD GOA DAY celebrations. I do hope that many of you in Goa will visit this event in Siolim this year as I did last year. It was indeed a great pleasure thanks to Alexyz for inviting us. Thank you Miguel … thank you for encouraging the organisers - The SFX festival committee of this year to participate in our WORLD GOA KONKANI DAY celebrations. Here below is an announcement from Miguel Braganza rene barreto WORLD GOA KONKANI DAY 2012 GOANWORLD - EVENTS FOR http://worldgoadaymessages.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/world-goa-day-2012-festival.html o Dears, The theme for the 21st year celebration of the FESTIVAL OF PLANTS FLOWERS from 25 to 27 August, 2012, is BIODIVERSITY as seen on a Mattolli at Ganesh Chaturthi. The competition will be for projects on Natural Pest Management using plant materials and other organisms. The projects are for two categories of students: 1. Up to SSC [High School] 2. Std. XI Std XII [HSS] The students must have a poster to explain the NPM item and how to use it; specimen of the plant or organism and two students must be present on Saturday 25 August morning to explain the project to the panel of judges. Some books on this subject are available at the Other India Bookshop, above Mapusa Clinic, Mapusa, and at Broadway Book Centre, Panaji. Information is also available in the book GROWING VEGETABLES ORGANICALLY published by the GREEN HERITAGE Eco Club of SFX School with the support of Green Essentials, Taleigao. Besides the above two bookshops, copies are on sale at the school in Siolim, Varsha Bookstore [near Azad Maidan/Bank of India], Panaji and Vardaan, opp. Kadamba Bus Stand, Margao. Information on Fungal Bio-Control Trichoderma viride, Beauvaria bassiana, Hirsutella thomsonii, etc is available on the internet Extract from flowers of a Ocimum sp plant closely related to the Tulsi make a good pheromone for the fruit-fly trap. The common Ruiee plant [Calatropis gigantea] latex is used against sucking insects and the Marigold [Tagetes sp] has many uses including nematode control. The SFX festival has been postponed by one week because Monday, 20 August is Id holiday and 18 to 20 August becomes a long weekend when people may travel out for a break. There will be the competition and display of ornamental and flowering plants from the students of SFX school and adult hobby gardeners from the village of Siolim. We hope to display pot grown cucurbits [pumpkins, cucumber, melons and gourds] with a bamboo trellis mounted from within the pot as well as pot grown fruit plants with fruits available this season as an inspiration for those living in apartments. Those who have attended the Green Essentials-Miguel Braganza workshop at International Centre-Goa, Dona Paula, are familiar with the set up and how to do square lashing the way Boy Scouts do. There were two Earthoholics from Mumbai there, too. You can also learn it [and/or mango grafting] at Mahamaya Nursery Agri. Farm at Sal-Bicholim on Sunday 22 July, 2012 from 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. Advance registration is a must. SMS your name and interest [trellis or grafting or both ] to 9822982676 by 19 July. You will get two months to grow and display your achievement at Ganesh Chaturthi and you can have full grown plant with the fruit/vegetable by the time the Botanical Society of Goa's annual PLANT UTSAV comes to town. Mog asundi Miguel-- -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. Miguel A. Braganza, House No.5/4-A Opposite Zonal Agriculture Office Farm Xettiavaddo, MAPUSA- 403507 Goa. INDIA Ph +91-9822982676; 91-832-2255139 www.brittosoba.comwww.konkanfruitfest.com www.pgsorganic.inwww.ifoam.org/inofo Horticulture.Facilitation.Networking -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. WORLD GOA - KONKANI DAY -20TH of AUGUST, EVERY YEAR. GOAN CULTURAL HERITAGE DAY 0 0
[Goanet] Goa news for July 20, 2012
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa CM asks Army to vacate land - Times of India ill-be-arrested-if-he-enters-goa-parrikarMuthalik will be arrested if he enters Goa: Parrikar http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFyqloBH5ZK050GsO2XJkz6vtaQIwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Goa-CM-asks-Army-to-vacate-land/articleshow/15043095.cms *** Goa legislators sing songs, pay musical tribute to Rajesh Khanna - TwoCircles.net S2AOFVOq5A0MAcP6OElMA http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHyPNKWtgDbw_1HGGUSbgUALYq1CQurl=http://twocircles.net/2012jul19/goa_legislators_sing_songs_pay_musical_tribute_rajesh_khanna.html *** Foreigners leave back dogs on beaches: MLA - Times of India qjiOasDw-1WA http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH_92w448mNvNzuegsbepqJdWe7yQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Foreigners-leave-back-dogs-on-beaches-MLA/articleshow/15049078.cms *** Goa has 37 mining dumps on govt land: Minister - Hindustan Times ndustan TimesGoa government on Thursday told the state Legislative Assembly that there are 37 mining reject dumps on revenue land, majority of which belong to big mining firms. In a written reply on the floor of the House, state revenue minister Francis D'Souza ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGGIbgF0JTJvpfWu9Zdv_c3kixxWgurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Goa/Goa-has-37-mining-dumps-on-govt-land-Minister/Article1-891824.aspx *** 'Dabolim will continue after Mopa opens' - Times of India ires-lsquo-land-rsquo-missile-at-Navy/61998.htmlCM fires 'land' missile at Navy http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGPJhMaoSY3S_TvKQZ_KIoVm5rLsQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Dabolim-will-continue-after-Mopa-opens/articleshow/15049075.cms *** Prez election: Goa, Gujarat and TN sees brisk polling - Oneindia eindiaNew Delhi, Jul 19: The Presidential election to chose the 13th President of India is currently underway in various parts of the country. The UPA nominee for President Pranab Mukherjee is pitted against Opposition nominee PA Sangma in the fight for ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFO5taxiLI3H3Rm5KpgEZYUNxPl9gurl=http://news.oneindia.in/2012/07/19/prez-election-goa-gujarat-tn-see-brisk-polling-1038146.html *** 100 percent voting for presidential poll in Goa - New York Daily News i should get around 30 votes in Goa, Parrikar said after the 21 party legislators as well as other alliance members, Independents close to the BJP and one MP cast their vote here. Congress leader and former chief minister Digambar Kamat said ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEbXLsSFMRN7mWfh_Jzsyk1jHIiWwurl=http://india.nydailynews.com/article/09f065e0db2bbba0d29d366904379806/100-percent-voting-for-presidential-poll-in-goa *** Indian sailor rescued from mid sea near Goa - Zee News e NewsIndian sailor rescued from mid sea near Goa Panaji: Indian Coast Guard on Thursday rescued an Indian sailor on board of a merchant navy ship off the Goa coast following a medical emergency. Yelaka Ganesh, a crew member of MT Pacific Voyager vessel, ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGMpmGEXhNZ3JGN9w8zReDAxHnuvAurl=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-sailor-rescued-from-mid-sea-near-goa_788596.html *** Luis Figo sets November date with Goa - Times of India bsessed state is in line for a treat when Luis Figo sets foot on the beach-city shores, this November. Part of the Youth Champions League (YCL), a football festival that will see over ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNF03MskqYgkEwwdWUquT7aaS5LvTQurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Luis-Figo-sets-November-date-with-Goa/articleshow/15048731.cms *** Goan legislators to vote for President today - Times of India acked Pranab Mukherjee ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEhAwgCOseGvokx2nyA7KpKcLNvEAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goan-legislators-to-vote-for-President-today/articleshow/15037881.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] GOA SUDHAROP: Director of Global Operations
Goa Sudharop is pleased to announce a new management position – Director of Global Operations – and our long-time management member, Mrs. Acaria Almeida, has kindly volunteered to accept the role. Acaria joined Goa Sudharop right after her MBA in 2002 and has been serving since, as Treasurer, as President for three years, and as a Board member, all as a volunteer (unpaid position – all Goa Sudharop management positions are volunteer-based and unpaid). In her new role as Director of Global Operations, she will continue to work with Goans around the world and promote Goa Sudharop’s mission towards the betterment of Goa and Goans. She is totally committed to get overseas Goans more involved in the shape and future of Goan development, to save something of our heritage, environment etc. She also has the appealing personality to work with various age groups, from the young to the not-so-young. Acaria has always taken a leadership role as a volunteer. She initiates ideas and then executes the idea. Her latest efforts are the Goa Sudharop Youth conventions (in San Francisco last year and in Goa this year). Previously she has been active in so many Goa Sudharop activities, too numerous to mention. Acaria is keenly interested in athletics and combined that with her fundraising efforts. She has taken part in several Half-marathons and has helped raise over $20,000 over a few years for Goa Sudharop. She is a team player and the gold-standard of an exemplary volunteer. Acaria is also a community builder. Besides, being a stalwart in Sudharop, Acaria is involved in the Goan Community in the San Francisco Bay Area in different ways. She writes and directs skits in Konkani and encourages other Goans to take part in cultural programs thus keeping the Goan language and culture alive in this area. She also worked with the India Community Center (ICC) and the Partners program so Goa Sudharop and ICC can partner together. Acaria's work career has mostly been in banking where she has been very successful. Most importantly she is the proud mom of three children who are active in the Goa Sudharop community and has a very supportive husband, Joe, who encourages the family’s community service. Please join us in welcoming Acaria in her new role and wishing her success. Goa Sudharop www.goasudharop.org
Re: [Goanet] Wagh roars, says Goa not British colony
Rhetoric for public consumption is one thing and action is quite another. These politicians can neither do without the British nor the Americans. Those who invest in the country cannot comment on policy? Can we expect FDI to be one way traffic? It is the masses that are cheated in the bargain. Vaghs and Shinvs only growl. -Soter
Re: [Goanet] Konkani's first free audio novelette ... Khand by Willy Goes
Dear FN, For any discussion to be meaningful, it is imperative that the discussants comprehend exactly what the other participants therein want to say. In this manner, each participant is able to see the issue in a holistic manner by looking at it from the point of view of dissenting members. This becomes possible when each one uses words and expressions which have definite meanings/connotations in common parlance. Unfortunately, this is not happening here because, in my view, you are turning the words upside down; perhaps you feel the same regarding my usage. I get the impression that you do not want a fruitful discussion. When details are provided, you feel “flooded perhaps because the details deny you the opportunity to grab straws for keeping afloat. In support of my contention, I present you the following evidence: A language/dialect is written (not spoken) in a script; but you think a script is written in a language. The languages/dialects have names and so do the scripts. Thus we have the Roman, Cyrilic, Perso-Arabic, Devanagari scripts each of which is used to write several languages. But we do not have a Portuguese script (Portuguese dictionaries refer to Portuguese Alphabet, not script). Some scripts are used exclusively to write a single language or were designed for one language; in such cases the name of the language is itself used as the name of the script; thus we have Malayalam, Kannada, Telegu, Gujerati scripts. But there is no Brazilian scipt; hence a Bardezi script is an impossibility. You have provided a verse, but have not specified what exactly your objection to it is. We must keep in mind the fact that it is in a school text-book. Any curriculum/text-book is designed keeping certain pedagogic objectives in mind. This is a language text, not one of music or folklore. Although I could not spell out exactly what the pedagogic objectives at Std. III are, I am sure enhancement of the language skills of the child is one of them. And this particular verse seems to satisfy that objective to a large extent. It uses a familiar song (or two) with some extraneous stanzas. This is nothing new; people generally indulge in this at parties and picnics. In fact, we have some commercially produced audio-cassettes providing exactly this type of medleys for their entertainment value. The verse has a cat-and-mouse theme akin to Mickey Mouse situations. The teacher can use it to encourage the children to imagine additional situations (as has been done via the extraneous stanzas), or recall MM cartoon episodes, to compose additional stanzas for which they will have to search and get additional apt Konkani words for the purpose of rhyme and metre; the task is made a little easier by providing a choice of two metres (from two songs). So, what are you objecting to, may I know? Whatever “sin” you may have envisaged, could that not have been committed by using the Roman script in stead of Devanagari? You claim to be a staunch protagonist of Konkani written in the Roman script. But I doubt you have read any Konkani in that script. If you have, please state the name of a single Konkani book/periodical which uses the orthography that you have employed for the verse you have quoted. Would any English periodical publish a badly-spelt piece submitted to it? But Konkani periodicals have to do exactly this, day in and day out; the articles need corrections for almost every word! Don't you think that those who claim to support the script should themselves use it properly, first? You cannot blame the “Devanagari-protagonists” alone for pushing out other dialects in preference to Antruzi; the “Romi-protagonists” too are equally guilty of pushing out other dialects in preference to Bardezi. But you do not protest against this! Why? Sebastian Borges On 18 Jul 2012 Frederick FN Noronha wrote: Dear Prof Borges, You've drowned us in detail! Without getting caught up in that, let me say that today's Devanagari is largely (wholly?) written in Antruzi-influenced Konkani. With Romi, the script (at least for much of the 20th century) was Bardezi. The attempt to push one dialect and script in the name of standardisation is leading to a whole lot of problems, as former Devanagari-alone supporters (like Dr/Fr Pratap Naik, Tomazinho Cardozo and others) have been bold enough to concede. Regardless of the terminology used, you've got the point I earlier sought to make. Now let me share with all what happens to a famed Goan verse when it gets Devanagarised and incorporated in the Std. III Konkani text book for schools in Goa. I'm transliterating from Devanagari to Romi, so the rendering is approxmiate: Hundir -- Mama Hundir mhujya mama Aani haanv sangtam tuka Aarey, mazorichyea pila lagin Khel maandun naaka. Hundir maama aaylo, Khaati ponda leeplo Aani mazorichya peelan taka Eka ghansan dharloh. So far not bad, but let's see what happens next: Hundir mama sutlo Kotye kudint dhanvlo Aani mazorichya peelak
[Goanet] Panjim Pics: D B Road - From New Patto Bridge to Miramar Beach
From D B Road - From New Pato Bridge to Miramar Beach Casino Entry Point From here Feeder boats take you to Casino Royale, Carnival http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581866008/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Fishing / Angling River mandovi Opp Old Secretariat http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581873142/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Fazenda building http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581877090/sizes/c/in/photostream/ Adilshah Palace or old Secretariat http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581879298/sizes/l/in/photostream/ a sleeping bitch http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581882188/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Blue building Customs and central Excise Museum http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581884318/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581888512/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581890752/sizes/l/in/photostream/ I love Panjim, do you? http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581886350/sizes/l/in/photostream/ aadhaar Card, have you applied yet – do it by Sept. 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581892642/sizes/l/in/photostream/ details http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2011/09/aadhaar-your-permanent-proof-of.html sulabh Toilets, oppHotel Mandovi –Maintenance not bad http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581895300/sizes/c/in/photostream/ Inaugurated in 1994 Carmo Pegado / J bGonsalves http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581897806/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Water logging at Ferry Jetty http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601863094/ from PRIME back to CARAVELA http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601864376/in/photostream/ Opp Old GMC http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581900044/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581902150/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Bagful of Tisrio http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581824480/in/photostream a view from Promenade, opp Old GMC http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7601739660/sizes/h/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7601741366/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Tiatr Tiatr tiatr Infront of Kala Academy Gate http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582092878/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Rejected Bhepuri Gaddas waiting for renewal of their licence –Near Kala Academy About 22 rejected last week http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582084816/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582086998/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582089776/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Pastry cottage http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582091898/sizes/l/in/photostream/ gomi follam or Gum fruits – near Old Football ground –DB Road As Kids, we even ate it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582077226/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582079556/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582082174/sizes/l/in/photostream/ colourful umbrellas – Display and sale http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582074972/sizes/l/in/photostream/ DB Road with dividers – Campal, Bal Bhavan, Rain trees etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582061950/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582056734/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582059088/sizes/l/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582064628/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Ganapati Temple http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582067526/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Terrem or tero at Campal grounds http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582069812/sizes/l/in/photostream/ This been like this since early June Today is July 18 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7582072902/sizes/h/in/photostream/ New buildings on D B Road Opp Magsons Super Store http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601861948/in/photostream/ Near TOI/ Dr. Rufino http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601861476/in/photostream/ Opp Sand Dune Colony http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601849884/sizes/l/in/photostream/ obstructions to pedestrians, dangerous too http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601851638/in/photostream/ Laxmiprasad Keni Bungalow Near Hotel Sona http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601853150/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601854594/in/photostream/ Bungalow next to Maruti Temple http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601860396/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Lights at Miramar beach are working now From july 13 http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk55/7581902974/in/photostream/ Gaddas re-appeared after a week long absence http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601855862/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601857362/in/photostream/ Local Tourist or bhiknnakar at Miramar Beach circle http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk56/7601858834/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Cows are everywhere – This one at the beach
[Goanet] Song for the day...
Carl Dobkins Jr - My Heart Is An Open Book (Live) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfRV2O0U_YA g -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Effective and Inexpensive way of controlling diabetes
Effective and Inexpensive way of controlling diabetes In May 1988 I went to St. Isabel Hospital, Madras for a hernia operation . To my surprise my blood sugar level was 411, very hugh indeed. All my friends said the doctor would not operate . With tablets and insulin it was brought to normal and the operation was performed. In 1990 I started thinking: if I had some strong emotion, some sad news, the lachrymal glands would be stimulated and tears would come abundantly. If I put a sweet in my mouth saliva is produced in plenty -- then if I could stimulate the insulin gland, insulin would be produced and it would absorb the sugar in my system! I asked a nurse friend, where is the insulin gland? In the pancreas, she said, on the left side, below the lungs. Well, I started to vigorously shake my left side with the result that my blood sugar was brought under control without tablets. I took the last glynase tablet on 20th January, 1990 . My last blood test in November 1992, Fasting 107, Post Prandial 131. I now eat sugar, cakes and ice cream without any worry thanks to my therapy. Many of my friends here and abroad have benefited from this effective and inexpensive method. I have written this article with the hope that it may have wide publicity and may be of help and relief to all those suffering from diabetes. Fr. G. Narsilio, SDB Chaplain Government General Hospital Madras-600 003 Method: Put your left hand on the left side below the lung. Shake, massage vigourously right and left for 10 seconds. About 20 times a day. Insulin will flow from the gland and absorb the sugar in the blood. Time: when you eat cake, ice cream etc. and when you think of it. No limitation of time in the use of this therapy (Since the above has been typed from an old cutting, Madras has not been changed to Chennai)
[Goanet] Fw: FW: Goa - a reportagem de quem viveu na ex-colónia portuguesa
Goa - A reportagem de quem viveu na ex-colónia portuguesa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvBXQrtr8Y
[Goanet] FW: PEELING BACK THE MASK (pdf version)
Brilliant! Must read. Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:45:01 -0700 Subject: PEELING BACK THE MASK (pdf version) From: fssom...@gmail.com To: Finally now we can read difficult to get book that's currently the talk of Kenya:Peeling Back the Mask A QUEST FOR JUSTICE IN KENYA by Miguna Miguna (on pdf) Sultan Somjee સુલતાન સોમજી http://thebeadbai.blogspot.com/ ___ Mjadala mailing list mjad...@swahilionline.com http://lists.swahilionline.com/mailman/listinfo/mjadala -- next part -- An embedded and charset-unspecified text was scrubbed... Name: ATT1 URL: http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/attachments/20120720/6e3b3500/attachment.asc
[Goanet] I have been doing volutary work....
The 'Pork geese' structure hung around for nearly 2 decades. We have seem similar situation in the Far East. In Hong Kong there are manifestations against the local government on a daily basis with regards to corruption etc.(In Goa we manifest it among ourselves or on social forums). Some local diocese schools do not want to adapt to the new 'Ich liebe dich mein land'. Not surprising many reminisce the past and some even call for the brit rule. To counter act the govt. is now thinking of handing out sweetners as they do it in Macau. BC An era has slipped by us. The Goa of the sixties and seventies and even the eighties will never come back.
Re: [Goanet] Guwahati Molestation Incident
On 19 July 2012 18:22, Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا fredericknoro...@gmail.com wrote: The most educative post I read on this point is: http://www.firstpost.com/living/guwahati-shame-the-dirty-games-media-play-379275.html COMMENT: Over here in the U.K. we have girls totally pissed out of their minds on weekends; then they are carted off in in Ambulance to be taken care of in the A. E. units at a huge cost to the NHS. So in this regard we are at opposite ends on treating inebriated women and for that matter man as well... Drunks 'should have to pay the NHS for treatment' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1186809/Drunks-pay-NHS-treatment.html#ixzz219KeqCCX -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit....
On 19 July 2012 21:52, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: A sarcastic benison** from MP Keith Vaz.: Keith Vaz of the Labour Party, the longest-serving Asian MP in Britain, and chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, was even more scathing. When Buckles told the committee that he was “disappointed”, Vaz replied that’s what he usually felt when his football team didn’t win. “Isn’t there a better word?” asked Vaz sarcastically. http://tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub280712London.asp **bessao (blessing) +++ vjp RESPONSE: The Home Affairs Select Committee, waded into the hapless man. Vaseline Vaz is so squeaky clean that he returned thousands of pounds having bought items such as cushions from John Lewis How's that for sarcasm? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Konkani's first free audio novelette ... Khand by Willy Goes
Dear Prof Borges, If you make your point briefly, we could have a better chance of staying on track. On 20 July 2012 09:30, Sebastian Borges s_m_bor...@yahoo.com wrote: You claim to be a staunch protagonist of Konkani written in the Roman script. But I doubt you have read any Konkani in that script. I have made no such claim. All that I'm saying when me and my kids want to learn Konkani, we find the Roman script far, far easier to do so. I bear no animus against those who find the Devanagari script more convenient; and I will not grudge them their right to choose for myself, as they should not block mine. You cannot blame the “Devanagari-protagonists” alone for pushing out other dialects in preference to Antruzi; the “Romi-protagonists” too are equally guilty of pushing out other dialects in preference to Bardezi. But you do not protest against this! Why? Of course, Bardezi's dominance is as unfair. Not just Sashtti but so many other dialects have lost out... the Pednem boli, the Canacona variant. Probably the Tiswadi dialect is close to Bardezi. This is an issue too. But just because one wrong was committed in the past, it cannot be used as an argument to justify the hegemony of Antruzi and its one-language-one-script-one-people logic. FN PS: There is no Bardezi script, agreed. But isn't it a fact that Romi mostly uses the Bardezi script (and hence is closely connected with it) while Devanagari is mostly Antruzi-influenced? If we want to go into the categories of Padribhas and Bamonbhas (as outlined by Dr William R. Da Silva, himself a priest) then that is another issue too! As far as the verse goes, my problem is that the hegemonical grip over language in today's Goa means that the language and usage of large sections of people is getting delegitimised.
[Goanet] Fwd: Fw: GOAN Diet for Good Health
If this has not been on the net earlier, it's would make interesting reading. Regards, Bernice Subject: Fw: GOAN Diet for Good Health To: -- *From: *gordon jacobs *Subject: *GOAN Diet for Good Health- Must read [image: GOAN Diet For GOOD HEALTH...!!! A little long...]http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.phpid=721005959mid=62d0f29G1f45f80cG96869cdG96bcode=O0FxewYgn_m=donaldper%40gmail.com *Edwin Azavedo*http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.phpid=721005959mid=62d0f29G1f45f80cG96869cdG96bcode=O0FxewYgn_m=donaldper%40gmail.com *GOAN Diet For GOOD HEALTH...*!!! A little long winded but funnily quite true! This description of the Goan diet is most interesting and certainly worth keeping for the light it throws on Goan cultural background. By and large, I grew up in a home where Mum subscribed to many of the principles of this Goan diet though her food was not quite as Spartan as this Goan Diet. Certainly, 3 times a year, at the end of each school holidays, we were subjected to a *purgative,* Not funny. - Wendell Rodricks Pre-lunch, whenever I visited my old friend Lucio, he would be sitting like a Buddha over a bowl of *Goan kanji. *The first time I saw him with his kanji I asked if this was a daily routine. Every single day he replied - It's the best diet, our Goan way of eating. Many years later and after experimenting with many diets (in an attempt to cleanse the system once a year) I have come to the conclusion that Lucio is right. Today, our dietary patterns and physical activity have been altered so drastically that I decided to go on what I now call *The Great Goan Diet. * Before anyone goes on the diet, it is necessary to reflect on the lifestyle of our ancestors. Imagine a Goan village a hundred years ago. Villages had no electricity, few cars and no telephones for sure. This meant *walking to the wells, schools and market places*. Messages were also passed on by foot (unlike the present phone-call-away sloth). Our ancestors walked, climbed and rode the humble but effective bicycle. Doctors today will affirm that riding a bicycle into old age is the best way to keep one's balance. Come rain or shine, all villagers went for *a daily passoi (promenade)* each evening. Most importantly they ate frugally and at fixed times. Once this routine is accepted, half your weighty problems are eliminated. A few rules - all old Goan wisdom. No canned or bottled products. If its not fresh, forget it. Imagine that your refrigerator is solely for ice. Better still believe it does not exist and hence does not become the repository of frozen food, bottled sauces, junk food left overs and ugly soft drinks. If you want juice do it from fresh fruit. Back to the Great Goan Diet. Begin the day with a* cup of weak tea with a spot of milk.* In the old days sugar was scarce and barely used. If you need sugar a tiny piece of good old Goan molasses (*jaggery)* adds sweetness and a lot of flavour. Local fruits such as *guavas, mangoes,pineapples, papayas, bananas *and humbler fruits from the hills such as *zomnas *found their way to the breakfast table. One of the principles of yoga is to eat what Mother Earth gives you in season. This simple principle drastically cuts out all the sugar laden apples and pears that now arrive from lands as far as China and Israel. Buy and consume local seasonal fruits. The same applies to vegetables, but more of that later. Not many families could afford an entire poyee or kankana per person. But a fresh poyee or chapatti made of whole wheat flour was consumed. Most often families shared half a *poyee or kankana. *Consider *Chapattis made from nachne (red millet).* Consume village eggs from local hens (when available) once a week. Nothing like bl*gaunthi eggs fried in coconut oil and drizzled with garden grown black pepper.* English eggs? Never! Just the thought of those million chickens sitting in always lit cages has put me off chicken forever. That takes care of breakfast. And that rules out butter, jams (except home made with seasonal fruit as a Sunday treat), cheese, cakes, biscuits croissants and all such luxuries that have invaded our modern lives. At 10.30, *a bowl of Goan rice kanji *water flavoured with a hint of *homemade pickle or creamy kalchi kodi* on the side. Insist on 'homemade' as too many chemicals and preservatives go into commercial pickles. Ask any gym instructor or doctor and they will confirm that six small meals are best for health. This mid morning kanji wards off voracious hunger pangs at lunch which make you eat more than necessary. Lunch comprises *Goan boiled rice, fish curry* made with *small local fish and a piece of fried fish or local tisreos.* It is amazing today to see lunch tables groaning with kingfish and one pomfret per person. In my youth my Mom expertly rationed one rechado pomfret on Sunday between four sons, my Dad and herself. Insist on local fish:* sardines,velios, tisreos, catfish *. Reserve the
[Goanet] 'Both Portuguese and India betrayed Goa' special status meet
2012-07-20 At the 2nd Meeting on Special Status at Holy Spirit Chuch Hall, Margao, Prof. Sergio Carvalho told the audience that two nations have betrayed Goa. India and Portugal. India by not keeping the promises made by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to the Parliament, after the invasion, and Portugal by slyly signing the Co-Operation treaty with India in 1974 without taking Goans into confidence. This meeting shed a lot of light on other important matters. For example, Prof. Prajal Sakardande came heavily down on those Goans who are rooting for Marathi when they and their children speak Konkani at home. He questioned as to how Marathi can be the Mother Tongue of the Goan Hindu if it is used to recite the aarti to Lord Ganesh. Floriano Lobo countered by saying that Latin was the language used for Mass and reciting daily prayers and conducting of Ladains by Goa's Catholic/Christians. But they have not adopted Latin as their mother Tongue. He said that these people have no love for Goa but only for neighbouring Maharashtra. Therefore the attempt to merge Goa with Maharashtra. On the Portuguese betrayat of Goans, Floriano Lobo said that Goans should stone the Portuguese Consulate in Goa for this betrayal so that they know that they will never be able to get away with such a blatant betrayal of Goans and also to stop them from emptying Goa of Goans by dishing out Portuguese passports. Miguel Vaz's delivery was very much appreciated. He cautioned Goans about the conspiracy hatched a long time ago by India to sabotage Goa's Identity as was exposed in the magazine 'India Today' when it was a fortnightly and during the time when he was studying in the 12th standard. What is happening to Goa is the sure and steady scheme of that conspiracy to destroy Goa's Identity. Opinion Poll of 1967 was critically analysed by Adv. Antonio Lobo saying that India had always worked against the interests of Goa when it could have told the mergerista that even if they passed a resolution for the merger of Goa in its loaded assembly, it was not done due to the long-standing promise by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He promised that Goa's Identity would be protected. Altinho Gomes said that Goans must be happy that such a thing as Opinion Poll happened and went in favour of Goa and Goans. http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-Both-Portuguese-and-India-betrayed-Goa-special-status-meet-3989 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] Effective and Inexpensive way of controlling diabetes
Dear Luis, First of all, I though of how you could be reduced to mince-meat via Goanet, because such knowledge does not fit into the world of Science as we know it. Secondly, I tried it out myself, and ended up laughing. (It's ticklish. Maybe when diabetes strikes home then it won't be so funny!) Lastly, I recall an episode while on scholarship in Deutschland, way back in 1990. We were in a bus on some 'familiarisation tour' and found ourselves being blocked by a military tank (don't know which nationality, but the Occupying Forces were still around then). For some reason the meant-to-be-blinking warning light atop the tank was not working. To our surprise, we saw a soldier lean up, stretch out his hand, and hit the pipe to which the light was fixed. This is modern, German, high technology, said the late Peter Pruefert, whose understated sense of humour (and clipped Queen's English) somehow seemed more Brit than German to us. Thanks for sharing, all the same. 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 20 July 2012 14:45, Luis Vas luissr...@gmail.com wrote: Effective and Inexpensive way of controlling diabetes In May 1988 I went to St. Isabel Hospital, Madras for a hernia operation . To my surprise my blood sugar level was 411, very hugh indeed. All my friends said the doctor would not operate . With tablets and insulin it was brought to normal and the operation was performed.
[Goanet] Goa Table Tennis Association fails to provide information under RTI
Panjim Table Tennis Club flays Goa Table Tennis Association (GTTA) for refusing to furnish information sought by it under the RTI Act 2005. Though the Government of Goa vide its Gazette Notification (Series III No. 15) has brought all Sports Associations registered with the Sports Authority of Goa(SAG) under the purview of the RTI Act, Goa Table Tennis Association has failed to provide information sought by the Club under the Act. Even basic information such as list of Life members and affiliated clubs, names of sundry debtors and creditors, minutes of its Annual General Meetings and Managing committee meetings, etc is not being furnished which clearly shows that the Association wants to continue its operations in a hush- hush manner and under a shroud of secrecy as it has done in the past, caring very little for transparency and democracy. This high handed approach by the office bearers of the Association, who are performing public functions but yet want to be answerable to none, is highly regrettable and condemnable. The Goa Table Tennis Association has been committing several illegalities, irregularities, financial mismanangement and other unconstitutional acts on a consistent and persistent basis and refusing to part with its information is a clear sign that this Association has lots to hide and does not want the skeletons to come tumbling out of all its closets. There is no reason why this Association which is substantially financed by the Government/ SAG and which has received grants in lakhs of rupees should not come under the RTI. Hence the Government/ SAG must initiate strict action against the Association for not adhering to the Government guidelines on the RTI Act. Given these severe violations and gross abuse of power and responsibilities, we urge the Government to take quick corrective actions which are necessary to bring greater transparency and accountability into the functioning of all our Sports Bodies. Thanking you, Yours sincerely Sandeep Heble Secretary, Panjim Table Tennis Club 9326129171
[Goanet] PAWAR FOR POWER?
PAWAR FOR POWER ? NCP is now trying the successful strategy of TMC. for being noticed and not taken lightly. By nature, Mr Pawar is a heavy weight ,but with one digit M.P.`s he does not tilt the balance .TMC on the other hand dictates terms on the size of its members in the parliament and Legislature Assembly. His seniority in the UPAII is only two general elections apart and he cannot demand credit for his earlier experience in the politics and Congress. He had deserted the Congress party not agreeable to the leadership of P.M. in the person of Ms. Sonia Gandhi with foreign origin. Self preservation and electoral compulsions, shamelessly made him turn to Congress once again. NCP. as the National party is having limited, noticeable exposure in Maharashtra State. It is decimated out of existence in Goa. The home coming of Thackery kids will further spell doom to the aspirations of NCP as the dominant coalition partner. His threat of resignations is to be seen, whether he will carry it out to its logical end or back track with alibi of mollification by the powers that be.Congress is basking with the new found ally of S.P. for number game ,but that does not mean that NCP is sidelined already. It is a mere conjecture on the part of NCP. The NCP is commanding two very important portfolios in the cabinet and that is to reckoned with, proportionately with their strength. It is pure assumption, wishful thinking and absurd that he should be considered as number two in the coalition partnership, wherein Congress is a dominant partner and others are equally supporting with larger strength True, that so far NCP has not been demanding, but has faithfully stood by the UPAII ,but now cannot register a point of not being consulted or sidelined. The DMK , which has lost two portfolios in the cabinet due to corruption issue. are yet to be reinstated in the cabinet, but they have not put gun to the UPA II or put up a price for supporting the Govt. , Whatever respect NCP, had, as the coalition partner, it has frittered away the goodwill, advantage by their brinkmanship on their unwise step. The argument that TMC. with its antiques of sulking, threats has been treated with dignity all the time is not correct The TMC has retracted with heavy heart its stand on Presidential election is to be taken with a pinch of salt as an escape route, to salvage its pride Not supporting their own man from the state and for the first time would have had an adverse effect and backlash through cross voting, undermining her authority. In the end it is position and power, all that matters. Principles and righteousness can take a back seat with unreasonable, unconvincing, childish tantrums at this level and at this stage with pin pricks The Congress will not deny NCP the necessary politeness with dignity to assuage their feelings. but will ot succumb to their threats Mrs Sonoa has displayed her resilience to withstand her grounds. Out of power will further erode their prominence, as many seasoned politicians have fallen by the wayside into political oblivion. NCP should not stretch their relevance beyond the point of elasticity, demanding a pound of flesh Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
[Goanet] Protect Forest in RP2021
*Goa Bachao Abhiyan* C/o 77, Defence Colony, Alto Porvorim-Goa *goabachaoabhi...@gmail.com* *www.savegoa.com* *Phone: 707083* GBA/2012 /15 20 July, 2012 PRESS RELEASE *No privte forest demarcation 16 years after Supreme Court ruling leads to irreversible loss of green spaces due to mega projects in villages of Goa and mining in the hinterlands.* The GBA in its meeting on 18th July discussed the issue of the delay in protection and demarcation of private forests while the Regional Plan 2021 is being prepared. Much of this precious land sustaining biodiversity has been placed under ECO 2 zones, 'Natural Cover' and 'Orchard' for want of identification by the forest department, allowing for easy conversion to settlement. Despite court rulings and special committees, only 67 Sq km of Goa have been patchily identified till date, and 16 years on, even this has been reduced. Findings of the last State Level Expert Committee demarcation of private forests have not yet been reported despite its term being completed on 5 th February 2012. The committee was headed by Mr P.V. Sawant for South Goa and K. G Sharma for North Goa for a period of two years. The GBA in its representation to the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, has urged that the findings of the State Level Expert Committee as of the 5th of February 2012, be made official so that it can be incorporated into the Regional Plan 2021. The GBA demands that the Government reconstitute the Expert Committee for demarcation of private forests with urgency, and set deadlines to complete this task by 2013, before there is nothing left to save. At risk are a number of buffer forests in the rapidly urbanized areas of Goa that are responsible for sustaining biodiversity and rainfall. The hapless citizens of Siolim have been fighting to save the remaining forest areas as builders cut down this unprotected habitat for mega projects. Such encroachments, many illegal, may be traced in Siolim Marna on Survey Nos 93/2,3 , 118/26A and 72/45 while two in Siolim- Vaddy – S Nos 306/9 and 307/18A. Other areas in Goa face similar problems, despite representations and complaints of citizens to both the Forest Department and the Town Country Planning Department. GBA has decided to hold a consultation on the process proposed by the Government to finalise the Regional plan 2021 Sabina Martins Reboni Saha Convenor Secretary Goa Bachao Abhiyan -- Tel: +91-9767701245 Visit www.savegoa.com -- Tel: +91-9767701245 Visit www.savegoa.com
[Goanet] Waghik ailli Ragh!
Goa was Estado da India Portuguesa not Bridish. Congrats to the Brit MP at least the eyes of the world are now opening to this current neo colonization and also not forgetting our Dona Karmita. BC PORVORIM: BJP MLA Vishnu Wagh on Wednesday took strong exception to British MP John McDonnell tabling an early date motion calling upon the British government to urge the Goa government to initiate various measures, including capping of mining activity, to prevent further damage to the environment. Raising the issue in the Goa assembly, Wagh deplored the development saying, We are no more part of the British colony. We know how to tackle any situation and we don't need a foreign country to tell us. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Wagh-roars-says-Goa-not-British-colony/articleshow/15038089.cms
Re: [Goanet] 'Both Portuguese and India betrayed Goa' special status meet
Shanker Bandhari I had given a loud clear answer to this syncopathic attitude towards Goans' mother-tongue snafus: AVOI BHAS MORATHI? AVOICHO GHOV GHANTTI... It created quite a tumult then. Ask Cabral e Sa. He was dancing in the Khalap 'mathov' then tried to cause me mischief...all to no purpose, ofcourse Khalap knew me during student days knew very welll what meddling with me could result in Alfred de Tavares, Stockholm, 2012-07-20. Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:49:56 +0100 From: gabe.mene...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: [Goanet] 'Both Portuguese and India betrayed Goa' special status meet 2012-07-20 At the 2nd Meeting on Special Status at Holy Spirit Chuch Hall, Margao, Prof. Sergio Carvalho told the audience that two nations have betrayed Goa. India and Portugal. India by not keeping the promises made by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to the Parliament, after the invasion, and Portugal by slyly signing the Co-Operation treaty with India in 1974 without taking Goans into confidence. This meeting shed a lot of light on other important matters. For example, Prof. Prajal Sakardande came heavily down on those Goans who are rooting for Marathi when they and their children speak Konkani at home. He questioned as to how Marathi can be the Mother Tongue of the Goan Hindu if it is used to recite the aarti to Lord Ganesh. Floriano Lobo countered by saying that Latin was the language used for Mass and reciting daily prayers and conducting of Ladains by Goa's Catholic/Christians. But they have not adopted Latin as their mother Tongue. He said that these people have no love for Goa but only for neighbouring Maharashtra. Therefore the attempt to merge Goa with Maharashtra. On the Portuguese betrayat of Goans, Floriano Lobo said that Goans should stone the Portuguese Consulate in Goa for this betrayal so that they know that they will never be able to get away with such a blatant betrayal of Goans and also to stop them from emptying Goa of Goans by dishing out Portuguese passports. Miguel Vaz's delivery was very much appreciated. He cautioned Goans about the conspiracy hatched a long time ago by India to sabotage Goa's Identity as was exposed in the magazine 'India Today' when it was a fortnightly and during the time when he was studying in the 12th standard. What is happening to Goa is the sure and steady scheme of that conspiracy to destroy Goa's Identity. Opinion Poll of 1967 was critically analysed by Adv. Antonio Lobo saying that India had always worked against the interests of Goa when it could have told the mergerista that even if they passed a resolution for the merger of Goa in its loaded assembly, it was not done due to the long-standing promise by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He promised that Goa's Identity would be protected. Altinho Gomes said that Goans must be happy that such a thing as Opinion Poll happened and went in favour of Goa and Goans. http://www.targetgoa.com/newsd-Both-Portuguese-and-India-betrayed-Goa-special-status-meet-3989 -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
Re: [Goanet] U-turns at gun point?
Dear Mr. Chodankar, After reading your post, I must agree that there is a distinct possibility that you are as right as you are. best jc Pardon any Typos. This IPad does some curious auto- corrections On Jul 19, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Devu Chodankar devu...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Mr. J. Colaco, With reference to your reply to my post ‘Re: [Goanet] U-turns at gun point?’ dated 18 Jul 2012, Let me first quote my own post which I had updated on Facebook on 21st March 2012: Quote “Sad demise of Mr. Matanhy Saldanha. May his soul rest in piece. Mr. Saldanha was the newly elected Minister for Environment, Tourism and Science. An honest man handling the crucial environment ministry was a threat to the Mining Mafia in Goa, so there are fair chances of foul play in this death. He died due to 'Massive Cardiac Arrest' which is not the same as 'Heart Attack'. Cardiac arrest can be induced artificially though the use of certain chemicals. The Lethal-Injection Mix used in US Jails for execution include pancuronium bromide, which paralyzes the inmate, and potassium chloride, which induces cardiac arrest. Orally, potassium chloride is toxic in excess; the LD50 is around 2.5 g/kg (meaning that a lethal dose for 50% of people weighing 75 kg is about 190 g (6.7 ounces)). Intravenously, this is reduced to just over 30 mg/kg, but of more concern are its severe effects on the cardiac muscles: high doses can cause cardiac arrest and rapid death. This death also affects the clear majority of the Parrikar govt in Goa, as it directly benefits the Russian Mafia (Tourism Ministry), The Mining Mafia (Environment Ministry) and Opposition parties (-1 BJP seat and -1 honest man). The govt must immediately ask for a CBI inquiry into the case. We cannot take chances. Lal Bahadur Shastri had also died in similar circumstances in Tashkent. Congress govt of the time (an ally of Russia) has still not revealed any details of that case. We must stand united in asking for a CBI probe into the case.” Unquote Now coming to the first part of your answer: You say: “One answer is YES, there is a bigger game behind these events behind these events. It is sold under two trade names….” So somewhere in your unconscious mind you do agree that there is a possibility. You also say the answer ‘YES’ is sold under…. Do you mean to say that you have sold your answer to these Mafia? Now coming to the second part: (1) (a) “No available evidence (yet) to suggest that Matanhy died under suspicious circumstances” You want evidences now to suggest that someone acting as a minister of a crucial ministry died under suspicious circumstances? Circumstantial evidences are enough to suggest that. Any way what reply can I expect in a country where great leaders like Lal Bahadur Shastri, Dr. Shyamaprasad Mukherjee, Netaji Subhashchandra Bose died under suspicious circumstances when leading very crucial positions. (I know you need evidences even for that). For that matter 99.99 per cent children do not ask their parents to produce evidences that they are their biological parents. They just go by the circumstantial evidences. That does not prove that the children that you rear are your own children, nor does it prove that your parents were your biological parents. Now please do not start looking for evidences there also. (1) (b) “That having been stated, one must ascertain when last he had a physical, what tests were done at the time and what the results revealed.” Having done some tests or physical does not prove anything. Do you mean that the labs which produce these test results are incorruptible? Tests can always be altered very easily. Anyway that is a different matter altogether. Suppose there are two groups, each of ten persons. Suppose all have done tests and physical together. Suppose all tests are identical for both the groups. The only difference being that, the first group consists of ten people with cholesterol levels of about 230 mg/dL. The second group of ten has healthy levels of cholesterol. If all of them are given an injection of potassium chloride of about 35 mg/kg of their weight, the chances of survival of all of these people are very very low. So tests, physicals etc are not relevant when you talk about high tech assassinations. (2) (a) “Wrt to Parrikar jr's illness - such events are not unknown in the young.” Not unknown? You could have said “Well-known”. That does speak for itself. It is not very common. Brain haemorrhage too can be induced by using “certain components that dilute the blood so that the heart utilizes less energy to pump the blood, and thus be able to deliver physical force with less effort being exerted.” I reiterate: “Is the mining lobby (or some other lobby) blackmailing/pressurizing the Chief Minister of Goa, Mr. Parrikar. Only recently, the environment minister and activist Mr. Mathany
[Goanet] K'taka lokayukta police in tatters
The anti-corruption ombudsman, lokayukta, remaining headless in the state has drawn the ire of the Karnataka high court, but what has gone unnoticed is the quiet and slow death of the agency’s police wing, which is considered to be the sword and the cutting edge of the quasi-judicial body. Sample this to understand the gravity of the situation: Lokayukta police wings in 16 districts are headless and in in Hospet, the hotbed of illegal mining, the posts of SP, DySP and police inspectors remain vacant. The lokayukta police wing in Hospet is functioning with just one inspector and a few constables, while the ground realities in that place mandates additional personnel to fight corruption. The situation in Raichur is no different as the top posts of SP, DySP and police inspectors are vacant. The situation in Yadgir district, too, is just as bad. As for Bangalore city, two posts in the rank of SP remain vacant, apart from a few more in the police inspector’s rank. Speaking to DNA, HN Sathyanarayan Rao, additional director general of police, lokayukta, admitted that functioning of the lokayukta has been hampered due to posts of superintendents of police in so many districts remaining vacant. “These posts are vacant for the past several months and they have remained vacant even after us writing to the state government to fill up the posts,” he said. Rao blamed the police department for delays in posting personnel to these posts and hoped the posts would be filled during the next transfer season. “We will have to wait for another two months or so for that,” he said. According to sources, after the retirement of Justice N Santosh Hegde as lokayukta, not only the police wing but even the public prosecutors’ wing of lokayukta has been put on the death bed. “Many corrupt police officers have been posted for lokayukta duty which is eroding the credibility of the institution. Justice Hegde used to hand pick police officers after thoroughly checking their track records. But now, such enthusiasm is missing in getting good police officers for Lokayukta duty,” a source said. The documents in possession of DNA present a sorry state of affairs in the crucial public prosecutors (personnel) wing of lokayukta too. Of the 10 posts in this section, seven are vacant. That’s not all: two posts of additional registrars in the inquiry (personnel) wing, three posts of deputy registrars and two posts of assistant registrars are also begging to be filled. http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=22534boxid=14629ed_date=2012-07-19ed_code=820009ed_page=11 ** ** Comment: Why are Anna Hazare and Team Anna so silent and turning a deaf ear and blind eye? Is the Lok Ayukta not important enough in Karnataka or Gujarat where no Lok Ayukta was appointed for over 7 years? ** Regards, ** ** Marshall
Re: [Goanet] Fw: FW: Goa - a reportagem de quem viveu na ex-colónia portuguesa
But why did they mix pictures of the Indian Union with those of Goa? It looks like parts of Bombay and Delhi (there were no cycle or auto rickshaws in Goa before 1962) were included in the reportagem for some ulterior motives, perhaps to suit the ideologies of certain people? From: Con Menezes cmene...@tpg.com.au To: Goanet goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Friday, 20 July 2012 10:32 AM Subject: [Goanet] Fw: FW: Goa - a reportagem de quem viveu na ex-colónia portuguesa Goa - A reportagem de quem viveu na ex-colónia portuguesa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEvBXQrtr8Y
[Goanet] PRESS RELEASE: GSRP YOUTH WING SPEAKS TO THE PRINT ELECTRONIC MEDIA
The YOUTH WING of the Goa Su-Raj Party has an interaction with the print and electronic media at the Party's Office at Mapusa yesterday evening with the following press release: YOUTH WING - GSRP PRESS RELEASE: 1. On Ram Sena: Intending to set shop in GOA. 2. On Mopa Airport: Goa does not require another airport. 3. On Mining: All said and done, Goa ultimately has, as according to our IIT'an CM, ' Illegal Legal Mines??? 1. Ram Sena : It cannot set shop in Goa by virtue of it being against Western Culture. Goa is imbedded in Western Culture for the past 501 years . 451 of those years with the Portuguese in Goa. Goans do not need moral police such as Pramod Mutalik to set things right for Goans. The Government of Goa under CM Manohar Parrikar must see that Mutalik and his communal ilk does not set foot on Goan Soil. Assurances given by CM Manohar Parrikar have no worth with reference to (1) Attack by the BJP Goons (including it's catholic Law Minister) on Hotel Mandarin in Mapusa during the earlier short BJP rule in Goa. (2) Attack on the convoy of the Governor of Goa outside the Raj Bhavan. GSRP Youth requests CM Manohar Parrikar to thread carefully w.r.t. Ram Sena setting shop in Goa. The Goan youth do not want such a vile - communal organization in Goa. The Government of Goa under CM Manohar Parrikar shall be solely responsible for the after effects if Ram Sena is welcomed in Goa. We, the youth of Goa prevail on CM Manohar Parrikar to heed to the age old adage : Prevention is better than cure. The Central Government has nothing to do with what Goans want and do not want. For Goans, it is enough that there is a GOACENTRIC government ruling in Goa. W.r.t. Congress Youth wing leader Ms. Pratima Coutinho welcoming Mutalik as a Goan guest to holiday in Goa, we the GSRP youth do not want to see Mutalik in Goa even if his life depended upon it. It is plain and simple. GOA IS OUT OF BOUND FOR MUTALIKS OF THE REST OF INDIA.' We shall take care of ourselves and do not need no Mutaliks to help us on this account. 2. Mopa Airport: Goa does not need another airport. Dabolim, which is centrally located, is just fine. Let the Navy move out from Dabolim. Someone has to tell the Navy to move out. If Goa's government does not have the courage to do so, then the Goan youth who are against setting up of MOPA will give a good doze of courage to the Governemnt of Goa in time to come. We, the Goan youth do not want GOA to be yet merged with Maharashtra through the back door. We shall not allow it at all costs. 3. GOA's MINING: The GSRP Youth is flabbergasted at the way our esteem Goa's CM has flip-flopped on illegal mines in Goa. It is a fact that he himself has been hollering that 30 per cent of Goa's mines are illegal, not having the required 'environment clearances' when he was the leader of the Opposition. At that time , Mr. Manohar Parrikar was holding the then CM Mr. Digamber Kamat responsible for the illegal mines blatantly operating in Goa.. Today we hear from the mouth of the same erstwhile Opposition Leader that there are no illegal mines in Goa, only illegal ore. This is only possible if Goa has 'Illegal Legal Mines' HOW COME, MR. CHIEF MINISTER??? Our Party's stand is that Goa's mineral wealth is the gift of Providence to Goa and Goans. If it's extraction does not benefit Goa and Goans, and if, on the contrary, Goa's forest cover is decimated, it's wild life displaced, water resources dried up and polluted, agricultural fields silted with mineral reject wash, rivers polluted and silted, people suffer from tuberculosis through inhaling of dust, youth crushed under the wheels of the mining trucks, people cannot live through noise pollution generated, then let these mineral resources lie buried and untouched whether the Goa government or the Central government likes it or not. The youth of Goa want a total ban on the mining activity till such time as a comprehensive mining policy is put in place with the interaction of the people of Goa for a sustained and orderly mining industry which will benefit Goa and Goans and not a handful few mine owners and the Central government. Goa is for Goans and we the youth of Goa will see to it that this comes about. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE, THE YOUTH OF GOA ARE NOT READY TO BE FOOLED ALL THE TIME BY DEVIOUS SELF-AGRANDIZING POLITICAL SCHEMING. Sd/- JOCELYM PEREIRA .. President GSRP-Youth Wing. GEMMA NORONHA... Vice President (South) GSRP-Youth Wing. Goa Su-Raj Party July 19, 2012 MAPUSA-GOA Note: Party's Media in-charge Ms. Annabelle Pereira and new youth wing entrant Ignatius Camillo of Anjuna all spoke to the press on the above subjects and more. Needless to say that GSRP thanks all Cable TV news Channels and print media news reporters for attending this special 'PRESS BRIEFING'
Re: [Goanet] Fw: FW: Goa - a reportagem de quem viveu na ex-colónia portuguesa
Pardon any Typos. This IPad does some curious auto- corrections On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au wrote: But why did they mix pictures of the Indian Union with those of Goa? It looks like parts of Bombay and Delhi (there were no cycle or auto rickshaws in Goa before 1962) were included in the reportagem for some ulterior motives, perhaps to suit the ideologies of certain people? My Comment: Possibly one or more of the following: 1: not enough material but needed to get the story out by midnight 2: non-knowledge 3: revisionism 4: ideological license 5: 'made to order' aka tailored to fit 6: low budget 7: perhaps,used an IPad . which made auto-corrections (:-) jc
[Goanet] SOUL FRY CASA - MUMBAI .. Particpates in our WORLD GOA DAY
Global Goemkars !! I am pleased to inform you that Soul Fry Casa - Mumbai will be participating in our WORLD GOA DAY celebrations this year. Please note .. space is limited, early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment. Here is a link to Soul Fry Casa - Mumbai : http://timescity.com/mumbai/fort/goan-restaurant-soul-fry-casa/53442 I share a post from Soul Fry Casa - Mumbai which is self explanatory. lend us your support …. and participate. Tehank you. rene barreto WORLD GOA DAY - 2012 000 Message flagged Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 5:30 Dear Rene, Thank you for your mail. Soul Fry Casa will be happy to be involved with Global Goans in celebrating World Goa Day. I have scheduled it for 17 August and I am fine tuning the program. Will get back to you soon. Please keep in touch Regards, Meldan WORLD GOA - KONKANI DAY -20TH of AUGUST, EVERY YEAR. GOAN CULTURAL HERITAGE DAY 0 0
Re: [Goanet] Fw: FW: Goa - a reportagem de quem viveu na ex-colónia portuguesa
No, no. These guys just wanted to create space for us to build conspiracy theories on Goanet :-) FN On 21 July 2012 01:19, Jose Colaco cola...@gmail.com wrote: Pardon any Typos. This IPad does some curious auto- corrections On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Gabriel de Figueiredo gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au wrote: But why did they mix pictures of the Indian Union with those of Goa? It looks like parts of Bombay and Delhi (there were no cycle or auto rickshaws in Goa before 1962) were included in the reportagem for some ulterior motives, perhaps to suit the ideologies of certain people? My Comment: Possibly one or more of the following: 1: not enough material but needed to get the story out by midnight 2: non-knowledge 3: revisionism 4: ideological license 5: 'made to order' aka tailored to fit 6: low budget 7: perhaps,used an IPad . which made auto-corrections (:-)
Re: [Goanet] Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit....
Awesome. Often, people do not understand sarcasm (not suggesting you); and others take what is not intended as such to mean so. Therein, perhaps exists the notion, along with with who employs it: that sarcasm, is the lowest form of wit. The following is an educative piece, on how sarcasm works (how it is employed). How Sarcasm Works by Shanna Freeman http://people.howstuffworks.com/sarcasm1.htm Understanding and Learning Sarcasm Most of the time, when you say something sarcastic, the person that you're speaking to understands your intention. But how? Since they can't rely on the words for the message, listeners pick up on other cues. When we say something sarcastic, we often use a very specific tone of voice. Important elements of spoken sarcasm include intonation, or how you vary the pitch of your voice, and stress, or how you emphasize certain words. When English speakers express sarcasm with the word Thanks!, they often use a nasal tone. Some researchers say that this nasal tone shows a connection between sarcasm and extreme disgust, to the point where the speaker is expelling something nauseating and he or she wants to remove it not only from the mouth but also from the nose [source: Haiman]. Sarcasts of all languages use what Haiman calls inverse pitch obtrusion. This occurs when the speaker pitches a stressed syllable lower than the other words in the sentence. Take our weather example from the last section: Sincere: Pitch: High Great weather, huh? Sarcastic: Pitch: Low Great weather, huh? The pitch of the word great in this sentence changes depending on whether you're being sincere or sarcastic. A sarcast might also stress the word great heavily, to show that it's anything but great. CONTINUED AT, http://people.howstuffworks.com/sarcasm1.htm venantius j pinto Message: 1 Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:22:01 +0100 From: Gabe Menezes gabe.mene...@gmail.com To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit On 19 July 2012 21:52, Venantius J Pinto venantius.pi...@gmail.com wrote: A sarcastic benison** from MP Keith Vaz.: Keith Vaz of the Labour Party, the longest-serving Asian MP in Britain, and chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, was even more scathing. When Buckles told the committee that he was ?disappointed?, Vaz replied that?s what he usually felt when his football team didn?t win. ?Isn?t there a better word?? asked Vaz sarcastically. http://tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub280712London.asp **bessao (blessing) +++ vjp RESPONSE: The Home Affairs Select Committee, waded into the hapless man. Vaseline Vaz is so squeaky clean that he returned thousands of pounds having bought items such as cushions from John Lewis How's that for sarcasm? -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. --
Re: [Goanet] Goa Day - 19th August 2012.
Global Goemkars !! An announcement from the Goan Welfare Society - Nairobi, Kenya. I share. rene WORLD GOA - KONKANI DAY -20TH of AUGUST, EVERY YEAR. Participants : http://worldgoadaymessages.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/world-goa-day-2012-festival.html 00 0 From: Goan Welfare Society Nairobi gwsnew...@gmail.com To: Sent: Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 2:16 Subject: Re: Goa Day - 19th August 2012. Dear GWS Members, The Chairman and Management Committee cordially invites you all to come and celebrate this auspicious day - World Goa Day. Save this date - 19th August, 2012 at Goan Gymkhana. Costs: Adults - KShs.:600:00 Children - KShs.:400:00 The Goa Soko will have plenty of nick knacks for sale. Ranging from Jewllery, Travel Packages; clothes, educational toys and learning colleges, and off course our famous traditional cuisine. Those of you would like to have a stall, please call Nita on 0727 32 99 63. Hurry and book your stall. For and on behalf of the GWS, Nita Coelho Secretary
[Goanet] ExoticGoa - e-mag launched by Rohan Lobo
I would like to congratulate Rohan Lobo on the publication of the first edition of his e-magazine. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am truly impressed. Keep up the good work. I am sure that in time it will grow and become a premier source of knowledge and entertainment throughout the Goan community worldwide. True the first edition comprised of a variety of topics on Calangute. This is expected as the birth place of this effort is Calangute. May I suggest that future editions dedicate space to feature a village each so that the whole of Goa's villages and towns can be featured in time thus giving a showcase of the villages and their uniqueness. This will also broaden the readership and stimulate interest from all corners of Goa and the Goan Diaspora scattered throughout the world. Thank you once again for this marvelous effort. Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
[Goanet] Goanet Reader: Panjim... working towards a likeable capital (Tallulah D'Silva)
Panjim... working towards a likeable capital Tallulah D'Silva tallulahdsi...@gmail.com The third edition on NoMoZo (Non-Motorized-Zone) was a huge success with young enthusiasts -- school and college students -- landing up at the venue rather early as the Traffic Police, Corporation of the City of Panjim and volunteers of Aamchi Panaji hastened to get the area cordoned off, swept clean and free of cars and two wheelers. There were more than 2000 people cycling, walking, playing, chatting and also jostling for space in the unexpectedly crowded melee. Little kids on their little cycles, teenagers in large groups, parents accompanying tiny tots eager to explore the car free length of road, senior citizens calmly ambling along, police constables mingling in, the atmosphere and activities just perfect for a Sunday well spent. The idea of a car free space is gaining popularity, isn't it? It simply proves that Panjim and its residents are ready and support the pedestrianisation of some of its overcrowded streets. 18th June Road is an ideal case in point, as it is a shopping street and like the rest of the city, relatively deserted on weekends and holidays. That brings us back to the question of why pedestrianisation is one of the key solutions to the city's ever mounting traffic congestion. To understand the city's traffic woes let us examine threadbare its myriad problems. What are the traffic and mobility related issues in our city today? Here's perhaps a comprehensive list: Current issues: Increased traffic loads, primarily cars- at peak times Possible reasons: Everybody owns a car or motorcycle and prefers to use this to travel to the nearest point to hop on to a shuttle bus service. High capita income-everybody owns two cars adding to city congestion. Current issues: Narrow roads in city core and heritage areas causing congestion, widening roads is not possible in old areas. Ribandar-Patto junction also gets clogged. Old Ribandar road is heavily crowded and movement is slow in the heritage area. Possible reasons: No scope for widening existing roads in the city core and outer limits of the city bound by river, back waters, khazan lands that further constrains expansion Current issues: Inadequate public transportation Possible reasons: City buses ply at a low frequency, are often overcrowded and incur long waits at bus stops. Private run buses only cater to the lucrative main routes. Current issues: KTC junction gets clogged with the intermingling of through traffic and intra city traffic Possible reasons: Bridges are small for current carrying capacities and the KTC junction is common for intra and inter city traffic Current issues: Most of the major junctions suffer traffic jams at peak hours and the intermingling of pedestrians, buses, cars, two-wheelers, ferry users, cyclists. Possible reasons: Increase in the number of cars and users coming to the city Current issues: Absence of public transportation in the city core Possible reasons: Small size of city population does not allow for the introduction of a mass rapid transit system like in other large metros. Current issues: City core is chock-a-block with on street parking reducing the capacity of the carriage way. Possible reasons: No space with residents, traders, businesses, taxis, visitors struggling for parking space. Current issues: No pedestrian zones- pavements are fragmented, road crossings are risky, uniform levels not maintained- for residents, citizens and pedestrians who walk across the city core. No textural surfaces for blind and disabled citizens to enable easy movement along pavements and building edges Possible reasons: New buildings disregard maintaining level pavements to connect adjacent edges seamlessly. City not made disabled-friendly. Current issues: Improper and inadequate signage for direction, information and warnings Possible reasons: No comprehensive signage both in heritage areas as well as business core Current issues: Lack of proper infrastructure for road junctions/crossings like zebra crossing, footbridges, traffic lights, etc Possible reasons: Traffic calming measures like raised paved areas in level with adjoining pavement absent in most parts of the city. Current issues: Lack of maintenance of stepped streets used largely by residents and tourists Possible reasons: No importance given to these traditional walkways perhaps because these lie in less prominent areas. Current issues: Lack of dedicated parking spaces in the city to ease the parking loads on the street.
