[Goanet] Lisa Bu: How books can open your mind | Video on TED.com
http://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_bu_how_books_can_open_your_mind.html?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-06-01utm_campaign=newsletter_weeklyutm_medium=emailutm_content=talk_of_the_week_button
[Goanet] Queens Boy,(Indian) 13, Wins Scripps Spelling Bee With ‘Knaidel’ - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/nyregion/queens-boy-13-wins-scripps-spelling-bee-with-knaidel.html?src=ISMR_AP_LO_MST_FB
[Goanet] GOA LOKAYUKTA SHOULD DECLARE HIS ASSETS
Justice B. Sudershan Reddy should declare his assets and liabilities as on March 16th this year, which is the day he was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Goa. It is surprising that despite almost three months, details of the assets of the Goa Lokayukta have not yet been made public and that even the official website of the Goa Lokayukta is yet to be set up. All the officials who are working and would be working within the Lokayukta should also make public the complete details of their assets and liabilities as on the date of joining the Lokayukta. The Lokayukta himself should lead by example and disclose his assets regardless of whether any specific law requires him to do so. If the Lokayukta can ask assets and liabilities of all public officials there is nothing wrong in making public his own assets and liabilities. The Lokayukta could act with genuine moral authority against erring public officials only when he himself upholds a very high degree of transparency and integrity. This would be good for Goa and for the very high office of Lokayukta. It is a matter of principle in public policy that one who is heading an institution like Lokayukta should display absolute transparency and openness. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372
Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors
Mervyn, I wouldn't bark about this company (or it's technology) if I didn't know what I was talking about. I do not know where you got your $30K price tag for the battery from. Assuming you are right, do you think the price for the battery will remain at $30K when the company is expected to mass produce their cars and sell them for about $30K each? In that case, the company would have to sell the car for free! Some 100 years ago, Henry Ford adopted the concept of mass producing cars using Assembly Line with Model T. Has it occurred to you how affordable the car became after Mr.Ford began to mass produce their cars? Even Fords workers could afford to buy one! The electric car battery would be no different - it's price would definitely fall to a couple of thousand dollars when mass production and improvised technology kicks in - Tesla's $30K car is barely 4 years away. Every time a new technology comes to market, it is given that there would always be people who would want to question the merits of the technology. From the hundreds of start-ups that America dishes out every year, the chances that even half of them would survive beyond a couple of years are more than remote. However, Tesla Motors, I believe, is different - let me tell you why. For starters, Tesla is not a new company - its been around for some 10 years - initially on research development. Secondly, as a marketing strategy, the company is initially installing so called Super Charging stations along major interstate highways that take you from Los Angeles to New York - a distance of about 2500 miles (or about 4000 Kms.). These fast charging stations are charged using Solar Power to power themselves. Tesla's model-S takes only about 20 minutes to partially charge it's battery, that will take your car 200 miles at a time (a full charge can take you some 300 miles). To lure customers, the company is giving away the charging for free. Eventually, they may slap a fee to charge the car, but that is immaterial at this point. Can you imagine what would happen if the company installs these solar powered fast charging stations along all major US highways and cities? Well, if that happens, I think the gasoline powered car (at least in the US) would become a museum piece within 20 years! Americans are known to have b@lls and stuff like this can happen only in America - which is why, my friend, it's also known as the world leader. It will remain so, as long as it keeps cranking out meaningful innovations. You can read more about the company's car charging plans at http://www.teslamotors.com/supercharger Jim F New York. --- On Fri, 5/31/13, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca Subject: Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Friday, May 31, 2013, 9:40 PM ... ... So, how much do you pay to charge this car? Zero nothing!!! Ok, let me try and explain this to you, Jim. Just this week there was an article in one of the Toronto newspapers that explained the technology that enables a bus to recharge the batteries that power it, in a few seconds. This technology allows for a city to build (re)charging points at almost every bus stop to service a fleet of buses. Electric buses = less pollution. The issue remaining is the costs. Costs is the very problem that has defeated every electric powered car/bus till today. As an example, I spend $100 per week paying for the cheapest fuel for my car. That totals to $5,000 per year. Five years of fuel will set me back $25,000. The battery for the Telsa vehicle costs $30,000 today. In other words, when you buy a Tesla vehicle you are paying for 6 years of fuel in advance. If that seems like a good deal to you, you will also believe that it costs nothing to charge the car. ... ... Mervyn1650
[Goanet] Frederick's Sunday Special-Konkani music from two other continents
I just want to record my sincere thanks to Senhor Fred for the extra mile he has gone to in downloading these songs from an ancient cassette thereby preserving the memory of a very dear cousin(Jock Sequeira). In addition to his writing flair and powerful vocal chords, Jock was also a great actor; he admired all things Goan and was a great devotee of the Goan tiatr. Although a son of Aldona, Jock spent a greater part of his younger days at our mutual grandparent's home in Salvador-do-Mundo(Saloi) where he was always remembered as a crack shot(he loved this outdoor sport) and a singer with a very powerful voice. His tribute to our Granny in his song Xamai Mogachi (in which Sybila Pinto and I sing) speaks volumes. His songs have a certain poignancy and feeling as in the two about my parent's death at sea - Dorian meloi puta and Sounsar Polko(which I translate as This empty World), as also his farewell to Goa in, Vetam, vetam Vetam. This may well be a shot in the dark - but, if any reader has any of the original 78 rpm recordings, I'd ,love to hear from them. Fred, once again, very ,many thanks. Mervyn(M)
[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Fottaxeo Nakat! Kaposidad Aslear 'Dhirio' Chalu Korat.
Fottaxeo Nakat! Kaposidad Aslear ‘Dhirio’ Chalu Korat Nodixim udok piyevnk ail’le kodden khub disamni eka boil ani reddeachi bhett zali. Reddo sodam porim uxar naslo. Gaborlolo distalo. Boilan taka vicharlem. BOIL: Khub tempan mure? Bhiyelolea porim dista. Zalam kitem? REDDO: Avois!! Tukach khobor nam tor? BOIL: Tuje bhaxen hanv chodd heddtam? Xet kospak ani zotak bandttat mhaka. Ani mhojem kam’ kitem? REDDO: Hei-ii. Hem soddun di atam. Adle bhaxen porot hero zavpacho vell lagim pavla tuzo. Zon’varanchea bhuzancher bondunk dorun, Gõyche Vidhan Sobhent, Waghan mottean denkor ghatla BOIL: Ranantlo vag Gõychea Vidhan Sobhen? Kiteak ailolo? Gõy luttolea netancho, takai vas ailo kitem re? REDDO: Boil to boiluch tum. Ranantlo vag nhi re papia. St. Andre motdar songhantlo amdar Vishnu Surya Naik Wagh BOIL: Leitão nanv aikololem. Wagh poile pavtt aikotam. Ek sang. Porvorim ranant, Waghan motten denkor koslo ani kiteak ghatlo? REDDO: To mhonnta, redde-boilancheo dhirio Gõykaranchi ek porompora. Dekhun, teo portean suru korunk, atanchea BJP sorkarak ulo marla. BOIL: To poiloch nhi osleo fottaxeo marpak. Lok Sobechea pott-vechnnuke 2007 vorsant, Khasdar Francisco Sardinho-baban, apun Lok Sobhechim eleisanvam jikhlo zalear, Gõyant redde-paddeancheo dhirio bond asat teo porot suru korunk porvongi ghetolom mhunn Saxttichea motdarank fottaxeo marun babod utor dil’lem. Redde-padeanche dhoni ani poromporik dhiriancho khell umedin pollovpi, tannem dil’lea utrachi vatt polloit astana, Febrer 6ver, 2009 Gõychea Vidhan Sobhen, anik ek Kurtorecho Amdar Reginaldo Loureco-n, poromporik Gõycheo dhirio soglle nem’- kaide pallun lokacho avddicho khell portean chalu korcho mhunn, ek, dhom’ naslolem khasgi bil (a private member’s bill) vidhan sobhent bhitor kaddlolem. REDDO: Boro asa mure tuzo komputtor. Zaiteo khobro sugur keleat tunvem hea pornnea komputorant. Thoddi bhov gineanachi tokli aslolo boil tor tum. BOIL: 1997 vorsant Suprim Korttan, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1968 kaido laun, poromporik dhirio kaidean bond kel’leo asat. Zalear, Unchlea Neayaloyan dilolo hukum, Wagh-ak zanniv astana, tannem koxe toren tazeo fotaxeo marunk zatat? REDDO: Fottaxeo aikotole pixe re? Ani people for animals mhonntat te tonddant bott ghalun oge bostole? BOIL: Tech lok nhi mure te? Gõyant gorvam marpak ani mas khavpak bond korpi? REDDO: Zait ghoddie. Punn kitem-i zaum re boila. Dhiriam tempar tuka borixi pend, gonv, ani her ruchik gottsanichem poddtalem. Atam poi tuka. Funk marlear soklak poddtolo. Hem soglem borem-borem amchem jevonn bond poddunk, konn tori ghuneavkari asa. BOIL: Maneka Gandhi mhonnta tum? REDDO: Konn ti? Hanv vollkona tika. Hey…hey… Xetan sogloch dhull zala mure. Konnacho boil re tea tornatte gayechea pattik lagla? BOIL: Like father like son. Cheddo to mhozo. Hem kainch nhoi. Mhoje dhanddge pirayer hanv uzo kortalom. Voir ganvantlea lokak, Rambo mostela mhonn kolltalem. REDDO: Punn atam kiteak zaina tor tujean? BOIL: (Lojun) Kapão kela. Lino B. Dourado
[Goanet] The Murder of Basketball in Goa - Basketball Players/ supporters petition Government to intervene and take action
The Murder of Basketball in Goa - Basketball Players/ supporters petition Government to intervene and take action 1-06-2013 To, Hon' ble CM, Sports Minister, Chief Secretary, Sports Secretary, Director(DSYA), Executive Director(SAG) President/ Secretary(Goa Olympic Association). Subject: Illegalities in Goa Basketball Association – Immediate action intervention required Dear Sir, We, the undersigned Basketball Players (Past and present) and supporters of the game; dismayed, disenchanted and frustrated over the state of affairs of Goa Basketball Association since last more than 20 years, do hereby wish to bring to your kind attention the following: 1. Democracy has been murdered in Goa Basketball Association. The sport of basketball has been hijacked and held to ransom by two individuals, namely Mr. C.F. Vaz and Mr. Shekhar Jain, who are illegally and unconstitutionally functioning as the President and Secretary of Goa Basketball Association(GBA) even though their terms have expired long back. This is being done by them in connivance and conspiracy with certain Basketball Federation of India (BFI) Officials which is bringing disrepute to the game in Goa. No elections have been held since last more than 15 years and their functioning is a cruel deception being played on the basketball players and/or other supporters of the game. 2. These two individuals for their personal benefits have brought the standard of the sport down drastically and are virtually occupying power without exercising any sense of responsibilities. 3. The Government has remained a silent spectator against these severe illegalities and malfunctioning even as young students and/or players who have taken up to basketball are being denied the benefits of sports policies and other sports related schemes. Sports Kits/ Travelling and Daily allowances, Railway fares, etc are all being denied to participating players. 4. The Goa Basketball Association has now also lost its legal status, having been declared as an unregistered Society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. Yet, funds are being raised by Vaz/ Jain in the name of the Association, which is a serious violation and a gross abuse of the process of law. 5. Mr. Shekhar Jain, being a Central Government Servant and a senior Officer (Superintendent of Central Excise) cannot hold post of elective office in a Sports Association/ Federation for a period of more than 4 years, being barred to do so by Sports Ministry Circular dated 4 February 2010. Mr Shekhar Jain has already served more than 20 years in the Association and though this circular having been brought to his notice previously, he has refused to step down which shows a complete lack of respect for law. Through such actions, Mr. Jain has indulged in conduct unbecoming of a Government Servant and his continuation as Secretary in the Association becomes untenable. 6. Mr. Vaz and Mr. Jain have neither called for fresh elections after the expiry of their terms nor have they allowed the enrollment of new members. This is being done by them solely with the ulterior motive of holding on to power perpetually; which they are doing so despite lacking players/ club support. The membership of the Association is presently stagnated at less than a dozen, which is a colossal shame for a sports loving state like Goa and depicts the existing picture and style of functioning of the present illegally functioning committee. 7. The leading clubs have all dissociated themselves from the Association and the Mr Vaz/ Jain are wielding power with neither club support nor player support. The Association has been unable to announce proper annual calendar year after year, and clubs which organize tournaments are doing so on their own without any Association support. 8. The Association has been de-recognised by the Sports Authority of Goa as well as the Goa Olympic Association and yet, Mr Vaz/ Jain have been selecting teams which represent Goa, which is being done through wrongful means and/or other corrupt practices. The selection of teams has been arbitrary and non transparent which often results in players of lesser distinction getting selected and better players left aside. Goa’s performance at the National level has suffered on account of this. 9. The adoption of good governance practices is essential for healthy sports culture. It is precisely for this reason that the Government of India has instituted the National Sports Development Code. The SAG too has formulated its own guidelines dated 7-03-2011. Mr. C.F. Vaz and Mr. Shekhar Jain have completely violated the Sports Code as well as the SAG guidelines, particularly the ones related to age and tenure clauses and other norms pertaining to good governance. 10. There have been various other irregularities in the submission of Accounts to SAG and/or other Government authorities and other serious violations of Societies Registration Act,
[Goanet] Jesus Christ the greatest
JESUS CHRIST THE GREATEST 1-The resurrection of Christ from the dead 2-Walking over water 3 Raising the dead to life 4-Healing the sick, curing the lepers, the deaf and dumb, giving eyesight to the blind, paralysed walk on his command 5- Multiplication of loaves and fishes are some of the outstanding miracles associated, against the laws of nature with Jesus Christ .Though miracles are not germane to the faith, yet the consolidate the belief and strengthen the faith Christ has left his address, like no other, after He ascended into Heaven. He continues to nourish his followers under the sacrament of Eucharist and has not abandoned them as orphans. No other religious leader has presence on Earth once they have passed away. The miracles of Hosts are a legend .There are saints whose bodies, parts of bodies, blood, are incorrupt and natural laws cannot explain these phenomenon. Extraordinary miracles and healings are still occurring when prayed and invoking His name The apparitions of the B.V.M in Fatima, Portugal, Lourdes in France and other places, once again establishes the presence of the Living Christ, thereby giving testimony of His mission on Earth and solemn promise thereafter One needs to be enlightened of similar feats in any other beliefs, surpassing or holding the Natural laws in abeyance The overwhelming historical evidence and proof from primary and secondary sources do not lie and have withstood the test and rigours of authenticity for over 2000 years Lucky are those, who are gifted to be born in this faith and also those converts, who embrace him with love and without any coercion The privileged followers need to thank their Lord for this great favour, as there Nations and people, who are to be acquainted with his works and teachings; It is the bounded duty of His chosen army of followers to make Jesus Christ known to the others, as the mission in life Nelson Lopes Chinchinim alk
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day...
My Girl - The Temptationshttp://www.youtube.com/artist/the-temptations?feature=watch_video_title http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P1x7Yy9CXI -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] Lorna - www.thegoan.net
She came, she saw, she dazzled and the audience at Goencho Mog went back home, knowing that had just seen a stalwart in action. That is why Lorna will forever be known as the Nightingale of GoaKishore Amati/The Goan 01 June 2013The energy could be felt in the air hours before she even arrived. There were eager faces and a buzzing audience from every nook and corner of the state and even from as far as Mumbai. People made their way into the open air auditorium keen to get to their seats and swept you in with their euphoria. Final sound checks were being conducted; a few tweaks here and there and the spots and flood lights were set. All that remained was for the Nightingale of Goa to step up and dazzle the audience like she always does. And dazzle she did. In a shimmering silver floor-length gown and dripping with jewels, Lorna took to the stage radiating a passion and an enthusiasm that never fails to amaze. As the evening progressed, the star, who never let age get in the way, crooned song after song to loud cheers and a huge applause from the audience. Starting off with her new song, ‘Dennem’, Lorna paid tribute to Goa’s most talented composer, Chris Perry, by singing six more songs including ‘Calangute’ and ‘Bebdo’. She was performing at Goencho Mog, an evening of Konkani music and songs held at Kala Academy on May 25.Mario and Theresa Pinto from Mumbai, who were here in Goa on a summer break made it a point to get to the venue on time. “We like to support Konkani theatre and drama. We had come to watch a tiatr at Kala Academy but after realising that Lorna was also performing later in the evening, we cancelled our tiatr tickets to watch her perform,” Mario says, to which Theresa adds, “I grew up in Goa listening to Konkani songs and watching Konkani theatre. Being away from Goa makes us yearn for a slice of the culture of our land. We go to different places to support Konkani theatre and music and Lorna’s performance is something that we could not have missed.”Veena D’Souza from Mapusa, who attended the show with her young daughter had a different reason in mind. She says, “I wanted to show my daughter what I grew up listening to. In an attempt to ape Western culture, most of us tend to forget our mother tongue. Lorna brings Goans together and her passion is infectious. If our children imbibe this, we will have many Lorna’s in future.”Although Lorna Cordeiro rose to fame in the 60s, audiences even today are swept up with the magic that she brings on stage. Xavier Almeida, one of the organisers of the show says, “Right now, there is no other singer in Goa who can match her quality. Although the songs sung by Lorna are old, people like to listen to them, thanks to some timeless compositions from stalwarts like Chris Perry. I truly believe that if she gets some good new compositions, she will go on and on for many years to come.”The event Goencho Mog was opened by Elvis with his own rendition of ‘Daulat Goenkaranchi’, a melody composed by M Boyer, a song that spoke about Goan musicians and their contribution to the film industry and Lorna’s reference could not be missed. Sonia Sirsat and Nefi Rod, among others also helped set the stage by singing popular Konkani melodies.But, the night, with all due respect to the rest of the performers, belonged to Lorna, as everytime she takes the stage, she proves that some things just get better with time.
[Goanet] Latest News | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
http://www.wehi.edu.au/site/latest_news/gene_discovery_reveals_importance_of_eating_your_greens
[Goanet] OpEdNews - Article: Do You Have Back Pain? Hot Flashes? Big Pharma Hopes So!
Selling Sickness Conference was the first of such conferences where the top researchers, clinicians, scientists convened to examine how the Big Pharma sells diseases to move the medications intended to treat them. This is a real eye-opener for us! http://www.opednews.com/articles/Do-You-Have-Back-Pain-Hot-by-Martha-Rosenberg-130304-211.html
Re: [Goanet] Unrest Eternally !
Venantius J Pinto wrote: Also, people here although they may not say it (if they are even aware), prefer a small urn (certainly sounds better that its synonyms). Now suddenly ones gets into symbolism and the handful of ashes stands for the whole. Avois, a hologram of the mind! - VJP, The scattering of the ashes is only ceremonial. It is the final farewell. It serves a purpose. My sweet ancestral village of Colvale has a graveyard that measures 50 ft by 75 ft. Every Colvale Christian of the past 500 years has been buried, and dug up there. The dug up remains are then thrown into a well. These remains are then doused with petrol and set on fire every x number of years. On the environmental side, that tiny graveyard has served the village well, conserving the land available for growing food. On the spiritual side, there is no rest for the dead as we are assured that they will be dug up, and shifted, in three years. In this regard, the Hindu's have got it right. One ceremonial departure, and then nothing more to contend with. Mervyn
[Goanet] SBS On Demand | TV and Online Video - My Family Feast S1 Ep8 - Indian
http://www.sbs.com.au:80/ondemand/video/29368899932/My-Family-Feast-Indian
[Goanet] Roland Francis - Why We Can't Talk To Our Children - Stray Thoughts of a Toronto Goan
Source: Goan Voice Daily Newsletter 2 June 2013 at www.goanvoice.org.uk Full text: There are not too many things we Goans can't do besides not being able to throw up good community leaders and then following them loyally through thick and thin. But one of those things must surely be our inability to maintain a dialogue with our children. I am not referring to the western ideal of trying to be their friends, but merely to being freely able to talk to them when they want to or if we want to. We have painted ourselves into a corner where our children will not even consider the possibility of approaching us for more than a superficial matter, let alone a deeply intimate one. Perhaps it all starts when the children are young. We tell them the truth except when it really matters. Take Mum and Dad going for an evening to the races, or to visit some friends. Nothing sinister here, but they will tell the young ones a fairy tale. We are going to an office party or to make it weighty, we need to go to the doctor. Children may be gullible but they have a mind even at that age. They have a suspicion even at say 7 years old that doctors are unlikely to consult at 9pm. That scenario progresses from lying to scolding and berating. A kid's confession of getting a C grade in a given semester will result in a harangue about how he or she is spending too much time with the opposite sex or idling with friends. No thought given about being positive, of suggesting some improvements in teen lifestyle and the benefits of education in later life. Punishments will be given not as a last resort but as early recourse. It's the beginning of hardening of attitudes on both sides - parents and children. It amazes me to experience how parents are such advocates for their children's rights in Canadian schools. In my view, that's a good thing and a bad thing. It gives the kid some semblance of self-esteem in the right situation, but allows the young student to get away from responsibility in an unjustifiable one. Compare that to our own day. A summons to parents by the teacher no matter the reason, resulted in a severe reprimand if not a beating on return home. No thought given to rehabilitation, merely to punishment. Coming to the subject of beating and violence, I can only talk about the Bombay Goan experience where this was a given. There were boys in my school who were regularly given the 'backhand' by their Goan fathers and in some cases the leather belt or bamboo cane treatment when the parents were fuelled by alcohol around dinner time. This was of course in addition to being whacked in school by the priests and teachers using a bunch of metal keys or being made targets of wooden dusters which primarily existed to erase blackboards but were imaginatively used as torture tools. It's not hard to imagine that a sure outcome of such reprimand styles was a clamming up of any desire to communicate freely with one's parents and even a loss of affection and love if continued unabatedly. Children grew to depend and trust on friends and neighbors however good or bad which then molded their future characters accordingly. Not all bad resulted. Along with fear, discipline became an outcome, accompanied by respect for authority. There were better ways to achieve such results, ways that didn't include physical punishment, but that was how it was then. Granted that Goans may not have been the only culture that inflicted such labors, but much of it was stereotypically Goan. We came from a colonial heritage that was Catholic and therefore puritanical. Portuguese rule and the Church with its eternal damnation instilled fear in our elders and they in turn ruled us with the rod rather than with the mind. The latter was the easier way but then in those days easy was never the way to go. I suppose education or the lack thereof had much to do with it but on reflection, perhaps this is not true. I knew as many educated parents who did what they should not have done as parents who were knowledge deprived. In the scheme of things played out on us in the future did the gross abuse really matter? I think it did. If we forgave our parents, it was due to time that healed, not the parents that asked for forgiveness, believing to the end that what they did was right. We transferred that burden to our children not through the hand or the stick but through the psychological ineptitude and confusion (did my parents do right after all? No they didn't) that has chained us from maintaining healthy relationships with our progeny. Perhaps, like we once did, they in turn will forgive us one day, but we must ask for it.
Re: [Goanet] OFFTOPIC: Priest, Author, Scholar, Scold (obituary, Andrew M Greeley, 85) (NYT)
He will be missed by those who loved reading him in some of the magazines he wrote. I enjoyed his writings and his books. His fearless writings on the Church and its controversial issues brought him into conflict with American church authorities. It was because of his writing that I liked reading The National Catholic Reporter and the magazine America. he also provided theological perspectives through his books.He also explored many issues confronting priests and through his novels. The church, particularly American Catholicism, will be poorer in his death. Eugene
Re: [Goanet] Pao tips - where Goans meet - courtesy :thegoannet.com
“PaoTips” that is meant to bring together The Goans, Mangalorea-ns and East-Indians who are referred to as Paos. = To my best of the my knowledge, Mangloreans and East-Indians were not consider to be paos in Mumbai. eugene
[Goanet] Goan Basketball Players/ supporters to stage protest - Join us in large numbers(June 3, 10am, at SAG Office, Panaji)
Goan Basketball Players/ supporters will stage a peaceful protest against the functioning of Mr. C.F. Vaz and Mr. Shekhar Jain as President and Secretary of Goa Basketball Association, the murder of the democratic process in the Association and the Government’s inaction in the matter. Mr Vaz and Mr. Jain are illegally and unconstitutionally functioning as President and Secretary of the Association in connivance with some Basketball Federation of India(BFI) Officials and have brought disrepute to the game through their misdeeds and actions. The protest will be held on Monday, June 3, 10 am outside the office of the Sports Authority of Goa(SAG), Myles High Building, Patto Plaza, Panaji. You are requested to kindly join the protest and support this genuine cause of restoring democracy in the Association. The time to oust Mr. Vaz and Mr. Jain is now or never. Please do join in large numbers. (Issued on behalf of Goan Basketball Players)
[Goanet] Jesus Christ the Greatest
I had no problem with the post by Nelson Lopes, until I came to the last para, namely: The privileged followers need to thank their Lord for this great favour, as there Nations and people, who are to be acquainted with his works and teachings; It is the bounded duty of His chosen army of followers to make Jesus Christ known to the others, as the mission in life. This raised a few questions in my mind. 1. In what way are the followers of Jesus Christ privileged, as opposed to the non-followers? 2. Are the Christian nations more privileged than others? 3. In the previous para, Nelson writes: Lucky are those, who are gifted to be born in this faith and also those converts, who embrace him with love and without any coercion. What is the fate of those who do not wish to convert? 4. Suppose one of the army of followers make Jesus Christ known to to those who are not the followers, and the latter chooses not to convert. What should the army of followers do? Best regards, U. G. Barad
[Goanet] Goan singer on top of the international charts!
Chrystal Farrell from Goa is the only artiste worldwide to reach the top of the international internet charts for the second time with her new track called 'Straight no Chaser'. About a year ago her original 'Bablu's Poem' was at No. 1 from over 45,000 entries from all over the world. Listen to and download the song off the charts over here: http://www.soundclick.com/genres/charts.cfm?genre=JazzsubgenreID=116currentpage=1
Re: [Goanet] Was there any tea plantation in Goa during colonial times?
There appears to be no record whatsoever to indicate that tea was ever planted on a commercial scale in Goa. However, there is record of coffee plantation. According to A.B.Braganca Pereira (Ethnography of Goa, Daman Diu page 154 Large scale coffee plantations are found in Sattari). The Book written sometime in 1940 details all the crops grown in Goa and tea is not mentioned. It may be noted that in recent times hybrid heat resistant varieties of tea plants have emerged and I have myself seen such plantations in Siliguri in West Bengal where the weather is as hot as in Goa. I myself have a two year old potted tea plant which seems to grow well. Attached hereto is the photograph of my tea plant On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 1:18 PM, eric pinto ericpin...@yahoo.com wrote: - Forwarded Message - From: alan machado Tea needs an elevated and cool region and so is grown in some places on the inland slopes of the western ghats- Kelagur and a few other estates- very limited unlike coffee. Goa does not have this climate though I read some where of some wild coffee bushes- perhaps some experiment Further inland to the south east you get the higher Nilgiri mountains where tea is grown extensively. Then you go to the Himalayas- Assam and Darjeeling. That's it for India Alan Machado Thanks to Frederick Noronha. --- On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 9:51 AM, William Robert Da Silva wrote: There was once a D(eputy) C(ommissioner), Mangalore, in undivided South Kanara, a researcher in his own right while in bureaucratic harness. His name: H. L. Nagegawda. He translated as many as possible European travellers' -logue into Kannada in many volumes, called 'Pravaasi kann'da Indiaa.' You have material there on Coffee and Tea as discussed by travellers. He also wrote a monograph, Bet'ttadinda bat'ttalige (From Ghat to Glas), the story of divine elixir, kavveh of the Ethiopeans; and chai of Chinese (this latter partly). Later he turned to folklore and established a Folklore Museum, singlehanded. It is worth a visit. In Western ghats, besides Nilgiris, there is Kelaguru and Meguru; Kellaruuruu Matthias's cultivated tea; I have visited and passed days in their estate, celebrating Eucharist in their private chapel, in 1970s. I have also seen the Tea picking, Two leaves and a bud'; the process of various types of tea, until the 'dust tea' is left - famous in south India, cooked with milk, ginger, etc. and drunk. It is not merely boiled but cooked! This tea is called KeLgur Tea.' William -- Forwarded message -- From: Mário Moura Dear My name is Mário Moura, I am a PHD History sudent, I was born, raised and live in Azores, Saint Michael's Island, Portugal as I am completing a seminar on tea production and exportation in the ancient colonial portuguese empire, I wonder if you know if tea has been grown in Goa or elsewhere? Mário Moura __._,_.___ . __,_._,___
[Goanet] This is why we are afraid of the Russians - courtesy :thegoannet.com
Family of a Goan taxi driver, who was brutally killed by Russians, struggles to survive. And this is just one such story of terror and dominanceBasuri Desai I The Goan ,Morjim01 June 2013 Russia hasn’t yet heard of taxi driver Ravi Shetgaonkar. He is dead. But if Kremlin’s representative, the Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin did, he would have measured his words in Goa last week, where he literally asked Russians to run their own taxis as businesses in Goa. Kadakin’s carte blanche to a blatantly illegal activity has got even a feeble response from the state government but at Madriwaddo, the dead Ravi Shetgaonkar’s family, killed by a drunk Russian, is still trying to piece together their shattered lives. They live in fear and dread.While the Russian dominance in Morjim and its extended arms of Anjuna and Ashwem, have virtually been colonised by Russians, it is the sheer muscle flexing and boorishness, epitomised by Shetgaonkar’s killing, which dominates the Russian experience.And His Excellency Kadakin’s official backing to Russians running their own taxi services, breaking local laws, puts someone like Shetgaonkar’s killer in the driver’s seat. In parts of Morjim where The Goan travelled to, the statement means more than just loss of business.It means giving up territory. This story cannot be understood without going to Mardiwaddo, the home of Ravi Shetgaonkar, to hear his story.On February 16, 2010, on the Morjim-Ashvem route, Shetgaonkar honked impatiently as the car in front of him would not let him go. The 45 year old Shetgaonkar, the lone bread winner in his family, was on his way home for dinner. The car in front stopped as a Russian stepped out. 27 year old Alexander Borowski, an employee at Rococo Restaurant accosted Shetgaonkar. In the ensuing scuffle, all about one car refusing to give way to another, taxi driver Shetgaonkar lost his life.The Russian Borowski is still in judicial custody. This is just a glimpse of the brute Russian domination of North Goa. While a measly few of its residents share the spoils of Russian tourism, the majority live in terror. Shetgaonkar was the first casualty in Morjim, where a villager had lost life in a fight between Russians and locals.The level of tolerance has gone down since then. As Russians roam around menacingly, the locals too aren’t taking it lying down. The battle lines are drawn where Russians stick to their own kind and this is how Russian run taxis, shacks and businesses that have sprung up.But life did not go on for Shetgaonkar’s family. His widow and three children fight a dozen battles every day, struggling to make their ends meet. With Shetgaonkar’s death, the family has to subsist on crop from their own farmlands. In the absence of their father’s earnings, his children cultivate the lands with their mother. Ravi Shetgaonkar’s taxi has been given off to his brother to operate and repay back the bank loan.“It was my father’s dream to reconstruct our house. We were about to begin when this atrocity happened. His dream remains incomplete,” says Atmaram, Ravi Shetgaonkar’s elder son studying in the first year in college. His anger at Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin encouraging his countrymen to get involved in the taxi business is palpable.For the family, small pleasures have become struggles. “May was the month when Baba used to take us out shopping after the charter season,” rues Sandesh, Shetgaonkar’s second son currently in standard 11, “Now buying new clothes is something that we cannot even dream of.” His younger brother Suraj, a physically challenged child who is studying in Sanjay School for Children with Special Needs, looks on wistfully.“We can only hope that Goa government makes some effort to curb the Russians’ illicit activities in our village,” says Gunaji Shetgaonkar, Ravi Shetgaonkar’s cousin. Ambasaddor Kadakin has dimmed that hope with just one line.
[Goanet] Fwd: School of agriculture
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: rsaa...@gmail.com Date: 2 June 2013 8:58:40 PM IST Subject: School of agriculture The admissions are now open for XI classes in Agriculture at Ramanata Crisna Pai Raikar school of Agriculture at Savoi Verem,Ponda ,Goa. There are 25 seats for XI and few are now available.Eligibility is X pass . Lot of opportunities are available after passing XII. They can go for B.Sc agriculture,they are eligible for the post of field officer and also for teaching X agriculture vocational course besides being self employed. Those with love for agriculture should avail of the limited seats. Sent from my iPad
[Goanet] Com John D’Silva new tiatr KODDU
Com John D’Silva new tiatr KODDU releasing 30th June 2013 With Francis de Tuem, Lawry, Xavier Gomes, Marcus Vaz, Rosario de Benaulim, Socoro de St Cruz, Joe, Peter de Peda, Com. Nato etc http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr17/8926901181/
Re: [Goanet] I can make arbitrary decisions - www.thegoan.net
Manohar Parrikar's, oft vociferated, adherence to law having been duly noted, one question nags: does the offending casino already rake in the crores or has been just allowed to park in the Mandovi? , if so does she pay due berthing fees? Alfred de Tavares. Stockholm, 2013-06-03 Tel: 0046 70 295 4091 From: camillofernan...@hotmail.com Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 22:23:48 +0530 To: Subject: [Goanet] I can make arbitrary decisions - www.thegoan.net The file on Horseshoe being sent to the law department to be examined 01 June 2013 The Goan: The arrival of the new Casino boat Horseshoe on the Mandovi waters has led to a fresh round of protests with AAAG (Aam Aurat Admi Against Gambling) taking to the streets.Manohar Parrikar: I don’t understand the controversy. We allowed the boat to come in and moor since you cannot do that after March 31, because of foul weather. Their application is pending with us. I have received the file and am sending it to the law department to be examined properly. Law will be followed on all counts.TG: The charge is that floodgates will be opened up for more.MP: Nothing is being done out of law. The license conditions are stipulated and will be followed. There is no change in policy. You must understand too that these Casino licenses were issued by the previous Congress government. Casino operators have made sizeable investments on the basis of licenses issued. The government, whose functioning is continuous, cannot take an arbitrary decision of cancelling or moving them out. This will affect the investment climate at the moment.TG: What is your long term policy viz a viz Casinos?MP: My long term policy is clear and consistent. By the time my term is over I will remove all off shore Casinos from the Mandovi waters because the state has the right to decide on the venue for these vessels.
Re: [Goanet] Unrest Eternally !
I get it: such structures, symbolism (if at all), but in humor am pushing the envelope towards various ways of seeing. Haddanchi baim https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=430593167369set=a.430592607369.202283.605552369type=3theater + Btw, I am now going to respond broadly and bring in other parallels. Depending on taxation possibilities, screwing up the status quo, leave alone sentiment, etc., the government will in all probability take a look at the haddancheo baim (Bone wells) under whatever guise, and then on Goanet it gets in to the ultra, ultimo ratio regum. Its just that the latter, (the) last argument of kings now drop out of the mouths of politicians in various hot metal (see as diktats) compositions. But we can in a philosophical vein, use the haddachim baim as a way of expressing contemporary woes, but it belongs in Goa. Perhaps with some basic cosmetic changes. Remember there was a time when people went concrete and changed the face of Goan villages. On the other hand one could have brought about a balance. In fact there was nothing for even the govt to provide plans in a modular way that people could use to build their houses/ have their houses built--taking into consideration lay of the land, etc. Imagine in our society and with all the money at the governments disposal, including just perhaps a few rich villages--that we cannot afford crushes, pulverizers to crush the bones, instead of torching them and worse with petrol. The bit about modernity has to always be towards collective gain. Its a philosophy of course, that needs temperance. Most do not get it, and do not wish to. The question comes up--what do they do in those trips (I do not wish to denigrate by calling them jaunts). I mean other than the shit-eating grins. Anyway. See some pics on FB, Time and Place. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.430592607369.202283.605552369type=3 I think you really mean: no rest for the living. The environmental side has complex connotations and denotations. It truly means an amity, or friendship between people and place--a relationship. In a village scenario it could range from, Children and play, Housing issues of battered women, public lands, consumption of public fruit that falls outside property, etc. But to do all of this one needs people of a certain mien, posture, values. But Goa was pushed in other directions and certain hardships were chucked away for the sold idea of progress. These things take time as it did in other countries. But they managed to salvage a lot while also loosing a lot. With Goa its practically out of the question. + + + To your point about the Hindus getting it right--even there changes are taking place. I do not wish to clarify though. Clues can be picked up from various events. They happen in small ways. Here is the smallest and not really a change, but an unwillingness to let something be (and dealt with casually): So we are all there for Kiran and Genevieve’s wedding in NY. The priest asks for her name and say OK, tumi Janvi. (Ok, you will be Janvi). Don't tell me calling Genevieve by name could have wreaked the syllable structure! It would not have, it that was a fear. Perhaps the bhot had another wedding to attend to. The Christian ethos is completely different, and I say this as a Hindu Christian. But one can say, is that the educated, well off Hindu managed to have the cake and eat it too. And others amongst them learnt and were able to emulate as also taken in the folds, even drivers, office-assistants. They in turn have been beacons to the yet others not so well off. Such a parallel has not truly taken place in the Christian community despite the clout of the Church and other institutions. In that sense Christians are horribly modern in that you truly are left to stand on your own. Make it or sink. As time goes by, in about 40-60 years a different modernity will be ushered by them unto them. It will have in it what works centrally and positively to a particular sense of modern. But it will be forgotten, as many things are THAT EVEN THEY (my friends) stood and learnt and saw from the backs of many of us. I will never forget this and know it at close hand. My years growing up were not in vain. venantius j pinto Message: 8 Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 19:00:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Unrest Eternally ! Venantius J Pinto wrote: Also, people here although they may not say it (if they are even aware), prefer a small urn (certainly sounds better that its synonyms). Now suddenly ones gets into symbolism and the handful of ashes stands for the whole. Avois, a hologram of the mind! - VJP, The scattering of the ashes is only ceremonial. It is the final farewell. It serves a purpose.? My sweet ancestral village of
Re: [Goanet] Pao tips - where Goans meet - courtesy :thegoannet.com
Yad vo ugddas asa tumkam? Katrecho unddo! Lino From: Eugene Correia eugene.corr...@gmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2013 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Pao tips - where Goans meet - courtesy :thegoannet.com “PaoTips” that is meant to bring together The Goans, Mangalorea-ns and East-Indians who are referred to as Paos. = To my best of the my knowledge, Mangloreans and East-Indians were not consider to be paos in Mumbai. eugene
Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors
Jim Fernandes wrote: Secondly, as a marketing strategy, the company is initially installing so called Super Charging stations along major interstate highways that take you from Los Angeles to New York - a distance of about 2500 miles (or about 4000 Kms.). These fast charging stations are charged using Solar Power to power themselves. Tesla's model-S takes only about 20 minutes to partially charge it's battery, that will take your car 200 miles at a time (a full charge can take you some 300 miles). To lure customers, the company is giving away the charging for free. Eventually, they may slap a fee to charge the car, but that is immaterial at this point. Jim, Good luck on your bet. Looking forward, the day will probably come when the car that does not cost anything to refuel, will also be on the top of the list of most stolen cars. I do not want to be Juan Carlos and be subjected to high insurance premiums. A more scary thought is if the 'free' fuel supply is electronically monitored, Uncle Sam will know exactly where and when you are in the land of liberty. Can you imagine what would happen if the company installs these solar powered fast charging stations along all major US highways and cities? I have driven, with a camper in tow, from San Francisco to Toronto. The US is a beautiful country. There are lots and lots of distractions to take you away from your planed route. Here is one such example: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45002663@N00/1565591766/in/set-72157633879352177 Given a choice of a vehicle which has fuel stations every 30 miles or one which has stations every 150 miles, my money says that people will chose the former, every time. The internal combustion engine has stuck around for so long because it is the cheapest form of mobile power. For the electric vehicle to succeed commercially, it has to cost much less than an internal combustion engine. Period. Lastly, when the electric car is perfected, I expect the Chinese to have all the research in their hands and they will be offering a much cheaper model. Once again, good luck on your bet. Mervyn1650
Re: [Goanet] Jesus Christ the Greatest
'Jesus Christ the Greatest' mhunn borovpak, Shri Nelson Lopes-ak, Kristachem boll favo zalam, ani U.G. Barad-ak zap divnk, Isvorachem dennem favlam. Fuddem chorcha kortolo, Jezu Krist, sonvsaracho dhoni mhunn manddun ghetolo. Lino 'Jesus Christ the Greatest' म्हूण बरवपाक, स्ह्री नेल्सन लपेस-आक, क्रिसताचें बळ फावो जालां, आनी ऊ.ग. बाराद-आक जाप दिवंक, इस्वराचें देणें फावलां. फुडें चर्चा कर्तलो, जेजू क्रिसत, संवसाराचो धनी म्हूण मानडून घेतलो. Lino From: U. G. Barad dr.udayba...@gmail.com I had no problem with the post by Nelson Lopes, until I came to the last para, namely: “The privileged followers need to thank their Lord for this great favour, as there Nations and people, who are to be acquainted with his works and teachings; It is the bounded duty of His chosen army of followers to make Jesus Christ known to the others, as the mission in life.” This raised a few questions in my mind. 1. In what way are the followers of Jesus Christ privileged, as opposed to the non-followers? 2. Are the Christian nations more privileged than others? 3. In the previous para, Nelson writes: “Lucky are those, who are gifted to be born in this faith and also those converts, who embrace him with love and without any coercion.” What is the fate of those who do not wish to convert? 4. Suppose one of ‘the army of followers make Jesus Christ known to’ to those who are not the followers, and the latter chooses not to convert. What should the army of followers do? Best regards, U. G. Barad
[Goanet] Some Mapusa Pics
Cine Alankar, Mapusa http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8758086590/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8756962107/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8758091964/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8756967375/in/photostream/ Dr. Olavo Ribeiro Hospital http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8758097326/in/photostream/ Cafe Prashant http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8758099720/in/photostream/ Garbage eating cow http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8756976013/in/photostream/ Spices – Ginger, garlic, Tamarind http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8758105738/in/photostream/ Salt fish, Kharem – Sungttam, bombil, bangdde, gannbo.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8758108024/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8756989029/in/photostream/ Spices – Chilli powder, turmeric powder, nutmeg, Cinamon, cloves.. Cardamom, black pepper, aniseed Gogoddful, siletri, bodyshape, meti, http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/8756983929/in/photostream/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
[Goanet] Goa news for June 3, 2013
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 120 jail inmates suffer food poisoning in Goa - Times of India mes of IndiaNorth Goa superintendent of police Vishram Borkar said they have deputed staff to escort the jail inmates to GMC. We are providing security to the prisoners so that they do not escape from the hospital, he added. Share your views. ALSO ON TOI ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFylyR9WebWu10WcPP9uWM9VAGyswurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/120-jail-inmates-suffer-food-poisoning-in-Goa/articleshow/20366034.cms *** BJP's Goa conclave to skip PM issue - Hindustan Times ranging from the dastardly naxal attack in Chattisgarh to the worrisome economy -- will dominate the two-day session of BJP top leaders in Goa from June 8. But the million dollar question as to who ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNH_9glGi-V_Eei1BRsTw2_A8X4y2Aurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/BJP-s-Goa-conclave-to-skip-PM-issue/Article1-1069839.aspx *** Services beats Goa in Hockey India Senior Men National Championship - The Hindu in their first league match of Pool C played at Shiv Chattrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Saturday. Services scored through Siraju AP (7, 13, 25, 26, 32, 61 min), Ved Prakash (16, 69 min), ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNEquJnHVdUXuL1jLPKMMMgSHArFSwurl=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/services-beats-goa-in-hockey-india-senior-men-national-championship/article4772525.ece *** Goa may get more tourists from Kuwait - Times of India y-industry/services/travel/italy-proposes-promotion-of-wedding-tourism-with-india/articleshow/20392315.cmsItaly proposes promotion of 'wedding tourism' with India http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHG3ZaLQ5b_3x5GfHqZc-X59Kx0Bwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-may-get-more-tourists-from-Kuwait/articleshow/20390131.cms *** Kuwaiti navy cadets arrive in Goa: embassy - Arab Times Kuwait English Daily ulaiman has participated in the reception ceremony of FNS Tonnerre and FNS George Leygues two French naval ships carrying navy cadets from Kuwaiti and other countries #148; that arrived ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHZz2q4UpLR85s8XEV98L1Ge9TR9wurl=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196822/reftab/36/Default.aspx *** NIT-Goa to come up at Cuncolim - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Land spanning from Cuncolim to Balli has been identified by the Goa government for setting up a National institute of technology (NIT) in the state, said sources. On Friday, after Union minister for human resources development M M Pallam Raju ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHWpI57IOwWlrFEG65hMdeun7XQlwurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/NIT-Goa-to-come-up-at-Cuncolim/articleshow/20387798.cms *** Goa conclave to skip PM issue, complex BJP seniors' chemistry at work - Hindustan Times ranging from the dastardly naxal attack in Chattisgarh to the worrisome economy -- will dominate the two-day session of BJP top leaders in Goa from June 8. But the million dollar question as to who ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHKCwOHcO4twVXmSE27eJw12brBDQurl=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Goa-conclave-to-skip-PM-issue-complex-BJP-seniors-chemistry-at-work/Article1-1069839.aspx *** Monsoon likely to reach Goa before scheduled date - Times of India mes of IndiaIf all goes well, the monsoon is likely to reach Goa a couple of days before the scheduled date of June 7. Share your views. ALSO ON TOI. Congress leaders pay homage to... Arvind Kejriwal to contest aga... India tells US to hand over Da... Police in ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNGObM7EHd4EEiYHE7DhXZ9Vffd_cgurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Monsoon-likely-to-reach-Goa-before-scheduled-date/articleshow/20401387.cms *** Women's studies MA at Goa University from 2014-15 - Times of India 5. The content for the programme is being readied by the university, but the course cannot be launched in the coming academic year 2013-14 for ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFwEyV7RhWS7eq5h9BerVyrK4pe8gurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Womens-studies-MA-at-Goa-University-from-2014-15/articleshow/20401248.cms *** 'Monsoon may hit Goa before June 7' - Times of India mes of IndiaPANAJI: Most parts of the state received heavy rainfall on Saturday morning and if all goes well, the onset of the southwest monsoon over Goa may be a couple of days earlier than as expected on June 7. The monsoon advanced over Kerala on June 1 and ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNFKubWzQhR97P0kj2omYJooOY6fxAurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Monsoon-may-hit-Goa-before-June-7/articleshow/20387841.cms Compiled by Goanet News Service
Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors
Folks, I can perfectly understand why Mervyn can't stomach the fact that America sets the standard in pretty much every major technology. Regardless of what he thinks, I am pretty confident that the days of the gas powered car are numbered. Please see my response to specific comments below: --- On Sun, 6/2/13, Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca wrote: From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca Subject: Re: [Goanet] Off Topic: Industry Market Disruptors To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 3:46 PM ... ... Given a choice of a vehicle which has fuel stations every 30 miles or one which has stations every 150 miles, my money says that people will chose the former, every time. If the car chargers are going to be available every 150 miles in 2 years (as per Tesla), then I anticipate that they would be available at every 30 miles in less than 10 years! BTW, these chargers are needed only if you travel more than 150 miles from your home. Most people live and commute to work within a 50 mile radius, so one would not need these chargers on a regular basis. One could easily FULLY charge their cars at home during the night, just like how we charge our cell phones at night. The internal combustion engine has stuck around for so long because it is the cheapest form of mobile power. The only reason the internal combustion engine survived this long is because, nobody thought it would be possible to produce an efficient fully electric car. Now that Tesla and its solar energy partner are able to produce - not only the electric car, but also deliver faster electric charging produced by solar energy, the game is changing. As for cheapest form of power, I would anytime take the free charge instead of paying more than 4 dollars a gallon I pay now to fill my tank. Its a no brainer! Period. (The only time an electric car would be disadvantaged is when the electric power is more expansive than the gasoline - during home charging. But I don't see that happening). For the electric vehicle to succeed commercially, it has to cost much less than an internal combustion engine. Period. I totally disagree with you on this - Why should an electric car cost much less than the gas driven car to succeed? What is the reasoning for this? Even if the electric car costs a bit more, people would still buy it, considering they would save on gas. BTW, I found out that Tesla's batteries cost about 10K to 12K depending on its rating - it is nowhere near $30K. This is the current price, but as mass production kicks in, these prices would fall to a couple of thousand bucks. Lastly, when the electric car is perfected, I expect the Chinese to have all the research in their hands and they will be offering a much cheaper model. Thank you very much for saying this ... This is one of the reasons why the US continues to be the top dog! The rest of the world will merely catch up to it - they can't innovate - they can only copy. ... ... Mervyn1650
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (3Jun13)
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Re: [Goanet] Who exiled the Goan Intellectual? (Jose Lourenco)
Dear Jose, Let me first thank you for your scintillating presentation on writing and its inspiration(s) at the workshop on fiction for advanced writers end-April. Somehow when I read this poem, I could almost imagine you reading it out to us in your measured pace. Can we feature this poem in Muse India's special issue on Goan Literature? Muse India is a literary e-journal with a presence world-wide. May I request you to write an essay on reading Goan literature? You may choose any other topic of your choice relevant to the theme. Kindly send the poem, your essay, and any other work of yours by 31 May to museindi...@gmail.com Looking forward to hearing from you. Brian Dr Brian Mendonca Editor Issue 50 - Goan Litrature Muse India www.museindia.com museindi...@gmail.com From: Frederick Noronha Who exiled the Goan Intellectual? by Jose Lourenco joselourenco1...@gmail.com Did the gauddis and kunnbis toiling In yonder fields throw you out? Or did the kharvis on sandy shore Weigh you with fish scales And find you wanting? Did the escrivao frown Over horn rimmed glasses? Did the posorkar hold back his sugar And did the toddy tapper fail To read your footnotes?
Re: [Goanet] Goa News
I am sick and tired ot the continuous repetition of the Goa, Goa, Gone.sing-song. Kindly stop it or stay shut. Mr. F On Sun, Goanet News Service wrote: *** Go Goa Gone: Film Review - Hollywood Reporter http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tfd=Rusg=AFQjCNHFRAklvw3aROwCDxgMksNEHTBbWgurl=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/go-goa-gone-film-review-520986
Re: [Goanet] Konkan Fruit Fest begins today (Friday) in Margao... (Miguel Braganza, BSG)
On my last visit to Goa, I was looking for the local fruit (Kanddam, Adao-foll, Binddam, variety of zambblam, jagoma, etc) saplings. I found a couple of them at the Kakoda Farms, Margao. Could you please inform me where the rest are sold? Joao Manuel Pereira jam_pere...@hotmail.com Fruit punch: Spiraling costs keep common man away TNN | May 10, 2013, 02.34 AM IST Mango Mela today PANAJI: It is not only the seasonal mango whose prices have sky-rocketed, but the rising costs of fruits are forcing the common man to cut them out of his diet. Goa is heavily dependent on other states for its supply of fruits, which keeps the prices beyond the control of local vendors and makes them fickle, fruit dealers said.
Re: [Goanet] Parrikar... in his own words
RSS only gave him discipline. He is worth only because he is born and bred Goynkar. ANTONIO dasya...@gmail.com On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Goanet News news.goa...@gmail.com wrote: I am secular today because of RSS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0QbSaoSfO8 I am a trustee of the people of Goa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whf7-KuilSw RSS has played a major role in my life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH9Mq-6Z6BY On Vishal Gomantak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyKYx_fzcQc NREGA and food security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e385L5dm1DE I am a very strong environmentalist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30e7XU7Difg
[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Back to School
Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Back to School' The monsoons arrive in Goa. The arrival of the southwest monsoon signals the start of a fresh school year. These images were taken in 2007. You may view the latest post at http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2013/06/03/back-to-school/ Best regards, Rajan P. Parrikar parri...@yahoo.com
