[Goanet] EventsInGoa: A Goan saint... TechHour on Raspberry Pi today ... The Festival of Light ... Lok Utsav ...

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

TODAY IS JANUARY 13, 2015

1666: French traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier arrived
in Dhaka and met Shaista Khan.
1893: U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaii from the USS
Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet
Constitution.
1898: Émile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair.
1939: The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square
kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71
people.
1942: Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is
30% lighter than a regular car.
1951:  First Indochina War: The Battle of Vinh Yen
begins, which will end in a major victory for France.
1964: Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting
in 100 deaths.
1964: Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is
appointed archbishop of Krakow, Poland.
1978: U.S. Food & Drug Administration requires all blood
donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
1982: Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a
Boeing 737 jet crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th
Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing
78 including four motorists.
1985: A passenger train plunges into a ravine in
Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in
Africa.
1986: A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South
Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul
Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.
2001: An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.
2012: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off
the coast of Italy.  There are 32 confirmed deaths
amongst the 4232 passengers and crew. [Many staff from
Goa!]   Courtesy: Wikipedia

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  TECH HOUR TALK ON RASPBERRY PI IN PANJIM TODAY (Wed, Jan 13)
  There will be a talk on Raspberry Pi and using
  GNU/Linux and FOSS for embedded systems development during
  the Tech Hour session to be held on Jan 13, 2015 Tuesday at
  5 pm at Broadway Book Centre, Panjim (18th June Road).
  Tech Hour is an event organised by the Free Software Users'
  Group, Goa.
  The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized single-board
  computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation
  with the intention of promoting the teaching of basic
  computer science in schools.
  Speaker at the event Pranav Pai Vernekar, founder of
  Inventrom -- http://www.inventrom.com -- at
  Mala-Fontainhas, Panjim, will focus on how kids could start
  developing robots and the Internet of Things applications
  in their school years itself.  There will also be a demo by
  students to inspire others.
  This talk is open to all -- specially teachers, school
  students and parents interested in encouraging their
  children to enter this field -- but please confirm
  participation via SMS 9822122436 or f...@goa-india.org
  https://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/16079152870/

  Jan 14-18, 2015: The Story of Light Festival (SOL)
  has been conceptualized by a group of scientists,
  artists and educators who believe that science and
  philosophy need a common ground.  The universe is a
  magical place and its truest stories should no
  longer remain hidden behind equations and
  intimidating dialogues.  We want to take the
  conversation to the general public through art and
  design.  And we plan to do this by telling the
  oldest story in the universe -- The Story of Light
  -- from 14 to 18 Jan 2015 in Panjim city, Goa, an
  ode to The International Year of Light!
  http://thestoryoflight.org/ #thestoryoflight
  he...@thestoryoflight.org
  https://www.facebook.com/thestoryoflight
  Crowdfounding link:
  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-story-of-light--2

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  THE STORY OF LIGHT Festival

  Bringing together 45 Artists and Scientists from 14
  Countries, The Story of Light Festival (Goa, India) Creates a
  Magical Playground for the United Nations International Year
  of Light 2015

  The year 2015 has been declared The International Year of
  Light and Light-based Technologies by the United Nations
  (Light2015.org), and The Story of Light (thestoryoflight.org)
  marks one of the first-large scale international events in
  their calendar. SOL is also the first art-science-convergence
  festival to be conceived and hosted in India.

  The festival applies light -- its beauty and universality and
  its connections with science, technology, nature, culture,
  spirituality, history, and cosmology -- as a medium to shift
  paradigms and perspectives.  SOL will be held in India's
  tourism capital of Goa from 14-18 January 2015, where nearly
  100,000 tourists, students, and local residents will have
  completely free access to everything from 

[Goanet] NGT IS DOING AN EXCELLENT WORK. KEEP IT UP FOR THIS NEW YEAR 2015 FOR A CLEAN AND GREEN GOA

[Stephen Dias]

NGT will hear Tiracol residents, Goa Foundation appeal against Leading
Hotels Ltd on Feb 6

09, Jan 2015

The NGT at Pune today issued notice on an appeal filed by three Tiracol
villagers (Anthony Mendes, Juze Godinho and Agnel Godinho), together with
the Goa Foundation, challenging the environmental and CRZ clearances given
to the Golf Course Resort project of the Leading Hotels Ltd. Proposed at
Tiracol village, Pednem, Goa.

The appeal has been fixed for purpose of interim relief on stay of
construction or development on February 6, 2015.

The appellants are challenging the CRZ clearance dated 9.12.2014 issued by
the Ministry of Environment & Forests under the provisions of the CRZ
Notification of 6.1.2011 in respect of a golf course resort project sought
to be constructed in the village of Tiracol, Pednem, Goa.

Since the CRZ clearance is one of the conditions imposed through the prior
environment clearance (EC) granted by the SEIAA, the Appellants are also
challenging the environment clearance dated 12.4.2013 granted by the SEIAA
for the same project of the Leading Hotels.

Grounds for the appeal are:

a) The CRZ clearance is issued in violation of direction issued by the High
Court in its judgement dated 13.10.2006 in WP No.422/1998, since the area
is not earmarked for purposes of location of a resort.

b) The CRZ clearance is contrary to the CRZ policy of the State, which is
to allow resort projects only in settlement zone, pursuant to the judgement
of the Bombay High Court in Writ Petition No.422/1998.

c) The CRZ clearance shows no recognition that part of the the area is
forest; wrong information has been supplied by the respondents to the MOEF
in respect of the forest existing on the lands requisitioned for the
project.

d) Tiracol Fort, which is demarcated CRZ I and setback line has not been
considered. The existence of this CRZ I heritage site is not mentioned in
the CRZ clearance, let alone safeguards imposed.

e) The CRZ clearance is based on a faulty and manipulated EC. The EC has
been granted by the SEIAA in a fraudulent manner, without the approval or
recommendations of the SEAC and in fact it is contrary to the actual
recommendations of the SEAC. Further, the EC has also been granted for
establishing a resort on Survey Numbers that have been specifically
identified by the North Goa District Forest Committee as private forest and
this fact is nowhere represented in the EC, which means the EC was granted
without even awareness of existence of forest on the project land.

f) The establishment of a golf course on lands which are intermingled with
and adjacent to the agricultural lands of the appellants will adversely
affect these lands and also the environment of the village settlement in
which they reside, including its water resources and fishing grounds and
these aspects have not been considered at all either by the MOEF’s Expert
Appraisal Committee (EAC) on CRZ while granting the CRZ clearance, or
earlier, by the SEAC or the SEIAA while granting the EC. Entire area
including the lands of the appellants have been considered as part of the
area for CRZ clearance/EC without their consent or knowledge.

It may be recalled that a petition filed against the Golf Resort Project is
pending admission before the Bombay High Court, Panaji bench. It is
scheduled to be taken up on January 12, 2015.

The NGT also adjourned hearing on the Tiracol bridge petition to early
February, in view of stay already granted, and in view of the fact that the
State Government sought time to file a counter to the affidavit filed by
the Goa Foundation on 1.1.2015. Goa Foundation counsel, Mrs Norma Alvares,
produced a new notification issued by the Ministry of Environment amending
the CRZ notification issued in November 2014, which had not been taken into
account by the Ministry itself when it filed its affidavit before the NGT.

- See more at:
http://www.targetgoa.com/goabuzzdet.php?bzid=6605&&id=3#sthash.NxOWvO7X.dpuf

[Goanet] Congress forms NRI Global Goans Cell

[Simon D'Silva]

*Click the links below:*

*https://www.facebook.com/simon.dsilva.18/media_set?set=a.10152920741920340.1073741867.693950339&type=1&pnref=story
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http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=289415

http://www.newskarnataka.com/gulf/Congress-forms-NRI-global-Goans-cell/#.VLDf-X0NEAc.gmail


GPCC forms NRI Global Goans Cell

*Media Release*

*Doha, Jan 10:* Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) under the wise
leadership of Luizinho Faleiro has announced the establishment of NRI
Global Goans Cell under the Chairmanship of Qatar based, Simon D’Silva. The
establishment of this cell is to express solidarity with Goans overseas
understanding their contribution and sacrifices, to spread awareness of
government schemes amongst the global Goan community with a view to
motivate them for productive occupations, business and employment in Goa,
to ensure that the state government creates better and proper avenues for
children of NRI Global Goans to take up higher education in Goa, to work
with the government for establishment of a special NRI window to provide
quick and speedy relief and services, understanding the NRI potential to
the private business sector.

The cell will open the channels of communication for mutual benefit, to
facilitate setting up of NRI Global Goans Chamber of Commerce for
meaningful interaction with government, departments and corporations to
work out public-private partnerships and also for NRI Goans participation
in business and industry, to foster social and cultural bonds with Global
Goans.


The Congress NRI Global Goans Cell consists of the following managing
committee; chairman, Qatar based Simon D’Silva, convenor for Qatar, Edson
Fernandes, executives members for Qatar, Mathew Estrocio, Pradeep Kotkar
and Sidesh Gaonkar, convenor for Bahrain, Francis Correia and executive
member Gabriel Crasto. Convenor for Kuwait, Carmo Santos and executive
members for Kuwait are Julio Cardozo, Gaspar Crasto and Ramdas Revadkar.
Oman executive members are Domnic Colaco and Francis Fernandes. United Arab
Emirates (Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain
and Fujairah) executive members are Henry Fernandes, Santana Fernandes,
Gabriel Fernandes and Johnito Rodrigues. Executive member for USA is Effie
Tavares, UK is Ravi Vaz, Italy is Esmelinda Fernandes, Australia
is Agostinho De Melo and more executive members in the committee from other
countries will be announced shortly.

GPCC president Luizinho Faleiro said that remittances from Goans who are
working in 43 countries – mainly Arabian Gulf, has given a big push to the
state economy but expressed regrets that the funds deposited in banks are
being diverted for investments in other states.

Faleiro said that migration to foreign countries has been one of the
biggest push factors in the economic advancement of Goa during the last
three decades. He also said that migration of people to foreign countries
for better prospects has been a dominant feature of the state.

He said that the remittance-induced changes have been felt in almost all
the sub-sectors of the economy. The positive impact of remittances is seen
in bank deposits, housing, real estate and the purchasing power largely in
rural households.

Luizinho said that factors such as decline in agriculture, lack of
sufficient employment/professional opportunities in Goa and urge for higher
and stable earnings have influenced Goans going abroad. Of late, there is
an unhealthy perception gaining ground that “Niz Goenkars” can make their
future only in foreign countries, he added.

Faleiro also stated that earlier Goans migrated for employment with firm
roots in Goa. The trend nowadays is to emigrate for good and final
settlement. The threat to identity and demography lies in this trend, he
stated further. The sustained international migration has led to the
development of ‘remittance-economy’ in many parts of the Goa, particularly
the coastal talukas of Bardez, Salcete and Tiswadi.

Emigration has been a dominant feature of the Christian community in Goa. A
large numbers of Goans working abroad are now returning back to the state
especially from Gulf countries. The returned emigrants face lot of problems
back at home like social, cultural, economic, psychological and health
related.

Faleiro also said that earlier industry contributed a large chunk to the
state economy followed by mining and tourism, but of late “money order” has
been main contributor to the deposits in the bank which only a minimum
amount was lent to the borrowers in the state.

Faleiro said that a study conducted by him has revealed that Goan emigrants
were spread in 43 countries of the world. Faleiro further said that his
study has also revealed that nearly 54 percent of the amounts received from
abroad were used for day to day household expenses, 18.2 percent for
education, 15 percent for debt

[Goanet] Petition to President Obama to discuss religious harmony with PM Modi‏

[Robin Viegas]

From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com
To: 

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/we-urge-our-president-request-indias-prime-minister-preserve-and-promote-religious-freedom/4TmrHVcH
WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:We urge our President to request 
India's Prime Minister to preserve and promote the religious freedom of 
minorities.We urge President Obama to convey to Mr.Modi, our concerns about 
escalating violence against India's Christian minority (physical & verbal 
abuse, arson of churches, forcible re-conversion ). A few Hindu leaders of his 
coalition have also provoked concerns among many Indians, through their 
directives to Heads of Christian Schools to install Hindu idols, forbid 
students to address Catholic Cleric-teachers as "Fathers" but as "Acharyas" 
etc. Mr. Modi recently ordered the renaming of Christmas holiday as Good 
Governance Day. Mr. Modi remained silent whenever these issues were raised in 
Parliament, as he did during the 2002 Godhra riots. We urge you to request Mr. 
Modi to condemn religious intolerance and break his silence on this critical 
issue.Published Date: Jan 03, 2015


  

[Goanet] Goa news for January 13, 2015

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Goa minister says centres to be set up to 'cure' LGBT youths
- Times of India
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*** Goa Will Extend Ban on Sri Ram Sene: Chief Minister
Laxmikant Parsekar - NDTV
oa-government-to-extend-ban-on-sri-ram-sene-2051847">Goa
government to extend ban on Sri Ram Sene
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHBhJNs4DwhSttVfJQeYpoVTLrnLQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778710030077&ei=D2e0VNDuCsj2wQG8mICIAw&url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/goa-will-extend-ban-on-sri-ram-sene-chief-minister-laxmikant-parsekar-647537

*** Russian tourists cancel Goa visit; prefer Portugal, Spain -
Economic Times
onomic Times"I have understood that there are at least 40,000
Russians who have diverted their holidays away from Goa during
this season. And the downfall is likely to continue in the next
season too," Vikram Varma, legal adviser to Russian Consulate
told PTI.
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGyeR940OZMoOXjR8GKhTMHOvItvA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778709130716&ei=D2e0VNDuCsj2wQG8mICIAw&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/travel/russian-tourists-cancel-goa-visit-prefer-portugal-spain/articleshow/45841972.cms

*** The Russians not going to Goa - BBC News
oving and free-spending, but the falling price of oil and
Western sanctions have ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHExX7aHAAeEOejvZErisgaXu_1nQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778707444354&ei=D2e0VNDuCsj2wQG8mICIAw&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30743623

*** 'Goa was where I felt most at peace': Nuno Mendes' final
meal - The Guardian
o-be-hit-by-kaddyoboddyo/37540.html">UK to be hit by
kaddyo-boddyo?
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGfx1CgDUym6Lk7t9Ig9mpeFnj9ig&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778709653510&ei=D2e0VNDuCsj2wQG8mICIAw&url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/12/nuno-mendez-final-meal-last-bites-goan-beach-picnic

*** Goa International photo festival to celebrate the art of
photography - Daily News & Analysis
ily News & Analysis"My aim is to bring famous photographers of
the world under one roof and facilitate a dialogue with
aspirants who look up to them and want to learn more about the
art," says Shantanu Sheorey, head, The One School Goa. The
festival is Sheorey's brain ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFAIDEcG5KAaOeZL4NaRfCiRX50nw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=D2e0VNDuCsj2wQG8mICIAw&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report-goa-international-photo-festival-to-celebrate-the-art-of-photography-2051949

*** Sri Ram Sene to expand in Goa as state does not extend ban -
Daily News & Analysis
evel meet would be held in Belgaum," Sene chief Pramod Muthalik
said on January 11. Muthalik said he might come to ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEovM1Mg8aI4oxxg_esQ90yefnxzQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=D2e0VNDuCsj2wQG8mICIAw&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-sri-ram-sene-to-expand-in-goa-as-state-does-not-extend-ban-2051832

*** Sri Ram Sene Plans Foray in Goa - NDTV
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*** ED summons Goa's mining baron Anil Salgaocar on January 21 -
Economic Times
onomic TimesPANAJI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned
Goa mining magnet Anil Salgaocar to appear before it on January
21 and some other company chiefs in connection with its
investigation into the money laundering aspect of the mining
scam. The central ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNG6vKLJVqobaod6nckKwu9SCEYdLg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778710505305&ei=D2e0VNDuCsj2wQG8mICIAw&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ed-summons-goas-mining-baron-anil-salgaocar-on-january-21/articleshow/45860084.cms

*** Goa Plans To 'Cure' LGBTs With Medicine And Training,
Minister Says - Huffington Post India
ffington Post IndiaTawadkar was interacting with reporters at
the launch of Goa State Youth Policy 2015. In the policy, LGBT
youth are listed as a target group that requires focussed
attention. "We will make them normal. We will have a centre for
them. Like Alcoholic ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFsqphKyy2Xmowd

Re: [Goanet] White ants/termites

[Mervyn Lobo]

On Sun, 1/11/15, Frederick FN Noronha wrote:
Would anyone know a good, eco-friendly solution to coping with ground termites 
in the Goan climate? 
Many thanks in advance, FN
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FN,
Consider yourself blessed! Collect the termites, gently roast them in a wok and 
sell them to the tourists from East Africa. Alternatively, you can dip the 
roasted termites in chocolate and sell them to the gourmet protein seekers. 
Mervyn
 

[Goanet] Easy Listening Tunes. Bing & Gary Crosby

[Con Menezes]

  ‘Play a Simple Melody & Gone fishing’
   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4J_DBJ_WjQ

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[Goanet] Teju Cole: Unmournable Bodies

[V M]

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/unmournable-bodies

BY TEJU COLE

 A northern-Italian miller in the sixteenth century, known as
Menocchio, literate but not a member of the literary élite, held a
number of unconventional theological beliefs. He believed that the
soul died with the body, that the world was created out of a chaotic
substance, not ex nihilo, and that it was more important to love one’s
neighbor than to love God. He found eccentric justification for these
beliefs in the few books he read, among them the Decameron, the Bible,
the Koran, and “The Travels of Sir John Mandeville,” all in
translation. For his pains, Menocchio was dragged before the
Inquisition several times, tortured, and, in 1599, burned at the
stake. He was one of thousands who met such a fate.

Western societies are not, even now, the paradise of skepticism and
rationalism that they believe themselves to be. The West is a
variegated space, in which both freedom of thought and tightly
regulated speech exist, and in which disavowals of deadly violence
happen at the same time as clandestine torture. But, at moments when
Western societies consider themselves under attack, the discourse is
quickly dominated by an ahistorical fantasy of long-suffering serenity
and fortitude in the face of provocation. Yet European and American
history are so strongly marked by efforts to control speech that the
persecution of rebellious thought must be considered among the
foundational buttresses of these societies. Witch burnings, heresy
trials, and the untiring work of the Inquisition shaped Europe, and
these ideas extended into American history as well and took on
American modes, from the breaking of slaves to the censuring of
critics of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

More than a dozen people were killed by terrorists in Paris this week.
The victims of these crimes are being mourned worldwide: they were
human beings, beloved by their families and precious to their friends.
On Wednesday, twelve of them were targeted by gunmen for their
affiliation with the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo. Charlie
has often been aimed at Muslims, and it’s taken particular joy in
flouting the Islamic ban on depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. It’s
done more than that, including taking on political targets, as well as
Christian and Jewish ones. The magazine depicted the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Ghost in a sexual threesome. Illustrations such as this
have been cited as evidence of Charlie Hebdo’swillingness to offend
everyone. But in recent years the magazine has gone specifically for
racist and Islamophobic provocations, and its numerous anti-Islam
images have been inventively perverse, featuring hook-nosed Arabs,
bullet-ridden Korans, variations on the theme of sodomy, and mockery
of the victims of a massacre. It is not always easy to see the
difference between a certain witty dissent from religion and a
bullyingly racist agenda, but it is necessary to try. Even Voltaire, a
hero to many who extol free speech, got it wrong. His sparkling and
courageous anti-clericalism can be a joy to read, but he was also a
committed anti-Semite, whose criticisms of Judaism were accompanied by
calumnies about the innate character of Jews.

This week’s events took place against the backdrop of France’s ugly
colonial history, its sizable Muslim population, and the suppression,
in the name of secularism, of some Islamic cultural expressions, such
as the hijab. Blacks have hardly had it easier in Charlie Hebdo: one
of the magazine’s cartoons depicts the Minister of Justice Christiane
Taubira, who is of Guianese origin, as a monkey (naturally, the
defense is that a violently racist image was being used to satirize
racism); another portrays Obama with the black-Sambo imagery familiar
from Jim Crow-era illustrations.

On Thursday morning, the day after the massacre, I happened to be in
Paris. The headline of Le Figaro was “LA LIBERTÉ ASSASSINÉE.” Le
Parisien andL’Humanité also used the word liberté in their headlines.
Liberty was indeed under attack—as a writer, I cherish the right to
offend, and I support that right in other writers—but what was being
excluded in this framing? A tone of genuine puzzlement always seems to
accompany terrorist attacks in the centers of Western power. Why have
they visited violent horror on our peaceful societies? Why do they
kill when we don’t? A widely shared illustration, by Lucille Clerc, of
a broken pencil regenerating itself as two sharpened pencils, was
typical. The message was clear, as it was with the #jesuischarlie
hashtag: that what is at stake is not merely the right of people to
draw what they wish but that, in the wake of the murders, what they
drew should be celebrated and disseminated. Accordingly, not only have
many of Charlie Hebdo’s images been published and shared, but the
magazine itself has received large sums of money in the wake of the
attacks—a hundred thousand pounds from the Guardian Media Group and
three hund

[Goanet] CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA CROSSED HIS LIMITS

[Aires Rodrigues]

As judicial independence of Judges rests entirely on maintaining an
incorruptible detachment from the government of the day, that glittering
certificate given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week by the Chief
Justice of India H.L.Dattu was very improper and uncalled for. Is he
warming up to corner a Governorship like his predecessor P Sathasivam when
he retires on 2nd December this year? In certifying Narendra Modi as “a
good leader, a good human being and a man with foresight” the Chief Justice
of India has clearly breached the Lakshman Rekha.



The Constitution of India is very clear on the roles of the Judiciary and
the Legislature. While there is need of concerted efforts towards propping
up standards of judicial accountability, there is a very disturbing
disquiet over the slippery slope on which judicial values are slithering.
The highest standards of judicial independence must be ensured by warding
off even the faintest trace of governmental influence on the judiciary. The
demand to keep Supreme Court and High Court Judges away from immediately
taking such post retirement benefits becomes the need of the hour and will
thus ensure that those about to retire, do not run behind those in the
establishment thus giving a death knell to the independence of the
judiciary.


H.L.Dattu is no stranger to Goa and may be even look forward to having his
retirement nest in the land of fish, feni and fun. Those memories may never
fade of his public and private conduct on his four day private visit to Goa
in 2011 from 30th September to 3rd October while he stayed at the 5 star
Vivanta by Taj in Panaji.

Aires Rodrigues

Advocate High Court

C/G-2, Shopping Complex

Ribandar Retreat,

Ribandar – Goa – 403006

Mobile No: 9822684372

Office Tel  No: (0832) 2444012

Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com

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[Goanet] 25 interesting Facts you must know about St. Joseph Vaz - Fr Romuald Robin Rodrigues

[Robin Viegas]

From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com
To: 






Goan St. Joseph Vaz will be canonised on 14th Jan 2015 in Sri Lanka by Pope 
Francis!Check out the attachment for 25 interesting facts on St Joseph Vaz. 
Viva  St. Zuze!

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Goans across India, world in Lanka for 
canonizationhttp://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Goans-across-India-world-in-Lanka-for-canonization/83373.html?utm_source=Email%2Bnewsletter&utm_medium=email

===
‘ Special interest taken by Pope hastened canonization 
process’http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/%E2%80%98Special-interest-taken-by-Pope-hastened-canonization-process%E2%80%99/83372.html




  

[Goanet] Preps. made for Obama's visit to India.

[Con Menezes]

 
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[Goanet] Betrayal, Insolence & Arrogance, Force Saligaokars To Court...

Dear Saligaokaram,

We appealed to *everyone*:
our Sarpanch and Panchayat,
our MLA,
our Chief Minister
and all the concerned departments in the Goa government.
They refused to listen.
Betrayal, insolence and arrogance are all we got.

Funded by generous Saligaokars,
locally and across the globe,
the courts are our next line of action...

*NGT ISSUES NOTICE ON STAY OF SALIGAO GARBAGE PLANT*

On 9 January 2015,
the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Pune
issued notice on an appeal filed by
the Saligao Civic & Consumer Cell (SCCC)
and the Goa Foundation
against the Environment Clearance given to the Department of Science and
Technology
by the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority
for setting up a Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF)
on our Saligao plateau above Salmona and the Salmona Spring.

The appeal has been fixed for the purpose of interim relief of stay on
plant construction
on 16th January, 2015.

*Grounds for the appeal:*

Environment clearance has been granted prior to submission of the EIA
report.
The fact that environment clearnace was being issued prior to submission of
the EIA study
was stated in the EC order itself.

Work order had already been issued several months prior to the environment
clearance
and work had commenced at site without completion of the EIA.

Public consultation in respect of the project has not taken place,
though required,
not only as per the EIA notification 2006
but also as per the judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 30.7.2003.

The project has been approved on Sy. No. 47 of Calangute village
which is explicitly prohibited by High Court order dated 30.7.2003
(and confirmed by subsequent Court orders) on environmental grounds.

The SWMF is approved in designated forest area without mandatory forest
clearance.

The appellants have alleged that the Terms of Reference relating to the EC
had not been posted on the website of Dept. of Science and Technology (DST)
as required under the law.
The DST had not put up the EC on its website,
the copy of the EC had to be procured under the RTI Act from the
authorities.

The appeal also sought the Tribunal's direction
for recovery of the amounts spent on 38 individuals
*(including 3 from Saligao!)*
who had been taken by the Goa government to Europe
to inspect garbage management plants there.
The appeal stated that none of the persons were experts in garbage
management.

Appellants are vitally concerned about this SWMF,
having themselves approached the Hon'ble High Court more than a decade ago
to halt the garbage disposal on the Saligao plateau.
The indiscriminate dumping of garbage of the plant
has already polluted the Salmona Spring and village wells.

The Saligao Civic & Consumer Cell
and other Saligaokars
who daily suffer from and battle the ill-effects
of the garbage dump on our hill,
continue to seek your solidarity and support.

*




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there *is*
*anOTHERgoa at:*


*>,>,*>,
,

'''
muriel & mario,
c/o FULKAR,
6/22, sonarbhatt,  saligao.
bardez.  goa.  403511.
tel: *0832.240* / 9405950605

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[Goanet] LITERATI INVITES YOU TO AN EVENING WITH RENOWNED FILMMAKER WARIS HUSSEIN ON FRIDAY 16TH JANUARY 2015 AT 7 P.M. AT LITERATI

[books]

  

WARIS HUSSEIN IN CONVERSATION WITH SHAMA HABIBULLAH

 LITERATI
INVITES YOU TO AN EVENING WITH RENOWNED FILMMAKER WARIS HUSSEIN ON
FRIDAY 16TH JANUARY 2015 AT 7 P.M. AT LITERATI

 A COMPILATION OF HIS
WORKS WILL BE SCREEENED FOLLOWED BY CONVERSATION. 

Born in Lucknow,
India, Waris Hussein moved to England at age nine with his parents. He
studied at Eton, Cambridge and the Slade School of Fine Art. Later he
briefly worked as an actor before being accepted on the BBC directors'
training course. He made his directorial debut on the soap Compact (BBC,
1962-65) but only gained real recognition after helping to launch Doctor
Who (BBC, 1963-89; 2005- ) in partnership with producer Verity Lambert.
Hussein was instrumental in selecting the original cast and establishing
the template for the show by directing the pilot story 'An Unearthly
Child' (tx. 23/11/1963). This already contained many characteristics
that would recur throughout his work: elaborate tracking shots, a
fondness for depicting protagonists isolated from their surroundings and
a special interest in female psychology. This is particularly evident in
'A Passage to India' (Play of the Month, tx. 16/11/1965). One of his few
works to directly address his Asian heritage, it depicts with typical
sensitivity the plight of outsiders on both sides of the racial divide.
After starting in television with work on Doctor Who [1] (1963)
(including directing the very first episode, Doctor Who: An Unearthly
Child [2] (1963)), Hussein moved on to film, directing such legends as
Lord Laurence Olivier [3], Dame Bette Davis [4] and Joan Plowright [5].


Hussein directed feature films, starting with A Touch of Love (1969),
Margaret Drabble'smoving story about a single mother, featuring a
gratifyingly unmannered performance by Sandy Dennis. This was followed
by the eccentric but warm-hearted comedy Quackser Fortune has a Cousin
in the Bronx (US, 1970), the box-office hit Melody (aka S.W.A.L.K.,
1971) which re-unitedMark Lester and Jack Wild from Oliver! (d. Carol
Reed, 1968), and The Possession of Joel Delaney (1971), an unusual and
intriguing New York-set horror tale that was barely released. Like so
many British films of the 1970s, Henry VIII and his Six Wives (1972) was
made to capitalise on the success of a television series (The Six Wives
of Henry VIII, BBC, 1970) and proved to be his final cinema project for
25 years. 

He received a BAFTA award [6] for _Edward and Mrs. Simpson_
(shared with producer Andrew Brown), and an Emmy Award [7] for the Barry
Manilow musical _Copacabana_ [8]__ 

 While considering himself a
British filmmaker, Hussein has worked both sides of the Atlantic, as
well as in the country of his birth, India. 

Links:
--
[1]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056751?ref_=nmbio_mbio
[2]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0562828?ref_=nmbio_mbio
[3]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm059?ref_=nmbio_mbio
[4]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm012?ref_=nmbio_mbio
[5]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0687506?ref_=nmbio_mbio
[6]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_Television_Awards
[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Award
[8]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copacabana_(musical)#.22Copacabana.22_TV_film_.281985.29

[Goanet] Taste of Goa - 3 day Food Festival in the City

[JoeGoaUk]

Garcia de Orta 9-11 Jan 2015
A short tourSonia Shirsat singing in the background
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNoo4rRcl7c
Pics
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/16055787939/in/photostreamhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/16241921485/in/photostream/https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk71/16054531780/in/photostream/


For Goan Video Clips 
http://youtube.com/joeukgoa 

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[Goanet] White ants/termites

[Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا]

Would anyone know a good, eco-friendly solution to coping with ground
termites in the Goan climate? Many thanks in advance, FN
-- 
P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha

Re: [Goanet] Subject: Re: Goa no more the preferred tourist destination

[Sam Furtado]

Mr. Nelson Lopes and Mr. Gilbert Lawrence, You'll have aptly, rightly and
appropriately summarized all.  "Goa no longer  the preferred tourist
destination"

I would still be more happier if there is further drop, since these
outsiders (Hoteliers) WHO RULE THE ROOST being main culprits and
manipulators care a dam to Quality, Price structure, Cleanliness, Morals
etc., not only they care a little to what happens to the local industry,
diminish of overseas flow of tourists but their only concern is to amass
huge moolah for themselves and in the bargain mar and spoil the image of
Goa and its people in the state and at large..

All attempts must be made by all like minded Goan to discourage these so
called nefarious elements and "OUTSIDERS TAKING OVER THE HOTEL INDUSTRY".
and Sundry.

Call for unity and solidarity among Goan people is the need of the hour to
weed out these outside elements who are out to destroy Goa with the
blessings of so called politicians-police-nexus as it has happened in the
State of Maharashtra and else where in India and which is going on from day
to day, with people being mere spectators...

SO ALL GOANS WAKE UP. BE UNITED, FEAR NOT, TAKE COURAGE, START PEACE
MORCHA' S, IF NEED BE ONE MAY NEED TO TAKE THE LAW IN ONE'S HAND, SINCE THE
LAW MAKERS CARE A DAM TO THE CONCERN OF THE PEOPLE THEN TO GIVE PROPER
JUSTICE CIVILIZED PEOPLE NEED TO CREATE THEIR OWN LAW TO BENEFIT THEIR OWN
SOCIETY..

OR ELSE  .  A DAY WOULD COME WHEN EVERYTHING TO THE BELOVED GOAN PEOPLE
WOULD BE FOREVER LOST TO A POINT OF NO RETURN.

TAKE THE BATON.AND FIGHT FOR YOUR GOOD CAUSE.  CAUSE AND CONCERN FOR OF
YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR GRAND CHILDREN, GOD IS WITH WITH US..

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 6:27 AM, Gilbert Lawrence 
wrote:

> GL responds:
> Global and National Tourism is competitive and tourists have lot of
> choices.  Goa is promoting its past, while other destinations are being
> designed and promoted for the future.  Many tourist spots or cruises are
> changing or adding on to their past to become more modern and want
> to attract both the 55+ crowd and their children and grandchildren.  Thus
> casino cities and cruise liners are becoming "family oriented" and
> vice-versa.
> Just talked to tourists who were recently in Goa for Christmas.  The hired
> day-taxi took them for a visit to the SFX exposition; saying "It would take
> half hour".  The tourists were in line for 3 hours.
> Tourism is booming the world over and is being encouraged because it is
> mostly a retail industry.  The average native and/or business-person can
> cater to tourists and directly receive the rewards for their services and
> hospitality.  The two writers (below)  are doing the usual  "blowing in the
> wind"  by blaming the government.
> Regards,  GL
>
>
> Sam Furtado  wrote:
>
> If nothing is done to nip in the bud to cure the ailments effecting the
> Tourist Industry Scenario in Goa then Goa's Reputation Being Numero Uno as
> tourist destination will further saturate to a point of no-return.
>
> So the Government of Goa and it's coterie must put their heads together
> for the welfare of the people of Goa and find a permanent solution to clean
> the Mess they are waddling through at the moment or else its economy will
> further sink the exchequer on tourists visits, which would be detrimental
> and have a pervading effect on the overall economy of Goa for the so called
> lackadaisical and callous attitude of the Government for reasons best known
> to them?
>
> Nelson Lopes  wrote:
>
> It appears that it is worst tourism year in Goa. Many chartered flights
> are  cancelled and moved to other destinations. The junkets by MLA`s
> ,Ministers to attract tourists have fallen flat. In spite of the exposition
> of the sacred relics of St Xaviers, the usual Christmas, new year and
> EDM festivals bashes, dances  beach parties, refund of taxes paid on good
> purchased, the tempo of inflow of expected tourists is at its lowest
> ebb.  The Visa on arrival has not made the dent, though it is a face saver
> of sorts to beat the drums in troubled tourism prism.  Local and foreign
> tourists are realizing that for better cost effective tours there are other
> competing destinations unfolding with better options
>
>

[Goanet] [Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar] Jets in the Canyon

[Rajan Parrikar]

Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar has posted a new item, 'Jets in the Canyon'
 
 Games at warp speed.
 
 
 Dec 29, 2014: I was at Father Crowley Point peering down Rainbow Canyon on
the
 western boundary of Death Valley National Park when I caught sight of the
 approaching jet over the ridgeline of the Argus Range. This is the one
section
 of the park where the US Air Force retains [...]
 
 You may view the latest post at
 http://blog.parrikar.com/2015/01/12/jets-in-the-canyon/
 
 Warm regards,
 Rajan Parrikar
 ra...@parrikar.com

[Goanet] QuizStock 2015

[Rajiv D'Silva]

Hi all,
QuizStock, the Sunday Evening Quiz Club’s annual quizzing festival will be held 
on the 17th and 18th of this month at the International Centre Goa, Dona Paula. 
The event will feature 6 quizzes spread over the two days of the festival. On 
the 17th, the fest will kick off at 10 am with the Movie Quiz hosted by 
Aniruddha Sen Gupta. A written Social Sciences Quiz set by Vidyadhar Gadgil 
will be held at 2 pm, which will be followed by the marquee event of the the 
festival, the Goa Open, hosted by Aniruddha Sen Gupta. Day 2 will begin at 10 
am with a Year That Was Quiz by Lynn Barretto Miranda, which will be followed 
by a written Travel Quiz set by Rajiv D’Silva. The festival will wind up with 
the BEST (Business, Entertainment, Sports, Technology) Quiz hosted by Nitish 
Wagle. All the quizzes are open to all, and there are prizes in cash and kind 
to be won. For more details visit www.seqc.blogspot.com 


Regards,
Rajiv

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[Goanet] Aitaracheo Katkutleo: Igorjent Bankar Bosunk Zai? Vegim Yeo

[lino dourado]

 Igorjent Bankar Bosunk Zai? Vegim Yeo
Hanvem pollelam ani polletam thodde bhov 10 tem 20 tok’ke igorjent favoxe Misak 
yevpi lok usrant pavtat. Choddan chodd poile vachop tem sottram (psalm) vachpam 
sompumchea vellar ‘entry’ martat ani igorjent vellar pavlolea xantin bankar 
bosun asloleank samko vaitt torecho gondoll kortat. Bankanche deger boslolea 
mon’xak thoddi bhov svattechi zullovnni (adjustment) korunk sangtana, 
somodhanin (comfortable) bankar boslolea lokache barik motte kule sabsube 
yevtin tevttin dusreanchia kuleank tenk-tenkoit fattim pavllo lok zago korun 
ghetat.Kalchea sumanank mhojea vollkicho monis poilem, nhoi mhunn sottram  
vachop punn padri babacho sermanv chalu astona bhitor sorlo ani yevttin-tevttin 
fattlean thavn fuddlean panch tori bankar boslolea lokak matxe svatt divnk 
goddbodd kortalo tem laginch aslolea igorjentlea ap-vavurpean (volunteer) taka 
haddun mhojea fattlean ubo ravunk zago dakoilo.Mhojem sogllem dhean 
sermanvacher aslolem tem mat disturbar (disturb) kelem. Bankar bosunk zai 
zalear begin kiteak yenant kai he lok? Misachea vella bhair pavle mhunn zannam 
astona, ogech chup-chap fattlean vo konxeak vochun kiteak ube ravonant? 
Dusreanchem Mis piddear korchea bodla odik borem Misak yenastana 
ravlear?Vorsachea poilea disa, Natalam, Paskanche ani igorjen vhodd porbanchem 
Misant vantto ghenv, zaito lok ordem vor begin yevn apli boska samballtat. Punn 
thodde lok usrant igorjent bhitor sorun bosloleank tras kortat  te polloun 
mhaka zalear poschatap martat. Oslea lokachi vagnnunk konnakuch pottonam. 
Dekun, mhaka bosunk svatt mellta astona, hanv igorjentlea bankacher bosona tem 
hench, nischit kharan zaun asa.Xevottachem gayon suru zal’lem tedna hanv povitr 
udok vo azment kopalar laun bhair sorlom. Saibinnichia grotto-xim rozar kori. 
Mhojea bazuk konn tori dusro ubo ravlo. Mhojem magnnem sompoun, ubo aslolea 
zagea velo hanvem paim mat ubarlolo tech vogtar bazuk ubo ravlolean 
mhonntlem.‘Arre baba, nimannem Saibinnichem orasanv suru zatanch tum bhair  
sorun ailo?”“Chinttlem, Saibinniche grotto-xim gorddi zaunchia adinch, hanvem 
mhojem dhin’vasnechem magnnem sompounk”“Ha, ha, ha, ha. Koslo zabab re tuzo? 
Hanga gorddi zata?”“Ho,ho, ho,ho. Gorddi fokot igorjent bhitor zata 
nhoi?”“Vhoi”“Toxem tor igorjintlea bankacher tuka susegadin bosunk zai zalear, 
tuvem thoddo vell begin yevn boska sambalunk zainam? Zaittto lok igorjent begin 
yetat kiteak? Borea zagear bosun Misant vantto ghevpak. Tumche osle usrant 
pavun bankar zago naslear pasun chepott korun bospachi sonvoim zalea. Konnakuch 
perturbar korinastana nimannem gayon sompche adinch hanv igorjentlo bhair 
sorlom ani hanga yevn Saibinnink argam divnk laglom tea toren, Mis suru 
zanvchea adim thodo  vell begin yevnk tujean zatalem? Punn tujem...“Matso rav”, 
tacho mobile fon vazlo. Mhaka ulovpacho thamboilo ani "hello, hello...konn 
uloita" munit, to cholot ravlo…Lino B. Dourado 

[Goanet] Statue of St. Catherine at the rear of the Viceroy's gate old Goa?

[JoeGoaUk]

 
 Viceroy's gate towards Dewar ferry.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukoldgoa/12258037665/in/photostream/

The description plate in the end says.. the façade niche has a statue in stone 
of Vasco da Gama,  correspondingly in the rear, is the statue of the Argonaut 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukoldgoa/12258025395/in/photostream/
The lady with a sword and a book in hand could be St. Catherine of Alexandria. 
St. Catherine is also Patron Saint of Se Cathedral  and similar statue also 
place in the niche of the se cathedral façade - see pic
I think the above description plate should read as  .. correspondingly in the 
rear, is the Statue of St. Catherine of Alexandria and  an Argonaut.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukoldgoa/12258306673/in/photostream/



This info I got from the net
Because of her faith, Saint Catherine, a fourth-century virgin martyr, was 
tortured on a wheel and beheaded by a sword. The book she holds alludes to the 
knowledge that enabled her to refute the arguments of fifty pagan philosophers 
of Alexandria, one of whom is represented below her feet

similar stone? statue in the Se Cathedral façade niche
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoaukoldgoa/15036958974/in/photostream


Argonaut could also mean pagan, philosopher, her tormentor etc

another pic from the net
http://www.periodoakantiques.co.uk/images_up/a-wonderful-medieval-carving-of-st-catherine-of-alexandria-circa-1510-limburg-970-3.JPG
joego...@yahoo.co.uk 

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[Goanet] A Goan is soon to be a saint - II

[George Pinto]

Yesterday (Jan 11) Filomena Saraswati Giese, President of the Joseph Naik Vaz 
Institute, met Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando of Kandy, a key player in the 
canonization cause of Joseph Vaz, at the 4pm rehearsal for the Jan 14 main 
event. Also present was the Postulator of the Cause. Both of them acknowledged 
and thanked the Joseph Vaz Institute for their efforts over the years to 
promote the Joseph Vaz cause, a role which is now officially recorded at the 
Vatican in the Joseph Vaz files. Today representatives of the Joseph Naik Vaz 
Institute, Filomena Sarawati Giese and George Pinto met with the Sri Lanka 
Ministry of Mass Media who warmly welcomed them and whose kindness was greatly 
appreciated.

Security is now blanketing much of the city as the Pope's arrival is a day and 
half away. Security is very heavy along the Pope's route with the military, 
police, and undercover agents in full force.  Navy boats are patrolling the 
waters behind the GALLE FACE GREEN venue where the canonization mass will be 
held and which backs up against the Indian Ocean. 

Thank you.

Joseph Naik Vaz Institute
www.josephnaikvaz.org

[Goanet] MEDIA ALERT-MOVIE CLUB ALLIANCE FRANCAISE PANJIM

[Director Panjim]

Dear Sir/Madam,



Kindly publish the below press release in your daily:


Tuesday, 13th January at 6.30 pm at Alliance Française Panjim.

*PLAYING DEAD (Je fais le mort**) by Jean-Paul Salomé (2013) 1h44*


Pitch: 40-year old Jean, an actor, is betweens jobs. He unsuccessfully
tries to get auditions. His advisor at the unemployment office offers him
rather a strange job : to stand in for a cadavre in crime scene
reconstructions. His obsession for details impresses the investigations and
allows Jean to return to centre stage in a delicate affair in Megève ski
resort, out of season, after a series of murders.

*In French with English subtitles.*

Free for members of Alliance Française Panjim. Donations accepted for non
members. Free pop corn!

Further details may be obtained by calling 0832 24 200 49.

Best regards,
Laurène Gibert
Director
Alliance Française, Panjim
H. No 46A, P.E Agnelo RD,
Near Menezes Polyclinic,
Altinho, Panjim
Panjim 403 001, Goa
Tel +91 832 2420049

http://panjim-goa.afindia.org/
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[Goanet] Easy Listening music for today.......The Gaylords

[Con Menezes]

 ‘ The little Shoemaker’   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_CgPadvFQ

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[Goanet] Blazing a trail with The Story of Light

[V M]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Blazing-a-trail-with-The-Story-of-Light/articleshow/45838391.cms

Science and art. Performance, philosophy and design with an emphasis
on interactive education along with barrels of fun. These are the
ingredients assembled for a homegrown international initiative that
will brighten up Panaji next week.

The Story of Light Festival (January 14-18, thestoryoflight.org) is
the product of unusually collaborative thinking, and a global team of
young people coming together to create something totally unique and
visionary.

The idea first developed when a group of friends from around the world
gathered in Goa for the 2012/2013 year-end celebrations at the home of
Nash Paul D'Souza in Maina, Socorro. The host is a graphic designer,
his friend (and new Goa resident) Jaya Ramchandani studied physics and
astronomy, and is passionate about "informal" science education. Along
with others, the creative pair dreamed up an idea to mock up D'Souza's
house as the human digestive system just for fun, to invite the
neighborhood to walk through "what happens to a 'pao' once you eat
it". The result was a big hit in Maina.

Back again for the following New Year, D'Souza, 34, and Ramchandani,
32, started to think about another science-meets-art project that
could reach even more people. Some time earlier, Ramchandani had
participated in a conference in Poland where she viewed presentations
from UNESCO about the International Year of Light in 2015. This became
the seed for the plan for The Story of Light Festival, which the two
friends took to the corporation of the city of Panaji's commissioner
Sanjit Rodrigues, who responded enthusiastically and offered CCP
support.

The Story of Light website went live in July 2014, and an impressive
team of participants, supporters and volunteers from around the world
started to coalesce, everyone galvanized by the festival mission to
dream up "interactive installations, conduct unique workshops and hold
performances right on the streets" of Panaji, "to unravel all the
mysteries of light". Universities and research institutes raised funds
to participate from Japan, Italy, USA and UK, the Netherlands,
Portugal, Philippines, Argentina, Brazil and the Czech Republic, as
well as from across India.

D'Souza and Ramchandani were told they would have no problems funding
the festival if they moved it away from Panaji. One sponsor offered to
bankroll the entire event if Goa was replaced by Mumbai or Delhi. But
Ramchandani says, "The world goes where intention goes. It's all about
what kind of information goes out from where and to what audience. We
wanted to present science and art in an innovative way to this
society, in Panaji, in Goa, even if it meant a smaller budget,
crowdsourcing, and putting in our own money."

There is an infectious, utterly charming spirit at work at The Story
of Light Festival that is hard to resist. There is no money for
hotels, so all the scientists and artists (99 of them) are cheerfully
living dormitory-style in rented houses. Everyone is pitching together
to accomplish an ambitious schedule: a wide range of performances,
workshops, talks and 33 public installations spread throughout the
city from Goa Science Center to the public staircase leading up
Altinho to the High Court.

Jaden Hastings and Melanie King will work with festival-goers to make
the world's largest cyanotype (a kind of photographic print) in the
surf at Miramar. On the Mandovi promenade, dancers Flora Barros and
Samira Marana will perform in a life-sized camera obscura, while
nearby, Gene Kogan and Alec Schachner created "an immersive
interactive audiovisual environment" to "invite the viewer into space
where every movement generates light and sound".

A giant star suspended in front of Panaji church by Vishal Rawley will
light up and rotate if passers-by correctly answer quiz questions on
light. Exhibits in the Old GMC building and other locations take
inspiration from bioluminescence, photosynthesis, rainbows, and other
aspects of light. There are several events meant especially for
children, as well as workshops on solar cooking, illuminating the
mind, light painting and light bending, and 'Opticks' where images
submitted by the public will be transmitted to the moon and back in
real time!

The Story of Light Festival neatly illustrates what can be
accomplished in Goa with enthusiasm, camaraderie and old-fashioned
good ideas, even in the absence of grand budgets. At the precise time
that state agencies are touting absurd schemes like 'amphibious
tourism' and 'hot-air ballooning' and doing nothing to stop a
grotesque 'floating hotel' from joining the deeply unpopular casinos
that already pollute the Mandovi, Nash D'Souza, Jaya Ramchandani and
friends are illuminating a much better, far saner and more sustainable
way to get the world's attention. They deserve both congratulations
and support.

[Goanet] Herald: Bicholim locals see red over moves to convert heritage site into govt complex

[samir umarye]

http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/North-Goa/Bicholim-locals-see-red-over-moves-to-convert-heritage-site-into-govt-complex-/83359.html#.VLL7FyjfDHU.gmail

[Goanet] Goa news for January 11, 2015

[Goanet News Service]

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

*** Goa's financial health is stable, says Goa Chief Minister
Laxmikant Parsekar - Daily News & Analysis
oGIAQ
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGDEPDPmA_wNqIhx7pQY4zFeLoqnQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778708039261&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-goa-s-financial-health-is-stable-says-goa-chief-minister-laxmikant-parsekar-2051432

*** Goa Congress threatens stir over land use plan delay -
Firstpost
ed government in finalising the land use plan which has been
dogged by controversies in the coastal state. The project,
commonly known as ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNG1gAT0vKczJvsdQ9JfTji_YEe5KQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778708264161&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/goa-congress-threatens-stir-land-use-plan-delay-2039789.html

*** Goa to host four-day wine festival: Tourism ministry - The
Indian Express
oGIAQ
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGmM69ki9EaUZ-4h1XkcGLQ1pc5Ew&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778704114818&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/destination-of-the-week/goa-to-host-four-day-wine-festival-tourism-ministry/

*** Swamy: Goa can contribute to nation-building in a big way -
The Hindu
conomic indicators, former Union Minister and ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFraDT6ftJf0x3c1t-gbIQcgc5dig&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778707664457&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/swamy-goa-can-contribute-to-nationbuilding-in-a-big-way/article6772892.ece

*** Goa prepares for the Sainthood of its Blessed son - Oherald
oGIAQ
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNERlhF8wNWNFCPAY8x6nfDp2ztVLQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778707133506&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Countdowntosainthood/Goa-prepares-for-the-Sainthood-of-its-Blessed-son/83326.html

*** The Russians not going to Goa - BBC News
oving and free-spending, but the falling price of oil and
Western sanctions have ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHExX7aHAAeEOejvZErisgaXu_1nQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778707444354&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-30743623

*** 'Taste of Goa' food fest to have British celebrity chef -
Times of India
mes of IndiaTodiwala, who has served in Goa at the Taj, 30 years
ago, believes Goa's cuisine has to be presented in a modern
style, but, without tempering with its original content.
"Presenting in a modern way doesn't mean it needs to be diluted.
Goa's Hindu ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHakXu7Y6BjxSGbZvHvjf3jafwNng&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778706058586&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Taste-of-Goa-food-fest-to-have-British-celebrity-chef/articleshow/45800261.cms

*** Better safe than sorry, defend yourself: Goa police - Times
of India
efence training to girl students at the college and higher
secondary level. Rita Diniz, lady head constable at the Crime
Branch, Ribandar, said that safety and security of women in
society ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGI6V-SKedAJ-ZF7UFvBHfDO--mbA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Better-safe-than-sorry-defend-yourself-Goa-police/articleshow/45838453.cms

*** Tenant verification tightened in Goa - The Hindu
e HinduIn view of intelligence inputs regarding terrorist
threats to the western coast of India, the Goa police have
tightened the verification of the antecedents of persons renting
out residential accommodation or staying in hotels, lodging and
boarding ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNG4vjVRiogoMH0xVlTe-zQ7gHwi8w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778706989573&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tenant-verification-tightened-in-goa/article6769944.ece

*** 29 Thai monks walk 24 days on pilgrimage to Goa - Times of
India
mes of IndiaPleasantly surprised at seeing a number of
Buddhists, especially Thai ones, in Goa, the head priest said,
"I was surprised to see so many Thai people accompany us on the
way. Moreover, I wasn't expecting many Buddhists in Goa. They
are very warm and ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFgK7Ls_sLLMjAOEIerDSnR37XKKA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=EcSxVMCTOMffgQe-8oGIAQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/29-Thai-monks-walk-24-days-on-pilgrimage-to-Goa/articleshow/45829012.cms


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

[Goanet] LOKOTSAV 2015, 10 days festival of Folk dances of India including Goa

[JoeGoaUk]

  LOKOTSAV 2015, Folk Festival, Goa 
LOKOTSAV 2015
Folk Festival at National level (Folk dances of various states of India).
9th Jan. to 18th Jan 2015, at Kala Academy Complex, Campal Panaji Goa.

blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2015/01/lokotsav-2015-folk-festival-goa.html

 It an annual event happening this time of the year
Organised by Directorate of Art and Culture, Govt. of Goa
along with West Zone Cultural Centre, Udaipur, Kala Academy of Goa (KA), Sports 
Authority of Goa (SAG) and Corp. of the City of Panjim (CCP)



Dances like Bihu from Assam, Siddhi Dhamal, Mewasi, Kervano Vesh from Gujarat, 
Kalbela, Puppeteers, Bhavai from Rajasthan, Singi Chhan, thangta, Pung Dhol, 
Cholam, Cherrow, Gotipua Sambalpuri dance from Orissa, Panthi from Chattisgarh, 
Lawni from Maharastra,  Bharya Bangra from Punjab,  Purulia Chhau from west 
Bengal, Ghoormar from Haryana and folk dances of Goa like Kunbi, Dekni, Zagor, 
Gode Modni, Musal Khel, Samai, Goff, Veerbrada, Dhangar, Fugdi, Dhalo, Morulo 
etc


There are also many stalls from about 500 craftsmen including food stalls
Open 10am till 10 pm, Cultural programes 6.30pm till 10pm
ENTRY FREE


Pics
Stage, gate setup
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Artiste Vijay Desai
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 Minister Dayanand Mandrekar
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Prasad Lolienkar, Director Art & Culture, Secretary Faizi O Hashmi, 
Minister Dayanand Mandrekar, West Zone Cultural Centre Udaipur, 
Director Mr. Furqan Khan


https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk70/16238752581/in/photostream/
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Bihu Dance of Assam
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dhol boys
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Kalbelya of Rajasthan
Recording with smart phones
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Kunbi dance

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 Punjabi / Haryana
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Food stuff, stalls
Pani Puri, Bhel etc
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Video 1:  Day 1, Kunbi Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVUQ38hyVA4

blog
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2015/01/lokotsav-2015-folk-festival-goa.html


More from archive:
>From Lokotsav 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqQSiZ14ZiU

LOKOTSAV 2013
http://joegoauk-pointofview.blogspot.in/2013/01/lokotsav-2013-folk-festival.html
 

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[Goanet] THE WAY AHEAD FOR GOA

[Aires Rodrigues]

Over the last three years Manohar Parrikar kept fooling the people of Goa
by falsely claiming that the State coffer was very healthy with nothing to
worry. However that the State exchequer was heading towards bankruptcy was
always an apprehension and it is now official.



The very casual recent office memorandum issued by the Government on
economy measures and rationalization of expenditure is no solace or
solution to the deep financial crisis the State finds itself embroiled in.
Fiscal accountability and responsibility has to be an ongoing sustained
process and cannot be a short term measure.



The Government needs to start with slashing the very exorbitant fees of
eight lakhs a month being paid to Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni by
bringing it on par with other states to a maximum of one lakh.



Instead of the current jumbo cabinet of twelve, Goa can be well governed by
just five Ministers.  With the bureaucracy already over bloated there needs
to be a total ban on any further recruitment. The services of unnecessary
consultants and advisors appointed with a plum salary in various
departments must be terminated. Needless public functions should be avoided
as there is no need of one to lay the foundation stone or inaugurate
drains, culverts and public toilets. Wasteful expenditure on newspaper
advertisements must also stop.



Quality control in all public works must be strictly ensured to avoid
recurring expenditure. Government departments including Ministers must use
modest budget cars instead of the current swanky and expensive ones. Those
government schemes which have ended up being vote bank gimmicks cannot be
allowed to burden the tax payer.



Pointless Corporations created to rehabilitate politicians need to be wound
up. The use of existing government owned buildings needs to be optimized
before hiring private premises. Government owned vehicles should be first
put to utmost use before without reason hiring private ones.



To elicit suggestions and opinions from the people on the way ahead to pull
Goa out of this financial disaster, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar
should have an open public interaction at each of the 12 talukas.



Due to the follies of the government we have landed in this fiscal
upheaval, however now it is the duty and responsibility of every Goan to
work towards restoring Goa back on the road to economic prosperity.



Aires Rodrigues

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