[Goanet] The Brain that changes itself.
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[Goanet] Easy listening selection....Lena Zavaroni
Remembering this child prodigy 1963-1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J09IeN-ONbk&list=RDJ09IeN-ONbk#t=1 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
[Goanet] Diesel cars: Is it time to switch to a cleaner fuel?
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33254803 EnergyHarnessing the power of the oceanChina eyes shift in energy policyIce cold water heats whole cityWind turbines take to the skiesIn the 1920s, pregnant women were encouraged to drink Guinness to increase their iron intake.For decades we were all told to avoid fatty butter and eat synthetic margarine. Both pieces of health advice have since been discredited.We are now learning that millions of motorists who've bought diesel cars believing they were less harmful to the environment have been equally misguided.Diesel cars emit less carbon dioxide (CO2) than their petrol equivalent, we were told. In fact, not only are CO2 emissions almost identical on average, but they also produce large quantities of other pollutants linked with thousands of premature deaths.Carmakers say they have already taken action to reduce emissions greatly in the past decade and regulators are beginning to acknowledge the problem, but the challenge remains enormous.The reason is simple: about half of all cars currently sold in Europe are diesel powered.As Greg Archer at Brussels-based think-tank Transport & Environment says: "The car industry is fighting to keep selling diesel because it has invested so heavily in the wrong technology".Different realityAir pollution caused by diesel engines is, for now, a peculiarly European problem. Of the 70 million cars sold worldwide last year, only 10 million were diesel. Three quarters of those were sold in Europe.Quite why European carmakers developed diesel in the first place is a moot point, but some have argued that as domestic heating systems turned from oil to gas, oil companies needed to find an alternative market for their mid-range distillate, or diesel fuel.The industry itself points to government incentives, such as lower tax rates for companies buying fleets of diesel vehicles. "All manufacturers followed this political direction," says the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.The Audi A5 (l) meets EU nitrogen oxide limits, but the Audi A8 falls well short, one test foundAnd, in theory, it was an easy sell - diesel engines are more efficient than petrol engines, so running costs are cheaper. Using less fuel should mean lower emissions.In practice, however, laboratory measurements of CO2 emissions from diesel and petrol engines are the same, according to Martin Adams at the European Environment Agency (EEA). And as diesel cars tend to be bigger and heavier, any advantages in efficiency are wiped out.As a result, average CO2 emissions from diesel cars are only fractionally lower than those from petrol cars, figures from the UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers show. The industry counters that of course emissions would be greater from larger cars, and maintains that when comparing like-for-like models, diesels do emit noticeably less.But carbon emissions aren't the main problem when comparing diesel with petrol. So-called particulate matter, which causes cancer, and nitrogen oxide and dioxide (NOx) are the real concern. Recent studies have shown that nitrogen dioxides (NO2) can cause or exacerbate a number of health conditions, such as inflammation of the lungs, which can trigger asthma and bronchitis, increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, and lower birth weight and smaller head circumference in babies.In some European cities, NO2 levels are more than double World Health Organization guidelines, with diesel vehicles the single biggest contributor.Indeed air pollution as a whole causes more than 400,000 premature deaths in Europe, with road transport, and diesel in particular, contributing a meaningful chunk.InconsistenciesMost of these deaths are caused by particulate matter. Carmakers have recognised this and modern diesel cars are fitted with extremely effective filters that stop almost all of this carcinogenic soot entering the atmosphere. But there is a "significant problem with tampering with filters", according to Mr Archer.So when you see a car belching out thick black smoke, the chances are it will be a diesel with a faulty or a missing filter.Although a diesel car will fail its MOT if a filter that was originally fitted on the vehicle has been removed, there are a number of specialist companies which advertise doing just this for drivers who want to improve fuel economy and performance. Removing them isn't against the law.These filters also perform best when hot, and short trips around town won't heat your engine sufficiently. Nor do they help with secondary particulate matter, which is formed from NOx, the effects of which are not fully understood.How to reduce emissions from your diesel carDon't accelerate unnecessarilyGet your car serviced regularlyTurn your engine off if you are stationary for more than one minuteStick to the speed limits, especially on the motorwayCheck your car's levels of urea (ammonia used to tra
[Goanet] Our MPs Don't Need Cheap Food. Give It Up
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/mps-dont-need-cheap-food-give-it-up-782723?pfrom=home-opinion Today, we have another opportunity to re-examine our own stance on special privileges. An excellent example is an incident that happened some years ago. Former President Dr. Kalam was once frisked by an airline, thereby creating a major furore. The impressive part of this episode is that the former President did not even object to being frisked. This says a lot about the person, and my respect for him only went up higher. And I am sure I can say the same for most people in this country. Is it possible that shunning VVIP culture in small but significant ways may be a strong reason for the respect he commands by us citizens? Special privileges that have become so ubiquitous range from substantive to the frivolous. Politicians and bureaucrats do not have to stand in line for anything, live in heritage buildings, move around in cars with red beacons, and of recent relevance, enjoy subsidized food in canteens starting from the Parliament to government offices around the capital. The issue of food subsidy offered to Members of Parliaments reeks of privilege. We talk about abolishing subsidies with regard to government policy, except we completely miss the point when we ignore the food subsidy extended to MPs. Without discussing the specifics with regard to the cost incurred to offer the food subsidy, there are certain fundamentals that I feel must be followed with regard to subsidies in general. They are 1) targeting the poorest of the poor and 2) to effect minimal leakages and avenues for corruption. No organization enjoys the absolute trust of its members. No government enjoys the absolute trust of its citizens. And no elected representative enjoys the absolute trust of his or her constituents. Indeed they may aspire to achieve it, but it is a given that such a position is impossible if not untenable. Keeping this in mind, one finds that the privileged of this country, wittingly or unwittingly, participate in actions that are detrimental to this effect. This brings me to what we all know as "VVIP culture". Such a culture has become pervasive and an inescapable part of an Indian citizen. It has practically touched everybody in this country. There are some who are more equal than the others. And they seem to make it very clear to the rest. In an equivalent of name-dropping, we 'drop' the kind of access one has with the state. Interestingly, we are also a country wherein we decry and boast the privilege in equal measure, depending on which side of the fence we are. This deep-seated, still-fragile post-colonial mindset that 'they' are better than us and thereby 'deserve' such privileges is an unfortunate scenario after over 60 years of independence. The feudal relic of special privileges makes a mockery of democracy. Democracy does not simply mean that citizens provide consent and approval by way of the ballot every five years, but also means that they have access to the same individuals they have elected to office. The latter argument is lost on the elected representatives. Citizens are alienated from their representatives courtesy privileges that should be done away with. This alienation feeds into a cycle that is counter-productive, it promotes rent-seeking from the 'winners' and servile attitudes among the rest. In recent months, the government campaign to encourage those citizens who can afford to voluntarily give up subsidized LPG cylinders has been very successful. If a million Indian citizens can give up subsidized cylinders, then certainly a few hundred MPs can give up subsidized food. I personally had given up my gas subsidy some years ago. I also have been advocating the dismantling of the well-entrenched VVIP culture in India over the years ranging from topics relating to red light beacons, security frisking and toll exemption on national highways. Many have argued that the recipients of the subsidized Parliament canteen facilities are not only MPs, but also staff working in the Parliament. It is one thing to stereotype MPs to be privileged, for they already get a lot, but another thing to take away subsidy from a government employee for another person's disrepute. Unfortunately, this logic does not stand up to the fundamental role of a subsidy, besides the failure of categorizing government employees as the poorest of the poor. Government employees have also been surrendering their subsidized LPG connections - so the affordability argument is lost immediately. However, should there be any measure of apprehension, and a strong case is present to continue the food subsidy for them, the Direct Benefits Transfer for LPG (DBTL) would be a suitable mechanism. DBTL is a process whereby the subsidy is directly affected through cash transfers into bank accounts that virtually eliminate any scope for leakage or corruptio
[Goanet] Let's be fair to Kenya
I couldn't agree more with Antonio Menezes when he says: "Let us be fair to Kenya. African authorities could not have thrown non-Kenyans out , not even because they were British passport holders. They simply left Kenya because their means of livelihood were curtailed by the Africanization process." I cannot speak for the rest of the Goans who left Kenya -but speaking personally, can I say how painful a wrench it was to uproot oneself from the land of one's birth and move to a 'foreign field'. I had no choice. I had a young family, and having experienced at first hand the bloody revolution in Zanzibar, I just couldn't subject them to any further risks much though I loved and still love Kenya, the land of my birth. This decision was also prompted by the fact that although I had applied for Kenya citizenship, there was a considerable delay in processing my application, with the result that the approval actually came along with the Notice of the Africanization of my post! Having worked for some 20 years for the Kenya colonial government, my pension and other privileges could not be guaranteed by an independent Kenya Government, nor were the prospects of obtaining a similar job elsewhere favourable since the clamour for more Africanization was accelerating and rightly so. The decision to move to the United Kingdom was made purely in the interests of my young family. That said, my heart is still in Kenya -a land and people who I admire, love and still correspond with and help as best I can. Mervyn Maciel
[Goanet] Goa news for July 20, 2015
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 2 Injured as False Ceiling Collapses at Goa Airport - NDTV.com - NDTV tates/2-hurt-as-false-ceiling-collapses-in-goa-airport/article7438384.ece">2 hurt as false ceiling collapses in Goa airport - The Hindu http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNF8SAkoPVpc7TS03hg4WtkiDOnNyA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778903978775&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-injured-as-false-ceiling-collapses-at-goa-airport-782786 *** When a crocodile went strolling on a Goa beach! - Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times J47gw0H3Tw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778902824094&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEHzYeQeb-wTQ05LTIlvudGTtlmZQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778902824094&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/when-a-crocodile-went-strolling-on-a-goa-beach/article1-1370172.aspx *** Indian Super League: FC Goa sign Keenan Almeida - Goal.com - Goal.com oa-sing-Goan-tune-with-3-new-signings/articleshow/48118697.cms">FC Goa sing Goan tune with 3 new signings - The Times of India http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHMFTlM9QA2HA_YAtcz8toz3Y0mzw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778903620279&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/7083/isl/2015/07/18/13677572/indian-super-league-fc-goa-sign-keenan-almeida *** Goa CM to seek CBI probe in alleged bribery by US firm Louis Berger for water ... - Economic Times ased construction management firm bribing Indian officials for a water developmental project in the state. Parsekar's reaction ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNH8EIfYwyU51KpDNbyLc6u6WcoWkg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778904187399&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/goa-cm-to-seek-cbi-probe-in-alleged-bribery-by-us-firm-louis-berger-for-water-project/articleshow/48132344.cms *** Crocodile controversy created by rivals: Goa tourism industry - The Times of India - Times of India rocodile-sighting-morjim-beach-sparks-concerns-viral-photos-639766">Goa: Crocodile Sighting at Morjim Beach Sparks Concerns [VIRAL PHOTOS] http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEkMf8K8zsf36YQT2eihkIAP3u0bw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778904663605&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Crocodile-controversy-created-by-rivals-Goa-tourism-industry/articleshow/48135273.cms *** Regional Plan for Goa likely to delay - Times of India ovt-to-conduct-audit-of-buildings-over-3-decade-old_1631669.html">Goa govt to conduct audit of buildings over 3-decade old http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNE-0Z7nz3n8Eye2clW0xBVdvrdcEg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778903305305&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Regional-Plan-for-Goa-likely-to-delay/articleshow/48115030.cms *** Zico may disagree but FC Goa need younger players - The Times of India - Times of India hould-have-trained-in-brazil-zico">Romeo should have trained in Brazil: Zico http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEcmQOcIOX06Ub5-bPQ5erhWVpXZQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778904249711&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Zico-may-disagree-but-FC-Goa-need-younger-players/articleshow/48137122.cms *** A Taste of Goa On Mumbai's Marine Drive This Sunday - HungryForever - HungryForever (blog) ngryForever (blog)Goa isn't too far away from Mumbai. But, it's a bit of a hassle getting there, since trains, buses and flight routes are nearly almost always booked. If you're craving a taste of Goa, it would be easier to drive down to Hotel Marine Plaza on Marine ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNE8aUeZljZs8g4jmaibctQ6KvVSQw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://www.hungryforever.com/taste-goa-mumbais-marine-drive-sunday/ *** Goa govt to adopt Arvalem village - The Times of India - Times of India mes of IndiaBICHOLIM: The state government recently decided to adopt Arvalem village under the 'Adarsh Gram Yojana'. This was decided in a special meeting called by the Goa state infrastructure development corporation (GSIDC) chairman and Sakhali MLA Pramod ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHc0kTi7g7_05Ct6QEc5S68d64ZQA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778904249712&ei=_TKsVefNIobL3QGn5KfwDQ&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-govt-to-adopt-Arvalem-village/articleshow/48128872.cms *** US bribery case: SMC Infra-SPML joint venture executed Goa water project ... - Business Standard ased firms - SMC Infrastructures and SPML Infra - and the India office of Japanese consultancy Nihon
[Goanet] Kanara Cultural Association (KCA) of Delhi bids farewell to Fr. Franklin D’Souza
Kanara Cultural Association (KCA) of Delhi bids farewell to Fr. Franklin D'Souza By Ancy DSouza Paladka New Delhi, July 19: KCA organised farewell function for CBCI Secretary for Youth Council Fr. Franklin D'Souza. At 10.30am Fr. Franklin together with newly designate Secretary Fr. Deepak K J Thomas offered Holy Eucharist. He preached on "God has shown his mercy and goodness through Jesus". He explained the role of every Christian is to witness Jesus. He said that salvation offered by Jesus is free gift for the humanity. When we accept that salvation our lives will be filled with joy. He also prayed for the members. After the mass at 12 noon KCA had organised a short felicitation program for Fr. Franklin. KCA welcomed new member Fr. Deepak K J Thomas. Fr. Victor D'Souza offered a bouquet to Fr. Deepak. KCA President Mr. Elias spoke about Fr. Franklin's achievements and he said that as Fr. Franklin attributes all achievements are nothing but God's mercy and His grace. Mr. Vincent Menezes in his farewell speech said that Fr. Franklin is a man of prayer specially chosen by Jesus. Many have witnessed healings and blessings through his various retreats. He testified some of the testimonies. He also said that we were able to organise every year residential Konkani retreat and it was possible because of God's grace and his servant Fr. Franklin. Then Fr. Victor D'Souza felicitated Fr. Franklin and KCA president Mr. Elias gave a Momento on behalf of KCA. Fr. Franklin in his farewell address said that "I have sole desire to serve Jesus; I have no other desire in my life. What I am it is because of Jesus and His Word. Positions will come and go but Lord Jesus is my greatest position". He thanked every member of KCA which made him to feel at home with their vibrant programs. He wished God's blessings in future endeavours. Fr. Victor D'Souza senior priest of Archdiocese of Delhi and founder spiritual director of KCA, thanked God for the gift of KCA and gift of Fr. Franklin. He said that Fr. Franklin's presence was felt very much in the Archdiocese of Delhi. He has left a mark in us. He said Fr. Franklin's zeal for the Lord is praise worthy. He wished him all the very best for his new mission. KCA secretary Mr. Prashant D'Souza compeered the program. He also thanked everyone. Food was organised for all. -- Ancy S. D'Souza, Paladka E2-139 Diwan Apt 3, Navghar Near Railway Station VASAI ROAD EAST Palghar Dist - 401 202 MAHARASHTRA Cell: 902898, 9209001777 Email: anc...@gmail.com
[Goanet] About our Health: Asparagus for Hypertension relief?
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[Goanet] [Citizen-Mumbai] Expert Gyan: What Lies Behind the CBI Raid on Teesta Setalvad
Time to speak up and join in solidarity. Pls come.Teesta Setalvad will be at the CBI office, tomorrow, Monday, July 20 between 3pm - 5 pm. , next to Bombay Store, National Insurance Bldg, phirozsha mehta (P.M) road, next to Mogambo Restaurant, Fountain. CBI has said , she is a threat to National Security. Dolphy A. D'souza Cell: 9833884227 Convenor POLICE REFORMS WATCH Email: policereformswa...@gmail.com W: www.policereformswatch.org Please note my new number. http://thewire.in/2015/07/18/what-lies-behind-the-cbi-raid-on-teesta-setalvad-6660/ Expert Gyan: What Lies Behind the CBI Raid on Teesta Setalvad BY THE WIRE STAFF ON 18/07/2015 On July 14, 2015, the Central Bureau of Investigation raided the home of anti-communalism activist Teesta Setalvad, a week after the Union Home Ministry transferred an ongoing investigation into her finances to the elite agency. Social activist Teesta Setalvad during a CBI raid at her residence in Mumbai on Tuesday. PTI Photo Social activist Teesta Setalvad during a CBI raid at her residence in Mumbai on Tuesday. PTI Photo The CBI filed a case against her last week for criminal conspiracy and illegally receiving foreign funds, charges Setalvad denies. Though she wrote to the CBI saying she was willing to cooperate with them in every way, the CBI decided to raid her premises. Setalvad’s organisation, Citizens for Justice and Peace, has canvassed and litigated for the prosecution of cases stemming from the 2002 anti-Muslim massacres in Gujarat, especially the Gulberg Society and Naroda Patiya killings. The latter case led to the conviction of prominent BJP leader and former minister Maya Kodnani. The CBI raid on Teesta came barely a day before the appeals by those convicted for the Naroda Patia massacre case were to be heard in the Gujarat High Court, and just two weeks before the final hearing of Zakia Jafri’s petition against the closure report of the Supreme Court-appointed SIT, which cleared Narendra Modi of criminal liability for the Gujarat riots. Setalvad has been closely assisting Zakia Jafri with her petition and appeal. The Wire asked a few prominent individuals for their views on the matter. Is the CBI raid an attempt by the BJP-led government at the Centre to intimidate activists opposed to it? Or is the agency merely doing its job, investigating charges against Setalvad just as it would in any other case? Julio Ribeiro Social Worker and former Director General of Police, Punjab 319215-julio-ribeiroI’m quite certain that Teesta will fight it out. I know her and I know she will fight and we must help her. This just shows that there is no difference between the old government and the new one. The old one was trying to keep the guilty out and the new one is putting the innocent in. If they say they are different from the last one then I don’t know what is worse, keeping the guilty out or putting the innocent in. This government will lose out on public perception through this. Under no stretch will Teesta do something illegal. If she has contravened a rule, then many such rules are contravened and why aren’t they targeting everybody like this. I’m sure she had no intention to take money without clearance and now they have accused her of using it for personal purposes. Teesta has only ensured justice be done. They have chosen Teesta specifically because she has confronted them. Satish Deshpande Eminent sociologist and Professor at the Delhi School of Economics satishdIt is a clear and transparent attempt to intimidate and it ought to be resisted, no matter which government. Based on its timing, there seems to be a clear sense of vendetta, and has gone way beyond Conflict of Interest, a light phrase in this case. It seems obvious to even someone like me who isn’t associated with the facts of the case. Amitava Kumar Writer, and the author of, most recently, Lunch with a Bigot kumarJust last night I was reading a novel by Philip Roth in which a young woman goes to a police station in Hong Kong. She is the mistress of a man who is a shipping tycoon and has gone to the police to complain about the rich man’s plot to get rid of his wife in a car accident. The officer on duty makes a phone call and subsequently a packet of cocaine is found in the woman’s purse. I’m telling you this story because, of course, it doesn’t happen only in India. But, as a phrase dear to the liberal section of our society would have it, the brazenness is shocking. I’m talking now of the CBI raid on Teesta Setalvad’s home. It is an instance of the ways in which our prime institutions collude with power. I don’t, of course, have proof. But proof of what really? As in the with the deaths of witnesses in the Vyapam and Asaram Bapu cases, the needle of suspicion points in only one direction. Rajeev Dhavan Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India rajeev dhavanThe three issues here are bringing civil society under total control, using the word accountability to oppress
[Goanet] URENT ...TRANSLATE TO ROMI
Dear All Concerned THere is alreay a page in Romi Konkani for Goa. As for the konkani-english vocabulary there are already 280 odd pages In Romi konkani waiting to be moved from the incubator stage of the konkani wiki Mogh Asundhi
[Goanet] Fwd: [GOABOOKCLUB] Re: Mhonneo
Yeah. If you really want to know just take a look here: https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_sayings Good ol Gusto shoots in the dark when he wants to. And he can't bear anyone disagreeing with him, it seems. (Even if it's on some unrelated list, like the GBC or MoiraNet.) FN -- P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Goa,1556 Shared Content at https://archive.org/details/goa1556 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2015-July/161389.html [Goanet] Mhonneo *augusto pinto* pintogoa at gmail.com *Sat Jul 18 10:20:57 PDT 2015 * -- If you want to know why FN has suddenly got this itch for 'Mhonneo' which means 'Sayings' / 'Proverbs' / 'Idioms' and if you're wondering why FN has got this 'khorzonnem' (itch) which is looking for a khorpi' (scratch) I'll tell you. First you must understand that FN never issues his dicta without having some connection to Goa 1556, and in this case his dictum is connected to the fact that he wants to fill in the gaps of Valmiki Faleiro's forthcoming Goa 1556 book on Konkani phrases and idioms and proverbs which he is going to issue soon. I think that of all the books which a Goan publication house can issue with an almost guaranteed readership-base if it is a book on cooking, a book on Goan houses, a book on Konkani phrases and idioms and proverbs... I hope that FN has been smart enough to order at least 5000 copies of Mhonn'neo. Best Augusto -- P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Goa,1556 Shared Content at https://archive.org/details/goa1556
[Goanet] CORRUPTION IN GOA IS NOW AT ITS PEAK
The alleged 6 crore Louis Berger kickback is peanuts compared to the astronomical riches the current ruling BJP politicians in Goa and their cronies have and continue to amass. Manohar Parrikar while Chief Minister the government had paid the same Louis Berger a whopping Rs 14 crore towards the Mopa Airport techno-feasibility study.Only Manohar Parrikar could enlighten us on how deep his cut was. What we have been witnessing over the last three and a half years is organized daylight rampant corruption with the Government intentionally having kept Goa without a Lokayukta and Information Commission as well. The CBI needs to interrogate Manohar Parrikar, Laxmikant Parsekar, Atmaram Nadkarni amongst others to unearth the mountain of ill-gotten wealth acquired. It has been a tale of rags to riches for this most corrupt government in Goa’s history. 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 Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
[Goanet] Pay Parking Areas in Campal Panjim.
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Re: [Goanet] Let's be fair to Kenya
On 19 July 2015 at 06:20, Antonio Menezes wrote: Let us be fair to Kenya. African authorities could not have thrown non-Kenyans out , not even because they were British passport holders. They simply left Kenya because their means of livelihood were curtailed by the Africanization process. COMMENT: There are two ways of 'throwing someone out' 1: Evict 2: Make it very difficult for the 'someone' to make a living and to live. It is known as the good old Minister of Paperclips technique...wherein...the unwanted is made irrelevant. I beieve that AM is right. The process of Africanization forced (say) Goans to choose between UK, Indian, Portuguese and Kenyan citizenship. Of importance is the 1969 Trade and Licensing Act which locked out non-Kenyan businesses. The civil service was already Africanised. Those who chose UK citizenship but delayed migrating soon found out that the UK law was different for them as opposed to native-born (mainly Caucasian) UK citizens. India was "championing" the cause of these folks of Indian descent before 1963. Thereafter, it virtually closed to door on their faces Those who had Portuguese nationality (mainly Goans and some Gujratis) were relatively OK. They moved. A tiny % opted for Kenyan citizenship and stayed on (till the later violence made them move) In Goa anyway.That on another day jc
[Goanet] FUN, FOOD AND FROLIC ST. ANTHONY’S PARISH PICNIC
FUN, FOOD AND FROLIC ST. ANTHONY’S PARISH PICNIC By Goretti Ali On the morning of Sat. 11 July, 2015 three 60 - seater buses left the Church premises for the Shamsi Resort Farmhouse at Malir Cantonment for a day of relaxation and fun. This picnic was authorised by Ref. Fr. Edward Joseph, Parish Priest of St. Anthony’s Church for the various groups of the parish, the fete’s helpers and the parishioners. The organisation and arrangements for this event was done by Mr. Marshall Fernandes, a very active parishioner along with the assistance of Ms. Debbie Santamaria, Mr. Fabian Bob, Mr. Aloysius Soares and a few others. Before proceeding to the farm house, Fr. Peter John said a prayer for the safety of all and wished everyone a fun filled day. On arrival, everyone was served with a packet of juice and a brownie. Without wasting any further time, all the water lovers stepped into the pool. There was a water slide where many, children and adults alike enjoyed sliding down and splashing into the cool water. Most of the group spent the day in the pool cooling off Karachi’s humid weather. The premises was a spacious L-shaped building consisting of two lounges, a kitchen, three rooms each with an attached washroom and two changing rooms and washrooms on the outside. The lounges had a TV and tables for billiards, carom, table tennis and table football. Beside the lawns were swings and net ball and throw ball courts. There was also a small pool with ducks. Two similar premises adjacent to each other were booked so there was ample space to move around and relax. A disc jockey was present so music vibrated throughout the day. Lunch was delicious chicken biryani, salad, a kebab and a soft drink. Thereafter the ubiquitous game of tombola was played where many winners went home happy. In the evening tea was served along with a potato patty. All eats and drinks were served in styrofoam containers that eliminated the need of washing up and storing crockery and cutlery. The premises were clean and the surroundings safe. Before closing, Marshall thanked all for their co-operation and assistance, especially the priests of St. Anthony’s Church. In all it was a day well spent, thanks to the excellent arrangements of the organisers.
Re: [Goanet] Mhonneo
If you want to know why FN has suddenly got this itch for 'Mhonneo' which means 'Sayings' / 'Proverbs' / 'Idioms' and if you're wondering why FN has got this 'khorzonnem' (itch) which is looking for a khorpi' (scratch) I'll tell you. First you must understand that FN never issues his dicta without having some connection to Goa 1556, and in this case his dictum is connected to the fact that he wants to fill in the gaps of Valmiki Faleiro's forthcoming Goa 1556 book on Konkani phrases and idioms and proverbs which he is going to issue soon. I think that of all the books which a Goan publication house can issue with an almost guaranteed readership-base if it is a book on cooking, a book on Goan houses, a book on Konkani phrases and idioms and proverbs... I hope that FN has been smart enough to order at least 5000 copies of Mhonn'neo. Best Augusto
[Goanet] Charles Correa
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Re: [Goanet] Urgent: need help to translate into Romi...
By the same logic, making a dictionary or thesaurus available online would also be "pointless" work because "everyone who knows Konkani in the Romi or Devanagari also knows English". Bizarre argument! FN On 18 July 2015 at 18:01, augusto pinto wrote: > Comment: > I think doing this sort of work is pointless. Everyone who knows Konkani in > the Romi or Devanagari script also knows English. Why do you need to > translate something which is already available in a language that you know? > > A more sensible project would be to ensure that a) a dictionary and b) a > thesaurus of the Konkani language c) a Konkani-English and English Konkani > dictionary are available on-line in preferably all the scripts in which > the language is written. Am I right in thinking that one could do this > using the currently available information and books as a base without > violating copyright law. I wonder if anybody could enlighten us here? > -- P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Goa,1556 Shared Content at archive.org https://archive.org/details/goa1556
[Goanet] CORRUPTION IN GOA IS TODAY AT ITS PEAK
The alleged 6 crore Louis Berger kickback is peanuts compared to the astronomical riches the current ruling BJP politicians in Goa and their cronies have and continue to amass. What we have been witnessing over the last three and a half years is organized daylight rampant corruption with the Government intentionally having kept Goa without a Lokayukta and Information Commission as well. The CBI needs to interrogate Manohar Parrikar, Laxmikant Parsekar, Atmaram Nadkarni amongst others to unearth the mountain of ill-gotten wealth acquired. It has been a tale of rags to riches for this most corrupt government in Goa’s history. 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 Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
[Goanet] AN ANOMALY AT THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT
The Bombay High Court has notified that complaints against the District Judiciary will not be entertained unless accompanied by an Affidavit. So complaints against High Court Judges do not need an affidavit. Surprisingly without there being an affidavit the High Court promptly acted on the complaint filed by the Government against Margao JMFC Bosco Roberts for having issued a search warrant to look out for the then absconding convict former Minister Mickky Pacheco at 10 Akbar Road, the official residence of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. One wonders whether it is the Government that is steering and manipulating the wheels of the Judiciary in Goa. 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 Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
[Goanet] India researchers cook up low fat ghee.
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[Goanet] Anyone remembers Blinston Fernandes B2?
Our then young ex-GEC friend (and Free Software enthusiast) is a director at Paisool http://www.paisool.com/ Check him out on TV here: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/voices-from-a-start-up/375439?site=full Congratulations, guy!! Well done. We're all proud of you. FN -- P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Goa,1556 Shared Content at archive.org https://archive.org/details/goa1556
[Goanet] Fwd: EDITORS IN GOA ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT?
- I HAVE RECEIVED MANY APPLAUSE AND PHONE CALLS OF APPRECIATION. STEPHEN -- Forwarded message -- Date: 19 July 2015 at 10:13 Subject: Re: EDITORS IN GOA ARE IN THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT? To: Stephan Dias You have a point On 18-Jul-2015 7:22 am, "Stephen Dias" wrote: > Dear Local Editors in Goa, > > > I have my grievance, that most of our local newspapers in their Letters > to the Editor column are been published letters by either Adelmo Fernandes, > Michael Vaz, S.N. Poojary or Panchu Menon and definitely one can see in > our local papers Gomantak Times, Herald , Navhind Times and even The Goan, > one of these writers names are always there forever. I have my question to > ask the Editors in Goa why only these names all the times seen figuring in > their columns; as if there are no other Goan writers who can write better > than them? Is Goa writers gone on hibernation like frogs? > Please see this suggestion; as Goa needs more and better writers so that > whole image of Goa which is under attack by so called outsiders builders > are finishing Goa and grabbing land of Goa and constructing illegal > buildings for them to stay forever in Goa and Goans will one day will have > to stay on huts. Look at the roads in Goa they are gone , Look at the > sewage in Goa it is gone to the St Ines and Ourem Creek and Mandovi River > as well as in the wells; Look at the old buildings in Goa or Panjim they > are still being utilized and pose danger to the public; Look at the water > and electricity in Goa, the fares have gone up and Goans have no money to > pay their bills; Look at the victims of rapes , murders and thefts all > these things could be well written or exposed by the new writers of Goa and > not keeping these old writers forever in their columns who perhaps are hand > in gloves with the Government and the Editor are using them as they > cooperate with them so that no important facts are been exposed to the > public. Will the Editors of our local dailies open their eyes and see that > this suggestion is implemented? But mind you editing must be minimum. > Thank You > > Stephen Dias > D.Paula > Mob:9422443110 > > --- >
[Goanet] A. A. de Moira Club Elections on 26th July UNCONSTITUTIONAL
*Important* *There is something decidedly dodgy about the forthcoming A. A. de Moira Club elections and I'd like to alert members regarding this. * Some days ago I received the Notice and Agenda of the AGM to be held on Sunday, 26th July 2015 at 10.30 a.m. I had a look at it today and realized that the elections of a new Managing Committee is to be held on the day. Reading the Agenda, I realized that the elections, if held as procedurally flawed and as a consequence are bound to be null and void. The Constitution of the Club provides that the schedule of the elections have to be announced beforehand and panels of those who wish to contest have to file their nominations beforehand. Nothing of the kind has been done in the Notice and Agenda that has been sent to the members. There is also no mention about the annual membership fees that are to be collected. >From what has been given in the Agenda* it seems that the election will be conducted directly on the floor of the house.* *It should be noted that this procedure can be followed only if and when no panel has filed nomination papers.* I am alerting the members about this because the procedures should be followed as per the Constitution. *Bypassing the rules*, (even if the members are willing to go along with this),* will set up a very bad precedent.* If today the Constitution is violated like in this way, in future they will continue to do whatever they like. And I can assure you given the real estate that the Club is sitting on, there are lots of people who would be quite happy to do just that. At last years' AGM the Committee had promised to present an estimate of the repairs that the Clubhouse required. It had also promised that the financial accounts would be kept open for scrutiny and copies of the financial statements and annual report would be available for members beforehand. To the best of my knowledge none of these measures have been taken by the Committee till now. Will the members wise up and oppose these fraudulent elections and actions of the current Managing Committee? Augusto
[Goanet] Let's be fair to Kenya
Kenya is a beautiful country where at least 10.000 Goans resided and earned their livelihoods during the British colonial regime. Kenya became an independent country in December 1963 and in the following years adopted a policy of Africanization of government and private sector jobs . Many young Asians ( mainly Goans, Gujaratis and Punjabis ) had to make way for Africans and since most of them were British passport holders , they starting migrating to Britain as they could just walk into Britain without any restrictions In February.1968 , the British parliament passed a law curtailing the free entry of Asian British passport holders and introduced an entry voucher system limiting the entry to a certain number per year. To beat this deadline (March,1968) many Asians travelled to Britain in February, 1968 and it was known as mini-exodus. And possibly among them was one young Goan aged about 21 ( just like Suella's Papa ). Let us be fair to Kenya. African authorities could not have thrown non-Kenyans out , not even because they were British passport holders. They simply left Kenya because their means of livelihood were curtailed by the Africanization process. Antonio .
[Goanet] Photo-gallery-your-india-photos
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[Goanet] Expert Gyan: What Lies Behind the CBI Raid on Teesta Setalvad BY THE WIRE STAFF
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: From: cedricprak...@gmail.com Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Teesta Setalvad Date: 19 July 2015 09:41:53 GMT+2 To: Teesta Setalvad Subject: Fwd: [The Moderates] Expert Gyan: What Lies Behind the CBI Raid on Teesta Setalvad BY THE WIRE STAFF Expert Gyan: What Lies Behind the CBI Raid on Teesta SetalvadBY THE WIRE STAFF ON 18/07/2015• ( LEAVE A COMMENT )On http://thewire.in/2015/07/18/what-lies-behind-the-cbi-raid-on-teesta-setalvad-6660/July 14, 2015, the Central Bureau of Investigation raided the home of anti-communalism activist Teesta Setalvad, a week after the Union Home Ministry transferred an ongoing investigation into her finances to the elite agency.Social activist Teesta Setalvad during a CBI raid at her residence in Mumbai on Tuesday. PTI PhotoThe CBI filed a case against her last week for criminal conspiracy and illegally receiving foreign funds, charges Setalvad denies. Though she wrote to the CBI saying she was willing to cooperate with them in every way, the CBI decided to raid her premises.Setalvad’s organisation, Citizens for Justice and Peace, has canvassed and litigated for the prosecution of cases stemming from the 2002 anti-Muslim massacres in Gujarat, especially the Gulberg Society and Naroda Patiya killings.The latter case led to the conviction of prominent BJP leader and former minister Maya Kodnani.The CBI raid on Teesta came barely a day before the appeals by those convicted for the Naroda Patia massacre case were to be heard in the Gujarat High Court, and just two weeks before the final hearing of Zakia Jafri’s petition against the closure report of the Supreme Court-appointed SIT, which cleared Narendra Modi of criminal liability for the Gujarat riots. Setalvad has been closely assisting Zakia Jafri with her petition and appeal.The Wire asked a few prominent individuals for their views on the matter. Is the CBI raid an attempt by the BJP-led government at the Centre to intimidate activists opposed to it? Or is the agency merely doing its job, investigating charges against Setalvad just as it would in any other case?Julio Ribeiro Social Worker and former Director General of Police, PunjabI’m quite certain that Teesta will fight it out. I know her and I know she will fight and we must help her. This just shows that there is no difference between the old government and the new one. The old one was trying to keep the guilty out and the new one is putting the innocent in. If they say they are different from the last one then I don’t know what is worse, keeping the guilty out or putting the innocent in. This government will lose out on public perception through this. Under no stretch will Teesta do something illegal. If she has contravened a rule, then many such rules are contravened and why aren’t they targeting everybody like this. I’m sure she had no intention to take money without clearance and now they have accused her of using it for personal purposes. Teesta has only ensured justice be done. They have chosen Teesta specifically because she has confronted them.Satish Deshpande Eminent sociologist and Professor at the Delhi School of EconomicsIt is a clear and transparent attempt to intimidate and it ought to be resisted, no matter which government.Based on its timing, there seems to be a clear sense of vendetta, and has gone way beyond Conflict of Interest, a light phrase in this case.It seems obvious to even someone like me who isn’t associated with the facts of the case.Amitava Kumar Writer, and the author of, most recently, Lunch with a BigotJust last night I was reading a novel by Philip Roth in which a young woman goes to a police station in Hong Kong. She is the mistress of a man who is a shipping tycoon and has gone to the police to complain about the rich man’s plot to get rid of his wife in a car accident. The officer on duty makes a phone call and subsequently a packet of cocaine is found in the woman’s purse.I’m telling you this story because, of course, it doesn’t happen only in India. But, as a phrase dear to the liberal section of our society would have it, the brazenness is shocking. I’m talking now of the CBI raid on Teesta Setalvad’s home. It is an instance of the ways in which our prime institutions collude with power. I don’t, of course, have proof. But proof of what really? As in the with the deaths of witnesses in the Vyapam and Asaram Bapu cases, the needle of suspicion points in only one direction.Rajeev Dhavan Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India The three issues here are bringing civil society under total control, using the word accountability to oppress and the sanctity of the Gujarat model.The government cannot handle activist civil society. Indira Gandhi wanted to monitor them under a common umbrella in 1982. Rajiv Gandhi tried to do something similar by use of the defamation provision. This government wants to use the platf
[Goanet] Goa news for July 19, 2015
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** 2 Injured as False Ceiling Collapses at Goa Airport - NDTV.com - NDTV tates/2-hurt-as-false-ceiling-collapses-in-goa-airport/article7438384.ece">2 hurt as false ceiling collapses in Goa airport - The Hindu http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNF8SAkoPVpc7TS03hg4WtkiDOnNyA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778903978775&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-injured-as-false-ceiling-collapses-at-goa-airport-782786 *** Regional Plan for Goa likely to delay usiness Standard News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEw58PfBxF0leH9C5gSWcRazLnHVQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778903305305&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/regional-plan-for-goa-likely-to-delay-115071700911_1.html *** Goa CM to demand CBI probe into minister's bribe charge usiness Standard ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEKu01ZhzE7FZJXpHhTa6kmJ0Ysog&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778904113671&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/goa-cm-to-demand-cbi-probe-into-minister-s-bribe-charge-115071800674_1.html *** How a Croc Likely Showed up on a Goa Beach - NDTV.com - NDTV potted-at-goa-beach-photos-go-viral/">Morjim Beach, Goa: Fully-grown crocodile spotted, photos go viral http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEF29aMvADqUYktM24ZOVUu7z8VpA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778902824094&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/how-a-croc-likely-showed-up-on-a-goa-beach-782510 *** Minister Part of $1 Million Bribe for Goa Project, Says US Firm - NDTV.com - NDTV ased construction management firm has been charged with bribing Indian officials several crores of rupees to win two major water developmental projects in Goa and in Guwahati. The bribery of $976,630 for a Goa project by ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNFcTyIPt1PISwuAXqGmbOBmKbDMIQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778904187399&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/unnamed-minister-part-of-1-million-bribe-for-goa-project-says-us-firm-782717 *** FC Goa sing Goan tune with 3 new signings - The Times of India - Times of India wner Dattaraj Salgaocar that the Goan franchise in the Indian Super League (ISL) will have more Goan players than ever before, especially at a time when the owners have maintained that the "franchise belongs ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHYDMTSxWJSVtED7vFpoF9faX68pQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778903620279&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/FC-Goa-sing-Goan-tune-with-3-new-signings/articleshow/48118697.cms *** Kanitkar, Ratra to coach Goa - The Times of India - Times of India atra-to-coach-goa">Kanitkar, Ratra to coach Goa http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNEJ4vdYRRfmX9HhLRK0NcVYG1GzIA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778903620280&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Kanitkar-Ratra-to-coach-Goa/articleshow/48118715.cms *** Goa govt to adopt Arvalem village - The Times of India - Times of India mes of IndiaBICHOLIM: The state government recently decided to adopt Arvalem village under the 'Adarsh Gram Yojana'. This was decided in a special meeting called by the Goa state infrastructure development corporation (GSIDC) chairman and Sakhali MLA Pramod ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNHc0kTi7g7_05Ct6QEc5S68d64ZQA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778904249712&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-govt-to-adopt-Arvalem-village/articleshow/48128872.cms *** Defence project: Goan cos to visit South Korea on July 22 - The Times of India - Times of India mes of IndiaPanaji: A strong delegation of shipbuilders and allied industries from the state is all set to visit South Korea on July 22 for further discussions on collaborative partnerships for the 32,000 crore mine counter measure vessel project that Goa Shipyard ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNH79T0WuMjnZg0enemh1NrTInBnTQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=fuGqVdjNIobW3gGI5byQBg&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Defence-project-Goan-cos-to-visit-South-Korea-on-July-22/articleshow/4812.cms *** It's raining film stars at the 8th Goa Marathi film fest - The Times of India - Times of India mes of IndiaThe eighth edition of the Goa Marathi film festival by Vinsan Graphics will have an impressive assortment of film screenings, celebrity appearances, felicitation to stalwarts and live performances determined to satiate every excited film lover in the ...http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=
[Goanet] Administrator to run Bicholim school
-- Samir Umarye PANJIM: Education department has appointed an administrator to run a high school in Maulnguem-Bicholim after its management, Shri Mhalsa Educational Society (SMES), failed to run the institution. The management has been refusing to run the Rauji Rane Memorial High School, Maulinguem for the last 5 to 7 years despite the department giving them an opportunity to take over the functioning of the school every year. “The Education department has taken over the management on a temporary basis for the last five to seven years because its actual management refused to run the school leaving the fate of students hanging in balance,” Education Director Gajanan Bhat told Herald. The department has appointed deputy education officer (north education zone) Poma Braganza as Authorized Officer to oversee the functioning of the school. Since the temporary arrangement cannot exceed one year, the department has been extending the period for the original management to take over the school but in vain. “Since SMES is not operating the school despite orders, we are running the institution on a temporary basis.”
[Goanet] Potholes cause rise to whole lot of injuries(especially to women) ....ADC July 18, 2015 pg 2
From: bcsabha.kal...@gmail.com To: Potholes cause rise to whole lot of injuriesSaturday, July 18, 2015By Vrushali PurandarePotholes on Mumbai roads have become one of major risk factors for Mumbaikars, being one of the major reasons for spine injuries, with the result that doctor are advising people to reduce travelling especially during the monsoon season, where many roads are full of pot holes. The ones suffering the most because of this are mainly women. A number of complications occur which include injuries like lower back pain, cervical spine pain and whiplash injury, cervical spondylosis, body ache, neck pain are very common due to potholes, but one of the most severe undoubtedly are miscarriages which occur to pregnant women, because of this potholes. Sometimes, potholes lead to fatal accidents which may lead to deadly injuries like brain or spinal cord injury. One patient who is pregnant (name changed ) Sarita Singh said , “The problem is with potholes on our roads, that is causing significant injuries to the back while traveling, when cars or bikes or autorickshaws passes over potholes, it gives a jerk which is risky and causes a lot of tension. I am five months pregnant and have been advised by doctor to reduce traveling especially now that the monsoon is here due to potholed roads but since I belong to a middle class family I can't afford to sit at home”. Speaking to ADC, Dr. Arvind Goregaonkar, Head of Orthopedic Department at Sion Hospital said, “Such conditions used to affect many people aged above 60. But now it is increasing in a number of young people, under 40 years of age, who are being diagnosed with conditions like cervical spondylosis. One of the first major cautionary signs for cervical spondylosis, is a pain in the neck and shoulders and arms, which may lead to excruciating pain shooting down the arms. Patients always complain of severe devolution of the low back pains of increasing pain, stiffness and inability to stand and walk instantly after the rocky bumpy rides passing over potholes. Many people have to repeatedly face this problem both to and from from work to their home. So we had to give them an extensive spinal rehabilitation program focusing on the back pain. Chronic back pain has become a immense problem.” Corporator Devendra Ambekar said, “Potholes is a major issue which BMC is taking lightly, after all its a question of middle class people who are travelling on roads by rickshaw or by bike, even its harmful for people who are travelling by car. The common problems noted among people are spondylosis and back pain, which are significantly growing. BMC authorities should look into this matter on a personal basis, avoid corruption and ensure that the roads are free of pot holes.” BMC chief engineer, roads and traffic, Ashok Pawar said, “At one time there were around fifty thousand pot holes in Mumbai city , but now it have been reduce to seventeen to eighteen hundred , improvements have been done over a period of time. All the complaints have been attended to this monsoon, then the recent rains created problems but we managed to sort them out during the dry span. All the pothole complaints are attended in 48 hours and it is also peoples responsibility to drive carefully”. With key inputs by Priyanka Bhatt
[Goanet] need legislation
Need legislation Underground electric cabling is a good idea that will take years for germination. May be an attempt in cities is not cost effective. Immediately and first low and high voltage fluctuations and erratic energy supply, power cuts can be attended .The consumers have lost heavily on appliances and have to bear the brunt silently besides hefty increase for domestic consumers. The overhead open supply lines need wire separators .On NH 17 land acquired in 1988 the overhanging branches cause frequent disruptions The clipping has to be done well in advance instead on the eve of onset of monsoon In villages too branches and falling trees create hardships for the users Specially in villages no objections from adjacent neighbors, landlords lead to denial of this facility This malaise is also applicable to other essential services like water, phone connections, Hence a legislation is the need of the hour, so that no legitimate user is denied connections. It must be remembered that those who enjoy these services the supply lines traverse over properties of numerous people Denial of such a facility should be made an offence Nelson Lopes Chincinim
[Goanet] GOA Picnic - Sunday, August 23, 2015 (Noon to 5 PM)
Hello Everyone, Hope you are having a great summer so far and can attend our next summer event. What: Beach Picnic When:Sunday, August 23, 2015 (Noon to 5pm) Where: Veteran's Park (located at 309 Esplanade, Redondo Beach). Cost: Free Parking: There is metered street parking (beware of parking enforcement) or you can park at the Redondo Beach Pier (100 W. Torrance Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90277) for $2.00 per hour. There is also free residential parking (Broadway and Pearl). What to bring: Bring your own food and drink! Please be self sufficient with plates, cutlery, cups and napkins. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed. Come hang out, build sand castles and bask in the sun. Please help in bringing games to play like balls, nets, kites etc.. Upcoming Events: Camp Seely | September 11 to 13, 2015 (Accepting reservations) Christmas Dance | December 12, 2015 We are on Facebook as Los Angeles GOA. https://www.facebook.com/groups/SoCalGOA/ Looking forward to seeing all of you! Selma Rodrigues President GOA LA
[Goanet] essential services
ESSENTIAL SERVICES Connections like water, Electricity, telephone are essential services. Neighbours, landlords stall and object to such facility, as it has to cross their boundaries or properties Mostly it is due to jealousy,. envy and ego problems, Technically such objections cannot be overruled by the designated department unless they have no objection certificate, As a result many are denied these facilities, Those enjoying the benefits, forget that such facilities and connecting lines pass through many properties of owners. Had they to adopt the dog in the manger attitude, perhaps, we would be waiting in vain. Mobile phones have solved the problem of wires passing over other properties. Water and electricity connections are still being hindered. It does not make sense and does not disturb anything as water pipe lines are dug at least a meter below the ground and in some places fixed lines phones are also underground. Underground cabling of electricity may be reality soon There must be a legislation to take care of these difficulties,. otherwise those that object must be denied similar facilities with immediate effect The owners can suggest an alternative route through their properties, if it causes encumbrance, These problems are acute specially in villages No one must deny such facilities to their neighbors adamantly on flimsy grounds Those whose houses are abutting the roads do not think of others and hence only legislation can remove this lacuna The gestation period of underground cabling in cities is not cost effective .Immediately and first the problems of high and low voltage, fluctuations, erratic electric supply, power cuts and high tariffs for domestic consumers can be attended .The loss of electric appliances is a cause of anxiety for helpless consumers. Line separators for open wires will remedy short circuits. The overhanging branches must be trimmed much before the onset of monsoons. On NH17 the land acquisitions was way back in 1988 and yet the overhanging branches of trees are crying for actions Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
[Goanet] FRIDAY BALCAO to focus on Biodiversity Management in Goa: Are Village Panchayat Committees the way forward ?
--- Welcome to the FRIDAY BALCAO the fortnightly discussion event since 1999 --- Dear Cybergaonkars on Goanet, We continue with FRIDAY BALCAO on 24th July from 4pm to 6pm at Goa Desc Resource Centre No.11, Liberty Apartments, Feira Alta, Mapusa. TOPIC: Biodiversity Management in Goa: Are Village Panchayat Committees the way forward ? SPEAKER: Open Discussion We invite you to express your viewpoint by attending the FRIDAY BALCAO. If you cannot attend, then please send your views and action plan suggestions by email to goad...@gmail.com best wishes, Roland Martins --- Don't miss out on the discussion. Information is power, Share it equitably. Lets make things happen in Goa !! --- GOA DESC RESOURCE CENTRE 11 Liberty Apts., Feira Alta, Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail to: goad...@gmail.com
[Goanet] Wet weather in Goa
After days (week?) of a dry spell, we've been getting some heavy rains im Goa since Sunday. This adds to the seasonal total but I don't think it's very helpful in excess! FN -- P +91-832-2409490 M 9822122436 Twitter: @fn Facebook: fredericknoronha Goa,1556 Shared Content at https://archive.org/details/goa1556
[Goanet] Easy listening selection..........Max Bygraves
Max Bygraves retired and died on the Gold Coast Australia. It had to be you & two more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwG-KlHRC0w --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
[Goanet] Getting the diagnosis right.
Some of our doctors might be able to relate to this situation. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/getting-the-diagnosis-right/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
[Goanet] Video: Rough Neighbourhood in Canada
Police carrying out an undercover sting to catch criminals in Vancouver, BC, Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD_z0IKedy8 -- Albert Peres afpe...@3129.ca 416.660.0847 cell
