[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day....Dean Martin - The Man Who Plays The Mandolino
Another oldie that came to mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bCAd59yH-o -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] GOA GOVERNOR IS A VERY PRICEY WHITE ELEPHANT
The Supreme Court has rightly time and again frowned on the very indiscriminate exercise in providing security to VIPs. Uncalled for was that very huge deployment of police personnel yesterday in Divar as Governor Mridula Sinha was expected to visit the island on the occasion of the Bonderam festival. Police stations which are meant to serve the public on law & order issues cannot be emptied to provide extraordinary security cover to VIPs. Such waste of public funds is unjustified and must be strongly condemned. And after all that elaborate security arrangements Governor Mridula Sinha citing her ill health did not land up in Divar. She had reportedly already decided not to be there. Governor Mridula Sinha has converted the Goa Raj Bhavan into a BJP Dharamshala for the RSS, VHP, and the Bajrang Dal to congregate while she very deviously continues to keep the Raj Bhavan out of the purview of the Right to Information Act so that this current veil of secrecy persists. The Goa Raj Bhavan has a whopping 136 staff to take care of the Governor which includes 12 drivers, 11 peons, 11 gardeners, 13 labourers, 8 sweepers, 7 waiters, 5 telephone operators, 5 cooks and 4 electricians. Surprisingly, the Raj Bhavan has only one Computer operator. All this huge extravagant expenditure at the Raj Bhavan is a criminal waste of public funds. For a cash strapped Goa, the Raj Bhavan should have led by some austerity measures. The Governor Mridula Sinha must bring the Goa Raj Bhavan within the ambit of RTI so that there is accountability and transparency in all that transpires within that heavily guarded fortress. Sarojini Naidu, the one-time Governor of UP had said that she considered herself “a bird in a golden cage”. Dr.Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Governor of Madhya Pradesh had this to say, “My duties as a governor lay more in getting visitors and providing them tea, lunches and dinners than anything else. The first thing I do in the morning is to peruse the list of visitors and invitees to lunch and dinner”. KM Munshi, Governor of Uttar Pradesh had a tiff with his Chief Minister and had complained to Pandit Nehru for redressal. When his plea was turned down, he described his job thus: “to run a hotel and entertain guests”. NVGadgil, Governor of Punjab considered himself as “the Patwari of the State of Punjab whose function was to assess the conditions prevailing in the state and report to the Union government”. It’s high time the nation debates on the manner in which Governors are appointed and whether we need ornamental rubber stamp Governors needlessly burdening the taxpayer. Governors should be appointed on merit as the Raj Bhavans cannot end up being shelter homes to rehabilitate the deadwood of the ruling political party. After all, do we really need a “spare wheel” at the state level? 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 www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] Easy listening selection....Far away places....Bing Crosby.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmGot9zFNoY --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
[Goanet] Goa Medical College and Hospital in a GREAT MESS
What a mess in GMC with such a crowd at every OPD. Health Minister Viswajeet claims that GMC is one of the top Hospitals in Asia. He has mistsken. Please read my letter published in a weekly paper on Saturday under title SHAME GMC. Everyday I am hearing people cursing the Health Minister Viswajeet Rane that he cannot manage. Instead of, people getting treatment they just waste their time on finding parking of their four wheeler and the security pesonnel makes the matter more difficult and sends them for parking outside the campus to park on the road as parking is full in the campus thus wasting their time especially those who are on wheelchair we see them suffering. Signs displays boards nobody follows, in the contrary we see double parking inside the campus as security cannot manage.There is no point increasing security personnel as Viswajeet wants to dump more people from his own constituency. Dean of GMC has no say for the dictats and orders from Health Minister. Even Pharmacies and Canteen are given contract to NonGoan parties thus depriving locals.No doubt Welness pharmacy is doing quite well as medicines are made available. The Medical Superintendent ( MS) never on his seat to attend public grievances and being a surgeon he needs to go to OT' s, OPD 's, Ward round and other duties and in fact the Management could have place a person who is available to hear and solve public grievances. Look at the crowd who have come for OPD with such a long queues. Such queues are for all OPD's. The Nescafe shop is badly managed as used cups are thrown all around except in dusbins, it seems people do not listen who sits on the benches. Things are rarely available at this coffee shop except Nescafe. Garbage bins are in short supply. In Portuguese there is a saying CASA DE ANTOCA. Stephen Dias Sent from my Samsung device
[Goanet] Adelia De Costa
Courtesy of Goan Voice UK. https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/The-first-woman-neurologist-of-Goa-turns-90/135285.html She is one of the breed of doctors and specialists (like Francisco Colaco of Margao) for whom money means little, patient care a lot. In Bombay when asked what the patient should pay, would reply “My receptionist will tell you my charges but put whatever you want in an envelope and hand it over to her”. Devoted and hardworking, these doctors stand in sharp contrast to their counterparts today. Viva Adelia de Costa and company. Roland.
[Goanet] Pope compares Church sexual abuse, corruption to excrement.
Power to this Pope for speaking out his mind and calling sexual abuse and corruption ‘excrement’. But this also means that his church has been covering up this excrement by merely transporting it to other of its holy places of worship. A pox on all those who facilitated this even by turning a blind eye, including previous popes. From Reuters News: Pope compares Church sexual abuse, corruption to excrement, victims say Pope Francis vowed on Saturday to end the sexual exploitation of children by clergy during a highly-charged visit to once deeply Catholic Ireland and, according to victims, said the corruption and cover up of abuse amounted to human excrement. This service is not intended to encourage spam. The details provided have been used for the sole purpose of facilitating this email communication and have not been retained by Thomson Reuters. Roland.
[Goanet] Not Worth The Paper...
Curated from The Quint: The World's Biggest Exam “For these lakhs of boys and girls desperately writing exam after exam in the hope of even the humblest of jobs, the education system has simply failed them,” writes R Srinivasan in his column for The Hindu. He points out how there are lakhs of aspirants writing exams for all kinds of government jobs, mainly because they seem “secure” to them. He also writes about how the education system in India is to blame if people with advanced degrees feel they cannot aim for more advanced jobs. This might be attributed to a pervasive lack of confidence among our youth, but the reality is that most of them know that their degree isn’t worth the paper it is printed on. Last week, I saw a report of the 10,000-odd candidates – all with a minimum B.Com or BA degree in economics – who appeared for a test to select accountants for the Goa government, not even one managed to pass what officials said was a very basic, clerical grade entrance test. Roland.
[Goanet] Iran Bad; Iran Women Good!
Perhaps a Goan NGO should be hiring some private detectives to photograph and follow Goa ministers going abroad on taxpayer dime, even for medical treatment. Minister resigns after vacation news with beauty queen goes viral - https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/beauty-pageants/foreign-pageants/minister-resigns-after-vacation-news-with-beauty-queen-goes-viral/videoshow/65425577.cms?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=iOSapp&utm_source=email Download the TOI app now to read and save stories offline:https://timesofindia.onelink.me/efRt/installtoi Roland.
[Goanet] All Failed In Goa
George Pinto: All candidates failed this one question on the Goa Govenment Accounts Dept exam: Question: Is bribing a govt. official ok and expected in Goa? i.e. is corruption ok? Answer in Goa: Yes. All the 10,815 candidates being young and honest, had answered "No" which caused their immediate exam failure. Response: As per the news report the results were kept pending for over 6 months awaiting Parrikar's arrival. Perhaps he was the sole examiner for this paper. Regards, Marshall
[Goanet] Sindhis, Goa?
Roland Francis: This batch of Sindhis decided to go to Goa which was European ruled and where they felt they had a better future. It took only a short time to realize their limited opportunities there and the competition they faced from the existing small Ismaili business community who were looked on kindly by the Portuguese administration. Not that they were afraid of competition - their success in Bombay and Delhi against odds proved that, but they desired greener pastures and they saw that the Portuguese were colonial, not business minded like them. Response: That was a very informative post. Could you kindly provide the source or weblinks so that we can read more? Thank you. Regards, Marshall
[Goanet] Mando - A Blend of East and West
https://youtu.be/GO72ZueZuRM Roland.
Re: [Goanet] Sindhis, Goa?
My post was based on two anecdotal sources: 1. My school friend of Casa International whom I mentioned in the article. 2. The acquaintances I made when learning Spanish (unrelated to college courses) from a Spanish priest in St Xavier’s College in Bombay. A few student age Sindhis from the Goa community were sent by their parents to pick up the language. They formed part of the class of about 10. I did not use any internet resources for my Goanet post. However the following summary of a study of the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs tracing the genesis of the Sindhi business community in the Canary Islands will make interesting reading for you. The case of the Sindhi traders in the Canary Islands: Transnational relations and economic activity Publication date: 12/2010 Author: Ana María López Sala y Valeriano Esteban Sánchez Download This article describes and analyses the presence and trading activities of the Sindhi community in the Canary Islands. This group is one of the oldest Asian diasporas in Spain, and is characterised by its hectic trading activity and, particularly, by the fact that it maintains a network of transnational contacts that shows that the community is established in over 100 countries. The starting point of the analysis is the historical, geographic and cultural context that favoured the exodus and arrival of this community to these islands. As other authors have mentioned in studies on transnationalism, and as these authors highlight very clearly with the group examined in this article, relations with members of the same community residing in other countries become forms of capital that provide information and communication on business opportunities and strategies in local enclaves, such as the loaning of capital and training opportunities in commercial activities and specific newly-created businesses that are adapted to certain geographic areas. The Sindhis are a community that, while it has remained faithful to its traditions and is relatively secretive, since the 1950s and with the rise of tourism, it has diversified in its areas of business and its establishment in the territory. Key words: Canary Islands, Sindhis, trade, Pakistan, diaspora, ethnic entrepreneurs, transnational networks, gender The full text articles of this issue are available only in Spanish language Roland. > On Aug 26, 2018, at 10:56 AM, Marshall Mendonza wrote: > > Roland Francis: > This batch of Sindhis decided to go to Goa which was European ruled > Response: > That was a very informative post. Could you kindly provide the source or > weblinks so that we can read more? Thank you. > Regards, > Marshall
[Goanet] Fwd: Song for the day.....Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again (lyrics)
This isn't played at our dances any more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh8eb_ACLl8 G -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
[Goanet] MANOHAR PARRIKAR HAS JUST ANOTHER FOUR DAYS TO COME CLEAR ON CASINOS
After so many missed dates and deadlines, let us hope that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar finally keeps to his assurance made in the recent session of the Goa Legislative Assembly that the Casino Policy would be announced by 31st August. While as the Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar had vociferously branded Casinos as a “social evil” and had called them "dens of vice". While spearheading that agitation against Casinos, Manohar Parrikar had vowed to make sure that all Casinos were thrown out of Goa if the BJP came to power. But in a dramatic U turn in March 2012 after usurping power, the BJP has gone all out to promote, shield and increase the number of Casinos in the name of promoting Tourism. Goa has been always a known tourist destination without being converted into a Las Vegas. Due to lack of vision and sheer greed of those in power, Goa’s Tourism industry is today in shambles and dire straits with quality and high-end Tourists keeping away from venturing into what was once the Paradise of the East. Manohar Parrikar while branding the revenue from Casinos as “bad” money had declared in the Goa Legislative Assembly that the revenue from Casinos would be kept in a separate account and utilized only on homes for the aged and those suffering from Alzheimer's. On that revenue earned by the government from Casinos, Manohar Parrikar had firmly stated "We don't want to use that money to buy computers for students. We don’t need that money in the budget”. Addressing the Goa Legislative Assembly on 7th August 2012, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had also categorically and confidently stated that he did not require the revenue from Casinos for Goa’s developmental works. On 10th October 2013 Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had assured the Goa Legislative Assembly that all the Casinos would be removed out of the River Mandovi by September 2015. in the River Mandovi. Does the government have to be told the definition of off shore? Ironically the RSS which sets and gears the agenda for the BJP is known to be against gambling but their now convenient silence on Casinos is deafening. The BJP has fallen in passionate love with the Casino brigade who are now getting the government’s abundant patronage and overwhelming support. For the dismal number of jobs created for Goans by Casinos, the overall damage that is being inflicted to the State is irreversible. While the BJP is feasting and making merry with the abundant moolah flowing from the Casinos, Goa has sadly become the country’s gambling hub with the allied vices of Prostitution and the Narcotics trade also flourishing by the day while the Crime rate is on a steep rise. https://youtu.be/lVrs6ClFXeI 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 www.airesrodrigues.com
[Goanet] Talk on Flow...the secret to happiness.
TED Talk. https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-father-of-flow/#flow-types-characteristics --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
[Goanet] Papal visit to Ireland.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/26/world/europe/pope-francis-ireland-live-updates.html --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
[Goanet] Konkani Medley
https://youtu.be/Wm5vktMvJOQ Roland.
[Goanet] The Amish way of life.
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[Goanet] Easy listening selection....Green Green...The New Christy Mintrels.
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[Goanet] Lessons for Goa from God's Own Country (Times of India, 27/8/2018)
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/lessons-for-goa-from-gods-own-country/articleshow/65554905.cms Everyone familiar with Goa who visits Kerala has similar reactions. There’s much admiration and wonder about how it benefits from tourism, yet avoids the social, cultural and environmental devastation accompanying that sector in India’s smallest state. No tawdry casinos, the rivers are full of rice boats. Agriculture flourishes. For some decades, the whole world has paid tribute to the “Kerala model of development” emphasizing land reform, efficient distribution of food, publicly funded healthcare, and excellent government schools. Though far from perfect, and with its own inherent flaws and biases, these visionary policies have unquestionably delivered enormous dividends, including human development at par with far richer nations. Now another set of vital lessons from the experience and example of Kerala, after disaster unfolded following excessively high precipitation beginning August 8. A foot of rain fell in just 24 hours, approximately double the usual amount for the entire month. As the downpour continued, rivers swelled, and the authorities made an unprecedented decision to relieve pressure by opening 35 dams simultaneously. Hundreds of villages flooded, at least 10,000 kilometres of roadways were destroyed, and thousands of homes damaged beyond repair. Over a million people now shelter in camps, as 80% of the state is cut off from power supply. For almost two weeks, the fourth busiest airport in the country (in Kochi) has been closed, its runways under water. Could as much happen in Goa? Count on it, says Madhav Gadgil. While heading the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel almost a decade ago, this former member of the prime minister’s Scientific Advisory Council warned about potentially cataclysmic outcomes from unchecked development in “ecologically-sensitive zones.” Kerala rejected his report, which leads the eminent ecologist to sombrely refer to the latest floods as “a man-made calamity.” But Goa also refused to accept his recommendations. Earlier this week, he urged, “Although it is late, the government must act…the environmental concerns remain the same as there is intense construction activity in all these areas. The way forward is clear. People must take charge, exercise their constitutional rights and steer the state to a path of environment and people-friendly development by reining in environmental abuse.” Something like that could conceivably happen in Kerala, where vibrant grass-roots democracy has already borne remarkable fruit, like its admittedly fraying but still uniquely responsible patterns of development. But in Goa, it has been the government versus the people for a full generation, with political and economic elites in conspicuous cahoots to the grievous cost of both environment and society. As Gadgil highlighted this week, they routinely fudge even basic Environmental Impact Assessment reports (EIAs). Remember this: Kochi airport is under water today because its builders carelessly “diverted” a creek. But the egregious Mopa “second airport” will do the same to as many as 50 separate streams and springs, none of which showed up on its patently ridiculous EIA. Immediately after floods spread in Kerala, an impressive response from Malayalis. Union minister for tourism K. Alphons was pictured spending a sleepless night with emergency workers (he was mightily trolled on social media for his pains). Tens of thousands of volunteers showed up at relief centres. Fishermen roared inland on their boats to rescue the stranded. Even incarcerated prisoners did their bit, donating 12 lakhs along with 61,000 chapatis and 10,000 idlis. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said it best, “any Keralite can be proud of the unity of our land.” Could that too happen here? Alas, in this regard Goa diverges dramatically. Here, even minor mishaps induce only craven posturing and finger-pointing. Right now, the main arterial lifeline of the state is fatally clogged at the Zuari bridge crossing. Two and three hour delays are routine, along with missed flights and cancelled appointments. The problem could be solved in one day, with rigorous traffic controls. Instead it has resulted in paralysis for a full month, an extraordinary display of incompetence. Don’t bet on any improvement either, even after Kerala completes its admirable road to recovery.
[Goanet] Who Says Its Not Funny If It’s Real
Check out this story from 680 NEWS: https://www.680news.com/2018/08/25/toronto-sex-doll-brothel/ Download the 680 NEWS app now: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/680-news-toronto/id348183249?mt=8 Roland.
[Goanet] Adelia De Costa
Adleh tempar tozem. Doctors had pride in their profession (ref. Dra. Adelia Costa). Aij che dis fokot poisheh korpaci kama. BC https://www.heraldgoa.in/Cafe/The-first-woman-neurologist-of-Goa-turns-90/135285.html She is one of the breed of doctors and specialists (like Francisco Colaco of Margao) for whom money means little, patient care a lot. In Bombay when asked what the patient should pay, would reply ?My receptionist will tell you my charges but put whatever you want in an envelope and hand it over to her?. Devoted and hardworking, these doctors stand in sharp contrast to their counterparts today. Viva Adelia de Costa and company. Roland.
[Goanet] Panjim overall assessment
Let me say about Surendra Furtado. HE is my good friend but whenever I have to point out his mistakes I do not hesitate to convey it and he accepts. That is a good spirit on him. From Parrikar to Babush they could make best use of him. Parrikar with the advice of his lieutenant Sidharth put his name in plaques which I remember one in Campal Parade ground , Patto- Ourem creek etc but as a Mayor could not avoid accepting the offer but still he could have rejected it. Never realised that they were making best use of him. All these areas where plaque is fixed nothing good has happened especially Campal Parade ground has become a garbage dumping ground. I am proud to say whatever he mentioned in the list of achievement has been fulfilled within the limitation of funds except the St Inez creek which he got demoralised by his bad luck fallen in the creek itself. Hopefully he is now realised all these identities who made him to work like donkey that he will never again salute to be in contacts with them. Where are they now, one in from one Hospital to other Hospital who will hopefully never again stand for Panjim election and Babush already keeping an eye on Vijai Sardesai (GFF), who may plan to leave the coalition if minorities are sufferings according to him, then chances of Babush will jeopardise or fail to remain in politics. We need a good and sincere person to stand for Panjim election and not promises. We, Panjimites have been fooled all the time again and again by a non resident Parrikar and Sidharth is a person who is opportunist cannot be trusted anymore although people voted him and made him MLA but he deceived people who voted for him and later surrendered his seat to Parrikar to get him elected on bye election. Yesterday on 26th Aug 2018 in the morning when I went to Panjim market I did not see any DUSTBIN which I wanted to put some waste on it. What this present CCP Mayor Chopdenkar is doing,? if he cannot look after simple dusbins he should resign and at least learn from his predecessors. Market is in very bad shape with full of garbage spread all over the passages and spitting with tobacco continues to be seen on the walls. Panjim - Miramar - Campal -St Inez is in shambles and roads with lots of pot holes and no parking is in place. Panjim is gone case. Stephen Dias Dona Paula 27.8.2018 Sent from my Samsung device
