[Goanet-News] Nov 2008: month's calendar based on FindAllGoa http://www.findall-goa.com
Nov 6: * Karoke at Martin's Corner * Nelson Leo perform together at Souza Lobo * Uma Shankar at Vainguinim Valley * Brazilian chef serves you at Fusion * Sheer Retro at Fisherman's Wharf Nov 7: * Movie release: Quantum of Solace * Trio to entertain you at Infantaria * Risano duo band at Vainguinim Valley * Trio Orlando at Alfama * Hindi bollywood karaoke at Appetite * Newton and Nezz at Fishermen's Wharf Nov 8: * Cotta Family performs at the Taj * 70s music at Cavala * Fortes Trio with nightingale Lulu at Fisherman's Wharf * Solo singer Renny at Vainguinim Valley Nov 9: * i-League: Sesa FA vs Versao Pale SC at Duler * Indo-Western music at Vainguinim Valley * Bullet Fire dancers at Neil's Cabana Nov 10: * Live music, Herman at Ruffles Bar Restaurant * Goan evening at Laranja Nov 11: * i-League: Raia SC vs Vasco SC at Tilak * David entertains at Ruffles Nov 12: * I-League: Dempo SC vs Churchill Bros SC at Duler * I-League: Sporting Clube de Goa vs Salgaocar at Tilak * Poolside barbeque at Nova Goa Nov 13: * Dine and dance at Sea Pebbels * Tava nite at Goan Heritage Nov 14: * Movie release: Dostana at Inox and Osia * Consumer Shoppee at Campal Ground, Panjim * Beach barbeque at Laranja Nov 15: * Jive to music of DJ Wayne, Party Zone * Stanley at O'Coqueiro * Cotta Family performs at Taj Holiday Vilalge Nov 16: * Bal Mela 2008 workshop at Big Foot Art Gallery * Karaoke with DJ Tony at Cafe Mambo Nov 17: * Mario Serenadors at Taj Holiday Village Nov 18: * Karaoke at Bom Sucesso * Amazing Duo at Alfama Nov 19: * Jason and Sylvia dance classes, * Mid-week chillout at Cavala Nov 20: * Uma Shankar performs at Vainguinim Valley Nov 21: * DJ Jai and Emanuel at Joel's Bogmalo * Fusion at Such n Such Nov 22: * 39th Intl Film Festival of India, 2008 * 70s music at Cavala * Varsha at Taverna * Fortes Trio with Lulu at the Fisherman's Wharf Nov 23: * All Goa Konkani Drama Contest * DJ nite at Club Tito * Open barbeque at Zaddesh Resort * Seby Wings at Fisherman's Wharf Nov 24: * Lui at Britto's Nov 25: * Exhibits of sculptures and paintings by Dr Suhas Shilker * Aggi on saxophone at Pentagon Nov 26: * I-League: Churchill Bros vs. Sporting Clube de Goa at Duler * I-League: Salgaocar SC vs Dempo SC at Tilak * Vasco SC vs Sesa FA at Duler * I-League: Velsao Pale SC vs Raia SC at Tilak Nov 27: * Karaoke at Britto's * Indian evening at Laranja Nov 28: * Music at Souza Lobo * Jam up with Orlando at Alfama * Live trance at Butter Lounge Nov 29: * Herman at Infantaria * UEFA football, watch at Such 'n' Such Nov 30: * Weekend at Duke's * Mangolian Grill at Neil's Cabana. More details probably at http://www.findall-goa.com Updates also at: http://groups.google.com/group/whazzupgoa
[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Trial by Facebook (FN)
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE / Trial by Facebook By Frederick Noronha All of a sudden, Goans older than 21 are discovering that there are newer aspects to cyberspace. And, there a moral panic over this. In a Margao higher secondary, a fight takes place between two girl students. Someone else captures what happened on a mobile phone camera, and uploads it to YouTube, the video-sharing website. This episode gets labelled a Youtube fight and makes it to the news. School starts probe into Youtube fight, was the headline in The Times of India. Granted that headline-writers are constrained for space, and work under tight deadlines. But the shorthand they resort to for headlinese both reflects, and influences, societal attitudes. Being visible on Youtube suddenly draws oodles of notoriety. I couldn't resist myself doing a search, and trying to locate a copy from Google's cache, after hearing the local TV-distributed news. But what's so special about this particular fight? Would it be any less serious if it had not been 'filmed' on a mobile? Is YouTube to blame? Or was it just the students' behaviour, if at all we need to search for scapegoats? The other headline-grabbing issue is the ongoing case of the young German girl, barely in her teens. From lewd SMSs, the case morphed into a charge of rape. It also got linked to photographs found online, allegedly showing others in a 'compromising' position. All this became big news thanks to the alleged involvement of the sons and nephews of three -- or is it four now? -- prominent politicians. Anyone with a Facebook link listed among the girl's 228 'friends' could come under the scanner. Given the way issues are taken up in today's Goa, it probably makes a difference if you have a surname like Alemao or Monserrate. On the other hand, Babush Monserrate is obviously trying to score by suggesting that a BJP MLA's son, carrying the name of De Souza, also deserves to be dragged into the case. Should we call this a Facebook crime? All the kids involved -- and even the non-kids -- are linked to this social networking website. But, given the facts, one could say it has more to do with the big-business that has spawned off Goa's coastal party scene. Obviously, there's a whole active virtual and real 'scene' out there. Cyberspace makes it easier for people to get to know each other, to make 'friends'. It can also help plan out things. Activities which may be positive, or far from it. But to blame cyberspace alone, doesn't do justice to the many issues involved. Nor does it equip us to cope with such situations in future. Without doubts, the media is having a field day with its detailed, allegation-by-allegation coverage of this case. After all, Goa has learnt from the British tabloid after February 2008 and Scarlett Keeling. Nothing sells papers better than a potent mix of crime, sex, youth. There's power and money thrown in too. Never mind if the coverage is of a trivial, theatrical, here-today-forgotten-tomorrow kind. To add more than a dash of spice, there's the promise of political skittles that could tumble due to this case. But all this perhaps means we miss deeper questions about the direction in which Goan society is headed. Let's revisit some issues involved. In theory, Goa has the Compulsory Education Act, enforced here since September 1996. This means no child aged 6-14 years should remain out of school. Yet, our schools, including -- or, should we say, especially? -- the elite ones, are turning children into drop-outs. The girl in this case studied at Miramar till failing the sixth standard. The pressure of ultra-competition also show in the values we impart to youth, some of whom may not drop out but are obsessed by making the quick buck. My own former school, a Jesuit-run one in Goa, was alma mater for two of five accused in an equally-sensational now-forgotten recent kidnap-and-murder of a young man. For ransom. Why not blame us parents who stress obsessively on 'results' and getting ahead in the competition? What's the fate of children who can't cope with one, or a few, subjects? Should they be just added to the already-large number of Goan dropouts? It's ironic that the accusations now point at the sons and nephews of some prominent politicians. One wonders if the Alemaos and the Monserates, and the others who might face accusations, feel even a tinge of regret. After all, they've all played a part in reducing Goa to a hedonist, entertainment and 'fun' driven 'paradise'. Now, their next generation are showing signs of getting trapped in this very same culture, even if we don't restrict to this particular case. To sustain this fantasy world, we have to indulge in corruption, fast-money, the destruction of our hillocks and our society. It just doesn't make sense. But let's disabuse ourselves of the belief that only the
[Goanet-News] Goa news for November 7, 2008
Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Goa rape: Education ministers son sent to police custody - Times of India [Nov 5, 2008] NEW DELHI: Goa education minister Atanasio Monserratte's son Rohit, 21, has been remanded tothree days police custody in connection with a case of rape of ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goa_rape_Education_ministers_son_sent_to_police_custody/articleshow/3676689.cmscid=1265403167ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNFl_zulbyi2gJrI2Ur5nP1DJv9Brw *** Goa realty deals ring alarm - Times of India [2 hours ago] The Centres advisory was necessitated following the Enforcement Directorate investigation in a number of cases in Goa where foreign nationals from many ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Goa_realty_deals_ring_alarm/articleshow/3683280.cmscid=1267613320ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNE0r4hUze44C4Cfy8ghF0LzGM06ag *** Sesa Goa to go ahead with expansion, despite price fall - Business Standard [12 hours ago] PTI / Kolkata November 06, 2008, 17:49 IST Largest iron ore exporter in the private sector, Sesa Goa, today said it would go ahead with its Rs 400 cr ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?tp=onautono=49062cid=1267623510ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNGeWmnl_nG55BzgTvydamXCEhxCsQ *** Disco train rolls to Goa - Calcutta Telegraph [2 hours ago] A train with a discotheque, cabin crew and live music will roll out from the city on January 2 for a 10-day trip to Goa and Mumbai. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081107/jsp/calcutta/story_10073629.jspcid=1267738636ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNElUqKYyq8i9hCCgQt1SO6AbhSVWw *** Goa in the fine print - Business Line [5 hours ago] Covering over four decades of post-colonial Goas newspaper scene, the book begins with Ben Antaos accountof free Goas first polls. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/5-0fd=Rurl=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2008/11/07/stories/2008110750070300.htmcid=0ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNFGMLeEZDq5ArOgY097JIGpNkJwQw *** Goa iron ore exports dip by 81% YoY in - SteelGuru [20 hours ago] Mr Glenn Kalvampara secretary of Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association said that exports slipped to 1.5 million tonnes in October 2008 fromaround 8 million ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/9-0fd=Rurl=http://steelguru.com/news/index/2008/11/06/NzAwMTc%3D/Goa_iron_ore_exports_dip_by_81%252525_YoY_in_October.htmlcid=1267476179ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNH0K08o6fkwB0HsfROEAR2wL9lTRw *** Age proof for entry into night clubs soon - Times of India [2 hours ago] PANAJI: Minors may not be able to walk into a night club or discotheque in Goa, as the government is consideringasking the club authorities to demand ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/8-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Age_proof_for_entry_into_night_clubs_soon/articleshow/3683263.cmscid=0ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNEbVab5YMP_wGuJAQT5LNNkaOhixw *** National convention of Company Secretaries begins at Goa - Press Information Bureau (press release) [12 hours ago] ... Governor of Goa, while delivering his inaugural addressat the 36 th National Convention of Company Secretaries at Panaji, Goa , today. ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/7-0fd=Rurl=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44619cid=1267651398ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNFj7j1JU0aeQ7EmM5xFxlrLRS8jlg *** Wind energy experiment goes wrong in coastal Goa - Merinews [7 hours ago] HASTE MAKES waste, thats what Charles D Silva, a resident of the coastal village of Kanaguinim in south Goa discovered albeit painfully some fifteen years ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/6-0fd=Rurl=http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=147343cid=0ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNH2xy4adltCf_icxekSsMq_Zwm-4A *** No takers in Goa for BSNLs insurance cover - Times of India [Nov 5, 2008] Apparently most people in Goa are not aware, as not a single insurance claim has been received from the state by BSNL. Weve even mentioned it prominently ... http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/3-0fd=Rurl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/No_takers_in_Goa_for_BSNLs_insurance_cover/articleshow/3679428.cmscid=0ei=C4wTScKFHY7YhAOlr6TqAwusg=AFQjCNET23NOzoHMb0YbIB40ZfdpNAuSjA Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
