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G o a n e t - N e w s B y t e s JUNE 12, 2005 DATELINE: GOA / d8 Founded in 1994 e88~88e e88~-_ /~~~8e 888-~88e e88~~8e _d88__ by Herman 888 888 d888 i 88b 888 888 d888 88b 888 Carneiro "88_88" 8888 | e88~-888 888 888 8888__888 888 --------------- / Y888 ' C888 888 888 888 Y888 , 888 http://www.goanet.org Cb "88_-~ "88_-888 888 888 "88___/ "88_/ Y8""8D http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org * http://www.goanet.org [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] IN TODAY'S EZINE: Malaria and road-deaths, Goa grapples for a solution. Edward de Lima's Konkani classes continue. News from here and there too. Including a study of Goans on World War II ships, the financial woes of Voz de Oriente, a genealogy list, how to make sure you continue receiving Goanet, and more... Read on. o Willy hell-bent on berth for Mickky. (NT) o Herald reports: Willy takes Congress head-on. Says he will not work till Mickky is inducted in the cabinet. (H) o UGDP to condone Matanhy for violating party whip. This surprise development comes in view of the change in government, and the stand taken by the MLA to stay "neutral" between BJP and Congress. UGDP presidium has cautioned Matanhy Saldanha not to digress or disobey the directives of the party. (H) o Preserve traditional knowledge for posterity, says Council of Scientific and Industrial Research director-general Dr R A Mashelkar. He was speaking at the National Institute of Oceanography. (NT) o Margao Municipal Council chief Kamlini Painginkar likely to resign on Monday. (NT) VASCO'S VICIOUS CIRCLE CONTINUES TO KILL: Neena Dayal writes in the Herald that the spot near the Dabolim airport has witnessed an increasing number of fatalities and accidents in the past one year. Herald lists the accidents in Vasco (in April-May) at 11 minor, 10 serious, 5 fatal and 7 deaths. In the same period at Mormugao, the toll was 2 serious, 1 minor, 1 fatal and 1 death. (Herald) MALARIA, CAN GOA WIN THE BATTLE? After its resurgence with the construction boom in 1986, malaria has slowly established its fearsome presence in Goa. Though one sees a decline off and on, malaria suddenly returns with a vengeance, killing several people, often innocent kids. As compared to 30 to 40 deaths on an average per annum in the late 'nineties, the number of deaths due to malaria has declined. But the menace, like AIDS, continues to haunt Goa. Unlike AIDS, it can be cured. Why isn't that happening, asks Preetu Nair in the Gomantak Times. --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS & OBITUARIES --------------------------------------------------------------------- CANDOLIM: 28-year-old Savio Fernandes from Anna Vaddo in Candolim was crushed to death under the rear-wheels of a water tanker at Waddi, Candolim at 4:15 pm Saturday. He was riding on his Kinetic Honda and proceeding towards Sinquerim to visit his sick mother. The upper portion of his body was smashed under the rear wheels of the water-tanker and he died on the spot, in the accident that occurred near the Aguada Co-operative Housing Society. (NT) o ALDONA: Domingos Andra Fernandes b 1922 of Nivim Carona. Husband of Thereza B Fernandes, father/in-law of late Bruno/Mercie (Kuwait), Geraldo/Espy, Juliana (Kalangutkar Nursing Home, Mapusa), Francis and Sandra. Granddad of Joe/Joyce, Michael/Abigail, Bliss/Blincio. o CANDOLIM: Savio Fernandes of Escrivao Vaddo. Son of Anton and Caroline. Brother/in-law of Carmin/Gabriel, Perpetua/Alex and Tina. b 1977. o FATORDA: Salvador Furtado, retd peon PWD SDH WDVI Fatorda. Husband of Antonetta, father/in-law of Joao/Conceicao, Concy, Carmina/Vency, Florina/Santan. o NAGOA: Miss Venny Rosy Fernandes of Mazilvaddo. Daughter of Joaquim and Victoria Fernandes, sister/in-law of Blanch/Lino, Neville/Reema. o VASCO: Martinho Fernandes, ex-MPT Marine Dept. b 1946. Husband of Marcelina, father/in-law of Dorothy/Shrikant, Jose/Joanita (Cluny Convent Vaddem), Derick (Bahrain). o VELSAO: Agnelo D'Souza of Primeiro Vaddo. Husband of Clementina (Lanny). Father/in-law of Savio, Venicia/Savio Fernandes. Brother/in-law of Michael/Olga and Tony/Thelma. Brother of late Heroina, late Clara/Agnelo Fernandes, Ida, Brazil, Maura and Arminda, Expired under tragic circumstances. Number of condolence messages for Rev Fr Nazario R Godinho, including from St Alex Church at Curtorim, Our Lady of Gloria Church of Varca, Churchill Brothers, Varca Sports Club, St Rock's Youth Club Calata-Majorda, etc. TOUCHING TRIBUTE to Sheldon Dias (1980-2001) by way of a birthday remembrance which reads: "Wrap your arms around him, Lord. Don't leave him on his own. For today is his birthday, and he's far away from home." --------------------------------------------------------------------- GOA SPORTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- o GFA hoping that Cabral Sports Club will change its mind. (H) o Bagan lifts Under-19 national football league title. (H) o Churchill Brothers strike I M Vijayan to return to JCT Mills. (H) o BDG Boys of Cavelossim struggled to beat Janot Boys of Carmona 3-2 and enter the semis of the first Conne Memorial at Cavelossim.(H) o Marc A Ribeiro (8) of Fontainhas bagged four medals in the just concluded 17th state aquatic championships at Fatorda. (H) o Goa will play host to the under-15 south zone cricket tourney. (H) o Inter-ward soccer to be organised by Associacao Academica de Majorda. (H) Robert: Can I have a receipt please? Mhaka recit melot? Clerk: Here's the receipt. Ho poi tuzo recit. Robert: Where can I post this letter? Hi chit khuim gallum? Clerk: Put the letter in the box over there. Thea boxant ghal. Robert: Thank you very much. Chod dev borem korum. For more comprehensive learning, check out Lima's book 'Spoken Konkani: A Self-Learning Guide'. It is priced at Rs 100, and contains a better rendering of the script, with accents to help you get the pronunciation right. Contact Edward de Lima, 515 Lima Vaddo, Porvorim 403501 Phone 0091.832.2413573 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and do mention you're grateful that he is sharing his work via Goanet to thousands of readers in cyberspace. --------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM HERE AND THERE --------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERESTS, FROM LONDON: Joao Paulo Cota <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> of Santa Cruz/London describes his current interests to include being "a philatelic collector and military postal history researcher for Portugal and ex-colonies". Get in touch with this musically-talented Goan if you share the interests. FROM LISBON, AN UPDATE: Constantino 'Tino' Xavier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes in to say that the expat Goan magazine 'Voz do Oriente' from Portugal has been facing "a severe financial problem and the latest edition has therefore not been published". He goes on to write: "Being such a unique magazine among the Goan community in Lisbon (and even worldwide), does anyone have ideas or contacts that might help Voz do Oriente out of its crisis? Well-wishers, advertisers, sponsors? You can contact me or Mr. Mario Viegas directly (editor) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you." Incidentally, the latest edition (December), and last one in circulation, published Tino's paper presented at the "Academia de Marinha" (Portuguese Naval Academy) on "Goa contempora^nea: entre o legado portugue^s e o contexto indiano" (Contemporary Goa: between the Portuguese legacy and the Indian context), also published by the same institution in form of a booklet. Tino runs this useful network that links Portugal and Goa to discovered share interests http://groups.yahoo.com/group/forum_portugal_goa/ NEW MAILING LIST, ON GENEALOGY: See this new list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GoaGenealogicalSociety QUERY FROM PORTUGAL, ON STAMPS: Claudia Pereira <jakkare at hotmail.com> recently wrote in: "My name is Claudia Pereira and I`m from Portugal. I have a special interest in Goa, particularly in gaudde and kunnbis, supposedly one of the first settlers in Goa. Does anyone knows if there were stamps regarding them?" Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stampsingoa/ RESPONSE TO VM'S ARTICLE: Martinho de Souza from Giralang ACT 2617 Australia wrote in response to VM de Malar's article: "You should be commended for writing such a courageous article on dispossession and exploitation in Goa. We Goans should be ashamed of ourselves: by selling off our land dirt cheap, we are allowing ourselves to be exploited...." MAPS ON GOA: John offers some links to Goa maps: http://www.stanfords.co.uk/seriesdetails/ mapseries?series_id=491&loc_id=1993&seriescount=5 (long URL) http://www.johnthemap.co.uk/pages/goa/goa_page1.html MAKE SURE GOANET is not wrongly sent to your bulk-folder by your internet service provider. Bosco D'Mello offers some tips: If you are a new subscriber, the Goanet messages maybe going to your "JUNK E-mail" folder. If that is the case: 1) Go to your "JUNK E-mail" folder 2) Open one of the Goanet messages 3) Click on the "This is not Junk" button in the Hotmail toolbar 4) Goanet's email address will automatically be added to your "Safe List". If the above does not work, please provide us a different email address so that we can subscribe you again. VIEWS ABOUT DOMNIC'S WRITING: Marshall Mendonza of glenmarkpharma.com has this to say: "I totally share your views about Dominic. I enjoy his Konkani quotations and his articles on life in Goa, which are in a simple and down to earth language. I would wish him all the best and look forward to a book by him which I am sure will be well received." GOAN SEAMEN: Melvyn Misquita of Herald passes on this information. He asks: Ever wondered what happened to the Goan seamen who were on the many ships during World War II? Uk-based historian Cliff Pereira has undertaken extensive research on various ships caught up in World War II. The ships covered by him include: MV Dumra MV President Doumer SS Shillong SS Britannia* SS Calabria SS City of Pretoria SS Erinpura SS Gairsoppa SS Gogra SS Khadive Ismail SS Nellore SS Rohna and SS Tilawa. Information on these ships can be found in the Cliff Pereira files section of the Goan Maritime Museum mailing list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-maritime-museum/ An in-depth study on the SS Britannia: http://www.misquita.in/britannia --------------------------------------------------------------------- CULINARY CORNER * From Daisy Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAD PUDDING: Here is one of our family favorites and some of my readers have requested the recipe so here it is: Heat up 4 cups of milk and bring to a boil (please watch this to make sure the milk does not burn a the bottom), Add 2 slices of crumbled day old bread to the hot milk and let soak till the milk cools. Break up the bread with your hands. Separately, beat 6 eggs and add 2 cups of sugar (please reduce this to 1 cup if you are watching your sugar intake). Beat until the mixture turns pale yellow. Slowly pour the milk mixture into the eggs and stir to incorporate. Put sugar in a baking pan and caramelize on top of the stove. Let cool, then pour in the pudding mix. Take a bigger pan and put into a hot oven. Pour about 2 or 3 cups of boiling water into the bigger pan. Insert the pan with the pudding into the bigger pan that has the water -- this is called 'Bain Marie'. Lightly cover the pan with a silver foil and bake for about 30 minutes. Insert a knife in the center to check for doneness --------------------------------------------------------------------- ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ||g |||o |||a |||n |||e |||t || Issue compiled by ||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|||__|| Frederick Noronha |/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\|/__\| [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copyleft Goanet 2005 Creative Commons http://www.creativecommons.org You may reproduce this ezine in its entirety, with credits retained. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Goanet, the net-worker of all networks. Stay in touch. Send in updates. To stop receiving this news ezine, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you like this ezine, please recommend it to friends, relatives. It's free ---------------------------------------------------------------------