[Goanet-news] Goanet... nostalgia... gambling... idiomatic usage ... Sporting news ... lyrical Goa ... etc (Dr Cornel da Costa on goanvoice.org.uk)

2006-12-31 Thread Goanet Reader
RECENT ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ON GOANET. BY CORNEL DACOSTA

An interesting question posed on Goanet was---Would it be true to say
that the 'nostalgia' of second or third generation Goan expats
reflects more the realities of Goa of the 1940s and 1950s, then say
the Goa of the 1980s or 1990s? Wouldn't Goan Voice (UK) readers like
to have a say about this?

Ruth de Souza from New Zealand has provided, once again, an
interesting article on Gambling: Causing More Harm Than Good. This
relates to earlier reportage on the GV(UK) that ten new offshore
casinos will be established in Goa. The article reflects Ruth's sound
knowledge of this issue arising from her work on an annual
International Gambling Think Tank and a follow up International
Conference on Gambling.

Does it matter if one's parents are married or not? Find out about
this theme from an article,(first out in April 2003), what Christa
D'Souza (now a baroness) had to say about this. Her parents separated
when she was five but at 58 and 73 respectively, they remarried!

How significant is the use of correct grammar today, compared to say,
idiomatic usage in the spoken and written word? There has been quite a
buzz on this issue on Goanet and GV(UK) readers may wish to provide
further comments, especially, as many 'versions' of English are used
in the UK and worldwide.

Goanet is a useful source for sporting news in Goa and the Goan
Diaspora. From field hockey to ice hockey, soccer, tennis and
athletics, there is much that gets reported very regularly.

GV(UK) readers are urged to read an insightful piece on A Feeling of
Goan Separateness from the rest of the Country by Sidharth Bhatia.
This item also draws our attention to a new collection of pieces on
Goa that reveals why it is an exceptional place, and also why it
generates so much exceptionalism among its inhabitants.

Finally, Lyrical Goa: Brian reads at XCHR's History Hour tells us
about Delhi-based Goan poet Brian Mendonca reading his own poems at
the History Hour on 21 Dec 2006 in Goa. In weaving history into
poetry, Brian said that he always saw his work as a calling to
creatively document a way of life in Goa which is under erasure. His
paper, titled History in the Making: Goa Through Poetic Eyes
1987-2007, is definitely well worth reading.

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Re: [Goanet] Sausages In A Rosary

2006-12-31 Thread Roland Francis

Ah what wouldn't I give for a small bottle of miscut and tendlim in
masala. And a packet of satam (flattened, sweetened dried jackfruit).
A bottle of Black Label any day.
Roland.

On 12/29/06, Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070115fname=HMapusa+(F)sid=1
chepnim and the miscut, made from the youngest mangoes; the tendlim,
young gherkins in brine or masala;
The Mapusa market is also home to some of Goa's most famous bakeries,
and the market is especially visited for their most un-Goan hot cross


[Goanet] My comments on Archbishop's speech...........

2006-12-31 Thread Dr. U. G. Barad

Three cheers to Archbishop



The forthrightness  timely seriousness shown by archbishop Rev. Filipe Neri 
Ferrao through his speech on miserable state of affairs in Goa at the 
Annual Christmas Civic Reception in front of invited MLAs, ministers, chief 
minister, governor and other creamily layers of Goa needs to be highly 
praised. Hope his message develops Concern for Goa feelings in all Goans! 
And as mentioned by Archbishop One should put one's house in order before 
trying to put someone else's brings desired effects.




Following Archbishop's remarkable speech the first startle came from Dr. 
Willy, the deputy chief minister of Goa, confessing publicly saying the 
Regional Plan 2006 (RP) was never discussed before the cabinet. I was not 
even given a draft copy of controversial RP.




Second to get exposed is our Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industries (GCCI). 
GCCI's earlier firm stand on RP declared by their president on 22/12/06 and 
now re-thinking logic suggested by GCCI on RP also indirectly points fingers 
to their own illogically creating  publishing their agenda titled Goa 
agenda: hopes  opportunities of the new millennium 2006. Where does GCCI 
stand on their differed views and on their proposed agenda which almost the 
other side of the same coin - RP in the eyes of general public?




Considering the timings and date general public now gossip resignation of 
Churchill Alemao as aftereffect of archbishop speech - which is not much 
convincing!




Any way, many more wanders that were hidden behind finalizing RP and other 
misdeeds are expected to mushroom out only to show one's clean hands. But in 
the process complete picture about RP and other misdeeds will be out for 
public viewing and grasping the truth involved. This will ultimately open 
the eyes of general public which will help public court to decide who and 
who are to be sentenced to guillotine in the upcoming Goa assembly election! 
I hope so!!




Dr. U. G. Barad

Margao - Goa



[Goanet] Modern Conversions (Was: Goanet Should be...................)

2006-12-31 Thread Santosh Helekar
Some Goan Catholics have become Hindus. That is why
they do not follow Catholic customs. Some Hindus have
become Catholics. Many Catholics and Hindus have given
up the Goan custom of casteism. Many believers have
become non-believers. A few atheists have found one or
more post-modern gods. Grandmothers in general have
become more tolerant and respectful of the harmless
beliefs and practices of their grandchildren. Hope the
new year brings us more such positive developments.

Happy New Year to one and all!

Cheers,

Santosh

--- Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 Most Catholic Goans (sp. in the Diaspora) have lost
 their cultural identity (customs) - except for song,
 dance, food and drink.  Many are LEFT ONLY WITH
 their religious customs (rituals) as reflected at
 childbirth, marriage and funeral.
 
 Now some intellectual Goans - atheists / agnostics /
 secular humanists - want us to loose the religious
 identity too; under the guise of being
 progressive.  Yet they insists on wanting to
 preserve their 'Goaness'.  
 
 In the above scenario, I often wonder what the
 primary grade (educated) grandmothers and
 great-grandmothers are saying about their progeny
 who are double-graduates from borem-vodlem
 universities.
 Kind Regards, GL



[Goanet] re (Goanet) Talking photos: Poder Poder Ponk Ponk (A feedback)

2006-12-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
It's seems there are now 'third generation poder' in Diwar Island(Goa).

'Poder' or baker in this area, come by Maruti car.

The writer, who has just returned to Gulf, even told me he had a picture of it 
on a CD but was
left behind (back home).

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As part of my 1970s memory.




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Re: [Goanet] St Xavier's College?

2006-12-31 Thread Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha

Dear Miguel,

If I am not mistaken, St. Catherine of Alexandria is not the Patron Saint of
Goa (whether archdiocese or state) but is the Patron Saint of the Cathedral
Church (Se Catedral) at Old Goa.

Jorge

- Original Message -
From: Miguel Braganza


Dear Tony,

 Rightly or wrongly, St.Xavier's College  HSS, Mapusa,  is the Alma Mater
of many of us...and we are 'possesive' about it. The 'Goemcho Saib' does
not own it, the Archdiocese of Goa does. SFX is not even Goa's Patron
Saint of the Archdiocese...but that does not make any differnece to us. We
own him as our very own saint. Half the Catholics in Goa do not know who
St.Catherine is, or when her feast is celebrated or that she is the
official Patron Saint of Goa. They do not care , either.




Re: [Goanet] NRIs lend a helping hand to poor Dhangar family in Goa (Preetu Nair)

2006-12-31 Thread Vivian D'Souza

A very heart-warming story indeed.

There are perhaps thousands of such needy families in Goa.  We need to reach 
out to help them become self sufficient.  As the saying goes give a man 
some fish and he will feed his family for a day, instead give him a fishing 
line or fishing net and he will  feed his family for a lifetime.


So glad to hear that there are such kind hearted individuals in Goa and in 
the diaspora.


Goanet News Service wrote:
 Editor's Note: Preetu Nair's first article on this subject titled Living 
on

 7 rupees a day! was posted on Goanet in October 2006. Preetu Nair
 consistently draws our attention to social issues that are sometimes
 neglected in Goa:

 http://www.goanet.org/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=563


 NRIs lend a helping hand to poor Dhangar family in Goa

 Preetu Nair 



[Goanet] World's Top 99 Women

2006-12-31 Thread Roland Francis

Have a look.

2 Indians-Aishwarya Rai #47 and Lisa Ray (indo-Canadian) #73.

99 most desirable women as listed on Askmen.com. However they only see
whom they can see, if you know what I mean.

http://ca.askmen.com/specials/2006_top_99/

Cheers and happy dreams goanetters.
Roland.


[Goanet] Archbishop.s address

2006-12-31 Thread Albert Desouza

Albert writes
Why does the Archbishop thought of criticising the ministers and 
politicians? Were the clergy not the part of these politicians? I have seen 
on my tv a priest praising to the sky one particular minister on his 
birthday bash. I heard him say that mr.so and so is so and so. all positive 
adjectives. So many priests had joined the election meetings and were heard 
speaking in favour of the candidates of a particular party. I have heard 
priests shouting from the pulpit to avoid voting for communal candidates.In 
the first case it is not right for the archbishop to host dinner when so 
many priests are living a miserable life when posted in the remote areas. I 
have seen that in Tormas the parish priest had no toilet for years together 
and one was built only when the church was taken by paloti fathers and that 
too because the parish priest took the initiative. It is not right to sit 
with ministers and politicians for dinner when so many goans are living in 
poverty. Whose money is spent on dinner ours?The clergy is known to have a 
fat bank account and luxurious cars which normally their salary could not 
afford them.Why blame the politicians when we ourselves are corrupt?

albert

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[Goanet] Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao's New Yea r Greetings for 2007

2006-12-31 Thread Goanet News Service

Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao's New Year Greetings for 2007

I am glad to send to the people of Goa my cordial greetings and best wishes 
for a happy and prosperous New Year. In the year gone by, we had to face 
situations of violence and injustice that robbed Goa of the peace and 
wellbeing that everyone desires. Indeed, peace and wellbeing are yearnings 
planted by God in the heart of every person, regardless of his or her 
religious or cultural background. It is, therefore, becoming more and more 
necessary to build peace together: peace that can find satisfactory 
solutions to the problems of our day, founded on the dignity of the human 
person and on an integral development of the society. May the Lord inspire 
and help us all to be committed to tireless peace-making and to a strenuous 
defence of the dignity of the human person and of his inalienable rights.



+ Filipe Neri Ferrão
Archbishop of Goa and Daman

Archbishop's House, Panjim, December 31, 2006.

http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=696 



[Goanet] Silly question

2006-12-31 Thread Philip Thomas
What is the equation, if any, among the military (Navy), religious heads
(such as the church) and the state? Recently, top government functionaries
like the Governor and Chief Minister reportedly attended a homily given by
the Archbishop about the situation in Goa.  I dont seem to recall seeing a
mention of the presence of the Rear Admiral of Goa Area at the function. We
also dont hear about the attendance of the chief minister et al at the
celebration of Navy week in Goa. Is everybody on the same wavelength or not?
Only then can we conclude that the top leaders of Goa are really and truly
interested in the welfare of its people. Cheers.



[Goanet] Cabinet Decision on RP 2011

2006-12-31 Thread Tony Correia Afonso
We all know the old saying about a species of rodent leaving a vessel which 
is about to be submerged. Likewise, those in authority
who are guilty of tacitly approving the notorious Regional Plan 2011 are now 
busy proclaiming their opposition to it! The latest one to
join the queue is PWD Minister Sudhin Davalikar, who is reported to have 
stated that the Plan Notification was approved by the Cabinet through 
circulation and that there was no discussion on it, even though he signed it 
without recording any dissent!


If such vital issues which will affect the future of our State for 
generations are decided by our Cabinet without any discussion, one wonders 
what they discuss when they DO meet - the price of fish or the latest 
Bollywood blockbuster, perhaps? Wonders never cease  in our wonderful Goa!


---Tony Correia-Afonso.

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Goa 403716,
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[Goanet] OVERSEAS GOANS NEED TO BE HEARD AND NOT JUST FETED

2006-12-31 Thread airesrod
Goa cannot afford to be forever hospitable. Yet
another State-sponsored fiesta is taking off by way of
a three day Global Goans Convention from 3rd to 5th
Jan. This edition of the now annual ritual will cost
the taxpayers almost half a crore rupees if not more.
That money could have been better spent in hotmixing
Panaji's internal roads, which are in a critical and
pathetic condition.

Every one knows the issues of concern to Goans
overseas. There is no need to hold these annual
conclaves which anyway is not attended by many
non-resident Goans. There have been so many
International Goan Conventions that have deliberated
issues concerning Goa and related to Non-Resident
Goans. What we need is some action on the part of the
government to redress the concerns and demands of
Goans living abroad.

Now that the damage to the state exchequer has been
done, the Convention should at least deliberate the
anti-Goa, anti-people and anti-environment Goa
Regional Plan 2011. The non resident Goans should
realize that the destruction of the green belt
surrounding our urban areas will cause havoc to the
fragile ecosystem as Goa will be turned into an urban
jungle.

This Goa Regional Plan 2011 will open the floodgates
of uncontrolled migration from the rest of India and
Goans will be literally a dying breed. We need to
develop an environmental vision for Goa. We need to
sink our political differences and be very concerned
about Goa’s environmental and ecological future.

Many Non resident Goans (NRG) after years of service
abroad long to settle in the land of their origin. But
for many reasons they get disheartened and give up.
Many Goans feel the urge to play a role in shaping the
future of Goa but the authorities would have to play
their part to encourage them to return and invest
their skills and savings in the land of their roots.

The very high level of corruption in Goa is something
every NRG detests.  So a war on corruption by the
Government of Goa could be the starting point in
bringing Goa closer to every NRG.

The modern NRGs are far more professional, skilled,
articulate, motivated, caring and affluent than the
previous generation. They have an empathy towards Goa
and regard it more than just another holiday
destination. These sentiments have to be tapped by the
Government with the aim of seeking mutual benefit. All
too often the Government is out to exploit and fleece
them. The bureaucratic processes endemic in Indian
methodology puts off many Non Residents from investing
locally.

NRG’s also feel that the prospects of a good education
in Goa for their children are bleak and that is
something the Government should focus on. Good
hospitals and quality professional educational
institutions are something Goa so dearly needs.

Overall, if Goa’s infrastructure is improved this will
motivate many NRGs to come back and set up shop in the
place that is so dear to them. But like in other
States of India, politicians have their fingers in
every pie, and nothing runs professionally or free
from political interference.

In recent years a lot of Goan politicians have made
overseas trips, ostensibly to study projects abroad.
It was expected that they would bring home some ideas
to improve things here. Unfortunately, these trips at
taxpayer expense have in reality been shopping and
sightseeing junkets for our ever so greedy
politicians. Who can blame the NRGs from despising our
politicians after witnessing them in action abroad?

Some action and not another extravagant convention is
the need of the hour. There is no point draining the
state exchequer by way of these farcical conventions
with no clear agenda and only merry making at public
cost.

Aires Rodrigues

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[Goanet] Cameo collage: A new anthology of writings on Goa leaves Arshad Said Khan exasperated and enchanted in equal measure

2006-12-31 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha

http://www.tehelka.com/story_main24.asp?filename=hub123006Cameo_collage.asp

Cameo collage

A new anthology of writings on Goa leaves Arshad Said Khan exasperated
and enchanted in equal measure

REFLECTED IN WATER
Jerry Pinto, ed
Penguin
312 pp; Rs 395
Boasting of writers ranging from William Dalrymple to the 16th
century's John Huyghen Van Linschoten (with several Indians in
between), Jerry Pinto's archival genius shines through this odd
anthology of historical essays, autobiography, novel extracts, short
fiction, biographical snippets, folk tales, articles on food and feni,
and a smattering of poetry. Not to forget a graphic fable and extracts
from the Internet. Phew!

This smorgasbord of pop-history-cum-pop-account of Goa and Goan
culture packed into watercolour-shaded blue, pick-me-up paperback
looked appetising enough. And Reflected in Water has glorious moments,
many of them. One can be charmed by the Chaucerian romp in Richard
Burton's From Goa and Blue Mountains, while the fragmented Catrina
and Her Followers by Mario Cabral e Sa will leave you longing for
more. The very postmodern Virtual Goa (possibly blog, e-group or
chatroom dialogue) was entertaining as was the article on tiatr,
Konkani farcical theatre. The opening Konkani Folk Songs by Jose
Pereira and Micael Martins was an instant seduction — followed, sadly,
by some fairly stodgy reading on Liberation myths, the role of pigs in
the laterite system, the language problem and how Goa has been
misrepresented. This part was all very educative but not terribly
interesting: it's hard suppressing a yawn when one is made to learn
for the third time how St. Francis Xavier's toe was severed. The book
points out that Hindus are the majority in the state — not that one
would have guessed going by the Table of Contents, peopled mostly by
Christian writers and their varied perspectives. Courtesy Reflected in
Water, I learnt more about Goan Catholics (especially the Jesuits)
than I ever will in my life.

Goa is, after all, a hybrid, a pastiche of the foreign and
the local, parts of it terminally insipid and parts of it utterly fascinating
Pinto's Army will tell you that some in Goa miss the Portuguese, some
do not and some are ambivalent. George Menezes (in an unintentionally
funny piece) mourns the loss of Iberian etiquette while R.
Parthasarthy speaks of bloody conversions. Also apparent is the Goan
Catholic-Gothic gloom, rather a regional noir of sorts, that pervades
the writings of Nisha Da Cunha, Sonia Faleiro and Margaret
Mascarenhas. Sticking out like a sore, black-inkstained thumb,
however, is the graphic short fiction piece, The Old Crone Says:
Three Goan Death Stories by the editor himself along with Pria Agni
and P. Vel Kumar. After such motifs as the 'bad woman', the 'drunken
bastard' and the baroque church facing into a storm, you'd think all
Goans lead quirky lifestyles in creepy old mansions. More convincing
revelations are to be found in Prabhakar S. Angle's Misunderstanding
Goa and Richard Lannoy's The Inner and Outer Life of Goa, the
latter providing not only information but a pidgin perspective.

Well. That is all nice and fine, but where's the party? The more
popular and frivolous face of Goa finds space with Cleo Odzer and
Alexander Frater. Then there are enchanting cuisine tales like The
Goan Bread Vendor by Laxmanrao Sardesai and Antoine Lewis' No Blood
in the Snake Oil — which is where I met the moral of the book (I
wasn't looking for one, promise, it just happened to me). Goa is,
after all, a hybrid, a pastiche of the foreign and the local; parts of
it, like this book, terminally insipid and parts of it absolutely
fascinating. But I guess that's what collections as diverse as this
can offer. As Sonia Faleiro would have it — if sometimes one snags a
tooth on a piece of plastic or a tangle of weed, well then, that's
life, isn't it?
Dec 30 , 2006
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[Goanet] Never judge a book by it's cover (Please, I want to say something to you all)

2006-12-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
Never judge a book by it's cover

So also, never judge a person by his appearance or by his writings or by his 
handwriting.

Home made or hand made things/gifts/sweets etc indicate something really coming 
from one's
heart..
(So, avoid buying ready-made, if you can)
 
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[Goanet] Talking Photos: Global Goans Convention -Update

2006-12-31 Thread JoeGoaUk
Talking Photos: Global Goans Convention  -Update

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=339671422size=l 


Please don't miss it,  if you are in Goa.

Remember, even last minute registrations may be accepted at the Hotel Cidade de 
Goa counter on
the day.

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[Goanet] HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007

2006-12-31 Thread Santana Afonso
WISHING YOU ALL PEOPLE, FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND WELL-WISHERS IN KUWAIT, GULF, 
MIDDLE EAST, USA, CANADA, EUROPE, LONDON, INDIA AND ESPECIALLY MY BEAUTIFUL 
GOA


A HAPPY  PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR - 2007
MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE


Love
Santana Piedade Afons and family,
Kuwait. 



[Goanet] Cult (Was: Goanet Should be ............)

2006-12-31 Thread Sunith D Velho


Dear Santosh,

How about making this your New Year's resolution.

Avoid arguing with a man whose main debating point is essentially, 
There was this guy on T.V. who said..


Best Wishes for 2007!

Sunith



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[Goanet] Nellie Furtado... Goan link?

2006-12-31 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/furtado-was-to-feature-in-rdb-rehman/29874-8.html

Furtado was to sing in RDB: Rehman
ibnlive.com
Posted Saturday , December 30, 2006 at 20:02

New Delhi: Pop sensation Nelly Furtado was to originally feature on
the soundtrack of the film Rang De Basanti, composer A R Rehman said.

It was due to changes in producers and other factors that resulted in
her not being there on it, Rehman said at a press conference ahead of
a concert featuring both artistes. Furtado and Rehman will perform at
the concert organised by Nokia at the Andheri Sports Complex on
Sunday.

Furtado said that her ancestry can be traced back to Goa and that
while growing up with Indians in Canada, she had often sung in Hindi
on various occasions.

I will be visiting Agra but unfortunately I will not be able to visit
Goa which holds special significance for me, said Furtado speaking of
her trip to India.

I grew up hearing Indian artistes like Lata Mangeshkar and though am
not very fluent with the language, I do know songs like Yeh Samaa and
Kabhi Kabhi, Furtado said.

The singer, who recently released her album, Loose, was all praises
for India's Oscar candidate Rang De Basanti and said that she was
hoping to act in the English version of the same film.

At the press conference, Rehman said that apart from two of his songs
from the soundtrack of Rang De Basanti, a song from the soundtrack of
Water had been shortlisted for the Oscars.

Rehman also unveiled his latest single Pray for me brother, a song
which has been sung in support of the United Nations' fight against
tuberculosis.

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[Goanet] Navy demands land .....

2006-12-31 Thread Philip Thomas
I am willing to hear your argument on the need for civilian use of Dabolim
 Thanks for the interest, Roland. Pls check out this link for starters:
http://www.epw.org.in/showArticles.php?root=2006leaf=10filename=10655file
type=pdf
Another useful reference is the Wikipedia article on Dabolim airport:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dabolim_Airport
Please feel free to express your own opinions about civil aviation in
Dabolim and  India as a citizen of a democratic country. Thanks, Phil  P.S.
Viva Goa!




[Goanet] 101 cybergoans: Recognising people of Goan origin making a difference the world over

2006-12-31 Thread Goanet Reader

FN's 101 cybergoans honours list: New Year Day 2007
---
Recognising people of Goan origin making a difference the world over

PANJIM (Goa), Dec 31: From coaching top football clubs in
Moscow to fighting race discrimination, from becoming Telugu
film stars to heading hundred million-dollar technology
firms, members of the Goan diaspora are notching up a
surprising range of achievements worldwide.

This point gets underlined in a new initiative, a list of
101 cybergoans worldwide, who are making a major mark in
diverse fields across many unexpected parts of the globe.

Compiled by cyber-journalist Frederick Noronha, the list aims
to acknowledge the contributions by people of Goan origin,
regardless of where they are located, and in what field they
work. It has been released at the start of the year 2007.

Noronha says the listing is based on information emerging in
cyberspace. But much of it is yet to be adequately noticed
by readers back home, he says.

It is networks like the UK-based Goanvoice.org.uk, edited by
Eddie Fernandes (till recently at University College London),
and the 12-year-old volunteer network Goanet (www.goanet.org)
that is throwing up a wealth of such information, says he.

Some of those on the list aren't even people. But whether
men, women, rich or as average as anyone else, or
organisations, all have some visible link with Goa.

Most are individuals or organisations which have been
attracting attention in cyberspace in the past year. Some
have passed on long back, but remain in the news nonetheless
-- like Kenyan vice-president Joseph Zuzarte Murumbi and the
famed Mumbai-based Goan gynaec Dr V N Shirodkar of the
'Shirodkar stitch' fame.

All have done things that deserve to be better noticed back
home... if this society is to build more effectively on the
talent, resources and brain-power of Goa's diaspora, argued
Noronha, commenting on the list released as the New Year gets
ushered into Goa.

There will be ommissions on this list. There might be even
debate over who gets included. It's a subjective view, and
certainly not the last word on the subject. But we do need to
start recognising the contribution of people from this small
region... where ever they are located, and in whichever
field, argued Noronha.

Some surprise inclusions on the list are Miss Great Britain
(Preeti Desai, 25); CEO of zedo.com Roy De Souza; Symantec
senior vice president Francis deSouza; Cognizant COO Francisco
D'Souza, Dell Inc manager Andrew Fernandes, Kent busdriver
Ken D'Souza; meditation teacher Lygia Monteiro; campaigners
against racism and more.

Eight bullet-points listed refer to organisations: the alumni
BMX (Brittos-Marys-Xaviers) network founded in Toronto;
VascokarsUnited mailing list founded by engineer Jen Lewis in
Birmingham; GoaSudharop.org from the US; the
GoaComputersInSchools Project/Knowledge Initiatives Trust;
Tanzanite Goans in Africa; Leonoras Restaurant (run by expat
Jerome Mendes, for promoting Goan film); Goenkarancho Ekvott
(New Delhi) and even various kudds still surviving against
odds in Mumbai.

A special section looks at 'cyber pioneers' among Goans who
founded initiatives which make a difference to how Goans
communicate and are perceived by the outside world -- Herman
Carneiro (Goanet), Marlon Menezes (GoaWeb, GoaCom), Ulysses
Menezes (GoaWorld), Eddie Fernandes (GoanVoiceUK).

World Under-8 Chess Champ Ivana Furtado, though based in Goa
itself, is an exception to this list of non-residents, in
view of her achievement, which surprised all, during the past year.

Seen in context, it is amazing that a tiny region like Goa
(and its diaspora) could produce such a human resource. It is
equally amazing that this talent still goes largely
unrecognised back home, says Noronha, involved with
cyberspace for the past dozen years.

This initiative is expected to feed in wider intitiatives to
build networks among Goans worldwide. Below is the list under
varied categories:

Community-builders, creating social capital
-

* Prof Dr. Jose Pereira, New York researching Goan music and more
* Victor Rangel-Ribeiro, author mentoring writers back home
* Dr Colin Saldanha, Mississauga, Strong Communities Coalition
* Shalini Pereira, 26, Leicester, project on sustainable housing
* Dr. J.Clement Vaz, octogenarian, biographer of Goan achievers
* Carolann Fernandes, Ontario Coalition of Senior Citizens' Orgns
* Domnic Fernandes, Gulf, reminding Goa about her yesterdays.
* George Pinto (Ca), building social entrepreneurship in Goa
* Basilio Magno, musician, building Goa's image in Spain

Technology, enterprise, finance, the corporate world, etc
-

* Roy De Souza, CEO and co-founder, zedo.com IL 60201 US
* Romulus Pereira, former CEO Riverstone Networks Inc
* Francis deSouza, senior VP, Symantec, enterp messaging mgt group
* 

[Goanet] HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007

2006-12-31 Thread Miguel Braganza

Dears,

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007.

HERE IS ME, WISHING YOU ALL THE VERY BEST IN THE NEW YEAR AND THE YEARS TO 
FOLLOW.


HELP KEEP GOA CLEAN AND GREENFOR THE COMING GENERATIONS TO ENJOY1

Warm regards,

Miguel


Viva Goa.Say it with feni.
MIGUEL BRAGANZA, Mhapsa
Horticulturist/ Editor
Britto's Old Boys' Assoc.



Re: [Goanet] Goanet Should be Kept Secular/to Mario (2)

2006-12-31 Thread Cornel DaCosta

Mario
Just some quick points in reply to yout post.
1. Commonsense by itself cannot compensate for serious reading. Commonsense
comes in before, during and after the substantial evaluative reading and not 
instead of it!


2. The evidence about Hitler being a Catholic from birth to death is derived
from thorough and well regarded historical evidence and not from just some
of the points I drew from the published research. Incidentally, you say that
my views about Hitler were discredited but this is only in your imagination 
and not in terms of extensive rebuttel you received as from Aristo when he 
absolutely demolished your arguments on devastating logic and facts. 
However, I would be willing to consider your historically unsupported view 
that, somehow Hitler ceased to be a Catholic along the way. In turn, in 
terms of your self asserted  devastating logic and facts I should like you 
to indicate that, according to you, the 'devils incarnate,' Saddam Hussein 
and Osama bin Laden are not deemed to be Muslims or Islamo Fascists
as you have been inclined to label them thus. Put simply, if Hitler can be 
rejected as a Catholic, then the same logic should apply to the two Muslims 
named above. This of course, generates anothe questio---what did they 
become?


I also refer to your absurd state of denial that,  (because it is true in 
most faiths), there are indeed rotten Catholics like the Mafioso and Cosa 
Nostra that the Church holds in hope for eventual redemption rather than 
your
punitive kind of 'eradiction' of such people from your Catholic list. I am 
inclined to think that, your stance  would perhaps make the Pontif blush in 
embarrassment about your logic and commonsense especially as Hitler was 
never excommunicated by the Catholic Church despite his vile deeds.


Finally, in a fruitful discussion with  Gilbert Lawrence, I took note of 
what he said when I referred (much earlier) to Hitler as a Catholic fascist 
along with Mussolini and Franco. Gilbert preferred to refer to Hitler as a
fascist who also happened to be a Catholic. I informed him then that, I was 
happy with his well thought out definition!


There are other points I could address but will save them for when I have
more time beyond this New Year's eve.
Cornel
- Original Message - 
From: Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanet Should be Kept Secular/to Mario (2)

--- Cornel DaCosta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hi Selma
For a little while, there seemed to be an eerie silence from Mario on 
Goanet, but I agree with you entirely on your rebuttal of his contention 
that, religion and culture are separate entities. But then, with much 
respect, is Mario's view surprising at all? It must stem from his 
consistent and repeated view that, he relies on commonsense rather than 
extensive and appropriate reading to inform his thinking!
Indeed, from his posts, (and again with respect) it is suggestive that, 
he has been inclined to think that, his (non-reading) stance is 
emblematic of a virtue rather than an absolute embarrassment.
Minimally, his differentiation  between religion and culture and the way 
he has made his claim for this view is surely a kind of profound 
'illiteracy' to portray on the much esteemed Goanet!

Mario observes:



Cornel,
I see you have once again avoided addressing my opinions directly and are 
using Selma and some puerile  psychobabble to TRY and make some points 
without citing a single word of what I had written previously in this 
thread.

Also, let me observe the obvious - facile and
unsubstantiated claims of illiteracy on my part are hardly a testimony to 
literacy on your part.
Secondly, in my never humble opinion, slavishly absorbing and 
regurgitating the written opinions of others is no substitute for one's 
own common sense and a logical opinion of one's own.






Re: [Goanet] Archbishop's Address

2006-12-31 Thread Gabe Menezes

On 29/12/06, Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Dear Gabe,

Those are rather strong words from a Goan based in a country that elected
Tony Blair for a second term. WMD anyone?

Viva Goa.
Miguel



RESPONSE:
My Dear Miguel,

I would like to inform you that, voters in the U.K. okayed Tony Blair,
but with a greatly reduced majority ! In fact shot were fired across
his bow. Tony Blair's recent form has been a down right, almost
tailspin for the Labour Party. The fact that he 'toadies' to Herr Bush
has not endeared him to the public here in the U.K. As you may or may
not know Tony Blair has tarnished the U.K. and the majority of the
electorate want him out, sooner than later ! Goa is about 20 years at
best behind the mindset of the U.K Citizens.

I shall be, among the majority glad,  to see his back side and his
strident stride ala Bush !

I would be more than ecstatic, if my brothers and sisters in Goa,
would fire some strident shots across the bow of the present
incumbents ! Can we expect, even one incumbent to loose his seat ?
Here in the U.K. many, very safe seats were lost and the blame was
laid at the P.M.'s door. I challenge the Goan electorate to throw out
just one bigwigI am not even convinced that Churchill can kick out
Luizinho.

Goan pigs will surely fly before that !
--
DEV BOREM KORUM.

Gabe Menezes.
London, England


Re: [Goanet] Archbishop's Address

2006-12-31 Thread Gabe Menezes

On 30/12/06, Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Gabe Menezes makes a very valid point when he asks: Who will stand against
the corrupt Politicians and win?

In Mumbai, at every election time, we get calls from concerned citizens to
vote for the right candidate. However, none of these citizens will make a
list of who is the right candidate, and campaign for them. Without such
guidance the average citizen is a lost person, and will vote on the basis of
who will deliver him the services needed by him at the local level.

I hope I am not adding a sour note on the subject. There was a move by some
priests in Goa to set up an organisation which would work towards the
cleaning of the political system, even to the extent of sponsoring the right
candidates. From a report that was posted on Goanet, the higher ups in the
church shot it down. Does anyone know what happened to it?

Sachin Phadte



RESPONSE:

My Dear Sachin,

As a case in point, Luizinho Faleiro, owes his presence, as an MLA to
Rev. Fr. Roberto Vaz of Navelim (R.I.P.). That being the case the only
people in Navelim, that can promote and effect a change, if need be,
are the Catholic Church ? If the Church deems that Churchill is the
better man to serve the constituents of Navelim, he will win - simple
as that! In Navelim the Church rules supremeanyone disputes this
please respond.

--
DEV BOREM KORUM.

Gabe Menezes.
London, England


[Goanet] Netas to party with Mallya in Goa

2006-12-31 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha

http://in.news.yahoo.com/061231/211/6aptw.html
Netas to party with Mallya in Goa

Enlarge Photo
By IBNlive.com
Sunday December 31, 04:25 PM

New Delhi: Everybody's getting ready to bid goodbye to 2006 and
welcome the new year. And on the last day of the year, even
politicians read the meaning of the word party differently.

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh should be worried because Chairman of
United Breweries and owner of Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya is
hosting a small Cabinet meet. Four of Manmohan Singh's colleagues have
gone to Goa to attend the meet.

Leading the team to the kingdom of good times will be India's cricket
guru and agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar. The next on the list is
Pawar's protégé and Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel who has
flown with him to meet Mallya.

Even Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has tanked up gas and is heading
in the same direction. And last but not the least, there is Mines
minister T Subirammi Reddy who is accompanying them to dig up some
fun.

The new Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) host Shahrukh Khan will also fly
in to offer all his four options to the political class.
Brothers-in-arms Mukesh and Anil will preach different reliance's.

Then, there are young people from India's first political family are
already there. Politicians like everywhere-to-be-seen Rajiv Shukla
have also joined the beeline for the fizz and froth. With so much of
fanfare, Mallya could well bring out a political calendar next year.

(With inputs from Diptosh Majumdar)


[Goanet] We want the Essence of Goa to be Preserved - Dr Oscar Rebello

2006-12-31 Thread Goacan

Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your
family members, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Help others be BETTER INFORMED,
The time is come for the people of Goa 
to ORGANISE not AGONISE !!
--
--
We want the Essence of Goa to be Preserved 
--
Dr Oscar Rebello, Convenor, Goa Bachao Abhiyan in an interview 
to Abdul Rauf Beig says that there has been 21 per cent change in 
settlement areas from the draft Regional plan 2011 and the finally 
approved plan, without public, local bodies, etc, being informed 
about the changes. He also adds that the plan is illegal and should 
be scrapped and a new one should be formulated taking into 
consideration the views of urban designers, planners, 
environmentalists, etc.

Why are you opposed to Regional plan 2011?

We are opposed to the plan for the simple reason that this regional 
plan has been changed drastically from the draft regional plan 
which was put out for public scrutiny in August this year. I would 
like to state here that there has been 21 per cent change in settlement 
areas from the draft plan and the finally approved plan, without 
public, local bodies, etc, being informed about the changes. 
Clearly a plan which involves all of us and the future of Goa has 
not been kept for discussion with the relevant stakeholders and 
since this practice has not been followed I would say that this 
plan is illegal and should be scrapped and a new one formulated 
taking into consideration the views of urban designers, planners, 
environmentalists, etc. We want the essence of Goa to be 
preserved.

But the Regional Plan 2011 is said to have been drawn to correct 
the regional imbalance that has been seen in the state since the 
boom in development from mid1980s onwards?

If the plan was so transparent, why was it not put up for public 
scrutiny? If it was a wonderful plan why were they hiding it from 
public gaze all the time till it was notified? If one takes a look 
at the plan it sets in vast areas of orchards, forest lands, 
mangroves, rivers, etc, and nobody has ever taken note 
of this. It is going brazenly for settlement zones, for what? 
These settlement areas are basically playground for the rich 
and famous. They have not taken care of sewage, waste 
disposal, roads, or any other infrastructure into consideration 
while changing zones. There has been no planner of repute or 
architect of repute on the Town and Country Planning Board 
to come out on some consensus on this plan. This planning is 
nothing but a plan to trigger off real estate boom in this state 
and the authorities seem to have done that. We would not 
be able to reverse the long term devastation that this plan 
would cause.

Would not your opposition to the Regional Plan hinder all-round 
development of the state?

This is the common allegation made against us that we are against 
development, which is basically sidetracking the issue we have 
been pursuing. Nobody is against development, clearly we want 
development and also we want the marginalised sections of 
society to also come to the bandwagon and enjoy the fruit 
of a liberalized economy. Nobody in one's right senses opposes 
development. What we are opposed to is the opaque, illegal 
manner by which the plan was approved and notified. If the 
plan was wonderful why was it not placed for public scrutiny 
before it was notified? How is it that all the assets of Goa 
like beaches, forests etc, which make Goa what it is, 
being destroyed? What development are we talking of? Is it 
the development of only rich and privileged, so that they can 
have holiday homes, etc? The authorities have failed to take 
care of essential services to poor and underprivileged living 
in the rural areas. Even motorable roads are unavailable in 
so many interior villages of Goa. If the government loves 
the people of Goa and carries out development it has to be 
for everybody and not for a few, with only profits in mind.

Could you identify the places where motorable roads do not 
exist in Goa?

There are so many interiors which do not have motorable roads, 
in Sanguem and Sattari that our group has visited. It is not just 
roads but other basic facilities too. I would state that people 
have to walk miles to fetch water. We want the government to 
focus on all round development.

Will your opposition not hinder industrial development?

Please do not accuse us of being anti-development. We are 
not against development, we only oppose the regional plan. 
We have suggested to the captains of industry, who think we 
are against development, that since we believe that this plan 
is illegal let us get it scrapped and let the captains of industry, 
tourism sector, environmentalists, planners, engineers, etc, sit 
across and draw a plan that shall be 

Re: [Goanet] Archbishop's Address

2006-12-31 Thread Floriano
Does anyone know what happened to it?
Sachin

Yes, indeed.
I met Fr. Antimo Gomes (V.P. GNM) today at the Taleigao Rally, dropped him
at the Panjim Church, where he is the Parish Priest, went in with him as he
wanted to give me  the 'GOECHE NIZ MOJI' amcho 'ELECTION-2007 MANIFESTO'
which is scheduled to be released on 3rd. Jan, 2006 at Don Bosco's, Panjim
at 4 p.m. And, I have been invited.  I have enthusiastically accepted the
invitation.

floriano
goasuraj

- Original Message -
From: Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: goanet@goanet.org
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 10:37 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Archbishop's Address


 Gabe Menezes makes a very valid point when he asks: Who will stand
against
 the corrupt Politicians and win?

 In Mumbai, at every election time, we get calls from concerned citizens to
 vote for the right candidate. However, none of these citizens will make a
 list of who is the right candidate, and campaign for them. Without such
 guidance the average citizen is a lost person, and will vote on the basis
of
 who will deliver him the services needed by him at the local level.

 I hope I am not adding a sour note on the subject. There was a move by
some
 priests in Goa to set up an organisation which would work towards the
 cleaning of the political system, even to the extent of sponsoring the
right
 candidates. From a report that was posted on Goanet, the higher ups in the
 church shot it down. Does anyone know what happened to it?

 Sachin Phadte

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Re: [Goanet] Goanet Should be Kept Secular/ to Mario

2006-12-31 Thread Cornel DaCosta

Hi Gilbert
I note your post to Cip.

I am pretty sure that the grandmothers and great grand-mothers would be most 
positive about their progeny who are graduates from borem-vodelem 
universities because they have been able to see through the fairy tales 
presented to earlier generations as gospel truth. Most of all, they would be 
incredibly proud of the fact that, Catholic Goan caste humbug that, many of 
them had to endure, is being soundly derided as a distinct form of obscene 
racism with sound unassailable evidence and argument.


Incidentally, I have to say that you are being somewhat mischievous---nobody 
on Goanet has even tried to want us to loose the religious identity too: 
under the guise of being progressive. I therefore challenge you to provide 
evidence for the point you make above. Indeed, I for one, have on several 
occasions told you that the last thing I would ever want is for you to 
question your faith. Further, and repeatedly, that I respect those who hold 
their faith sincerely. I have the evidence for this and can readily display 
it on Goanet. In turn, I want to suggest that all you have is some 
unauthenticated woolly make-believe in your post to Cip.


I hope this will help to start a Happy New Year of  necessary enlightenment 
on a range of issues on Goanet.

Regards
Cornel
- Original Message - 
From: Gilbert Lawrence [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: goanet@goanet.org
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:04 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Goanet Should be Kept Secular/ to Mario



Hi Cip,
What you have outlined are different sides of the same cube.  Yet they are 
a part of a whole and compliment each other. It is like a human body which 
has several independent but connected parts.   You likely heard the story 
of different anatomical organs of the body arguing who is more 
important?.


Most Catholic Goans (sp. in the Diaspora) have lost their cultural 
identity (customs) - except for song, dance, food and drink.  Many are 
LEFT ONLY WITH their religious customs (rituals) as reflected at 
childbirth, marriage and funeral.


Now some intellectual Goans - atheists / agnostics / secular humanists - 
want us to loose the religious identity too; under the guise of being 
progressive.  Yet they insists on wanting to preserve their 'Goaness'.


In the above scenario, I often wonder what the primary grade (educated) 
grandmothers and great-grandmothers are saying about their progeny who are 
double-graduates from borem-vodlem universities.

Kind Regards, GL





Re: [Goanet] Time for change

2006-12-31 Thread Roland Francis

Congratulations Valmiki. Very well written like a good columnist and
very well wished, like a true Goencar.

A few like you in politics and Goa would march towards the destiny we
all wish for her.

Cheers,
Roland.

On 12/30/06, Valmiki Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


TIME FOR CHANGE
By Valmiki Faleiro



As the evening shadows lengthen at the last sunset of 2006, I see on the 
horizon not a
fading glow of the setting sun but the aurora of one rising, I see Kundaim and 
Saleli.
And Keri before that. I see 'Goa Bachao Abhiyan' reemerging as 'Goa Bachao 
Kranti.'
People power, on the ascendant. It may not happen in 2007, but should not be 
long in
coming. The last on my Wish List for 2007 is that it arrives before it's too 
late. (ENDS)

=

The above article appeared in the November 5, 2006 edition of the HERALD, Goa


Re: [Goanet] Cabinet Decision on RP 2011

2006-12-31 Thread Gabe Menezes

On 31/12/06, Tony Correia Afonso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 We all know the old saying about a species of rodent leaving a vessel which
is about to be submerged. Likewise, those in authority
who are guilty of tacitly approving the notorious Regional Plan 2011 are now
busy proclaiming their opposition to it! The latest one to
join the queue is PWD Minister Sudhin Davalikar, who is reported to have
stated that the Plan Notification was approved by the Cabinet through
circulation and that there was no discussion on it, even though he signed it
without recording any dissent!

 If such vital issues which will affect the future of our State for
generations are decided by our Cabinet without any discussion, one wonders
what they discuss when they DO meet - the price of fish or the latest
Bollywood blockbuster, perhaps? Wonders never cease  in our wonderful Goa!

---Tony Correia-Afonso.



RESPONSE:The People who elected Sudhin Davalikar should take note,
that they elected a buffoon, who signs with no regard for what it is
that he is signing !
--
DEV BOREM KORUM.

Gabe Menezes.
London, England


[Goanet] Goa news for January 1, 2007

2006-12-31 Thread Goanet News Service
Goa News from Yahoo! News and Goanet.org

Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories.


*** Protest in Goa against regional plan (NDTV)

Hundreds of Goans from across the state took out a protest
march on Sunday against the Goa Regional Plan. With flags in
hand, they marched through the streets of Talegaon, past the
house of Town Planning Minister Babush Montserrat.

http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=Nationalslug=Protest
in Goa against regional planid=98736


*** Tourists throng Goa, security stepped up (The Times of
India)

Security has been strengthened in Goa in the wake of terror
threats, as lakhs of tourists descended at the coastal state to
party to usher in New Year.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/Tourists_throng_Goa_security_stepped_up/articleshow/995419.cms


*** Goa: Security beefed up as lakhs of tourists arrive
(rediff.com)

Gun-wielding Central Industrial Security Force and Goa police
personnel have been posted at major beaches.

http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/dec/30goa.htm


*** Freedom At Midnight Curtailed, Youth Party At Goa (The
Times of India)

HYDERABAD: Revelry on New Year's eve took a backseat with
traffic restrictions and the streets being roamed by cops with
breath analysers in their hands.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Freedom_curtailed/articleshow/1002881.cms


*** Passengers thrown off Goa flight (BBC News)

A plane travelling to Goa made an emergency landing when
passengers caused a disturbance on board.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/6221419.stm


*** Gays celebrate New Year in Goa a day in advance (New
Kerala)

Vasco (Goa), Dec 31: Hundreds of homosexuals from Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa thronged a secluded place in
this port town to revel in festivities to usher in the New
Year.

http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=72729


*** Tourists throng Goa in lakhs; security stepped up (New
Kerala)

Panaji, Dec 30: Security has been strengthened in Goa in the
wake of terror threats, as lakhs of tourists, including
foreigners and some high-profile visitors, have descended at
the coastal state to party to usher in New Year.

http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=72583


*** Fashion collection in Goa, Lebanese dance troupe in Jaipur,
different ways to welcome 2007 (New Kerala)

Candolim(Goa)/Jaipur (Rajasthan), Dec 31 : One of India's top
fashion designer has chosen to usher in the New Year by
launching a fashion collection in the carnival ambience of
Goa.

http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=72802


*** Goa Govt reacts sharply opposition to state as IFFI venue
(New Kerala)

Panaji, Dec 30: Goa government today reacted sharply to reports
about Film Federation of India's (FFI) decision to oppose
selection of Goa as the venue for the International Film
Festival of India (IFFI).

http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnewsid=72611


*** Netas to party with Mallya in Goa (IBN via Yahoo! India
News)

Did you ever wonder what ministers did on New Years? This year
four of them are in Goa to attend Vijay Mallya s party.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/061231/211/6aptw.html


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


Re: [Goanet] Re. Justice Wolfango Dourado/NRI's

2006-12-31 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Eduardo Faleiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 EDUARDO FALEIRO
 COMMISSIONER FOR NRI AFFAIRS
(Cabinet Minister Rank)
 GOVERNMENT OF GOA
 
 December 23, 2006
 
 Dear Consul General,
 
 The item below was placed in Goanet by one Mervyn
 Lobo who claims to be related to Justice Dourado.  
I shall be grateful for a clarification at your 
 earliest convenience so that we place the correct
 facts and stop any slander well in time.
 With my thanks for your valuable cooperation and
 best wishes for the New Year to you and your family.
 
 Regards
 
  EDUARDO FALEIRO


Folks,
If any of you are attending the NRI meeting organized
by Eduardo Faleiro, I would like to know if Wolfango
Dourado gets an award for being the Attorney General
of Tanzania or for being the Attorney General of
Zanzibar.

As you all know, I tried to set the record straight
but instead of getting a note of thanks, E. Faleiro
sends a note suggesting slander has got to be stopped!

The Indian Consul General in Zanzibar has twice
confirmed the fact that E. Faleiro needs to know.
Namely, W. Dourado was the Attorney General of
Zanzibar. E. Faleiro either chooses not to understand
this or thinks that if he ignores the email reminders,
the matter will go away.

This is an eye opener to all of us NRI's. 

Personally, I feel that if the commissioner has
difficulties recognizing facts, even after they are
REPEATEDLY pointed out to him, he is not going to gain
the confidence of any NRI. 

On another note, since Goanet is largest gathering of
non-resident Goans, let me wish each and every one of
you non-resident Goans a very happy and prosperous
2007.

Mervyn Lobo
  


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[Goanet] CONGRATS! Querobin (Larry) Mendonca makes 101 cybergoans

2006-12-31 Thread CARMO DCRUZ

Congratulations Querobin,

You Have Made the 101 CyberGoans List ! It a matter of Great Honor. Pride 
and Joy !


Feeding quot;the worldquot;...
-

* Floyd Cardoz, US, executive chef
* Antonio F Fernandes, Manager, Royal India Restaurant, Milwaukee
* Barbara Gomes, owner Cumin and Goan Restaurant, Ottawa
* Valerie Heredia-Viegas, teaching Indian cuisine in WA, US.
* Samir Sadekar, London. Imli's Executive Chef from Porvorim.
* Larry Mendonca, Melbourne, quot;ex-curry kingquot;


see below for details.

Best Regards,

Carmo
(in Bombay)


Re: [Goanet] Archbishop's Address

2006-12-31 Thread Nasci Caldeira

--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 As a case in point, Luizinho Faleiro, owes his
 presence, as an MLA to Rev. Fr. Roberto Vaz of
Navelim (R.I.P.). That being
 the case the only people in Navelim,that can
promote and effect a change, if need be,
 are the Catholic Church ? If the Church deems that
 Churchill is the better man to serve the
constituents of Navelim, he will win - simple
 as that! In Navelim the Church rules supreme
anyone disputes this
 please respond.
  Gabe Menezes.
 London, England

Nasci responds:

Gabe, is is good that 'in Navelim' the Church rules
supreme? if not then why not go about correcting the
staus quo? As per the Goa Archbishops message; the
Church is there to 'mould the Conscience' and as a
challenge to the Church to educate and guide her
members on how to exercise their vote judiciously.
 I think that is how it should be! The church in
Navelin is wrong in directly supporting any one
candidate or party. Instead this should only be
advisory and left to civil non clergy Catholics to
propogate and lead and further the cause! Of course,
on the other hand, any member of the clergy has, as a
citizen, the right to propogate and even stand as a
candidate if he so desires; but all this should be
done outside of the Pulpit; and outside the Body of
the Church; thereby promoting 'secular' politics.

Also, would it be beneficial for Goa if Churchill
takes the place of Luisinho in Navelim? Both have a
very bad record of favouritism et al! Why not bring
out a new person untainted, and support him/her to the
fullest.
Lastly, Gabe, (now that you have comfortably retired
and is elligible for reclaiming your Indian
citizenship) why not you stand for the Navelim
Constituency, be an 'example' and avoid being like
Louisinho, Churchill or even Blair! Just a thought!

Happy New Year 2007, and a New invigorating Govt. in
Goa.

Nasci Caldeira
Melbourne, Down Under.

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Re: [Goanet] Sausages In A Rosary

2006-12-31 Thread Mervyn Lobo
 Saibal Das
 MAPUSA
 Sausages In A Rosary
The Mapusa market has the best Goan spices and spirits
LESLEY A. ESTEVES 
Special Issue: Food Towns Special
You don't just get Goa's famous feni and port wine
here; you get the best home-distilled cashew and
coconut feni and home-made currant, ginger and
beetroot wine. You don't just get the best cashewnuts
cheaper here than anywhere else in Goa; you get them
in 10-kg tins at incredible wholesale rates. Here 
 being Mapusa, home every Friday to Goa's biggest 
 fresh produce bazaar.


Folks,
What's missing here is what is the er, coolest spot to
wash away the dust of the market. Yes, I am talking
about cold beers. Once upon a time, at least for E.
Africans, it used to be Casa Bela, then Bertsy's.

Bwana Shenzi, which is the spot you now use?
Mervyn



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[Goanet] Gays celebrate New Year in Goa a day in advance

2006-12-31 Thread Frederick \FN\ Noronha

http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?rep=2aid=345152ssid=204sid=LIF

Gays celebrate New Year in Goa a day in advance
Vasco, Dec 31: Hundreds of homosexuals from Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh and Goa thronged a secluded place in this port town to
revel in festivities to usher in the New Year.

The gay community preponed the festivities by a day and welcomed the
New Year at an isolated house tucked on a hillock at Vasco last night.

The community's members from Hyderabad, Pune, Sangli, Belgaum, Nasik
and Goa participated in the overnight festivities. Gay associations
like Mukanayak (Sangli), Birds (Belgaum), Samapathik (Pune) and Goa's
Humsafar Trust had publicised this party, which coincided with the
birthday of a Goan gay community member.

A dance competition and the birthday celebration were the highlights
with Madhuri Dixit's famous hits from Hum Aapke Hai Kaun and songs
from Subhash Ghai's Kisna topping the playlist at the party.

Dressed like women for the dance competition, the revellers
categorically rubbished the general impression equating them with
hijras or eunuchs.

Society should understand that we are normal and shouldn't look at us
as a nuisance. Let us live our life with dignity, gay activist Lal
Baig told at the party's venue. Here at the party, we will do all
those things which we can't do in society. We will dance, enjoy and
spend good times with members of our community, Baig said before the
party began.

Fun was not the only item on the agenda of the revellers.

It's an occasion when we actually get the time to discuss our
problems. Sans social recognition, we often can't hold meetings in the
open. We use such opportunities to educate community members about
issues like loyalty to a gay partner which will reduce their
vulnerability to diseases like HIV-AIDS, Vishant Chodankar, a project
manager of Humsafar Trust who is gay, said.

Goa, which has some 6,000 gays, has witnessed an increase in gay
marriages, with 25 such weddings reported in the past couple of months
in this coastal state.

Bureau Report