[Goanet-News] Goanet Reader: Goodness interred with (tiger) bones (Oscar Rebello, Herald)
Goodness interred with (tiger) bones The efforts to save Goa must supplement with viable economic alternatives in the mining belt, says Dr OSCAR REBELLO Rajendra Kerkar is simply a phenomenon of simplicity. Meet him once and he stays with you forever. Firm in his convictions; High on ideals; and passionate about the environment this is Mr Courage himself. I had the opportunity of interacting with him in Oman at the Global Goan Convention. His electric talk on Goa's Mhadei basin and the eco hot spots he so relentlessly strives to preserve enthralled the entire audience and had us spell bound. Goa, at its very inception, had no Ram, Allah, Christ as her Gods -- those came much later, he says. Peruse her age old folk songs, her folklore and you'll learn that all these songs rise in prayer,in honour of Mother earth and her bounty. Goa's true religion is her environment, he claimed. To the extent, he asserted in a lighter vein,tongue firmly in cheek even in present times our three recent Chief Ministers Parrikar, Rane and Kamat have revolved around, worshipped and deified a natural fruit -- Monseratte -- a mango. Touche. Generations of Goans will have to be eternally grateful to guys like Rajendra, Ramesh Gauns, Claude, Seby, Nandkumar Kamat and a host of other unsung heroes, who are struggling to protect our rivers, our forests and our wild life. And then, the dirty cowards try to shoot the messenger. The conservator of forests, Mr Shashi Kumar tries to put Kerkar in the dock, accusing him to be an abettor in the tiger poaching case, only because he spilled the beans on the culprits. Who was Rajendra Kerkar's secret source, then? Who was deep throat? Who was the leaking sieve? Let's give Mr Shashi Kumar the answer -- We,the people of Goa, were his sources. He did it for all of us and the unborn kids of this land. Does that suit you? Now, go ahead you know your answer. Come, get all of us. On the other side of this divide are our mining lobby, of course, smacking their lips and lazily yawning, eyes alert, waiting for the next kill in case Kerkar falls. Blessed by the Patron Saint of Mines, from Margao, illegal miners will have a field day ravaging the earth, disemboweling it mercilessly in our deep jungles if not for the valiant efforts of Kerkar, Claude Co. The commonest argument you get, from the pro-mining lobby when you bump into them at cocktail parties, is that all environmentalists are a bunch of frauds only engaging in extortion of a perfectly legal business which is providing employment to thousands and increasing taxes for the state. Green is mean -- they say. So to play Devil's Advocate, let us buy our beatific mining lobby / government's argument that Greens are impediments to the state's giant economic march or whatever. Let us assume all greens are evil. How does all that change the visible and monumental carnage happening on Goa's eastern belt? It is a fact that mining takes place in reserved forests. It is a fact that people in mine affected areas suffer from severe respiratory ailments. It is a fact that rivers Kushavati, Valvanti are choked with silt and refuse to breathe. It is a fact that traditional farming is obliterated as a profession in these areas. It is a fact that mines may pay off for private profits but it is a heavy price that the public has to endure. These are facts that are indisputable and we need solutions. The solutions to these problems must come from the mining lobby itself who are fortunate to have made obscene profits at Goa's cost. True, many have donated handsomely to charity and to social causes: to temples and educational outfits but those times have changed. With Gen Next looking to head family-run mining businesses, we need this generation to focus on the environment. All corporate social responsibility efforts must be targeted to cleaning the crap your businesses are leaving behind. Forget the Gods and the art galleries for now, we need a Herculean, titanic struggle to clean our rivers, reforest denuded areas; invest in farming/horticulture and replenish the earth. These efforts must be visible, palpable and sustainable and illegal miners must be sent packing pronto and with God speed. We will need to look for viable economic alternatives in the mining ravaged belt. So, the story of Kerkar then, must be told, repeated, and reaffirmed ad nauseum, in schools and colleges; at festivals and cocktail parties. The story of one man's sterling courage and conviction,who put his all on the line, for us Goans and asked nothing in return. CHANGING HINDUTVA? I do not know whether it is a sincere change of heart (or guard) but have you noticed how post May 2009 General Elections the BJP our principal opposition party has been
[Goanet-News] Goanet highlights: Goans in the IAF... photo-essays... mining... Of Mangoes and Monsoons (by Selma Carvalho)
Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho se...@goanet.org Tomazinho Cardozo writes how Konkani can save Goa's identity. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190441.html In a related vein, Ancy D'Souza sent in an article wherein Eduardo Faleiro, NRI Commissioner urges benefits to be given to Romi script Konkani as well. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190418.html Valmiki Faleiro pays tribute to Oswald Manuel Francis de Abreu, Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force who died tragically in an air-craft accident, earlier last month. He writes, Ossie was not the first Goan IAF pilot to die in a crash. But not a single Goa-based newspaper deigned to cover this angle. Reason I decided to write. Let's look at just three instances - one high profile, the others lesser known - of IAF pilots of Goan origin who laid down their lives for the nation. Faleiro remembers Flight Lieutenant Andre Rudolph da Costa, native of Tolecanto-Velim; IAF's Sqn Leader ML Fernandes of Sirlim; Wing Commander Clarence Joseph D'Lima, of D'Lima Vaddo, Socorro-Porvorim. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190440.html In an article titled Goodness interred with the (tiger) bones Dr. Oscar Rebello calls on the mining lobby to clean up the environmental mess their business is leaving behind. To be responsible enough and address the issue of denuded forests and stilted rivers. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190436.html Florian was a little adopted boy of the Costa Pinto e Souza family. He was eight years old. He had curly black hair. The opening lines of a Sad Carnival, a children's story by Anita Pinto anitapinto@gmail.com http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190427.html Accidental activist Venita Coelho, explains why the GBA who worked tirelessly on the draft of RP2021, is back to square one. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190384.html Florian Lobo of Goa Suraj party responds to Venita Coelho. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190398.html Ervell Menezes makes a startling statement when he suggests that the way to responsible tourism is by ensuring locals do not fraternize with the tourists. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190385.html In a related news items, did it all go wrong for Goa with the coming of the Russians? http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190390.html JoeGoaUK continues with his photo-essays on Goa. A particular delight this week is a picture of a school picnic. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190378.html In an essay titled No Carnaval in Paradise, Jason Keith Fernandes examines the difference in Goan and Portuguese celebrations of carnival. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190354.html Freddy Fernandes talks categorically about our categorical Chief Minister, Digamber Kamat. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190328.html Selma Carvalho in her weekly column extols the virtues of telling your children that you don't have money. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190222.html Frederick Noronha interviews Oslando De Souza oslandodeso...@hotmail.com, on the release of his new book, The Christian Goan Konkani Folk and Art Songs: A New Perspective. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190045.html Jairam Ramesh has declared a moratorium on mining in Goa following presentations by environmental activist Claude Alvares, Carmen Miranda and others. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190351.html Armstrong Vaz points to an announcement of the recently released book Of Mangoes and Monsoons by Suresh Kanekar, which explores issues of civil rights on the eve of Goa's Liberation. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190334.html And finally did you know Mr Bean is actually Goan. Watch him dance the dekni in this hilarious video sent in by Jane Alphonso. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190355.html Subscribe to Goanet at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org Join Goanet discussions simply by posting your views to goa...@goanet.org
[Goanet] Tiatr for Lent/Easter - Part II
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Tiatr for Lent/Easter - Part II Besides Fr. Neville Gracias and Fr. Kyriel d’Souza there are other Lenten shows as follows 3. AMCHOCH DHORM KITEAK ALTA? By Simon Gonsalves With Ambe, Sally, SelvyMarcus, Xavier etc Today at Margao, 6th March again and 21st March Panjim 4. Wherea as ‘Kalapurchi Firgorz’ staging ‘VIA DOLOROSA’ With over 100 artistes, Agnle dance, good music, 500msq stage (1+1) Shows at Sta. Cruz church on 20, 21, 24 25 March 7.30pm FREE SHOW 5. JEZUCHO IADNIK TORNATTEAK DIXEA by Calado de Verna With Anthony San, Tari, Antonette Maina, Evon, Mini Mario etc 14 shows listed in March 6. Where as Remedious relasing his ‘PATOK’ at Calata today Easter NEW Tiatr 8. (1-7 see prev. post – see link below). CHOL-IA LONDON says Roseferns in his 68th production Releasing Easter Sunday 4th April 9. Comedian Ambe narrates ‘MHAKA GODLAM TEM…’ Releasing 17th April Nagoa-Verna. With Franky Gonsalves, Buska, Justino, Evon, AM Pacheco, Aurelio, Ambe, Bebo etc 10. Mario Menezes warns ‘FATLEAN POI’ Releasing 4th April His Prev. Tiatr ‘Beiman Kir’. He repeatedly said ‘last show’ ‘It’s now or never’ etc in his ads last month and early this month saying his last show on 7th Feb. Margao. But there was a show on 23rd Feb in Margao (of which he knew in January) And now again on 7th March Margao . Beinman .. (I guess these are all tricks of trade) 11. Anthony Sylveter asks ‘ TUM LONDONKAR OU GOEMKAR? Releasing in June ( in Tiatr Halls only). 12 Pascoal Roadrigues in his 48th production requests to taste his ‘CAKE’ No eggs, No butter, No Sugar, Diabbets Frees, just eat and taste the difference Releasing on Easter day. 13. Usually, it is other way round but.. Watch how BHURGUIM KORTAT PAP, MAIM-PAI DITAT ZAP in Milagres de Chandor. Releasing Easter day Melody King ALFRED ROSE-achea Cantaramcho MUSICAL SHOW A presentation by Aniceto Lourenco and Tiatr Academy of Goa With Mario, Anthony San, Albert, Socoro, Sonia, Livia, Bab Andrew, Aniceto etc etc Tomorrow Cuncolim, 4th March Taleigao, 10th Panjim KA, 17th Margao GVN Contact 9822874319 Details http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4394537358/ Prev. listing or Part I http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/message/11993 joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/
[Goanet] GOACAN welcomes withdrawal of Cess levied on LPG by Goa Govt.
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- - Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. --- GOACAN welcomes withdrawal of Cess levied on LPG by Goa Govt. - Cylinder refill to cost Goan consumer Rs.336/- -- The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) has welcomed the decision of the Government of Goa to withdraw the Rural Welfare Cess levied on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) entering the State of Goa and for which charges were being collected on a per tonne basis at the border check post for the State of Goa. This decision which directly will result in a reduction of Rs. 4/- in the cost of the domestic LPG cylinder comes in the backdrop of the Petrol and Diesel price hike announced by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Union Finance Minister in his Budget speech. GOACAN had in a memo dated 15th September 2009 petitioned the Chief Minister of Goa Mr. Digambar Kamat who also holds the Finance Portfolio to reconsider the levy of Cess on LPG. Various Consumer Forums who had received a large amount of complaints with regards to this price hike had petitioned Mr. Jose Phillip D’souza, Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs to take up the withdrawal of cess with Finance Department. The former Director of Transport, Shri Arvind D. Loliyekar vide notification 5/4/2000-Tpt/2008/414 dated 28th January 2010 had exempted Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for domestic and commercial use in Serial No.13A of Schedule I of the Goa Rural Improvement and Welfare Cess Act 2000 which has now come into force upon publication in the Official Gazette Series I, No. 48 dated 25th February 2010. The implication of such Cess collection had resulted in a financial burden on the Goan consumer with the cost of the domestic LPG Cylinder being hiked by Rs. 4/- for a refill weighing 14.2 kg. The price increase on every LPG cylinder had directly impacted over 3 lakh LPG consumers being provided services by Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum and India Oil Corporation. GOACAN had stated that as diesel and petrol had been exempted from this Cess collection, it would have been appropriate for the Govt. of Goa not to burden the Goan consumer with such a collection of Cess on an important essential commodity like LPG. It may be noted that from 9th September the cost of domestic LPG cylinders which was Rs. 335.97 was increased to Rs. 339.66 by the Petroleum Companies based on a notification issued in the Official Gazette by the Directorate of Transport. The Notification with the relevant exemptions was based on the proposal to collect the said Rural Welfare Cess prepared by the Finance Dept. of the Govt. of Goa. Accordingly, the Petroleum Companies had issued directives to the LPG dealers to sell the domestic Gas Cylinder at a price of Rs. 339.66. Meanwhile GOACAN will take up the matter of price reduction with the Department of Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs and the concerned Petroleum Companies so that the appropriate notices are issued to all the LPG dealers on the new price for the domestic LPG cylinder with immediate effect. -- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK -- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa -- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: goa...@bsnl.in Visit: http://goacan.blogspot.com -- __._,_.___
[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Title: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers? By Selma Carvalho. Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter 28 Feb. 2010 at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Full text: One day Id like to write a book dedicated to the cooks, ayahs and butlers of Goa. Imagine Goa, the tiny dominion on the west coast of India, an insignificant, crumbling outpost of the Portuguese by the dawn of the 20th century. Imagine this land graced with little more than spindly coconut trees and marshy paddy fields, that boasted of betel nuts, salt and urack as its prime exports, described in 1857 by the Bombay Telegraph as a nursery for cooks and ayahs. From here the impoverished Goan Catholic ventured forth, with little by way of education and even less by way of what he took with him in his tin trunks. But here was a man determined to make the best of his circumstance. If he was to be a cook, then he would become the best cook there was. Harold Delamere-Thwaytes, a British Officer who served in the British Indian army from 1909-1935, speaks highly of Goans in an interview. Asked about the most memorable people in India, he remembers foremost the Goans in Poona. Undoubtedly, he says, some of the best cooks you can get in the world are the Goans their standard of English higher than it was in other parts. By 1900, a Goan cook was much prized in Africa, earning anywhere between £2 to £3 pounds a month, almost twice the amount the British were willing to pay for African cooks. If they ventured out on the treacherous sea as stewards and cooks, they became stellar seaman. A 1937 report compiled by the British Royal Navy gives us an insight into just how valuable Goans had become as butlers and cooks: It has long been recognized that the Goans as a race are particularly well adapted to these trades and are generally accepted as being more efficient than other Indian races. A further advantage is that, being Christians, no religious difficulties arise in regard to handling food and wine. For this we have to thank the Portuguese and Christianity. The words poder, corrupted from the Portuguese padeira meaning baker and cusiner from the Portuguese cozinheiro, meaning cook, give us an indication of just how much the Portuguese influenced the Goans pursuit of culinary skills. In contrast, the word dorjeeh meaning tailor comes from the Muslim Darzi who migrated from Gujarat and Maharashtra, and is likely to have given the Goan a head start in tailoring. It was the Portuguese who introduced the art of bread making, the acidic amelioration of meat with vinegar, light fluffy fantasies of cake and pastry which could only be whisked by egg yolk, the funnelling of spiced meat into thin, white tubes, hung in links over the fire and smoked to perfection. And it was Christianity that divested the Goan of any qualms he might have had in handling meat or fish. Whatever little life might have brought his way, the Goan ensured that he travelled far with it. When Richard Burton embarked on his second expedition into the depths of the African jungle, he took two Goan cooks with him - Valentine Andrade and Caetano Rodrigues and when the German explorer Dr Albrecht Roscher was killed near Lake Malawi, it was his Goan cooks who reported his murder to the British authorities. In all his travels, in all his occupations, in all his efforts, the Goan is marked by perseverance and resilience. He is formed of that rare quality which combines honesty, hard-work and a desire to excel however big or small the role assigned to him. Selma Carvalho is currently working on a book about the lives of Goans in the Diaspora. Do leave your feedback at carvalho_...@yahoo.com
[Goanet] Daily Grook #635
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- DAILY GROOK #635 METAL BEETLE by Francis Rodrigues when hitler ranted for a shock-dragon, his nazis invented the...volts'wagon! *GREAT ALL-OCCASION GIFT* http://www.KonkaniSongBook.com sheet-music,tab,lyrics,chords of great Konkani pop hits GOA: PEDRO FERNANDES: Tel.2226642 FURTADOS: Tel.2223278 http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119017685910 _ Check your Hotmail from your phone. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9708121
[Goanet] Rhythm Of Spring, Music Player,
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- A message to all members of THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE I know many of our members are knee deep in snow and would appreciate to see a small flower like this rise above in the hopes that spring is on its way.nbsp; As we march through the snow, making angels and praying for warmth, The Jazz Network Worldwide is the first to say, let's feel the rhythm of spring right here through our musical hearts.nbsp; I know many of you have enjoyed the promotions whereas we get to see more than one artist at a time sharing their gifts.nbsp; This month I could only squeeze in one week since advertising is poppin' off the rooftops in my schedule for March.nbsp; So for those of you that want to share your music with soulful rhythms for spring, your deadline is March 7th, so I have time to get you all in.nbsp; See above banner for details.nbsp; Send your CD covers, one song mp3 (my gift to you placed in our music player) and your live link to purchase to jai...@womanofjazz.com.thank you to those of you that shared your love songs for this mo nth, it sure was an embracing feeling of emotion in this place for two weeks sharing the 'gift of love' to the world from our platform of jazz.Do I need to tell you how excited I am that The Jazz Network Worldwide Music Player is now in beta testing utilizing 25 members (who I contacted offering a special gift) and will be available to the next phase of users in two days, which will be 100 membersnbsp; I am inching it into the marketplace slowly so that we have a good handle on any technical 'bugs' that may arise that we will need to polish.nbsp; Then after that we are moving to 1000 members.nbsp; Have you seen how cool this is? So many are excited to be a part of this music player. for it is so affordable ($10.00 per month or for those of you that want to make annual payments $120.00), can be put all over the internet in social networks, website, blog spots, music groups, all of your 'street teams' websites, etc. I have also made sure that when you set up your player to your paypal account, that you receive 100% of the profits from your sales.nbsp; I am not interested in taking percentages of your music, that belongs to you!nbsp; Hopefully you will utilize some of your savings and promote here on the network (shameless plugging, I know... lol)nbsp; So if you are interested in the music player, please email me here in the network to let me know and I will send you the link for the next phase of 100 members to have for their pages here and beyond.nbsp; (Please note that the player will not work on Facebook and Myspace at this time, possibly in the future we will implement those sourcings).Tomorrow night February 28th, we will have a a livestream performance of Sundar's CD Release Party, live from Toronto, Canada.nbsp; You will be able to extract the embed code right before showtime for this stream either on the homepage of The Jazz Network Worldwide and/or www.livestream.com/thejazznetworkworldwide for any portal you would like to sh are to help support Sundar's release of his new CD What A Dream I Had.nbsp; I will personally be hosting it through our live chat room, so please come and hang with me in our own cozy room as we get to relax and unwind to the excellent music of Sundar's band.Shows at 7:00pm, 8:10pm, and 9:20pm Chalkers Pub Billiards and Bistro Visit Chalkers Pub online at http://www.chalkerspub.com (http://www.chalkerspub.com/) or call 416 789-2531 for more information. Starting Monday we will have a new feature of Jazz Vocalist Audrey Silver. nbsp;She draws you innbsp;gentlynbsp;with every note she sings with such heart andnbsp;emotion; but she seems to do it effortlessly, weaving a loving spell in her superior interpretations of the American Songbook.' ~ Steve Getz TJNW CD ReviewerFor those of you that would like the opportunity to be featured here on the network, to have a CD cover click thru to your purchasing sites or websites, your video on TJNW 24 hour music channel, sneak peek of your upcoming CD, your business spotlighted or a special event banner, a live stream of your performance on TJNW livestream television platform, get with me, I am here to support all your moves as you walk forward promoting and marketing your craft.nbsp; That's what I do, and I do it with a lot of love.nbsp; :-)Help me help you.God Bless You All and thank you for supporting the work I do here, for without you, I'd have to get a real job! lolWait, this IS WORK!!Gracious smiles to all,Love and progressive steps as we all grow,Jaijai Visit THE JAZZ NETWORK WORLDWIDE at: http://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network To control
[Goanet] The numbers
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Folks, A quick look at the current medals table of the winter Olympics reveals that the USA leads with a total of 36 medals. As far as gold medals are concerned, Canada leads with a total of 13 gold medals or one gold medal for every 2.5 million people. This is the equivalent of India winning 450 gold medals. Yet Canada does not lead in this method of calculation. Norway has 8 gold medals which is one Olympic champion for every 600,000 residents. The same chart shows Great Britain with one medal, but I think this is a typing error. The Canadian Olympic Committee disclosed that it spent $110 million over five years to achieve these results. The COC pays for the selected athletes coaches and gives the athletes a monthly allowance of $1,500. This is the amount teenagers usually make flipping burgers at a fast food place. Finally, all these medals and all the success will not mean much if Canada does not win the men's gold medal in hockey tomorrow. The play the USA in the finals. Mervyn1117Lobo __ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php
[Goanet] God and You
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Albert writes:- Let us draw a comparision with the life of catholics with that of Christ. Jesus Christ was always obedient to the God's plan. For him the Plan was the cross. He had to first carry it on his shoulders for other's sake and then shed his precious blood and with the blood a new religion of love would be born. The religion which Jesus Christ founded was very simple. Love God with all your heart and love one another as Jesus has loved us. Yet we find this religion so difficult and so harsh to follow. Those in prayer boast of their holiness yet far away from God's love and love for human beings. God has given us just ten commandments which would bind us together with God and bind us together with fellow human beings. We have never tried to hold the cords together that bound us with human beings so how can we unite ourselves with God who is not seen by us ? God loves you and His love is unconditional yet we distance ourselves from Him by indulging ourselves in serving gods that have no life and cannot help us. Jesus always treated God as His Father and obeyed all His commandments. He united with the Father from Manager to the Cross and always did what the Father wanted him to do and that is why God himself declared that Jesus was His son in whom He was well pleased. Jesus always received the Holy Spirit the force that was required to preach the word of God. Today Rosary has replaced the word of God. _ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
[Goanet] I want to know
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- I want to know On Oct 3, 2008 Pacheco filed disqualification petition before Speaker against the then SGF MLAs Churchill and Luorenco I want to know the case progress. Why it takes Speaker Rane longer time to decide on it? Or if it is due to a pending case in the court.. I want to know why it taking so long? Are there any different set of Court rules/regulations when it comes to dealing with politicians or ministers cases? On July 1, 8 2009 Dy. Collector, Talathi, Head Clerk of Pernem suspended. The then Dy. Collection of Pernem Mr. Agnelo Fernandes placed under suspension for his alleged involvement in the sale of Govt. land at Ashvem/Mandrem to a Panjim based Party (Anton D’Souza and his 16 successors). Earlier, the Talathi and the Heard Clerk were also suspended in this connection. The suspended officers are Senior Head Clerk Sadashiv Redkar and Talathi Gulshan Harmalkar It was found that that nearly 84,387 sq mtrs of government land along with the land of a private party, both admeasuring about 2.25 lakh sq mtrs, were illegally entered in the name of one Anton D’Souza and his 16 successors. The value of the land is over Rs.5000/sq.mtr Mutation entry done in less than 2 weeks (otherwise ti takes upto 2 years or even more) February 2010, I read somewhere that the deputy collector, Mr Agnelo Fernandes now in Quepem ref. accepting nomination/ Returning officer for Zilla Panchayat election I want to know what has happen to the case/investigation? I want to know when the suspended Dy. Collector, Clerk and Talathi reinstated? I want to know if the case is now disposed of and closed Any one? joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] CLUBE DE GOA - Brisbane , Australia New letter
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- - Forwarded Message From: Joy de Souza j...@louisphotos.com.au CDG Newsletter Dear friends Reminders: * The 1st Club Day for 2010 is this Sunday, 28th February! Hope to see you there! Please find attached the Feb/March CDG Newsletter with further details of upcoming CDG events for 2010! Kind regards, Tara De Souza CLUB DE GOA http://www.clubdegoa-qld.org/ ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS - AUSTRALIA WORLD ALLIANCE OF GOAN ASSOCIATIONS = renebarreto Face book http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=nameid=10303072789 BLOG: GOANWORLD http://worldgoan.blogspot.com Twitter : http://twitter.com/GOANWORLD Goanint http://community.webshots.com/user/goanint/bookmarks 8
Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- For a Goan, it is one thing to be modern, outward looking and trying to maintaining the Goan touch but it is another thing to have completely forgotten the Goan Kasti, its implications and trying to dispise it. I am sure Selma's forthcoming book will be a treasure for Goans like me Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST persons contest elections. It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST voters elect good n honest persons. GOA urgently needs 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest or to QUIT. Only through PPS can such 'honest system of governance' be identified and accepted. PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY Be bold. Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. [Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] - Original Message - From: Eddie Fernandes eddie.fernan...@gmail.com To: 'Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!' goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:23 PM Subject: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks,ayahs and butlers? Title: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers? By Selma Carvalho. Source: Goan Voice UK Daily Newsletter 28 Feb. 2010 at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Full text: One day I'd like to write a book dedicated to the cooks, ayahs and butlers of Goa. Imagine Goa, the tiny dominion on the west coast of India, an insignificant, crumbling outpost of the Portuguese by the dawn of the 20th century. Imagine this land graced with little more than spindly coconut trees and marshy paddy fields, that boasted of betel nuts, salt and urack as its prime exports, described in 1857 by the Bombay Telegraph as a nursery for cooks and ayahs. From here the impoverished Goan Catholic ventured forth, with little by way of education and even less by way of what he took with him in his tin trunks.
Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- From Eddie Fernandes: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers? By Selma Carvalho. [1] The words poder,corrupted from the Portuguese padeira meaning baker [2] the word dorjeeh meaning tailor comes from the Muslim Darzi who migrated from Gujarat and Maharashtra COMMENT: re #1 above, I really doubt that there were female bakers in Goa or in Bombay to be the origin of the 'poder' in lingua Goesa. I will accept the word 'podeiro' .but unless proven wrong not 'padeira'. re #2: While a significant number of the 'darjis' were of the Islamic faith (and while Wikipedia - that 'most reliable source of information' makes a similar reference) words obviously get transplanted from other languages and not religions. From my understanding, there has been a defined Darji 'subcaste' among the Hindu population of the subcontinent (including Nepal) for about a thousand+ years - and definitely before the Muslims invaded and got a strong foothold the area in the late 12th century AD. Considering the various dynasties - from the north-central and south-eastern part of the subcontinent which invaded the territory we now know as Goa, I submit that a wee bit more research will have to be done before one is able to make such 'darjoid' assumptions. BTW: did we know that Jawaharlal Nehru's mother tongue was 'Urdu'? jc
Re: [Goanet] I want to know
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- If a lot of people start saying I want to know' Things will not be so bad. Joe should exhaust the RTI Act until he knows what has happened. One day suspended.The next day re-instated?? Looks like this is the usual monkey business to fool the people. Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST persons contest elections. It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST voters elect good n honest persons. GOA urgently needs 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest or to QUIT. Only through PPS can such 'honest system of governance' be identified and accepted. PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY Be bold. Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. [Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] - Original Message - From: JoeGoaUk joego...@yahoo.co.uk To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:56 PM Subject: [Goanet] I want to know I want to know
Re: [Goanet] Who says America isn't the best?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- What is this crap about? The United States of America is indeed the number one country in the world. The very fact you are using your computer to read, write and transmit this crap is because of American inventions. No wonder, given a chance, half the world would want to settle in the United States. Can you say that of any other country? Jim F New York. -- Original message -- From: Tony de Sa tonyde...@gmail.com Only this article : http://www.woosk.com/2010/02/america-is-the-best-dammit.html?utm_source=feedburn erutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+Woosk+%28Woosk%29utm_content=Google+Rea der You might be amazed!
[Goanet] Naked Russains
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- PANAJI: Russian tourists in Morjim, a beach village in north Goa, move around naked on the beach or are scantily clad, Congress MP Shantaram Naik said Sunday after touring the area popular with Russians. Naik, who went to the village Saturday with state law commission chairman Ramakant Khalap and Congress leaders, said that such bohemianism besides corrupting minds of locals left a horrifying impression on children. The state government has consciously taken a decision not to prescribe any dress code but during my Morjim tour I was told that some Russians move totally naked, Naik has said in a statement. Naik said he received several complaints that Russians abused the locals on some pretext or the other. Russians are plying motorcycle taxis depriving local pilots of their livelihood, besides violating FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) and Motor Vehicles Act, Naik said. Naik also said that several Russians were operating restaurants and other eateries originally licensed to locals. In such cases the concerned Russian or foreign national should be deemed to be doing business in violation of FEMA, Naik said. A Russian allegedly murdered an Indian taxi driver this month in Morjim, 25 km from here. Morjim plays host to a large chunk of the 40,000 Russian tourists annually. Goa, a popular tourism destination, is visited annually by more than two million tourists, nearly 500,000 of whom are foreigners. _ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
Re: [Goanet] Loud music, drug party in Siolim
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Hi Did you know that the Siolim Pachayat was declared the most corrupt panchayat some years back.Next time don't be surprised if you see the members of the Police And the Panchayat at the party On 2/24/10, floriano floriano.l...@gmail.com wrote: --- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Dear Seb, You expect the police to come to know about the rave parties in your neigbourhood through goanet report? You must do your duty as a conscientious citizen and report to the police when you have problems. This is one of them, a very large one indeed. Just call these numbers and if no response, send appropriate SMSs giving the general direction of the emanating loud music. And if you get no concrete results withing the hour, just call me. 9850990326 SP Bosco George, Porvorim. 9923284147 Dy.SP Sammy Tavares, Mapusa. Cheer floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org GOA does not only need HONEST persons to contest elections. Goa does not only need HONEST voters to elect honest persons. GOA urgently needs an 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest or to QUIT. Such HONEST SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE is knocking at GOA's portals. GOA SU-RAJ IS THE 'PRECIOUS GIFT' to GOA GOANS by committed GOANS. A 'GIFT HORSE' that must not be looked in the mouth. PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. [Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - Mapusa-Panjim-Margao] - Original Message - From: sebastian Rodrigues sebydesio...@hotmail.com To: goa...@goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:42 AM Subject: [Goanet] Loud music, drug party in Siolim Its 2.09 am in the morning and I am shocked out of my deep peaceful sleep 5 minutes ago with loud decibel techno music played for their drug party by my new neighbors. It is not the first time it is happening, but going on for the past two weeks. My parents - mother and father has both been complaining about this and my dad even alerted the local member of Panchayat Rita who represent Marna in Siolim Panchayat.
[Goanet] Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Jose Colaco wrote: While a significant number of the 'darjis' were of the Islamic faith (and while Wikipedia - that 'most reliable source of information' makes a similar reference) words obviously get transplanted from other languages and not religions. Response: the word darzi is not a religion. It means tailor in Urdu. Jose Colaco writes: From my understanding, there has been a defined Darji 'subcaste' among the Hindu population of the subcontinent (including Nepal) for about a thousand+ years - and definitely before the Muslims invaded and got a strong foothold the area in the late 12th century AD. Response: The darjis claim descent from Kshatriyas and have Rajput names (A B Periera pg 53, Ethnography of Goa). The caste darjis does exist among Hindus. They are not mentioned to be reputed for their tailoring. K S Singh conducted a second ethnography of Goa in 1993. This is what he writes: Shimpis were also known for tailoringbut then there were the Muslim tailors also, who were called Darzi and most of the Muslim darzis came either from Gujarat or Maharashtra and settled down in Goa. Jose Colaco writes: Considering the various dynasties - from the north-central and south-eastern part of the subcontinent which invaded the territory we now know as Goa, I submit that a wee bit more research will have to be done before one is able to make such 'darjoid' assumptions. Response: Three other castes mentioned by A B Pereira in Ethnography of Goa are Forgents, Bonddes and Cheddes (page 47).
[Goanet] Goa news for March 1, 2010
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Goa News from Google News and Goanet.org Visit http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php for the full stories. *** Top Maharashtra Goa postal official in Rs2 crore bribery case - Daily News Analysis aharashtragoa-official-held-with-rs-2-crore-bribe/110689-3.htmlusg=AFQjCNGUkH67ZgCOq5hZ3AeMfQgXx5e_kwTop Maharashtra-Goa official held with Rs 2 crore bribe http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_top-maharashtra-and-goa-postal-official-in-rs2-crore-bribery-case_1352740usg=AFQjCNGZobgZiQA4TDo7fQn3cKU85q4a4g *** Goa CBI arrests Rajesh Adani - Times of India ear-old charge of evasion of customs duty to ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-CBI-arrests-Rajesh-Adani/articleshow/5629342.cmsusg=AFQjCNFzJwMiHJGCmrZQs__bfWiQaUt4qQ *** Naked Russians corrupt minds: Goa Congress MP - Times of India rom-Goa-says-Russians--corrupting--Morjim-villagersusg=AFQjCNENsxm096Rle05W_2DxAYWFMuOMGAMP from Goa says Russians 'corrupting' Morjim villagers http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Naked-Russians-corrupt-minds-Goa-Congress-MP/articleshow/5628614.cmsusg=AFQjCNG0sNIA41vGGOpGy2VHvBHVj16xfw *** Goa police chief mum over charges of police-criminal nexus - Zee News riminal nexus which let drug kingpin David Griham remain free ... http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.zeenews.com/news607613.htmlusg=AFQjCNGyppJDvfE_xeg-0KxUSuNCLBpe5Q *** Non-Cong MLAs unite in Goa in state's interest - Press Trust of India or-CM-G-7-meets-Pawar/34092.htmlusg=AFQjCNHiGNbf0otqCMctiOX5D4cq9XJaNgSetback for CM,G-7 meets Pawar http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.ptinews.com/news/541624_Non-Cong-MLAs-unite-in-Goa-in-state-s-interestusg=AFQjCNEp2TwI501ePmLkwNOPz0beuZ3dxQ *** Four more persons involved in Goa bomb blast: NIA - Daily News Analysis ore-persons-involved-in-Goa-bomb-blast--NIAusg=AFQjCNGVP_fyGE9hqmC3-VZFnAC2RHc5sQFour more persons involved in Goa bomb blast: NIA http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_four-more-persons-involved-in-goa-bomb-blast-nia_1353300usg=AFQjCNHuyYxfZ0i5zogfzCTuoPyyaUuI0g *** What Pamella Bordes did next: From society call-girl to life in a hippy haven - Daily Mail TYgM http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1254490/What-Pamella-Bordes-did-From-society-girl-life-hippy-haven.htmlusg=AFQjCNFIYLKqI-wu10GWOexQPgzPSZ9gKA *** Now, state's ANC has a lot to answer - Times of India 9htdT4-fyXMand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Now-states-ANC-has-a-lot-to-answer/articleshow/5629681.cmsusg=AFQjCNGNl55tYZQ-vc9Cj2OgHj7uK7XFwg *** Leaky defence system threatens khazan - Times of India Mand more » http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Leaky-defence-system-threatens-khazan/articleshow/5629693.cmsusg=AFQjCNEPel1WZWQnKLmMnb03YNqin1AmpA *** Goa police seize 14 kg hashish - Sify fyA drug peddler from Uttarakhand was arrested in Goa Saturday and 14 kg of hashish was seized from him, police said. Dipak Sunari, 26, was arrested at Pernem ...a class= http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=Rsa=Turl=http://sify.com/news/Goa-police-seize-14-kg-hashish-news-National-kc1qkebgeia.htmlusg=AFQjCNFgBBDN5k4V8stGE7dB4WWj_AZbmw Compiled by Goanet News Service http://www.goanet.org/newslinks.php
[Goanet] NOVA | scienceNOW | Aging | PBS
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Answers to the eternal longevity debate??? Interesting conclusions.maybe...! C http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3401/01.html
Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- My dear potential philologists: Neither: PADEIRA NOR PODEIRO but our good old PODER: PADEIRO Alfred Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:20:48 -0500 From: cola...@gmail.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers? --- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- From Eddie Fernandes: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers? By Selma Carvalho. [1] The words poder,corrupted from the Portuguese padeira meaning baker [2] the word dorjeeh meaning tailor comes from the Muslim Darzi who migrated from Gujarat and Maharashtra COMMENT: re #1 above, I really doubt that there were female bakers in Goa or in Bombay to be the origin of the 'poder' in lingua Goesa. I will accept the word 'podeiro' .but unless proven wrong not 'padeira'. re #2: While a significant number of the 'darjis' were of the Islamic faith (and while Wikipedia - that 'most reliable source of information' makes a similar reference) words obviously get transplanted from other languages and not religions. From my understanding, there has been a defined Darji 'subcaste' among the Hindu population of the subcontinent (including Nepal) for about a thousand+ years - and definitely before the Muslims invaded and got a strong foothold the area in the late 12th century AD. Considering the various dynasties - from the north-central and south-eastern part of the subcontinent which invaded the territory we now know as Goa, I submit that a wee bit more research will have to be done before one is able to make such 'darjoid' assumptions. BTW: did we know that Jawaharlal Nehru's mother tongue was 'Urdu'? jc _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969
[Goanet] Selma Carvalho: who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers ?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Neither in Goa nor in Bombaim but in Portugal there was one heroine called ''A Padeira de Aljubarrota.''
[Goanet] Holi
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- In Holi we trust: Through it---in its splashing, may it enlighten One and All. ll Tat tvam rangila ll venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Lion Roars
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- *Elbowed out in Mapusa* Do you know why locals can never find a spot to park at Mapusa’s paid parking? It’s because the town’s Godfathers have given taxis the pride of place, and other taxi drivers who can’t squeeze in there, as an alternative, park in the remaining areas which you would think should have been reserved for the likes of you and me. Not happening, never going to happen I’ll go out on a limb to say. You see your cab driver here makes as much as his counterpart in New York --well, at least the fares he charges are the same as in the Big Apple-- so he can afford to park there, even if it is for several hours. Another reason you and I can never find parking space is because tourists in their SUVs often treat the car park as a rest and recreation area. Locals going to the Friday Market as a result are compelled often to park inside the Garden Centre building, a fair distance away and have to trudge to and fro with their bags. *28 days of work* Did you notice Panjim’s traffic cops making money hand over fist on February 1st? They descended on the city with a vengeance never seen before and they made a pile and were shameless as only they can be. And all the while as they were performing their sleight of hand tricks, the ‘regulars’ that is, the trucks bringing goods into the city were left alone as they continued like they do every day, to disrupt traffic which often has to wait as entire consignments are unloaded in the middle of a road. February must be a great month for traffic cops –they work for only 28 days but get paid for 31, plus those additional benefits just described. *Only in Goa* It happens only here. Many shop owners are back to insisting on a two per cent ‘levy’ on credit card transactions. Ask them why and they tell you rather audaciously that the banks on the contrary charge them a fee. This self-levied ‘duty’ happened many years ago, but was mercifully withdrawn. But it’s back. Whereas you can migrate to any mobile provider and still retain your old number, all done, at a mere transfer cost of Rs 19. In Goa, Vodofone at least refused me –‘wait till March end’-- when I decided to quit Idea which most times is as dead as the Dodo if not unreachable. *A hush-hush housing project* Pilar is described as a village that is entrenched atop a hill and hence makes available breathtaking views of the Mandovi river. It is the next frontier that will be conquered now that the coast in North and South Goa is chok-a-block with building projects whether they are hotels or houses. It’s supposed to be hush-hush but the paperwork is almost complete. The Radisson or rather Zuri Varca Goa White Sands Resort Casino Goa is all set to start another project in addition to the two it already has. Pilar is the location and apartments is the project. Those living along the river Mandovi – all the way from Miramar to Old Goa – will be envying the residents in the new project at Pilar because not only is the village untouched so far but the view will be to die for. But why hush-hush? That’s a no-brainer considering Gram Sabhas have been reverberating with outrage from locals about the damage to the environment by rapacious builders. So mum is the word. *The taste of Thanda * It’s back to the Secretariat where all the fun (read: entertainment) takes place. The canteen owner up on the hill must be a happy man. Just goes to show, you don’t need a beach shack license to rake in the moolah. The Hill will do fine, thank you. Between April 2007 and March 2008 your *Montris*spent Rs 3,68,785 on refreshments only or cool drinks as they are called at any Railway station platform across India. To be honest, not all of them or their thirsty visitors needed to be refreshed. But this one is a real corkscrew -- they consumed the least during the warmest months! Thus, they consumed Rs 13,524 worth of refreshments in April 2007, Rs 4,848 in May and Rs 19,517 in June of the same year. But in November the figure was Rs 59,254, Rs 30,913 in December 2007 and Rs 43,787 in January 2008. Their consumption lost its fizz in March 2008 dropping to Rs 32,159. The Chief Minister spent a lavish Rs 67,363 entertaining visitors, the Home Minister Rs 35,787, the Revenue Minister Rs 22,196, the Water Resources Forest Minister Rs 18,751. The Urban Development, bless his kind soul, spent just Rs 7,539. The Panchayati Raj Minister spent Rs 71,650. The Tourism Minister spent Rs 27,510. The Minister for Health spent Rs 30,345, the Minister for PWD, Science Technology Rs 34,101. The Minister for Transport/SW spent Rs 17,596. Another one liner to add to the shack inference made --if you feel thirsty, simply visit your friendly neighbourhood* Montri *up on the hill. That’s it
[Goanet] Goa Foundation: Three Day Course on Mining Laws
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Goa Foundation: Three Day Course on Mining Laws Colamb March, 4-6, 2010 Villagers of Colamb and other mining villages are keen to develop exposure to various legal issues especially about mining laws and courts in their efforts to survive and fight destructive mining activities in their village. In the absence of such knowledge, many of their active members are handicapped and find themselves dependent on lawyers and NGOs whom they have to repeatedly consult for help and assistance from time to time. The March legal course is designed to enable village level activities and develop basic understanding of laws impinging on mining activities and redressal mechanisms provided by the administration and by the courts. The course is also expected to provide basic knowledge about civil and criminal court procedure prevailing in the state. Several faculty members (see list given below) will deal with different aspects of these legal issues to the satisfaction of the persons participating in the course. It is expected that the faculty will not lecture the participants but will rely upon informal interactive, questions-and-answer sessions to get their information across. Course language is in Konkani, Hindi and English. Faculty and Programme: First Day: 4th March, 2010. 9.00AM A. Claude Alvares: Review of major laws dealing with mining 1. Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Act and Rules 2. Environment Protection Act and Rules 3. Forest Conservation Act and Rules 4. Air Act 1981 5. Water Act 1974 6. Wildlife Act 1972 7. Right to Information Act 8. Various Legislations to protect Tribals and Tribal Communities 9. Implementation of conditions laid down in environment and other clearances under Environment Protection Act, Forest Conservation Act, Wildlife Act and MMDR Act. Second Day: 5th March 9.00 AM B. Claude Alvares: Quasi-legal actions How Government functions: 1) Field departments and Secretaries 2) Hierarchy of Government Servants 3) How complaints are received and files created 4) RTI for follow-up on complaints How to deal with Government 5) Demand for justice letter 6) Addressing letters 7) Approaching the right authority for specific problems 8) Relief when law is violated and authority does nothing 9) Orders and challenge to orders C. Sashi Kamat: Right to Information Act and Procedures for seeking information including Appeals (5th March, Afternoon) D. Adv. Joao Fernandes will deal with all aspects relating to preventive detention, arrest, bail, sureties and other issues connected with arrests. (5th March, Afternoon/Evening) Third Day: 6th March E. Adv. Norma Alvares: Reliefs from High Court (6th March) 9.00 AM 1) Addressing letter petitions to the Judges of the High Court about statutory violations or violations of fundamental rights/writ petitions 2) Procedures which must be followed 3) Appearing in person in Court (One hour mock court for practice) 4) Court proceedings and final judgement Adv. Alvares will also discuss existing cases in the High Court which deal with mining issues and orders passed. F. Adv. Mario Pinto Almeida: Adv. Mario Almeida will deal with all issues that are of criminal nature and the court system dealing with criminal complaints, FIRs, criminal courts. (5th March/Evening 5.00 pm) Course Facilitators: Ramesh Gauns (9270085105) and Miguel Braganza (9822982676) will facilitate interaction for all the three days so that any difficulties in comprehension of material of technical nature can be effectively resolved. (Ramesh will come in on 4th March evening and will remain for the rest of the course. Miguel will be present for all three days of the course.) Contact either Seby Rodrigues (9923336347) or Rama Velip (venue: 9403849347/2602521) or Claude Alvares (9552995186)
[Goanet] Contacto Goa this Tuesday, 2nd March 2010
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Contacto Goa this Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 The 47th episode will be broadcast on: RTP international - INDIA, PORTUGAL and other places: Tuesday, 2nd March 2010 INDIA - 2:00pm PORTUGAL - 08:45am Wednesday, 3rd March 2010 INDIA :07:45am PORTUGAL 02:15am Timetable for other countries will be available on-line: www.rtp.pt Goa is land full of legends and myths. A land which has always a story to tell us. In this episode we went right to the border of Goa to find a place with million bells and we found a goddess with a tilted head. Find out why, in this program. Note: Please note that the above timings are based on information available on the RTP web site at the time of sending out this release. We suggest that viewers reconfirm exact timings by checking the website www.rtp.pt on the actual day of broadcast or switch on TV earlier. This episode was directed and edited by Prasheela Achrekar, presented by Nalini Elvino de Sousa, photographed by Jude Fernandes and produced by Rohit Phalgaonkar. Further episodes of the third series of Contacto Goa will continue to be broadcast every 15 days, on Tuesdays at the same time, as given above. The Contacto team can be contacted by e-mail at contacto...@yahoo.co.in or nalini_portu...@yahoo.com Your comments are always welcome. If you want to watch any of the previous episodes of CONTACTO GOA you can find them on the webpage of RTP at : http://ww1.rtp.pt/multimedia/index.php?tvprog=20155 -- Contacto Goa esta terça- feira, dia 2 de Março de 2010 O quadragésimo sétimo episódio desta série será apresentado na: RTP internacional - INDIA, PORTUGAL e OUTROS LOCAIS (para quem tenha acesso à RTPi) Terça-feira, dia 2 de Março de 2010 INDIA - 14:00h PORTUGAL - 08:45h Quarta-feira, dia 3 de Março de 2010 INDIA 07:45h PORTUGAL 02:15h No caso de outros países, por favor consulte a página da RTP: www.rtp.pt Goa é feita de lendas e mitos e tem sempre uma história para nos contar. Neste episódio fomos até à fronteira de Goa onde encontramos um lugar cheio de sinos e ainda uma deusa com a cabeça inclinada. Porquê? Descubra neste episódio. Nota: As horas dadas são aproximadas e baseiam-se no website da RTP. Pedimos por favor que verifiquem no próprio dia este website: www.rtp.pt ou liguem a TV mais cedo. Direcção e montagem de Prasheela Achrekar, apresentação de Nalini Elvino de Sousa, fotografia de Jude Fernandes e produção de Rohit Phalgaonkar. A série continuará a ser apresentada de 15 em 15 dias, sempre à terça-feira e em princípio, no mesmo horário. Dêem-nos a vossa opinião, contactando-nos através dos e-mails: contacto...@yahoo.co.in ou nalini_portu...@yahoo.com Os vossos comentários, sempre desejados, são importantes para o caminho da excelência. Se desejarem ver ou rever os episódios anteriores, podem-no fazer através da webpage da RTP: http://ww1.rtp.pt/multimedia/index.php?tvprog=20155
[Goanet] ALEXYZ Daily Cartoon (1Mar10)
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- *** Earthquake in Chile 8.8 magnitude *** ...its about the 10.10 magnitude Madkaikar-Narvekar Mirthquake that was out of this World To enjoy the visual cartoon please visit: www.alexyztoons.com Site sponsored by www.goasudharop.org
Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Alfred de Tavares alfredtava...@hotmail.com wrote: My dear potential philologists: Neither: PADEIRA NOR PODEIRO but our good old PODER: PADEIRO -- Dear Chacha, If one follows the transition of the Portuguese word 'Padeiro' to the Konkani 'poder' .one will realise why I used the words I will accept in the bit quoted infra. A similar transition has taken place to arrive at the Marathi word Mossambi or orange (not ortanique which is sometimes referred to as orange in India) There are other examples. jc [ re #1 above, I really doubt that there were female bakers in Goa or in Bombay to be the origin of the 'poder' in lingua Goesa. I will accept the word 'podeiro' .but unless proven wrong not 'padeira]
Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Since it is an noun with an ending in o, o padeiro (masc.) would be, a padeira (fem.). Correct? If there was a earlier corruption or shift for whatever reason to poder; and now a used as a loan wordit would perhaps stem from padeiro, m. Also remember how we round our 'a' sounds at the beginning of words. That could be a clue to the way to its eventual pronunciation in Goa. I can imagine female bakers in Goa, perhaps not as proprietors but as partners to their baker-spouses, in which case I would not know whether they were regarded as bakers by their husbands, fathers , brothers, and other males. Or were they seen as helpers. Perhaps someone, including Alfred de Tavares could help out with info on presence of women bakers. Btw, with Alfred, I visited a bakery in *Norrköping, *Östergötland Sweden run by a handsome Goan. Padaria for bakery (Port.), Bageri (Swedish). Origin of Darzi is from Farsi. Instead of quoting from dictionaries, this link is helpful, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Persian_origin#cite_note-129 In Mumbai, we inflect towards the 'j' as in darji/darjee. Urdu, Hindi on the 'z.' With us, of course, dorjee/'dorjeeh.' There are also Persian (Farsi) words having/considered as having roots in Sanskrit. Examples: *Sugar*, *shakar* (Pahlavi, btw. one could take it as a subject for SSC, along with Ardhmagadhi, etc), from Sanskrit sarkara;* seersucker*--striped cloth, *shir o shakkar* (Pers.), Sansk. *kshirsharkara * (milk-sugar). (sources: includes above link). venantius j pinto Message: 2 Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:20:48 -0500 From: J. Colaco jc cola...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Goanet] Selma Carvalho: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers? From Eddie Fernandes: Who the bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers? By Selma Carvalho. [1] The words poder,corrupted from the Portuguese padeira meaning baker [2] the word dorjeeh meaning tailor comes from the Muslim Darzi who migrated from Gujarat and Maharashtra COMMENT: re #1 above, I really doubt that there were female bakers in Goa or in Bombay to be the origin of the 'poder' in lingua Goesa. I will accept the word 'podeiro' .but unless proven wrong not 'padeira'. re #2: While a significant number of the 'darjis' were of the Islamic faith (and while Wikipedia - that 'most reliable source of information' makes a similar reference) words obviously get transplanted from other languages and not religions. From my understanding, there has been a defined Darji 'subcaste' among the Hindu population of the subcontinent (including Nepal) for about a thousand+ years - and definitely before the Muslims invaded and got a strong foothold the area in the late 12th century AD. (del) jc
[Goanet] 'Korezmant Tiatr? Xi baba'
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Korezmant Tiatr ? Xi baba! ‘Tempa pormonnem mathiar kurponnem’ oxi ek vhoddilamchi mhunni asa Khorench antamchea kallar soglem bodol’lam xem dista. Adim fuim kitlexech jinzvar asle antam urleat focot don - Xinje Budvar ani Nimanno Sunkrar. Khoren sangchem munttlear focot ek jinzvar asa so dista karann Xinje budvarak zaito lok zanna zaun ou noko zaun mas our maslli khatat. Zoxe porim kaim vorsam fattim ami hea disak bhorpur cheurisam khailim (noko zaun). Cheurisam khailim? Ani Khuim khailim? Moddgonvam Longuinant. Tiatrache babtint sangtolo mhontlear, Adim Korezmant fokot Devachech ou Devosponni Tiatr zatale Zoxe porim –St. Anton, Saat Dhuki, Soddvonddar, Barabas, Judas etc etc Antan Devachei zatat ani herui zatat. Aiz Ponje ek Tiatr also ‘Maink Lagon’ Comedian Sally-cho. Tiketti ami adim fuddench kaddunk nant karan hanvem munntlem, ‘korezmant anik konn osle tiatr poita? Kub tikettio meutolio tea passot ami vellar kaddchio’ 'Tum eta ghe Ponnje Tiatrak?' oxem munnun haven mhojea ixttache avoik vincharlem 'Korezmant Tiatr? Xi baba' oxem munnun tinnem zabab dilo. Ghelear kitem sangom? Lokamchi gorddi karann tiatr houseful zalo. Ami teg zann ani her sumar ponas zann niraxi zaum gara porot gele. Tiatr suro zaumcho also sanje 7.30 horar ani ho fottu kaddlo 7.36horar. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4395500399/ Ho tiatr hea adin ek-don dan Ponnje zalolo. Pun Febrerache 10ver aslo to tiatr mat kaim karank lagon zaunk nam.. Korezmant konn tiatr choita oxem munttalo to tum nhuim? Zalear ho sumar ek vozar lok khumcho ailo? Oxem munn amgeleani maka vichar kelo. Korezmant Tiatr dakoitele asliar, polletele kiteak aschenant? Amche ‘Tiatr Academy of Goa’ halinch goddun haddloli 10 tiatramchi spordha (Feb. 22 – March 5) Korezmantuch suru zalea Korezm - Lent Abstinence/fasting = Jinzvar Mas = Meat Maslli – Fish Cheurisam – Sausages Teg – three Ponas - fifty Ek vozar lok – one thousand people Tiatr boad http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauktiatr4/4396269074/ joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
[Goanet] Visit of His Excellency Dr. S.S. Sidhu, the Governor of Goa to Goa Chitra Museum and the launch of the Goa Chitra membership on the 1st of March 2010 at 12 noon
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Sub: Visit of His Excellency Dr. S.S. Sidhu, the Governor of Goa to Goa Chitra Museum and the launch of the Goa Chitra membership on the 1st of March 2010 at 12 noon Goa Chitra Brochure: http://bit.ly/buryKT Dear friends of Goa Chitra, I am writing to you in my capacity as the curator and proprietor of the Goa Chitra museum. His Excellency Dr. S.S. Sidhu, the Governor of Goa will be coming on a special visit to Goa Chitra Museum on 1st March 2010 at 12.00 noon. It is our pleasure to invite you to be our guest for the launch of Goa Chitra Membership at the hands of His Excellency Dr. S.S. Sidhu, the Governor of Goa on the 1st of March 2010 at 12 noon sharp. This is an ethnographic Museum, which seeks not only to restore and preserve the traditional agrarian lifestyle of our ancestors but also to promote awareness and appreciation of the eco-friendly techniques practiced by our forefathers through a deep sensitivity and concern for the environment. The genesis of this museum began many years ago when I started collecting old, discarded implements and tools from attics and storerooms simply because I felt they were reminders of a way of life that I was sad to see go. But as the collection grew, it opened my eyes to the richness of the culture and heritage that these objects represented, and to the depth of the knowledge and skills that produced them. Since the last eight years, while restoring old houses, I embarked on a personal quest to collect, restore and preserve traditional agrarian practices, their tools, seeds and knowledge involved that were fast being lost to contemporary lifestyle. My collection has led me to travel the length and breadth of our state, making my way to the remotest of villages, speaking to the village elders, documenting the ethnicity and rituals associated with every item. In these travels I recognized that a lot has already been lost, and is fast disappearing. I realized that we were losing much more than historical artifacts we are losing evidence of the wisdom that informed the lifestyles of our forefathers. I made a choice at that time to commit myself to a dream I envisioned. My dream is that “Goa Chitra Museum” will serve as a place to collect, preserve and pay tribute to Goa's unique heritage for generation to come. This is an ongoing process and requires a collective effort. Innovative attempts to raise funds are the sole purpose of launching the membership. Being a member allows very individual to become part of a greater purpose, while enjoying a rich schedule of exhibitions and events and exploring the Goan culture. The membership contribution will become part of the corpus fund and support many worthwhile projects, including Museum internship and research programs, exhibits, taking Goa's indigenous expertise to the world, public programs, and lectures. It is to welcome participation in what promises to be a unique and memorable Museum experience. The Goa Chitra Membership will be launched at the hands of His Excellency Dr. S.S. Sidhu, the Governor of Goa on the 1st of March 2010 at 12 noon sharp. We look forward to your presence for the launch. Yours Sincerely, Victor Hugo Gomes For membership details please contact Victor Hugo Gomes mobile:09850466165 Website: www.goachitra.com
[Goanet] Canada to change it's flag for 21 days
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Folks, After beating the USA in the men's hockey finals of the winter Olympic games, Canada wound up with a total of 14 gold medals. No country, ever, has won 14 gold medals at a winter Olympics. The rumours are that Canada is going to change its flag for the next 21 days. Yes, the maple leaf on the flag will be changed from red to gold :-) Mervyn1116Lobo __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.
[Goanet] President Michelle Bachelet Proves Steady, Supportive Leader
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Read carefully, and compare with wealthy USA---where I live and work, and not ungratefully too. vjp (excerpt) The President has ordered supermarkets to be opened with government supervised give-aways of free food and supplies to Chileans who queue up to receive them in an orderly fashion. Following 24 Hours Post Massive Quake, Chile President Michelle Bachelet Proves Steady, Supportive Leader http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/02/27/blogging-great-chile-quaketsunamis-bachelet-a-steady-leader-japan-prepares-for-tsunamis/ venantius j pinto
[Goanet] Goanet highlights: Goans in the IAF... photo-essays... mining... Of Mangoes and Monsoons (by Selma Carvalho)
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho se...@goanet.org Tomazinho Cardozo writes how Konkani can save Goa's identity. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190441.html In a related vein, Ancy D'Souza sent in an article wherein Eduardo Faleiro, NRI Commissioner urges benefits to be given to Romi script Konkani as well. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190418.html Valmiki Faleiro pays tribute to Oswald Manuel Francis de Abreu, Wing Commander of the Indian Air Force who died tragically in an air-craft accident, earlier last month. He writes, Ossie was not the first Goan IAF pilot to die in a crash. But not a single Goa-based newspaper deigned to cover this angle. Reason I decided to write. Let's look at just three instances - one high profile, the others lesser known - of IAF pilots of Goan origin who laid down their lives for the nation. Faleiro remembers Flight Lieutenant Andre Rudolph da Costa, native of Tolecanto-Velim; IAF's Sqn Leader ML Fernandes of Sirlim; Wing Commander Clarence Joseph D'Lima, of D'Lima Vaddo, Socorro-Porvorim. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190440.html In an article titled Goodness interred with the (tiger) bones Dr. Oscar Rebello calls on the mining lobby to clean up the environmental mess their business is leaving behind. To be responsible enough and address the issue of denuded forests and stilted rivers. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190436.html Florian was a little adopted boy of the Costa Pinto e Souza family. He was eight years old. He had curly black hair. The opening lines of a Sad Carnival, a children's story by Anita Pinto anitapinto@gmail.com http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190427.html Accidental activist Venita Coelho, explains why the GBA who worked tirelessly on the draft of RP2021, is back to square one. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190384.html Florian Lobo of Goa Suraj party responds to Venita Coelho. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190398.html Ervell Menezes makes a startling statement when he suggests that the way to responsible tourism is by ensuring locals do not fraternize with the tourists. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190385.html In a related news items, did it all go wrong for Goa with the coming of the Russians? http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190390.html JoeGoaUK continues with his photo-essays on Goa. A particular delight this week is a picture of a school picnic. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190378.html In an essay titled No Carnaval in Paradise, Jason Keith Fernandes examines the difference in Goan and Portuguese celebrations of carnival. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190354.html Freddy Fernandes talks categorically about our categorical Chief Minister, Digamber Kamat. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190328.html Selma Carvalho in her weekly column extols the virtues of telling your children that you don't have money. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190222.html Frederick Noronha interviews Oslando De Souza oslandodeso...@hotmail.com, on the release of his new book, The Christian Goan Konkani Folk and Art Songs: A New Perspective. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190045.html Jairam Ramesh has declared a moratorium on mining in Goa following presentations by environmental activist Claude Alvares, Carmen Miranda and others. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190351.html Armstrong Vaz points to an announcement of the recently released book Of Mangoes and Monsoons by Suresh Kanekar, which explores issues of civil rights on the eve of Goa's Liberation. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190334.html And finally did you know Mr Bean is actually Goan. Watch him dance the dekni in this hilarious video sent in by Jane Alphonso. http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2010-February/190355.html Subscribe to Goanet at: http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org Join Goanet discussions simply by posting your views to goa...@goanet.org
[Goanet] Music Mania: Roque around the clock
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Music Mania: Roque around the clock By Colin S. Coelho Joviality and enthusiasm form an integral part of a musician's persona. In Goa and in lands beyond, the thirst and fervour for music surpass all other emotions. There was a young drummer who donned the colours for the band 'Beethovans'. He came to be known for his very stylish sequences on the drums. He was baptised Roque Gomes, but called Rocky. When you say: Rocky from Navelim, there is no mistaking who he is. I came to realise in the last few days that practically everyone in the Goan music scenario knows or has heard of him. Rocky is humble, without any airs. I come from a family that has a musical background, he says. His father, John Gomes, was the drummer of the popular yesteryear band 'Radio Serenaders'. Two uncles were also into music, one a drummer and the other a banjo player. So music comes naturally to Rocky. My father's drum-kit was always in Margao where they practiced, he re-calls, so it was difficult to get his hands on it. So Rocky made do with the next best equipment; household utensils and tins, much to the chagrin of his mother. In the old days, weddings were held in homes. So at a neighbour's wedding, Rocky requested his father to give him an opportunity on the drums. His father said he could do it when the band took a break. All the musicians accompanied him as sat at the drums. Everybody praised the way I played, he reminiscences. He joined the band 'Beethovans' quite by accident. The band would practice in his neighbourhood, and young Rocky made sure he watched them rehearse. One day, the band's drummer didn't turn up for practice. The band was almost packed up to go home, when someone noticed Rocky. He was invited to play, and Rocky made the best of the opportunity. I played professionally for the first time then at age 11, says Rocky proudly. His first performance with the band was a recording at All India Radio in Panjim, and then a show at Clube Nacional. There has been much praise for Rocky. The late Nobby Noronha, band leader of the Beethovans, would actually sit on the drums and show him some chops. Legend Chris Perry, who was his father's good friend, liked his style of playing and gave him hints from time to time. Even Bondo has appreciated him. Rocky then thought it was time to move out. He first went to Delhi, where he performed with the famed 'Victor Martins and the Mistrals'. Then he shifted base to Bangalore to work on a regular job, and also played music in Bahrain. Six years down the line, Rocky began to miss the music scene in Goa. I decided to come back and make music in my homeland, he says. He joined another band, 'Luis and his Melodians', which was looking for a drummer. When the first ever recording was done at Whitney Studios in Margao, Tony Dias, the skilful keyboard player from Mumbai, was asked to do the music. He insisted that he wanted Maestro Josinho and Rocky on his team. After that, Rocky lent his drumming skills to musicians in the tiatr fraternity too. Rocky has played with many accomplished musicians. He recalls what Emiliano da Cruz once told him, You are the most disciplined drummer. He also played with Chris Perry at a jazz concert where he presented his four sons. When Glen Perry, who plays drums, took to playing saxophone for a few pieces, Rocky would sit at the drums. The band was called 'Chrislis'. Here, the tunes were only hummed at the beginning. We listened, and decided which rhythms would most suit the song, he recalls. On his own, Rocky would decide to do something unique and new. Playing with Chris gave me a real boost, he confesses. With Chris Perry, friendship was always separate from music. You could be his best friend, but when he was with his music, he would never compromise. Chris gave Rocky a boost that built his confidence tenfold. His father, John - a very stylish player - has been Rocky's inspiration. Today, when Rocky plays the choke, he reveals a lot of his father in his style, After Rocky started playing, his father gave him lots of hints and very thorough guidance. His uncle, Lume Gomes, advised him to use the choke effect and play it like the maracas. This technique is appreciated even today by those who witness Rocky perform. Rocky today makes his music in Muscat. He plays with a band 'Goa Africa' and all members of the group are Goan. Rocky comes from a closely knit family. This togetherness seems like a melody in itself. Besides family life, Rocky admits, Drums complete my life. It is my shadow and follows me around, he adds, clearly putting across what drumming means to him. (ENDS)
[Goanet] Tennis Academy in Goa
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[Goanet] Lion Roars
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- *Conversantly anti-Goan* Seriously, have you noticed how one in ten persons Goan or, living in Goa is either an author with several prefixes you read about in the local dailies, the most popular being ‘eminent’ because local journos think a linguistic element has to be attached to said word ‘author’ or; is a social worker. Despite there being little or no evidence (visible at least) of their track record, the social worker outnumbers ten-to-one the author. And it has been said brutally that one of these authors has been stridently anti-Goan, though I must confess that I have not read his particular book or books. And though I swear there is no co-relation between that and what comes next; why are so many long-term resident Brits and far too many long-term Non-resident Indians so vociferously anti-Goan? *Proof of ‘their’ Pudding* In fact I am getting quite tired of Brits telling me or rather as they put it, ‘reminding’ me of the way Goa’s tourism industry is heading: ‘for disaster, mind ya.’ Grr. And here’s their indictment –well, at least the Brits think so, ‘because the Brits are coming in lesser numbers.’ I am also quite tired of hearing of Brits claiming to be experts on tourism, that they have answers, not one, but many, for every problem afflicting the tourism industry. Some of course make it look as if only they have the magic potion, the universal remedy as it were, they claim has been effective the world over. Ahh yes, they always point out to some world tourist destination and yet they live in Goa. To them I say each time: (1) “You don’t like the place, just leave. Why suffer Goa?” Or I slam this gem on home, it’s a real whammer. (2) Why don’t you try Hong Kong where the roads are kosher, the queues work wonderfully, the road discipline is brilliant, you don’t have Goans maids and the tourism minister won’t insult your sensibilities every now and then?” Then I drive in the knife, a double whammy, if you like: “Point is, can you afford HK?” See now, why it works. *Buggers and Beggars* But this pisses me off the most like 10 on the Richter scale which is all (this time) long-term Non-resident Indians and most (this time) long-term resident Brits think they are doing Goa a huge favour ‘by sustaining Goa’s economy with our presence and the money we spend.’ Blah, blah, blah. Poor buggers, they think we are beggars (BTW, I saw an Indian who lives abroad buying an item in Margao’s biggest department store and forking over money and telling the girl “to keep the change”.) There never is a discussion on how terribly boring the English Premier League is, more particular the hit and run play of Liverpool. There will never be a debate on whether Gordon Brown was really a bully as was alleged in the past week. Or, for that matter that murders per capita makes Britain the most dangerous country in Europe, not Estonia? But then it is always going to be Scarlett and the recent rape cases. *Lies broken down* Look around you, 70 per cent of the 3-5 Star hotels are owned by non-Goans who take away all of their profits. Yes, I know it’s so easy for NRI’s in particular to say: “So, why don’t you build your own hotels?” Yeah right, if it were so easy, why don’t you then, huh, huh? Let’s not even get into how many Goans are employed by the industry, which is why a trade union forum is currently discussing the issue of demanding that a 10 per cent service tax be made mandatory and that this be given to hotel employees. That I am told will hike a waiter’s salary to Rs 13,000 and that Mr/Mrs. NRI will make Goans want to work as waiters and not go abroad. I won’t discuss what else makes Goans not want to work in the tourism industry because that has been done many times in the past in this column and I don’t like repeating myself like they do. But here’s food for thought. The less glamorous mining industry, the Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association tells me, if you consider employment including in the vast spread of allied industries like truck transport, the barge industry, barge repair industry, other ancillaries like truck tyres, spare parts and even the used tyre replacement business (these are used to protect the sides of barges); its work force far exceeds that of the tourism industry. And if you think mining pollutes and it does, the garbage generated by the tourism industry is of greater proportions and affects greater areas in Goa than mining does. There is more to this. GMOEA says the tourism industry could possibly argue that the money generated directly by the industry (which apart from the taxi trade has less allied industries, and an even lesser number based in Goa) matches that generated directly by the mining industry, but GMOEA says if
Re: [Goanet] find the academy tennis in goa
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Dear Sina, I don't think Goa is a good place to learn tennis. Maybe you could try some other Indian centre, probably Hyderabad. Not sure... FN PS: See this http://www.google.com/search?q=learn+tennis+in+indiaie=utf-8oe=utf-8aq=t 2010/3/1 sina farahzadeh sina-fa...@hotmail.com: I am sina from iran.I looking for the best academy tennis in goa.pls,help me to find it. Sincerely yours sina -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging P +91-832-2409490 M +91-9822122436 A:784 Saligao 403511 Goa India Please add a 'signature' below your email. Makes it easy when someone wants to contact you!
[Goanet] Press Note for kind favour of Publication
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- March 1, 2010 Soon after the Zilla Elections which are scheduled to take place on 7th. March, 2010, the Goa Government machinery, in all likelihood, will be working overtime to prepare for the 'preponed' 2012 scheduled Assembly Elections as mid-term elections. There are enough indications that all is not well with the ruling Congress Party in Goa, the leadership change having been demanded by the dissident group within the Party. In the eventuality that the mid-term Assembly Elections are declared in Goa, the Goa Su-Raj Party which is seeking to set up 'grassroots' Constituency Working Committees [CWCs], thereby having the CANDIDATEs for the respective CONSTITUENCY short-listed and 'declared' much before election time, will not have sufficient time to engage in this exercise. Therefore, as a short cut to declaring of the CWCs, the Party is inviting persons who are inclined towards this Party and having a wish to contest the Assembly Elections on this Party's Ticket, to establish contact with the Party so that the work of identifying the CANDIDATEs may begin in good earnest which can also facilitate in the setting up of the respective CWCs. This Party has made it clear that it will not contest in Constituencies where CWCs are not established. Persons interested in bringing about a change in the way Goa is governed may come forward NOW in order not to be too LATE. A point to note: This Party does not allow its CANDIDATES to spend their own money for the elections. Kindly contact Shri. Floriano Lobo, General Secretary, Goa Su-Raj Party. Cell Phone: 9890470896 H.O. 0832- 2470223 Address for Interviews: Goa Su-Raj Party, 2nd. Floor, Karekar Building [above Indian Overseas Bank], Angod, Mapusa- 403 507. Sd/- Floriano Lobo Gen. Secretary, Goa Su-Raj Party 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST persons contest elections. It is not ENOUGH that GOOD n HONEST voters elect good n honest persons. GOA urgently needs 'HONEST SYSTEM of GOVERNANCE'. Wherein, even a dishonest person is forced to be honest or to QUIT. Only through PPS can such 'honest system of governance' be identified and accepted. PPS=PEOPLE for POLITICAL SANITY Be bold. Display the 'PPS' sticker on your vehicle today, to reject political madness tomorrow. [Note: PPS stickers are available at CHAMPS Sports Shops - Mapusa-Panjim-Margao]
[Goanet] Pamella Bordes: From society call-girl to life in a hippy haven
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- 1 Mar. 2010: Daily Mail (UK). By Neil Sears. Twenty one years ago, Pamella Bordes caused scandal n the UK with her links to a minister and a Libyan official she was a secret £500-a-night prostitute Pamella Singh is what she now calls herself and is living in Goa... Her home in a fishing village in Goa is a two-bedroomed apartment she rents from a friend Text, 675 words + photos at http://goanvoiceuk.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/daily-mail-01-mar-2010-page-3/ For a Wipedia profile of Pamella Bordes see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamella_Bordes
[Goanet] Who the Bleep cares about cooks, ayahs and butlers?
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Dear Alfred and Ven'u, Thank you for that. My putting the a instead of o was an inadvertent mistake. Take care guys, selma
[Goanet] Seniors live better with exercise
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- Seniors live better with exercise. More advice here.. C http://healthrevelations.com/2010/02/23/seniors-exercise/
